TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025 Registued Cbanty No. 225031 The Derbyshire Archa¢4)logi￿ and Natural Society founded at a meeting held in Dcrby on 25 January 1878 and published the r￿St volull￿ of its Jow7ud the following yeaT. In 1962 it fom]ally ceas¢d to be a society for the study of Natl￿al History and h&$ subSeqU￿tIY been known as the Dethyshire Arclweologica] Society. The management of th¢ Society and all of its a¢tivities are run by members on a voluntsry basis. The &xiety is open to anyone Interes￿ in its Objects. The ¢haritable pwposes ('obJects') of the Soci¢ty are defined in its Rul￿ (as amend¢d in 2015 and in 2025) as follows.. The Objects of ihe Society shall be the Sft&ty ofthe archaeolo￿ ap2dhistory and alliedsubjects of the historic cow ofDerby and county borough ofDerby within rhe they &risÉed in the 180] cepw4s al￿anY kner additions to their admipuslrative bowthies andchanges ofsla¢uY. the publication Oforiginal￿FerS anddocuments. the holding ofmeetings ofan educalional natf4re to di.sseminale irformalion aboth those subjecis. No aclThityshall be underlaken ty the Society in pursuance ofihese Objects which wouldprejudice ils staft&s as a eharty. Summary of the Society's main activities in relation to those for the public benefit The Derbyshire Ar¢1￿£01081ea1J0￿Tha1 provides a F￿nlla￿t re¢ord of si￿￿fiCa archaeolo￿c8I and historical research and is aV￿lable ￿ the public domain thIough libraries and onlin¢ via the Archaeology Dats Sffvice whffe copie5 of individual articl¢s can be downloaded frce of charge. Derbyshire Mlscellony. a local history m8gazine. aims to engage members and the public with their local hentsge and is available in the pubkn'c doll￿1n throu8h IAbrarAes and online free of charge on the S￿Iety's websile. A s￿]¢8 of l¢ctures for members and also Op￿ to the public. coverAn& archaeology, archik¢tute, l(Kal knstory and industn'al archaeology which be attended in person fre¢ of charge, simultsn¢ously online via Zoom or onlme recordings. Walks and visits exploring ￿te$ of interest in the county and further afield. Members have pnority booking for these. but any unfilled plxes are advertised online to th¢ publi¢. A library with an extensive ￿llectIon of books and Journals r¢l¢v8nt to the history and archaeology of Derbyshire. The librdry is op￿ to the public for browsitig and research. Small grants to members to suppprt volunteer-nm resewch or Tastoration projects rdevant to the Society's objects. Ownerslllp. maint¢nance and interthtton of two historic Sch&luled monuments. namely the Tenmins of the medicval chapel at Cromford Bn'd8E and of the Morley Park fiunaces and the ownership of the Hlll Squarq DaTley Ably. A website with infOrn￿On about the Sociw's activitie& links to online ￿ee$S to th¢ Society's publtcation4 and to other organisations with relevant interests. The s(￿lety ￿s0 has a Facebwk A ￿lleCtIOn of historical docum¢Dts. my, plans photowb$ and I1h￿l0ns, dey)sited at the D¢tyshire Record Office and avadabEe for public researclL The Trustees beli¢ve that in undertaking these activities th¢y ljave tsken due regard of the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commi&8ion. DAS Annual Repxxt 2025 Public lectur&¥ The Winter Prograrn￿ lecturas are ￿ WI￿ever wssible. &8 'hybrid' events with in person talks that are also shown simultsneously on z￿)m. The offer of a numbu of plaw on Zoom to general public. booking on Eventbnte. continues to imwove our public profile and attracted new members. Wlwe pern]issibl¢. with the sttakers. agreemenl I￿tureS are a150 ￿Orded and made availabl¢ online through the SocAety's w¢bsite for a Itmited ￿0d. We continue to hold most of our meetsngs on Friday evenw at St Mary's Chwcb Hall in De￿Y aDd since Odober 2024 have also been holthDg methings on tbe last Satur&y of the month m the morning at the Strutts C¢ntr¢ in Belper to LU)incide with the Library OP¢DiD& IA¢ft4r&¥ in 2025 (M + G - Memberj and Guests) Att¢n(kd ZC￿￿ , Viewed M+G ',M+G 138+2 43 + 87-98 l O January Rc**rt Me¢ Cdm mur￿)Y , Beyond Hcoe Valley: recent 19 c￿tlet01) 9nd tt* H4 Valle Boisow Castle. some lessff. 19+1 45+7 112 Shqyd 14 February Southwtll th¢ b a[ch￿10L￿ 17+2 12 22 Febnw Jkni¢J Cl&k 33+9 134 The D￿0h￿On of tl 22 Felx James FouHs The Foulds f8mily GrAeme Guilbwt . lovests88lm8 hillfixts in 14+3 2144 18 31+2 i 38 73 131 ntyth¢rn Midlands D¢ty and ole 21+1 14 15 20+2 1 14 21+3 43 150 69 Hojines of Derby crAth maken to the morAr¢hand 10%81 to dle lo The Crcqnford & High P¢ak 20+1 IOMayAGM ADne All¢￿k ,NIA NIA IR￿9 ,' At)8e]a Kn￿ty. ', ole Prt p)nies and iknjr 16+2 2441 43 21 Deb*loFulleDt of t￿ Old Pn￿ ' 22 BuildinL 8t R¢',rtonS¢*ool 73 127 17 Octob¢r ,, Nick Hlll 30+2 104 17 49 14NovellL 10 32 70 DAS Amiual RoX)rt 2025 29 Noveml Mr5 FlIaAmitw Early NLxroan Casdes in Eng]2Dd 13 19 17 49 12+5 36+8 32 93 Swnmtr wsits 2025 simpIifies admillistration and allows us to mth any places not taken by membus available to the publi¢. Location Porticipants IlJune 12 June 9Jul Tideswejl Church Calke Abbei Liarden heatmLY tffhnolo,ry Jolm Smojlei factori visrt aThl arckllve Tour of Radbourne Hall Bolsovcr C&8tle and Sutton Scarsdalc Talk and walk around New Mills Current aT¢haeoloLyical Work at Casdeton Abbevdale Indu$th￿ hamlet Little Ch¢stcr tr8ininLi eX￿VatiOn Laxton.. a WOrk￿L htrttaLie villaLie 15 13 13 25 12 Au,'ust 13 AuLUSt 15 18 AuLJUSt 20 Aukust 13 10 15 Swnmer Tour The Society's annual Summer Tour4 which began in 2￿3, provAded the opportunity to visit a range of sites too far away from DUbySh￿t to visit in a day, with coach traveL ￿cOMModation, the pro8ramme of visits and a deth'catsl guide arngeAI by the Soci&y. The Society's annual tour in 2025 took place in KeDt. b&8ed in Folkestone. Th¢ Council have conclutsl tbat the tour is no longer sustainable in its present forni owing to the reduced numlms of pa￿e1pants and the beaTry commitment required by the small number of DAS rnemI￿ nuuung it. We w￿h to Tecord our thanks lo the organising team and ptacularly to David Cwdet, who provided tour leadership and erudite comwtary on tours for a number of years and without wlx)m these tours ¢ould not have P￿bliCatIo￿$ The D¢rbyshr¢ Archaeologi￿1 Jownal (Editors: tkn'lip Rid￿ and Richard Sheppard) DerbJryhireArchaeologicalJo¥ry￿l Volum¢ 145 (2025) To be published ¢arty in 2026 Gl8diii'n TurbutL 1927_2025 Rai Mar 1932-2025 Trevor BriLhtoL I93￿2024 Archaeoloi)i in Derbi shire in 2024 The Portable Anti uities Scheme in Derbi shiTe Field survey and t¢st prtting near One Ash Grange. Monyash Richatd She A.K Myers & J. S. Thornas Helen Daniel Earli MiddIe Bronze Age ￿ematiOnS at Mouselow uarry, Glosso DAS Annual R￿￿rt 2025 RoLier ￿ BThant i Th¢ KinL% S ￿tate of Hi,,h P* 12434 TTiStan Cousins and M¢dieval to MOd￿ll activity at the moated site of Ashbourne Farni, Kristo er Poole ShireiYiK)k RosT¢r Bn aat The Bradbun. famiLN and their lands in OllersetL New Mills Jane Hill The Beards Rai, ¢ds and Foljamb&s of Beard Richard Clark 'Buns and Ale,? PerambuIatioll m the archdeaconn of Derbi. 1559-1730 Peter Cholerton ', Chaddeth v. Morlei . a seventeenth-ceDiutK border disj:Ute AD annorial fir¢b￿k of1625 at Cutthor Old Hall, Bram iton A rtrait of Mar,'aret Roberts Coke. Ladi Hunloke of WinLtrerworth Hail , The Cromford and Bel turn ike trus(1817-87 l A Catalogtle ofi4)cai Maps OfDerbYshi￿ a 152&1800. I x)me additions and chaniTes Melissa Gallimore Paul Thom son Mary Wiltslll're Derbyshire ￿[S￿lIanY (Ethtorial Team.. Rebe(Ya Sheldoo Irene Brightrnw. ￿'¢hard Clark & Rosernary Annable) Derbyshire mi￿¥11a￿ Volume 23: Parts 54 (Swing l Autumn 2024) published in 2025 (48 poges) David Purdy Following in John Lombe's footsteps? A visit to Pitht silk m￿s. northun ltslv in 2023 Selected new collections and additions Upward social moiiihty among E*rbyshire's Tudor merchants.. PO￿8¢nI￿t Jewitt's Ceramic Art and th¢ bwth of the DAS Derb￿'Shir¢ Record Office Frank Haskew and Helen LivinLkSton Rosemiiri Annable St¢j'hen Leach Derby Silk Mill Research Shall i ou be at the meetinL7 on Fridai 7 Derbi street scenes 117691 bi. Peter Pertrz Burd¢tt Fran¢eys family of Derby and the identity of (korge Sorowld's ￿fe B￿￿tOn Musaun and Art Gall¢Th' John Talbot The fouDthion of the market in Ho A combined issue of Miscellany for 2025 will in 2026. Derbyshlre Archaeological SocietyNewsletler (Eth"tor.' Maxwell Crnven) The DAS Newsletter 1$ produced tWiLt a year and Includ￿ a{￿Unts of the Society's activitt'¢s. news from the Council, library uplates and forthcoming events. The Newsletter is also available on the Society's wcbsite. Sin¢e Issue No. 98 (Summer 2024) the Newsletter has been sent digitalty to members to reduK costs. Cwes continue to be Pnnt￿ and mailed to members who do not have intern¢t access, or who have requested hard copi&%. The Library Saturéay mornings at Strutts Centre to coincide with the opening of the libtary h&8 creabl a good foorfall. As erfer. opening on the back of Oth￿ eve￿ such as the H￿tOry Fait held in June attracts many visitors to thc libtary from other SOCI￿.eS arml often results in new members for th¢ DAS. The Qomford and High Peak Railway drawing4 which were donated to the so￿ety in 2024, were on display at two events in 2025 and too gene￿d a lot of inttttsL DAS Annual Re￿rt 2025 D￿Ang 2025, 81 I￿kS w￿e added to the catalo￿. The majority of these were generous donation5 .Iv. from the f8milies of th¢ late Jan¢ Steer. Margaret Campbell-wilsoo David Ling 8nd Frank RobiL8on. all fonner memlKrs of the Society. Oth￿ donatsoLs have from current members. We thank tkn and are pleased that they think at¥)ut the library whetA of books. Book sales r￿Sed £471.24 most of ￿l¢kn camc from the History F8ir. Space is bccoming an issue but the archiviDg of s(￿e books into storage elsewhere at Strutts h&$ eased pressur¢ on the main colleth1o￿ Regular users of the h'bTrry WAII nolice a rearrangement of book& A St￿ of the lilyary wa5 also undutaka) thmng the year. the first since 2019. A high point in June was a visit of the Denston family from New Zealand The hwband 1$ a direct d¢scendant of Abrahm (sic) Iknstoo the 18th Master Pknsterer who owned the copy of James Gibbs, book The Rulesfor Drawing the Several PartJ ofArchitecture .... 1736 w￿.¢h was generously donat¢d to the SO￿.ety by the late Jane Steer in 2024 and is now on loan to Derby Muscurns where th¢ family wffe able lo view the booK with Peter Steer. Ray MaTiornm who so thligently and mettculously nllj the liknry for 50 years died in October 2025 aged 92. His legacy live3 on and is still visible in the Library tfyjay. Thauks are due to the Library Team, Richard Fincty partiollady for the book sales and to Jane Whitaket and Tr¢vor Griffin f￿ their ongoing help over the year. The library ￿ntInueS to prod￿￿ a th'gital Newsletter Ibat includes news and reviews of recent acquisitions. information about some of th¢ b'brnry's lesser known res¢&Kh resour¢es and contributs'ons by members on their own favourite itons in the collectio The Society's Archive4 The Society's arckn'ves ar¢ held at the Derbyshjte Rewrd OtTice {reference D369) where they are available fo¥ pubkc usc. Work continu2017 in October at the age of 93. Obituaries for Ix)th membu5 appear the Derbyshire Arckneolog¥calJournal Vol. 145. Pilling Research grant$ DAS Annual Kq￿rt 2025 In December 2025 an 4yli(*ion w&8 Apwved from Couneillor Colton Lee for a graDt of £IO(K) for a Ground Penelrating R&lar surY¢y of the forn￿ Gl4)well Hall site and adjoining ChaFtI Yard BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS The Society conlinues to benefft from th¢ gen￿OsIty of its benefactors and Mernb￿s. The library is funded from the Pamela Staunion beqU￿t and ￿ for memkn, own research are made available from funds bequeath¢d by Monica Pillmg. The Repton F7md As reported Prewously. the Slxiety is wozking in mership with Derby Museums to facilitate the publx¢ation of the archaeological exCavats'o￿$ uodertaknn by Professor Martin Biddl¢ and Birthe Kjolbye-Biddle at Repton in the 1970s-19904 a prOJ￿t genero￿￿Y funded by a member of the Society. Archaeological Research Services Ltd were appointed in September 2025 to undertake Phase l of the proje¢L to prodwe an assessment of the Repton excavatioL8 ar¢￿'Ve" to Adentify broad ￿search qU&Sti￿ and to pyoduce an outltrt project design of what would need to be done to ing th¢ site to publir&ioL The work was undertaken by Dr Fran¢is Morn5 of ARS who has work¢d previously with Professor Biddle on the publication of bj's eKavations at St Atbans and Winchester, and whose exFthse has nwle a sigmficant contnbution to undcrstsnding and identifying the archive now held at Derby Museu￿. The project has the approval and support of Professor Biddle and his famify whom Dr Morns visited during this work. The report which w&s mpleted in De¢ember has also been ￿￿4XMed by ￿nsUl￿tiOn with $￿e￿Ilsts who have previously worked on the Rcpton rllaterial. Phase 2. b&sed upon the findings of this rem ￿ be Undert￿￿1 in 2026. The members of the Repton Committee are. the DAS Chair. Rosemary Annable and Honor Treasurer. Jane He￿llboth￿" Spencer Bailey. Collections Manager. Derby Museums" Steve Baker, D¢rbyslll'r¢ Cowrty Council arcbaeologisL Chris Wardle. DAS member. Andy Austen, Derby Museums. Repton volunteers group and Tom Elliot scie￿ Advisor. Historic England. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP The S￿Iety owns Ihree ￿0p￿tt¢S.. the remaiNs of the Morley Park blast furnaces. of the medieval bridge chapel at Crrf)mford bridge. and some laThl * Darley Abbey all of which Ère vestsa in the OITicial Custodian for Charities. The Society's are included in its Public Liability Cromfordbridge chapel In October members of the Society and of the Arkwright Society assisted manbers of the Crotnford Fly Fishers, Club to remove the remains of a concrete floor from the b&8ernent of the fishing lodge, w￿.¢b is adjacent to and part of the larg¢r curtAlag¢ of the ch4rl and bridgq to ensure that nothing of any archaeological imFK)rtance w&8 removed or dmged Richard Sheppard generously offered to undertake an lll'storic building survey of the fishing I(￿e for the use of the Society and the Cromford Fly F￿￿er$. Club. to help to understand more about this structur¢ and its relationship with the cbapel remains and bndE¢. was completed ia January 2026. DarleyAbbey As reported in 2024 when it bad been established conclusively that the Society owns the area knowTr as The Hill Square at Darley Ablw. the s￿Iety engaged its solicitor4 Elliot Mathu to continu¢ the work begun in 2015 to rwster the prom with the UK Land R¢gLsty. The application to regis*r the18nd w&8 lodged by them in June 2025 and th¢ land Rwsty has advised an anticipated completion date of Seprtember 2026. DAS Annual Rwrt 2025 The Society is ￿ to Prtermilner a trustee ofthe IkTbyshire Historic Buildings Tn￿ for Providu￿ a valuation ofts for the applicatiOD. The land h&s been given a 'de minimis, valuation &8 it bas no rntial for redevelopmenL in a LX)nservalion w and all the swrounding propertses have a rigbt of rn across IL Appoinlmert ofnew Inlsteufvr ihe DarleyAbbeyproperty As uncertamty remain8 a8 lo whclb¢r the whole of the property at Darley Abky was vested in the Official Custoth for Charities ID 2015, lan Mitcbell and Rosemary Annable were appointed as trustees of the propety at tbe AGM in 2025 in adthtion to the remaining truste4 Dr Patrick Strange. This will ¢nsure that the Society can make any fi￿ther applicatt'on that may be ne¢essary to vest the whole of the prowty in the Officjal Cuslodian for Charitieg. Morley Parkfurrn7C During 2024 the b￿lle aware that the Morley Park blast firnwx8 would Lx ffttially aff￿ted by Natsonal Grid's FfOFos&I Chesterfield to Willington high vollage ele¢tii¢ity lin Members of the Industr￿ Ard￿CoE08Y Sects'on have attended two stages of public Lx>nsultstion organised by Nats'onai Grid on behalf of th¢ Socicty. as they refme th¢ir prop)s&is for the routing and locthon of pylons. The Society has receiv￿ two Fmyments for allowAng aLYess to the prop for surveys associated with the planning wvrk. As a resuh of input from the Society and others, the preferr&J rouk that has been defmed will avoid the field in wkn'ch the furnac￿ are located and wtll not llnpact the view of th¢ from the nearest footpath We have also beffl a85ur¢d that that the wider archaeolo￿¢41 impact of the Wiject is being managed in ac￿rdanCe with best pra¢ti(%. including desk-bas&1 assessments, geophysical surveys and excavations where necessary in advance of Constr￿On work comm¢n¢m& The So¢iety will contlliue to monit(Y the situation as the project prO￿SSes. In 2025 the1ndustrial Archaeology Sectiofy which organises the anftual clean-up of the sit< also chec￿1 the boundaries of the rwsterd Curti￿ of tbe FroFty. GO￿rnIng Document The Society 13 an Uninc0r￿r8fyl aS￿¢RatIOn foun(kd in 1878. Its goveming &Kum¢nt is the Rules 8$ approved at the Annual General MeAing hdd ￿ 24 April 2015. &8 amended 10 May 2025. The Society is a Rwstered Chanty. Amendments to the Rules m 2025 A Dumber of amendments to the Society's RulLq (&8 last amend¢d in 2015) w¢re proposed and apwv¢d at the Annual Genernl Meett'ng held on 10 May 2025. These were needed.. lo def￿e more cle8rly the extent of the remit of the Society's interests and activities alld to ensure that this was 'firture proofed. in the event that D¢Tbyshite should cease to exist a local gov¢mmcnt athninistrativ¢ enw: to remove ag¢ diS￿l￿on from the category of student manbership. to retsin th¢ FYuKiple that one third of the'thb¢rf members of the Council shall retire annually, to chang¢ the quorum r￿UlT￿l for Council medings with a smaller Council. The Council continues to Teview the Society's existing Rules with a view to be¢on]ing a Charfitable In(￿rporated Organisation in line with approval govern8n¢e for cbarities. Preliminary lcgak advice was obtsined during the year atN)ut this Pr(￿￿3 which has infornied th¢ Council'5 discusstons. DAS Annual Rewrt 2025 Trn&¢ee selection methoilf The charity is a memlKrship organi￿lon and its Honorary Officcrs and Members of the Council are ¢cted by the members at th¢ Annual General Meets'ng. The HonoTary Officers and members of the Council are au trustees of th¢ clwity. Inveslments An investtnent coniniittffj set up in 2021. advises the COW￿17 on suitabl¢ investsllents. The members of this conjmittee aTe all trustees of the dwity. Data Protection ￿￿PriVacyPol1(Y The Council continues to revAew its dala prO￿tIon and ￿Vacy ￿lIcY as it adopts new methods of WOTkin& including the use of OD￿'De rtsOur(￿ sucb &$ ZoonL Eventbrite and Mailchimp. Society email addresse8 are now king to eliminate Bny n￿1 for those who admI￿ter the Society to use personal email addresscs. FINANCIAL REv￿w Flnancialwition at 31 Decemkn 2025 Income from donations, wnt4 subscn"Ptsons 4¢ £15.136 Expenses for charitable aL#iviti¢s. Supp￿ and govern￿ costs £42,331 £32,029 R￿erVeS policy and amowts ofr&ferves held It 1$ the poliw of the truste¢s to maintain UDrestricfed funds, vA)ich ￿e the ftte rwves of the charity to a level wluch will equate to a minimum of 6 moth unrestricted expenditure. Thts is designed to provide su£ficient funds to covcr ongoing ad￿nIStra￿on costs of the charity. As shown in the bala￿￿ shtt( unrestrictsd Tes¢rves at £165.352 are well in ¢xcess of this N)licy. Defailj ofanyfvklmaterially In defieit No fimd was in material deficit at end of the year. Explanation ofary uncertantsies abo￿ ihe charty contimiing Qf a going concern The TNstees are satisfied that the Society ranains a going concern in tum$ of membership and fiDanK but during the ye4r a wiew of the governance. njanagrnt and a¢tiviti¢s of the Society W&8 mitiated to determine a strat¢gy for the fllt￿e. Governance ap￿ management The Couucil ￿ntillUeS to keep under review the management of its fillanC￿l resources in the light of wnsidttably incr￿ed costs. Charity name: DERB YSHtRE ARcEtAEOL￿IcAL SOCIETY Registered Charity number: 225031 (England and Walcs) Website.. www.derbyth.r￿.org.llk n￿11.. seUetsry@derbys￿r￿.Qrg.uk The Honorary Treasur 59 Hi¢kton Road Swanwick. Derbyshire DE55 IAG DAS Annual Re￿rt 2025 Charity truftees who M4v￿ged the charty dwmg 2025 OffiL% held Dates 8Ct¢d if not for whol¢ i ear R￿Igned 18 D￿ernber 2025 Jane Ainswortb Anne Allcock RoseD]ary Annable Richard Clark John D'Arcy tkputy Chair Retired May 2025 Jane Heginbotkn Janett¢ Jackson lan Mitchell Web Master and Programme C ordiDator Susan Peberdy Apwoved by the Council 15 A￿1 2026 Signed on bebalf of the Tn .?) 10 DAS Aonual Rwrt 2025 DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIEtY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES R?R THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2025 The trustees present their re￿)rt vAlh the financial ststements of the thanty for the year ended 31 December 2025. The tnjstees have ￿ the prtivisKJrE of ALXL)unts'ng arKJ ReFMyting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended PrdCtic£ apph'cable trj charit*s preparing their accthints in a(￿OrdanCe with the Finanaal Reporting Standard in the UK aNI Rewbiic of IfelaKt (FRS 102) leffedi¥e 1 January 20191. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND IAANAGEMENT Govemtng document The charty is controlkn by its goveming ¢knJnrt a d￿1 of tnL8t arttl 0)nstiW an chanty. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS Registered Charity numb9r 225031 Princlpal addre¥s 59 H￿IOn Road Swanwick Derbyshire DE55 1AG Trust•e8 Indopendgnt Examln•r G S Gilbert FCA CAMERON HUGHES LTD Chartergj A￿￿￿￿nIS 16 Jubilee Parkway Jubilee Busin8ss Pab* Dert)y DerbyshiTe DE2148J Approved by order crf the board of trustees cn ..... .. Is t!Pft ! 14..... sig[￿d on its behalf by: Trustee Paje 1 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Independent èxamlnerfs Teport to the trustees of Derbyshire Archaeolryical Soclety I report lo the Charity trustees on my examinatson of the acccNJnts of Derbyshiie knaec4ogi(81 &yi8ty (the Trust) for the year ended 31 Dec8mb8r 2025. Responsibililies and basis of report As the chanty trusl*s of th8 Trust yw are reSFonsble for the tKepaTrkn d th8 a(￿￿￿ts n ac#))rd8nce wrth the requirements of the Chanbes Act 2011 {Ihe AcV}. I report in respect of my examination of the Tfusfs actounts (zrried out under Se￿"On 145 of the Act and in carrying oul my examinati￿ I have folkwed all aptdK*de Diredions given by the Chanty Commission under SectM)n 145151{b) of the Act. Ind•p•ndent examinorfs Stat￿n0Tht I have o)mFAeted my examinatK)n. l o)nfirm that no material matta5 have (Th)e to my atten￿On in connection with th& &xamination giving me cause to believe that m a)y Materi￿ r8sp*. accounting reccKds were not kept in of the Trust as required by Seclion 130 of the Act.. or the ac￿unts do r)ot ac£ord ￿th those records: or the accxyJnts do nol comply the ap[l￿ble requIren￿ts conceming the fomi and content of acwunls sel OLrt in the Charittes (Accounts and Rewjrts) Regu18kns 2008 other than any r￿UIrement th81 th8 accounts gNe a true and fair view whith is Th)t a matter consdernd as part ofan independent examinatson. I have no CC￿cem$ arKI have come across othw ThBtters in ojmection *Mth the examN)ation to Nthich attention should be drawT¢ in thi5 TeFQrt in order to enab18 a proper und8rst8TrJing of the aCt(￿nIS to be read￿. G S Gilbert FCA CAMERON HUGHES LTD Chartered Act￿ntantS Page 2 DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Totsl fijnds funds nds fijnd INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donatiorks and legacies 15.136 15,136 161,568 Other trading ath'vibes Investment income other in(xJme 656 3,690 12.547 372 2.858 12.991 2.418 12.547 1272 Total 30.757 1272 32.029 177,789 EXPENDrruRE ON Charitable actlvities Publicatr'ons General 5.300 36.910 20.449 3,300 27,020 16.461 121 121 1,569 Total 25,870 16.461 42,331 31.889 Nel gains on inveslmenls 7,118 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDtruRE) 5,216 (15.189) (9,9731 153,018 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fund$ br(￿ght kffwatd 160,136 158.137 7243 325.516 172,498 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 165,352 141948 7243 315,543 325,516 DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY BALANCE SHEEr 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets Inv8sthents 735 108.501 781 108,171 109236 108,952 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Prepayments and ac¢rued incom& Cash at bank 3.804 2,322 212,481 225,348 218.607 229.152 CREDITORS Amounts falling due V*ithin one 112.3CII) 112,588) NET CURRENT ASSErs 2(￿,307 216,564 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIA81LITIES 315,543 325.516 NET ASSErs 315,543 325,516 Lx)ntinued... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 DECEMBER 2025 FUNDS Unrestricted funds.. General fund mOn￿a Pilling Beq￿st Fund Speaal Speaker Fund Pamda Stsunton 8e(BJest Fund 9.569 40.783 966 114.634 4,820 38,969 1.116 115.231 165,352 160.136 R8slricted fvnds.. Ashbourne Repton 8,291 134,657 7,951 150.186 142.948 158,137 Endowment ftFnd5.' End0￿ent 7.243 7,243 TOTAL FUNDS 315.543 325,516 The finano81 statements were apKKov&J by the Board of Trustees and authorised for tssue on kS...KP.ol￿....￿I4... and m sby*d on its behalf ty. Trustee DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICES Basls of preparing the financial stalon* The finarrial statements of the charity. 8 wL4ic entity urKler FRS 102. have been prepared In accnrdance ￿th the Charibes SORP (FRS 102) 'AcayJnb"ng and Reporb"ng by Charities. statement of Recommended Pradi(* app￿Cat￿e lo dwit1￿ prepanng Ihew accounls in accOrdar￿e with the Financial Rew)rb"ng StsThJard applicatk in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 {eff6ctive 1 January 20191,. Finanual Retmybng Standard 102 The F￿nI￿￿ RepNybng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand, and the Charities Act 2011. The finanaal statements have t￿en prepared under the historical cctst conventK)n, wrth the e￿ptKx) of investrnents whth are I￿luded at market value, 8S )drfied by the revaluat￿ of cwtain assets. Flnan¢lal rgportlng standard 102- reducod dlsclosurn exompdonJ The chanty has laken advantage of the f￿￿*￿n9 dlsdosure exemptlon in preparing these financial statements, as pe￿nitted by FRS 102 The Fina￿101 ReF¥m Standard applicable in the UK and ReputAic of Ireland,. Income l incom8 is fwnise(I In the Sl8twMrt of FinwKial on¢e tho dwity has enlillemert to the nds. it is wrthble that th8 in(xTh will t* r￿ed aThJ the amwnt be rnasured reli8bty. Expgndlturn Liabilities are recognise(l as exF￿lit￿re as srth as there ￿ a ltyal Of ¢))nstruth obllgalbjn comm￿ling the tharity lo that expenditure. it is that a transfer of ecoJ)mic t*nefits will be required in settlement and the amcNJnt of the Obl¥JatI(￿ be measured reliat4y. Experffliture is a￿Unted for on an accruals basis and has been daswfied under headirvas that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be dKectty attrthted to part￿lar headirrtjs they have been allocated to actsvibes on a basis con8iStent the use of fesources. Grants offered subprt to ￿￿IdIt￿$ have not been met al the date are notsd a5 a Tangiblé fixed assets tkpre(i8tlon is pr￿d at the annual rntes in to off each asset over Its estimated useful lrfe. Fixtijres and frttings 25% on I￿lucIr￿a Taxatlon Fund accountlng Unrestricted fvnts (2n bg used in ac¢xYdarTh with th8 d￿1￿ t*ecM$ 8t the discretion of the trustees. Restn(*ed fvnds ￿lY be us&J for parti￿r r8slrthd purFx)ses within the objects of the charFty. Reslricti(wis Tknn by the LY fuTrJs are raised kn Fwbcular r8sthcl￿ putposes. Further exp1aT￿tiOn of the nature aThJ rAJFP)se of each fuThJ is Ir￿uded in the notes to the financial C￿tinUed... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2025 OTHER TRADING ACTIVFfiES 2025 2024 Sale of publications and Royalty f￿$ 575 81 283 89 656 372 INVESTMENT INCOME 2025 2024 Oerosit ￿)Unt interest 3.6 2,858 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs There wer8 no trustees. reMunwalic￿ or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 Dec8mber 2024. There were no tru5t8es' exFenses paid for the year erthj 31 D￿em￿ 2025 nor for the year ended 31 Decembor 2024. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES Unrestncted Restricbj Endchv luThYs fvnds fund Total funds INCOME AND ENDO¥WENTS FROM Donations and legaaes 11,568 150.OCK) 161,568 Other trading acb"viti85 Investment income Other incon 372 2.284 12.991 372 2.858 12.991 574 Totsl 27215 150,574 177,789 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable actlvltios Publications General 3.3(x) 27.020 3.300 27,020 1.569 Totsl 31.889 31,889 Nel gains on investments 7.118 7.118 cx)nlinued... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - conlinued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Unrestr￿￿ Restricted Endowment funds furMIs Total funds INCOME 150.574 153.018 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl funds bro￿h1 foThtsrd 157,692 7,243 172.498 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 160.136 158.137 7.243 325.616 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Flthre$ and ffttings COST At 1 January 2025 and 31 Decem￿ 2025 2,129 DEPRECIATION At 1 January 2025 Charge for year 46 At 31 Decemtw 2025 1,394 NEf BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2025 735 At 31 DerAmber 2024 781 FIXED ASSET INVESTMEKrs Listed investmenls MARKET VALUE At 1 January 2025 Rwduations 108,171 330 At 31 Decwt*r 2025 108,501 NEf BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2025 108.501 At 31 Decents 2024 108.171 There were ￿ investrnent assets (￿￿le Ihe UK continued... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCI NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - contlnued R)R THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 FIXED AW INVESTMEpifs. continued Listed investments Va￿at￿)n in 2025 108.501 DEBTORS: APA0UP￿6 FALUNG DUE wrrHW ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Debtors and prepayments 3,804 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Trade creditCY8 12.3(Ki 12,588 10. ANALYSIS OF NEf ASSETS BETbYEEN FUNDS 2025 End￿￿ Tot81 fvnd fuThJs 2024 Totsl funds Unr05tsictwJ fvnds fijnds Fixed asséts Investments Current assets Current I￿tI￿￿Os 141 108.501 69,010 I12.3￿) 735 108,501 218.607 112.3fy)) 781 108,171 229,152 112.588} 142,Y8 6.649 165.352 142.948 7.243 315.543 325.516 t))ntinued... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 11. MOVEklEpif IN FUNDS Net At 31.12.25 At 1.1.25 in funds Unrastri¢tsd funds Ger￿￿ fund Monica Pilling Bequest FuThJ Special Speaker Fund Pamela Staunton Bequest Fund 4.820 38.969 1.118 115.231 4.749 1.214 (150) (597) 9.569 40,183 966 114.634 160,136 5216 165.352 Rostricted funds AShb￿rne Repton 7,951 1￿.186 8.291 134.657 (15,529) 158,137 115.1891 142,948 Endo￿nent funds Endowment 7243 7,243 TOTAL FUNDS 325.516 (9.973) 315,543 Nel nThement in funds. Ind￿ in ts abthp are as fdkhVS.' Inc¥)ming ReS￿rceS Gains and Movement in funds Unrestrfcted funds General fund m￿lea Pilling Bequest FuThfj Special Speaker Fund Pamela Staunton Bequest FuThl 30,422 {25,673) 147) (150) 4,749 1,214 11501 15971 927 {598) 30.757 (25,8701 329 5,216 Restrlcted fvndg Ashboume Repton 340 {15,5291 (16.4611 1272 {16,461) {15,189} TOTAL FUNDS 32,029 (42.331) 329 (9.9731 Pag8 10 ¢x￿tin￿ed... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- ￿ntInUed Nel Transfers Al 31.12.24 At1.1.24 in funds funds Unrestrict•d funds General lund Monica Pilling BeqL￿￿ FuThl Specjal Speaker Fund Pamela Stsunton Bequest Fund 12.929 31,994 816 111.953 12.287) (5.822) 6,490 4.820 38,969 1,116 115.231 (668) 157.692 160.136 Rostricted fimds Ashboume R8Pton 7,951 150,186 150.186 1￿).574 158,137 Endowmont fund8 ErKiowThenl 7243 7.243 TOTAL FUNDS 172,498 153,018 325.516 In¢omirKJ Resources Gains and Movement in funds Unrestrlcted lundi General fund Monica Plling ￿Uest Fund Speryal Speaker Fund Pamela Staunton Beq￿st FurKI 26.655 (30,3141 (1.C621 1,372 1.358 12,2871 485 300 3.946 71 15131 27.215 {31,889) 7,118 ResIrfct￿ funds 8hboum• Repton 388 1SO.186 150,186 150.574 150.574 TOTAL FUNDS 177.789 (31,889} 7.118 153,018 P8ge11 cy)ntinued... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - cOntin￿d Net Transfers At 31.12.25 At 1.1.24 nds funds Unrostrlct8d fvnds General fund Monica Pilling Wuest FufKI s￿la1 Spe*r Fund Pamela Staunton Bequest FurKI 12.929 31,994 816 111.953 2,462 1.699 150 3,349 {5,8221 6,490 9,569 40,183 966 114,634 1668) 157,692 165.352 Restrlcted fund• Ashbourne Repton 7.563 728 134.657 8.291 134,657 135.385 142.948 End￿￿nthtt funds Endowment 7.243 7.243 TOTAL FUNDS 172.498 143,045 315,543 A cuThent year 12 months and pri(Y year 12 months ¢)Jmbined net movement in fvnds, induded in the above are as fc4kMs'. Inwming Resourw resources expend&J Gains arKI Movement in funds Unre8trlct•d funds General fund Monica Pilling Bequest Furvj Speual Speaker Fund Pamela Stsunton Bequest FuThJ 57.077 S23 {55.987) (1,109) {150} (513> 1.372 2.285 2.462 1,699 150 3,349 72 3.790 57,972 (57.759) 7,447 7,660 Restricted I￿xIS Ashboume Replon 728 151,118 728 134,657 {16.461) 151.846 (16.461) 135,385 TOTAL FUNDS 209,818 (74,2201 7.447 143,045 Page 12 Irjnb'nued... DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIErY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Pa3e 13 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Independont examinerfs reportto the trustees of Detyhlre Archapologital Soc69ty I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the aco)unts of Dert)yshire A[cha￿lOgIcal ScKi8ty (the Trust) for the year end￿1 31 December 202S. Responslbllftles and basis of reFW)rt requirements of the Chanbes Ac* 2011 Cthe A£t'). I report in respect of my examination of th8 Trusf5 accounts callied out under Se(*on 145 of the Act and In carrying out my examination I have am ap￿￿C￿le Directions gwen by ￿ Chanty Commiswcffi under Section 14515)Ib) of th8 Ad. Indepgndent èxamlnfrrfs statemgnt I have eornpieted my examination. l thnfinn that no rnater￿1 mattets have crfft to my attention In ¢))nn8ctlon with the examination giving me ouse to bel￿e that in ￿Y Material res￿* aC￿￿ntir￿j records We￿ not kept in respect of th8 Trust as requir&J by Se¢tson 13) of the AGI: or the accounts do not ac£cfd wrth thos& records: or the accounts do nol comply wtth the aprAic8b￿ requirements a)nc*ming the form and c￿ntent of accounts set out ￿ the Charities IA(xthnts and ReFxyts) ReoulatKTh 2(M)8 other than any requirement that the aCc￿nts we a true and fair vi8w which is not a ￿tter (x)nsidered as part of an indewdent examinakn"on. I hav8 m o)ncems and have Corr￿ no olh6r matters in cOnn￿￿on Nwih the exam￿atIOn to ￿lch attention shoukj be drawn in this reF(Kt w) order to erAble a uThJerstanding of the ac(x)unts to be reached. G S Gilbert FCA CAMERON HUGHES LTD Chartered Acry)untsnls Derby