HISTORY OF ADVERTISING TRUST

Charity number: 276194
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The History of Advertising Trust is the largest archive of UK advertising material in the world and is an educational Trust formed in 1976, becoming a registered charity in 1978. It encourages and subsidises the study of UK advertising and brand communications. Through HAT Archive, it rescues, preserves and conserves the industry's history and its best work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £352,161
Total expenditure: £341,490

People

12 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 July 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HAT (Working name)
  • HAT ARCHIVE (Working name)
Company number:
01354445 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Victoria Thompson Trustee 05 August 2025
None on record
Kathryn Jacob Trustee 05 August 2025
None on record
Orlando Wood Trustee 05 August 2025
None on record
Brinsley Dresden Trustee 05 August 2025
None on record
Katharine Stanners Trustee 21 November 2023
None on record
Joanne Louise Arden Trustee 16 May 2023
None on record
Sabina Usher Trustee 16 May 2023
None on record
Harjot Singh Trustee 14 May 2023
THE ARTANGEL TRUST
Received: On time
SALLY CHAN Trustee 13 March 2022
None on record
Thomas Knox Trustee 01 February 2020
None on record
PAUL JEFFREY BAINSFAIR Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
PHILIP ANTHONY RABY SMITH Trustee 19 May 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £303.97k £345.12k £311.33k £320.23k £352.16k
Total expenditure £289.42k £325.56k £349.73k £316.41k £341.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £3.50k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 28 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 June 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23RD FEBRUARY 1978 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 MAY 2017 as amended on 05 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN FIELDS OF THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ADVERTISING AND MARKETING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The History of Advertising Trust
Unit 12
The Raveningham Centre
Beccles Road
Raveningham
NORWICH
Phone:
01508548623
Email:
enquiries@hatads.org.uk
Website:

www.hatads.org.uk Open in new window