2024-12-31-accounts - Norfolk Museum Of Freemasonry

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any)[Charitable Incorporated ] Organisation 1183920

Charity's principal address 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)	The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), controlled by its Constitution document dated 26 November 2018 amended 2 April 2024.
	How the charity is constituted	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)
Youmay chooseto include additional information, where		The Trustees manage the affairs of the Charity and meet regularly to discuss and review its financial and operational affairs.
relevant, about:		The charity trustees make available to each new charity trustee, on or
	policies and procedures	before their first appointment, a copy of the current version of the
	adopted for the induction and	Constitution document and a copy of the Charitable Incorporated
	training of trustees;	Organisation's latest Trustees' Annual Report and statement of accounts.
	the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;	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.
	relationship with any related	Best practices are adopted in the identification, evaluation, and control of
	parties;	risks to ensure that, as far as possible, such risks are eliminated or
	trustees’ consideration of	reduced to an acceptable level.
	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 and 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. During 2025 the museum will relocate to a new site. 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Stephen Norman Allen	Michael Stanley Gooderson
	Stephen Norman Allen	Michael Stanley Gooderson BEM
	Trustee	Trustee
	05/03/2025

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Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry

CIO 1183929

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024

Section A Receipts and payments

		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds		Endowment funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £	to the nearest	£	to the nearest	£	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Grants		6,000		-		-	6,000	6,000
Donations		90		-		-	90	60
Other		-		-		-	-	-
Sale of surplus items		255		-		-	255	41
		-		-		-	-	-
		-		-		-	-	-
		-		-		-	-	-
		-		-		-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		6,345		-		-	6,345	6,101

*Total receipts*		6,345		-		-	6,345	6,101
A3 Payments
Audit of collection		-		-		-	-	-
Rent		6,000					6,000	6,000
Displayequipment		-		-		-	-	-
Restoration		-		-		-	-	-
Membership		71		-		-	71	68
Other		-		-		-	-	804
	**Sub total **	6,071		-		-	6,071	6,872


*Total payments*		6,071		-		-	6,071	6,872

*Net of receipts/(payments)*		274		0		0	274	(771)
A5 Transfers between funds		0		0		0	0	0
A6 Cash funds last year end		39		0		0	39	810
*Cash funds this year end*		313		0		0	313	39

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

		Unrestricted		Restricted		Endowment
Categories	Details	funds		funds		funds
		to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank account	313			-	-
		-			-	-
		-			-	-
	*Total cash funds*	313		-		-
	(agree balances w ith receipts and payments
	account(s))	OK		OK		OK
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name			Date of approval
		Michael Stanley Gooderson BEM				07/03/2025

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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