Tring & District Local History & Museum Society Registered charity no. 1053276
Annual Report 2024-25Adopted by the trustees on 23 April 2025
This has been a highly satisfactory and momentous year for the Society and its museum.
Membership of the committee (which is the trustee body of the charity) remained unchanged, al-
though regrettably towards the end of the year our Membership Secretary. John Savage, told us he
would be unable to continue owing to poor health. John held the position for ten years. and brought
his customary integrity. exacting standards and efficiency to bear on the task, for which we are most
grateful. David Annstrong kindly stepped in to help with the annual subscription renewals.
At the AGM in 2024. members agreed to convert the Society from Registered Charity status to that
of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Regrettably, owing to the ill health of the consultant ad-
vising us and the perversities of the online conversion process. we were not able to achieve the
change by the year end, but it is hoped that it will be made very soon.
Our programme of speaker evenings, assembled by Shelley Savage, brought us yet again a variety
of fascinating topics. Mike Hutchinson recounted the history of Tring Park School, enlivened with
hair-raising memories of fornier pupils. Paul Ilabbitts took his book Leighton Buzzard in 50 Build-
ings as the basis for a tour of our neighbouring market town, and Liz Young described the ancient
but endangered craft of bookbinding. Local resident Liz Green told us about the role of a High
Sheriff, along with her own charitable activities. Frank Iddiols identified and explained the numer-
ous but largely forgotten Ordnance Survey bench marks still to be found, and the ever-dependable
Julian Hunt spoke of the representation of Bucks and Herts in the Domesday Book.
We remained as ever grateful to Tring Town Council for their moral support. and their grant which
largely offsets the rent. Steps have been taken towaTds the renewal of the museum lease next year.
Museum activity has been dominated by the loan of two complete and two fragmentary examples of
the medieval 'Tring tiles, from the Victoria and Albert Museum. It remains highly unusual for a
museum of our size to achieve a loan from a national institution, and yet this is our second such
loan. following that of the 1315 Charter from The National Archives in 2015. Many hurdles had to
be jumped before the loan could be agreed, but the display has proved very striking and popular.
Alongside the V&A tiles have been shown the remarkable interpretations of tiles thought once to
have existed, using the same comic-book style and made by artist Susan Elaine Jones, who also pro-
duced an explanatory book on the subject. Various groups were invited to make private visits to the
exhibition and the response was remarkable. Prehistory returned in the fonn of fibreglass dino-
saurs. bringing us at least to the attention of a large number of parents. These initiatives all contrib-
uted to a 24 % upturn in annual museum attendance, bringing the number of visitors by the end of
March to 2,952.
We have at last achieved the restoration of an oil painting from our collection which was in no state
to be displayed. being damaged and discoloured and without its frame. Home Farm, painted in the
1890s by Kate Gardiner Hastings. sister of Richardson Carr who lived there. has now been repaired
by conseTvators Therese and Al Prunet-Brewer, and it will go on display soon. We were delighted
to receive a generous grant towards this work from the Hertfordshire Heritage Fund.
Driven Principally by insurance requirements, our lan(llord Tring Town Council presented us with a
number of compliance obligations. on matters ranging from electrical and fire safety to the potential
presence of legionella and asbestos. These have necessitated some expenditure, without iaising any

insunnountable problems. An expensive upgrade to the sliding doors also had to be carried out, as
well as security improvements needed for the V&A display.
We have maintained an ample number of volunteer stewards, on whose support the museum de-
pends. We remain anxious to improve the comfort of the Outer Gallery and hope to be able to in-
stall additional insulation and better heating before cold weather sets in again.
Our ability to collect and store artefacts continues to be impacted by the constraints of the Heritage
Store in Berkhamsted. We welcomed the appointment of Melissa Maynard-Linsey to the post of
Museum Manager there and can only look forward io the eventual resolution of the storage issue.
Our very existence relies on a strong membership base and our numbers have held up well, as have
our finances, despite the numerous costs incurred in meeting the V&A and Arts Council England's
requirements in connection with the loan of the tiles. We were thriIled to hear that a local charity,
on winding up its activities and distributing its capital, had chosen to make us a grant of £10,000, a
generous endorsement of the work which the Society does and a recognition of the place which the
museum has come to occupy in the local community.
Customary Society activities like the Reminiscence Group and the Quiz sheet have remained suc-
cessful and popular. The Newsletter has thrived and the contribution of sixth form history students
at Tring School has continued. The website has experienced over 126,000 visits. We returned to
the Victoria Room to participate in the town's Christmas Festival, our display bringing 475 visitors.
The indefatigable Wendy Austin has written a new volume, Communications come to Tring, and
generously given us copies to sell. Our popular title The Rothschilds and Tring was reprinted, justi-
fied by strong sales at Waddesdon Manor and the Natural History Museum. Walks were conducted
for Heritage Open Days and the Chiltem Society's heritage festival.
All of this requires leadership and direction, and the trustees have taken steps to plan for their suc-
cession, preferably involving younger people. While firmly believing that the Society punches
above its weight and is well regarded in the local history world, it is dear that it can only continue
to succeed if it attracts people who can bring energy and enthusiasm as well as adaptability to new
ideas, methods 3JJd opportunities.
Our organisation is entirely voluntary, and we would like to thank all Society mernbe￿, especially
those who are active participants, for their continuing support. Without their dedication and hard
work, the Society and its museum would be unable to make the strong contribution to Tring life that
it does.
Itm Amsden
Chairman

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER
1053276
TRING & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY AND MUSEUM SOCIETY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
CONTENTS
Receipts and Payment Account
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Independent Examiners Report

Unrestrlctsd funds
Membershi
Book sales
&rehandisa sales
Fundraisir¥i_
Donatiork8 & bequests
Giants_ iTdnA To*m Coun¢il
Bahk inter•st
HMRC gift ald refund
2.474
13.731
2.200
2,200
1,055
28.208
16.077
Herts IqentaAe Fund-
,.Dacorum 8orouLh Counc
',Share Museums East-
Tile demonstrai
800
'.Reminiscence
rou
funds
Kl In
103
rAL RÉCEIPTS
30,707
16,980
MLbs•um runntng_costs
Mlwum building developm•nt & improvement costs
E£upi_mentpurcha6e & maintenance
5.523
637
Book p.ublishinA.costs Of p.urchased fc* resale
Merchandis6wrchased for iesale
Hall hire, exhibition and fvndraiSi￿￿n$e
eoker evonin.9_eo$ts
txdudinAhall hire sa¢ not• 7
Subscriptions
Admlni3tration costs
Bank and c8r(I machK)è costs
New616tter costs
PubIiri￿¢0￿ts
Slewdrds èvent
Trust88._pvblic liabl_ity aNI eont8nts insurnTh
Traini￿& conlerence ￿sts
Website hosti_n9_COSts
Ch8rltable In￿rpOrat¢d O
--￿nI$8￿0rt wv8r8bn costs
Yaar book publishSnAcosts
sUnd￿_￿end￿ure
TOTAL PAYMEpirs
1,215
311
S02
201
155
513
174
159
650
31,852
18.t38
1.14S
Toi81 Bank lunds at 1
ri12024
67,278
TOTAL CASH & BANK FUNDS AT
31 March 2025
86,133;,

4th
Bank Awiunts
Current
Totsl Bank Accourt Balances
Cash in hand
65,930
67,128
Totsl Bank & Cash Account Balances
67.278
Leasehokl Mitseuin Bulldlry Renovatlon & Dlspl_
. Set Up_costs (An70rtlsed over 14 y_ears to 2026)
Totsl Or￿inal costs
IM￿rOvementS frc>m own fijnds du
306,195
3￿.195
ar
308,583
1245,3271
3r￿,195
-j245.32?L
18.322
42,546
,. Léss Building_irants recesved
Other grants receiv¥d
44.934
.Amoitlsallon of leasehohj Im
Balance cathed foM8r¢l 31 March 2025
6.211
i E9ulp_mert (De￿reCIated 200/0 RB
Xcost brou9hl foAvard 1 ￿nI 2024
rAddilions during￿ar
Diyposals during year
11.202 1
512
13,258
12,746
Pepreaabon lo dalt
,Balance carried forward 31 iAarth 2025
3.C(J2
',Current Assets
.' Merchandise & book stock
,. Relit heid as depiisrt
3.225
4,225
77,860 ';
80,427
Curinit Uabllities
77.660 '
80,427
R￿resented bj balafi￿ on:
Allocated funds:
. Museum development & Im
Artefa¢t acqulsilion fund
Washirytors mgmodal fun
R&minls¢ence 9rOU￿ fvnd
11,893
eb
,,Genefal lund
Total Funds
77,660
80,427
IR. C. H@n$ FCA
tHon. Tfe8surer

& District Local Histo
and Museum Soeie
INDEPENDENT EXAMtNER?S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TRING &
DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY AND MUSEUM SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR EM)ED
31 MARCH 2025
I report to the Tn]stees on my examination of the accounts of Tring & District Local History
and Museum Society for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of this report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for th¢ preparation of the accounts in
accordanc¢ with the Charities Act 2011 (*he Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Society's accounts carried out under section 145
of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examinatioffj I have followed all the applicable directions
given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5Kb) of the Act
Independent examiner's statement
I bave completed my e￿arnIT￿tion. I confirni that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the exarnination giving me cause to believe that in any material
respect:
l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Society as required by section
130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examinatson to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Zoi)
B Johnson B Com FCA
9, Slllublands Road
Berkhamsted
HP4 3HY
Date
TDLH&MS Reg. CharirN' no. 105i?76 Independent ExamTner's reFM)rt

& District Local Histo
and Museum Socie
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TRING &
DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY AND MUSEUM SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Tring & District Local History
and Museum Society for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of this report
As the charity's trustees. you ar¢ resp)nsible for the pryration of the accounts in
accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (*he Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Society's accounts carried out under section 145
of the 2011 Act. In canying out my examinatio￿ I have followed all the applicable directions
given by th¢ Charity Con]mission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act
Independent examiner's statement
I bave completed my examin￿On. I confirn] that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection the examination giving me ￿use to believe that in any mat¢rial
respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Society as required by section
130 of the Act. or
2. the ￿0ullts do not ac￿rd with those records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
B Johnson B Com FCA
9. Slllublands Road
Berkhamsted
HP4 3HY
Date
TDLH&MS Reg. Charit%. no. IOi"?76 Independent Examiner's report