**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ## Section A Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1 Jan 2022 **To** 31 Dec 2022 ## Reference and administration details Pope’s Grotto Preservation Trust **Charity name** Pope’s Grotto Preservation Trust **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1162424 **Charity's principal address** 75 Radnor Road Twickenham Middlesex **Postcode TW1 4NB** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1162424 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr David Cornwell|Chair||| ||Mr Michael Cherry|Secretary||| ||Mr Robert Youngs|Treasurer||| ||Prof Judith Hawley|||| ||Ms Dawn V Culmer|||| ||Mr Geoff Pope|||| ||Mr Neil Cozens||Until 28 April 2022|| ||Ms Nicola
Pickering|||| ||Catherine Lawson|||| ||Angela Kidner|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**Address**||| |**Hon Secretary**|Mr Michael Cherry|75 Radnor Road, Twickenham TW1 4NB| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** The constitution is that of an unincorporated association of Trustees Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) The Trust is governed by a constitution dated 13 December 2013. A copy How the charity is constituted has been provided to the Commissioners. (eg. trust, association, company) New Trustees may be invited by the current Trustees. Trustee selection methods - (eg. trust, association, company) - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **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** The objects of the Trust are to: Support the restoration, conservation and maintenance of Alexander Pope’s grotto in Twickenham; **Summary of the objects of the** Promote interest in and knowledge of the Grotto and its significance in **charity set out in its** local and national history; **governing document** Raise funds in support of the above objects. March **2012** **TAR** 2 The activities of the Trust have all been directed to supporting and achieving the objects of the charity as set out in Section C. The grotto itself is of unique historic interest being a grade 2* listed structure and the only extant building in Twickenham related to Alexander Pope. As such, the Trustees have regard to the Commission’s guidance on public benefit: by ensuring that access to the grotto is provided commensurate with its location within a school; and by providing information to the public about the grotto, and about Alexander Pope’s local and national importance as a poet, writer and a leading exponent of 18[th] century landscape design. The Trust was able to resume a range of activities after the restrictions of the previous 2 years caused by the coronavirus pandemic, including increased public access to the grotto: - Heritage of London Trust visited on 7 January, 15 February and 26 October; - Age UK visited on 15 February; - School visit on 1 February; - National Lottery Open Week open day on 26 March; - Alumnae of St Catherine’s School visited on 25 May; - Public Open Day on 11 June; - PGPT partnered English Heritage at Marble Hill House in ‘Grottos and Gardens’ tours on 25 and 26 June; **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)** - Students from the London Art School visited on 19 October. - However, public open days after the summer school holidays had to be curtailed because of the exposure during preservation works of a fragile brick floor in the central chamber, and the removal of old lighting that was awaiting replacement. The Trust continued to actively promote Pope and the preservation project: - work continued to support and promote ‘A Virtual Arcadia’, the virtual reconstruction of Pope’s Villa and gardens, and the surrounding area of Twickenham in 1740. The project is led by Professor Paul Richens of Westminster University. The reconstruction enables people to take a virtual journey by river to Pope’s Villa and explore his gardens and is available on the Trust’s website. This is of particular value to those who cannot visit the grotto in person. The first public screening of ‘A Virtual Arcadia’ too place on 6 January at The Exchange in Twickenham attended by 157 people; a further screening took place at Marble Hill House on 3 February; a virtual event ‘The Making of A Virtual Arcadia’ was held online on 22 June. - As part of the Festival of Archaeology, an event was held in Radnor Gardens on 23 July including use of the handing collection; - A trustees awayday was held on 1 December 2022 to discuss all aspects of the project to provide the basis for a longer-term business plan; - - A further series of online lectures – the ‘London Luminaries’ were organised with the Trust’s partners at English Heritage, Marble Hill and other local heritage organisations autumn and were well supported. March **2012** **TAR** 3 - A symposium on digital technology and interpretation planned for October was rescheduled to February 2023. ## **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. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance The Trust continued to meet approximately every 2 months. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** Victoria Northwood continued as Project Manager throughout the year to **during the year** manage the conservation project and oversee outreach activities. Sorcha Ni Foghluda was appointed Freelance Learning Officer in January focussing on heritage training, a pilot ‘Grotto Explorers’ project for primary schools, archaeology-themed family learning workshops and developing a handling collection for schools and open days. Sorcha was subsequently appointed Research and Content Writer in November 2022 to work on interpretation. D R Nolans + Co were appointed Quantity Surveyors. Following disruption to the preservation project timetable because of Covid, Taylor Pearce were appointed conservation contractors, and trustees approved plans by Donald Insall Associates in February. Substantial work took place during the school summer holidays with further work in the October half-term. Further work was scheduled for refurbishment of the lobby area in front of the grotto and the installation of audio-visual equipment. A new lighting scheme by SI Electrical was installed in the grotto in December. Thames Valley Archaeological Services were commissioned to provide a survey of the brick floor revealed in the central chamber during restoration work. The NLHF extended the period of the grant to 31 December to allow for completion of the works. A grant of £25k was received from Historic England. A grant of £7,500 was received from the Heritage of London Trust. Pavement studs marking the outline of the grotto and tunnel under the road on adjoining pavements were installed and plaques erected in January. A Steering Group, comprising Trustees and local heritage representatives and experts, resumed normal meetings and met in February, July and November. March **2012** **TAR** 5 Section E Financial review Brief statomenl of the charlty'$ policy on Toserves All funds raised by the Trust will go towards the cost of preservation of the grotto and actiVit￿S directly ￿>ntnbutin9 to that objective. Detalls of any funds materially In deficlt Further flnancial rnview d•talls (Opdonal Infomiallon) You may choose to include additional information. where levant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key objeth'ves of the charity., inve8tment policy and objectives including any ethical invesbnent policy adopted. Section F Other optional informati Section G Declaration Tho trustees declarn that they have approved the trustses. report abo"."- Slgned on bohalf of tho charity's tru8teos Signaturels) Full namols) Catherine Laws( Positlon (eg Secretary. Chair. Chair Date Ifl7-}E TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR E￿LAND AND WALES Po￿.$ Grotto Pre8er¥atlon Trust 1162424 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the yriod 0110112022 3111Y202t To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted fund• *> the n¢•0 Restricted fund¥ Endowment fvnd• Total fund• Last y•ar to th• n•w••l£ kn lh• nMwwt£ l0lh• Mu•st¢ th• n•Ar••t¢ A1 R•￿1 ts Pernonal Oonationi Tax 18d•med ty Gffl Gran Books, ¢8fth and pcbJfW K*J Ticket Bank accounl inlermt Tranef•rn from i••tr¢t•dfvn(* MKCI￿r0D 1.7J6 J7 1,736 S7 111,870 179 4.498 1,1$7 1W70 179 Sub total(Gross Incotre for AR) 11,832 IOQ870 111,702 8.284 A2 A•••t and Inv••tm•nt •al• ••• t•bl•). Sub tot•1 11.832 1N.870 118,702 8,284 A3P• Pdnln •nd rchao8 of utlKato Bllnk char •• and In8urnnc• Put4ic and Th￿ett8￿ 351 441 377 141179 n7 22J 39,114 S3,193 1170 225 3,185 92 IT W•￿rte co•ty Fundr8Bin ox Grotto r••lor•boTr Voluntser•' •x M￿C￿l•no￿l ex TIan￿•r¥tO unr•trKt•d fvnd 9•,094 1.774 2.175 1,17$ 20 Sub tolal 17,836 144,4J6 182,071 A4 A•#ot and Inv•stm•nt purcha•••,18•• tsblel Sub total 17,635 144A31 162.071 3.659 N•t of rnc•iptsl(paym•ntsJ A5 Tran$f•rn b•tw••n fund• A6 Cash funds last y•ar •nd Cash funds thls year end 5,803 37,566 43,369 4,625 $2,183 46.380 5T.631 20.06 109,814 88.445 4,625 CCXX R1 xojunts ISSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Un￿StriCted nds •r•sl£ Restricted funds Endowment funds to rwire¥te Cat89ories B1 Cash ￿ndS CAF Cwh knunt Total cash funds 46.380 20,065 d(*ll Endowm•nt funds to nMr••t£ funds to n••vwt£ funds Fptails Fynd b) Curr•htvalu• C*tsils Co•tloplbon•D FurAI ¢o#t IoFthn•b) C¥rnnt ¥•1￿• D¢¢ails B4 AJ•ets r•talMd for th• ¢harlty's own u•• Fund towhkh Amountdu• Wh•n du• Details B6 Uabllltit• S*ned byon• trustots 1)n ham ol all Ihe trusioOS Date of val &gnature Print Namè . K) JOL)K)LS CCXX R2 accounts {SS) CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust On accounts for the year ended 31 st De￿mber 2022 Charity no Ilf any) 1162424 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the atrf)ve Charity {Ih8 Trusf) for the year ended 3111212022. R￿PonsIbIlItIeS and As the chaiity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the basls of report preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). I report in respect of my &xamination of the Trust's a￿ount8 carried out urKler sects'on 145 of the 2011 Ad and in CArrying out my examination. I have follcwed the 8pplic4ble Directions given by the Charity Commission urKler secaion 14515){bl of the A¢X. I have completod my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than thal disdosed below ') in Connection with the examinatson which gives me Cause to believe thal in any material resFect.' accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 of the Ad or. the accounts do not accord wth the acc4)unting records. Independent examlner's statemont I have no concems and ha￿ come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enaEle proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the w