Richmondshire Museum AGM 28[th] July 2023 Chairmans Report
First of all it is with great sadness that Sheila Harrisson passed away recently. Sheila was a main stay in the founding of the museum and has supported us ever since. I must thank all the Friends who have responded to and endorsed our new constitution which we will come to later.
The museum suffered during Covid with two years of no admissions income or money raising events. We have been working hard to get back to normal and find ways to secure the future of the museum. One of our major problems is that although we don’t own the building we are responsible for the maintenance so we are hoping to readdress this with the new North Yorkshire Council.
We have spent a considerable amount of time redrafting our constitution to make it more workable and suitable for our future requirements as a small museum charity. We were very fortunate to receive a legacy of £25,000 earlier this year.
We applied for all the Covid grants that were available but were unsuccessful mainly due to us being exempt rent and rates and also having a part time staff member. Even the District Councils £50,000 energy relief fund for local charities only produced a grant of £69 which put against our estimated annual energy bill of £8,000 was to be fair an insult. We did manage to update our heating and replace all our lighting with low energy units.
However we are very positive about the future and have an excellent forward thinking Management Committee and I would like to thank them for all their time and effort and I am sure this will result in the museum continuing to provide an excellent facility for the local community and beyond. I must also thank all our volunteers who without them the museum couldn’t exist. Special thanks also to our gardener for a splendid display.
Curatorial
This is the point where we would normally have the Curatorial Report. You may Know that Zoe has been unwell and ended up in hospital on Sunday. She is so disappointed that she can’t be with us today. We wish her well and thank her for her great contribution to the running of the museum.
The new exhibition this year is based on some brass rubbings recently donated to the museum. They form the basis for a brass rubbing trail around the museum which has been sponsored by Richmond Rotary Club. We continue to look for new themes and next year we are proposing a 1960’s exhibition so get out your mini skirts, flared trousers and Beatle records! A big thank you to Zoe for all her hard work and get well soon.
| Details Unrestricte d Funds Total Funds Last Year £ £ INCOMING RESOURCES Trading Income 15,658.18 9,916.00 Donations, Grants & Legacies 23,631.81 35,482.00 Fund Raising 3,968.61 1,301.00 Research & Education 1,965.70 100.00 Misc & Interest 709.34 146.00 Total Income 45,933.64 46,945.00 Resources Used Payroll & Staffing Costs 14,331.92 11,803.00 Premises Costs 9,853.51 18,656.00 Trading Expenditure 3,319.23 2,392.00 Miscellaneous & Financing Costs 1,684.18 3,347.00 Total Resources Used 29,188.84 36,198.00 Net Movement in Funds 16,744.80 10,747.00 Fund Balance brought forward 50,216.00 39,469.00 Fund Balance carried forward 66,960.80 50,216.00 Richmondshire Museum CIO Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024 |
£ £ £ £ Investment HSBC Deposit account 57,062 41,683 Current assets Stock 300 300 Debtors 0 0 Cash at Bank - HSBC Current A/c 9,539 8,173 Cash in Hand 60 60 9,899 8,533 Current Liabilities Creditors 0 0 Total Capital Employed 66,961 50,216 Represented by: - Unrestricted Funds 66,961 50,216 Notes to the Accounts 4. Endowment and Restricted Funds: The CIO has no endowment or restricted funds. 5. Other Disclosure: The CIO has no loans or creditors nor has given any loans or guarantees. 2023/4 2022/3 Richmondshire Museum CIO Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 1. Basis of Accounting: These accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis as permitted by the Charities Commission for a CIO of this size. Gift Aid will be claimed in the following year. 2. Tangible Fixed Assets: The CIO has no tangible fixed assets. The value of stock in the shop is estimated. 3. Payment of Trustees: No remuneration/benefits have been paid to Trustees or people connected with them. Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds |
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Report to the trustees Richmond Museum ClO
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/3/2024.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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