| CONTENTS | PAGE |
|---|---|
| llel'erenccandad,ninistration details | |
| l'rusleesreporl | 2-5 |
| Sttementoitrustccs rcsponsibilities | 6 |
| fildcpcndcnt eraminers reporl | 1 |
| Statemenloltinancial activities | 8 |
| llalancesheet | 9 |
| Notcs to thc Jinancialslalements | 10-15 |
| Charityname | TheDevonshire Association IbrthcAdvalcement ofScience.Literatureand theArts. |
|---|---|
| which forlessfonnalpurposcs may beshotencdto The Devonshire Association. | |
| Registeredcharitynumber | 1209194 |
| Chrrity'sprincipalrddress | Unit10,ChitterleyBusinessCentre |
| Silverton | |
| Devon, EX54DB | |
| Trusteeswhomanage thecharity | DrSueAndrew- Chair |
| Richard Pocock-ViceChair (retjredSeptember2024. appoinledApril2025) | |
| ProfessorWilliam Hamilton - Editor | |
| JohnHaslam- Treasuror | |
| ProfessorMalcolmHart (resignedSeptember2025) | |
| Derek SmitheD | |
| Mark Norman | |
| Hazel Harland | |
| Cheryl Tachon (appointed July 2024) | |
| TraceyNorman (appointedFebruary2025) | |
| Michael Kelly(appointedSeptember2025) | |
| ThomasLangdon-Davies (appointedSeptember2025) | |
| ProfessorMichaelWinter (appointedSeptember2025) | |
| DrIanVamdell(resignedSeptember2025) | |
| JaneWhittaker (resignedSeptember2024) | |
| lndependent examiner | MrsMHutchings |
| ApslevsCharteredAccountants | |
| 2lBamptonStreet | |
| Ti!e.to[ | |
| DevonEXl6 6AA | |
| Bankers | LloydsBantplc |
| VictoriaBranch | |
| POBox1000 | |
| AndoverBXIILT | |
| TheCo-operati!cBank | |
| IBalloonStreet | |
| ManchesterM44BE | |
| Nameofseniorstaff | DrBridgetGillard tExecutiresecrctary) |
| Unresaicted | funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branches and | Restricted | TotalluldsTolallirnds | ||||
| Note | General | sections | funds | 2025 | 2024 | |
| I | t | ! | tf | |||
| Income | ||||||
| Donationsand legacies | 15.781 | 15.781 | 481 | |||
| Crants receivable | t9.968 | 19,968 | t9.96t3 | |||
| Charitable activitie5 | ||||||
| Subscriptions | 31,998 | 31.998 | 15.6r9 | |||
| Branches and scctions | I1.695 | 11.695 | 11.586 | |||
| Arnualcolrflrencereceipts | 1.973 | 1.97.1 | 2.5ftr | |||
| Prcsident'ssymposiunl | 1.716 | 1.7t6 | ||||
| Publisher's licensingsocietl' | 423 | .123 | 257 | |||
| ClhristmasF.\'ent | ,1,10 | |||||
| UNISCOproject | 3,824 | 3.824 | 1.',l19 | |||
| Sund['incolre | 351 | '70'7 | ||||
| In\cstmerts | ||||||
| Iotcrcstanddi!idends Totalincome |
2 | 8.672 6,+.144 |
603 12,298 |
19,968 | q?75 ,?s10 |
911) 8rJl6t |
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Raising funds | 7.578 | 11,1t4 | t9-292 | t9.'773 | ||
| Chatable | 3 | 16.790 | 38,512 | 85.302 | 48.007 | |
| Total expenditure | 54,368 | 11.714 | 38.512 104.594 | 61.',780 | ||
| Nct ircome/(cxpcnditure) | 10.376 | 584 | (18.544) (7.584) | 2t.28t | ||
| 'fransleN | ||||||
| Nclovement in lunds | r0.376 | 58,1 | (18.5,1.1) | (7.58.1) | 21.281 | |
| Balancesbroughttbruarda1IJanuarl2025 Ilalancecarriedlbrwardat3lDeccmber 2025 |
t7'1.1l6 187,492 |
28.561 29,145 |
18.980 436 |
221,657 217,013 |
203.3',76 224.657 |
| Noles | 2025 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | i | f | L | ||
| trixedAssets | |||||
| -langihlc fixcdasscts | 5 | 1,871 | |||
| I.87t | t,292 | ||||
| Curr€nt-{ssets | |||||
| Slooks | 6 | I | I | ||
| Dcbtorsand prepa),ments | ,7 | 15.960 | 2.783 | ||
| Cashatbank: | |||||
| Oldgeneralaccount | 991 | ||||
| l,loydsgeneralaccount | 2369 | 13.391 | |||
| CCLAInvestmcnt account | 87.616 | 95.187 | |||
| Branchcs and Sections | 29.145 | 28.561 | |||
| Charit)Bankaccount | 88.375 | 85.000 | |||
| L zrshinhand | 2 | ||||
| 223,496 | |||||
| Current liabilities:Payablewithironeyear | |||||
| Creditorsal1daccruals | 8 | 8.294 | |||
| Netcurrentassets | 215.202 | 22i.365 | |||
| Netassets | z1'7.073 | l-14-(J)/ | |||
| Funds | |||||
| llnrestricted | |||||
| Ceneral | 187.,192 | t'77,t16 | |||
| Branches | 4 | 29.1.1i | |||
| 216.637 | 205,61',7 | ||||
| Rostricted | l0 | 436 | 18,980 | ||
| 211.0'.73 | 224.657 |
| PERIOD | ENDED3 | IDO | CEMBER2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M- | 2024 | ||||||
| lnterest and dividends | ff | ||||||
| Bank interesl | 9-2't5 | 9-',772 |
|||||
| Expenditure | |||||||
| Raisins | Charitable | ||||||
| Notes | l'unds | acti\itics | RestrictedTotal2025 | Total2024 | |||
| f | T | f! | I | ||||
| CostofTransactions | |||||||
| Printing | 7.290 | 1.290 | 8.1l4 | ||||
| Distribution | 3.127 | 3.t2',7 | 2,903 | ||||
| DA News | |||||||
| Prirting | 2,134 | 2.r34 | 4.268 | 3.716 | |||
| Distribulion | 3,492 | 3,492 | |||||
| Staffcosts | 12 | 1,000 | 19,032 | 9,t07 | 29,139 | 21.571 | |
| Travelexpenses | 216 | 351 | 561 | ||||
| Project co-ordinator | 6.259 | 6.259 | |||||
| Annual Conferenceexpenses | 2,661 | 2.667 | 2.710 | ||||
| President's Symposium | 2.691 | 2.691 | 2,486 | ||||
| ChristmasEvents | 250 | ||||||
| Rent | 2.040 | 2.040 | 4.080 | 4,020 | |||
| Premises expenses | 40 | ||||||
| Marketing | 54 | 54 | 1.224 | t.332 | |||
| Printingandstationery | 85 | 168 | 253 | 418 | |||
| Website costs | 603 | 166 | 769 | 362 | |||
| Computerexpenses | 4l | 373 | 414 | 344 | |||
| Postage | 8l | 161 | 242 | 610 | |||
| Telephone | 242 | 483 | 725 | l'76 | |||
| Accountancy fee | 93'7 | 1,873 | 2,810 | 1,630 | |||
| Independentexaminersfee | tt7 | 350 | 350 | ||||
| Insurance | 178 | 356 | 534 | 789 | |||
| Subscdptions to othersocieties | 34 | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Subscptionsto TrustAdvice Helpline | 44 | 100 | t44 | t41 | |||
| Forums | 22 | 504 | 526 | 504 | |||
| Awards | 2.500 | 2,500 | |||||
| Traingcosts | 398 | 398 | |||||
| Setupcostsof CIO | 846 | 846 | |||||
| Sundryexpenses | 830 | 830 | 256 | ||||
| River Dartexpenses | 1,103 | ||||||
| Delivery ofUNESCOLottery Project | 15.982 | 15,982 | |||||
| Depreciation Branches§ionsexpenditure |
6 4 |
1,518 rt.7t4 |
6lt 46.190 |
38,512 | 123 6l I 92.ti{1055.781 It.714 11.999 |
||
| Total expenditure2025 | 19.292 | 16-790 | 18.512 101.5946',t.780 |
||||
| Total expcnditure2024 | 19,7',73 4'7,019 | 988 |
6',1,780 |
| Branchesandsectiotrs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaoce | Balallce | ||||
| 01.01.2025 t |
ReQeipts I |
PayrnertsTransfels f |
f | 31.12.2025 { |
|
| Branches | |||||
| Bidelbrcl | l.:t32 | 786 | 693 | 1.525 | |
| FlastI)e!on Uxetcr |
4.156 662 |
2.299 "152 |
2.479 639 |
3.976 '1'75 |
|
| SouthI)evon PI)molrth |
r.529 1.265 |
1,054 513 |
750 '702 |
1.833 1.076 |
|
| Tavistock | 1-2',78 | 869 | t.173 | ||
| 10"322 | 6.'168 |
6.r32 --------------:-10,658 | |||
| Sections | |||||
| Botan)' | 1.158 | 73 | 375 | 856 | |
| Iluildings | 5"550 | t.72t) | t-467 | 5.803 | |
| Entomolog | r.057 | 22 | 1.03i | ||
| Ceolog) | I.602 | 900 | 810 | t.692 | |
| IIistor,f | 3.803 | 1.019 | 1.159 | ||
| lnduslrial Archacology | .1.536 | 1.361 | 986 | 3.91l | |
| Literaturc&Arts | 510 | 757 | 763 | 50,1 | |
| Music | 1.023 | 1.023 | |||
| 18,239 | 5,830 |
5,582 | 18.,187 | ||
| Totals |
| Tangiblefixedassets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fumiture | |||
| and | |||
| ComDutqequipmcnt f f |
Total I |
||
| Cost | |||
| .,\t 1Januar12025 | .1.969 | 8,129 | I3.398 |
| Additions | r.190 | 1.190 | |
| Arl1Dcccmbcr2025 | 6.159 | 8.429 | 14,588 |
| Dcpreciat io n | |||
| AtIJanuar)2025 Chargcforlear |
3,',770 597 |
8,336 t4 |
12.106 6ll |
| AtllDecember2025 | 4.367 | 12."71'7 | |
| Net book value | |||
| ,A131 December2025 | 1.792 | 79 |
1.871 |
| At31December 2024 | 1.199 | 93 |
t.292 |
| 7. | Debtors a)ther clebtors Prepalments |
M- ,r 14,986 974 |
2024 1,04s 1,738 |
|---|---|---|---|
| _.!2q9__2!83_ | |||
| 8. | Creditors and subscriptions itradvatrce Payablewithinoneyear |
2025 TT |
2024 |
| Tlade creditors Other creditors Accruals |
3,s02 1,190 3,602 8,294 |
163 2,39',7 2,560 |
| llalance | Nerv | utilised/ | Balance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.2025 ! |
desie[ations r |
rcleased I | 'liansler | ! | ! | |
| Lilemembcrship | 4.671 | 576 | .1.097 | |||
| J'uhlications | 7.3t1 | 7.31,1 | ||||
| SInall grantsschcme | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 12,98',7-576-t2.4tt | ||||||
| Restricted funds | Balance | Ne$ | UtiLised/ | Balance | ||
| 01.01.2025 | designations | released | Trallsltr | 3t.t2.2025 | ||
| I | f | f | I | € | ||
| National l,otter! HerilalleFund | r8.980 | 19,968 | 38.512 | 436 |
| Staffcosts | ||
|---|---|---|
| TheDevomhireAssociationhasI(2024:l)employee | 2025 f |
2024t |
| Stat'fsalary | 28.280 | 20.949 |
| Nationaiinsurancc | ||
| Pcnsioncontribulions | 859 | 628 |
| 29.139 | 2t.57',7 | |
| There arenoemployeesearning cmolumentsover160.000 | ||
| Trustees'remunetationandexpenses | zo25 | 2024 |
| T | f | |
| Trustees' remrmeration | ||
| Trustees'expenses | l3 |