## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01.01.20 (Period start date) To 31.12.20 (Period end date)**
## **Charity name: Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre**
## **Charity registration number: 1190148**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To establish and maintain a museum to
increase knowledge of the history, heritage,
culture and daily life of Palestine and its
people.|
|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|We run a museum which is open to the public
every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
We open for group visits at other times by
arrangement and run events such as film
nights, poetry and musical evening and talks.
We sell a small variety of Palestinian products.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Our trustees have all read and understood the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are essential to the work of the
Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre, we
employ no paid staff, so all are activities are
carried out by volunteers.|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **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 PMCC was open to the public between 1st
January 2020 to 22 March 2020 then closed
due to the first Covid 19 lockdown. We re-
opened to visitors on Saturday 01 August,
following a full risk assessment and putting
covid-secure measures in place.
The Museum closed for a second time on
Saturday 07thNovember and remained closed
for the rest of the year.
In December 2020, we opened a limited
service for Christmas sales of Palestinian
products only, with covid secure measures in
place.
During the summer lockdown we publicised an
online sales and eco-deliveries service of
Palestinian products within the Bristol post
code zones.
We continued to actively recruit volunteers
online.
Thus, despite the lockdowns we were still able
to maintain a minimal offer to those living
locally in Bristol. We also ensured our premises
were secure, safe and any maintenance
required was carried out as needed, so that we
were ready to re-open as soon as covid
restrictions allowed.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Our opening balance in 1st January 2020**
**was £4968.76. Our closing balance in 31st**
**December 2020 was £ 6770.13.**
**Our total income was £11,176.86 and our**
**total expenditure was £ 9636.61.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We currently do not have a policy on**
**reserves, yet we maintain a sufficient funds**
**in our account to cover a minimum of 3**
**months running costs.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£ 1,033 (3 months running costs)**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Individual donations, both regular and ad hoc.
A small mark-up is made on products sold
within the Museum.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable. We do not have sufficient funds
to make investments.|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Closure leading to reduction in donations.
Sale of the building in which the charity
resides.
Insufficient number of volunteers to manage all
the tasks required to open and maintain the
Museum.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
or 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|From our constitution point 9.1
**‘**_Any person who is willing to act as a Trustee,_
_and who would not be disqualified from acting_
_under the provisions of clause 11, may be_
_appointed to be a Trustee by a decision of the_
_Trustees’_|
|**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|We have a Handbook for Volunteers on how the
organisation operates.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|We have, in addition to our Trustees, a co-
ordinating group and smaller working groups
responsible for different aspects of running the
Museum, such as, a Display and Library group.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|PalestineMuseumand CulturalCentre|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1190148|
|Charity’s principal address|27, Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2HG|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Peace Handovsky|Chair|||
||Helen Watts|Treasurer|||
||Safia Malik|Trustee|||
||Idris Muhumed|Trustee|||
||Angus MacPherson|Trustee|||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
|**N/A**|||
||||
|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|||
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A||
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A||
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A||
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|Business|Nev Ingram|108, Charlton Road, Bentry, Bristol, BS10 6NL|
|**Charity**|Bates Wells|10 Queens Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE|
||||
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
N/A
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**N/A**
## **Other optional information**
**N/A**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Peace Handovsky|Safia Malik|
||
Chair|Trustee|
||09 November 2020||
||09 November 2020||
||**PMCC Summary 2020**|||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Opening Balance (01.01.20)**|**4968.76**||
||**Closing Balance (31.12.20)**|**6770.13**||
||**Income**|**2020.00**|**Notes**|
|1|Red Boxes (Museum)|824.51||
|2|Red Boxes (Resbite)|0.00|Resbite closed down in March 2020|
|3|Red Boxes (Outside)|36.13||
|4|Individual Donations (Direct Debits)|549.00||
|5|Other miscellaneous donations|235.00||
|6|Events (tickets/ donations)|0.00|No events held in 2020 due to Covid-19|
|7|Zaytoun++ Sales (PMCC)|6605.23||
|8|Zaytoun++Sales (Resbite)|430.00||
|9|Resbite Payments on utilities|1805.19|Invoices #004, #005, #006. #007 (2019 and 2020 payments)|
|10|Paypal transfers (mostly Pal prods)|676.82|Transfers March and July, other payments incl in Zaytoun sale|
|11|MAP in|14.98||
||**Total**|**11176.86**||
||**Expenditure**|||
|1|Ground Rent 27 Broad Street|437.50|One-off in recognition of C-19 emergency|
|2|Utilities (Ecotricity)|2627.23|50/50 with Resbite Jan to March; refund in 2021 £ 590.73 Sep|
|3|Utilities (Water)|240.98|11.07.19- 21.07.20 / 24.01.20 - 21.07.20|
|4|Insurance|425.25||
|5|Website|263.72||
|6|Communications (Wifi, BT, ICO, Mrktg)|576.22|Missing receipt £.6.49|
|7|Zaytoun|2574.98||
|8|Other Pal products|211.56|Embroidery, kuffiyas, badges and flags|
|9|Events / Publicity|50.00||
|10|Events / Speakers|0.00||
|11|Events / Stall Fees|0.00||
|12|Events / Materials|0.00||
|13|Events / Hospitality|65.00||
|14|Volunteers / Hospitality|16.95||
|15|Volunteers / Other expenses|134.73||
|16|Volunteers / Travel|3.00||
|---|---|---|---|
|17|Miscellaneous expenses|328.20||
|18|IT and display equipment|352.07||
|19|Building maintenance|979.22|Intumescent paint; Bristol Fire works|
|20|Donations: MAP / Petty Cash
withdrawal|350.00||
||**Total**|**9636.61**||
||**Balance**|**1540.25**||
||**Amount in Petty Cash**|||