14 South Street, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 8AA Tel: 01805 938008 email:enquiries@torringtonmuseum.org.uk
Chair Of Trustees’ Annual Report 2025
Our key presentations this year revolved around VE Day. We offered visitors of all ages a chance to try on original wartime clothing and uniform, and sounded our air raid siren in the town square to mark the beginning and end of the two minutes’ silence. New research around the anniversary led to some significant new knowledge about Torrington’s three Home Guard units and a local war hero.
In September we were part of the national Heritage Open Days and presented a display based around the award-winning Torrington Castle archaeology project.
The trustees note that the heritage sector has been significantly impacted by rising costs and that volunteerism has also been impacted. There have been a number of days when it has been impossible to open because of a lack of available volunteers.
David Gibbons MInstLM, MA, BA(Hons) Chair of Trustees.
Great Torrington Heritage Museum and Archive is a Community Interest Organisation registered at the Charity Commission #1166793
Precept Summaries
| 2023 | - | 2024 | Opening Balance | £89,691.94 | 2023 -2024 Income | £6,529.84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | - | 2024 | Closing Balance | £85,025.09 | 2023-2024 Expenditure | £10,243.85 |
| Diference: | £4,666.85 | Net: | -£3,714.01 | |||
| 2024 | - | 2025 | Opening Balance | £85,025.09 | 2024 -2025 Income | £1,574.88 |
| 2024 | - | 2025 | Closing Balance | £61,050.01 | 2024-2025 Expenditure | £25,423.46 |
| Diference: | £23,975.08 | Net: | -£23,848.58 | |||
£952.84 £126.50
Year 2021-2022
| Utlites Telephone Insurance Rates Subscriptons (Sofware & Organisaton) Regular (Statonery, cleaning products, refreshements etc) Regular (Building materials etc) Cleaning (Windows & Carpets) Capital (Boiler, Alarms, CCTV, Carpets) Miscellaneous (eBay, Paypal, Museum Gifs etc) Grants Museum Donatons (Bookshop & Other) External Donatons (Local Organisatons) eBay Bequest Other (including Refunds) Interest Earned |
£4,972.14 £242.71 £107.24 £64.68 £417.10 £1,977.16 £1,025.12 £228.00 £5,673.55 |
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| £14,707.70 | |
| £10,650.00 £2,134.98 £2,633.07 £0.00 £44,177.01 £1,719.88 |
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| £61,314.94 |
Classified as Public (Green)
Year 2022-2023 Year 2023-2024
Year 2024 - 2025
| £2,870.10 £6,560.46 £575.76 £719.73 £504.70 £499.84 £211.84 £150.37 £174.00 £275.80 £677.02 £367.41 £466.88 £0.00 £87.00 £75.00 £664.55 £832.80 £762.44 |
£2,870.10 £6,560.46 £575.76 £719.73 £504.70 £499.84 £211.84 £150.37 £174.00 £275.80 £677.02 £367.41 £466.88 £0.00 £87.00 £75.00 £664.55 £832.80 £762.44 |
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| £6,231.85 | £10,243.85 |
| £4,000.00 £3,500.00 £3,714.50 £2,215.00 £680.00 £171.32 £198.22 £186.37 £0.00 £0.00 £57.00 £0.00 £457.15 |
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| £8,649.72 | £6,529.84 |
| Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bank Interest | £482.85 | |
| Book Sales | £930.00 | |
| Donatons | £9.99 | |
| Events | £50.00 | |
| Grants | £0.00 | |
| HR Books / Bequests | £0.00 | |
| Other | £102.04 | |
| £1,574.88 | ||
| Expenditure | ||
| Business Rates | £259.17 | |
| Insurance | £499.84 | |
| Utlites: | ||
| Broadband | £1,063.22 | |
| Electric | £2,052.36 | |
| Gas | £1,007.61 | |
| Water | £237.00 | |
| Building Maintenance: | ||
| Boiler Service | £66.00 | |
| Fire Extnguishers | £173.94 | |
| Fire Alarm | £0.00 | |
| Intruder Alarm | £348.00 | |
| Window Cleaner | £105.00 | |
| Credit Accounts: | ||
| Dufys | £124.97 | |
| Tamar Trading | £171.31 | |
| Equipment: | £856.74 | |
| Subscriptons: | ||
| AIM | £71.00 | |
| Devon Museums Group | £20.00 | |
| Modes | £108.00 | |
| Miscellaneous: | ||
| Other | £290.35 | |
| Project : Access Audit | £693.60 | |
| Project : Remedial Fire Work | £17,275.35 |
£25,423.46
Classified as Public (Green)
Year 2025 - 2026
£0.00
£0.00
Classified as Public (Green)
| Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
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Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 4/1/2023 3/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee ee-~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| 2024 - 2025 | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Bank Interest | 457 | - | - | 457 | - | ||||
| Book Sales | 2,386 | - | - | 2,386 | 2,280 | ||||
| Donations | - | - | - | - | 1,227 | ||||
| Events | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Grants | 3,500 | - | - | 3,500 | 4,000 | ||||
| HR Books / Bequests | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other | 274 | - | - | 274 | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 6,617 (Gross income for AR) |
- | - | 6,617 | 7,507 | ||||
| - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 6,617 - - 6,617 7,507 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Business Rates | 150 | - | - | 150 | 212 | ||||
| Insurance | 500 | - | - | 500 | 505 | ||||
| Utilities : Broadband | 720 | - | - | 720 | 576 | ||||
| Utilities : Electric | 5,534 | - | - | 5,534 | 1,579 | ||||
| Utilities : Gas | 1,026 | - | - | 1,026 | 1,038 | ||||
| Utilities : Water | 195 | - | - | 195 | 195 | ||||
| Buildings : Boiler Service | 64 | - | - | 64 | 99 | ||||
| Buildings : Fire Extinguishers | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Buildings : Fire Alarm | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Buildings : Intruder Alarm | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | ||||
| Buildings : Window Cleaner | 75 | - | - | 75 | - | ||||
| Credit Account : Duffys | 258 | - | - | 258 | 3,622 | ||||
| Credit Account : Tamar Trading | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Subscriptions : AIM | 68 | - | - | 68 | - | ||||
| Subscriptions : Devon Museums Group | 112 | - | - | 112 | - | ||||
| Subscriptions : Modes | 96 | - | - | 96 | 109 | ||||
| Miscellaneous: Other | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Miscellaneous: Access Audit | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Miscellaneous: Remedial Fire Work | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total 8,918 | - | - | 8,918 | 7,935 | |||||
| - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 8,918 - - 8,918 7,935 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,301 - - - 2,301 - 428 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - - Cash funds this year end - 2,301 - - - 2,301 - 428 ~~==>~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Lloyds (01097261) - Main Lloyds (35438668) - Reserve Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 41,637 - 43,388 - 85,025 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | No (if any) | |||||||||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||
| For the period from ~~ee~~ |
Period start date 4/1/2024 ~~ee~~ |
To | Period end date 3/31/2025 ~~ee~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||||
| 2024 - 2025 | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
| Bank Interest | 483 | - | - | - | 483 | 457 | |||||
| Book Sales | 930 | - | - | - | 930 | 2,386 | |||||
| Donations | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | |||||
| Events | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | |||||
| Grants | - | - | - | - | - | 3,500 | |||||
| HR Books / Bequests | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Other | 102 | - | - | - | 102 | 274 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | (Gross income for AR) | 1,575 | - | - | - | 1,575 | 6,617 | ||||
| - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 1,575 - - 1,575 6,617 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~—————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
| Business Rates | 259 | - | - | - | 259 | 150 | |||||
| Insurance | 500 | - | - | - | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Utilities : Broadband | 1,063 | - | - | - | 1,063 | 720 | |||||
| Utilities : Electric | 2,052 | - | - | - | 2,052 | 5,534 | |||||
| Utilities : Gas | 1,008 | - | - | - | 1,008 | 1,026 | |||||
| Utilities : Water | 237 | - | - | - | 237 | 195 | |||||
| Buildings : Boiler Service | 66 | - | - | - | 66 | 64 | |||||
| Buildings : Fire Extinguishers | 174 | - | - | - | 174 | - | |||||
| Buildings : Fire Alarm | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Buildings : Intruder Alarm | 348 | - | - | - | 348 | 120 | |||||
| Buildings : Window Cleaner | 105 | - | - | - | 105 | 75 | |||||
| Credit Account : Duffys | 125 | - | - | - | 125 | 258 | |||||
| Credit Account : Tamar Trading | 171 | - | - | - | 171 | - | |||||
| Equipment | 857 | 857 | |||||||||
| Subscriptions : AIM | 71 | - | - | - | 71 | 68 | |||||
| Subscriptions : Devon Museums Group | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | 112 | |||||
| Subscriptions : Modes | 108 | - | - | - | 108 | 96 | |||||
| Miscellaneous: Other | 290 | - | - | - | 290 | - | |||||
| Miscellaneous: Access Audit | 694 | - | - | - | 694 | - | |||||
| Miscellaneous: Remedial Fire Work | 17,275 | - | - | - | 17,275 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 25,423 | - | - | - | 25,423 | 8,918 | |||||
| - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 25,423 - - 25,423 8,918 Net of receipts/(payments) - 23,849 - - - 23,849 - 2,301 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - - Cash funds this year end - 23,849 - - - 23,849 - 2,301 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~ ~~===>~~ |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Lloyds (01097261) - Main Lloyds (35438668) - Reserve Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 45,547 - 42,931 - 88,478 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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