T RUSTEES’ REPORTStructure, Governance andManagement<strong>The</strong> <strong>British</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Rome</strong> was founded in1901 and incorpor<strong>at</strong>ed by Royal Charter in1912 (Supplemental Charter, 1995). It is aregistered charity, no. 314176. <strong>The</strong>governing body of the <strong>School</strong> comprises thePresident, HRH Princess Alexandra, theHon. Lady Ogilvy, KG, GCVO, and theCouncil. <strong>The</strong> Director, Professor AndrewWallace-Hadrill, acts as the <strong>School</strong>’s ChiefExecutive, has the right of <strong>at</strong>tendance <strong>at</strong> allmeetings of Council and its Subcommittees,and provides the secretari<strong>at</strong> from among the<strong>School</strong> staff.A list of all members of Council(Trustees) who have acted during the<strong>2007</strong>–2008 financial year appears below,together with details of the <strong>School</strong>’s financialadvisers, members of all Subcommittees, anda full list of members of staff.Under the terms of the Royal Charter,two Council members are to be appointedby the President of the <strong>British</strong> Academy andthe rest are appointed by the Council. Nofewer than seven members must be selectedfrom the fields of specialis<strong>at</strong>ion and workenshrined in the <strong>School</strong>’s objectives. Care istaken to secure a balance betweenspecialists in the Fine Arts and theHumanities and generalists with legal,financial and fundraising skills. Members ofCouncil serve for a term of five years,renewable for a maximum of a further fiveyears. Members of Council are normallyrequired to be under the age of 70 onelection. <strong>The</strong>y are normally expected to befamiliar with the <strong>School</strong> and its work onappointment, and are invited to visit the<strong>School</strong> in <strong>Rome</strong> and to meet staff boththere and in London as part of an inductionprocess. Council meets three times a year.Council is advised on all m<strong>at</strong>ters offinance and personnel by the Finance andPersonnel Subcommittee, which consists ofthe Chair of Council, the Treasurer, and theChairs of all Subcommittees, and meetsnormally four times a year.Grants are awarded by Council on therecommend<strong>at</strong>ion of two specialist advisorycommittees, the Faculty of Archaeology,History and Letters and the Faculty of theFine Arts. Chairs of Faculties are appointedby Council, and must be members ofCouncil. Members of Faculties areappointed for a five-year term by Councilon the recommend<strong>at</strong>ion of the Faculties;they are chosen to represent the full rangeof specialist interests th<strong>at</strong> fall within thechartered objectives of the <strong>School</strong>.Fellowships, scholarships and awards areadvertised once a year, and the Facultiesmeet once annually to consider applic<strong>at</strong>ions,and to monitor reports by recipients ofawards. <strong>The</strong> awards process is administeredfrom the London office by the Registrar.Details of how to apply for awards togetherwith relevant forms are available on the<strong>School</strong>’s website.Council is advised on all academicpublic<strong>at</strong>ions of the <strong>School</strong> by the Faculty ofArchaeology, History and Letters, under thechairmanship of the Chair of Public<strong>at</strong>ions.<strong>The</strong> Chair is appointed by Council, andmust be a member of Council.Council is advised on development andfundraising by the Chair of Development;the Chair is appointed by Council, and mustbe a member of Council..Risk ManagementCouncil has identified and reviewed themajor risks to which the <strong>School</strong> is exposedand considers th<strong>at</strong>, to the extent th<strong>at</strong> it isable, it has systems in place to mitig<strong>at</strong>ethose risks. It reviews its risk assessment onan annual basis.Objectives, Activities and Plans forthe Future<strong>The</strong> objects of the <strong>School</strong> are set out in theSupplemental Royal Charter (1995) asfollows:(a) To promote the study in Italy ofarchaeology, history and letters, architecture,painting, sculpture, printmaking andother arts.(b) To establish and maintain in <strong>Rome</strong> ahostel for students <strong>at</strong>tending the <strong>School</strong>who are studying arts, archaeology, historyand letters and who are of <strong>British</strong> orCommonwealth birth, educ<strong>at</strong>ion orresidence.(c) To establish and maintain studios andother buildings for the purposes of the<strong>School</strong> and their use by the students andother persons <strong>at</strong>tending the <strong>School</strong>.(d) To pursue archaeological and otherresearches and public<strong>at</strong>ions in the subjectareas specified in (a) above.(e) To maintain in <strong>Rome</strong> a generallibrary of the arts, archaeology, history andletters.(f) To award Scholarships, Exhibitions,Bursaries, Research Grants and other formsof assistance to those of <strong>British</strong> orCommonwealth birth, educ<strong>at</strong>ion or residence,engaged in the study of the arts, archaeology,history or letters.40
T R U S T E E S ’ R E P O R T<strong>The</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s mission st<strong>at</strong>ement andsummary st<strong>at</strong>ement of activities in pursuitof its objects are given on the opening pageof this <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>. <strong>The</strong> objectives forthe year, achievements and plans for thefuture are set out in detail above, in theDirector’s <strong>Report</strong> and in the reports onindividual activities th<strong>at</strong> follow: theseconstitute an integral part of the formalTrustees’ <strong>Report</strong>.C OUNCILProfessor R. BurdettMr R. CooperProfessor S. FarthingMr M.N. Higgin (Hon. Treasurer)Mr T.D. LlewellynMs J. LomaxProfessor M.J. MillettMr A.R. NairneDr J.H. PellewSir Ivor Roberts (Chair from January2008)Dr F. SalmonMr B. Ward-PerkinsDr S. Walker°Professor M. WarnerProfessor C.J. WickhamProfessor T.P. Wiseman* (Chair toDecember <strong>2007</strong>)<strong>The</strong> Chief Executive of the <strong>British</strong> Academyis invited to observe Council meetings.DirectorProfessor A. Wallace-HadrillFinance and Personnel SubcommitteeMr M.N. HigginMs J. LomaxDr J.H. PellewSir Ivor Roberts° (Chair from January 2008)Dr F. SalmonMr B. Ward-PerkinsProfessor T.P. Wiseman* (Chair toDecember <strong>2007</strong>)Charity Number: 314176AuditorsHLB Vantis Audit plc82 St John StreetLondon EC1M 4JNAccountantsVantis Group Limited82 St John StreetLondon EC1M 4JNItalian Financial AdviserFragano & PartnersVia A. Gallonio 800161 <strong>Rome</strong>Investment Managers and AdvisersCazenove Capital Management Limited12 Moorg<strong>at</strong>eLondon EC2R 6DABankersN<strong>at</strong>ional Westminster Bank Plc186 Brompton RoadLondon SW3 1XJCredito EmilianoVia del Tritone 97–800187 <strong>Rome</strong>San Paolo–IMIAgenzia 36, Via Civinini 5000144 <strong>Rome</strong>___________________° Joined during <strong>2007</strong>–8* Left during <strong>2007</strong>–841
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