American Civil War Round Table (UK)
Trustee’s Report 2023
In 2023 the American Civil war Round Table (UK) continued to pursue its charitable objectives of enhancing education around the American Civil War and protecting the war’s heritage.
Six lecture meetings were held during the year, 3 physical meetings in London and 3 via zoom, with subjects as diverse as British ’Bluejackets’ in the Union Navy and the vital partnership between Generals Lee and Jackson. A very successful weekend conference took place on the theme of the 1864 Overland Campaign. Our thrice yearly magazine Crossfire continued to cover a wide range of Civil War related topics and our regular email newsletter Vedette kept members up to date with news and events.
We were able to financially support a number of heritage related projects during the year ie
The Sultana Disaster Museum (US$500) Monuments for UK Veterans of the Civil War (£400) Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Trust for the Piedmont battlefield (US$500) Restoration of the grave of Colonel Arthur Freemantle (£216)
Financially the Round Table continues to be in very good health. With income of just over £8,000 in 2023 a surplus was produced on day to day activities of £501, with a transfer from reserves of £942 to support our donations to heritage projects. The charity had reserves at the end of the year of £10,798 and a cash balance of £9,753. At the end of 2023 the Round Table had 122 members, up from 118 in 2022.
**American Civil War Round Table (UK)**
**Financial Statements for the year ending 31st December 2023**
|See note 3
See note 1
See note 2
Note 1
Note 2|**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
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
Debtors and Prepayments were
Bank Interest Accrued
Costs prepaid
Gift Aid due from HMRC
Deposit paid for 2023 conference
Creditors and accruals were
Costs of the December Crossfire
Due to treasurer for costs incurred
Members' payments received in a
Due to OCT|**Main Account**
**Conference**
£
£
2,840
658
2,050
142
335
414
248
1,101
-
-
-
228
**5,383**
**2,633**
774
-
2,110
662
2,767
292
420
380
110
5,113
2,402
**270**
**231**
e
Balance sheet check
P&L check
paid in 2024.
dvance||**2023**
**Total**
£
2,840
2,708
477
662
1,101
-
228
**8,016**
774
2,110
662
3,059
420
380
110
7,515
**501**
1,443
(942)
**31-Dec-23**
£
9,733
20
3,061
**12,814**
11,741
(942)
10,798
2,016
**12,814**
(0)
-
£
191
300
370
2200
3061
£
936
880
175
25
2016||**Main Account**
£
2,780
929
164
1,191
781
-
117
**5,962**
1,088
68
569
2,564
368
308
113
5,079
884|**Conference**
£
1,715
305
718
-
200
**2,938**
3,466
218
70
3,754
(816)||**2022**
**Total**
£
2,780
2,644
469
1,910
781
200
117
**8,901**
1,088
3,534
569
2,782
368
308
183
8,833
68
805
(737)
**31-Dec-22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||
||||||||||£
10,348
20
3,182
**13,550**
12,478
(737)
11,741
**1,809**
**13,550**|
Note 3 The following donations were made during the year:
The Sultana Disaster Museum ($500) Monuments for UK Veterans of the Civil War (£400) Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Trust for the Piedmont battlefield ($500) Restoration of the grave of Arthur Freemantle (£216)
Note 4 The accounts have been prepared on an 'accruals' basis matching income/activities as for as possible with the assocated expenses with the exception of merchandise. The costs of acquiring merchandise for sale are expensed at the time of purchase irrepective of whether that merchadise has been sold.
Note 5 At 31st December 2023 the ACWRT had 122 members (2022: 118).
Mike Somerville Brendan Meehan Bryan Douglas President Treasurer Independent Examiner