Registered Charity No: 1201272 President: Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL **THE 1805 CLUB ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024** |**Contents**|| |---|---| ||Page| |Chairman’s Report
……………………………………………………|3| |Year End Reports|| |Governance
……………………………………………………|6| |Club Organisation Chart ..………………………………………………|8| |Secretary’s Report
……………………………………………………|9| |Treasurer’s Report
……………………………………………………|10| |Membership Report ……………………………………………………|11| |U.S. Secretary Report …………………………………………………..|14| |Club Projects
……………………………………………………|19| |Ongoing Projects|| |Upgrading of the Club website: Former LIBOR Project 2|| |Trafalgar Way from Falmouth to London: Former LIBOR 5|| |Publications|| |The Kedge Anchor|| |The 1805 Dispatches|| |The Trafalgar Chronicle|| Commemorative Projects Conservation of the St John Figtree’s Parish Register: Former LIBOR 3 Nelson’s Uniform and Display Case, Nevis Historical and Conservation Society’s (NHCS), Charlestown, Nevis St. John’s Figtree Parish Register Conservation Appendices Appendix A: Secretary’s Report 2 ## **THE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT John Rodgaard** This year 2024 was the first full year The 1805 Club governed operationally as a Charitable Incorporate Organisation (CIO). However, as seen in the **governance** section that follows, the financial part of the old club as an unincorporated charity continued through 2024. It is anticipated the bank accounts associated with the old club will be closed during the first calendar quarter of 2025. As a CIO, The 1805 Club recognises the role of the world’s sailing navies of the Georgian era (1714-1837) and promotes their legacy through commemorative events, conservation, publications, research and education. I think you will agree that The 1805 Club has done much during the year to differentiate itself from other not-for-profit maritime/naval history organisations, by becoming an organisation specifically for those with an interest in Georgian era naval and maritime history and heritage. During 2024, the Club organised and carried out several in-person yearly **events** , besides the two annual showcase events — The 1805 Club’s AGM, held at The Army Navy Club (The Rag), London in May, and the traditional Trafalgar dinner held at the HMS _Nelson_ wardroom Portsmouth, UK in October. It was truly heartwarming to see so many of our members at these two events. Both events were international in attendance, with members from Europe as well as from the US. There were other yearly events; Battle of Cape St Vincent, Glorious First of June, and the Nile luncheons; the Midshipman Dale (Bermuda) and Trafalgar wreathlaying ceremonies (St Paul’s Cathedral). **Fellow member, the Honorable Jarion Richardson presented with the Dale wreath by a sea cadet, TS** _**Admiral Somers**_ 3 Additionally, many club members attended events held by other naval/military history-oriented charities, such annual events as the Society of Nautical Research’s AGM, North American Society for Oceanic History’s Symposium , the International Association for Archeology in the Caribbean Symposium, the National Maritime History Society (NHMS) Awards Dinner. It was at this year’s (2024) dinner that fellow member Professor John Hattendorf received a life-time achievement award from the NMHS. Additionally, members attended the annual Naval Order of the US National Capital Commandery Midway and Pearl Harbor Dinners, and the British Officers’ Club of Washington DC’s Trafalgar Dinner. The heart of any organisation is its **membership** . Over the past two years, membership levels have stabilised, averaging just above 400 members. Although this could be seen as something less than robust, consider that our members come from 23 countries. This in itself conveys the global reach the Club enjoys. But, we can do better. Dr Sue Carr’s is The 1805 Club’s membership secretary, as well as The Club’s **communications** director. Throughout the year, Dr Carr tracks Club email circulations (events announcements, newsletters, etc.) to the membership. Her analytics provide the Club with invaluable insight as to membership engagement. In 2024 she reports, “Overall there is an average 82% engagement (opened emails) with our circulations…” The 1805 Club’s publications had another successful year of producing quality subject matter relevant to The Club’s mantra of all things Georgian era naval/maritime history and heritage. The Club’s flagship annual, the naval history journal _The Trafalgar Chronicle New Series 9_ showcased an international set of authors contributing thirteen engaging articles, with many pertaining to the annual’s theme, ‘ _Naval Intelligence in the Georgian Era_ ’. Peter Turner, editor of the bi-annual magazine the _Kedge Ancho_ r and the bi-monthly digital newsletter, _The 1805 Dispatches_ , never failed to keep members aware about Club activities, events and articles of historical interest and others ranging from book reviews, new member profiles, and auction items. Peter also produced a book that records the decade-long partnership between The 1805 Club and Milford-on-Sea Historic Records Society (MOSHRS) to commemorate the service of Admiral Sir William Cornwallis GCB with a plaque installed before St Ann’s Church at His Majesty’s Naval Base, Portsmouth. 4 During the year, we welcomed aboard two professionals to support the Club’s operations. Ms Victoria Callow is The 1805 Club’s accountant supporting our Treasurer. We are most appreciative of her professionalism. Ms. Jude Wilson agreed to assume the position of the Club’s administrative officer, or clerk. Jude is a retired Royal Navy senior rating, who’s specialty was in communications. After her 20 plus years of service, Jude completed her requirements to become a practising solicitor, working in the area of residential property conveyancing. As chairman, I am grateful that we have someone who has demonstrated her ability to herd cats. At the same time we said farewell to one of our Trustees, our Vice-Chairman, Mr Geraint Day. Geraint left us to pursue other interests and travel the world. We thank him for his astute understanding of the complexities that govern non-profits. He did much to ensure our transition from an unincorporated charity to a CIO was a success. Fair winds and following seas shipmate. Finally, I wish to thank my fellow Trustees and Council members for their continued support of my chairmanship. To my fellow members, it continues to be an honour to be your Chairman. I am most fortunate. Thank you. 5 ## **Year-end reports** The following reports for the year ended 31 December 2024 are from those council members having functional and geographic responsibilities: ## **Governance** ## **Overview** This year marked the operational transition from the Club structured as an Unincorporated Charity, conforming to the regulations of the Charity Commission for England and Wales (CCEW) to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) according to the CCEW. This transition that officially ended the operations of the old charity was made during The Club’s AGM in May. However, the ‘old’ charity was not terminated immediately (financially), because cumbersome bank procedures precluded swapping charity numbers, nor could the old accounts be cleared. The reason for the latter was that many members had yet to migrate their standing orders to the CIO’s bank account. Despite every effort to inform the membership to make the transition, the old account was still open because many members continued to renew depositing their remittance into the old account. It is estimated the financial aspect of the old charity will be closed by the end of the first quarter of 2025. ## **Stewardship** The 1805 Club’s trustees and co-optees are volunteers. They undertake oversight of the Club’s administration and operations. Currently there are 7 trustees and 4 co-opted members. The CIO status allows for up to 12 trustees. The board meets roughly every two months online via Zoom. Occasionally, they will meet in person with a zoom option for those unable to travel, especially those who live abroad. There is also a President and eight Vice Presidents who may, if they wish, participate in Council meetings but do not have a vote. The list of trustees, co-opted members the president and vice presidents follows: ## **TRUSTEES** Chairman: Captain John Rodgaard USN (Ret) Vice Chairman: VACANT Secretary: Stephen Howarth Treasurer: Nicholas Ridge Canadian Secretary: Mark Billings U.S. Secretary: Harold P. Stark Webmaster: Josephine Birtwhistle Trustee without Portfolio: Kate Jamieson **Co-opted Members to the Trustees:** Kathy Brown, Sue Carr, Peter Turner, Mark West 6 **CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES** : Jude Wilson **RECORDER** Dr Judith Pearson ## **BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTANT** Victoria Callow **PRESIDENT** Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL **VICE PRESIDENTS:** Michael Nash, Keith Evans, Ken Flemming, Mary Arthur, RADM Joe Callo USN (Ret), Dr Agustín Guimerá, Bill White ## **Other matters** As mentioned above, the Club is run largely by unpaid volunteers. However, an honorarium is paid to the editors of _The Trafalgar Chronicle_ and to the Club's Clerk. Additionally, the CIO allows trustees to call on the expertise from the wider membership for various tasks, deliberations, and or hold positions within the Club’s three standing committees: Governance and Finance, Content and Publications and Events, Projects and Fundraising. These committees and their sub-elements can be seen in the Club’s organisation chart below. 7 Club Organisation, 2024 Who we interact wfth GO¥eMan￿ & Finance Paul Kk)55 P•v IYL*Ar¢hM# Content & Publications Jo Birtwhi5Ue JudyPe¥r5 Jhn Waard Ivarie51 Exiemal e¥*nts Events. Projects & Fundraisi PrDieclTeams P¥lth IIEptrr-John Rod8aard. Stephen Htwrth Ilkn Uhrftirmabd Cabll*t- BenEdKt Ryan.John ￿￿a[d, Peie Sts TheTralalKarWa¥-Kathrf Brown Son5 a￿j Oawefsof TrataLqar- Kathy Bru menKrfialsl￿ IMemL(¥l-John Curtis Fortpe5 Mefflwial-siephen Howarth Secretary's Report: Please see Appendix A ## **Treasurer’s Report** ## **2024 Annual Accounts Summary** The 1805 Club’s account balance for the year ending 31 December 2024 was £99,093.00. This was a reduction of £13,192.00 from the previous year’s balance of £112,285.00. The difference can be contributed mainly to the Club purchasing from EXPLUS of Manassas, Virginia the custom-made environmentally-controlled display case to house the replica of Nelson’s captain’s uniform and tricorn hat. The case was delivered to the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society in June 2024. ## **Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 — Nicholas Ridge** Following the charity’s conversion to a CIO and the formation and operation of a trading subsidiary, The 1805 Club is left in a good position constitutionally to embrace some of the wider and ambitious projects that have been mooted in recent years, notably the creation of an on-line museum housing The Club’s virtual exhibits and adding to them. (Chairman’s note: club member, Ms. Natacha Abriat agreed to become The Club’s ‘virtual’ museum curator. Ms Abriat comes to the position with considerable experience as a curator in her home country of France.) Such a project, along with others, will not occur unless a long-term funding plan is put in place. This is an obligation that the trustees have yet to confront fully; much thought and effort was put into the design and creation of the Flagship Fund, which would provide a regular and reliable source of finance for projects. However, the formal launch of the fund, which is needed if it is to fulfil its potential, has yet to take place. (Chairman’s note: The Flagship Fund was rolled out during the 2024 AGM and notification of the fund is routinely propagated via the Club’s newsletters and magazine. Also, during the year, the Flagship Fund received donations approximating £2,200) The accounts show that the charity is drawing upon its reserves for current expenditure, to the extent of £5,173 in 2024. The result does not match the charity’s stated financial objectives in recent years, which were for members’ subscriptions and income from events to exceed the charity’s running costs, and to generate a small surplus as demonstration of its fund-raising bona fides and for the benefit of others. The remaining reserves (unrestricted funds) of £57,850 are adequate for meeting the day-today needs of the charity for the foreseeable future. There is no doubt that a glowing and exciting future awaits the charity, should the trustees decide to re-visit some of the schemes that have been laid on one side for now, nor that they collectively lack the capability and energy to carry them through. However, believing that there is no useful role for me personally to play within the scheme of things as they currently stand, I have resigned as Treasure and trustee on 28 February 2025. 10 ## **Membership Report for 2024** |||**2024**
|**2023**| |---|---|---|---| |**Current membership**:|Europe|22|23| ||North America|113|114| ||UK|260|253| ||World|10|12| ||**Total:**|**405**|402| |**New Members – 2024:**|UK|34|31| ||Europe|0|5| ||North America|24|16| ||World|3|6| ||**Total:**|**61**|58| ## **Membership Trends** The Club lost 50 members in 2024 but gained 61 new members (net gain of 11 members), which is an improvement over 2023 when the Club lost 88 members (net loss of 22 members against 58 new members). As always there was a noticeable uptake of membership around the time of the Trafalgar Dinner, augmented by a membership push by Trustees. The Club has maintained its former membership strength and we need to consider ways to encourage both new uptake of membership and also retain current members. There is always attrition year on year due to a host of reasons (death, financial imperatives, waning interest, failure to heed subscription renewal notices). ## Direct debit Currently approximately 60% of the membership pay direct to the bank (standing order, cheque or BACS) with the onus on the member to make the payment directly. This is a significant percentage and tracking/identifying the payments is unwieldy and time-consuming for the bookkeeper over 3 bank accounts currently in use. As the Club moves its operations wholly to the new UTB account, I would recommend that the Club seriously consider the introduction of direct debit collection agency to ensure the following: - reliable income stream for the Club’s budgeting (which can be tracked and updated by the Club’s financial officer) - convenient payment method for members — it is collected annually on same date and at the Club’s instigation — especially convenient when we have to change the sub amounts (many members failed to update their standing orders and BACS payments in 2024) ## Electronic card payments 11 Approximately 40% of the membership pay with Stripe (and Paypal although this outlet will be closed down shortly). For the benefit of all concerned in tracking payments, we need to encourage members to use membership number referencing to ensure that the payer can be identified and the income credited to the correct member. Currently there are far too many instances of unidentifiable references with both CAF and Stripe payments. ## **Membership Mailings / Communications** , |**Mailing**|**Date**|**No of members**
**opened email**|**No of members**
**clicked on links**|**Mail chimp com-**
**ments**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Dispatches|February 2024|298 (72%)|144 (38%)|Good skimmability,
text and visuals| |Events circular|February 2024|266 (70%)|39 (10%)|Good text and visuals| |Events circular|March 2024|279 (73%)|24 (6%)|Good text and visuals| |Dispatches|April 2024`|317 (82%)|155 (40%)|Good text and visuals| |AGM Announcement|April 2024|297 (77%)|32 (8%)|| |AGM papers|May 2024|300 (77%)|76 (20%)|Good text and visuals| |Anglesey Abbey visit|May 2024|265 (70%)|4 (1%)|| |TC Call for Papers|May 2024|284 (72%)|12 (3%)|Good text and visuals| |Glorious 1stof June|May 2024|276 (70%)|5 (1%)|| |Dispatches|June 2024|307 (80%)|126 (22%)|Good skimmability,
text and visuals| |Rag lunch|July 2024|292 (72%)|20 (5%)|| |Beatty Stick auction|July 2024|291 (72%)|47 (12%)|Good text and visuals| 12 |Dispatches|August 2024|300 (85%)|124 (35%)|Good text and visuals| |---|---|---|---|---| |Trafalgar Dinner|August 2024|296 (82%)|19 (5%)|Good text and visuals| |Flamborough Head|August 2024|196 (72%)|2 (1%)|Good text and visuals| |Dispatches|October 2024|317 (86%)|144 (40%)|Good skimmability,
text and visuals| |Trafalgar wreath lay-
ing|October 2024|297 (80%)|15 (4%)|Good text and visuals| |Naval Dockyards call
for papers|October 2024|270 (72%)|6 (2%)|| |Waking Sleeping
Giants lecture|November 2024|286 (75%)|7 (2%)|Good text and visuals| Overall, there is an average 82% engagement with our circulations, so the membership obviously continues to engage positively with our communications — in particular our American audience. Mail chimp on the whole — and this software is aimed at commercial audiences — gives positive feedback on the design and content of our circulations. Where a circulation is textheavy the results are less impressive…. But this is the nature of some of our circulars. **Sue Carr Membership Secretary 19 November 2024** 13 ## **U.S. Secretary Report** The United States membership as of the end of 2024 included 98 paid members, plus 4 life members. We still seem to be getting new members from all over the country. On 10 February we held the Battle of Cape St Vincent Commemoration luncheon at the Hummingbird Restaurant in Alexandria Virginia. There were 12 participants, who enjoyed a good meal and a small ships reenactment of the Battle of Cape St Vincent by chairman John Rodgaard. **Battle of Cape St Vincent Luncheon** 14 Our trip to the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News VA took place on 29 June. This was an excellent tour of the unseen collections of the Museum. Our guide was Ms Jeanne WillozEgnor, Curator of Maritime History and Culture. Ms Willoz-Egnor, who is extremely well versed in the Georgian era and had done significant background research prior to our arrival, treated us to artworks and artifacts of Nelson and the Royal Navy which are not normally on display. Ms Willoz-Egnor is now an 1805 Club member. Following the tour, we had an enjoyable lunch at Harpoon Larry’s seafood restaurant. **Ms Jeanne Willoz-Egnor (centre) Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, Virginia** 15 On 27 July we held a luncheon at Il Porto restaurant in Alexandria Virginia to commemorate the Battle of the Nile. There was a good attendance of 18 members and guests. After an excellent lunch members participated in a reenactment of the battle using Chairman Rodgaard’s little ships. **Battle of the Nile Luncheon** Several of our local members have begun to take an interest in the preservation of artifacts from HM Brig _DeBraak_ , which sank in the Delaware Bay near Lewes in June 1798. The remains of the ship as well as many artifacts have been recovered. While a small number of the artifacts have been preserved and are on display in Lewes, the remaining large number are kept in a Delaware State warehouse in Dover. 16 On 11 November 9 club members visited the warehouse and were given an excellent tour of the Center for Material Culture. In this tour we saw many of the stored artifacts, including the ships guns and bell. **Visit to the Center for Material Culture, Delaware** 17 John Rodgaard proposed that we work with the Center to see if the Club can sponsor further restoration of the bell and its placement where it can be seen and appreciated. Member Dr. John Satterfield has agreed to define this project and put it before the Trustees for consideration. We finished the day with lunch at a local restaurant. ## **HMS** _**DeBraak**_ **’s Bell** Several 1805 Club members attended the British Officers Club of Washington DC Trafalgar Dinner on October 20. Held at the beautiful Country Club of Fairfax, The 1805 Club had a display using chairman John Rodgaard’s fleet of small ships, representing the British fleet and combined Spanish and French fleets positions at noon on 21 October 1805. ## Respectfully submitted, _Harold E. “Pete” Stark_ U.S. Secretary 18 ## **Club Projects** ## **Overview** **Club** projects fall into two categories. There are those that are ongoing, whilst the second category are projects that are unique one-offs with a completion date. **Ongoing Projects** ## _**Upgrading of the Club website — Formerly LIBOR Project 2**_ I have continued as the Club’s Webmaster and Co-ordinator working with AMA throughout the year. With AMA’s assistance and technical expertise, the website has continued to be updated and amended, with new functions being developed and added. During the year 2024 the _Kedge Anchors_ and _1805 Despatches_ were uploaded twice/three times and _The Trafalgar Chronicle_ enabling them to be accessible for members online. We now have the new function of _flip pages_ for the first ten pages of _The Trafalgar Chronicle_ which includes the Table of Contents for members and potential purchasers to view. This facility is also available from the Publications box on the Home Page, plus the dropdown menu also on the Home Page. We are making all functions, where possible, to be interactive wherever they are the website. AMA assisted with Shopify to expand the Shop — thank you Kathy Brown. It now includes more items, more back copies of _The Trafalgar Chronicle_ and used books for sale, plus a Used Book Catalogue listing for buyers to view and then order. (The 1805 Club shop is operated by The 1805 Club Trading Company Ltd, a company which manages the commercial activities of The 1805 Club) To mention just a few of the changes carried out; migrated our dedicated email addresses from an external server to AMA’s own server, with the view to manage the facility with greater ease. Designed and implemented work forms for Stephen Howarth (Club Secretary) and events, on the same basis as the previous year for Stephen Tregidgo and the Cornwallis Event. Made changes to the payment methods, and PayPal, including donation button, etc., and the changeover to Stripe method of payment for subscriptions, renewals and donations, etc. Throughout the year we have investigated digitalising the _Trafalgar Chronicle._ This publication has a wealth of material which we can use in future projects, such as virtual museum. We expanded our design brief to investigate how the website can become more appealing to a wider audience of national and international researchers which can dovetail into existing functions, but also new projects. Work continues on the databases with further information being constantly added, and, on the different datasets and functions to incorporate the databases as a searchable, integral whole as Research Databases. Future work has been planned on the Memorial Map making it more interactive and searchable as we develop the website with new data. 19 _Josephine M. Birtwhistle_ Hon. Webmaster ## _**Trafalgar Way — Formerly LIBOR Project #5**_ Throughout 2024, The Trafalgar Way continues to be promoted and managed as a project of The 1805 Club on a ‘time available’ basis. ## **Activities of The Trafalgar Way for 2024** ## **Website** The website is maintained as time permits. It continues to act as a valuable, high-profile resource for The 1805 Club. It is used notably by those interested in following the route of The Trafalgar Way or researching information for Pickle Night events, historical information regarding HMS Pickle, and as a conduit for those seeking talks and local events. ## **Social media** During 2024, new Club members have expressed an interest in contributing to our social media (notably on Instagram) and this is to be nurtured during 2025. Social media efforts for The Trafalgar Way are part of the greater picture for marketing, awareness and membership communications for The 1805 Club as a whole. ## **The Official Story Map** 11 copies sold online in various formats [unrecorded] copies sold offline at talks and events (eg Trafalgar Night Dinner) ## **Events - Talks** Talks were given on a voluntary basis and used to fundraise for The 1805 Club and The 1805 Club Trading Company Ltd and to recruit new Club members where possible. - 19 June 2024 - Liphook Church Centre - • 26 June 2024 – St Joseph’s School Aldershot - 1 October 2024 – Radstock Museum - 17 October – Menheniot School - 6 November 2024 – Ilfracombe Museum 20 ## **Educational Content** Visitors continue to download free educational worksheets from our website. ## **Menheniot Meeting** A meeting was held in October 2024 with members of Menheniot Parish Council in Cornwall to discuss the possibility of events and projects to increase local awareness of the village’s historic connection with Capt John Richards Lapenotiere and the Battle of Trafalgar. They were also placed in contact with Ilfracombe Museum to see if there is a possibility of tying anything together between Lapenotiere’s birthplace and resting place. ## _**Ms. Kathy Brown**_ **Project Manager** 21 ## **Publications** ## _**The Trafalgar Chronicle**_ ## _**Trafalgar Chronicle**_ **New Series 9, October 2024 Annual Report** The 2024 _Trafalgar Chronicle_ was delivered to 1805 Club members in October 2024. Fivehundred copies were printed and mailed, with a copy of the _Kedge Anchor_ magazine, to recipients around the globe. Published by Seaforth (Barnsley), it consisted of 224 pages with approximately 90,000 words and 90 illustrations (some licensed) and a color plate section. The theme for the 2024 issue was _Naval Intelligence in the Georgian Era_ . Authors for this issue reside in five countries. In 2024 the Trustees decided that any author who is not a Club member will receive a free one-year Club membership. We ran fourteen articles with seven on the theme, including a monograph by one of our newest members, Natacha Abriat, principal curator for the Cultural Heritage Research Department of the Occitanie region of France. The lead article was by Captain Steven E. Maffeo, USN, Ret, who provided an excerpt from his book: _Most Secret and Confidential: Intelligence in the Age of Nelson._ Additional articles provided examples of intelligence gathering methods, espionage, and how naval commanders relied on intelligence in carrying out their missions. 22 The contents also included three biographical portraits by Dr David Rothwell, Department Head of Oral Diagnosis, Sewell’s Point Dental Center, Norfolk, Virginia, award-winning historian, Dr Hilary R Rubenstein, and Dr William Dudley, Captain USN, Ret and former Director of the Naval History Center (now Naval History and Heritage Command) of Washington, DC. The remaining five articles were in the category of general interest. Dr Kevin McCranie of the Naval War College wrote a paper on the War of 1812. Dr Brenden Bliss of Hawaii Pacific University wrote about the USS Essex. Dr Samantha Cavell of Southeastern Louisiana University wrote about ship coppering. Dr. Ricardo Caetano de Moraes of Spain sent a paper on political struggles in Rio de la Plata. Retired professor John Easton Law contributed an essay on a Villeneuve’s flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar. Mayer’s dramatic painting of that ship’s defeat graced our 2024 cover. The _Trafalgar Chronicle_ is the publication of choice for new research on the Georgian era navy, sometimes called ‘Nelson’s Navy’. Its scope extends to the maritime world of 1714 to 1837. This naval history journal is known for its rich illustration and covers (all are eighteenth and nineteenth century art) and the noteworthy credentials of our contributors. ## **Submitted by Judith E. Pearson, PhD and Captain John Rodgaard, USN Ret, Editors** 23 ## _**The Kedge Ancho**_ **r and** _**The 1805 Dispatches**_ ## _**The Kedge Anchor**_ We continued in 2024 with the two printed editions of our Club members-only magazine, _KA_ – in the spring and autumn. Stephen Howarth has continued to be an invaluable proof-reader and mentor. As has been mentioned before, I feel it is important that we should have someone who is familiar with the processes of producing _KA_ , in order that my eventual replacement can be less traumatic for whoever takes over from me. Hopefully, this will be a planned handover — and not soon. The printing of _KA_ is still being ably done by Suffolk Digital, at a very good price, so I do not propose to change anything at this time. Prior to placing the order for each edition, I ask for a firm quotation, and if this turns out to be very different from the previous edition, I may review the situation. I also do not propose to change from Responsible Mailing for distribution of _KA_ , as they proved to be most competitive when last compared. 24 ## _**The 1805 Dispatches**_ We also continue to produce the digital only _TD_ every two months, with the first edition being in February. There never seems to be trouble filling the four standard pages, which often creeps up to six or eight pages. Unlike _KA_ , _TD_ is available to anyone visiting our website, in the hope that non-members will be attracted. ## **Distribution** As a general point, _KA_ , _TD_ and _TC_ are tangible products supplied free to Club members, but they are also possibly important as promotional material. However, we must ensure that we maximise their use, without waste. The list is open for alteration/addition, and any suggestions will be considered. We thank you all for your support. ## **Peter Turner** Editor, _Kedge Anchor_ and _Dispatches_ 25 ## **Unique: Commemorative Projects** ## _**Nelson’s Uniform and Display Case for the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society’s (NHCS) museum, Charlestown, Nevis**_ The uniform display case was fabricated by EXPLUS of Manassas Virginia and delivered to the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society in June, and the Club submitted the balance due at the completion of the case. The 1805 Club extends its thank you to Mr. Brett Beach, owner. and EXPLUS’ CEO for his sticking with the Club and maintaining the price for the case over the last three years. **The completed display case at EXPLUS’ factory.** Delivery was confirmed by Chairman Rodgaard, when he visited Nevis in August. The Nevis Historical and Conservation Society informed him that when the new Nevis Maritime Museum is completed, the display case will be assembled and ready for the uniform and hat to be displayed in March 2025. Respectfully submitted, ## _**John Rodgaard**_ **, Captain USN Ret** ## **Harold ‘Pete’ Stark** Project Managers 26 ## **Conservation of the St John Figtree’s Parish Register containing Lord Nelson’s and Frances Nesbit’s marriage signatures — Formerly LIBOR Project #3** In October, Chairman Rodgaard and the Club’s Secretary Stephen Howarth visited Borthwick to see the register and receive an update on the register’s conservation. Meeting with the senior conservator, Ms Alison Fairburn, they were informed that the register’s conservation was almost completed. Before it would be bound into a book, it would be digitised. With digitisation, Borthwick would create an interactive database for descendants to look up their ancestors. It was also be an invaluable tool for researchers. Borthwick informed The Club that they would send the digital copy in January to a printer who would then produce two high-quality facsimiles. The facsimiles would be then shipped, one to St John’s Figtree Church and the second to the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society. ## **Stephen Howarth, John Rodgaard, and Alison Fairburn** When Chairman Rodgaard was in Nevis in August, he liaised with the St George and St John’s Parish Vestry and with the principles of the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society. It was decided by the Vestry and NHCS that the register, its facsimiles and the uniform should be returned by early March 2025. Both organisations decided to hold two interrelated ceremonies on Sunday 9 March 2025 (Nelson’s wedding anniversary is 11 March). ## _**John Rodgaard**_ ## _**Stephen Howarth**_ Project Managers 27 Constitstion of The 1805 Club J"FthJ¥BM*y 2KI 28 THE 1805 CLUB CHARITY NUMBER 1201272 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Nicholas Ridg8J, CTA Vvaltham Chase, Hampshire, S032 2NP INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE 1805 CLUB Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of The 1805 Club I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the aGcounts of The 1805 Club for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). report in respect of my examination of the Trust's aGcounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Indep•ndont axaminer's statemant I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respe¢t'. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with those records., or the accounls do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached, Paul Unde￿Ood Morris cr￿ker Chartered Accountants Slalion Hous& North Street avant ampshire P091QU Date". x% I LU C£ L) ￿ Z ￿ Z THE 1805 CLUB BAL4NCE SHEET- 310ECEMBER 2024 Note 81 funds Reslricled incomo funds funds Total 2023 Fixed 888e18 Current assets Debtors The 1805 Club Trading Comp8ny Ltd The 1805 Club, charty number 1071871 Gfft aid Debtor8 and prepaid 8ums Cash at bank and in hand Total current a88818 850 850 1000 102275 1440 1440 1850 1850 61063 41243 102306 13101 65203 41243 106446 116376 Creditors.. amounts f811ing due within 1 year Aecrual$ 7353 7353 4091 Net currnnt assetsllllabllltlo81 57860 41243 99093 112285 Total n•t a8sats or 118bilitigs 67850 41243 99093 112286 F nds of the Chari Restricted income funds 11 De8ignated funds 11 Unrestricted funds Total funds 41243 41243 49262 11 57850 57850 63023 57850 41243 99093 112285 The accompanying notes numbers 1-11 form part of the8e accounts. Approved by tho trustees and Signed on their behalf by.. Signed . Jghn A R¢idgaard, Chai Signed . THE 1805 CLUB NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 1. A¢¢ounling Poli¢18$ lal Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern The accounts (financial statement51 have been prepared under the historical cost txjnvenlion with Items recognised al cost or Iran8action value unless otherwise sla18d in the r818vanl no18s lo those accounts. The financial 6talemenls have been prépared In att¢x)rdance with thè second edition ol the Charities Stalernenl of Recommended Practice issued in Odob8r 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdorn and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Chaiilies Act 2011.The Club wnslilul85 a public benefit 8nlity as d8fined by FRS 102.The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Club's ability to Gonlinue as a going concem. In particul&r, the Club does not ¢onlr8cI for gotxls or services unless it has the fund5 in hand lo pay for them.. il carries no overheads and is not exposed to unexpected fluctuations in income or expenditure. Ibl Income recognrtion All income i¥ r￿ogniSed once the charty has enlitlemenl lo the income, rt is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income reeeNable Can be measured reliably. Donations are recognised when th8 Club has been notrfigd in writing of both the amount and settlement daté. In the event that a donation is subject to condrtion8 that require a level of performance before the charity is enlilled lo the funds, the income is deferred and not rocognised until either those ¢onditions are fully met, or the fulfilmenl of th08e conditions Is wholly within the Gonlrol of the charity and il is probable that Ih08e conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period. Subscript￿n income, which offsets tho cost$ of production of the Club's publication8, Trafal Chronicle and Kedge Anchor, is included within Donations ond18gacies together with Ihe related Aid. ar Legacy gifts a￿ rec&Jn18ed on o case by case basis following the granllng of probate when the adminislratorlexecutor for Ihe estate has communicated in wirting both tha amount and settlement dale. Ic} Expendrture recognition Liabilities are recognised a8 expenditure 88 soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the oblwJalion can be m888ured rellably, All expendffure is o¢counled for on an accruals basis. All expenses including support C0818 8nd governance co¥t¥ arg alloc8led or apportioned lo the applicable expenditure headings, Grants p8yable are payments m8de to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable obje¢t$ of the Club. {dl Irrecoverable VAT Ifrecoverable VAT is charged against thg expendituro h¢ading for which it w88 incurred. le} Allocation of support and governance c08ts Support costs have been alloeated between govemance costs and other 8UPPOrt costs. Govèrnance C08t8 comprise all cos18 involving the public accountabilrty of the charity and ils complran¢8 Wrth regulation and good practice. (Q Charitable activities Cg3t5 of charitable ach'vities include 9rants made, govem8nce costs and on apportionment of 8UPPOrt costs. Igl Going concern ThB trustees CC*nsid8r that there are no material uncertainties alK)ut the charty's ability to continue as a going concem. (h) Taxation The Charity is exempl from tax on 118 charitable 8CtiMtie8. li} Financial instruments The charrty only enters into basic financial instrum8nls transactions that result in the recognition of ffinaneial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable. loans from banks and other third parties and loans lo related part*s and investmènts in non-puttable ordinary share8. ') Debtors and cash al bank Short term debtors are measured at Iransaetion pri¢•, l•$$ any impaimienl. Loan8 receivable a measured initially 81 fair value, nel of Iransadions costs, and are measured subsequently al amortised cost using the effeclwe interest melh¢>d, less any impaiment. Ik} Cash and cash equIva￿nI8 Cash and cash equivalen15 compromise cash al bank and on hand. depo8118 with bank and other $hort-term highly liquid investments and bank overdrafts. In thè balance sheet, bank overdr8fts are shown within borrowings or current Ilabllilies. 111 Creditors and provisions Creditors and provigion8 8re recognlsed where th6 charity has A present obligation resulting from A past event that will probably resutt in the transfer of fun¢Js lo a third paty and the amount due lo sellle the obligation c8n be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and proviS￿n8 are nomol recognised at their settlemonl omounl after allowing for any trade discounts du8. 2. CIO fomiation., commencement of acllvily, and relationship with ts predecess￿, unincorporalad charity number 10718718lso c8lbd The 180S Club The charity wo$ fomed on 8 December 2022 with the object of taking over the busine$$ and assets of ils prodecessor, unincorporated charity also called The 1805 Club, charity number 1071871. The CIO became active on 17 June 2023 following resolutions at the AGM of th8 predece$$or charity. The bank account of the prodecessor charity ha8 been closed since the year ènd, and ils bank balance and bank transactions for 2024 have been Irealed as tr•ns8Gtion$ for and on behaW of The 1805 Club CIO Charity numbor 1201272 in these accounts. 3. Related paty transoction¥ and trustees, expenses and remuneration A trustee John Rodgaard received £3000 {2023 £2418 b8ing $30001 for joint edrtorship of The Tralalgar Chronicle. A payment of £180 was made to the Tre8surer's firm Nicholas Ridge CTA lor an annual subscription lo Inluil QuickbcKJks accounting sy$t8m.' the charg8 benefitted from the discount available lo th8 Treasurar's Fimi for the so￿are. No other fomi of remuneration or other benefit in cash or kind was made to any of the Iruslees. There We￿ no other related paty transactlons in the year, except where reported elsewhere in the 8ccount5. 4. Analysis of Incoming resources Unrestricted Events - nds Unreslricle funds Reslricled income funds Total fund5 2023 Donations and legacles.. Subsc17plions plus the relaled GiftA 19230 19230 1876 Donation from The 1805 Club ch8rity numb8r 1071871 OlheTdon8tsons 8nd leg8CleS Charitable activities. see Note 119989 201 734 935 350 11452 11802 14413 Investments, being bank interest 2609 2609 22390 11462 734 34576 142934 S. Analy818 of expendlture on charitable aclivltl88 Unrestri nl Unrestricted income funds Project W818'. LI8OR projeGtS, See Noto 9 Nelson uniform 8nd cabinat Comw811is/Peyton M&mori8ls Mcmullen Sponsorship Menhonlot 8nd Nelson Room 2522 2522 484 Olh8r 192 192 87 Ev8n18 8360 8360 7952 Publications 17555 17555 11837 AdVertl8lng￿Ob$I1? Clerical and secretarial expenses Bank charges Govarnance and Support costs.. 7975 7975 1975 1105 1105 185 185 113 AGM 1400 1400 Council Independent Examiner Insurance 960 960 500 500 479 Other support costs 380 380 28852 9760 9156 47788 30649 6. Staff Costs The Charity had no empbyee8 durfng the year12023~ 01. No staff were paid emoluments greater than £60000. 7. Loan lo The 1805 Club Trading Company Ltd, company limited by guarantee number 13702954, incorporated 25 October 2021. According lo the eompany s Articles, ils prolrts are directed solely towards the objects of The 1805 Club. The 1805 Club is the company's sole member and controls appointments lo the company's Board. 8. Cash St bank Unity Tru81 bank CAF bank account of The 1805 Club charrty number 1071871. treated as the charity's bank account- 688 Note 2 stripe credit card account 100057 12435 2249 666 102306 13101 9. Creditors.. amount8 folling due within one year 02 Trade credrtor8 1545 307 2025 Subscription8 and olhgr p8ymenls in advance Other creditors and accruals 4848 2824 960 960 7353 4091 10. Comparative figures for 2023 are for the period from 17 June 2023- 31 December 2023- See Note 2. c o W ￿LL LL LLE8r THE 1805 CLUB CHARITY NUMBER 1201272 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Nicholas Ridg8J, CTA Vvaltham Chase, Hampshire, S032 2NP INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE 1805 CLUB Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of The 1805 Club I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the aGcounts of The 1805 Club for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). report in respect of my examination of the Trust's aGcounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Indep•ndont axaminer's statemant I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respe¢t'. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with those records., or the accounls do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached, Paul Unde￿Ood Morris cr￿ker Chartered Accountants Slalion Hous& North Street avant ampshire P091QU Date". x% I LU C£ L) ￿ Z ￿ Z THE 1805 CLUB BAL4NCE SHEET- 310ECEMBER 2024 Note 81 funds Reslricled incomo funds funds Total 2023 Fixed 888e18 Current assets Debtors The 1805 Club Trading Comp8ny Ltd The 1805 Club, charty number 1071871 Gfft aid Debtor8 and prepaid 8ums Cash at bank and in hand Total current a88818 850 850 1000 102275 1440 1440 1850 1850 61063 41243 102306 13101 65203 41243 106446 116376 Creditors.. amounts f811ing due within 1 year Aecrual$ 7353 7353 4091 Net currnnt assetsllllabllltlo81 57860 41243 99093 112285 Total n•t a8sats or 118bilitigs 67850 41243 99093 112286 F nds of the Chari Restricted income funds 11 De8ignated funds 11 Unrestricted funds Total funds 41243 41243 49262 11 57850 57850 63023 57850 41243 99093 112285 The accompanying notes numbers 1-11 form part of the8e accounts. Approved by tho trustees and Signed on their behalf by.. Signed . Jghn A R¢idgaard, Chai Signed . THE 1805 CLUB NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 1. A¢¢ounling Poli¢18$ lal Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern The accounts (financial statement51 have been prepared under the historical cost txjnvenlion with Items recognised al cost or Iran8action value unless otherwise sla18d in the r818vanl no18s lo those accounts. The financial 6talemenls have been prépared In att¢x)rdance with thè second edition ol the Charities Stalernenl of Recommended Practice issued in Odob8r 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdorn and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Chaiilies Act 2011.The Club wnslilul85 a public benefit 8nlity as d8fined by FRS 102.The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Club's ability to Gonlinue as a going concem. In particul&r, the Club does not ¢onlr8cI for gotxls or services unless it has the fund5 in hand lo pay for them.. il carries no overheads and is not exposed to unexpected fluctuations in income or expenditure. Ibl Income recognrtion All income i¥ r￿ogniSed once the charty has enlitlemenl lo the income, rt is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income reeeNable Can be measured reliably. Donations are recognised when th8 Club has been notrfigd in writing of both the amount and settlement daté. In the event that a donation is subject to condrtion8 that require a level of performance before the charity is enlilled lo the funds, the income is deferred and not rocognised until either those ¢onditions are fully met, or the fulfilmenl of th08e conditions Is wholly within the Gonlrol of the charity and il is probable that Ih08e conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period. Subscript￿n income, which offsets tho cost$ of production of the Club's publication8, Trafal Chronicle and Kedge Anchor, is included within Donations ond18gacies together with Ihe related Aid. ar Legacy gifts a￿ rec&Jn18ed on o case by case basis following the granllng of probate when the adminislratorlexecutor for Ihe estate has communicated in wirting both tha amount and settlement dale. Ic} Expendrture recognition Liabilities are recognised a8 expenditure 88 soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the oblwJalion can be m888ured rellably, All expendffure is o¢counled for on an accruals basis. All expenses including support C0818 8nd governance co¥t¥ arg alloc8led or apportioned lo the applicable expenditure headings, Grants p8yable are payments m8de to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable obje¢t$ of the Club. {dl Irrecoverable VAT Ifrecoverable VAT is charged against thg expendituro h¢ading for which it w88 incurred. le} Allocation of support and governance c08ts Support costs have been alloeated between govemance costs and other 8UPPOrt costs. Govèrnance C08t8 comprise all cos18 involving the public accountabilrty of the charity and ils complran¢8 Wrth regulation and good practice. (Q Charitable activities Cg3t5 of charitable ach'vities include 9rants made, govem8nce costs and on apportionment of 8UPPOrt costs. Igl Going concern ThB trustees CC*nsid8r that there are no material uncertainties alK)ut the charty's ability to continue as a going concem. (h) Taxation The Charity is exempl from tax on 118 charitable 8CtiMtie8. li} Financial instruments The charrty only enters into basic financial instrum8nls transactions that result in the recognition of ffinaneial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable. loans from banks and other third parties and loans lo related part*s and investmènts in non-puttable ordinary share8. ') Debtors and cash al bank Short term debtors are measured at Iransaetion pri¢•, l•$$ any impaimienl. Loan8 receivable a measured initially 81 fair value, nel of Iransadions costs, and are measured subsequently al amortised cost using the effeclwe interest melh¢>d, less any impaiment. Ik} Cash and cash equIva￿nI8 Cash and cash equivalen15 compromise cash al bank and on hand. depo8118 with bank and other $hort-term highly liquid investments and bank overdrafts. In thè balance sheet, bank overdr8fts are shown within borrowings or current Ilabllilies. 111 Creditors and provisions Creditors and provigion8 8re recognlsed where th6 charity has A present obligation resulting from A past event that will probably resutt in the transfer of fun¢Js lo a third paty and the amount due lo sellle the obligation c8n be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and proviS￿n8 are nomol recognised at their settlemonl omounl after allowing for any trade discounts du8. 2. CIO fomiation., commencement of acllvily, and relationship with ts predecess￿, unincorporalad charity number 10718718lso c8lbd The 180S Club The charity wo$ fomed on 8 December 2022 with the object of taking over the busine$$ and assets of ils prodecessor, unincorporated charity also called The 1805 Club, charity number 1071871. The CIO became active on 17 June 2023 following resolutions at the AGM of th8 predece$$or charity. The bank account of the prodecessor charity ha8 been closed since the year ènd, and ils bank balance and bank transactions for 2024 have been Irealed as tr•ns8Gtion$ for and on behaW of The 1805 Club CIO Charity numbor 1201272 in these accounts. 3. Related paty transoction¥ and trustees, expenses and remuneration A trustee John Rodgaard received £3000 {2023 £2418 b8ing $30001 for joint edrtorship of The Tralalgar Chronicle. A payment of £180 was made to the Tre8surer's firm Nicholas Ridge CTA lor an annual subscription lo Inluil QuickbcKJks accounting sy$t8m.' the charg8 benefitted from the discount available lo th8 Treasurar's Fimi for the so￿are. No other fomi of remuneration or other benefit in cash or kind was made to any of the Iruslees. There We￿ no other related paty transactlons in the year, except where reported elsewhere in the 8ccount5. 4. Analysis of Incoming resources Unrestricted Events - nds Unreslricle funds Reslricled income funds Total fund5 2023 Donations and legacles.. Subsc17plions plus the relaled GiftA 19230 19230 1876 Donation from The 1805 Club ch8rity numb8r 1071871 OlheTdon8tsons 8nd leg8CleS Charitable activities. see Note 119989 201 734 935 350 11452 11802 14413 Investments, being bank interest 2609 2609 22390 11462 734 34576 142934 S. Analy818 of expendlture on charitable aclivltl88 Unrestri nl Unrestricted income funds Project W818'. LI8OR projeGtS, See Noto 9 Nelson uniform 8nd cabinat Comw811is/Peyton M&mori8ls Mcmullen Sponsorship Menhonlot 8nd Nelson Room 2522 2522 484 Olh8r 192 192 87 Ev8n18 8360 8360 7952 Publications 17555 17555 11837 AdVertl8lng￿Ob$I1? Clerical and secretarial expenses Bank charges Govarnance and Support costs.. 7975 7975 1975 1105 1105 185 185 113 AGM 1400 1400 Council Independent Examiner Insurance 960 960 500 500 479 Other support costs 380 380 28852 9760 9156 47788 30649 6. Staff Costs The Charity had no empbyee8 durfng the year12023~ 01. No staff were paid emoluments greater than £60000. 7. Loan lo The 1805 Club Trading Company Ltd, company limited by guarantee number 13702954, incorporated 25 October 2021. According lo the eompany s Articles, ils prolrts are directed solely towards the objects of The 1805 Club. The 1805 Club is the company's sole member and controls appointments lo the company's Board. 8. Cash St bank Unity Tru81 bank CAF bank account of The 1805 Club charrty number 1071871. treated as the charity's bank account- 688 Note 2 stripe credit card account 100057 12435 2249 666 102306 13101 9. Creditors.. amount8 folling due within one year 02 Trade credrtor8 1545 307 2025 Subscription8 and olhgr p8ymenls in advance Other creditors and accruals 4848 2824 960 960 7353 4091 10. Comparative figures for 2023 are for the period from 17 June 2023- 31 December 2023- See Note 2. c o W ￿LL LL LLE8r