# ## ## ||Page| |---|---| |TRUSTEES REPORT|1-13| |INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT|14| |RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS|15| |STATEMENT OFASSETSAND LIABILITIES|16| ## |mes|ofthe charity trust|ofthe charity trust|ees who manage the|charity|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee name||Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for whole
ear|Name
to a|ofperson (or body) entitled
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ifan|| ||Elaine Barratt||Chair/Stewards/||Membership||| ||||Shop Manager||||| ||Sheena|Commons|Vice Chair/Display/||Membership||| ||||Collection Care||||| |3|David Hardiman||Buildings||||| ||lan Kellett||Secretary/Lectures/||Membership||| ||||Marketing||||| |5|Anthony|Martin|Collection Care||Membership||| |6|Mark Smith||Fund raising||Membership||| |7|Rupert Tapper||Archive/Library||Membership||| |8|Linda Wilton||Treasurer|To August 2022|Membership||| |9|Liz Hack||Treasurer|From August 2022|Membership||| |10|||||||| |11|||||||| |12|||||||| |13|||||||| |14|||||||| |15|||||||| |16|||||||| |17|||||||| |18|||||||| |19|||||||| |20|||||||| ## ||||~ ~| |---|---|---|---| ||||The object ofthe CIO is to encourage
the appreciation,
study and| ||||enjoyment
of history, especially that local to Shaftesbury,
Dorset, and its| |Summary
ofthe objects
charity set out in its
governing
document||ofthe|environs,
and thereby advance the education
ofmembers
of the Society
and ofthe public of all ages and background
by, in particular
but not
exclusively:
(a) operating
a museum
ofartefacts which reflect the history
ofthe area and (b) maintaining
a library of books and documents
of local| ||||historical
interest.| ||||The Trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity| ||||Commission
on public benefit.
It has informed
our decisions on opening| ||||hours, free entry to the Museum,
temporary
exhibitions,
all age and| ||||lifelong learning,
cooperation
with other groups
in the area and| ||||communication
with the local community.| ||||The Society, during
normal times:| ||||~
owns, maintains
and operates Gold
Hill Museum
which
is open to| ||||the public daily for at least seven months ofthe year with free| ||||admission| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
undertaken
for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have|||~
mounts at least two temporary
exhibitions
each year in addition
to the regular displays
~
owns and maintains
a local history
library and archive which
is
open to members
and the general
public for research
purposes
by appointment
at agreed times throughout
the year
~
organises
and holds lectures
in the winter which
may be| |had regard to the guidance|||attended
by non-members
on payment
ofa small fee.| |issued
by the Charity|||~
organises a learning
and outreach education
programme
for| |Commission
on public|||children
and adults,
parts ofwhich are conducted
with the Abbey| |benefit)|||Museum
and Gardens| ||||~
~
~| |---|---|---|---| |~|~||| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|||Management
The Trustees
held 11 committee
meetings
when they delivered
reports on
their respective
responsibilities.
Sub-groups
met as necessary to deal with
matters such as Collections, Archives,
I ibrary and Exhibitions.| ||||Museum
opening,
shop and gardens
The museum
opened
on Friday
1 April for its first full season since 2019,| ||||closing
on 31 October. There were staffing
difficulties
due to 'the Covid| ||||effect',
apparentiy
also experienced
by other
organisations,
ie, having| ||||been restricted
by Covid regulations,
some volunteers
were reluctant
to| ||||commit to regular
shifts as they wished
to have the freedom
to take last-| ||||minute
breaks.
However,
as usual, other stewards
always
filled the gaps| ||||and we opened
daily, as advertised,
for the whole season,| ||||The gift shop has a wide selection of souvenirs,
the majority
of which are| ||||made locally, and is a good source of income. Because we do not charge| ||||for entry,
we rely on the generosity
of our visitors
who normally
number| ||||20,000per annum;
that number was down to 15,000 this season, however| ||||donation
income was maintained.
Shop purchases
and donations
provide| ||||a large part ofour income.| ||||A new shop manager
stepped
up with lots of ideas for products
planned| ||||for the 2023-24 season.
There's
nothing
like a new
broom,
and
the| ||||Chairman
breathed
a sigh of relief as she handed
over the role.| ||||Our very small team ofgarden
helpers has continued
to work steadily
and| ||||reliably
throughout
the
year,
for which
many
thanks.
Although
the| ||||museum
was closed, access to the garden was made available
during the| ||||town's Snowdrop
Festival.| ||||The Collection| ||||Over the past year a few
items
have
been
gifted
to the
Museum
by| ||||members
of the public. This includes
Old Shaftesbury
Girls School hats| ||||and scarves, Dorset Owl Ceramic Pot, Grandfather
Clock and Barometer| ||||to name a few. These have all been taken to account.| ||||The space in the storeroom
is now very restricted
and larger gifts may have| ||||to be refused
if offered.| ||||The laptop is now set up and working
in the storeroom
enabling
volunteers| ||||to access modes to bring
all items to account or check they are on the| ||||account. Work sessions take place every month.| ||||Two teams oftwo are now working
on the collection
updating
and brining| ||||items to account on Modes and
in the accession register.| ||||New pest monitors
have been placed throughout
the museum.
Old ones| ||||showed
no signs of hostile pests or infestations.| ||||Display| ||||2022 was the 400~ anniversary
ofthe Dorset button
industry
so Gold
Hill| ||||Museum
mounted
a display
to celebrate
this event. Shaftesbury
was an| ||||important
focus ofbutton
making and buttons made here were sought after| ||||until the industry
was mechanised.
For this display
we showcased
items| ||||from the museum
collection and were also loaned some items of clothing| ||||and modern
button work illustrating
the many ways that Dorset buttons can| ||||be used.| ||||2022 was also the 200~ anniversary
of the sale of Fonthill
Abbey,
near| ||||Shaftesbury,
in 1822-23so Gold
Hill Museum
hosted an exhibition
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funds||Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds||Total funds||Last year|| ||||||||||tothe|nearest
E|tothe nearest E||tothe nearest E||tothe nearest E||tothe nearest E|| |A1 Receipts||||||||||||||||||| |Donations||||||||||10,606||||||10,606|8,675|| |Grants||||||||||500||||||500|13,395|| |Gift Aid||||||||||1,788||||||1,788||| |Lecture Income||||||||||198||||||198||27| |Members'
Subscriptions||||||||||1,373||||||1,373|1,125|| |Outings||||||||||250||||||250||| |Rental Income||||||||||6,000||||||6,000|5,175|| |Room I-lire||||||||||4,670||||||4,670||| |Sales||||||||||7,405||||||7,405|6,922|| |Other Income||||||||||524||||||524||| |Interest||||||||||319||||||319||| |Sub total|(Gross|||income for
AR)||||||33,633||||||33,633|35,322|| |A2 Asset and|investment||||||sales,|||||||||||| |(see table).||||||||||||||||||| ||||||Sub total|||||||||||||| ||||Total|||receipts||||33,633||||||33,633|35,322|| |A3 Payments||||||||||||||||||| |Admin
&Office Supplies||||||||||||||||||711| |Business Rates||||||||||1,062||||||1,062||| |Collection &Gallery||||||||||||||||||| |Cost ofGoods Sold||||||||||4,816||||||4,816|4,080|| |Display 8 Exhibitions||||||||||17||||||17||| |Education||||||||||42||||||42||| |Garden||||||||||||||||||| |Information
Technology||||||||||918||||||918||780| |Insurance||||||||||3,969||||||3,969|3,715|| |Marketing||||||||||1,641||||||1,641||312| |Membership
Events||&|Expenses|||||||||||||642||656| |Outing||||||||||250||||||250||| |Repairs 8 Maintenance||||||||||8,136||||||8,136|5,507|| |Subscriptions||||||||||570||||||570||265| |Utilities||||||||||3332||||||3332|4,008|| |Training||||||||||24||||||24||57| |Professional
Fees||||||||||||||||||614| |Accountancy||||||||||480||||||||| |Website||||||||||||||||||315| |Other Expenditure||||||||||3,923||||||3,923||105| ||||||Sub total|||||30,668||||||30,668|21,667|| |A4 Asset and|investment|||||||||||||||||| |purchases, (see table)||||||||||||||||||| |Investment
in Charifund||||||||||||||||||| |Computer||||||||||||||||||| |Furniture,
Fixtures|8|Equipment||||||||239||||||239||203| ||||||Sub total|||||239||||||239||203| |||Total||payments||||||30,907||||||30,907|21,870|| |Net ofreceiptsl(payments)||||||||||2,726||||||2,726|13,452|| |A5 Transfers|between||||funds|||||||||||||| |A6 Cash funds last year||||||end||||63,050||8,498||||71,548|58,096|| |Cash funds|||this||year end|||||65&776||8,498||||74,274|71,548||