BANGOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022 CHARITY NUMBER- 104010 Principal Address: 28 Ballyholme Esplanade, Bangor, County Down BT20 5LZ
Contents Pages The Societvs Purpose and Administration Outputs and achievements Accounts Publlc Benefit Requirement Statutory Guldance Appendlx A- Bangor Hlstorlcal SocIets Constitution Appendix B- Audited Accounts of Bangor Historical Society and Independent Examinerfs Report
Bangor Hlstorlcal Society Annual Report for the year ending 31 December 2022 The Trustees of Bangor Historical Society are pleased to submit to The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland its Report and Accounts, including a Report by an Independent Examiner, for the period l January to 31 December 2022. Trustees The Trustees / Commlttee members In 2022 were- Robert McKlnley Presldent lan Wilson Chalrman Ronald Mcclements Honorary Secretary Adrianne Brown Honorary Treasurer Dr. Sandra Mlllsopp Trustee William Mcmullan Trustee The Trustees, Committee met on 4 occasions in 2022 to monitor the Society's accounts and to review plans for speakers, themes for meetings and the Societvs role in promoting and protecting local heritage. The Committee also looked at risk assessment and general data protection issues relating to the Society. Membershlp At 31 December 2022 the Society had maintained its 2021 level of 62 members drawn mainly from the Ards and North Down Borough Council area. Visitor numbers for the year remained steady at 203 compared with 201 in 31 December 2021. The Socievs Purpose The Society's objectives, as set out in Part 2 of its constitution are- (a) The study of and the encoura8ement of publlc Interest In hlstoryi folklore, archaeologyp and antiquities wFth 5peclal reference to the local area.
Bangor Hlstorlcal Society Annual Report for the year ending 31 December 2022 The Trustees of Bangor Historical Society are pleased to submit to The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland its Report and Accounts, including a Report by an Independent Examiner, for the period l January to 31 December 2022. Trustees The Trustees / Commlttee members In 2022 were- Robert McKlnley Presldent lan Wilson Chalrman Ronald Mcclements Honorary Secretary Adrianne Brown Honorary Treasurer Dr. Sandra Mlllsopp Trustee William Mcmullan Trustee The Trustees, Committee met on 4 occasions in 2022 to monitor the Society's accounts and to review plans for speakers, themes for meetings and the Societvs role in promoting and protecting local heritage. The Committee also looked at risk assessment and 8eneral data protection issues relating to the Society. Membershlp At 31 December 2022 the Society had maintained its 2021 level of 62 members drawn mainly from the Ards and North Down Borough Council area. Visitor numbers for the year remained steady at 203 compared with 201 in 31 December 2021. The Socievs Purpose The Society's objectives, as set out in Part 2 of its constitution are- (a) The study of and the encoura8ement of publlc Interest In hlstOry• folklore, archaeologyp and antiquities wFth 5peclal reference to the local area.
Ib) The holdlng of lertures, vlslts and outlngs and the encouragement of the study of local hlstory. Purposes under The Charltles Art (Northern Irelandj 2008 (a)The Advancement of Educatlon; and (b) 'Heritage' under The Advancement of the Arts, Culture, Heritage or Sclence. The Society's activities directly benefit its members and visitors, who come mainly from the Ards and North Down Borough Council area of Northern Ireland atid Greater Belfast. Beneficiaries include Speakers and, whenever outings are held, the proprietors of historlc buildings and museums visited,. also coach companies and restaurants/cafes who service the Society's OUtin8s. The rent for premises benefitted Ards and North Down Borough Council up to the Society's final meeting of April 2022 in North Down Museum. From 8 September 2022 the Society rented a hall at Queen's Parade Methodist Church and paid insurance premiums to cover the Societ¢s activities and its trustees, public liabilitv. These private benefits are incidental and necessary because the Society could not function without these services from the wider community. In addition, the existence and activities of the Society encourage respect for the preservation of local heritage which Is also important to the tourist trade. To this end the Society may decide to support projects and events which promote or preserve local heritage. The Society's purposes do not lead to any harm. Membetship of other organlsatlons The Society is a member of the Federation for Ulster Local Studies Ltd (FULS) which promotes communication and co-operation between local historical societies and with similar bodies. The Federation's magazine 'Due North, also provides informatlve papers on historical subjects. Through FULS the Society insures its members by a Public Liability Insurance Scheme.
Due to the effects of the Corona Virus pandemic upon attendances at historical Society meetings and outings, FULS excused all its members, including Bangor Historical Society, from paying premiums for the period l April 2021 to 30 September 2022. The Society is also a member of The Northern Ireland Councll for Voluntary Actlon {NICVA) which represents voluntary and community bodies throughout Northern Ireland. Contact is ongoing with FULS and NICVA to ensure that the Society is kept informed of relevant matters and offered relevant trainin8 courses. In 2022 the Society's Treasurer attended online webinars on Funding Matters, Trustee Annual Reporting, General Data Protection Regulations and Governance for Trustees. Admlnlstrotlon The Society is based in Bangor and held 4 monthly meetings in 2022 {from January to April) at North Down Museum, rented from Ards & North Down Borough Council. The risin8 numbers attending meetings there failed to comply with health and safety guidelines from Ards and North Down Borough Council and the Society sought new premises for the second half of 2022. The Society acknowledges with thanks the excellent support 8iven by the Museum's Manager, Heather McGuicken and her staff durin8 its meetings at this location. A new venue was finally Secured at The Queen'5 Parade Methodist Church, Bangor where another four meetin85 were held from 8 September to 8 December 2022. Constitution A copy of the Soclety's Constltution is attached at Appendlx Outputs and Achievements 2021 In accordance with the purposes of the Soclety as stated in Its Constitution and under the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the following is a summary of the Society's outputs and achievements in 2022.
Artlvltles In the calendar year 2022 the Society held 8 monthly meetings from January to December at 8.00pm on the second Thursday of each month. Pro ramme o Meetln s In 2022 Dote aker 13 January Laura Spence Robert Burns 10 February Aidan Campbell Eost Belfvst.. Big Houses Con O'Nelll 10 March Roy Greer 14 April Peter Vannuccl Itallans, The Wor and the 'Arandora Star, Ken Dawson Henry Joy Mccracken & the 1798 Rebellion Royal Vlslts to Bangor The Ulster Scots who went to Amerlco 8 September 13 October Leanne Briggs Bllly Mccullough Alan Cook 10 November 8 December The Cook Famlly at war. Outln Because of the unavoidable absence of the Chairman (who plans and leads outings) none were held this year. Supportlng Heritaqe-sertlon 2lfJ of the Chorlties Art (Northern Ireland) 2008 The Soclety did not provide any financial support to local heritage during 2022 mainly due to the lengthy sickness absence of its Chairman, lan Wllson, whose duties include advice on funding local heritage promotion. Thankfully the Chairman has recovered and resumed this special responsibility in 2023. Thp. £ocipty was rp.presented by it.£ TreasLirpr at t.10 Hpritagp clijst.pr Group meetings organized by the Heritage Development Officer at North Down Museum for groups with heritage related projects in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area. A new project about the history of shops in Bangor, in which the Society will participate, is at the planning stage.
General Doto Protection Regulation (GDPR) GDPR compliance is regularly monitored and member5 presented with copies of the Society's Privacy Policy. On re8iStration they are asked how they wish the Society to contact them. Details of members are held by the Secretary and the Treasurer alone. Lists of members, contact details are destroyed when no lon8er needed. The TreasLirer attendpd a COLirse on GDPR in ?n??, riin by NICVA. The Soclo$ Webslte- htt www.ban orhistorica150ciet ni.or Throughout 2022 the website was maintained by volunteers and requests from researchers were received and dealt with appropriately. Publlclty Each talk was reported by Trustee Dr. Sandra Millsopp and published in the local newspaper 'The County Down Spectator,, alon8 With date and time of the next meetlng. Dr. Mlllsopp's reports also appear on the Society's website. Publlc Benefit of the SocIet5 work Membership levels remained high at 62 plus 201 visitors, all of whom appeared to benefit from the social participation of attending meetings again after the worst period of the Covld-19 par,demic. They clearly found the speakers and their subjects stimulating and enjoyed networking Wlth fellow history enthusiasts. Accounts Bangor Hlstorical Soclety's revenue comes mainly from an annual membership subscription of £15 and a vlsltorfs fee of £3 plus income from subscriptions for any outlngs (none in 2022). No additional funding was sought or received. The Socievs 3ccount5 for the'lear ended 31 December 2021 have bean audited by Elise Richardson, Chartered Accountant. 25 Ardnavanagh Avenue, Conligl Newtownard5 BT23 7XE.
Ms Richardson also conducted an Independent Examlnerfs Report for the same period. The Society's Bankers are Santsnder, Bridle Road. Bootle L30 4GB. The Society's addre55 is 28 Ballyholme Esplanade, Bangor, County Down BT20 5LZ Coples of accounts and related documents are at Appendlx B. PJI bllc B&•.o•.fjt C4iJldonce from the Charlty Commission fvr Northern Irelond The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's 8uidance on the public benefit requirement continued to influence the Society's Trustees both in planning and decision makin8 throu8hout 2022. Judgin8 by the enthusiastic reaction of audiences at meetings of Bangor Historical Soclety it performs a usefvl function in boosting the morale of the many older people who support it and contributing to their lifelong learnin8. In co-operation with North Down Museum, the Society continues to undertake research into local heritage and its activities help to keep both local and wider historical subjects at the forefront of public interest and debate In this area. Signedz , , Date lo lan Wilson Chalrman of Bangor Hlstorlcal Society
APPENDIX A CONSTITUTION OF BANGOR HISTORICAL soaETY l) Il•m• The So¢l•ty sh•M be c•ll•d th• Bwor HithKkal Sodety 21 Obh a) Th• thdy of tho cowem•rt of publlc iThlw•5t In hlrtory. folklafe, irthaeohxy and •ntbqutt)os special refer•nce toth• loral am. b) The hpldlnq of l•ctur•4 lts and the wKourng•m•rt of th• study of I•1 histyv. 3) Mufib•rthlp Membmhlp wlll be open to •ry puson Supports th• obJts of th• Spqffjty •nd th• Innu b. The annual subscripkn be dedded by th• ¢ommltte• aftd subjfft to appr1 ofth• memb$ at tho Afin G•n¢r•l m••t1 of th• S(. A Menknershlp card lll be blu annualty. 4) Pr As nwss•ry. memb•rJ sh•H appolnt • Pru)d•ntK) wlll b8 a rnember of the EK¢cutlve Cornmltt The Prnsident may l¥)Id offlc• for up to Ilve years •nd may be rNpWnted. Th• Prnldert or deloptsd deputy. tske th• th•lr for th• d•ctivn of th• IoMb¥ CInT•1n. lft th• •v•rt ot •qu•llty ol the Presld•nt wlll hav• • t•stlw . a) At the Annu•l Genernl Mtetlrrf of the Sodety the m•mb•rs shall electfr} Its number, • Chalrnmn, a VIc•-ChalrffAn. • SKrntsry. i TMsur•r, and up to Jev•n tsth•r mqmb•rn to ftKrn M Ex•11¥• Cornmltm A pern $0 elected $h811 commènce hlslher yar of offlct Immedlatel¥ •fter el•¢th)h. b) SLJxt to Constitsrtlon the Executlve Cornmlttee sh•ll h•v• tho ienernl control. dtr•¢Uon and m•n¥em•nt ofthe affatrs, fvnd$ and records ofthè 5¢tty. e) Th• ExKutsve C(xnmltt•• $hll m••t It l•ast twk• In •ath y•ir •nd th• quorum for sh moetln sh•tl be the rnrity ofthe Commlttee, d) Th• Chaimwft It •ath QXKUt m•étln¢ shall h•v• • castlrqvote In thè évent of oquallty olvallngè el If th• ft••d sruld •rli• th• Ex•cutlv• CDmmltt•• sh•ll hav• the powar ol cfroptton. 6) M••thp ollknb •) Tho Annu•l G•n•r41 m••dng of th• W•ty Shall b• held at thé last meelln¢ of th• suslon - nomMIIy In Awii-or at Such d•t•, tlm• •nd plac• as the Ex•cytlv• Committee by rejolukn dthrmlm. b) Th• •eend• d the Anni GL4)eral Me•tlrq shll mntain th• followlng . 1> Secretsrfs Report 11) Tr6Awref3 Audlted Rtyort 1111 EIttl1 of the Éxcullve CoMmllt•• Iv) 4)polntment of Audlkn v) kny oth•r buslness r) Each m•mb•r sh•ll on• vrte on •a¢h prop¥mOtion at •ny G•neral Mwllni ¢rfth• Soci•ty, •xc•pt In •lethns when th• Chalmkin shall hve i vot• In the eVt of equ•l vati d) Notkes ol rnotlom to b• d•b•tsd at th• AnTr1 G•nar•l Me•tlry rnust arrlve lft wrtttw wlth th• r•ttry •t fourtwi days bth th• rn••ti. e) Spxlal Gen•rnl MeÈtlrqs of Ihe Soclity, may be call•d by d•clskn of the Ex•cutlv• CommJtt•o as sojn as may be •ft•r th• r•celpt of • r•qul$ltlon In to the Jecr•tsry $Iad cffi behalf of not legs than one thlrd tsf th• rnffiib•rs, and 5tatsrq th• obJo¢t of the rne•tlr4. Any suth m••tlng thus
called mwt h notifi•d In vffltlw to th4 m•mb•rshlp not kn tn fourtwn d•ys b•for• th• d•t• of th• m••tlry. fj Th• notl¢• ofa SpKhl G•n•ral Meet1 Jh•ll stats th¢ purpos• lor whlth.rtls to be hdd and n bUn•4$, other th•n thatipoclfied In the notlce conv•nlryq K may be de•lt wlth. 7> An•ndd Prothslons a) The flnandal yeJr of th• Socl•ty sh•ll b• I"Janwry ts 31" D•c•mber. b) All fvnds of the Soci¢ty Shill b• k•pt in • reeognis•d bank ar bulldh¥s¢¢lety4grttht bytlw Cornmbtteo and ii recelpts and dbsbwsements rfth• Scylety shll be rttorded In th• Tr•Mur•rfs •ccounts. The •ccouThts sh•ll b• k•pt In th• nam• of th• Sotloty. ¢} The Execudve Cornmlttee SMII have power to •dmlnlst•r suth lunds. d) The accounts of the 50cl•ty sh•ll b• audlt•d annualty by the Audftér •PPOlntsd by th• rn4Yrtbs at tht AThnl Gèn•rnl Mé•ttn8. In ill matttfs of pro¢•duTe and Intttpretatlon of thls th• d•dIk of th• Chalrnwn sh411 fln•l. 9) Tho Constltutlon of th• So(l•ty rnay b• aMInd by a r•solutlon Carri by not knj than tvffj thlrdg Dlth• th 8lv•n th•r•on at •n Annu•l G•n•ral Meetlng or SpKAI G•n•ral M••tlw of th• Soclety, provlded th•t not• of th• pn)prA•d am•ndm•nt b••n 8lven In wrltlw to •ach rn•mb•r of th• Soclety at leart fpurt¢en befor• th• m••tlw. 10) Th• Sodety may ifflllate th• F•d•fakn for Ulter Local SbJdle5 or such oth•r body the membershlp ol vthkh would de4m•d to b• in th• b•rt intff•sts of th• S¢xlety. How•vw. any such •fflllatlon shll r4qulr• th• prlor •ppro¥•l ol tha ffl•mb•rn It •n Anfiu G•n•rnl Mmt1 or Sp•Cl G•nw•l M••U Il•d Iw th• purpoJ•. 11) MIKdm•o a) Any obJ•ct or docum4nt Ov•A to the lit f<w &fa••piM or oth•rwl¥ SI11 iMakn th• prop•rty ofth• ownw unlem othen d•cY••d by hlm/h•r In wrf and $ed In th• prtt•ff• glt Ind•p•n(l•nt Mkn•JJeJ. b) A wpy Dflhis Conskn, M•ther th any am•ndm•nts th•reto. sh•U b• ddlvrf•d fr•• of¢h•ry• to any m•mb•r of the Sod•ty on r•quwL c) Th• Soclety rniy bè dissolv•d by the of three I0rtS of th• ¥ot•S 8iv•n th•r•()n at wJ•ciil GeMr41 M••tlw allod for th• purp(X•• of whlch tWQhty* notk• has b••n otv•n th wrtttw. d) If on of th• Spcl•ty th•r• r•milns. •ft•r th• of all Its d•bts and llablHtl•s, •ny aijets ih•ll not h k•pt4mong m•mb•rs Iwt ih411 b• 8lY•n or tr•nsfetted to ath•r tharlty or ¢h•rttl•J h•vlv4 obJKts to the Sodety u th• Comm1tt4• m•y thlde. ned.. lo