Chailty regls1r3tlon number.
251851
The British Agricultural History Society
Annual Report and Financial Ststernents
for the Year Ended 31 January 2025
Peplow5 Ltd
Moorgate House
King street
Newton Abbot
TQ12 2LG

The Britlsh A8ricultural Hlstory Society Annual Report for the Financial Year
l February 2023 to 31 January 2025
Charity Numbèr 251851
RefÈrÈntè and Administr*i¥e Dètalls
Contsct Addre55
British Agricultural Society
Department of Hi#Ory
University of Exeter
Amory Building
Rennes Drive
Exeter EX4 4RJ
Bankers
Uoyds Bank plc
1-2 Market Place
Reading RGI 2EQ
Examiner
Mr Michael Denoon Ywn8 FCA
Moorgate House
King Street
Newton Abbot
Devon
Ta12 2LG
Executive Commlttee (Trustees) at yearond
Prof Karen Sayer DPhil
Dr Sarah Holland
Professor Nicola Verdon
Dr Samantha Shave 8A MSC PhD
Dr Derek Shepherd
Dr Alexspike Gibbs
ProfessorAbigail Woods
Dr DanaeTankard
Profe550rJordan Claridge
ProfessorAnnieTindley
Dr John Morgan
Dr Paul Simon Warde
Professorjohn Frederick Martin
Rebeco Ford
Prof. Richard Ho￿e
Dr Bess Rhode5
Drjane Rowling
Dr Mark Haliwood
Dr Sarah Spooner
Dr Carol Beardmore
EC Chair
EC Deputy Chair
President
Trustee
Treasurer
Secretary
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Re5iEned (April 20231
Resi8ned (December 20251
Re5iBned IApril 202SI
Resigned IApril 20251
Rey"gned IApril 20251
R￿gned (April 20251
Resigned (April 20251
Appointed (April 20241
Appointed (April 20241
Appointed (April 20241
Appointed (April 20251
Appointed (April 20251
A&)pointed (April 20251
TTUStee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee

The Brhlsh A8rfcultyral Hlstory Sodety Annual Reportforthe Flnan¢lal Year
l February 2024to 31 January 2025
Char5ty Number 251851
Report on Attivitses during the Financial Year
Objects of the 5o¢lety
The Society ex1￿10 promotethe stutyof 48ituliural histwy and thè hi5toryof rurdl ecor￿nYand stiuety. rtdoesthi5
through the pUblicat￿Th of rrs biannual joumal TheA8ricU￿ral H￿tory Review, and its new51etter. Rural Hi5toryToday. and
by holdin8 at leasttwo COnferen￿eaCh year. These actNitie5are cw¢ained intheSoDdV5 constitution adopted at its
foundation in 1953, and subsequenttymodffied atthe SocierfsAnnual Gerwal Meetings in Z(XYJ and 2016.
Pub115hlng
This continuesto be the prlncipal mean5 by which IheSolletyfulfiLq kts objecDves.The SOC￿ published two issues of The
A¥ricuhufal History Review, Volurne 7Z120241 injune and January. Back numbersof the Revieware freety availableto all vla
the website, three years iri arreats. The Sotsety also puNished two i55ues of the new￿etter flural HistwToday, whith is
wldely disrributed beyond thernernbEr5hip olthe Societyand is freetyavailableto all on the BAHS website. The website
also, amongst otherthirbg5, hosts U8RAL (￿brary oflrish and British Rural and 4Hcultural Literaturel, which pro￿deS direct
free ￿te5$tO diÉitized literature oThthe subjerL Durirythe yearÉ5.IV32was spentoTh UBKALdevelopmenL s£anning a wide
range of works.
fjronts
The 5DcEty offer5¥rantsto indNiduals. S￿letie$.3nd instrtubons in thtlUrthera￿e of itsobjects. DUrf￿ theyear. £920of
research Erants were awarded. ￿oa￿ThirSk MErrnrial award totaliw£5CKIwa5 rnadeduringthe yearas part of the
nom)al operationsof the Society.
Membeyshlp
The number of indi￿￿U￿ members lell from371 ioX6. The Nmberol Insutullonal memberswas atso down sllghdy. Mort
new member5 continue tojixn throu8h theweb5ite. Payin8 by PayPal. Elerttonicatces5tothe Re￿eW via Ingenta Is
provlded free for IndNidu31 members and instiiuth?nal subscrtber5 Ilngenta'sc05ts aretreated as part of the Production and
Despatch of the Rewewl.

The Brltlsh A8rfcultural History Society Annual Reportforthe Financial Year
l February 2024 to 31 January 2025
Charity Number 251851
Report on Artivities duringthe Finandal Year (Cont.)
Accountsfor the Yearto 31 January 2025
The Society made a1055 of £3,779 in the year compared with a gJrr4LS of
£17,726 in 2D23-24. Compared wlth the r￿e*louS year. 5ubstTiPtW)nswe￿doWO tty£l.957 andicurnal sa￿5 by £3.556.
On the expenditureside. the costs of prthJuonE and dispatchin8 boththe Reyiewand Rural HistoryT(k4ayand tht
developmentof UBRALwere all 5ignfficantty higherthJn in 2023-24 lup by £13.fy)71. As were the examinerfsfees, at £3,Z64
ItoverinÉ the years 2022-23 and 2023-241. Total expenditure was É49.230cornpared with £33,227 in 2023-24.
Unrealited movements In investments showed a sU￿￿50f £6.591 comparedwrth a surFknof El482 in 2023-24. Overall.
the Society is in a healthy posftSon with someEIS0.230 Df ash and Itwestr(*ntsat¢uffentvaluesl£147A18 In 2023-241.
Reserves Polity
The Socievs policyts, tskingoTreyearwith the next to spend the YKome f( receNe5 in pursuf( of (ts obiectyves, while 5etbn8
side any surplusesto cover future projects, 3ndtogenerate fuwre income to SUPPDrtthe Socie￿$ gronts and award5.The
Sotiety has no Resirfcted Funds. tts Unrestricted Funds Current￿ stand at£150,230 out of which two Designated Fund5 have
been sÈt aside bytheTrustÈes, as follow5.'
De$i%Mted Projects and Initiatl¥es Fund
Currently standing at £30,989. this is set asideto pavforr￿W aThJ£ontlnulng acuvities %¥hich cannot readlly be
fvnded from in.￿r revenue. Expenditure from thisfund is atthe d￿tre￿On of theTru5tees.
Researth and Grants Fund
cUr￿ntlY standingat£44.141, thisls intended to be an investmentfvnd. the incDme from which will be used for
Ihe provision of8rants and donaknons io support new rese3￿h, and events such as conferences. award5. and
publicatK)ns in the5ocieWs area otagTicultuwal ar¥J rural history.
Unrestricted. Unde$1¢r￿ted
balance of our reserves stsnds at £75.1(M). eq￿1VaTentto S￿￿tant￿ more than oreyearfs current
expenditure. h is the intention of theTwstees toaim to maintsin this fvnd at a level sufficientto cO￿r seasc¢n•l
arvj unexpertedffiucbJation5 between Income and expenditure. without ha¥irw io sdl any of ourlnvestments.
which might incur5ignthcant ID5￿.
Dr Derek B Shepherd -Trustee
Date=
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The BritÉsh Alricultural History Society Annual Reportforthe financial Year
l February 2024 to 31 January 2025
Charity Number 251851
ststement of assets and Ilabllltles at 31 January 2025
2024-25
2023.24
CURRENT ASSErs
Tr8asurerfs Account
M&G Charibond
CAF Income Fund
COIF Charities Etht¢al InvestmeniAcfJ)uni
St. Jarn85 Place- Unit Trust
28,265
46.834
17.085
30,989
27.057
32.045
42.963
17.084
28.909
26,417
150.230
147,418
Le55'.
CURRENT LIABILtnES
Joan Thirsk Award Fund
TQTAL
ASSETS less CURRENT LIABIUnES
150,230
147.418
RESERVES as at 31January 2024
147,418
127,210
Exce5$ 01 Income over Expenses forthe year
Sum of unreali5ed 8ain5llosses on Investments
RESERVES as at 31 Jartuary 2025
6.591
13,7791
150,Z30
17,726
2,482
147,418
Represented bv:
Restricted Reserves
Designated Rese￿eS
Research & Granis Fund
Projects & Initiatives Fursd
Unrestrirted. Undesignated Funds
44,141
30.989
75.100
150,230
43,501
28,909
75,008
147.418
The accounts were approved bythe trustees. and authorised for Is$￿ and signed on their behalf by..
Dr Derek B Shepherd-Trustee
Date..
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The British Agricultural History Society Annual Report forthe Financial Year
l February 2024 to 31 January 2025
Charity Number 251851
Reciepts and payments account forthe year ended 31 January 2025
2024-25
202>24
INCOME
Subscriptions
Journal Sales
Sale5 of Back Issues & PublicatiorLs
Royalties
Gold Access
Gift Aid Refund
DoTration5
9.883
25.092
11.840
28.648
45
3,461
3.371
1.7
4,954
1.635
43.470
50.S58
Sprin8 Conference Fees
Spring conferen￿ Expenses
3.949
13,97SI
4.020
15,2861
1261
11,2661
Wlnter Conference Fees
Less
Winter Conference Expenses
453
17141
12611
Interest Income
CCLA Investment
Interest on COIF Depostt
Interest on Stjames Place Fund
617
1,16S
209
2.(X)7
L,922
Total in¢ome
45,451
50.953
Total Expenditure as below
149,2301
133.2271
Net operating (Deficiil I Surplus
13.7791
17,726

The British Agricultural History Society Annual Report forthe Financial Year
l February 2024 to 31 January 2025
Charity Number 251851
Redepts and payments account for the year ended 31 January 2025 {Cont.)
2024-25
202>24
EXPENDITURE
Production and Despatch Re￿eW
Ru￿1 History Today
Joan Thirsk award
Executive Committee Expense5
Editors Remuneration
Assistant Treasurers, Fees
Examiner5 Fee
Office Costs
Casual Labour
Website Maintenance
Paypal Management
Newsletters and other Mailings
Insurance
Paypal charge5
8ALH Subxription
EHIO Sub5CriPtion
Research Grants
Llbral Development
26.427
20,SSS
2,933
2,420
3.264
S87
SC
106
2.517
639
soo
1,042
184
5,114
67
165
96
920
5.092
1,631
Total Expendriure
49.Z30
33,227
Unrealfsed movements In Investments
M & G Charifund L055/Gain
CAF Incorne Fund LosslGain
COIF Income Fund LosslGaln
St James Place Unit Trust L055IGain
3.871
1.505
11,9481
1.675
1,250
2.482
640
6,591

The Brltish ABri¢ultural Hlstory Society Annual Report forthe Financial Year
l February Z024 to 31 January 2025
Charity Number 251851
Independent Examiner's Rèport to the Trustees of The Brlttsh Agricultural History 5oclety
I reportto the charitytTUStee5 on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 january
2025.
Responsibilities and bays of report
As the charl￿5 tru5tee5 you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance vrith the
requirements of the Charities Art 20111.the ACYI.
I report Sn respett of my examination olthe charitvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and In
carrying out rnyexamination I have followed all the applicable DIrect￿n$ given bythe Charity Cornmission
under section 14515llbl of the ACL
Independent examinerfs statement
I have cornpleted my examinaiion. I confirrn that no material matters have come to myattention in connection
with the examination gi￿ng rne cause to believe that in any material ￿pert=
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act: or
I the accounts tlo not accord with those re¢ord>
I have no concerns and have corne across no other matters in connection vmth the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in tsrderto enable a proper under5taThdin8 of the accounts to be
reached.
Michael Young FCA
Independent Examlner
Ptpl¢)ws Ltd
Moor8ate House
KSng street
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2LG
Date..
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