## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024** **Charity name: The Regimental and Chattels Charity of the former Durham Light Infantry** ## **Charity registration number: 1174128** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|In accordance with the Charity’s constitution
dated the 3 August 2017, as amended on
12 March 2020, the three objects of the CIO
are:
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The advancement of education for the
public benefit by the holding and
provision of artefacts, items and
collections, connected to or associated
with the armed services and in particular
with the former Durham Light Infantry,
and the facilitation of the display and
exhibition of the same in such manner
as the Trustees of the CIO from time to
time think fit.
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The promotion and efficiency of the
armed forces of the Crown, including
through:
o
Promoting the military efficiency
of the Army Reserve units as are
from time to time based in the
County of Durham, by improving
facilities and amenities of
training and service.
o
Creating repairing and
maintaining memorials
commemorating the deeds of the
Durham Light Infantry or the
names of its members.
o
Making grants:

to The Rifles’ Benevolent
Trust, as renamed or
amalgamated into such
other charitable| 1 |||organisations from time
to time;

towards the upkeep of
the Durham Light Infantry
Chapel in Durham
Cathedral and the
Memorial Garden in the
Cathedral precincts; and

to public museums
relating to British military
forces.
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The advancement of culture and
heritage related to the armed forces, in
particular in upholding the traditions of
the former Durham Light Infantry and of
perpetuating its deeds.| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Charity’s focus is to preserve and raise
public awareness of the former Durham
Light Infantry, held in such high esteem
across the nation but most particularly in
the North East of England. The Trustees
are particularly grateful to Durham County
Council (DCC) for their exceptional
commitment and support, not just for the
maintenance and safe keeping of the
Regimental Collection, but also for
financing, developing and delivering lifelong
learning programmes for schools,
community groups and the public.
The Charity owns the Regimental Collection
which is on loan to DCC under an
agreement between the Charity and DCC,
the most recent version of which came into
effect on 13 October 2021. The Regimental
Collection comprises two parts:
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The Archive
is that part of the
Regimental Collection consisting of
documents, manuscript and printed
books, maps and plans, photograph
albums and photographs etc
covering the entire history of the
Durham Light Infantry from 1758 to
1968. The Archive is cared for by
the Durham County Record Office
(DCRO), an Accredited Archive
Service administered by DCC.
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The Objects
is that part of the
Regimental Collection consisting of
some 15,000 2D and 3D objects
including textiles, uniforms,
weapons, medals, relics and
memorials, covering the entire| 2 |||history of the Durham Light Infantry
from 1758 to 1968. The objects are
cared for by the DLI Collection
(DLIC) which is also nationally
accredited and is administered by
DCC.
The Trustees are delighted to report that
the DLI’s Collection and Archives now form
a key component of ‘The Story’, Durham
County Council’s new collections facility at
Mount Oswald, just two miles south of
Durham city centre. Officially opened on 14
June 2024, The Story provides a gateway
to the history of County Durham and its
people in a restored and extended Grade II
listed manor house with state-of-the-art
modern facilities. Combining five important
collections, it offers visitors access to
documents and archaeological finds,
records of bravery, and stories of life-
changing events. This includes six miles of
archives charting 900 years of County
Durham's history and the entire DLI
Collection, which has been reunited with the
DLI Archive for the first time since 1998.
Items from the Collection form free
permanent and themed temporary
exhibitions whilst ~~victors~~
~~v~~i
sitors
can
undertake research using the very latest
facilities.
Some 68,000 people have visited The Story
in the 6 months from the date it opened to
31 December 2024. In 2016, its final year,
the former DLI Museum and Art Gallery at
Aykley Heads attracted 36,000 visitors. It
can be seen, therefore, that ‘The Story’ has
very nearly doubled the number of visitors
in half the time.
The Trustees are particularly pleased to
note:
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The schools’ learning programme for
Remembrance at The Story with a
performance from a bugler from The
Rifles.
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The illumination of the building for
Remembrance.
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Family learning activities delivered
as part of the Kohima exhibition.
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The Kohima Creative writing project,
working with local writing groups, a
wellbeing group at St. Cuthbert’s
Hospice and DLI Volunteers to
produce poems in collaboration with| |---|---|---| 3 |||the poet Paul Cookson.
•
Working with Age UK Culture
Companions Group, delivering DLI
handling sessions based on WW1
and Remembrance.
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A Christmas embroidery workshop
inspired by embroidered cards in the
DLI Collection, delivered to
community arts groups and visitors
to The Story.
•
Public store tours of the DLI
Collection.
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The continuing role of the DLI
Volunteers who meet at The Story
and at Sevenhills to work on
research for the Collection and
future exhibitions. The Volunteers
and the DLI Friends are also
delivering public events once a
month for the public to drop in and
talk about DLI history and memories.
•
New research into the letters relating
to Lt Col Henry Harpur Greer (1821-
1886), Commanding Officer of the
68th (Durham) Light Infantry during
the New Zealand Wars including the
Battles of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in
1864. It is anticipated that this
research will be of interest to
museums in New Zealand.
The Trustees are also pleased to note that
plans are well underway to redevelop the
former DLI Museum and Art Gallery.
Durham County Council have secured
significant funding from the Arts Council.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have complied with their duty
in section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act to
have due regard to the guidance published
by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|In accordance with the Charity’s
constitution dated the 3 August 2017, as
amended on 12 March 2020, the Charity’s
policy on grant making is as follows:
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to The Rifles’ Benevolent Trust, as
renamed or amalgamated into such
other charitable organisations from
time to time;| 4 |||-
towards the upkeep of the Durham
Light Infantry Chapel in Durham
Cathedral and the Memorial Garden
in the Cathedral precincts; and
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to public museums relating to British
military forces.| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity is hugely grateful for the
support that is given by many volunteers.
The DLIC and DCRO continue to work with
volunteers to help catalogue, research and
interpret the collections through learning
programmes. This involves veterans, The
DLI Friends and DLI Association.
Volunteering opportunities are being
developed through The Story project to
encourage and support more people to
explore and work with the collections.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|With the opening of The Story in June
2024, the Charity could not have wished for
a more positive outcome. The Collection
will continue to be conserved, preserved
and widely shared thus helping to ensure
that the Charity conforms to its three
objects.| ## **Additional information (optional)** 5 ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Investments have been impacted by the
instability caused by global events but no
more and no less than that experienced by
other investors across the UK. The portfolio
is kept under review.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| 6 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Of the total sum of £107,369 held on
current and deposit (£53,189) with the
Royal Bank of Scotland and the remainder
(£54,180) in the COIF Deposit Account. Of
this total, £27,000 is restricted. The
Trustees confirm their previous view that
the level of free reserves be maintained at
approximately £30,000 to cover ongoing
commitments and irregular outgoings.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity maintains a working
reserve in order to meet its objectives
described above for the purpose of:
a. Promoting the efficiency of the
Armed Forces of the Crown,
through promoting the military
efficiency of the Army Reserve
Units based in the County of
Durham, by improving facilities
and amenities of training and
service.
b. Creating, repairing and
maintaining memorials
commemorating the deeds of the
Durham Light Infantry or the
names of its members.
c.
Making grants to The Rifles
Benevolent Trust, as renamed or
amalgamated into such other
charitable organisations from
time to time
d. Towards the upkeep of the
Durham Light Infantry Chapel in
Durham Cathedral and the
Memorial Garden in the
Cathedral precinct.
e.
To public museums relating to
British Military Forces.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£77,369**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 7 |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The Charity’s principal source of income is
derived from interest gained within the
Investment Portfolio. It is further
supplemented through ad-hoc donations
and bequeathments. In 2024 the Charity
realised £50 through these funding
streams.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The objective of the Charity’s investments
is to obtain the best financial return in order
to maintain an income stream while
furthering the aims of the charity.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The Trustees have a Risk Register which
records any significant risks identified at
their bi-annual meetings.| |Other||The assets of the Regimental Museum are
Heritage Assets. Heritage Assets are not
valued in the Accounts. No reliable
valuation is available.| 8 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution dated the 3 August 2017 as
Amended on 12 March 2020| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|By the Trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
When a vacancy amongst the Trustees is
expected, potential candidates are
identified. Following an initial approach by a
Trustee, a candidate’s name is put to a
properly convened meeting of the Trustees
with a copy of their CV. If approved, they
are appointed by the Trustees for a period
of 5 years. On appointment, a new Trustee
is given an aide memoire containing a
history of the Durham Light Infantry and of
the Charity, a copy of the Constitution, the
Trustees’ Roll, a copy of the Charity’s most
recent accounts and copies of the minutes
of the previous two Trustees’ meetings.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity works very closely with the
Heritage Venues and Collections Manager
of Durham County Council’s Culture, Sport
and Tourism as well as with the County
Archivist atThe Story (previously
Durham
County Record Office)
.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|
The Charity recognises the general support
offered by the Army Museums Ogilby Trust
and will seek to engage more closely in
2025.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Regimental and Chattels Charity of the former Durham
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Colonel Harry
Edward Shields
MBE DL|Chair||The Trustees themselves| ||Christian Hugh
Stuart Swinburne
LLB Hons|Secretary||The Trustees themselves| ||Major David
Hamilton MSc|Treasurer||The Trustees themselves| ||Lieutenant Colonel
Timothy John Harris
MBE|||The Trustees themselves| ||Colonel Stephen
John Hopper TD|||The Trustees themselves| ||Brigadier Paul
Joseph Andrew
Baker OBE|||The Trustees themselves| ||Dr Keith John
Bartlett PhD BSc|||The Trustees themselves| ||Lieutenant General
Charles Seymour
Collins DSO OBE|||The Trustees themselves| ||Lieutenant Colonel
Daryl Dowdall|||The Trustees themselves| ||Lieutenant Colonel
Andrew Hugh Ward|||The Trustees themselves| ||Major Benjamin
John Dyer|||The Trustees themselves| ||Professor Richard
David Ellis Scothon||Acting from 24 March
2024, the date on which
he was appointed.|The Trustees themselves| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 11 Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 12 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** 13 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** CHRISTIAN HUGH STUART **Full name(s)** HARRY EDWARD SHIELDS SWINBURNE **Position (eg** Chair Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 14 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Th• R•glm•ntal and Chatt•ls Charlty ofth• fomi Durham Llght Infantry Ch•rfty numb•r 1174128 CC16a Recei ts and payments accounts I YAN 2024 For tho Porfod To SI PEC 2014 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Re¥tricted fund• Endowment fund• Total fvnd• La•t y•ar to th• nMr••t to th• TrJ•r••t£ to th• nwr••t£ to th• n•ar••t£ toth• n•ar•st£ A1 R•celpts N(th1h8m Trust M&G Oonatlon9 Bla¢krod( R•lum ofun?￿t Grnnt18 RIFLESI lfiterèston COIF d•poilt 1.647 l.u7 676 1,476 642 50 187 187 187 2,713 2,713 2,328 Oangtlon from Durhaffl County Coundl Iow8rd8 th• arnount charqe•J by Iha Commonwe•lth Wdr Grave COMI￿￿lan ss ncome AR) A2 A•8•1 and Inv••tm•nt sal••. (Seo tabl•). 6,273 0.273 .273 5.049 A3Pa onts 8undry D•bto Relrnbur88mgni8 Donallon to 8 RIFLES Donotlon to DLI AJ8ocl•llon Catanli Trtp 86 322 4000 1100 6tratsv8 Costs ond Postage unt In¥paC￿on Fee AZETS CWGC DLI Mgrnorfal C8t•nla rnglnl Tw8tog Inburanca Pollty 300 232 339 232 330 Sub total 6,062 A4 Asset and Inve8tmant urchase¥. Ise• tabl•) CGWM Bond Fund Sub total 656 Net of receipts/(p4ym•ntsJ AS Transf•rs botw••n fvnd8 A6 Ca8h funds last year end Cash fvnds this year end 107,369 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr•8lrlcted funds to nb•r••t£ Rastrlcted funds lo n•ar••t£ Endownwnt funds to n••r••t £ Catognr B1 Cash funds COIF Deposit A¢￿￿t 26.914 Cash at bank 53.189 Total cash fvnds 80,455 26,914 l•gm6 b84aneeBwlth rec*ts ond PA￿¢￿￿ Acmunl(&ll Unre$trlcted fvnds to n•w•*t£ Endowmént funds lo n•Ar•8t£ funds to nMrnsl£ Detslls B2 Othor monatary assets Fund to whl¢h ••••t h•lon Cuff•nt ￿lu• nal Do10118 Cost {optlon*ll $1.311 83 Inv08tm•nt a88•ts 220 CGWM Bond Fund (Nothwn Tru•ti Unr••trfct•d 31112r2024 chIrfn￿ CotTr)YJn Inve8twffit Fund Inc¢ 181gckrot*l Th• EquIt1￿ Invastmant Fund lor Ch￿rf￿#S Incorn• Unlt81'Chorffund'l {M a o InvBBlrn8nt&l To¢al c#Jrrnnt VAlu• ol Im1￿¢MontI 3,109 Unroslrlr*ed 31112f2024 11,785 11.007 Unro6irlcted 3111W2024 01.704 Fund to whkll ••t b•lon Co•t loptlonall Curr•nt ¥•lu• Detalls 84 Assets retalnad lor th• charlty's own use lo whkh Amwnt du• Wh•A du• Detalls ltsb 85 Llabllltles Slgrrtd by one Dr trust•￿ on half of all the tru8ta•s Date of Slgnaturn Prfnt Name Cdonel Harry Edward Shields MBE Christian S*rynbume 14 Mar-25 Mar-25