Com
ined Mili
um CIO
Combined Military Services Museum
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 August 2024
Registered Charity No. 1196090

Combined Mili
Se)vice
Museum
Contents
Legal and admini strative inforniation
Report of the Trustees
Statement of financial activities
Notes forniing part of ihe financial statemenls

Combined Mjlits
s Museum CIO
Legal and administrative inforn]ation
Trustees..
Dr IU Wooldrid8c (Chairnian)
Dr DA Bleay
Dr VEY Te Velde
Mr JM Hulott
Mr MJ Dedman
Mrs AA Percival- Borley
Principal Office..
Ravenscroft
St Josephs Abbey
Storrington
Wesi Sussex
RH20 4GJ
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Combined Milita
Tvices Museum CIO
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31. August 2024
Manvdgemenl
The tTUStees that served during the year and since are as follows..
Dr RJ Wooldridge (Chairn]an)
Dr DA Bleay
Dr VEY Te Velde
Mr JM Hulott
Mr MJ Dedman
Mrs AA Percival- Borley
Objectives and getivities
The charitie5 objective is..
'TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND
MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMEN'TS OF THE BRITISH FIGFITING FORCES FROM
MFDIFVAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY BY OPERATING THE COMBINED
MtLITARY SERN'ICES MUSEUM,
The charity will c(H)peraie wilh oiher chaTities. voluntary bodies and siatutory authorities
operating in furtherance of the objective Ind to exchange infomiation and advice with them
Achievements and performance
The Covid Pandemic meant the closure of the Combined Military Services Museum. During
this period. the Museums Governance was reviewed and it was decided io move to a CIO
Charity. This new charity is now set up. however is noi yet operational It will replace the
0ri8inal charity no 1058595. The new CIO has yet to irade.
Public Benefit
The trnsiees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 10 have due
regard to public benefit guidance as published by the Commission.
The charities objective is 'To advance the education of the general public by operating
CMSM,
In order to comply with this objective. the trustee5 will operate the CMSM Museum and
ensure it is open lo the public for educational purposes
Volunteers
Th¢ charity will encourage new volunteers to join and assisting in the Charities objective5.
Financial review and reserve$
The financial results for the year are shown on page 4.
Durin8 this first financial year there have noi been any purchases of tan8ible fixed assets or
property.
Plans for future periods
During the coming financial year the trustee's plan is to make the new CIO operational and to
Ifil all of ils duties in both carin8 for its collections and educating the general public.
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Services Museum CIO
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31. Augusi 2024 (continued)
SIAtement of Trustees responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom A¢¢ountin8 Standards. (United
Kinsdom G¢n¢rally Accepted Accountin8 Practice)
The law applicable to charities in England and Wa]eslNorthern Ireland requires Trnstees to
prepare financial staiement5 for each financial year which ￿ve a true and fair view of the
State of afiyairs of Ihe charity and of the incomin8 rewrces and application of resources of
the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial 5tatement& the Trustees are required to..
l. Select suitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistently.
2. Observe the meih(Kls and principles in the chariti¢s SORP.
J. Make jud8em¢nts and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
4. State whether applicable accounting siandards have been followed, subjecl lo any
material depanures disclosed and explained in the financial siatemenis
5. Prepare the financial slalements on the going concern basis unles5 il is inappropriaie
to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keepin8 accountin8 records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the
rinancial statemenis comply with the Chariiies Act 1993. the Charity. (Accounis Reports)
Regulations 2008 and trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguardin¥ the assets of the
charity and hence for taking reasonable si¢p5 for the prevention and daection of fraud and
other irre8ularities.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Dr R J Wooldrid8e
Chainnan
2Th June 2025
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Milita Service
Museurn CIO
There has been no trading during the financial period. and the CIO has not
opened a bank accouni.
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mbined Milit
Services Museum CIO
Statement of financial activities
All the results as shown on page 4 are due to there being no financial activity.
The financial statemen15 i>n p28e 4 were approved by the trustees on 27th June 2025
Dr R J Wooldridge
On behalf of the board of Trustees
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Services Museum
Notes forn)in8 part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 st August 2024
l. Actounting policies
la) B*sis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the ￿. llorical cost convenuon, with
the excepiion of investments which are included at the maTket value.
The financial statements have been prepare3d in accordance with the Statement of
Recommended Practice (SORP}'Acc(wniing and Reportin¥ by Chariii¢s' published in
2005 and applicable accounting Standards
(b) Ch#rity Slalus
The charity is constiluted by a Governin8 Document (CIO)
(c) Funds
All the funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the
trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not
been desiBnated for other purposes.
(d) Incoming rtjourcej
All incoming resources are included in the sthtement of financial activities when the
harity is legally entitl¢d to the income and the amount can be quantified with
reasonable accuracy.
(e) Grant$ and don*iionJ
Grants and donations are i>nly included in the statement of financial activities when
the charity has unconditional entitlement to the reS￿r¢¢5.
(Q Resources eipended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under
headings thal a¥8re8aie all costs relaied io the category Where costs cannot be
directly attributed to particular headin8S they have been allocated to activities on a
basis consistent with the use of the reS￿rCeS.
(g) Tangible rued 4s3e15 and deprecialion
There are no thnwble a5se15 in thi5 year5 account. however, it is the chariiies policy to
depreciate its assets at rates calculated to wriie off ihe costs over iheir expected useful
cMoomic lives as follows.
Freehold land and buildings {see note 2.1) Not depreciated
Anefacts (see note 3)
Not depreciaied
Plant
l ￿/• reducing balance basis
Fixtures. fittings equipmeni
IIY/., 2￿/9 and 250/0 r&luan8 balan¢¢
basis
{h) Trusttes renJunerAtion
The trustees neither received nor waived any emoluments durin8 the year under
review.
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rvices Mu
um CIO
(i) Stoek
The charity does not cU￿entlY hold any St￿k. However. for future years It is planned
to hold a st￿k of merchandise and refreshments for Sale to the general public. It is the
charities policy that these ￿111 be valued at ihe lower cosi and the net reali5able value.
li) Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the
transaction. Monetsry assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange ruling
ai ihe balance sheei dale All differences are tsken to the staiement of financial
activities.
(k) Volunl4ry ajsislance
The vAlue ofany i'oluntary help received is not included in the acL￿Unts.
(l) Tax claims on don41ions and gifts
Incoming resources from i&x reclaims will be included in the siatem¢nt of fjnancial
activities at the same time as the gift to which they relate
(m) Investment incorne
This 15 included in the accounts when receiv￿1.
2. Tangible Assels
There are no tan&ble assds owned by the charity for this financial year.
2.1 Depreciation or rreehold property
The tTUStees are of the opinion that the value of property over the long iern) will in
general increase Therefore. the reall￿ble value of any property ownd will always be
in excess of cosL and as such no depreciation need be provided
3. Higioric *sJetJ
Some exhibits on display at the Combined Military Services Museum are on
pemianent loan OT on lease to the charity Therefore. these do not fonn part of the
charities assets.
All artefact5 owned by the charity will be valu¢d al cost The trustees are of the
opinion ihat the value of historic artefacts over the long terni will in general increase.
Therefore. the realisable value of any artefacls owned will always be in excess of cost,
aiid as )uili iiu dcpr¢iiaiiun nccd bc provldcd.
4. Unrestricted funds
The trnstee5 are of the opinion that all feey received to dale are unrestricted in nature.
S. Tour income /1¥lerchandise etc
These are shown nei of related expenses.
5. Taxation
The Combined Military Services Museum is a registered charity. As such lis source of
tncome and 8ains are exernpt from t&¥ation to the extent that they are applied
exclusively 10 ils chariiable objeciives. No t&x charge has arisen in the charity durin8
the year.
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