The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy

Registered charity 1184354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON STEREOSCOPIC ARCHIVE

Acquires and preserves stereoscopic images and equipment, devices and other related materials.To advance the education of the public on the subject of stereoscopic photography.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1. TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE FOR THE NATION A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES AND DEVICES AND OTHER RELATED MATERIALS (THE 'ARCHIVE'), REPRESENTING A SIGNIFICANT PART OF BRITAIN'S HERITAGE OF STEREOSCOPIC (3-D) PHOTOGRAPHY, CREATED FROM THE 1850S ONWARDS.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY RESEARCH STUDENTS) ON THE SUBJECT OF STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY IN ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE ARCHIVE TO THOSE RESEARCHING THIS AREA FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £166,880 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £342,800. However, the trustees note that free unrestricted reserves were in a deficit of £12,487, relying on expected ongoing donations to ensure funds remain adequate to fulfil obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN HAROLD MAY PHD
• Dr MICHAEL PRITCHARD FRPS DGPH
• EMILY MAY ALFORD
• LOUISA WINTER
• Lindsey Sutherland Stewart

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Centre for British Photography.

• The Centre for British Photography income £217k
• BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS income £7.5m
• The British Society of Master Glass Painters Charitable Trust income £1.6m
• BRESSINGHAM STEAM PRESERVATION COMPANY LIMITED income £1.0m
• The Gemmological Association of Great Britain income £3.3m
• FULL FACT income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

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