2020-12-31-accounts - Laxfield & District Museum CIO

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Objecti	ves and	Acti	viti	es
				SORP reference
Summary the charity	of the purposes as set out in its		of	Para 1.17	To advance the education ofthe public by the provision and maintenance ofa museum
governing	document				in Laxfield for: a) the preservation		and exhibition	of
					specimens	ofarchaeology, geology
					and natural	and	social history ofthe
					district;
					b) the conservation		and maintenance		of
					the Museum's collections
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation to those			Para 1.17and 1.19	To make accessible to historical artefacts and		the public the records in the
purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the					Museum; To help enquirers	find	out about local	and
activities, identified	projects or services in the accounts.				family history To arran e histo	events in the communit
Statement	confirming			Para 1.18	All Trustees are aware		ofand comply	with
whether the trustees		have			the guidance
had regard to the guidance
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit

Achievements and Pe	rformance
	SORP reference
Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity,	Para 1.20	The Museum was	closed in the year 2020
identifying the difference the		due to the pandemic, but, when allowed		by
charity's work has made to		Government, the	charity prepared a new
the circumstances of its		additional gallery	to further pursue education
beneficiaries and any wider		and engagement.
benefits to society as a		Like all museums,	we add to the wider
whole.		historical knowledge.

Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance offundraising activities against objectives	Para 1.41
set
Investment performance	Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

Review	of the charity's	of the charity's	of the charity's			Para 1.21	The charity's finances were in good shape at
financial	position at the end						the end of the period mainly due to the
of the period							receipt ofa support grant from mid-Suffolk District Council in the sum off10,000.As
							the Museum was closed for the greater part
							of the year under review, most of its normal
							income was lost, apart from historically
							regular donations; on the other hand, with no
							salaries to be paid, and very low other fixed
							costs, the bank balance suffered relatively
							little.
Statement		explaining		the		Para 1.22	While the Museum does not hold reserves,
policy for holding reserves							the current account surplus is held to defray
stating	why	they are	held				future development and expansion project
							costs
Amount	of	reserves	held			Para 1.22	See above
Reasons for holding			zero			Para 1.22	Seeabove
reserves
Details	offund materially				in	Para 1.24	n/a
deficit
Explanation		of any				Para 1.23	There are no perceived specific threats to
uncertainties about			the				the Museum's future as a going concern.
charity	continuing as			a going
concern

The charity's principal sources offunds (including	Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives including any	Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description ofthe principal	Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other

Structure, Governa	nce	and Manag	ement
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document I ~P ' S'( dee OI rC ' =i ' C I iP.'i- r tt		Para ".25	Foundation	Model Constitution
How is the charity		Para 1.25
constituted?				CIO
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essccIB'Ioil. CIQ'
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	Laxfield Parish Council,		as the appointing
including details of any			body, may	appoint one charity trustee.
constitutional provisions	e.g.		Trustees are nominated		with regard to
election to post or name	of		qualifying	skills, etc.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements			where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction	and	Para 1.51
training oftrustees
The charity's organisational structure and any wider		Para 1.51
network with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related		Para 1.51
parties
Other

Reference and Admini	strative de	tails
Chari name	Laxfield And	District Museum	CIO
Other name the chari uses
Re istered chari number	1186030
Charity's principal address	The Guildhall,	High Street, Laxfield, Suffolk
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mes	ofthe charity tru	stees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear	Name to a	ofperson (or body) entitled int trustee ifan
	S.Orchard-Lisle	Treasurer
2	K. Cook	Chair
3	L. Sharman
4	E.Nason
5	K. Webb
6	M. Jones
7	J.Flatman
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B1Cash	funds			Unity Trust Current	Acount			10,640
					Total cash funds			10,640
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						account(s))
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B3Investment		assets
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B4Assets retained forthe
charity's	own	use
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B5Liabilities
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