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2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 January 2021 To 31 December 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy Other names charity is known by London Stereoscopic Archive (former name) Registered charity number (if any) 1184354 Charity's principal address Allerton Hill Westwood Road Windlesham Postcode GU20 6LS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(ifany)
Dr Michael Pritchard
BSc(Hons)FRPS DGPH
Professor Roger Taylor
MA(Hons)DFA OBE
Louisa Winter
EmilyAlford
Dr Brian MayCBE

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

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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
Bankers Coutts & Co 440 Strand, London, WC2R 0QS
Accountants Dales Evans & Co Ltd 88/90 Baker Street, London, W1U 6TQ
Independent Examiner Geoffrey Frost Blue Spire Limited, Cawley Priory, South Pallant,
Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1SY

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

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted

[CIO ][–][ Charitable Incorporated Organisation ]

Trustee selection methods Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened (eg. appointed by, elected by) meeting of the charity trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the BMAS are:

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

  1. To preserve and conserve tor the Nation a unique collection of stereoscopic images and devices and other related materials (the "Archive"), representing a significant part of Britain's heritage of stereoscopic (3-D) photography, created from the 1850s onwards.

  2. To advance the education of the public in the subject of stereoscopic photography in England and elsewhere by providing physical access to the Archive for those carrying out academic research, the development and publication of a free to access online catalogue of the stereoscopic images and other related materials held in the Archive, and through the loan of items from the Archive to public museums and galleries.

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In determining the charity’s activities the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

During the period under review the charity has acquired equipment and photographs to preserve and make them available for the education of the public.

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main During the year under review the charity received donations totalling achievements of the charity £159,433 and acquired various items of equipment and photographs during the year totalling £25,558 taking the total purchased to £198,646.

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Section E Financial review

At 31 December 2021 the charity’s reserves amounted to £5,178.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

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) Brian May Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 11/10/2022

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Charity Name No (if any)
The Brian May Archive of Sterescopy 1184354
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
01/01/2021
Period start date
For the period
from
To 31/12/2021
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
126,000
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126,000
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126,000
85,117
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5,274
8,909
(84)
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2,059
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101,275
25,558
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25,558
126,833
(833)
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6,011
5,178
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
33,433
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33,433
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33,433
33,433
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33,433
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33,433
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Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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Total funds
to the nearest £
159,433
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159,433
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159,433
118,550
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5,274
8,909
(84)
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2,059
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134,708
25,558
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25,558
160,266
(833)
Last year
to the nearest £
Donations 126,000 351,597
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
126,000 351,597
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
351,597
Staff costs 85,117 161,597
Staff training - 2,640
Repairs and maintenance 5,274 1,736
Accountancyfees 8,909 3,419
Bank charges and exchange variances (84) 1,059
Insurance - 249
Postage 2,059 -
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**Sub total ** 101,275 170,700
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Heritage assetpurchases 25,558 173,087
Computer equipmentpurchases - 1,799
**Sub total ** 25,558 174,886
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
345,586
(833) - - (833) 6,011
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6,011 - - 6,011 -
5,178 - - 5,178 6,011

CCXX R6 accounts (SS)

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18/10/2022

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
Heritage assets
Computer equipment
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Current account
Details
Signature
Independent examiners fees YE 31/12/20
Independent examiners fees YE 31/12/21
Accountancy fees
Other creditors
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
5,178
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5,178
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OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
198,646
Unrestricted
1,799
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
Unrestricted
1,440
Unrestricted
1,440
Unrestricted
1,191
Unrestricted
19,125
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Print Name
Brian May
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Brian May 11/10/2022

CCXX R7 accounts (SS)

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18/10/2022

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 December 2021 as set out on pages 6 to 7.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

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

18 October 2022

Geoffrey Frost BSc(Hons) FCA Date Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY

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