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THE ROOTES ARCHIVE CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1108882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROOTES ARCHIVE CENTRE TRUST

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROOTES ARCHIVE CENTRE TRUST ARE TO: HOLD, PRESERVE, CATALOGUE AND MAKE AVAILABLE THE ARCHIVES OF THE ROOTES GROUP ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ARCHIVES OR MATERIAL OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF, CONNECTED WITH THE ROOTES GROUP AND ASSOCIATED OR SUCCESSOR COMPANIES

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£15k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no debts and covers all its running costs through proactive fundraising. The trustees have ringfenced £48,000, representing eight years of running costs, as a contingency fund to ensure sustainability. The filing confirms there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 8 years of Archive Centre running costs (£48k) (held: £48k)
“The trustees have agreed to reserve (ringfence) 8 years of Archive Centre running costs (£48k) within the accounts to ensure the sustainability of the Archive should there be any issues with fundraising in the future thereby allowing time for an action plan to be created to preserve the assets and find a new location.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by L.D.W. Rowe. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£26k£15k
31/12/2023£27k£17k
31/12/2022£23k£9k
31/12/2021£43k£26k
31/12/2020£49k£27k

Common questions

Is THE ROOTES ARCHIVE CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has no debts and covers all its running costs through proactive fundraising. The trustees have ringfenced £48,000, representing eight years of running costs, as a contingency fund to ensure sustainability. The filing confirms there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by L.D.W. Rowe.