Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
31
10
2023
2024
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty name
AIDS MEMORY UK
Other names charity is known by
AMUK
Registered charity number (If any}
1204941
Charlty'$ principal address
The Building Centre
26 Store Street
London
1OIC1E 7BT
Names of the charity trustses who manage the charity
Datss *¢ted If not for
Trus￿ n•m•
Offlc• Iblaryl
Nam• of pernon lor bodyl •ntitl•d
int tru8t••
Ifan
Harry Small
Secretary
23 September 2023 -
date
1 Odober 2023 - date
Stephanie Allen
Chair {from 15
August 2024)
Rebecca Heald
2 October 2024 - date
John Mensah
1 October 2023 - date
Celia Bailey
Ceri Hutton
1 October 2023 - date
23 September 2023 -
date
Pippa Catterall
Chair
23 September 2023 to
15 August 2024
23 October 2023 to 30
June 2025
Dan Xiao
Treasurer
Kate Thomson
23 September 2023 to 1
October 2023
10
Ceri Edwards
23 September 2023 to 1
October 2023
23 Septemter 2023 to 3
April 2024
3 January 2024 to 3
March 2024
23 September 2023 to
10 November 2023
Martin Smith
12
Simon Pollock
13
nnie Sseruma
Namos of the trust808 for the charity, rf any, Ifor example, any custodlan trustses)
Name
Dates act￿ If not for whole
ear
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Names and addresses of advlsers Ioptlonal Information)
of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inf0m￿tiOn)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Constituiion
Type of goveming d¢xument
How the charity is constituted
Charrtable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods
Elected by current trustees in accordance with the Constitution
Addltlonal governance issues (Optional infomiation
Trustee Induction and Training: New Trustees receive induction from the
Chair and are provided with the Charity Commission's Guidan￿ for
Trustees and other organisational resour¢es. Specffic training according to
needs and activities is undertaken by the Board.
You may ch008e to indude
additional infomation. where
relevant, about:
poliues and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees;
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
netsvork with which the
charity works.,
• relationship V￿th any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Rlsk ManagemenL' As part of its annual business planning prO￿$s, the
Trustees of the charity regularly review the major govemance, operational
and financial risks the chanty fa￿S and confirm that systems have been
established to mrtigate these risks.
Aids Memory UK has a risk management strategy in place which comprises..
an annual review of the strategic risks the charity may fa￿ via the
business plan.
the establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks
identrfied.
the implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential
impact on the Gharity should those risks materialise.
The Trustees have devek)ped appropriate financial systems and controls,
policies and practices. and consider the key risks facing the charity at this
time to be..
The financial risks arising rf the organisation is unable to attract
sUffic￿nt fijnding to realise its planned projects and productions to
the scale and quality to which the company aspires.
The loss of key funders should the individuals with whom it has built
relationships leave their current roles.
The potential impact on projects rf freelancer absence means that it
cannot deliver
lanned work.
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The potential impact on govemance functions rf Trustee tumover
increases.
The Trustees have managed the potential impact of these risks by..
Setts'ng careful and realistic budgets for the next financial year.
Establishing and maintaining a Iow-COSt base.
Reviewing rts mechanisms for attracting charitable funding from
trusts and foundations.
Developing clear freelancer role briets
Contingency planning for the actions to take if income appears
unlikely to reath rts target.
Creating work plans that speofy how work can bè rfrscheduled or
allocated to altemative freelance stsff.
Adopting a Reserves policy which provides an appropriate number of
uncommrtted Reserves. at a ￿Ve1 that will a￿ayS enable the charity
to meet all its liabilities. even rf income targets are not achieved.
Monitoring Trustees, commitment to the organisation and scheduling
Trustee recruitment as appropriate.
Supporting core development activtiies and opportunities
Reviewng a financial risk assessment and creating a mitigation plan
in response
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The promotion of equalty and diversty for the public benefit, in particular
but not exclusively through provision and maintenance of an AIDS
memorial in London.
Summary of the objects of the
charfty set out in its
governing document
To commemorate those who lost their lives in the HIVIAIDS epidemic, to
grve comfort to those who grieve their loss and highlight the impact of
HIVIAIDS on the lives of the communrties most affected
Our Gurrent primary activty is to create the London AIDS memorial. In
our first fvll year as an established charity we have..
Identrfied a site for the memorial
Recrurted new Board members and restructured the Board to
ensure effectiveness for the next stage of delivery
Secured development funding through arts funding partners -
Greater London Authonty and Arts Council England
Developed associated p)liues, strategies and prO￿dureS
Estsblished an Affected Communrties Advisory Board
Appointed a team of freelanc8 individuals to progress separate
work streams
Held an open comFetition to appoint an artist to design the
memorial and appointed the intemalionally renowned artist Anya
Gallaccio, who has Wun detailed designs in conjunction with
other stakeholders
Begun consultations with relevant parties around securing
planning pe￿ISSIon.
Worked in conjunction wilh the communities most affected by
HIVIAIDS to ensure that their voices a￿ heard both in the
development and stting of the memorial and in the teaching that
the memorial imparts lo the public at large.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees hav•
had regard to the guidaneA
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benofft)
In all Ihat we have done the trustees have had regard to the guidance on
public benefft. Al our efforts are directed to the memorial, vthich will be of
public benefrt.
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Addltlonal detalls of obiecllves and aclivilies (Optional Inforniatlon)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment"
Grant4naking Poll¢les: The ¢hanty does not currently engage in grant-
making athvty.
Contribution of Voluntsers: We are grateful for the contribution of
volunteers in the provision of IT.
conlribLrtion made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the maln
achievements of the charity
during the year
Secured site- Store Street
Selected artist- Anya Gallaccio
Appjinted delivery team for first phase of development
Secured funding for the development phase from GLA and ACE
Completed first phase of business plan
Designed fundraising package
Begun R&D on engagement plan
Undergone organisational development and undertaken Board
and team development prO￿sS
Updated communications strategy and website
Secured TV. radio and press coverage for artist annOUn￿rnent
Begun process of applying for planning pemiission
Section E
Financial review
Reserves Policy: The Trustees have reviewed the charity's needs for
reserves in line wrth the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.
Brief statement of the
charity's pollcy on 1
The Trustees aim to firstly hokl a level of unrestricted ReseNes vthich
enables the charity to have SLrffirJent financial resources lo meet various
liabilities which would crystallise rf its funding were to be withdrawn
andlor it was unable to continue operating. At present, the Trustees
estimate that the Unrestncted Reserves required for such purposes
amount to approximately 3 months, running cA)sts. which in 2024-25 was
£1500 AMUK operates via a freelancel Board model, so has low
liabilities and operating costs.
The Trustees regularly review speafic liabiltties at each Board meeting.
A Reserves Policy has been established and is r&visited by the Board
annually in the light of progress against budget and is updated at the time
of drafting the annual accounts.
Detalls of any funds materlally
In deficit
None
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Further financial rnvlew details (Optlonal infomiation)
Principal funders for the first phase of this work were the Greater London
Authority and Arts Counul England. This funding supported the above
activty plan
You may choose to include
additional informats'on, where
relevant about..
the charty's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraisingl.,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectNes
of the charity.
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
A fundraising strategy has produced and a principle fundraiser
appointed
An ethical fundraising policy and procedures have been developed
Section F
Other optional information
R8lated party transactions.. A total of £301 was paid to one trustee for expenses incurred during the
penod.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have appro¥ed the trustees, report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees
Slgnature(s)
Full namds)
Stephanie Allen
Position (eg Secretary> Chair.
Chair
etc
Hary Small
Secretary
Date
28 August 2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
c￿rIty F40:
AIDS MEMORY UK
tsand
ments accounts
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Recei
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To
3111012024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unmtrictsd
Ivndl
fvnd•
Tot•1 fvnds
A1 Roe•i
Grnnts. Arts Cour￿1 E￿Ar
tsTrnts. GLA
128910
121.910
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156,149
158,149
¥776
30.001
301
11116
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30.fyJ1
301
12.91S
A4 A880t and investment
Sub total
126.
Net of ￿elPtsI(p*Yffl¢nts)
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A6 C¥•h fvnd• *•t ye•r •nd
Cash funds thls ye•r end
29,71
29,713
29,71
29,713

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ments accounts
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