BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
{ A company limited by guarantee havlng no share capital )
ANNUAL REPORT
AND
ACCOUNTS
Year ended 31st March 2024
Charity number 1136175
Company Number 07191893

BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
( A company limited by guarantee having no share capital )
Year ended 31st March 2024
Index
Page
Legal and Administrative Infomiation
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examinerfs Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Schedule to Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
10-12 Notes to the Accounts

BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
( A company limited by guarantee having no share capltal )
Charity Reglstration No
1136175
Company Registration No 7191893
Reglstered Office and
principal address
69 High Street
Blue Town
Sheerness
Kent ME12 1RW
Charlty Objects
The advancement of educalion by providing: museum, art gallery,
library and centre for historic and environmentsl resea￿h. The
advancement of atizenship and communty development by the
promotion of volunteering. The advancement of the arts, culture,
heritage and science.
Dlrectorsrrrustees
K J Ingleton - resigned 1 september 2023
M J Brovm
R F Seager
J Beake
D J Watson - appointed 23 November 2023
S J Mulchinock - appointed 23 November 2023
P McDonald - appointed 23 November 2023
Prlnclpal Bankers
HSBC
3 Bank House
Broadway
Sheemess
Kent ME12 1TL
Independent Examinor
L. C. Seal FCCA FAIA
Blain Pritchard Limited
Chartered Certified Accx)untants
29 High Street
Blue Town. Sheeme&8
Kent ME12 1RN
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year end￿ 31" March 2024
The dlrectors present their rewt and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Charity Name
Blue Town Remembered
Charity registration number
1136175
Company registration number 7191893
Registered address
69, High Street, Blue Town. Sheemess. Kent. ME12 1RW.
Telephone Number
01795 662981
Email
riterionbluetown
outlook.com
DIRECTORsrrRUSTEES
Members of the Charity elect the Management Committee, as required. at the annual meeting, The
Management Committee, who are directors for the purpose of company law and truste8s for the purpose
of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report.. are:
Kenneth J. Ingleton, Chairman
Michael J. Brown, Treasurer
R Seager, Trustee
J 88ak8, Truste8
STRUCTURE
The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which establlshed the objects and
powers of the charitable company and is govemed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the
company being wound up. members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.
Recruitment and Appointment of Management Commttte8. th8 directors of the c¥)mpany are also chartty
trustees for the purFM)se of charity law.
The management committee seeks to have a broad range of skills and experience amongst its members
including but not confined lo" business, finance, edUCat￿n. heritage, publicty, fundraising, community
work, construction, engineering and Ioc81 govemment. The diredors a￿ actively seeking further trustees
to broaden the skills of the management commbttee.
The day to day management of the ￿ntre is delegated to the company secretarylmanager who has the
authority of the dirertors to spend up to £150 each week on the provision of materials and services, within
a budget agreed by the d1￿clor$.
A bookkeeper has been appointed to manage QuickBooks. Systems and policies have been put in pla
to ensure we are compliant with new reqU1￿ments and the growth of the organisation.
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31" March 2024 {contlnued)
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The wmpany is a private charitsble company limited by guarantee, hamng no share ¢8PttsI, and exempted
from the r8quir8ment to have the name ending with 'Limited'. regISte￿d 16th March 2010 and became
registered Gharity on 3rd June 2010. The objedives of the Charitable Trust ar8: 1. the advan¢ement of
educati¢)n, 2, the advancement of citizenship and community development. 3. the advancement of th8 arts.
culture, heritage and science.
The principal activities of the company are;
The provision of educatlon in Local and National Heritage by woviding a centre for a local history .
Promotion of the arts by the provision of a music hall, 8xhibition area for heritsg8 and art displays, a
Community cinema and research faciltties.
Increasing the effectiveness of the chanty by training & developing volunteers troether wilh using
volunteers to operate the centre.
FUNDING
The principal funding comes from the sale of tickets for events, admissions, a Friends scheme. private hire
and grants form Swale Borough Council, Kent Ccffnmunity Fund, Lottery and Heritage funding as well as
fundraising and donations.
RESERVES POLICY
It is the policy of the charity to maintsin unrestricted and designated fvnds. designated reserves are to
complete the project to which they are alicjcated: unrestricted reserves are the available reserves of the
charity.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Directors have examined the major risks that the charity faces by compiling a register of such risks;
this is the subject of review at each management meeting. We confinn that a system of intemal audit has
been established as well as the provision of regular reports and aC(x￿nts in order that risks may be quickly
identified and action taken to minimize them.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
The Charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearfy that it must have charitsble purposes or
'aims' that are for the public benefit. The Trustees confimi Ihat they have paid due regard to the Charity
Commission guidance on public benefft bèfore deciding what actNlties the tharity sh(yJld undertake.
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31" Mar¢h 2024 (contlnued)
ACHIEVEMENTS and PERFORMANCE
Since Its Registration on 16 March. 2010 The Charitable Company has operated a Heritagè Centre at 69
High Street, Blue Town. Sheemess. leased from lan arKJ Jenny HurketL
This year has been anothgr challenging Y￿r.
We have worked hard to brlng back customer and attract new ones by bringing in groups. Our strategy
has been to offer talks to groups and 95Yo of them then come for a day trip with in the next year. Once
th8y have visited they tend to retum for future $hthvs and events.
We have been able to offer extra hours to our part time staff and have hekl staff training for 1st aid for the
team including volunteers and intrL)Juced a training pian.
During th8 year we have had numerous coach group cancdlations as the coach companies were unable to
fill their coaches and as coaches are expensive they have had to cancel tookings with us. So although we
have bought in the groups we then loose them because of transport costs.
Extemal pressures from the Inc￿aSe in electricity. insurances and other costs have meant that although
we are working harder we are in effed standing still.
we are currently still negotiating a lease with a peppercom rent with the foundersllan¢Jlords to ensure that
the Charity can continue and suNive these turbulent times. Their passion to promote and preserve the
heritage and culture of Sheppey is paramount to them as they hav8 already dedicated 15 years to growing
the project into one that has gained respect in museum and theatrical fiehds. they want to leave a thriving
legacy.
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 March 2024 (contlnued)
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Twstees, Annual RetK)rt and the financial 5talements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Aw)unts'ng Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practi¢e}.
Company law in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
financial year which give a true and fair vtew of the charttab18 company and the incoming reSoUr￿S and
application of the resources. including the net incoTh or expendiiure of the charitable company for the
year. In preparing those financial ststements. the trustees are required to:
a) select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistenty.
b) observe the methc*Ys arKI principles in the Chariiies SORP"
c) make judgements and estimates that are reasonalje and prudent:
d) state whether applicable aCC￿ntIng standards and statements of recommended practice have been
follow8d. subject to any departures disclosed arKI explained in the financial statements.,
e) prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to assume thal
the company will continue in operation.
The Trustses ar8 responsible for keeping adequate a¢a)unting reo)rds that are sufficient to show and
explain the charitys transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy al any time the financial position
of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act
2011 and comply with Seclion 386 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hen￿ for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended practice.. Accounting
and Reporting by Charities (issued March 2015) and in accordance with the spec4al provisions of Part vii
of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small Companies.
Approved by the directors who have authorized the followirMJ to Sign on behalf of the board on
..2024
J Brown
Trustee
R Seager
Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of
BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31st March 2024 which are set out on pages 7 10 12.
Respective responsibilities of trustges and examiner
The trustees {who are also the directors of the company for the purpose of company lawl are responsible for the
preparab'on of the a¢¢ounts. The charitys trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of
the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examinalion is needed.
Having been satisfied that the charity is not subject to audil under company law and is eligible for independent
examination It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
lo follow the procedures laid down in Ihe General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5llbl of the 2011 Acl. and
to slate whether particular matters have come lo my attention.
Basis of independent examiners, report
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity commission. An
examination includes a review of the accounting records kepl by the charity and a comparison of Ihe accounls with those
records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the ac￿untS and seeking explanations from you
as Iruslees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
required in an audit, and Consequently, no opinion is given as to whelher the accounts present a 'lrue and fair view, and
the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
In connection with my examination. no material matters have come to my attenlion which gives me causè to
believe that in. any material respect-
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act., or
the ac¢ounls did not accord with the accounting records: or
the accounts did nol comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of
accounts set out in the Charities (Accoun15 and Reports} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent
examination.
I can confirm I have no other matters in connection wilh the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report
in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounls lo be reached.
L. C. Seal FCCA FAIA
Blain Pritchard Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
29 High Street
Blue Town. Sheerness
Kent ME12 1RN
..2024
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted
General
Funds
Restricted Total
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
Incom• and Endowments
Donations and Legacies
Charitable Activities
Other trading activities
Investments
8,140
65,462
9,586
10.150
18,29)
65,462
31,229
69,324
10,893
Total Incomlng Resources
83.188
10,150
93.338
111,446
Expendlture
Raising Funds
Charitable Activities
Oth8r Expenditure
394
32.141
56,511
142
313
12.727
536
32.454
69,238
754
42. 143
65,416
Total resourcos expended
89.046
13.182
102.228
108.313
Net Incominglloutgoing) Resources
bofor• Transfern
(5,858)
(3.032) (8,890)
3. 133
Transfers be￿een funds
(18)
18
Net In¢omingl(Outgoing) Rosources
(5,876)
(3.014) {8.890)
3, 133
Other Recognlsed Galns and Lossos
Gains and Ioss8s on revaluation of fixed
assets for the charitys own use
Gains and losses on investment assets
Not Movements In Funds
5.876
3.014
8.8
3,133
Fund balan￿8 brought forNard as at 1st April
2023
10,159
47.578
57,737
54,604
Fund balancos ¢arrlod foNard ag at 31st
Ma￿h 2024
4.283
44,564
48.847
57,Y37
The notes on pag¢s 10 to 12 forni part of thes¢ accimll
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
Y•ar ended 31st March 2024
8¢hodulg lo Statement of Flnan¢l•l A¢tl¥llloS
73
nd•
Toi•lfunds
Incom• and Endowm•tr
DonatJon8 and Legacle•
General ¢Juots
Fri8nd8
4,815
1&553
4,257
11,419
10.15)
31.229
2 Charlt•ble ActlvllS9•
Mu$1¢ hall & o)vent
Cln8m8 Incone
Gatènng inc
Admisslons
37,￿8
1,563
21.030
931
26.527
474
Shop income
RrK)m hlr
Fundralsl
1,265
9.628
Exp•ndltur•
S R•181nq FuThJ*
Shop expen8es
R¢J)m hire exper*s
142
7S4
T54
6 Charft•bl• A¢tl¥lW••
Music h811 & everts ctéts
c1￿ma ¢x)sts
CateriThJ
26.6Y4
1,470
3&￿9
439
150
163
Tour¥
Museurn 8XF4n
115
32.141
313
7 Olher EXp•f￿*¥r•
Light and heat
Water ralas
Waste dlspc**
Insurance
Premises repai
St8ffing (x)sts
R8ntal oftelephone
Tele￿on8
Pn'nting, F¢)Stage a stattm¢ry
Compuw costs
Repair8 & rnnowals
H￿ielle. Heal￿ & S818ty
Sundry eyns8S
SBC Lic*nc
ard rn8chlr￿, bgnk ¢hwgo8
Accwnt8nCy
D8pr8oation
7.979
6.753
1,378
3.273
3,010
29,709
828
3.437
512
1.172
1.267
1.068
25
1.436
201
491
775
1.439
6,W24
50.511
11727
64416
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
Balance Sheet
31st March 2024
2024
2023
GO￿ra1 Rostrlct•d
Funds
Funds
Tol•l Funds
Totsl Fund
Flx•d ass•ts
Tangible assets
39.283
39.283
46.574
39.283
39,283
46.574
Current A880ts
Shop stod(
Debtors
Cash at b8nk and in hand
700
199
11,TT6
436
4.611
5.281
9.892
5.547
10.828
12.675
Credltors: amounts f¥lling du•
wlthln onè ytsr
1.264
1,512
N•t Curront As8•tsl{Ilabilltl•¥}
4.283
5.281
N•t Assets
57,737
Funds of the charity
Funds
10
4.283
48,847
57,737
4283
48.847
For the year ended 31st M8r¢h 2023 the company vras entiUed lo exempilon under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 r8181ing lo
sm811 companies. No Members have required the company to obtains an aijdit ol its accounts for th8 year in question in accordance wth
section 476 of the Companies Act 20(6. Th$ directors ackTh)wtedge Iheir responsibility for complwng w7th the requirements of tha Ac¢
with rospect to accounb.ng reox)rds and for the weparakn of th8 a(#>)unts.
The a¢counts have been prepared in ac£xJrdance ¥Alh the w0V￿lon$ aWKable to companw subie¢*to the small o)mpanles regime.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on
..2024
and si
its behalf by
M J Brown
R Seager
The nots¥ on pages 10 to 12 fomi part ollhese acmints

BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
Notss to th• accounts
Year ended 31st March 2024
1 Accountlng pollcl•s
Ba$l$ of a¢¢ountlng
The financièl stat8m8nts ha¥• b98n pr8p8rgd urthr the h￿[￿1 oJ5t com18nbon and in wlh •xrAnlro standards.. the Charittes SORP
IFRS1021'Aco)unttrYJ by char￿e5.: the Charrbes 2011 aTrJ Ihe Crynp8rwB5 ￿ 20C6.
In¢om• R¢¢ognltlon
Voluntary income is ¢xedited to ts Slaternenl or Fmanoal attt* lateroffwaplcrf ty Ih• ovar*lM* tha inctNN rnlat•s. ExC￿t ITr th6 case or
gacies in whl¢h the inc4)me is wcognised it ks Gethn that n￿nIeS are rtL* at the bakrKe sheet date and ran b8 rneaSur￿ with r8asonabl8 c8rtainty, no valua
1$ attribut￿ to don8t8d assets ￿ 88rVi￿&. is c¥8dit8d lo th8 Stst8m8nt or Fina￿1￿ ￿￿¥41185 laknTrJ into arL¥wnt rpwies duo r¢lèbnu to the finawal
year 8nd attrued a¢¢ordlngly.
I￿￿3tMent Inc¢m•
Resourcea oxpandod and ba•ls olaifo¢allon of ¢o•ts
Expendlture Ls hcludod in ts acujunts ￿ng tha ￿uaL5 (yjtspt R•s￿rC*S •ywid8d dw8cty lo the paitiujlar advlty where Ihe ￿8t relates to that
acbvity.
Tanglblo Flxed Auete
Depreclakn L8 provlded at the fc4hy*Ang anftU￿ r8t•s in ordwtowfite off t￿h assetV4w ts 8sUmabJ uselul Ih.
l Assèts:
10% and 20% perarfflvm cffi cc6t
2 Eyndltur•
2023
Indop8nd8nt examlnarfs fag
3 R¢strfcted Funds
Fund Name
oIFund
and Restrlctlons
Mu8wm De¥￿aPM8￿t
This grantW88 to anable b) Ojnp￿8 the ￿er8d*a￿On proc88s. Thls ￿ on hold unol th8
Oefibrfllaior
Restrt¢t•d Sncomelund
Garfield W88ton
Resthcted inojme fund
Funds fc¥ lift instalklion
Re$lyideil incorr*lund
Funds to purchase 8 Ift ranw & lkn)ring
Funds to ut in new ceili
. insulab(K. for d
funds to
leu
e heab
hb
and insulati
Fund lor re
ani%in
archi¥e area and surroundin
Gr8nt ￿ asssiwith ￿sts of thÈ cha
s salaries &
Graftt lo urchase heater5 and chairs for th8 Clite￿n
Grant to stra
dovebpment t>)sts.
Grwt Ihe
reha5e of a
Locempnt tr￿1b forthe anema
Dock ard Toom
SBC Cleaner Growth
Herita È Grant
KCF Im
ct Fund
SBC Grant
C¢Y r Fer
usson
SBC Membets Grant
ResffiGted incorne fund
Res￿ded incorne lund
Restrde¢ inGorne fund
Reskncied incor￿ fun
ResthLled incorne fund
Restrided ine0rn8 lund
Resthcte(S incorn8 fund
arf toom
4 Mov•mont of th• R•strlct•d Fund*
FurKI
Balartus
Fund
Balanc•s
Museum Dovebpmant
Defjbrillator
Garfield W88
Cènticoarum
Dor&ard roc*n UKvJrade gront
S8C Cleaner Growth urant
Heritage Grant
KCF Impact Fund
S8C Grant
Coly8r Fergusson grant
SBC Membern grant
1.500
1.261
34,242
1158)
142201
12401
11.4TrJl
lfj(K)I
(Fe}
1.103
30,022
720
4.200
1.811
234
100
5,600
2,411
312
100
1.192
1228}
18
10.0
150
(5,812}
11501
4.188
47.578
10,150
6.924
6.258
18
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
Notes to the accounts
Year ended 31st March 2024
5 Members, Remuneraljon
No remuneralion directy or iThJireclty Lxrt of the I￿￿8 of the charrty was pald or payable for th6 yoar to any rnèmber ￿ to any
other person or persons krK>wn to be I￿nected with them apart from the transadion disclosed in the related party note.
6 Tangible Flxed Assets
Detall8 of Movèments on Assets
ImprOven￿nts
to L&is￿lId
Prop8rty
Fixtures,
fittings &
equipment
PLqrf &
Equipment Computers
Total
COST
Balance brought forward
Additions
Revaluations
Disposals
Balance carfed fopNard
43.782
4,194
30.5
43,782
4.194
5,998
DEPRECIATION
Balance brougm fcKward
Disposals
Revaluation
Chargo ft)r the year
Balance carried forwaT(t
21,073
8.247
5.084
37,990
2.379
23.452
4,378
12.625
305
3,891
229
5,313
7,291
45,281
Not book valu• at 31st March 2024
7.138
31.151
303
685
39.283
Net book value at 31st March 2023
9.517
914
46.574
A)1 fixed assets are used dlrecuy for c*aritab* purp)ses.
7 Debtors
Amounts falling due wlhin C￿ year
2024
Unrestrict&J Restrictvj Unrestricted Restrict&
fund
fund
fvnd
Other d8btors
HM Revenue & Customs
Prepayments
199
372
199
8 Credltors
Amounts falling due withln one >vr
2024
Unrestrthl Restn"ct8J
fund
fur
2023
unreStr￿ted Restrict￿1
fund
Other creditors
HM Revenue & Custom5
Sw¥le Museums Group
Accruals
65
1.199
1,512
1.199
1.264
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BLUE TOWN REMEMBERED
Notes to tho accounts
Year ended 31st March 2024
Stafflng
2024
2023
Salaries and wagès
Social security costs
Pension costs
38,290
216
581
28,181
1,116
412
39.087
29,709
The charity holds funds on behalf of the Swale Museums group. This will enable the 15 museum$ and other heritage
collections in Swale to be able to work collectively to raise the profile of this heiitage area. raise funds for historic Swale
and share resources. At the year end funds unspent an￿Unted to £65 and this amount is shown in creditors. Once the
Swale Museums group becomes a registered charity in its own right and has its own bank account any unused funds will
b8 transferred to it. Mrs J M Huthett 1$ chair of the swa￿ Museums Group.
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
10
Funds
Total Funds
Resèrves at 1st April 2023
10.159
47,578
57,737
Intr￿1
83.188
10.150
93,338
Expenditure
89.046
13.182
102,228
Transfer5 between funds
(18)
18
Res•prn$ at 31st March 2024
4.283
48.847
11
Operatlng lease commltments
Tho followlng payments are commltted to be paid wlthln one year
2024
Property Other
2023
Property
Other
Lease Explrfng:
1 to 5 years
Over 5 ￿ar$
The Charity operates from premises owned by Mr and Mr5 Hurkett. Mr & Mrs Hurkett waived rent for this year. Mr & Mrs
Hurkett and the charity are CU￿en￿Y drawing up a lease for 15 years with the charity to potentl8lly pay a peppercom annual
rent only. Mr & Mrs Hurkett have agreed to provide financial support as required.
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