Collwally registration numb¢r'. 10102042
Charity registration numbu: 1168731
Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall
(Fomherly kaown as South West Police Heritage Ttust)
(A company limit¢d by 8yaran*¢)
Atujudl Report and Ftnatieial Stat¢ments
for the Yur Ended 30 April 2023
ThOmpSc￿ J￿Ther LLP
Cb8rtered Accountants
28 Alexandra Terr&¢e
Devoll
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Museum of Pollclng in Devon & Cornwall
Contents
R¢ferett¢e Adtninistrative Dctails
StraL¢gic Report
Tntstee5' RerAJrt
3to5
Statement of Trnstce6' Rcspon6ibilitie¥
Independent Examinees R¢port
SIBtement of Finonciul Activities
Bllance Shcet
Statement of Cllsh Flow8
10
Note¥ to thc FiD4ncial Statwnents
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Museum of Policing ill Devon & Cornwall
Reference and Admlnlstratlve Details
Ch•irmR
Mr S J Pe4ree
T￿stee5
W A Skelly
W A Tllpmatt (ffSI￿ed 8 Febrnary 20￿)
S GoSco￿b
R Ward
P F Giles
U S Richar&4
M J Laver
A H Bi¢kley
N Preston (resignrd 24 August 2022)
RJ G Blair (resignEd 12 July 2023)
M A W Aldrrson
S Crane
N R Powell
S J Pearce
M Rothw¢ll (appotnted 15 MaTcb 2023)
l Andrews lappoinled 24 August 2022)
Prlndp41 Office
Okehampton Police ststion
Exew Road
OkehatnploiL
EX20 INN
Cothpatty R¢gAstration Nnmber
10102042
Charfty Regi8tration Number
1168731
Illdependellt Exallxiner
ThoDRp50n J¢nll¢r LLP
Chartcred Accountants
28 Alcxatth T¢rra¢¢
Exmouth
Devon
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Museum of Pollcing ID Devon & Cornwall
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
The trustees, arc directors for thc purp08e8 of company law, present thvir 6trategic report for the y¢ar ended
30 April 2023, in ¢ompliaftce wth s414C of the Companie5 Acl 2006.
Flftandal revlew
Pollcy on rarerv
A sigttifjcant t]wee-ycar grant from Devoll and Cornwpll Police from April 2022 ho8 allowed the Twst to
8PPOitLI a Chief Executiv¢ Officer and two or Tnon membws of staff makes a resery¢s policy essential th¢
Board ar¢ addressin8 thi& immcdiately.
PrlKdpolfyndln2 SL•ur
Devon and Comwau Police ¢ontinue to b¢ the princip418ourye of the Trust's fi￿dIti8, with our euThJt 8rani
totalliny over £417.000 over the threethyear period endinK in March 2025. That Trnding is contingent on th?
Trust rcportins annually to th¢ Offic¢ of thc Police aud Qimc Commi5sioncr that w¢
retain our charity and Company status
' provide the aTJllll813CCOiUIL% to the Forcc a8 well as the Chw7ty Commission
' provtde a s&tisfa¢iory review of our fJDance5 and progressions against our a8rced objectivei
I*￿%1￿¢￿(POlIcY andfjbjethe
Invesuneni policy to be developed with exiern81 support wb¢D fi￿d$ become available.
PAn¢lplll 4ndwicertdnll¢s
Prlncipuli.lsh
l. Our ability to raise 8uiflCIffiL fiJn(L8. iiid¢pendcnt of the p)lioc grant to achievc our planned aclivitieg. As pllrt
of the agreed bu￿.neSS cgse io the Police to work towards becoming more fuwicially sustainable. the Tn￿¢
agreed to work towards raising £25,000 each year.
2. Continucd ovllilability of police prcmiw to 8tor¢ thc colle¢ti¢)n. This is not considered ro be a b1￿h risk at this
sr4ge.
Thc strategic report WEB Rpprovcd by the th￿l¢c8 of thc charity on !.S .
and signed on its beba]fby:
Mr S J Pearce
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Trustees, Report
fin￿1#1 stat¢m¢nts ofth¢ chyTitabl¢ wopary ￿ th¢ye4T old￿ 30 Ayil 2023.
Truste
W A Skelly
W A Tupmllll (re8iglled 8 F¢th￿y 2023)
S Goscomb
R Ward
P F Giles
U S RieJllrd&
M J Laver
A H Bickicy
N Preston (resi8ned 24 Au8wi 2022)
R J G Blair (resigned 12 July 2023)
M A W Ald¢r50ll
N R Powell
S J Pearce
M Rothwell lappoitited 15 M4rth 2023)
l Andrew8 (appo?nted 24 All8￿t 2022)
ObJeetlveJ and *¢tlvltl
ObJe<ts
The objects of the Cfftthrity are, for the ￿b]IC benefitr
- 1dv9ncll￿ edU￿tIOn. ill limitatil￿ iti thc history of the plitt and their iti*rn¢tlon with th¢
ommunity. and
-proiixrfing Civic responsi￿lIlty atsd 8ODd citszeNhip
~ in p#rticular but without limitstion by protrcliti& cel¢br8tiDg •nd nwking av&il&ble to tbe public the key
¥spects of the hetilage ofrx)licin8 An the South We61 of F4land aDd opera(iti8 a collection for public occrss or
exhibition.
Rcscarch. catsl0gui￿& archivinB 2nd Securely maintaining item8 in Histrxic Coll￿70n preViO￿41y held by
Ikvon and ComwAII Police. Devel(yin8 a wo8rgmme for the us¢ of the abovc Collection for exbibiu¢)ns aud
educ8Lional a¢eeg& E*ablithing 8 fiJTwtrwsin8 rrn8run￿ to fiTHnL% Current 4rtiviri¢s and to 8ecwe fi
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Museum of Pollclng In Devon & Cornwall
Trnstees, Report
Objecdvffj &tral¢gies andAellvlrfes
In March 2022 Devon & Cornwa]I Police granted the Museum of Policitig in Devon & Cornwall }l￿d[￿8 to a
totul of £417,738 over threc years to April 2025. Thi& r￿St fjfja¢Jcial year May 2022 - April 2023 ha5 been
ch&rRcteria¢d by work in fiv< core work8treams: resourcin8" prcmises. advancen￿t toward ac￿EdItation.
developrneni of ￿ extern41 income gencr3tion Strdt¢8y' and public ell8a8all¢￿ throu8h d1giti5at1o￿ Ali
wOrkstre￿$ are int¢rliDked.
The iDJmcdiate priority h&s becn building orBanisauottal ￿paCity by rcctuiting a ttew team. Ill July 2022
fu114xmc Chief Executiv¢ was appointcd. who hAs led subse4UCllt rccniitment to the &8sential p05tB of Muscum
CwAÈor alld Digital CoTnmTJni¢aiioL8 and Markcting Offictt, Setvices of an archivist have bccn obtained
through an outsourLed contract for archival serviccs with thc Mu5cum's partners SouthwesL H¢ri¢og¢ Tru8t
(SWHT) which delivers a number of Gimilgr contracts for othcr heritsse organisations in th¢ Tegion.
In pai'allel. the Museum h&s ncBoliuted a 10-ycar lease oft a third Site, th¢ Couri Ga￿ buildiii8 in ccntrnl
Tavistock. The towtt of Tavisiock is the eastern gateway to thc Cornwall and Wcst Devon Minin8 Landscape
World Hcritage Site, placing li on a par wth Inlcrnalional treasures $u¢h a$ Machu Picchu, the T*j Mahal tiid
the Gr¢aL Wall of China.
Tavibtock is thc only Worl15 H¢ritage town in D¢voft. Courl Gate building IB located in the eenlral 'Heritage
Quarter,, where visitor foodall 18 at its peak. Tlie buildin8 is tv b¢ u¥ed lor en8agement work witb the public.
volunreeys. friends gnd supporters, and ow81ed with community ittvolvernent of the Devon & Cornwall force.
Tavistock pt¢mi6es 16 important to the Museufft 8$ it advunces our ambition8 to becom¢ An accr¢dtied museum.
The UK Museum Accreditstion scheme is un Arts Council F4T)gland pro￿￿mme of nh¢ionlllly agreed standtLrd5
¢Dgur(ng mu¥L%uns aTe SU8tainablc, focuse￿ Hnd tNs¢cd, inspiring the e(Infidcnrx of Ihc piiblic, fund¢rs, and
oveming bodies. Working toword the Accreditation ISpe¢tnml Stsndgrds is On es8ential $troie8i¢ st¢p for the
to in￿ellse its potenti￿ for a¢rcs5ing si8nificani extcrnal fjjttding from ¢.8. HcriiaBC Lottery Fund
(HLF) otber grant-giving bodies in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Generating external income ha8 been a focus for thc Mu8¢um throughout 2022-23 Hs it is key to thc Mu8eum's
future ststainability. l.low¢v¢r, appoititmcut of a Fundrai8ing Officer as cnvi5Loncd in the l>usinc8s pl&n hag ttot
been possible. Responsibilitie5 for exlernal incomc 8cner&tlon aT¢ th¢Tefore likely to fall to the Curator and CEO
80illB forw8rd. Also. H¢riia8e Loitcry Fun¢J has been operating in Covid-recovery mode to da￿, limiiing the
criteria upon whidi tlje Museum Cdn raise its proflle with & view (D ttaftin8 future appli￿Li0ns. Howcver. the
Muscum Membcrship sch¢m¢ provideg ihc Museum wilh a small bul loyal group of suppurters, And mode6t but
CDnsislent income through subscriptlOD8 and donAtiolls. A comprch¢nsive external income 8eneratson SLra(e8y is
in preparntion for 8rwJt years two and three. iDc]uding H¢rirage Lottery Fund when again welcomiti8 gr#nl
appli￿llOJ￿.
L4stly. th¢ MU￿￿ll hos responded with agitity to embrace th¢ power of new tecl]nolosry, n4)(withstAnding
limited fmancial resourcc8. Pthlic CngjgE￿Cnt 18 always at th¢ front centrc of our operations. partiClliaTIy so
ill 2022-23 wlth cotrmeDcemcnt of & pn)je¢t to digitisc our collection. Thc Muscurn ha5 embarked on jOiDt
working with p8rtn¢r or8ani5ation SDS Heritage to brin8 digital vttsions of our archive and objcGts Coll￿¢S0n to
the public by meaDS of d dedicated Micr(￿ website io launch in 2023-24. Inlcr&ctivc functionality will allow
users to vicw, mgniplliatc, ulldcrstand and ettjoy our common policin8 hetitsge from the romfort of their own
homcs as wrll as in Exctcr, Okehamplon aiid th¢ n¢w Tayl8￿Ck Bite.
With the support of the OPCC al￿ Force in the curTCllt and future year8 the Museum will continuo to advatsGe itB
mi&sioD Ot providiDg att efflcieni ￿tiVe. and successfully Dwwged hell￿¢ offerittg for the force and pu￿1¢.
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Museum of Policlng In Devon & Cornwall
Trustees, Report
Policy on res￿¢$
A signifirAnt thr￿year grant from Devon and Cornwall Police from April 2022 to March 2025 b&$ allowed thrs
Trust to appoint a Chief Exccutive OfficLY and two moye merobern of Staff.
As 4 r¢sponsiblc cmploy¢r th¢ Tntst have crcated a R￿¢[W&S Policy and arc in the procos& populatin8 it wit
sufficient ful￿8. Thc rcscrv&% policy will be rcviewcd aDnually attd adju8t¢d in accordan¢¢ with changes to the
operating environment.
Inv¢sunen¢ policies and Dbiectiv
tkninB the year, the CEO alld Chair met with invcstttteDt adviserg to explijre optious for shon term inve8tll]ents.
Rcccntty those advisers havc advised that the level of hjnds we could makc availablc would be iL8ufficieDt to
makc such investments cost effective. WE are continuing to Purs￿ this as an option, particularly when we
cciv¢ th¢ third year of our 8ranL
Thr at￿lla1 r¢portwa8 appioved by the tsustee8 of the clwity ottili.F. .11.. aud siglled Oll its bchRlf by..
Mr S J Pcex¢
Chairnia
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Museum of Policlng In Devon & Cornwall
Statement of Trustees, Rcsponsibllities
The tntstee4 (who ar¢ aiso the dtrectors of Museum of Policin8 in Devon & Cornwall for th¢ p￿￿o8¢S of
compatty law) arc responsible for preparing the tr￿te¢s, T¢PQrt a]Jd the fllJanGial stslellThts in accordance with
tbe Unlted Kittgdorn Accountin8 S￿Idards (United Kingilom Generally A¢c¢ptsd AccoulltiDg Ptactice) alld
applicable law and re8ulalion5.
Compwjy law requires th¢ ttusttts to prepare fll1￿cial staternents lor financial yehr. Under CoMp￿Y law
th¢ tsustccs Must not approv¢ thc finaueial statcments utslcss thcy are Satisfied that tbey givc a truc and fair vicw
of the st2* of affgirs of the charitablc company and of its ijicoming resourc￿ and application of reBources.
including its illcou￿ and expenditur4 foT tha¢ period. Ill prcparillg these fJnaDcial statcrnents, the tsu&tee5 are
reqwred to..
select suit8bte accountin8 policies and apply thern consisteDtIy.
(therve the methods principl￿ in the ChAriti&% SORP..
Eke judgcm¢nts Bud estimates th&t are reasonable and pnJd¢tt4
statc whcthcr 8pplit&ble UK Aecountin8 Standards have becn followcl subject to any material depart
discloscd and cxplaitscd in th¢ financiAI ststemcuts. and
prcparc the f￿ancIal 8tAtements on thc going concern basiK UDICJS Et is inawopriate to prcsuroc that the
charitable company will Contin￿ ill busilles8.
Th¢ lrnslccs fjr¢ Tesp)nsiblc for kccping adequate ac¢ountin8 recor(ib' th&1 Are 8ufficirAt to sbow qlid explain the
charituble company's trAn5a¢tions ond disclos¢ with reasonabl¢ accurucy &t any time th¢ fijwicial position of th¥
b8riL4ble compatty and cnabl¢ them lo cnsurc that ihc financial s(atrM￿ts comply with thc CL)Inpanics Act
2006. They are d60 Tespon&iblc for sHfc¥uarding the assers of the ch￿l¢able Compa￿ and h¢nc¢ for tskin8
re850nable $t¥p$ for the P￿￿[lOn detectiott of fraud and other irregulLrities.
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Museum of Pollcfing In Devon & Cornwall
Independent E12mlnerls Report to the trustses of Museum of Pollclng Sn Devon &
Cornwa]I
I r¢porton the &e¢ounts of the ¢l)arity for tbe year 30 April 2023 wbich are set out Oll PFdg¢B 8 to 18 .
Respettlwe reJpoDSlbllltiei of irustees examlDer
Th¢ twst¢cs (who arc also thc directors of tbc company for thc puryjoses of company law) are responsible for the
preparauon of the accounts. The twsiees consider that an audit is not required for this ycar Under section 144(2)
of thc Charitics Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an illdcpctsdcnt rxamination is A￿d￿d.
Havtng satisficd myself that th¢ ¢haTity is not 8ubject to audituDdeT ￿mpany1￿W is eligible for lim1q￿ent
examination. It16 my iewnsibility to..
¢Aamill¢ tb¢ acwunts uDd¢r swtion 145 of the 201 I kn¢:
to follow the procedurrs laid down ill th¢ general Directions given by t￿¢ Charity CotllmisBion under section
145(5)(b) of th¢ 201 l Acr: and
to stut¢ wh¢th¢r patticulor matt¢TS have Lome to Jny att#ntion.
BASI8 of independent txomlntr's report
My ￿amination was carried out in accordance with tho 8encrgJ Dir¢ction5 givrn by th¢ Charity Ci)mmi61ion.
An examination includes a review of Ihc accounting rccoTds kepi by the charity and a compari8CTrn of th¢
accOull￿ presenied with those records. It also illelud¢s ¢ortsiderition of ony uDu8uai item5 or disclosuTe8 in the
a￿Ounts. 8Dd s¢eking explanaiions fro￿ you ds tNstees coneemillg any su¢h mJtt¢rs. The procedure5
undertak¢n do not provi(k th¢ cvid¢ncL th8¢ would be required in an audit and COn5Equenily no opirkioll is
given Bs th whether the accounts present a 'lrnc gttd fair view, Ind the report 18 limLted to th0￿ matters set o
tn the stEtctncttt bttlow.
lTrdepcndent exAmlner'i st*temen¢
ID ￿nneCtIOn wtth my ex9minatio￿ no n￿ter has come to my &ttthtion:
(l) whicb BLve6 me reasonnble cause to believo thor iti any ma¢¢rltsl r¢spe¢t thv requirements:
• to ke¢p ¥countiug rKordu in ￿￿orden¢t with jectityi 386 of th¢ Companieb Act 2006,. and
to prepare acwunts whith accord with the accountinB records, comply with the accoulltin8 requireinenlB
of section 396 of the CvtnpaDies Act 2006 And with the mtthods and principle8 of the s￿tement of
R¢cornm¢nded Prnctsce.. A¢cuulltsn8 attd Reporting by Chari¢ies
have not been met: or
(2) LO which. in Tny opinloN attention should be drAw
Lo be reached.
order to enable a proper uttd¢r8tanding of the accounrs
LLP
Mrs
n Lewis
Chart¢￿d Acco
Ittstithtr of Ch
- Thompson JennerUP
Accounts in England and Wale6
28 AL¢xandra r
Exrnouth
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Museum of Pollclng ID Devon & Cornwall
Statement of Flnancial Actlvities for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
(Includlng Income and Eipendlture Account And Statement of Total Recognlsed Galns
and Losses)
unrest￿cted
funds
Total
2023
Nots
Income Endowments from:
Dot]ation$ 8nd legacies
133.695
133,695
Totsl lllcome
133 695
133.695
Ezpendltyre on:
Charitable activities
Othcr ¢xp¢nditur¢
1109.291)
l.864
(109.291)
Total Expenditurc
Net ittcome
111155
22,540
Net movuuent in fi￿dI
22.540
22,540
Reeontlllltlon of fun
Totsl brou8ht fonvard
Total funds ¢Arried forward
43,212
12
Unrestrlcted
fundb.
Toi¥l
2022
Note
lThcom¢ and Endowments from:
Donatioiis leB&cie8
68.413
Total tncome
68,413
E￿ondItUre on:
Charitablc activities
Other ¢xpcttdi(urc
Total Expenditure
Net ¢xpendityre
(69,896)
1,285
(69,896)
1285
71,181
2.768
Net movement ID funds
(2,768)
12,768)
ReeoDclll*tlon offun
Ttstal fi￿d6 brought fonvard
45,980
Total fi￿(ts carried forward
12
43,212
Ail ot'the cljdrity's activiti¢g dwive from colltilluing operatio1￿ during the above two periods.
Th¢ finiLs breakdown for 2022 i8 8hown in tsofr 12.

Museum of Policing ID DevoD & Cornwall
Oiegi5tradon number: 10102042)
Balance Sheet as at 30 Aprll 2023
2023
2022
Note
Flied assdi
Tangibl¢ Asser6
5.425
4.773
Current iM¢ts
Debtsr5
Casb At bank and in
io
1259
11,679
29.504
66.851
41,183
Cr¢dltor6: Arnounts fAllln8 due wlthln ome yeAr
Net ellrrtTht ailets
60.327
38.439
Net
of the charlty:
U4rt8tr1etsd lll¢orn¢ fund•
Ullrestricted OJnd8
65.752
Totsl fundi
12
For ibe fjnanciai yeaT ¢ndiDg 30 April 2023 the chotity w88 ¢lltitl￿ ¢0 excmption from audit tjnts 8CCtiots 477
of the Cotnp8nit8 Act 2006 relating to Stng11 ￿￿￿1¢8.
Director8, r¢oonsibiliri¢4.'
The rncmbera hove noi required the ¢harity to obtain an audit of ils accounts for the yw in que8tion in
ac¢ord4nre with section 476: and
The dirwtors ￿knOwledge their rcsponsibiliiiu for complying with the r¢quireLnent8 of thc Act witb r¢5PCrt
to Accounting records aDd th¢ prep#r#tiott vf ￿￿O￿nts.
These accounts have been prepar¢d iti a¢￿[dance with the provi8ions applicable to comE)XDies Subject to the
stnall companics rryitn¢.
ancial sta{￿nentS on pag￿ 8 (0 18 were approved by the trustees, and authortsed for is8u¢ on
8Dd &l￿d on their bebalf by:
MrSJ
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Museum of Polleing in Devon & Cornwall
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
2023
21122
Nott
Caih tIDWJ from operntln8 actlwlllt
N¢t ¢ash ineoJnellexpeudibJr¢)
AdJustm¢ntx to t￿h flows from nt)m4Ash Items
Dcpreciation
22.540
768)
1,863
1.285
(1,483)
24.403
Worl(kng capltsl 8dJvstmentJ '
DeuYasellincrea5E) in debÉoTS
Increllsel(decrease) in creditots
10
10,420
3.780
(10.806)
(310
Net cash flows from op¢rating activtties
38,603
(12.599)
C¥h from Investln% actlvllle$
14Jrchase of tan8ibl¢ fix¢d w¢18
Not iDcreasel(decrea6e) in cash and c88b equival¢Dt8
C&sh cash equivolents at l May
Casb ush equivalellts at 30 April
2.515
754
36,088
(13J53)
29.504
All of the ¢th tlows arr drrivcd from continuing operations during the two puiods.
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Museum of Pollclng In Devon & Cornwall
Notes to the Flnandal Statements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
I Charlty statul
The ehwity is a ehArity limitrd by guarnDtee and C￿￿e4￿CntIY docs not hav¢ share capital. Each of the tn￿lee$
is Itable to wntribut¢ aD arnount nDt exceeding £1 ts)wards th¢ a55ets of the charity in th¢ ¢veot of liquidatio
2 Aetountlmg polleles
Summary of slpllleant *eeountln8 polldeJ key &c¢ountlng eat1n￿t¢S
The principal accounting policies applied in the prepardtion of thesc financial statements are let out bclow.
Th¢5c policies hav¢ been coJJ8i8telltiy applied to the yeata Present￿ unlcss othcrwi6e stared
St4t¢meD¢ ofcompllonee
The kin&ncial 6thtements have been prepared ID accordonce with AccounuDg ReportittB by chariti￿..
Sratsmcnt of Rccomtnendcd Ptacticc applicable to chatitics prepDriti8 th¢ir accuunts in accordance with thB
FiTtallcial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of treland (FRS 102) (¢ff¢ctive l January
2015) - (Cbarities So1￿ (FRS 1021), the Financial Rcporting Standard applieable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102) and the CornpaDiCS Act 2006.
Balli of prep*r•don
Museum of PolicitiB in Devoft & ConNoll meets the defltiition ora public benefit cntity Und￿ fRS 102. Assets
and liabiliti￿ are initiolly recognise41 at h58toricthl cost or transsLCtion vatue Unle￿ ochenvise 8tatei5 in thc
rdcvant awouDting policy Dotes.
The tru5t¢es consider that th¢r¢ ar¢ no mat¢rial uneertaintir% about the Ch￿1￿6 ability m ¢ontiou¢ as a going
concern nor any 8i8nificani areafj of un¢ertaiDty that afftct the carrying value of assets held by the dwlry.
Income and
AII in￿ll)e 1$ r¢¢o8niscd oftce thc charity ha6 ¢tstitl¢meAt ty th¢ income. it 18 probablc that the ittcornc will bc
re¢eiv¢d th¢ amoullt of the incomc rccdvllble can bc measured rellably.
AMdlegocl¢$
Donations Itre reeogttised when Ihe tharity has been noiifLed in ￿ltill8 of both the amount and 8ett]ement datc.
In the event th8t a donation is subject to condition8 that require i level of perforn)kn¢e by the charity ￿fOre the
charity is cntidcd to the fuuds.. the income is deferred attd not recoLmised until either thosc conditions fidly
mei or the IlJlfi]rncnt of thoBV Lollditions is wholty within the ¢ontrol of the charity utsd it Is probable tlwt thvse
Conditions will be fulfillcd iti th¥ rcportingpcriod.
Gr&Nts r•celMble
(IRnts arc rcogDis¢d when the ¢harity bas an entitl¢ment to the fijnds any ￿)]￿ltiO￿l Jillked to thc grants
havc bccn meL Where performa[￿ coDdilioDS we Al(athed to the grani and are yet to be MEL the itwom¢ is
Tecognised ds L litbtlxty atld induda ott th¢ balance sheet as defe￿ed incorne to be re]eased
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Museum of Polleing ID Devon & Cornwall
Notes to the Ffinv4nclal St2tements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
Doiiatsdsèr¥lces
Wknerc seNices or faciliti&g are provided to the charity as a donation that would normally bE purchased from our
Suppli￿$, this benefit is iiicludcd itl the financial statcments at Il'8 fair valuc unlc&s it's fair valu¢ cannot be
r¢liably mwured, then at the cosi to the donor or the resale value of goods thAt ￿e w be sold.
Expendilurt
All expenthtstye is recognised once there is a le8￿ or constsuctive obligation to that exp¢ndjtU￿ it is probablc
scttlemcnt 15 Tcquired and the amount catt bc mc4wyed r¢liabty. All Losts are ¥llocAted to thc applicablc
expenditurc hcadiDg that awe8ate simiIar eosts lo that category. Wh2r¢ costs C￿0t be directly attributcd to
PHrricular hcadings they have been AlloCa￿d on a basi5 COtsSlStcnt witb the usc of rcsourccs, with ccntral staff
cojts allocated on the basis of lime spent. gnd depreciation charbros allocated on the portion of the L8sct'8 US¢.
Other suppon costs ar¢ allocated based the sprcad of staff Cost8.
Chqrfioble aellvhlei
Chuitablt CXPCllditure cotnprises th08e costs incurred by the charity In the delivcry of its aetivitie8 servic¢5
for it8 beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be alloc4ted directly lo Bucb activitiu and th08c cnsts of en
indirect na¢urL nece&4￿ to Kupi￿rt them.
Support Costs
Suppor¢ Costs in¢5ude centrnl fiJnction8 ond hllv¢ bcen allocated to activity cost c4tegoYteB on a basis coJ]6lffle￿t
widi the use of resourc#, for ex8mple. thlloc41ing property costs by flooi. arells. or per capita, 5thft' costs by the
tim¢ wt and other costs by thcirvs￿¢.
GovernAnet toits
T11￿C Includc th¢ ¢oNLi attributAblc to the chArity'N mpliano¢ wlth co￿titUd0n81 Olld Atatutory rcquircment4
In¢ludli)g iudit, ItrnteBlc rnanagemeiit And tr￿le¢s.1 meeilngB and rclmbur¥ed cxpenies.
Taxltloll
Thc chariry is considered to Pa#8 the t￿6 Sct out tn Parawaph I Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 find
Ihcreforc it mcet8 the definition of a charitsble compauy for UK corporation tax purp08e5. Accordingly. tho
chority is potentially ¢xempi from taxation in resp¢ct of incorn¢ or capital gains received wthin categories
¢over¢d by Cbaptcr 3 Pllrt I l of the Corporntion Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Tuxlltion of Chargcable
Gains Act 1992, to t&e Cxtent that such incotn¢ or gains are applied excl￿￿1velY to Ch￿itable pu￿OS￿.
T*nglble fixed as￿￿
Individual fixed ￿ets costin8 £0.00 or Tttore arc iDitially rccorded d¢ cosi, le$& subsequent accumulatrd
depreci&tion and subscqucnt a¢cumuIated irnpairni¢nt losscs.
Depreel*don *ud amortlB•tIoM
Depreciation 18 providcd on tangible fixed assets so as to Myite off the cost or valllation. less ally utimated
residual value. over their expected vs¢ffiJl economi¢ lifc as follows..
Asset da%
Fixturcs and fittings
Computer cquipm¢lll
Deprecialion Thetbod and rnte
IO% str&ight line basis
33.3% straight ITnc basis
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Museum of Pollclng Ill Devon & Cornwall
Notes to the Financial StAtements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
Trade debtors
Tr8de debtors 8r¢ aDJounts du¢ from cu6tonws for Jncrthandise 501d or seryiccs p￿rOrnI¢d in the ordinary
eours¢ of busirte8$.
Tradc dcbtors arc recognised initially at the tr8nKaotion price. They ￿e subsequently measured at amortis¢d c05t
usitig th¢ effecti￿ in(¢r¢st metho( les6 provision for impairm¢n¢. A provision for th¢ impÈinncnt of trad¢
ebtur8 is ¢8t4blisbed wh¢n there is objective evidence thatthe charity will Dot be able to collect all omounu thie
acrording to ¢h¢ original tem15 of ¢h¢ receivables.
Cash And cAih equfv8lents
Cash and cash cquivalaits COTnprisc c&8h on hand and ca]1 d￿)￿sits. and uthcr short-lcm) h58hly liquid
investsn¢nts that ar¢ readily convcrtiblc to 2 known emount of cash and atr subjcct to an xnsignificattt risk of
changr ift valu
TrAde credltors
Tt4dr crcdilor5 are obliga¢ious to pay for goods or servlees have been acquired in the ordlnary course of
bwiness frotD suppliers. Accounts payable stre cl¥ssifi¢d as cuttent liabilities if th¢ ch8riry does not have an
unconditiond ri8ht, at thc cnd of the r¢portin8 period. to defer settl¢mcnt of the crcditar for at le85r twelve
months aftcr the reportin8 dmte. If th¢r¢ is an uncollditiDnal riyht to defer Settlement fur at least twelve months
after the reporting dat￿ they ore presented 4$ n0nwcU￿cnt liabilities.
Trade Qreditors are recognised iDltlally &t the transaction ryioe ￿ld 6ub8cquently mcasured ht amorti8¢d
using th¢ cffcGtive interest m¢thod.
Borrowlnp
Int¢r¢6t-bcaring borrowings str¢ initially recorded *t fait valuc. net vf traxsaction costs. Int¢res¢-bcaTing
borrmviw are subscqucntly carried at amoiti5¢d cosL with the difference bctween the proceeds, nct of
trdn%QCtion costs, and the Amount due on redemption r¢Cogni￿d as a ¢har8e to the Statcment of Financi&l
AGtivitics ovcr the period of the relevant bDryoM
Tnlere8t ¢xpense 18 rEco8ftiscd on th¢ besis of (he effeetivc intereot rn¢th￿ and 1$ in¢lu(led in inlertst ￿Y#ble
nd simi14T charges.
Borrowings are C￿lf1Cd as iurrcDL liabilities wJl¢s6 the charity hos all utteondiLionai right ￿ defer 8etLiemenl of
the liabxlity for at leasi M¢lv¢ months aftcr ihe reponing dJl¢.
Fund strllctUTe
Unrestricted income fimds are general fimds that ate 8vailabl¢ for use at th¢ tru8tee8'8 discrction in fiuther8Acc
of the objectives ofthe chtirity.
Financlll Instruments
Fitiancial &%setS 2nd fittanci&l liabiliti￿ arc Jecognised when the clwity bec0n￿S a paty to thc CODtracthal
provisioA% of the instnllncnt.
Financial liabilities and equiry itL8tsunents are cla5sxfied according to the substancc of the contractual
anangernents entered inuTr. An equity in5trwnenl 18 any ￿ntr￿¢ that evidences a residual interesl itt the assets of
the charity after dvdurting all of its liabilitio4.
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Museum of Pomclng In Devon & Cornwall
Not￿ to the Flnancial Ststements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
RecognldoN &ndNneos¥remenl
All fillallcial as5¢ts and liabilities ar¢ initially m¢8sured at trangRCtLon price (includiti8 trdts8action costs), exccpt
for those financial a56ets classified as at f4ir valu¢ through profit or10s8, which are initially measurcd at fair
value {which is normally the traD5aclioo price excludiD8 traD￿ction costs), unless thc uraDgemettL con6Utuies a
finatscing traDsaction. Ir all arrange￿Cllt eonstitutes a fll]8mcing trangaction, the financial &sset or financial
liability is measuTcd al the pru¢nt value of die fvture payrnents di8countrd At o market rate of interest for a
similar debt iJLgtn￿nl.
Financial a8scts and liabilities ottly off5Ct in th¢ Statcmcnt of financial position Whe￿ and only when therc
exiits A legally etjforccablc right to Set off ihe recognised amouDts and the charity itttends citbcr to scttle on
net basi5. or to realise the 8SS¥t and 8¢tt1¢ thc liability simult￿Cou&ly.
Financlal assets ore dereco8nised when Rnd only whcD a) the contrnctual Tights to the ca6b flow5 from the
financt&l 3s8¢t exprre or ar¢ settled, b) the ¢hArity tran8ftrs to enother party substantially all of thc risks
rewards of 0￿cl$hIP of the fuwici8] 8s$eE or ¢) the ¢lwiLy. de5Pilc hav5n8 rciaincd 8orne. bui IIOL &IL
sigtiificant risk6 Rod r¢ward5 of ownership. has traDsfrriTd ￿ntrol orth¢ asset to another party.
Financial liabili(ies are derecogniled only wh¢n th¢ obligation sp¢cified ia the contrmct is disch￿￿¢￿ cancelled
or expire8.
3 Income from donAtloJhi and 14*d
UnreslTlcted
Tutal
2023
Total
21)22
Gener
F)QDation8 and Icga¢ie5;
Dotsations compani￿, and similor prO￿ed8
Grnttts, including cllpit41
Grants re¢civ¢d
1,155
1,155
5.713
132.540
132.540
133 695
133 695
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Museum of Po]icing ID Devon & Cornwall
Notes to the Finandal Statements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
4 Atsaly81s ofgoverDanc¢ aBd 5UPPOrt costs
Charft*ble •ctfvitles e￿end1thre
Unrestricted
fund
TDtsI
21123
Bxsls of
allocatlon
Invoiced
lllvoTced
lllvoiccd
Invoiced
Iryvoiced
tllyoiced
luvoiced
Invoiced
Invoiced
Invoiccd
Invotced
Jnvoiced
Invoiccd
tnvoiccd
ttLvoiced
luvoiced
voiccd
Invoiced
General
21122
Wa8es and SaI￿les
Tnsurance
46,05S
1,856
1,81)0
145
19
67
4,406
46,055
1,856
1,81K)
145
19
67
4,406
54,776
1,553
1.800
1.200
Prilltillg, postage alld statiot
Subscriptions
Travel and subsistence
Consuitsncy Fee
Repairs and maint¢Dall¢e
Sundry Costs
Promotional EXp￿Se5
Legal and Profesgionai
Cotnputer Expctt
Sraff PeLsion8
Bth cbarges
Telephone
Payroll fres
Stsff Entertainment
55
1944
329
678
426
3,242
278
230
8,811
4I,8M
1,631
884
278
230
8,811
41,844
1,631
884
876
1,157
316
882
67
316
882
67
306
540
109,291
69,896
Covernao¢e costs
Unrestrl￿ed
fund5
Tot*1
2023
Tutal
2022
CeDeral
Independent exgmitw fees
Examination of thc financial statcmcnts
1,800
1,8(K)
1.800
1,800
S Trnsttes remuneration expenses
No tru8tee4. nor any p¢rsons win¢oted wth ih¢rn, hav¢ r¢ceived any remU￿e￿al10n from the charity during the
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Museum of Po]icing Devon & Cornwall
Notes to the Financlal Ststements for the Year End¢d 30 Aprfl 2023
6 Staff c*ts
The aggr¢g*e payroll c&tsive4r as follows:
The Monthly average munber of person5 (ilKh￿ing seniLf rnanagrnt ttsrn) uryjloyed by the charity during
th¢ ycu cxpte&scd as full time was as follows:
202J
2022
Cbaritable activitses
No employee Tcceiycd emolum￿ ofnx)re than £60.CKK) duritig th¢ year.
7 Independent a*mlner's remwieratlon
2Q23
21J22
Exami￿0￿ of the fiD￿Cial stateme4
1,800
1.800
Taxation
9 Taagthle fix￿ *sstts
equipment
Tfjtal
Cust
At l May 2022
Additio
8,121
2,515
8.121
1515
A¢ 30 ApTiI 2023
Depre¢i*do
At l May 2022
Charge for the year
At 30 Aprtl 2023
10,636
10,636
3J48
1.863
3.348
1,863
5.211
5,211
el book vAlue
At 30 April 2023
5.425
5,425
At 30 Aptit 2022
4,773
4.773
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Museum of Policlng In Devon & Cornwall
Note8 to the Flnanc121 Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2023
10 Debto
2023
2022
Trddc debtors
Other debtors
80
11.599
1,259
,259
11 Credltorg: AmOIIDts fwlllng due wltbln one year
2023
2022
Ttado crcditors
Other iax&tion and 80cial Security
Other credilors
Pension scheme Creditor
Ar￿a]S
3,457
887
437
316
1,863
109
2,198
12 Funds
Other
Re¥oure
recognlied
£￿thdea %alknIlO￿1ts)
Balance •t
30 Aprll
21J23
Bxl*Dee It I
M#y 2(122
IntODthig
ve•pllrc¢i
iIMrextrl¢ted
Genernl
Unre8trirled Funds
109 291
Oiher
Regourcej
re£ogDlied
oipthde41 81th￿00￿e1)
BAIADee At
30 Aprll
2D22
B￿lutt At I
M*y 2021
Incomlllg
Unre8trl¢ted funds
Unrestricted Fund8
Thc specific putVOS¢5 forwhich the to be appliedarc as follows:
Unt&8trirted 8ellerdl funds are fun& received for u8e by the Trustees in futtheranee of the charitable objectives.
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Museum of Pollelng ID Devon & Cornwall
Notes to the Ffinandat Statements for the Year Ended 30 Aprll 2023
13 An•lysl8 of nft 2ssets betweth funds
Unreitr5cted
General
Total funds
T2ngiblc fixed 888ets
CIvTent assets
Current li&bilitics
5.425
66,851
(6.524
5,425
66.851
6,524
Toiai net Assets
14 Related party traDs*etlo
Thor¢ were no rdatcd paty tr4ll8act(¢)D8 itt tbe yeoT.
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