useums Essex Chalmian'8 Raport 2024125 AGM 8 June 2025 Th1818 the flr8t year of the n8w arrangements for th8 dellvary of mu88um d8v6loprnent In E888X followlng the endlng of the ho8Ung of tha EsB8x Museum Development Offlc8r (MDO) p08t by Colche8t8r Clty Coundl, through Co1th88ter and Ipswlth Mu88umB. In M8rch 2024. D88ptte the. transfer of tha E888x MDO Sarah Slnka to Mu8eum D8v8lopm8nt South East (MDSE) clo88 contact ha8 been malntalnod wlth Museum8 E88ex. A8 your chalr, I hav8 mot r8gularly.wlth Sarah and been kapt up to date wlth developments In th• county'8 rnU88Urn•. Durlng tha1881 year Sarah hos contlnu8d to e8tab118h Ilnk8 b8kn8n the MDO and mu88um8 and h8rftag8 81te8 In E888x, havlng v181tsd over 20 mu8eum8 to m8et staff, 888 the venue and provlde 8UPPOrt 88 n8ed8d. I have been fortunat8 to b8 able to vlBIt the followlng mu8eum8 for varlou8 exhlbltlon8 and events durfng the year the Fry Art Gallery, Mu8eum of Che1rn8ford, Bralntree Museum, the MunnlngB Art Mu8eum and Frfnton and Walton Mu8eum. It ha8 been both pleasurable 8fKI Inforniatlvo to 809 how much good work18 golng on In the unty. On8 of the kay tssks of th8 MDO18 provldlrYJ advlce r8latlng to Acuadltatlon, whether to th089 con8ld8rlng b8Gomlng Accredltsted mu88Urn8 or those In th8 proc888 of 8ubmlttlnq an AGGredltatbn rnturn. Durfng the y8ar, Iwo m8mber8 hav8 8ucceBBfully retalned th8lr Accredlted Mu88um 8tatU8: S8ffton Walden Museurn and the Mu88um, of Ch8lm8ford. Both aro to b8 ngratulated on.thelr 8ucc888. The Southend Pler Mu8eum ha8 8ubmltted thelr Accredftatlon rotum In th8188t month and are waltlng to be aeee88ed. There hAve b8en four mambarn'o rnoetlrvJ8 of Mu8eurn8 E880x durlng th8 year at the Mu88urn of Pmr (AGM), th8 Fry Art Gall8ry (Saffron Wald8n). Epplng For88t D18tr1ct MuBeum and onllne. The charity8 trust888 have mot on two occa8ion8 In 2024 onllne and In January 2025 In perBon at Bralntreg Dl8trfct Museum. Paullne Skerrltt Jolned the tru8t888 dwlng the year. Our m8mber8hlp18 hoIng very 8teady Gurrently at 52 organ188llon8 cov8rfrvJ 69 Blt88. It18 more than double the flgure of fiv? y8arB ago. Th? charlty'8 flnanc88 contlnue to bo In a vary healthy 8tsts thanks to th8 prudent management of our treasurer Gordon Cummlng8. A8 8 result th8 deci8lon ha6 been tsken to cr8ats a Mu8eum8 . E888x Spaclal Fund to whlch m8rnber8 have the opportunlty to 8pp.ty for flnanclal assi8tanc8 outslde th8 normal 8mall grants stheme In 8XCPtlonal clrcum8tanca8. I mu81 add that l am very gratsful to Martln Gruselle for acting 88 the chArfty'8 independent exarniner for Beveral year8. Durlng th8 year Mus8ums E868x funded the 'Wheel8 of Tlme. proje( to a88e83 the likely tsk8 up of Ih18 Inltlatlve designed to ra18e awaren888 of lorAI hlstory arKJ h8rftag8 amorKJBt chlldren aged 5 to 11 through eaming badges by vl8ltlng mu68ums. The scheme originally b8gan In Kent In 2016 and 18 now spraadlrYJ to other English counti88. Nlnet8an E8sex mu8eum8 81gn8d up to the scheme whlch was fomialty launch8d at an event at Brlghtllng88a Mus8urn In June 2024. 8813 of fime,
wa8 Judgod a 8LKce8s but thern are capacity issu88 In contlnulng It Into 8 88cond year and th trustee8 have decided to pau8e Involvement In th8 8ch8me for rK. The E888x Mu88um D8V81opm8nt newsletter was dlscontlnued durlng the year but memberB contlriue to recelvo regu18r ernails and 80cial media posts from MDSE to enBUrn that the county8 museums recelve up to dats information on the l8ts8t davelopments In the museum sector. The Mus8um8 E888X W8b81t8 at mu88um8-888ex.org contsln8 88dons on memb8r8hip, irKIMdual member8, the Small Grants Schem8. caB8 8tudle8 and contact8. Further Lntrfbut1On6 from member8 are akYay8 welcome. Mu88ums E88ex occaslonally provlde8 tralnlng 8e88lon8 for rn8mberB and at our March me8ting had a pre8ent8tlon on museum 88CUrtty frorn Stephen Ami8on-Smlth followed by a tour of Epplng For88t Dlstrlcl Mu8eum. A twelfth round of the Small Grant8 Sd*m8 wa8 opened durlng th8 year wlth a focu8 on income gon8r8tlon, In r8sponBe to a reque8t from th8 membershlp. Th18 ra8ult8d In the larg8St number of . appllcatlonB to the 8cheme that W8 have ever had. Grants werè mad8 to nlnB mu88um8: Harwlch Mu88um, Maldon Mu89um In the Park, South8nd Mu8eum. Frlnton & walt Museum. Mu80urn. of Power. 8outh8nd Pler Mu88um, St 08yth MuBeum, the Munning8 Art Mu8eum and Brlghtllng8ea Mu88um. The grant prograrnm8 ha8 contlnuad to be managed by a Sub-commlttee chalred by Phlllp W188 (CIMS) 8UPPOrted by Dr Mark Curte18 (eK Mu88um of Ch8lm8ford) and Dr Sarah Dem810 (Unlverslty of E88ex) wh08e In8titutlon8 are not ellglble for gr8nts whll8t on the Sub- Commltt88. Mu88um3 E888x contlnueB to b8118v8 theBe grants are an Important b8nefft for tt8 m8mb8rB and It18 Intended that a further round wlll be launched In th8 Autumn of 2025. Ju8t before Chrf8tma8 wa18amt of the Gov8mment'.8 an8 for d0voluon arKI Local Government R8organ188tlon. followed In February 2025 wlth corfflrrnatlon Ihat Greater E888x, comprf81no the local authorlty area8 of E888x Councll, soUth8ndn-88a Clty Coundl and ThurroGk CounGII, had beon acceptsd Into the Govemmert'8 D8volutk)n Prlorfty Programme. MuBeum8 E888x18 very conc8med that the 6ocl81. 8duc8tbnal 8rKI 8cofKJmk benefft8 of mu68dm8. 9811gr108 and h8rltage organ188tlon8 wlthln E888x may not be con81d8rod In tho creotlon of the aucc8880r local authorlll88. A8 8 rn8uIt. InBufflcl8nt'fiJndlng and other re80urces may be 8llocat8d to the prov181bn of museum 88rvlce8 wlthln th088 n8w authorltle8. In r86pon8e to th18 Inltlallve, 8n open tender proc8sB tr q n8ultsnt to undertake a Burvey of Essex mu8eurn8 wa8 hold and l arh dellghtsd to announca thal Dr Harrl8t Fo8tsr ha8 been appolnted. Archaeologlcal archlv88 Clmtlnu8' to be a challerrtjlng toplc for 80me rriernber rnu8'8um8. Mu8èurn8 E888x have 88t up an Inform81 archaeologlcal n8tsKork (MEAAN - Mu88um8 E8sex Arch8eologlcal ArGhlva8 Network). inGludlng a repre8entatlve from Es8ex County'Councll'8 PlaL¥ SenAceo team. to 8hare lrrforrnatlon.and CODtlnue to 8eek a voy forward. The need for 8 collaborallve approach ha8 become wen more pre881ng a8 a re8uIt of. tha Govgmment'8 plan8 for lo1 govemmont rD(xgan188llon In E88ex. l am very grateful lo Sarah Slnka for provldlng admlnlstr8tive 8UPPOrt to Mu88um8 E88ex, Includlng preparlDg the agend88, produdng the mlnutes arKI tschnlcal Bupport.durlng our onllne m88tlng8. Th18 a8818tsnce Is much ap'preciatsd and has ensured thal thlng8 have ruh 8MOOthty durlng the I would 8180 Ilk8 to thank my fellow Tru51ees for their contrfbutlon to the work of the charftr. the Vlcer thalr Dr Sarah D8m810. the Treasurer Gordon Cummlng8, Rob Sharp. Paullne Sk8rrltt. Polly Redrnan and Dr Mark Curt818. Looklng ahead to the comlng year, Mu5eum8 E88ox alm8 to contlnue to 8UPPOrt and develop membwshlp b8nefrts through an afft)rdable fee ba8ed on Incom8: SUPPOrt mu88um development In E88ex, Induding working in close collaboratlon with the MDSE leam and the Essex MDO; provlde
advocacy for the heritag8 Sector of E868x In partn8r8hlp with MDSE: provld8 a Small Gr8n18 Scheme: 8nabl8 free memberahlp of the Harwell Dl8a8ter R8cov8ry S8NIc8 for 8mall and medluffl- 6ized museurn8,' cr88te opportunit188 for networklng and provkle Insplratlonal ca88 8tudl88 of mu8eurn development at our meetings. whether rtUal or at member mu88ums. Finally, l am 8tsndlng down a8 your Chair at thlB AGM. I have b88n Involved wlth Mu8eum8 E88ex and It8 predec888or8, Ihe E88ex Mu8eum Work8r8 Group (EMWG) and the Mu8eum8 in Essex Commltt88 (MIEC). for well over twenty-flva yearB. lThdeed one of the vory flrst thlng8 thal I did wh8n 8rrivirvJ In E88ex in Seplemb8r 1998 was to attend a me8tlng of EMWG at Bralntr88 Town Hall. Ovar the year81 have been very fortunat8 to work along81de many exc8llent mu88um lleagues on cornmitt866 and v181t moG( but nol qulte all, of the mu88um8 In the county. It h88 been a very ardlng and 8tlmulallng experience and h88 contritKrted very greatly to the 8nJoyment that I have had whll8t working at Co1th68ter. Howev8r, th8 tlmo ha8 now Gom8 for mo lo move on 881 prepare to retlre from prof8861onal work and l am dellghtsd that Polly Redrnan ha8 agreed to b8 nomlnated a8 my 8UCC8880r. l am (x)nfldent Ihat Polly wlll be an excellent chalr and I know that YDU wlll 8UPPOrt h8r In the sarne spl8ndld way that you hav8 8UPPDrt8d me. Phlllp J Wl88 MA (Cantab) FSA MClfA AMA Chalr. MuB8Urn8 E68ex E888x IJ a Incryatsd (Jgwl8allDn, rtylthlfon nu1.1152493
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|MUSEUMS ESSEX|1152493|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|1st April 2024|31st March 2025|
|To|
|=e|from|01/04/2024|31/03/2025|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|£|
|A1 Receipts|
|Subscriptions|5,895|-|-|5,895|4,410|
|Interest|3,107|-|-|3,107|1,979|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|9,002|-|-|9,002|6,389|
|——==_=|AR)|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|————|Total receipts|9,002|-|-|——|9,002|6,389|
|A3 Payments|
|AIM Conference|-|-|-|-|338|
|Harwell Recovery|2,030|-|-|2,030|1,980|
|Meetings|79|-|-|79|28|
|Postage|65|-|-|65|54|
|Website costs|61|-|-|61|167|
|Small Grants Round 10|-|-|-|1,326|
|Samll Grants s Round 11|-|3,417|-|3,417|2,200|
|Wheels of Time Project|-|-|-|-|432|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|[ 2,235 ]|3,417|-|5,652|6,525|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-|
|————|Total payments|2,235|3,417|-|——|5,652|6,525|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|6,767|- 3,417|-|3,350|- 136|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|60,746|- -|60,746|60,882|
|Cash funds this year end|=====|67,513|- 3,417|- 64,096|60,746|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
28/05/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Co-op Bank Current Acco8nt HampshireTtrust Bank Easy Access a/c Hampshire Trust Bank Fixed Deposit Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,096 5,000 55,000 64,096 - Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
28/05/2025
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