CUCKFIELD
MLSEUM
Cuckfield Museum
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(Registered Charty No. 1182604>
Accounts for the year
st
st
1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
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Cuckfidd Mu$eum CIO. Reg. Charty No. 1182804

Trustees, Report for the period ended 31 December 2024
Objectives and activities
The objects of the CIO are..
(a) The advancement of public education by the provision of a museum at Cuckfield
comprising items of local historic, artistic or other Qignfficance including the collection and
such other items as may from time to time be donated to, acquired by or loaned to the
Trustees.,
(b) The display, Conse￿ation, storage. maintenan￿. insurance and enhancement of th8
items comprising the museum collection:
{c) The advancement of public education in subjects re￿vant to the items comprising the
museum collection.
(d) The production of research relating to the items cornprising the museum collection and
the publication of the results thereof.
Achievements and performance
2024 has seen a return to nomial activity forthe museum although the opening hours are
reduced compared with the period prior to the COVID 19 pandemic. In addition to our
nomal opening hours we have continued to support the local communtty by:
(a) Maintaining an active presen￿ on social media and museum's website.,
(b) Continuing to provide loan boxes to local schools",
(c) Answering queries from the public on local history:
(d} Acquiring new exhibits for the museum's collection.
The Executive Committee continued to undertake the ongoing review of the collection in
2024 and a number of disposals are continuing to tske pla￿.
The new Cataloguing system, MODES. has now b￿￿ fiJlly installed and implemented.
Financial review
The charily's financial statements and position have been scrutinised by an extemal
examiner and the details are set out on pages 4 to 5 below_
The Trustees would like to draw attention to the following..
Higher than usual level of donations were due mainly to a generous donation frorn
the Cuckfield Society of £2,000..
Sales figure was higher than anticipated due to the sale of a dagger that was found
in our storage area but had never been tsken into the colleth'on (weapons are not
allowed by our Collections policy)-
The Gift Aid claim for 2024 remains outstanding-
There was a need to purchase a new alami system (not budgeted for)"
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Due to good sales and thus falling stod< levels iiwas decided to invest in more
stock in order to maintain the sales figures.
The cost of restoring the'wwdcroft. album came in higher than expected. We
have Subseque￿ty taken the decision rKJt to festore the hospital visitors, book at
this time.
The Kleinwort Trust grant of £1,500 award8J in 2022 has been used to part pay for the
restOTation of the Gadand cl¢)ck lin 20231 and the Woodcroft. album (in 20241. This grant
project 1$ now closed.
Notwithstanding these issues the Trustees are Gonfident thal, given Ihe current level of
reserves. the CIO'S financial wsib'on is stable.
structure, governance and management
On 6 March 2019 a new organisation, The Cuckfield Museum Charilable Incorporated
Organisation (the CIO) was registered vitth the Charity Commission to take over the
running of the museum from the Cuckfield MLEeum Trust. The tharity's registered number
is 1182604. As a result. all activtb.es are now conducted through Ihe new organisation and
the TTUSI was wound up fomialty during 2022.
The CIO operates in accordan￿ wtth rts conslrtution which has been approved and
adopted by the CIO Trustee5. Policy deusions are taken by the BoaTd of Trustees while
the day to day running of the museum is deleg*ed to an Executive Commrttee. The CIO
is managed by nine Ttustees, as at 31 De￿mber 2024, who are Klentified ar￿ appointed
a￿ording to theii skills and abilities in relatM)n to the effective direction ot the museum's
adivities.
Public benefit
The trustees confiTm that they have Compl￿ with the guidan￿ published by the Charity
Cornmission. Ail our activrties afe planned in line with our charitab￿ Objectives and the
use of museum facilrh.es is free to all members of the public.
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Andre
mon
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Receipts and Payments Account
st
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Designated Funds
Acquisilion
Chlldren's Unrestricted
Fund £
Fund £
4.672
387
2024
Total £
18.178
2023
Totsl £
19.446
Total funds BIFwd
13,119
RECEIPTS:
Donations I grants
Charrtable activit*s
Interest
4.707
603
4.707
603
1,720
571
197
197
162
SubscTSPtions
Raisin
funds
2.347
1 828
2,347
2,545
10.399
2,479
2,329
7.261
717
Totsl Receipts:
717
9.682
PAYMENTS:
Charitable activities
Raisin
funds
Totsl Paymgnts:
375
8,195
1.690
9.885
8.570
1.690
10.260
7,699
830
8.529
375
Net Receipts I
IPayTnentsl
342
-203
139
11,268)
Total funds CIFwd
5,014
387
12.916
18,317
18,178
1. On e March 2019 a new organisation. The Cuckfiekl Museum Charitable
Incorporat8d Organisation Ithe CIO) was registered wth the Charity Comrnission to
tske over the running of the museum from the Cuckfield MuseuTn Trust. As a re5utt,
all subsequent aclivtLEs have been conducted through ts CIO. The Trust was
foTrnally wound up in 2022.
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
Current Assets
2024 £
2023 £
Current Account
Deposit Account
Cash in hand
3,194
15.073
50
251
17.877
50
TOTAL
18.317
18,178
Funds:
Unrestricted FurKI
12,916
13,119
DoSl9nated Funds".
ChildTen's Fund
Acquisition Fund
387
5.014
387
4,672
T¢)tsl Funds
18.317
18,178
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Cuckfiekl MuseL#n CIO. Règ. Charity No. 1182604

Inde
endent examiner's re
ort to the trustees of The Cuckfield
Museum Charitable Inco
orated Or
anisation
cio
I rgport on the accounts of thfr CIO for th¢ year end•d 31 Docember 2024. which ar•
set out on pagès 1 to S.
Respective responsibllitios of trustees and examlner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparth'on of the accounts. The charity's
trustees Consider th* an audrt is not required for this year under section 14412) of Ihè
Ch3rities Act 2011 (the 2011 Acil arKI Ihat an independent examinatson is needed It is my
respongbilty to".
examine the accounts u￿ler Secti￿ 145 ofthe 2011 Act
to follow the procedures Laid down in the general Directson5 given by the
commission under section 145(5llbl of the 201 l A¢t
lo state whether particular matters have ¢ome to my attention
Basls of ind8pendènt ex3mlnerf• report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Di'rections given by the
Charity Commission An examination indudes a review of the ac£ounting records kept by
the Ghanty ard a co)mparison of the accounts we5enled those records. 11 also includes
consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the acwunts, and Seè￿n9
explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures
undertak6n do not provide all the evKienre that would be reqUI￿d in an audit and
consequenyy no opinion 1s given as to whe￿r the accounts present a 'lrue ond fair view,
and the report is limrted to thosè matters set in the ne￿ statoment
Indep8ndent examlnerfs ststement
In connection wtth my examsnation, no matter has comè to my attention give8 me
cause to beI￿ve that, in any material respect"
a accounting r8cord5 We￿ not kept in aW)rdan￿ wrth $•ction 130 of the 2011
Act and
b. the accounts do not comply wrth the accounting fecord5 and ¢omply wth the
accounting requirements of the 2011 Act.
I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understandin
of the a¢counts to be read￿1.
Chsrfes S
Charte￿d Tax A￿ls￿r
11 Mytten Clos?
Cuckr￿l6
Wèst Sussex
Dale
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Trustse A
roval
The Receipts and Payments Account a￿1 the Balanc£ Sheel for the year ended 31&t
December 2024 was approved by Ihe Trustees and signed on their behalf by..
An
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Dat
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