## **ANNUAL REPORT 2024-25** ## **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. Successful partnership with the Institute of the Public Understanding of the Past (University of York), culminating in mentorship and research programme with an M.A. student - b. The research and initial production of an interactive, digital map marking WW2 sites relating to military, civil defence and the ‘Home Front’ of Ripon and its environs - c. Research and collation of material to further the production of a Heritage Strategy with Homes England to aid the preservation of heritage assets at Ripon Barracks - d. Continuation of the Oral History Project, recording memories of the military in Ripon - e. Participation in local community events such as the Royal Engineers Freedom Weekend - f. Giving talks to local groups to raise the awareness and understanding of the military history of the city and its surroundings - g. The Trust has received a limited number of donations for its collection, for example a 1/6 scale wooden model of a Bailey bridge which was used to teach Royal Engineers. In response the Trust has produced and agreed a ‘Collections Acquisition & Disposal Policy’. This has been established in line with current best practice and professional collections management expertise ## **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 and grants. - f. At the end of the reporting period, the charity held £858.85 in its Unity Trust Bank account. - g. No commitments beyond the cost of operating the bank account, the charity website and charitable rate subscriptions to Microsoft and ESRI have been identified. - h. The cost of these 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 six 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. Stuart Martin - iv. Michael Furse - v. Rachel Wigginton - vi. Andrew Coles - appointed at Trustee meeting 16/03/2025 - e. Contact mail@riponmht.org ## 6. **EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCLOSURE** - a. N/A ## **7. FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS** - a. Nil The annual report was approved by the Trustees on 4[th] February 2025, and in consequences were approved for signature by the Chairman on their joint behalf. Guy Wilson, Chairman Date: 4[th] February 2026 (HAMTY 114DIVAL {rf RIPON MILITARY HERITAGE TRUST RKoi and Perioc slart dale onts accounts CC16a Period end For the perfod 06.04.24 05.04.25 Section A Rcccipts and payments Unrestrlctod Rgstrlcted Endowment funds furKIs fund• to th• noa1•￿ to tho lo the to th• Thear08t £ n•are8t £ n•ar•¥t £ Total funds Las1 yoar to lh• n•ar•8t Al Recel NYCC Grant Donatlons varfous durfn 249 vb tot41( AR) A2 A8s•t and Inve•trn•nt 8al•8, (8•0 ross In￿me Not Appllcablé ub tot•1 A3 Pa m•nts Bank char es durln the Webs118 Desi n & Build - Akros Photo ra h Dls la Annual Insurance Recordln kll Com uter software ArcGIS Website Desi n & Build - Akros 72 420 1150 317 317 683 185 420 185 420 Sub total 1,726 642 A4 A888t and Inv6slm•nt purchaM•, 800 table Sub total 1,726 Net ofrn¢dpts/{paym•ntsJ - AS Transfers betweon funds A6 Cash funds last y•ar •nd Cash fund$ this y••r•nd 317 842 842