Reglstered number: 08056115
Charity number: 1149x0
Derby Musèums
Trvsleeg Report and Flnanciol Statements
Forthe Year Ended 31 Murch 2025
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Contents
Page
Refèrenee and Admlnlstrotive Detoils of the Cornpgnw, Its Trustees ond Advisers
Trustèes. Report
3-15
Trv$tees' Responsiblllties Stotement
16
Independent Audltorsp Report on the Ftnanclal Statements
17-21
Consolidgted Statement of Finanelal ActlvitEes
22
Consolldated Bglanc¢ Sheet
23
Company Balance Sheet
24-25
Consolldated Statement of Cash Flows
26
Notes to the Flnondal Stotements
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Derby Mvseums
(A Company Limlted by Guarunteej
Reference ond Administrctlvè Oetalls of the Company. Èt$ Trustees und Advisers
For the Year Ended 51 Morch 2025
Trv$tees
Ellzabeth Fothergill. CBE, Cholr
Linda Sullivan
Professor Keith McLoy
Dr Kiron Grlffin
Charlotte Holmes
Andrew Jomes Findlay
Amendo Ellse
Puul Hilsdon
Emlly Lonsdale
Clore Foyle
on Llndsey
Anisho Parmar
Andrew Taylor (oppointed 28 February 2025)
Koihryn Kozlowski (appolnted 9 August 2024)
.Compony reglstered
number
08036115
CharSt¥ regist¢rod number 1149710
Aeglstered offlce
Museum ond Art Gallery
The Strond
Derbu
Derbyshi
DE118S
Potron
Lord Cavendish, 121h Dvke of Devonshire
Independent oudltors
Dains Audft Llmited
Statvtory Audltor
Suite 2. Albion House
2 Etrurta Office Vllloge
Forge Lone
Stoke tsn Trent
Stoffordshire
ST15RQ
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Reference ond Adminlstrotlve Detolls of the Companu. Its Trvstees and Advlser5 (continued)
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Bonker$
The Co-operative Bonk
31 Ecst street
Derby
Derbyshlre
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Sontonder UK PIC
151 Floor
5 Market Place
Derby
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Derby Musevms
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Trustees, Report
For the Yeor Ended 51 Mofch 2025
The Trustees present their annual report together wÉth the audtted flnoncial statements of ihe Compony for the uear I
April 2024 to 31 March 2025. The Annvol Report Serves the purpose5 of both o Trvstees, report ond a directors, report
vnder componu low. The Trustees conflrm thot the Annual Report ond financiol statements of ihe tharitoble company
comply with the current 5totutory requlrements. the reqL*lremeniS of the chorltoble compony's govemlng document and
the provisions of the Stotement of Rerommended Prattlce (SORP) applicable to Chorlties preporing thelr occovnts In
accordonce with the Financial R¢portlng Stondord applic¢ble sn the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1
Janvary 2019).
Abovt Derby Muséums
Derby Museumg wos established as un Independent choritoble trust In 2012. sin￿ then, It has transformed the woy
cvllvrol heritoge Is presented ond oppreclated in the clty.
Derby hos unlqve cultural 055ets. It hcks the finest colledion of work by Joseph Wright of Derby. the 18th Century ortist
of the Enli9htenment. and is 'De51gnated' by Arts Coundl England 05 o co11ettion of notlonol slgnificonce. Its three
museums the Museum of Noklng (port of the UNESCQ inscribed Derwent Vollet Mills World Herltage slte), Derby
Museum and Art Gallery ond Plckford's House -welcome neorly o quorter of a million people o year. In recent yeors
Derby Museums ha5 been recogn15ed for Its Innovatfve porticlpotory proctlte wilh a slew of owords includlng belng
Finolisl in 2022 Museum of the Year ond Speciol commendotlon ot 2024 Evropeon Museum of the Year aworés.
Derbu's Idenlitu was 300 ueors In the moking, ond the Enlightenment spirit of creotivity and invention resonate5 today.
The hertraoe of the city IS Used to frame ombFtrlons for the fvture both os one of the UK'S top high-tech cities ond o
prlncipol centre for monufocturlng cnd sustainable engineerlng. Derby Museums. pG7rtnership5 wbth Industry are integrol
to providing young people wllh the insplrallon ond expertence to pursue o career in IndLtstru. Our commitment to STEAM
(Science Technolo9u Englneerlng Arts ond Maths) Is underpinned by support from mojor componles such as Ro115
Rouco IMI ond Volllont.
Since the end of Covld. Derby Mv5eums financiol positlon hos been frogile ond the flnonclol yeor 2024-25 Is no
exception. Flnanciol pressures ore being brought to beor by o combination of heovlly decreosed publlc revenue funding
ond Increased costs beuond our control such high inflotion. a large Increase In the mlnlmum wage ond high energy
cost5. Publlc revenue investment (vits Derby Clty Council and Arts Councll Englond) occovnts for 40% of Income. the
lowest proporlion slnce the Trust wos formed in 2012. Over the Icst few yeors flnonciol resllience hos been mointoineé
by use of cash reserves and this year o lorge oword bu Garfield Weston Foundatton. This has brought the museum to o
neor breok-even posltlon.
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Trvsiees, Report (continved)
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Despite these chollenges, Derby Museums contlnves to pr￿ent innovollve and meanlngfvl wr)rk for its oudiences, both
local and further ofield. The museums remo5n Derby's prlnclpol ottrattions In rhe locol vls5tor economy contrlbuting
nearly £10m to the locol ecor*omy eoch ueor. Through its evenis ond exhlbilion5. the museums help people look ot the
world dFfrFerently, leorn more obout their city and feel pride In the place they live.
Derby Musevms Choritable Aims
Derby Museums. Memorondum ond Arlicles were first incorporoled on 18 April 2012 and were then omended by
ertiflcote of Incorporatlon on chornge of name on 7 Augugt 2012. The Memorandum ond Artlcles were amended by
speclol resolution on 24 January 2017 and ag(sin on 29 September 2020,
1) To odvonce the educotlon of the publlc ot lorge by the estoblishmenl and/or mointenonce of o museum ond/or art
gallery.
2) To advonce the educotion of the publlc ot ltsrge by the preservotlon tsf bulldings of historic ond/or architectural
importonce.
3) Wlthovt prejudice lo the generallty of the obove. to odvonce the edu¢atlon of the public ai lar9e of Derby's
englneering ond creotlve herllo9e.
4) To provide or osstst In the prc•vlslon of focllitles in the interests of sodol welfare lor recreution or other leisure tlme
occupotion for Inclivlduols who hove need of svch by reoson of their youth, age. infirmity or dlsablllty. finonciol
hordship. or social and economlc clrcumstonces wlth the object of Improvlng thelr conditions of Ilfe.
5) Pursue such other choritoble purposes conslster*t wEth the obove os the trustees in their obsolute dlscreiion shall
determine.
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Derby Musevms Busln¢$s Aims 2024.25
Our purpose
Derby Museums Is for the Thlnker and Moker in All of U5
Our Valves
Belng Independent
Foster a splrit of experlmentatlon
Pursue Mutual Relotic>nships
Cre¢te the Conditions for Well-Being
Prove that we ore dolng It
Our Airns
Oerby Museums is midway through 0 4-yeai plan 2025-27, All museum octivities contribute to one or more of these
olms
Alm 1 Moke Extroordinary ond Exciting Work.
Alm 2 Be Entrepreneuriol ond Inventlve.
Aim 3 Be Relevont to our Citlzens.
Alm 4 8e Good Stewords
Aim 5 Svpport the Ambltlons for our City,
These oims ore the bosls for a comprehensive series of octivities whlch are revlewed ol quortefly boord meetlngs by
Trustees. They contrlbute to the delivery our Derby Museums chorltable objectlves and are Informed by the investment
prlnciples of Arts Council England (ACE)- Derby Museums Is on ACE Notional Portfolio Organisotion and its buslness plon
dellvery Is reviewed on o yeorly bosis by the museLtms' execL*tive and ACE officers.
Derby Muswms Actlvlty Revlew 2024-25
Publlc Programme - Exhibitio￿ and Displays
DU￿ng 2024-25 Derby Museums welcorned over 210.000 visltors. Highlights of Its Exhibhlons and Events programme
Include:
Dlsploced from the Nlle to the Derwent - Derby Museum ond Art Gollery.
Thls exhibllion combined new reseofch ond the development of mL*5evm proctice In considerotlon of colonial collection5
and hurn¢n remolns. It explored how ond whu Egypiion orlefotts ond the remolns of two norned mummified people
made thelr way to Derby5hife. It featured loaned Items from the ChatSWOrth collection ond the Brltlsh and Moncheslef
Nuseums. The exhibition acted 05 0 stepping Stone towards the permanent di5ploy and Interpretotlon tsf the collectlons
from oncient Egypt In the care of Derby Musevms. New leornlng resovrces for schools were developed from on
exchonge between Bemrose school In Derby ond the Internotlonal school In Egypt.
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Prolect Yagda¢n - Musevm of Moklng
Thi5 project ond exhlbftlon. funded by The Notionol Lottery Herrtage Fund. focused on peopllng our collections through
collectlng the stories of Derbu's sovth Asion diosporlc eommunltles. These histories of the City are obsent In the Derby
Museums and city Archlve collectlons, bvt Derby museums is rich in objects that relote to these communities. Mony of
the storles relate lo objects held in ovr mt)r)ulocturlng collections and we oim to use ihem to enrlch the interprelollon
ocross the Museum of Making. The exhlbition feotured o photogrophic archlve of portrolts by WW Winter of people who
migrated from South Asia to Derbu ofter 1945.
Thlnk Human- Museum of Making
Think Humon, wos o colloborotion belMeen the Chortered Institute of Ergonomlcs and Human Fottors, und
Ltsuyhborough Univefsity. Ergonom1￿. or Humon Foctors. Is a deslgn approach exploring how we interact with the
systems. products, ond envlrtsnments arovnd us lo enhonce performonce. safely. and comfort. Feoturing exhiblts
donoted fram industry, unlversitles as well os the Museum's own extensive collection, Thlnk Htjmon olrned to deepen our
vnder5tcnding of how this cross-cutting design opproach underplrns $0 mony Qspetts ctt the worlé we live In, Exomples
Of Loughborough Unlverslty's world.le¢ding research ond Innovation were translated into Inier¢ctive exhibits vsing
touchscreens. manneqvlns, ond octuol products.
Impro¥ements to the dlsploys and interpreiation ct Pickf ord's House
Wlth funding from DCMS Wolfson mojor improvements were made to the presentallon and interpretotion ol dlsploys ot
Plckford's House, Acce55 hos been Improved to the displays on the grovnd floor wlth slgnlflcanl physical barrlers
removed ond more objects on show. New research to feoture Ihe stortes of women, and communilles whose stories
hove been previously neglected hove enrlched ihe interpretotion of the building and broodened the vlsltor experiEnce.
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Public Prngromme - Events
A wide progromme of events take place ot our museum slteg aimed at ottroctino ovdiences linking with the musevms.
tollectlon and exhlbltions.
Assemble
Derby tylusetsms. flogshlp moking evenl took ploce in October 2024, with o new sponsor Volllant UK. Thls interoctive
event brought together 80 makers showcoslng actlvlty from troditlonal croft skllls to tech and electronics in a twts-doy
festivol. Over 1.600 people attended the Assembk.
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Flrst Frf
These are o serles of events seeklng to broaden audience reach rjnd reveal new perspectives on the city's cultL%rol
herlloge_ Thls yeor they Included..
Emplre ¢nd the Moklno of Modern Derby. wlth Or Coth Feely.
The Summer Clothes Swop. a trons-inclusive clothes swop event encouroglng 5v5toinobiiity. co-produced wlth Trons
Support Hub Monche5ter.
Ancient bodle& contemporory chollenges.. The ethlcs of Egyptlon Mummified bodie5 in museums wlth Dr Angela
Slienne
The 6th annuol Derby Poetry Festlvol Perforrnonce Poetry Slom.
Derby Women HiJoru Mokers Poetry Wolk Project wlth creolive wrlllng workshops from former Derbyshlre Poet
Laureote Helen Mort and co-founder of the project Sophie Sporhom.
Other events
Across our venues a brood ronge of 'everyday' culturol artlvlly occurs. Life Drawing 5esslons In The Wardwick slte of
the Museum aftd Art Gallery regulorlu sold ovt. We welcomed the rttum of The Ethlcol Atel¢er wlth Abi Wostle. In May,
held Threoded's (a Derbyshlre bosed folk trlo) olbum lounch c* The Wordwick and On￿ ogoln worked wllh the City of
Sonctuory Network to co-produced 'Hello Derby, frt the Museum of Moklng os port of Refugee Week, We supported
locol orts orgonisotion Furthest From The Seo Mu51c, Comedy atKI Art5 Wtth their onnvol Plrote themed festlvol on
Cathedral Green.
Artist tolks have included presentotions from Or Peter Collinge. locol Author Donlelle Burton. und Dr Allan Chopmon. co-
produced with the Derby and District Astrologlcol Soelety. who also co-produced on evenlng of stor gozlng ot the
Museum of Making os part of thelr Soth annlversory celebrotlons.
The Museums a150 host general events in partnership with other orgon150tions, they hove included Heritage Beer
Festival wtth CAMRA, the Toosted Ceromics foir and Wedding trode show&.
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Stewardship of Herttoge
Derby Museum's keu purpose is to core for more thon 350.000 obSects In its collection. In the post foL¢r years more of
the museums, collections ore on display thon ever before. Most of the collectSon5 remoln In store ot fcsur Sites. Much of
thls storage is substtsndord. In the museum's main store there is wldespread movld infestation ond The roof leoks
frequently. The museum teom is working closely wllh Derby aty council to identlly o slte whlch will consDlidote all the
musevm¥ collections ond improve the envlronment ond access.
Thanks io 0 gronl from the DCMS Wolfson foundotion. Improvements belng mode to the Interpretotlon on access at
Plckford's House. Extenslve co-produttlon sessions wbth communlty groups. young people, stuff and volunteers hove
dentifled new and more coherent narratives. Thls Involves foreorounding the experlences of women (Jnd children In the
life of the building. It olso Invofves the removol of borriers ond the Instollotion.
The aftermoth of the di505trous floodlng of the Nv5eum of Moking In Oeiobef 2023 Is stlll being felt. New Interventions
ond protréLtres have beeri put in ploce ot the mL¢seum to enoble swrfter recovery should a slmilar event occur agoln.
This hos been funded through on insvronce claim ond flood recovery gront from Arts Council England.
Buslness Development
The finonciol resilience of Derby Museum remains o great concern. Publlc revenue support has declined ropldly in the
lost 5 yeorg and Increased costs brought ubovt bu high Inflation ond energy are now exceedlng uvoiloble budgets.
Efficlencles htrve been mode with 9 stofl posts deleted in the last 24 months ond thi8 Is reflected with un overoll
reducllon In octivity. There ore fewer temporaru exhibitions ond event4 ond morketlng has been streomlined to focus
upon digltol output. Whilst Derby Museum5 remalns ombltlous. Its aclivltks must be tempered with economic reolism.
Fewer but higher profile Èxhibitions ore more costly but can provlde grettter Income return through Increosed vlsltor
numbers. secondory spend ond re￿iptS from Museums and Gollerie5 Exhibition Ttsx Rellef.
60¥* of Derby Museums income comes from fundraislng ond commerciol octivity. This Is o much higher proportlon thon
mJny dvlc mu5eLfm& borne out of the necessity of the impact of funding cuts, and olso the S￿11 of De￿Y Museums
development teom. Fundrolsing comes in o variety Df guises, from project funding from estoblished trusts. foundotion5
oné major gront giving bodies such 05 the Heritage Fund, to Ind￿4￿Val glvers. on slte donotlon5 and hoblluol glvino
scheme5 such os '8uy o Bird.. Unfortvnately. thls rellance on fundrolslng which is by its nature uneven and nol
gijoronteed makes the current buslness model precarious
Prollts from Derby Nvseum Enterprlses reduced on the previous yeor os visitor foottoll to the clty centre hos declined.
Whilst venue hlre ocross the museum siles hos grown yeor on year, reduced footfull hos Impocted on the prof ilablllly of
coterlng through ovr two coles. An Insuronce clolm bosed on1055 of business Continulty followln9 the flood of 2023 ond
subsequent three-month closure of the Museum of Makng 50ftened the impocl of decllne Income In Ihls areo.
Income from retail dropped durlng 2024-25 on the bock of decreosed footfoll to the Museum ond Art Gollery. Bvt
desplte thls, It remoins profitoble. Noreover, the retoll offer stlmulotes c3 communlty of locol moker& whose product can
be found for sale ot btsih Museum of Maklng and Musevm ond Art Gollery. Initiotives such os Let's Make Chrlstmos
fvrther gclmvlate growth os visitors search for o unlque glft for special occosi¢ns.
Derby Musevms sltes remoin hi9hlu desirable venues for weddings. Conferences, portles ond commerdol exhibitron
Income targets for venue hlre were surpossed in 2024-25.
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The Derby Musevms endowment contlnves to grow steodily ond this year o lump sum of £118.000 representing copltol
orowth on the £2m core figvre wus tronsferred to unrestrlcted funding The income from the invested copilul sum of
£2m conirfbvtes to the organlsollon's unre51rided income.
Derby Museums h05 mointoined high stondords in it5 9overnonce. The Boord is bolanced ond more representotlve lft
the areas of oge, ethnicity. gender ond disobility.
Leamlng andportidpalion
It is through 5ts learning progrommes portnership wrth schools and buslness that Derby Mvsevms creates the most
signlflcant impact on the lives of young people In the clty.
Rolls-Royce have continued their support ol the Institute of STEAM (Science. Technologu. EngInee￿ng, Art and Moths>.
Derby Musevms overorching leorning frcmework. This Is on interdi5clplinory approoch. through which young people
leom and understoné the world and other people. It encouroges creotive, enquiry-bosed ond crlllcol thlnking. enobling
people to develop the copccitles necessory to thrlve In the future.. to be curlou4 empothsse ond Innovote - think, feel
cnd do.
Local employers off porticvlorly interested in proorommes whlch con encouro9e o 'tolenl pipeline, which glves young
people that first experience of teomwork ond crltlcol thinking required for the workploce. Rolls-Royce hold on ¢Jnnual
STEAM workshop. Includlng non-destructive testing, led by graduote trainees ond opprentices during Brltish Science
Week.
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In 2024 we began a new portnership with Valllant UK. who through o multl-year sponsorshlp they supported -
The instollotion of the Power Pod Interpre￿Ve display obout eftergy In the Musevm of Moking
The Assemble event
Lounch Into Engineerir)g. a weeklong progromme vthich cornbines proctlccl leornlng wlth reol-world skills through o
omblnotlon of leornlng ot the Mvseum of Hoking in Derbu and Volllant's monuloclvrlng plont in Belper. Sludents
employ trodTtionol processes such a5 blocksmlthlng ond lecrn to Use mochinery Ihat requires croftsmanship ond
preci510n such 05 wood ond metal tvrning lathe5. Students also le¢rn how lo work wfth modern ond digltol-bosed
ethods. wlth 3D prlntlng ond loser cuttlng
Nanuforturer INI completed their financlol support of the Mldlands Maker Challenge, a four-yeor progromme whlch
brought together students from o number of schools ocross the reglon. Tht project saw them respond to real world
hollenge5 brought on by climote chonge svch 0$ woter shortages ond biodiversrty loss.
Derby Museums hos built back its schools offer In the woke of covld. thonks to svpport from on Anonumovs Fvnder.
who hove funded odditional capacity in the leornlng team, The sch¢)ols learnlng progromme deliver5 populor sesslons
supporling curriculum-based octivlties such us Romonx Anclent Egypt, World Wor One ond Art bosed on our Joseph
Wrlghi Collectlon.
Informal Fomlly learning is the most exlenslve meons for people to engoge wlth cultural heritoge wlthln Derbu
Museums. This could be through drop-ln actlvities during the holidoys or vlo a more structured progrofftme such 05
STEAM Babies and Tois olmed ot eorly yeors. The Museum of Moking hosts 0 15-week progromme os port ot the
Notionol Soturdoy Clvb Init￿tIVe. Thls is oimed ot 13-16 yeor olds ond focuss&s on croft ond making.
The Mokory. Derby Mvseum5' mobile mvseum, wenl to several l(xatlons ond events during the year. Thè Mokory
proyides o laste ol whol con be seen ot the Museum of Moking and goes to communities where ihere are low levels of
portlclpotion in cultur01 oc1ivity. The Mokory hcs been Derby Hu5eums contftbution to the county-wide Derbyshire
okes programme golr*g to several event5 Qcross the county showcaslng our work ond encouroging maklng.
The museum has supported the Derbu Creotive Sonctuary Group of 18 people who hove sovght refuge in the UK from
covntrles such as Chod. Iron. Hondvr05. Ecuodor ond Srl Lanka. Theu meet regulorly ot the 14vsvem of f4aking st¥¢dbs
ond toke port in making ottwily linked to their ESOL (Engllsh os o Second or Other Languoge) leorning progromme. The
group wos olso involved in the redevelopment of Pickford's Hovse.
The third cohort of f ellows UK Creolive Communlties Fellowshlp prooramme run In portnershlp with the 3owes Museun)
and Notional Art Strotegies in the US. A cohort of 20 creotlve and communlly proctitioners wos recrulteLI. They wlll
spend o year developing skllls in desl9n thinklng ond using tools such os the story of change model to devetop thelr
proetlce ond Increase Impo¢t on commvnities,
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2024 UK Creative
Cornmvnity Fellows
The workshop ¢1 the Museum of Moklng hcjs been further enhonced with new identity. interprettttlon ortd morketing
matericfls with the oim of entting new members to create o communlty of mokers. Membershlp has increased and a
greater number of actlvltles ond programmes ore now ovolloble to the public inclvding introduction io cobinet maklng.
tSnsmithlng ond wood turning. Portlclpants can work with o voriety of moierlals Including gloss. metol. ceramic& wood.
texllles,
The museums workshop leom hos canlinued to develop relotionshlps wiih Herltoge Crafts ossociation and leornlng
provlders suth os the Unlverstty ol Derby and Derby C)Ilege.
Volunteering
There ore Close to 200 ottive volunteers. ond volunteerlno has long been centrol to the participotive opproach of Derby
Museurffls. Volunteers partlclpate In a ronge of activities from research ttnd care of collectlDns. to supporting gallery-
bosed learning uctivily, from odministrotlon to leoding on the development of the model rallwoy. We use the
volunteerino plolform Better Impact lo motch up volunteers wlth opportunitles ond meosvre the effect of volvnteering.
It ulsg provides on improved meons for volunteers to olr their vi&ws and suggest new ¢Jcti¥ities. Durlng 2024-25 Derby
Museums received close lo 14,000 volunteer hovrs
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Finonciol Revlew
Going Concern
After moklng oppropriate erlqulrles. the Trvstees hove o retjsonoble expectotion that the Company hos odequate
resources to continue In operotlonal exlstence for the foreseeable futvre, For th15 réoson. Ihey continve to odopt the
golng Concern bosls in preporln9 the flnonciol stotements. Further detolls regarding the odoptlon of the golng concern
basls con be found In the occixjnting policies.
Reserves policy
The chorlty's policy is to hold reserves to cover four month5 Of unrestrscted expenditvre. A5 el March 2025. the
unre5tritted reserves Stood al £983,509. which represents four months of expendlture.
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Moterlol In¥estment$ poli¢y
As requlred in its Memorandum, In furtheronce of Its objects, ond for no other purposes. the Company h05 the Power to
Invest ihe monles of the Company not Immediately required for it5 purpose in or upon such investments, secudlies or
pr¢perty os mcy be thovght fit. svblect nevertheless to such conditions ond such consents os moy for the t5me being be
Imp05ed or required bu law.
Pr5n¢lpol Fundlng
The chority's moln 50urce of income Is grant Income frDm Arts Counril England ond Derby Clty Councll. Totol Income
durlng the yeor amounted to £4.201.865 (2024: £3.285.105) whlch Included unrestrltted income 01 £3.149,618 (2024..
£2.761,921). of which. £1,241,779 <2024.. £1.241,779) wos from Arts Council En9lond ond Derbu City Ccxjncll to be opplied
for the chorlty s work.
Detoils ¢>1 the restricted fL*nds totalllng £14.094.636 (2024.. £14,683.798) ond the endowment funds of £1.956.245 (2024..
£2,159,222) and their purFJOSe con be fovné in Note 17 of the finoncicl stotements.
Structure. governance ond manogement
Constltvllon
The compony and the group Is reglstered os a choritoble compony limFtÈd by ovorontee (chorlty nvmber 1149710) ond
wos set vp by a Memorandum of As50CiOtion on 18 April 2012 os aniended 18 December 2012. The company wos
reglstered as o chorlty on 12 November 2012,
Derby Museum storted tradir,g on l October 2012 u5 on indepeftdent Trust. It hos o subsldtoru called Derbu Museums
Enterprlses Limited which started trading on 1 April 2014.
Methods of cppolntment or election of Trustees
The mono9emeni of the Group ond the Company is the responsibllitu of Ihe Trustees who ore elected and co-opted
under tht terms of the Memorondum of A55(XSalion.
Organlsational structure and decision-making pollclés
The Memorondum ond Articles of Associotion for the orgonlsotton provide thal the board sholl consist of ot leasi 3 ond
not more than 18 Indivldvols compr5sed as follows..
Up to three Trustees nominated by Derby City Covncil
Up to Fifteen Community Trustees
Policies adopted for the induetlon and tralning of Trvste¢$
Trustees vndergo o brleftng on thelr legol obllgodons vnder chority low, the content of the Memorondum ond Articles of
Assoclotlon, the board of trustees committee ond decision-moking processes. the busine55 plon and recer)t ftnonclal
performonce of the chority. NÈW trustees olso meet key employee5 and olher trustees. Trustees ore encouraged to
attend appropriate external tralning events where these wlll focilitate the undertoklng of their role.
Fln4Mdol risk managèment
The Trustees have ossessed the major r15ks to which the Group ond the Compony are exposed. in portlculor those
reloted to the operotion5 ond finonces of the Group and the Compony, and ore 5at15fEed ihat systems ond procedure5
are In ploce to mitlgote exposure lo the major risks.
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D¥rby Mvseum5
(A Compony LimÉtèd by Guarantee)
Trustèes, Report {¢ontinued)
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Plans for future periods
The Trust h05 0 cleor set of aims and objective5 (See above). The challenges foclng thls new organi50tion are Its
evldeftce a strengthened comrnerclolism ond resilience plus an irnproved customer offer in order to ottroct contlnued
fSnondol 5VPPOrt from lis moin f unders. This will Include, but noi be restrlcted to Increaslng funding from other
sources, boih donations / fundraising ond commerdal income.
Member$, Ilabllltu
The Members of the Company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceedin9 £? to the 05sets of the Company in the
event of winding up.
Dls¢losure of Information to ouditors
Each of the persong who rjre Trustees Ot the tlme when Ihls Trustees. Report Is opproved has confirmed that.
so far os thot Trustee 15 awore. there is no relevant oudlt informotlon of whlch the charltoble group's auditors ore
unowore, and
thot Trustee hos token all the steps thot ought to huve been token os o Trustee in order to be oware of any
relevant audlt informotion and to estobllsh thol the charitoble group'5 tsudltors are owore of that Informotitsn.
ed by order of the member5 of the board of Twstees oné 51gned n their behalf by-.
E Fotherolll. CBE
Trustee - Cholr of Boord
A Ellse
Trustee - Cholr of Flnance. Risk ond Audit
Dote. It. %. 2(
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Derby Mvseums
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Stotement of Trustèes, responslblllties
For the Yeor Endod 51 March 2025
The Trustees (who ore olso the dlrettors of the Company for the purposes of compony luw) are responslble for
preporing the Trustees, Repon ond Ihe finanaal statements in accordonce with upplicable low ond United Kingdom
Accovnting Stondards (Unlted Klngdom Generolly Accepted Accountlng Practice).
Compony low requires the Trustees io prepore financial statements for each ftnanciol . Under compony low. the
Trustees must not approve the financial stotements unless they ore sotlsfled thot they glve o true ond falr VFew Of the
stote of ofluirs of the Group and the Comporiy ond ot their incoming resources ond opplicotion of resource% Includlng
thelr Income ond expenditure. for thot perlod, In preporlng these finondol 5totements, the Trustee5 ore requlred to..
selett surtoble occountlng policie5 ond then apply ihem consistently..
observe the methods ond princlples of the Chorlties SORP (FRS 102)..
make jvdgments ond accountlng estlmotes thot are rea50n¢Jble ond prudent.,
51ote whether applicable UK Accountlng Slondards (FRS 102) hove been followed. sublett to any moterfal
departures disclosed ond explolned In the financial statements-
prepore the fir>oncial stotemenis on the golng concern basls unles5 It Is inoppropriote to presume that the Group
wlll contlnue In bugnes&
The Trustees ore responsible for keeping adeqvoie accountlng recDrdg that ore svfflclent lo show and exploin the
Group ond the Company's tron50rtions and disclose wlth recjsonoble accvracu at ony time the ftnonool posltlon of the
Group and the Compony and enobEe them to ensvre Ihot the flnonclol stotements comply wlth the Componies Aci 2006.
They are also responsible for sofeguording the ossets of the Group ond the Compon¥ and hente for taking reosonoble
steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other ir￿gUI￿rItIe5.
The Trustees are responsible for the moinienonce ond integrfrty of the corporate and financiol informorion Included on
the Group's webslte. Legiglotion in the Unlted Kingdom governlng the preporotlon ond dlssemination of financiol
statements may differ frorn legislation in other jurlsdictions
Approved by order of the members of the boord of Trustees ond signed on it5 behoSf by..
E Fothergill. C8E
TrusteÈ- Choir of Boord
Oote,,
A Ellse
Trustee - Cholr of Flnonce. Risk ond Audlt
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Derby Museums
(A Company Lifftlted by Guttruntee)
Independent Audltorg Rèport to the Members of Derby Mvsevms
Opinicn
We hove ovdlted the finoricial stotements of Derby Museum5 (Iht 'porent choriEoble compony,) ond Its subsldlorie5 (the
'groupl for the yeor ended 31 Morch 2025 which comprise the Cor)solldoted Siotement ol Flnonclol ActivitEes. the
Con501idoted Balonce Sheet. Ihe Compony 8olonce Sheet, the Consolidoted Siatenient of Cosh Flows ond the rel(Jted
notes, inclvding a summory of significant uccounting policies. The finor)cial reporting fromework thot hos been applied
In thelr preporotlon is tspplicoble low ond United Kingdom Accounting Stondords. includiao Finonciol Repoiling Stondord
102 'The Flnunclol Reporting St(sndaro' opplicoble In the UK oncf Republlc of Ireland, (United Kingdom Generolly
Accepted Accountln9 Practice).
In our opinion the finoriclol stoiements..
give o true ond foir view of the stote ol the Group's tsnd of the porent choritoble compony's offulrs os 0131 Morch
2025 ond of the Group's incoming resources and opplicotion of resDurces, includlng its income ond expenditure
for the year then ended.,
hove beeft propèrly prepored in occordunce with Un ted Kingdom Generally Aeeepted Accounting Proctlce., ond
hove been pi-epored in occoroonce with Ihe requiremenls of the Companies Act 20Qd
Bosis for L)pinion
We conductred our audit in occordonce with InternatSor)ol Standord5 on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) ond opplicoble low.
Our I'espDn&ibiilties under those siandards ore furtler described In the Audltor5' responsibilitSes for the audit of the
finoryciol slotements seetloft of our report. We ore independent of the Group In tsccordonce wbth the elhiccsl
requirements thol ore Felevont to OLJr oudit of the finonciol Statements in thÈ United Kingdom. including the Flnonciul
Reporting Council's Ethlcol Stondord. ond we hove fulfilled our other ethical respon51bilities in accordance with these
requirements. We believe. thot the audlt evidence we have obtoined Is sufflcient ond oppropriote to provide o b05',s for
our Dpinion.
Concluslons relotlng to golng Concern
In ouditlng the financiol stotements. we hove concluded thot the Trustees, use of the goiiig concern basis of occounllno
In the preporotion of the finoncitsl 51otements is oppropriote.
Bosed on the work we have performed, we have not Identified any moterlol uncek10inties reloting to evenis or
condltions thot. individually or collectivelu, moy cost significont doubt on the Group's or the porent choriTDble compony's
obility to continue os a ijoing concern for o period of at leost twelve months from when the flnonciol statemen'is ore
outho¥ised for issue.
Our iesponsibiliTies ond the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern ore described in the relevonl
sectlon5 of thi5 report.
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Derby Mvseums
(A Compon¥ Limited by Guarantee)
Independent Auditors, Réport to thé Membèrs èf Derby 14ugeum$ (coniinued)
Other informatlon
The other Infom)otlon comprtses the information included In the Annval Report ¢iher thon the flnanciol Statements ond
ovr Auditors, Report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other Infomation contalned within the Annual Report.
Our oplnion on the flnonciol slolements does not cover the other inlormatlon and, excepl to the extent otherwise
explicitly stated in our report, we do not express ony form of ossuronce conclv%on thereon. Our responsibillty is to read
the other Information ond, In doing so, consider whether the other Informatlon Is moterlolly Inconsistent with the
finoncial statements or our knowledge obtained In the eourse of the oudit, or otherwise appears to be mote￿oI1Y
misstated. If we Identlfy svch motericl Inconslstencles or apparent moteriol misstoternents, we ore requlred to determine
whether this glves rlse lo o moterlol mtsstaiement In the flnunclol srotements them5elve5. If, bosed on the work we hove
performed, we conclude thut there is u moterial mi55totemenl of th15 other Informoiion. we ore requlred to report that
fact.
We have nothin9 to report in this regLird.
Oplnion on other metters prèscrSbed by the Companies Acl 2006
Ir* our opinlon. bosed on the work vndertoken in the course of the ovdit..
the informLltlon glven In the Trvstee¥ Report for the finonclol yeor for whlch the flnancial stotements tsre
prepared is cc>nsistent wf(h the flnanclal stotements.
the Trustees, Report has been prepared in accordance with opplicoble legol requirement&
Matters on which we ore reqvired to report by exceptlon
In the light of our knowledge and understondlng of the chorftable compony and its environment obtulned In the course
of the oucfrt, we have not identified molerial misstotements in the Trustees, Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the followlng matters In relotlon to which Componles Act 2006 reqvlres us to
report to you if, In our opinlon,.
the parent choritoble company hos not kept odequote ond SL*fficient occountlng record5. or returns odeqvote for
our oudll hove not been recelved trorn brgnches not v￿rted by us,. or
the parent choriioble compony flnanclal slatements ore not ogreement ¥vtth the occountlng records und
returns,. or
CErlain disclosures of Trustees, remunerotlon specrfied by law ore not mode.. or
we hove not recelved oll the Information ond explonotion5 we require tor our oudtt.
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Derby Museums
(A Componu Llmited bu Guorantee>
Independent Audltors, Rèport to th6 Members of Derby Musevms (continved)
Responsibilitles of trvstees
As explalned more fvlly in the Trustees, Re5ponsibilitles Slatement, the Trustees (who ore also the director5 of the
choritoble company for the purposes of company low) are responsible for the preporotion of the financial statements
ond for being sotlsfled thol they give o trve ond fair view. and for such internol control as the Trvslees delermine is
necessary to enoble the preptsration of flnanclcil stotements ihal are free from moterlol mlsslotemenL whether due lo
fraud or error.
In preporing the flnondol stotement5. the Trustee5 are responsible for a55e55ing the Group's and ihe porent charttoble
company's obility to continue os c golng CDncern. dSsc105ing. as opplicable. niotters related to going concern and uslng
the golng concern bosls of accountlng unless the Tru51ees either Intend to fiquidate the Group or ihe porent choritable
componu or to cease operotlDns. or have no reolistic alternative bvt to do $0.
Audltors, respO￿lb{lIfleS for thè audlt of the financlol stqtements
Our objectives are io obtoln reosonable ossuronce about wheiher the financial 5tol¢ments as o whole ore free from
moterlol mlsslotement, whether due to fruud or error. ond to issue on Audrtors, Repart thot includes our oplnlo
Reasonable assuronce is o high level Df os5vronce. bvt is not o gvarontee that an avdit conducted In occordonce with
IS4$ (UK) wlll always detect a malerlal m1s51¢rtement when It exlst5. Misstotements can urlse from froud or error ond ure
consldered materiol if. Indlvlduolly or In the uggregate. they could reosonobly be expected to influence the economlc
declslons of users token on the bo5is of these finonclol stotements.
Irregulorltles. Includlng froud. are instonces of non-compliance wrth Iow5 ond regulotlon& We design procedvres In Ilne
with our re5pon5ibilttles. outlined obove. to detect molerial rnisstotements in respect of irregvloritles. Inclkjdlng fraud. The
extent to which our procedures are capoble of detectlno Irreovlorities, In¢ludlng fraud Is detolled belov.
Our approach to Identlfying ond ossessing the ￿Sk5 of moteriol misstatement in resped of irregu5arilies. Includlng froud
and non-compliance with Iow5 ond regulolions. wos os follow
the senior stotutory oudltor ensured thut the engo9ement teom tollectivelu hod the approprlote eompetence.
copobllltles and skllls to identify or recognlse nun-complionce with opplicoble lows ond regulatlons:
we Sdentitied the laws und regvlatlons opplicoble to the chtsritablé compor)u through dlscussions wlth directors und
other menogement. csnd from our commerclol knowledge ond experlence of the sector,,
we focvsed on specific laws ond regulotlons which we consldered moy hove o direct moteriol eflect on the flnonclul
stotements or the operotlons of the chorltable compony. Includlng the finonclol reportlng 12glsloiion, Chorities Act
2011. Componie5 Act 2006. toxotion le<Jislation. onti-bribery, employment. and environmentol and heolth ond sofety
legislotlon-
we ossessed the exteni of compllance wlth the lows ond regulotions identified obove through moking enquirles of
monugemenr ond Inspecting legol corTe5pondence,' and
Identitied lows ond regulotions were commvnicoted within the oudit leom regulof ly ond the team remoined ttlert to
instances of non-complionce throvghoul the ovdit.
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Derby Museums
(A Company Limtted by Gurjrontee)
ndepertdent Auditors, Rèport to ihe Members of Derbu Museums {contlnued)
We ossessed the svsceptlbillty of the chorioble compony's finoncial stutements to moterlul misstatement. Including
obtcinlng on understanding of how f raud mlght occur. by..
moking enquiries of managèment as to where they consldered there wos 5U5ceptibility to froud, thelr knowledge of
actval. suspected ond olleged fraud.. and
consldering the internol controls in place to rrltlgate risks of froud ond non-compliance wfth lows and regulotlons.
To address the risk of fraud through management blos ond overrlde of controls, we-
performed onolyticol procedures to Identify ony vnusuol or unexpected relotlonshlps.
tested lournal entrtes tD identify unusual transattlons,.
assessed whether judgements ond assumptions made In determlnlng the occounting estimates set ovt In Note 3
were Indi¢otive of potentlal blos..
Investlgoted the rotionole behind significont or unvsuol tron50Ctlon&
In response to the rlsk of irregulorities ond non-compliance wlth lows ond regulotlon5, we designed procedures whlth
included. bvt were not limired to..
ogreeing f inancial statement dlsclosvres tr) underlying supporting docurnentation..
reoding the minutes of meeting5 of those chorged with governonce:
enquiring of monogement as To ocfuol ond potential Iltlgation ond clairns." or>d
reviewlng Corresponden￿ woh HMRC, relevont regultstors tsnd the choritoble company's legol advlsors.
Because Df the Inherent Ilmttatlons of ¢Jn al￿1t. there is ¢ rlsk ihot we wlll not detect oll Irregularities, Including those
legding to ts material misstaiemeni hi the financlol stotements or non-compliance with regL*latlon. This rlsk Increases
the more thot compllance wsth o low or regulation is removed from the events ond tronsoctlons reflected in the finonclol
Statements. as we will be less likely to become aworè of Instonces of non-compliance. The riskls olso greotef regording
IrregularltiÈs occurrlng dve to frovd rother thon error. 0$ frovd Involves Intentional conceolment. forgery. ¢olluslon.
tsmission or misrepresentotlon.
A fvrther descrlption of our responslbllitles tor the ovdit of the financial statement5 Is located on Ihe FIn(5￿cIal Reporilng
Council's website ot".
g. Thls descriptlott forms port of our Avditors, Reporl.
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Derby Museums
(A Company Limltèd by Gvarantee)
Independent Avditorg Report to the Members gf Derby Museums (continued)
Use of our repcrt
Thls report is mode solely lo the choritoble company's members. os o bodu. In occordonce wlth Chopter 3 of Parl 16 of
the Companies Act 2006. Our audlt work has been undertoken so thol we mighi stote to the choriloble comF>ony's
members those rnotters we ore required to stote to them In an Avaitors, Report ond for no other pvrpose. To the fullest
extent permitted by law. we do ncst accept or ossume re5ponsibllity to anyone other thon the choritable company and
its members. as o body. for our audit worl forthls report, or for the oplnlons we h¢ve formed.
Simon Hawkins {Senlor Statutory Aud￿0￿)
for ond on beha5f of
Dolns Audlt Llmtted
Statutory Audllor
Chartered Accountonts
Suite 2. Alblon House
2 Etrurla Off￿e Villoge
Forge Lune
Stoke t)n Trenl
stoffordshlre
ST15RQ
Date:
Poge 21

Oerby Museums
{A Company Limited by Guafontee)
Consolidated Statement of flnonclal actlvitles Qncorporatlng income and expendlture account)
For the Yeor Ended 31 March 2Q25
Unrestricted
fund$
2025
Restrirted
funds
2025
Endowment
funds
2025
Total
funds
2025
Total
lunds
2024
Note
Income and
gndowments frcm:
Donotlons ond legocles
Choritoble octivities
83.901
60Q
4.516
89.017
129.475
1.843.226
1.118.188
1.047.131
2.890.357
2.025.786
Other troding ottlvltles
InvesfrY)ents
1.118,188
1.018.073
104,305
104.305
111.681
Total Income and
endowments
3.149.618
1.047.751
4.516
4.201.865
3.285,015
Expendlture on..
Aoi5ing funds
Chorltoble octlvllies
961729
962.729
873.356
2.35&165
1.596.853
3.93S,018
3.897.544
Toiol exper*diture
3.300.894
1.596.853
4.897.747
4.770.900
Nel (losses)/golns on
Investments
(89.068>
(89.068)
202.490
Net {expendlture)
/income
Tronsfers between fund5 17
(151.276)
158.465
{549,122)
£B4.552)
(118,425)
{784.950)
(1,283,395)
{40.040)
Net movement in funds
7.189
(589.162>
(201977)
{784.9SO)
(1.283.395)
Recondllotlon of funds:
Total funds brovght
forword
97CJ20
7.189
14,683.798
2.159.222
17.819.340
(784.950)
19.102,735
Net movement In funds
(589,162)
(20197n
{1283,395)
Totol funds corrled
forward
983.509
14.094.656
1.956.245
17.034.390
17.819.340
The Consolidoted Stotemenl of Flncnclol Actlvtties Includes oll golns oné losses recognised in the yeor.
The notes on pages 27 to 52 form part of these finonclol statem￿t&
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Derby Muséums
(A Compony Llmited by Guarontee)
Registered number: 08056113
Consoltdoled Bolance Sheet
As ot 51 Morth 2025
2025
2024
Nole
Flxed assets
Tanglble ossets
Investmenls
12
13.893.364
2.325.227
14,650.623
2,832.720
13
1&218.591
17.483,343
Current US5ets
Stocks
14
4&526
41.174
Debtors
15
953,696
429,Q61
Cash ot bank and kn hond
550.122
581.038
1.330,144
851.273
Creditor5.' omounts folling due withln one yeor
16
(514.34S)
(515.276)
Nèt current assets
815.799
335,997
Total net 05Set$
17.Q34.390
17.819.540
Chority fund5
Endowment *vn&s
17
t956.245
14.094.656
985.S09
2,159.222
Re5tritted funds
17
14.685.798
976,520
Unrestrleted funds
17
Total funds
17.034,390
17.819,540
The Trustees ockwwledoe their responslbilitie5 for complyin9 With the requirements of the Aci wbth respect to
occovntlng records and preporallon of financlol 5tatement&
The financial 51tstements were opproved and ovthcrlsed for Issue by the T ustees and slgned on their behalf by-
Elizabeth Fothergill
Choir of Trustees
Amondo Ellse
Trustee - Cholr of Flftonce. Rlsk und Audit
Dale:
The notes on pagtrs 27 to $2 form port of these finontlol stotements,
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Derby Museums
(A Compony Llmlted by Guorantee)
Registered number: 0803611J
Compony statement of finon¢lol posltlon
As at 51 Morch 2025
2025
2024
Note
Flxed auets
Tonglble ossets
Investments
72
15,893.364
14,650.623
13
2.525.228
2.832.721
16.218.592
17.483,344
Current assets
Debtor5
15
1.061.915
654.468
Cosh at bcnk and In hand
200.996
128,969
1.262.911
785.437
Creditor¥. amovnts folling due within one yeor
16
(447.113)
(H7.441)
et currènt a$$ets
815.798
335.996
Total assets less current Ilabllftles
17.034.590
17,819,540
Total net assets
17.034.59D
17.819.340
Charity fund$
Endowment funds
17
l956.245
2.159.222
Restricted f unds
17
14.094.636
983.509
14,683,798
Unrestritted funds
17
976.320
Toiol Ivnds
17.034.390
17.819,340
The Compony's nei movement In funds for the yeor wos cj deticlt1£784,950) (2024 - £1.283,395).
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Derby Mvseums
(A Compony Llmited by Guarantee)
Règlstered nvmber.. 08036113
Compony Statement ot flnunclal posltlon (contlnued)
As ot 31 Morch 2025
The Trustees ocknowledge their responsibllities for compluing with the requirements of the Act with respect to
occounllng records ond preporotion of flnonclol statements.
The flnanclal stotemenls were approved ond ovthorised for issve by the Trustees and slgned on thelr behalf by..
Elizabeth Fothèryill
Choir of Trustees
Dote..
Amanda Ellse
Trustee - Choir of Finonce. Rlsk ond Audll
If.8.3C
The rsotes on poges 27 to 52 form part of these flncnaal statements.
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Derby Mvseums
(A Company Llmlted by Guarantee)
Consolldated Statement of Co$h Flows
Forthe Yeor End¢d 51 Morch 2025
2025
2024
Cash flows from operatlng actlvliles
Nel cosh used In operating odivities
(570.345)
(635.347)
Cosh flows from invésting activities
Dividends ond interest from Investments
104.503
(5.299)
768,425
111,681
Purchose of tonglble fixed ossels
Proceed5 from sale of Investments
135,496)
750.000
Purch05e of investments
IY50,000)
(316.636)
Net eash provided by Investlng actlvltles
519.429
509.549
Net cosh provldèd by flnanelng actlvltlès
Chongé In eosh and cash equlvalent5 Ill the yeor
{50.916)
025.798)
Ccsh ond ctssh equlvolents ot the beginnlng ef the year
381.038
506.836
Q5h ond cush equivolents at the end of the year
330.122
381.038
The notes on poges 27 to 52 form port of these finonclol stotements
Poge 26

Derby Musevms
(A Company Llmlted by Guarantee)
Notes to the Finoncial Stotement$
For the Year Ertded 31 March 2025
Gefterol information
Derby Museums is o Chariioble Company, Ilmited by gLJorontee Incorporoted in Englond tsnd Woles. The Group'5
registered office Is museum ond Art Gollery. The Strond. Derby. DE11BS.
The principal odivity of the Grovp wos thot of a museum ond ort gallery.
Accounting policie$
2.1 Basls of preparatlon of flnaftdol statements
Derby Museums Is a charrtoble compony reglstered Sn Englond / Wole5 . In thè event of the charity belng
wound up. the Ilobilrty in respect of the guoronleels limited to £1 per member of the charfty. The address of
the reglstered office is glven in the chority informotion on page l of these flnonclol statements. The nolure
of the chorlly'5 9peralion5 and prlnclpol actlvities was that of o musevm ond art gollery.
The charity con51ilutes o public benefit entlty as defined by FRS 102. The *lnanciol statements hove been
prepored in OCCOfdance with Accounting and Reportlng by Chorllles., Slolemeni of Recommended Prottice
opplleoble lo chorifie5 p￿Paring thelr occounts in occordonce wlth the Flnanci(Jl Reportlng Stondord
applicoble in the UK ond Republic of Irelond issued In Oclober 2019. the Finonciol Reportlng Standard
applicoble In the Unlted KSngdom ond Republlc ol Ireland (FRS 102), the Chorlties Act 2011. the Companies
Act 2006 ond UK Generally Accepted Accounting Proctic
2.2 Basls of coftsolldatlon
The financiol statements consolidote the accounrs of C)erby Nvsevms ond oll of Its subsidlory undertaking5
('subsldlarles').
The Company has token advontoge of the exemp15on contolned wlthln settlon 408 of the Componles Act
20Q6 not to present Its own Income ond Expendltvre Account.
2.5 Going cancerrt
These occoijntg ore prepored on a going contern bosls.
After revSewing group fcrecosts and projectlon5. the Irustees hove o reosonoble expectotion thot the Group
has odequote resource5 to continue its operotionol extsience for the foreseeob5e future.
Poge 27

Dèrby Museums
CA Company Llmlted by Guaranteè)
Notes to the Flnanclal St(rtements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Accovntlng policles (Continved)
2.4 Fund occountlng
General furnds are vnrestricted funds which ore ovoilable for Use ot the dlscretion of the Trvstees In
furtherance of the generol ¢bjectlves of the Group and whlch have not been deslgnaled for other purpose5.
De5igncrteé funds comprlse unrestrlcted funds thot hove been set oslde by the TrusÈes for particulor
purposes. The oirn and use of eoch deslgnaled fund is set out in the notes to the finonciol stotements.
Regtrlcted funds ore funds whlch are to be v*d in accordance wPth speclllc restrlctlons imposed by donors
or which hove been roised by the Group for pcsrtlculor purposes, The costs of roi5ing ond odministering such
funds ore chorged ooolnst the speufic fund. The aim and use of eoch re5trieted fund Is set out in the notes
to the finonciol stotements.
Endowment funds represent th05e ossets held by the charity to fulfil its objective5 und ore permanent In
noture.
2.5 Income
All Income Is recagnlsed r)nce the Compony hos entitlemeni to the Income.11 Is probable that the income will
be received ond the omount of Income receivable cctn be measured reliably.
On recelpt, donoted profesgionol services ond focslities o7re recognised on the bosis of the value of the glfl
to the Group which is the amount it would hove been wllling to pay to obtoln services or focllities of
equivalent economlc benefft on the open market., o cgrrespollding amount is rhen recognised in
expenditure in the period of receipt.
Other income is recognised in the period in which it is recelvoble and to the extent the goods hove been
provided or on completlon of the service.
2.6 Expendlture
Expendlture Is recognlsed once there Is a legal or ¢onstructlve obligation 10 tronsfer economic benefit lo a
third porty, It Is probable thol o transfer of economlc benefits wlll be reqvlred in settlement and the omount
of the obligotion cor) be meosured reliobly. Expenditure is classlfied by activity.
Those costs incurred dlreclly In support of expenditure on the obletts of the Group ond include project
monagement corrled out 01 Heodquorters.
Charttoble octivities and Governcnce costs are Incvrred on the Grovp's operotlons. including 5LfPPOrt costs
ond costs relotirng to ihe governonce of the Grovp opportioned to eharit¢ble actlvltles,
Page 2B

Derby Museums
(A Compony Llmked by Guaronto¢)
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Accounting policie$ (eontinued)
2.7 Government grunts
Government gronts ore credlted to the Con501idoted Stotemer)t of Finonckjl Actlvltles os the related
expenditure 15 Incurred.
2.8 Intongible o5￿tS ond omortisotlon
Intonolble a55ets costlng £1.000 or more are copltollsed and recognised when future econornic benefits ore
proboble und the cost or volue of the asset can be me05vred reliably.
Intangible ossets ore Inftlolly recognlsed ot cost. After recognttlon, under the cost model. Intonglble ossets
are meosured ot cost less ony accumulated omortisation and any accumuloted ImF)oirment losses.
Amortlsatlon Is prov￿ed on Intonglble ossets ot rotes calcvloted to write off th¢ cost Lif each osset on a
stralght-llne basis over Its expected useful life.
Am0rtlSQtion is provided on the following basi&
Computer sofrwore
33V
2.9 TangSble r￿ed assets and depreciation
Tongible fixed ossets costlng £1.000 or more are copltollsed ond recognised when future economic benefits
are probable and ihe cost or volue Of the osset cari be meosured rellobly.
Tanglble fixed assets ore Inttlolly recogn15ed at Cost After recognitlon. under the cost model. tongible fixed
assets ore metssufed ol cost less accumuloted depreclotion and ony occumulated Impairment1055es. All
costs Incurred to bring a tanglble fixed asset inlo its intended working condition should be included In the
measurernent of cost.
At euch reportlng dolte the Compuny assesses whether there Is ony indlcation of Impoirmenl, If such
Indication exists. the recoveroble omount of the asset is cletermlned to be the hlgher of It5 folr volue less
C051$ to sell ond Ils volue Iri use. An impoirment loss is recognsed where the corruing amount exceeds the
recoveroble omount.
Depreclallon Is chor9ed so os to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less thetr reS￿Val volue over their
estlmoted useful lives.
Depreclarfon 15 provided on the following bases..
Ffeehold property
Short-Term leosehold property
Plant oné mochinery
Flxtures ond Iittings
Computer equipment
2% stral9hi line
Over the life of the leose
20% stroight line
20% strtslght line
33.33% slraight line
Page 29

Derby Mvseums
(A Company Limited by GL•oronteÈ)
Notes to the ￿Tranc101 Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Accounting polities <¢ontinu¢d>
2.10 Investments
Invesiments in subwdiorles ore valued oi cost I￿S provlsEon for impoirmenL
Investments held as fixed ossets ore revolu@d ot mld-rnorket volve at the bolonce sheet date and the gain
or Ios5 laken to the Stotement of Financiol Actlvllies.
2.11 Stocks
Stocks ore volued ct the lower of cost and net reollsoble value ofter moking due allowcnce for obsolete ond
slow-moving stocks Cost Includes all dlrect costs and on gppropriate proportion of flxed and variable
overheud&
2.12 Debtors
Trode and other debtors ere recognlsed ot the settlement amount after any trode discouni offered.
Prepoymenis ore valued at the amount prepoid llel of any trode discounts due.
2.13 Cosh at bank and In hand
Cash at bank and In hond indudes cash ond shon-ierm hlghly liquid investments wlth o short maturlty of
three month5 or less from the dute of ocquisitlon or opening of the dep051t or slmilor occovnt.
2.14 Llobllltles ond provisitsns
Llobilltle5 ore rÉcognlsed when there Is oi obligotion ot the Bolonce Sheet dote as a rÈsult of o past evenl. it
is probable thot o tronsfer of economlc beneflt will be required In settlement. ond the umount of the
s&ttlement can be estlmated reliobly,
Llabilitles ore recognlsed ot the omount Ihal the Compony ontlclpot* 11 wlll pay to settle The debt or the
omount Il hos f eceived os odvornced poyfftents for the goods or Se￿iCe5 it must provid&
2.15 Operating leoses
Rentols pold under operotlng leoses ore chorged to the Consolidoled Statement of FlneD.dol Attlvities on a
strolght-line basis over the lease term.
2.16 Interest receivoblg
Interest On funds held orn deposlt is included when recelvoble ond the amount can be measured rellobly by
the Group- this is normo51u upon noliflcolion of the Inte￿St paid or poyoble by the Institvtlon with whom the
fvnd5 are deposited.
Poge 30

Derby Mvseums
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the finanaol Statements
For the Year Ended 51 Mor¢h 2025
AccountlTrg pollcles (continued)
2.17 P•nslon5
The Group operates o deflned contr[b￿lOn penslon scheme and the penslon chorge represents ihe
amounts poyable by the Group lo the fund In respect of the year.
The compony olso provldes retirement to employees of the chorlty which a￿ provided by the Derbyshire
County Councll Local Government Penslon Scheme ("LGPS"). This is a deflned benefit scheme. is contracted
out of the Stote Eornlngs-Reloted Pen&on Stheme ("SERPS'?. ond the ossets are held separately from those
of Chorlty In o seporate Trustee odministered fund. Penslon scheme assets cre meosured ot fair volue and
IlabilitEs ore measured on on actsjorlal bosi5 using the proleaed tinli melhod ond discounted ot o rote
eq￿1Valent to the current rote of return tsn o high quolily corporate bond of equlvalent term and currency to
Ihe Ilabilitie&
Derbyshire County Council hos ogreed to fund Ihe licjbilities of ihe LGPS scheme for relevont stuff prlor 10 1
September 2012 ("the tronsfer datel upon signing ihe Buslness TrO￿fer Agreement. The thority has been
credlt&d the Derbyshire Council wlth o notionol fund within the LGPS at the transfer dote of level requlred
to meet the cost of providlng one hundred percent OOO%) of the benefiis occrued and In respect of the
Ellgible Employees prior to the transfer date (the "Notionol Fund"), The volue of the notionol fund hos been
determined by on acluory eppolnted by the Derbyshire Country Council using ihe Lingoltig octuarlol
methods and ossvmptlons used in the lost actuarlol voluotion of the Derbyshlre County Council Pensson
Fund.
In cdditlon lo the above. Derbyshlre County Council hos issued o Rlsk Share to the churltu to cover any
accrved deflcitrs on exit bu scheme members or the chorltu. All conlrlbution5 ore determined by Derbyshire
County Council on the bosls of trlennlal valuotions using o prospettlve beneflt method. As the chority Is
indemnified ogDlnst prior ond future liobililies of the schemq the LGPS hos been treated os o defined
contribution scheme ond the contributions recognised os they ore pold eoch yeor,
2.18 Financlol instruments
The Group only has finantlol ossets and finoncial Ilabiiiiies of a klnd that qualify os bosic finanuol
Instrument& Basic finonclal Instruments ore inirlallu recognlsed ot tran50Ctlon value ond subsequenily
rneosvred ol thelr settlement volve with the exception of bonk loons which ore subsequently measured ol
omortlsed cost uslng the effective interest method.
Po9e 31

Derby Museums
(A Company Llrnlted by Guarantee)
Note$ to the Financial Statements
For the Yèor Ended 31 March 2025
Critlcal accpuntlng estlmaies ond oreos of judgment
Estimote5 and judgments ore eontinvolly evolwted and are bcE5eé on hlstorlcal experlence ond other foctor4
including expectollons of future events thot ore believ￿ to be reasonable under the clrcumstonce&
Crltlcal occovntlng estlmates ond assvmptlons..
The Compony make5 estimates and 05sumptlons concernlng the future. The re5ultlng occountlng estlmotes and
assumptions wlll. by definltlon. Seldom equal the related oetual result5. rhe estlmotes and ossumptions that hove
o slgnificant risk of cousing o mgteriol odjustrnent to the corrylng omounts o105se15 and liobilities wtthin the next
flnonciol yeor are discussed below.
Aental cosls
The Group occuples a number of buildings prov'rded by the councll ot ct peppercorn rent. The Trustees
under51and that they ore custodion5 of these premises. whlch are occupied for the purposes of operatlllg a
Museum under the terms of thelr cgreement w(th the coundl. The noture and pvrpose of the building5 ig such
that ony donoted volve connot be meosured rellobly and it is not appropriole to record ony value in the finanaol
stolements for donotfons In klnd.
Therefore. no dc)nation and rental expense hos been re¢ognlsed wlthin the finonclal stotements.
Income from donotions ond legocles
Unrestricted
fvnds
2025
Restrlcted Endowment
fvnds
funds
2025
2025
Total
funds
2025
Oonotlons
83.901
100
4.516
88.517
Governmenl grants
500
500
83.901
600
4.516
89.017
Unrestrlcted
funds
2024
Aestrlcted Endowment
funds
funds
2024
2024
Totol
funds
2024
Don¢tiens
109,417
5,436
500
14.122
128,975
Government grants
500
109.417
5,936
14.122
129.475
Po9e 32

Derby Museums
(A Company Limited by GuarÉnteè)
Not¢s to the FIna￿la1 Stotements
For the Yeor Ended 31 March 2025
Income from charitable attivities
Vnr¢strl¢ted
funds
2025
Restricted
funds
2025
Total
fvnds
2025
Art5 Council England
Member5hlp Income
D15ploys ond exhibTtioris
Derby Clty Councll - Support
Derbu aty CDuncll - Services
Purtnerships ond grants
Income from retail. coterfng ond IPR
Activitles. events, disploys & exhiblllon5
Leorning programmes ond research
Other income
550,099
550,099
21.383
21.383
12221
12.221
610.000
610.000
81.680
É1.680
299297
965.451
1.264,748
2.480
1480
32.801
52.801
37.952
37.952
276.993
276.993
1.843.226
1.047.131
2.890.357
Unrestrfcted
funds
2024
Fiestricled
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Arts Council England - Strateglc lund
Membershlp Income
Derby fjty Council . Support
Derbu City Councll . Servlces
Partnerships ond gronts
Income from retoll. cotering and IPR
Actfvilies. events, display5 & exhibltlons
Ltarnlng progrGmmes ¢rKI research
Other income
550,099
11.377
550.099
11.377
610.000
610.000
81.680
81.680
127.165
421.356
548.521
2480
2.480
32.893
31695
29.391
29.391
159345
159.345
1,522,750
503.036
2,025,786
Poge 33

Derby Mvsevms
(A Company Llmltéd by Guarantee>
Notes to the Flnancial Statements
For the Yeor Ended 51 March 202S
Inveslment Income
Unrestrlcted
fvnd$
2025
Tolol
funds
2025
Investment Income
96.767
96.767
Bonk Interest recelved
7536
7.536
104.303
104.305
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Investment income
96,226
96.226
Bonk interest recelved
15,455
15.455
111.681
111.6B1
Analysis of expenditure by actl¥ltl•s
Actlvltles
vndertoken
directly
2025
Support
costs
2025
Totol
f unds
2Q25
Operatlon of mvseums
3.495.652
439.366
3.935.018
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Derby Museum5
(A Company Limlted by Gvarantee)
N¢)tès to the Financlal Statements
For the Year Ended 51 March 2025
Analysls of expenditvre by actlvltE¢s (eontlnved)
Acllvifies
undertaken
dlrettly Support costs
2024
2024
Total
funds
2024
Operotion of museums
3,525.810
371,734
5.897.544
Analysis of direct costs
Total
funds
2025
Totol
funds
2024
Stoff costs
1.617.767
7611558
591899
153.032
81.680
79.908
1.683.339
DepreciotlDn
Premlses and transport
Supplies and services
Support seNices
Norketlng and PR
Development
ExhlbStlons
755.908
405.102
126,769
81.680
42.407
7.938
351.646
17.308
51084
1.832
10.678
354,732
Professlonol fees
4,632
Leomlng
Collettions
53.825
6,738
5.495.652
3.525.870
Poo¢ 35

Derby Mvseums
(A Company Llmlted by Guorontee)
Notes to thé Flnanclal Statements
For the Yeor Ended 31 March 2025
Analysis af expenditure by a£tivities (continued)
Anoly$ls of support costs
Tottyl
fvnd$
2025
Totol
funds
2024
Stoff costs
396.865
320,369
Employment expenses
Bank chorges
23.065
29.921
4.814
5,096
Governonce costs
622
2.848
Audit fee5
14.000
15.500
439,366
571,734
Anoly$is of expendlture on chorltoble octivities
Summaru by fund type
Unrestrlcted
funds
2025
Restrlcted
funds
2025
Total
2025
Operotlon of museums
2338,765
1.596.855
3.935,018
Unrestrlcted
funds
2024
Re5trtcted
funds
2024
Totol
2024
Operotion of museums
2,550.349
1.347,195
3.897,544
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Derby Museums
(A Company Limlted by Guarantee>
Note5 to the Flnonclal Statèments
For the Yeor Ended 31 Morch 2025
Avditors, rernuneratlon
2025
2024
Fees poyoble tD the Compony's auditor for the audit ol the Company's onnur>l
o¢counts
.000
13.500
10.
Stoff costs
Group
2025
Group
2024
Company
2025
ComFxJny
2024
Weges and solories
Sodol securlty costs
Contrlbution to defined contribution pÈrnslon
schemes
2.067.837
1.958.320
1.562.367
119.879
1.547.512
150.024
144.384
117.855
593.628
390.782
332.386
338.341
2.611.469
2.493.486
2.014.632
2.003.708
The overoge number of persons employed by the Compony during the year wos as follows..
Grovp
2025
No.
Group
2024
Company
2025
No.
Company
2024
No.
No.
Average number of emplouees
145
124
94
86
The number of employeès whose employee benefits (excltsding employer penslon ond natlonol Insurance
contributions) exceeded £60.000 wos..
Group
2025
Nc.
GrDVP
2024
No.
In the bond £60,001- £70,000
In the bond £70.001- £80,000
The totol omounl of employee benefit5 (Including employer penslon ond nutlonol Insuronce contribvtlons)
received by key manogement personnel for their seNlces w¢s £564.463 (2024- U75.538).
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Oerby Museums
(A Compony Llmmed by Guarantee)
Notès to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025
11.
Trustèés, remunerction and èxpensès
During the yeor. no Trustees recelved any remunerotion or other beneflts (2024 - £NIL).
During the yeor. no Trustee expen5e5 hove been incurred (2024 - £NIL).
12.
Tangible fixed assets
Group and Componu
Short-term
leosehold
property
Fixlures
and Cornputer
ffttlngs •qvlpment
Freehold
property
Plant and
machlnery
Totel
Cost or voluotion
At 1 April 2024
Addrtions
15.879 16.696.938
102.483
291,760
71.698 17.178.758
2,399
900
3.299
At 31 March 2025
15.879
16.696.938
104,8e2
292.669
71.698 17.182.OS7
D8pr8clotlon
At l Aprll 2024
Chorge for the yeor
5.189
2.105.781
69.407
276.845
70.913
1528.135
835
747,737
7,824
5.820
336
760.558
At 31 Morch 2025
6.024
2.853.518
77.231
280.671
n.249
3.288.693
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
9.855 13.843,420
27.651
11.989
449 13.893.364
Al 31 Morch 2024
10.690
14.591.157
55,076
14.915
785 14.650,623
Page 38

Derby Mvsevms
(A Company LimÈted by Guorontee)
Notes to the Flnontial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
13.
Fixed uss¢t Investments
Llsted
vestments
Group
Cost or valuotion
At 1 April 2024
Add￿lOn5
2,832,no
550.000
Disp05ols
Revtsluotions
(768.425)
{89.06È)
At 31 Moreh 2025
2.525.227
Net book volue
At 31 Morch 2025
2.525.227
At 31 Morch 2024
2.832.720
Investments
In subsldt<Jry
companles
Llsted
Investments
Total
Company
Cost or vatuotion
At 1 Aprll 2024
Additions
2.831720
350.QOO
(768.425)
189.068)
2.852.721
350.OOD
Dtsposols
Revaluations
(768.425>
(89.069}
At 31 Morch 2025
2.525.227
2.325.228
Net book value
At 31 Horch 2025
2.325.227
2,325.228
At 31 Morrh 2024
1832.720
2.832,721
Poge 39

Derby Musèums
(A Compony Llmtted by Guarantee)
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Flxed asset investments (continued)
Principal subsidiarles
The following wos o subsldlory undertoking of the Company:
Name
Company
nvmber
aasg of
shares
Holding
Inelud*d In
c¢n$olldqtlon
Derby Mvseums Enterprlses Llmlled
08179695
Ordinory
100% Yes
The flnanciol fesult5 of the 5ub5idlory for the yeor were..
Nome
Income
Expéndhvre
Proflt/(Loss)
/ Surplus/
(Deflclt) for
the uear
Net assets
Oerbu Musevms Enterprises Limited
1.118.188
(962.729)
155.459
14.
Stocks
Group
2Q25
Grovp
2024
Flnlshed goods and goods for resole
46,326
41.174
The company held no stock (2024 - £Nif) ot thè yeor end.
15.
Debtors
Group
2025
Group
2024
Comp(Jny
2025
Cempony
2024
DUÈ wlthift one year
Trode debtors
115.148
117,104
72.993
85,766
Amounts owed by group und2rtaklngs
Other debtors
150.374
382
322.353
J82
Prepoyments ond occweé income
838.166
311.957
838.166
246,349
953.696
429.061
1,061.915
654.468
Poge 40

Derby 14us?vms
(A Company Ltmlted by Guarantee)
Notes to the Finon¢iol Statemènts
For the Yèur Ended 31 March 2025
16.
Credltors; Amounts folllng due wlthln one year
Grovp
2025
Group
2024
Company
2025
Compony
2024
Trade credltors
529.051
320,010
304.517
305.127
other taxatlon ond soclal securfty
Other credttors
54.347
32.128
54.347
32,128
38,970
91.977
37388
38,970
37,386
Accruols ond deferred income
125,750
49.279
72,798
514.545
515,276
447.113
H7,441
Deferred Income relates largely to grants ond donotlons recelved in advonce of Its IrLter)ded purpose glong wilh
revenue received in odvance of evenrs taklng plac
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Derby Museums
(A Company Limlted by Guarontee)
Notes to the Ftnonclal Statement$
For the Year Ended 51 March 2025
17.
Statement of funds
Statement of fvnds - cvrrent year
Balonce ot 1
April 2024
Tronsfer$
in/out
Galns/ B¢lance ot 31
{Lossos) March 2025
Income Expendltvre
Unrestricted
funds
Oesigncrtèd
funds
Punjobi Derby
Fixed osset
15.600
13.600
resep/e
160.829
(12.822)
3.299
151.306
174.429
02.822)
3.299
164.906
General fund5
Generol Funds
801.891
3.149,618
(3.286.072)
1SS.166
818.603
Total
Unrestrlcted
fvnds
976,320
3.149.618
(5,500.894)
158.465
985.509
Endowmeni
funds
Endowment
Fvnds
2.159.222
4,516
018,425)
89,068)
1.956.245
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Derby Museums
(A Ctsmpany Linfted by Guarantee)
Notes tc the Finanool Stotements
For the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025
17.
Statement of funds (Contlnued)
Balance at 1
Aprll 2024
Trunsfers
In/out
Goins/ Balance at 31
{Losses) Morch 2025
Income
Expendltvre
Restricted funds
Arts Councll
En9land-
Joseph Wright
Collecllon
2,569
2,569
The Silk Mllk
Museum of
Making Project
General
Improvements
of collections
ond bulldings
Derbu Qty
Councll-
Support
Services
14.489.794
(747.736)
15.742.05e
B5.406
85.406
81.080
(81.680)
Vaillont
38,798
47.240
(47.586)
38.452
Other restricted
fvnds
154426
001.666)
15.906
70,666
The Foyle
Foundotlon
32.500
U&201)
14.299
Poul Mellon
Centre for
Studies In Brltish
Art
6.411
2.341
8,752
Rolls-Royce
InsYtule of
STEAM
50.000
(52,171>
59.257
57.086
Mldlonds Moker
Chollenge
Joseph Wright
Acquislfjon
Headley
Fellowshlp
13.274
BO.QQO
01.190>
(82.084)
2.624
2,624
4,710
4.710
24.961
Anonymous
74.045
(49.084)
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Derby Mugeumg
(A Cornpany Limited by Guarante•)
Notes to the Finondol Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
17.
Stotemeni of funds (continued)
Stctemènt of funds - current uear (contlnu¢d>
Balonce at I
Aprll 2024
Tronsfers
In/out
Galns/ 8glance at 31
(Losse$} Morch 2025
Income Expenditure
Arts Councll
England -
Svpport in
Exceptlonal
Circumstances
15&507
{128.205)
{1.500)
I.OOD
9.102
Hogorth
Dunomlc
Colleetlons
1.500
(6.458)
57.051
(45.624)
(75.499>
027.736)
6.949
Egypt Exhibition
Resllience
96.236
(10.38n
10.350
45,170
85.670
1.104
AEternotive
Archives
150,596
(113.516)
(21.732}
15.548
14,683,798
1.047.751
0.596.855)
<40.040}
14.094.636
Total of funds
17.819,540
4,201865
{4.897.747)
(B9,068)
17.034.390
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Derby Musèums
(A Company Llmlted by Guarantee}
Notes to thè Financial Stotemènts
For the Year Ended 51 March 2025
17.
Statement of tvnds {contlnued)
Descriptlon of funds
Designoted funds
Inclvdlng Punlabl Derby Is o donotion to help Increase Derby Museum5 engagement wlth local global mojotlty
oudlences with o particular focus on Increasing representotlon for Sikh audiences.
Fixed Asset Reserve
This represents the arnoynt of funds whlch ore tied up in tan9lble flxed assets ond therefore not necesscrily
cvolloble for use In doy to day operot£ons,
Arts Covncll England - Joseph Wrlght Collection
To dèvelop o study oreij to promote under￿anding ond enjoyment of our natlonully Deslgnuted Joseph Wrlghi
collection.
The silk Mill Museum ot Making Project
To meet the costs for development work towcjrds the creatlon of the Derby Sllk Mill Museum of Makino.
Expenditure has been posted to Assets under construction on the bolance sheet. All Income recelved wlll be
resirlcted. Ntsw in use the osset will be omortfsed over the Ilfe of the lease ond matched ogain5t restrided
Income.
General Improvements of ¢olleetlon$ and bulldings
Accumvlated donotions and bequests d¢signoted for the generol Improvement of collections ond bulldlngs.
Derby Cily Councll - Support Servlces
This controct with Derby City Councll provldes continuatlon ot svpport servlces ot on agreed onnvol rate. This is
o rolling 12 month contrott.
Transforming Leadershlp
A grant to establish. In partnership wlth a number of other organisotions, the Creative Commvnlty Fellow
Progromme (CCF) to the UK.
Other restricted funds
These relate to other smoll restricted fvnd bolonces which further the aims ond objectives of the museum.
The Foyl* Fovndotlon
A gront to improve ond relmoglne the Museum on the Wordwick's ortlstlc venue spoce. Increasing both flnonclL)I
ond envlronmentol sustoinobllily.
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britlsh Art
This is o gront lo develop on engoglng ond occe&lble online c¢yrologue of our collection of the work of ortlst
Joseph Wrlght of Derby.
Roll-Royce . Institute of STEAM
Funding, support and expertise to help Derby Museums to develop ond dellver on exiensive STEAM leornlno
progromme ocross all three slte&
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Derby Museums
(A C¢>mpony Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the Flnoneiol Staternenis
For Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2025
17.
Statement of funds (continyed)
Mldlands Moker Chollenge
A programme frx young people ocross the mldlonds. thtst challenges them to create solutlon5 to some of the
key Issues foclng the world.
Joseph Wrlght aequlsltlon
Fundlng to acqulre a Joseph Wrlght self portrcit polntlng.
Headley Fellowship
Funding to increase curctorlcil resource io reseorch the Egyptian collectlor).
Anonymou$
Funding trom on anonumous fvnder to 5UPPOrt ond scole our fomol leornlng programme, helping to add￿$5
low educalionol ottelnment and sociol moblltty In our city.
Art5 Covncil England - Support In Exceptlonal ClrcLvnstance$
A grant from Arts Councll England to svpport the rebuildlng of ovr audiences followlng the flooding al the
Hvsevm of Moking c¢vsed bu Storni Bobet. olongslde copltol Investment to help mitigate the Impott of fLrture
flooding.
.Hogorth
exhibition drtjwing in mojor loons from prest￿louS venues across the UK, ond moking publlc new research tsn
Hogarth. one el the most Importont 0rt15ts of the 18th century.
Voillant
Funding from Vaillont svpporting Derby Museums. ombitlons ta grow. develop ond Inspire a community of
mokers in the orea.
Wolfson PH
Funding from Wolfson for the redevelopment of Pltkford's House to creote The Reimcgineé Home. ref lectlng
chonging views of home, work and fomily for an inclusive. dlgitol oge.
Dunamic ¢olle¢ilons
NLHF fEJnding for ihe re-disploy and re-interpretatien of the Nature Golleru ond the Archaeology Gallery at
Derby Museum aftd Art Gollery.
Ey9Pt Exhlbtlions
A gront io reinterpret our Egypt collection, resulting in o temporary exh5bitlon ond permanent re-display of the
collettlon.
Reslllence
NLHF fvndlng for resilience and relevonce. Induding a wide runging full bvsine5s revlew: Increosing fundralslng
copocity. ond the lovnching of an income-genproting tourfng progromme of Joseph Wrlght.. A Life on Poper.
Alternatlve orchives
Fundlng from the Notlonol Lottery Heritage Fund to co-develop ond mointoin o dlgltol orchlve wlth Derby's
South Asian commvnities. enriching the city's orchives ond deepefting understondlng ocr05s communities Of the
historles of migrollon and the clty's hlstorlc ond Industrlol development
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Dèrby Museums
(A Company Llmited by Guorantee)
Notes to the Financial Stotement$
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
17.
Statement of funds (continued)
Statement of funds - prlor year
Bolonce ot
31 March
2024
Balonce ot
l April 2023
Transfers
In/oul
GaSns/
(Losse5)
Income
Expenditure
Unrestrlcted
funds
Deslgnoted
funds
Deslgnated Funds
Punlabi Derby
13.600
13.600
132.220
(7.35n
35.946
160.B29
145.820
(7.337)
35.946
174,429
General funds
Generol Funds
1.489,219
2,761.921
(3.416.368)
(54.879)
21.998
807.891
Totol
Unre$tricted
funds
1,635.039
2,761.921
(3.423.705)
(18.933)
21.998
97&320
Endowment
funds
Endowment
Fvnds
1,964.608
14.122
180.492
2.159,222
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Derby Mv5eums
(A Company Llmitéd by Guarantee)
Notes 10 the Flnanclol Stotements
For ihe Yeor Ended 31 March 2025
17.
Statement of funds (continued)
Bolunce ot
31 March
2024
8ttlonce at
l Aprll 2023
Trensters
Inlovt
Goin$/
(Losses)
Income
Expendlture
Restrlrted funds
Arts Council
Englond -
Joseph Wrtght
Collectlon
2.569
2569
The Silk Milk
Museum of
Moking Project
General
Improvements
of colleeions
and buildings
Derby City
Cosjncil -
Support
Servlces
15.238,565
(748.5n)
14.489.794
85.406
85.406
81,681
(81.681)
05.202)
Valllant
54.000
38.798
Other restrlcled
fvnés
54.8n
83.865
U56.518)
17.782
The Foyle
Foundatlon
465
(465)
Paul Nellon
Centre for
Stvdles In British
Art
16.536
00,125)
6,411
The Esmee
Folrburn
Collections Fund
delivered by
the Museums
Associotlon-
Co-produclng
the sustoinab1e
futvre of Derby
Museums
70,449
(70.690)
241
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Derby Museums
(A Company Limitod by Guarontee)
Notes to the Financial Stotemenls
For the Yeor Ended 31 March 2025
17.
Statement of funds (contlnu¢d)
Stotement of funds - prior year (¢¢ntlnuèd>
Bolonce ot
31 Morch
2024
Bolance at
1 April 2023
Transfers
in/¢vi
Galn5/
(Losses)
Incomè
Expendiivre
Aolls-Aoyce
Institvte of
STEAM
5.865
7.704
(15,567)
Midlands Moker
Chollenge
Joseph Wrlght
Acqulsition
Headley
Fellowship
Flood Fund
62.457
20.000
(69.183)
13.274
2.624
2.624
4.710
4.no
4&322
(49.232)
(34.315)
910
Hogarth
Dynoml
Collections
29.222
6.593
1.500
22,351
(28.809>
{68.837)
(6.458)
45.170
Reslllence
114.007
15.503.088
508.972
(1.347,195)
18.933
14.683.798
Total of funds
19,102.735
3,285.015
(4.770.900)
202.490
17.$19,540
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Derby Museum$
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the Finonclal Statements
For thè Yèar Ended 31 March 2Q25
18.
Anolysis of net gssets between funds
Anolysls Of net ossets between funds- eurrent year
Unrestrlcted
funds
2025
Restrlcted Endowment
fvnds
fvnd$
2025
202S
Totol
funds
2025
rongible flxed ossets
FPAed osset Investments
151.306
13.742.058
15.893.364
368.982
1.956,245
2.325.227
Current 055ets
977.S66
352.578
1.350.144
Creditors due within one year
(514,345)
(514.545)
Total
983,509
14.094,636
1,956,245
17.034.590
Anclysls of net assets between funds
Unrestrlcted
lund5
2024
Regtrlcted Endowment
fvnd5
funds
2024
2024
Total
funds
2024
Tongible flxed assets
FLKed 055et investments
160.829
14.489.794
14.650,023
687.62Q
2.145.100
2.832,720
CLtrrent ossets
643,147
194,004
14.122
851.275
Creditors due within one yeor
(515.276)
(515.276)
Total
976.320
14.683.798
2.159,222
17.819.340
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Derby Museum$
(A Company Llmlted by Guorontee)
Notes to the Financigl Statements
For the Year Ended Jl Morch 2025
19.
Re¢¢nclllotlon of net mov¢m¢nt in funds to net Cash flow from operatlng activitles
Group
2025
Group
2024
Net expenditure for the yeor (os per Stotement of Flnonclol Activities)
(784.950>
(1,283.395)
Adjustments for.,
Depreclotlon charge5
Loss / (Gains) on Inve*ments
Dlvldends. interests ond rents from investments
(Incre05e)/Decrease In stocks
Decreose/(Increose) In debtor5
Increase/(Decreosel in creditors
760.558
755.908
89.068
(202.490)
(104.303)
(5.152>
{111.681)
2.959
(524.635)
(951)
52.683
150.669
Net rosh used In operatlng octivlties
(570.545>
(635,34
20. Anolysls of co$h cnd cash equlvalents
Grovp
2025
Group
2024
Cash in hancl
530.122
381.038
Total ca$h and ¢osh equfvolents
330.122
381.038
21.
Anolysls of change$ in net d¢bi
At l April
2024
At 31 Marth
2025
Cash flow$
C05h ol bonk and in hand
38tOs8
(50.916>
550.122
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erby Mvseums
(A Company Llmlted by Guorantee)
Noies to the Flnandal Statement$
For the Year Ended 51 March 2025
22.
P•n$ion commitment$
The Choritu Is on employer for the purpose of the Derbyshlre Covnty Council Local Government Penslon Scheme.
As noted in the occouniing policles, Ihe chOr￿Y Is indemnified agoinsl prior ond future IlobilFties ot the scheme.
The LGPS hos therefore been trecrted os o defined contributlon scheme for occounting purposes olong wilh the
separate defined contribution penslon scheme whlch the Group also operote,
The Charlty Is an employer for the purpose of the Oerby Museum5 Group Personol Penslon Scheme. As wted In
the accovniing polldes. the churity 15 Indemnified agoirnst prior ond future Ilobllltles of the 5ch¢me. The Derby
Museums Group Personcl Penslon Scheme hos theretore been Ireoted as o defined conlrlbullon scheme for
occounting purposes along wllh the seporote defined contrlbutlon pension scheme which the Group also
operole.
During the year 31 Morch 2024 the Group made lotol penslon conlrlbution5 totalling £393.628 (2024 - £390.7B2)
to this schemè. As ot 31 Morch 2024 there was a bolonce outstonding of £33,013 (2024 - £36.974).
25.
Operating leose commltments
At 31 Morch 2025 the Group ond the Compony had commitments lo make future rninlmum lease poyments
under non-cancellcble operating leose5 tts follows,.
Group
2025
Group
2024
C¢ynpony
2025
Company
2024
Not later than l yeor
Later thon 1 yeor ond not loter thon 5 yeors
1647
2,647
2.647
2.647
3.479
6.126
3.479
6,126
6.126
8.773
6.126
8.773
24.
Membersl Ilobillty
Eoch member of the charitoble corripony undertokes to contrlbute to the ossets of the company In the event of It
belng wound vp whlle he/she is o member. or wlthln one yeor ofter he/she ceases to be o member, such omounl
os mou be required, not exceeding £7 for the debts ond liobilltles conlrotted befo￿ he/she cÈoses to be a
member.
25.
Rel(rted porty transactlons
The Company hos token odvontoge of the exernptlon under Flnonclol Reportlng Stondord 102 {Settlon 33). not
lo disclosure transottions between entlties which form part of the Group heoded by Derby Museums.
All tronsoctions wlth Trustees were tron50rted ot o cornmerciol rote.
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