2026-04-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date 31st March 2025 Period end date 1st April 2026

Charity name: Adfer Hanes Cymru

Charity registration number: 1199703

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education for the public benefit in archaeology and history, in particular the archaeological and historical heritage of Cymru/Wales
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Two online meeting, and adhoc phone contact and emails regarding charity matters Establishing the ground work and security of a charity is our current aim based on our constitution. We have had four major physical donations to date: A Victorian Gorse Grinder from a trustee Documents regarding a landed estate in Cymru/Wales from a trustee Currently establishing transferring a landhold of an archaeological site via two of the trustees to the charity. This needs legal input and may take time A Second World War Lookout tower donated by ABP, now on display at Taskforce, Cowbridge (completed transfer 2024) Secured the listing of an important Second World War buildingin Barry (2025)
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	0

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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

SORP reference Establishing a charity is our current aim based on our constitution. We have had four major physical Summary of the main donations to date: Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, A Victorian Gorse Grinder from a identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to trustee the circumstances of its Documents regarding a landed estate beneficiaries and any wider in Cymru/Wales from a trustee benefits to society as a whole. Currently establishing transferring a landhold via two of the trustees to the charity. This needs legal input and may take time, still ongoing A Second World War Lookout tower donated by ABP, was held by a farmer until August 2024 but transferred to be displayed at Cowbridge Taskforce Raised over a £1,000 at our building society account Building a membership base Secured the listing of an important Second World War building in Barry (2025)

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			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

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	£1,568 was the balance at our Building Society account The amount raised is consistent with being a small charity, but allows us a little interest
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The amount held at the Building Society account, allows us to develop a reserve for purchasing an archaeological site
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£1,568
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	0
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	0
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Not enough trustee’s in the short term

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Will be via donations at present, and memberships
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	allowing to develop a financial fund
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	not being able to raise enough donations
Other		0

Structure, Governance and Management

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

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	The two meetings this update 2024/25 that we have held, we have still begun the process of asking individuals if they would like to join Adfer Hanes Cymru as a Trustee. with no success
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	0
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Relationship with any related parties Other

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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Adfer Hanes Cymru
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1199703
Charity’s principal address	1 Canon Street Y Barri Bro Morgannwg CF62 7BB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any)
		Chairman	Karl-James Langford FS ASc ot
			Michelle Harrhy
			Peter Presford
			DelroyOwen

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name 0

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Dates acted if not for whole year Date appointed

Trustee name

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

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

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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

Langford FSAScot Signature(s) Karl-James Langford FSAScot Full name(s) Karl-James Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Chair, etc) Date 28 July 2026