2023-04-05-accounts

Castle Studies Trust Annual Results 2022-23 Trustees Report

Grants were awarded to five applicants, the projects to be carried out during the fiscal year. This round of projects involved a third season of excavation at Shrewsbury Castle, funding a drone survey of Raby Castle, dating of towers in Chalkida in Greece and geophysical surveys at Pontefract and Kilmachill in Ireland. Of these five the two were completed in the financial year at Pontefract and Raby, while the excavation at Shewsbury was completed but we were awaiting the final report with delays in the final finds report. The results can be found on the Castle Studies Trust website (www.castlestudiestrust.org). The rest will appear there when ready.

The Shrewsbury excavation was the third and final excavation we will fund at the castle and focused on the motte top. Finds were limited although signs of wooden structures were found. The drone survey at Raby has proved to be a excellent tool for further study. Completion of the Chalkida project was delayed by delays at the laboratories, while the geophysical survey at Kilmacahill did not take place due to unsuitable terrain. A second site at Kilbixy was also looked at and that too proved unsuccessful so the balance of the grant award paid out was returned in fiscal 202324.

Fundraising continued to rely on regular donations which grew marginally in the year thanks to a mixture of new donors and existing donors increasing their donations. Regular donors are given the opportunity to attend exclusive site visits to all the projects that the Trust funds during the year.

Jeremy Cunnington

Chair of Trustees – Castle Studies Trust

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	Cast	le Studies Trust	le Studies Trust	le Studies Trust	le Studies Trust	le Studies Trust	le Studies Trust	le Studies Trust
		Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
	For the period from			06-Apr-22	To		05-Apr-23
SectionAReceipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds	Last year Total funds
	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £ to the nearest £
Al Race! .t
lonations, legacies & grants		27679					27,679	28,989
Gift Aid reclaimed							5,429	5,254
Bank Interest							109	180
to ross income or
AR)		33,217					33,217	34,423
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
Total receipts		33,217)					33,217	34,4231
A3 Payments
Grants for charitable purposes		37,549		3,375			40,924	26,269
Website		220					220	176
Printing postage & stationery
Social media costs		160					160	78
Travel to projects funded by grants		$02					502	439
Accommodation to visit projects
Fundraising events		672					672	1,488
Charges for onling giving service		9					9	12
Sub total		39,112		3,375			42,467	28,462
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
_Sub_total
Total payments		39,112		3,375			42,487	28,462
Net of receipts/(payments)	-	5,895	-	3,375	-	-	9,270	5,961
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end		42,930		3,375	-		46,306	40,344
Cash funds this year end		37,035			-		37,036	46,305

Section 'B Statement	of assetsand liabilitiesat	the end of the period	the end of the period
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
		funds	funds	funds
		to nearest	to nearest	to nearest
B1 Cash funds	Bank Account 5th April 2023	14,244
	Deposit Account 5th April 2023	22,791
	Total cash_funds_	37,035
	(agree balances with receipts and payments
	accounks))
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
		funds	funds	funds
	i)ceP.sik-;	to nearest	to nearest	to nearest £
82 Other monetary assets	Balance of 22/23 Gift Aid Tax to reclaim	3,277
	Delayed Give as you earn payment	352
	I_If: tai	Fund to Which asset belo	Cost (optional)	Current value tion
B3 Investment assets
	I)Efiaiks	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
		Unrestricted 8	Amount due	When due
	sit		(ontionall	(optional)
BS Liabilities	Approved grants to be paid out	18241
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
		-jeremj_Cunh in9_fnn Pcm,R PVaI'QN		3 /10/2.3 t -)d-23
XX RSS	2			03/10/2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to tho trusteesl members of Castle Studies Trust On accounts forth8 year endod 5 Apnl 2023 Charfty no (If any) 1148165 Set out on pages 3and4 I report to the trustees on my examination of th8 account$ of the above charty {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 0510412023. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for ts preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Chanties Act 20111lhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's accounts carried out under sethon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commlssion under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Indepfrndent I have completed my examinab"on. I confirm that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any matenal respect.. the accounting records V￿re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act., or the accourrts did not accord wtih the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirern8nt8 con¢eming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the a¢¢ounts give a Irue and fair, view whi¢h is not a matter considered as part of an indepeThJent examination. I havg no concern8 and h8ve come #ero88 no other matters in connaction with the èxamination to which attention should be dra¥Nn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Dats: 2f. 23 Name: Nicholas Stopford Relevant professional qualiflcationls) or body (if any): ICAEW Address: 6 Chalcot Square London NW18YB IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of Chanty acGounts.' directions and guidance for examiners). Give here details of any itsms that the examlner wlshos to d18cl￿o. iJC£O IER October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Stud1•6 Tn•i Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• kwrfod To Section A Receipts and payments Unre8trictsd fund• Restsictod fund• th)th• r•Mrn•te hb•r•8t£ toth• I￿r••t£ toth• rmmt £ Endowment funds Toial funds I￿l y•af A1 RoceS Donations, GIftAid redaimed Bank Intsr96¢ 27679 6429 109 20,gBg 5,264 1BO 5A29 109 Sub to¢•l(Gross inGome ftlr 33317 3J,217 34,423 AR) A2 A￿•t and Imf••lm•nt •ale•, l•w tsbl•). Sub to¢•1 33.217 33.217 34,423 A3P •nts Grants for cMarttAb Websitè 924 220 176 ts 8 & BtstK)n• Social medi8 Costs Travel lo 'Écts funded b Accommodation to ¥L84t Funéral$l events Ch* 08 for onlin rants 9)2 S02 439 072 1,491 12 Nin sorv Sub tot•1 J•.112 3.37$ 3•,4 A4 A•8et and Inv••tm•nt urchase8, ••e t•ble Sub toeal 39.112 3.375 42.487 28,482 Net of r8c•lpts/(p•Jqn•ntsJ A5 Trarwf•rn between funds A6 Cash fund$ lost y•ar •nd Cash funds th1$ yearond J.37 9.270 5,961 42,930 37.03 3375 46,305 37,036 40,3M 46,306 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2511)W2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre6trictgd fund8 to ￿are￿I£ RestTl¢tgd lund8 to Mar￿t£ Endowment fund8 to n•are￿£ •tsgorles Detslls B1 Cash funds BÉnk Amnl 5th April 2023 1{244 DepDWtAccMt 5th Ap112023 22,791 Totsl ¢4$h funds 3T.035 UnTg¥trlet•d fund• R•8trlcted lund6 to nvf#t£ Endowm•nt fund8 to n•arn•tt Detail¥ Bolanca of22123 Ta¥ ¢0 redaim 82 othor monetary as80ts 3.277 Dglayed Giw 01 ytyj egm pwmenl Fund towhlch •••t b•loD Cum)t)t v•lu• D•tsll8 ¢oBtloptboMII Fund to whlch ••••t ￿loN Dotsll• ¢o•t (Op￿On￿l Curront ¥alu• B4 A•••t• r•tsln•d for th• ¢h•rlty'• own u Amount du? tlona Whw onal D•tall8 ed grantts to be poid OLrt r##trfcted 18241 85 Llabllltlo• Signpd by one or hvo trustses on ha￿ of all th& truste85 Date of Signature Print Name CCXX R2 aG¢ounts ISSI