
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  1 October 2021 To 30 September 2022** 

## **Charity name: Radlett & District Museum** 

## **Charity registration number: 1175292** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The purposes of the charity are to**<br>**advance education for the public benefit**<br>**in particular on the subject of Radlett**<br>**and the other parts of the Parish of**<br>**Aldenham, its rich history and heritage**<br>**by the establishment & maintenance of**<br>**a local museum.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**The charity has acquired and stores a**<br>**comprehensive archive of photographs,**<br>**documents and artefacts relating to**<br>**Radlett and its immediate surroundings.**<br>**These are on display in the museum to**<br>**be viewed by anyone interested in the**<br>**history of the area. The charity also puts**<br>**on displays of selected material in other**<br>**locations, arranges talks and gives**<br>**guided tours. It is engaged in recording**<br>**the reminiscences of certain local**<br>**residents to create an archive for future**<br>**reference.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**In setting objectives and planning for**<br>**activities, the Trustees have given due**<br>**consideration to general guidance**<br>**published by the Charity Commission**<br>**relating to public benefit and in**<br>**particular to its supplementary public**<br>**benefit guidance.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 



|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|||
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**The contribution made by volunteers**<br>**has been substantial, without which it**<br>**would not be possible to run the**<br>**museum. The Board of Trustees is also**<br>**comprised of volunteers.**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity has been able to operate**<br>**without COVID restrictions throughout**<br>**the entire year. Opening hours continue**<br>**to be on Wednesday & Saturday**<br>**mornings from 10 until 12am.**<br>**The main permanent display has been a**<br>**timeline of the development of the**<br>**village. A second display has been of**<br>**exhibits which are displayed in glass**<br>**cases. A third display has recently been**<br>**the story of our local shops through the**<br>**years.**<br>**These displays are changed on a**<br>**regular basis, and during the year we**<br>**also featured the history of our Green**<br>**Belt and Royal Jubilees.**<br>**The Trustees have also been discussing**<br>**with staff from local schools their**<br>**requirements and the arrangements**<br>**needed for pupil visits.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**Fundraising is a critical activity and**<br>**necessary to cover the costs of running**<br>**the charity. During the year two fund-**<br>**raising events were held: a charity night**<br>**performance of the play ‘Goodnight**<br>**Mister Tom’ and a Cream Tea party, both**<br>**of which were very successful.**|
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Investment performance against objectives Other 



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity held cash funds of £24,500**<br>**at the end of the period which**<br>**comprised mainly grants from local**<br>**authorities.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The only reserves at this stage are its**<br>**current bank balances.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Per the accounts**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The Charity keeps a comprehensive**<br>**Risk Register which is reviewed on a**<br>**regular basis.**|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g. unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees can be appointed by members**<br>**of the CIO or by the Board. One- third**<br>**retire by rotation each year. A Trustee**<br>**can serve three consecutive 3-year**<br>**terms. The Chairman is elected by the**<br>**Board. At this stage initial Trustees were**<br>**appointed by the Board and also**<br>**subsequently.**|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Radlett & District Museum|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1175292|
|Charity’s principal address|413A Watling Street, Radlett, Herts WD7 7JG|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Mr Stuart Nagler|Chairman|1 October-31 March||
||Mrs Ros Haller|Chairman|1 April-30 September||
||Mr Graham Taylor|DeputyChairman|||
||Mr Eric Hill|Secretary|||
||Mr David Mitchell|Treasurer|||
||Mrs Laura Davis||||
||Mrs Diana Lobatto||||
||Mr Christopher<br>Wilkins||||
||Mr David<br>Freedman||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||David Mitchell||
||<br>Treasurer||
||23rd November 2022||
||23rd November 2022||






**Radlett & District Museum 1175292 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period end date **To from** 1  October 2021 30 September 2022 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**3,485**<br>**440**<br>**425**<br>**2,124**<br>**815**<br>**11**<br>**7,300**<br>**7,300**<br>**502**<br>**765**<br>**225**<br>**228**<br>**500**<br>**2,220**<br>**400**<br>**400**<br>**2,620**<br>**4,680**<br>**19,832**<br>**24,512**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**3,485**<br>**440**<br>**425**<br>**2,124**<br>**815**<br>**11**<br>**7,300**<br>**7,300**<br>**502**<br>**765**<br>**225**<br>**228**<br>**500**<br>**2,220**<br>**400**<br>**400**<br>**2,620**<br>**4,680**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Gtants|**3,485**|||||**6,007**|
|Donations|**440**|||||**755**|
|Friends|**425**|||||**235**|
|Theatre Event|**2,124**||||||
|Cream Tea Event|**815**|||||**642**|
|Walks||||||**72**|
|Interest|**11**|||||**9**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**7,300**|||||**7,720**|
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|**_Sub total_**|||||||
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Rent|||||||
|Fees|**502**|||||**636**|
|Insurance|**765**|||||**748**|
|Printing& Staionery|**225**|||||**505**|
|Utilities|**228**|||||**142**|
|Sundries|**500**|||||**795**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**2,220**|||||**2,826**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
|**Groundworks, Shed, F&F**|**400**|||||**1,052**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**400**|||||**1,052**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**3,878**|
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||**4,680**|||**4,680**||**3,842**|
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||**19,832**|||**19,832**|||
||**24,512**|||**24,512**||**19,832**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Metro Bank Current A/c<br>Metro Bank Deposit A/c<br>Harpenden BS<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Computer & Other Equipement<br>Portacabin<br>Groundworks<br>Shed<br>F&F<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**10,905**<br>**78**<br>**13,529**<br>**24,512**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**3,448**<br>**21,788**<br>**11,341**<br>**536**<br>**3,574**<br>**40,687**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Print Name<br>**DAVID MITCHELL**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||**DAVID MITCHELL**|**23/11/22**|



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