ILKLEY MANOR HOUSE TRUST
UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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| Business Information | 3 |
| Trustees Report | 4-18 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 19 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 20 |
| Balance Sheet | 21 |
| Accounts Disclosures | 22-25 |
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Business Information
Independent Examiner
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Business Address
Ilkley Manor House Castle Yard Church Street Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 9DT
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Trustee Report 2024
January 2024 – December 2024
Mission Statement
Ilkley Manor House is an important historic Grade I listed building that stands on the remains of a Roman fort and is at the heart of Ilkley on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. We work to preserve the House and its gardens for future generations and bring to life the story of Ilkley Manor House, its place in Ilkley, the local landscape, and the wider world.
Through our programmes of arts, cultural, wellbeing and heritage activities we will create connections with the community to explore stories, themes and objects from the past, present and future to bring the history of Ilkley Manor House to life.
WHY DO WE DO THIS
Visitors will leave Ilkley Manor House feel their lives have been enriched in some way.
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Trustee Report 2024
Introduction
2024 continued to be a challenging year for the Trust but the Board, staff team and volunteers rose to the challenge to put on a full and varied programme of heritage, art exhibitions, concerts and family activities. We welcomed just under 9,500 visitors to the Manor House during the year which is a 14% increase in attendance from 2023.
Strategic planning and long-term lease
Building on the work started in 2021 with Museum Development Yorkshire further work was undertaken on visitor engagement and income generation plans. Detailed work also started on mapping the timeline, impact and costs of taking on the 99-year lease in 2026. The 99-year lease brings with it responsibilities for additional land and the scheduled monument – the Roman fort, Olicana.
Members of the board attended the full Ilkley Town Council meeting to brief councillors on the plans and costs of the 99-year lease and roof repairs.
Highlights of 2024
The following are just some of the many highlights of 2024.
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The year began with the amazing news that the Trust had been awarded full museum accreditation by the Arts Council England.
The assessment from Arts Council England was very comprehensive and required the Trust to update and create several new procedures and policies as well as provide training for the staff team and volunteers. A detailed action plan has been created to undertake the outstanding elements within the next 5 years.
Museum accreditation will allow the Trust to discuss with other museums and galleries about arranging loans to supplement and enhance exhibitions we are holding in the House.
Alan Titchmarsh visited the Manor House on 3 April 2024 to unveil the new bench that had been designed and built by local craftsman, Ken Jaquiery.
The bench was funded in part from a generous donation from Peggy Lambert’s family and a grant from Ilkley Town Council.
The new bench completes the boundary of courtyard benches.
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In March the Trust was shortlisted for the Ilkley Design and Conservation Awards 2024. The award was for the work undertaken by Tom Bromley of Burnt Orchid and Paul Bromley on the lantern on the outside of the Manor House. Our thanks go to Tom and Paul for their generosity in refurbishing he lantern in their own time and at their own expense.
Dudley Edwards
The major exhibition held in the Manor House in 2024 was the Dudley Edwards exhibition – Beauty .
The exhibition attracted a record number of visitors to the House and artworks sold went to homes in Yorkshire and California.
Dudley gave a well-attended evening talk about his time as an artist. Of particular interest was his period of working with the Beatles.
The exhibition was covered by the Yorkshire Post, Radio Leeds and Look North as well as our local media colleagues.
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The new Spring and favourites like the Summer Fair and Bard in the Yard were all a great success again this year
Christmas at the Manor House – We held our much-anticipated Christmas Makers Fair again this year and volunteers did a wonderful job decorating the House ready for the festive fun.
Our wreath making workshops were a new and very successful venture and one we plan to repeat in 2025.
Partnership working, school visits and wider community events.
The Trust continued to develop creative partnerships with a wide range of organisation, in part to learn from others and to understand the needs of our community.
The Trust had a return visit from the chair and operation lead for the Folly at Settle to share experiences as well as a visit from Nidderdale Museum CEO too. The House hosted the Ilkley Business forum, Good Neighours, EcoGPX launch and the photography group from Outside the Box.
The newly relaunched schools visit experience has been well received by the schools that have visited the house in 2024. Ilkley Manor House attended the Leadership and Enrichment Fayre at Ilkley Grammar School with over 1200 students attending over a busy 3-hour period.
Trustee Report 2024
The newly formed Bradford District Heritage Hub meet in the Manor House in September with 14 organisations represented. Talks about the Manor House were given to Moving On Groups, Ilkley Soroptimists, Rotary, McCarthy and Stone homeowners.
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The Trust started to prepare for the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
Ilkley Cultural Cooperative met with representatives of B2025 in June to share ideas and to explore where there might be some potential for joint working.
A further meeting was held in October to map all of 2025 events planned in Ilkley.
The Chair of the Trust attended the 2025 launch event on 12 September 2024.
Financial sustainability
2024 ended with a deficit of just over £3K. Work is now underway to explore ways of increasing traded income in 2024 and beyond to bridge this deficit. This work will include an active campaign to increase the number of supporters and to explore corporate sponsorship too.
Income comes from the following sources:
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Our costs
The biggest contributor to expenses is the overheads for running the building and these are difficult to reduce quickly.
Volunteers and Staff team
A new Operations Manager, Rachael Sugden was appointed in March 2024, and a new Visitor Engagement Lead, Kainaat Fatima also joined the team in March.
We currently have 50 volunteers on our database and of these about 25 are actively involved in Manor House activities. These contributions make an enormous difference to the working of the organisation. The Volunteer Coordinator, Andreea Chitan, and Trustee lead for volunteers, Julia Richards, continue to work with volunteers to improve their training and support.
The gardening team of volunteers continued to do an amazing job keeping the garden areas around the House full of interest and colour.
Trust Board
In March the Board started the process of recruiting new trustees. The appointments were in part to replace Jenna Holmes who had resigned earlier in 2024 as well as strengthening the Board.
3 new trustees were appointed – Elaine Toms, Clare Barlow-Richardson and Rathi Tamilselvan. Their background information can be found on the Ilkley Manor House website - https://www.ilkleymanorhouse.org/ilkley-manor-housetrust/ The skills the new trustees bring will be invaluable to the future development of the Trust.
Conclusion
2024 was a tough year financially but the Trust was still able to deliver some new and exciting projects and activities. The long-term financial planning that happened during 2023 will stand the Trust in good stead for the coming 5 years as it moves to take on the long-term lease of the buildings and additional land.
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15[th] September 2025
Signed
Chair of Trustees
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Number: 1174051 Company Number: 010801113 Our Advisers Accountant Jody Kendall ACA Independent Examiner Michael Daly FCCA Bank Barclays Solicitor Schofield Sweeney
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
Ilkley Manor House Trust is a company limited by guarantee and an independent registered charity, governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 2017.
Appointment of Trustees
There should be between three and twelve Trustees. The Trustees shall become Members by virtue of their appointment as Trustees. If the number of Trustees fall below three, the remaining Trustees may act to appoint further Trustees as required. The trustees serving during 2018 and since the year end were as follows:
President Sir Rodney Brooke (Chair until 31.07.18) Trustee & Chair of the Board Sarah Thomas (appointed chair 01.08.18, reappointed 1.12.20) Trustee & Chair of Friends of IMH John Cockshott (appointed 06.17, reappointed 1.12.20) Trustee Daisy Johnson (appointed 19.05.18) Trustee Roger Tilbrook (appointed 01.01.19) Trustee Jenna Holmes (appointed 09.05.19, resigned 26.03.24)
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Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee
Julia Richards (appointed 09.05.19) Rathinambal Tamilselvan (appointed 18.06.24) Clare Richardson- Barlow (appointed 18.06.24) Elaine Toms (appointed 18.06.24)
Trustee Induction and Training
New trustees undergo an induction process to brief them on the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Trustee Board and decision-making processes, the Forward Plan 2019-2023, and recent financial performance of the charity.
Organisation
The board of Trustees administers the charity. The board meets monthly and there are subcommittees covering marketing, operations, and programme planning. In 2019 a fundraising subcommittee will be established. An Operations Manager has been appointed to manage the day to day operations of the charity.
Conflicts of Interest
None of our trustees receive financial or other remuneration for their work for the charity. Trustees must avoid Conflicts of Interest and wherever a Conflict of Interest arises in a matter to be discussed at a meeting of the Trustees or a committee, a Conflicted Trustee must comply with the procedure set out in the articles.
Policies on reserves
The Trustees' policy is that the Charity should have sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable it to meet its financial obligations as and when they fall due without prejudicing the ability of the Charity to raise funding and commit expenditure to its objectives.
The Trustees carefully considered the financial obligations of the company and have determined a reserve policy that is aimed at protecting a minimum reserve whilst managing funds to ensure that they are appropriately used to support the Charities aims. These are reviewed on an annual basis.
The lower level of reserve has been agreed by the Board to be set at £28,000 representing six months overhead costs of the charity.
The target level is set at £50,000 which represents the projected unrestricted funds that the Charity requires to ensure future sustainability, and most particularly to support the work that is needed to allow the building to become more accessible to the public.
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Independent Examiner’s Report
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as
to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
15[th] September 2025
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Statement of Financial Activities
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (3) 3,149 Long Term rental income 28,041 Short term hire and events income 31,833 Solar Gallery and Websales commission 979 Other Income 1,649 Total income 65,651 Expenditure on: Short term hire - Manor House Activities 10,257 Legal Fees 1,740 Capital Expenditure 3,376 Staff costs 35,860 Marketing and publicity 5,481 Volunteers 187 Overheads 9,099 Professional Fees 2,400 - Total expenditure 68,398 Net income / (expenditure) (2,747) Net movement in funds (2,747) Fund balances brought forward 74,237 Fund balances carried forward 71,490 |
Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants and donations (3) 3,149 Long Term rental income 28,041 Short term hire and events income 31,833 Solar Gallery and Websales commission 979 Other Income 1,649 Total income 65,651 Expenditure on: Short term hire - Manor House Activities 10,257 Legal Fees 1,740 Capital Expenditure 3,376 Staff costs 35,860 Marketing and publicity 5,481 Volunteers 187 Overheads 9,099 Professional Fees 2,400 - Total expenditure 68,398 Net income / (expenditure) (2,747) Net movement in funds (2,747) Fund balances brought forward 74,237 Fund balances carried forward 71,490 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 1,564 1,564 4,043 1,470 312 - - - - 5,825 (4,261) (4,261) 9,623 5,362 |
2024 Total funds £ 4,713 28,041 31,833 979 1,649 67,215 - 14,300 1,740 4,846 36,172 5,481 187 9,099 2,400 74,223 (7,008) (7,008) 83,860 76,852 |
2023 Total funds £ 17,612 31,747 21,627 1,608 1,234 |
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| 73,828 | ||||
| - 20,131 - 5,319 32,144 3,540 187 14,385 1,897 |
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| 77,603 | ||||
| (2,747) (2,747) 74,237 71,490 |
(3,775) | |||
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| 87,635 | ||||
| 83,860 |
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Balance Sheet
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors and prepayments | 5,928 | - | 5,928 | 17,518 |
| Stock | 1,390 | - | 1,390 | 1,331 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 74,081 | 5,362 | 79,443 | 70,686 |
| Total current assets | 81,399 | 5,362 | 86,761 | 89,536 |
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| amounts falling due within one year | ||||
| Creditors and accruals | 9,908 | - | 9,908 | 5,676 |
| Total current liabilities | 9,908 | - | 9,908 | 5,676 |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | 71,490 | 5,362 | 76,852 | 83,860 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 71,490 | 5,362 | 76,852 | 83,860 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after one year | - | - | - | - |
| Net assets | 71,490 | 5,362 | 76,852 | 83,860 |
| Funds | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 71,490 | - | 71,490 | 74,237 |
| Restricted funds | - | 5,362 | 5,362 | 9,623 |
| Endowment funds | ||||
| Total funds | 71,490 | 5,362 | 76,852 | 83,860 |
For the year ending 31st December 2024 the charitable company w as entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance w ith section 476. The trustees (w ho also the directors for the purposes of company law ) acknow ledge their responsibilities for complying w ith the requirements of the Act w ith respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance w ith the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and w ith FRS 102 (effective January 2019).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on
Date: … 15th September 2025
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Name …Sarah Thomas
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Notes to the Accounts
1 Accounting Policies
1a Basis of preparation of the accounts (financial statements)
The accounts been prepared under the historical cost convention with assets and liabilities recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
1b Preparation of accounts on a going concern basis
The trustees are of the view that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
1c Income recognition
All income is accounted for on an accruals basis.
Income received in advance is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
1d Expenditure recognition
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount
1e Value Added Tax
The Charity is not registered for Value Added Tax.
1d Cashflow
The Charity is exempt from the requirement to prepare a cashflow statement on the grounds of its size.
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Notes to the Accounts (ctd)
2 Manor House
On the 4th April 2018, Bradford Metropolitan Council entered into a 5 year lease with Ilkley Manor House Trust. The lease was at a peppercorn rental and has an option to extend at the end of the term.
The lease covers the Manor House and the cottages in Castle Yard.
The lease was subsequently amended on the 7th January 2019, to a 7 year lease, with the same arrangements
In the accounts no value has been assigned to the lease.
3 Restricted Funds
Grants and donations
| Grants and donations Grants Bradford VCS Alliance Bradford Community Chest BMDC - Additional restrictions School for Social Groundwork Round Table - Childrens resources Ilkley Town Council Peggy Lambert Bench Donation Olicana Historical Society Other Donations |
2024 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - 3,149 3,149 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 1,071 493 - - - - - - - - 1,564 |
2024 2023 Total Total funds funds £ £ 1,071 - 493 - - 1,478 - 4,000 - 1,000 - 1,150 - 1,290 - 800 - 1,000 3,149 6,794 4,713 17,612 |
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3 Restricted Funds (ctd)
| 3 Restricted funds Co-op Rotary - Heritage Rotary - Childrens resources Round Table - Childrens resources Groundwork Ilkley Town Council Peggy Lambert Bench Donation Bradford VCS Alliance Bradford Community Chest |
Balance b/f £ 2,478 125 4,000 550 1,000 670 800 9,623 |
Incoming £ - 1,071 493 1,564 |
Outgoing £ 2,478 125 681 670 800 1,071 5,825 |
Transfers Balance c/f £ £ - - 3,319 550 1,000 - - - 493 - 5,362 |
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Purpose of restriction
Co-op Fund to create music that was accessible to individuals with additional needs Rotary - Heritage Heritage interpretation Rotary - Childrens resources Childrens resources Round Table - Childrens resources Childrens resources Groundwork Tesco fund for Childrens resources Ilkley Town Council Bench and Courtyard Peggy Lambert Bench Donation Donations to provide a bench to commemorate Peggy Lambert Bradford VCS Alliance Age Well workshops Bradford Community Chest Exhibition costs
4 Staff costs
| Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions |
2024 2023 £ £ 35,905 31,931 - - - - 266 213 36,172 32,144 |
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The average number of employees during the year was 5, being an average of 1.3 full time equivalent (2023 - 5, 1.2).
There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
5 Trustee Expenses and Related party transactions
No trustee received any payment for expenses during this year or the previous year.
There were no related party transactions during this year or the previous year.
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Ilkley Manor House Trust
We are a charity set up in 2017 by a passionate and committed group of local residents who saw the importance of working in partnership to keep the Manor House open as a community asset for all to enjoy. PLKLEY MANOR HOUSE If you would like this information in an alternative format, please call us on 07834 547 959 or you can email us at admin@ilkleymanorhouse.org Ilkley Manor House Trust is a company limited by guarantee, and an independent registered charity, number 1174051. Its board is made up of committed and professional volunteers. Patron: Alan Titchmarsh President: Sir Rodney Brooke Chair: Sarah Thomas www.ilkleymanorhouse.org Please recycle after use.
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