2023-12-31-accounts - Norfolk Museum Of Freemasonry

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	01	2022	To	31	12	2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry	Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry


	Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1183920
	NORFOLK MUSEUM OF FREEMASONRY
	47 ST. GILES STREET
	NORWICH
	Postcode	NR2 1JR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Stephen Norman Allen	Chair
	Michael Stanley Gooderson BEM
	Michael Terry Goffin
	Charles James Hall

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), controlled by its Constitution document dated 26 November 2018.

Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1183920

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

New Trustees may be recruited to the Board at any time by the Trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as Trustees, the Trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;

The Trustees manage the affairs of the Charity and meet regularly to discuss and review its financial and operational affairs.

The charity trustees make available to each new charity trustee, on or before their first appointment, a copy of the current version of the Constitution document and a copy of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation's latest Trustees' Annual Report and statement of accounts.

The principal risks to the Trust are the general level of donations which make up a significant portion of the Trust's income and the possible damage to and loss of the museum's collections.

Best practices are adopted in the identification, evaluation, and control of risks to ensure that, as far as possible, such risks are eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level.

trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

To advance education for the benefit of the public by the maintenance of Summary of the objects of the a museum and library. charity set out in its governing document

The Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry is a small museum run by volunteers. It is open to everyone and entrance is free. There is also a reference library.

The highlights in the collection include the Provincial Grand Master’s chair, the Provincial sword with a flame shaped blade and a 17th century portrait of a Freemason wearing a long operative apron in lodge. New Summary of the main cabinets and lighting installed have been installed and visitors can learn activities undertaken for the about jewels, aprons, rare books, regalia, glassware, pottery, and other public benefit in relation to masonic items mostly associated with Norfolk Freemasonry. these objects (include within this section the statutory There is also a rolling TV screen with pictures showing recent local declaration that trustees have masonic events and the work of Freemasons in the community. We also had regard to the guidance have a large reference library. issued by the Charity Commission on public The charity continues to managed effectively. benefit) The Trustees have considered the guidance given by the Charity Commission and are satisfied that the charity meets the requirements on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The opening an continuing operation of the museum was possible with much hard work from volunteers and help by the curators from the Norwich Museum Services.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Museum is located in Norwich on a site owned by the Masonic Province of Norfolk. The CIO continues to deliver a permanent facility allowing it to showcase informative displays on local and national masonic history, presented through a variety of media, artefacts and collections.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity feels it has achieved the necessary amount of funding to enable it to achieve its objectives. The charity's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient funds to meet day to day needs.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Stephen Norman Allen Michael Stanley Gooderson BEM Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 04/08/23

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CIO 1183929

Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry

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Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Grants	6,000	-	-	6,000	700
Donations	60	-	-	60	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Sale of surplus items	41	-	-	41	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	6,101	-	-	6,101	700
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					700

Audit of collection	-	-	-	-	-
Displayequipment	-	-	-	-	-
Restoration	-	-	-	-	-
Membership	68	-	-	68	-
Other	6,804	-	-	6,804	-
**Sub total **	6,872	-	-	6,872	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					-

	(771)	0	0	(771)	700
	0	0	0	0	0
	810	0	0	810	110
	39	0	0	39	810

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances w ith receipts and payments account(s)) Bank account	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
	39	-	-
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
	39	-	-
			OK

Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
	Michael Stanley Gooderson BEM		05/08/2024
~~6~~	Stephen Norman Allen		~~March~~~~2012~~ 05/08/2024

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