## **Margate Museums Trust.** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 2024 to 2025** 2024 to 2025 Margate Museums Trust Annual Report 1 ## Introduction. This report has been prepared for informative purposes to catalogue the work undertaken by the Margate Museums Trust (MMT) during the year 2024 - 2025. ## Reference and Administrative Details. Registered Name of Charity: Margate Museums Trust Charity Registration Number: 1173031 Charitable Trustees: Adrian Hughes Frederick Smith Felicity Stafford Amy Waterman ## **Structure, Governance and Management.** The Margate Museums Trust was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in May 2017. It is governed by a “Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation” with voting members other than its charity trustees (‘Association ‘ Model Constitution) dated September 2016. ## **Objectives and Activities.** The objectives of the CIO To benefit the residents and visitors to, the town of Margate by: - 1 Establishing and maintaining the Margate Museums; - 2 Advancing education for the public benefit by: - (a) organising, preserving and conserving the collection of historic artefacts and - (b) developing a greater knowledge and understanding of Margate’s heritage through displays, exhibitions and education activities. ## **VISION STATEMENT: PRESERVE INSPIRE EDUCATE** 2024 to 2025 Margate Museums Trust Annual Report 2 ## **The Year Past.** At the beginning of May 2024, the Margate Museums Trust was given notice to quit as custodians of the Margate Museum and The Tudor House in Margate. There was very little discussion with members of Thanet District Council or Council Officers who were reluctant to allow the Trust access to collect equipment and information. Various allegations were made that the Trust found were related to events before the Trust was founded in 2014. The Council were informed of this. The Margate Museum and Tudor House remain closed. The Trust believes that some effort has been made to repair storm damage to the Museum. This has come from news in the public domain. From May 2024 to August 2025, The Trust and Trustees spent time on discussing the best way forward. The Chair of Trustees (Mr Robin Haddon) resigned from the role in August 2024. Miss Felicity Stafford took over the role. At the beginning of 2025, the Trustees decided that the best way forward was to dissolve the Trust. The Chair put together a discussion document on the steps that needed to be followed. The Treasurer undertook to review any possible recipients of the remaining funds held by the Trust. The recipients would be local charities with similar aims to the Trust. This list would be discussed by the Trustees and then once there was agreement - the details would be used to inform the Resolution that was needed. At the annual General Meeting of the Trust held on 26 August 2025, the Trustees, Members and Volunteers agreed unanimously to the following Resolution. ## **Agenda Item 4.5** ## **Approval of Resolution of Closure by Volunteers/Members:** The following Resolution of Closure was proposed by the Trustees and agreed unanimously by the members present. ## RESOLUTION In line with the Constitution for a Charitable Incorporated Organsion, the Trustees and Members/Volunteers of the Margate Museums Trust agree unanimously to the dissolution of the Margate Museums Trust. There is no property to be considered. All debts have been paid and the Trustees Members/Volunteers agree to donate the remaining fund to organisations with similar aims to the Trust – Preserve, Inspire, Educate. The following organisations have been agreed: 2024 to 2025 Margate Museums Trust Annual Report 3 - Margate Civic Society - Birchington Heritage Trust - Cliftonville Cultural Space - Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society** - Friends of Margate Cemetery Trust - The Ramsgate Society - The Margate Caves Community Education Trust - Windmill Community Gardens Margate - The Dreamland Trust** ** These two organisations did not respond to Margate Museum Trust’s offer of a donation and were removed from the list. This funding was redistributed to the other organisations. Over the last three months while the Trust has managed to distribute its funding, the closure of the bank account itself has met with difficulties. The Treasurer continues to work on the problem. The Margate Museums Trust takes some pride in the work that it has undertaken, not only in archiving and looking after exhibits but in all its other work since 2014. This has page included: - Mounting major exhibitions - Taking part in Open Heritage Days - Publishing information on Artefacts of the Month that could be found in the Museum - Providing space for concerts and plays - Providing lectures for the people of Margate - Working with the Community and Schools - Working with groups such as the Thanet Volunteer Hub project - Helping information seekers - Linking with other groups such as “The Wheels of Time” and the Association of Independent Museums. ## **THANKS:** The Trustees would like to take the opportunity to thank the Members and Volunteers for their hard work and support over the past ten years. The Museum and Tudor House could not have continued to run without them. 2024 to 2025 Margate Museums Trust Annual Report 4 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Mar at& Museum Trust (Charity no. 11730311 Receipts and a ments accounts CC16a For the period from 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yèar to the nearest to the near6St £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the ntarest £ A1 Recel ts Bank deposit Margate Tthluseum Ticket Sales Merchandise Donations 3.282 1,844 732 732 Turdor House Tickel Sales Merchandise Donations ross InGome or tota AR) 736 736 4,216 sse an see table . Investment sa es, tota Total reGeipts 736 736 A3Pa ents Advertisernenl & PR Cleaning Donalion Equipment expensed Motor Expenses Postage, publlcalions and stalionary Telephone Wages & salaries Travel & subsislence Rep8irs and service charges Other leg81 & professlonal Sund3ry 127 127 622 178 100 1,636 40 720 979 394 611 53 2,376 144 51 51 819 186 425 B19 186 425 575 2,224 500 575 2.224 500 Sub total 4,907 4,907 7.198 A4 Asset and investment Tan ible & intan ible assets Sub total Total payments 4.907 4.907 7.198 Net of receipts/{payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 4.171 4.171 2.982 25,5 21.385 25,557 21,385 34259 CCXX R1 accounls ISS) 1410312025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nèarèst £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Restrl¢ted funds to nearest £ Categories Dplail. B1 Cash funds Cash In h8nd Cash at bank 21,385 Total cash funds 21.385 (agree balances with receipis and paytn8nts accounllsll Unrestricted funds Reslricted funds Restrlcted funds to nearest £ Details to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets Fund to whlch asset belon Details C05t loptionall Cost loptionall Fund to whlch 5set belon Details stock Cost loptlonal Cost loptlonall B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to whl¢h relates Amount due tlonal Amount due ion#1 Details B5 Llabllities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of roval Signalure Print Name 1410312025 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 1410312025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Mar ate Museum Trust (Charity no. 11730311 Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the perlod from 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Recel ts Bank deposlt Margate Museum Ticket Sales Merchandise Donation8 3,282 732 732 Turdor House Tick81 Sal8S Merchandise Donations ross income or tota AR) 736 736 4,216 ssetan see table Investment sa es, tota Total reGeiptS 736 736 A3Pa ments Advertisement & PR Cleaning Donations Equipment expensed Motor Expenses Postage, publications and stationary Telephone Wages & 5818ries Travel & subsistence Repairs and service charges oth8r legal & professional Sundary 127 127 622 178 100 1,636 40 720 979 394 611 853 2.376 144 51 51 819 186 425 819 186 425 575 2,224 500 575 2,224 500 Sub total 4,907 4,907 7,198 A4 Asset and Investment Tan ible & Intan Ible assets Sub total Total payments 4,907 4,907 7,198 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 4,171 4,171 2.982 .557 21,385 21,385 34,259 CCXX R1 accounts ISS) 1410312025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restrlcted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Cdtegories to near85t £ B1 Cash funds Cash in hand Cash al bank 21,385 Total cash funds 21.385 lagrea balartes with recelpls and paymtrnis aGGounllsll Unrestrlcted funds to nearest £ Restricled funds to nearest £ Restrlcted funds to nearest £ Details B2 Other monetary assets Fund to whl¢h asset belon Details Cost loptlonall Cost loptlonall B3 Investment assets Fund to which asset belon Details stock Cost lopllc*nall Cost loptlonall B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fuhd to whl¢h relates Amount due tional ount due tlonal Details B5 Llabilities Signed by one or Iwo Iruslees on behalf of all the trustees Dale of roval ature Print Name H(J£HcS 1410312025 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 1410312025