## **Transport Museum Wythall** ## **Trustees Annual Report for 2021** As with 2020, activities and results for the year 2021 were greatly affected by COVID and the Government’s four stage plan to return to some form of normality by mid June. The Museum is in a relatively sound position as far as finances are concerned although that’s not to say various grants giving support were not appreciated.. The phased return to normality allowed volunteers on site to prepare for reopening but it was not until mid May that the Museum was able to open to the public, and then only on a limited basis with pre-booking. It was not until late June that all restrictions were removed. This meant income the Museum would have normally expected at special event days at Easter and May Bank holiday was missing or reduced. Nevertheless when the Museum was able to open attendance figures were encouraging when compared with the last non COVID affected year; 9059 visitors in 2021compared with 10410 in 2019. One category of visitor who had missed out due to COVID was school children. Some schools did manage to fit in a visit late in the summer term. As in 2020 and despite the COVID restrictions the Museum was able to provide free bus rides for our visitors whenever it was open. A limited cafe service was also possible utilising a specially provided marquee in order to comply with Social Distancing regulations. Thanks are due to all the volunteer ‘staff’ for coping with all of this. The Museum’s finances were in a sound position at the start of 2021, and the receipt of grants early in the year helped to overcome the effects of a shortened operating season. The Museum opened initially on 22[nd] May on Saturdays only, being extended to normal openings from 25[th] July including re-opening of a full catering service in our café. A small operating loss was sustained in 2021. The Museum has long been a licensed bus operator and the need to renew the licence in 2021 caused this to be reviewed. The outcome was to remain a licensed operator but cut down on both private hire work and the running of scheduled registered bus services. The Museum has an extensive programme for the maintenance of its roadworthy vehicles and restoration of others which have not yet reached roadworthy status. This programme continued as much as allowed under the COVID regulations with some of the more vulnerable volunteers choosing to self isolate. Whilst this inevitably led to some projects being delayed, other areas progressed well without the distraction of the museum being open! Unfortunately it did not prove possible to complete the mechanical work on the 1931 Birmingham AEC Regent in time for a launch in 2021 but nevertheless good progress was made. As well as buses, the Museum has an extensive display of Battery Electric Vehicles. Due to COVID no further restoration work was done in 2021. . There were a number of vehicle changes during the year following a review of vehicles on site. Departing for restoration elsewhere were Guy Otter (WMN485).and Blue Bus Daimler (ORB277). Two other buses were scrapped after all useful parts had been removed (which had always been the intention). Arriving were Volvo B6 (R598YON) and Dennis Trident (BX02ASV) donated by TWM. Arriving and departing was ‘Your Bus’ Volvo B10 (H159SKU) which on closer inspection proved to be too far gone for restoration but is expected to have its front rescued for a ‘sit in and drive’ exhibit. The Museum is fortunate to have the support of a large number of volunteers with a good variety of skills. Beyond looking after the vehicle exhibits there is plenty to do on the Museum site! The enforced closure to the public has allowed some work to go along unhindered where it could be done within social distancing rules. Amongst the work done by volunteers is the receiving, sorting, packaging and pricing of donated goods for sale in the Museum shop. With the limited opportunity for shop sales on-line sales have been tried with considerable success. Having obtained planning permission to develop alongside the Scania Hall groundwork started before the Museum’s open season ended with a view to construction over winter and completion in time for vehicles being in place at the start of the 2022 season. Members receive the Museum’s newsletter “Omnibus” of which there were six issues in 2021. An on-line only supplement was also produced to accompany all issues this year. Trustees and Volunteers of the museum took advantage of a number of training courses throughout the year provided by West Midlands Museum Development and others throughout the year, to keep updated with legislation, ideas and opportunities within the heritage sector. The Trustees wish to thank all volunteers and other friends for their support in 2021. March 2021 saw two Trustee changes; Peter Murphy stepped down and Sebastian Amos was welcomed. A Member’s Meeting was held on 6[th] November, attended by all 7 Trustees, 48 members, and with 14 apologies The Trustees met on seven occasions. Much other communication was via email and Zoom. Additionally a meeting was held in July for invited local dignitaries to make them aware of what the Museum has to offer. Phil Ireland (July 2022) ## **Public Beneft Statement / Statistical information** ## **1. Museum’s Objective / Mission Statement** The Trust’s objective is “To collect, restore and preserve buses, coaches and battery electric road vehicles of Midlands operators and builders, and demonstrate road public transport across the twentieth century by exhibiting and operating them for the public. Additionally to create comprehensive archives of builders and operators, e.g. photographs, cine and video, book library, manufacturers’ technical catalogues and manuals, engineering drawings, publicity and point of sale material, ticket machines, timetables, destination blinds, uniforms, bus stops and other roadside furniture. To make available information to others wishing to further their knowledge, by specific project or otherwise.” ## _**Implementation**_ The objective is implemented through the Transport Museum Wythall. In normal (i.e. not affected by coronavirus) years public access to the collection is available on approximately 70 days annually, with at least 10 of these being “special event” days. Additionally, information is made available in response to public enquiries whether verbally, by post, or by electronically mailed requests. ## **2. Museum activity** |Visitor numbers in 2021
**Category**
**2021****
**2020***
Event Day
2256
2380
Non-event day
6247
1445
School - pupils
200
0
School - adults
53
0
Other Groups
303
0
____
_____
Total
9059
3825|**2019**
4468
4393
1120
228
201
____
10410|**2018**
**2017**
**2016**
3728
4493
4836
4839
3915
2934
1167
1031
958
315
165
164
124
365
302
____
____
____
10173
9969
9194| |---|---|---| - 2020 numbers reduced due to Covid restrictions ** 2021 figures affected by later openings due to Covid, missing Easter and May Day event days. ## **3. Museum Audience** Market research has indicated the Museum draws its audience from a wide geographical area, generations and interests. The proximity of the Caravan Club of Great Britain site encourages tourists but the Museum also appeals to local residents. Transport enthusiasts come from all parts of the country and, occasionally, abroad. The Museum appeals to all ages, ranging from the elderly who revel in the nostalgia down to youngsters who particularly like the bus and miniature railway rides and who are our potential future volunteers. ## **4. Admission Times & Pricing** Due to COVID restrictions the Museum was unable to reopen until May 22[nd] and then for advance booking only and with strict COVID precautions in place. Dates open for the curtailed 2021 season were:- Saturdays only from 22[nd] May to 30[th] October and also Sundays from 25[th] July to 24[th] October, 11:00-16:30 School holiday Wednesdays 2[nd] June, 28[th] July to 1[st] September and 27[th] October, 11:00 – 16:30 and Special Event Days 30[th] & 31[st] May, 29[th] & 30[th] August, 3[rd] & 31[st] October, 10:30 – 17:00 Prices in 2021 were: **Adult Child** Non-event days: £5.00 £2.50 Special event days £7.00 £3.50 Carers accompanying the disabled: free Discount is available in the form of a Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children). ## **5. Private or Trustee Beneft** A high proportion of the Museum’s vehicles and all its artefacts are owned by the Trust itself. A limited number of buses are owned by individuals and pay a rent which helps to support the Museum’s activities. All buses at the Museum under this arrangement fall within the Museum’s collecting policy and, in addition to the rent payable, owners are required to contribute time and expertise to the running of the Museum. ## **6. Staf** All Trustees are volunteers and no payment is made for their service as Trustees. All ‘staff’ involved with day to day operation of the Trust and Museum are volunteers. Occasional work requiring specialist skills and/or knowledge is contracted out and, on occasion, Trustees or Trust members have received payment for their services ## **7. Contracts or Grants from Central or Local Government** - £5,669 - Bromsgrove DC - Local Restrictions Support Grant to help offset significant reductions in operating Profit - £42,500 - Arts Council - Recovery & Sustainability - £14,000 - Bromsgrove DC - assistance to rebuild operational reserves for 2021 against our reduced activity during Covid - £9,699 - National Lottery Heritage Fund - Social Enterprise Sustainability grant: No income was received from contracts from central or local government to deliver services ||**Transport Museum Wythall**|**Transport Museum Wythall**|**Transport Museum Wythall**|**1167872**
**No (if any)**|**1167872**
**No (if any)**|**1167872**
**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01-Jan-21
Period start date|**To**||31-Dec-21
Period end date||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**153,264**
**102,795**
**12,344**
**22,334**
**23**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**290,760**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**290,760**
**21,976**
**56,026**
**66,187**
**5,121**
**1,441**
**4,334**
**16,241**
**14,484**
**37,452**
**1,914**
**225,175**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**225,175**
**65,584**
**-**
**192,132**
**257,716**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**16,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,000**
**-**
**54,383**
**70,383**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**169,264**
**102,795**
**12,344**
**22,334**
**23**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**306,760**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**306,760**
**21,976**
**56,026**
**66,187**
**5,121**
**1,441**
**4,334**
**16,241**
**14,484**
**37,452**
**1,914**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**225,175**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**225,175**
**81,584**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations,legacies andgrants|**153,264**||||||**78,092**| |Museum Income|**102,795**||||||**39,674**| |Bus related income|**12,344**||||||**4,300**| |Other Income|**22,334**||||||**21,915**| |Interest and dividends|**23**||||||**74**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**290,760**||||||**144,055**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**
||||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**144,055**| ||||||||| |Goods for resale|**21,976**||||||**4,317**| |Vehicle costs|**56,026**||||||**55,017**| |Rent,rates and Insurance|**66,187**||||||**15,367**| |Light and heat|**5,121**||||||**4,225**| |Telephonepostage and stationery|**1,441**||||||**1,112**| |Advertising&publicity|**4,334**||||||**1,707**| |Repairs and maintenance|**16,241**||||||**15,621**| |Legal andprofessional fees|**14,484**||||||**3,551**| |SundryCosts|**37,452**||||||**21,337**| |Bank charges and interest|**1,914**||||||**386**| |Grant amortisation|||||||**-**| |Depreciation|||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**225,175**||||||**122,642**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**122,642**| ||||||||| ||**65,584**|**16,000**|**-**||**81,584**||**21,413**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**192,132**|**54,383**|**-**||**246,515**||**225,102**| ||**257,716**|**70,383**|**-**||**328,099**||**246,515**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 23/08/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**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
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Funds for specific vehicles
Funds donated for buildings
Grant income received
AEC Regent restoration
**Details**
Buses - museum stock
Parts & Stock
Battery Electrics
Cash at bank & in hand
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Freehold land & buildings|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**257,716**
**70,383**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**257,716**
**70,383**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
Unrestricited
**956,929**
Unrestricited
**-**
Unrestricited
**-**
Unrestricited
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Restricted
**6,383**
Restricted
**64,000**
Unrestricted
**703,077**
Restricted
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**55,000**| ||||**475,150**| ||||**50,000**| ||||**15,000**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 23/08/2022 2 |||**2021**|**2020**|**2019**|**2018**|**2017**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Donations, legacies and grants**|Legacy received|71,259|7,080||191|154,004| ||Donations & Gift Aid|23,097|43,612|28,610|49,373|61,122| ||Donations - Specta Spar|3,040||||| ||Grant|71,868|27,400||2,000|18,000| ||**Total**|**169,264**|**78,092**|**28,610**|**51,564**|**233,126**| |**Museum Income**|Museum admissions|41,356|12,081|44,072|37,813|40,139| ||Catering sales|17,651|3,892|19,134|16,582|12,978| ||Miscellaneous income|43,787|23,701|34,052|25,174|27,536| ||**Total**|**102,795**|**39,674**|**97,258**|**79,569**|**80,653**| |**Bus related income**|Private vehicle hire||1,100|11,348|14,040|10,463| ||Bus services|184||11,869|12,133|12,820| ||Sale of vehicles / parts|12,160|3,200||1,250|11,000| ||**Total**|**12,344**|**4,300**|**23,217**|**27,423**|**34,283**| |**Other Income**|Subsriptions|6,317|6,268|5,870|6,277|6,512| ||Rental Income|9,998|11,644|10,388|11,075|13,108| ||Misc|6,019|4,003|4,900|4,527|3,876| ||**Total**|**22,334**|**21,915**|**21,158**|**21,879**|**23,496**| |**Interest & Dividends**|Bank interest rec'd|||||| ||Treasury reserve|23|74|121|53|29| ||**Total**|**23**|**74**|**121**|**53**|**29**| |||||||| ||**Grand Total**|**306,760**|**144,055**|**170,364**|**180,488**|**371,587**| |**Goods for resale**
Goods for resale
Catering costs
Ticketing costs
Travel Costs
Archive Costs
**Total**
**Vehicle costs**
Fuel
Licenses & insurances
Stock, parts & repairs
Regent restoration
Vehicles, purchase & movement
**Total**
**Rent, rates and Insurance**
Insurance
Rent and rates
New Buildings
**Total**
**Sundry Costs**
Subcriptions
Museum displays & storage
Magazine costs
Open day costs
Exceptional costs
Rounding
**Total**|**2021**
**2020**
**2019**
**2018**
**2017**
14,932
3,001
6,952
2,659
2,598
6,253
1,243
6,211
5,176
5,151
399
371
21
73
98
416
294| |---|---| ||**21,976**
**4,317**
**13,261**
**8,251**
**8,043**| ||3,895
1,448
6,962
6,299
6,189
718
627
1,507
1,520
1,858
44,052
39,012
30,927
30,429
29,954
(1,056)
13,930
21,027
79,919
156,439
8,416
0
0
4,150
15,690| ||**56,026**
**55,017**
**60,423**
**122,317**
**210,130**| ||13,791
14,607
15,378
14,678
13,624
627
760
2,089
(29,051)
15,272
51,770| ||**66,187**
**15,367**
**17,467**
**(14,373)**
**28,896**| ||237
684
945
696
487
471
353
104
(255)
2,400
2,514
2,819
2,687
2,190
2,518
33
0
26
0
34,229
17,448
0
25
(1)| ||**37,452**
**21,337**
**3,736**
**2,657**
**5,429**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trust•881 members of Transport Museum Wythall On accounts for the year onded 315t December 2021 Charfty no Ilf any) 1167872 Set out on page8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3111212021 Responslbllltlu and As the charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsibse for the preparation basls of r•port of the accounts in accordance wtih the requirem8nts of the Chartti8s Ad 2011 rthe Act.). I report in respert of my examinatbon of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying OLrt my examination, I have followed the appli¢able Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have c¢xnpleted my examinth'on. I cixffirni that no materlal matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed telow") in conne￿10n wtlh the examination which gNe8 me cau8e to bel*ve that In. any material respect.. accounting rec<)rds were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not acovd with the accounting records Independent examlnerf8 8tat•mont S have no concerns and have come across no other matter8 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understarKling of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the ¥Myds in th8 brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Dats: 14 August 2022 Name: Helen Seabome Relevant profeuional quallficatlon($l or body (rfany): ACA Address: 11 South Union Street Cupar, Frfe KY15 5BB IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Indepèndent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guTrdance for examiners). Glvo hore brfef datall$ of any Item8 that tha examiner wishes to dis¢l080. IER October 2018