SEND & RIPLEY HISTORY SOCIETY
CHARrrABLE INCORPORATED OR&4NISATION
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
CHARITY NUMBEIL. ll74161

SEND & RIPIEY HISTORY SOCIETY
CHARITABIE INCORPORATED OR&INISATION
TRusfEES* REPORT
The t￿￿tee5 present their report snd accounts for the year ended 31 Decembet 2025
Rwtered Chanty No: 1174161
TRUSTEES:
President
John SlatEord
Secretary
Jenny Jackson (ttsigned as ttustee 11 Match 2020
Tteasuter &
Membership
C1￿￿tin1 Sheard
Other Tn￿tee8
ChL8topher Catr
Peter Croucher
Andtew Jones
Anne Comdl

AcfIvTfiES DURING THE YEAR
The Society coniinues to prothote the study of the bistory of thc T￿lag¢S of sell￿ RJ"pley 2nd
We wett dehghted to put into wint Gljosts dloxg Tbt IVY by Petrt Gtove, 54 collection of mejnoties of
gtowtng up in Send dU￿g the 194(Ys 2nd 50's. This was tnadc p0551blc with the very generous donation
by the authot of U482. This coveted 911 ptititttig costs of £1,603 with the tell￿ltidet a donation to the
society.
A very succe55fiJ 2nd well attended atitiive￿2ry ditmer was held in Febn]2ry at the Ripley hall to
celebrate 50 years of the sooety.
Our awatd wmning bi.monthty joutnals continued to roll off tbe presses and the museum was open to
ViSÉtots on Saturday with very vat￿d exhft)itions.
Our monthly talks were well supported and hdd at the R4)ky V* HalL
TRUSTEES
Thc trustees ate listed at tbe front of thts tepotL
FINANCIAL REPORT
Thc income for the ye2r undet review was £18.662 (2024: £13,488). knd expenditvre £15.938 (2024.. £10.867).
The tcsult for die year shows a surplus of £2.724 P024: £2.621). Sales of publications in 21Y25 wete £1,507
(2024.. £1.135).
Subsctiptions fot 2025 wete constsot at £5,747 (2024.. £5.781). Totsl metnbership at the end of tbe year
336.
THE SOCIETYS POIJCY ON KESERVES
The Society'8 poh'cy on incotne resetves is to continue to hold suffiaent rese￿&$ to njeet the costs 0£
new publications. the m2tnten2nce of the Djuseum and fL)ture conservatton wo& on the collection held
by the Soctety.
The trustees consider the reserves at 31 Decembet 2025 to be suffioent for the Society5 needs.
TRUSTEES* RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE Accouwrs
Ch2ftty12w requires the trustees of the Society to prepare #D income and expenditure account and 2
statement of liabilities fot each fttwicial year. In additio￿ the tn￿tee$ ate responstble for keeping propet
accounting records which ate sufficient to show 2nd exp]aiJ] the &xicrfs transactions and to disclose
Ivith teasonable accuracy at any one time the financial position oEthe Society.
They are 21so responsible fot Safe￿￿dIng the assets of the Society and hence for taking tca50nablc steps
fot the prevention of frxud And othet ittegukn"ties.
Approved by the trustees 11 Matth 2026 and on thcir behatf bT.

SEND & RIPLEY HisfoRY SOCIETY
STATEMEpif OF INCOME ANO EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2025
2UZ5
2U24
Income
Sub5ttiptions
Publications - Sales
.Joumal . adVettsSi￿ tevenue
Gift Aid
Incotne from Events
Donations
Iotetest
5,747
1.507
1,980
915
4.478
3.820
215
£18,662
5,781
1,135
2,036
820
3,022
250
£13,488
Expenditute
Museum Expenditute
Pubjj'catioos - Cost
Ghosts along The Wey
Joutn21 _ Cost
Inswaace
Events induding Speaket5
Computet & Media
Wcbsite
Miscc]]ancous Expenses
1294
1.048
1.603
5,888
664
806
5.612
815
2350
108
120
392
4,064
607
£15,938
£10,867
Excess of Income over EX￿dIt￿te
724
£2,621
Resetyes Btought Forwa
Reserves Cattied Fotwatd
10294
£￿,640
£12,915
2024
Current As6ets
Stock of Publication5
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
Dcbtors & Prepayments
1.025
16.414
54
1.737
19230
1,209
14,712
54
2,036
18,011
Cuttent Liabilities
Credito
3,590
5,096
12,915

SEND & RIPIEY HISTORY SOCIETY
(Establtshed in 1975 ￿ Send Hi%tory Society)
Rwstrttd Chxtity No: 1174161
NOTES TO THEAccouNfs- 31 DECEMBER 2025
l. Accounting Policies
Basis of 2ccounW.
The accounts b2ve been prepa￿a undcr the hi%torial cost convention.
The accounts are ststed on an accnds basis and itidude incon)e and expenditute as they gre
extned. Donations ate accounted fot when ttceiv
2. Fixed A88ets
Since its fornJ2tion the S(Kiety has had in its possession vatious #rtefxcts. most of W￿Ch have
been donated on wbich it is not possibEe to put a V21ue. These are held in tn￿t and atc not
induded in the B212nce SheeL A list of these lten￿ ts avaAlable foi inspection by members.
3. Cuffent Liabilitie8
2024
Events - Advance paYn￿lts
Subsctiptions
Advettising Revenue
1,556
2.455
1155
4. Ripley Museum
The ownetsbip of the buildmg is vested in the Rxpley VJll3ge Hall Management Coinmittee. The
S()ciety l]2s the exdusive nght to use the bulldll￿ frec of tent in pe￿e￿ity. The costs of
refurbls1i￿g and equipmcnt are ch2rged to Incon￿ & expen&tute in the yexr.
5. Stock of Publications
The stock is valued at cos¢ ks5 due allowance fot slow moving iteti]s.

AccouNfANT'S REPORT
To The TTh￿tres Of
The Send & Ripley History &)ciety
As 5t3ted on page 2 you responsible for the prepatation of thc accounts for the yeAr ended 31
December 21125, set out on pys 3 gnd 4. and you considet that the Society is exellwt from an audit or
aft independent eXAmi￿tion under the cban.tics Act 2006. In accotdance witb yout instructions, I have
teconciled the accounts Set out on p2ge 3 and the notes on page 4 with th¢ accounting records, 2nl from
the Jnfonnation and cxp]2nations Suppl￿ to me. confinn tbat they are in accotdxnce therewitlL
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