Charity Registration No. 1001560
Company Registration 02564153 (Ellglalld and Waks)
ort of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
for
ton To
and Model Museum

BRIGITfoN TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
The DirectorJ of the Company who were In office during the year and up to the dats of
signing the (Inan¢ial statements were:
Dirtttors
Christopher Littl￿le
Victor Michel (chairnwi)
Anthony Capo-Bianco
Alan Pett
Hugo Marsh
Peter Bryant
Lord Faulkner of Worc¢ster
Glenn Butler
Nicholas Oddy
Richard Vernon
Nicholas Mosley
Tnistees
Christopher Littledale
Anthony CwBianco
Alan Pett
Victor Michel (Chaimian)
Hugo Marsh
Peter Bryant
Lord Faulkner of Worc¢ster
Glenn Butler
Nichol&s Oddy
Richard Vernon
Nicholas Mosley
Cbarity number
1001560
Company number 02564153
PTincipal addre8S
52-55 Trnfalgar Str￿t
Brighton
E&st Sussex
BNI 4EB
Aecountants
John Tuffin & Co
12113 Ship Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BNI IAD

BRIGITfoN TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
CONTENTS
Page
Trustees Annual Report (TAR)
3-12
Independent Examiner's Report
13-14
Statemcnt of fmanclal activities
15
Balan¢e Sheet
16
Notes to the accounts
17-22

Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 0110112024 to 31112/2024
Charity Dame: Brighton Toy & Model Museun)
Cbarity registration Dumber: 1001560
Ob'eetives and Activities
Objectives of the Charity
Brighton Toy and Model Museum exhibits, preserves and cares for important mod¢ls and toys
from th¢ last thr¢¢ centuries. It makes thcm available for viewing by schools and the public,
inspiring and educating people of all ages.
Maln aetivities of the Charity in relation to those purpo8e8 for the public benefit
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the CIwAty Conunission on public
benefit.
The Museum cares for about 15.000 objects, of which approximately two-thirds are on display.
It holds about I 1.000 objects owned by or pemLqnently loaned to the Littledale-Brough Tn
(Collections Trust) on perniancnt long-trn loan to the Museum. These comprise Railway,
aircraft, ships, road vehicles, dolls, houses & furniture, puppets, construction sets, Meccano,
lead figures, models, kitchen stoves and accessories. The Museum also displays and cares for
collections of SI￿lficant international importance which are on loan to the Museum. It makes
them accessible to the public whilst ensuring their care and preservation in accordance with
museum accreditation standards of SPECTRUM.
Specialist conserrntion work is undertaken as necessary on the si￿lficant models in the
collection ensuring their preservation and enhancing their display. In additio￿ the Museum
follows good envimnmentsl control monitoriDg and procedures in ￿OrdanCe with Museum
accreditation standards.
The Museum is open to the public for five days a week. including Saturdays, throughout the
year. It also opens occasionally on Sundays for public workshops arAd cvcnts and occasionally
on Mondays for events, groups and tours. It is accessible for wheelchair users and welcomes
people with varying social or physical needs. It off¢TS trails, qui72es and guided tours to help
infornj and inspire visitOTS. Quizzes and trails for younger visitors are available in Frenc
Italian, Spanish and Gennan as well as English, ¢ncouraging foreign visitors to engage more
closely with objects on display. A professional guid¢book with high quality images is available
to buy and provides visitors with a great souvenir of their visit. Th¢re is also an audio guide
which highlights the back stori¢s to a range of iten]s in the collection.
The Museum providcs a varied school programmc to fit in with the School Curriculum. The
Museum welcomes visits from schools all over Southern England as well as from further aficld
and also international wups or schools.
Public family workshops and other community events are offered by the Museum to inspire
visitors and increase awaren¢ss and access of the collections and the Museum.

Polley on social investment ineluding programme related investment
Th¢ Museum involves itself to a high degree with other agencies to improve the streetscape
and museum entrance. The Museum was an official Visit Brighton Inforn]ation Point until
recent years when Brighton City Council ma(k cuts to the service, no longer providing leafiets
and dispensers to lack of fimds and instead concentrating on promoting Brighton outsid¢
of the city to attract visitors. The Museum however rnBnaged to retain the Visitor I]rforn]ation
Point sign and continues to offer tourist inforn]at1o￿ and encourage the development of a
Cultural route from Brigbton Railway Station to the Royal Pavilion. The Museum is also
leading on the Trafalgar Street ProjecL a project to regenerate Trafalgar StreeL improving
visitors, first impression of Bright0￿ enwuraging pwpl¢ from Brighton station to access the
North Laine are￿ supporting local independent ttaders in our community.
Contribution made by volunteers
The Museum relies on volunteers to help nm the museum and ensure that it opens 37 hours a
w¢¢k. Volunteers work on a variety of jobs such as the till, marketing. &ssisting with public
events and shop sales. In addition, some volunteers wod( on specific museum projects such as
Inv¢ntory documentation work and obj¢¢t research. DurAng the year there were 20 volunteers
in the Museum contributing approximately 100 hours of time a week. They comprise
volwiteer8 students looking for work experience and people working part-time looking for
jobs in the sector. Seven of these were new volunteers showing that the Museum continues to
attract and also retain its volunteers. Brexit how¢ver continues to impact on our offer of
internships to European students due to the probibitive costs involved in sponsoring the interns.
The Museum works with s¢v¢ral organisations including the Community Base and Universities
to attract new volunteers.
Sponsors
The Museum has s¢veral sponsors who Contribufr financially or with services to help the
museum.
Achievements and Performance
Visitor admissions
The museum perfonned strongly during 2024 and as in previous years, exceeded
expectation4 attracting a record number of visitors. In total, almost 17,000 visitors (excluding
school groups and those attending an ¢veniDg ¢v¢nt) came to the museum during the year
compared to the previous highest number recorded of16,000 in 2023. This suggests that the
museurn continues to be seen as a very engaging plac¢ to visit with something to offer all
generations of families. The draw of popular new exhibits such as the Peel P50 car accounted
for significant peaks in vxsitor admi&sions when first displayed.
Th¢ numb¢r of OAP and Adult ticket sales increased significandy in 2024 compared to 2023
by 15Q/o and 140/0 respectively. Family ticket sales increased marginally by l % and th¢
number of child ticket sales decreased by 30/0, which in part reflected the very high level of
child tickets sold in 2023 as all visitor categories had increased on 2022 numbers. Adults and
family members make up 700/0 of the annual visitor numbers. in keeping with previous year&
OAPS comprise 17Q/o and cl]ildren comprise 130/0.
Events and Activities ill the museum.
The Mus¢um was busy with evcnts spread out thmughout the year.
In line with previous y&ars, th¢ Museum h¢ld two trdill nlllnl￿ days during the year. in
March and October. Ivhile ticket sales for March were lower than in 2023, the train n]nni
days was still very well attended, attracting in totsl 364 visitors, an incr￿¢ of 5 % on 2022.

The Museum continued to build its reputation for being part of local cultural festivals. During
Brighton Fringe the Museum was used as a venue over several days by four different acts.
Through trial and error. the Museum has found the shows which attract most people are those
Twhich are family orientated or benefit from being in the museum setting. The Museum
continued to be a venue for Sofar Sounds concerts with three events held during the year.
One of th￿e was for World Hearing Day in parthership with Mumbli. a Hearing Wellness
Company.
The Museum ran its first F¢stive Fair, including Santa's Grotto in mid-D¢c¢mber. Th¢ Fair
coincided with the local Artist Open House event and included 13 artists selling their crafts
on stalls throughout the museum. Father Christm&8 was well attended with all 50 spaces
booked. The Museum also continues tying to promote itself as a venue for hire for corwrate
and special celebrations and was chosen as a venu¢ for a local resident's 60th birthday paty.
PublRC Ellgagement
Several tours were given throughout th¢ year, raising the profile of th¢ Museum amongst
different audiences. Tours continue to be popular with speci81 interest groups including locat
U3A groups, Burgess Hill Lions (who also gave £2k towards the TSP) &8 well as Limitless
Travel, a company wbich works with people with disabilities.
In June the Museum was invited to take part in the Charity Open Day on Pavilion Gardens
for the third year alongside other popular local charities. The Museum also took part in the
national Heritage Open Days event in S¢pt¢mber both tours b¢ing sold out. Th¢
Museum tour received lots of social media publicity &8 one of the key events they publicised.
The Museum organised its third annual free open afternoon for North Laine Residents and
plays a lead role in the Trafalgar Street Project. involving local traders and r¢sid¢nts in th¢
area. This open day event attracts increasing numbers of local residents each year so looks to
b¢com¢ a regular f¢atUT¢ of th¢ Mus¢um's calendar. The North Lain¢ Community
Association has expressed its gratitude to the Museum for organising this event and fostering
clos¢r links with local r¢sid¢nts.
In March the Museum hosted a 'Meet the Edxtor, Event, a bvsiness networking event offering
the opportunity to meet the Argus editor wbich was well attended by local business people.
The Geneal Manager (GM) also became an active member of the Community Rail Steering
Committee and the Museum hosted one of their regular meetings in the Museum. The
Museum also hosted a coffee morning for Brighton Pas( a facebook group with 68,500
followers
Other collaborations entered into by the GM included Komedia Productions in Dec￿llber to
help promote their family friendly Chrisknas Show, as well as collaborations with the
Loneliness Charity 'Together Co. and the Pocklington TrusL a charity for the VAsually
impaired. She also led tours of children from the Extra Time ProjecL a respite project for KS
3 children helping them to remain in mainstream education.
Media and Television
During the year, as a result of the display of the P¢¢1 P50, the Museum was featured on BBC
South East Today, BBC Breakfast National and BBC Radio Susscx. In July. th¢ Director
appeared on TV Meridian to talk about the dAsplay of Meccano boxes.
The Museum continues to maintain a high profile and support from BBC rndio Sussex and
the local Argus newspaper. The GM featured on a double page spread in the Argus about the
Trafalgar Street Regeneration Project in December 2024. During the year, the Museum also
featured in a Caravan and Camping Club article promoting the Museum as a place to visit.

Th¢ Museum also continues to have a strong social media presence across some of the most
)pular platforn]s such as FacebooL tnstagram and TwitterlK sl)aring stories and
]nforn￿tiOn about th¢ collection and ¢vents in the museum.
The Brighton Toy and Model Index which is the Museum's online toy encyclopaedia
ontinu¢s to grow and at th¢ dat¢ of this report has 9,941 pages and 12,078 images. Over
108,000 users accessed this database in 2024 with 570/0 of these accessing the site from the
UK. Sitc visitors from a totsl of 98 countries accessed the pages, primarily from English-
speaking countries and Europe but also from countries from as far afield as Jap￿ South
Afric￿ Russia and Uzbekistan.
Exhibitions
In March 2024, the Peel P50 car, the world's smallest production car, was loaned to the
Museum for display in the Museum Lobby.
In April 2024, a large collection of Budgie diecasts was loaned by one of the Trustees to the
Museum, many of which were immediately put on display. complementing the other cabinet
of Budgie mod¢ls already exl]ibited in the Museum. The same Trustee also loaned a small
collection of Mechanics Mad¢ Easy Tins, wbich were put on display in the Meccano cabinet
in May 2024.
In late December the Museum removed a large coll¢ctiOD of Hornby and Hornby Dublo from
two large display cabinets in preparntion for return to the lender. New displays for these
cabinets were curated and put on show in early 2025.
EdueAtion Programme
The revised education offer comprises three workshops linked to the National Curriculum on
Toys Through the Ages which explores timeline% the materials toys are made from and Iww
they move. This is designed for Early Years, Key Stage l and Key Stage 2. There is also a
STEM workshop for older Key Stage 2 children called 'Real Life Mad¢ Miniature, looking at
and exploring simple scientific forces to understand what makes things move. A new liter￿Y
story telling workshop is now off¢red in the afternoons to encourage schools to pay to stsy
for the day. Based on the Five Fingers of Storytelling, children explore the collection to bring
their favourite characters to life in a story. Scssions ar¢ d¢liv¢r¢d by th¢ G¢nwal Manager and
Assistant Manager.
In total 31 schools visited the Museum in 2024 with some of the larger schools bringing more
than one class and visiting over several days. As the ¢du¢&ion worksbops are delivered by
ontracted museum staff there is increased flexibility to accept visits of smaller groups from
private and Special Needs schools. The workshops are continuing to get Cxcellent f¢¢dback
from teach¢rs and the additional storytelling workshop in the afternoon has resulted in an
increased number of schools stayin8 for th¢ day. In total 1093 ￿h0o1 children accompanied by
approximately 218 support staff visited the Museum during the year. As in previous years.
whilst most schools coming to the Museum were based in Bright0￿ East and W¢st Susse
some cam¢ from as far as Sury and Kent. In 2024 the location of schools visiting the Museum
comprised:
Brighton area- 9
East Sussex - 9
West Sussex- l O
Surrey - 2
Kent-l

2024 Updates and improvements
March - December
Pcel P50 car loaned to the m￿eum and put on display until 2025
April
Loan of Budgie Collcctlon and put on display
Mechanics Made FASY Tins loaned and put on display
Purchase of Biscuit Tin Collection
Jun¢
Redisplay of the Minic Ships cabinet
July
Redisplay of th¢ Biscuit Tin Collection
December
Se&80nal snowy L¢go display
Three Astra satellit¢ contrnctor models W¢T¢ donated and put on display with
Concorde r¢displayed alongside.
Acquisitions
During the year the Littledale Brough Trust purchased the Marsh H2 Atlantic Southern
Railway 'The Needles,. as well as an LBSCR H2 Atlantic. These have been placed on display
on the Museum layout.
The Biscuit Tin coll¢ction9 previously on lo￿ was pllrchas￿ by the Peter Dunk Men]orÉal
Trust in May 2024, ensuring its continued display in the Museum.
A large collection of Paddington bears and Paddington related ephemera was donated to the
M￿seum in December 2024. and put on display in early 2025.
Maintenance projeets
The Museum continues to make significant improvements to the underpass by painting over
the tagging and grnffiti as soon as it appears. This has proved a major deterrent as fewer
incidents occur. The GM was given the award of Community MindeAI Manager by the North
Laine Residents in recognition of her and the Museum's LX)ntrAbution to maintaining and
improving the appearance ofthe underpass and creating an annual open day for local residents.
During the year work continued in the Museum's m¢z7anine storage are4 creating efficient
storage racking for commission aad donation sales. In additio￿ work started on the refit of the
GM'S office, removing very old carFt.
Staff continue to monitor the water ingress, an ongoing problem in the Museum. especially
durAng periods of heavy rainfall. The floor and walls of the female toilets were painted during
the year. but it is difficult to keep the area looking w¢ll-Inaintained due to the constant
challenge of water ingress. In addition the area around the Emergency exit and Front Entrance

were cleaned and paints￿ and the external Murnl was atso ¢leane(I givillg a fresher external
appearance to the Mus¢um.
Museum D]anagement
The Museum staff currently comprises three full-time salaried staff of a General Manager,
Assistant Manager and Digital Manager as well as a part tin￿ Financ¢ Manager who also works
as Collections Management Officer on a temporary basis until the Museum's Documentation
project is complete.
Aecredltatlon and Collections work
The Museum continued its work on its Inventory documentation project using the digital
catsloguing system eHive. Volunteers and two members of staff have worked hard to clear
backlogs, documenting and phOto￿phing objects on display and in stores. The recruitment of
an intern using grant money from November 2023 to Febnw 2024 enabled a start in the
cataloguing of objects in the stores. As at the date of this report the Museum has catslogued
and photographed approximately 5,400 objects including 900 objects in stores to SPECTRUM
standards, representing approximatcly 500/0 of all objects. Objects in stores have been repacked
and sorted as part of this ongoing projec( ensuring a more efficient use of spacc. There is now
greater control over any incomlng objects which ar¢ catslogued on a timely basis. as well as
over any movements of objects, thereby reducing the risk of future inventory backlogs. The
Museum is currently reviewing Loan Agreements to ensure these are up to date.
tn additio￿ Staff responded to public enquiries and enhanced the quality of displays and
interpretation. The online infornmtion database continues to grow enhancing the Museum's
global replltatio￿ encouraging visitors, and supporting the Museum's educational outreach.
Trafa
r Street Pro"eet
The Museum continued to promote its fundraising campaign for the Trafalgar Street
Regeneration Project, During the year it ran two Crowdfunder CampaI￿S and continued with
its ongoing JustGiving page. The retsil stock developed for the Project has proved popular,
esp￿lalIY the £5 supporters, badges. Other retsil stock includes commeÉnorative nameplates
or plaques sold in the museum shop as well as Sponsorship plaques of the Top Ten treasures.
So far the Museum has sold 13 plaques out of a total of100 and 3 of the Top Ten treasures.
In addition the Museum continued to benefit from two fimdraising Cocktail and Canape events
in 2024 organised by BITE Sussex in collaboration with various cocktail bars and ￿stsurants.
The need for furtber fundraising and ongoing discussions about the scope of th¢ PrOj￿t
prevented the Mu￿um from cornmencing work on the Trafalgar Street Regeneration Project
in 2024. Planning Consent ran out in September 2024 and the Museutn r¢appli¢d for it
successfully but this all took a while. As at the date of this report. the Museum is planning on
¢ommencing work on The Trafalgar Street Project in Summer 2025, WAth a r¢vis¢d scope
comprising the Main Entrance, lighting, signage and CCTV in order to kcep within an
affordable budget. It is hoped that the works on Arch 4 will take place at later stag¢.
Financial Review
Review of the Charity'8 financial position at the end of tbe period
Th¢ Museum continues to maintain a strong financial position and over the years has managed
to build up healthy reserves due to careful monitoring of costs aud gcncrous donations and
sponsorship. In 2024, the Museum recorded an overall profit for the year of £3.708. Of this
profit, £7,551 related to r¢strict¢d funds with the Museum recording a small net loss of £3.843
for its own activity and unrestricted funds.

The record number of visitors that the Museum continued to attract throughout the year,
r¢sulted in admissions income of £98.5k compaTed to £89k in 2023. Gift aid claimed on
admissions amounted to £7,476 and provided a valuable additional sourc¢ of funds. As in 2023,
admissions income and its related gift aid in 2024 amounted to 500/0 of the Museum's total
unrestricted income. Income from education was significantly up on the previo￿ year and the
Museum also benefitted from the high interest rates available on its cash res¢rv¢s. Museum-
related income streams such as education and events represented 60/0 of to￿ income
utwestricted income. retail sales amounted to 8Q/o and bank interest represented 4.5 %.
Museum continued to receive and rely on generous donations and sponsorship during the year
which, with related gift aid, accounted for 301)/o of its total unrestricted income.
Most museum expenditurc relates to statr]ng costs, renL and specific museum project costs.
Ivhilst opernting costs were well-controlled, th¢ Museum experienced unavoidable rises in
premise costs of over l OQ/o from th¢ prior y&qr, primarily due to increased insurance premiums
and electricity bills. At the same time. office and general staff costs were kept 10-150/0 below
previous years due to careful budgding.
Restsicted income relat¢s primarily to money that has been donated to the Museum for specific
purposes. These include Trustee donations made to the Management Fund of £2.186 with
related gift aid of £552, as well as two grants, one fimded by Art Fund for the purposes of
employing an Int￿n. the other flmded by the Museum Dev¢lopment South East for the purchase
of a Digltal Collection Plate. These have been matched to related expenditur¢. In addition the
Museum received restricted income of £17,493 for the Trafalgar Street Regeneration Project
in th¢ year from donations, fundraising events and sales.
The Charity's prineipal sources of funds
The Museum's principal sources of funds nonnally comprAse visitor admission fees. retsil sales
in the mus¢um shop, income from events and education workshops as well as donations and
sponsorship. A major benefactor continues to give his full support to the MUS￿ its paid staff.
and museum projects. The Museum claims gift aid on gift-aided admissions and donations as
appropriate which also brings in important income.
The policy for holding reserves
The Museum maintains a healthy balance in res￿VeS An order to ensure its financial
sustainability. In the event of a significant drop in funding, it will become necessary to secure
more private and commercial sponsors and make changes to the Museum's activities including
extending the museum's public opening hours and fi]rther reviewing admission ticket prices
and workshop events. Th¢ Museum will continue to seek private funding from collectors and
supporters th¢ world over.
The Muscum holds reserves as at 31/12/2024 of £253,428 (2023: £249.720). Includ¢d in the
Museum reserves as at year end is a restricted amount of £19,812 to be used solely for the
Trafalgar Street Regeneration Project.
The Trustees do not consider that the m￿ellM faces any risk as a going concern.
Structure Governance and Mana
ement
Descri
tion of chari
ove
document
How is the chari
constituted?
T￿￿t¢C s¢l¢ction methods
Trust dee( Memorandum and Articles of Association
Limited com
Trustees are s¢l￿t¢d through proposal aod agreement
b the cbainnan and trustees

The charity's organisational structhre and any wider network with which the charity
works
Th¢ Museum is a full member of the Sussex Museums GTOUP which includes over 45 private
and local authority museums in Bright0￿ East and West Sussex. The Museum is also a member
of AI￿ the Association of Independent Museums.
As an accredited rnuse￿ the Museum keeps up to date with Accreditation rquiremen
submitting the Accreditstion Return to Arts Council England when iequired.
The Museum is closely linked to and b¢n¢fits from the Littledale-Brough Trust which holds
about 11,000 objects owned by or pennanently loaned to th¢ Littledale-Brough Trust
representing approximately 75 % of the objects Currently available to the Museum. Christopher
Littledale who founded the Trust with Derek Brough is also the founder of the M￿Seum and is
currently both Director of the Museum and Chairn]an of the Littledale-Brough Trust. Many of
the other Trustees of the Museum are also Trustses of the Littlcdale-Brough Tnjst.
The Museum is also closely linked to th¢ Peter Dunk Memorial Tn￿( a company that s¢t
up in 2022 with a bequest of money from Peter DunL with the stipulation that it be used as a
collections fund for the Museum. Five of the Directors of th¢ Peter Dunk Memorial Trust arc
also TnLStees of the Brighton Toy and Mod¢l Museum.
Reference and Administrative details
Charlty name
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address
Brighton Toy and Model Museum
1001560
52-55 Trafalgar Street
Bright0￿ East Sussex
BNI 4EB

Names of the tharity trustees who manage the ebarity, and are also directors of the company
Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if
an
Trnstee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted rf not
for whole year
Christo
her Littledale
Foundermirector
Chairnian
Victor Michel
Alan Pett
o Marsh
Trustee
Trustee
Anthon
-Bianco
Trustee
Trustee
Truste¢
Pcter B
ant
Neil Bennett
Lord Faulkner of
Worcester
Resigned 1011012024
Trustee
Glenn Butler
10
Nicholas Odd
Trustee
Appointed 111712024
Resi
ed 141612025
Appointed 241212025
Appointed 24/212025
11
Victoria Kin
Richard Vernon
Nicholas Mosl
Trustee
12
TTh￿te¢
13
Trustee
Name of trust¢¢s holding title to propety belonging to the c]Jarity
Trnstee name
Dates acted if not for iYbol¢
ear
Funds held as eustodlan trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this
capacity
NIA
Name and objects of the charity on whose
behalf the &ss¢ts are held and how this falls
within the C￿stodian cljarity's objects
NIA
Detsils of arrangements for safe custody and
s¢gregation of such assets from the charity's
own asset
NIA
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosur¢ of ke
ersonnel details

Other o
tional information
Declarations
The trnstees declare that they have approved the trust¢&s' report above.
Signed on behalf of the eharity's trustees
sIg￿￿tUre(S)
Full ]vame(s)
Position (e.& Secretary*
Chair, etc)
Date
-oL-ZS
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I CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES
Independent examlnerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Re
ort
Report to the trusteesl
membor8 of
Brighton Toy and Model Museum
On accounts for the
year ended
3111212024
Charity no (if any)
1001560
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the
above charity {￿he Trust.) for the year ended
Re8pon8ibiliti08 and
ba818 of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of
the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe ACV).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried
out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my
examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
Independent examinerfs I have completed my exarnination. I confim that no material matters
statement
have come to my attention in connection with the examination which
gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with
section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the fonm and content of accounts set out in the
Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than
any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view
which is not a matter considered as part of an independent
examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in
connection with the examination to which attention should be
drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of
the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
241611ts
Name:
Relevant professional
qualificatson(s) or
body (If any):
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Address:
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c. gussE% 6frJL .
SL'Ction B
DisLlosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details
of any ltsms that the
examiner w18hes to
dl8close.
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BRIGHTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVTrJis
INCLIJDING INCOME AND EXPEIYDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Uurertricted
funds
Restri¢ted
funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Inc
min
resou
Incoming resources from
generated funds
Voluntary income
Notes
52,000
14,705
66.705
64,343
Activities for generating funds
Incoming resources from
Charitable aetivitse8
16.980
5,917
22,897
20,908
141998
143 567
124 321
Totsl incoming resources
210,978
22,191
233,169 209,572
Resources ex
nded
Costs of generating fund$
Costs of g¢n¢rating voluntary
incomc
Funthaisin8 tradin& costs of
goods sold
25,999
774
26,773
12,591
IlJ91
1,091
12,482
7.751
Cbarilable activities
139,033
11,954
150,987 230.940
G0Ven￿nce costs
38,398
821
39,219
37,671
Totsl resour¢es expended
214021
14ffj40
229A61
288,953
Net incoming resources for
the yearl
Iyet movement ill funds
(3W3)
7￿1
3,708
(79J81)
Fund balances at l January
2024
237,459
12261
249.720 329,101
Fund balances at 31
December 2024
233ffj16
19012
253,428 249,720
Th¢ ststement of financial activities also complies WAth the requirements for an income and expenditur¢
a￿OUnt under the Companies Act 2006.
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BRIGHTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible &ssets
Current &8sets
Stocks
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
ioaio
13.859
7,077
233,017
241,741
255,177
247.398
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
59
Net current assets
243,118
235.861
Total assets le&$ current liabilitie8
253A28
249,720
CTeditOTS: amounts falling due
after one year
Total &%8ets/Oiabfilitles)
Income Funds
UnTestricted funds
12
233.616
237,459
Restrict￿ funds
12
19.812
12261
Total Funds
253A28
249 720
The financial statements have beenprepared in accordance with the 4)ecial provisions of Part 15 ofthe Companies
Act 2006 relating to sma]I companies and with the Finan¢ial Reportllig Standards for Smaller Entities (Effe¢tive
April 2008).
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies
A¢t 2006, for the year ended 31 December 2024. No member of the conu)any bas dwsited a notice, pursuant to
section 476, Tequiring an audit of these accounts.
Dir¢¢tors' responsibilities:
the members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
aceordance with section 476,
the directors ￿kllowkdge their responMI)ilitses for comptying with the requirements of the Act with
respect to ac¢ounting records and the preparation of accounts,
these accounts have been prepared in accordan¢e with the provisions applicable to mpanies subjert to
the small companies. regime.
The fthancial sL1tements were approved by the Board of Tntstees on 24 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf
CRC Li
e- Director
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BRIGHTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
l. Aecounting policies
1.1 Basis of preparatiou
The financial statements have been prepa￿d under th¢ historical cost Convention.
The fmancial stat¢m¢nts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting ty
Charities: Ststement of Recommcnded Practice applicable IA) charities preparin8 their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Kepublic of Ireland
(FRS 102) (effective l January 2015) - (Charities SORP IFRS 102)), the Financial Rep)rting
Standard applicable in the UK and RepublAC of Ireland (FRS 102) and the CompanAes Act 2006.
1.2 1Dcomlng resources
Donations, grants and other fornis of voluntary income are recO￿lSed as incoming reSoUr￿S when
receivable. except insofar as they a￿ incapable of fllwicial measurement.
Activities for gcnerating funds represent in¢om¢ from sales of goods and are r¢cognised wh¢n
re¢eAvable.
Income from charitable activities is accounted for when earned.
Incoming resources from grants, where relatcd to perforniance and specific deliverables. are
accounted for as the cbarity earns the right to Consideration by its perforniance.
IJ Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred.
Costs of geneTatAng funds comprise th¢ costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the
costs of trading within the museum's shop.
Charitable expenditur¢ comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities
and services for its benefAciaries. It includes both costs that Can be all(￿ted directly to such
activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and strategic
requirements of the charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic managcment
of the charity.
1.4 Tangibk fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost1￿8 depreciatlon. Depwiation is provided at ratss calculated
to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life as
follows.
Short leasehold
Plant and machinery
FiXtu￿S and fittings
- in a¢cordaDce wlth the property
- 250/0 on reducing balance
- 151/)t) on reducing balance
1.5 Stocks
Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net Tealisable value, aft¢rmaking due allowance forobsolete
and slow moving items.
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BRIGKTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE ACCOtJNrs (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2. Voluntary Income
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
funds
Total
2024
2023
DonatiOJL8 and grants
14,705
66,705
64.343
Donations and grants
UnT¢stri¢ted funds:
Donations and grants
52,360
Restricted funds
Donations (<£5,000)
14,705
3. Aclivilles for generntiDg funds
Unregtricted Restrided
Funds
funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Activities for generating fi￿dS
16,980
5.917
22,897
20,908
FundTaising trading: costs of goods sold
7,751
Net Activities for g¢n¢rating funds
5.589
4,826
10.415
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BRIGHTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEIJM
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNIS (CONTllYIJED)
FOR THE YEAR EIqDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Totsl resources expended
Staff Depr¢¢iit•oll Premim Prnj¢cts
Other
costs
Totsl
2024
Total
2023
Costs of
geuerating funds
Costs of
generating
voluntary income
Fundraising
trading: costs of
goods sold
24290
560
1,923
26,773
12,591
6,072
1.404
1,064
3.942
12.482
7.751
30J62
1.404
1,624
5,865
39335
20,342
Charitabk
activities
Museum facility
Education
49,991
12,145
3.549
41,909 26,120 17273
138042 222.293
12.145
8,647
Governanee
30,362
8,857
39219
37,671
122,860
3,549
43J13 27,744 31.995
229A61 288,953
5. Net Incoming Resources for the Year
This is stated after cbarging:
2024
2023
Depreciation
Auditor's remuneration
3549
3,990
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BRIGITfoN TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEcEI￿BER 2024
6. Employe04
Number of employees
The average monthly number of employees during the y¢ar was:
2024
2023
Number Number
Employment costs
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
115.151
5.686
2,023
122,860
98.355
3225
1,963
103,543
Pension contributions are made under a defined contribution scheme.
7. Tangibk Fixed Assets
Iu8ehold
Plant and
maehinery
Fixtures
and
fittings
Tolal
COST
At l January 2024
Additions in the year
And 31 De¢¢mber 2024
IOJ16
13,040
42,681
lo￿16
13
42,681
66237
DEPRECIATION
At l January 2024
Charge for year
At 31 D￿ernber 2024
9,012
IJ04
11,057
32J09
52J78
IOJ16
IlJ46
33065
55,927
IYET BOOK VALIJE
At 31 December 2024
IA94
8016
ioJio
At 31 December 2023
1,504
1,983
10,372
13,859
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BRIGITTON TOY AM) MODEL MUSEUM
NOTES TO ACCOUNTS (coiYfINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
8. Debtors
2024
2023
Other debtors
Accrued income
Sa69
2J13
04
Credltorj: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Other Creditors and accruals
Prepaid income
IlJ18
741
9,628
10. Trxn8a¢tiOll8 wlth related PArties
As at 31 Ikcember 2024 an amount of £1,085 was owed to the charity by Littledale Brough Trust
(2023: £nil).
Small amounts (<£700 each) have been donated to the charity by 4 trustees during the year for the
purpose of funding W costs and to fund conservation works on items in the collection.
During the year a trnste4 received payments totslling £4,750 for specialised Conservation work on
exhibits and items in the collection.
11. Movements In Fund$
The income funds of the charlty include a number of restricted fimds, ¢omprAsAng the following
balances of donations held for a specific purpose
Restrlcted funib
Balance at I
IncomlDg
Outgolng
BalaDee at 31
January 2024 resources resources Deeember 2024
Management Fund
Trafalgar Street Project
First St¢ps Grant
Income Generation Grant
2,738
17.493
1,460
500
2,738
9,942
1.460
500
12261
19,812
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BIUGHTON TOY AND MODEL MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE ACCOUTh (CONTllYUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Purposes of Restrieted fuDd8
Management Fund
Trustees and other individuals Closely associated with the charity donated money to the
Management which was set up in 2009 to help pay the salary of the Museum General
Manager .
Trafalgar Street Project
The Museum is fi￿draISing for the Trafalgar st￿¢t Regeneration Projecl a project led by the
Museum. This involves a change to the fapde of the Museum, additional ligbting and improved
security to regenerate the underpass from the station to act as a gateway to the North Laines. In
addition to donations and grants received, the Museum held two crowdfunding campaigns during
the year as w¢ll as funthzising events. The Museum h&$ also designed specAfic retail stock items
for sale and sponsorship with proceeds going to the Trafalgar Str¢¢t ProjccL This project is still
ongoing.
FArst Steps Grant
The Museum ￿e1Ved a grant from Art Fund dwing 2023 spe¢ific&lly to pay the salary of a
documentation intern from November 2023 to February 2024 as well as supplies needed for the
Museum'$ documentation projecL The wt funding w&8 used as planned during the year,
tncome Generation Grant
The M￿SeUm received a grant of £500 from Museum Development South East in October to
purchase a Digital Collections Plate to facilitate caTd donations from visitors in the Museum.
12. Analysis of net asjets between fund8
Unrestric*d Restricted Total
fuJJds
funds
Tangible fix￿ assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling within one
10.310
235J65
10,310
19.812 255,177
(12,059)
Creditors: amounts falling due after one
(12,059)
233 616
19 812 253 428
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