ARCTIC RESEARCH GROUP ANNUAL REPORT FOR CHARITY COMMISSION 2021
CONTENTS
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1 Trustees of the Charity During 2021 2 The Objects
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3 Leader’s report 4 Accounts 5 Agreement of Trustees
TRUSTEES
For the year 2021 Trustees of the Association were as follows: -
Trustees: Mr Ian Frearson (Founder) Prof George Shaw Mr Chris Searston Mr Bernard Frearson Mr Simon Hall
1 OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY
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1 To advance education in the High Arctic environment through scientific research into all its aspects and the dissemination of the useful results for the benefit of the public.
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2 To encourage the continuation of research expeditions by encouraging and taking along new young scientists on expeditions and introducing them to the rigours of field research in this hostile environment
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3 If the objects specified in 1 and 2 should for any reason fail or cannot be fulfilled then the Group will continue to plan for the future continuation of research expeditions and recruitment of new members who will be able to maintain the vision of the founding group.
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4 The strategy of the ARG is to undertake useful, meaningful scientific research that will add to current information and benefit both science specifically and the public generally so that a better understanding of the High Arctic environment may be obtained. The Group's strategy has always been designed to guarantee a higher than average chance of success with all expeditions, by undertaking a series of interlinked, but scientifically separate, projects that together provide a better scientific coverage of the research area generally, whilst the individual projects chosen on their own merit are complementary to each other. This strategy makes the best economic as well as scientific sense and has stood the ARG in good stead since its inception in 1988.
2 LEADER’S REPORT
During 2021 the ARG made good progress with planning its 2022 Arctic expedition, this time to Recherchefjorden in southern Spitsbergen, the main island in the Svalbard archipelago.
By year end the threat to travel from the Covid 19 pandemic had receded somewhat, though it still posed a substantial risk as to whether any expedition could go ahead. During the year the ARG attracted the interest of several young scientists who have now joined the team. They will undertake a number of projects in the field area including an archaeological survey, the clean-up and analysis of seaborne beach rubbish, groundwater work and an architectural study.
The beach rubbish work will also trial new techniques for the recording and analysis of relevant data which can be used on any beach. SALT, a Norwegian research institute, was approached to be our partners in this work (as in 2019) and we are glad to report that this has now grown into a four way collaboration with two further research institutes. Support for this work from a specialist Svalbard environmental fund was sought, and secured, after the end of the reporting period.
Dr Stephen Staley
ARG Leader
3 FINANCES
Once again, as with last year, the omnipresence of restrictions due to Covid has meant another year without field work so the relatively low number of transactions reflects this and likewise the relatively low increases in funds that are seen in the actual financial spreadsheet. The only marked increases of note are the last two at the close of the year where new members were recruited for the forthcoming expedition planned to take place in 2022 It is hoped that an opportunity to undertake some serious research will be available once again soon.
4 AGREEMENT OF TRUSTEES
This report has been circulated to all the Trustees with the understanding that it has to be agreed by them prior to submission. The agreement has been made and no adverse comments about the reports or accounts have been made. Some changes to the actual Trustee members is expected during the next financial year. This will be purely down to desired regular turnover of members so that the new Trustees remain keen and fresh to the tasks put before them. Not an enviable role at this time.
Arctic Research Group 1167722 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 1:1:2021 31:12:2021 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | £ | to the nearest | £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest | £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||
| openingbalance3920 | 6,586 | - | - | 6,586 | 973 | |||||||
| On line donations | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | |||||||
| Car Boot sales | 400 | - | - | 400 | - | |||||||
| Donations | 725 | - | - | 725 | - | |||||||
| members fees | 1,000 | - | - | 1,000 | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
8,732 | - | - | 8,732 | 973 | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 6,586 21 400 725 1,000 - - 8,732 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 6,586 21 400 725 1,000 - - - 8,732 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 6,586 21 400 725 1,000 - - - 8,732 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openingbalance3920 | 6,586 | - | - - - - - - - - - |
6,586 | 973 | |
| On line donations | 21 | - | 21 | - | ||
| Car Boot sales | 400 | - | 400 | - | ||
| Donations | 725 | - | 725 | - | ||
| members fees | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | - | ||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | |||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
8,732 | - | 8,732 | 973 | ||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
- 8,732 300 1,246 50 38 - - - - 1,634 - - - 1,634 7,098 - 7,098 |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
- - - 8,732 300 1,246 50 38 - - - - - 1,634 - - - 1,634 7,098 |
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| share sales | - - - |
- | ||||
| - | ||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 8,732 | 973 | ||||
| Storage | 300 | - - - - - - - - - - |
300 | - | ||
| Immerson Suitspurchase | 1,246 | 1,246 | - | |||
| car boot float | 50 | 50 | - | |||
| Go Daddy | 38 | 38 | - | |||
| - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 1,634 | 1,634 | - | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - - - |
- | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 1,634 | - | ||||
| 7,098 | - | - | 7,098 |
973 | ||
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- | - | ||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 7,098 | - | - | 7,098 | 973 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
04/10/2022
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories 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 B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) retained in Svalbard Barclays Bank a/c Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,000 - 7,098 - - - 8,098 - Agreement Error 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 Ian Frearson Chris Searston |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Ian Frearson | 26-Sep-22 | ||
| Chris Searston | 29-Sep-22 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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