GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The Trustees present their reikn and a¢wunts forthe year ended 31 Decemkr 2022. Gov.ernlng Documont The Charity is a Charitable IncorN)ted Organisation (CIO) governed by a constilution dated 17 January 2019. Trustees Trust during the year were &% follows: Dr. J. D. Hl$don N. W. Kingsley Miss S.E. Brown D. H. Aldred Dr. J.R. Broadway Dr. J.H. Chandler J. P. Comt¢T Miss H.M. Forbes Sir Nicholas Mander Ms. E.J. Marley Ms S. Parson8 Mrs S.P. Self Dr. IL Watli5 Chairn)an (Until 20 Janu8ry 2022) Chairnian (from 26 January 2022) (resigned 13 July 2022) {until 26 January 2022) {rEs1wd 20 DeIbff 2022) (appointed 13 July 2022) {appointal 13 A 2022) Dr. J.D. Hi)d8don passed away on 20 January 2022. N.W. Kingsley was apwinted Chairnian on 26 January 2022. Structure, Governance and Management TnteeS are app)inted foraterni ofthree Ye5. TnL%tx8 are eligible forreapin1m¢nt fortwo further tem)s of three y¢arE after which they must Stand do for on¢ year. Th¢y are then eligible for reelection again. Oblectlves ol the CIO to advan¢e the education of the public in the history of the historic ¢ounty of Gloucest¢rshire {including South GloUCterShire) and of the city of Bristol, and to f(r public knowledg4 understanding and applation of th¢ history of Gloucestershire and Bristol to advance research and other work in COnntiOn with the prerATation of the Victoria County History of England relating to the historic Unty of Gl(MJcester5hire and the city of Bristol io encourage, promote and SUPFM)rt lo1 history research and writing in or thut the historic county of Gloucestershire and the ¢ity of Bristol. drnwing especially on the use of historical resources and furthering the active participation of the public through education and learning and Fyoviding the means of communication between those involved with local history. The Tru3te¢s met on a quarterfy basis and remained in larCOntr¢t iknveen meetin8S.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 TRUSTEES. REPORT (conL) FOR THE YEAR ENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 2022 Prlnclpal Addr• The Charity's principal address is clo Gloucestershire Heritage Hu& Clarence Row. Alvin Street Glou¢ester GLI 3DW. Activltles and achlevements Since its establishment in January 2019. the Charity h&5 &2rTied forward the progrwnm¢ of work begun under its Unin¢orporated knociation predecessor{R¢gd No 1138520). Application to dissolve the UA was made in November 2021 but at the year's end it r¢mained on the Charity Commission giSter. essentially inactive. In JanUY 2022 the TTUSt suffered a severe blow with the uneXpj death of our Chairn)an, and this pmmpted a rnpid r¢view ofthe Trt's roles and workingm¢tho(Is, to ensure effectÈve leadershipand direction of the organization continued. As a result of the review, one of the trthes. Dr John Chandler. resigned as a trustee in order to play a part-time c(Fordinating rol¢ as County Editor. Two other trustees resigned during the year for person reasons and two new truslees were aptM)inteiL There remain two vacancies on the Trustee b(y. which we are actively tying to fill with people with appropriate skill In planning its activities for the year under review, the CIO kept in mind th¢ Charity Commission's guidanc¢ on public benefiL It mained focused on its sted aims of alucIng the public in the history of th¢ historic county of Gloucestershire, and advancing reSe2h and otherwork in preparion for fithr instalments of the Victoria County History ofGlouc¢stershire. The relaxation of pandemic restrictions in 2022 made ssIble a new public educational initiative: the start of & series of workshops forthe general publiq rwi in conjunction with Glouce5t¢r3hire Archives and the University of the West of England. to provide training in historical research methods. This w&s extsrmely successful and led to a number of new volunteers coming forward to assist the Trust tn its research activities. We intend to reat it in 2023. t)uring the year the Charity had five contributing editors (historical resegrchers) under contraeL sUPPOrted by the work of a w)ol of volunteers whose activities rdnge from cat8loguin& indexing and ldaring records r¢levant to CUTrent research projects, to the ana]ysis of records and drafting of text. Steady ProesS was achieved with the research on the three current projects, which will lead to hardback volumes in the Vietoria County History of Gloucestershire Series, covering the Yate and Chipping S(Mll)ury area of South Gloucestershire (Vol XIV). the Cheltenham district (Vol XV); and the cIrceSterd]str1¢t (Vol Xvt). WO contin on all three volLEmes during the year, and was ¢ompleted on the history of DUntiSVrne Abknts and Dunti5knurne Rous (for vol. XVI) and West Littleton (for volume XIV). Work 15 in pro on Coaw Preston and outsthnding $ts of Cirencester (forvolume XVI). on Leckhampton and Swindon (for volwn¢ XV) and on Dyrtwi (for volume XIV). Further draft sections were Plac online for public use and comment ahead of final publication. The migration of wntent frorn the Trust's own website to the centrnl VCH website nm by the University of London largely completed. Once again, trustee5 were indebted to the efforts of atrhive staff in Mallng a safe environment at the Glouceslershire Heritage Hub for our reswchers and volunteers alik The Trust's continuing t&sk is to raise the funds to keep the research going. The fiS are now in hand to complete volum¢ XVI (CiTence5ter8nd district) andw¢ have commissioned all the nece&sary work to enable this to be achieved around the end of 2023. During the yew we receiv ex¢etrtionally gerkerous donations. in excess of £50.000, in memory of OUT former ChaimiarL and these should enable us to undertake work on the large and complex parish of Charlton Kings for volume XV. We ¢xp¢¢t to compl¢fr volwnes XIV and XV within about three years. The success of our fundrnising event at Cirencester Park in September 2021 has encouraged us to launch a similar fundrnising initiative for volume XIV in 2023. and planning for this took place during the year. During the year we a150 initiated discussions with interested parti&8about whichareas ofth¢ couirty should b¢th¢ fo¢us of fLrtutE r¢s¢arch activity once the current volumes a wmpletrd atNI we expect to make de¢isions about this matterduring the course of 2023.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 TRUSTEES. REPORT {cont) FOR THE YEAR ENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 2022 Reserves PollGy Beyond meeting agreed ¢ontractual commitment& the Trth. airn is to mainlain a suffjcient Serve to be able to respond to unexpected OPEM)rtunities. R•vlew of Major Rlsks The Trustees have reviewed areas of risk and tsken appropriate actiOJL Accounts The attached accounts show the Current state of the fJn8nces, which the Trustres consider to be sound. N. W. Kingsley. Chairnian Date: o 2A L3 On behalf of the Trustees
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO I reEX)rt to the charity trustees on my examIon of the a¢ts of Gloucestershire County History Trust CIO (*he charity") for the year ended 31 De£ember 2022. which are Set out on pages 5 to 8. Respon8lbllltles and basls of report As the charity's trustxs you are r[m)nSible forthe pEEMratioD of the accou in accord with the requir¢m¢nts of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I rem in respect of my examination of the charity's acLounts undu gtIOn 145 of the Act and in arying out my examination I hav¢ follow1 all the applicable Dirertions given by the Chwity Commission under section 145(5)(b) ofthe ACL Independent Examlnefs statomerrt I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to belteve that in any material r&spL accounting records wff¢ not kW in r• of the charity as required by $tIon 130 of the Act.. or the accounts do not ald with those records. I have no Concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attentton should be drnwn in this rert in orderto enable a prOr understanding of the alUnts to be reached. W.J. AbEM)tt FCA Chargrove HOe Shurdington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL514GA Date:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 RECEIPTS AND PAYMEKfs AccouKr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Unrgstrl¢tgd Re8trlclod Funds Funds Volurne Volume Total Cho11 Cirgn (Nots S) (Note 6) 2021 RK•lpts Donatitsns from individuals Don8tiOA8 from gn)ups DonatioTLS from ehariti&8 Donation from tru#s DonatiotL4 from companies 13.159 64,059 21529 1.351 5.250 51)0 25,250 3,943 Gift Aid Workshops Book sai¢s Bank intere 2.186 145 3.740 39 217 39 505 80 12 126 Totsl R•coipt• l8.141 51207 1.535 70,883 58,415 Payments Editorial costs Travel Fundraising costs Worksh(ys Website Insurance and subsLTip¢ions Bank charges 23546 260 1.045 .159 302 32,750 562 35,250 268 1.272 539 164 539 91 100 81 Total Paym•nts 24.6 1,045 8.461 34,196 37.077 N•t Rèc•lpt8lPaymoDts forth• p•rlod (6549) 50.162 (6.926) 36.687 21J38 C¥•h fundg •• at 31 Dgcomber 2021 53.751 45.( 98,751 77.413 Ca8h funds a$ at 31 D•comb•r 2022 47.202 50,162 38,074 135,438 98.751
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 STATEMEKf OF ASSETS AND LIABILrriES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022 Cash funds Unr*ricted Volum• Funds Total Tot81 Clven 31 D9¢ 22 31 Dec 21 Cholt Co8h at bank 47202 50,162 38.074 135,438 98.751 Oth•r monotsry •08•ts Gift Aid Insurdnc¢ patd in 1657 75 11725 15.382 75 3,770 75 2.732 11725 15,457 3.845
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORYTRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER 1181794 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ACCOUNTING POUCIES Ba8ls of Accountlng The ReIpts and Payments AcCOl h&s been prepad on a cash basis. Assets and Liabiliti&% at the year end are noted on the Statement of A&sets and Liabilitie COMMITMENTS At 31 Decemiw 2022. commilments on contracts with the editots totslled £59,51 as follows: Volume XIV Volume XV Volume XVI Unl<ed I&(MK) 41.51K) USE OF HERITAGE HUB The CIO has free use of the Dunrossil Suite for meetin8s of the Trustees and of the Ebington room for use by the editOTS. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs No remuneTation or t¢nefits were paid to trustees during the year. RESTRICTED FUND FOR VOLUME XV CHELTENHA Chrlto Kln%J {) Ge•¢rnl Totsl Balance l January 2022 Income Donations from individuals Gift Aid Interest 50. 50.900 145 162 145 162 1.045 50.162 51,207 Expenditure 1,045 1.045 Balattce 3 1 December 2022 50,102 SQ,16Z l al With the agr¢¢m¢nt ofthe donor. the trustees have desi the donation of £50.0(Ki initially to fund work rel&ting to Charlton Kings in volume XV with any balance bein8 used for other asr£tts of the same volume.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY HISTORY TRUST CIO REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1181794 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (conL) RESTRICTED FUND FOR VOLUME XVI CIRENCESTER Ctry Edttorill Town nd nd 2eBeral Getter*l editori prishes Totsl Balance l January 2022 25.(X)O 20,(M)O 45.000 Income Interest GiftAid 69 57 126 1,409 69 57 1,535 Expenditure 4,802 2,250 8.461 Balance 31 Decemixr 2022 20,267 17,807 38,074