The Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Historical &)ciety Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2022 The twstees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2022. The trustees have adopted the provision5 of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Pra¢tic¢ applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). INCORPORATION The cbaritable cornpany, The Police Historical Society (N.1.) (Incorporating the RUC GC Historical Society) was incorporated on I l May 2017. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims The Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Historical Society exists lo advance public education and understanding of the hislory of policing in Ireland. It does this through ils ownership and management of its historic collection of police artefacts held in the Police Museum at PSNI Headquarters. The collection covers the history of policing in the north of Ireland frotn Ihc early 1800s to the present day. The collection includes uniforms, equipment, medals, weapons, vehicles, posters and ar¢hives from the early 1800,5 onwards. The museum is located at PSNI Headquarters Belfast and is open daily to the public. It provides outsid¢ exhibitions and collaborates both with the Northern Ireland Museums Council and othcr local museums. The Hon. Sccrclary/Curator gives regular laLks both to visiting individuals aud groups and to interested outside bodies. An historical Joumal and an annual talks programme are produ¢ed for sociely tncmbcrs. Significant activities Museum activities throughout the year re¢overed slowly with the easing of COVID restrictions with the museum fully opcn for visits in spring 2022. Staff continued to maintain an historical and genealogical enquiry service in response to queries and carried out histori¢&l research on aspects of polic¢ history and on artefaets held in the collection. From authmn 2021 the Curator moved lo work on a ph&8ed retirement basis of three days per week. Th¢ problem with the museum's standalone email ad(tress was addressed by the PSNI ICS technical settt'ng up a separate inbox within the common terniinal for outside enquiries. A major development was thc establishment of a project group under the Deputy Chief Constable for a new police museum. An architect in PSNI Estates ServAces was also appointed as the proj¢cl sponsor and a number of planning eetingS were held with the society ttustees and other stakeholders with a view to the ew museum being opened in three to four y¢ars' lime. The society's monthly talks programme was able to be resumed on a face-to-face basis in the auttllnn and thanks must go to Dr LavJDia Boyce for puttiLg together an interesting and varied programme. During the year the resignation of all the trustees to the original trust dceds of 1993 and 2003 were securcd and the society awaits confirniation from the Charity Commission Nl that it may now transfer ils assets and transition to new the charitable company. This concludes the trustees report. Page I
The Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Historical Society Report or the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2022 STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by ils governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. Organisational structure The So¢iety is governed by a management committee elected annually at the society AGM, comprisiiig the following offire bearcts= Chair {vacant), 2 Vice Chairs, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Assistant Secretary, Honorary Treasurer. Membership Secretary {vacant) and in the period in queslion 7 tsustees. The management ¢ommiltce mccts every two months lo reccivc reports from the society office bearers. Office bearers and trustees receive no remuneration in respect of their services to the charity. The managcn]cnt con]mittee delegates the day-to-day management of the collection and th¢ Police Museum to the Honorary Secretary, who is also Curator of the Police Museum and as such a part-time PSNI employee. The Curator is assisted by an assistant wbo is also a full_time PSNI employee REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 100306 Principal address PSNI Headquarters 65 Knock Road Belfast Co. Antrim BT5 6LE Trustees Mr Thorn Fulton Mr Derek McAllister Vice Chair (resigned 9.9.21) Mr Ronald Meharg Membership Secretary (resigned 25.8.21) Mr Frederick Hall Mr David Orr Vice Chair Mr Robert James Bla¢k Hon. Assistant Secretary Dr Lavinia Boyce Hon. Treasurer Mr George Clarke Vice Chair Mr William Swann Mr Geoffrey Ward Mr Ronald Galwey Ms Frances Andrea Morrow Mr Gavin Boyd (appointed 26.10.21) Independent Examiner Mcclcary & Company Ltd Chartered Accountants Garvey Studios 14 Longstone Street Lisburn Co. Anlrim BT28 ITP Page 2
The Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Historical Society Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2022 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Bankers Danske Bank 520 Upper Newlownards Road Belfast BT4 3HD Solicitors Edwards and CompaThy 28 Hill Street Belfast BTI 2LA Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21 September 2022 and signed on its behalf by.. eorge Clarke - Trustee Page 3