STEYNING MUSEUM TRUSTCharity No. 1169540 Trustee5 Report Financial Year Ending 31112123 th This yearl20231 Steyning Museum celebrated its 40 Anniversary . We wouldn t have reached this milestone if it wasn't for the wonderful dedication of all our mernbers and volunteers. For many years the Museum ha5 wanted to refurbish our Reception, Shop, and Research area. Finally this year it happened. Our thanks go to all the volunteers who made this p055ible and to Joan Denv4ood and Maggie Holland5 the Projert Leaders. As always we vnuld stlll like to recruit more volunteers at the moment we onty have 61 Steward5. They are vitsl for keeplng the Museum open, so please spread the word as we need some more people so the Museum can continue to flourish. Thank you to Gillian Brown and Vivien Kingston- Jones our Rota Organisers for their sterling work in keeping the Museum open. The Soclal Events Team have been bu5V With Coffee Mofnin8s, Afternoon Tea, a Quiz, and the wonderful Chri5tma5 Raffle. The Trustees V￿uld like to thank Maggie Holland5 and her rnarvellous tearn of helpers for oll their hard work. Their fund raising events provide vital funds for the Museum. Reports from our other teams. COLLECTIONS Durln8 the year ended 31.12.2023, the Museurn has Te¢elved 49 indNidual donations comprlsini • total or 113 objects which include the AKhive of the Steynin8 Ramblers Club 1971 to 2022, 2 separate lots of documents fr¢)m the Steyning Society archivè, documents from the Steynin¢ Grammar School Jrchive and d¢xuments from the Steyning Bramber and Beedinq Trefoil •rehlve. These exclude 4 oral history CD recordin85 With transcripts and sUPPOrtin8 documents and 3 written memoriès by local people donated via Joan Denv￿d. Pamela Platt, Jon Young and Vlvlen Kingston- Jones, members ofthe Museum s Oral HistoryTeam. The Museurn also received a collection of a18r8e wafiety of archaeoloRlcal finds which had been deposited with the Sussex Wildlife Trust at Small Dole. Some of the contents of the 4 archives had to be individually •cce55ioned with the result that 176 objects have been individually accessioned. The oral historie5 and vrtltten memories were from Roger MillmaD. Frank Kitrhen, Peter (Kldl Humphries I thls in the form of an Eukw and personal d¢xuments) Kft and Maurl¢e Evans (wartime memories) Martin Toorney and Catherine Mant. The Museum has •lso received 9 objécts on short-temi loan. primarily for the Gluck exhibltion. one of which a print of Gluck"s palnting Yhe Devil's Altarf in a Gluck patented style frame has been donated tothe Museum by Jaki Rance. Other donatèd objerts of interest are . l. Booklet about history of Gatewck House11189-19651 2. 2 Documents Icopiesl relating to the life of Steyning's own athlete John( Johnnvl Henderson. 3. A folder containing a collection of local people s memorie5. photographs. plays, poems refiertin8 their experlence of the Covid- 19 PandernK. 4. Two bundles of title deeds and other documerrt5 relatingto properties previously owned by George Thomas 8reach. 5. A Star Hand Vacuum Cleaner c1910 whlch was on display at the Fast A.G.M. 6. A signed ¢opy of an article by Gluck. 7. Nick Quin has completed the transfer to CDS of further cassette recor(Iln8s already in the Collection and is willing to continue wthth thts task. 8. Guy Standen has su¢¢essfulty photographed and saved to the Museum computer, the contents of the Steyning Football Club Scrapbook. It is a fragile document but the contents are valuable sources and are by Tho means exclusively foot￿11 orientated. th The Museum is now in its 7 year of usin8 Modes data entry system. In last year s report we mentioned that the prt*ess of transferring the Legaci Catalo8ue to Modw wos on-going but was proving rather longèr than we would have wished. mainly because wè are reliant on the servlces of our contsct at Modes to carry out the last Steps in the process. Whllst we suspect that our annual fee paid to Modes for help and support should probably cover this task, Liz Hall has offered to deal with the process herself. She has been keen to"prèctise' the proce5$ to ensure no errors but ultimately we hope that Shirley 81oomfield and I will be able to perform these final steps in thè transfef process and thus speed up the tr•nsfef of all the ¢ate8orles. As It stands the following cate8ories are ready for tr•n5fer: Archaeology and History, Arts Architecture and Buildln8s and Childhood. Liz hopes to have time to transfer these in the next few weeks. My thank5 to Liz Hall and Shirley Bl¢)omfleld for their In￿lu￿ble help with Modes, to Peter Burton for cJrryin8 Out the repairs and cleaning requireé to Some donated objècts and to Llnda Aitkin and the Stewards for their assistsnce in dealing with v4sitors enqulrles and retrie¥in8 obJectsldocurnents/ phOt￿￿ph$ for them when practicable. Margaret Benham. Cdlections Manager. EXHl8moN TEAM REPORT. 20234 The tearn mounted the following exhlbitlons, WOMEN OF THE DOWNS. Looked at the contribution to Society by local fem•le flgures. STEYNING HIGH STREET. THEN AND NOW. Saw old images next to up to date photogr)phs. BRAMBER CASTLE 950 Celebrated the 950 anniversary with a striking manikln of the Norman Kn￿ht William de Braose who built IL FROM LAND TO LOAF. Celebrated local bakeries. ANIMAL FARM. Viewed local farming through the irnages of animals. WINTER WONDERLAND. Portrayed the local area in past years under snow. STEYNING MUSEUM AT 40. Celebr14ting our 40 annrversary. We a150 accommodated the Hub for the annual Arts Trail. The Exhibitlon Team has experienced a change in personnel this year but has maintained the regular cleanin8 of the exhibits. Andrew Woodfield. Oral History Group. This year we interviewed stx people . Catherine Mant - childhood in Upper Beeding and Staplefields Farm, Steyninq. grandparents owned Staplèfields Farm. .Chris Tod. Curator of Steyning Museum who retlred in 2017 after 25 years . In charge of Setting up the present museum layouts and exhibition5. .Val Hodges- Lifelong resldènt of Steyning area. owner of Blooks Butcher shop for 14 years. ,Ruth Witherden- Lifelon8 resident of Steynin& childhood spent in market garden run by p•rents in 8otolphs. .8iff Manvell- He was a fireman on the Steynin8 line ￿ 5 years on the steam tralns bèfore the line was Closed. Lives in Horsham, never • resident of Steyning. Colln Grey- Lrfelong rèsident of Steyning. Donated the Scottish dancing cup. Vivien Kin8Ston-Jones. Onl History T￿rn. EDUCATION TEAM. TH 7-16 April 23 Easter Family Quiz 45 families completed the quiz. 19, April 2 Year 4 classes Investigated the Saxons 22 May arn. very short notice 2 year 3 classes learnt about the Smu88lers. 22 May pm - very short notice 2 yeaT I classes looked at fimelines. nd Ih 14 Junè 11 U3A Worthing Lo¢al History Group 15" November Shoreham College Year l TOYS. 23 November Youn8 Farmers 7pm to look at farrning exhibitions. RESEARCH TEAM. Jacqule and Lois received and researched about 80 enquiries from 4 of the continents in 2023. They thoroughly enjoyed the detecbve work that is often required, sleuthing out hidden Éems of information, This was the year of hidden groves and clockmakers, a WW2 Heinkel bomber crash, Saxon bones and a klller volcano in keland and the poisoned air reached the whole of the Northern hemisphere. that raised the Steynin8 death- fate fourfold, and many other subjects. But most of all queries about.lost relatives" and building family trees. Several of our enquirefs gave or sent donations to the Museum in than￿ for our help. We are very grateful foT the donation5 but rn05t of all we treasure the messages that are sènt. One mes5a8e said "FANTASTIC, we had no idea you could go back that far." Another rnessage said "thank you,thank you, thank you. I m so glad I wrote lo you. As you may remember our longstanding website team Linda Denyer and Dou8 Thompson decided to step back from the role. Although. they are still involved. Our new team cornprising of Nick Quin, Barbara Chandler, and Philip Hoare have Y￿rked together to create our new webslte. WEBSITE REPORT. The report covers the peri¢)d from 9 June to mid-january 2024.The earliest date being when we mlgrated our webslte from Fa5th05ts to IONOS. The second part of rnigratlon took place at the beginning of November when we rekunched our redeveloped website which Is now based on Wordpress. One has to be cautious whén Interpreting the statistics reported by the webslte. The numbers can appear to be greatly enhanced by the artivities of the various search eniines "Robots" as they visit the website in order to keep their indexe5 UP to date. Needless to say there are also some"rogue' robots presumably looklng for vulnerabilitiesl The erroneously high counts have been ￿nOWed for thls report. Over the period visitor numbers to the website havè been fairly even month -by- month with daily numbers rnn8in8 bètween 4botst 40 and 120. On avera8e, visitors look at between l and 3 pages. As might be expected around two thirds of visitors will . land" on the.home pa6e' either by typin8 In our URL directfy or vla a search engine such as GOOGLE. However, 4 number of other pages are arrived at as people search for a specific topic. Significant examples Include Walter Potter, Brotherhood Hall ,St Cuthman, Stanley Purvisl of Mouse Lane fame) Fanny Cornforth and Chanctonbury Ring. The layout of the new web51te differ5 qllite signrficantly from the old version and the home page high1￿hts links to several tOPiC5 that we consider to be of particular interest, Visiting us, Exhibits, Membership, Family History. Education, Archives, and Shop. fime will tell if our website visitors agree with our selection. The most popular pages include the "landin8 pages" selertion mentioned previously, but In few months since November. Visiting us, Exhibitions. current and new Exhibitions and Family History are proving of intefest as VRS hoped for. some references to specific pages for example WIKIPEDIA entries, now point to out-of- date locations resulting in page not found errors for the user. CNer tirne this will be orrected. Helpfully to date. two emails have been received from people alerting US to broken links. Nick Quin. As alwa￿ the Trustees and the Management Committee would like to extend our gratitude and thanks to our" behind the scenes volunteers". who continue to provide support and advice in order to maintsin Steyning Museums role in the Community. Muriel Wright Wictrchairperson. rc THE STEYNING MUSEUM TrUST istered Char No 1169540 I DECEM ER SHORE AccouKnNG LTD Accountants 4 Mason's YaTd 177 We5tbourne Street. Hove East Sussex. 8M3 5FB THE NING M SEUM TRUST N 1169540 I DECEMBER 2023 AREN ED The Trustees present their report and accounts f￿ the year ended 31 Oecember 2023. Struc￿re4 8o¥emance and m•n•g•m*nt The trust Is a charlty governed by the Constitution of the Trust wthich was adopted on 16 ottober 2016. The tTUStee5 who served durin8 the year were: Jacqule Bernadette 8uttri55- Chalr Helen Craven Coutrouias Paul Henry Norrls Murlel Wrl8ht- Vlce Chair Christopher Tod Oblertlvu •nd •rtl¥ltl The objects of the charity are for the public bènefft and afe restrlcted io the followln&'. l. To maintaln Steynin8 Museum for the publlt dlsplay of malerlal evldence which Illustrates the local history of Steynin8 and Its adjacent parishes (Ashurst, BrambÈr, Upper Beedlng and Wistonl for the delb8ht. interest and to advante the educatlon of the publit. 2. To care lor and conserve the museum collertton and develop11 as approprlaie. 3. To Interpret the collection for the education of people of all ages and levels of ablllty. 4. To promote rese4r¢h to understand the collection and associated bcal hb5tory and make ihe results of the research actesslble. The Iru5tees have patd due regard io guldance I￿Ued by the Charity Commiss6on In decldln8 what actlvltle5 the trust shoubd undertake. rfi Loat M Wright. Owlr 16th M•rth 2024 THE Re FOR TH YNING MUSEUM TRU No 1169540 R ENDED31 DECEMBER 1st re 023 deP￿defit EMmlnff'5 R¢p(wt tgthe Trustees I report to the TfU5tees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of The Steynlng Museum Trust for the year ended 31 December 2023. Resptynslbllltl•s and b•sls of report As the charlty'5 Trustee5 you are responslble for the preparat￿n of the accourtts In accordance wtth the requirements of the Charltles Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act'l. Havlng satlsfled myself ihat the accounts of the Charfty are not requlred io be audlted under Part 16 of the 2006 Art and are el8lblle for Independent examlnatlon. in urrying out my examlnatlon I have followed all appllcable Difectlon5 8lven by the Charlty Commlsslon under sectbon 145151{bl of the 2011 Act. Ind•p¢nd•nt •xamlnerfs statement I have Completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no mètedal matters have come to my 4ttention In connectlon wlth the examinatlon glvln8 me cause to believe that In any material respert- l. accounting records were not kept In respert of the T￿￿t as required by 5ectlon 130 of the Art or 2. the accounts do not accord wfth those records Of 3. the accounts do not comply wlth the applkable requlrerner￿ concErninB the form and f ontent of accounts set out In the Charttle5 IAtte)unts and Reports) Regulations 2CM)8 other than any requlrement that the accounts 8lve a "tNe and fair vlew- whlch is a matter considered as part of an independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and lave come across no other matters In connection with the examlnation to which attentlon Should be drawn in th$ report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be rèached. R Anscombe Fellow of the Instftute of Financial Accountants IFFAI Shore Accountlng Ltd 177 we￿boUrne St￿et, Hove East Sussex. BN3 5FB 16th March 2024 THE STEYNIN SEUM TRUST R TH ND IDE EMBER 2 Subsciptions received Donatlons General In Memtsrlum Steynin¢ Famlty Hlstory Educatlon Le8acy 200 Club Lottery, Coln Jars and Prlnters Inks Sponsorshlps and Grants Profit from Fund Ralslng Events Shop Surplus Interest Recelved 3.710 3.140 3,164 2.985 102 25 326 47 56.739 5,(NJO 345 467 1,545 1.545 625 1.253 637 2.415 9.137 728 10,239 25 728 15,689 69,254 Idln EXPENDITURE Hlre of Hall and AGM Expen 155 Prlntln& Postage and ststionery Telephone Insurance Subscrlpilons Premlses Ground Aent Rates Electric Water Cleani Repalrs and Malntenance Securlty and Flre Systems Depreclatlon Exhibltlon Costs Publlclty Stewards and Helper5 Soclal 977 1,053 785 2.143 138 456 707 2.124 87 456 115 430 125 1,005 1.470 827 1,052 580 122 167 332 ioi 798 1,646 1,052 456 iii 161 Sundry Expenses Equipment Education Collectlons/ Collectlon Management Researchlstrynlng Family Istory Computer Software and Tralnin Accountancv Bank charges Re¢eptlonlMuseum sign Museum Extension 166 113 125 28 -154 267 960 2.400 14 1,641 857 54 12,438 13,854 11,(M3 15,970 EXCESS OF INCOME IT 3.615 423 £728 £4,646 £53.284 THE STEYNING MUSE i5tered Chari No 1169 8ol•n¢e Sheet 2022 Premises 11.071 12.123 URRENfASSETS Charlty Deposii Buildlng Fund CharHy Deposii Contingency Fund Charty Deposit Legacy Fund Charlty Dep051t Income Fund 8ank Current Account Bank Account- Steynlng Famlty History Cash in Hand Stocks for Resale at Valuation 15.914 17,350 218,163 29,849 11,623 15,246 16.621 192,517 28,596 34,728 1.850 718 993 293,677 290.611 &Jbscrlptlons In Advance Accruals Sundry Credltors 210 1,2LW) $88 1.507 ioi 1,608 1.998 292.069 288,613 TAL NEr 303,140 300,736 202 Represented by.. neral lund 8rou8ht forward Transfer Itollfrom Legacy Fund Trantser Itollfrom Research/Famlty History Fund Transfer Itollfvom Contingency Fund Excess of Expenditurellncome 49,737 -3,342 673 49,457 1.833 .161 4.646 -J,392 49,737 51,714 ILDING FUND 8rought forward Excess of Expend￿Ure1InC¢me 15.246 15.099 147 15,246 15,914 Brou8ht forward Transfer {tollfrom General Fund Exce55 of Expenditurellncome 16,621 16,460 161 728 17,349 16,621 Brought forward Transfer Itollfrom General Fund Excess of Income 218,435 3,342 -3,615 165.739 -1,833 54,529 218,435 218,162 RES 8rou8ht foThvard Trinsfer Itul/from General Fund Excess of Expendlturellncome 697 -673 -23 697 697 303,140 300,736 THE YNING MUSEUM TR tered Char No YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2 For the year ending 31st December 2023, the charlty was eniftled io exemption from audit under sectlon 144111 laudltl of the Charltles Art 2011 as amermjed by the Charltles Acl 2011 (Accounts and Audltl Order 2015. The Trustees acknowledge thelr responsibilities for complyln8 wlth the requ1￿ments of the Act with respect to accountln8 records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared In attordance wlth FRS102 SORP. On behalf of the Irustees 16th March 2024 M Wright. Vl¢e Chalf P H Norrls ThE STEYN5NG M Re 15tered Char UMTR No 1169540 Notes to the Accounts l Accountln8 pgllde5 l Basls of preparatl The accounts have been prepared under ihe htstorical cost convention and in accordance wtth the Charltles Act 2011. 1.2 Incamlng r•$ourc Income is accounted for in the perlod In whkh the chaflty Is entitled to recelpt. 1.3 Resowcu expended Expense5 are PTpvlded for on an accruab basbs. 1.4 Inv•stm•nts The charity has a 75 year lease on land in Steynln8 granted in Juty 21X)5. The charlty built the museum premlses on the land at a cost of £96.028 wlth a grant of £75,￿J. The bulldlng must be removed at the end of the term of the lease. The trusiees of the chafny are Wr￿Ing the net cost off over 20 years. 1.5 Taxatlon The charlty Is re8lstered with the Charfty c￿)MIsSIon and Is exempt from corporatlon lax as all of Rs Income Is applied for charitable purwes. 2 Trustds None of the Irustees, or any persons connecled wlth thern. recefved any remuneratlon durlng the year, and none were reirnbur5ed for any expenses, other than those incurred as agents for the charRy. Employees There were no employees during the year. Flxed assets Cost at 31 December 2022 21.028 Oepreclation At 310ecember 2022 Provlded in year At 31 December 2023 8,905 1,052 9,957 Net book value At 31 December 2022 12,123 At 310ecember 2023 11,071 THE Re FOR TH TEYNING MUSEUM TRU Chari No 1169540 YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 023 Independeni Exanws Rep(xt to the Tntstees I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Steynlng Museum Trust for the year ended 31 December 2023. Responstbllltles and b•sls of rewt As the charlty's Trustees you are responslble for the preparaiion of the accounts In accordance wlth ihe requirements of the Charitles Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act'}. Havlng satlsfied myself that the accounts of the Charity are not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are elglblle tor independent examlnatlon, in carrying out my examinatlon I have followed all applicable Olrertlons 8lven by the Charlty Commtsslon under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Art. Independenl emamlnees stslem•nt I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon with the examlnatlon 8lvlng me cause to belleve that In any rnaterlal respert: l. accountlng records were nol kept In respect of the Trust as required by sectlon 130 of the Act or 2. the accounts do not accord wilh those records or 3. the accounts do not comply with ihe appllcable requlrtments