2025-12-31-accounts - Our Chartist Heritage

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2025 31 12 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1176673

Our Chartist Heritage

Charity's principal address	18 Ruperra Close, Bassaleg	18 Ruperra Close, Bassaleg
	Newport
	S Wales
	Postcode	NP10 8NP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Dr MJ Drowley	Chair
Dr EM Jones
CJH England	Treasurer
HL Vaughan
JC Ferris
M Hexter		To 06.02.2025
O Young		To 14.10.2025
D Mayer
D Jewson
P Dave

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document CIO - Foundation

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustee interview (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE CHARTIST MOVEMENT BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, TALKS, EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, SPORTS AND HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit) The Trustees undertook a range of activities during 2025, with due
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.
These activities included:
•successful completion of Heritage Fund project NM-22-
00860
•creation of the Chartist Footsteps App
(https://map.newportrising.co.uk)
funded by Heritage Fund and Shared Prosperity Fund,
administered by Newport City Council (NCC)
•establishment of two new sub-committees of the Board of
Trustees: the Fundraising Committee and the Newport
Rising Hub Committee
•engagement of Project Director (with grants from Heritage
Fund and Postcode Community Trust) tapering as follows:
0.7 FTE from January-April 2025; 0.6 FTE from May-June
2025; and 0.2 FTE from July-December 2025
•completion of the first two-year lease of 170 Commercial
Street and renewal for a further two years with the support
of a grant from NCC
•full operation of Newport Rising Hub (the Hub), enabling
OCH to raise the profile of Newport’s Chartist heritage
through a year-round programme of events and activities in
the city centre, including the first half of a six-month creative
arts residency by Goldtops Studios
•active participation in Newport’s annual cycle of events and
festivals including the first Newport Festival of Words,
Newport Food Festival, Newport Music Trail and Arts on the
Hill Festival
•delivery of guided tours of Newport’s Chartist Trails by
graduate of a programme of accredited training for tourist
guides, delivered by Wales Official Tourist Guide
Association (WOTGA), in partnership with NCC and OCH in
August 2024
•OCH presence at Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2025
•representation on Newport Place Board, responsible for
overseeing, implementing and monitoring place-based
strategies, including the city’s cultural, destination
management and marketing plans
•live events including
oguided walk to the Chartist Cave on Llangynydyr
Mountain
oinaugural Chartist Legacy Lecture at University of
South Wales Campus by Professor Sam Friedman
l(LSE) entitled_Born to Rule: The Making and_
Remaking of the British Elites
ocreative song-writing workshops for children aged 8-
13 at the Hub
obook launch of Horatio Clare’s latest book_We Came_
By Sea_at Waterstones
oChartist Convention at Riverfront Theatre, which
included the following presentations: Martyn Wright
_The Chartist Landscape; Raymond Stroud_The John_
Frost Protest Coin; Rhian E Jones_Rebecca Riots_

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and Chartism; a presentation by theatre company HER STORY, entitled Mary Frost ; Huw Williams Chartism in Merthyr ; Gavin Eynon The Trial of John Frost ; and a musical interlude by Julian Hayman and Laura Wainright accompanied by Men of Gwent. o multiple art and craft workshops at Newport Rising Hub including the making of 22 lanterns, each inscribed with the name of one of the Chartists killed outside the Westgate Hotel in 1839 o Newport Rising Torchlit March from Belle Vue Park to the Westgate Hotel, which began with performances by Blessed Crow, Newport Male Choir, and fire artists Hummadruz. Actor Gareth David-Lloyd ( Torchwood) addressed a rousing speech to the marchers at Belle Vue Park and led a crowd of 2000 participants in singing outside The Westgate Hotel o after-party at Le Pub with live concert by Mwsog, Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy and AWDL o Chartist Commemoration Ceremony in the churchyard of Newport Cathedral on the 186th anniversary of Newport Rising, which was attended by the general public, elected representatives, the Mayor and the Dean of Newport Cathedral o History at the Hub sessions including: Chartist Statues: Unity, Prudence and Victory with Bethan James; The Evolution of Newport’s Music Scene with Bethan James; Screening of Gresham College Lecture by Professor Vic Gatrell on The Cato Street Conspiracy ; Screening of Michael Sheen’s documentary Valleys Rebellion, hosted by Sian Roderick Director and Co-Producer and Meic Birtwistle Co-Producer o launch of a pop-up Christmas Bookshop at the Hub, in partnership with Parthian Books, with celebrity appearance by Patrick Jones and a poet from the new writers’ group Voices for the Future •

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Dr Melinda Jane Drowley Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 13 May 2026

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	Our Chartist Heritage	Our Chartist Heritage	Our Chartist Heritage	No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/2025	To	Period end date 31/12/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 6,085 14,473 - - - - - - 20,558 - - - 20,558 33,098 - - - 818 252 113 - 4,000 38,281 - - - 38,281 - 17,723 - - 12,153 - 29,876	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 13,550 - - - - - - - 13,550 - - - 13,550 - 13,000 - 12,816 - - - - - 25,816 - - - 25,816 - 12,266 - 49,975 37,709	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 19,635 14,473 - - - - - - 34,108 - - - 34,108 33,098 13,000 - 12,816 818 252 113 - 4,000 64,097 - - - 64,097 - 29,989	Last year to the nearest £
Grants & Donations	6,085				74,213
Events & Merchandise	14,473				26,200
Loan	-				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	20,558				100,413

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					100,413

Events & Merchandise	33,098				43,293
Project Director	-				21,000
Project Assistant	-				13,230
Premises	-				18,974
Insurance	818				812
Subscriptions	252				673
Admin,Cloud	113				113
Loan	-				-
Expenses	4,000				4,958
**Sub total **	38,281				103,053

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
, Laptop	-				-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					103,053

	- 17,723	- 12,266	-	- 29,989	- 2,640
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	- 12,153	49,975	-	37,822	40,462
	- 29,876	37,709	-	7,833	37,822

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/05/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	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)) Bank Current Account Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - 29,876 37,709 - - - - - 29,876 37,709 OK 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 Chris JH England	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
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			Date of approval
		Chris JH England	13 May2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

31/05/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Our Chartist Heritage On accounts for the year 31 December 2025 Charity no 1176673 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 & 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2021.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: Signed: 8 May 2026 Name: Christopher J Donavon Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 34 Cae Perllan Road Newport S Wales, NP20 3FW

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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