CBRL Council for Brttish Research in the Levant (Reglstered Charity Number 1073015) (Company Registration Number 3566646) ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2023 *ACI?ItsX 12112r2023 CCthIPANIES HCMJSE
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COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21r23 CONTENTS TRUSTEES. REPORT STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBIUTIES 15 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES 17 21 BALANCE SHEET 22 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 23 NOTES TO THE FINhllCIAL STATEMENTS 24
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL RepoRT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Council for British R•search in th• Levant Registered Charty Number 1073015 Registered Company Numtjer 3566646 Registered Office.. The Brftish Academy 10 Carflon House Terrace London SW1Y SAH Website.. W•W•¥.cbrt.x.uk President- Professry Dawn Chatty (elec DecerTw 222) Trustees Dr Robert Bew John Shakeshaft Professor Graeme Barker Chairman {elected Novemt>er 2020) Hon Treaswer (eleed November 20201 H¢)n Re$earth Chair lelected November 20211: Hon Pubfications Chair leled November 20201 Trustee with responslbllity for rk goVnCe. Hon Secretsry leleded December 2022) Dr Nellie PhocCosmetatou (elected December 20191: Char of Dewe Committee Kate Owen lele¢ied December 20191 Dr Flachael Sparks (elected December 2019) . Dr Kamal Badreshany (etected November 20201 Dr Nadia NaSer4laab (dect&J Novemiw 2020) Sarah Ewans Trustee {electe¢Y t)ecemtw 2022) Sean Hird Truslee (elected December 2022) Rev Canon David Long• Tru$lee le December 2022) Professor Andrew MacLeod Trustee {eWed December 2022 and September 20231 Dr Gerasimus Tswrapas Trustee {resyie(1 December 20221 Dr Elian Weizman Hon Se¢rotary (resigng(l December 2022) Thoms The trustees act as dtr8clNs for the ofc4ynwy law. Prlnclpal Bankers Royal Bank of Scodand PIC London Drummonds Branch 49 Charing Cross Road LIdOn SW1A 2DX Audllors Williamson Morton Thomton LLP 4 Beaconsfiekl Road Sl Albans. Herts AL1 3RD
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDÉD 31 IAARCH 2023 Objectlves and Activlties for Ihe PubfK Ben•lft The CBRL is eSIalShed lo advance public &Jucation ltsough conductiry, supp)rting. and promoting schdatiy research in th8 humanities. rrial sL?ences, and felaled subj'ect areas in the Levant, and the dissemlnation of the useful results of sh resoarch. The trusleos confirm that they have tsken dug regard lo the Charlty CommisSn'S guidance on wblic bengfft vthen rnviewing lh& CBRL'S achievements and ans. Lists of cuttgnl and recent award5 8re publthed 1he website, which also lists forthcoming and previous events. regular news ite and blogs. The trusts8s hav8 cunplMd wth the duty to h8ve due rega to the benefft 9uidance published by the Charity Commission Iseclirm 17 of the Chwili8$ Act 20111. The trustees draw attention to the rnembership 8ervice$ detailed on wvw.cbrl.ac.uk IpTovi$ion of litwary seThice$. a¢comThK#Jalion, meetng and research space, and access to ference cdlectKKs). grants and scholarships, public lectures, aca¢Jemic workshops. and other related events. The CBRL Library. with its bfanches in both IUt$S and combined catslogue. has reopened ats caosure f01cvng me c0vir15 pandemic. 2022-23 also saw the rebjm of more wyrson events. The F4arffted rervationS 8t thè Kenyon Institute in Jerus81em are now comete. arKI Ihe knim8n Instrtute moved offi$ 10 8 new Iccation in Amman in March 2022. Teopeniry in June 2022. CBRL joumal publvtlons have open asS polic8. although ar8 ijependent on fundry being arrange(l ty the authots of papers. C8RL open access MOgraphS publish8(I belween 20 and 2018 We moved lo the JSTOR platfonn from the Archaeological Data Service {ADSI to improve searchatility and accessiknlity. CBRL is a¢b"vely working lo make more oliis back catsiogue available open access c1r. New archaeologi¢al volumes in future 11 be pla¢gd cffiknno a$ (yn Achlw•m•nts and P•rfornian¢e The CBRL achieves its obJ'eciNes for benefft thrcwh 8 programme of ¢ondu¢try. sportsoring and facilitating research arKI the dissemination of its houSe public1 IL8vant. Contomporary Levant. the C8RL Bulletin (to 20201. arKI monographs) thriyjgh rts website, supp)rting publicatrjn other outlets. by organising academi¢ meetings. put4ic lectures and webiiars, and through ihe presentation of lecture5 on research by staff member5. The webw.le continued to devaloped with additional content in 2022-23. Following tho issug of an eleCtr1C Yoar Ra¥W in Decembgr 2021, CBRL issued an electronic Almana¢ in 2022 hJhlighting the year's achievements and restatirvJ CBRL'S updated mison. wsK)n and objeclives. These annual deLonic icatIOnS replace the CBRL Bullelln. 2022r23 was a year of good progress sevwal key fr(Mls. Ongoi strategic priority work on CBRL'S archivos and the Organisatir of and partrwship in a 41de raroo of events and activities. A major collaboralive archlve inrb'alive stsrted wilh felDW Bn'lish Inlemabcmal R6$9arch Institutes IBIRII fundgd by the British Academy. Ihe i.n1 BIRI Digital CLKsrdination and straiegy Project, to devebp a joint BIRI archive portal. CBRL has significantty Ctribu1ed lo and benefrted from thks collab(Katson. which rellects continuing efforts twrd$ fvrthor collaboration betwfjen the BIRI. The teams * CBRL'S Kenyon Institute in Jerusm and the Ajnman Instltute were delithted toweknmo several trustees in June 2022 on a visilwheretrustees enjoyed discussions with staff and kKal partr)ers. In Jerusalem, wsit was c(ordinated to ti31[de with a keynote lethre by Or Yusuf Natsheh on JeNsalern's Islamic archrtectural hen"lage. an event (lebrating both the reopening of the Kenyon lollowlng renovallons and Ihe launch of the Jerusalem Proj&1 (IJP) funded by the AITajir Trusl. The IJP project is to digitise three major publat1(S frorn the Briti"sh Schcfv)t of AeolOgY suNeys of Jerusalem's Ayyuknd. Mamluk and Ottmn builyings and rrKJnuments and to make more accessible associai8d archives. slafting with the Mamluk vc4ume. In Affynan. the trustoes and staff visiied HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal at Malls El Hassan. patron of the Amman Institute. to mart ihe Institute's opening at its new location. accompanied by dislirKJuished guests. Tours were made in bolh cities.. to better-known sites and hidden Ireasures of Jerus*m's Old City: and. in Amman. trughlights were a 9uided visit of Ihe Jordan Museum. acu)nyanied by the Museum's director. a1 a vwtto Ihe Ummayad Palace on tho Amman Citadel. In Jerusalem, hostel btr)kings relUM tr)full capacty. 2022 marked ts witenary oflhe eStsbIhrnen1 of Iho British Mandatg in Palesline11922-19181, and the Keny Insblute team ¢dInald activitie5 10 mark the event. The main acts¥llS were organised: ledure in partnership with Edinburgh
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Universty with Dr Salman Abu Sitte as the guest speaker.. the oryanis8tion of a session * the Reassessing The Bntish Mandafe Conference organised by th8 Institute of Palestine Studies held at Birzeil University. and an llin8 webinar lecture series wth four inviied speaker5. In addition, a Conversat series biinging together scholar5 workin9 Kashmir arHI Pabstine wa5 run. an outcome of Dr Toufic H3ddad's partKyation in the Biibsh ACadeMCBRL Kno%¥ledge Frontiers Exch8ng0 Workshop h¢hJ in Amman in JanLtary 2020. an intliatN8 WèVKyusty deLayed by Covid-19. Finalty. tho Kenyon team COwOTganTrs8d Ihe Conference. Access Denied.. ReslrKtiM$ on Intemational Prosence in tho [(upIed Palestinian terriwi (oPtI wth Newcasll¢ Univers. In Amman, the team We pased io wekm)e back library vi>tots. wth thtr lay1 of the new instiiute offering additional wthspaces aTh1 comfortable opefvplan facdities. Avariety Of9vent[res. t10k launches, workshops and seMinarse organised in drfferent fcffjiats. in-person. online and hybrid. ihat used the new meeting r(wn to effect The 15th Intemational Conference on Ihe Hi£tory and Archaeology ofJordan IICHAJ}took F4ace at Yamiouk Universty. Irbid, in August2022, and the Amman team was pleaseil lo parlicipate in. and rnThIrite lo. Ihts impt>rtant event for the Jordanian heritage community held every three years. The b)ryunning Awial Archaec4ogy Project's 25 season occurred In November 2022, led by Robert Bewtey. CBRL'S Chair. wlth Ftras 8qa'in. C8RL's Operations Managor, appointed co4t8Ctor. In Septernber. C8RL Amman sJn8d an Mou witti the Departrnent of Antiquities of Jordan {DoAI. The Mou is the first wilh the De and is intended to build on the organisations. suc¢essfvl IleM &)HaboTalKm fmly. The Amman Institute also signed an MOU with the Inlernational Councl rK Monuments and silerdan IICOMO&Jordanl to define the relationship between the kn¥0 wties. The CBRL's lIabkn"0n with Ihe Jordan Engbn8ers' Association ¢onts"nued with online evenls and trips and a sdY day li November 2022. bringi)g t¢gelher architects from the occupied Paksmian territories arKI JordaTr to exchange kn0?d9e and experience in lh8 restora11c and feusg of hgrttage buijdings. CBRL supported and portiu"pated in the Dana+20 Wothshop September 2022 to diusS mobil• IndeouS peoples. conServatn. gjstainable developr. and Crnate change iwr) dadeS 8ftÈr the Dana Declaration. The wthshop. with over 40 parbcipants. includiro 17 repre¥entalive5 from indigenous peoples. was heid at Ihe Royal &riety for the ConseTr81ion of Nature's (RSCNI fac51ities in Dana Village, Dana 8iosphere Reserve. In Mar¢h. a intefdiscipb'nary Workshop was held al ihe Afflman Inslitute to bring tcgether social and environmental scientists liviro andlor working in &)rdan and the WKler Levarht reg•)n to criticty examine current undwstandings of and approachgs lo envirmmentsl con5ervalw. agrIlIu and 9)vemanco. Dawn Chatty. CBRL'S Prestdent, was present at bolh Dana+20 events in 2022123 and * the original workshop held Dana in 2002. Iho Iear anniversary workshop. aThJ In romiall thg original Dana Dodaratiw. In th6 UK. the CBRL'S strategic wiority arfid digrtising ar¢hives and improving library provision continued to be led by the Strategtc Prolects Director, Jessica Holland. and her te8m. As well 8$ grant to fund the Islamic JenJs8lem Project, gwi by the AIT8jir TrusL an appltion was submitted lo the British knbrary Endang?d Archives Progr8mme. Refurbished office facilitS on the third fbor at the British Academy pded eomfortafAe workirrfd $pa¢e lo the London team. Howevèr. ils use was disrupted by ttte start of building wtyks * the P£ademy. In temis of in-perSl events In the Gera5wrth Ts(yJrapas (UnTversity of Glasgowl. together with Rawan Arai {UniYerslty of Washington) and Benjamin Thoma5•White IUnNersty ol Glasgow) coordlnatsd a CBRL4pOnsced emerging schc4ars' ¥KJrk5hop. ResearchiThJ Forced Migr8tion in the Middle East in Glasgow. bringir¥J tcoether 17 researchers in Glasgow. in March 2022. including public events. The CBRL partiopaled in the British AdemY Summer Showcase event in June 2022, the fitst following the pandefflic. Andrew Aan (urver$ify of Cambridge and CBRL Research Committee) sreaking on Demcracy in the LwIt. The open 9ranl call was successfully run. with highqual.ty appl1*. albeit with some continuing delays posl4OVIO, and current and past grant holders abte to retum to the figkl. Tha d8va$tating eartPw4uako in Febiuary 2023 in furkiye and Syria impacted the anS olone researcher, wEth alternative plans made. CBRL continues to monrtor Ihe impact of the earthquake on the possibltIeS for Teseaich in the rthern Levant, whith is alrèady heavly affrttod by the orwn9 c4n111 in Syria and the atastrophic e¢cmrynic stluatKm in Lebanon.
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 PIARCH 2023 Grnntees andpnzfrnner$ CBRL made 15 award5 {10 pos14Yoct(Yal and S p)stgr8du8te) in 2022r2023.. hvo neh¥orK partnership awards. three project grants. w research support grant. Ihree resiJential fgllowships and five postgraduate travel grants. The 8rillsh Academy grant fvThJ all post4odoral awafd$. and monies from membership fges, donations and unrestricted income are used to fund poslgraduale grants. Gr8nt amount5 and sufyect matlers are detaled in Note 3 of the finarrial statements. CBRL èwardeA prizes forfinyear undergraduate and MastWs' dIssertatn$ in Levantinè Archaeow or Histw and C0nrrr8ry Levanlrne sluds. The wiinets recebvè a cash prize. CBRL membwship for one year. including onlyie subscriplti)n to one of CBRL'S JrJJmals. Contem[rary Lovantino Studies UThJergraduate Disseriation Piize 2022 lona Clark Irish and lThJtan on in Britsh Mandate Pale51inB. Uni¥er5ty of Carrknidg8 c.1922-1939 L8vantin¢ Archaeobw or History DissertaiTh Priz•5 2022 (Joint Ww015) Daisy Bwrt Urmversty rl'ourtwm E{XyYntc Ltses d H(x5es and Chafiots In the Late Bronze Age Han1> P¢)tter Uhww5ty of Raadiry aswa.. usirwj Ihe dis1r of Minoan p)tt•ry kn drsc8m sitè hrthY and as iThtstrxofauthW on Bronze Age Ic.1651>1050 BC) Cypru5 ContsmFfvyary Levantine stJ1e5 Masterfs Diys8rtan Pfize 2022 Ju(lith H¢x•peftmann Unww5ity of Gla8gThf Impa( ofcdonialism aTrJ Nedthralism e4) N4ritrJMurè in lh• IknLyi8d Wost 8ank: A Sectty 881 Ctynp8tin9 Pa195thn• Plus. a oJrrwneThlalw to Hannah Sthutl Ilthivergty Cdlege L)} tr heidissertatth. 'MapFANJ movèmen( mappir¥J W$tsn(¥: A of ts Modit8Thwn Soa thrwh I118$ mcknltsations". Levanline Archaeology or History Master's Dissertstion Prize 2022 1CrI1 Pear50n Ilenth.ng Pastc¥al¢sm and Sedentsnsation Ihrough Sheep Isotopo {87SR186SR) Unsver5ity College LOnth Analysts at Lale Bfonze I1 l Trnn%t#)n Tall ak'UmayTi Publications We continue lo dlssernlrte a e rar¥Je of rewrch thn)ugh ourioumal$ Lfrvant and Cortempwdry Levanl published online and in PTint in p8rtneTship with Taylor arKI Francis. L8vant wntinues to bo ranked in the top quartile of all archaedogical and historical worbtsde and Contemporary L8vanf. CBRL'$ newer journ. quickty establishing Trtsem as a le&Jw a8 sluds jtyjmal for the Middle East Dr Caroline Middlelon serves as Editor4n-Chief of Lew8nf and Dr Sarah lThng {Stsfford5hire Univer%ty} EditoraiTrChi8f of ConlempLYary Levant. $upprxtgJ by thek re$p8cli¥e editorial boord$. 2022 marked the 54th year of the publication of Levant, with Ir prnted issues (after publication online) prcthced153.3 & 54.141, induding the specMI Bsue153.31. Endangered Archaeology m the Middle East and North Africa.. Mapping. Heritage Mèn8gemenl and R8s8arch. èditèd by Leity ten Harkel, Pascal Flohr and Michael Fradley. In tolal. 28 res$arch artides. 2 stKJrt reports. 4 obituaries. 4 book review5, and inlroducm piece to the special issue were wlshd. In a ngw initialiv¢. b9$1 article wizes were offered in sunmer 2022. The winners were: Stove Milhgn UnIvety ol R¢wAirJ Sra. rilual. an¢J Fwlorrnance al N8olithK WF16150Uthgm Jc*danl Golan Shafvi unive ol Haifa Earty Cafftr8•st P4w. Thtt bJvJ BCE at Tel Shiqrno {Isra•ll.'
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 IUIRCH 2023 2022 marked tr 7th year of the publrntp)n of CMlempL¥ary Levanl. The swng spec4al issuè {7.1} entiued knf6ralure.' Continuities and COnt$ was guest ediled by Daniel Behar (Hebrew University ol Jerusalem) and A19xa Frdt (Temple UnivW. Phaadelphkil. In total for bolh issue5. 11 rti¢les, 8 book reviews. and hvo introductions (edito. nol05) were wtsli5hed. Carc4ine Mi&Jkt also Sor as CBRL Mwaphs Edknr. Existry open access publtshed material was moved from the ArchaeokNJical Data Service IADS) al York University lo the JSTOR platform. In 202>23. 18 monogrophs from tha C8RL back c8ts109u8 warè madg aVaeble on the new plaffofm as frbc)ks. CBRL also has new monographs under production in 2022123. or agwmgnt lo publish, a5 well as working lo continu6 to putlish its bèck calakgué. notably rar publications. open access on the JSTOR platfomi. Ropt)rted publications in 2022123 frNn CBRL-sponsored research lincbjding frnrstsff) includè Its monograptrts and seven rnsearch articles in pèer4eviewed j¢yJmals. The rrnnc4raph8 are: Man¢hester. marK$th Uni• Press. Jqai$iyo. Wa. 2023. Dect7Th"41 Paleslkn. RouU. Gattsr. Mèfissa, 2023. fime and P0M Aziaq Ref Cry.. A Eny. Cairo." Arnerin UnNersity of CairD Press. STgnificanl publications by slaff includ• a chapter ty Carc4 Palmer on ts CBRL'S history in Palestm and Jordan in a major publiClOn ediled by Hani Hayajneh. Ajexander von Humboldt Fellow. sUlting from a conference swnsored by the Humbott Fcwndation hehj in 2019. Shalh8 Mubahdeen and c4> authors published a maiw paper in the Levanl special issug with the Endaroered Archaeology in the Mi¢Jdle East North Africa IEAMENAI team. on Amman Heritage Houses. Publications wntinue lo be projuced from tho highty $ceSSful mapn9 Digil31 Herita98 in Jordan IMaDiHI project. 2012021. Car¢Y Palmerwas granted a period of research ave, starting in Marth. to a tk on p8asant agri¢ulture in the hills around Jgrusalem based on the 1940s observahty)s of the Pobsh elhnogiapher, Lucian TurkowskI11&19T6l. to b& published by the Palostine Exptryation FuTrJ IPEFI. Events and outreach WÈ organised. cnllaborated on. paiticipat in. and s[lS{wed a very dNerse seiies of cfflline events in 202212023.. 25 lectureslwebinars. four c¥Mferences. six WrkshOps, three training activities and three outreach events. T¢al onling evenl reach was 8.834 in 202W23. counting aitendegs plus vigw5 across all CBRL'S soc1 medkq. This is less than in 2021r22. relloctiThJ a relwn to eTSOn ev8nts. The IperSOn. onhne and hybrKI IlUreS. panel diScusorffj arKI seminars were." P8tsstinthi Rituals ol Identy. The Prnpty81 Festiv•l in Jerus•ffl. I1948. Speaw. Aw•J Halabi (Wrighl Stat8 Univèrsbty. oh). 18 May 2022 {ClIn01. Using lh• Mastsrfs to 0m&n+ the Mostsrfs 4. Inlem8th)n&i8wandPolesbriw Lgr8iw. Speakw. Dr Ralph Imlde (Univwty Colle98 Lon¢knl. 26 May 5)22(ty11. C8RL & EndardArch3 in I1 E8St and North Africa, olOxfDnl {EAMENAJ webinar.. Dwltalmapwng. horf18gemanag•iIt8ntaar¢I118$Ottth•n the Lfj¥tnt.' syn&iylsmandfithim dir8cithS. Speakers." Pa5cal Flohr, Michael Fradley. Lelty Hark81 IE4MEMA), Shatha Mubaideen ICBRL), V•Jharnm•J -Jarada¢ (MofA Palests"nel.15 JU 2022 lonlin). K8nyoTh Inslitsjie Reopenir¥J and Launch ofthe Wamic Jefttsthm Prni8d.. Evaluating Iho LI)cUnt?ft & Pr¢s8N81 olJerusalems A118Cl{ H8n-A PersonalP8rsp8clwe. Sp•ak8r. y[Uf Natsheh. 23 June 2022 (ln pSl. Challtyng Ihe Kyl4ngarnan Am#ndThnt' Owrnn9 Acc6SS to SateNrt& Im89gryOr 1sra8l8fPaIst1e. Joinl event wilh th¢ Palesbne ExpbNin IPEFI. Saker. Mithael Frdd* IEAMENAI, rnemory of knjrea ZenI. Pae3b"ne E¥t4orabon Fu. fy8enwth. L(yKknn. 6Juty 2022 IhybrhJl.
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 IUnl¥grwty of Sheffieldl. Or Plata GneM YAffi0I. Amman knSbfu. 11 Seoerriber 2022 (hybr1. J8ws8lem." Cty Per5F{&S from ond bvrtlwn. SFaker5.' matIh Tdler Ilreelart• Fjumalistl. B15an AElsh¥h ICBRLI. 13 2022 lonkne}. Rèbgl PWism- Révduith 8rtd Loss Aftw Syrfw L•bourw¥ 88A¥t Philip Ilrtstilute of DeveWRnt Studies). Amm•) InstibJt•. 26 sep1be 2022 IWKI). British Mandate in Palestine Sewies M.. The WKknians P&tsstin8." LB)iryCc4oni8lFOunt&. Speaker.. Gabriel Polloy (unir$lty ol Exot¢rl. 12 Odober 2022 lonWI. Brilish Mandate • Palosline so K2.. ThKsty Wt•rCanw&" Th• L•9¥tyoICok)rrithffl w th• Gthl••. Sp•ak•r Dr Muna Dajani ILSEI. 17 tht¢tr 2022 {onkl. Knowuy aboEarthqUakes in Ihe Alonty8toryLevart Speaw. Sarah ISlaffordsNre uner$ty arKI Edltor.. iTrCIMefof Cuntwnpow Leyqntl. Arnrn IMtibJte. 18 Odober 21Y22 IhytrKII. 8rf1ish Mandate in Palesne Series #3.. Bnlw"n$ Pacific8kn of P8lesIw." Tl BrftislAm?y, the C&onl8lSt8te. and Arsb Rgvott. 193Pr99. Sake1. Mattsw Hughes (Blu4 Uniyersityl. 19 October 2022 (linl. Launch ol Kashmir-Pestsne Sclxkn sker. GokJi8 Osuri IUrwM5ty of Warickl. 24 October 2022 Ihytrld The Kashmir.Pa18stin8 Conversatb¥ SeTi8S #1.. Hiin 8gck" (l)w. F8h8d Sh8h 20151 lilm S¢Tr8ning and Dlscussion, with Suhad Dahèr Nash8f IK811è Univer5Ayl Talat Bhat IkthFendtnt flrTrmak8rladTrvistl. 25 On the Centenaryolthe Alandate Er¥ in Palestsrn {1922.19481." Dr Salman Abu Srfla's Address to Balfour. In partnership wrfh the UnNgr8ty of Eth"nl)urgh IRACE.EDI 8ThY rTr ¢fAponsrthip vmh Idenbtses.. Glob8lSlu¢es Culture and Power, Institu18 olAd¥anced Studies in the Humanrties IIASHI. Cenkerfor Research Colwion ICRC). History, SoryolDgy, Pohb"¢y •nd lThternDti£ Reknbovw Easl Rexwth GroLW IPIR-MERGI rffjd 1sLryM r IAiddie East Stwlw IIIAESI. 8 eMer 2022 lin Fer1. Thè KaslwnirAestin8 CCver5alhjnS S185 #2: Ect¥n DInlsons. Sp8ak8rs.' Dr M8hrc#J5h T IRoy81 V•t•rinary Cdl•gal. Drsobhi Samour{lds AknduHa Moasww IUrfvets(ty L4 Exthl 23 N¢Mrnbar 2022 lonlinel. British Mandate in Se$ #4: AleAwry Fut in Bntisti Al8ndate Paknstsne. SFeaker. Penny SinaMglcoJ (W8k8 Fornst Univeril. 29 Nrnber 2022 IwlinBI. Jgmkern and Ihe lnfrastfw1u ol Synan L>sWa¢emnl actvss th& Medil•rtaft••n.. A WoF in Prt¥mss. Speaker. AM.Chrisb"n Zunlz Iufwersity of EdinburrJh). Amman Fnsith. 4 2022 lin p8rsoTrl. E¢Jinburgh). knm3n In51tirt8. 10 December 20ZJ lin perswb AGPA LectyJ 2022: A ccyniti.ve Arab U"$7 Pai8dw Shrts in Arab SoeAI Scth7ces. Speaker S8 Hanafi IPmen¢an UN¥erW of 8elnJtl. 14 Oecmber 23 (lIne). Kashmir-Palestine CM¥ersation Series #3: PoWlarReSt. Speakers.. Aa AJ Azzeh (Rlce Unty), Inshah Mik (Ne1 University). ViriThJer Kalra Iunivwsty ofwar1. 16 January 2023 I1•[¥e1. K8shnw-Pabstrne S8riBs #4..Poety 8nd LiteTrturp. Speakws.. Dali8 Ttha (Palestinian pJ•t and plJywFigtl. Ath8r ZH (Unwew of Norfhem Cohy3dol. Nadine EEnanY IBirkick S¢K>rA ol Law). 18 J8rthJ 2023 lonlin81. proiect with Syiian 18m>ers in Turf¥ey. In pathetshw wlth Ihe Unlww%ty of Edlrknurgh. fknn M and Cuhure arJ Sydan Academi¢ Expertise. 2S January 2023 1Me). Speakers." Chftstina Slee1 IOxfNd Bro)ke¥ UniveTwtyI and Maya W¥zafy lerty of Jordèftl. l FebnJ8ry lonlirt•l.
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR EN0£0 31 MARCH 2023 KashnP8$tte Conv8r$8tw Senes.. coionialBw8ftO CtemPycen$knp. Speakor Yagl Berda IH8br8w Univ8WI. 14 February 2023 lonlinel. Forc8dMigrntson in Add• East.. P&starxl Fbsent. A CJnversatw Lwa R(S( IP8M Sle u5} and Ibrahim Awao (Americ Universty m CairD). Public evgnt in partnership vrilh GRAMNeÉ l&asgow Rafugee, Asylum aThJ Mityation N•h¥th) dwin9 ts Fwc¢d Easl %K¥ksliq). UThv8rsity of Glasgow. 23 Mafeh 2023 (hY"d). The R•fvg6• Syst•nL A soIc9alApw8¢fi.. A TaMtbyRawiArar{Uni¥ersrty ofW8¥huWLYtl htrr new bLJk (Polity Press 20231 wSth David FrtzGerdd. 24 PACh 2023 Ihybrbjl. Publc eTr&ent in parlnèrship wth GFIAMNet h¢ld durtng lh• Fofc¢d In tl IAth Easl kSh¢. UnNw5ity ofGksgcr. 24 Marth 2023 Ihybridl. Conlerences: in¢emaUon Corfgr¢n¢e the Arthafjokwy and off Jordan (ICHL115J. Paper presenktions and sèssicn thyjaIiL by the C8RL knman te8m. Yanntyjk Lknivei. Irbid. Jcdan. I22 Jusy 2022 lin person). R&8ssessin9 the Bfknsh K18nd8le. The IlIttrte of PaW"ne sles in rortrwslmp 8irzeil Uth8r5ity, CBRL, New Di¢($ in Palestinian Studies at 8rtrn Un¢vw3ity. Cenief for Pal•stine Studies at Cdurnba Univetsity. HeanThJ Palestine. European Centre lor pati Sludi8$ atExoter Universty, aTrJ thg Cgntre forPal8sttha StJ$ - SOAS. 8irzwt Urvwsity. Ramh. 31 ¢)clobw-2 November 2022 {hythl). Acc688 Donlod." R¥¥lridth$ on Inlrn81ion81 Pros8nco in th8 +xcupi8d P818stsrri8n temtW5 (oPt). Nv•KaslJe University Ilea4 LYgaThser. Griffithsl. c4>organised ilh the Keny InstKute. East Jowsalèm. IS November 2022 (in per11. 6th Oxford Inte$s1K8ry Oesert ConfeTrnGe. l)y ts UnNer5iy of (Yxford I188d orgarM58r. fvjiel Aheaml. Stho(d ol Gec¥Jr4)hy and the Enwn)nmwrt IS)GEI, 0th. 1r17 March 2023 lin personl. Workthp$: Hgrit8ge & Dnw•J #6 8tts German &JrdaTWèn Unwtwsity. oI1jInts0d w11h Ihe Institut Frar6a Prothe-orient Ilfp)), C8RL, the Arnerican Cenier of R95earth IACORI anLI tho Gemian Protsstsnt In5ti1ute of ArchaeLAogy IGPIAI GPIA. the supwrt Of Geroa Honkel Suftun9 Gennan. S jur 2022 (ln pwsonl. Dana+20, workshop M 20 years afterthe Dana Oodaration. Oryand ty the Refijgee StLKlies C8rntr {RSCI 8ThJ the S¢hod ol Geography and the ETh¥ir¢)nm8nt ISOGEI. Univer5ty ol Oxtord. and the Royal Sctlety lor ConseThaiJn ol Natwe IRSCNI. by CBRL a)d a 0f(A9anisaty6. W•JÈ Dana. Jwdan. 7- 10 September 2022. Lab KI Middle Eost Afri Cwrtro IVn•>l. Umiowsity. S Odob8r 2022 (n por$). Mobility, Dov1tent. 8ftd Ihe tl Levant, event frryn ts Dan? +20 Krfyhip. In partnethp vAth the Unlversity ol 0Xd (Arioll Ah•am) and Newca5Oe Vnlvw5ity IObv0 Ma$cffil. Arnman InstifjJte. 16- 17 Marth 2023 lin pernon Coloniknhilecturp rmn4ld8.' th• OlA$4•fawiHS$latr. In pathgrship wAh the Hashgrni18 Univ¢rsity, Dutham UnNwgty ar the Uni¥ergty of Gwhw. Ammn In5tihrtg. 15 Mar¢h 2023 oly1). R•seaffjhtyYJ Forndrttyratson An Easl. E99 Schdars W¢xkslAI. Unrvergty of Glas9ow and CBRL. Organisets.. Gerasirnrk8 Txjurapas ILkniv• ol Glasg1. R••An AJar {UntvorW of WashWon}. aTrJ Benjamin 1-ThomaS (Unive ol C4asg¢xl. Univw5ty ol Glas9w. 23-24 March 2023 {in person>. TrainirKJ'. M¢nkning evenl In patherthw ilh BRISk4ES1Th8 Blitth St<W frx MIJd Eastern Siudiesl.. Goth"rypublish8d in 8n academic joLtmal. Speakefs: map Elshakry Ictdumba UnIvrty1. St*a 8ayowni (JOM Hopkins Univ8ts1tys Kwy olkn * Sdgrt8s1. 6 2022 lonlinl. Publit8tK)n W0$C v•th Dr Sarah lThtiNJ, Edi1ty4rt-CW ol L8v8nl. for Pho and Early Care8r Researchers. knman InsbbJte. Octct4V 2022 (Ni per
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2023 MentoFing event in pwknethp 8RISPAES Tr 8riiffjh Mksje E85t8m StL#li8sl: Fi8ld Research in the Addle East. Speakets.. MaYsS Sukarieh {Kir¥J's QY9e LoTrJonl. Tim Jacw Iunfversity of MarKh•slorl and JLdi• N(¥M IUniv819ty Cclego of Lc¥thil. and Toufic Hadd•J IC8RLI. 25 January 2023 (onlinel. Outreach events: The Yalle Proiecl, 8 ir4tomP uthn regenefBfron epp8(. Joint event Mih the Jordan ErJerS AssLti8ts0n. Speakers.. Absalrahman Krttana (Yalla PrciecL 'e¢luniversI. Ale55andra Gola Iyala Thopct. KU Leuvenl. 24 August 2022 {online Tour ofthg hIs1C cen1 of As-sall City {nvty UNE0 WO Srt¢l Ki partn¢rshiJ with tha JordaThan Engineers A$w"an IJEAI. 27 August 2022 lin person}. Heritage Day.. Thè Rehabjlrtatth and DgW6ntolArchrfgcturnl H•ntage in F¥l&sbThan Cities." an Experienc lo Shajy. in partnership with Ihe JeKdan Engineers Assooaith IJEAI. wrfh ts supp)rt of Gter knm8n Mun¢cipality. under Ihe patronag¢ of HE EThJ. Ahrnad Sarnwa al Zwbi, JEA Presen1, aThl In th• pr•s•rt8 01 Eng. Nadia Habash, tha Head of ihe Erwors Asscoaticffj Ai Jemsaem. with th• Arthiiects A$sl8tiOn in Palestirte. and Eng. Marah Khayyat. the Head of Ihe Urban Athitecturnl Herit•Je Pat)n cfflee. lQn9 Hse1 Cuttural Center. Amman. 5 November %)22 per1. CBRL offtesthstRutes, archmes. andlthries The Kenyon lnsts.tute recpened to hostel residents and saw ftjll rt¢Y, wilh the library opening by private appoinlmenl. A multi-rnedia Sdi0 set up al Keny¢y). wllh podcast serie$ undèr d8volopmenl. The Amman In5ti1ule lilyary rpopened lo the putAic. wrth On1Th3 hour$ 9 am - 4 pm. Sunday lo Thufsday. aj a dÉverse wogramme ol iTrpersw ev¢nts. The London archives t•am travelled to both institutes. wong concentratedty at the KenYC Institute lo support the mapping of the archive there and the set up of equipment lo dp?ilisatise the Kenyon Instf(ute archives. with dwJitisation (y) the Talf Islamt JerueM prqect started. The London archfves team complete(1 the mapping ond sorting of archives at the British Academy (relocated to off-siie storage), a rare book5 project to map and digitise early publications of the Bn'b'sh Schoc4 of knhaeokgy in Jerusalem IBSAJI. aTrJ continue ongoing efforts lo gstablTrsh a digitsl r9pository. The rgleasaofcontingency funds by the 8rili$h Academy towards the end of the finanaal year supported the advancement of archN81 projects. 8 twslee away d8y, purchasè of library Jrnal subscriptions. and the purthase of h"brary, durtis0t and oddilional virtvd meeliw equipment in Arrmn. F•¢thtalion and reprosenlat One of CBRL'S imF<Ktant rdes is wKling advtt and facIlation. as well as representation of the organisation and the region. CBRL in AJnman once again facilitated the pemit for the Aerial Archaeology of Jordan Project Ihe Jc*danian Royal Air Forcè. November 2022. and CtInued its close connection wth the Department of Anli(withes, facilitati.ng pem)its for tho study of artefacts. Throughoui the year. dIrtly$ C17[j to be activety in twch th its snsOred researchers. CBRL employs slaff in three IrxallliS'. in London. Amman and Jerusalgm. in addition to thè D1CtO based at CBRL'S institules tn the Levanl.. Cwol Palmer ICBRL Director and Amman Institute D1clOrI and Tcrtrfic Haddad IC8RL Deputy Director and Kenyon InsttbJte Directorl. Stsff in Ihe UK in 202212023 were: Claire Halliday, ExecutNe Officer.. Mwanda Ludden. Finanoal Controller.. Jessica Holland, Strategic Projects Director. Freia HowaL CBRL Pfqect Archivist (June- March 20231,. al Konstantina Georgiadou. as BIRI Prqèct Archivist {SeptemtJer to March 20231. Silvia Ferr1 ¢onlinued in the role of part-time Outrthh and Administrative CtTrordinator in the London office on secondmenl from the 8rilish Institute for Persian Studies IBIPS) until June 2022. Yasmeen Elkhoudary look up th8 role of CBRL Cornmunications Officer in May 2022. Office stsff * CBRL Amman 202212023 were: Firas Bqa'in. Operations Manager. Sala AhSb. AilministratQTlknuntanl.. Rudaina A Mom8ni, Librarian. Shatha Mubai¢Jeen, SenNy Research Offic8r. Maida Smeir. A¢Jministralor at Ihe Kenyon Institute in JeruSam. left in Febwary 2023. and her feplacèment. Carol Klthiry. started in Apftl 2023. Caretsking and housekee'ng staff at the Institule5 were." Sami Saleh (Kenyon). Osama DascKNi (Amman). Sameera Jbour (Amman), and Mohammed Saleh {Kenyon). Fulurn plans 10
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2023 The TnJstee5 and DireCtS of Ihe Instilutes Conthld consuking on CBRL'S 5trate9y four-ye8r business an to 2025 designed to refresh arKI renew its mission of supporting and disseminating research on the Levant on a sustainae basis the (mmOn good. The rtew strategy recognises the changing environrnent in terms of lunding swrces. researchers, needs and pIlle5. and the relevance of our aclvitth to the countries of the Levant. CBRL strategy to 2025 is structured arourKI three corg pr#yibes.' Prolecting and enhancsng researth excellence Expanding reath and engagement StruutheniThJ the organisatson and its operallng m(yJel Our activities lo support these objectives inchjde.. Reviewing and modemising Lxjr govemance stnKifft: Raising furKls for new projects. fellowshlps. io offer ¢)prKYtunilies to postgraduale students and to support our work Hl the UK and the regn. Investing in our lilxaries and Ihe accessibility of arthpth and résearch resources. FtysKal and digital., F(Kmalisirtg slrategrc partnerships wilh UK and reglonal HE1$ and organtsat1S shariNJ our rnisston and vision: BU1rj on opportunitios presented by the n0Vall of tho Keny InslilLTrte Premises and move of tho Amman Instilute to attsct new and retumee users by yo¥#Jo excellent rèsearch and neoing spaces: BUding on enhanced opportunittes for dlIa1 ervJagement and treaCh. incbjding improving rneasurements to evaluale impart Continuing to upgrade HR structures waCti. De5ignirwJ and dev8toping a comprehensive fundrai8ing Strategy: a1 Increasing co#aborat wilh felhmt Bn'tish 1ntemaliaI Resear( Institutes IBIRI) CBRL will continué lo fosler research accor( to Ihemes: Heiit8ge-'Understanding the past... and its present wnpxts. States. KKieties and ¢iltuS ofthe Cities and urbanisation Refiw. mtoratKsn. displacement and dw>or8S Challenges of sustainability and resi¥en¢e Covid hastsned thg move lo digitsl. rh)t only for events. a150 as a Flatform for regular staff and tru51ee meetings. Howevgr. in the immediate postrCovi&19 Feriod 2022123, there has been a retum lo in-per50n events, wilh pgople. where possible. preferriva 1ctsfaCe meeting5. esp8cialty f(x wrykshcps. conferences and ¢)utr8ach evonts. As of March 2023. the Kenyon ItitUte tK¥stel is open and fv knman Institute library open to the public 9 am- 4 pm. SurKlay- Thursday. with wular iperson pubk events. One leam-based project rernains lo be ccmpleted from before Covid, wrfh projects from 2022123 given an extension until Dember 2023 to submit re[$. Grants Pollcy Grant opportun¢ties a avaliat4e for researeh project grants for earfy career and eslablished resear¢her5 based in a UK HE Instituti to undertake pilot work to estsblish the feaslbilty of a larger project. or to bring an established proieGt to wnple1K lup to £8.000)." SidentIal fellowships ar? availabl8 for eady career and estatlished researc1s, eItr based in a UK HE institution or within 10 years of obtainin9 a PhD al a UK universty rf based in one of the cwntries within CBRL'S rernit to undertake a period of SearCh Inormalty three month5) at the C8RL's institute5 in Amman andlor JeruseM.. travd grants are avaMabl• for doctoral students registered at a UK HEI or pos14ocloral members ol slaff al a UK HEI to undertake travel in the Levant. and research supwi 9rants lor researchers based in one of th8 cxjuntries vthin C8RL's remrt for grnduate students registered al a
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCTrI 2023 universty in ihe Levant to urwJ8rta(e project research to £1.0001. The travel grants avalble lo PhD researchers and resear¢h supwrt grants to researchets from the region a funded by members, donors and our r8serve$ in 202112022. as the specific teffl do not alk7W US to support PhD work from our BA grant. Neiwork Partnership Awards are offered t014ards the eslablishment or devdopmènt of researth partnershw between the UK aThJ Levwbl&sed posbdrthral researthers. Applkations for fuThJing of researth pcyects in the Levanl are 5ght through a(Ivertistng in academic and research institLrtions and th8 Intem•t. Applicants arg invited to submit their proposals in 8 specific fomiat. The appli¢ations a VIeWed M their academic meFiI through 8 Stringent process ol peer review ty appropriate eXrts, indudiry those who are not a$slated CBRL Final 8ele¢tion is mado by Ihe CBRL Research sub-committee. Ethnw. geTrler. age. disability. sexual centation, relwjion. 8nd FIsal finan081 CiT¢yJmstarw are Th)t tsken into &ctsinl. Prciects are funded and rnonit0d on an annu basis. Fundrdlsing pollcy We receive most of our fiJnds in Ihe fomi of restrKted (wolect) (Y umestricted (generall grant support from Inslibjlional fiJndeTS. priMllY a grantTraId from Ihe British AleMY. tcgelher wbth some Chatab Irusts and foundations. and grant incc¥ne IOT projects. We use our membership ffjes artd raisg donations from our meml)ers lo provide research op&N>tunities. as tra¥61 grants for UK WSIgrad9teS aThJ for scwrs from the LevanL We raise fund$ from institutional donors for major prr4ects, fellowships and ConfenCe SponSship. CBRL (ks not employ thi party fvndraisets and does raise knds from the general public. All our staff follow the Code of Fundrnising Practice as oulbned by the UK'S Furthising Regulator. During the year there were no comFlaints atout fvThJraisirg. Flnan¢lal R•vl•w The financial statements have been wepared in acctydance with the •XOLJntirwJ wlicies set oul in the mte$ to the financi81 ststements and compfy with the g)veming dOCunt. the Companiès Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charit. ststeTr of Recommended Practice applicabl& lo charities preparing their accounts in acc4Ndance the Fmancial ReFyliThJ Stsndard appjicablg tn th¢ UK and Republ of Ireland Ithe'Charib"es SORP.). The British Academy grant covered the y&ir to 31 March 2023. Th& BA grant 1$ divided between a core. or main. grant and the 8u$ine5$ Devek)prnent Fund {BDF) tpthich is intended to develcfj CBRL'S long-term finandal sustainabihty an¢ Is subJ"Kt lo separe annual bid5 lo the British Academy. In add.n. contingency fund5 arg offered. which ar8 abo $ubi8ct to a t¥'dd process. The BA grant for 202212023 was the thffd year of a 4 year agreement erKling in 2024125 with th8 award letter issu8d at the end of March 2023. CBRL continues to develop inrt4tives to raise an InCasing prOportn of its funds from non-BEIS sourees and to seek to rasse its free reseThes to make it l)oth less dependent on a single funding source and more reslienl to swirMJs in foTh¥ard planning. This has to reslructuring and a cauli¢xJs approach lo expenditure and given the oryoing dimate of uncertainty this approach will continue. The overall resull for the year is a defityl on Ihe general lur¥J of £12,352 leaving unrestrthd rgsery9$ of £310.609. R8slrri¢ted resep4&s had a rt Irment of £99.418 (defj.1> leayiry reslricted reserves of £107.478. Our ongoing ffinanci81 rAanryng strategy is to minime risk matchiw our p6m7anent cost base to the core grant. while growing our activities on the basis of income generation from other SrcS irluding invdvement as principal or partner in olher grant-funded initiatives and fvndrais¥w forspecific purposes such as major proiecis. fellowships and conference SFtyNbSorship. Resernos Policy Charity Commissh)n guhlance defines free reserves as'inccthe %thtch becomes avaiL8ble to the charity and 1$ to be expended at the truslees. discrelion in further¥K¢ of of the Chari$ obio¢ls. but is not yfrt spent. L¥)mmiited or designalèd.. 12
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The InleaS h8ve examined the needs and challenges f8ced by the Charity in both the stK)rt and medium terni. alongwilh reIevantfinaIal f(wecasts. and have formulated a piCY lo meetthose needs. The existlng free reseNe fvlicy set bytr trustths is a level where at least the equival8ntof four months of nomial expenditu is maintsTrned, rocwigNJ Ihat some of thè potential risks to our opgratlon may cause a swJnfficant h)ss of ktal income streams. On the basis ol expenditure that is planned for 202312024, Ihis p0cY V•wkl require free reseNes in the order of £200,C(MJ. C8RL has current freo reservgs of £293.009 Al the balance sheet date. free reseNes corry1 the fdIry'. 2023 Total funds Balance Sheet Deduct: Restricted Funds (Note 91 Fixed Assets held fLY charity use (Note 5) Free Reserves al 31 March 2023 418.087 107.478 17.6CKI The trustees will assess this livY on basis. Governancè and M•nag•m•rt Conslilullon The Crmjncil for Brilish R93earch in the Levant I"CBRL"l 1$ a charity rSted in Ennd and Wa (Number 107301 Sl. It 15 also a rnpanY register&J under the Companies Acl 2006 (Number 3566646>. The CBRL is gov8rrnd by its M•mcandl and Artteles of Assouatitsn suppkmente¢l by Byelaws. Management of the CBRL is vost&J in a Committee of Management. whi¢h nSIsts of fewer Ihan fve members ele¢ted by the C8RL membership in addition to those serving by virtue of their office. Honorary offirS elecled at Ihe AGM in 202212023 are the Char. Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Se¢retsry. Honorary R&search Chair. and Hcmorary Putlication5 Chair. Editors of CBRL'sjournals and morgraphS are no longgr requirod to be trustees. All members of Ihe Commiiteo must be CBRL members. Th• Committee of Management is Ihe CBRL'S Board of Trustees. and its m&mbers lother than the President) are the trust8es otthe CBRL. Ordhnary Irustaes serv8 fora maximum peric#J of four conseculive years. On election. trustees are gven a copy of MemcffaTh4um and Arlicles of Association, a copy of the 8yelaws and CBRL pr(Kedural dc¢umenlatK)n. They are offered guidance on the ro and responwbillties ol Iwsl88s of registered drille5. Tnjstees ovorsee manag8menl through quarterfy meetings of the Board. Scheduled meetHws of Sub0mMittee$, aThJ where no$SOry. on an ad h¢x baS via email. telephone or ternal 5Ure messagwig. as appropriate. The AGM was hald December 2022. The Committee of Management is suppthl by specialist sub<(Mnmittees membership is supplemented by staff members and. where required. by additional extemal g1 Mbets. Ffjn8nce arKI Govemanc'. J Shakeshaft (Cha). Or R Bekn. T TtthrsM. Sean Hd, and A Ma¢Leo(l. Research.. Prof G Barter (Chair). Dr K Badreshary. Dr N NaSerajjab, Dr R Sparks arwj extemal guest member and ad¥isty Prof A Alsan. 13
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT
ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Publcatkjns.. PTOI G Barker (Chair). Dr S Irving (tempary Levant Edilor-in£hief. ex-
offi¢io}. Dr C MKldleton {Levant Edltor-iTrChf from January 2021, ex-officrol. èr¥1 exlomal
gufrst member and adviw Dr Jennie Bradbury (from Septemr 2022).
Human Resources.. Dr E Weizrnan (Chair lo D8tsmber 2022}, T Thornson {Chalr from
December 2022). S Ewans. D Longe. K Owen.
Development.. Dr N Pkwx&Cfx8melai (Char). Dr R B• and J Shakeshaft.
Each su1COMmIt1•0 has its own twms of roferon¢o. and Ihoir repofts ar• $tanding aganda items for
the Committee of Management. Owirvj to the increasing pmfessionalisatth of CBRL'5 operations. a
re¥W of CBRL'S constitution. committee structures. hLrary oificer5, trustee roles, arhl memberstH'P
structure is ongoing. Ashoc appointments panels conbnued to te sel up lo apwint rW members of
staff as well 8$ ad-hoc W4rkIng 9roups for tirne4imiled issues of Strateg importance. In recent years
those have been lyndraisin9 (now ts devekjpmenl su1CoMIrott8eI and library wothThJ groups.
The Commlttee of Managemgnt Is responsltjle for consfjdedTrJ and approviry all the ¢0MmendatIonS
of its SUtcommfftees. working the CBRL direcrtrs. developing the over811 str8tegy and direction of
the C8RL. CBRL CnUeS to revw and monilorits stalemgntof prInpIeS. polwies {c
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2r23 aFpropTiate systems a in rA•ce to mthgate them. Re$FSIb4ty formiewirwJ and updating lh• CBRL risk register is currently held by the trustee wlh resFMsIbity fc risk wvemance. incorporalw the role of Data Protection Offi(r, who is a mertr of the Committee of Management, Finance and Govemance anL1 HR sulKommittees. Risk$ to our ¥tivilies arise frcrfn reg1 instabdity a1 the potential impact i>n the security of cwJr Institutes, staff, and tirj researcher5. CBRL camot ret4ace the risk assessrnents undertaken within UK HEIS {Higher EdLt¢alion In5thJb"ons) nc a¢cept resFonsibilty for vi5tling searCherS 8rt(l students. but C8RL wcffks lo minimise risks to staff and visito. Procedures have been updated to ensure that The operation of our Institutes 15 re&ant on relevant [}SsiOnS from authcllieS in Ihe territorie5 in whi¢h they are Situated. where CBRL maintains instilutes one each in Jerusalem arKI Amman. Foreign NGOS and leamed socEties a Nicxeasingly subièct to enhanced 5crutiry thrwghoul tho Middle East Thich causes frustratic¥) of the fvffilment of cvJr educational purposes. CBRL mgateS Ihese risks by demonstr8ting benefit to the knal c(rfnmunty aThJ researchers (e.g. the in51ilute libraries and throu partnerships on $earth woiectsl buddkng strong relatk)nshlps relev local and inlemalional slakeholders. The othermattrial riskfa¢ed byCBRL rs in respe¢tlo its coffj eritishA¢ademy fvnding. British Academy core fijnding levels in 202212023 remaNied the samè as in 202112022 except that the contingency fvnd for all 81RI's has now been in¢orpor8W into the main grant. C8RL is clInu1ng its thrts to ralse fvnds Ihr¢*Jgh a wide varièty of means. to r&auce depgndence on the Acalemy granl. TNsts• R•$poTrsibllitl•s In r•10n to thg Fln•n¢W Sta¢•nts The trustees IWIKJ a also directors ol the CnCil for Brits'sh Research in th? Lovant for Ihg PUTposes of company lawl are reSrKJnsj1é for prrIfi9 thÈ TrustÈès' Rèport 2nd the financial slatemènts in accoroance wrth applicable law and United Kingdryn NLo)unting Standards (United Kingdom General Acc8Pt8d Accounting Pra¢lice.) Company law requires the trustees to prepare finanaal statements for ea¢h financial year which give a true and fair view of the stsle of the aff8irs of the Charitable Company arKI of its income and expenditure for that period. In preparing t¢ ffinancial statements, the trustoes a requi to.. Sele $LMtsble accthjnting polioes and then apply them consistendy: obseNe the mell>$ ènd prin¢ples the Chwlties SORP". make judgements and estsmates that are reasonable and pnjdert, statewhethar appli¢abl?a¢counting stsndards. irKludrng FRS 102. have be•nfolhMd. subSe¢l to any material departures di5cb)sed and explained in the financial statements: stsle whether a Ststemenl of RèComMd8d Practic8 ISORPI appIS and has tjeen fr>lh)w•d. subpct to any matenal departurès whth arè Èxr4ainÈd u) thè financial statèmènts prepare the financid statements the goiThJ corbcem basis it is inappropriate to presu1 that th8 charilabk company wrfl continue in buwes5. The tru$tg9s are responwble keeping proper accounting recwds tha¢ disck)se wilh reasonabl8 accuracy at any time the financral posrbon of the charitsb cijmpany and enable them lo ensure that the financial $talem6nts ccrfnply with thè Companies Act 2.TheY are also sponSible for safeguarding the assets of Ihe tharitat4e company and here for tskry reasonable steps for Ihe prevention and deteCtn of fraud and olher irregularbties. e of the trustees had any benef1 interest in any crmtract to Twhich the company was party durir#J the year. Each ofthe trustges has confirmed that so far as helshg is awarg. there 15 no relevant audii information of which the company'$ audrtors are unaware. and Ihat helshe has taken all the steps Ihat he ought to have tsken as a trustee in order to make himsetfaware of any relevant au¢Jit information and to establish that the companys aud[tO are aware of that informatm. 15
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 IJIARCH 2023 This rew1 also represents the direcltys. r*pLv¢ as required by company law. These finartcial ststements have been prepared in accyxdance wrth provisrS of Part 15 of Ihe Companies Act 2006 relatirvj to smal ci>rnpanies and wilh Ihe Financial Reporting Standwd 102. &gned on behaff of the Cwnul by.. Trustse: John Shakeshaft (HcrfKxary Tre3sLTrrl Tnstee: Robert BeWY (Chairl Date.. S 29, 2023 16
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT INDEPENDEpif AUDITOR'S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 kWICH 2013 INDEPENDENT AUDfFoR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVAPIT Oplnlon W& havo audrted the finala1 slatements of The Council for Britisti Research in Ihe Levanl Ith9 'charitable company'l for the year ended 31 March 2023 whtch comprise the Statement Financial Activities. Balance Sheet. Statement of Cash Flows and rotes to the financial Ststements, Including a summ8ry ol stgntficant 8c¢ounts"ng policiés. The fmncial rnporting framèwork that has been applied In their preparation is appkat4e law and Uniied Kingdom AttountirKJ Standards. including Financi81 Re"n9 Standard 102 The FinanthalReporng Standard8PWKab in the UKand RepublK oflrgland (United KingL1om Generally Ac(pled Accountsng Pra¢iKel. In our opinion. Ihe fin¢1•1 Statements: giv8 a true and fair view of th6 statè of the charrtable companWs affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its irKomlng resource5 and alCa1 of resrCeS. kncaudlng lis IncThne and expltUre, for the year then ended. have been yoperly prepared In 8cctydarte United Klng(lom Generally Accepted ACCn11n9 Practice: and have been prepared in aCcdanCe wilh Ihe requirements of thg Companles Act 2(K]6. Basis for opinion We Conducted our alt in aceordance Inlemational Slarthrds on Auditing IUKI IISAS (UKI) and applicaNe law. Our fesponsibilitses under those standards are fvrther dewtjed in the Auditorfs resp)nsibillties for the audil of Ihe financial statements section of cwjr report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance wilh the eth1 requirements ttt are reEevanl lo our 8udil of Ihe financial statemen15 in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Stsndard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance these rewinnents. We beligvo Ihat the audit 8VKJenc8 Wè have oblained is surricaent and 8PPfOPri8te to Fw4ide 8 basi5 ¢)ur Opin)n. Concluslons relatlng lo going conc•m In auditing the financial statemenls. we have conduded thatthe trustees. of the 90iNJ nCern basis of accounting in Ihe weparakn.on of the finarod Staterrts is appropriale. Based on the wcrfk we have performed, we have Th)1 idenbfied any material uncertainties relating to events or conditbns that. indtvidually LY )llectiVe. may cast $j1Can1 doubt on the entity's abrlity to cwtinue as o gtyng concem of at tea5t twth M(1hS from when the ffinèncial stslements are authorss8d for issug. Our resptsnsikn"lrties and th¥ responsibiliti8s of the Intstees wrth respect to wrYJ ¢(¢n are desuibed in the rdev8nt sedions of this rep¢yt. Other 1nftmtIOD The other infonmalicfft comprises Ih8 information induded in Ihe 8nnu¥l reFth othgr than tho financial stem8nts and our auditorfs rewrt thertr)n. The trustees are responsible for the olher nfomiation contained within the annual rert. Ouf opnion on the firbancia statements doeg cover the other information and. except lo Ihe exlent otheMse exF4icty stated in our reFrt we do nol express any fomi of assurance conclusi¢)n Ihereon. Our responsibility i8 to road the other infomwtion and. in dolng $0, consKler wheth8f the other information is matsri8lly in¢$%19ntW11h financial statements or OUT knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otheTh¥ise appears to be malenalty mi$stated. If we identfy such material ino)ngstencies or apparent rnateri misstatements. we a reqUId to det8miine whether this gives Ie to a Materi misstatement in the finantyat statements IrrselveS. 11. based on the work we have performed. condude that there is a malerial misstatement ofthis other infomalion, we are required to report that facL We have nthirwj tu TVF¥Xt in Ihis rry41. 17
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT
INOEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023
Opinions on oth•r matt•rs pr•scrlb•d by the Comparwes Act 2006
In opinion, based fm the work undertaken in Ihe course of the audit:
the inf(vmati(m given in th8 tnL%tees' rewl. which iaLe$ the direct$. report prepared lor
company law purposes. the ffftancial year for trè finanual stalements are propared
is ¢onsistgnl with the financk11 stat6ments'. and
the directors, reFK¥t irhcluded thin the tru5tee5' repryt has been prnpare
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT YEAR ENDEO 31 IIARCH 2023 Th fc41owiw laws and rogatiOnS were identifd a5 being of Signifn to the entity: Those laws and ulatS rJ)nsidered to have a di¢1 effect on the financial statemènts Kjude UK fanCial repth'ng Strnda$. Ccthpany Law. and Charity Law. Those laws and rggulations for which n(yTr<omplian¢e may be fundamental to the operaiing aspects of the charity a1 therefce may have a material effect on Ihe financial statements indude CoMp.8nce the charitable objectr¥es. publK benefft regulation8. regional law. employment law and helh and s8fety legislation. Audit pr¢)cedures undertaken in resFon5e to Ihe potential ri5k5 retslirrfJ lo iThegularitse5 {whh include fraud and non-compltance with and regulatiMsl comprised of: Inquiries of mamagement and the Trustees as to whether the 8ntity c(wnpltes with such Laws and regUlatnS., enquiries with the same cM¢eming ary actual or Fotential Irtigat or clairns: insFeci1c of rebevant legal correspondènce: review of Tnjstee meeting minLrtes', testing the appropriateness ofjtyjmal entries.. and the perfomiance of anal.1¢01 review to id8nbfy urwethd movements in acc(wnt balanLx$ which may be I11¢allY9 of fraud. No instances of material nOrpIlanCe were identified. H(Wver. th8 Jikelitrwd of detecting Irregu18riUes. in¢tuding fra, is limited by the irtherent Ulty n detecting iffegulafitss. the effectiveness of the entsty's C)trS. and the nalure. b.ming and extent of the al11 prc¢edufes performed. Irregulariti&s that rgsult from fraud might be inherenuy more difficult lo detect Ihan irwu18rrties that re5uli from error. As explained above. there ¢5 an unavoidable risk th81 material misststements may not be detected. even th(NJgh the audit has been planned and performed in accrxdance ISAS (UK). As part of an audil In acwrdance with ISAS (UK). we exercise wofesSnal judgment arbj maintain professM)n41 scepli¢ism throughout the wdlt. Wè also: Idenlify and ass8ss the risks of material misstatement of Ihe finala1 stslèments. whethèr due to fraud or error, design and perlomi audrt prttedure$ r8sponsbve to 1hose risks. and oblain audit evidence Ihat bs suffiaent and appyiriale to Eo¥1de a basts for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material rnisstatement resuifing from fraud is htgher than for one resulb'ng trom error. as fraud m8y Invotve collusKin. fgery. intsntional omissions, misrepresentations, or th override of internal control. Obtain an undersianding of inlemal control reknnt to the audil in order to desNJn audit otedures that are akwopriaie in the ¢irom8taneès. but not for the purFh)se of expre¥ng an opinion on the gffectivoness of the tharitablo company's intemal control. Evaluale the appropriateness of accounbro used and the reasonableness of accounting estirnates arKI related disck)5ures made by the tee5. Condude on the apprupriateness of the trustees. use Of goiThJ c(rtem bgsis of accounlng and. based on the audit evldence obtained. whether a material uncerlainty exists related lo events or condit¥)ns that may cast significant doubt on the charitable compans abilty lo continue as a going concem. Ifwe condude that a materk41 uncertainty exists. we afe required to draw altention in our alit0S reFXt to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such discknsures are inadequate, to mcxjify our opinion. Our conclus¢ons e based on the audit evidence obtsined up to rjate of tyjr a11$ re[. HLWleV. futuro events ¢y contJilKns may cause the charitable Company to cea$g to continu? as a going GOnm. Evu81e tho ov8rall SentIOn. strLthKo and contenl of the financial stslements, induding the disclosures. and whelhef Ihe financial Statements reweswit the uTrtsèrlying transactJn5 and events in 8 manner that acha8ves fair presentatKJn. We ¢(munICate with IlThe charged wilh govemance reg¥dirvJ. #Thng other matters. the planned swpè and timing of the audit and Slgnrfnt audit findings, in(knirKJ any significant deficiencies in Intemal control that we identify during w audit. 19
COUNCIL FOR BRITISH RESEARCH IN THE LEVANT INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21r23 Opinion on oth•r matt•r •$ Y•quiffed by B[Sh Acad•my 9rnnl l•tt•r In o¥Jr opinion, in all material aspects. the grant payments from the British Acmy have been applied in accordance with, and for the F¥JrFrf)ses set in. the Agfe8m8nL Uso of our rgport This report is made solety to the thwitable cwipans members. as a tKrfty, in accor(lanca with Chaptor 3 of Part 16 of the Companles Act 2C#J6. f)Jr audrt wth hos en undertakgn so that we might state to the charitablè company's m8mbers those matters we are required to state lo them in an audiloe5 report and for no othef wrpose. To the lullest extent pem)itted by18w, we do i1 accept or assume responsibility to anyone olher than the charitable cThnpany and the tharitabkn oJmpany'5 members a$ a body. for our audit work. for Ihis reF¥rt or for Ihe opinions have fotmed. Elizab•th Wlcks S•nlor Ststutory Audltor For and on behalf of WMT Chartered Ac¢ourtants and Statirtory Audllors 4 Beaconsfield Road Sl Abèns Hertlordshife AL13RD Date: Oct 4, 2023
Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating income and Expenditure Account) For the year ended 31 March 2023 Council for British Research in the Levant T•tsl n•tlon5and Leyde5 CharftatrdekiMts 714037 n9297 76Q749 77Q053 4(944 IW38 497 734 Irb¥•StmMts l2n 1246 A•is4n8FLmds CharftatleActM15 14.933 175.983 I916 47.159 A52,3LI 899.4 679. 720.45 &576 855.57J 114%W IULrnI 46.018 aZ71 P45511 21951 Tw•TrSfer5beefinds itho 1119541 P45511 jfid50tlce*d FUfidscath ffwa 321961 X6J S29.857 3A139 266.269 310.f qu.? 519.157 CBRL Financbal Statements year ended 31 March 2023 Page 21
Balance Sheet For the vear ended 31 March 2023 Council for British Research in the Levant T•ial 17P 15.l•J 3Y.3 744Jl8 Iih 67.41Q 7P.420 iai,317 124.613 $2>W57 •ested fwos &9 321961 R¢8ittered CharityNumber'. 1161694. ie8Etwtd Comp•rry Nufttr.' 09388751 TheTrnst¢e$a¢kre th wortslbi1it$for£Cfflr%WIlh1I reqUerThtsOfthe Comparuesp 2006. Under CompanlesArt Th. Settn454. on a ¥duntary basis. Ihe vu5tte5 amend these flnantial statements if they sul)seqTrtty prove to bedelecrwe. The financial miements are prepared" at¢ordance with the$ped applitaueto companssubBett totre sm41 reEimv. Approved the 8¢J4rd trldirertors on Sep 29, 2023 . 8ned on Its behalf Name.. John Shakeshaft re: Name.. CBRL Fimntial Statementsyear ended 31 Marfi 2023 Pagè 22
Statement of Cash Flows For the year ended 31 March 2023 Council for British Research in the Levant INuteA) 12LgW P4.551> eprn£fa¥M<D¥ys 114.m 97) IncrtasellDe<rejthcfS TUiB5 119,OJll iiuioj nj 744.388 CBRL Financial 5tstementsyearended 31 March 2023 Pa8e 23
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2023
Council for Brit15h Research in the Levant
l Accountin8 pOlK5
lal Basls oFaccrJJnrin8
Theflnarfial statemerthtsc0nsla1ethe acrowtsoffj LonLknI •KI o¥Ly55 1heS0fthe CowKil for Brittsh Rewr¢h In
the Levafit ICBRQ. The finanoal statements ha¥tbeeD prepared under hrsioricl costcorwention. The liThoThcial Statents
htyve been prepared ih atconlante with siaiement of RecLMYme•ded Praeiite ISORP 2(MJ51,'Accountiwand Reporuni by
Charitie5'. StateThent ol Recumrrndtd PrnÈtite'. thÈComwnsAct 2l and the Fimarthl AepNtii sttr•Ja 10212nd
Edition. effertr¥eJanuary 20195.
The finantial ststents have been prepared In acctydancewith the Flnanclal RwDngStsntsrd aKplicèbe in the UK and
Republieol Irdand IFRS 1021. ThE Charitabltcomparty isa publk benehteompanyforthe pury)sesol FR5 101 and therefore
thp Charty also prepared Its financial ststements in •ttordamtew6th ttStattmeiitof Recommended Practke applicableto
¢haritie5 prepariry thEir accovnts in accordan ththe Finanu31 RepOrri 5tandxd applit3blÈ in the UKand ftepubllc of
Ifeknd (The FR5 IOZ th•ritles SORP5econd Editwl.theCoMp4nt 2CQ6 and the ChxitiP5Act 2011. Th¢lunttional
wrency of the charity i55terfine.
The trustees ha asses5edTMhether the useofthe witonceTn basisi5 4pproprT•te and tOrdered possible eventsor
condityons that mighr cast $41nific3nt doubtw the atxlrty ofthe tharityto£ontinue a 801 corKm. The trustees have made
Ihis asse55mentlor a pericKI rfat lea# yèarfrom de(apwo oftly fwwial stater1
Ibl Incom1 resowces
Gwaffj.a wbliciOlbSirxNne av¢ recrysed wthinthe50FAvthEvethE Lwnlsatlon erni11101 kneorne, h 15 EE¥tsin thèi
the re50¥rce will be received. the resowceran bE qlHlltif rÈsaNeIxy.
WhEre entitlemthttO8r•nt irttomt re•ues a spocblk wfomiance tobe ath¥ed li.e. performance related 8rantl then
incorn1r resgwce5 are rtto8nised onlytotheextrntthat the perfmarKe haStak pkce. Where MleS arereteNed In
4d¥ance ol entement thpy are thlerred and onty reca8nised Trthe prowdin8 am entitlement tothisinc&ne has
taken ptsce.
HOStl and others¢nryces irome is rectgnistd pethl inwhKh theser¥ires hwe l>een Pded.
Icl MernbeTswbxripti¢xfj eNYntsand conferences
Sul)scription5 e¥entsare accountod for in theyearto whith theyath. Substriptim relète5toa subsetye
finanoal accountin¢ period ISrIl foiward as deltrred irK0Th.
Idl Rsovrtes Èxpended
JI Èxpefidltureis a¢jnIel loron an accnth bas
Grants phy ar¢th•r8td in th110hl¢h the offerrelaies excew kntkne (ase5where oHer Is coryllth?nal. suth
granES belng regniSed a$expenditure when thÈctdllls attachin4arefuffiled. Grants offered sublertio condltlons whlch
have not been met ai the year end are noted as a wmrnitmenl bul nDtaCnd a5 expenditure. Gvants returned are reco8nSsed
ifi the Ye¥ri Ihey I rec&W.
Rosearth f05ts InclYé8rartS. 5taft re5earth twne a5Ia5 reseafth fa01iiies andrther5eTh4ce&
SLWOrtcosts *rea1k
Noiestothe Financial slatMmntscontind lel Xed assets All assets wlth a cost lThexce550f £I.$aler15ed asftted asset5 exttptforlaptopswhith are cèpitalised If the co Depredatlon lsthat8ed atihe IdlowÈn8 re5: Mator ¥¢hidE5 20% p.a. straight lir basis Computerand ottr equipnnt 20% p.a. strahl lthe basis Fwnirure. ffflures ffttiW5 10% p.a. strai8titlw)e basis IQ Publl(31kn5 PuWkatn ¢osts afardXd aTrdchar8•J to the St4tomert ol Fin¥Trtial ittthe year of ptsblicath)n. (81 ocs ocks ol wbI¢catiorare Val * tlkYKr of co5t¥rMI net Ihl Foiei8n turrenoes The a¢counts0frseas trfan(hesh3¥e been ira05kEed a¢the rale0fexth4Ty[w tthe ytr end. 01 TtI)n The crffipany is a tharity wihin meanin8of Para I Schedule 6 FThreAct 2010. e0rd1, the company is potentsamy exernpt from ia4tion in resFettof incomewithin catryorie5 Coled by Chapter 3 of Part 11 of Corporation TaxArt 2010. tOtenttha5vth èXdU¥frydItab1 PUrPD Notèx charge ar05e in the pwiod. fil OpeY•tlft£ leases Aental costs under wriry lea5e5w¢th4f8¢d to Sraem¢ntrfFihawl ttlIs. as ihe thaf¢es Irwred over Ihe ase pvicd. () Fund acctyjnti Restri¢ted fr£t¥¥se untxwidtd b8lancesof dc•tionsarKI yants heid or¢ trust to be applied forspeaf6c purposes. Gener funds cornprise the 4c(umvlaied vnrestrtrted fvnd5 whith hJ¥E rHYt been dtsryfiated for any spÈtific po$e. They are a¥4ila14e loruse atlhe dixretw of tttE$ in furtheran of tl 8eneral objetti¥esof charity. 111 PensTons The in5trf(ution participe5 in Uni¥YryEiesSupevannLHtw 5rhtmt. The assetsofthe sthemeae hekf in a separate tntee-èdAWqSlered fund. 8erause of the mutual olthr stherne. as5etsaro fiot attributed to indiwdual ir&tr(utions and a sthemtrwKle cortrrf>utioft rate s sei.The insvwtK)n 15 tsefore exptssed to artuarial risks 3ss¢xi•ttd viith other insiilutions. emph)yeesaDd 15 unaweto Nlentrfy its share of the tsnde[Iw assets and libilitiesof th¢ sthème on a consistent and restthle basls. hs requir trysection 28 of FR5 102"EM¢)Yee r¢S.. the in5¢ituth?n therefore accountsfarthe Scheme as if it a defined scheme. As a resulr. the3rrTrI chafgedto the profil aDd loss 3CCOUnt represents thE cOntritrArtS p8y4bletothe thme. sIe the $tLtIon has enTrred Into an a8reernent Ith& ReCory Plan) Ihatdet¢mnes htrw ¢ath employer wilhin ihe scheme will theo¥eraU deficir. the in5tilution reco8n15es Ikbllity lor theContri1#5 pw4bleth4t ar15¢from the¥eementllO the extentthat they rdetothE defKItI vlth related expenses be4n8 ie£cfnised Ihrw8h the profil and1055 account. FoTei8n penslon5: Local empIrye5of the ovevsea5 inM6tuiese membe¥s of relevani state pensv)n scherne5where reqiiif?d by local law.CtsAL pay5 emplwrconlributions as rEquiTeLI bythose sthemes. Addllb)rHI prov15ion is made for unfvnded penn and terminattan oblytions in resped of IMee5 not co4Yred by relet slote pensit schernes.where reoulred by local Ix. CBRLFinarKial SMenntspareTh*d 31 l+larch 2023 Page 25
Note5 tp finantial statts cOntind Im) Herlta8eAssets The CBRL librwy s ol h6trrtalafvJ scienlfftirww tothÈobie£iv¥es ol the tharyand bakey resArcelor its Contributi to krKyHle&Beand cthre. Both brtheS01Ihe Ilbrary SnAmman aThJJerusalemare open tothe wblK and students.The histork role c4ihe CBRL Ilbf8ry Injeiusalem. predatlni modern pc4iiKal ndae$. allows ¢ttoseTh as one af the ftw neutral meetinÉ 3£$ In an 4therwl3e divided cty. The library h45itsr5 in treartytwen¢th rentwyand 15 made up olyft4 exdbanies acquiYtion5. Foltowing the establishnrrt ofthe British Schod of Arthae0Ic in jery$arn in 1919, the librarywa5 eslabllshpd to hold rhe Palesiine Eworttlm FunrtsJew5akn ltyaryaThl waseTrhanced bythegfftof phlan-rfS. Ithe flrstAssistant Dlreaorl bookcdlettion. A lar8e part of ihe lIbrbdI$cd rt be reptsced. and rK) accuraie value can be e#abllshed any moans shrrt ot (4leritt8 fi¥ Part-llme libradaNs. supported by othÈr C8Rist•ff. curate both brarb¢the5dth¢ libvary. Th¢ &brary lsheld lfi a ofessiohal Ilbrnry softwar system publthav4rfle ryblirethroy8hthe webyte. The cuirent number ol entrles Inth¢ jthnt catalogue 15 17.144 bgoks and booklets. 108l•Jrnèl and onllne j¢)wThal serbes tyile5. 1,148 olf-prlnts and 593 rare book> The IreaS1 a¥ailabiNty ol di¥1 reso¥rw. meansthat thevirru librarythai (an be accessedthrough CBRL is now è major re50urce.There Is a larye map cdleciw)n Inearly 2.rxo She mapsl. a coilettw)D ol htstOFiC maps. The library budiet Intludes funds for such Items as blndlry orco¥vknibooks to preseNe Ilm. New paFer¥d softbKkbDoks are placed Irs plallic over5. knbrary poliry is rwlaiw re¥ivd and updèted. AdditlY iothe lit<aryare acquired through purthase. n8es with (BRLpltQtlDr arll 202V23 20211Z2 2020121 2019120 2018119 2017118 2016117 2015116 £459 acquisitions.. £1226 on equipment and mathtenan¢e'. £730 insurance £2.312 a¢qUi%iA)ns- £Won equiwnt aThJ maintenance.. £LIII thsufance £3.268 acquis1)5. £4.168 on equiwmit and maintenante.. £1.221 insurantt £4.106 acq$1¢)fi$,' £813 oft equwment and fllabntenance.. £1.237 insurance £8.308 at0$1110nS. £518 oh etyipmtnt and maintenarKe.' £666 insurance £12.208 xluisiiions: £1.079 nEt rÈfund on equiprnent al InAintenance.' £1.934 £15.033 lS5t1ns. £3.426eguTrwnent 4j maintenaTe.. É1.722 irfjurarKe These fi8ures are Inded the statementof finandal arti¥itres.ThesÈfigurtsdo ot intbjde don•tkns, asthevalu ol donarionscannot easlhf be fellaly established. Most are dcwated by authors, and indude work5. suth ast$$, that tannotbÈ ¥atued. No t#Joks purthased we ¢y4er£l.CiYJ l The lbrxy has not been rapitali5ed in pasi accountin89erirth 11 Is diifKulr afvj cothtoattrttrwte a U5L especially th re8ard to the rnipcollecuon. the contiTruou5 runs 0150yrna. and ihe rnre book& In adffjti¢xL mmof ihe books are PhD and Mèstefs dissertations. th)nated b¥ ir atrthors. Theseworks hab no ¢(Meralv3lUe. Conventionalvaluation approhe5 would not refftect the Value ot the asset tothe chJritywhKh IS In the nature and kxaikjrbof the iotsl ccAlertK)n and not ihÈ oFSts indi¥idual parts. In adthtK)Th, ggfyficarrtcostswould be incurtrd in attemoin8 tovalue the assei wiould be exce5sfvely ¢)nefQUS compared with the adthtithw betfftto bederfftd tyusets of these 0nIS iftassessins the tiusiees, stewardshipof the assets. Inl Crtiral acctyJniineestim•te5and ea5 olpJdeennt ITr the Ywof the1nlee¥ kn apptyln8 the x(ounVnlpts1QPted. noJuements were reqredthat have a 51inWI(ant eflert on the anvjnts reco8nised in the finanoal ststefflents doaAyesvm•tesW a55WnPtions mode carry a snltant risk of matertal adjustment kn the nexrflnattdaleXCeW for the relatyw ro UK and +IseaS penyon liabllhles. FRS 102 Makest disthxtknnberwa pl a mukI-emf&I5theMe. A Rrwp rIC$ts of è collettion of entltres undÈrct4nrngn typitaltywrih i spons¢xini employtr. sthèmt +sa scheme lorentfties #oi uryder comnwm control and rewesefits1tyoca11 industry¥iide stheme such as un$SUpe¢anTrUail0fi Scheme IUS51. The accountingfora mukiomOY Sche whErethÈernfv has ethtered intoan a8rÈement withthÈ stheme that determines howthe employer 11 fLn41 a defio"t resulr5in the f¢CQBnitv)nof ¥ liability far thè cOrtribUn5 pavablè that arise from thÈ a8reernent Ito the extent Ihatthey relate io adefictil the resuiiing expensetharued throu8h the piofit and lo55 account in accordance wilh sectrth) 28 01 FRS 102. The trustees are Sabsf(hat USS meets the definition of a mulii-ernployer scheme and has thereforè rete8nis¢d th¢ discwnt¢d frwdlu¢ of the cixiibutths ufiderthe recovery plan eNistin¢4tth• datèof appro¥MthesfMwkall staternents. CBRL FinMaI*aty¥eaIeded 31 M¥rh 2023 Page 26
Notestothe $emls eob)tifiued lol Other financial ir4truments L Cash •vd 09Vats Cash and tash equr¥ents inthJdec3sh at bank5 shortterffl depw4irstith a rnaturitydaie of three rnwih50T IL DebtQV5 aled11$ Debtors and creditors re¢eNble ar pty4blÈwilhiTh oneYeartrrétlryIate are(arriÈd tth•f trnn5attwMprKe. Debws and creditors that are re(eAtae orpayable in more thaTr DnP yearand not 5ubje£t lo a fn*rketrate of ifiterestare measuted at the present value of the expetted future Ie1$ paymeni disunted ata market raieof interest. C8RL fancIal katerrvtsyearended 31 March 2021 Page 27
Notes to the Financial Statements continued 2. ID¢ome 35393 i.Y50 Pewe¢lai AuditIsreffluerlTiC1i IL4rt1 -FrvJrbYar 4.635 FNenextharyeffirenres Tota 31 AtsrlOI3 31 PAWZIIIJ 31 IAWZOIJ JI M•v2022 31Mw2•22 11 Mi¥2022 Gt3rf-ii-Aid10fft65h AradwnyTr Membersh$155ts Q¢Jnaiio 724? n4.037 768.749 761749 S,2 7.14S 7.145 159 297 76i749 776JJ53 Tots12021 UAve5)lthd T•t•12020 JX ltsr%123 '3llW2023 31 MwZOI3 31 M•v2•tt 31 M•r2022 Researtht4clh*s 4.497 9,693 i4¥antOrn+ 17.ln 2s.n8 25.718 S•Eedpublkatlon5 545 1.407 , L407 L393 3.241 4141 fauleshIre 4L403 41.403 2Q665 20.665 SaleoflW•ssets 775 T•¥1 IUJJ8 60.734 )IM¥2•ZJ )IIA¥20Za 31 MWZQIJ JI A•arlOU JIM¥2022 31 M¥2 Bank kntvest ZJ71 2271 773346 CBRL Financial Ststements yearended 31 March 2023 Page 28
Notestothe FInanlIStateMentSCrtinUed 74894 IV.14L lJJ4 CBRL Fin¥thl5ts*meThtse•ded 31 Marth 2023 P48e 29
Notestothe FiMrKialStat*ments wrrtioued CORL Finwalstatern JI 2023 P•8e 30
Notestolhe FIN¥1 Statements ront4e Ury 745 177JY Lall 4iOY7 4717 U79 4370 7•5 *T 37.JSJ C8RL Fir4rKla15lai•iyearended3l M¥rch 2023 Pale 31
Notes to the Financial Statements coDtÈnued Toial OpeninKW4rt• $d00s 53 71. 459 c1sp)lS OEprerl? OpordnsW4Ke 2L7 53,C63 Cvre¢thjfjttAryfvriW¥ 47.995 17hfjO fj. Debtors IZJ33 21341 7.CredM• 39.135 6LlfL) Cru511r4CvitCI5 5.515 embershipin¢ttherdea5od 112rn *735 2Jn 550 4L587 30ts3 CBRL Finanoal Statements ar ended 31 March 2023 P¥t 32
Notes tothè Financlal Stements contlnued •£adamyllrtl& I£d¥e¢rn1 SUSi •)L464 7W 31414 V.L76 Lt. 38.2 1678 3J $4Jn 77 53.11 Tr1r¥S1 r41 Dhlbèn 147 $47 Jzzi 47.1S9 WI•J aio illshxathffl¥ BIRIGrnDI Joiuulom Exu¥auonPlkadc ?5.3 &8mS V25P IShdeYleffjrAtGr11 riiishkademy•thxcdlawyTrtw L91B Jhx 54.9n 4763 T15MIutt Yr j5fnes5tsnenl Funo 37.176 159.114 ITai*TiuSl TIDhran 147 •17 JXU9 CBRL Flnancial Ststements yearended 31 Marth 2023 Page 33
Notes to the Flnandal Staternents Contlnued TOtsI IL791 •)i.W 3U95• 7¥3t8 lYITr 25L319 Y6.IA9 1SBJ17) 1105.6111 112¢.6431 1124.643 J¥gbJ $29357 IryY.474 roachloHenl•J•'. ar• tythe Èrt15hfv*My. CBRL Financial Statementsyearended 31 March 2023 Page 34
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