## The American Civil War Round Table (UK) ## Trustee’s Report 2021 In 2021, for the first time in many years, our membership has increased. We had 124 members at the end of the year compared with only 105 at the start. The launch of our new website in 2020 and the facility to attend our meetings via zoom have improved our profile and reach and the possibility of payment by PayPal or credit card makes it easier to renew or join, especially for overseas members. It was also an excellent year from the point of view of the sales of books and clothing with £1,294 in sales. We benefitted from legacies of books which could be re-sold and our range of new clothing has proved very popular. Thankfully we were able to hold a conference in 2021, after a 1 year ‘hiatus’ for covid, albeit with a somewhat reduced number of physical attendees. We were able to support 3 heritage projects in the US in 2021 with donations of $500 each to Gaines Mill battlefield, the Cape Charles Civil War Trail and the Champion Hill battlefield. Our activities in 2020 produced a surplus overall of £ 1,552. After making our three donations £ 421 was transferred to reserves. **American Civil War Round Table (UK)** **Financial Statements for the year ending 31st December 2021** |See note 5
See note 1
See note 3
See note 4|**Income**
Subscriptions
Meeting income (entry fees)
Raffles, Auctions & Games
Merchandise sales
General donations
Sponsorship & Advertising
Interest earned
**Total Income**
**Expenses**
Meeting costs
Speakers Travel costs
Postage & Stationery
Design & printing
Website support & comms
Cost of Sales
Sundries
**Total Expenses**
Surplus from normal activities
Donations made
Exceptional item - new website
Transfers to/from surplus
**Balance sheet**
Cash at Bank
Cash in hand
Debtors and prepayments
Brought forward reserves
Excess of income over expenditur
Total Reserves
Creditors & Accruals|**Main Account**
**Conference**
£
£
2,930
264
1,350
100
253
912
382
680
50
-
58
**4,944**
**2,035**
226
-
886
555
2,384
268
252
727
129
4,273
1,154
**671**
**881**
e||**2021**
**Total**
£
2,930
1,614
353
1,294
730
-
58
**6,979**
226
886
555
2,652
252
727
129
5,427
**1,552**
1,151
401
**31-Dec-21**
£
12,053
20
1,110
**13,183**
12,078
401
12,479
704
**13,183**|See note 2
**Main Account**
**Conference**
£
£
2,477
271
65
113
353
-
66
**3,345**
381
-
844
2,410
241
-
-
3,876
(531)||**2020**
**Total**
£
2,477
271
65
113
353
-
66
**3,345**
381
-
844
2,410
241
-
-
3,876
(531)
-
1060
(1,591)
**31-Dec-20**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||£
9,848
20
3,019
**12,887**
13,669
(1,591)
12,078
**809**
**12,887**| Note 1 The exceptional item relates to the one off cost of designing and building the new ACWRT website in 2020. This cost £1500 which is parti offset by the release of the release of £440 Advertising and Publicity sub fund brought forward. The sub fund was the remainder of a legacy left to the ACWRT in 2012. Note 2 There was no conference in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. Note 3 Debtors and Prepayments were **----- Start of picture text -----**
£
Bank Interest Accrued 34
Costs prepaid 763
Gift Aid due from HMRC 313
1110
Note 4 Creditors and accruals were
£
Costs of the December Crossfire paid in 2022. 554
Members' payments received in advance 150
704
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Note 5 Donations of $500 each were made to preservation and interpretation projects at Gaines Mill, the Cape Charles Civil War Trail and Champion Hill. Note 6 At 31st December the ACWRT had 124 members (2020: 105). Mike Somerville Brendan Meehan Bryan Douglas President Treasurer Independent Examiner