## Sittingbourne Heritage Museum **Charity registration number:** 1070698 

## **Trustees’ Annual Report** 

for the period from April 1[st] 2020 to March 31st 2021 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

## **Purpose of the Charity:** 

The advancement of the education of the public in the history of Sittingbourne and Milton Regis and the surrounding areas by the provision of a local heritage centre. 

## **Main activities:** 

- Communication with members through social media and print. 

- Opening the Museum to the public wherever possible 

- Research and publications on aspects of local history 

- Care, conservation and cataloguing of the Museum’s collection 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

During the pandemic and the various stages of lockdown, and in light of government advice, it has been considered unwise to open the Museum. 

However, activities such as research, publishing and posting educational films has taken place unabated. As a result, the audience for our output has expanded, furthering the knowledge and involvement of people who are not necessarily local residents. 

The Museum has received central government grants to enable new approaches to be taken for the restart in the coming year. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The Museum is a registered charity with a constitution as recorded with the Charity Commission. 

The Museum’s Executive Committee is elected at an AGM and members stand for one year. The Executive committee act as trustees as defined in the constitution. The Executive Committee may in addition appoint not more than 3 co-opted members. 

## **Trustees** 

All trustees have agreed to act as such and have stated that they are not disbarred for any reason. They have agreed their duties as a Museum Trustee. 

## **Volunteers** 

The Museum has no employees and is run and managed entirely by volunteers. All of the trustees are volunteers. 



## **Members** 

The Museum invites support from members of the public who become subscribing “Members” either subscribing annually or for life. 

## **Financial Review** 

At the end of the period, the charity has been in a stronger cash position than ever before, due to the grants mentioned above. This money will be used to restart the Museum in the financial year 2021-22, with new focus. 

The Museum also holds £12500 in a reserve account, for contingencies. 

The Museum’s principal sources of funds are: Membership annual subscriptions, Donations, Grants (e.g. local council), Income from publishing and sales. 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Sittingbourne Heritage Museum<br>Other name the charity uses SITTINGBOURNE HERITAGE CENTRE AND MUSEUM TRUST<br>(Previous name)<br>Registered charity number 1070698<br>Charity’s principal address c/o 67 East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4BQ<br>Website: www.sittingbourne-museum.co.uk<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Trustee Office Appointed<br>Allen John Whitnell Chair AGM<br>Helen Allinson AGM<br>Clifford Grant Cork AGM<br>Jeanette Rosemary  Treasurer AGM<br>Whibley<br>Sally Anne Wright Secretary AGM<br>Vicky Mayatt AGM<br>Pauline Charlotte Brown AGM<br>Wendy Edith Elizabeth  AGM<br>Sands<br>AGM<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


The Museum does not hold assets on behalf on any other organisations. The Museum does not currently own and/or lease land or property, paying a peppercorn rent for its premises. 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 



**Full name(s)** 

Allen Whitnell 

**Position** Chair 

**Date** 



Independent examlnerfs report on the Accounts.
Report to the trustees of the SIThINGBOURNE HERITAGE MUSEUM on the accounts for the
year ended 31SI March 2021
Charity No 1070698
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity 1.the Tru5fl for the
year ended 31 March 2021
Respon51bllllles and basls of r•port
As the charSty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charlties Act 20111.the Acfl.
Independent examlner's sLitement
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrled out under sectlon 145 of the
2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examination, I have followed the applicabie Dirertions gNen by the
Charity Commisslon under section 14515llbl of the Act
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no materfal matters have come to my attention In
connection with the examination which 8ives me cause to believe that in. any materlal respect..
accountlng ￿e0rd5 were not kept in accordance with sertlon 130 of the Art or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examlnation to
which attention should be drawn in order to enable a propef understandlng of the accounts to be
reached.
$18ned:
Date:
Name: lan Allchin
Address:
9 Falcon Court, Peregrine Drive, Sittin8bourne. Kent MEIO 4UQ