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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2022 31 08 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Risborough & District Model Railway Club

Other names charity is known by R&DMRC, RDMRC Registered charity number (if any) 1173659

Charity's principal address 12 Culverton Hill Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire Postcode HP27 0DZ

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Paul Wright Chair
James Aitken Treasurer
RoyNorton Secretary
Richard Neil
Michael Moignard
Tim Peacock
GaryDay

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution supported by Club Rules (byelaws)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

Elected by members

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The policy for inducting new trustees follows Charity Commission guidance and is included in the Constitution.

The Club has a range of policies including safeguarding, social media, health & safety and data protection (GDPR).

The trustees hold regular scheduled meetings at which risks and risk management measures are reviewed.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the Club are to advance public education, and foster a general interest, in model railways, prototype railways and allied pursuits and to encourage a high standard of railway modelling – in particular, amongst the members of the Club.

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In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit, issued by the Charity Commission, when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance may be relevant. All trustees have read the guidance and take it into account at their regular meetings and in planning the organisation’s activities.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Club provides facilities to develop skills and knowledge to construct working railway models and to research prototype railways. It provides educational instruction on the methods and tools (e.g. electronics, metal working, computer assisted design (CAD), laser cutting, 3D printing, soldering etc.) to develop scale models. The Club also holds skills workshops, led by experts, and educational talks on both the operation of prototype & model railways and the history of railways and allied transport systems.

The Club organises model railway exhibitions and educational visits and supports local events. Collectively and individually, members give talks, contribute to railway magazine articles and railway related websites and blogs.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Club continued to hold its regular weekly meetings, which the public may attend, to further its objectives of fostering a general interest, in model railways, prototype railways and allied pursuits and encouraging a high standard of railway modelling.

Also, in line with its public benefit objectives, the Club held a number of exhibitions during the year – October (Haddenham), February (Princes Risborough) and May (Aylesbury). These provided a range of inspirational, high quality model railway layouts, practical skills demonstrations and an environment to learn more about railway modelling and prototype railways. About 2250 members of the public attended.

In July the club held a free-to-enter open day in support of the Princes Risborough Festival. We provided demonstrations of railway modelling, opportunities for hands-on train operation and historical and modelling information on Aylesbury Station in the 1960s. This contributed to the objectives of advancing public education, and fostering a general interest, in model and prototype railways. About 100 members of the public attended.

In March, the club hosted a talk, open to the public, by well-known brass kit manufacturer and railway modeller Tony Sheffield (Brassmasters). The club also held a competition, judged by Tony, to encourage and inspire high quality railway modelling. About 35 people attended.

The Club continued to use Facebook and its free-to-view YouTube channel to maintain contact, provide advice and demonstrate modelling techniques. The Facebook Page has more than 200 followers and the YouTube channel currently has 40 videos containing demonstrations, inspirational model railways etc. There are currently over 440 subscribers, and the channel has been viewed 63,150 times.

The Club produced a free, quarterly publication “Footplate” containing instructive modelling items, Club news and details of relevant model railway and prototype railway events.

The Club hosted a number of talks open to the public e.g. on ‘Malaysian Railways’, ‘Unusual Railways’, the 19[th] century Wycombe Railway. Individual club members gave talks and demonstrations to other organisations.

These activities contributed to the objectives of advancing public education and of developing and sharing skills and knowledge to construct working railway models and to research prototype railways.

During the year the Club also began discussions with Quainton Railway Society to establish a permanent Club building at the Bucks Railway Centre at Quainton, Bucks. This would enable the development of a range of collaborative activities of mutual benefit to both charities.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Club’s policy on reserves is to retain adequate funds to meet ongoing liabilities and to accumulate sufficient funds for the purchase of permanent premises at Bucks Railway Centre to enable the Club to enhance and extend its charitable activities.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) R A Norton Full name(s) Roy Norton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 1 November 2023

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Charity Name No (if any)
Risborough and District Model Railway Club 1173659
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Subscriptions 4,083 - - 4,083 4,579
Exhibitions 31,908 - - 31,908 318
Modelling workshops - - - - -
Railway experiences - - - - -
Donations 79 - - 79 76
Other income 2,527 - - 2,527 2,897
Savings interest 621 - - 621 28
advanced subscriptions 835 - - 835 1,120
Sub total (Gross income for
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AR) [ 40,053 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 40,053 - - 40,053 9,018
A3 Payments
Rent, insurance, premises costs 3,515 - - 3,515 5,143
Exhibition expenses 24,684 - - 24,684 765
Modelling workshop costs - - - - -
Railway experiences - - - - -
Equipment and materials purchases 1,145 - - 1,145 852
New club room expenses 3,660 - - 3,660 990
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Sub total [ 33,004 ] - - 33,004 7,750
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 33,004 - - 33,004 7,750
Net of receipts/(payments) 7,049 - - 7,049 1,268
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 72,454 - - 72,454 71,186
Cash funds this year end 79,503 - - 79,503 72,454
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Club entity
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behalf of all the trustees
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B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities		 (agree balances with receipts and payments
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savings account
Total cash funds
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