2022-01-01-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	02	January	2021		01	January	2022
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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	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
	G Stalker	Trustee	Wholeyear	First CharityTrustee
	S. Fletcher	Treasurer	Wholeyear	Trustees
	S. Orme	Trustee	Wholeyear	Trustees
	G. Rayment	Trustee	Appointed 29.09.2021	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)

Appointed by other elected trustees Trustee selection methods

(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 1458 "likes" on facebook and 1330 "followers We reached 29,292 people on Facebook over 2021 -2022 Website Stats: We had approximately 4000 hits on our website over 2021 -2022 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: Ghost walks in Huntingdonshire, WW2 secrets,and these objects (include within Huntingdon nostalgia this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity In exercising their duties the Trustees took due regard of Section 17(5) of Commission on public the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations benefit) 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)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• 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 manage or feel it appropriate to run any events for the public, other than through Social Media.

We did however run 4 very successful Ghost walks in Hinchingbrooke house in November, once Covid restrictions were lifted. All the walks were sold out very quickly. We were also able to sponsor later events at Godmanchester, A Roman activity day and the History of Godmanchester.

We also helped pay for a mobile display cabinet for the local Museum, which we will have access to as well for future years.

We ran another successful lego event for children at Ely Cathedral.

Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Charity aims to carry over a reserve of between £2,000 and £2,500 at the end of each year. This is considered SLrfficient to pay insurance and initial costs for the followng year vthile grant applications are teing made. Details of any funds materially in deficit None Further financial revlew details {Optlonal inforniation) You may choose to indude As the charity was not caTrying out any of its ovm activities this year it additional infomation, where was agreed with the Herrtage Lottery Fund that their remaining grant of relevant about. £7,500 could be spent on support to various other local museums and the charity's principal organisations. sources of funds (induding any fundraising),. how exp8nditure has supported the key objectives of the charity- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. At the year*nd there was £5,712 in the bank All money is held in a non-interest bearing bank current account a5 the amount of funds after the festival are insufficient to warrant transfer to any interest bearing account. All online bank transactions must be authorised by two Trustees. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report al)ove. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) M. T. H. Addis Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary. Chair. etc) Michael Addis Sheila Fletcher Chair Treasurer Date 2Z

	Huntingdonshire History Festival	Huntingdonshire History Festival	Huntingdonshire History Festival	1180093	1180093	1180093	CC16a
	For the period from	02/01/2021	To		01/01/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 400 3,094 - - - - - 3,494 - - - 3,494 2,972 457 5,547 - - 8,976 - - - 8,976 - 5,482 - 11,194 5,712	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -		Total funds to the nearest £ 400 3,094 - - - - - - 3,494 - - - 3,494 2,972 457 - - 5,547 - - - - 8,976 - - - 8,976 - 5,482		Last year to the nearest £
Grants received	400						-
Events Income	3,094						-
Donations received							200
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	3,494						200
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-						-
Total receipts A3 Payments
							200
Events	2,972
Administration	457						115
Publicity
Insurance
Sponsorship	5,547
Governance							116
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**Sub total **	8,976						231
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
							231
	- 5,482	-	-		- 5,482		- 31
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	11,194	-	-		11,194		11,225
	5,712	-	-		5,712		11,194

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Section B Statement of assels and liabilities at the end of the period Unrgstricted funds Restricted lunds noarest £ Endowment funds lo n￿reSt £ Categorie$ Details B1 Cash funds 5.712 Total cash funds 5,712 ￿￿(¥)) Endowmont funds to mèawst È funds lunds nearest E Details --z##• val D2t?11g FurKI tOfhbch Curr•nt valu• on•1 Delails 84 Assets retalned lor the charlty's own use FurKI to whlrh Amount When due lional Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one ortwo trustees on behJf of dl th8 trustses Date of oval Signalure Priftt Name Mithael T. H. Addts Chaimn Sheila F]etch Treasurer