## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/10/21 Period start date To 30/09/22 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Friends of the Museum of Somerset**
## **Charity registration number:1188706**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To advance the education of the
of the charity as set out public
in its governing by promotion, support, assistance
document and
improvement of The Museum of
Somerset.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Monthly lectures, some of which
1.19
activities in relation to are face to face and others by
those purposes for the Zoom.
public benefit, in Regular newsletters,
particular, the activities, Occasional visits to places of
projects or services interest.
identified in the Annual lecture by well-known
accounts. speaker.
All activities are advertised, and
reports
are displayed on the website and
sent to
local newspapers.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to
whether the trustees the
have had regard to the public benefit guidance issued by
guidance issued by the the
Charity Commission on Charity Commission.
public benefit
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SORP reference **Not applicable** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **Not applicable** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related
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investment
The charity is run exclusively by
Para 1.38 volunteers.
Contribution made by Some speakers give their services
volunteers voluntarily.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
Annual programme of lectures,
and an
Annual Lecture by a well-known
Summary of the main speaker,
Para 1.20
achievements of the which encourage members of the
charity, identifying the public
difference the charity’s to join The Friends of the Museum
work has made to the of
circumstances of its Somerset, thus enabling their
beneficiaries and any subscriptions to be used to
wider benefits to society support the
as a whole. Museum.
In October, £400 was given to
assist with the purchase of a
medieval gold finger ring.
In January, £1000 was given to
help with the staging of an
exhibition of art work by local
artist, Brian Rice.
In September, £800 was given to
enable the Museum to employ
children’s illustrator, Kristina
Stephenson, to run two activity
days for children in connection
with the display of over 70
artworks by 17 of the most-
celebrated children’s book
illustrators.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
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against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The annual profit was £352
financial position at the
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Reserves are held to be available
policy for holding to
reserves stating why they assist the Museum in purchases of
are held specific objects or for specific
projects
eg conservation of a picture. At
present £5,600 is earmarked to
help with specific purchases;
£1,000 is earmarked to help with
the purchase of a Roman ring and
£2000 for the purchase of an early
medieval silver disc brooch from
Cheddar. A further £2,600 is set
aside for the Museum to use in
ways that will enhance their
visitors’ experience.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £17,771
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 FOTMOS has no deficits.
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 An ageing and declining
uncertainties about the membership is a worry.
charity continuing as a The effects of possible further
going concern Covid outbreaks on Museum
footfall, resulting in loss of income
from established fund-raising
activities.
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Membership subscriptions are the
chief source of funds,
The charity’s principal supplemented by the sale of
sources of funds Para 1.47 second-hand books, permanently
(including any on display at the Museum, and
fundraising) occasional plant sales.
Money is invested, where possible,
in
Investment policy and Higher earning accounts, but with
objectives including any Para 1.46 the need to access funds being the
social investment policy chief consideration.
adopted
The slight but steady fall in
membership over recent years.
A description of the Para 1.46 This may be due to the average
principal risks facing the age of the membership.
charity Lack of members willing to
become
trustees.
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**Some face-to face meetings have** Other **been held recently. Zoom meetings will be resumed during the winter months.**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution derived from Charity
document Commission template.
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees elected each year by
methods including details members
of any constitutional present at the Annual General
provisions e.g. election to Meeting.
post or name of any Officers are elected from amongst
person or body entitled the
to appoint one or more trustees at the AGM. The trustees
trustees can co-opt further trustees.
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The trustees hold regular
quarterly committee meetings.
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
The Head of Museums at the South
West
Relationship with any Para 1.51 Heritage Trust, the Museums
related parties Operations
Manager, the Curator of
Archaeology and the Museum of
Somerset Manager regularly
attend trustees’ meetings to
advise on needs.
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Friends of The Museum of Somerset
Other name the charity FOTMOS
uses
Registered charity 1188706
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number
Charity’s principal The Museum of Somerset,
address Castle Green,
Taunton
TA1 4AA
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Chris Cooper Chair
2 Chris Jessop Secretary
3 Barbara Cooper Treasurer
4 Wendy Flint
5 Lesley Herriot
6 Marion Holley
7 Brian Hunter
8 Nicky Matthews
Lauraine
9
Newcombe
10 Donald Ruffell
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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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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**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
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## **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)** Barbara Rosemary Cooper **Full name(s)** Christopher David Cooper **Position (eg** Chair Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 13/10/22 13/10/22
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Charity Name No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 10/1/2021 9/30/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Members' Subscriptions 1,332 - - 1,332
Fund raising 637 - - 637
Gift Aid 567 - - 567
Bank Interest 73 - - 73
Visits 540 - - 540
Events 592 - - 592
Donations 156 - - 156
Miscellaneous - - - -
3,897 - - 3,897
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 3,897 - - 3,897
A3 Payments
Donation to Museum 2,200 - - 2,200
Speakers 490 - - 490
Insurance 96 - - 96
Website hosting and maintemance 45 - - 45
Printing, postage and stationery - - - -
Visits 542 - - 542
Events 100 - - 100
Venue 72 - - 72
Miscellaneous - - - -
Sub total [ 3,545 ] - - 3,545
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 3,545 - - 3,545
Net of receipts/(payments) 352 - - 352
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 352 - - 352
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Co-operative Bank
Savings Accounts|
**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**2,464**
**17,771**
**-**
**20,235**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree balances|with receipts and payments
account(s))|Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print|Name||
||||Christopher Cooper|||
||||Barbara Cooper|||
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**Last year**
## **to the nearest £**
**1,368 227 2 107 279 - 50 - 2,033**
**2,033**
**500 339 96 90 134 368 - 72 11 1,610**
**1,610 423 - - 423**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - -**
OK
**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -**
**Current value (optional) - - - - -**
**Current value (optional)**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval 10/13/2022 10/13/2022