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|||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|||||



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||||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.|





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|||SORP reference|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Ouryear from October 2023 to September||
||||2024|has been ratherbusy.|
||Summary ofthe main<br>achievements ofthe charity,|Para 1.20|Work carried out forthe museum thisyear<br>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|||||stewards has been replaced by an old|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<br>— 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.||





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||Review ofthe charity’s|Para 1.21|On 30 September 2024 funds were £25,887.|
|---|---|---|---|
||financial position atthe end of|||
|:|the period|||
||Statementexplaining the<br>policy forholdingreserves<br>statingwhy they are held|Para 1.22<br>The charity<br>mustexplain<br>anypolicy it<br>hasfor<br>holding<br>reservesand|The Lanman Museum does nothave a policy<br>forholdingany reserves. OurConstitution<br>states: The incomeand propertyofthe dO<br>mustbe appliedsolelytowards thepromotion<br>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|||



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|||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||



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|Type ofgoverningdocument|Pan 1.25|Constitution of the Lanman Museum|
|---|---|---|
|t_trust<br>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.|



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|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|



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|Names ofthe cha|ritytrustees who|managethechari|ty|
|---|---|---|---|
|Trustee name|.<br>Office (ifany)|.<br>Datesacted ifnot<br>forwholeyear|Name ofperson (or body)<br>entitled toappointtrustee (if<br>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|





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## **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<br>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**||



