Friends oflsland History Trust Report to the Trusties of the unaudited statutory accounts of Friends of Island History Trust for the year ending 31 December 2024 The Entity is exempt from an audit under the Companies Act 2006. Contents Page For the year ended 31 December 2024 Profit and Loss Detailed Profit and Loss account Balance Sheet Note to the Financial Statements Directors and Trusties Charity No.. 1178684 Friends of Island History Trust Profit and Loss Account For the period ending 31 December 2024 2024 Turnover 6,695 Expenditure - 7,580 Operating profit/loss 885 Profit/loss on ordinary activities before taxation 885 Tax on profit on ordinary activities Profit/loss for the financial period 885 Charity No: 1178684 Friends of Island History Trust Detailed profit and Loss Account For the period ending 31 December 2024 Income Book sales Calendar 1,184 1,727 1.172 Donations IN Funding Other Sales 109 Membership Open Day Door Open Day Raffle Open Day Kitchen Postage and packing Supplying Content 1,292 408 104 363 336 Total Income Ex enditure Admin Donations OUT 3,600 Off ice Equipment Postage Room Hire Stationery Reimbursements Suppliers 273 598 22 86 102 2,899 Total Expenditure Total profit/loss for the financial period 885 Charity No.. 1178684 Friends of island History Trust Balance Sheet as of 31 December 2024 STARTING CASH BALANCE 01101124 479 STARTING BANK BALANCE 01101124 16,688 Restricted Funds (George Pye Legacy) - 1.024 Total Profit/Los5 for Financial period TOTAL BALANCE CASH IN HAND 31/12/24 835 BANK BALANCE 31112124 15,447 Restricted Funds (George Pye's Legacy) - 1.024 TOTAL BALANCE Signed on behalf of the trustees. Deborah Levett (Treasurer) Charity No: 1178684 Friends of Island History Trust Notes to the financial Statements For the period ended 31 December 2024 l Accounting policies Basis of accounting The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). Creditors: amounts falling due within one - year 2024 Other creditors Owed to related Entity Total Owed Reserves Profit and loss Account Reserves b/fvid 1/112024 Profit for the year Restricted Funds Balance at 31 December 2024 17,167 885 -1,024 Charity No: 1178684 Friends of Island History Trust Directors and tru5tie5 as of 31 December 2024 Edward Ward Marion HeseSden Deborah Levett Glen Franklin Chairman Vice Chair Treasurer Vice Secretary Vice Treasurer Wendy Bohan George Warren Carolynne McGaughey Charity No: 1178684 St John's Community Centre, The History Room, 3743 Glengall Grove, London E14 3NE H I STOIITr 1 Charity No:1178684 AGM Annual Re ort- Year to December 2024 In June last year we celebrated 10 years Sin￿ the launch of Friends of Island History and guests at the celebration included Eve Hostetler and Derek Chambers who were instrumental in setting up the Island History Trust in 1985 and putting together the archive collections now hekl at Bancroft Road. Friends of Island History is a Charrtable Trust wrth a Constrtution which sets out the objects of the Trust which are ststed as ' to advance education and public awareness of the social, industrial and political history of the Isle of Dogs through research, compiling of records and leaflets and other publications, arranging lectures, meetings, exhibrtions and other events, and by the establishment and maintenance of an archive containing infomiation, images. artrfacts and photographs,. I hope we are continuing to meet these objectives. In 2024, we held tr¥VO very SUC￿SSfUl Open Days in May and October which were well attended and the open days continue to be popular and will be repeated this year. The next Open Day is on Saturday 1Ph May and Bancroft Road will again have on display sections of the photographic archives. We are also grateful for the continuing support of Reg Beer, Massey Shaw, the Prefab Museum. George Green School and others for their contributions at Open Days. During the year we have supported a number of local events and collaborated with many other local organisations . Debbie, Con Maloney and I have also given talks and presentations at Cubitt Town Library and Canary Vltharf. We have also continued to hold the regular Wednesday meetings of volunteers which. thanks to Marion arKI George, continue to be very popular. The meetings are from 1 pm on Wednesdays. The Group organise outs"ngs, guest speakers and special events. Everyone is welcome to come along on Wednesdays, and we are imrnensely grateful to all the volunteers for their wonderful knowledge of Island History and their continuing contribution to the work of the Trust. News Letters are being prepared and distributed three times a year. and Debbie also provides monthty in the Dod(lands and East London Advertiser.. We are also gratsful to Carotynne who has been provKling rnonthly bulletins mainly distributed by e-mail which hopefully are keeping everyone up to date with what is going on. I would also like to tske this opportunty to express again our thanks and gratitude to Laura, the Communty Centre Manager. who is a￿ayS incredibly supportive and helpful and we are extremely grateful for all she has done for the Trust. Finally, l am pleased to announce that followiNJ our publication of Con Maloney's very popular book about public houses on the Isle of Dogs, we have just published collection of George Warren's poems compiled by George and Con which will be available on Open Day. We hope to follow this by further publications this year. On behalf of the Trustees. I would like to send our best wishes to all members for their continuing support and companionship and we look forward to an exciting and enjoyable year to come. Edward Ward Chaimian FOIHT April 2025