2024-04-05-accounts

Castle Studies Trust Annual Results 2023-24 Trustees Report

Grants were awarded to five applicants, the projects to be carried out during the fiscal year. This round of projects involved the first ever building survey of Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire, excavating the ringwork castle at Lowther to see if it was an example of a castle used for colonising Cumbria by William Rufus, survey work to understand more about the original entrance at Bamburgh, a geophys survey of Dunoon Castle and a reconstruction drawing of Wigmore. The results can be found on the Castle Studies Trust website (www.castlestudiestrust.org). The rest will appear there when ready.

All of the projects were completed on time except Wigmore, which is still on going due to access to the site and health issues with the person doing the reconstruction. The Picton building survey was revelatory in terms of revealing an incredibly complex medieval building, while the excavation at Lowther, which appeared on the Digging for Britain tv series in January 2024, didn’t find obvious evidence of William Rufus foundation although scientific tests from the season and the following one have yet to come back. Dunoon didn’t reveal anything of substance, while Bamburgh showed evidence of a massive castle ditch and a complex history of changes at the original entrance site.

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	Castle Studies Trust
	Receipts and payments accounts				CC16a
	Forthe period
	from	06-Apr-23	To	05-Apr-24
Section,AReceipts apdpaytnenfs
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Lastyear
	to the nearest	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
Al Receipts
Donations, legacies & grants	27826		-	27,826	27,679
Gift Aid reclaimed	7341		-	7,341	5,429
Bank Interest	425		-	425	109
Conference on future of Castle Studies	3,270	-	-	3,270	-
Subtotal(Gross income for AR)	38,862			30,862	33,217
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Subtotal
Total_receipts_	38,862			38,862	33,217
A3Payments
Grants for charitable purposes	24,854	3,000	-	27,854	40,924
Website	214	-	-	214	220
Printing postage & stationery				-
Social media costs		-	-	-	160
Travel to projects funded by grants	1,168	-	-	1,168	502
Bank Charges for foreign transactions Fundraising events Charges for Income collection service:	183 927 345	- -	- -	183 927 345	- 672 9
Conference on future of Castle Studies	3,018	-	-	3,018	-
_Sub_total	30,709	3,000		3,70
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
_Sub_total
Totalpayments	30,709	3,000		33,709	42,487
Net of receipts/(payments)	8,153	- 3,000	-	5,153	- 9,270
AS Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end	34,035	3,000	-	37,035	46,305
Cash_funds this yearend_	42,188	-	-	42,188	37,035

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
J a tog 0ries	Dc tails		funds	funds	funds
			to nearest E	to nearest	to nearest
B1 Cash funds	Bank Account 5th April 2024		30,972
	Deposit Account	5th April 2024	11,216	-
		Total_cash_funds	42,188
	(agree balances with receipts and payments
		account(s))
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
			funds	funds	funds
	Details		to nearest	to nearest £	to nearest £
E12 Other monetary assets	Balance of 23/24 Gift Aid Tax to reclaim		1,622
	Delayed Give as	you earn payment	352
	Details		Fund to which asset Indio	Cost (optional)	Current value tiona
B3 Investment assets
	Details		Fund to which asset belo	Cost (optional)	Current value Ion
84 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
			Unrestricted &	Amount due	When due
	Details		restricted	o,tlon	tiona
E15 Liabilities	Approved grants to be paid out		19349
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature		Print	Name	Date of approval
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee• Castle Sludies Trust On accounts for the year endod 5 April 2024 Charity no {If any 1148165 Set out on pages 3and4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trust") for the year ended 6 April 2024. Re•ponslbllltle8 and ba818 of report As the charity'8 trustee8, you are r88ponsibl8 for the preparation of the accounts in ac¢ordance with the reqU1￿ments of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'8 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent I hav8 completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have examlnèr's statsment come to my attention in conne¢tion with the which gives me cause to believe that in, any material ￿Spect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply wilh the applicable requirements ¢onceming the fom and Content of accounts set out in the Charities IAGcounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I h8ve no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper und standing of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Date: 2 July 2024 Name: Nicholas Stopford Relevant professional quallfication(s1 or body (If any): ICAEW Addrèss: 6 Chalcot Square London NWI 8YBN IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity a¢¢ounts.' directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. Nothing to disclose IER Oct 2018

CHARITY COMM15510N FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Ctl• Stud1￿ Tr￿t Recelpts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the perfod from To r-23 05-Apr-24 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted lunds tr• th• nearf•t Restrlcted fund8 Endowment fund¥ Totsl tund8 Lasty to th• n•arnst£ to tho noarg•t£ to thg nwrMt£ toth• A1 Recol Donatlon8 1 ad05 & Gfft red81rn8d 8rtk Intewt rants 27826 7341 425 27,820 7,341 425 27,6Yg ccnforen￿ M bJture olC881k8 SbJd8s 1270 3,270 Sub total(Gm8s income for AR) 3b,882 33,217 A2 A••ot and Invo•kn•nt ja1￿, {•eo tabl•l. Sub total 38,882 3B,862 33,217 A3Pa mont# Grants for tharltab Wob$ile 27,804 214 dO.924 zzo 214 osts • & $tstlon8 ScGlol medla co$1$ Travel to ro ects funded b rants Bank Cha es for forgi n transactions Fundralsin events Ch4 ob for Incoma collecbon 1.168 183 27 346 002 163 927 872 Conferen0 ¢nththur•d C88Ye st￿91e5 J.018 ,709 3,018 33,709 Sub totsl 3.000 42,487 A4 A•8et and Sn¥e•tmgnt urchageg. see tsbl8 Sub tot81 30,709 3.000 33,709 42.487 Net of reeelpts/(paymentsJ AS Tran•frrs l)•tween funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year and 8,153 3,000 5.153 9,270 34,035 42,188 3.000 37,035 42,188 48,305 37,03 CGXX R18ccounis ISSI 02107r2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unwtricted Rgstrlcted lunds lund• to n•arest£ ID hèarest£ EndovhYant fund$ Catsgori8s Dotsils B1 Ca8h fund• Yl,9n Total cash funds 42,188 lund• tjj n••rwt£ 1.822 fund• fund• to t)•ove•t£ Details B2 Oth•r mon•t•ry 4••41• Fund t• whlch D•tall8 onal Fund to thlch Curr•nt v•1 D•tsll• 84 A•Mt• r•taln•d for th• eh•rlty'• own 111- Wh•n duo n•1 Detalls 85 Ll•bllltl•• 19349 Signed by eno or try$tees on behaff of all tho truste¢s rffjttjrg Piwrt Dale of oval CCKX R2 accounts ISS} 02107r2024