SCARBOROUGH MARITIME HERITAGE CENTRE
ANNUAL REPORT
The Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre (SMHC) is managed, overseen and administered in accordance with its charitable constitution and its memorandum of association and articles of association.
December 2022 – November 2023
45 Eastborough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1NH. Tel 01723 369361.
Directors
M. Vesey, R. L. Rowley, D. Normandale.
Trustees
- M. Vesey, R. L. Rowley, D. Normandale, Lynn Shannon Captain P Simpson MN, H. Roberts.
Committee
- M. Vesey, L. Rowley, L. Auckland, J. Roberts, A Roberts, J King, S Macdonald, Les Shannon, M Glass, R Sheader.
President
Mr J Martin Johnson JP, BA, IEng, IMarEng, MIMarEST
Patrons
Earl of Burford, Lady Caroline ffrench Blake, Lord John Beauclerk
E-mail: scarboroughmaritime@yahoo.com
www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk
Registered Charity 1144532
Company number 0675517
Objectives
To educate the public about the history of Scarborough and especially the maritime aspects. To record the skills and knowledge of our maritime community. To store, digitise and display memorabilia donated to the Centre. To stage exhibitions and talks for the community.
Trustees Report
The trustees have monitored the activities undertaken by the SMHC from December 2022 to November 2023 and agree that they meet the charitable aims of educating the public. Our principal activity has been the provision of exhibitions to the public and historical information presented via our website. Volunteers from the community were involved in all aspects of our work, helping them gain new skills and confidence, building friendships and overcoming social isolation.
We work in partnership with the Children’s University Network, Scarborough Borough Council, Scarborough Heritage Forum, Scarborough Archaeological & Historical Society, Scarborough Library, Scarborough Civic Society and Scarborough Museums Trust, Discover Yorkshire Coast tourism agency, local schools & colleges.
Members of the public continue to donate valuable memorabilia that our volunteers catalogue, digitise and display. Volunteers help answer family and local history enquiries from residents and via the Internet.
Our trustees keep our charity policies and risk assessment up-to-date including: data protection; whistleblowing; complaints; volunteers; safeguarding; and financial reserves. All can be seen on our website. We have public liability insurance, buildings insurance and Local Authority Landlord’s Certification.
Main activities
From December 2022 to November 2023 we received nearly 5000 visitors to the Centre. Over 4000 people visited our website every month looking at over 30,000 different pages of information. Our Facebook posts reached over 3000 people each month.
2023 marked the 70th anniversary of the huge storm in 1953 that devastated the East Coast of Britain. Our exhibition looked at this and other big storms along with forecasting and shipwrecks.
From May to September our exhibition looked at the Scottish herring lasses, their lives and their work, where they came from and where they ended their journey on the east coast.
Our third exhibition focused on Anne Bronte, who died here and wrote about Scarborough.
Scarborough’s annual summer maritime festival, Seafest, was held in July. We put on a broad ranging exhibition for the 10,000 visitors.
For the Armed Forces Day in June, two volunteers sold books on the seafront about Scarborough in World War Two.
We still get plenty of visitors to our ‘History Box’, an old BT red telephone box by the harbour, displaying history information and an audio guide.
One of our trustees worked closely with the Borough Council, Civic Society and Historical & Archaeological Society to finalise the Sea Wall Heritage Trail. 31 information ‘portholes’ were installed along the Marine Drive with additional researched information put on our website and a phone app. We published a booklet about the trail and an audio version was made available on the internet. Residents and visitors have been submitting their memories about Scarborough’s past. The project was funded by a £40,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Funding.
Our volunteers continued to catalogue and digitise the huge collection of maritime photographs donated to us by Mr Scales and Mr Coull.
One of our volunteers has been helping repaint some of the old town’s traditional black and white road signs that have become very rusty.
Funding
Our largest annual expense of £981 paid for the rental of an off-site overflow storeroom for our larger archived items. Insurance costs have risen but we had a fixed price energy contract so have not suffered too much from the huge leap in electricity prices. Donations from the public continue to support our work along with rental income from our tenant.
Towards the end of the year we raised extra funds to help with the purchase of new larger premises but this fell through. Most donors were happy for us to hold onto their money until we find another suitable building.
Conclusion
We would like to thank everyone who has supported the SMHC this year, especially our volunteers who gave up their valuable time to make it all possible.
| Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre | Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre | Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre | Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre | Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | Payments | |||||||
| 2021/2022 | 2022/23 | 2021/2022 | 2022/23 | |||||
| Subscriptions/donations | 4522.61 | 12644.86 | ||||||
| Gift Aid | 1035.29 | 627.54 | ||||||
| NLHF | 19984.00 | 15987.20 | 1897.48 | 33790.72 | ||||
| Grants | ||||||||
| Sales | 2526.65 | 1737.25 | ||||||
| Rent | 4520.98 | 3651.38 | 981 | 1038.91 | ||||
| Electricity/Water | 203.62 | 99.30 | 1620.65 | 1463.33 | ||||
| Telephone & Internet | 359.55 | 533.70 | ||||||
| Postage | 29.43 | 29.5 | ||||||
| Advertising | 355.50 | |||||||
| Repairs & Renewals | 0 | 129.22 | ||||||
| Office / Archive | 945.28 | 704.88 | ||||||
| costs re flat | 11.00 | 1379.33 | ||||||
| Volunteer Exps | 271.88 | 164.52 | ||||||
| Prof charges | 406.80 | 435.60 | ||||||
| Insurance | 759.25 | 1224.24 | ||||||
| Stock | 1425.00 | 2075.00 | ||||||
| SAHS | 0 | |||||||
| Display | 226.23 | 178.42 | ||||||
| Loan | ||||||||
| interest on active saver account | 19.77 | 71.32 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous | 149.13 | 96.97 | 229.86 | |||||
| 32812.92 | 34967.98 | 9386.02 | 43377.23 | |||||
| Receipts less | ||||||||
| payments | 23426.90 | -8409.25 | ||||||
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | |||||||
| Funds as at 1st December | 19466.68 | 42893.58 | ||||||
| Receipts less payments | 23426.90 | -8409.25 | ||||||
| Funds at 30 Nov | 42893.58 | 34484.33 | ||||||
| Represented by: | ||||||||
| current account | 20607.29 | |||||||
| active saver account | 13878.04 | |||||||
| funds at 30 November 2023 | 34485.33 | |||||||
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Registered number 06755717 Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Report and Accounts 30 November 2023
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Report and accounts Contents Page Company infomation Directors, report Accountants, report Statement of Financial Activities Balance sheet Statement of Changes in Funds Notes to the accounts
Scarborough Marltime Heritage Centre Ltd Company Information Directors Mark Vesey Rosalind Rowley David Normandale Accountants J & D Accountants Ltd 67 Fa(sgrave Road Scarborough North Yorkshire Y012 SEA Reglstered offlce 45 Eastborough Scarborough North Yorkshire Y0111NH Registered number 06755717 Registered Charity number 1144532
Scarborough Marltlme Heritage Centre Ltd Registered number: 06755717 Directors. Report The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 30 November 2023. Prlnclpal actlvltles The trustees have monitored the acts"vities undertaken by the SMHC from December 2022 to November 2023 and agree that they meet the charitabte aims of educating the public. Our principal activity has been the provision of exhibitions to the public and historical infomation presented via our website. Volunteers from the community were involved in all aspects of our work, helping them gain new skills and confidence, building friendships and overcoming social isolabon. We continue to be a part of the Children's Universrty Network and we work in partnership with Scarborough Borough Council. Scarborough Heritage Forum, Scarborough Archaeological & Historical Society, Scarborough Library, Scarborough Civic Society and Scarborough Museums Trust, Discover Yorkshire Coast tourism agency, local schools & colleges. Members of the public continue to donate valuable memorabilia that our volunteers catalogue, digitise and display. Volunteers help answer family and local history enquiries from residents and from around the world via the Intemet. Our trustees keep our charity policies and risk assessment up-t(Fdate induding: data protection guidelines; whistleblowing; complaints- volunteers; safeguarding.. and financial SerVes. All these are available to view in the SMHC and on our website. We have publi liability insurance, building insurance and Local Authority Landlord's Certification. Main actlvlties From December 2022 to Novernber 2023 we received nearly 5,000 visitors to the centre. Over 4,000 people visted our website every month looking at over 30,000 different pages of information. Our Facebook posts reached over 3,000 people each month. Our first exhibition of 2022 looked at Scarborough's Borough Engineer. Harry Smith. Between 1896 and 1933 he transformed Scarborough by building facilities such as the Open Air Theatre, Peasholm Park, South Bay Pool. Cliff Lifts, Beech Huts and the Oliverfs Mount War Memorial. One of his descendents was invited to preview the exhibition that was created by one of our volunteers. 2023 marked the 70th anniversary of the huge storm in 1953 that devastated the East Coast of Britain. Our exhibition looked at this and other big storms along with forecasbng and shipwrecks. From May to September our exhibition looked at the Scottish herring lasses, their lives and their work, where they came from and where they ended their journey on the east coast. Our third exhibrtion focused on Anne Bronte, who died here and wrote about Scarborough. Scarborough's annual summer maritime festival, Seafest, was held in July. We put on a broad ranging exhibition for the 10,000 visitors. For the Armed Forces Day in June, two volunteers sold books on the seafront about Scarborough in World War Two. We sb"Il get plenty of visrtors to our 'History Bo, an old BT red telephone box by the harbour, displaying historical infomiation and audio guide. One of our trustees worked closely with the Borough Council, Civic Society and Historical & Archaelogical Society to finalise the Sea Wall Heritage Trail. 31 information 'portholes' were instslled along the Marine Drive with additional researched information put on our website and a phone app. We published a booklet about the trail and an audio version was made available on the intemet. Residents and visitors have been submitting their memories about Scarborough's past. The project was funded by a £40,000 grant from the National Lottery
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Registered number: 06755717 Dlrector8' Report Our volunteers continued to catslogue and digitise the huge collection of maritime photographs donated to us by Mr George Scales and Mr George Coull. One of our volunteers has been helping repaint some of the old t0'S traditional black and white road signs that have become very rusty. Fundlng Our largest annual expenses of £981 paid for the rentsl of an off-site overfiow storeroom for our larger archived items. Insuran costs have risen but we had a fixed price energy contract so have not suffered too much from the huge leap in electricity pri$. Donations from the public continue to support our work along with rentsl income from our tenant. Towards the end of the year we raised extra funds to help with the purchase of new larger premises but this fell through. Most donors were happy for us to hold onto their money until we find another suitable building. Conclusion We would like to thank everyone who has supported the SMHC this year. especially our volunteers who gave up their valuable time to make it all possible. Directorn The following persons served as directors during the ye. Mark Vesey Rosalind Rowley David Normandale James Spencer Small company provisions This report has 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 on 12 March 2024 and signed on its behalf. Mark Vesey Director
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Accountants. Report Accountants. report to the directors of Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd You consider that the company is exempt from an audit for the year ended 30 November 2023. You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year. In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the Statement of Financial Activity, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Funds and the related notes from the accounting records of the company and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us. We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts. J & D Accountants Ltd 67 Falsgrave Road Scarborough North Yorkshire Y012 SEA 13 March 2024
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30 November 2023 2023 2022 Turnover 7,220 8,083 Cost of sales (1.660) (1,425) Gross Income 5,560 6,658 Administrative expenses Other operating income (8,555) 12,645 (5,840) 4.523 Operatlng Income 9,650 5.34;, Interest receivable 72 20 Surplus before taxatlon 9,722 5,361 Tax on profit Surplus for the flnancial year 9,722 5,361
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Registered number: 06755717 Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2023 Notes 2023 2022 Fixed assets Tangible assets 127,211 127,211 Current assets Stocks Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 500 411 34,501 35,412 85 458 42,909 43,452 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year {649) (18,411) Net current assets 34,763 25,041 Net assets 161,974 152,252 FUNDS Funds 161,974 152,252 TOTAL FUNDS 161,974 152,252 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 members have 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 accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. Mark Vesey Director Approved by the t)oard on 12 March 2024
Scarborough Maritime Heritsge Centre Ltd Statement of Changes in Funds for the year ended 30 November 2023 Funds Total At 1 December 2021 146,891 146,891 Surplus for the financial year 5,361 5,361 At 30 November 2022 152,252 152,252 At 1 December 2022 152,252 152,252 Surplus for the financial year 9,722 9,722 At 30 November 2023 161,974 161.974
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2023 1 Accounting policies Basis of preparation The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). Turnover All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities On the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows: Plant and machinery over 3 years Stocks Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. Debtors Short tem debtors are measured at transaction pri (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubttul debts. Creditors Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transacts.on pri net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method. Taxation All income and gains are exempt from corporation tax and have been, or will be, applied for charitable or qualifing purposes. Provisions Provisions (ie liabiltties of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligats'on at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2023 2 Employees 2023 Number 2022 Number Average number of persons employed by the company 3 Tangible fixed assets Plant and machinery Land and buildings Total Cost At 1 December 2022 At 30 November 2023 127,211 127.211 9,244 9,244 136,455 136,455 Oepreclatlon At 1 December 2022 At 30 November 2023 9,244 9,244 9.244 9,244 Net book value At 30 November 2023 127,211 127.211 At 30 November 2022 127,211 127,211 4 Debtors 2023 2022 Other debtors 411 458 5 Creditors: amounts falllng due within one year 2023 2022 Restricted funding Other creditors 283 366 18,087 324 649 18,411 6 Other Infonnation Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered Offi is.. 45 Eastborough Scarborough North Yorkshire Y0111NH
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2023 8 Ultimate controlling party The company is under the control of the members who have elected the directors to run the charity on their behalf. 10
Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre Ltd Detailed Ststement of Financial Activities for the year ended 30 November 2023 This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts 2023 2022 Turnover Income 7,220 8,083 Cost of sales Purchases 1,660 1,425 Adminlstrative expenses Premises costs: Rent 1,039 1,039 981 981 General administrats've expenses: Volunteer expenses Telephone and fax Electric and water Printing and postsge Insuran Office equipment Repairs and maintenance Sundry expenses 165 534 1,351 734 1,134 178 1,820 35 5,951 92 389 1,417 953 721 226 128 237 4,163 Legal and professional costs: Accountancy fees Management fees Advertising and PR 390 1,175 348 348 696 1,565 8,555 5,840 Other operating income Donations 12,645 4,523 11