| Objectives andActiviti | es | |
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| Summaryofthepurposesof | Para1.17 | Topromote forthepubtic benefitthestudyof |
| thecharity asset outinits | archaeologyinall itsbranches. | |
| oovernino document | ||
| Summaryofthemain activitiesin relation to those |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Thesocieiy achieves these aimsby organizing publiclecturesgivenby leading |
| purposes forthepublic | archaeological professionalsandexcursions | |
| benefit,in particular, the | to study archaeological and historicsites. | |
| activities, projectsor services | Members participateinfieldworkprojects | |
| identifiedintheaccounts. | usingthe society'sownarchaeological | |
| equipment. Projectsincludegeophysical | ||
| studiesaswell as excavationsunder the | ||
| directionofthesociety'sdirector of | ||
| archaeology. The societyprovidestraining | ||
| andexperienceofa broadrangeof | ||
| archaeological and historicalinvestigative | ||
| techniques which maybe appliedtothe | ||
| studyofthe localheritage andfrom timeto | ||
| time organizesspecifictraining sessionsin | ||
| contemporary archaeologicaltechniques. | ||
| Reportsofallprojects undertakenare | ||
| publishedonthesociety'swebsite orin the | ||
| society'sjoumalofrecord Camertonia. | ||
| Accesstosociety records ispossibleviathe | ||
| society'swebsite. The society alsopublishes | ||
| aregularnewsletterwhichinformsreaders | ||
| of currentsocietyactivitiesandother | ||
| activities organizedby local groups to | ||
| provide agoodresourceforthoseinterested | ||
| inarchaeologicalevents.Thesociety | ||
| answers general enquiries from members of | ||
| the publicandworkswiththelocalauthority | ||
| to enhance the Historical Environment | ||
| Record(HER). | ||
| Additional | ||
| Statement confirming | Para1.18 | The Trusteescanconfirmthattheyhave |
| whether the trusteeshave | compliedwiththeirdutytohavedueregard | |
| had regardto theguidance | io the Charity Commission's public benefit | |
| issued bytheCharity | guidance when exercising anypowersor | |
| Commission on public | dutiestowhich the guidance isrelevant. | |
| benefit |
| Achievements and Pe | rformance | |
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| Activities | ||
| ExcavationscontinuedatMarstonMill,near | ||
| Frome,with theuncoveringofmedieval | ||
| Summaryofthemain achievementsofthecharity, |
Para1.2O | remains. Weran acelebrationofthe300th |
| identifyingthe differencethe | anniversaryofWilliam Stukeley'svisit to | |
| charity's work hasmadeto | StantonDrew, in partnershipwith other | |
| the circumstances ofits | archaeological societies, EnglishHeritage, | |
| beneficiariesand anywider | BaNES,StantonDrew PC, and others.A | |
| benefits tosocietyasa | symposium was heldon22Julyand several | |
| whole. | guidedtourson the23July,togetherwithan | |
| exhibitioninthe villagehall. | ||
| Therewas an examination ofsoilfromholes | ||
| dugfor foot golf onHighCommoninBath,in | ||
| theSpring.Areportwasissued. | ||
| lnJuly,excavationwas carried out at Prior | ||
| Park in Bath, in associationwithNational | ||
| Trustvolunteers. | ||
| lnSeptember,wehad astallat'Bristol's | ||
| BrilliantArchaeology'dayatBIaise Castle. | ||
| The same month, wehostedaguidedwalk | ||
| round BathamptonDownaspart of the | ||
| BathscapeWalkingFestival. | ||
| A geophysical studyinthe groundsof | ||
| NationalTrustproperty DyrhamParkwas | ||
| carried outin September. | ||
| External representation | ||
| We contributed to the Bathscape projectand | ||
| attended meetingsoftheBath World | ||
| HeritageSiteAdvisoryGroup. | ||
| Excursions | ||
| Thesocietywasableto organiseafull | ||
| programmeofvisits:Shoscombe Valley | ||
| (April);Tewkesburytawn and abbey(May); | ||
| NewtRomanVilla(June);ThreeSomersef | ||
| Churches (July);WiltshireandSwindon | ||
| HeritageCentre(August);andCirencester | ||
| townandmuseum(September). | ||
| Lectures | ||
| Lectureswere heldonTheArchaeologyof | ||
| lndustry (StuartBunoughs, January); | ||
| Silchester(Michael Fulford,February); | ||
| MedievalBafh(StevePratt,October);The | ||
| ArehaeologyofCombeDownSfoneMines | ||
| (MaryStacey andNeville Redvers-Higgins, | ||
| November);and BathAbbey:theStories | ||
| behind fhe Sfones (JeremyKey-Pugh, | ||
| December). | ||
| Archaeology Online, the partnership | ||
| developedwith Bristol Museums, Bristoland | ||
| Avon ArchaeologicalSocietyandBristol and | ||
| GloucestershireArchaeologicalSociety, | ||
| continuedtopresent lectures by Zoom, | ||
| whichwere wellreceived.Three were heldin | ||
| the vear. |
| FinancialReview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review ofthecharity's | Para1.21 | lncome and Expenditurearevery similarto |
| financialpositionat theend | 2422except forthe payment oft1500re the | |
| oftheperiod | projectatDurleyHill, Keynsham. | |
| Thisrelatestoaf5000Grantreceivedfrom | ||
| ARAin 2017 whichthe Societyhasalways | ||
| putaside from our normalactivities.This | ||
| projectisnowto commencelater this year. | ||
| Our Lectures andExcursionswere well | ||
| attended and broughtinan extrat595of | ||
| income. | ||
| ln ourExpenditurethere were twolarge | ||
| varianceswhichvirtually cancelledeach | ||
| other out. EquipmentRepairswerewell | ||
| downagainst2022,andwe renewedthe | ||
| Website forthreeyears. | ||
| The finalSurpluswas 81097 comparedto | ||
| L2713in2022 | ||
| ACCUMULATED FUNDSnowstandat | ||
| 822375 | ||
| Whenweputaside thet3500left inthe | ||
| Grantwe stillhave overt18000tocover | ||
| future activities andanypotentialCapital | ||
| expenditure. | ||
| Statement explainingthe | Para1.22 | Trustees maintain underreviewthe financial |
| policyfor holdingreserves | risks towhich the charityisexposed. lna | |
| statingwhy they areheld | typicalyear societycostswouldinclude | |
| insurance,room andotherhire fees, | ||
| subscriptions to other organizations,social | ||
| media andwebsite fees, repairs toand | ||
| replacementofequipment,andother | ||
| potentialcoststhatmayariseasa | ||
| consequenceof thework thatBACAS | ||
| undertakes. The Trustees havereached the | ||
| viewthatitwould beprudentforBACASto | ||
| aimto retaina level ofreservesof some | ||
| 85000.Cashoverand abovethereserves | ||
| maybe used tofund ongoing activities.This | ||
| policyis reviewed annually.Nochangeto | ||
| thispolicvwas reouired in 2023. | ||
| Amount of reservesheld | t5000+[3500ARA srant | |
| Reasonsforholding zero | N/A | |
| reserves | ||
| Details offund materiallyin | Para1.24 | N/A |
| deficit | ||
| Explanationofany | Para1.23 | None identified. |
| uncertaintiesabout the | ||
| charitycontinuingas a going | ||
| concern |
| Descriptionofcharity's | ||
|---|---|---|
| trusts: | ||
| Typeofgoverning document | Para1.25 | Constitution. |
| {trstrti.i'r:yair:hr'lrl | ||
| How isthe charity | Para1.25 | Cl0 |
| constituted? | ||
| {e.gunincorpor*ted | ||
| association, CIO] | ||
| Trustee selectionmethods | Para1.25 | Trusteesare electedfrom themembership. |
| including details ofany | ||
| constitutional provisionse.g. | ||
| election topostornameof | ||
| anyperson orbody entitled | ||
| to appoint one ormore | ||
| trustees |
| You maychoose toinclude fu | rtherstateme | ntswhere relevantabout: |
|---|---|---|
| The SocietyismanagedbyaGeneral | ||
| Committeeall ofwhomare electedfromthe | ||
| Thecharity's organisational | membership.Five ofthe Trusfees arealso | |
| structureand anywider | Para1,51 | membersofthe GeneralCommittee. |
| networkwithwhich the | Specialistgroups/committeesreportingto | |
| charityworks | theTrusteesarefonnedas.necessary. |
| ReferenceandAdmin | istrativedetails |
|---|---|
| Charityname | Bath and CountiesArchaeologicalSociety |
| Othernamethe charityuses | BACAS |
| Reqisteredcharitv number | 1189630 |
| Charity's principaladdress | 7 MaycliffePark |
| Bristol | |
| 8565JH |
| Bath and Counties Archaeological Society | Bath and Counties Archaeological Society | Bath and Counties Archaeological Society | Bath and Counties Archaeological Society | Bath and Counties Archaeological Society | 1189630 | 1189630 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| 31.12.22 | ||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Subscriptions | 2,852 | - | - | 2,852 | ||||
| Lecture entrance fees | 1,099 | - | - | 1,099 | ||||
| Excursion income | 1,021 | - | - | 1,021 | ||||
| Gift Aid | 414 | 414 | ||||||
| SurveyDeposits | - 0 | - | ||||||
| Donations | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| Sundrysales | 19 | - | - | 19 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 5,405 |
- | - | 5,405 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
||||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 5,405 |
- 0 | - 0 | 5,405 | ||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Room Hire | 835 | - | - | 835 | ||||
| Surveys | - 0 | - | ||||||
| Print postage stationery | 41 | 41 | ||||||
| Insurance | 457 | 457 | ||||||
| Publications | 56 | - | - | 56 | ||||
| Camertonia | 219 | 219 | ||||||
| Subscriptions | 139 | - | - | 139 | ||||
| Paypal TicketLab | 131 | - | - | 131 | ||||
| Misc | 101 | - | - | 101 | ||||
| Equipment repairs | 58 | - | - | 58 | ||||
| Website | 771 | - | - | 771 | ||||
| Durley Hill exp | 1,500 | - | - | 1,500 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 4,308 |
- | - | 4,308 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
||||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | -0 |
-0 | -0 | - | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 4,308 |
- 0 | - 0 | 4,308 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 1,097 |
- | - | 1,097 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 21,279 | - | - | 21,279 | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 22,376 |
- | - | 22,376 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
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| Categories | Details | Details | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Nat West Bank | 22,087 | - | |||||
| Cash | 10 | - | ||||||
| Paypal Account | 279 | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Total cash funds | 22,376 | - | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B3 Investment assets | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Plant and Equipment @ W D value | - | ||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
||||||
| B5 Liabilities | Unused Grant | 3113 | - | |||||
| Refundable survey deposits | 200 | - | ||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | ||||||
| HENRY LOWE | ||||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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CC16a
Last year to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - - - -
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
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Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 17/04/2024
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
15/09/2023
4