Captain Christopher Morrison RN Mr Alan Douglas Watson OBE Commander Andrew Charles Gordon-Lennox RN Rear Admiral Rex Cox Warrant Officer Aurora Allen RN Mr William Dreyer Commodore Richard Farrington CBE Captain Christopher O'Flaherty RN

2983847 (England and Wales)

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY H.M. NAVAL BASE PORTSMOUTH HAMPSHIRE PO1 3NH

Balancing the Books TB3 Little Tapnage Titchfield Lane Fareham Hampshire PO17 5PQ

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust for the year ended 31 October 2025 as set out on pages 5 - 6 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them, as a body, in this report. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust. You consider that The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

Balancing the Books TB3 Little Tapnage Titchfield Lane Fareham Hampshire PO17 5PQ 1 June 2026

Cash at bank and in hand

302,152 

325,022 

(164)

(53)

Profit and loss account

301,988 

324,969 

For the year ending 31 October 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by

Rear Admiral Rex Cox Director Company Registration No. 2983847

The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 2983847. The registered office is NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY, H.M. NAVAL BASE, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, PO1 3NH.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

Trade creditors

During the year the average number of employees was 0 (2024: 0).