2021-01-01-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 02 January 2020 01 January 2021 To

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Huntingdonshire History Festival

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1180093

Charity's principal address 63 Great Northern Street Huntingdon Cambridgeshire Postcode PE29 7HJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	M.T.H. Addis	Chairman	Wholeyear	First CharityTrustee
	M. R. Calleway	Secretary	Wholeyear	First CharityTrustee
	P. C. Saunders	Trustee	Wholeyear	First CharityTrustee
	S. McAdam	Trustee	Resigned	First CharityTrustee
	G Stalker	Trustee	Wholeyear	First CharityTrustee
	S. Fletcher	Treasurer	Wholeyear	Trustees
	S. Orme	Trustee	Appointed 21.01.2020	Trustees
	G. Rayment	Trustee	Appointed 21.01.2020	Trustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
NIL

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
NIL

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

Michael T. H. Addis, Chairman

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CIO Foundation Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by other elected trustees

(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.

The Charity Trustees are all volunteers who represent a cross section of people from local history groups, re-enactment enthusiasts, local merchants, school teacher, archivists, museum curators and council representatives all with a passion for local history and to be able to disseminate their knowledge and information to the local population. The Trustees have been supported by a larger body of volunteers, history enthusiast, published authors and curators from other local museums giving their time and guidance in putting together a wide ranging and visually stimulating program of events.

On election Trustees are informed of their duties and responsibilities and provided with copies of the governing document and latest published accounts and trustees report. They are also made aware of publications and advice available from the Charity Commission. In recruiting new trustees the charity seeks those that have the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to help develop the aims and organisation of the charity.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

To advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of the former county of Huntingdonshire, now part of Cambridgeshire, by staging events, providing talks, guided walks, presentations and similar educational activities for the benefit of the public of all ages. Another aim was to engage the public in their own local history and help others to also promote their interests in local history.

A very active Facebook was run, which included regular monthly articles, activities and contributions from the public, this is ongoing and was and is still being updated throughout the year. – We had 1145 "likes" on facebook and 1235 "followers We reached 29,292 people on Facebook over 2020 -2021 Website Stats: We had approximately 3,000 hits on our website over 2020 -2021 Summary of the main activities undertaken for the - Monthly blog posts have helped to increase our reach and engagement, public benefit in relation to posts have included: these objects (include within A history of Red Kites, A history of Huntingdonshire Home Guard, An this section the statutory account of "The Fenland Ark", A history of Sawtry Abbey. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Twitter: Our account on Twitter has fallen by the wayside somewhat as I issued by the Charity was forced to focus on other digital streams due to other commitments, it Commission on public remains a useful tool to advertise events and inform the public, I am benefit) unable to supply detailed historic information from Twitter! In exercising their duties the Trustees took due regard of Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 to ensure that the activities of the Charity met with the objects of the Charity as laid out in the governing document.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the year we have done very little due to the Pandemic and the restrictions placed on us. Our main efforts have been keeping the festival alive using Social media.

We did not mange or feel it appropriate to run any events for the public, other than through Social Media. In preparation we did make 2 several large scale models ready for events in 2021, one for the Godmanchester museum which was a Roman Mansio and was indeed filmed for a programme for a Channel 4 programme. Secondly a 12’ long, 4ft high and 4 ft wide model of Ely Cathedral (The latter was slightly out of our remit in that this was Cambridgeshire, rather than Huntingdonshire) to be shown at Ely Cathedral and to enable a children’s event later in 2021.

Section E Financial review Brief slatement of the charitys policy on reserves The Charity aims to cary over a reserve of be￿een £2,000 and £2,500 at the end of each year. This is considered sufficienl to pay insurance and inilial cosls for the following year while grant applications are being made. Details ot any funds materially In deficit None Further flnancial review details (Optional Inforniation) It was agreed with the Heritage Lottery Fund that their remaining grant of £7,500 previously alk)cated to the 2020 festival could be carried fO￿ard to 2021. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about- the charty's principal sources of funds {including any lundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectNes of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. A further £3,694 of gener￿ funds were held, making a total of £11,194 in the bank al Ihe year end. All money is held in a non-interest bearing bank current account as the amoLJnt of funds after the feslival are insufficient to warrant transler lo any interest bearing account. All online bank transaclions must be authorised by two Trustees. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved th8 truslees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's truslees Signature(s) Full name(s) Posilion (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Michael A(hJis Sheila Fletcher Chair Treasurer Date 21" OGlober 2021

	Huntingdonshire History Festival	Huntingdonshire History Festival	Huntingdonshire History Festival	1180093	1180093	1180093	CC16a
	For the period from	02/01/2020	To		01/01/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - 200 - - - - - 200 - - - 200 - 115 - - - 116 - - 231 - - - 231 - 31 - 11,225 11,194	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -		Total funds to the nearest £ - - 200 - - - - - 200 - - - 200 - 115 - - - 116 - - - 231 - - - 231 - 31		Last year to the nearest £
Grants received	-						24,500
Events Income	-						283
Donations received	200						1,560
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	200						26,343
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-						-
Total receipts A3 Payments
							26,343
Events	-						16,505
Administration	115						206
Publicity	-						1,643
Insurance	-						1,307
Donationsgiven	-						710
Governance	116						-
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**Sub total **	231						20,371
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-						-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
							20,371
	- 31	-	-		- 31		5,972
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	11,225	-	-		11,225		5,253
	11,194	-	-		11,194		11,225

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to naarest £ Restrlcted funds Endowment funds Categories Details to nearest £ to neur85t t B1 Cash funds Bank Atttxjnt 11.194 Total cash funds 11.194 nrfsll Unrestrlcted funds to nearet £ Restricted funds to rnar¢¥t £ Endowment funds lo rbearest £ Fund to vNch C<>8t loplon•l) Curr•ni vol lon21 888et be Cot loptlonwll Current value B4 Assels retalned for the charity's own use Fund to whlch IlabS1 Amouni dug tional When du tional B5 Llabillties Signed by one or ￿0 trusiees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Dale ol rov ichael T. H. Ath￿s Chairrnan Sheila Fletcher Treasurer Ib.q.'zi