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This statistical release presents data on the number of reported treasure finds for 2020 and provisional figures for 2021 within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A treasure find is when a single or group of items is discovered which contains at least one item that may [footnote 1] meet the legal definition of treasure. Data on the type of treasure and their final destinations of the finds in 2020 are broken down by county, period, and method of discovery. Figures for 2021 are provisional and are provided by county and region only. Leaders that commit to adapting the treasury function will find their efforts well rewarded. On the basis of our client experience, acting decisively in the following areas can boost bank NII 2% to 5%, and in some cases by as much as 10%. While conducting the survey, we observed some companies still dealing with impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic whereas other organizations considered the pandemic in the review-mirror and were now focused on new priorities and challenges. Compared to 2019, working capitaloptimisation and enhancing governance and control over domestic and overseas operations, has become a larger focus.

Treasuries have an opportunity to enter the postpandemic period on a much stronger footing. Although the interest rate environment remains challenging, a combination of strong bank liquidity, low market volatility, and a willingness to expand traditional risk tolerances create ideal conditions for treasury leaders to press for change. These changes are hard, but persistence will pay off by allowing treasurers to contribute demonstrably higher NII. Roughly a third of the found object cases (35%) and a quarter of the found coin cases (25%) were acquired by or donated to museums, totalling 304 additions to museums. The general theme you will see across this year’s report is that the market has been incredibly busy across both commerce and industry and banking and financial services. The continued demand for the treasury skillset, in addition to an increased number of opportunities, has meant candidates are in a strong position when it comes to salary negotiations. As a result, treasury professionals have been able to secure significant uplifts when making an external move. Invest in understanding the as-is state across the operating model. Benchmark key processes and analytics for their effectiveness against peer practices, and use the insights to prioritize improvements. Figure 1: Number of reported treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 1996-2021 (provisional)Furthermore, an important aspect under this function is ‘cash flow forecasting’, wherein treasurers try to forecast future cash positions to proactively plan for any liquidity shortfalls or surpluses.

At the time of publication, the number of finds for 2021 has not been finalised and confirmed [footnote 2]. Therefore, the data for 2021 is provisional and it is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of factors such as period and change in ownership in this release. As usual, this final breakdown will be provided in the Treasure Finds Statistical Release in 2023 which will cover the treasure finds for 2021 in detail and provisional figures for 2022. While turning treasury into a profit center had gain some momentum in prior surveys, it is still considered an exception as it tends to be limited to companies in certain industries (e.g., financial services and commodities trading businesses). Capital and liquidity management remains at the heart of the treasurer’s work but,as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, there is a ramp-up across other activities.All this makes the treasurer and their (generally) small treasury team busier thanever. Add geopolitical uncertainty, inflation and interest rate rises into the mix, andtreasurers have to be on high alert. In 2020, by county, the largest number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was Norfolk with 104 cases (10% of total finds) whilst in 2019, the largest number of treasure finds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was Hampshire with 104 cases (8% of total finds). 4. Characteristics of reported finds, 2019 It is therefore a great pleasure to introduce this year's Annual Report on the Treasure Act, which gives an overview of how the Act operated in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2019.

This statistical release presents data on the number of reported treasure finds for 2020 and provisional figures for 2021 within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Data for 2020 are broken down by county, region, period, distribution and method of discovery. Figures for 2021 are provisional and are provided by county and region only. Although this report covers the year before the COVID-19 pandemic began, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked so hard during that challenging period to keep the treasure process functioning. This includes the local Finds Liaison Officers, Amgueddfa Cymru / National Museum Wales, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs and the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland, who have all continued to work as the gateway to the treasure process. I thank the Treasure Registry at the British Museum, which organised online valuations and meetings for the Treasure Valuation Committee during the age of social distancing - and the members of the Committee themselves, under their Chairman Roger Bland, who have continued to provide their informed and well-considered recommendations in difficult circumstances. were donated to museums (47 object cases, 12 coin cases) allowing them to be acquired by museums at no (or reduced) public cost The adoption of treasury management technologies in the cloud has increased since we conducted our survey last in 2019. Respondents also share how they have increased the adoption of APIs, automation, and visualization technologies to complement treasury management systems (compared to our last survey in 2019).