TRUSTEES REPORT 2025
At the AGM last April it was agreed via a vote to increase membership fees and this came into force from 1[st] January 2025. Joint membership is now £18.00, sole membership £13.00 and students remain at £7.00pa.
Membership numbers remain healthy and to date we have a total of 129 members. Six of these are joint memberships. A number of members have still to pay their membership for the current year and I will be chasing them shortly.
Current Chairman, Anthony Pasmore was elected at the 2024 AGM for a three year term in accordance with our constitution and the other officials remain the same including our Committee. However, if any member is interested in involving themselves in the running of the Group by becoming a Committee member please email Jeff Tucker before the AGM on 10[th] April 2025. We are also always looking for active members to take part in our fieldwork activities.
Monthly meetings at Lyndhurst Community Centre are generally well attended and the programme is varied to try to appeal to all tastes. The current programme is due to end at the AGM on 10[th] April 2025 although a special meeting is scheduled for May-details already circulated. The Programme Secretary, Jeff Tucker, is working on several summer events as well as the programme of talks from September onwards.
Our Annual Report is in the process of preparation and all paid members will receive a copy. Towards the end of August we will once again recommence our annual excavation near Brockenhurst led by Professor Tony King. Details and joining instructions will be sent out later this year.
Very importantly our website has been significantly overhauled and it is hoped that the site will now attract new members as well as being a source of information to both members and non members.
Our finances and bank balance remain healthy and members will already have received a copy of the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2024.
The Trustees 26th March 2025
Anthony Pasmore Chairman, Jeff Tucker Hon.Secretary and Stuart Bloom Hon.Treasurer.
NEW FOREST HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 2024
Registered Charity No: 1160219
| RECEIPTS Membership fees Meeting Receipts Publication Sales Other - Donations Other - Sale of Trailer EXPENDITURE Meeting and speaker expenses 990.09 Zoom meeting expenses 187.08 Annual Report 587.00 Ironshill Report 881.00 Ordnance Survey Licence Fee 70.92 Secretarial and administration 282.85 Website and Domain (2021 - 2024) 431.74 Equipment - Replacement Disto - Equipment - Stereo Zoom Microscope - Insurance 361.07 Subscription CBA - Surplus/Deficit for the year Surplus reserves brought forward Surplus reserves carried forward Bank balance at 31st December 2024 |
2024 967.00 237.00 832.03 77.00 864.50 2,977.53 1,205.84 170.29 863.00 - 65.70 260.18 - 718.80 492.00 382.23 40.00 3,791.75 -814.22 7,413.29 6,599.07 6,599.07 |
2023 1,244.00 424.00 204.85 - 718.80 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,591.65 | ||
| 4,198.04 | ||
| -1,606.39 | ||
| 9,019.68 | ||
| 7,413.29 | ||
| 7,413.29 |
ACCOUNTANTS REPORT
I have examined the Statement of Accounts for The New Forest
History And Archaeology Group for the year ended 31st December 2024 and confirm that they are in accordance with the books and records made available to me.
Anthony Taylor FCA..........................................................[(Honorary Examiner) ] Dated .. ..........................................