Worcestershire Archaeological Society Chaylty Number: 517092 Rèport of thg Truste&s And Flnanclal Statomonts For thg Ygar Ended 30 september 2024 Kendall Wadley LLP Chartgrod Accountants MALVERN WORCESTER HEREFORD Worcostershlr• Archaeologlcal Society Contents Pag•$ Leual and Admlnistr8twe Report of tho Trustees Independent Examinerf$ Report Recelpt8 and Payments Account stat8m8nl of A8￿t5 and Llablllties Not&s to tha Flnan¢lal Statements Worcestershlre Archaeological Soclety Report of the Trustèes for the year endod 30 September 2024 Reference and administration detalls The Tru$te0s present thelr report and flnanclal 81atemenls for the ￿ar ended 30 Seplernber 2024. Status Tha organlsatlon bgcamè a wl8ter9d chorfty- reglstratlon numb&r 517092 on 8 January 1986 havlng beèn forrned on 20 November 1985. It 1$ goverrred by a constitution adopted on 20 November 1985 and arnendgd In Novamb6r 1988, Novembgr 2000. S&pl8mbor 2001. November 2002 snd Dec8mbgr 2012. Charlty Name Worcestèrshlre ￿Cha80b0g1c8l Sod9ty ChBrity Number S17092 Pro8ldent The 8ishop ofworcesto Chalmian Dr H Loney Dèputy Chalrman Dr M Andrews Se¢rotsry Dr A Walk8r TY&asur8r Mrs P Wlttgnberg Trustees M Andr8ws V Bryant J D￿nn V Fletc*er Ireslgnod 1 October 20241 HLon8y H Merchant-Taylor lappoinled 11 March 20241 S NDrton R Ruflle V Wagslaff Ireslgned 11 March 2024} A Walker R Whlttaker P Wlttenberg Independent Examlner Sarah Morley BA (Hon51 ACA Kendall Wadley LLP Merevale House 27 Sansom9 Walk w￿¢￿91erWRl1N￿ Bankir¥ Lloyds PIC 4 The Cross Worce81er WR13PY Contsct Addro$3 Worcestorshlre Ar¢hoeologlc81 Socl&ty 2 Peacock Close Worcesl8r WR5 3TE WOr￿SterShIra Archaoologlcal So¢lety Report of the Trustees for the year ended 30 September 2024 structure, Govgrnance and Management Th8 Trustees prèsènt Ihglr rgport along wmh Ihg financlal statem8nts of the Charlty for th& y88r 8nded 30 September 2024. Th& flnanci818talem8nts have prepared in a¢cordanca wlth the accountlng pollcè5 set out on page 9 and comply wlth tha alms of tho Charfty 8nd appllcable law. Appolntm8n¢ of Trustaas New Trustees aro nomlnalgd by the Manag8ment Commiltee and Tru8lees al the AGM, and are 811gible for r8- 8lectlon annually. The ChBlmian Is only allowed to r8maln In offlce for Ihr8e consecutive years. OblÈ¢tlva$ and Actlvlties To promote for the benefit of the public the study and ras6&r¢h of any aspgot of 8rchaeol¢)gy or hlslory rèlatlng to Ihe former county of Worce5tgr8hlrg and the Suiroundlng area. Tho Chairm8n's Report glve3 d918118 of the act1v￿e$ undertaken durfNJ the year. Publ1¢ Beneltt The Trustees havè Complied with th811 duly ag required by lh& Charities Act 2011 to hkve due regard lo the guldance i88ued by the Charfty Commlsslon con¢ernlng publlc benèfit requlrement. How the Charhy has provided public bènefll through lectur&g. èxcur8ion3 etc Is outllnèd In the Chairman's Report. Flnanclal Revlèw The n¢t r8¢8lpts for the year were £1,287. Cash funds al 30 Sepiembor 2024 were £93,097. Ex¢urglons Account The gxcuislons aceourit 18 sepa¥ate from th8 Maln Account. Thg financlal target for the Excursions programme Is to at least covor all costs. Accumulated surpluses. though remalnlng wilhSn tha Soclells main accounts, are 'ring lenced. lor us8 in Small capital prol8Cts lrnprovlng the 8er¢lces of the Society, e.g. lor it5 Llbrary. Reservas The Trustees have agrged that thg Soc16ty's R85ervgs should alw8y5 bg sufflclent to e<)vor on9 ye8rf8 runnlng expenses plu5 the co81 of produclng Iwo edlllons of th8 Tran3a¢llons. Th15 18 a$3essed lo b6 £15,000 al the pr85enl Jme. Wor¢e$ter8hir• Ar¢ha&olo9lcal So¢loty Report oflhe Trustees for the yoar ended 30 Septembor 2024 Chalrman'8 Report The Soclety continue8 to fulfil ils slated ch8ri18ble alm3 through 8 wlde rangg of adlvitlès Includlng wlnter lecture8, Summer axeurglons, publlcatlons, the managemont of Its eollectlons, and Bdvocacy lor the conservauon ol and researth Into the herft8ge of Worc8slershlre. Mombèrshlp The Society had 202 members al the end ol Septembgr 2024. The Socigly will take opportunlties to Increas6 mombbrshlp As they arls6, ftsr 6xampl6 by eonllnulng lo support communlty prolects whlch brfngs the work of the Soolgty to a WKler audlence and manning a sland al conf8r8nces and other evonls. Lectures The lecture programmo look pla¢0 through A comblnalion of18ce-lo-face meetlngs 8t thè Hlve, Sawmill Walk. The Butts. Worcester Wl<1 3PD, and via Zoom vidèo-eonlerencing durlng the wSnter months. The 2023-2024 ledurg 8ea30n was pul together by the Programtng Sacr8tsry, Jgm8$ Dlnn. and ranged wbjgly over the archaeology and hlslory of tho county and beyond.. 'Who was then tho gentleman?. The IIv8s and agency of Wor¢e$tershlrg'$ medloYalpoasant& Rob Hedges IUniv8r8ity ol L8icesterl The Blrmlngham Jewellory Quartorand Its manufactorlès Toni Demidowlcz Dorslone Hlll and Arthurfs Stong.. A N￿lIth1¢ landscape In HerefO￿$￿Ire Professor Jullan Thoma81Tho Unlv9r¥lty of Mancheslerl Local Archllects of the southern Black Country. 189fvt939 Andy Fosler Recenl discoveri9¥ r8PQrtgd 19 the Port*b18 Antlqultlés Schome from Worcostarshlre c¢orla Allnatt Clvll War archaeology at Hartlebury Caslle TIM Cornah IWAASI Roots In tlmo.. excavatlon of Iron Ago and Roman settlements near Evosham Nlna O'HarelEmm8 Hancox IWAASI Modlèval staln•d glass In H•rofordshlra andlts Worc•stwshlre conn•ctlons Robert w￿￿er ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. followad by. Hard work- butglorlous.. H8rgft•rdshlre and Worceslershlre suffrago stor16S' CLgre Wlchbold Honourln thg eyes of others7 Pseudovhor8ldl¢ shleld motlfs In hlstorlc church 9raffltl 8llfl m8dleval personal $8als Vlcky Fletcher (WAASI THE BERKELEY LECTURE rhe contrfbtstlon of Worc85t8r fo Merclan Ilteraryprodu¢tlon Dr Chilstlne Rauer IThe Unlver85ty ol St Andrews) Excurslon$ Th8 2023-2024 8xcursSons wer6 organlzod by Bob Ruffle. In th8 8ummgr of 2024, w8 ran the followlng gxcursion8- E W Elm81ie'. Rediscoverlng a C19 Malvern Arohllecl- led by Mlke Ptllchard A Summer Aftemoon 8t HaNngton- gulded tour by Harvlngton Hall Ggorolan Churchès In Norih Worcg81gr8hlre- led by TIM Brldges Arch116Cts of tho Southern Blad( Country.. A Stourbrldge Samplg-lgd by Andy Foster Publlcatlons Dr Shelagh Norton 15 currently editor ol the Socletls fransactlons. Volum8 29, whlth Is the centenary edI￿on, was publlshed and d18trlbuted In November 2024. Dr Norton has successfully found a new publisher for th8 Transacllons, after th8 pr8vlous publlshers retSred. Dr Murray Androws conllnu85 to edll the ReGordernawsl6tter. He Is 8180 8dltor of the Feslschrift vdume In honour of Robln Whiltsk@r, due out shortly. Other Mattgrs The revamped Soclety w8bsile be¢ame available In 2023, and the 8xpenses ol the webslta w9r6 flnallsod. A WAS Ilbrory subwmmltloo was formed as a liaSson wllh the HIVE Ilbrary. and ara In the proce88 of d8veloplng 8 plan to make the curronl WAS Collec￿On more Rvallable lo mernb8rs. Moneywas contribut8d to WAAS to 8UPPOrt an Arch&601cgy Carèers Inslghl w8ekend. Prornollonal malerlals were purchased to aocompany commltlee memb&rs to evgnts a8 possible recruitment tools. Th8 digitl8alk)n ol the Tr8ns8cbon8 has been delayed until thls yoar, wh8r8 coslings and a proposal ￿11 be dèveloped. Fundlng was provlded for r8dlocarbon dates lor'Thè Body on the Bromyard LlThe' project, led by Aldan Smythe, Wych&von District Councll. Conelu51on I the Offlcers and the Commiltg& of the Soclety contlnue to undertake their r85ponslblllties wlth wllllngness, and lo go out of thelr way to help with promottng and supporllng archagology and local hlstory In Woreeslershtre. l am very grata(ul for Iheli support and that of the many members who play an acUv8 parl In undertaklng essentlal tssks In support 01thg S￿Iety. Dr H Loney Chalrman Dale 21 January 2025 Worcost¢rshlre Archaeologlcal Soclety Report of the Trustees for the year ended 30 September 2024 TYu5teg3' Responsibllities The Trustees are responslble for preparlng th8 Annu81 Report and the flnanclal st8t6monls In occordence wlth appllc&ble18w and regulations. Law Bppllcablo to CharlNgs In England & Walos requlres the Tru8lee$ lo prepar8 financlal st8tem8nts lor each financlal year which g6ve a true and falr vlew ol the clwrlly8 Ilnan¢lal a¢tlvltle8 durfng th& year and ol Its flnanclal posltlon gt th9 end of the year. In preparing Ih886 flnanclhl st8t8m&nts, the Trustees are required lo.. select suStsble accountlng pd1¢￿8 and then apply them conslstenlly, make ludgem6nls 8nd esllmates that ara reasonable and prudent, st8te whether applicable UK accountlng standarcls 8nd slat6menls ol recommgnded pr8ctlcè hav6 be6n followed, subjecl lo any materfal dep8rlur8$ dlsclosed and explalned In the flnanclal stalemenls. preparè thè 1Snancial stalgm8nts on the golng concern basis unless 1115 inappropriat& to p￿s￿rne that the charity will contlnue In operation. The Trustèes are responsibla for koeplng accountlno records that dlsclose wlth reasonab18 accuracy th8 financl81 posltlon of the charlty and whlch enable Ihem lo ascertaln the flnanci81 p08111on of th8 charlty and whlch anable Ih8rn lo onsure that ihe frnancial 8lalem8Fils cornply wllh applicabl8 law and rggulallons. They arg also responsible lor saleguardlng lh8 assets ol the charity and henc¢ kn laklng reasonable steps lor the prevention 8nd delectlon of fraud and other Irregularflles. Worcestershlro Ar¢haeologlcal Soclety Independent examlner's report to the trustees of Worcestershlro Archaeological Society on the accounls for the year ended 30 September 2024 I report to the Irus1883 on my examlnatlon of thg occounts ol Worl￿stersh1re Archaeological SoGièly lor tho year ended 30 September 2024. Respon8lbllllle8 and bag1$ of report A5 charltls trust&98, you are r$sponslbl6 lor thè preparallon of the accounts In 8ccord8ncg wlth fhe requlrements of Ihg Charttle8 Act 2011 1'lh¢ A¢VI. The thari(Is trustee8 con51de¥ that an audlt is not requ5r&d for Ihls y68r under secdon 144 of the 2011 Act and that an Indopendènt examlnallon Ls ne8ded. I r8POrt In re8p8¢1 ol my èxamination of the ch8rlly'$ awounts carrled oul under s6Ctlon 145 01 the 2011 Act and In carrylng out rny gxamlnatlon, I havè follow6d the appllcable Dlrecllons given by the Charlty Commission undar section 14515Xbl of thtr Act. Basls of Indopèndent oxarn5nor's statgmènt My examination was carrfed out In a¢(x)rdanc9 wllh general Olr9Gllon8 glven by the Charfty Commls&lon. An exarnlnatbn Includ08 a rgvl8w ol the hceounting records kept by th8 charlty and a comparfson ol th6 aecounls presenled wlth those rècords. It also Includes ¢onsldaT&tlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures in Ihe a¢Gounls, atKI sgeklng oxplanatlons frorn the Iru5tee5 concernlng any such matters. The proc8dur&s undertaken do not provide all th8 evidenca that would be requlred In an audlt, and eonsfyquenlly no oplnlon Is glven 8$ to whether th a¢counts present a'lru8 and falrf vlew and the r8POrt 18 limlted tD IhD$8 m8lt&TS sel out In th6 Statem8nt bèlow. Independènt èxamlnerfg statement I h&ve complgled my examinÉtlon. l Confirm that no material matters have coma lo my a119nlion in connecllon wllh the examln&Uon whlth gives ma cause lo bg119V8 that In, any materL41 r98p&cI.' scc(>unUng records were not kept In 8¢cordance with sectlon 130 of Ihg Act or th8 accounts do rM)t accord with thg accountlng rècord8 I have no ¢oncerns and have come acro38 no other matter8 In connectlon wlth th8 9xarnln&tlon lo whlch attenlon should b& dr8wn In order lo enable a proper understandlng ol the acwun181o be reaGhed. Sayah MoTley ACA Dale 21 January 2025 Kendall Wadley LLP Morevale Housè 27 Sansome Walk w0￿eSter WRI 1NU Wor¢gstgrshlre Archaeologlcal Soclety Recelpts and Payments Account For the year ended 30 September 2024 Unrostrl¢lgd De8lgnated R•8trletgd Funds Funds Funds 2024 2024 2024 Total 2024 Total 2023 Recelpts Subsc¥lptlons Grant.. Test Piltlng Project G&n8ral donatlons Glft Ald Int8re81 Contrlbullon lo Storage Costs Ex¢urslon Income Transactlons Ineom8 Logacy E K8y 4,250 4,250 4,646 30,716 250 642 2,954 382 250 641 1,619 382 892 1.788 170 2,954 382 947 643 10,068 10,068 40,854 Payments Room Hlr8 Spoakers Donation (Sl John's School, Bromsgrovel chaeology Care8r3 Insight Weekend wnl¥lbullon Gr8nls awarded Slallonery Postag9 & Prfntlng R8corder Prlntlng Transactlons Pdnllng Storag8 Costs Substhptlons Test Pilllng Expendlture New W6b5119 Independent Exarnin8rfs Fee Ex¢ur3lon8.' Expendlture Sundritrs 879 380 879 380 727 880 750 750 243 882 672 6.369 763 353 31,093 549 301 716 835 352 549 301 716 835 352 2,036 2,036 360 878 745 360 878 745 849 300 6.745 2,036 8,781 43,491 N•t RacelptsllPaym8nt81 3,323 {2,0361 1.287 12.6371 Cash fund6 last yèar and 34,340 4,307 91,810 Cash funds this year end 37,683 4.307 51,127 93,097 91,810 Wor¢ostorshlro Ar¢haoologl¢al So¢loty Slatomont of A5s0ts and Llabilltlos For tho year ènded 30 Septomber 2024 Assots 2024 2023 Cash at Bank Lloyd5 Busin888 Accounl Lh)yds Instant Access A￿tsUnl Lk)yd5 Trea8ur8rs Account LPoyds Flxèd Tem) Daposlt Accounts COIF Tr888urer8 Account Petty Cash 7,747 17,519 9,199 30,000 28,500 132 8,085 16.020 9,129 30.000 28,500 93,097 91,810 Vve approve the Recelpls and Payments AccounL' Slgnod on behalf ol the Trustees Dr H Loney Chalm)an Date 21 January 2025 Mr8 P Wlttenberg Troasurer Date 21 January 2025 Wor¢estorshlre Archaeologl¢al Society Notes to Ihe Accounts For the year ended 30 Soptember 2024 A¢¢ountlng Pollcles General The accounts have bèen prepared on the Iecelpts and payments bas13 in accordance wlth the Charity Commisslon guSdg ICC161. Tru5tees' Ramungratlon and Expèns•5 No r8rnun8rallon or expensas wEr6 paid or payab19 f￿ the year to any tsvstge or any person or p8fBon8 known to bè conneclod wllh any of them. Donatèd se￿¥¢88 The value of the volunteers, tlme 18 too dlffS¢ull lo estlma(8 ￿th any d8grge of accuracy, and has thorelore been èxcluded. Movomont Ih Ca$h Funds At 10ct 2023 Incomlng Rè50urces Outgolng Resources Transfers At 30 Sept 2024 Unrestrletad Fund3 G8neral 34,340 10.068 16,7451 37,663 34.340 10,068 16,7451 37.663 Dfrslgnated Fund$ Raymer Res&arch Fund 4,307 4,307 Rastrf¢ted Funds Kay Trust GroyFrlars Dendrochronology E Kay L8ga¢y 3,374 300 49,489 12,0361 1,338 300 49,489 53,163 12,0361 51,127 Total 91.810 10.068 16,7811 93,097 Relatèd Party Transactlons Therè v48Te no related party transactions during the year.