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**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Total Funds Last**<br>**Year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**INCOMING RESOURCES**<br>**Trading Income**<br>16,646.50<br>15,658.18<br>**Donations, Grants & Legacies**<br>9,324.91<br>23,631.81<br>**Fund Raising**<br>2,477.59<br>3,968.61<br>**Research & Education**<br>1,628.71<br>1,965.70<br>**Misc & Interest**<br>1,332.33<br>709.34<br>**Total Income**<br>31,410.04<br>45,933.64<br>**RESOURCES USED**<br>**Payroll & Staffing Costs**<br>12,316.50<br>14,331.92<br>**Premises Costs**<br>12,328.47<br>9,853.51<br>**Trading Expenditure**<br>2,881.99<br>3,319.23<br>**Miscellaneous & Financing Costs**<br>994.24<br>1,684.18<br>**Total Resources Used**<br>28,521.20<br>29,188.84<br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br>2,888.84<br>16,744.80<br>**Fund Balance brought forward**<br>66,960.80<br>50,216.00<br>**Fund Balance carried forward**<br>69,849.64<br>66,960.80<br>**Richmondshire Museum CIO**<br>**Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025**|£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**Investment**<br>**HSBC Deposit account**<br>68,395<br>57,062<br>**Current assets**<br>**Stock**<br>300<br>300<br>**Debtors**<br>0<br>0<br>**Cash at Bank - HSBC Current A/c**<br>1,095<br>9,539<br>**Cash in Hand**<br>60<br>60<br>1,455<br>9,899<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>**Creditors**<br>0<br>0<br>**Total Capital Employed**<br>69,850<br>66,961<br>**Represented by: -**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>69,850<br>66,961<br>**Notes to the Accounts**<br>**Richmondshire Museum CIO**<br>**Balance Sheet as at  31 March 2025**<br>**2024/5**<br>**2023/4**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>1. Basis of Accounting: These accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis as<br>permitted by the Charities Commission for a CIO of this size. Gift Aid will be claimed in the following<br>year.|
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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. 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. 



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 Gon￿rn
(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