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2023-12-31-accounts

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

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

15/09/2023

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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)

15/09/2023

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CC16a

Last year to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - - - -

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

15/09/2023

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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

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