Richmondshire Museum Trustee Report 17th June 2025
I believe that we have had a successful year bearing in mind that we were still suffering from lack of income due to Covid. Again the Lorna Dwyer legacy has been a great boost to our recovery.
My main topic is to report on the fantastic support we have had from the Management Committee, Stewards, volunteers, part time staff Zoe and Sylvia and not forgetting the volunteer gardeners. Everybody has ben has been so enthusiastic about keeping the museum going.
Our fund raising events were well supported including coffee mornings and lectures. We had working parties during the closed period maintaining the electrics, fixing gutters and roof. We have refurbished the shop and entrance which has been much praised by our visitors. We also provided two new exhibitions one featuring the Amanda Owen tv programme part of which was filmed in the museum and also the Fellmongers Company which was one of Richmond’s ancient Trade Guilds.
The goal this year must be to recruit more volunteers especially to join the Management Committee and actively pursue fund raising events and grants. Our landlords, the new North Yorkshire Council still have proved difficult to communicate with but hopefully this year we will be able to get them to visit the museum and see for themselves what we have achieved.
It has been a difficult year for Zoe but she has now returned to work and is recovering well.
Again thanks to everyone who has helped us (I believe) remain one of the best small museums in the country.
Mike Wood Trustee and Vice Chairman
| Details Unrestricted Funds Total Funds Last Year £ £ INCOMING RESOURCES Trading Income 16,646.50 15,658.18 Donations, Grants & Legacies 9,324.91 23,631.81 Fund Raising 2,477.59 3,968.61 Research & Education 1,628.71 1,965.70 Misc & Interest 1,332.33 709.34 Total Income 31,410.04 45,933.64 RESOURCES USED Payroll & Staffing Costs 12,316.50 14,331.92 Premises Costs 12,328.47 9,853.51 Trading Expenditure 2,881.99 3,319.23 Miscellaneous & Financing Costs 994.24 1,684.18 Total Resources Used 28,521.20 29,188.84 Net Movement in Funds 2,888.84 16,744.80 Fund Balance brought forward 66,960.80 50,216.00 Fund Balance carried forward 69,849.64 66,960.80 Richmondshire Museum CIO Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025 |
£ £ £ £ Investment HSBC Deposit account 68,395 57,062 Current assets Stock 300 300 Debtors 0 0 Cash at Bank - HSBC Current A/c 1,095 9,539 Cash in Hand 60 60 1,455 9,899 Current Liabilities Creditors 0 0 Total Capital Employed 69,850 66,961 Represented by: - Unrestricted Funds 69,850 66,961 Notes to the Accounts Richmondshire Museum CIO Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 2024/5 2023/4 Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds 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. |
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Tangible Fixed Assets: The CIO has no tangible fixed assets. The value of stock in the shop is estimated.
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Payment of Trustees: No remuneration/benefits have been paid to Trustees or people connected with them. 4. Endowment and Restricted Funds: The CIO has no endowment or restricted funds.
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Other Disclosure: The CIO has no loans or creditors nor has given any loans or guarantees.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A :. Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees Richmond Museum CIO On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 Charity no (if any) 1173434 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 311312025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees: you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.) I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination £gÈkeF dIsdes which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect" the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi 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. I have no concems 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 26 May 2025 Name: William E Ge ye Relevant professional qualification(s) or body IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: 55 Maison Dieu Richmond DL10 7AU Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of Gonrn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018