Charity No NIC 101 110
Armagh Robinson Library
Annual Report
for the Year ended
31 December 2022

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year
ended 31 December 2022
CONTENTS
Page
References and Administrative Details of the Charity
Trustees, Report
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
Appendix I
Statement of Financial Activities
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Statement of Cash Flows
Notes to the Financial Statements
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account
Appendix 2

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
References and Administrative Details
Charity Name:
Armagh Robinson Library
Charity Registration Number: NIC 101 110
HMRC Number:
XN45495
Business Address:
43 Abbey Street, ARMAGH, BT617DY
Trustees:
The Trustees are the Governors and Guardians of Armagh Robinson Library, as prescribed in the
Governing Document.
The Governors and Guardians in 2022 were:
The Most Revd J F McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
The Very Revd T S Forster, Dean of Armagh
The Revd Canon R J N Porteus, Precentor of Armagh Cathedral
The Revd Canon W J A Dawson, Chancellor of Armagh Cathedral
The Revd Canon W M Adair, Treasurer of Arm2gh Cathedral
The Ven T Scott, Archdeacon of Armagh
The Revd Canon Dr P A Thompson, Prebendary of Mu112brack
The Revd Canon D Hilliard, Prebendary of Tynan
The Revd Canon J Moore, Prebendary of Loughgall
The Revd Canon B Paine, Prebendary of Ballymore
Mr R B Hannam
Mr J-G Willis (from June 2022)

Keeper
The Very Revd T S Forster
Director
Dr Robert Whan
Independent Auditor
WHR Accountants Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants
26 The Square
Moy
DUNGANNON
Co Tyrone
BT717SG
Bankers
The Library's primary working account is at:
Danske Bank
78 Scotch Street
ARMAGH
BT617DJ

TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR 1st JANUARY TO 3 1st DECEMBER 2022
The Purpose of the Charity
The purpose of the charity is as defined in an Act of the Irish Parliament of1773-4, for 'settling and
preserving a publick library in the City of Armagh for ever, (George111. Chap. XL).
The Act of Parliament provided for the incorporation and establishment of the Library with funds
and collections donated by the then Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Richard
Robinson. The legislation covers the building to house the collections and the Keeper, makes
provision for the increase and preservation of the collections, and specifies the constitution of
Governors and Guardians to oversee the fulfilment of the Act. Archbishop Robinson provided an
endowment of land in the townland of Lisan211y, to be held in trust for the Library, which is now
represented by a number of properties in the City of Armagh. The rents of these properties support
the upkeep and management of the Library.
In accordance with this purpose, the mission and values of the Charity have been established as
follows:
Mission
To safeguard and share the treasures of the past for the enjoyment, enrichment and enlightenment
of the city [of Armagh] and the world forever.
Core Values
Stewardship." Safegu2rd, preserve and conserve the building and collections for future generations
by ensuring that the collections are researched, catalogued, and stored in a well maintained and
cared for building.
Sharing.. Share the collections with a broad audience, facilitating original scholarship in the fields of
its collection", making new ideas relevant, enriching, enjoyable and exciting to a broad audience by
means of the display of books and collections, as well as Outreach, public tours and educational
programmes, keeping the stories of the past alive for future generations.
Portnership." Foster a strong relationship with the community. developing and maintaining strategic
partnerships, and working with those who can assist the Library to meet its mission and strategic
objectives, and whom we can assist to deliver their own mission and goals.
Developing and Inspiring.. Develop our skills and expertise to understand, and care for the
collections and building, in order to provide a stimulating. and inspiring environment for visitors of
all ages.
Independent Status of the Library
The Library is a registered charity and an accredited museum. For the sake of clarity, it should be
stated that, although the governing body is constituted primarily by the Archbishop of Armagh and
the Dean and Chapter of Armagh Cathedral, the Library is neither owned nor funded by the Church
of Ireland and is not under the authority of its central institutions. From its foundation by Archbishop
Richard Robinson, the Library has enjoyed a relationship with the Church of Ireland. but it is
independent of it, with no religious mission or function. The Library is, in the great tradition of che
European Enlightenment to which it owes its foundation, a place of learning and scholarship open to
all, irrespective of creed and background.

Background
Armagh Robinson Library, the oldest public library in Northern Ireland, was founded in 1771 by
Archbishop Richard Robinson. He gave his own library as the nucleus of its collections.
The Library was the first of Archbishop Robinson's public building projects in Armagh between 1771
and 1794, including also the Diocesan Registry at No 5 Vicars, Hill, the Infirmary, the Armagh
Observatory and the Gaol. His Palace now serves as the mayoral headquarters of Armagh City,
Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. He laid out The Mall as the civic space that remains to
this day at the heart of the Cicy.
The Library building is Grade A listed, in ashlar limestone and classical style, whose oldest Parts date
from 1771 to the design of Thomas Cooley. Extensions date from 1785 and, by Robert Law
Monsarrat, 1845. The building's footprint is of approximately 370 square metres.
The Long Room (Photograph by Brian Mason)
The Library's Long Room (150 square metres) at first-floor level, with a gallery, is the principal room,
and is accessed by a stairway from the public entrance in the east end. The south side and downstairs
rooms are mainly used for the Keeper's accommodation. A return on two floors over cellars
provides additional administrative and storage space.
The importance of the Library and its collections lies not just in their individual elements but also in
the fact that both building and collections remain intact as a very rare example of a once-essential
resource for advanced scholarship, a visual dimension of Europe's classical heritage, as part of
Archbishop Robinson's purpose to encourage learning among the clergy and people of his day.
The Registry
No 5 Vicars, Hill was built in 1772 as the Diocesan Registry by Archbishop Richard Robinson. Its
octagonal rooms held the records of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Armagh, as well as some
public records. While the Diocesan records are no longer kept in the building, some examples are
on display, with ancient coins, gems, significant prints, early Christian artefacts and other examples
of the collections of Armagh Robinson Library. In 201 (P201 I the building was restored with grant
aid from the then Heritage Lottery Fund and Northern Ireland Tourist Board and converted into
an exhibition area to display some of the Library's non-book collection. It is now known as No 5
Vicars, Hill.

The Robinson Room in No 5 Vicars, Hill
The Collection
The Library is a reference library of some 48,000 titles with addition21 collections of fine art, coins,
gems and archaeological items. The Library is also an accredited museum whose role is to care for,
display and make accessible to the public the collections in its care.
The Library's collections currently consist of the following".
Approximately 48,000 books, the earliest one printed in 1484.,
31 O manuscripts, of which 23 are from the Middle Ages, the earliest from the twelfth
century.
7 incunabula, dating from the second half of the fifteenth century.
4,500 prints and engravings, from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries;
38 maps and atlases, from the seventeenth century;
4,000 eighteenth-century gemslsulphurs.
400 coins (mainly pairs of Roman coins from the first two centuries of the Roman Empire,
with some medieval and eighteenth-century items including some very rare specimens);
4,000 items of music from Armagh Church of Ireland Cathedral's collection;
6 volumes of eighteenth-century newspapers covering a ten-year period,.
the complete original series of 15 costume drawings for a pageant to mark the 1,500th
anniversary of St Patrick in Ireland by the distinguished Irish artist, William Conor;
prehistoric and historic antiquities of the personal collection of Archbishop Marcus Gervais
Beresford, including Bronze Age tools and weapons, some of great rarity.
two portraits in oils of Archbishop Robinson, one by Angelica Kauffman and the other
attributed to the studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The Library also houses the Armagh Observatory's collection of the 1835 edition of the Ordnance
Survey of Ireland, which is of particular interest for local history and genealogical research.
The Library's current acquisition subjects are Local History (Armagh City and County), St Patrick,
Jonathan Swift, and Church History. While the material on Church history consists mainly of printed
books, journals and pamphlets, the Library also holds the archives of three former Church of Ireland
Archbishops of Armagh, namely those of Beresford (1822-1862), Gregg (1939-1959) and Eames
(1986-2006).

The Library owns Jonathan Swift's personal copy of Gullivers Travels {1726), annotated for re-
printing, along with some of his most significant writings such as A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal.
The nucleus of the collection is Archbishop Robinson's personal library which contains 17th- and
18th-century books on theology, philosophy, classic and modern literature, voyages and travels,
history, medicine and law. Included in the collection are many rare and valuable books such as John
Gerson's De Praeceptis Decalogi, printed in Strasburg, 1488,. Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World,
1614., Fynes Moryson's Travels, 1617,. Colgan's Acto Sonctorum Hiberniae, 1645. Seneca's Tragoedioe,
published in Amsterdam in 1665; Richard FitzRalph's Defensorium Curotorum, 1485. and Coryat's
Crudities, 161 I, amongst others. There is also a collection of medieval and 17th- and 18th-century
manuscripts. There are over 6,500 items published before 1801 included on the English Short Title
C2tt1ogue (ESTC) 2nd 7 incunabula. The Library contains Robinson's large collection of important
and rare engravings, known as the 'Rokeby Collection,, which includes examples from the work of
Claude Mellan, Robert Nanteuil, Wenceslaus Hollar, William Hogarth and Giovanni Bapttista
Piranesi.
The Irish antiquities span a period of several millennia from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages and
include Neolithic polished stone axe-heads, Bronze Age tools and weapons, 8th-1 Oth century ringed
pins and late medieval bells.
Contemporary Uses of the Library
The Library is a research library open to academic researchers, and to general visitors free of charge.
It welcomes visitors from Northern Ireland and across the world. Current visitors include local
schools, both prim2ry and post-primary, university lecturers and students, specialist interest groups,
all-lreland and overseas tourists, as well as local Armagh people.
For all the groups identified above, guided tour5 are offered to suit the ages, abilities, backgrounds
and interest areas of the participants. Programmes for schools are related to the appropriate Key
Stage of the Northern Ireland Curriculum. Book-handling is an integral part of the experience.
The Library works to promote both its buildings with representatives of Tourism Nl, Tourism
Ireland, and tourism development representatives of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Borough Council. All events and activities are promoted on the Library's website
(armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk), and on other websites, such as the local council's 'Visit Armagh,, and
those of Tourism Nl and the Northern Ireland Museums Council.
The Library's catalogue is available online at htt s:Ilarm2
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Staffing
During 2022, the Library employed seven members of staff:
Director - full-time until 31112122;
Assistant Keeper - part-time;
Administrative Officer - part-time;
Archivist - part-time,"
Curatorial Research Fellow full-time until 3110322.
Registry Officer -part-time until 30106122
Cleaning Supervisor - part-time.
These posts are overseen by the Library's Keeper, who is also the Dean of Armagh.

FURTHERING OUR PUBLIC BENEFIT
Opening Hours
The Library's usual opening hours are Monday-Friday, l 0.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00
p.m. Its associated museum at the former Diocesan Registry, No 5 Vicars, Hill, is open for the same
hours Tuesday-saturday, April-september, and Thursday-saturday, October-march. Due to the
retirement of the Registry Officer in June 2022 and until a new appointment is made, visits to No 5
Vicars, Hill are by prior booking.
Admission both to the Library and to No 5 Vicars, Hill is free. For group tours, the Library charges
£2.50 per adult for visits to the Library, and a further £2.50 for visits to No 5 Vicars, Hill. Free tours
are provided for school pupils.
Exhibitions
The following temporary exhibitions were held in the Long Room of the Library:
February - April 2022: 'ArchbishoP Richord Robinson - Builder ofArmagh'
May - July 2022: 'A Spotlight on the Beresford Collertion.. Rediscovering Treasures from the Prehistoric
to the Medieval,
September - November 2022: 'The History of Fishing around the British Isles (500- 1800),
December 2022 - June 2023: Written by Hond,
Online versions of all but the most recent exhibition are now available on the Library's website,
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Exhibition Launch by Archbishop John McDowell on Archbishop Richard Robinson.
School Visits
In collaboration with St. Patrick'5 Church of Ireland Cathedral, the Library offers an educational
programme entitled, 'A Morning on the Hill,. This year the following schools visited the Library as
part of this programme:
Date
05105122
10111122
17111122
01112122
School
Saint Malachy's Primary School
Armstrong Primary School
Armstrong Primary School
Armstrong Primary School
No. of ChildrenlAdults
27
23
23
22

Fewer schools were in a position to venture out for school trips, either due to post Pandemic
protocols or transport costs. Primary schools participate in the visit to link with the 'World
Around Us, topic on the Nl Curriculum.
Community Engagement and Collaboration with Other Organi5ations
Playful Museums Festival
For the sixth year, the Library and No 5 took part in the Playful Museums Festival, organised by the
Northern Ireland Museums Council in February. The Festival seeks to engage under 5s and their
adults with museums and their collections.
Playful Museums Event in No 5 with Stephen Day, Registry Officer
STEM Sessions
For the fourth year, the Library participated in the Northern Ireland Science Festival Schools
Programme in February 2022. There was a mix of both online and in-person outreach sessions,
which provided an opportunity for primary school age children to connect the Library's collections
with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
The City Chapter Partnership
Working together within the partnership that is 'The City Chapter,, the Library collaborates with
three other libraries in Armagh (Armagh City Library, The Cardinal O Fiaich Library and Archive,
and the Irish and Local Studies Library, renamed during the year as Cultural Heritage Library in Armagh)
to deliver events to promote the spoken and the written word. Funding for the National Poetry
Day event was obtained from the John Hewitt Society. This year City Chapter events included:
an in-person event with author Marianne Mcshane in the Cardinal O'Fiaich Library to celebrate
World Book Day on 03103122;
poets Grainne Tobin and Mel Mcmahon celebrated National Poetry Day with the City Chapter
by reading in-person in this Library.
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Representatives of the City Chapter 2nd the John Hewitt Society with poets Grainne Tobin and
Mel Mcmahon for National Poetry Day in Armagh Robinson Library
Dementia Friendly Museum
The Library continues to work to become a dementia friendly museum. During 2022, it provided
on-line sessions, called Memories, Movement and Museums, with people living with the diagnosis of
dementia, with considerable support from Dementia Nl, the Alzheimer's Society of Northern
Ireland and Sunnymead Residential Home.
Climate Change Project
Having been successful in gaining a grant from the Northern Ire12nd Museums Council to contribute
positively to climate change, the Garden Project in the garden of No 5 Vicars, Hill was completed
and launched in July 2022 with representatives of NIMC and Dementia Nl's Empowerment Group.
Representatives of the Library, Northern Ireland Museums Council and Dementia Nl's Armagh
Empowerment Group who launched the Garden Project.
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Armagh's Georgian Festival
The Library has always participated in Armagh's Georgian Festival held annually in late November.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council funds the Library's Rokeby Lecture which
is held each year on the Thursday before Georgian Day. This year the guest speaker was Dr
Elizabethanne Boran, Librarian of the Edward Worth Library in Dublin. The title of her talk was
'Botony and Gardens in the librories of Dr Edward Worth and Archbishop Richord Robinson,. The Library
and No 5 were also open to welcome visitors on Georgian Day, held on 261111221
External Exhibition
The Library collaborated with the Office of Public Works for an exhibition at the Coach House
Gallery at Dublin Castle. The temporary exhibition For the Love of the Master.. 25 Artists Fascinoted b
Piranesi, included some of the Library's volumes of prints by the Italian artist, Giovanni Battisti
Piranesi. The exhibition ran from June to September 2022.
To assist its financial sustainability, the Library's published charges for the hire of the Long Room
are as follow5:
Long Room: Capacity 50 (seated)
Half day (9.00-13.00): £ 100
Full day (9.00-17.00).. £200
Evenings (17.00-22.00): £150
For charities, and for booking5 of two or more days, a discount of 20% applies. The Long Room is
not available for daytime private hire during the months of July and August.
Academic and Cultural Connections
To further the implementation of its memoranda of understanding with universities, the following
have agreed to act as co-ordinators for their institution:
Queen's University Belfast
Ulster University
Trinity College Dublin
Professor Moyra Haslett
Dr Frank Ferguson
Dr Robert Armstrong (Academic)
Dr Lydia Ferguson (Library)
University Placements
Stranmillis University College
Fina-year student, Ms Hannah Carson, undertook her
'Altern2tive Student Placement, in the Library.
Ulster University - A p05tgraduate Museums Studies student, Ms Kathy McAlister, completed
her placement, with the curating of the temporary exhibition on the Beresford collection of
antiquities.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council continues to involve the Library and No 5
in tour operators, visits, all with the intention of encouraging tours to the Armagh area.
Donations
The Library continues to accept suitable donations that fit the criteria set out in its Collections
Development Policy. During 2022 twenty-one donations were received. All the donations have been
catalogued and are accessible to members of the public.
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Care of the Collections
In July 2018 the Archivist began a three-year project to audit the Library's book catalogue. This
involves checking each individual entry on the catalogue against the physical book, updating and
correcting details where necessary. This work continued in 2022, thanks to the funders, agreement
to pause the project due to COVID, and then to reactivate it. The project is funded by the Pilgrim
Trust and the Apollo Foundation.
With the support of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the Library was able to employ
a Curatorial Research Fellow during 2021 to catalogue and research the collection of over 4,000
16th-18th-century prints left to the Library by Archbishop Robinson. The post was held by Dr Max
Bryant Uanuary - September 2021) and Ms Ella Letort (November 2021- March 2022).
The Library provides searchable summary catalogues of its book and print collections, as well as the
Gregg Archive, on its website arma
hrobinsonlibrar
.co.uk.
Protection of the Collections and the Public
The Library maintains the following facilities under annual contract:
Intruder alarm and CCTV coverage
Central heating, including the annu21 servicing of the boiler
Fire alarm system, including twice-yearly professional maintenance and testing
Fire extinguishers
The Library's electrical system is checked and certified every five years, and its portable electrical
appliances checked and certified as required.
For the protection of children, the Library and No 5 Vicars, Hill close to other visitors during school
visits. All staff have been the subject of a criminal record check by Access Nl (or its predecessor
organisation).
THE LIBRARY'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022
Visitors
Visitor numbers to the Library are recorded on an automatic people-counter. The figure5 for 2021
are given below, along with those of previous years.
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
6,058
995 (Covering June to December)
478 (Covering January to mid-march)
8,060
8,209
8,075
8,276
7,959
7,713
7,086
6,094
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Visitors to No 5 Vicars, Hill, now recorded on an automatic people-counter since 2022, were:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
5,478
1,185 (Covering June to December)
499 {Covering January to mid-march)
4,426
3,965
3,252
4,149
3,582
3,876
3,755
3,829
The reduced number of visitors during 2020 and 2021 were due to the closure of the Library and
No 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Group Visits
Due to the retirement of the Registry Officer at the end of June 2022. fewer joint visits could be
held between the Library and No 5. Two-fold visits have been booked with St Patrick's Cathedral
and with the Library. Group visits during 2022 were as follows:
28101122:
Donna Fox Tour- Westenders Group (24)
05102122: 'Unearthing Macha, _ Donna Fox Group (13)
10102122: County Armagh Phoenix Group (15)
11102122:
Donna Fox Tour - Westenders Group (24)
22102122: Playful Museum Festival Storytelling- Liz Weir - Library (29)
22102122: Playful Museum Festival Storytelling - Liz Weir - No 5 (16)
26102122:
Afternoon on the Hill with a Difference (18)
05103122:
Afternoon on the Hill with a Difference (14)
11103122: Banbridge U3A ( I O)
12103122:
Donna Fox Tour - Unearthing Macha {8)
12103133: Afternoon on the Hill with a Difference (17)
25103133: ABC Fusion Festival Continues - 'Art After Dark, (no numbers)
28104122:
Afternoon on the Hill - Retired Couples (6)
06105122:
Decorative Arts Trust, Library (28)
07105122..
Donna Fox Tour- Unearthing Macha (8)
10105122: Afternoon on the Hill - North Down and Ards U3A (16)
19105122: Morning on the Hill - EIL Road Scholars, Library (26)
20105123
Morning and Afternoon on the Hill - Decorative Arts Group USA (24)
27105122: Writers, Group, Library (7)
29105122: Afternoon on the Hill - QUB Delegates - USA Academics (17)
08109122: EIL (Intercultural Learning) Group Librarylcathedral (24)
22109122: EIL (Intercultural Learning) Group - Librarylcathedral (14)
30109122: Home-schooled Children and parents - Librarylcathedral (35)
01110122: 'Unearthing Mhacha, Group and Donna Fox, tour guide - No 51Cathedral (5)
21110122: PhD Students from Armagh Observatory and Planetarium - Library { l O)
29110122: Cathedral Choir Probationerslchoristers and families
Librarylcathedral (26)
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Research
Research queries were answered by Library staff throughout the year. A total of 26 in-person
research visits were logged before the end of the year. Topics researched included astronomy,
agriculture, Armagh Corporation Records, Annals of Clonmacnoise and the works of Jonathan Swift.
Website ond Sociol Media
Visitor interaction with the Library's website and social media in 2021 was recorded as follows:
Website:
Users
3,123 (including 3,070 new users)
3,507 (including 3,453 new users)
2,817 (including 2,022 new users)
2,931 (including 2,871 new users)
Quarter I:
Quarter 2:
Quarter 3:
Quarter 4:
Facebook: 'Page Likes, in each quarter:
Quarter I:
Quarter 2:
Quarter 3:
Quarter 4:
from 867 to 887
from 971 to 996
from 1,000 to 1.008
from 1,175to 1,196
Twitter: Number of new followers in each quarter:
Quarter I:
Quarter 2:
Quarter 3:
Quarter 4:
20
24
04
On-line lectures which had been given throughout the year have been uploaded via the Library's
YouTube channel,
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videos.
Quality Groding
The Library and No 5 received further notification that their four-star rating in Tourism Nl's Quality
Assurance Scheme will continue until further notice. This is because, due to the COVID-19
pandemic, Tourism Nl has decided not to carry out assessments at the present time.
Museum Accreditotion
The Library's accredited museum status was re-confirmed in February 2018 and has remained valid
throughout 2022.
Visitor Response
The Library and No 5 both pride themselves in their friendly and personal service to visitors. The
quality of the service provided is evident from the positive reviews received from platforms such as
TripAdvisor.
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Statement of Compliance
The Governors and Guardians of the Library have given careful consideration to the Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland's guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities entered
into during the year have helped to achieve the Library's objectives and activities, as well as providing
public benefit.
Private Benefit
There is a continuing private benefit to the Keeper in the provision of living accommodation within
the Library building. This is an incidental and necessary benefit, deriving from the Library's founding
Act of Parliament.
There is also a private benefit to the Keeper in that the Library pay5 to the Church of Ireland
Diocese of Armagh l 0/9 of his approved stipend, employer's pension contribution and expenses as
one of the ordained clergy of the Church of Ireland, by agreement with the Diocese of Armagh and
the Armagh Cathedral Board, this payment being part of, not additional to, the stipend, pension
contributions and expenses as determined annually by the Representative Body of the Church of
Ireland and the Diocese of Armagh. This is an incidental and necessary benefit, deriving from the
provision of the Act of Parliament that the Keeper 'be a Presbyter of the Church of England or
Ireland as by Law established,, and the present conjunction of the positions of Keeper of Armagh
Robinson Library and Dean of Armagh. The amount paid by the Library to the Diocese in 2022 was
£5,513.
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
The Governors and Guardians are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report, the statement of
receipts and payments and statements of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and
regulations.
The Governors and Guardians are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to
show and explain the Library's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the
assets and liabilities of the Library. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
Library and hence for takin reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the Governors and Guardians
Trustee I
Trustee 2 .
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ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on
pages
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 65 of the Charities Act (Northern
Ireland) 2008 (the 2008 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 65 of the 2008 Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 65(3)(a) of the 2008 Act, and,
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examination was carried ouc in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning
any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audi( and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 63 of the 2008 Acc. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting
requirements of the 2008 Act
have not been met or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of
rhe accounts to be reached.
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Date
Andrew Gilpin FCA
WHR Accountants Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants
Moy
Dungannon

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
WHR ACCOUNTANTS LTD
Chartered Certified Accountants
26 The Square
Moy
Dungannon

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Funds Total Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2022
2021
Incoming resources:
Voluntary income
Activities for generating Funds
Investment income
Other incoming resources
3,180
109,829
25,461
4,379
3,127
17,903
24,210
109,829
25,461
101,783
115,074
112,706
20,944
252,595
74,875
22,529
Total incoming resources
142,849
78,002
40,432
261,283
501,319
Resources expended:
Governance costs
188,402
74,875
263,277
278,868
Net movement in funds
(45.553)
3.127
40,432
(1 ,994)
222,451
(Decrease)IProfit on Investments
(143,395)
(143,395)
71,109
Funds brought forward
127,109
240,439
2,873,413
3,240,961
2,952,401
Prior year adjustment
{5,000)
Total funds carried fonvard
81,556
243,566 2,770,450
3,095,572
3,240,961
The statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources
and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
Notes
2022
2021
Fixed Assets:
Tangible assets
Investments (Property & Equity)
3,290
2,919,380
4,387
2,822,215
2,922,670
2,826,602
Current Assets:
Debtors
Cash at ban[< and in hand
23,866
221,985
20,167
419,815
Total Current Assets
245,851
439,982
Liabilities:
Creditors due within one year
3,607
3,000
Net Current Assets
242,244
436,982
Total Assets less Current Liabilities
3,164,914
3,263,584
Accruals and deferred income
69,342
22,623
Net Assets
3,095,572
3,240,961
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds
Permanent Endowment
Development Appeal Fund
2,770,450
243,566
2,873,413
240,439
Unrestricted Funds
81,556
127,109
Total Charity Funds
3,095,572
3,240,961
The notes on the following pages form part of these accounts.
Approved by the Governors and Guardians on 22, June 2023 and signed on their behalf by'.-
The Most Revd John McDowell
Chair of Governors and Guardians
+-Jo.

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Total
Funds
2022
Total
Funds
2021
Net cash used in operating activities (Noce I l)
(23,163)
(99,865)
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends and interest
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of investments
25,461
20,944
(1 ,464)
(240,560)
Net cash used in investing activities
(215,099)
19,480
Cash flows from financing activities
Receipt of endowment
40,432
232,594
Net cash provided by financing activities
40,432
232,594
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
(197,830)
152,209
Cash and cash equivalent brought forward
419,815
267,606
Cash and cash equivalent carried forward
221,985
419,815

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Accounting Policies:
l. l. Basis of preparation:
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by
Charities
Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005), the Charities Act (Northern
Ireland) 2008 and applicable accounting standards.
1.2. Incoming resources and related expenditure:
Incoming resources and related expenditure are included in the Statement of Financial Activities
(SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to those resources and has incurred related
expenditure.
1.3. Grants and donations:
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional
entitlement to the resources.
1.4. Tangible Assets:
Depreciation is charged on Office Furniture and Equipment at 25/0 on a reducing balance basis,
so as to write them off over their expected useful lives.
No depreciation is provided on 'investment properties,, which is consistent with the Statement
of Recommended Practice 'Accounting by Charities,.
Incoming Resources (Restricted Funds)
During the year grant income was received from che following'.-
2022
2021
Pilgrim Trust
Royal Society
Apollo Foundation
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Nl Museums Council
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Association of Independent Museums
Department of Communities
Coronavirus Grant
Ulster Communiry Covid Grant
ACNI
Tourism Nl
Esme Mitchell
National Art Ticket Grant
Climate Grant
Social Academy Scotland Grant
Department of Foreign Affairs
4,267
8,006
750
5,764
5,776
1,217
7,788
18,490
2,722
1,900
2,500
42,570
4,083
5,976
2,500
2,500
1,589
16,125
i 0,000
46,642

2b. Incoming Resources (Endowment Funds)
Public donations
National Lottery Heritage Fund
17,903 112,314
22,529 120,280

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTDI
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Debtors
2022
2021
Property rents receivable
Prepaid Insurances
Grants and other income
Prepayments
17,664
4,657
566
979
14,889
2,639
2,639
23,866
20,167
Accruals and deferred income
Property Rents in advance
Paul Mellon Association
Esme Mitchell
Department of Foreign Affairs
Social Enterprise Academy Scotland
728
12,900
2,500
43,731
9,483
507
22,116
69,342
22,623
Permanent Endowment:
Balance as at l January 2022
Increase in Valu2tion during the year
Added during the year
Released to Income & Expenditure
2,873,413
(143,395)
40,432
2,569,710
71,109
232,594
Balance as at 31 December 2022
2,770,450
2,873,413
Property and financial investments held by the Library are classified as restricted funds: to provide an
income for the day-to-day running of the Library only.
Development Appeal Fund:
Balance as at l January 2022
Added during the year
240,439
3,127
239,462
977
Balance as at 31 December 2022
243,566
240,439
A formal resolution to restrict the use of funds raised for che Development Appeal Fund was made
on the 30 December 2016.
Unrestricted Funds:
Balance as at l January 2022
Prior year adjustment: Rent reduction
Net movement during the year
127,109
143,229
(5,000)
(11,120)
(45,553)
Balance as at 31 December 2022
81,556
127,109
The unrestricted funds are available co be spent for any of the purposes of the charity.

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTDI
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Employees:
2022
2021
Average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year
l O Related Party Transactions:
There were no related party transactions during the year (2021- NIL).
I l Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
2022
2021
Net movement in funds
(145,389)
288,560
Deduct gift of endowment
Add back depreciacion charge
Deduct interest and dividends
Plus loss on investment
Increase in debtors
Increase in creditors & accruals
(40,432) (232,594)
1,097
1,179
(25,461)
(20,944)
143,395
(71,109)
(3,699)
2,884
47,326
(67,841)
Net cash used in operating activities
(23,163)
(99,865)

ARMAGH ROBINSON LIBRARY
DETAILED INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Income:
2022
2021
Investment Income
Dividend Income
25,461
20,766
Property
Rents and Insurances
97,001
96,861
Other Income
Donations, Membership. Tours
Photocopying
Sundry Income
NLHF - Resilience Grant
C2thedr21 Board
NLHF - Endowment Granr
3,180
7.314
61,128
18,490
4,974
176
1 ,783
4,540
111,230
26,763
5,805
217,724
267.748
Expenditure:
Staff Wages and National Insurnnce
Workplace Pension
Telephone
HeaL Light and Water rntes
Rates
Subscriptions
Repairs
Insur2nce
Art Fund Expenditure
Binding and Conservation
St2tionery and Printing
Miscellaneous
Computer Expenses
Professional Fees
Lease: Copier
Depreciacion
NIMC Playful Museums Project
Catalogue Programme Expenses
Resilience Project Expenditure
Endowment Project Expenditure
Science Morning Project
Visitor Engagement Officer
ACNI Expendicure
The Paul Mellon Expenditure
Department for Communicies
Tourism Nl - Web Project
Foreign Affairs Expenditure
Association of Independent Museums
ABC Council
Social Enterprise Academy Expenditure
107,273
6,788
3,629
1 5,837
259
1,769
18,233
12,469
1,746
3,507
2,451
2,308
1,170
10,050
2,120
1.097
18,973
7,774
25,024
4,131
485
72,966
7,566
2,839
12,821
3,110
2,888
60,443
11,985
2,095
1,551
12,726
2,448
1,179
4,873
9,538
27,897
1,100
3,221
10,317
17,436
2,399
7,470
9.215
157
3,064
2.721
510
517
263,277
278,868
(Deficit) of Income over Expenditure
(45,553)