2025-12-31-accounts - Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group

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BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

Registered Charity number: 1189469

TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT	2
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT	3
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES	4
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025	5

BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2025.

Description of charity

The BECG is governed by a constitution adopted on 29th January 2020.

The management of the charity is undertaken by a committee consisting of a Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and between three and eight other members. The members of the committee are the trustees of the charity. The trustees are elected by and out of the charity’s members at the Annual General Meeting.

Objectives and activities

The principal objective of the BECG is to advance education for the public benefit in the history of broadcasting.

Achievements and performance

In 2025 we have:

Opened the Broadcast Engineering Museum regularly to the public for the first time;
Completed the meeting space to be shared with the local community;
Started investigations for a major extension to propoerly house our collection of historic vehicles;
Been given custody of the bbceng.info website, a unique resource for BBC engineering history;
Written and published more articles on our website and elsewhere;
Exhibited again at the Retrotech vintage technology fair;
Continued to build relationships with the local community at Hemswell Cliff.

Trustees

The trustees who served during the period were: Jeffrey Borinsky (treasurer) Richard Harris Dave Hill (secretary) Richard Lamont Paul Marshall (chairman) Phil Nott

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report set on page two.

Signed on behalf of all the trustees:

Chair Treasurer

4[th] April 2026

BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group (“the BECG”) for the year ended 31st December 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the BECG 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 BECG’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the BECG as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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.

Peter Weiss FCA

Leapman Weiss, Chartered Accountants, Unit 6, 30 Friern Park, London, N12 9DA

4[th] April 2026

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BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025

Fixed assets Freehold land and vehicles Current assets Debtors Cash at bank Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year Net assets Funds of the charity General fund Total funds	2025 £ 573,687 - 125,269 __ 125,269 369 _ 124,900 698,587 - *698,587* *698,587* *698,587* ___	2024 £ 541,450 29,181 28,204 __ 57,385 100 _ 57,285 598,735 - *598,735* *598,735* *598,735* ___

Signed on behalf of all the trustees:

Chair Treasurer

4[th] April 2026

BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of historic cost, in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities - Statement of Recommended Practice (“SORP”); applicable accounting standards and with the Charities Act 2011. The following paragraphs describe the main accounting policies.

1.2 Income represents donations from trustees and the public and Gift Aid. These incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Charity becomes entitled to the income, the trustees are certain they will receive the income; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

1.3 Liabilities, including loans, are recognised as soon as there is legal obligation committing the Charity to pay out resources.

1.4 Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets at a rate calculated to write off the cost of these assets, less estimated residual value, over their estimated useful lives. The annual rates used are:

Studio 10 per cent reducing balance Vehicles 10 per cent reducing balance.

2. NET INCOMING RESOURCES

Net incoming resources for the year are arrived at after charging:

	2025	2024
	£	£
Examiner’s fee	100	100
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BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025 (CONT.)

3. FIXED ASSETS Freehold property £ Cost At 1st January 2025 423,081 Additions - Disposals - __ At 31st December 2025 423,081 _ Depreciation At 1st January 2025 - Charged in period - Disposals - At 31st December 2025 - Net book value At 31st December 2025 423,081 At 1st January 2024 423,081 ___	Studio Vehicles £ £ 105,400 12,969 48,970 - - - __ 154,370 12,969 - - 15,437 1,296 - - __ 15,437 1,296 138,933 11,673 __ 105,400 12,969 __	Total £ 541,450 48,970 - __ 590,420 ____
		- 16,733 - __ 16,733 ____
		573,687 ______
		541,450 ______

4. DEBTORS

2025 £ Gift Aid 98 VAT - Prepayments - 98	2024 £ 84 29,097 - _ 29,181 ___

5. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025 2024 £ £ VAT 169 - Accruals 200 100 ___ ___ 369 100 ___ ___