Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Somerset Industrial Archaeological Society Other names charity is known by SIAS Registered charity number (if any) 1185669 Charity's principal address Park Field Cottage, Langford Budville, Wellington, Somerset Postcode TA21 0QU
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) |
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| MaryMiles | Chair | |||
| Geoff Fitton | Secretary | |||
| Barbara Cooper | Treasurer | |||
| Chris Cooper | ||||
| Peter Daniel | President | |||
| Neil Ham | ||||
| Bruce Induni | ||||
| Iain Miles | ||||
| Geoff Roughton | ||||
| Alan Cockett | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive | or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Annual election by members at AGM. The trustees may co-opt further Trustee selection methods trustees.
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To advance and inform the education of the public in all aspects of Industrial Archaeology in and around the county of Somerset.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Publication, thrice yearly, of a Bulletin (ISSN 0954-7029 lodged at the British Library) with reports of IA, sent to members, adjoining local IA societies, the AIA, and available in the Somerset Heritage Centre.
Fortnightly lectures in winter months, open to all, alternating face to face meetings with Zoom meetings.
Field trips and visits, mainly in summer months.
All activities are advertised locally and on the Society’s website (www.sias.me.uk)
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public This year, organising the annual South Wales and West of England benefit in relation to these Regional Industrial Archaeological Conference for 2025. This involved a objects (include within this day of lectures and visits to local sites of industrial archaeological interest. section the statutory The event is run in rotation with other IA groups. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance The trustees have had regard to the public benefit guidance issued by the issued by the Charity Charity Commission. Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Money may be gifted to societies or groups in and around the county whose interests reflect those of the Society. There may be a visit to view the work of the group, or a talk to members from them about their work.
The Society is run entirely by volunteers.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Educating and informing the public about industrial archaeology is the primary purpose of the Society. The programme of fortnightly lectures and visits, open to all, fulfils that function. There are often visitors to the Society’s events.
For preservation of heritage, the trustees keep a close watch on planning applications which may affect industrial heritage, and they submit responses to local authority planning departments.
The Society is frequently asked for advice and information by members of the public, and by virtue of having a comprehensive archive in a selffinanced archive store, is happy to respond where possible.
The Society is also consulted by various researchers and local authorities on matters of IA concern.
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Section E Financial review
Reserves are held to fund contingencies.
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
Membership subscriptions are the main source of funding.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
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Somerset Industrial Archaeological Society No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2025 12/31/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts Subscriptions 1,740 Donations 136 Publications 622 Gift Aid 310 Bank Interest 311 Miscellaneous 233 SWWERIAC 1,194 4,546 - - Sub total - Total receipts 4,546 A3 Payments Speakers 375 Venue 436 Insurance and AIA subscription 189 Equipment and maintenances 48 Postage 465 Printingsupplies 2,325 SWWERIAC 1,026 Publicationspurchased 142 Miscellaneous 323 Sub total 5,329 - - Sub total - Total payments 5,329 Net of receipts/(payments) - 783 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - 783 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 1,740 136 622 310 311 233 1,194 - 4,546 - - - 4,546 375 436 189 48 465 2,325 1,026 142 323 5,329 - - - 5,329 - 783 - - - 783 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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1,740 | 1,839 | ||
| 136 | 300 | |||
| 622 | 1,010 | |||
| 310 | 759 | |||
| 311 | 202 | |||
| 233 | 493 | |||
| 1,194 | 25 | |||
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| 4,546 | 4,628 | |||
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- | |||
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| - | 4,546 | 4,628 | ||
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375 | 340 | ||
| 436 | 386 | |||
| 189 | 206 | |||
| 48 | - | |||
| 465 | 24 | |||
| 2,325 | 1,782 | |||
| 1,026 | 100 | |||
| 142 | 118 | |||
| 323 | 246 | |||
| 5,329 | 3,202 | |||
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| - | 5,329 | 3,202 | ||
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- 783 | 1,426 | |
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| - | - 783 | 1,426 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Current Accounts Savings Accounts Cash Details Details Details High Viz vests Paper Printing consumables Publications Stamps Container Card Reader Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 81 8,112 57 8,250 Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| 570 | ||||
| 677 | ||||
| 2,977 | ||||
| 76 | ||||
| 1,312 | ||||
| 48 | ||||
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| When due (optional) |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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