2023-03-31-accounts - The Richard Roberts Archive

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Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	Day 20	Month 04	Year 2022		Day 31	Month 03	Year 2023

Section A Reference and administration details	Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name	Richard Roberts Archive

Charity name Richard Roberts Archive Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 1189116 Charity's principal address Unit 14, Adswood Industrial Estate Adswood Road, Stockport Postcode SK3 8LF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Richard Roberts	Trustee
Peter Moss	Trustee
CraigHorner	Trustee
Angela Thompson	Trustee
George Mumford	Trustee















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) Type of adviser Name Address 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 Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose

(eg. trust deed, constitution) only voting members are its charity trustees CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods By appointment by the Board of Trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Cultural Framework You may choose to include Cultural Value additional information, where Framework to select works 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.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The objects of the CIO are to advance education for the public benefit in advertising history by preserving and maintaining an archive of material and to publicise and make available the collection to the wider public and to further academic research.

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To ensure the preservation of the existing collection held in trust by the charity.

To add to the collection through donations and acquisitions. To make the collection accessible to researchers. To promote the collection to a wider audience.

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)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Regular online newsletters published throughout the year on the Summary of the main website. achievements of the charity during the year There were 18 research requests during the year. 12 Open evenings were held. Participation in the Heritage Open Day Scheme in September where the archive was open to the public and talks were given. Collection database contains 141,401 items. Product file database contains 15,092 items. Transport photograph collection contains 883 pictures. Total volunteer hours to date is 65,250.

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Section E Financial review

A policy on reserves is yet to be established but is being actively Brief statement of the worked up at the Trustee meetings. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include The bulk of funding for the year came from donations. additional information, where Sales of fire wood and digital images accounted for the balance of relevant about: income.

the charity’s principal Expenditure was primarily on running and maintaining the archive.
sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has Some items were purchased for the collection while other items were received as donations.
supported the key objectives of the charity;
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) Richard Roberts

Full name(s) Richard Roberts

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 14/10/2023

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	Charity Name Richard Roberts Archive	Charity Name Richard Roberts Archive	Charity Name Richard Roberts Archive	No (if any) 1189116	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 4/1/2022	To	Period end date 3/31/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations 9,616 Sales 1,377 S White books(loan account) 27,412 - - - - - 38,405 None - - Sub total - Total receipts 38,405 A3 Payments Sundries 800 Stationery 1,154 Archive runningcosts 2,324 D Grenfell loan 1,250 - - - - Sub total 5,528 Building improvements 1,305 Collectionpurchases 33,422 Sub total 34,727 Total payments 40,255 Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,850 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 2,939 Cash funds this year end 1,089 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 £ 9,616 1,377 27,412 - - - - - 38,405 - - - 38,405 800 1,154 2,324 1,250 - - - - - 5,528 1,305 33,422 34,727 40,255 - 1,850 - 2,939 1,089	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Cash at bank Bank Details Details No activity Details Donation of collection at book value Details Stephen White Books Signature Richard Roberts *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Donation of Unit 14 by Richard Roberts at book value	to nearest £ to nearest £ 112 - 977 - - - 1,089 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) 220077 - 176155 - - - - - - - - Collection 27,412 - - - - Print Name Richard Roberts Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
Richard Roberts	Richard Roberts	10/14/2022