Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 15 June 2024 14 June 2025
| Charity name | The Emily Davison Memorial Project | The Emily Davison Memorial Project | The Emily Davison Memorial Project | ||||
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| Other names charity is known by | EDMP | ||||||
| **Registered charity number(if any) ** | 1189945 | ||||||
| Charity's principal address | 7 Waterloo Road | ||||||
| Epsom | |||||||
| Surrey | |||||||
| Postcode | KT19 8AY |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | Sarah Dewing | Chair | n/a | ||
| 2 | John Walsh | n/a | |||
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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| Alan Avis | 15/06/2024 to 17/06/2024 | ||
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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Solicitor |
Lionel Blackman | Upper Chambers, 7 Waterloo Road, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8AY |
| 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) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) The Board selects Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
| Youmay chooseto include additional information, where 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. |
The charity’s main object was to create and install a statue of Emily Wilding Davison in Epsom was achieved in 2021. The charity continued to have some legacy issues to complete concerning maintenance of the website and the installation of a QR code on the statue to enable visitors to be pointed to the website. There was also a dispute to resolve concerning a payment to a former trustee and a claim made by the local council to pay the current balance in the charity’s bank account to the Council. The trustees were agreed that the most reliable way in which the objects of the charity could be continued in maintaining the website and promoting awareness and research and education is to dissolve the charity and pass its money to the active local charity The Friends of Horton Cemetery that is currently researching the lives of thousands of women who lived and died and were buried in a paupers’ graveyard in Epsom during the era of Emily Davison’s activism for women rights. The Charity needs to resolve the aforementioned issues first. |
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Section C Objectives and activities
The commissioning of a permanent memorial commemorating the life of suffragette Emily Davison. The promotion of related awareness and educational activities. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document The statue was installed in Epsom Market place on 8[th] June 2021 The main milestones on this journey are contained in our annual report for year end June 14[th] 2021. Completion of the statue Project Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public On 24[th] June 2022 after the unveiling of the statue, the Council took benefit in relation to these ownership of it, and it is now a very popular permanent fixture in the Market objects (include within this Place. section the statutory declaration that trustees have Declaration had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity The trustees have full regard to the Charity Commission’s Guidance on Commission on public benefit) public benefit and are confident that all the activities undertaken by the Charity are exclusively for the benefit of the public.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Not applicable |
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| Achievements and performance None Financial review None None (Optional information) Fundraising None in 2024/2025 Primary sources in previous years were Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Go Epsom (Epsom BID) Donations from local business Individual donations. Other optional information |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
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| Section E | |
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details Youmay chooseto include additional information, where relevant about: the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. |
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| Section F | Other optional information |
Section G Declaration
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Lionel Blackman Solicitor Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Secretary Date 25th March 2025
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Emily Davidson Memorial Project Profit and Loss Account For The Year Ended 14 June 2025
| Turnover: £0 |
Turnover: £0 |
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| Cost of Operations £0 |
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| Operating Profit for the Financial Year Nil |
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| Balance Sheet | |
| As at 14 June 2023 | |
| Current Assets | |
| Cash at Bank and in Hand £4294 |
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| Current Liabilities nil |
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| Net Current Assets £4294 |
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| Total Funds £4294 |
Member’s responsibilities
The members have not required the project to obtain an audit.
The chair acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
On behalf of the board
Lionel Blackman Solicitor 25th November 2025