## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025**
## **Charity name: Classical Collections Network**
## **Charity registration number: 1202298**
## **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 object of the CIO is to advance educaton
for the public beneft in archaeology and the
study of the languages, literatures, material
culture and history of the societes of the
ancient world by supportng the study and use
of classical collectons in UK museums.|
|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|Provides educaton/ advocacy/ advice/
informaton
Sponsors or undertakes research
Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides workshops, conferences, seminars
and/or lectures|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
beneft.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The CCN has not made any grants over this
period.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/a|
|||The Trustees of the CCN are all volunteers and|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|have contributed their tme to Board meetngs
and events.|
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|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|June 2024: held frst AGM since incorporaton as
a CIO, including a keynote address by Andrew
Shapland of the Ashmolean Museum, University
of Oxford, ‘Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and
Reality’.
September 2024: held potery identfcaton
workshop at the Britsh Museum, providing
opportunites to handle objects and learn about
identfying, photographing, researching and
displaying Greek potery. See report at
htps://classicalcollectonsnetwork.co.uk/
category/uncategorized/
This event benefted
atendees in their own professional
development and is intended to lead to wider
benefts to society as atendees apply what they
learned in their own public-facing practce.
Revised and expanded CCN website, including
further ‘Meet the Member’ entries.
January 2025: secured funding from the
Hellenic Society and Newcastle University to
hold a conference in September 2025 at the
Great North Museum: Hancock, with the ttle of
_Colour, Texture and Sound: Experiencing the_
_Ancient World._
Progress has been made on cleaning data
towards an updated version of the mapping
database.
A social media policy has been produced and
signed of. Policies on EDI have also been
developed, including an events planning
checklist and ‘lessons learned’ log for post-
event review. Further policies are in
development.|
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
The CCN has made progress towards its
actvites of providing educaton, advice and
informaton through the events outlined
above.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/a|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/a|
|Other||N/a|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The CCN does not currently hold or handle any
funds directly (see further explanaton under
Additonal Informaton below).|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The CCN does not currently hold or handle any
funds so does not require reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The CCN does not currently hold or handle any
funds so does not require reserves.|
|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|
The CCN does not currently hold or handle any
funds directly. It provides free membership and
ofers events to members through in-kind
contributons from museums and working in
collaboraton with other organisatons.
This year the CCN collaborated with Newcastle
University in order to successfully apply for a
grant from the Hellenic Society, to support an
event in September 2025. The CCN also
collaborated with the Britsh Museum to hold
the potery workshop in September 2024. The
Britsh Museum funded catering and a number
of travel bursaries.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/a|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/a|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO Associaton|
|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|(1) At every annual general meeting
of the membersof the CIO, one-third of
the
charity trustees shall retire from ofce. If
the number of charity trustees is not
three or a
multiple of three, then the number
nearest to one-third shall retire from
ofce, but if there
is only one charity trustee, he or she
shall retire;
(2) The charity trustees to retire by
rotation shall be those who have been
longest in ofce
since their last appointment or
reappointment. If any trustees were last
appointed or
reappointed on the same day those to
retire shall (unless they otherwise agree
among
themselves) be determined by lot;
(3) The vacancies so arising may be flled
by the decision of the members at the
annual
general meeting; any vacancies not flled
at the annual general meeting may be
flled as
provided in sub-clause (4) of this clause;
(4) The members or the charity trustees
may at any time decide to appoint a new
charity
trustee, whether in place of a charity
trustee who has retired or been removed
in
accordance with clause [15] (Retirement
and removal of charity trustees), or as an
additional charity trustee, provided that
the limit specifed in clause 12(3) on the
number of
charity trustees would not as a result be
exceeded;
(5) A person so appointed by the
members of the CIO shall retire in
accordance with the
provisions of sub-clauses (1) and (2) of
this clause. A person so appointed by the
charity
trustees shall retire at the conclusion of
thenextannualgeneral meeting after|
the date of
his or her appointment, and shall not be counted for the purpose of determining which of the charity trustees is to retire by rotation at that meeting.
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
The charity trustees will make available to each
new charity trustee, on or before his or her frst
appointment:
(a) a copy of the consttuton and any
amendments made to it; and
(b) a copy of the CIO’s latest trustees’ annual
report and statement of accounts.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The CIO is managed by a Board consistng of all
the Trustees.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|N/a|
|Other||N/a|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|The Classical Collectons Network|
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|Other name the charityuses|CCN|
|Registered charitynumber|1202298|
|Charity’s principal address|c/o Great North Museum: Hancock
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4PT|
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
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**trustee (ifany)**|
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||Vicky Donnellan|Co-Chair|||
||Anna Reeve|Co-Chair|||
||James Lloyd-Jones|Website Ofcer|March 24 - Feb 25||
||Abigail Baker|Membership secretary|||
||Sally Waite|Treasurer|||
||Oliver Croker|Mapping lead|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name n/a**
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity
Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Address**|**Name**
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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
**n/a**
## **Other optional information**
**n/a**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
Anna Reeve **Signature(s)** Vicky Donnellan Dr Anna Reeve **Full name(s)** Dr Victoria Donnellan **Position (eg Secretary,** Co-Chair Co-Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 6 June 2025
## **Classical Collections Network Statement of Accounts 2024-2025**
Total income £0
Total expenditure £0