## **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:** 

- 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. 

- Give practical help and assistance on a voluntary basis under the direction of museum staff. 

- 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<br>|20||
|Other|event  expenses:   Catering  for  SVPCA||58|
|2019.||||
|Total|expenditure|**20**||
||||**1910**|
|Net income<br>||**550**|**(135**|
||||**0)**|



## **Reconciliation of funds** 

Total funds brought forward £11059 

## **Total funds carried forward £11609** 


Dr J.A.F. Lockwood Chair of Trustees