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ANNUAL REPORT
2025
Present Commlttee 202412025
Officers:
Chairman
Gerald Steer
Treasurer
Diana Miller, MC Accounting
Secretary
Alyson Curtis
Membership Sec. Tom Smith
Nomlnated members:
Wiltshire Council Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger
RIBA
Gerald Steer
Elected members:
Tim Mayhew. Paul Jack, Nigel Walker
Prlnclpal Bulldlngs
Hlstorlan:
Dorothy Treasure
Publleatlons Edltor:
Pam Slocombe PSA
Trustee8:
Chairnian of WBR,. Gerald Steer
Senior Archivist:
Ally Mcconnell
Senior Archivist emeritus.. John d'Arcy
Presldent:
Pamela Slocombe FSA
Chairman's Report 202412025
As members may recall, the WBR was asked by the
national Vernacular Architecture Group (VAGI to organise
their annual, three-day, conference, based in south
Wiltshire. We accepted the challenge, as it is a fine
feather in our cap, but it entailed a lot of planning. To
ensure that the basic work for the WBR continued as
smoothly as possible a dedicated sub-committee was Set
up to manage this task. The members - Alyson Curtis,
Tim Mayhew, Paul Jack and Kathryn Edwards - delivered a high-quality
event to 60 national high-profile delegates.
We are rightly proud of our architectural heritage in Wiltshire and did our best
to showcase it. The conference was based at SaThm College, in what is arguably
the most beautiful Cathedral Close in the country. During the conference we
were blessed by fme and sunny weather, which added to the ambience. Over
the three days delegates toured a number of interesting buildings including, on
the first day, Place Farm in Tisbury, whkch originated from the monastic grange
of Shaftesbury Abbey and has one of the largest barns in England. The sccond
day of visits included The Chantry, Mere, an almost complete medieval building
orlginally housing the parish priests and later on the home to William Barnes,
the Dorset poet. Other visits included perhaps the not 80 well-known floor
tnaltings in Warminster, remodelled in 1879 and Still processing malt in the
same way. The last day of the conference explored Salisbury itself - our glorious
medieval city with its own gated community of ecclesiastical dwellings in The
Close dating from the 13th century onwards.
We were fortunate to receive a grant from the VAG to cover dendrochronology
Itree-ring dating). This allowed us to take samples from four key buildings
which the conference visited. The results have brought new insights into the
date of their construction and evolution. The results were.. Prezzo 52-54 High
Street, Salisbury dated to 1363. Foyer ol the Odeon, New Canal, Salisbury
dated to 1459. Oriel Cottage, 91 Castle Street, Salisbury, dated between 1456-
75. Timber Cottage, Croekerton, L£>ngbridg¢ Deverill dated between 1503-1528.
Our President Pam Slocombe made a visit to the conference where she met with
some of the delegates who have worked with her over mgny years. Some fondly
remember attending the last VAG conference to be held in Wiltshire in 1990,
which was needless to say expertly organised virtually single-handedly by Pam.
As part of the VAG brief the sub-committee produced a H8ndbook for delegates
that explained and illustrated the buildings visited and gave brief histories of
the localities. A lot of work went it to it resulttng in a high qugjityj professional-
looking document greatly appreciated by 8Jl the delegates. The conference was a
huge success and thanks go to everyone associated with it, particularly the core
team headed up by Alyson Curti8 who made sure everyone was on track.
Whilst all of the above was being undert8Jien, Dorothy Treasure, WEJO was also
part of the orggnising sub-committee, continued managing the core tasks of
WBR - survey work lecturing, assisting the public in their research and
generally helping the other specialists at The History Centre.
As Dorothy performed her valuable tasks, so did membership secretary To
Smith. He has kept the member lists up-to-date, end diligently chased up non-
paid subscriptions. Deputy chair, Nigel Walker has ajso been Called in to help
on detailed aspects of the management of the committee. I would also like to
thank our principal researcher Louise Purdy, who has consistently provided
exceptional historical information to support commissioned reports.
I am pleased to report that our financial situation remains reasonably buoyant.
This has allowed us to continue to add to our knowledge and expand our
archive of the fascinating stocks of Wiltshire's buildings.
Gerald Steer RIBA
## **WILTSHIRE BUILDINGS RECORD**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025**
|**GENERAL FUND INCOME**
GENERAL FUND - WBR SUBSCRIPTIONS
GENERAL FUND - WBR DONATIONS AND GRANTS
GENERAL FUND- WBR RECORDING
GENERAL FUND - BANK INTEREST RECEIVED
GENERAL FUND- WBR FEES FOR TALKS
GENERAL FUND -WBR- STUDY DAY
GENERAL FUND - WBR CHRISTMAS LUNCH
GENERAL FUND - OTHER INCOME ( AS YET UNCLASSIFIED)
GENERAL FUND- GIFT AID RETURN
GENERAL FUND- TRANSFER FROM FARMSTEAD PROJECT
GENERAL FUND- WBR FURLOUGH
**GENERAL FUND EXPENSES**
GENERAL FUND-WRB BUILDING HISTORIAN SALARY
GENERAL FUND - WBR INSURANCE
GENERAL FUND - EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE PENSION COST
GENERAL FUND - PAYE AND NIC PAYMENTS
GENERAL FUND - WBR WBR RESEARCH & RECORDING EXP
GENERAL FUND- WBR BUILDING HISTORIAN ASSISTANT EXP
GENERAL FUND - WBR GENERAL EXP & ADMIN
GENERAL FUND- WBR EVENTS- WBR STUDY DAY
GENERAL FUND-WBR WEBSITE AND TRAINING COSTS
GENERAL FUND-WBR EVENTS-WBR CHRISTMAS LUNCH
GENERAL FUND - REPAY LOAN TO BOOK FUND
GENERAL FUND- REPAY LOAN FROM FARMSTEAD NORTH
GENERAL FUND-REPAY LOAN FROM FARMSTEAD SOUTH
GENERAL FUND-EVENT COSTS- AGM VENUE HIRE
GENERAL FUND- WBR AFFILIATION FEES AND SUBS
**GENERAL FUND BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD**
**MOVEMENT IN THE YEAR**
**GENERAL FUND BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD**
**BOOK FUND INCOME**
BOOK FUND - SALE OF BOOKS
BOOK FUND - RECEIPT OF LOAN REPAYMENT
BOOK FUND - GRANT
**BOOK FUND EXPENSES**
BOOK FUND - EDITING AND PUBLISHING COSTS
BOOK FUND -EDITORS EXPENSES
BOOK FUND - POSTAGE AND PACKING
**BOOK FUND BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD**
**MOVEMENT IN THE YEAR**
**BOOK FUND BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD**|**2025**
2024
2023
2022 RESTATED
2021
2020
2019
**£**
£
£
£
£
£
£
**1,617.00**
2,081.50
1,902.50
1,570.50
1,628.00
1,694.00
2,232.50
**7,592.60**
4,448.00
7,605.46
2,353.00
40.00
1,821.67
2,355.00
**11,569.00**
13,562.50
16,113.00
16,249.00
9,847.00
8,996.81
7,676.50
**137.78**
130.13
23.17
1.32
3.42
6.98
8.19
**195.00**
460.00
255.00
210.00
180.00
260.00
**2,772.75**
2,725.01
1,567.05
2,609.80
2,370.50
135.90
76.00
**4,321.82**
260.12
903.45
591.68
2,539.68
**28,205.95**
23,667.26
28,369.63
20,975.50
14,058.10
15,445.16
14,978.69
**14,375.20**
15,375.20
15,375.20
11,146.30
8,025.84
8,025.84
8,025.84
**222.30**
520.80
224.52
221.76
208.32
208.32
**873.60**
873.60
800.80
873.60
830.48
880.95
766.26
**3,195.84**
3,307.28
3,758.59
4,853.66
4,267.61
5,377.83
3,503.18
**1,321.25**
1,245.22
584.56
1,540.99
125.20
783.94
460.60
**1,660.84**
1,944.40
2,781.02
1,099.78
700.00
1,216.20
2,856.55
300.70
30.00
0.00
110.00
**1,004.00**
967.00
986.20
965.70
967.60
**217.00**
342.80
180.00
145.00
105.00
720.00
**105.52**
115.70
60.00
140.00
490.00
40.00
56.25
20.00
**848.00**
45.00
35.00
35.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
**23,823.55**
24,884.20
25,064.87
19,953.85
14,365.89
17,780.03
17,658.35
**5,029.50**
6,246.44
2,941.68
1,920.03
2,227.82
4,562.69
7,242.35
**4,382.40**
(1,216.94)
3,304.76
1,021.65
(307.79)
(2,334.87)
(2,679.66)
**9,411.90**
5,029.50
6,246.44
2,941.68
1,920.03
2,227.82
4,562.69
**640.25**
728.81
1,495.60
411.50
302.66
934.81
561.31
1,000.00
**640.25**
728.81
1,495.60
1,411.50
302.66
934.81
561.31
**0.00**
0.00
250.81
1,852.50
0.00
236.38
1,408.83
**1,075.85**
62.28
111.93
0.00
465.41
595.06
**1,075.85**
62.28
362.74
1,852.50
0.00
701.79
**2,003.89**
**3,991.18**
3,324.65
2,191.79
2,632.79
2,330.13
2,097.11
3,539.69
**(435.60)**
666.53
1,132.86
(441.00)
302.66
233.02
(1,442.58)
**3,555.58**
3,991.18
3,324.65
2,191.79
2,632.79
2,330.13
2,097.11|
|---|---|
**WILTSHIRE BUILDINGS RECORD**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 (CONTINUED)**
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2025 2024 2023 2022 RESTATED 2021 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH PROJECT INCOME
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH -DONATIONS RECEIVED 60.00 0.00 20.00
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH- LOAN REPAYMENT FROM GENERAL
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH- TFR FROM ORIGINAL PROJECT
60.00 0.00 20.00
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH PROJECT EXPENSES
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH PROJECT BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 4,479.00 4,479.00 4,459.00 4,459.00 4,459.00 4,459.00 4,459.00
MOVEMENT IN THE YEAR 60.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
FARMSTEAD PROJECT NORTH PROJECT BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD 4,539.00 4,479.00 4,479.00 4,459.00 4,459.00 4,459.00 4,459.00
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH PROJECT INCOME
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH-DONATIONS RECEIVED 120.00
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH- FEES RECEIVED
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH-LOAN REPD FROM GENERAL
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH - TFR FROM ORIGINAL PROJECT
0.00 120.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH PROJECT EXPENSES
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH - STATIONERY COSTS 93.16
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 93.16
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH PROJECT BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 4,425.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,399.00
MOVEMENT IN THE YEAR 0.00 120.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (93.16)
FARMSTEAD PROJECT SOUTH PROJECT BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD 4,425.84 4,425.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,305.84 4,305.84
DENDRO PROJECT INCOME
DENDRO PROJECT-PAYMENTS/GRANTS RECEIVED 100.00 3,900.00 50.00 2,700.00 2,000.00 625.00
100.00 3,900.00 50.00 2,700.00 0.00 2,000.00 625.00
DENDRO PROJECT EXPENSES
DENDRO FUND - DENDRO PROJECT EXPENSES 1,000.00 2,000.00 700.00 2,150.00 2,000.00 2,500.00
1,000.00 2,000.00 700.00 2,150.00 0.00 2,000.00 2,500.00
DENDRO PROJECT BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 1,968.00 68.00 718.00 168.00 168.00 168.00 2,043.00
MOVEMENT IN THE YEAR (900.00) 1,900.00 (650.00) 550.00 0.00 (1,875.00)
DENDRO PROJECT BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD 1,068.00 1,968.00 68.00 718.00 168.00 168.00 168.00
CONTINGENCY FUND BROUGHT FORWARD 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
MOVEMENT IN THE YEAR
CONTINGENCY FUND CARRIED FORWARD 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
TOTAL FUND CARRIED FORWARD 25,000.32 21,893.52 20,423.93 16,616.31 15,485.66 15,490.79 17,592.64
TOTAL FUNDS REPRESENTED BY -
LLOYDS BANK TREASURERS A/C 02160045 12,455.14 9,486.12 8,146.66 3,362.21 2,237.88 2,186.43 3,363.26
LLOYDS BANK BB INST ONLINE A/C 00080834 12,488.98 12,351.20 12,221.07 13,197.90 13,196.58 13,193.16 14,186.18
LLOYDS TREASURERS ACCOUNT 26174768 43.20 43.20 43.20 43.20 43.20 43.20 43.20
CHEQUES NOT YET BANKED 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00
CASH CONTROL ACCOUNT 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 8.00 8.00
25,000.32 21,893.52 20,423.93 16,616.31 15,485.66 15,490.79 17,592.64
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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WILTSHIRE BUILDINGS RECORD
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WILTSHIRE BULDINGS RECORD
ON THE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Wiltshire Buildings Record
for the year ended 31st March 2025
Res
on5ibilities And Basis Of The Re
ort
As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 of my examination of the Trust accounts carried out under section 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Inde
endent Examlner's Re
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in,
any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no such matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts
to be reached.
Signed.................
Date....................
DIAw/4 MLLLL YL.
1ST Floor, 36 High Street, Warminster, Wiltshire. BA12 9AF