2022-12-31-accounts - Society For The History Of Alchemy And Chemistry

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SHAC		Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period	Trustees' Annual Report for the period
	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		1	JAN	2022		31	DEC	2022

Section A	Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY AND CHEMISTRY	SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY AND CHEMISTRY

	SHAC
	1190304
	45 THE DRIVE
	ISLEWORTH

	Postcode	TW7 4AA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	F A J L JAMES	CHAIR (Officer)
	R A JOHNSTONE	TREASURER (Officer)
	A E WOODMAN	AMBIX SECRETARY (Officer)
	B T MORAN	JOURNAL EDITOR (Officer)
	C A COBBOLD	MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY (Officer)
	C J CAMPBELL	SOCIETY SECRETARY (Officer)
	A LYKKNES
	J M RAMPLING
	T E NUMMEDAL
	P J FORSHAW
	S CLUCAS
	H CHANG
	V M QUIRKE
	D G HEDESAN

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January 2022

15 T TAAPE 16 L M PRINCIPE 17 P J RAMBERG

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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

Constitution (CIO registered 08.07.20 and operational from 01.01.21). Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association of 279 members (number at year end 2022). How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

With 42 days’ clear notice before each AGM of the Society, the Trustees Trustee selection methods will advise members of the Society of the identities of – (eg. appointed by, elected by) (a) Trustees who wish to continue as such and under the Constitution are permitted to do so without reappointment at the AGM; (b) Trustees who wish to continue as such and are seeking reappointment at the AGM as required by the Constitution; and (c) nominees of the existing Trustees for new appointments as Trustees at the AGM –

and members of the Society will be invited to make further nominations. Such further nominations must be made with the written consent of the nominee and with no less than 28 days’ clear notice before the AGM.

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January 2022

Trustees serve for 3 years after which they retire or are re-elected subject to competitive nomination. The trustees may fill casual vacancies but their choice must be ratified at the next AGM.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

A Risk Register, including measures put in place to minimise risk, was approved by the Trustees at the Council meeting on 18.03.22.

No fraudulent activity has been detected during the year.

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.

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January 2022

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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)	The scholarly study of all aspects of the history of the chemical sciences (including alchemy), the holding of meetings for the presentation and discussion of scholarly papers, either on its own or in conjunction with other learned societies, and the publication of relevant material, especiallyin the Journal of the Society,currentlycalled_Ambix_.
	The trustees in 2022 have had due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission. The trustees believe that a broad understanding of the history of the chemical sciences (including alchemy) is of benefit to the public by helping them to understand the place of chemistry in society and culture over the centuries. As a learned society it aims to advance education, the arts, culture, heritage and science through scholarly and/or curatorial activity relating to the history of alchemical and chemical science in any part of the world. Specifically, the charity achieved this by the following: The charity’s scholarly journal_Ambix_has for over 80 years been a major means of academic scholarly exchange, and therefore is of public benefit. It is sold to institutions and libraries, as well as distributed to members (annual membership fee is £40, reduced to £30 for retired members of 10 years’ standing and to £25 for students). There were 42,702 downloads of articles published in_Ambix_and its back catalogue (dating from 1937) from 1 January 2022 through to 31 December 2022.The net surplus from membership subscriptions and this publishing activity (together with any donations and interest on deposits), supports a range of further activities benefiting the public:– (i) The Society provides study grants to members who are students, early career researchers and independent scholars (membership being open to anyone). (ii) The Society organises and funds scholarly meetings, workshops, seminars and webinars, attendance at which is not confined to members. (iii) The Society’s substantial newsletter_Chemical Intelligence_is available free to the general public online; it advertises and reports not only the Society’s events and activities but those of other organisations involved in the history of alchemy and chemistry. The Society also maintains a website with similar objectives. (iv)Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry,_an occasional supplement to _Ambix, is available at no extra cost to full institutional subscribers to the relevant annual volume of_Ambix_and to members subscribing for the relevant year. (v) The Society’s Morris Award, Partington Prize, and Oxford Part II Prize are awarded to scholars from time to time regardless of whether they are members of the Society.

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

The scholarly study of all aspects of the history of the chemical sciences
(including alchemy), the holding of meetings for the presentation and
discussion of scholarly papers, either on its own or in conjunction with
other learned societies, and the publication of relevant material,
especiallyin the Journal of the Society,currentlycalled_Ambix_.

The trustees in 2022 have had due regard to guidance on public benefit
published by the Charity Commission. The trustees believe that a broad
understanding of the history of the chemical sciences (including alchemy)
is of benefit to the public by helping them to understand the place of
chemistry in society and culture over the centuries. As a learned society it
aims to advance education, the arts, culture, heritage and science through
scholarly and/or curatorial activity relating to the history of alchemical and
chemical science in any part of the world. Specifically, the charity achieved
this by the following:
The charity’s scholarly journal_Ambix_has for over 80 years been a major
means of academic scholarly exchange, and therefore is of public benefit.
It is sold to institutions and libraries, as well as distributed to members
(annual membership fee is £40, reduced to £30 for retired members of 10
years’ standing and to £25 for students). There were 42,702 downloads of
articles published in_Ambix_and its back catalogue (dating from 1937) from
1 January 2022 through to 31 December 2022.The net surplus from
membership subscriptions and this publishing activity (together with any
donations and interest on deposits), supports a range of further activities
benefiting the public:–
(i) The Society provides study grants to members who are students, early
career researchers and independent scholars (membership being open to
anyone).
(ii) The Society organises and funds scholarly meetings, workshops,
seminars and webinars, attendance at which is not confined to members.
(iii) The Society’s substantial newsletter_Chemical Intelligence_is available
free to the general public online; it advertises and reports not only the
Society’s events and activities but those of other organisations involved in
the history of alchemy and chemistry. The Society also maintains a
website with similar objectives.
(iv)Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry,_an occasional supplement to
_Ambix, is available at no extra cost to full institutional subscribers to the
relevant annual volume of_Ambix_and to members subscribing for the
relevant year.
(v) The Society’s Morris Award, Partington Prize, and Oxford Part II Prize
are awarded to scholars from time to time regardless of whether they are
members of the Society.

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January 2022

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

The charity continues to rely heavily on the contributions of volunteers, without whose efforts the Charity would be unable to operate.

policy on grant-making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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January 2022

Section D Achievements and performance

Meetings Summary of the main achievements of the charity On Friday 6 May 2022 “ ‘The Largest and Best’: A Symposium to mark the during the year 350[th] Anniversary of the Society of Apothecaries’ Laboratories” was held jointly by SHAC and the Faculty of the History and Philosophy of Medicine of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. 2022 saw the 350[th] anniversary of the opening of a laboratory at Apothecaries’ Hall for manufacturing chemical medicines and one hundred years since its closure. Over sixty participants came together at Apothecaries’ Hall, London, to commemorate these dates, with talks by Anna Simmons, Patrick Wallis, Peter Elmer, Anna Marie Roos, Rosemary Baird Andreae, Pierre Lack, Frank James and John Ford. The symposium also included tours of Apothecaries’ Hall, archive displays and drinks in the courtyard. On Friday 17 June 2022 the Society held the SHAC Summer Event in the Chelsea Physic Garden, London. This was an opportunity for SHAC members to come together, visit a major scientific site and enjoy talks and networking in the convivial surroundings of the Chelsea Physic Garden. There were talks by Elaine Leong and Ernst Homburg, Morris Award, Partington Prize and Oxford Part II Prize Presentations, and the Launch of Bloomsbury Cultural History of Chemistry, followed by a drinks reception. On Wednesday 29 June 2022, the Society held its AGM on Zoom. On Saturday 22 October 2022, the Society held a meeting on Archaeology, Conservation Science and the History of Chemistry at UCL. Umberto Veronesi, Marabel Riesmeier, Sarah Scott, Tom Addyman, Aviva Burnstock and Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga gave talks. This interdisciplinary meeting brought together speakers from galleries, archives, heritage organisations, consultancy and academia to explore materials, techniques and case studies in conservation science. Publications Ambix: The Society published four issues of its scholarly journal Ambix in 2022. February 2022 (volume 69, number 1) was a Special Edition, Alchemical Practice and the Chemical Humanities, guest edited by Megan Piorko, Marieke Hendriksen, and Simon Werrett, and included papers by Umberto Veronesi and Marcos Martinón-Torres, Lyke de Vries, Fabiana Lopes da Silveira and Sarah Lang. May 2022 (volume 69, number 2) included papers by Bruce T. Moran, Aurélien Ruellet, Leticia Dos Santos Pereira, Olival Freire Junior, and Gisela Boeck, as well as John Considine. August 2022 (volume 69, number 3) was a special issue, “I am not a lady, I am a scientist”. Chemistry, Women, and Gender in the Enlightenment and the Era of Professional Science, guest edited by Elena Serrano, Joris Mercelis and Annette Lykknes. Papers were authored by Francesca Antonelli, Elena Serrano, Annette Lykknes and Joris Mercelis. November 2022 (volume 69, number 4) included essays by Ute Frietsch, Anna Simmons and William H. Brock as well as Sarah N. Hijmans.

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January 2022

Section D Achievements and performance

In 2022 Bruce T. Moran was editor of Ambix with Viviane Quirke and Peter J. Ramberg as Associate Editors and Tillmann Taape as Book Reviews Editor. Sources of Alchemy and Chemistry : Work on the next issue is actively underway.

Chemical Intelligence: Two issues of the Society’s newsletter were published in 2022, in February and August. Both were edited by Karoliina Pulkkinen. This publication advertised and reported not only the Society’s events, but those of other organisations involved in the history of chemistry. It was distributed to members by email and was made available free to the public online.

SHAC Graduate Network

The SHAC graduate network fosters interdisciplinary exchange among graduate students and early career scholars from any field whose work engages with the history of alchemy and chemistry.

To this end, in 2022, the SHAC Graduate Network continued to foster interdisciplinary exchange among early career scholars. In May, it hosted its 13th annual postgraduate workshop, titled "Chemistry Outside the Laboratory," an event that brought together scholars from several time zones. Over two days, participants presented and critiqued works in progress. In addition, the SHAC Graduate Network managed and grew social media accounts on Twitter (@SHACorg) and Instagram (shacorg).

The following personnel changes have occurred: Alison McManus has stepped down from her role as Student Representative, while Sarah Hijmans and Sarah Lang have also stepped down from their roles as Student Ambassador. However, the Graduate Network remains in good hands. Student Ambassador Silvia Pérez Criado will remain in her current position. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Joshua Werrett has taken up the role of Student Representative. We look forward to seeing what Joshua and Silvia bring in 2023.

SHAC Award Scheme

The Society invited applications for funding under its Award Scheme with a deadline of 31 May 2022. Following consideration by a committee, Research Awards (for which both early career scholars and independent scholars are eligible) were approved as follows:

Benzonelli, Agnese UCL, Institute of Archaeology, London, UK (Research Award) Solving the mystery of Corinthian bronze: legends, texts, and experiments. Award £750

Buosi Moncunill, Stefania Science History Institute, Philadelphia, USA (Research Award)

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Section D Achievements and performance

A research on ancient Occitan-Catalan alchemical manuscripts (c. XIVXVI) in French lands: Angers, Nantes (Pays de la Loire) and Paris (Île-deFrance). Award £750 Halm, Christopher Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany (Research Award) Moon Rocks in Museums: The public history of a materialised sacral heroization of science without substantive reference to science. Award: £500 Veronesi, Umberto NOVA School of Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal

(Research Award) Glass for chemistry and the chemistry of glass: A kaleidoscopic story. Award: £332 In addition, two Subject Development Awards were approved as follows:

Hendriksen, Marieke NL Lab, Humanities Cluster KNAW, Netherlands (Subject Development Award) Large-scale food preservation, safety and chemistry in the Early Modern period. Award: £750

Pulkkinen, Karoliina University of Helsinki, Finland. (Subject Development Award) Jargonium–website for history and philosophy of chemistry. Award: £526 Awardees will produce updates in due course.

Seminar Series

SHAC You-tube channel The Society continued its series of free online seminars open to all, with recordings placed on SHAC’s YouTube Channel (currently 343 subscribers). The following speakers presented papers: John Christie, Julia SánchezDorado, Viviane Quirke, Lyke de Vries, Michelle DiMeo, Hasok Chang, Frank James and Peter Forshaw

AD HOC

During 2022 AD HOC held a mix of in-person and online meetings, 16 in total. At some meetings we had presentations followed by Q&A, and at others discussions of pre-circulated texts, often with the authors joining us to discuss their works. In addition, we held a special one-day workshop in Cambridge on 6 December 2022, thanks to the initiative taken by Sarah Hijmans. The following scholars joined our meetings to present or discuss their works: Carmen Schmechel, Elli Papanikolaou, Georgiana Hedesan, Chris Campbell, Chiara Ambrosio, Hasok Chang, Marabel Riesmeier, Odile Lehnen, Keith Taber, Elisabeth Moreau, Sarah Hijmans, Hjalmar Fors, Peter Oakley, Ursula Klein, Lissa Roberts, Patricia Fara, and Simon Werrett.

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January 2022

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit	The maximum level of reserves is unchanged from that agreed at council 18/3/22 (£140,000) owing to the continuing uncertainty regarding future journal subscription income created by open access "plan S" and the position of hybrid journals such as AMBIX. The knock-on effects for the Covid pandemic continued to suppress claims made against agreed awards. The achieved reserves in 2022 are £99,281, within the limit. The situation will be reviewed at the first Council meeting of 2023. During the previous year the NS&I had reduced the interest rate on non- personal accounts to zero. Therefore, with the agreement of Council in March the Treasurer was instructed to open an account with a secure Bank to provide the Charity with an interest-bearing deposit facility. This took place in May 2022. Financial Controls Policy of the Charity was revised to accommodate this change and to introduce improved oversight of expenses. This revised policy was presented to and agreed by the Trustees at the September meeting.
	No fund is in deficit.

Brief statement of the charity’s
policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit

The maximum level of reserves is unchanged from that agreed at council
18/3/22 (£140,000) owing to the continuing uncertainty regarding future
journal subscription income created by open access "plan S" and the
position of hybrid journals such as AMBIX. The knock-on effects for the
Covid pandemic continued to suppress claims made against agreed
awards. The achieved reserves in 2022 are £99,281, within the limit. The
situation will be reviewed at the first Council meeting of 2023.
During the previous year the NS&I had reduced the interest rate on non-
personal accounts to zero. Therefore, with the agreement of Council in
March the Treasurer was instructed to open an account with a secure
Bank to provide the Charity with an interest-bearing deposit facility. This
took place in May 2022. Financial Controls Policy of the Charity was
revised to accommodate this change and to introduce improved
oversight of expenses. This revised policy was presented to and agreed
by the Trustees at the September meeting.

No fund is in deficit.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to 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.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration The trustees dedare that they have apwo¥ed the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the ¢hariVs trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Seuetsryi Chalr, TAR 10 Jarnwry 2022

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

On accounts for the 31/12/2022 Charity no 1190304 period ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended 31/12/2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 22 March 2023 Signed: Name: Susan Elizabeth Ambrose Relevant professional FCCA FCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Butt Miller Limited 1 Minster Court, Tuscom Way, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3YY

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

No items to disclose.

October 2018

IER