**TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM & HISTORY GROUP CIO** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT** ## **1[st] JANUARY TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2025** Charity name: TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM & HISTORY GROUP CIO Other name the charity uses: Tenbury Museum Registered charity number: 1186814 Charity’s principal address: Goff’s School, Cross Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR14 8EF Social Media / Website: @tenburymuseum www.tenburymuseum.org.uk ## **Objectives and Activities** The objectives of the Charity are: - To advance the historical education of the public in Tenbury and the surrounding area - To undertake and promote research into the history of Tenbury and its environs, - To assist, in conjunction with other interested parties and societies, in the conservation of Tenbury’s historical buildings and amenities. The activities of the Charity: - Providing and maintaining a museum within Tenbury by acquiring, preserving, and displaying items of historical interest - Outreach activities: - holding monthly historical talks given by guest speakers - hosting family history research sessions in collaboration with Tenbury Library - participating in Dementia Café/reminiscence sessions held at Tenbury Library - participating at local agriculture shows and festivals - participating in national Heritage Open Day events - Providing educational sessions to local primary schools - Promoting the museum and its activities via printed and digital media - Fundraising events The Trustees have kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit by providing and maintaining a free to enter museum within Tenbury; by preserving and displaying items of historical interest relating to Tenbury and by furthering education of the area’s heritage. This is achieved through the work of a dedicated team of Trustees and volunteers, who receive no remuneration for their time. The Trustees are extremely grateful to all their volunteers for their continued support; the museum and its activities are entirely managed and stewarded by them and would not function without their efforts. ## **Achievements and performance** - The museum opened for 157 days during 2025 with visitor numbers lower than in 2024; this is in line with findings across the whole heritage sector. - Continuation of above-mentioned outreach activities and public engagement including collaboration with Tenbury Town Council for 2025 VE Day celebrations - Our volunteer numbers remained the same, providing 467 hours of their combined time - Increases in social media followers – up 2% Facebook, up 9% Instagram on 2024 figures - Trustee Training in collection disposal and documentation, provided by Midlands Museum Development - Successful application to Assoc. Indep. Museums / Pilgrim Trust for a grant led to a collection condition audit being undertaken in January 2025 highlighting need for improved storage environment and materials - Following a failed application to the Lottery Heritage Fund, Malvern Hills District Council agreed to transfer ownership of Goffs School building to the museum group, for nil value, enabling the continued security of the collection. ## **Financial Review** At the end of 2025, despite the late receipt of a 2023/4 utility invoice, the charity’s finances were in a good position with a healthy number of membership subscriptions. ## _The Charity’s Financial Reserves Policy:_ The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that equates to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees consider that this level will allow time to develop new sources of income or to cut-back on related expenditure. The Charity’s whole funds were unrestricted but in line with museum policy any reserve amounts would be monitored at regularly held committee meetings and stated at every AGM in the Treasurer’s Report. There are no funds materially in deficit. There are no funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others. Principal risks facing the Charity: - Reduction in visitor numbers and related donations - Reduction in membership and related subscriptions - Extreme rise in energy costs that would affect the sustained opening of the museum - Lack of external funding for refurbishment works The Charity’s principal sources of income this year: - Membership fees - Donations: - Museum visitor donations - Private individuals / businesses - Local Trusts - Fees for local school visits and loan of school boxes - Admissions fees for non-members to monthly history talks - Fundraising initiatives including the sales of small merchandise donated to the museum for the sole purpose of raising funds ## How funds have been spent this year: - Housekeeping: Insurance and consumables; utility bills including late receipt of 2023/4 electricity invoice. - Membership fees for Association of Independent Museums & Rural Museums Network - Guest speaker fees and hire of meeting room - Accountancy fees - Collection Condition Audit, kindly funded by a Pilgrim Trust grant ## **Details of future aims/plans** - Arts Council England renewal of museum’s ‘Accredited’ status – review to be undertaken between 3[rd] August and 1[st] October 2026 - Legal transfer of Freehold ownership of Goff’s School site - Revision of 5 year Forward/Business Plan to incorporate refurbishment and development of Goff’s School when transfer completed ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The museum is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has an association model constitution, adopted in December 2019. Trustees serve a three-year term and are appointed or reappointed at the Annual General Meeting held in March. Trustees serve as members of the governing committee that oversees the museum’s day to day management; the committee currently consists of 2 Ordinary Members and 7 Trustees, one being a representative of Tenbury Town Council. Trustees and committee members receive no remuneration or other benefits from the Charity. The Charity is an Arts Council England Accredited Museum and also a member of the Association of Independent Museums, the Rural Museums Network, and the Midlands Museum Development (run by Leicester County Council). The museum’s Accreditation Mentor is Tonia Collett of Collett Consultancy, Worcester. Accounts are independently verified by DHJH Accountants, Teme Street, Tenbury Wells. **Trustee name Other Office / Roles held** - 1 Steven Malek Chair - 2[Philip Rees ] Vice Chair & Volunteer Co-ordinator 3 David Patrick Treasurer 4[Tracey Moris ] Acting Secretary - 5 Monica Rees Outreach & Education Officer - 6[Jill Malek ] Collection & Archive Care - 7 Richard Franklin ## **Declaration** Following the Annual General Meeting the Trustees declare that they and the members have approved the above report. Signed on behalf of the charity’s Trustees |Signature(s)
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Steven Malek|David Patrick| ||Chair|Treasurer| |||| |||| Tenbury Wells Museum and History Group CIO Receipts & Payments Account {Charlty Number 1186814) for the year ènded 31 December 2025 Prepared by: Dhjh Tenbury Wells LLP Chartered Certified Accountants 81 Teme Street Tenbury Wells Worcestershire WR15 8AE Tenbury Wells Museum and Hlstory Group CIO Index to the Accounts for the year ended 31 Decombor 2025 P￿* Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examiner's report Receipts and Payments Account Slotement of Assets and Liabiltties TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM AND HISTORY GROUP CIO TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 The Trustees present their ￿port with the financial ststements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2025. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE D￿All$ Re8lstered CharSty number 1186814 Prlnilpal address Go￿S School Cr055 Street Tenbury Wells Worcestershlre WR14 8EF Tru$tees Steven Malek Phllip Rees David Patrick (Chalrl Ivice Chair & Volunteer Co-ordinator) ITreasurerl Isecretaryl (Outreach & Education Officerl Icollectlon & ArchSve Carel Tracey MorrSs Monlca Rees Jlll Malek Rlchard Franklln Independent examlner Tim Giles FCCA Dhlh fenbury Wells LLP Chartered Certified Accountants 81 Teme Street Tenburywells Worcestershire WR15 8AE oBlE￿IvEs ANO AcnvtTIES The objectives of the Charity are: To advance the historlcal education of the public in Tenbury and the surrounding area To undertake and promote research Into the hlstory of Tenbury and its environs, To assist, in conjunction with other interested parties and societies, in the conservation of Tenburfs historical buildings and amenities. The artivities of the Charity: Provlding and maintsining a museum within Tenbury by acquiring, preser¥in& and tlisplaylnÉ items of historical interest Page I TENBURY WELLS MUSEUIA AND HISTORY GROUP CIO TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Outreach activities.. Holding monthly historical talks given by guest speakers Hosting family history research sessions in tollaboration with Tenbury Library Participating in Dementia Café/reminiscence sessions held at Tenbury Llbrary Participating at local agriculture shows and festivals Participatlng in national Heflta8e Open Day events Providing educational sessions to local primary schools Promoting the museum and its activities via printed and digltal rnedla Fundrai%ng events Publ1¢ Benefit The Trustee5 have kept in mind the Charity Commi5slon'$ 8uldance on publlc beneflt by provldin8 and maintaining a free to enter museum within Tenbury.. by pieserying and displaying items of historica interest relating to Tenbury and by furthering education of the area's heritage. This is achieved through the work of a dedicated team of Trustees and volunteers. who receive no remuneration for their time. The Trustees are extremely grateful to all their volunteer5 for their continued support,. the museum and Its activities are entirely managed and stewarded by them and would not function without their efforts. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Charltabie Actlvltles The museum opened foi IS7 days during 202S with vlsttof nLtmbers lower than in 2024; thls Is In line with findings across the whole heritage sector. Continuation of above-mentioned outfeach activitie5 and public en8agement including collaboration with Tenbury Town Council for 2025 VE Oay celebratlons Our volunteer numbers iem31ned the same, provldlng 467 hours of their combined time Increases in social media followers- up 2% Facebook. up 9% Instagram on 2024 figures Trustee training in collertion disposal and documentation, provided by Midlands Museum Development Successful application to Assoc. Indep. Museums / Pi18rim Trust for a Brant led to a collection condition audit bein8 undertaken in January 2025 hiBhli8htin8 need for improved stor•8e environment and materia15 Following a failed application to the Lottery Herita8e Fund. Malvern Hills District Council agreed to transfer ownership of Goffs School building to the museum group, for nil value, enabling the continued securlty of the collection. FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserve5 Pollvi The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted fund5 at a level that equates to approxlmately six month5 of unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees consider that this level will allow time to develop new sources of in¢ome or to cut-back on related expenditure. The Chariws whole funds were unrestri¢ted but in line with museum poliry any reserve amounts would be monitored at regularly held committee meetings and stated at every AGM in the TreasuTerf5 Report. Page 2 TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM AND HISTORY GROUP CIO TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Flnanclal Posltion At the end of 2025, desplte the late receipt of a 202314 utility invoice, the charivs finances were in a good position with a healthy number of membership subscriptions. There are no funds materlally In deficit. There are no funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others. Principal ri5k5 facing the Charity= Reduction in visitor numbers and related donatlons Reduction in mèmbership and related subscriptions Extreme rise in energy costs that would affect the sustalned openin8 of the museum Lack ot external funding for refurblshment work5 The Chariws principal sources of income this year.. Membership fees Donations Museum visltor donations Private individuals I buslnesses Local Trusts Fees for local school vlslts and loan ol school boxe5 Admissions fees for non-members to monthly history talks Fundraising inltiatlves Includlng the sales of Small merchandise donated to the museum for the sole purpose of ralsing funds How funds have been spent this year.. Housekeeplng.. Insurance and Consumables.. Utllity bi115 in¢ludln8 late receipt of 202314 elertrl¢lty Invoice Membership fees for A550ciatlon of Independent Museums & Rural Museums Network Guest speaker fees and hire of meeting TOOrn Accountancy fees Collection Condltlon Aud5t, klndly funded by a Pll8rSm Trust grant PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Details of luture almslplans Art5 Council England renewal of museum's'Accredited' statUS- review to be undertaken between 3rd August and 1st October 2026 Legal transfer of Freehold ownership of Gofvs School slte RevS5Son of S year ForwardlBusiness Plan to incorporats refurbishment and development of Goff s School when transfer complèted STRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govemln8 do¢ument The museum is a Charitable Incorporated Or8ani5ation and has an association mdel constitution, adopted in December 2019. Page 3 TENBURY WELLS PaUSEUM AND HISTORY GROUP CIO TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 RecNitment and appolntment of new trustees Trustees serye a three-year term and are appointed or reappointed at the Annual General Meeting held in March. Management Trustees serve as membefs of the governinB committee that oversees the museum's day to dav management.. the committee currently ¢on515ts of 2 Ordinary Members and 7 Trustee5, one being a representatlve of Tenbury Town CoLtncil. Trustee5 receive no remuneration Of Other benefits from the Charity. The Charity is an Arts Council England Accredited Museum and also a member of the Association of Independent Museums, the Rural Museums Network and the Midlands Museum l)evelopment (run by Lelcester County Council). The museum's Accredstation mentor Is Tonla Collett of Collett Consultanry. Worcester. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBIUTIES The trustees are responslble for preparin8 the Trustees, Annual Report and the financlal statements in accordan￿ wlth applScable law and United Kin8dom Ac¢ountln8 Standards (United KinBdom Generallv Accepted Accounting Practicel. The law applicable to charltles in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each flnancial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incominB resources and application of resour￿5 ol the charity for that period. In preparing these financlal statements, the trustees are requlred to.. select suitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistently; observe the rnethods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 IFRS 1021; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether applicable accountlng standar¢Js have been followed, subject to any materlal departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. prepare the financial statements on the 8oing Concern basis unless It Is Inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responslble for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable thern to en5vre that the financial statements Comply with the Charlties Act 2011, the Charitie5 (Accounts and Report51 Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hence tor taking reasonable Steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by order of the board of trustees on 2 Aprrl 2026 and signed on its behalf by.. S Malek- Chair D Patrick- T￿as￿reT Page 4 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM AND HISTORY GROUP CIO Independent examlneWs report to the trustee5 of Tenbury Wells Museum and History GTQUP CIO I report to the charity tnjstees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2025 which are set out on page$ 6 and 7. ResponsibilltlÈs and basls of report As the charity'5 trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordano with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Arfl. I report in respert of my examlnation of the charity's accottrnts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in ¢arrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direction5 given by the Chartty Commission under sectton 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examirterfs ststement I have COFnpleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect= accounting fecords were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord with those records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the exèmination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. rim Giles FCCA Dhjh Tenbury Wells LLP Chartered Certified Accountat)ts 81 Teme Street Tenbury Wells Worcestershire WR15 8AE 2 April 2026 Page 5 TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM ¥lND HISTORY GROUP CIO RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 nrestrirted Funds Unrestrirted Funds 2024 RECEIPTS Donations 4.519 Memberships AIM G￿nI Wisitors to talks Christmas Lunch Sales Miscellaneou5 Income Interest R￿1ved 1240 1.221 350 414 360 134 214 223 109 247 262 TOTAL RECEIPTS 6.913 7,220 PAYMENTS Refund of donations Professional fees Insurance ght and Heat Rural Museums Network Guest Speakers Venue Hire Christmas Lunch Print, post and stationery Repairs and renewals Sundry expenses Training & Membership Website Accountsncy fees 1.5(K) 1.221 829 1.336 io 694 305 5.565 33 io 610 272 342 385 91 276 189 124 71 71 756 TOTAL PAYMErirs 7.748 8,300 IDEFICIT)ISURPLUS {8351 11.0801 18.702 19,782 CASH BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD 17.867 18.702 TENBURY WELLS MUSEUM AND HISTORY GROUP CIO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILrrES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025 nrestrlrted Unre5trirted Funds 2024 Current Account Instant Access Account 1,828 16,038 711 17,991 17,867 18,702 Cllent Approval Certlftcate The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustee5 on 2 AprS12026 and were signed on Its behalf by S Malek- Chair O Patrick- Tfeasurer Page 7