**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|2025|**To**|31|12|2025| ## 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|| ||Masonic Centre, Norwich St,|| ||Dereham|| ||**Postcode**|NR19 1AD| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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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|||| ||Brian Nestor|||| ||Steven Woolner|||| ## **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)** **TAR** March **2012** 1 **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 amended 2 April 2024. CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jun 2019 as amended on 02 Apr 2024 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. **TAR** March **2012** 2 ## **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, volunteer-run museum dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Freemasonry in Norfolk. The Museum is open to all members of the public and admission is free of charge, ensuring that access is not restricted by financial barriers. Through the display and interpretation of artefacts, documents and regalia, the Museum contributes to wider public understanding of the social, cultural and charitable history of Freemasonry within the county. Highlights of the collection include the Provincial Grand Master’s Chair, the Provincial sword with its distinctive flame-shaped blade, and a rare 17th-century portrait of a Freemason wearing a long operative apron **Summary of the main** within a lodge setting. Visitors are able to learn about jewels, aprons, rare **activities undertaken for the** books, regalia, glassware, pottery and other Masonic artefacts, many of **public benefit in relation to** which are closely associated with Norfolk Freemasonry and reflect its **these objects (include within** local heritage and traditions. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** The charity maintains a Reference Library and Archive to support **had regard to the guidance** historical and genealogical research into Freemasonry in Norfolk. **issued by the Charity** Researchers and members of the public may access specific materials **Commission on public** by contacting the Museum in advance so that items can be prepared for **benefit)** consultation. This supports education, scholarship and the preservation of local history. The charity continues to be managed effectively by its Trustees and volunteers, with appropriate oversight of governance, safeguarding of assets and compliance with relevant regulatory requirements. The Trustees confirm that, in carrying out these activities, they have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and are satisfied that the charity’s work meets the requirements for the provision of public benefit. The Trustees confirm that, in carrying out these activities, they have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and are satisfied that the charity’s work meets the requirements for the provision of public benefit. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** During the year, the principal activity has been the successful relocation of the Museum to the Dereham Masonic Centre. This move has enabled the collection to be rehoused securely and displayed appropriately, ensuring its long-term preservation and continued accessibility for visitors. 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. The Museum also welcomes donations of Masonic items that may enhance or complement the existing collection. In addition, volunteers are actively encouraged to assist with cataloguing, conservation and the day-to-day running of the Museum, thereby promoting community involvement and shared stewardship of heritage. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **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| ||17/02/2026|| ||17/02/2026|| **TAR** March **2012** 5 CIO 1183929 **Norfolk Museum of Freemasonry** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** ## **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/01/2025 31/12/2025 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Grants|**1,000**||**-**||**-**||**1,000**||**6,000**| |Donations|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**90**| |Other|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Sale of surplus items|**270**||**-**||**-**||**270**||**255**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**1,270**||**-**||**-**||**1,270**||**6,345**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**6,345**| ||||||||||| |Audit of collection|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Rent|**1,000**||||||**1,000**||**6,000**| |Displayequipment|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Restoration|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Membership|**71**||**-**||**-**||**71**||**71**| |Other|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,071**||**-**||**-**||**1,071**||**6,071**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**6,071**| ||||||||||| ||**199**||**0**||**0**||**199**||**274**| ||**0**||**0**||**0**||**0**||**0**| ||**313**||**0**||**0**||**313**||**39**| ||**512**||**0**||**0**||**512**||**313**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**TAR**
**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**|Bank account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances w ith receipts and payments
account(s))|Bank account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances w ith receipts and payments
account(s))|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**512**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**512**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||OK| ||||||||| ||Signature||Print Name||||Date of
approval| ||||Michael Stanley Gooderson BEM||||17/02/2026| ||6||Stephen Norman Allen||||March**2012**
17/02/2026| **TAR**