Rqiltered eharity number. 271590
7be LONDON
TOPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY Est.1880
IA)ndon Topographical Society
Finaneial Statements
For the year ended 31 Decem ber 2025

LoDdon Topograpbi¢al Society
Col￿E￿s
Page
Administrative ]nforn￿tion
Report of the trustees
Independent examiner's report
Statcmcnt of fitmncial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements

London Topographieal Society
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATIO
Tnjstees
Dr P¢nelop¢ Hunting (Chair)
Bridget Chcrry
Roger Cline
Simon Morris
Mike Wi¢ksteed
Secretaryl Tr¢asur¢r
Mike Wicksteed
Charity number
271590
Registered office
103 Harestonc Vall¢y Road
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 6HR
Ind¢pend¢nt examiner
David Wh¢eler FCCA
Chccld Wheeler & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants
Redhill Chambers
2d High Street
Redhill
Surr¢y
RHI IRJ
Bankers
Santander Bank plc

126th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3J DECEMBER 2025
The trustees presenl their report together with thc independently examin¢d financial statcmcnts for the year
ended 31 December 2025.
Th¢ London Towigraphieal Society (th¢ Society) is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission. The
charity number. principal addresses and details of professional advisors are included in th¢ administrative
infomiation on page l.
Con8tltutlon* obJ¢cliv¢s and a¢tivitle8
The charity was founded in 1880 and was registered with the Charity Commission on 2 July 1976.
The charity's objccls are lo educate the members and the public in the history, growth and topo&Frapliy of
London, by making 84vailable ils Lollection of historic maps. plans and vicws of London. It also publishes
books and monographs containing original r¢search.
The tri￿teeS confirni that they have referred to the Charity Commission's general 8uidance on public benefit
when reviewing the Society's Aims and objeL'tives and in planning future &otivitie5 and settin8 the Brant making
policy for th¢ year. The tntstees consider that th¢ Society's &clivitie5 are for the benefit of the public gen¢rnlly.
Or¥thni8ational structure
The Gharity is Inanaged by the Society's Council. members of which are elected at each AGM. The Council
m¢¢ls regularly three times a year. The board of trustees, selected on the basts of the particular skills that the
potential trusiees can offer meets as required during the year.
The truslces re￿1ve an induction p￿k oonlaining th¢ charity's key documents and attend at least one me¢ling
year. Tllroughout th¢ year. trustees receive regular updates on the activities of the charity.
Achlevements and perforniaDee
Th¢ year's publication was the London Topo¥raphical Record, YolXL¥III, ¢dil¢d by Sh¢ila O'connell.
Once again. the Society IS 8ratsful for tli¢ contributions of Linda Fish¢r and St¢v¢ Hartl¢y at Scorpion Crealive.
'rhe Society's 125, Afjm. gttend¢d by about 170 members. w&8 held on I, July 2025 in St Pancras New
Church. Our new patron. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, ulso attended and was welcoined by Ihe
Chairman. Hi5 Royal Highness gave a short address, following which Council Member Simon MotTiS
pr¢sented him with the year's annual publication and copies of The 'Rhinebeck' Panorama ofLondon, 1807-
11 and The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945.
Two new members wer¢ ¢I￿ted to ih¢ Council: Tim Hitch¢￿k and Jonathan Lex. Following th¢ me¢ting, Dr
Roger Bowdler gave a talk about St Pan¢ras New Church. A fornier Councillor and Hon. Treasurer. Anne
Ramon, sadly died un¢xpect¢dly on 21st October.
I'h¢ Society's income for 2025 was £34,034, while expenditure was £54,363. Income wa5 mainly derived from
subscriptions llnd publication sales, while the major elements of expenditure were the cost of the annual
publication and an initial grant of £10,000 to the Historic Towns Trust towards their Ailas of London an the
eve of ihe Greai Fire. Two further grHnts, eYAch of £20.000 will be paid in 2027 on completion of the text and
finally when th¢ HTT deliver8 copies for the Soci¢ty's members.
The Soci¢ty had 1226 paid up members as of 3111 December 2025. There were three honorary members.

126th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Council meetings were held in February, April and October to discuss the Society's publications
programme, membership, finances and general administration.
The Society's New.Yle¢¢er was published and circulated to Members in May (No.100) and November
(No. l 01) with articles ranging widely over London past and pr¢s¢nt. Both arc also availabl¢ to r¢ad
on the Society's website at Iitl s:Illondonto
soc.o
Inewsletlci.
The 2025 winner of the Ann Saund¢rs Priz¢ was Anthony David for his essay, An Edwardian
Ulopia.. C'harles Pagel Wade'.f J 909 Map of Hampsfead Garden ,Suburb and his work on ihe 'Great
Wall,
PI8Dn¢d Publications
2026. A-Z ofGeorgian London.
2027. Privute Banking Hou,seJ in Geurgian Lundon.
2028. An Arla.i ofLondon on the eve ofihe Greut Fire to be jointly published by the Society and ihe
HTT.
Financial review
Tolul income for the year amounted io £34.034 (2024 - £38.108). Expenditure amounted to £54,363 (2024 -
£38,642). This r¢sults in A d¢ficit for the y¢ar of £20,329 (2024 deficit of £534). As al the year end the
charily had r¢s¢rv¢s of £207,564 {2024- £227.893).
Reserves polley
The SoLiety uses unreslricled reserves for its main charitsble activity, namely producing publicalions. The
main cost of this are the production costs of the publications. Restricted reserves can only be used for purpose
specified by the provider of those specific funds.
The truste¢s' poli¢y is to gen¢rat¢ a l¢v¢l of r¢seN¢s which will provide a stabl¢ bas¢ for its continuing
activities while at the same time ensurin8 that funds not accumulated.
Rlsk manAgement
The Irustces have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and in porticular those relating to
the specific operational hreas of the chhrity and its finances. The trustees believe that by ensuring controls
exist over k¢y financial systems and by examining the operational and business risk¥ faced by the charity, they
have establish¢d ¢ff¢ctive systems to mitigate those risks.
GrY4nt payments
As indicated above. the s￿iety makes grant paym¢nts to organis&tions involv¢d in the production of
publications whi¢h ar¢ consistent with the Swi¢ty's obje¢tives. The trustees consi(kr each application in d¢tsil
before committing the Society's funds to the project.
Volunteers
The Society does not have any paid staff. The trustees devote their time to the operntion of the Society on &
voluntary basis. The Society would not be able to function without their involvement on this basis.

126th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Tru8tee5
The following trustses hav¢ held office during the year".
Dr P Hunting
BCh¢
R Cline
S Morris
M Wicksteed
Truytee8' Mp01181bllltles In relatlon to the flnADclal stAtements
The trustees are responsible for preparing ihe Trustees, Report and the financial statemenls in accordance with
applicabl¢ law and United Kingdom Account Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounling
Practice).
Charity law requires the trnstecs to prcpar¢ financial statcmcnts for each financial P¢rilNI whi¢h gives a true
and fair view of the state of affairs of ihe charity and of ihe incoming ￿SourCeS and application of resources,
including thc incomc and expenditure of ihe charitable organisation forihat period. In preparing these financial
statemenls, the trustees are required to:
Select suitsble accountin8 policies and then apply them con5iStenily'
Observe the methods And principles in thc Statcmcnt of Recommended Practice (Accounting and
Reporting by Charities- the Charities SORP);
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prnd¢nt'
State whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any
material departures disc105ed and explAined in the finAncial statements.
Pr¢p8re the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inapproprtaic to P￿sum¢ that the
charity will continue in business.
The truste¢s are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are suifici¢nt to show and explain the
haritabl¢ organisation's trnnsaclions and disclose with re&8onable accuracy at any time the financial position
of the charitabl¢ or8anislltion and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements Lomply with the
Charities Act. They are also r¢sponsibl¢ for safeguarding the ass¢ts of the charitable company and hence for
taking reasonable steps for the P￿v¢ntIon and detc¢tion of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the trustees on 8 May 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
M Wi¢ksteed
Hon. S¢cretaryrrreasurer

126tIt ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I report to the trustees on my examinBtion of the accounts of London Topographi¢al So¢iety ('Ih¢ Society,)
for the year ended 31 December 2025 on pa8es 6 to I l.
R¢spon8ibilitiey and bA818 of rewprt
As th¢ Charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requiremenls of the Charit1¢5 Art 2011 ('%h¢ A¢t").
I report in respect of my examination of th¢ Swiety's accounts ca￿led out under s￿tIon 145 of the 2011 Act
and in carying out my examinatTon, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity
Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independen¢ eJ4miDer's $tAiement
I have completed my ¢xamination. I confirm that no material rnatters have cotne to my attention in connection
with the examination which gives me caus¢ to believe thal in. any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in a¢¢ordanG¢ with section 130 of the Charities Act. or
th¢ u¢¢ounts did not accord with the accounting records. or
the accounts did nol comply with th¢ applicable requirem¢nts ¢onceming tho forni and content of accounts
yet out in the Charili¢s (Accounts and Reports) R¢gulations 2008 other than Any requirement that the
accounts give a'true and fair. vi¢w whi¢h is not a rnatt¢r ¢onsid¢r¢d as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conn¢clion with th¢ ex#minAtion to which
attcntion should be drawn in this report in order to enabl¢ a proper understandin8 of the a¢counts to be reached.
d) LJ
David Wheeler FCCA
Date..
Independent ¢xaminer
Cheeld Wheeler & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants
Redhill Chambers
2d High Street
Redhill
Surr¢y
RHI IRJ

London Topographical S￿Iety
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR E]YDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
Totsl fuDds
2024
Total funds
Notes
UDreJtric¢ed
Income
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investment income
Other
Total income
296
28.420
5,003
325
34.034
296
28.420
5.003
325
34.034
2,167
29,610
5.391
940
38,108
Expendltttre on charltsble activitie8
Granls to inStitution8
Direct costs
Support costs
Total expendllure
i 0,000
38,137
6,226
54.367
10,000
38,137
6,226
54.367
2,500
31,815
4,327
38,642
Net (expendlture) and net movemeDt ID
fund8 for the year
(20,329)
(2CI,329)
(534)
Brought fonvard l JAnuAry 2025
227,893
227,893
228.427
Balance CArrled fonvard 41
31 December 2023
207,564
207,564
227,893
There are no recognised gains or108s¢s other than thosc p8ssing through the $tat¢m¢nt of financial activities,
which has been prepured on the basis that all operations are continuin¥ operations.
The notss on pages 8 to I I forni part of these financial stat¢m¢nts.

London Topographieal Society
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
2024
Notes
Curttnl Assets
Stock
Ikbtors
Cash at bank
Total current aJset8
8,372
3,905
199.357
211,634
8,372
3.995
221,846
234.213
Credltora: amounts falllng due
wllhiD on¢ y¢ar
4.070
Net current assets
207 564
227 893
Net assets
£207 564
£227 893
The lund8 of the chArlty
Unrestricied fvnds
Restricted funds
207,564
227.893
TOTAL CHAIUTABLE FUNDS
£207 564
£227,893
The nol¢s on pages 8 to I I fom) part of these financial stat¢m¢nts.
Approved by th¢ trust¢￿ for issue on 8 May 2026 and signed on th¢ir b¢hAlf by:
fswk
P Huntin8
Trustee
rris
Truste¢
Charity r¢gistration number: 271590

London Topographical Society
fiTOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
l. Accounting policies
A sutntnary of the principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation
uncertainty in the prepardtion of the accounts are laid out below.
l. l Bagis of prepArgtion
These financial statemenls have been prepared for the year ended 31 December 2025.
These financial statements are p￿Pared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at
cost or transaction value unless otherwise ststed in the relevant accounting wlicies below or the notos
to these accounts.
The accounts. have been prepared in accordan￿ with Accounting and Repotling by Charities..
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their acoounls iii accordance
with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS
102) (Charities SORP FRS 102) the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom
and Republi¢ of Ir¢land (fRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity Constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The accounts are presenled in 5t¢rling and are rounded to tho n¢ar¢st pound.
1.2 CritieAI accountlng estlmates and Yére￿8 of judgement
Preparaiion of Ihc accounts requires the trustees and management to m&k¢ signifi¢ant judgements and
estimates.
The items in th¢ a¢counts wh¢r¢ th¢5¢ judg¢m¢nts and ¢stimal¢s have been made include..
Estimating the liability for accrnals
1.3 Aysessmemt of going eolleern
The trustees hav¢ assesscd whether the use of the going concern assumption is approprial¢ in pr¢parin8
these accounls. The trustees hAve made this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the
date of approval of ih¢s¢ accounts.
The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has ad¢qu&t¢ resources to continue in
operational existence for the for¢se¢able future. The charity therefore wntinues lo adopt the going
oon¢¢m basis in preparing its financial ststements.
1.4 Income
Grants and donations receivable are accounted for as soon as their amount and receipt are reasonably
certain. In the case of unsoli¢it¢d donations. th¢y ar¢ usually only accounted for when received.
All other incotne 15 recognised in the statem¢nt of financial a¢tiviti¢s, once the Society ha5 become
entitled to those funds, and it is probable that it will be r¢ceiv¢d and the amount be measur¢d
accurately.

London Topographi¢al Society
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (eontinued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1.5 Expendlture
All expenditure is accounted for on an a¢¢ruals basis and has been classified under headings that
aggregate all costs related to each catsgory.
Costs of generating funds expenditure 18 detailed at note 3. and wmprises th¢ wsts ass￿l8t¢d with
attracting voluntary income and any fundraising evenls.
Charitable expenditure is detailed in note 3, and compris¢s thosc cost5 incurr¢d by the charity in th¢
d¢liv¢ry of its activities. It in¢lud¢s IK)th ¢osts thal can allocated directly to such activities and
those costs of an Indi￿¢1 natur¢ to support them.
1.6 Siock
Stock is represented by the publications produced which are valued At cost l¢ss any provision to write
down to realisable value.
1.7 Cgsh at bAnk And in hand
Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and in.¥truments that ar¢ avoilabl¢ on demand or
have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.
1.8 Creditor# and prnvisionl
Creditors and provisions are recognised when Ih¢r¢ is an obligalion at the balance sheel date as a result
of & past event. il is probable ihat a transfer of economic benefit will be requirLd in %ettlemenl, and the
amount ol. the settlement can be eslimaled reliably. Creditors and provisions are reLo&inised at the
amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debi. They have been discoknnted to the present
value of the future cash payment where such discounting is material,
1.9 Charlty funds
Unrestricted furtds can be used in accordance with ihe Society'g objects at th¢ dis¢rtion of the truste¢s.
R¢stricled funds can only be used for p8rticUl￿ restricted purposcs within th¢ Obj￿15 of th¢ Society.
Reslrictions arise wh¢n spv¢ifi¢d by th¢ donor or when funds are raised for particular restriLt¢d
purposes. The Society currently has no designat¢xJ or restricted funds.
1.10 Taxthtlon
The Society is a registered charity and therefore is not IiAble to income tax or corporation derived
from it5 charitable activities. a5 li falls within th¢ various cxemptions available to registered chariti¢S.
2. Income
2023
2024
Donations
Grants
Membership subscriptions
Publication s&l¢s
Royalty incom¢
Interest receivable
Other
286
167
2,000
24.508
5.102
300
5,391
640
38,108
24.292
4.128
300
5,003
25

London Topographical Soei¢ty
NOTKS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (eontinued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
3 Totsl exp¢ndilure
Direct
Costs
Support
Costs
Total
2025
2024
Charitable activities
6.226
£54.363
£38 642
2025
2024
ChArltsble attivitles
Dlroct ¢08ts
Grants paid to
Institutions
Prizes
Production and distribution costs
Newsletter printing & despatch costs
i 0,000
1,000
31).163
6,259
£48,137
2,500
1,000
22,166
£34.315
2025
2024
upport Costs
Membership administration
Websit¢ and computer costs
AGM costs
Bookke¢ping fees
Bank charges
Examiner's fee
701
1,114
2.252
1.174
185
800
572
807
1,988
960
4 Debtor8
Accrued intere51
Value added tax
3.851
54
3,995
£3,995
Creditors: amounts falling due within otte ye8T
2025
2024
Subscriptions in advanc¢
Creditors and 8￿rualS
1.871
2.199
£4.070
4.067
£6.320
6. Employees
The charity did not employ any staff dwing the year.
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LoDdon Topographical Society
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {eontinued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
7. Trustee8' remuneration and expenses
The trustees givetheirtime freely and are unpaid. Mr Cline claimed administration expenses of £1,399
(2024 - £1,293) during the year, which included £685 for the dispatch of the annual publication to
member. with the balance for the mailout of website public&tion orders.. None of the other trustees
claimed any expenses.
8, Related party trnnsattionj
There w¢re no related paty transa¢tions during th¢ year.
9. Volunteers
The Society has a number of individuals who help with the operation of the suciety on a voluntary
basis. Their involvement is vital to the successful running of the society.
10. Grnnt payment8
During ihe year. the company made u grunt puyment of £1 0.000 to contribute to the cost of a
publication which is king jotntly pr()duced by the Society and Historic Towns Trust. The Society is
commilt¢d to making further grant paymenls totalling £40,000 in 2027 provided that ¢ertain
conditions are met.
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