WOODHAMS STONE COLLECTION Charity No 1177312 ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23
Address: 2 Buckrose Court, Commercial Street, Norton Yo17 9HX
Trustees:
John Howard Blanchard Thomas Howard Campion Mandy Enticknap (Secretary) Nicholas John Hatton (Treasurer) Dinah Elizabeth Keal Ray King (from December 2022) Sarah Catherine Maultby Larraine Williams (resigned September 2022) Jill Elizabeth Wilson (Chair) Peter Richard Wilson Paul Woollons (resigned September 2022)
Structure:
The Woodhams Stone Collection is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by a Constitution based on the recommended CIO model and managed by a Board of Trustees.
Trustees are recruited from the local Community, usually as a result of people joining the pool of volunteers. However, publicity in the local press is also used to attract interest from potential Trustees and Volunteers.
Charitable Objects:
The advancement of education of the public in particular but not exclusively by the establishment of a museum housing the Woodhams Stone Collection for the benefit of the inhabitants of Malton and Norton Yorkshire and the general public.
Charitable Objectives, Activities and Achievements in 2022-23:
2 Buckrose Court Project
A significant strand of work during the year was focussed on developing a proposals and a programme to refurbish and fit out as a new base for the Collection the property gifted to WSC last year One of the drivers for this was our need to vacate No 3 Commercial Street to reduce our outgoings as our anonymous benefactor, who had funded the rental of No 3, had indicated that they could no longer provide funding.
The Buckrose Court Development Project demands:
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The installation of up-to-date and Regulation compliant services as the building has no drainage (other than for rainwater from the guttering), has a water supply through a lead pipe that appears to originate in No 3 Commercial Street (the buildings were in common ownership in the past) and there is no working electricity supply.
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The renewal of Planning Approval
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Fundraising as the estimated costs of the refurbishment are £300,000-£400,000. While a major application to the NLHF will probably be our long-term goal, in the shorter term an incremental approach to work on the building will be necessary utilising small grants to gradually enhance the useability of he building. An ‘Outline Specification for Refurbishment’ has been developed as a focus for discussion.
Vacating No 3 Commercial Street
A second major strand of work, and one of the drivers for the Buckrose Court Project, was our need to vacate No 3 Commercial Street in August to reduce our outgoings as our anonymous benefactor, who had funded the rental of No 3, had indicated that they could no longer provide funding. Substantial and complex problem that required upgrading of office space at our Showfield Lane Warehouse and maximising the usable space there. Some non-Collection material such as desks now stored .in 2 Buckrose Court.
Public Engagement
The closure of our ‘shop front’ at No 3 Commercial Street in August has meant that the collection has been consolidated in our rent storage space in Showfield Lane. Despite this through the year we have undertaken a range of outreach activities including:
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Malton and Norton Heritage Centre remained open weekly until end of ease
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Malton Memories Facebook page continues to attract large numbers of followers (5,000+) and generate comment and discussion
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Participating in the St Peter’s Church Platinum Jubilee celebrations, with a display of photographs and a stall at their Fete
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Expansion of Town Trails covering both Malton and Norton.
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Talk to Norton Salvation Army lunch club
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School visits including demonstration of Victorian kitchen and laundry items to Norton Primary School
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With Malton Museum have undertaken project with Norton Primary, Setterington and Malton School
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Stall at Malton Market
Fundraising
Two ideas saw further work:
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Copies of Postcards and Photographs from the Collection scanned for sale
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Adopt an Object.
£10,000 grant towards the Buckrose Court Development Project agreed by Ryedale District Council – first £5,000 received
Private donations to fund the Hertage Trails.
Training
Museums Development Yorkshire provided training in support of achieving ‘Working towards Accreditation’ status
SWOT analysis undertaken
Accreditation
‘Working towards Accreditation’ status regained
Acquisitions and Disposal Panel
Established
Memorandum of Understanding with Malton Museum
Discussions started re formalising cooperation between the two organisations.
Jill Wilson Chair 30.9.2024
WOODHAMS STONE COLLECTION FINANCIAL STATEMENTFOR 2022-2023
| RECEIPTS Note s Grants 1 Donations Other income Gift Aid PAYMENTS Stafng costs Training Volunteer costs Membership subscription Rents Heat and Light Telephone Broadband Water Rates Equipment & Ofce Supplies Repairs and Servicing Printing Insurances Bank charges Legal and professional fees Net Surplus / Defcit for the period Cash & bank balances brought forward Cash & bank balancescarried forward |
2023 2023 Unrestrict ed Restricted £ £ - 5,000 817.47 - 543.74 - - - |
2023 Total £ 5,000 817.47 543.74 0 |
2022 Total £ 19,667 5,293 454 2,439 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,361 5,000 |
6,361 | 27,853 | |
| - - - - - - 65 - 5,224 - 602 - 374 - - - 207 - 134 - - 679 - 63 - - - |
- - - 65 5,224 602 374 - 207 134 679 63 |
- - - 62 10,552 361 321 - 270 778 135 230 650 16 - |
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| 7,346 - |
7,346 | 13,375 | |
| -985 33,648 |
14,479 19,169 |
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| 32,663 | 33,648 |