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THE ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

COUNCIL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2020

SOMERBYS LIMITED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 30 NELSON STREET LEICESTER LE1 7BA

THE ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

CONTENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Legal and Administrative Information 1
The Annual Report of the Council 2 - 9
Report of the Independent Auditors 10 - 12
Statement of Financial Activities 13 - 14
Balance Sheet 15 - 16
Statement of Cash Flows 17
Notes forming part of the Financial Statements 18 - 25

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CHARITY NUMBER: 226222

President Mr Ken Smith
Vice-Presidents Dr Mark Gardiner
Mr Paul Oldham
Ms Kathryn Stubbs
Professor Barbara Yorke
Honorary Secretary Dr Pete Wilson
Honorary Treasurer Dr Andrew Williams
Honorary Editor Dr Lisa-Marie Shillito
Meetings Secretary Dr Rachel Swallow
Council Members Full list given on page 8
Correspondence Address and registered address c/o The Society of Antiquaries
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BE
Bankers Co-operative Bank plc
PO Box 250
Delf House
Southway
Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Auditor Somerbys Limited
30 Nelson Street
Leicester
LE1 7BA

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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Council presents the statutory report with the accounts of The Royal Archaeological Institute for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The annual report and accounts are presented in the form of a Statement of Financial Activities, in order to comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities: Accounting and Reporting by Charities as issued by the Charity Commission in 2015 and comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Institute was founded in 1844 and received its Royal Charter in 1961. This defines the nature and legal status of the Institute, which is responsible to the Privy Council for the conduct of its affairs. These include the holding of monthly lectures in London during the Season, which runs from October to May, short Spring and Autumn meetings and an Annual Summer Meeting of a week’s duration when visits are paid to areas of archaeological and architectural interest in the British Isles and Europe. An annual conference and occasional seminars are also held on a variety of topics. The Institute publishes a journal and awards research and other grants annually.

The Institute is a Registered Charity - No. 226222 - and the registered address is c/o The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BE.

The Institute's governing body is its Council, whose members are the council members of the Institute for the purposes of Institute legislation, and which is constituted as follows:

Council's work is supported by Editorial, Meetings and Research Committees. An Audit & Investment Committee provides oversight of the conduct of its financial affairs.

The members of the Council who served during the year are listed on page 8. The Institute gratefully recognises the support and assistance that all retiring members of Council have given during their period of office.

Aims

The aims and objectives of the Institute are as follows:

Risk Management

The council members have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Institute is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

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Public Benefit

In meeting its aims and objectives, the Society provides public benefit by advancing learning and education about archaeology at all levels and through promoting knowledge and understanding of archaeology.

Council confirms that it has complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on Public Benefit.

Achievements and Performance

The global Covid-19 pandemic impacted the Institute’s programme of meetings and lectures.

Publications

Volume 177 of the Archaeological Journal was published online during the year. Two articles were Open Access.

The digitised version of the Archaeological Journal Volumes 1 - 177 is currently available online to libraries and to members through the RAI website.

Two Newsletters were published which, besides reporting on the Institute's activities, included short reports on research projects that had received awards from the Institute's research funds.

Lectures

The following lectures were held at the Rooms of the Society of Antiquaries in Burlington House, London:

8 January

From the Romans to the Saxons: results from the archaeological fieldwork at the site of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square

Alison Telfer

12 February

Anglo-Saxon timber buildings: archaeological evidence for the forms and the processes of construction Dr Mark Gardiner

11 March

A Distinctive Neolithic in Devon, Cornwall and Scilly? Recent work on ceramics, axes and other things Henrietta Quinnell

8 April (Cancelled)

3 p.m. Work by the Roman Roads Research Association David Ratledge, Rob Entwistle and Mike Haken

5 p.m. Churches in the Irish Landscape, 400-1100 Dr Tomás Ó Carragáin

13 May: The President’s lecture (Cancelled)

14 October (Livestreamed)

Legend, Lordship and Landscape: Understanding the Queen's Gate, Caernarfon Castle, N. Wales Dr Rachel Swallow

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11 November (Via Zoom)

3 p.m. Current Post-Graduate Research, University of Birmingham David Marsh, Theo Reeves and Abigail Taylor

5 p.m. The Genesis of Northumbria: Reconsidering the origins of an ‘English’ kingdom in light of new data Dr Rob Collins

9 December (Livestreamed)

Le Catillon II: investigating and conserving the world’s largest Iron Age hoard Neil Mahrer

During 2020, the Institute’s world-class lectures continued to be made available online to Ordinary members, and those streamed live were, and remain, available online to all.

Meetings

All meetings were cancelled. It is hoped to reinstate them all in 2021.

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Research Grants

Research grants to the value of £19,037, one of the highest in the Institute’s history, were made possible by the use of an £8,000 underspend in 2019. Sadly, many funded projects were unable to proceed in 2020. Grants to the value of £13,742 have been held over until 2021.

Dr Peter Halkon Petuaria Revisited – Looking for a lost Roman theatre £2,594
Dr Niall Finneran The archaeology of death and memory in the old Jewish East End of London £1,451
(Whitechapel) (STARTED then POSTPONED)
David Brooks A Community Exploration by the Swaledale and Arkengarthdale £2,592
Archaeology Group (SWAAG) of a Romano-British site at Hagg Farm,
Swaledale, North Yorkshire (POSTPONED)
Dr Duncan Wright St Hugh’s: Origins and evolution of an historic suburb £1250 (Research) £1,250
(Unable to proceed with project)
Prof. Martin Excavations at Isurium Brigantum, Aldborough (North Yorks) 2020 £4,900
Millett (POSTPONED)
Nathalie Cohen Exploring Smallhythe £1250 (Research) (POSTPONED) £1,250
Dr Nick Overton Exploring Mesolithic belief systems through the treatment and disposal of £5,000
animal remains (POSTPONED)

The Institute made donations of £1,500 to the library of the Society of Antiquaries of London, where members have reading rights, and of £600 to the Young Archaeologists’ Club section of the Council for British Archaeology. A grant of £2,000 towards editing costs was made to support the publication of the Institute’s Neolithic of Northern England Conference proceedings in addition to the £2,000 already provided to support inclusion of colour in the publication.

Exceptionally, grants were made to the CBA towards the Festival of Archaeology’s Day in Archaeology, and to help support Early Career Development as an immediate Covid-19 response. These totalled £14,336.

The Tony Baggs Undergraduate Dissertation Prize

The RAI Tony Baggs undergraduate dissertation prize, covering years 2019 and 2020, had been awarded to Yannick Signer from the University of York for his dissertation, ‘Agricultural Change in Early Medieval Yorkshire: A Landscape Approach’.

Cheney Bursaries

The Cheney Bursary was applied towards the fees of the 2019 Masters Dissertation Prize recipient for attendance at the March award lecture.

Membership

Council regrets to note the deaths of nine members during the year, of whom three were Life members, five were Ordinary members and one was an Associate member. Eight members resigned: six Ordinary members and two Associate members. As a result of the review of the membership roll, past members were removed from the membership list due to non-payment: ten Ordinary members, twenty Associate members and fifteen Student members. Two Ordinary members each became an Associate member and two Associate members each became an Ordinary member. Fifty-two new members were elected: thirty-three Ordinary members, three Associate members and sixteen Student members. Three of the new Student members are sponsored by the Institute.

2020 2019
Life members 89 92
Ordinary members 519 507
Associate members 74 94
Student members (under 26 years of age) 29 28
Individual members 711 721

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Financial Review

The Statement of Financial Activities shows net outgoing resources of £8,612 (2019: £187,826) before unrealised gains on investments.

The Institute maintained its scrutiny of administration costs during the year; governance costs were reduced due to the holding of virtual meetings. The Institute is very grateful to Somerbys for having held its charges for its services.

The Institute’s net assets as at 31 December 2020 are £1,681,960 (2019: £1,561,038), which are more than sufficient to meet its obligations.

In 2020, the Council continued to monitor carefully the performance of its invested funds managed by CCLA. The total assets had been proportioned between different fund types which would provide an ambitious, but not stretching, annual yield, and growth in the long-term value of the investments to be equal to but not greater than inflation. Council was satisfied with the income achieved.

Risk Policy

Council receives an annual report from the Audit and Investment Committee. The most recent, received in March 2020, highlighted the following (action taken in italics):

Reserves Policy

Council’s policy is to retain sufficient resources to enable it to carry out its charitable activities from a sound financial base and to achieve its long-term objectives. Capital, in the form of fixed asset investments, is maintained with a view to generating as much investment income as is possible as part of incoming resources to meet charitable expenditure year by year, in line with its investment policy.

Reserves at 31 December 2020 amounted to £1,681,960 and of this £1,586,919 represented investments and tangible assets held to generate income to carry out the charitable objectives. Free reserves, the amount of unrestricted net current assets, totalled £83,280.

Investment Policy

The Institute’s primary investment objective is to monitor the performance of the Investment Manager with the aim of generating an agreed and ambitious income stream, and of maintaining the value of total investment funds equal, over the long term, to the inflation rate. Reports on the Institute’s portfolio are received quarterly, an annual meeting takes place between a representative of the CCLA and the Audit and Investment Committee and ad hoc assistance is readily available throughout the year.

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Plans for 2021

The Institute plans to publish online Part 2 of Volume 178 of the Archaeological Journal in the Summer of 2021 (having achieved publication of Part 1 online in November 2020), and to continue to publish newsletters in Spring and Autumn.

Lectures will continue to take place on a monthly basis, from January to May and October to December. These will, at least initially, be virtual and livestreamed. The Institute will consider and decide on its future policy for the holding of lectures at Burlington House.

Three meetings will be held through the year, pandemic restrictions permitting. The Spring meeting is planned to be in Dover in May, the Summer meeting in Copenhagen and Malmö in July and the Autumn meeting in Newark in October.

The Institute will continue to award annual research grants and also its Masters and Undergraduate Dissertation Prizes in alternate years. In 2021, the Masters Dissertation Prize will be judged. The Institute will also continue to work with other bodies to promote the British Archaeological Awards.

Having received the report of the External Review from Dr Gemma Tully in the middle of December, Council will decide other actions at special meetings in January and February. The strategic direction of the Institute, and its actions in 2021 will be notified to the membership following Council’s decisions.

The website will include a synopsis of lecture contents and host these lectures online for the benefit of Ordinary members.

All of these activities will be promoted through the website and social media.

Statement of the Council's responsibilities in respect of the preparation of financial statements

The Council Members are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales and the Institute's Royal Charter requires the Council to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Institute at the year-end and of the surplus or deficit of the Institute for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Council is required to:

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The Council is responsible for keeping accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Institute and which enables it to ensure that the financial statements comply with the requirements of the Royal Charter and Statutes and the Charities Act 2011. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Institute and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

President

Mr Ken Smith (E) (R) (A) (M)

March 2020 until May 2021

Council members Elected/Retired/Resigned

Mr Paul Oldham (Vice-President) (A) Dr Mark Gardiner (Vice-President) Dr Sara Lunt (Vice-President) Retired May 2020 Professor Barbara Yorke (Vice-President) Ms Kathryn Stubbs (Vice-President) (M) Elected May 2020 Ms Nathalie Cohen (M) Retired May 2020 Dr Steven Ashby (E) Professor John Collis (E) Mrs Henrietta Quinnell Dr Adrian Olivier Dr Andrew Seaman (E) Dr Hugh Willmott Mr Geoffrey Morley Ms Caroline Raison Mrs Sue Shaw (M) Dr Rachel Swallow Mr Adam Gwilt Elected May 2020 Ms Alison Telfer

Elected May 2020 Elected May 2020 Position Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Honorary Editor Meetings Secretary: Retired May 2020 Meetings Secretary: Elected May 2020

Officers

Dr Pete Wilson Dr Andrew Williams Dr Lisa-Marie Shillito Mr Hedley Swain

Dr Rachel Swallow

In addition to the above, the following served throughout the year:

Ms Sharon Gerber Ms Katherine Barclay Dr Andy Valdez-Tullett Ms Caroline Raison

Administrator Newsletter Editor Reviews Editor Assistant Meetings Secretary

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The following members of the Institute also served on committees:

Dr Brendan O’Connor (A) Professor Martin Millett (A) Sir Rupert Jackson (A) Dr Andrew David (R; Tony Clark Award ) Mr William J. Britnell (R) (E) Dr Margaret Nieke (E) Professor Anthony Quiney (M) Ms Janette Booth (M) Dr Stephen Sherlock (M) (R) Dr Eileen Wilkes (R)

(E): Member of Editorial Committee (A): Member of Audit & Investment (M): Member of Meetings Committee (R): Member of Research Committee

Approved and signed on behalf of Council on 10 March 2021.

PRESIDENT FOR COUNCIL Mr Ken Smith

HONORARY TREASURER FOR COUNCIL Dr Andrew Williams COUNCIL MEMBER FOR COUNCIL Mr Adam Gwilt COUNCIL MEMBER FOR COUNCIL Dr Andrew Seaman

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Royal Archaeological Institute (the ‘Institute’) for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise a statement of financial activities, balance sheet, cashflow statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Institute in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

Other information

The council members are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the council members’ annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of council members

As explained more fully in the council’s responsibilities statement set out on page 8, the council members are responsible for the preparation of financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the council members determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the council members are responsible for assessing the Institute’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the council members either intend to liquidate the Institute or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Institute’s council members, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Institute’s council members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Institute and the Institute’s council members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

SOMERBYS LIMITED

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor

Date: 30 Nelson Street LEICESTER LE1 7BA

Somerbys Limited is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Current Financial Year
Note
Income and endowments from
Donations & legacies:
Donations, grants & legacies
2
Subscriptions
Gift aid on subscriptions
Other trading activities:
Income from meetings
6
Sale of publications
Sundry income
Investments
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds:
Publication of journal
4
Speakers
5
Expenditure on meetings
6
Membership printing & postage
Charitable activities:
Grants and prizes
7
Subscriptions and donations
Administration costs
8
Total expenditure
Net income before gains and losses on
investments
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Net income and net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£

1,886
20,985
3,275

-
23,520
-

46,822
96,488

9,302

2,044

2,544
6,563

16,960
20,871

46,629
104,913
(8,425)
128,742
120,317
1,520,409
1,640,726		 Restricted
Funds
£
824
-
-
-
-
-
989
1,813
-
-
-
-
2,000
-
-
2,000
(187)
792
605
40,629
41,234		 Total
2020
£
2,710
20,985
3,275
-
23,520
-
47,811
98,301
9,302
2,044
2,544
6,563
18,960
20,871
46,629
106,913
(8,612)
129,534
120,922
1,561,038
1,681,960		 Total
2019
£
180,270
21,125
3,499
29,092
10,577
-
45,236
289,799
7,662
7,100
32,903
5,800
9,713
4,690
34,105
101,973
187,826
175,479
363,305
1,197,733
1,561,038

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Prior Financial Year
Note
Income and endowments from
Donations & legacies:
Donations, grants & legacies
2
Subscriptions
Gift aid on subscriptions
Other trading activities:
Income from meetings
6
Sale of publications
Sundry income
Investments
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds:
Publication of journal
4
Speakers
5
Expenditure on meetings
6
Membership printing & postage
Charitable activities:
Grants and prizes
7
Subscriptions and donations
Administration costs
8
Total expenditure
Net income before gains and losses on
investments
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Net income and net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds 2019
£

178,270
21,125
3,499

29,092
10,577
-

44,182
286,745

7,662

7,100

32,903
5,800

9,713
4,690

34,105
101,973
184,772
172,518
357,290
1,163,119
1,520,409		 Restricted
Funds 2019
£
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
1,054
3,054
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,054
2,961
6,015
34,614
40,629		 Total
2019
£
180,270
21,125
3,499
29,092
10,577
-
45,236
289,799
7,662
7,100
32,903
5,800
9,713
4,690
34,105
101,973
187,826
175,479
363,305
1,197,733
1,561,038

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

Note
Fixed assets
Investments
10
Tangible assets
11
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
12
Prepayments and other
debtors
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Creditors
13
Accruals
Net current assets
Net assets
Represented by:
Restricted funds
15
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Designated funds
14		 200
3,066
111,768
27
115,061
13,742
6,278
95,041
1,601,929
38,797		 2020
£
1,586,586
333
1,586,919
1,681,960
41,234
1,640,726
1,681,960		 2019
£
1,337,052
-
1,337,052
10,200
4,350
224,954
1,383
240,887
-
16,901
223,986
1,561,038
40,629
1,481,554
38,855
1,520,409
1,561,038

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BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

These financial statements were approved on behalf of Council on 10 March 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

PRESIDENT FOR COUNCIL Mr Ken Smith HONORARY TREASURER FOR COUNCIL Dr Andrew Williams COUNCIL MEMBER FOR COUNCIL Mr Adam Gwilt COUNCIL MEMBER FOR COUNCIL Dr Andrew Seaman

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Note
Cash flow from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
21
Net cash flow from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets
Payments to acquire investments
Receipts from sales of investments
Interest received
Dividends received
Net cash flow from investing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalent
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2020
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
2020
Cash and cash equivalents consists of:
Cash at bank and in hand
Short term deposits
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
2020		 2020
£
(41,853)
(41,853)
(500)
(120,000)
-
146
47,665
(72,689)
(114,542)
226,337
111,795
27
111,768
111,795		 2019
£
152,393
152,393
-
-
-
122
45,114
45,236
197,629
28,708
226,337
1,383
224,954
226,337

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  1. Accounting policies

  2. (a) General information and basis of preparation . The Royal Archaeological Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales and its governing document is a Royal Charter dated 11 October 1961. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of investments, with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these financial statements. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the Institute and rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and "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)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS102.

The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

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1. Accounting policies (continued)

The Institute operates a defined contribution pension plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are charged as an expense as they become payable.

(i) Useful economic lives of tangible assets:

The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic levels and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are reassessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and physical condition of the assets. See accounting policy note (above) for the useful economic lives for each class of assets.

2. Donations, grants and legacies

Donations and gifts
Tony Baggs Prize
Publication grant Historic England
Student fund in memory of W Phillips		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
1,886
324
-
500
-
-
-
-
£1,886
£824		 Total
2020
2,210
500
-
-
£2,710		 Total
2019
180,070
-
-
200
£180,270

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3 Investment income and interest receivable

Dividend income
Bank interest
4
Publication of journal
Expenditure on journals:
Publications and other expenses
Editors’ honoraria and expenses
5
Speakers
Travelling, lecture room hire
and accommodation
6
Net meetings expenditure
Income from Meetings
Expenditure on meetings
Honoraria
7
Grants
Research grants
Tony Clark Memorial Fund Grants
Grants – Cheney Bursary
Prizes
Bunnell Lewis Fund Grants		 Unrestricted
Funds
46,675
147
£46,822
2,662
6,640
£9,302
£2,044
-
(256)
2,800

£2,544
16,287
-
173
500
-
£16,960		 Restricted
Funds
989
-
£989
-
-
£-
£-
-
-
-
£-
-
-
-
500
1,500
£2,000		 Total
2020
47,664
147
£47,811
2,662
6,640
£9,302
£2,044
-
(256)
2,800
£2,544
16,287
-
173
1,000
1,500
£18,960		 Total
2019
45,114
122
£45,236
1,022
6,640
£7,662
£7,100
(29,092)
30,103
2,800
£3,811
9,100
-
613
-
-
£9,713

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8
Administration costs
Salary and pensions costs
Office admin
Bank charges
Warehouse
Computer equipment depreciation
Audit fees
Consultancy Fees
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Travel
Room Hire
9
Staff costs and employee benefits
The average monthly number of employees during the year
was:
Number of employees
Current
Retired (receiving pension)
Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Other pension costs		 Unrestricted and Total
2020
2019
18,992
19,201
1,258
2,003
1,000
-
167
995
(1,000)
-
4,200
16,951
4,110
-
1,110
1,812
2,393
5,602
558
1,382
£46,629
£34,105
1
1
-
1
1
2
18,458
18,718
534
483
£18,992
£19,201		 Unrestricted and Total
2020
2019
18,992
19,201
1,258
2,003
1,000
-
167
995
(1,000)
-
4,200
16,951
4,110
-
1,110
1,812
2,393
5,602
558
1,382
£46,629
£34,105
1
1
-
1
1
2
18,458
18,718
534
483
£18,992
£19,201
£34,105
1
1
2
18,718
483
£19,201

No employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000.

10
Investments
Listed investments
Market value at 1 January 2020
Acquisitions at cost
Net unrealised investment gains/(losses)
Net realised investment gains/(losses)
Market value at 31 December 2020
Historical cost at 31 December 2020		 Total
2020
1,337,052
120,000
129,534
-
£1,586,586
£1,115,364		 Total
2019
1,161,573
-
175,479
-
£1,337,052
£995,364

Listed investments held at 31 December 2020 comprised wholly of Charities Official Investment Funds.

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11
Tangible fixed assets
Cost:
At 1 January 2020
Additions
31 December 2020
Depreciation:
At 1 January 2020
Charge for year
31 December 2020
Net book value
At 31 December 2020
At 31 December 2019
12
Debtors and prepayments
Prepayments
Accrued income
Other debtors
13
Accruals and deferred income
Grant and Other Creditors
Accruals
Social security
Deferred income		 2020
3,066
-
200
£3,266
2020
14,132
5,368
-
520
£20,020		 Computer
Equipment
5,523
500
6,023
5,523
167
5,690
333
-
2019
4,350
-
10,200
£14,550
2019
2,758
5,272
-
8,871
£16,901

Deferred income of £520 (2019 - £8,871) relates to funds received in the year to 31 December 2020, for the year ended 31 December 2021.

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14 Designated funds

The income funds of the Institute include designated funds comprising the following:

Mr Frank S Cheney
Life Membership		 Balance
01/01/2020
26,752
12,103
£38,855		 Incoming
86
29
£115		 Expenditure
(173)
-
(£173)		 Balance
31/12/2020
26,665
12,132
£38,797

The funds are held for the following purposes:

Mr Frank S Cheney

Life Membership

15 Restricted funds

The income funds of the Institute include restricted funds comprising special trusts and unexpended balances of grants held as funds to be applied for specific purposes, as follows:-

The Bunnell Lewis Research Fund
The Tony Clark Memorial Fund
Tony Baggs Dissertation Prize		 Balance
01/01/2020
26,145
14,484
-
£40,629		 Incoming
Expenditure
617
(1,500)
696
-
500
(500)
£1,813
(£2,000)		 Gains
1,296
(504)
-
£792		 Balance
31/12/2020
26,558
14,676
-
£41,234

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15 Restricted funds (continued)

The funds are held for the following purposes: -

Bunnell Lewis Research Fund - To be applied in the furtherance of Roman archaeological research. Tony Clark Memorial Fund - To be applied to archaeological research with priority going to small organisations and individuals, with preference to projects in which archaeological prospecting and archaeomagnetic dating are significant components.

Tony Baggs Fund
16
Analysis of net assets between funds
Fund balances at 31 December 2020
are represented by:
Fixed Assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Fund balances at 31 December
2019
are represented by:
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Tony Baggs Fund
16
Analysis of net assets between funds
Fund balances at 31 December 2020
are represented by:
Fixed Assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Fund balances at 31 December
2019
are represented by:
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 -
For the undergraduate
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
333
-
1,557,113
29,473
103,300
11,761
(20,020)
-
£1,640,726
£41,234
1,308,371
28,681
228,939
11,948
(16,901)
-
£1,520,409
£40,629		 -
For the undergraduate
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
333
-
1,557,113
29,473
103,300
11,761
(20,020)
-
£1,640,726
£41,234
1,308,371
28,681
228,939
11,948
(16,901)
-
£1,520,409
£40,629		 -
For the undergraduate
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
333
-
1,557,113
29,473
103,300
11,761
(20,020)
-
£1,640,726
£41,234
1,308,371
28,681
228,939
11,948
(16,901)
-
£1,520,409
£40,629		 dissertation award.
Total
Funds
333
1,586,586
115,061
(20,020)
£1,681,960
1,337,052
240,887
(16,901)		 dissertation award.
Total
Funds
333
1,586,586
115,061
(20,020)
£1,681,960
1,337,052
240,887
(16,901)
£41,234
1,308,371
228,939
(16,901)
£1,520,409		 28,681
11,948
-
£40,629
£1,561,038

17. Transfer between funds

No transfers between funds were made in the year.

18. Pension and other post-retirement benefits

The Institute operates a defined contribution pension plan for its employees. The amount recognised as an expense in the period was £534 (2019 - £483).

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19. Capital Commitments

Contractual commitments for the acquisition of tangible fixed assets contracted for but not provided in the financial statements amounted to £nil (2019 - £nil).

20. Council members’ remuneration and related party transactions

No members of the Council received any remuneration in respect of their services as a member of the Council during the current or preceding year, although a sum totalling £2,140 (2019 - £5,756) was paid by way of travelling expenses to twenty-five Council and Committee members during the year. Honoraria and expenses of £9,440 (2019 - £9,440) were paid to the Meetings Secretary, Assistant Meetings Secretary, Editor and Reviews Editor of the Archaeological Journal, and Newsletter Editor. No further related party transactions require disclosure.

21 Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operations

Net income for year
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Gains on investments
Investment income
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
Net cash flow from operations		 2020
120,922
167
(129,534)
(47,811)
11,284
3,119
(£41,853)		 2019
363,305
(175,479)
(45,236)
3,055
6,748
£152,393