## **ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24** 

## 1. objectives and activities 

## a. Objectives: 

      - i. To research, conserve, interpret and provide access to the tangible and intangible military heritage of the city of Ripon and its environs. 

   - b. Activities 

      - i. Extensive engagement with Homes England, North Yorkshire Council and MoD (including DIO) 

      - ii. Extensive engagement with local politicians at Unitary Authority and parish council 

      - iii. Extensive engagement with local organisations representing veteran bodies, local interest groups, other charities 

2. achievements and performance; 

   - a. the Trust was publicly launched 

   - b. public awareness of Ripon’s military heritage has been significantly raised locally and more widely 

   - c. The threat to the major World War II and Cold War military heritage of Ripon due to the closure and impending redevelopment of Ripon Barracks has been publicised and considerable support has been forthcoming for a positive solution 

   - d. A working group of organisations in Yorkshire involved in the interpretation of the history of World War II has been formed to encourage and support Liberation Route Europe UK in their proposed development of trail routes around the county 

3. financial review; 

   - a. at present we have no assets beyond our modest bank balance, other than gifts of manuals, models and personal memorabilia. 

   - b. We therefore have no material financial investments and have set no policy for such 



   - c. The principal risks facing the charity are that we fail to achieve our immediate target – that of preserving examples of the huts in Deverell Barracks, in which case we would continue to work on our other ongoing programmes, including the Oral History Project. 

   - d. It has been appropriate to incur no liabilities while we have no assets against which to offset these. We do not intend to incur any liabilities at this stage. 

   - e. Funding during the period has been from donations exclusively. 

   - f. At the end of the reporting period, the charity held £473 in its Unity Trust Bank account. 

   - g. No commitments beyond the cost of operating the bank account and the charity website have been identified. 

   - h. The cost of these two commitments has been underwritten by a corporate donor, who has undertaken to provide £500 per annum to the charity. 

   - i. Future programmes will not be embarked on without funds having been secured to cover the cost of their implementation and completion. 

4. structure, governance and management; 

   - a. RMHT is a CIO with five trustees 

   - b. RMHT has no employees 

   - c. The trustees meet frequently 

5. reference and administrative details; 

   - a. Ripon Military Heritage Trust 

   - b. Registered Charity number 1203294 

   - c. 30 Market Place West, Ripon HG4 1BN 

   - d. Trustees: 

      - i. Guy Wilson 

      - ii. Jane Furse 

      - iii. Bob Lisle (resigned 24[th] April 2024) 

      - iv. Stuart Martin 

      - v. Michael Furse 

      - vi. Rachel Wigginton (appointed 24[th] May 2024) 

   - e. Contact mail@riponmht.org 

6. exemptions from disclosure; and 

   - a. N/A 

7. funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others 

   - a. Nil 

The annual report was approved by the Trustees in a meeting dated 21[st] March 2025, and in consequences were approved for signature by the Chairman on their joint behalf. 



Guy Wilson, Chairman
Date: 215t March 2025


## **Charity Name** 

## **RIPON MILITARY HERITAGE TR** 

**Receipts and pay** Period start date **For the period from** 01.06.23 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**<br>Start upDonation<br>**904**<br>Donations(various)duringtheyear<br>**631**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,535**<br>Not Applicable<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                        -**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**<br>**table).**|**A1 Receipts**<br>Start upDonation<br>**904**<br>Donations(various)duringtheyear<br>**631**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,535**<br>Not Applicable<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                        -**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**<br>**table).**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the**<br>**nearest £**|
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_**Total receipts**_ **1,535                   -** 

## **A3 Payments** 

|Bank charges duringtheyear|**72**|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**|
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|Website Design & Build - Akros|**840**||**-**|
|Photography- Andrew Dobbs|**150**||**-**|
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**-                 - -                 -** _**Sub total**_ **1,062                 - A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) -                   - -                   -** _**Sub total**_ **-                   -** _**Total payments**_ **1,062                   -** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **473                 - A5 Transfers between funds -                 - A6 Cash funds last year end -                 -** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **473                 -** 



## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

## **Categories** 

## **Details** 

## **B1 Cash funds** 

Bank Balance 

( g _**Total cash funds**_ p and payments account(s)) 

## **Details** 

## **B2 Other monetary assets** 

None 

## **Details** 

## **B3 Investment assets** 

## **Details** 

## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

Heritage Assets donated: LAFB 1/6 scale Model 

Bailey Bridge 1/6 scale model ~~(Bassett Lowke)~~ Display boards 



## **Details** 

## **B5 Liabilities** 

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 



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Print Name Date of approval Mr Michael Furse 3/21/2025