Norfolk Fire Museum Chari Number 1181921 Trustees, Re ort A ril 2021 to March 2022 Purpose of Charity. To advanc¢ education of the history of firefighting in the county of Norfolk through the establishment and maint¢nan¢e of a museum and the preservation and restoration of firefighting equipment, artefacts, records and documents of historical or educational interest. The education and training of mern￿rs of the public by promotion of a safer community thereby reducing Ios5 of life, personal injury and damage to property or the environment. Summary of main activities. There are 4 ll￿1n are&s that the museum engage in to meet the purposes of the clwity. Attendance at events and shows to take historical vehicles and equipment to display to the public along wkth activities to engage with visitors, especially children &s a means to protnoting Safety with regards to fir¢, water safety and vehicle collisions. Th¢ 'b)p up" museum display in a shopping centre which displays unifonn and equipment through the bistory of firefighting and providing fwe and safety advice and literature. The maintenance of website and Facelxx>k pages where historic photographs and inforn]ation is regularly w)sted which creates intetest from ¢UTrent and retired firefighters and their families as well as the general public. The use of our own workshop facilities to preserve, restore and maintsin the vehicles and equipment in our we. Statement The trustees bave had regard to the guidance issued by the Cl)arity Commission on public benefiL Main achievements. It has been a difficult year for the museum. We had been offered the shop unit the previous December and only just got it open before the countrv went into lockdown. There w&8 a delay in reopening du¢ to museums requiring to remain closed for a further month when business were allowed to start reopening. The general Teluctance of event organisers to plall large events and shows and the ￿lUCtanCe of the general public to att¢nd events meant that many of our traditional fund raising events were not held during the year resulting in a reduced income from these sources. Despite this we managed to engage with over 6.000 children who took part in our car fire activity at the smaller events that we managed to attend over the summer. The "wp up" museum in Gi Yannouth hosted ov¢r 5.500 adults and 2,000 ¢hildrerL Furth¢r bad news came towards the end of the SU￿Mer, our landlords identified structural problems with the building we used &s a store and it became apparent that they were reluctant to fimd the necessary repairs and by the end of th¢ year had received notice that they required us to vacate the pr¢mises during the following year. It was decided that we needed a lorry that would be capable of transporting our older, slower appliances. thus saving on maintenance and fuel costs. This would also be suitable for moving a lot of our artifacts for our U￿mIng move. A suitabl¢ slide and tilt Eorry became available and was modified ii) Sult our needs. W¢ also purchased a fork lift to enabl¢ us to load th¢ lorry and to be able to stack our artifacts on pallet rdcking io make better use of space in our new premises. Despite all these problems it was a successful year for the M￿￿M and we ended the year in a lot stronger position to move forward and meet th¢ objects of the charity in new ways in the Coming years. Financial position. The museum ended the year in a financial ￿SitIon than we ex[￿cted at the start of the year. Although our income from nom)al fLmd rdising w&$ down by over a third on the previous year on our nornlal activities, the Government Covid grants enabled us to end the year with £15.000 in hand. These hav¢ Ixen allocated as £lO,O(X) to finance the up coming move alld £5.000 &s 6 months rent for a new premises to enable us to complete the move even if it is difficult to attend our nornial fund-rdising events as well &s tying to re locate. The cbarity h&s a fuL4ncial base and is Iwking towards the ￿t￿re. Structure, Governance and ManagemenL The charity is an unincor￿)[ated association governed by a constitutio The charity is by truste¢s which are elected by the membership at each AGM and stand for one year, they are eligible for re-election at each AGM. We work ¢losely with the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service and have a serving officer as one of the trustees. Reference and AdmiDistrative details Clwity Name Norfolk Fire Museum Other names the cl)artty does not use any other name Registered charity number 1181921 ch￿Ity's principal address clo 21 Chapel Lane. Coltis1￿1, Norwich NR12 7DR Names of charity Tn￿e¢S who manage the charity. l. Simon Mason 2. Colin Fa￿Ington 3. Kevin Kiddell Full year Full year Full year Treasurer Curator We have no corEx)rate trustees. None olthe trustees hold title to property belonging to the charity. We hold no funds on behalf of other Declarations The trustees declare that they have appmved the tn￿. r¢p)rt aknve. Signed on behalf of the cl)arity's trustees. Colin FatriDgton Tre&surer 16" January 2023 Kevin Kiddell Curator Norfolk Fire Museum Accounts 2021-22 |Accounts opening Balance
6808.99|Accounts opening Balance
6808.99| |---|---| |Income Banked|49993.70| ||56802.69| |Expenditure|42417.15| |Closing Balance|14385.54| |Income|| |Sales|3077.00| |Donations|5664.22| |Tombola|202.00| |Activities|5997.24| |Adult Tombola|3796.24| |Total|18736.70| |Grants|31257.00| |Total|49993.70| |Expenditure|| |Merchandise|38.15| |Fuel|4518.86| |Parts|12058.79| |Rent/fees/insurance|3113.81| |Misc|2327.02| |Shop costs|885.38| |Adult Tombola|1507.14| |Vehicles|17968.00| |Total|42417.15| |Surplus for year|7576.55| Norfolk Fire Museum Accounts 2021-22 Accounts opening Balance 6808.99 Income Banked 49993.70 56802.69 Exp¢nditure 42417.15 Closing Balance 14385.54 Incom¢ Sales Donations Tombola Activities Adult Tombola 3077.00 5664.22 202.00 5997.24 3796.24 Total Operating In￿Me Grants Total Income 18736.70 31257.00 49993.70 Expenditure Merchandise Fuel Parts Rentlfe¢s/insuraThce Misc Shop costs Adult Tombola VehÉcles 38.15 4518.86 12058.79 3113.81 2327.02 885.38 1507.14 17968.00 Total 42417.15 Surplus for year 7576.55 I have inspected the b(x)ks and vouchers and confirni that thes¢ accounts rep￿sent a true record.