CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGL4ND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1st April 2022 To 31st March 2023
Charity name: Leicester Museums Technology Association
Charity registration number: 1052391
Objectives and Activities
SORP rÈfeor
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
The main purpose of the charity is to assist the
museum run Monthly events and open days,
hold working parties involved with resloralion,
maintenance and upkeep of museum, displays
and vehicles and lake vehicles lo local dis
la
We assist on open days so that rtems not
usually on display to the public are accessable.
We assist in tours of the Beam Engine House.
explaining what they were used for.
We have completed restoration work on an
Electric Bread Van, and continue to work on
and maintain other vehicles in the collection
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
aclivilies, projects or
ServI￿S identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
P2ra 1.17 at*J
1.19
Para 1.18
We follow the guidance that is published by the
Charity Cornmission in regards to public benefit

Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
We have assisted in running a number of
events suc￿SsfUllY during the year that
have attracted extra visitors to the
Museum.
Summary of the main
l achievements of the charity,
identifying the dffference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstan￿S of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
We have held work parties that have
finished restoring an Electric Bread Van.
Work has stsrted on retubing the Road
Roller.
We have also carried out Maintenance on
the On Sile Railway as well as helping
keep the museum stte tidy.
All the above help in keeping visitors
coming to the museum and also be able to
demonstrate the exhibits on site
Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
The charity's income for the year was £32041,
of which £20526 was a bequest, with the money
lo be used specifically on Gimson Ststionary
engines.
The charity's expenditure was £13626. We
spent £4640 on The Beam Engine, but received
£3341 as the Museums contribubon lo the work
required over Financial years ending 2022 and
2023. We also spent £4970 on the Site RaI￿aY
and £2617 on Site running, safety and event
cost5. The charity was holding £109770
beNveen the Bank. Building Society and in Cash
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statin
are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Par3 1.22
Pard 1.22
£0
Para 1.22
As we are a Friends Associations of a Council
run museum. we do not that feel we need a
reseNe, as we neither own the property the
museum is based in or any of the exhibits either
on display or in store. We do have designated
funds for either forthcoming projects or, as is
the case this year. money bequeathed or
donated for the upkeeplmaintenance of specific
Items. Most of this money is held In a Building
Socie
Account
£72634 a5 at 31 March 2023
There are no fund deficits
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concem
Para 1.24
PaR 1.23
No known uncertainlies aboul the charity as
a going concem

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing document
Ilrusè deed royal charterl
How is the charity
constituted?
le.g unincorporated
association Clo)
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled I
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Constitution as adopted on 4th December
1995. Last u
ate 03 Ma
2016.
Para 1.25
Unincorporated Association
ParB 1_25
Trustees need to be proposed and
seconded to be put forward for election at
the AGM. We also have the Option to co
opt trustees during the year if required
Additional information loptionall
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
net￿Ork with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative detsils
Charit
name
l other name the charit
uses
Re
istered charit
number
Charity's principal address
Leicester Museums Technolo
Abbe
Pum
in
station
1052391
Leicester Museums Technology
CIO 34 Lessingham
orton Brimbles
Peterborough
PE2 5TP
Association

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not forwhol8
ear
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
oint trustee lif an
Anthony Kendall
Jonathan Headland
Chairman
Treasurer
Brian Gillespie
Membership
Secretary
Secretary
Newsletter Editor
Nikki Atkins
Christopher Dibben
Simon Alkins
Fred Crammond
Roger Caunl
Chrisopher Bates
John Corley
Steve Joyce
Paul Sole
10
12
From 161h May 2022
From 16" May 2022
13
Denis Swann
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re
rtwasa
roved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted rf not forwhol8
ear

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charty on whose behalf the
i assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objerts
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Additional infomation (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional infonnation)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chTef executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infonnation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
rsonnel details
Other o
tional information

OIL4, 1£. IU
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, rnport above.
Slgned on b•I￿lf of thè eharlty's trugtÈes
Signaturelsl
Full namelsl
Posltlonlog Secretary.
Chair, etcl
CkiOiLmA

Numbers Sheet Name Numbers Table Name 

INCOME & EXP Table 1 Balance Sheet Table 1 Notes Table 1 



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## **LEICESTER MUSEUMS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION** 

## **(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1052391)** 

## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCONT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|||2023||2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£||£|
|**INCOME**|||||
|Subscriptions (Note 1)|539||1167||
|**Operating Receipts**|||||
|Refreshments (Note 2)|4190||3530||
|Association Sales & Brochures|268||137||
|Railway|3097||2348||
|Special Events|659||277||
|**Donations**|||||
|Visitors (Note 4)|899||718||
|Members|20||84||
|Special - Bequest Mrs B L Smith|20526||0||
|Victorian Society|126||0||
|U3A|350||0||
|Newton Harcourt Jubilee|150||0||
|E  S|60||0||
|Friends Of Leicester Museum (164 Repaint)|1000||0||
|Twenty Club|0||50||
|Bank & Building Society Interest (Note 3)|145||185||
|Balancing Entry (Note 5)|12||0||
|**TOTAL INCOME**||32041||8496|
|**EXPENDITURE:**|||||
|**Operating Costs**|||||
|Refreshments (Note 2)|995||920||
|Special Events|873||202||
|Less LCC Coal|-290||||
|Newsletter|363||455||
|Advertising Leaflets|403||896||
|Beam Engine Booklets for Resale|574||||
|Miscellaneous Expenses|432||162||
|Balancing Entry (Note 5)|0||0||
||3350||2635||
|**Acquisitions**|||||
|Fridge|1392||0||
|Picnic Benches|0||1810||
||1392||1810||
|**Museum Costs**|||||
|Running Expenses and Site Safety|1631||327||
||1631||327||
|**Exhibits**|||||
|Railway|4970||1199||
|Leonard|0||119||
|Beam Engine|4640||3249||
|Less LCC Reciept|-3341||0||
|Vehicles|600||1640||
|Gallery Refurbishment|204||11||
|Other Projects|180||-46||
||7253||6172||
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**||13626||10944|
|**SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR**||18415||-2448|



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## **LEICESTER MUSEUMS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION** 

## **(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1052391)** 

## **BALANCE SHEET-31 MARCH 2023** 

|||2023||2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£||£|
|**ACCUMULATED FUND:**|||||
|Balance 1 April 2019|91355||93803||
|Surplus for the year|18415||-2448||
|||109770||91355|
|**Fund Allocation**|||||
|General|20832||23943||
|Steam Shovel Restoration|1162||1162||
|Locomotive, Leonard|10800||10800||
|Railway|12000||12000||
|Beam Engine|26526||6000||
|Disbanded Bus Presrvation Group for TBC164|1000||1000||
|Vehicle Expenses|13500||12500||
|Road Roller|20000||20000||
|Gallery Fund|3000||3000||
|Special Events & Kids Events|0||0||
|Container|0||0||
|Tables|950||950||
||109770||91355||
|**REPRESENTED BY:**|||||
|**Current Assets**|||||
|Cash and Cheques|516||571||
|Deposit Paid (Note 6)|200||200||
|HSBC Bank|36420||18095||
|Market Harborough Building Society|72634||72489||
|||109770||91355|



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## **LEICESTER MUSEUMS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION** 

## **(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1052391)** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS -YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Number**|**Number**|
|**1**|**MEMBERSHIP**|||
||Honorary/Sponsors|13|13|
||Family|25|26|
||Individual|24|25|
||Concessions|31|33|
|||93|97|
|**2**|**REFRESHMENTS**|||
|||£|£|
||**Receipts**|||
||Family Day|572|0|
||Steam Toys In Action|498|607|
||Chip Van|1319|1387|
||Railway Days|1801|1536|
||Other|0|0|
|||4190|3530|
||Less Cost - Chip Van|-308|-384|
||Rest|-687|-536|
||**Profit**|3195|2610|
|**3**|**INTEREST RECEIVED (GROSS)**|||
||Market Harborough|145|185|
||HSBS Bank|0|0|
|||145|185|
|**4**|**VISITOR DONATIONS**|||
||Gallery Donation Box|577|696|
||Other|322|22|
|||899|718|



## **5 BALANCING ENTRY** 

This represents cash received/spent exceeding recorded income and expenditure. 

## **6 DEPOSIT PAID** 

This represents cash paid to Unity as a deposit in the event of any of the vehicles needing to be towed back to the Abbey Pumping Station 

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LEICESTER MUSEUMS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Certificate".
I hereby ￿rtify that I have scrutinized the Income arKJ Expenditure Accounts for
the above and they are in accordan￿ wrth the Books of Account and vouchers
handed to me. .
Date: Q*IN'L
io*
Name: