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

## **From  1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024** 

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

## **Charity registration number: 1175292** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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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 local residents to**<br>**create an archive for future 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 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**The museum is run entirely by**<br>**volunteers, which includes the Board of**<br>**Trustees.**|



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## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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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 operated throughout the**<br>**year. Opening hours are on Wednesday**<br>**& Saturday mornings from 10 until**<br>**12am.**<br>**The permanent display is a timeline of**<br>**the development of the village. At least**<br>**two additional, temporary displays are**<br>**mounted each year. Artefacts are**<br>**displayed in glass cases. The Trustees**<br>**have established pupil visits from local**<br>**schools and from local Brownie packs**<br>**and specialist groups to further the**<br>**charity’s objectives.**|



## **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||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||



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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity held cash funds of £53,730**<br>**at the end of the period which**<br>**comprised mainly grants from local**<br>**authorities, a past major donation from**<br>**an anonymous benefactor, and**<br>**fundraising activity.**|
|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)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|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|||



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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|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 and are re-**<br>**elected at the AGM, as are any trustees**<br>**appointed by the Board. A Trustee can**<br>**serve three consecutive 3-year terms.**<br>**The Chairman is elected by the Board.**|



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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|||



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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

Charity name Radlett & District Museum Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1175292 Charity’s principal address 413A Watling Street, Radlett, Herts WD7 7JG 

## **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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint**<br>**trustee (ifany)**|
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||Mrs Ros Haller|Chairman|||
||Mr Graham Taylor|Vice Chairman|||
||Mr Christopher<br>Wilkins|Treasurer|||
||Mrs Laura Davis||||
||Mrs Diana Lobatto||||
||Mr David Freedman||||
||Mr Stuart Nagler||||
||Mrs Yvonne Agha||25 September 2024||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** N/A 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|N/A|||



## **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 

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## **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** 

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**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Rosamund Haller **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 22nd January 2025 

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||**Radlett & District Museum**|**Radlett & District Museum**|**Radlett & District Museum**|**1175292**|**1175292**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**<br>**from**|1  October 2023|**To**<br>|Period end date<br>30 September 2024|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**4,604**<br>**429**<br>**628**<br>**205**<br>**45**<br>**5,911**<br>**5,911**<br>**403**<br>**645**<br>**517**<br>**350**<br>**972**<br>**2,887**<br>**1,150**<br>**1,150**<br>**4,037**<br>**1,874**<br>**1,874**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**4,604**<br>**429**<br>**628**<br>**205**<br>**45**<br>**5,911**<br>**5,911**<br>**403**<br>**645**<br>**517**<br>**350**<br>**972**<br>**2,887**<br>**1,150**<br>**1,150**<br>**4,037**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Grants|**4,604**|||||**3,000**|
|Donations|**429**|||||**20,548**|
|Friends|**628**|||||**560**|
|Theatre Event||||||**2,214**|
|Cream Tea Event|**205**|||||**578**|
|Quiz||||||**2,590**|
|Interest|**45**|||||**20**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**5,911**|||||**29,510**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|||||||
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**29,510**|
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|Rent|||||||
|Fees|**403**|||||**352**|
|Insurance|**645**|||||**582**|
|Printing& Staionery|**517**|||||**153**|
|Utilities|**350**||||||
|Sundries|**972**|||||**1,079**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**2,887**|||||**2,166**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
|**Groundworks, Shed, F&F**|**1,150**||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**1,150**||||||
|**_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_**|||||||
|||||||**2,166**|
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||**1,874**|||**1,874**||**27,344**|
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|||||**51,856**||**24,512**|
||**1,874**|||**53,730**||**51,856**|



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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>CAF<br>Shawbrook<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>**to nearest £**<br>**737**<br>**7,993**<br>**25,000**<br>**33,730**<br>Agreement Error<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**3,448**<br>**21,788**<br>**11,341**<br>**536**<br>**4,724**<br>**41,837**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>Print|
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|||**CHRIS WiLKINS**|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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