Company Registration Number - 03286610
The Charity Registration Number is :- 1067213
Abertillery & District Museum Society
Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 December 2020
Abertillery & District Museum Society
Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
Contents
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| Charity information | 1 | |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 | |
| Statement of directors' responsibilities | 5 | |
| Chartered Accountants' report | 6 | |
| Funds Statements:- | ||
| Statement of Financial Activities | 7 | |
| Movements in funds | 8 | |
| Revaluation reserves | 8 | |
| Income and Expenditure account | 9 | |
| Balance sheet | 10 | |
| Notes to the accounts | 12 |
Abertillery & District Museum Society
Company Registration Number - 03286610 Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name.
The legal name of the charity is:- Abertillery & District Museum Society.
The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1067213. .
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation. There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
By operation of law all, trustees are directors under the Companies Act 2006 and all directors are trustees under Charities legislation and have responsibilities, as such, under both company and charity legislation. The trustees are all individuals.
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Company Registration Number - 03286610
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020
The principal operating address of the charity:- The Metropole Market Street, Abertillery Gwent, NP13 1AH
The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.
The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:-
D J Bearcroft P Bearcroft J Price R Gilson M Purchase L Harding
The following persons served as Trustees during the year ended 31 December 2020 :-
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period were as shown above, and there were no changes during the year, or in the period between the year end and the approval of the accounts.
All the trustees are also Directors of the charitable company. The following persons are also a Director of the charitable company:
T Cook
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Company Registration Number - 03286610
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
The objects of the charity remain to advance the education of the public in Abertillery and district by the exhibiting of museum objects, specimens or collections as the trustees shall think fit.
The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year.
The year started off well with regular school visits and coffee mornings- both being helpful in supporting the museum in its charitable purposes and in raising much-needed funds.
However, the museum was hit along with other enterprises in the town with the problems and restrictions associated with the COVID 19 national pandemic. The museum closed in accordance with the national requirements in March 2020 and did not thereafter reopen in 2020. Whilst it may have been theoretically possible to open for intermittent periods between three national lockdowns, in practice it was not feasible owing to the need for stringent safety measures for both the general public and our volunteers, many of whom are elderly and therefore at greater risk in the pandemic.
The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit.
The enforced closure meant the loss of most of the museum's regular income stream from fundraising events and the operation of the cafe and shop.
The contribution of volunteers during the year.
With the closure of the museum, the volunteers visited the museum regularly in order to ensure the water was run weekly to prevent possible health problems and the heating was operated to ensure the premises remained damp-free. These steps helped ensure that the eventual re-opening of the museum should be problem-free.
The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year.
The enforced closure meant the loss of most of the museum's regular income stream from fundraising events and the operation of the cafe and shop. The financial difficulties which might have ensued were avoided because the museum was invited to apply for a Business Rates Grant operated through Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and the substantial sum which was awarded - £25,000, based on our floor area - meant that the museum's running costs were amply covered as were the costs of purchasing the equipment needed (such as purpose-made screens and stocks of sanitising items) to enable the museum eventually to reopen.
The 100 Club was suspended when the museum closed as it was apparent that the closure was likely to be for a protracted periods.
Fundraising activities during the year.
These activities have been significantly affected by the COVID pandemic. We look to resume these when safe to do so.
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
The COVID pandemic has put recruitment on for this year. However, we will be looking into a recruitment drive in the next financial year.
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Company Registration Number - 03286610
Abertillery & District Museum Society
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020
Financial review
The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 December 2020
The financial position of the charity at 31 December 2020 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-
| Total Unrestricted Funds Total Funds Net income Unrestricted revaluation reserve Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity |
2020 £ 18,454 36,656 17,125 53,781 53,781 |
2019 £ (1,278) 18,202 17,125 35,327 35,327 |
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Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 December 2020 .
On a general financial note, it remains a matter of concern that membership numbers were staying generally level and not increasing. Were it not for the award of the Business Rates Grant it is anticipated that there would have been concern the generation of income had become more difficult while at the same time running costs have risen. The three-day week for opening to the public would have continued as part of a strategy for balancing the books which had proved effective in preceding years.
The museum's financial situation received an unexpected but welcome boost with the award of a Business Rates Grant.
The £10,000 bond matured in November and the money and interest earned were transferred to the current account as the Principality Building Society were no longer offering a bond to business account holders.
Policies on reserves.
The Trustees Board has adopted a policy on reserves that aims to achieve sufficient reserves for the continued outgoings of the museum for a period of not less than three years. That policy remains in place.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Company Registration Number - 03286610
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2020
Statement of the Directors Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), .
In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-
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to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that , on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions
The financial statements are set out on pages 7 to 16.
The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016)
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on 8 September 2021.
L Harding Director and Trustee
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Chartered Accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Abertillery & District Museum Society for the year ended 31 December 2020
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), we have prepared for your approval the accounts ofAbertillery and District Museum for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the companys accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
www.icaew.com/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Abertillery and District Museum, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated . Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Abertillery and District Museum and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Abertillery and District Museum, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Abertillery and District Museum and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Abertillery and District Museum has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Abertillery and District Museum. You consider that Abertillery and District Museum is exempt from the statutory audit requirement and the need for an independent examination for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Abertillery and District Museum. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
Child and Child Accountants 49 Somerset Street Abertillery Gwent NP13 1DL
8 September 2021
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Abertillery & District Museum Society - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020
Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2020, as required by the Companies Act 2006)
| Current year Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ Income & Endowments from: Donations & Legacies 27,106 Charitable activities 311 Investments 100 Other 309 Total income A 27,826 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 7,500 Other 1,872 Total expenditure B 9,372 Net income for the year 18,454 Net income A-B-C 18,454 18,454 Reconciliation of funds:- E Total funds brought forward 35,327 Total funds carried forward 53,781 Net movement in funds SORP Ref |
Current year Restricted Funds 2020 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Current year Total Funds 2020 £ 27,106 311 100 309 27,826 7,500 1,872 9,372 18,454 18,454 18,454 35,327 53,781 |
Prior Year Total Funds 2019 £ 3,444 1,778 101 541 5,864 7,142 - 7,142 (1,278) (1,278) (1,278) 36,605 35,327 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
All the prior year transactions were unrestricted items, and no further analysis is required
All activities derive from continuing operations
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Abertillery & District Museum Society - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020
Abertillery & District Museum Society - Resources applied in the year ended 31 December 2020 towards fixed assets for Charity use:-
| Funds generated in the year as detailed in the SOFA Net resources available to fund charitable activities |
2020 £ 18,454 18,454 |
2019 £ (1,278) (1,278) |
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Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 December 2020
Revenue accumulated funds
| Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ Accumulated funds brought forward 18,202 18,454 36,656 Closing revenue funds 36,656 Revaluation Reserve Fund Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ At 1 January 17,125 At 31 December 17,125 Summary of funds Unrestricted and Designated funds 2020 £ Revenue accumulated funds 36,656 Revaluation reserve fund 17,125 Total funds 53,781 Recognised gains and losses before transfers |
Restricted Funds 2020 £ - - - - Restricted Funds 2020 £ - - Restricted Funds 2020 £ - - - |
Total Funds 2020 £ 18,202 18,454 36,656 36,656 Total Funds 2020 £ 17,125 17,125 Total Funds 2020 £ 36,656 17,125 53,781 |
Last year Total Funds 2019 £ 19,480 (1,278) 18,202 18,202 Last year Total Funds 2019 £ 17,125 17,125 Last Year Total Funds 2019 £ 18,202 17,125 35,327 |
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Abertillery & District Museum Society - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020
Abertillery & District Museum Society
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2020 as required by the Companies Act 2006
| Income Income from operations Interest receivable Other operating income Gross income in the year before exceptional items Gross income in the year including exceptional items Expenditure Charitable expenditure, excluding depreciation and amortisation Depreciation and amortisation Governance costs Other expenditure Realised losses on disposals of social investments which are programme related Total expenditure in the year Tax on surplus on ordinary activities Retained surplus for the financial year All activities derive from continuing operations Net income after tax in the financial year Net income before tax in the financial year Investment income |
2020 £ 27,417 100 309 27,826 27,826 4,608 1,872 1,020 1,872 - 9,372 18,454 - 18,454 18,454 |
2019 £ 5,222 101 541 5,864 5,864 4,646 2,496 - - - 7,142 (1,278) - (1,278) (1,278) |
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In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
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Abertillery & District Museum Society - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020
| Note SORP Ref 2020 £ Fixed assets A Tangible assets 5 A2 5,615 Current assets B Stocks B1 2,450 2,574 Cash at bank and in hand B4 46,196 25,266 Total current assets 48,646 27,840 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 7 C1 (480) - Net current assets 48,166 The total net assets of the charity 53,781 Restricted funds - Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Revenue Funds 11 D3 36,656 18,202 Unrestricted Revaluation Reserve 11 D4 17,125 17,125 53,781 Designated Funds Total charity funds 53,781 The total net assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity, as follows:- |
2019 £ 7,487 27,840 35,327 - 35,327 35,327 |
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The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..
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Abertillery & District Museum Society - Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The charity is subject to Independent Examination under charity legislation, and the report of the Independent Examiner is on page 6.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
L Harding
Trustee Approved by the board of trustees on 8 September 2021
The notes attached on pages 12 to 16 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
1 Accounting policies
Policies relating to the production of the accounts.
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity's jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.
Going Concern
The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations as well as trading revenues. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams. Accordingly, the Trustees have obtained forecasts and, after reviewing the financial forecasts for future periods to 31 December 2020, the Trustees are satisfied that, at the time of approving the financial statements, it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Other than these matters, the Trustees are not aware of any material uncertainites about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Risks and future assumptions
The charity is a public benefit entity. The Trustees Board continues to monitor the level of external and internal financial risks associated with the ongoing running of the museum and with possible future projects. These risks have been evaluated and are reflected in the Society’s financial activities and decisions.
Policies relating to categories of income and income recognition.
Nature of income
Gross income represents the value, net of value added tax and discounts, of goods provided to customers and work carried out in respect of services provided to customers.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at their original cost value, or subsequent revaluation, or if donated, as described above. Cost value includes all costs expended in bringing the asset into its intended working condition.
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets to their anticipated residual value over their estimated useful lives.
Plant and machinery
25 % reducing balance
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
Stock
Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Debtors
Debtors are measured at their recoverable amounts at the balance sheet date.
2 Liability to taxation
The Trustees consider that the charity satisfies the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by chapter 3 part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively on the specific charitable objects of the charity and for no other purpose. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.
4 Net surplus before tax in the financial year
| Net surplus before tax in the financial year | ||
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| 2020 | 2019 | |
| £ | £ | |
| The net surplus before tax in the financial year is stated after charging:- | ||
| Depreciation of owned fixed assets | 1,872 | 2,496 |
| Net surplus before tax in the financial year | Net surplus before tax in the financial year | Net surplus before tax in the financial year | ||
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| The net surplus before tax in the financial year is stated after charging:- Depreciation of owned fixed assets |
2020 £ 1,872 |
2019 £ 2,496 |
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| Tangible fixed assets Current Year Cost At 1 January 2020 At 31 December 2020 Depreciation At 1 January 2020 Charge for the year At 31 December 2020 Net book value At 31 December 2020 At 31 December 2019 |
Land and Buildings £ - - - - - - - |
Plant & Machinery £ 91,643 91,643 84,156 1,872 86,028 5,615 7,487 |
Motor Vehicles £ - - - - - - - |
Total £ 91,643 91,643 84,156 1,872 86,028 5,615 7,487 |
5 Tangible fixed assets
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Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
| 6 Stock Stock 7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals 8 Revaluation reserve Current year At 1 January 2020 At 31 December 2020 All the revaluations in the prior year was unrestricted. Prior year At start of previous year At end of previous year 9 Income and Expenditure account summary At 1 January 2020 Surplus after tax for the year At 31 December 2020 |
Current year Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ 17,125 17,125 Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2019 £ 17,125 17,125 |
Current year Restricted Funds 2020 £ - - Prior Year Restricted Funds 2019 £ - - |
2020 £ 2,450 2,450 2020 £ 480 Current year Total Funds 2020 £ 17,125 17,125 Prior Year Total Funds 2019 £ 17,125 17,125 2020 £ 18,202 18,454 36,656 |
2019 £ 2,574 2,574 2019 £ - Prior Year Total Funds 2019 £ 17,125 17,125 2019 £ 19,480 (1,278) 18,202 |
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
10 Particulars of how particular funds are represented by assets and liabilities
| At 31 December 2020 Tangible Fixed Assets Current Assets Current Liabilities At 1 January 2020 Tangible Fixed Assets Current Assets |
Unrestricted funds £ 5,615 48,646 (480) 53,781 Unrestricted funds £ 7,487 27,840 35,327 |
Designated funds £ - - - Designated funds £ - - - |
Restricted funds £ - - - - Restricted funds £ - - - |
Total Funds £ 5,615 48,646 (480) 53,781 Total Funds £ 7,487 27,840 35,327 |
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11 Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 10 , analysed by individual funds
| Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds Unrestricted Revaluation Reserve Total unrestricted and designated funds Total charity funds |
Funds brought forward from 2019 £ 18,202 17,125 35,327 35,327 |
Movement in funds in 2020 See Note 12 £ 18,454 - 18,454 18,454 |
See Note 0 £ - - - - Transfers between funds in 2020 |
Funds carried forward to 2021 £ 36,656 17,125 53,781 53,781 |
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12 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 11
| Unrestricted and designated funds:- Unrestricted Revenue Funds |
Income 2020 £ 27,826 27,826 |
Expenditure 2020 £ (9,372) (9,372) |
Other Gains & Losses 2020 £ - - |
Movement in funds 2020 £ 18,454 18,454 |
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Abertillery & District Museum Society
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
13 Ultimate controlling party
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
Every member of the charity is obliged to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.
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