REGISTERED COMPA]%Y NUMBER: CE1105520 (Englnd •nd Wlt8} REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBEIL. 1164198 REPORT OF THE TRiJSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2025 ARCHIVES OF rr Cook & Partners Limiwl Manufx¢ory House Bell L4tt¢ Hertford He¥tfordshire SG14 IBP
ARCHIVES OF COYL TENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr JULY 21125 Page ChAlrmtt's Report Report of the Trubtet 2 to 3 Ind¢pettd¢Mt Ex1¢r,$ Report Sttsm¢nt of Flmandl Aedvltl Bthnee Sh¢¢t N•t¢¥ to tbe Flnud*l Ststsmellts 7 to 10 Detslled St•t¢m¢ttt of FIuaDdal A¢tlvlti li
FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31ST JULY 2025 Th¢ yrar was both clllilenging and v¢ry fidfillin8. Sadly. w¢ lost our EXUtive D]rlor. DT Tom Abr when be stepped down early ID the yeat du¢ to ill healt]L Tom died later in the year will always be rementsr¢d foi his dcdication to tbe Ar¢hive. So much of the range of interviewB and researth material is dovln to Tom'5 efforts. We w¢r¢ mosi forttuwte to reLniit Tola Sargeani as th¢ fitst CEO of AIT after Tom stepped down. Tola had been a trtte¢ sinG¢ 2022 and appli¢d lo the open re¢AUitment th¢ trus¢e initiated. Throu8hout the yw we have continued to iDtffview BropeoPl¢ from the rr sector. eont&nued 8tyoDg support for prinjary school teachers with matcrial covuin8 computiD8 atsl stimutst¢41 broad debate 00 issue5 affKtin8 the industy. To 8iv¢ a flavour to th¢ ron8e of AIT'8 work: - We published a feature on the tsistory of ¢1 ttbile phone."From Brith to BeDdable8'. 40 ye4n of Mobile Pho$". - Ran an Oral History Competition for schools; . Airs PR and Communications Manager. Adriaa Muryhy gave a talk for ZJYen'$ Financial Servi¢es Club (FSC) which 15 a global executiv¢ knowledge n¢twork for techtwlogy and finanK entitl¢d.. What Use Is Technologi1 History for Futtw¢ Projections?1 . ThT¢¢ university Sn¢18 joined AIT for WO experi. - AIT published an in4lcp(h report on the history of HumaD£oJDpYÈw Int¢Aetion (HCI). From Punch Cards to Braiti Conwutcr ltttrrfaces: 75 Years of Hunwi Comput¢r lllternction its Impact on Society by Dr Elisabetth Mori; AIT facilitated Sir Robin Saxby. the first CEO of and Ama FrirnpDn8, The Instituie of Enneerin8 and Technolog3 YouD8 Woman in EngiDe¢tin8 2021 to visit Linle Thu(Tock Primw Scbool in Essex. They talked about STEM, carecr opportunities, finding your passion aDd ¢m8wllB n[¢ f¢nknles in th¢ industy. - Collaborat¢d with B¢verly aarke MBE to pmtnot¢ t¢ch to peopk throu8b a Dew chlty she bas launched ¢]ed Technolo8y Books for Children. - Collaborated with RLing mCum The N•tioDal Museum of ComputiD8 to publish Ibe Personal storiu of 21 forn)er WOTk¢rs of the Di8itsS Equipment Corporation (DEC) within the Archive. - Paru)ered with ftllow charity Digit all to wpport the CODE (Cbampions of Digithl Engine¢rin8) Award$ for yQUDg di8itsl le8d¢rn with the inau8wal IT Pion¢er Award. One of the bighlights of the year w&8 a y-long FoTUTn on the Worni8 for the Digital Age: From stydeTht8 to Stales, which brou8ht tog¢th¢r a host ofdiMill8wsboJ speakers to di8¢U5s b)w digital tecbnolo8ies, ineludin8 8en¢rative AI, are affxtsng profe$$ionali3mp joumaliw edu110 Interttional cfv Je¢urity and Patrick Chapnmll ste)ed down 4 trllstee dwin8 the . I particulorly &1¢fUl for Patrkcys supwt dwing the proce55 offindill8 alld 4ppoitttin8 our new CEO as wdl adviM dwing bi3 time with the chBTity. W¢ w¢leom¢d two new Trumees during the year. Beverly Clarke MBE, and Tim Gr¢80ry. I havc already m¢ntioned th¢ ex¢itLn8 ¢ollaboratlOD AIT has had with BeveTIy$ ¢lwity aDd w¢ hope to do wM)r¢ itt the PTIW school sector irt fvttwe. Tim hys been both gen¢rou$ with tim¢ fiuM15 wlable AIT to b¢8in to upd¥t¢ our online - the 8at¢way to the Arcbiv¢. Just #s th¢ year eDd¢d. we wcre shocked by the swjdell duth of ,5 fowider, Ro8er Graham OBE. Rogees enthusiwtn thnd swort for Arr over it$ 10-year life hay been JnagnificenL ROB st¢pp¢d down a3 Chair of Trnsiees in 2021 rernaincd a trustee until "8 deatlL H¢ will be sorgly misse In closing I mwt cxtend my sin¢tt¢ thatth3 to th¢ AIT tea led by Tola Sarg¢rt for their enwgy and enthwiasm which allow5 the chan'ty to punch well abov¢ its weighL Page I
ARCHIVES OF fr REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR Ehl)ED 31ST JULY 2D25 The trnstees wbo are also dirKtors of the charity for the of the Collyanies Act 26. pr¢8ent their report with the fmancial stst¢ments of the clwiry for the ye¥r ¢nded 3 Isi July 2025. The treS bave adopted the provisions of Accountirt8 and Reporting by Chariiies: Siatement of Re¢ommended Practice applicable to charities prwaring their accounts in a¢tordance with th¢ Financial Rep)Etillg Standard applicable in the UK and RUbliC of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 20191. FINANCIAL REVIEW Fln•Dclal report Net in¢ome amourLted to £142,191 (2024.. £122.430) •nd outEoing5 am1) to £144.769 {2024.. £92,545). The djaritys funds have reduced to £47,337 {2024.. £49,915). Full d¢laS of tbe fiDaD¢ial position e shown in the aceollnts. The tsustees arc of th¢ opinion that th¢ ¢haritys are available wd adequate to fvlfill and )ll of its obliWioTh4. Funds and reserv At the end of ¢b¢ penod the ch¥riry had untcstri¢ied funds of £47.337. The Intstces regularly r¢view the iv4ilAble r¢serves, al the l¢v¢l takes into a¢¢outtt exPeCd Trn)nthly exp¢nditwe and existlng commit0ll. STRuuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEL¥T GoYernlnE docMent The charity is controlled by its 8overnin8 docwnert a deed of tru8( •nd ¢onsi1t¢S & lirnikd co1npy, limited by 8uaraDte¢, as defin¢d by the Compatiics Ad 2006. REFEREI%CE AND ADMINISTRATh DETAILS ReKl8lered CompADy number CE005520 (England and Wal¢s) ReEJit¢r¢d Cbarlty ttwnb¢r 1164198 R¢glstered offlee Manufa¢tory Hou Bell LDn¢ Hertford Hertfordsbir¢ SG14 IBP Trujte Profusor M Can¥bell-K¢lty Trustee J C CatringLon Chair P R R Chapman Trustee {reSid 10.325) Professor W Dutton Truste¢ G M R Graham OBE Trth (deceased 8.8.25) J P Leighfield CBE Trustee Dr M Sbort CBE Tntstrx T Gr¢8oryTntste¢ (¥ppointed 17 1.25) Ms B C Clarke MBE Tnjstee (apw)int¢d I1.10.24) IDd¢pend¢Dt ExaAdller Cook & PartneTr Limited Manufactory Howc B¢ll Lane Hertford Hertfordshir¢ SG14 IBP Approved by ordrx of the bo3 of trlIe¢S OD 17th October 2025 and its behalf ty. Page 2
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EPEM)ENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARCHITs OF IT Indepertdent examin¢r' report to th¢ trustees of Ar¢bfvu of TT Cth¢ Compw I rw)rt to the charity trtte8 on my examination of the a¢counts of the Company for th¢ year ended 31st July 2025. Re$ponslblMtles artd bsls of report As tb¢ ¢haritys trusi¢¢s of the (#Thl also its for the purposes of conTJaDy law) you ar¢ responsible for the preparation of the xco in aee4)rdance with the requirenmts of the coulnIeS Act 2006 Cthe 2Crf)6 A¢V). Havin8 tISfied myself that the accounts of the Compony are not requiT¢d to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and ate ¢li8ible for independetti examinatio I ryort in tcspeet of my examinatson of your accounts as carried ou¢ under Scctson 145 of the Chariti¢s A¢t 2011 ('th¢ 2011 Acn. In ¢4y18 oul n)y examination I hav¢ followed the Dircctions 8iven by the Charity ComMi10n under S¢dion 145(5) (b) of the 2011 A¢L IDdependettt I have ¢ornplcied my ex#miDation. I Confirm that no matters bave come to my att¢ntion in CODne¢tion wilh the examinatn giving me cau8e to b¢lieve: accoulltin8 r¢cordJ were ooi k¢pt in respect of the Con¥1Y qlledbY StIOn 386 of th¢ 2006 Act; or the aceoullts do not a¢eord with d¥)sc records. or th¢ accouttts do Dot cornply with the xcountiDg requirty of Sxtion 396 of the 2006 Act othcr thall any Tequirerneut thai the ac¢outtts 8ive a ttu¢ fairviewvthi¢h iB not a llhatte¥ considered as pth of an independent ¢xamina¢1 or the aceounts have noi been pr¢pared in accordance with th¢ methoth and principles of the Stthm¢nt of Recommended Practi¢e for ac¢ountinB attd reporting by clJaTitieg1gpplicable to chan.uu prarIng th¢ir accoun¢8 in accordaD¢¢ with the FinaA¢ial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK And Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no ¢on¢¢rn$ and have ¢Oll across no other mpttm in conn) with examiMtioD to whi¢h atienlion should be drawm in thij r¢p)rt in order to enable a PToper derS¢IDding of th¢ #ecounts to be r¢ached. Jeffrey Oliver Cook & PartDers Limited M4nufactory House Bell Lall¢ Hertford H¢rtfordsbire SG14 IBP 17th October 2025 P48¢ 4
ARCIIIVES OF IT R TH YEAR E 2025 UnTestri¢t¢d funds 2024 Total INCOME AND ENDOWMEYL rs FROM Dona¢ions and legacie5 141.156 118,625 Other trading activities 1,035 3.805 Totsl 142,191 l22.430 EXPENDTnfRE ON Raising fid$ 144.768 92,545 NET INCOMEI(EXPEI¥DrruRE) (2.577) 29,885 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tr)tsl funds brought fomrd 49.915 20.030 TOTAL FiJNDS CARRIED FORWARD 47,338 49,915 Thc wtes fonn part of th¢se fiala1 tstemeDts Pw5
ARCHIVES OF rr
BALANCE SHE
JULY
2025
Unrestricted
2024
Total
Notes
CURRE ASSETS
Cash at battk
47J38
49.915
NET CURRE ASSETS
47.338
49,915
TOTAL ASSETS CURRE
LIABILITIES
47,338
49,915
NET ASSETS
47.338
49,915
Unr¢$tricted fuDds
47.338
49,915
TOTAL FUNDS
47,338
49,915
The cbaritable company is entitled to ex¢Jnption from alIt Se¢iion 477 of the Conynies Ad 2006 for the year
ended 3 1st July 2025.
The membern have not requiT¢d the eon¥any ty obtsiA an audit of its finCl ststements for the year ended
3 1st July 2025 iti •¢¢ordance with Secti
ARCHIVES OF NOTES TO THE FIF*'AliCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JLILY 21125 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Bufis ofprep4Tlng the flnancw thtsments The financial ststements of the ¢harilable company, vAhieh ts a public benefit entiry WLd¢r FRS 102, have bc¢rt pr¢p&red in accordanc¢ with the Clwiu¢$ SORP (FRS 102) 'AcCOting a1 Reportillg by Clwities.. Ststemellt of RQmMedCd Prncti¢¢ applicable to ¢lwitiu prepating their XCots in actordance with th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK aDd R¢public of Irelhtsd (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),, Finattcial Reponing Standard 102 Tr Fitiancial ReFKJrting Sthndard applicabl¢ in th¢ UK and Republi¢ of Ir¢land' and the Conypni¢$ Acf 26. The finaDcial statements bcm prepar1 under th¢ historical co$t convention. Intomt All income is re¢ognised in the Stytement of Fin8Deial Activities once the charity ¢ntidemcnt to the it is probable thai the in¢ome will be re¢¢iv¢d 2j the aTUrtt can be mcasured reliably. Expentre Liabilities are re¢ognised as wenditwe as 800n as thett 1$ a legal or Coltru1V¢ obligation committing the tharity W thai expendit¢. it is probable that a transts ofeconomic benefits will be r¢quired in settlnt at th¢ amount of the obligation can b¢ Meas reliably. Eyndiwr¢ is ¢UnIed foi on an accnjals b8513 and has b¢¢n elL%sified undu headin8s th#¢ a8gre8atc all cost related to th¢ ¢ate80ry. whe costs cannot b¢ directly 1ttTibCd to partialr he189 Ihey have t¢eD ail(Kat¢d to liVI(1¢S oll a basis ¢ODSiS(Ult with thc usc of resourcc3. Taxatlo The charity is ¢xenyt from ¢orporation tsx ott its charitabl¢ activities. Fund attOUDdn¥ Unrestricted fimd$ can be used in accoyd with the charitthle obje¢ttVeS At th¢ discretion of the tte¢s. Restricted only b¢ wed for parti¢uknr restricted pu11¢5 within the obje¢is of th¢ ¢harity. R¢stri¢tions arise Twhen specified by th¢ donor or fiwds are for particular r¢stricted puw. Further explanation of th¢ and purpNe of eocb fiuvj is Inc1kd ID the no to tb¢ financial statem¢iits. OTHER TRADING AcfivTfiES 2025 2024 Fundraising events 1,035 3,805 TRuEs, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There wer¢ llo trustces. re¢Jurntion or other benefits foT ts year ended 31# July 2025 Dor for the year ended 31xt July 2024. Trnteu, expe••e¥ Tn¢ exp¢oses were incurred in the y¢ar totalling £176 (2024: £niD. Pas¢ 7 contitmed...
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. contlthued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST Y202 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACllVITIES Un[triCteI Donations and le8acie¥ 118.625 Other ttaditt8 aclivities 3.805 Tot 122,430 EXPENDrruRE ON Raising fijnds 92.545 NET INCOME 29,885 RECOI¥CILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brou8ht forward 20,030 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 49.915 MOVEM ll¥ FiJNDS Net nwvemcnt in fundj At 31.7.25 At 1.8.24 17nrertrlctsd hpdi 49,915 (2.577) 47,338 TOTAL FUNDS 49,915 (2,577) 47J38 Nel trm¢ment in funds, included itith¢ ab)ve gr¢ &8 follow5: COmiD8 r¢sources R¢source5 expended Movement in fi]nds Unre5trl¢ted fund• Unr¢$tricied fimd 142.191 (144,768) (1577) TOTAL FUNDS 142,191 (144,768) (2.577) continued...
STOTHEFI nthiued MOVEMENr IN FUNDS. ntInued CoJy•rtlveJ for movement ltt funth movemcnt At 31.7.24 At 1.8.23 Unrutrittsd fun Utrtithd fund 20,030 29,885 49,915 20,030 29,885 49.915 CompATative net nwvenot in fillm )lded in the above ay¢ as follows.. expend¢d in UDreitricted fvndy Unrestri¢ted fUj 122.430 192.545) 29,885 TOTAL FUNDS 122,430 (92.545) 29,885 A c1 year 12 months prior ar 12 llK*nths ¢ortl)ined positson 1$ a5 follow5: Net movemcrtt in fijnds At 31.7.25 At 1.8.23 Unr¢rtrlcted funds UDt¢slrict¢d fiu 20.030 27,308 47.338 TOTAL FUNDS 20,030 27,308 47,338 A euryent year 12 months and prior ytar 12 u¥Jth ¢ombittd net llb)v•nent iti fund4 iluded in the Jbove are 43 follows: Rewurces Movem¢nt in fiwds Uthrestrlct¢d fllndl UDreslri¢td fund 264.621 (237.313) 27.308 264.621 (237,313) 27,308 Page 9 continued...
NOT TO THE FThANCIAL STATEME - CODtinu¢d RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There w¢ff no re]a*d party tTrosactions for th¢year Cl 31st Juty 2025. Pag¢ io
ARCHIVES OF IT DETAILED STATEMEhT OF FIN)CIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31ST JULY 2025 2025 2024 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donationi #nd legth8 Donations Gift aid 131,156 iO.OLX) 109,750 8.875 141.156 118.625 Other trdlnE ¢lltI Fundraisin8 evenls 1.035 3,805 Totsl lllconthig rewur¢ei 142.191 122,430 EXPENDrruRE Rlilth% donatitsm And leyd Archives FutwJrai5ing Websit¢ development Transcripts Research & Edwdtion Int¢rvi¢ws Content & M3rketiD8 Profession f¢¢9 Events 20.098 7,400 2.498 240 14.011 2,658 4,107 14,875 4.047 7.174 1,020 2.735 37.857 7,356 805 90265 36,616 Other trdltt% Aetlvlll¢s Administration & mana8¢m¢nt S4,503 55.929 Tot8] r¢sourcu eXpded 144,768 92,545 Net (exp•ndltureyln¢ome (2.57T) 29.885 This p88¢ does not formport of the statutory fiDaDcial stateDnts Pageii