
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024** 

## **Charity name:** Rock Around the Hills 

## **Charity registration number:** 1166138 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of the public in<br>the subject of the history of popular music in<br>the town of Malvern, Worcestershire, by (a)<br>creating an exhibition, (b) establishing and<br>maintaining an online community archive<br>and (c) any other means that the charity<br>trustees think fit to advance the public<br>appreciation of Malvern’s musical heritage.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Rock Around the Hills was established in<br>2016, to raise the funds needed to create<br>an oral history project, an exhibition and an<br>on-line digital archive (Malvern Rock<br>Archivewww.malvernrockarchive.org.uk),<br>working with the local community to focus<br>on the little-known popular musical heritage<br>of the town of Great Malvern,<br>Worcestershire, with special emphasis on<br>the story of rock music performances at<br>Malvern Winter Gardens from the late<br>1960s to the early 1980s.<br>In February 2024 the charity made an<br>online appeal for funds with which to<br>continue to host and maintain its online<br>digital archive. This online appeal<br>succeeded in raising £422.41, enough to<br>continue to host and maintain the website<br>for around another three to four years.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|When the charity was formed in March<br>2016, the charity trustees read and<br>understood the Charity Commission’s<br>guidance on public benefit. They have<br>continued to have regard to this guidance<br>when exercising any powers or duties to<br>which the guidance is relevant throughout<br>the project execution.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the period 2023-2024, the charity<br>continued to develop and maintain its<br>online community archive of Malvern<br>Winter Gardens memorabilia. The general<br>public has continued to interact with the<br>archive, uploading material and benefitting<br>from its content.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|RATH does not have a reserves policy|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|RATH does not have any funds materially<br>in deficit|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|Constitution (14thMarch 2016)|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by existing trustees|





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Rock Around the Hills|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1166138|
|Charity’s principal address|Walden Cottage<br>Lower Dingle<br>Malvern WR14 4BQ|



**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to appoint**<br>**trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Clare Gilliam|CharityTrustee|||
||Stuart Davis|CharityTrustee|||
||Richard Jones|CharityTrustee|||



## **– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name** 

|**Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity**|**Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity**|**Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity**|
|---|---|---|
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets No custodian trustees held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Clare Gilliam **Position (eg** Charity Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 7th January 2025 




**Rock Around the Hills** 

**1166138** 

## **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts** 

**Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period** 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 **To from** 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**£422**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**£422**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **422**<br>**£0**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**£0**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **-**<br>**422**<br>**-**<br>**6**<br>**428**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**422**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**422**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**422**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**422**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**£422**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**£0**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**422**|**-**|**-**|**422**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**6**|**-**|**-**|**6**||**-**|
||**428**|**-**|**-**|**428**||**-**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>2|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**428**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Clare Gilliam|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
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