Combined Military Services Museum
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 August 2025
Registered Charity No. l 196090

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Contents
Legal and administrative infoTmation
Report of the Trustees
Statement of financial activities
Notes forniing pan of the financial staiements

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Legal and administrative infonnation
Trustees..
Dr RJ Wooldrid8e (Chairnian)
Dr VEY Te Velde
Mr MJ Dedman
Principal OtTice:
RaNen5croft
Si Josephs Abbey
Siorrinwon
Wesl Sussex
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Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 A August 2025

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The Irustees that served during the year and since are as follows..
Dr RJ Wooldridge (Chainnan)
Dr VEY Te Velde
Mr MJ Dedrnan
Objectives and activities
The charities objective is.
'TO ADV ANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND
MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BRITISH FIGFrriNG FORCES FROM
MEDIEVAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY BY OPERATING THE COMBINED
MILITARY SERVICES MUSEUM.
The charity will ¢(￿OPerate with other charities voluntary bodie5 and statutory authorities
operatin8 in furtherance of the objective and to exchange infomiation and advice with them.
Achievements gnd performance
The Covid Pandemic meant the closure of the Combined Military Services Museum During
this period. Ihe Museums Governance was reviewed and it was decided to move to A CIO
Charity. This new charity is now sei up. however is not yei operational. It will replace the
original chartty no 1058595. The new CIO has yet to trade.
Public Benefit
The trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due
regard to public benefit guidance as published by the Commission.
The charities objective is 'To advance the eduution of the general public by operatin8
CMSM,
In order to comply with ihis objective. the ￿SteeS will operale the CMSM Museum and
ensure it is open to the public for educaiional purposes.
Voluntter5
Th¢ Charity will encourage new volunteers to join and assisting in the Charities objectives.
Financial review and reserv
The financial results for the year are shown on page 4.
Durin¥ this first financial year there have not bttn any purchase5 of tangible fixed asset5 or
property.
Plan5 for future periods
During the coming financial year the trustee's plan is to make the new CIO operational and to
fulfil all of its duties in bthh caring for its collections and educating the 8eneral public.
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Report of the trust¢¢s for the year ended 31" August 2025 (continued)

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Statemtnl of Trustees respon5ibilitie5
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the TTUStees Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and LTniied Kingdom Accountin8 Sthndards (United
Kingdom Generally Accepta Accounting Practice)
The law applicable to charities in England and Wale￿TrI0rthern Ireland requires Trustees to
prepare financial staiements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of ihe
state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of
the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial stalements. the Trustees are required to:
l. Select suitable acC￿nting policies and then apply them consistently.
2. Obs¢rv¢ ihe methods and principles in the charities SORP.
3. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
4. State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
5. Prepare the financial slalemenls on the 80in8 concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financiat Position of the charitv and enable them to ensure ihal the
financial staiemenis ¢omply with the Charities Aci 1993. Ihe Charity (Accounts Reports)
Regulations 2008 and trusi deed They are a150 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the
charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the Prevention and deieaion of fraud and
other irregularities.
On behalf of the Board of TTUStees
Dr R J Wooldridge
Chairnian
1st May 2026
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There has been no trading during the financial ￿riod. and the CIO has not
opened a bank account.
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Staiement of financial activities

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All the results as shown on page 4 are due to there being no financial activity.
The financial statements on page 4 were approved by the trustees on I st May 2026
Dr R J Wooldridge
On behalf of the board of Trustees
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Notes forniing part of the financial slatunenis for the year ended 31 si Augusl 2024

l. Accounting policies
(A) Basis of preparation
The financial staiemenls have been prepared under the historical Cosi convention. with
th¢ ¢xception of investmen15 which are included at the market value.
The financial sthiements hav¢ be¢n prepaTe3d in accordance with the Statement of
Recomrnended Practice {SORP) 'Accwniing and Reponin8 by Charities, published in
2005 and applicable accounting standards
(b) Charity StAtus
The charity is constituted by a Governin8 D￿rnent (CIO)
(c) Funds
All the funds Ire unrestricted funds which are available for use ai the discretion of the
trustees in furtherance of the general d)jectives of the charity and which have nol
been desi8nated for other purposes.
(dl Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial aciivilies when the
harity is le8allv entitled to the income and the ￿lount Can be quantified with
reasonable accuracy.
le) Grants #nd donations
Grants and donations ar¢ only included in the sthtemenl of financial activities when
the charity has uncondilional entitlement to the r¢S￿r¢
(D Resouttes expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an aCCn￿lS basis and has been classified under
headings thai 88gregate all costs related to the category Where costs cannoi be
directly attribuied to particular headin8s they have been allocated to activities on
basis consistent with the use of the ￿5￿rceS.
(81 Tgngible fixed assets and depreciation
There ar¢ no tsngible assds in this )'ears account; however. it is the charities policy to
depreciate its assets ai rales calculated to write off the costs over their expected useful
economic lives as follows".
Freehold land and buildings (see note 2.1) Not deprttiated
Artefacts (see note 3)
Plant
Not depreciated
Fixlures. fittings and equipment
l (P/• reducing balance basis
10•/0. 200/• and 250/0 reducing balanr
basis
(h) Tru51ees remuneration
The trustees neither recaved nor waived any emoluments durin8 the year under
review
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(i) Stock
The charity d(rs not cu￿entlY hold any stsxk. However. for future years it is planned
to hold a stock of merchandise and refreshment5 for sale io the general public. It is the
chariti¢5 policy that these will be valued ai the lower cost and the net realisable value.
li) Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign cU￿en¢1es are recorded ai the rale rulin8 al the dale of the
transaction. Monew assets and liabilities are translaied at the rate of exchange rulin8
at ihe balance sheet date All differences are taken to the statement of financial
activities.
Ik) Voluntsry assistance
The value of any vduntary help received is not included in the accounts.
(l) Tax claims on donations and gifts
Incoming resources from tax reclaims will be included in the statement of financial
activities at sam¢ time as the wft to which they relale
(ml Inves¢n)ent income
This 1$ included in the acc(wnts when received
2. Tangible AJKts
There are no tangible assths owned by the charity for this financial year.
2.1 Depreciation of freehold property
'I'he Iruslees are of Ihe opinion ihai the value of property over the lon8 tenn will in
general increase. Therefore. the realisable value of any property owned will always be
in ¢x¢ess of cosL and as such no depreciation need be providejj,
3. Hijtoric assets
Some exhibits on display at the Combined Military Services MuS￿m are on
pernianent loan or on lease to the charity. Therefore. these do not foTrn part of the
charities assets
All art¢facis owmed by the chaTity will b¢ valued al cost. The irustees are of the
opinion thai the value of hi$ioric anefacts over the long temi will in general increase.
The￿fore. the realisable value of any artefaths owned will always be in excess of cos(
and as such no deprttiation need be provided.
4, LTnreJtrirtcd fuvdj
The trustees aTe of the opinion that all fees rtteived to date are unrestricted in nature.
S. Tour income l Merchandise etc
These are shown nei of related expenses.
5. T*xgtion
The Combined Military Services Museum 1$ a registered charity As wch its s(xwce of
income and gains are exempi from taxation to the exteni that they are applied
exclusively to its charitable objeciives. No tax charge has arisen in the charity durin8
the year.
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