ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR 2023
The Society is honoured and delighted that His Majesty The King has graciously accepted the Patronage of the Society, in succession to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. The Society has been honoured by enjoying the patronage of the monarch or the consort since its foundation in 1887.
Since our last report, three further volumes of Sir John Baker’s edition of Reports from the Notebooks of Edward Coke (volumes 138 for 2021, 139 for 2022 and 140 for 2023) have been printed and dispatched to members. Three lectures were also dispatched at the same time: Professor Jones’s lecture ‘Sixteenth Century England: a View from the Trusts Cases’ (2014), Professor Brand’s lecture ‘Magna Carta and its Contribution to the Development of English Law, 1215-1307’ (2015) and Professor Helmholz’s lecture, ‘Shakespeare and the European Ius Commune ’ (2017). It is a pleasure to report that the Society is now fully up to date with the printing and distribution of annual volumes to members, for the first time in a number of years.
2023 saw the fourth Selden Society and the Inns of Court Annual Lecture. On 29 November, Lady Hale spoke in the Hall of Gray’s Inn on the subject of ‘Matrimony, Patriarchy and the Welfare of Children: the 200 year struggle to give parents equal rights in the upbringing of their children’. The lecture was simultaneously streamed online to a large international audience and can now be viewed on our website.
At the meeting on 4th July 2023, the following were elected as members of the Council:
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(a) Election of Vice-President: Professor Paul Brand was elected.
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(b) Vacancies in the fifteen elected members:
Dr Cunningham Dr Goldring Professor Seabourne Professor Norman Doe Professor MacMillan Professor Stebbings Professor Garnett Dr Macnair Dr Williams Professor Getzler Dr Sara Elin Roberts
- (c) Representative of the Middle Temple:
Rt Hon Lord Burnett
Publications: Since the last report, the third, fourth and fifth editions of Professor Sir John Baker’s edition of Reports from the Notebooks of Edward Coke, volumes 138 for 2021 to 140 for 2023, covering the period 1591 to 1600 – including Coke’s time as solicitor-general and the earlier part of his tenure as attorney-general – have been issued to members.
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As previously announced, volume 141 for 2024 will be Mr Le Poidevin’s edition of the fifteenth-century reports taken by the Wiltshire apprentice John Bryt, the earliest reports in the year book tradition which can be attributed to an identified reporter. Work on the edition is close to completion, and it will be issued to members either in late 2024 or early 2025.
Volume 142 for 2025 will be Dr Williams’s edition of Star Chamber reports for the period 1625 to 1628. Volume 143 for 2026 will move into the eighteenth century in the form of Professor Gallanis’s edition of the judicial notes of Sir Dudley Ryder, chief justice of the King’s Bench from 1754-56. Ryder took trial notes in shorthand, giving his notes particular interest as containing a level of detail not found in other sets of eighteenth-century judicial notes. Volume 144 for 2027 will be an edition by Professor Phillipp Schofield and Dr Christopher Briggs of litigation in manorial courts in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, in particular in relation to personal actions in debt, which will connect with the edition by Professors Bonfield and Poos of actions in manorial courts relating to property law and family law in the period 1250-1500 which formed volume 114 for 1997. Volume 145 for 2028 will be the fifth volume of Professor Brand’s Earliest English Law Reports series (the first four volumes of which are volumes 111 (for 1995), 112 (for 1996), 122 (for 2005) and 123 (for 2006)). A number of further annual volumes have been accepted by the Council, on which work is progressing.
In the supplementary series, work continues on Mr Hoffman’s edition of the records of the Northern Circuit of the Bar, 1763-1802.
In the annual lecture series, three lectures (those delivered in 2014 by Dr Jones, in 2015 by Professor Brand, and in 2017 by Professor Helmholz) have now been issued to members. Further annual lectures are in hand to be issued to members with forthcoming annual volumes.
Finance: The accounts are printed as usual at the end of this report. The Finance Committee continues to monitor the performance of the Society’s investments.
Membership: Membership at 31 December 2023 stood at 1302. The details, with the previous year’s bracketed, are:
| United Kingdom Individuals United Kingdom Institutions Australia Canada New Zealand Other Commonwealth USA Individuals USA Institutions Other Overseas |
457 78 160 45 13 13 336 123 77 1302 |
(473) (79) (140) (45) (13) (13) (327) (125) (74) (1289) |
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The Council extend a warm welcome to the new members. Their names appear in the Appendix.
Annual General Meeting 2024: Members will have received notice of the meeting on Monday 1st July 2024, which will take place in the Faculty of Laws at University College London. At the end of the meeting there will be a lecture by Professor Elizabeth Papp Kamali. This will be followed by a reception.
The Selden Society in Australia:
The Selden Society continued to host a series of lectures at the Library of the Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane. In 2023, the following lectures were given:
John McKenna KC
23 March 2023: Mr Justice Harding—a titan of Queensland law
Hon Michael McHugh AC KC and the Hon Justice Peter Applegarth AM
27 April 2023: Michael McHugh’s casebook: enduring issues in defamation law
Helen Gregory
3 August 2023: Queensland Law Society: serving ‘conscientious, honest lawyers’
Dr Sarah McKibbin
7 September 2023: Sir Charles Lilley and the Grimley Affair
The lectures are available as podcasts or video recordings on the Australian chapter’s website: http://legalheritage.sclqld.org.au/selden-society.
Thanks : Thanks are due to the overseas Treasurers and Secretaries for their ready and efficient help with the administration of their section of the membership; to the Honorary Correspondents for their representation; to the auditors, BDO; to the Literary Director; and to the Treasurer and Secretary and their assistants.
Donald Cryan President
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APPENDIX Selden Society
Report of the Trustees
for the year ended 31 December 2023
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the Society for the year ended 31 December 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note one to the accounts and comply with the Charity’s governing document.
Constitution
The Selden Society is an unincorporated association constituted as a trust. The internal organisation of the Society is subject to a set of Rules, a copy of which is sent to every member. The Society is a registered charity (Registration Number 211536).
Objectives and activities
The purposes of the Society are to encourage the study and to advance the knowledge of the history of English law, especially by the publication of original documents, the reprinting or editing of works of rarity or importance, and the compiling of information as a tool for further research.
Achievements and Performance
During the year 2023, the Society continued its work of editing legal manuscripts for publication and hosted a number of meetings in the United Kingdom and overseas to promote the study of English legal history. It also supported scholarship by the provision of a PhD studentship.
Structure, governance and management
The management of the affairs of the Society are vested in a President, Vice-Presidents, and the Council, who are elected at the annual general meeting for a term of three years. The officers of the Society are the Treasurer, Literary Director and Secretary, who are ex officio members of the Council. Two Trustees, also ex officio members of the Council, hold the copyrights and property (in the works which are published) of the Society. The Inns of Court and Law Society are each entitled to nominate one representative on the Council; and the British Academy may nominate two such.
Investment
The Council have unrestricted discretion in all matters concerning the investment of the Society’s monies. Their policy is to maintain a reasonable balance between capital and income.
Reserves
The policy of the Council is to maintain substantial reserves to meet the cost of production, storage and dispatch of volumes, administration costs and new initiatives. The Council is continuing to assess the possible impact of the cost of living crisis on the Society’s financial outlook. However, the Council is confident that its assets are sufficient to meet their likely expenses for a minimum of 12 months from the sign off. The reserves at the year end were £2,111,121 (2022: £2,064,121) including designated funds of £9,190 (2022: £9,190) and restricted funds of £nil (2022: £nil). The purpose of the restricted and designated funds is set out in note 11 to the financial statements.
Financial Review
During the financial year ending 31 December 2023, the Selden Society received unrestricted income of £131,185 (2022: £121,116), and £7,000 in restricted grants (£2022: £7,000).
Expenditure for the year totalled £177,823, £7,000 of which was restricted (2022: £147,959, £7,000 restricted). There was an increase in expenditure since the prior year due to three volumes being produced instead of one, meaning there was a higher volume of printing and postage costs incurred in the year.
The results for the year are set out in the statement of financial activities on page 10.
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Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Risks
The Council have reviewed the risks applicable to the Society and consider that they are adequately provided for.
Current Activities
In the year under report the Society maintained its programme of preparing editions of unpublished manuscripts for publication. It intends to continue in the present year with the publication of volumes for the annual series, and with the preparation of occasional publications such as its Supplementary Series and lectures, and with its other customary activities.
Appointment of Trustees
All Council members are Trustees and are elected or appointed in accordance with the constitution of the Society.
Public Benefit
The Trustees have given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s published guidance of the operation of the Public Benefit requirement and are satisfied that the activities of the charity undertaken during the year meet the Public Benefit test.
Administration
The office of the Society is at the School of Law Building, Queen Mary, 337 Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS.
Bankers
Coutts & Co of 440 Strand, London, WC2R 0QS
Independent examiner
Heather Wheelhouse ACA partner at BDO LLP, Bridgewater House, Counterslip, Bristol BS1 6BX.
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Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Trustees
The Trustees of the society during the year and currently are:
Mr D AINGER The Hon. M S ARNOLD Professor Sir John BAKER Lord BURNETT (appointed 4 July 2023) Professor P BRAND Dr S BRAND Dr D CROOK Dr S CUNNINGHAM HH D CRYAN (chair) Professor N DOE, KC (appointed 4 July 2023) Professor CHARLES DONAHUE Professor G GARNETT Professor J GETZLER Dr E GOLDRING Professor R H HELMHOLZ Mr J HOWELL, KC (resigned 4 July 2023) Professor J G HUDSON Professor D J IBBETSON Professor N G JONES
Mr P JONES, KC Mr N LE POIDEVIN, KC The Rev. Professor A D E LEWIS Professor M LOBBAN Professor J LOENGARD Professor C MACMILLAN Dr M MACNAIR Dr J MADDICOTT Professor W PREST Professor R PROBERT Dr S E ROBERTS (appointed 4 July 2023) Professor G SEABOURNE Sir M SMITH Professor C STEBBINGS Professor J TATE Professor A TAYLOR The Rev. Professor TG WATKIN Dr I WILLIAMS
On behalf of the Trustees
Professor M Lobban Secretary Date: 16 May 2024
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Trustees’ responsibilities Statement
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under charity law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 211 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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SELDEN SOCIETY
Registered Charity 211536
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022
CONTENTS
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| Report of the Independent Examiner | 9 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 10-11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Notes forming part of the Financial Statements | 13-20 |
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Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Selden Society
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SELDEN SOCIETY
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Society for the year ended 31 December 2023, which are set out on pages 16 to 24.
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Regulation 31 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity's trustees as a body, for my work, for this report, or for the statement I have made.
Responsibilities and basis for report
As the Charity Trustees of the Society you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the ACT”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Society’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Society as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Heather Wheelhouse ACA BDO LLP Bristol United Kingdom
Date: 17 May 2024
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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 December 2023
Unrestricted Funds
| Note Income Income from: - Voluntary income – donations - Income on investments 3 Charitable activities 2 Total income Expenditure Expenditure on: Charitable activities 4 Total expenditure Net expenditure before investment gains Net gains on investments 6 Net income and net movement in funds Fund balances at 1 January 2023 Fund balance at 31 December 2023 10 |
General fund £ 2,491 67,613 63,081 __ 133,185 __ (170,823) __ (170,823) __ (37,638) 84,638 __ 47,000 __ 2,064,121 __ 2,111,121 __ |
Restricted Fund £ 7,000 - - __ 7,000 __ (7,000) __ (7,000) __ - - __ - __ - __ - __ |
Total 2023 £ 9,491 67,613 63,081 __ 140,185 __ (177,823) __ (177,823) __ (37,638) 84,638 __ 47,000 __ 2,064,121 __ 2,111,121 __ |
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All amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 13 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 December 2022
| Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Note General Designated Restricted fund Fund Fund £ £ £ Income Income from: - Voluntary income – donations 2,315 4,000 7,000 - Income on investments 3 57,242 - - Charitable activities 2 57,559 - - __ __ __ Total income 117,116 4,000 7,000 __ __ __ Expenditure Expenditure on: Charitable activities 4 (140,959) - (7,000) __ __ __ Total expenditure (140,959) - (7,000) __ __ __ Net (expenditure)/ income before investment gains (23,843) 4,000 - Net (losses)/gains on investments 6 (178,118) - - __ __ __ Net (expenditure)/income and (201,961) 4,000 - Net movement in funds __ __ __ Fund balances at 1 January 2022 2,256,892 5,190 - __ __ __ Fund balance at 31 December 2022 10 2,054,931 9,190 - _ _ __ |
Total 2022 £ 13,315 57,242 57,559 _ 128,116 _ (147,959) _ (147,959) __ (19,843) (178,118) __ (197,961) __ 2,262,082 __ 2,064,121 _ |
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All amounts relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 13 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance sheet at 31 December 2023
| Charity number 211536 Note 2023 £ Fixed assets Investments 6 Current assets Debtors 7 54,808 Cash at bank and in hand 8 243,922 __ 298,730 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 9 (63,683) __ Net current assets Total net assets 10 Funds of the charity Restricted funds: Unrestricted funds: 11 General fund 11 Designated funds 11 Total funds |
2023 2022 £ £ 1,876,074 61,425 256,697 _ 318,122 (54,012) _ 235,047 __ 2,111,121 _ - __ 2,101,931 9,190 __ 2,111,121 _ |
2022 £ 1,800,011 264,110 _ 2,064,121 _ |
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- _ 2,054,931 9,190 _ 2,064,121 __ |
Approved and authorised for issue by the Council on
C. MacMillan Treasurer 16 May 2024
The notes on pages 13 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
1 Accounting policies
(a) Basis of preparation
Selden Society is a registered charity (Charity Number: 211536) and is an unincorporated association constituted as a trust, incorporated in England and Wales and domiciled in England. The registered office is Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS.
The presentational and functional currency of these financial statements is GBP. Values are rounded to the nearest pound.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a “true and fair” view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent to provide a “true and fair” view. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
Going Concern
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and are on a going concern basis. The Trustees confirm that at the time of approving the financial statements in May 2024 that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity’s ability to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
As a grant making charity with few overheads and ongoing commitments, and having taken into consideration the impact of the cost of living crisis on its anticipated future financial performance, the trustees consider that they can sustain a comparable level of activity for at least the next 12 months from the approval of the financial statements. On the date of approval of the financial statements the Society has sufficient liquid cash funds available and further substantial investment funds. For these reasons the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements
Income
UK and overseas subscription income is recognised when receivable and applied over the relevant period.
US subscriptions are recognised when receivable in the US. Subscriptions received in the United States of America are shown as subscription debtors until the money is transferred to the UK, until then these are held in separate US bank accounts.
Royalties are recognised on a received basis.
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Voluntary donations are accounted for when received.
Gift aid is recognised when received.
Investment income
Dividends from listed investments are accounted for when receivable. Interest on deposits is taken into account on an accruals basis. All investment income is stated inclusive of related taxation recoverable.
Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All differences are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.
Expenditure
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to a particular heading, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
The cost of publications is recognised in the year to which the publication relates. No value has been placed in the financial statements on publications stock.
Governance costs are those incurred in connection with Governance of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Investments
Investments are stated at ‘bid’ prices at the balance sheet date. Any gains or losses on revaluation are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.
Funds of the Charity
The charity’s funds are segregated between:
(a) Designated funds - represent monies, which have been designated for a specific purpose by the Council.
(b) General fund - represents undesignated monies retained, which provide the working capital to enable the Council to carry out its charitable activities.
(c) Restricted funds – represent funds given to the Society for a specific purpose by the donor or which arise from a specific appeal for funds. The specific trusts may be declared by the donor when making the gift or may result from the terms of an appeal for funds.
The Council regularly reviews the level of Income Funds and the strategic needs of the Society. The publications produced by the Society require income to be generated by its investments at a level sufficient to supplement subscription income to produce the income required to finance the publications. As such, the level of reserves is monitored regularly by the council and maintained at a level appropriate to meet the on-going objectives of the Society.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment.
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Judgements
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
There were no judgement or material estimation uncertainties affecting the reported financial performance in the current or prior year.
2 Income from charitable activities
| Subscriptions from members - United Kingdom and overseas members Sale of publications Royalties Total |
2023 £ 56,187 __ 56,187 4,701 2,194 __ 63,081 __ |
2022 £ 53,457 _ 53,457 456 3,646 _ 57,559 __ |
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All charitable income in the current and prior year was unrestricted
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
3 Investment income
| Dividends from listed investments Interest on bank and other deposits Foreign exchange (loss)/gain |
2023 £ 64,605 3,008 - __ 67,613 __ |
2022 £ 57,657 375 (790) _ 57,242 _ |
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All investment income is derived from investments held within the United Kingdom.
4 Total expenditure
| Total expenditure | ||
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| Costs relating to charitable activities: Insurance Investment management costs Foreign Exchange Loss Studentships Cost of production, binding and dispatch Contribution for services provided by Queen Mary College General expenses Support costs (detailed below) Total Support costs: Honorarium costs Secretary’s disbursements Annual Report Treasurer’s Honorarium Bank Fees PayPal Fees AGM Accountancy costs Independent examination costs |
2023 £ 61 10,716 3,510 27,463 99,342 12,565 1,660 22,506 ___ 177,823 __ 8,000 1,407 2,306 4,000 697 469 - 2,272 3,355 __ 22,506 |
2022 £ - 11,063 - 22,430 74,870 14,947 1,185 23,464 ___ 147,959 |
| _ 8,000 2,262 2,378 4,000 576 466 1,535 1,797 2,450 _ 23,464 |
In the current year £7,000 was restricted with £170,823 unrestricted (2022: £7,000 restricted and £140,959 unrestricted).
There were no employees whose emoluments exceeded £60,000 per annum (2022 – None). The Society does not have any direct employees (2022: nil). Details of trustee remuneration are given in note 12.
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
5 Taxation
eentitled to tax exemptions on income and gains, properly applied for its charitable purposes.
| . 6 Investments Market value at 1 January 2023 Additions Disposals (Decrease)/increase in cash Realised and unrealised gains/ (losses) on investments Market value at 31 December 2023 All investments are held within the United Kingdom and comprise: Fixed interest securities Other listed investments Cash deposit Investments representing over 5% by value of the portfolio are as follows: M&G Securities Limited Charifund shares 7 Debtors Unremitted subscriptions due Other debtors Tax recoverable |
2023 £ 1,800,011 131,113 (82,908) (56,780) 84,638 __ 1,876,074 _ 2023 £ 75,819 1,756,082 44,173 __ 1,876,074 _ 2023 £ 278,876 _ 2023 £ 53,216 220 1,372 _ 54,808 __ |
2022 £ 1,988,175 190,737 (283,077) 82,294 (178,118) _ 1,800,011 _ 2022 £ 45,679 1,653,382 100,950 _ 1,800,011 _ 2022 £ 285,587 _ 2022 £ 60,436 300 689 _ 61,425 __ |
2022 £ 1,988,175 190,737 (283,077) 82,294 (178,118) _ 1,800,011 _ 2022 £ 45,679 1,653,382 100,950 _ 1,800,011 _ 2022 £ 285,587 _ 2022 £ 60,436 300 689 _ 61,425 __ |
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2022 £ 60,436 300 689 __ |
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61,425 __ |
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
| 8 Cash and cash equivalents Cash at Bank and in hand 9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade Creditors Accrued Expenses 10 Analysis of net assets between funds 31 December 2023 Investments Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Analysis of net assets between funds 31 December 2022 Investments Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
2023 £ 243,922 _ 2023 £ 5,947 57,736 __ 63,683 _ General Restricted Designated Fund Fund Fund £ £ £ 1,876,074 - - 289,540 - 9,190 (63,683) - - _ _ _ 2,101,931 - 9,190 _ _ _ General Restricted Designated Fund Fund Fund £ £ £ 1,800,011 - - 308,932 - 9,190 (54,012) - - _ _ _ 2,054,931 - 9,190 _ _ _ |
2022 £ 256,697 _ 2022 £ 3,823 50,189 _ 54,012 _ Total Funds £ 1,876,074 298,730 (63,683) _ 2,111,121 _ Total Funds £ 1,800,011 318,122 (54,012) _ 2,064,121 __ |
2022 £ 256,697 __ |
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2022 £ 3,823 50,189 _ 54,012 _ |
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
| 11 Funds Restricted funds: Stenton Fund Committee Designated funds: David Yale Prize fund General fund: Restricted funds: Stenton Fund Committee Designated funds: David Yale Prize fund _ General fund: |
Balance Balance at at 31 1 January Incoming Resources Gain on December 2023 Resources expended Investments 2023 £ £ £ £ £ - _ 9,190 - ___ - - _ - - _ - - ___ 9,190 _ _ _ _ __ 2,054,931 133,185 (170,823) 84,638 2,101,931 _ _ _ _ ___ 2,064,121 133,185 (170,823) 84,638 2,111,121 _ _____ _ _ _ Balance Balance At at 31 1 January Incoming Resources Gain on December 2022 Resources Expended Investments 2022 £ £ £ £ £ - _ 5,190 _ 7,000 _ 4,000 _ (7,000) _ - _ - __ - _ - ____ 9,190 ____ 2,256,982 117,116 (140,959) (178,118) 2,054,931 _ _ _ ___ __ 2,262,082 128,116 (147,959) (178,118) 2,064,121 _ _ _ _ _ |
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The general fund includes expendable endowment.
Purposes of restricted (Stenton Fund Committee) and designated (David Yale Prize Fund) funds:
David Yale Prize Fund The fund awards a prize for original research by young scholars. Of the £9,190, it is expected that £750 will be spent per annum.
Stenton Fund Committee:
During the current and prior years £7000 was donated towards the costs for Sir John Baker’s third volume of the edition of Sir Edward Coke’s Notebooks. This was spent in the year ended 31 December 2023.
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 (continued)
12 Related parties
Trustee Dr Neil Jones has accrued £4,000 (2022: £4,000) in relation to consultancy as literary director. During the year £nil (2022: £4,000) was paid and the outstanding amount due at the year end was £4,000 (2022 - £nil).
Trustee C MacMillan has accrued £4,000 (2022 - £4,000) for treasury services during the year. £16,000 was outstanding at the year end (2022 - £12,000), including services for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Trustee M Lobban has accrued £4,000 (2010 - £4,000) for secretarial services during the year. At 31 December 22023, the amount of £32,000 was owing, including services for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Trustee M Lobban also incurred expenses of £486 (2022 - £671) for costs incurred on behalf of the charity. At the end of the year £486 (2022 - £nil) was owed to M Lobban by the charity.
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