## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 312/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Laxfield and District Museum CIO** ## **Charity registration number: 1186030** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of the public**
**by the provision and maintenance of a**
**museum in Laxfield for:**
**a) The preservation and exhibition**
**of specimens of archaeology,**
**geology and natural and social**
**history of the district;**
**b) The conservation and**
**maintenance of the Museum’s**
**collections**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**To make accessible to the public the**
**historical artefacts and records in the**
**Museum;**
**To help enquirers find out about local**
**and family history;**
**To arrange history events in the**
**community.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have achieved all of the**
**charity’s purposes in the year under**
**review in order to serve as many of the**
**public as possible.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |Other||**The Museum is run entirely on the efforts**
**of volunteers**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The Museum has received many**
**complimentary comments and the**
**visitors have come from far and wide**
**including the USA.**
**One American visitor said: “A fantastic**
**educational experience - enjoyed the**
**friendliest museum faculty – loved it!”**
**Anther said “Very engaging for the kids –**
**the volunteers were great”**
**Our outreach programme continues to**
**provide those with mobility issues with**
**some access to artefacts and**
**photographs.**
**Local schools continue to borrow our**
**loan boxes with exhibits and information.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The state of the Museum’s financial**
**position remains strong, due to strong**
**financial controls, and continuing**
**successes in fundraising exercises**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**While the charity does not hold reserves,**
**the current account surplus is held to**
**defray future development and expansion**
**project costs**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Not applicable**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Foundation Model Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Laxfield Parish Council, as the appointing**
**body, may appoint one charity trustee.**
**Trustees are appointed with regard to**
**qualifying skills etc.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Laxfield and District Museum CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/a| |Registered charity number|1186030| |Charity’s principal address|The Guildhall, High Street, Laxfield, Suffolk IP13 8DU| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||M Jones|Chair from
15/10/2024, acting
from 24/04/2024 to
15/10/2024||| ||S Orchard-Lisle|Treasurer||| ||E Nason|||| ||K Webb|||| ||J Flatman||Non attendance for 2
years|| ||K Cook|01/01/2024 to
24/04/2024||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** S Orchard-Lisle **Full name(s)** Simon Comrie Orchard-Lisle **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)** **Date** 24[th] October 2025 **Laxfield & District Museum CIO No (if any) 1186030 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 01/01/24 31/12/24 **To from** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**1,630**
Sale of Goods
**2,255**
Events
**2,280**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_**6,165**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 6,165**
**A3 Payments**
Rent
**450**
Insurance
**236**
Books and Stationery
**676**
Furniture & Equipment
**996**
Security
**54**
Events
**741**
Repairs and Maintenance
**261**
Purchases
**-**
Water
**186**
Electricity
**352**
Preservation
**-**
Memberships
**282**
Bank Charges & Commission
**91**
Promotions and Displays
**170**
**_Sub total_ 4,495**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 4,495**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 1,670**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**10,291**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 11,961**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**- **
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**1,630**
**2,255**
**2,280**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,165**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,165**
**450**
**236**
**676**
**996**
**54**
**741**
**261**
**-**
**186**
**352**
**-**
**282**
**91**
**170**
**4,495**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,495**
**1,670**
**-**
**10,291**
**11,961**| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||| ||**-**|||| ||**-**|||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_ **||||| ||**1,670**|**-**|**-**|**1,670**| ||**-**|**- **|**-**|**-**| ||**10,291**|**-**|**-**|**10,291**| ||**11,961**|**-**|**-**|**11,961**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 28/10/25 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||**Unrestricted**||||||**Restricted funds**||| |**Categories**||**Details**|||||**funds**||||||||| ||||||||**to nearest £**||||||**to nearest £**||| |**B1 Cash funds**||Current Account|||||**11,961**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| |||**_Total cash funds_**|||||**11,961**||||||**-**||| |||(agree balances with receipts and payments|||||||||||||| |||account(s))||||OK||||||OK|||| ||||||||**Unrestricted**||||||**Restricted funds**||| ||||||||**funds**||||||||| ||**Details**||||||**to nearest £**||||||**to nearest £**||| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||**-**||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||**Details**||||||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||||||**Cost (optional)**||| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||||||||| ||**Details**||||||**Fund to which asset**
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