The Society is represented at three major antique fairs in London.
At these fairs which are open to members of the general public the Society’s representatives supply information advice and literature.
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
## **From**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
1st January Year2020 31st December 2020
Section A Reference and administration details
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## **Charity name**
The Arms and Armour Society
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)**
1161734
**Charity's principal address**
17 Wellesley Crescent
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## Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
**Postcode EN6 2DG**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)**
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1
David Penn President
2
Thomas Bennett Secretary Anthony Evans Treasurer Anthony Dove Kenneth Hocking 01/01/2020-15/04/2020
3
4
5
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6
Michael Spencer
7
Frederick Wilkinson
8
David Williams
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Guy Wilson
10
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13
14
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
## **Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Constitution
How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
It is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Appointed by the Trustees **TAR**
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## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To advance the education of the public in the field of arms and armour including making grants for the acquisition and study of relevant artifacts for the public benefit.
## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
The Society is usually represented at three major London antique fairs. These fairs are open to members of the general public and the Society’s representatives supply information, advice, and literature on request. As a result of the current pandemic these events did not take place in2020.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Grants can be made to individuals or organisations on application to the trustees. These applications are judged by the Society’s Council of Administration on their individual merit.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
One application was made for financial and other support by The Armourers and Braziers Company with a forthcoming 700[th] anniversary celebration. The trustees agreed to consider this application on receipt of more detailed information.
Work on the school’s essay competition has continued with a possible start date of September 2021.
The Journal of The Arms and Armour Society continues to be published and is available to members and non-members on application.
## **Section E Financial review**
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## **Brief statement of the** Five thousand pounds are held in reserve to sustain publication **charity’s policy on** of the Society’s journal. **reserves**
**Details of any funds** None **materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
- You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
## **Signature(s)**
## T.G.Bennett
**Full name(s)**
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Thomas Gerald Bennett
## **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
Secretary
## **Date**
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## Arms and Armour Society
## INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
## **2020**
|INCOME
Subscriptions
Advertisements
Tie Sales
Binder Sales
Back Numbers
Donations
Bank Interest
Mem. Sticks etc.
Sundry
Publishers Licence|2020
£8,222
880
0
235
106
30
50
261
0
1194
£10,978|2019
£8,193
1140
51
0
71
42
127
60
25
1001
£10,710|EXPENDITURE
Post
Stationary
Journal
Print
FESAC/HBSA
Audit
Insurance
Sundries
PO Box
Purch/stock adj
Memory Sticks
Depreciationcomputer
Web
Zoom Licence
Excess Income|2020
£2,589
147
5822
668
120
40
398
0
200
-84
100
20%........97
33.3% 521
£144
£216
£10,978||2019
£1,787
229
4630
619
403
0
383
21
200
160
97
£317
£1,864|2019|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||£10,710|||
## Arms and Armour Society
## Balance Sheet
## **31st December 2020**
|**ASSETS**
Bank
Santander
Barclays
Memory Sticks
Medals
Binders
Ties
Debtors
Computer
Website
Adjustment|2020
£63,791
£6,307
70098
146
300
11
851
260
290
0
53
£72,009|2019
£63,591
6796
70387
160
300
60
693
0
387
614
317
£72,918|**LIABILITIES**
General Fund
Inc. & Exp. Account
T. North
interest
Book Sales
Creditors
Journal Reserve
Advance Subs|2020
£17,008
216
17224
£48,884
183
£0
49067
5000
718
£72,009|2019
£15,144
1864
17008
£48,605
254
25
48884
£971
5000
1055
£72,918|2019
£15,144
1864|2019|
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|||||||£72,918||