MILBORNE PORT HISTORY & HERITAGE GROUP
CHARITY COMMISSION NO: 1186468
PERIOD: 01.06.2024 – 31.05.25
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
Contact Address:
68 Foliat Drive Wantage Oxfordshire Mob. No: 07480 143678 Email: lynharrison.mjh@gmail.com
Trustees:
Harold Clarke (Chair) Appointed:28 September 2021 Stephen Charles Underwood Appointed:18 November 2019 Marilyn Joy Harrison (Secretary) Appointed:18 November 2019 Lesley Wray (Historian) Appointed:18 November 2019 John P Fanning Appointed:18 November 2019 David James Roberts Appointed:18 November 2019
Structure:
The Trustees , meet twice a year to discuss matters pertaining to the Charity Commission and other matters.
The Committee , which meets every 4 – 6 weeks and deals with the general running of the group ie making decisions on membership and admission to talks charges/donations, also speakers, visits etc and decisions relating to the Museum along with making recommendations to the governing body of Trustees.
Activities & Objectives:
The aim of the Milborne Port History & Heritage Group is ‘To share the history of the village, preserve our heritage & foster a sense of community for the future’.
To achieve this, we now have a museum to which many locals have donated items of interest to the village and local area, this is open regularly during the summer months and also on request from members of the public.
Our activities include: a monthly ‘speaker’ evening and we provide visits to places of interest and guided walks around the village.
Benefits & Achievements:
We have provided a safe storage place ie the Museum and we have been given and/or loaned various papers, photographs and artefacts and which are available to anyone who wishes to see them. It is quite clear that many people are glad to know that their items will be available to future generations. Our ‘oral history’ is growing with more of the older generation showing an interest in recording their village memories.
We have created an inventory of all that has been loaned/donated over the year which is currently in the process of being updated. We have also introduced a system of recording donations or loans to the Museum and our archives.
The Museum opened as usual during the summer and visitor numbers were up this year. Four requests were made
The amount of material on our website: milborneporthistory.org.uk, is increasing as is the number of people joining adding comments and items of interest to our Facebook page. Our monthly speaker meetings are proving very popular and are attended by approximately 50 -70 people each month.
We have a large database and they are contacted each month to update them on future events. We continue to make strong links with the local Primary School which has included five visits to the school by committee members and a class group visiting the Museum.
The Museum was open during the summer and visitor numbers were up from 2024. Four requests were made visits to the Museum outside of normal opening hours.
This year we held a ‘WWII Day’ event which was well attended by local visitors and also visitors from farther afield. Speakers and displays were organised and were all very well attended. Much feedback was received it was obviously very much appreciated by everyone. We are in the process of reorganising the Museum with new display cases so that more material can be displayed.
Financial:
We are in a good position financially even though we are entirely reliant on donations, gift aid and membership subscriptions.
There are no debts or reserves, just our Treasurer’s Account with Lloyds Bank. No funds are held as a custodian trustee.
Marilyn J Harrison Secretary/Trustee 22 February 2026
Milborne Port History and Heritage Group - Accounts 1st June 2024 to 31 May 2025
Income
| Membership FPI - June | £165.00 |
|---|---|
| Donation - JP | £100.00 |
| Donations - June - cardnet | £143.43 |
| Donation - June walk | £30.00 |
| Museum sales and donations | £38.00 |
| Donations June Talk | £69.00 |
| Membership cash / chq | £276.00 |
| Membership FPI July | £115.00 |
| Donations July Walk | £42.00 |
| Donations July Talk | £79.00 |
| Membership cash / chq | £61.00 |
| Museum donations | £12.66 |
| Donation August walk | £20.00 |
| Museum sales and donations | £15.00 |
| Donations Stowell talk | £85.00 |
| Cash taken at museum | £37.00 |
| Museum donations | £10.00 |
| Donations - Sept talk | £54.00 |
| Donations - Cardnet - Sept | £87.44 |
| Membership | £36.00 |
| Donations - Cardnet - Oct | £36.34 |
| Donations - Oct | £100.20 |
| Membership - Oct | £54.00 |
| Museum sales and donations | £12.00 |
| Museum donation (gift aid) | £50.00 |
| Donation Nov cardnet | £1.96 |
| Donations Nov -see expend | £150.00 |
| Donation BMV U3A | £50.00 |
| Donations - Jan talk | £149.50 |
| Membership | £43.00 |
| Donations - Mar talk | £71.00 |
| Donations - Cardnet - Mar | £19.65 |
| Donations - Museum visit | £262.00 |
| Donations - April walk | £36.65 |
| Donations - Cardnet - May | £206.43 |
| Sales - Cardnet - May VE | £50.00 |
| Sales - Cash - VE | £156.16 |
| Donations - Cash - VE | £567.50 |
| VE day online payments | £13.00 |
Milborne Port History and Heritage Group - Accounts 1st June 2024 to 31 May 2025
£3,504.92
Balance at bank on 1st June 2024
Income vs expend at 30/4/25
Balance as at Bank 31st May 2025
Milborne Port History and Heritage Group - Accounts 1st June 2024 to 31 May 2025
Expenditure
| June | Cardnet charge | £49.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun | British Gas | £31.93 | |
| 20-Jun | Hugh Vincent - glass | £90.00 | |
| 18-Jun | MP computers - domain | £66.00 | |
| 18-Jun | British Gas | £16.35 | |
| 18-Jun | British Gas | £17.00 | |
| 18-Jun | N. Heatherington BN | £99.99 | |
| July | James Roberts re: locks | £37.00 | |
| 26-Jul | British Gas | £16.67 | |
| 26-Jul | MPPC - rent | £10.00 | |
| 26-Jul | Somerset Arch Nat Hist | £40.00 | |
| 26-Jul | Jimmy Flynn Web Servs | £50.00 | |
| 13-Aug | N. Heatherington FMP | £199.99 | |
| 13-Aug | British Gas | £16.42 | |
| 21-Aug | British Gas | £16.74 | |
| 21-Aug | Cheque 126 RBL wreath | £25.00 | |
| 17-Sep | Fee to Nov speaker cash | £50.00 | |
| 17-Sep | Cheque 125 SouthW Her T | £50.00 | |
| 17-Sep | Lesley Wray Foamex | £111.60 | |
| 17-Sep | SDFHS | £22.00 | |
| 24-Oct | British Gas | £36.39 | |
| 24-Oct | British Gas | £60.17 | |
| 24-Oct | Hugh Vincent - shelves | £94.41 | |
| 24-Oct | Church House annual | £190.80 | |
| 24-Oct | British Gas | £64.88 | |
| 21-Nov | N.Heatherington SOM | £117.25 | |
| 20-Nov | British Gas | £52.11 | |
| 28-Nov | Remous - booklets | £376.00 | |
| 22-Jan | Access insurance | £226.95 | |
| 22-Jan | Remous - VE banner | £105.60 | |
| 24-Mar | Hugh Vincent - VE day | £69.65 | |
| 20-Mar | British Gas | £49.33 | |
| 22-Apr | N and A Briggs - VE Day | £27.21 | |
| 22-Apr | Remous - VE Progs | £84.00 | |
| 14-May | Milborne Port Parish rent | £10.00 | |
| 14-May | Remous - VE Flyer | £49.00 | |
| 12-May | Milborne Port Hall - VE Day | £225.00 | |
| 12-May | VE - refreshments to NH | £22.00 | |
| 13-May | British Gas | £46.69 |
Milborne Port History and Heritage Group - Accounts 1st June 2024 to 31 May 2025
£2,923.13
£3,215.55
£581.79
£3,797.34
Milborne Port History and Heritage Group - Accounts 1st June 2024 to 31 May 2025
14-Jun 17-Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 16-Jul 18-Aug 20-Aug 21-Aug 13-Sep 3-Oct 3-Oct 7-Oct 11-Oct 16-Oct 18-Nov 18-Nov 20-Nov 29-Nov 29-Nov 3-Dec 17-Dec 14-Jan 14-Jan 3-Feb 17-Feb 11-Mar 17-Mar 31-Mar 31-Mar 8-Apr 8-Apr 15-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 28-Apr 7-May 12-May 16-May 19-May
VE Day Event
Income
| Donations - Cardnet - May | £206.43 | 14-May |
|---|---|---|
| Sales - Cardnet - May VE | £50.00 | 14-May |
| Sales - Cash - VE | £156.16 | 12-May |
| Donations - Cash - VE | £567.50 | 12-May |
| VE day online payments | £13.00 | 13-May |
£993.09 Profit made £410.63
Expenditure
| Remous - VE banner | £105.60 | 8-Apr |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Vincent - VE day | £69.65 | 8-Apr |
| N and A Briggs - VE Day | £27.21 | 28-Apr |
| Remous - VE Progs | £84.00 | 28-Apr |
| Remous - VE Flyer | £49.00 | 7-May |
| Milborne Port Hall - VE Day | £225.00 | 12-May |
| VE - refreshments to NH | £22.00 | 16-May |
| £582.46 |