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| Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | ||||||
| **From ** | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||
| 01 | August | 2022 | 31 | July | 2023 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Archives of IT Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1164198 Charity's principal address Manufactory House Bell Lane Hertford Postcode SG14 1BP
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| George M Roger Graham |
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| John Leighfield | ||||
| Michael Short | ||||
| Martin Campbell- Kelly |
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| Tola Sargeant | ||||
| John Carrington | Chairman | |||
| William Dutton | ||||
| Patrick Richard Rennell Chapman |
10 October – 31 July | |||
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
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) C.I.O How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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) |
To establish and maintain a digital archive relating to the development of the information technology, software & communications industries in the UK and by British people abroad for the particular benefit of Historians, Sociologists, Economists, Business Schools, Researchers and Students in Higher Education, Entrepreneurs and Government and through their work to the general public. |
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| Having had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant the Trustees have commissioned further interviews making efforts to ensure greater diversity of subject matter in order to widen our appeal and reflect the diversity of our intended audience. They have increased emphasis on the development of material for education of young people and on the publication of industry-themed features to engage academics, industry alumni and the general public. They have continued to improve our public facing websitewww.archivesit.org.uk to improve access to these materials. The Trustees have pursued links with education/academia in order to encourage wider use of the archive by students and researchers. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p In its eighth year of operation the charity has: Summary of the main achievements of the charity Expanded our section on education with the development of resources during the year including lesson and other activity plans for Primary School children to help teachers deliver the requirements of the National Curriculum Key Stages 1 and 2 in a manner that engages children in Information Technology as an enjoyable and creative subject. We have also created material to educate children in matters of Internet Safety and Well Being and to help them understand careers opportunities. The Trustees are grateful for the financial support of Geoff Squire OBE and Sir Robin Saxby in these areas, in the current and previous financial years. Recorded 30 further interviews with Achievers, had them transcribed and collected additional archive materials from each person where available. While reducing the volume of interviews a new PR Manager has increased our focus on communicating the stories told by the interviews to better engage with and deliver benefit to our target audiences. This is reflected in the publication of features on key topics, from the early days of computing to the modern history of Tech. This focus on key topics is also reflected in our monthly newsletters, increased social media activity and increased use of short videos on You Tube. We have continued to develop academic links with schools and universities, including undertaking academic studies in conjunction with undergraduate and postdoctoral resources. In particular we undertook a study of how the way in which people work with computers (Human Computer Interaction – HCI) has developed over 75 years, which will enable a new exhibition on our website. We are grateful to the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Charity for their support to that work. We have organised an event to engage with academia and industry in a Forum Meeting to be held in the first half of the next reporting year, again with the generous help of the WCIT. We have recruited a new, specialist Archivist, who has led an overhaul of indexing of our website and has extended our reach to be included in a range of archive hubs. Our Archivist is working with our volunteer Chief Information Technology Officer to upgrade our data management processes to best practice archive resilience. We have received various donations to help continue our work and, in addition to those mentioned above are grateful to the Roger and Irene Graham Foundation and to John and Lindi Carrington for their year-onyear support.
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Section E Financial review
Retain 3 months core operations costs plus any committed project costs
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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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);
The majority of funding since the establishment of the charity has been from a single charitable foundation committed to the education of the public and helping young people understand information technology and the opportunities it presents to them.
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) John Christopher Carrington Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
Date 14 October 2023
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Archives of IT 1164198
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/08/2022 31/07/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 66,270 - - 66,270 86,530
Give as You Live Fundraising 10 - - 10
Gift Aid 1,254 - - 1,254 7,377
Bank Compensation 50 - - 50 5
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- - - - -
- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
- - 67,584 93,912
AR) [ 67,584 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 67,584 - - 67,584 93,912
A3 Payments
Administration & Management 39,023 - - 39,023 22,074
Interviews 6,200 - - 6,200 8,500
Education Projects 13,319 - - 13,319 13,702
Transcripts and Abstracts 7,230 - - 7,230 10,128
Travel & Subsistence 296 - - 296 -
Grant 5,000 - - 5,000 -
Web development & scanning 14,114 - - 14,114 10,087
Video & social media 12,750 - - 12,750 1,980
Professional services 1,020 - - 1,020 1,020
Sub total [ 98,952 ] - - 98,952 67,492
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 98,952 ] - - 98,952 67,492
Net of receipts/(payments) - 31,368 - - - 31,368 26,420
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 51,398 - - 51,398 -
Cash funds this year end 20,030 - - 20,030 24,378
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds CCXX R1 accounts (SS) |
Details Barclays Current Account 1 |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 20,030 - |
Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - 14/10/2023 |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature |
- - 20,030 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name John Christopher Carrington |
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| - OK |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 14-Oct-23 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Inde ndent examiner's re ort to tbe Trustees of Archives of IT- No: 1164198 I report on the accounts of the TnJs¢ for the period ended 31° July 2023 The chaTiWs uusteGs are responsible for the prq)aration of the accounts. The charitys tnjslees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Chaxities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an 1ndcen[ examinauon is needed. It is my rcsponsibiliiy to: examine Ihe accounts under section 145 of the 2011 ACL to follow the pro¢¢dures laid down in the G¢[al Dircciions given by the CTr1ty ConuDission under section 145{5Xb) of th¢ 2011 Ad. and io Siak whether particular matters have come to my attention. My examination was carried out in accordance with the Gener81 Directions gtven by the Clwity Commission. An ¢xamination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a omparison of Ihe accounts presentsd with those reL'ordb'. It also includes consideration of any unusual lten or disclosure5 in the account4 and the seeking of explAnations from you 2S ttustees concerning ny such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently no opinion is 8iven LS to whether the accounts present a 'mie and fair view. and thc report is lirnited to thos¢ matters set out in the stsiemcnt bclow. In connection with my ¢xarnination, no matter h&$ come lo my artention which gives me reasonable cause io believe thal in any material respeci the requirements keep aecounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and to prepare accounts which accord with the accountillg records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. Cook & Par¢ners Limited Manufactory House Bell Lane Hertfor(L SG14 IBP Michael Cook 7 September 2023 Relevant professional qualification or body: ICAEW