## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 2[ nd ] April 2024 to 1[ st ] April 2025**
## **Charity name: International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology**
**Charity registration number:** _1200502_
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the**International Society**
**for Biomolecular Archaeology**are to
promote the advancement of education for
the public benefit in Biomolecular
Archaeology and its allied sciences
worldwide, in particular but not exclusively
by the promotion of research and
dissemination of the useful results of such
research, the improvement of teaching and
technical methods and such other means
as the charity trustees may determine.|
|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|During this period, we have primarily
engaged in raising funds through
membership fees and setting up our society
to support our biennial conference and
provide bursaries and support for our
members.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees followed the Charity
Commission guidance on public benefit
throughout.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our society successfully raised £4016 to
support our aims during this period. These
were raised through membership fees. Our
Trustees held several meetings to discuss
how best to meet our objectives, and ways
in which we could further support the aims
set out in our governing document.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our Society raised £4016 during this
period.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our policy is to hold £500 in reserve to
ensure our website and related online
infrastructure can be maintained during
periods in which membership fees are not
provided the society with regular income.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£500|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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trusts:|||
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|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|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|The appointment of new trustees was done
as detailed in our constitution, based on
anonymous votes cast by our members.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology|
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Other name the charity uses||
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Registered charity number|1200502|
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Charity’s principal address|Green View, The Green, Stillingfleet, York, YO19 6SH|
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||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|
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||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**|
|1|Christina Warinner|President|||
|2|Greger Larson|Vice-President|||
|3|Elizabeth Briggs|Treasurer|09/2022 – 10/2024||
|4|Samantha Brown|Secretary|09/2023 – current||
|5|Laura Weyrich|Trustee|||
|6|Evan IrvingPease|Trustee|||
|7|Alicia Ventresca Miller|Trustee|09/2022 – 23/09/2024||
|8|Ian Barnes|Trustee|09/2022 – 10/2024||
|9|Oliver Craig|Trustee|09/2022 – 10/2024||
|10|Ester Oras|Trustee|||
|11|Hannes Schroeder|Trustee|||
|12|Rita Peyroteo Stjerna|Trustee|10/2024 – current||
|13|Zuzana Hofmanová|Trustee|10/2024 – current||
|14|Gopesh Jha|Trustee|10/2024 – current||
|15|Hannah Koon|Treasurer|10/2024 – current||
|16|Eugenia D'Atanasio|Treasurer|10/2024 – current||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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|**President**||
|**Vice-President**||
|**Treasurer**||
|**Treasurer**||
|**Secretary**||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position**
**Date**|||
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||Christina Gertrude Warinner|Eugenia D’Atanasio|
||President|Treasurer|
||April 10, 2025|April 10, 2025|