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2024-03-31-accounts

Charity registration number: 1161227

CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024

CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

CONTENTS

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2-7
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities 8
Independent Examiner's report 9
Statement of Financial Activities 10
Balance Sheet 11
Notes to the Financial Statements 12-21

CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity name Cynon Valley Museum Trust
Charity registration number 1161227
Principle Office Depot Road
Aberdare
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF44 8DL
Trustees R Jones - Deceased Oct 23
M Passmore
J Morgan
L Bateman
L Law
D Gwilt
S Edwards – resigned May 23
R Grundy – resigned Aug 23
Bankers
 Barclays Bank plc
CAF Bank Ltd
Independent Examiner Mitchell Associates Limited
Triangle Business Park
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1DL

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objects and aims

The objectives and activities are enshrined in the charitable objectives

“To advance the education of the public in the local history and heritage, preservation of buildings of historic and/or architectural importance and the industrial heritage of the Cynon Valley and elsewhere by the provision and maintenance of a museum and gallery in Aberdare”

The CVMT achieves this by running a programme of exhibitions across two galleries, a programme of events, digital engagement and the opening of the museum, free to the general public.

The objectives and activities for year are directly related to the continued objectives and activities of the Trust. The achievement of the objectives and activities can be seen in section 4. Achievements and Performance.

The museum works with a wide range partners to achieve these aims from local community groups and artists to nationally profiled artists and bodies bringing them into the Cynon Valley to the benefit of the local community.

Public benefit

The Cynon Valley Museum Trust provide an accessible, interactive and sustainable space to share and celebrate the heritage, arts and culture of the Cynon Valley, the community we represent.

During the accounting period CVMT continued to build on our established position within the community by providing a physical and digital centre for heritage, arts and culture in a space that is accessible to the entire Cynon Valley community physically and digitally. This can be seen in the work to provide two exhibition spaces and a digital gallery, rooms for community use, a permanent historical gallery and online digital space for Cynon Valley history, use of the museum for CVMT and external events and dedicated and well-resourced website. The museum further supports the local economy and cultural sector supporting volunteers, local artists, artisans and crafts people to sell, provide a space to exhibit and a vibrant cultural attraction to benefit of Aberdare and the wider environs of the Cynon Valley from Rhigos and Penderyn in the north to Abercynon in the South.

The Shared Prosperity/Levelling up funding has been of great benefit of both being able to widen our footprint and increase the breadth and depth of events offered to the Cynon Valley Community, events as a rule being extremely well supported and frequently being oversubscribed, with “reserve lists” being necessary

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT

Working in Partnership

The CVMT works closely with a number of local organisations and embeds community participation across its activities.

Cynon Valley Museum Online

With the success of our online presence, we have continued to build on this making our digital presence a cornerstone in our offer to the public.

The museum still offers two main streams for digital engagement:

• Exhibitions at Home

Digital Donations

CVMT has installed a contactless card-payments “donation box” within our reception area, offering an alternative to cash donations. Grant Funding

Grant funding was also received in the year as follows:

UK Shared Prosperity fund 2023-24 Award – £53,263.80 - restricted

RCT CBC Community Facilities Support grant - £540 - unrestricted

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT

RCT Together Winter hardship fund - £2,000

Welsh Government Culture Sector CoL grant - £8,000 - restricted

National Grid Warm Spaces grant £9,930 – restricted

Coalfield Regeneration grant £1,571.03 - restricted

Financial Review

Policy on reserves

The trustees have reviewed their reserves policy and in line with increasing costs and increasing uncertainty with their funding applications, have struggled to keep to the charities self imposed reserves policy and therefore appreciate that the charity is not meeting it’s previous reserves policy, although aims to return to this position, of holding 6 months of operating costs over the next few years. The trustees are constantly reviewing the position of the finances of the charity and are careful to ensure they don’t commit to costs that they charity will not be able to pay as they fall due.”

Plans for future periods

The Museum continues to follow its 5yr development plan and funding applications are in place to support this

The Shared Prosperity Fund continues to help the Museum provide a valuable resource to the Community

The Museum Facilitator had been able to source a series of small grants to allow individual projects to be run throughout the forthcoming financial year. This will help to ensure that CVM offers a fresh and up to date service to the community.

The Museum plans to continue using the accrual system of accounting and intends to continue using the financial monitoring procedures to report on grant spending and income increasing the museums financial management capacity.

The Museum continues to focus on cost control and there are still significant cost challenges, in particular energy costs which rose by 300% in April 2023 due to tariff increases, this despite the museum being part of the CCS bundling scheme,

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) and is controlled by its constitution dated 5 September 2014.

Firstly, CVMT has to report the sad and untimely passing in October 2023 of our Chair of the Board of Trustees, Richard Jones. Richard had served the Cynon Valley Museum Trust, both as a Trustee and more recently as Chair for many years, and was very much valued. He was a person of great courage and determination overcoming many personal challenges. He is much missed.

An interim Chair (Lucy Bateman) was appointed pending a formal election of a new Chair

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

Trustees are recruited through word of mouth and advertising when a skills gap or vacancy arises. Training is reviewed periodically and courses sourced where appropriate, trustee training is monitored as part of regular governance reviews by CVMT officers.

Each prospective trustee meets two new trustees and the manager to talk about the trust and their reasoning behind joining; subsequently the prospective trustee’s CV are provided to each current board member for consideration at the next board meeting.

Once that is approved the prospective trustee is invited to come to a board meeting to observe, should that trustee then accept the offer to join the board they will receive an induction pack containing forms and policies and procedures. This pack will also contain all the relevant Service Level Agreements, Grant forms and Licences with third parties.

Organisational structure

The charity is governed by an established constitution which is supplemented by a five-year business plan. This plan is currently being reviewed by the Board of Trustees. Its mission statement is to: provide an accessible, interactive and sustainable space to share and celebrate the heritage, arts and culture of the Cynon Valley.

The Cynon Valley Museum is managed by a board of Trustees, this trustee board has two officers (a Chairperson and Secretary) these are appointed at our Annual General Meeting. The CVMT ended the

financial year with the core team composed of Museum Facilitator, Museum Co-ordinator, and Museum Assistant.

Additionally, in order to control costs and ensure the short term financial viability of the Museum, pending the result of ongoing funding applications, the Board took the decision not to renew the Museum Facilitator’s fixed term contract, meaning that the Museum entered the following financial year with only one directly employed member of staff

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT

The board currently operates with two sub-committees; Operational Sub-Committee deals with all aspects of the operation of the museum, from staff to structural issues. Finance sub-committee is responsible for overseeing the finances for the trust, this includes grant funding and income from other sources. Ad hoc sub committees and task and finish groups are sometimes used where a particular need arises, in these instances records are kept of meetings and decisions made.

The trustees have a risk register in place which is monitored on a regular basis. These risks are reviewed by a designated trustee and are acted upon. Systems are put in place to mitigate these risks.

Strategic decisions are made by the board of trustees at a monthly meeting, these meetings are minuted and recorded for future reference. The Chair has some delegated responsibility to make major decisions that are time sensitive, these decisions must be fed back to the board at the earliest opportunity.

Staff members have operational decision-making powers with latitude to carry out all day-to-day decisions in order for the museum to be fully operational. This is managed within the framework of CVMT policies demonstrating the situations where staff are able to make decisions and where decisions must be deferred to the board of trustees.

The trust has built a strong bond within not only the local community but also in the historic and third sector community. Our work has been used as case studies for best practice and heralded as positive and ambitious, for example case studies of the museums work to build partnerships and utilise the space for local communities.

CVMT maintains a good relationship with our landlords RCT CBC.

CVMT meet on a quarterly basis with RCT CBC Department Corporate Estates maintaining a good working relationship with the department ensuring the continued maintenance of the museum building.

CVMT maintains a good working relationship with RCT CBC Heritage Services working to ensure the continued public access to the collection, working to display the collection in temporary and permanent exhibitions.

CVMT has maintained a good relationship with our funders including Pen Y Cymoedd, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (Shared Prosperity Fund Administrators) Welsh Museums Federation, Association of Independent Museums and MALD.

Relationships with related parties

The CVMT works closely with a number of local organisations and embeds community participation across its activities.

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT Major risks and management of those rtsks The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the clwity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurdnce a￿Inst fraud and etroT. The onnual report w pr0Vedbythetn￿eesQrthecharityon..... ...... ...... and sigDed on its behalf by.. Sign¢d M PassmoTe Page 7

CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

• state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST INDEPENDENT EXAMINER?S REPORT TO THF. TRUSTEI ES OF CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST I rcport lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Cynon Valley Museum Trust for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of Cynon Vall¢y Museum Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan¢¢ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Cynon Valley Museuin TTUSt's accounts carried out under s¢Ction 145 of the 2011 Act 2nd in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicablc Directions given by th¢ Charity ComTlli55ion under section 145{5){b) of the Act. Independent examiner s statement I have completed my examination. l confirm that no material matters have rome to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. l. accounting records were not kept in respect of Cynon Valley Museum Trust as required by se¢lion 130 of th¢ Act. oi. 2. the accounts dLI not accord with those rec(Irds', or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requireTnents conceming the form and content of accounts set Llut in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulationg 2008 other than any requireTnent that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatioii. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in Connection with the ¢x2mination to which attention should be drawn this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. JaTnes Mitchell ACA BFP Mitchell Associates Limited Triangle Business Park Merthyr Tydfil CF48 IDL Date: Page 9

CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investment income
6
Other income
Total Income
Expenditure on :
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income/(Expenditure)
Net Movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
33,454
16,386
217
72
5,781
55,910
(70,682)
(70,682)
(14,772)
(14,772)
23,416
8,644		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
74,765
-
-
-
74,765
(100,227)

(100,227)

(25,462)
(24,462)
142,854
117,392		 Total
2024
£
33,454
91,151
217
72
5,781
130,675
(170,909)
(170,909)
(40,234)
(40,234)
166,270
126,036		 Total
2023
£
16,890
41,402
133
75
8,375
66,873
(141,163)
(141,163)
(74,290)
(74,290)
240,560
166,270

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The funds breakdown for 2021 is shown in note 19

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST IREGISTRATION NUMBEIL. 1161227) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Fixed Assets Tangible ass¢ts 14 121.448 145.453 Current assets Debio Cash at bank and in hand 15 16 19.697 25,521 45218 1.442 36.994 38.436 CreditOTS: Amounts falliug due within one vear 17 40.630 17.619 Net current assets 20,817 Net assets 126,036 166.270 Fund$ of the charity: Restricted income funds Restricted funds 117.392 142.854 Unrestricted income funds Uwcstricted fimds 23,416 Totsl futtd5 19 126,036 166.270 The financial statements on pages 10 to 22 were approved by the tnLStee4 and autboTised for issue on ........ .... alld signed on their behalf by more Pagell

CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1 Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

Cynon Valley Museum Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement

The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements.

Going concern

The trustees consider that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on the going concern basis. The assumption is based on a review of the balance sheet as at the end of March, which shows net current assets of £4,588 (2023 - £20,817). It is also based on a review of post balance sheet events and the successful awarding of the following funds £63,000 SPF Year 2, £17,000 SPF 12 month grant, £20,000 Postcode Lottery Community Fund, £26,000 Pen-y-Cymoedd 12 month grant, £2,000 RCT Winter Warmer since the year end, which has allowed the charity to continue to meets it’s debts and expects to be able to do so for the 12 months following the signing of these accounts.”

Changes in accounting policy

The accounting policy of the accruals basis has been adopted for these accounts and the comparatives recalculated from the cash basis.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Support costs

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees’s meetings and reimbursed expenses. Government grants Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £150.00 or more are initially recorded at cost.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class Depreciation method and rate
Property Improvements Over the term of the lease 10 Years
Computer and office Equipment 3 years S/L and 5 years S/L
Fixtures & Fittings 3 years S/L

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Trade creditors

are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities. They are recognised initially at the transaction price.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees's discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies:
Donations
Grants		 Unrestricted
Funds
General
£
946
32,508
33,454		 Total
2024
Total
2023
£
£
946
890
32,508
16,000
33,454
16,890

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

3 Grants

Unrestricted
Funds
£
Museum Federation
6,015
Welsh Government
-
National Grid
Community Matters
-
Coalfield Regeneration
-
UK Government
-
Interlink
-
Rhondda Cynon Taff
26,493
32,508
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Shop and Gallery
Events and outreach
16,228
158
Grants – see note 3
-
16,386		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
8,000
9,931
1,570
53,264
-
2,000
74,765
Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
74,765
74,765		 Total
funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
£
£
6,015
-
8,000
10,000
9,931
-
1,570
-
53,264
13,643
-
500
-
17,000
107,273
41,143
Total
funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
£
£
16,228
158
16,259
74,765
25,143
91,151
41,402

4 Income from charitable activities

Fundraising
Consultancy		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
167
50
217		 Total
funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
£
£
167
50
133
-
217
133

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Investment income
Unrestricted Total Total
Funds funds Funds
2024 2023
£ £ £
Interest receivable and similar income 72 72 73
Unrestricted Total Total
Funds funds Funds
2024 2023
£ £ £
Rental income 5,781 5,781 8,375
Direct costs
Staff costs
Allocated support
costs
Governance costs		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
728
24,940
41,834
3,180
70,682		 Restricted
Funds
£
41,176
20,000
39,051
-
100,227		 Total
funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
£
£
41,904
6,108
44,940
54,673
80,885
77,412
3,180
2,970
170,909
141,163
Independent examiner fee Restricted
Funds
£
-		 Total
funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
£
£
3,180
2,970

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Analysis of support costs
Establishment costs
Repairs and Maintenance
Office expenses
Printing,postage and stationery
Subscriptions
Hire of plant
Sundry costs
Cleaning
Travel
Advertising
Accountancy
Legal and professional
Bank charges and Interest
Depreciation		 Charitable
Activity
£
32,115
7,207
4,938
527
472
3,130
628
-
503
737
325
2,670
1,334
26,299
80,885		 Total
2024
£
32,115
7,207
4,938
527
472
3,130
628
-
503
737
325
2,670
1,334
26,299
80,885		 Total
2023
£
19,699
7,611
3,168
3,086
780
3,130
465
2,221
652
1,944
1,380
7,050
628
25,598
77,412

10 Net incoming/outgoing resources

Net(outgoing)/incoming resources for the year include:

2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of fixed assets 26,299 25,598

11 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any person connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

12 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2024
2023
£
£
44,032
53,662
-
-
908
1,011
44,940
54,673

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:

2024 2023
No No
Charitable activities 2 3

2 (2023 - 3) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £27,421 (2023 - £26,740). The chief executive officer, as the highest paid member of staff, received benefits totalling £27,421 (2023 - £20,400).

13 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

14 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2023
Additions
At 31 March 2024
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2024
Net book value
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2024		 Land and
buildings
£
238,384
-
238,384
96,016
23,838
119,854
142,368
118,530		 Furniture and
Equipment
£
31,116
2,294
33,410
28,031
2,461
30,492
3,085
2,918		 Total
£
269,500
2,294
271,794
124,047
27,064
151,111
145,453
121,448

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2022 - £Nil) in respect of freehold land and buildings and £118,530 (2023 - £142,638) in respect of leaseholds.

15 Debtors

Trade debtors
Prepayments		 2024
2023
£
£
19,441
170
256
1,272
19,697
1,442

16 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents
2024 2023
£ £
Cash at bank 25,521 36,994

17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Lottery Creditor
Other taxation and social security
Pension contributions unpaid
Creditors and Accruals		 2024
2023
£
£
432
664
10,428
8,226
226
490
40,818
8,239
51,904
17,619

18 Commitments

Other financial commitments

Equipment Hire totalling £3,130 per annum and which is due to end in November 2024 The total amount of other financial commitments not provided in the financial statements was £2,348. (2023 - £3,130).

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

19 Funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm
Community Fund
AIM Hallmarks in Wales Grant
Federation of Museums
Groundwork UK
Welsh Government
Interlink
National Grid Community Matters
Welsh Church Act Fund
Uk Government
RCTCBC
Coalfield Regeneration
Total restricted funds
Total funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm
Community Fund
AIM Hallmarks in Wales Grant
Federation of Museums
Groundwork UK
Welsh Government
National Heritage Lottery
Welsh Church Act Fund
Interlink
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance as
1 April
2023
£
23,416
66,583
302
2,972
1,450
25,713
80
-
40,000
5,754
-
-
142,854
166,270
Balance as
1 April
2022
£
69,752
87,285
606
5,339
1,450
28,927
2,121
45,000
80
170,808
240,560		 Incoming
resources
£
55,910
-
-
-
-
8,000
-
9,931
-
53,264
2,000
1,570
74,765
130,675
Incoming
resources
£
41,730
-
-
-
-
10,000
-
-
-
25,143
66,873		 Resources
expended
£
(70,682)
(14,620)
(302)
(495)
-
(11,214)
(80)
(9,931)
(5,000)
(55,015)
(2,000)
(1,570)
(100,227)
(170,909)
Resources
expended
£
(88,066)
(20,702)
(304)
(2,367)
-
(13,214)
(2,121)
(5,000)
-
(53,097)
(141,163)		 Balance at
31
March
2024
£
7,704
51,963
-
2,477
1,450
22,499
-
-
35,000
4,003
-
-
117,392
126,036
Balance at
31
March
2023
£
23,416
66,583
302
2,972
1,450
25,713
-
40,000
80
142,854
166,270

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CYNON VALLEY MUSEUM TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund represents funding towards capital work, rebranding and salaries until 2021.

AIM Hall Marks in Wales Grant represents funding towards training, staff, capital equipment and supporting volunteers.

Federation of Museums represents funding towards costs incurred for making the foyer a warmer welcome for visitors to the museum.

Groundwork UK represents funding towards the Growing Boxes Project.

Interlink provided funds towards engaging museum audiences online during the covid-19 pandemic.

Welsh Government represents funding towards the remodelling of the toilet and office facilities at the Museum as well as funding towards essential operating costs to reduce the threat of redundancies going forward.

National Grid Community Matters funding represented funding towards the warm spaces to visit, warm home to return to project.

National Heritage Lottery represents funding towards the purchase and installation of a new CCTV system, computer, Recruitment of a Museum Assistant, and PPE equipment.

Welsh Church Act Fund represents funding towards the remodelling of the toilets and office facilities at the museum.

UK Government Funds were awarded as part of the "Levelling Up" funding, provided by UK Government (administered by RCT CBC). Towards staging cultural events, classes and workshops aimed at all sections of our community throughout the month. Additionally, there was a capital allocation which allowed us to purchase equipment for the museum. This allowed us to develop and promote the organisation, aiding our efforts towards sustainability.

RCT Together Neighbourhood Network Fund represents funding towards a programme of Arts based activities throughout the Autum of 2022.

Coalfield Regeneration represents funding towards lift and fire fighting equipment upgrades.

20 Analysis of net asset between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Net Assets/(liabilities)
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
£
5,507
3,137
7,704		 Restricted
funds
£
115,941
1,451
117,392		 Total funds at 31
March
2024
£
121,448
4,588
126,036

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