
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 2023 Period start date To 2024 Charity name: Adfer Hanes Cymru Charity registration number: 1199703** 

## **Period end date** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education for the public**<br>**benefit in archaeology and history, in**<br>**particular the archaeological and**<br>**historical heritage of Cymru/Wales**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Two online meeting, and adhoc phone contact<br>and emails regarding charity matters<br>Establishing a charity is our current aim based on<br>our constitution. We have had four major<br>physical donations to date:<br>A Victorian Gorse Grinder from a trustee<br>Documents regarding a landed estate in<br>Cymru/Wales from a trustee<br>Currently establishing transferring a landhold of<br>an archaeological site via two of the trustees to<br>the charity. This needs legal input and may take<br>time<br>A Second World War Lookout tower donated by<br>ABP, held currently by a farmer to be transferred<br>to us soon|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**0**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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SORP reference **0** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making 



**0** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **0** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **0** Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Establishing a charity is our current aim**<br>**based on our constitution. We have had**<br>**four major physical donations to date:**<br>**A Victorian Gorse Grinder from a trustee**<br>**Documents regarding a landed estate in**<br>**Cymru/Wales from a trustee**<br>**Currently establishing transferring a**<br>**landhold via two of the trustees to the**<br>**charity. This needs legal input and may**<br>**take time**<br>**A Second World War Lookout tower**<br>**donated by ABP, held currently by a**<br>**farmer to be transferred to us soon**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

**General establishing the foundation of the charity** Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set **0** Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set **0** 



Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives **0** Other 



## **Financial Review** 

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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**0**|
|<br>Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|<br>Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**We had not started fundraising until the**<br>**financial period ended**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**0**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**0**|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Will be via donations at present.**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**0**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**0**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Foundation Constitution (CIO)**|
|<br>Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**11 Eligibility for trusteeship**<br>11.1 Every charity trustee must be a natural<br>person.<br>**11.2 No individual may be appointed as a**<br>**charity trustee of the CIO:**<br>**11.2.1 if he or she is under the age of 16**<br>**years; or**<br>**11.2.2 if he or she would automatically**<br>**cease to hold office under the provisions**<br>**of clause 16.**<br>**11.3 No one is entitled to act as a charity**<br>**trustee whether on appointment or on**<br>**any re-appointment until he or she has**<br>**expressly acknowledged, in whatever**<br>**way the charity trustees decide, his or her**<br>**acceptance of the office of charity**<br>**trustee.**<br>**11.4 At least one of the trustees of the**<br>**CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If**<br>**there is no trustee aged at least 18 years,**<br>**the remaining trustees may only act to**<br>**call a meeting of the charity trustees, or**<br>**appoint a new charity trustee.**|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|**The two meetings that we have held, we**<br>**have begun the process of asking**<br>**individuals if they would like to join Adfer**<br>**Hanes Cymru as a Trustee**|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**0**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**0**|





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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Adfer Hanes Cymru|
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|<br>Registered charity number|1199703|
|Charity’s principal address|1 Canon Street<br>Y Barri<br>Bro Morgannwg<br>CF62 7BB|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**bod**<br>**y)**<br>**entit**<br>**led**<br>**to**<br>**app**<br>**oint**<br>**trust**<br>**ee**<br>**(if**<br>**any)**|
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|||Chairman|Karl-James Langford<br>FS<br>ASc<br>ot|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** Date appointed 



**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|0|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|0|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|0|



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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**0** 

## **Other optional information** 

**We are establishing ourselves, operationally. Very limited return information** 



## **Declarations** 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**<br>**Signature(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Full name(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>Chairman<br>**Date** 30/11/2024|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**<br>**Signature(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Full name(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>Chairman<br>**Date** 30/11/2024|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**<br>**Signature(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Full name(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>Chairman<br>**Date** 30/11/2024|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**<br>**Signature(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Full name(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>Chairman<br>**Date** 30/11/2024|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**<br>**Signature(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Full name(s)** Karl-James<br>Langford FSAScot<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>Chairman<br>**Date** 30/11/2024|
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