2024-09-30-accounts

		SORP reference	SORP reference
Summary ofthe purposes of		Pan	1.17	To advance the education ofthe publicbythe
the charity as setoutin its				maintenance and development ofa museum
governingdocument	I			forthe acquisition, restoration, preservation
				and public display ofobjects ofeducational,
	I			historic orartisticinterestconnected to the
				town ofFramlingham.
Summary ofthe main		Pam	1.17 and 1.19	-To facilitate access to the collection exhibited
activities in relation to those				atthe museum in Framlingham Castle both
purposes forthe public				physically and on the web
benefit, in particular, the				-To ensure the preservation, restoration and
activities, projects orservices				conservation ofartefacts.
identified in the accounts.
Statementconfirming		Pam	1.18	TheTrustees have had regard to the Charity
whetherthe trustees have had				Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
regard to the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on
publicbenefit

			SORP reference
				In the period there were 20 volunteer
			Para 1.38	Stewards who were in the museum during 1
Contribution	made	by		June—30 Septembermeeting and greeting
volunteers				visitors. All the Trustees are volunteers.

		SORP reference
			Ouryear from October 2023 to September
			2024	has been ratherbusy.
	Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,	Para 1.20	Work carried out forthe museum thisyear includes:
I	identifyingthe difference the		•	The purchase and installation ofa new
	charity’s work has made to			secure glass cabinetto house our
	the circumstances ofits			collection ofitems associated with Sir
	beneficiaries and anywider			HenryThompson. We were fortunate
	benefits to societyas a whole.			to secure a grantof6000 from
				Framlingham Town Council to assist in
				the purchase.The cabinet is of
				significant weight, and the local fire
				service very efficientlytransported it
				to the museum.
			•	The modern office deskused by
				stewards has been replaced by an old
				school desk from ourcollection. This is
				notonlymore in keepingwith the
				museum butallows the lids to be fitted
				with small locks forsecurity.
			•	Theold glass cabinethas nowbeen
				reused to showvarious smalleritems
				ofvalue and is more securely fixed to
				thewall.
			•	The old Perspex cabinettops thathad
				become veryscratched and worn,
				were replaced with new tops and
				timbersurrounds, which has made a
				mostuseful improvement
			•	The old clock from the local Regal
				cinema has been donated and this is
				now displayed in a prominent
				position.
			•	The museum’s book Framlingham A
				tourThrough Time continues to sell,
				with a total of619 sold to the end of
				Septemberwith a profitoft3,444. Itis
				available to buy in the castle shop and
				local bookshops.
			•	Work is ongoing in terms ofadding
				additional information and photos to
				the new eHive data base.
			•	Ourstewardshaveprovided a sterling
				service again overthe summer,
				meeting and greetingvisitors in the
				Museum. Prom 1 June — 30 September,
				Stewards recorded 10,921 adults and
				3,605 children visited the museum.
			•	The museumis on lnstagram and
				Facebook. Simon Garretthas being
				doing much workon thewebsite
				which is being developed with more
				articles and photos beingadded.
			Parnext year, a grantapplication has been
			submitted foranother cabinet.

	Review ofthe charity’s	Para 1.21	On 30 September 2024 funds were £25,887.
	financial position atthe end of
:	the period
	Statementexplaining the policy forholdingreserves statingwhy they are held	Para 1.22 The charity mustexplain anypolicy it hasfor holding reservesand	The Lanman Museum does nothave a policy forholdingany reserves. OurConstitution states: The incomeand propertyofthe dO mustbe appliedsolelytowards thepromotion oftheobjects.
		state the
		amountsof
		those reserves
		andwhythey
		are held. Ifthe
		trusteeshave
		decidedthat
		holding
		reserves is
		unnecessary.
		the report
		• mustdisclose
		thisfactand
		provide the
		reasons
		behind this
		decision.
	Amount ofreserves held	Para 1.22	N/a
	Reasons forholdingzero	Para 1.22	N/a
	reserves
	Details offund materiallyin	Para 1.24	N/a
	deficit
	Explanation ofany	Para 1.23	N/a
	uncertainties aboutthe
	charity continuing as a going
	concern

		In	this financial period, mostincome has come	this financial period, mostincome has come	this financial period, mostincome has come
		from:
Thecharity’s principal		1.	English Heritage	— Quarterly Franchise
sources ofhinds (including	Para 1.47		Payments
any fundraising)		2.	Book Sales ofFramlingham		— ATour
			ThroughTime (written bythe Chairman of
			Trustees)
		3.	Donations to the	museum
		4.	Interest on bank	accounts

Type ofgoverningdocument	Pan 1.25	Constitution of the Lanman Museum
t_trust ed,_royal_rni’ter_I
Howls the charity	Pan 125
constiwted?
(e.g LIU IncoIporated
assocIdnon._dO)
Trusteeselectionmethods	Para 1.25	(1) Apartfrom the firsttrustees, every
including details ofany		trustee mustbeappointed for a term
constitutional provisions e.g.		ofthreeyears by a resolution passed
election to postor name of		ata properly convened meeting ofthe
any person orbodyentitled to		charitytrustees.
appointone ormore trustees
		(2) In selectingindividuals for
		appointment as charitytrustees, the
		charity trustees musthave regard to
		the skills, knowledge and experience
		needed forthe effective administration
		ofthe ClO.
		(3) Election ofTrustees is byopenly
		advertisingvacantpositions and an
		interview process to assess eligibility
		before final selection.

Charity name	The Lanman Museum
Other name the charity uses	N/a
Registered charitynumber	1194173
Charity’s principaladdress	5 Fulchers Field
(foradministrative purposes)	Framlingham
	Suffolk
	lPl3 9HT
Charity’s Locationaddress	Framlingham Castle
	Church Street
	Framlingham
	Suffolk
	1P13 93P

Names ofthe cha	ritytrustees who	managethechari	ty
Trustee name	. Office (ifany)	. Datesacted ifnot forwholeyear	Name ofperson (or body) entitled toappointtrustee (if any)
John Bridges	Chairman	n/a	CharityTrustees
Olivia Clear	Treasurer	n/a	CharityTrustees
Alison Bowman	Curator	n/a	CharityTrustees
Raymond Hardinge	Records Officer	n/a	CharityTrustees
Elaine Elliott	Education Officer	n/a	CharityTrustees
Jeremy Hill		n/a	CharityTrustees
Timothy Fitz Higham		n/a	CharityTrustees
Lindsay Huggins		n/a	CharityTrustees

Income & Expenditure record - The Lanman Museum

Income & Expenditure record- The Lanman Museum	Income & Expenditure record- The Lanman Museum	Income & Expenditure record- The Lanman Museum	Income & Expenditure record- The Lanman Museum
	Period 01 October 2023- 30 September 2024
	Balance as at 01 October 2023	£26,971
	Category	Income	Expenditure
	English Heritage - Quarterly Franchise Payments	£5,000
	Donations	£609
	Booksales	£849
	Bank Interest accrued	£636
	Grants	£3,000
	Subscriptions		£257
	IT (CRM & Website)		£247
	Administrative Expenses		£534
	Cleaner		£811
	Hire of Rooms for meetings		£34
	Storage		£1,140
	Gifts &Donations		£0.00
	Acquistions		£0.00
	Conservation, Restoration & Exhibitions		£4,882
	Insurance		£1,241
	Trustee and Steward training		£330
	**Total **	**£10,094 **	£9,476
	Balance as at 30 September 2024	£25,887