**ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Charity registration number 260747 ACCOUNTS for the YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **ANNUAL REPORT BY THE SOCIETY’S COUNCIL** The Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society, Unit 7c, Prospect Business Centre, Prospect Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7AD is registered with the Charity Commissioners and governed by a set of rules lodged with the Charity Commission. The Charity is administered by a Council, comprising: President: Dr Vivian Roberts Secretary: Dr Colin Pope Treasurer: Mr Nigel Locke **Other members:** Mr Paul Bingham, Mr Al Blenkinsop, Mr David Bone, Mrs Selena Bone, Mr Matthew Chatfield, Mrs Toni Goodley, Miss Lily Gray, Miss Jacqueline Hart, Dr Roger Herbert, Mrs Hazel Makepeace, Mrs Anne Marston, Mrs Margaret Nelmes, Mr Trevor Price, Dr Anthony Roberts, Mr Richard Smout, and Mr Dave Trevan. New council members are elected at the Annual General Meeting. The objects of the Charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, the study of natural history, geology and archaeology especially in relation to the Isle of Wight and to promote the preservation of all objects of special archaeological and geological interest. We provide a programme of meetings throughout the year for our various sections of natural history, geology and archaeology. A recorders conference was held in November which was open to anyone who has an interest in recording the Island's flora and fauna. The iWatch project holds events during the year to encourage young people and their families to observe wildlife on the Isle of Wight. A visual records section has been setup so that digital photographs of natural history, archaeology and geology of the Isle of Wight may be recorded with the provenance and stored for future reference. The Council Members declare that they have approved the report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's Council Members Signature……………………………………………………………………… (President) Full name…F.E Vivian Roberts…………………………………………………………………… Date……26.01.2026…………………. ## **ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Charity registration number 260747 ACCOUNTS for the YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE COUNCIL** I report to the Council on my examination of the accounts of the Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society (the Society) for the year ended 31st December 2025. RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the Council members 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 on 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 that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Society as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; 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. Signed: Carol Gandy Date: 18.02.2026 Name: Carol A Gandy Address |RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Notes
RECEIPTS
Legacies
4
Subscriptions including gift aid refund
iWatchWildlife
6
Archaeological projects
Sundries incl coach trip
Investment income
Total receipts
PAYMENTS
Wight Studies
Net cost of IW Birds
Headquarters running costs incl utilities
Archaeological projects
Grant to IoW Bat Group
Moving costs
iWatchWildlife
6
General management costs
Other costs
5
Total payments
Net of receipts for the year
Cash funds at 31.12.2024
Cash funds at 31.12.2025|2025
Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Note 3
£
£
13797
9481
672
1795
10519|2024
Total
Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Note 3
£
£
£
90000
13797
13080
9481
7000
672
1795
5073
10519
9696|| |---|---|---|---| ||||Total| ||||| ||||| ||||£| ||||| ||||| ||||90000| ||||13080| ||||| ||||7000| ||||| ||||5073| ||||9696| ||26783
9481|36264
27849
97000|124849| ||3450
1260
7188
1650
1200
7859
5890|3450
4210
1260
7188
6231
355
1650
1200
7859
7062
65
5890
8502|| ||||4210| ||||| ||||6231| ||||355| ||||| ||||| ||||7062| ||||65| ||||8502| ||19038
9459|28497
19008
7417|26425| ||7745
22|7767
8841
89583
248285|| ||||98424| ||||149861| |||256052|248285| ## **ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Charity registration number 260747 ACCOUNTS for the YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE PERIOD Funds reconciliation |Cash at Bank
31.12.2024
Surplus/(defcit) for year
Cash at Bank
31.12.2025
Cash at bank comprises:
Deposit Accounts
Bank Current Account|Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Note 3
2025
2025
£
£
8424
239861
7745
22|Total
Total
2025
2024
£
£
248285
149861
7767
98424| |---|---|---| ||16169
239883|256052
248285| |||253555
245536
2497
2749| |||256052
248285| Assets retained for the charity's own use (note only) Equipment including PC and two laptops, photocopier, Gradiometer and Geographic Information System ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## 1 **Accounting policies** The 2025 accounts are prepared using the Receipts and Payments basis as laid down by the Charity Commissioners and meet the requirements for a charity of our size. 2 **Council members expenses** No Council members have received reimbursement for expenses in their role as Council, but they may have a second role as section or group leader in the Society, and they may have received reimbursement of expenses as group leaders for activities as such. - 3 **Designated funds** - It is the Society's policy to allocate receipts of an _ad hoc_ nature, such as legacies or one-off specific grants, to Designated Funds. - The capital will be kept intact until such time as Council identify any suitable application of the funds. Such applications may be of an income or capital nature. - The income from the capital will be added to unrestricted funds and used for the benefit of the Society as a whole. 4 **Donations and legacy** The Society received a legacy of £90,000 from the estate of Jean Dorothy McCormac in 2024. ## 5 **Other costs** |Printing and stationery
Information and Computer related
Coach
Archival costs
Sundries
TOTAL|**2025**
**_2024_**
2332
_3160_
772
_335_
950
275
1836
_4732_| |---|---| ||5890
_8502_| 6. **iWatchWildlife** **ISLE OF WIGHT NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Charity registration number 260747 ACCOUNTS for the YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** Project is funded by the Isle of Wight National Landscape (IWNL) and the Isle of Wight Local Records Centre (IWLRC).