Charity registration numb•r 1179982
Company rngistration num￿1 11273253 IEngland and Wal￿>
MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
TRUSTEES. REPORT REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trvstees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The fjnancial slatements have beon Prepared in accordance with the accounting poliues sel out in not& 1 lo the
financial $tatèmÈnls and compty vnth the charty's tgoveming doujmenll, the Companies Act 2C#)8 an¢J-Accounting
and Reporting by Charities.. Statemenl of Reo)mmended Practice ap￿1¢ab￿ to Charit￿$ PTeparing their accounts in
a¢¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appI1¢ab￿ in the UK and Republic ol Ireland {FRS
1021" (effective 1 January 20191.
ObS•ctl¥•8 and aetlvlll
The charity's obfrectives are to f¢cord the history of RAF Manslon and its surriyjnding 8atellites at RAF Ash. RAF
SaTh￿l¢h and RAF Dunkirk. Thts is achieved through increasing its cc41eclion of artifacls and through maintonan¢•
of existing exhibits. antj provi¢Jin9 an insTrghl into Ihe hislory through its museum and event$.
Publk ben8fi1
Th¥ Iruslees have paid due regard to guidance isoU8d by the Charity Commi$$ion in d•udlng what adiviliès tho
charlty Should undertake.
Achl•v•m•nts •nd p•rfornMnc•
Sonificant aclivitses and aChieve￿nIS 8gwnsl ob￿cfvvoS
The ¢hafrty has ¢onlinutd lo dèvekip over the period and has conlinugd to meet its aims and obpcb"ve8.
Flnancl•l rnvS•w
During the year. there was ¥ increese in net assets for the tharrty of over £75,C
Res&rves polKy
The charity has maintained rt8erves to ensure that rt can continu& lo achiw its aims and lo purthase artrfacls and
èxhibits 85 they b80)me available. These vary, and th8 trn$tths wrfl rtyulaty review th¢ reseryes held.
SlruetUf•, gov•m•n¢• •nd m•n•g•m•nt
The charity is structured lo enable the museuffl lo bmw. purchase and moinloin artrf¥¢ts from th8 RAF. Al the year
end there are 10 trustees who s•M th• chanty to fjnsur• i¢ meets rts obiediith.
The Iruslees. who are 81so the directors for the purpose of company1¥4¥, and vtho sgryed during the yeaf #nd up lo
the dale of >gnalure of the finanual slalements were..
M Everall
T Brooks
D Howlett
D Smrth
J Groombridge
M Izzard
T Groombridge
W Lawrence
A Slaney
B WTay
A Cowell
IRe*yr*d 2 March 2023)
R￿￿tIment 8nd 8pptyntn*nt oflrustees
None of Ihe trustees has any benèficial interèst in the company. Al ot the Iru51ees #re members ol the company and
guarantèè to contributa £10 in the event of a winding UP.

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
TRUSTEES, REPORT REPORT IINCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Th¥ Tru$lg9$' report report was approved by the Board ofTrustees.
fF
D Howlett
M Izzard
Dalo..

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
I report to the Iruslees on my examination of the finantyal stslemenls of Manston History Museum Ohe chantyl for
the year ended 31 March 2023.
Ro•pon$lbllttl•$ and b•st8 of r•port
As thè trusteès of thè charity land also its directOTS for the pu￿SeS of company I￿) you a￿ responsiblo lor th¢
prepar81ion of the finawal stalements in accordance with the requirernents of the Companies Act 20C6 Ilhe 2006
Act).
Having satisfied myself Ihal the finantyal slalemenls of the ¢harity are not required lo be audited undef Part 16 of
tho 2006 Act and are eligi￿e for independent examtnation. l Teport in respect ol my examination ol the charity'$
finaneial stat8m8nls carried oul under section 145 of the Charit￿3 Act 2011 (the 2011 Acll. In carying out my
ex8minalion I have foll￿9￿ all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi55ion under ¥ection 145lSllb)
of the 2011 Acl.
Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rfi *t*t•m•nt
I have compltled my examinalion. l ¢onfim that no matters have come to my atlention in (>Jnnection with the
oxaminalion giving me cause lo bd*v¢ Ihal in any material respect..
a¢¢ounling r?￿r¢)$ wèr• not kept in r•spect of the tharity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act,. or
the financial statemants do not ac￿rd tlthh those reeord5'. or
the financial statemen15 do not c¢Jmpty wrth the ac¢ounliNJ requir¢ment$ of s¢¢lion 3￿ of the 2006 Act othgr
than any requiremenl that the account5 give * true and fair wew whith 1$ not a matter c¢n$idered 85 part of gn
Indèpèndent examination. or
the financial slatemenls have nol been pr•par¢d in 8¢¢ordanc¢ with th• m¥thod$ and principles of th8
Statement ol Recommended PractKe lor amjnting and r&portin9 by ¢harilies applicabl& to charities
preparing th8ir accounts in accofdance wrth the Fin¥n¢A41 Reporting Slandord applicable in the UK arnl
Republic of Irdand IFRS 1021.
I have nts con￿rn3 and have o)m8 across no olhar matters in 0)nnec1￿ with ihe examination lo which attention
Id bè drawn in Ihi$ ￿pOrt in order lo •noblg 8 propwr undorstsnding of lh• financial statemonls to be reached.
Mark Hurdman BAIHon81 FCA
3 Lloyd Road
8roadslairs
K¥nt
CT101HY
UK
Daled..

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Unr•$trlet•d Unr•8tslet•d
lund8
lunds
2023
2022
In¢omo Irom:
Donalions and legacies
Other trading activities
Inveslmenls
120.073
37,891
2.668
107,032
64.518
2,320
Tot•1 Incom•
160.632
173.870
Expondlturn on:
Raising funds
Charitable &ctiwtie8
15,602
69,635
12.472
03.137
Total expandrture
85.237
75,609
N•t Incom• •nd mov•m•nt In fund•
75,395
98.261
R•conclllatlon ol fund¥:
Fund balan¢&$ al 1 April 2022
235,410
137.149
Fund balanc￿ It 31 M•rch 2023
310.805
235.410
The st4lemènl of financ481 adivrti•s Indudes all gains •nd losses r•crfnMd in ￿ar. All irKX)m• and 8xp•nditur
derive from continuing adiviliès.

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT31 AIARCH 2023
2023
2022
Nots•
Flx•d •¥1ots
Tangible assets
11
286.353
257,563
Curr•nt
C8$h at bank and in hand
58.883
14.344
Credltorn.. amounts 14lllng du• wllhln
on• y••r
13
31,154
16,171
Nel ￿rrent assetsllliabihlies)
27.709
11.827)
Total ••••ts I￿# ¢urr•nl Il•blllll
314,C62
255.736
Cr•dltoY*: amounts falllng du• aft•r
mor• than on• y•ir
14
{3.257)
120,3201
310,805
235.410
Th• lund• ol th• ¢haflty
Unrestricted lunds
310.805
235.410
310.805
235,410
The company is enlrtled to the exempl￿) the audrt requirement vjnlained in s•¢tion 477 of the Companies Act
20C6, for lh• year ended 31 March 2023.
The directors a¢knovAedge th8ir respon&bilrties for complying wrth the requirements ol the Comparmes Act 2008
wrth respect lo a¢¢ounbng re￿rdS and th8 pr•paratKJn ol financ4al stalemenls.
The members have nol required the company lo obtsin an 8udrt of its ffinan¢)al $talernent$ for y•ar in questson in
a¢cordance with seclion 476.
These financial statemenls have been prepared in a¢e¢Jrdèn¢e with the provl$ions appli¢able to o)mp8ni&s subj9¢1
lo the small companies regime.
he financial slalements approved by the Irustees on17.J.24....
D HOw￿tt
Trust••
M12za
Tru•t••
Company registration number 11273253 {England and Wdle$)

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
A¢¢ountlng poll¢l•*
Charity inforniation
Manslon History Museum is a private company limiled by guarante& incorporat•d in England and Wales. The
regoslered office is 3 Lloyd Road, Broadstsirs. Kent. CT10 1HY, UK.
1.1 Accountlng ¢onv•ntSon
The financial statements have been piepared in a¢¢ordan¢¢ wth the chartty'$ tgoverning docJJmènll, the
Companies Act 2CK6. FRS 102 "The Finanryal Reporting StsrTrdard applicable in the UK and R&publi¢ ol
Ireland. fFRS 102.1 and Ihe Charrt*s SORP -Accounting and Reporting by Chanl¢es.' Slal&menl ol
Rewmmended Practice applicable to chawrties preparing their accounts in accordance wrth the Finandal
Reporting Siandard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021" leffective 1 January 20191. The
chanty 1$ a Public Bénefit Entty as defined by FRS 102.
Tht ¢h8rrty has taken a(Ivantage ol the provisiws in the SORP for charilies not to prepare a Slalanenl of
Cash Flows.
The financial statements are pTe￿rtd w) slerh"ng. whth is thè luntA￿￿1 currency of the charity. Monetary
amounts in these finanrial statements are rrwnded lo Ihe nearest £.
The financial slalemgnts hav• b8en w•par•d under the historKal (yjst convontion, Imodified to include the
revaluation of freehokl properties and to indude investment prop8rti•s and cortain fin8rKaal in8trLrnents al fair
valuel, The principal accounting polioes adopted are set out below.
1.2 Golng conc•m
Al the lime of approv￿9 the financial slalemgnt$, th• trUSt￿S haw a re8sonab18 expectation that the charity
has adequale resour¢es to conlinue in opèrational èxistencè for the foresèeable lulure. Thus th8 trLKSte•s
continue lo adopl the goin9 ¢oncem basis of a¢¢ounling in preparing the finanoal slalem•nt$.
1.3 Charft*bl• fund*
Unrestricted funds are availablts for u88 at the distrttion of the trusts8$ in furtheran￿ of Ih•lr ¢harilabl&
oty'ectives.
Rèslrided funds are subject lo spe¢ffi¢ COnd￿.0ft5 by dofiots or granltys as to they may ￿ Lts•d. Th8
purposes arKI uses of the Teslrided fvnds •ro set out in the notes lo the fin8nca•l $1olement$.
Endowmonl funds are subjed lo spe¢rf¢ ¢tyYlition$ by doncws that Ihe ¢gPrtal must b8 maintained by thg
IA In¢om•
Income is recognised when the charty is legally entil￿d lo it ¥ftèr 8ny perfomwnce ￿nditionS have been mèt,
Ihe amounts can be measured ieliably. and it 15 probable that incorne will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on re¢¢￿t. Other donth.ons are re¢ognised on¢e the charity has been notified
ol the donation. unless perforrnancR cOndrt￿n$ fequKe deferral ol the amount In¢omè tax recoverable in
relation lo donations received under GrftAHJ or deeds of covenant 15 recognised 81 the tsm¢ of the donatson.
Lega¢ies are recognised on rèceipt or otheThwse rf the charity has been notffied of an impending distribution.
the amount is knt)wn, and r•¢oipt IS 8xpedèd. If the amount is not known, the legacy is traaled as a
¢ontingent asset.

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounung poll¢l••
IContlnu•dl
1.6 Exp•nditurn
Expenditure is re¢ognised once there is a legal OT consiructive obligation lo transler economic benofil lo a
third party, it is probable Ihal a transfef of economic beneffts will be required in settlement. and the amounl of
tha obligation can be measured r￿l3bty.
Ex￿ndItUre is dassified by actiwty. Tho Costs of actiwty ar¢ madè up of the total of dir&t costs and
shar¥d ¢osls, inclLtding support costs invofved in undertaking each actiwty. Oirect ¢osts attributatle to a single
activity are allocated difectly to thal acliwty. Shared costs which conlnbuie tts mor¥ than on$ actiwty and
supporl costs which a￿ not attributable to a single actiwty are apporb'oned btheen those a¢tswl*$ on a basi$
consistenl with the use of resources. Central slaff ¢￿stS are allocated on the basis of lime spent. and
deprecAalion charge$ are al0￿18￿ on the porlion of the asset's u￿.
1.6 Tanglblo fixod •i••ts
Tangible filed a$$&l$ are inrtialty measured al cost and sub5equenty meawred 01 cost or valuation, net ol
depreciation and any impaimient losses.
Deprecialkin Is re¢ognisad so as lo wrile off the cost or valualw)n ol assets knss their residual valu•$ ovgr Iheir
useful lives on th¢ following bases..
Long ￿8$*hOlI prop•rty
Fixtures and fittings
Equipment
Museurn artifacts
2% $trèight line
15% redwng balance
15% r8duong balan(*
5% i•ducAng balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determTrned a5 the difference between the s8le proc4•d$
and the carrying value of Ihe ass8t, and is reco9nised in the statefflenl ol financial 4clivitie$.
1.7 Imp*lmwnt offlx•d a*s•ts
At each reporting end date. chafity reviews the carryir4J amDunts of ils tangib18 assets to determinè
whether there is any indicalion Ihat Ih05e assets have suffewd an Impalm￿nI loss. If any such Ind￿at￿n
exists, the recoverable amount of the a55el is esbmated in tsrdei lo d¥lem)ine thè èxtènt of the impairment
loss lif any).
1.8 C••h •nd ¢a•h •qulval•Trts
Cash and cash equivalents in¢lud8 ¢ash in hand, dèposits held al cal with banks. other shorklerm liquid
invastrnents wilh original malunbe$ of Ihw months or ￿$s, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in currenl liabilities.
8•$1¢ fin•n¢lal •ss•ts
Basic finanaal assels. whi¢h inc4ude debt0￿ and eash and bank balances, are initially measured at
transaction price induding trans3ctK)n ¢osls and are SubS￿u&n1IY carried at amortised cost using the effective
inleresl method unless the arrangemenl constrtutes a finanan9 transaction, whefe the transaction is
measured at Ihe presenl value of the ttAure Teceipt5 dis¢ouni¥d at o math•t fat• ol intor•sl. Finanaal assets
c4assified as r•ceivable wilhin one year are rKJt amortised.

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting policlo•
Icontinuedl
Basic fiftan¢i•l liabilili•s
8asic financial liabililies. in¢ludin9 ejedrt0￿ and bank loan$ a￿ inrtialty recx)gnised 81 transaction price Unle6$
the arrangement constrtules a finantyng transa¢tion, where the debt instrument 15 measured at the present
value of the fvlure payments discounled at a market rate ol interest. Financial liabilities dassffj￿d a8 payable
within one year a￿ not amortised.
Debt in$trum8nls are subseqLtenity canied at amortised cost. using the eff•di¥• inlerest rate method.
Trade ¢redilofs ar• obli9ations to pay for goods or se￿¢￿S that have aequired in th8 Ordin￿ coursè ol
operalions from Sup￿181$. Amounts payable are da$sifi&d as ajrrent liabilrties il paymont 1$ du& wrthin one
year or less. If not. they a￿ présènt￿ a$ non-¢urront l￿bIlitI¥$. Tr¥<le ueditor$ are r&¢ognised inibally 81
transaction pri¢ts and subsequenlly m&asured al amortsseil ￿$1 using tht effèctive int#re$t method.
D•rncognhlon of Iln•nel•l IlabHItI•s
Financial liabilrtie5 are derecognised when ¢hanty'y ￿ntractUal obkgab'ons expire or are discharged or
cancelled.
1.9 Employ•• b•n•fft•
The cost of any unused holiday Ènbllemenl 18 recognised in Ihe ￿rIOd in which the employeè's 6•ryice8 arè
received.
Tgrmination b•neffts are ro(3)gnwd wnmediatety as an exponse whon the charity is demonstrabty committed
lo t•rminate lh• •mploymont of an ￿plOYee or to provide t•rMinat￿n b8neffts.
crttl¢•l •¢¢ounllng •*tlmat•* and ludo•m•nts
In th8 application ol ch¥rity'$ 8¢¢ounting ￿￿1*$. th• IfusI•o8 8r* r•quired lo m#ktr jud9omenl$, 081imales
8nd assumptions about Ihe ¢8rrying amtsunl of assets and liabilities Ihal are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimales and a8sorAated assumplions are based on historical expen'ence and other factcrfs that
8r8 conSide￿d to be relevant. Aclual results may differ from Ihese eslimales.
The estsmates and undetying assumpt￿5 are remevmd on an I￿goIng basbs. Re￿61)n5 to accounting
estimates are recognised in the perKJd in which the estimate is remsed where the revision affects C￿lY thal
period, or in Ih6 period of Ihe r8vision and future periods where ihe r6Msion affects both current and future
p8riod$.
Don•tion• •nd1og•¢le•
UnThstrlct•d Unre51ricted
fund•
lunds
2023
2022
Donats"on$ and gffts
Membership fees
120,073
1(￿,832
200

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
In¢om• from othol tr•dlng aetl¥lll•s
Unr••tricted Unre•tri¢t•d
lund•
fund•
2023
2022
Fundraising evtrnls
Shop incom•
35,892
64,518
Other trading actiwl
37,891
64,518
Incom• from InvMlm•nts
UnY••trbct•d Unmtrfct•d
fund•
fund¥
2023
2022
R•nlal incoffle
Interesl rtteivab
2,661
2,320
2.688
2,320
exp•ndlturn on rnl•lng lund•
Unrn*tri¢t•d Unrn•trlet•d
lund•
funds
2023
2022
Fundr•l8lng and publlclty
Staging fundraising events
1,880
602
Trndlng ¢Mts
Operaling charty shops
13.722
11.870
Totsl ¢osts
15.602
12.472

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Exp•ndltuv• on ¢harIlab￿ actlvltl•s
Heading
#ac982
2023
Heading
#ac982
2022
Dlr•Gt Gost•
Depreciation and impaiffi*nl
Lighl and heat
Repai¥s and maintenance
Insuranc
Motor vehldfr expenses
Telephone
Othef office costs
Olhef inleresl pay•bl8
A¢counlan¢y
Cleaning
Equipmenl hire
Legal and profess￿ne1
16.593
5.867
22,319
4.421
2.619
14,469
19.820
4,264
1,447
413
10,357
1,309
570
6,858
1,907
1,923
8,422
2.536
4,342
1.260
89,635
63,137
Analy858 by lund
Unreslricled funds
69,635
63,137
Tru4t•
None of the trustees lor any per￿n$ ￿nnected wilh thom) re￿1¥•d any r•munwation or bongfits from Ihg
charity during the year.
Employ•
The average monthty numbef of emF4tsyees during Ihe year was..
X123
Numb•r
2022
Number
11
10
There w•r8 no employws whose annual remunerabon was moro than £60,0￿.
R•mun•rntSon of k•y m•nag•m•nt p•rnonn•l
The remuneration of key management personnel is as folhy•ts.
10 Taxatbon
Thè ¢harty is exempt from ta￿lOn on its aclNihes be¢ause 011 it$ ino)me 1$ applied for ¢haritable purposes.
10-

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
11 Tangible fix•d
Flxtww 4nO Eqylpn*ni
Total
*rtK4Gts
Co•t
Al 1 April 2022
Addrtions
195.927
43,684
34,700
12,132
13,766
33.250
288,077
45,382
Al 31 March 2023
195.927
43,684
46,832
47,016
333,459
D•pr•clitlon and IMpalm￿nt
Al 1 Aprsl 2022
Depreaalion ¢harg¢d in th• year
8.883
4,077
11.627
10.683
5.422
1.320
2,285
30,513
16,593
Al 31 March 2023
10.960
16,436
16.105
3,60S
47,108
C•rrylng *mount
Al 31 Mar¢h 2023
184.967
27,248
30,727
43.411
286,353
Al 31 March 2022
189.044
32.057
24,017
12.445
257,583
12 Loan• and ov•rdr¥lts
2023
2022
Bank overdrafts
Bank loans
450
24.319
7.250
7,250
24.769
Payable within one year
Payable after on& year
3,993
3,257
4,443
20.326
13 Credltorn: •mounts hlllng du• wbthln on• y••r
2023
2022
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade credrtors
Other ¢redrtors
12
3.993
18.960
8.201
4,443
4,148
7,580
31,154
16,171
11

MANSTON HISTORY MUSEUM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
14 Cr•dltors: amounts falllng aft•r morn than y••r
2023
2022
Bank loans
12
3,257
20,326
16 Unmtrlet•d lund•
Th• unrg$lri¢t¢d fvnds ol ¢hority ¢c4nwis& tho u￿xpertd￿ baLAnces of donat￿n8 and grants which are
nol subject lo specifi¢ ¢ondrtions by donors and grantors a5 to how they may be used. These indude
dtsignated funds which have beeA Set aside out ol unresthcted lunds by Ihe iwslees for specific purposes.
At 1 Aprfl
2022
Incomlng
r•8oure•s
R••oure•¥ At 31 Mar¢h
èxp•ndod
2023
General funds
235,410
180.632
{85,23n
310,60S
Pr•¥lou• y•ar
At l Aprll
2021
Incomlng R•¥our¢•• At 31 ltsrch
r••our¢
•xp•ndod
2022
Gener￿ fvnd$
137.149
173,870
(15,6091
235,410
16 R•l•t•d party tr4n••¢tloM
There wère no di8igosablè rtlattd party transactitins during the yoar12022- none).
12-