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**Other names charity is known by**
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**Charity's principal address**|
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY AND CHEMISTRY|
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF ALCHEMY AND CHEMISTRY| |---|---|---| |||| ||
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45 THE DRIVE|| ||ISLEWORTH|| |||| ||**Postcode**|**TW7 4AA**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**(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
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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|||| **TAR** January 2022 1 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. **TAR** January 2022 2 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. **TAR** January 2022 3 **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.| **TAR** January 2022 4 ## **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. **TAR** January 2022 5 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. **TAR** January 2022 6 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)** **TAR** January 2022 7 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. **TAR** January 2022 8 ## **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.| ## **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** **TAR** January 2022 9 Section G Declaration The trustees dedare that they have apwo¥ed the trustees, report above. 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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** 1 **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** 2 **IER**