The Friends of Dinosaur Isle
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Report and financial statements for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2023.
Charity Number 1170688
The Friends of Dinosaur Isle
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2020 .
The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Reference and Administrative Information.
Charity Name: The Friends of Dinosaur Isle CIO
Charity registration number: 1170688
Registered office and operational address.
Dinosaur Isle Museum, Culver Parade Sandown Isle of Wight PO36 8QA
Trustees Committee
Dr J Lockwood (Chair)
Mr A Peaker (Treasurer and Membership Secretary)
Mrs P Ash (Social Secretary)
Mr J Ash
Mr M Hornett
Mr S Hutt
Mrs P Lockwood
Mr P Pusey
Mr S Smith
Ms T Wilson
Non-voting committee members
Dr M Munt
Bankers: Lloyd’s Bank, 22 St Thomas' Square, Newport. Isle Of Wight, PO30 1SQ
Solicitors: Belcher Frost Solicitors Ltd. 3 West St, Elmsworth, Hampshire. PO10 7DX
Our Aims and Objectives.
Our charity’s purposes as set out in the objects contained in the company’s memorandum of association are to:
To advance the education of the public in palaeontology and geology for the benefit of the public, in particular by assisting Dinosaur Isle Museum in developing and displaying its collections for the benefit of the public and promoting the study of the Isle of Wight’s palaeontological collections and facilitate contact between all interested persons.
Our aims are to see a greater understanding of palaeontology and a co-ordinated approach to ensuring that specimens are safeguarded for education and scientific research. We believe that our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up for.
Ensuring that our work delivers our Aims
We review our Aims on an annual basis generally during the first meeting of the Trustees following the AGM. We also review and feedback on all of our activities to ensure that they are fulfilling the aims of the charity.
The main objectives have been to:
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Support Dinosaur Isle Museum by raising funds to support the acquisition of equipment and specimens, and to receive contributions to support Dinosaur Isle Museum’s projects.
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Give practical help and assistance on a voluntary basis under the direction of museum staff.
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Support the Museum through the current process of its disposal by the Isle of Wight Council by working to ensure that the accreditation status of the museum is always maintained and that the collections
remain safe, well cared for and available for scientific research. This objective is discussed in more detail later in this document.
Friends of Dinosaur Isle CIO Registered charity number 1170688
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.
These accounts represent the fifth statement of financial activities that the charity has had to submit.
Values have been rounded up to the nearest pound.
We have no fixed assets (tangible assets or investments)
We hold no stock and have no debtors.
There has been no asset or investment sales or purchases in the time frame covered.
There is a single fund and there has been no transfer to or from other funds.
All our funds are unrestricted. We have received no restricted or endowment funds.
Incoming resources £ (2023) £ (2022) Membership Fees: 550 506 Donations: 20
Expenditure
Purchase for the Museum:
Prep tools.
455
| Specimen purchase | 1000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Website running costs |
20 | ||
| Other | event expenses: Catering for SVPCA | 58 | |
| 2019. | |||
| Total | expenditure | 20 | |
| 1910 | |||
| Net income |
550 | (135 | |
| 0) |
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward £11059
Total funds carried forward £11609
Dr J.A.F. Lockwood Chair of Trustees