## **Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts: Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry Trust Charitable Incorporated Organisation** 

## **Trustees' annual report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date ~~Da Mont Year Da Mont Year~~ **From To** Reference and administration details 

_Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry Trust_ **Charity name Other names charity is known by** 1192976 **Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address** Muckleburgh Military Collection Weyborne Sheringham Norfolk **Postcode** NR25 7EH 

**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|_Simon Fowler_|_Chairman_|||
|_Gary Walker_|_Secretary and_<br>_Curator_|||
|_Trevor Jones_|_Treasurer_|||
|_Peter Britten_|_Trustee_|||
|_Brian Greengrass _|_Trustee_|||
|_Martin Long_|_Trustee_|||
|_Stephen Reynolds _|_Trustee_|||



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**Structure, governance and management** 

**Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution adopted 5 Jan 2021 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual Trustee selection methods General Meeting held in January (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Objectives and activities** 

||Objects|
|---|---|
|**Summary of the objects of the**<br>**charity set out in its governing**<br>**document**|The objects of the CIO are to hold the museum artefacts, the Regimental<br>Silver Collection and all other assets and charitable funds currently held<br>by the Trustees of a Scheme dated 27th September 1978 and a Trust|
||created by a Deed dated 3rd February 1986 (charity no. 293764) to|
||applythe same as follows:|
||(1)<br>Issuing grants to the Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry Associations for|
|**Summary of the main**|the relief of need of persons who have served in the former units|
|**activities undertaken for the**|comprising the Suffolk Yeomanry and the Norfolk Yeomanry and to the|
|**public benefit in relation to**|maintenance of the welfare of members of such Associations;|
|**these objects**|(2)<br>Making donations to ex servicemen's hospitals homes or institution;|
||(3)<br>Ensuring that the Museum Artefacts are housed in an appropriate|
||museum provided that satisfactory arrangements exist for the preservation|
||maintenance and insurance of all such items: and|
||(4)<br>Ensuring the Regimental Silver Collection is kept in a safe location|
||and fully protected and insured:|



## Achievements and performance 

|**Summary of the main**||
|---|---|
|**achievements of the charity**|The Trusts historical collection was available for viewing by the|
|**during the year.**|public throughout the reporting period, it being displayed in the|
||Muckleburgh Military Museum, at no cost to the Trust and with|
||the Museum covering the annual estimated insurance premium.|
||A revised Deed, covering the safekeeping and display of the|
||Trust’s assets, agreed by the Chair of Trustees with the owner of|
||the Muckleburgh Military Museum is in place and is working|
||satisfactorily for both parties.|
||The Trust’s silver collection remains on display at the Royal|
||Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, with items also being displayed at|
||the Sandringham Flower Show in July, for viewing by the public.|



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## **Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

Cash at bank at 31/03/2024 was £621.95 in unrestricted funds. Held in investment accounts £17787.84 There has been little by the way of financial activity, this mitigated by reductions in the annual maintenance costs of the historical collection. In addition, there is little anticipated future expenditure, the investment fund being reserved for the needs of any future restoration projects, while the banked reserves are being reserved for routine expenditure. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

Not applicable 

## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include The main source of the Trusts unrestricted income is generated from additional information, the interest on investments held by the Charity. where relevant about: Outgoings are, however, minimal and there would be no degradation The charity’s principal of the charitable objectives were income from the investment source sources of funds (including decrease. any fundraising). How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Other optional information** 

## Future Plans 

The coming year will see a continued emphasis maintenance of the Collection for the general viewing by the public and the making of historical records available for on line viewing via the Ogilvy Muster website. 

## **Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed** 

**on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**S Fowler Signature(s)** _**G Walker**_ Simon Fowler Gary Walker **Full name(s) Position (eg secretary,** Secretary Charman **chair, etc)** 

**Date** _01 Oct 2024_ 

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## **Charity Name** 

## _**Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry Trust**_ 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

||**for the period**|Period start date<br>_31/03/2023_|**To**||Period end<br>date<br>_31/03/2024_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|



Period end date _31/03/2024_ 

## **Section Accounts and Payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 31 Mar 2023 to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 

|**1 Receipts**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|<br>_Bank Account - Lloyds_|_621_||_-_|
|_Investments -_<br>_NorthernTrust(98902)_|_4225_||_-_|
|_Investments –_<br>_NorthernTrust (94612)_|_12282_||_-_|
|_Misc Income_|_-_||_-_|
|_Interest_|_0_||_-_|
|_Gift aid receipts_|_-_||_-_|
|**Sub total**|_17127_||_-_|



**Total funds 31 Mar 2024** 


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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**Signed (on behalf of**<br>**all the trustees)**|**Details**<br>_Investments_<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and<br>payments account(s))<br>_Cash at Bank_|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**621**<br>**17787**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest**<br>**£**<br>_-_<br>**-**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**621**<br>**17787**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest**<br>**£**<br>_-_<br>**-**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**621**<br>**17787**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest**<br>**£**<br>_-_<br>**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**621**||_-_|
|||**17787**||**-**|
|||**_18408_**||_-_|
||||||
|||-||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|
|**Signed (on behalf of**<br>**all the trustees)**|||||
|_G Walker_|||||



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