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Combined Military Services CollectRon
Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 31" March 2025
Registered Charity No. 1196112

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Contents
Legal and administrative infonnation
Report of the Trustees
Statement of financial activities
Notes forming part of the financial statements

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Legal and administrative infonnation
Trustees".
Dr RJ Wooldrid8e (Chairnian)
Mr Gary Weighi
Principal Otyice:
Ravenscroft
6 St Josephs Abbey
Sioffington
West Sussex
RH20 4GJ
Bankers..
Barclays
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Report of the trustees for the year ended 31° Match 2025
Mgnagement
The trustees that seTved durin8 the year and since are as follows".
Dr RJ Wooldridge (Chairnian)
Mr Gary Wcight
Objt¢lives and activities
The charities Objects￿'e is
'To advance the education of the public by increasin8 awess to and appreciation of The
CMSM Collertions of UK military artefacts and d(Kuments across the UK, and for their
conservation. preservation and restoration..
The charity will co4)perate with other charitiA voluntary bodies and Sta￿tory authorities
operaiing in furtherance of the (l)jethive and to ex¢han8e infomiaiion and adviLY with them.
Aehievemenls and perforniance
The Covid Pandemic meant the closure of ihe Combined Military Services Museum Durin8
this period. th¢ Muscums Governance was reviewed and it was decided io add an additional
CIO Chariry that holds. cares for and administers the collection itself This new charity is
now sel up and operational Working 8lonJ3side the 0ri8inal charity no 1058595. That
continues to run the museurn itself operationally
Public Benefit
The trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Aa 2(M)6 to have due
regard lo public benefit guidance as published by ihe Comrnission.
The charities objective is 'To advance the education of the wblic by increasin8 access to and
appreciation of The CMSM Collections of UK military artefacls.
In order to comply with this objeaive. the trustees wtll operate the CMSC Charity and ensure
li is available to the public for educational purposes.
Volunleers
The charity. will encoura8e new volunteers to join and assistin8 in the Charities d)jectives.
Financial review and reserves
The financial results for the year are shown on page 4.
During ihis firsi financial year there have noi bttn any purchases of tangible fixed assets or
propeny.
Plans for future periods
During the comin8 tinancial year the trusiee's plan is review its collections, and plan for the
future in order to fulfil all of its duties in both carin8 for its colleaions and educatin8 the
general publi¢.
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Report of the truslees for the year ended 31" March 2025 (continued)
Statement of Trustees responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the TTUStees Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and Llniied Kingdorn Accounting Stsndards. (United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounts'ng Prathice)
The law applicable to charities in England and wale￿Orthern Ireland requires Trustees to
prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a ITue and faiT view of the
state of atTairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of
the charity for Ihal perid.
In preparing these financial Mtements. the Trustees are required to:
l. Select suitable accountin8 policies and then apply them eA)nsistently.
2. Observe the methTras and principles in the ch￿illeS SORP.
3. Make judgements and estimaies that are reasonable and prndent.
4. State whdher applicable accountin8 Standards have been followed, subject io any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial siatemenls
5. Prepare the financial staiements on the goin8 concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to pre$um¢ that the charity will ￿ntinue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keepin8 accountin8 re¢ords thai disclose with reasonable
accurncy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the
financial siatemenis Comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts Reports)
Re¥ulations 2008 and trust deed They are also responsible for safeL4uardin8 the assets of the
charity and henc¢ for takin8 r¢asonabl¢ steps for the prevention and deiection of fraud and
other irregularities.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Dr R J WooldridBe
Chairnian
281h November 2025
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Statement of financial activities (Continued)
The financial sthtemenls on page 4 were approved by the trusiees on 28. November 2025
Dr R J Wooldrid8e
On behalf of the board of Trustees
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Notes forniing part of the financial statements for the year ended 3 1st March 2025
l. Accounting policies
(a) Basis of prepar*tion
The financial siaiements have been prq)aTed under the historical cost convention, with
the exception of investments which are included ai ihe markel va]ue.
The financial statemenis have been prepare3d in accordance with the Statement of
Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accouniing and Reporting by Charities, published in
2005 and applicable accounting Standard5.
(b) Chgrity Status
The chariiy is constituied by a Governin8 Document (CIO)
(c) Funds
All the funds are unrestricted ￿ndS which are available for use at the discretion of the
trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have nol
been designated for other purposes.
(d) Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the slatemenl of financial activilies when the
charity 15 legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with
reasonable accuracy.
(e) Grants and donationj
Granis and donations are only included in the sthtement of financial activities when
the chartty has unconditional entitlement to the res(￿rr¢S.
(D ReJour¢e5 expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an a¢¢ruals basis and has been classified under
headings thai aggregate all costs related to the caiegory. Where ¢o$ts cannot be
directly attribuied to PArticular headings they have been all(Kated to activities on a
basis con51Stenl with the use of the resources.
(g) TAngible fixed assets And depreciation
There are no tangible asseis in this years accijunl. however. il is the chariiies policy to
depreciaie ils assets at rates calculated to wriie off the costs over their expecied useful
economic live5 as follows..
Freehold land and buildings (see note 2.1) Noi depreciaied
Artefacts (see note 3)
Noi depreciated
Plant
I￿/0 reducing balance basis
Fixtures. fittings and equipment
I￿/￿. 21y/ts and 250/0 reducing balance
basis
(h) Trustees remuneration
The trustees neither ￿ceiVed nor waived any emoluments during the ycar under
review.
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(i) Stock
The charity does not currently hold any stock. However. for fu￿re years it is planned
to hold a siock of merchandise and refreshments for sale io the general public. Il is the
charities policy that these will be V￿Ued at the lower cosi and the nei realisable va]ue.
ti) Fortign turreDcies
Transactions in forei8n currencies are reeorded at the rAte ruling at the date of the
transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the raie of exchange ruling
at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to the statement of financial
activities.
(k) VoluntAry assistance
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accixmts.
(l) Tax tlaims on donations and gifts
Incoming resources from t&x reclaims will be included in the statement of financial
activities at the same time as the gift to which they relaie.
(m) Investment income
This is included in the accounts when received.
2. Tangible Assets
There are no tangible asset$ owned by the charity for this financial year.
2.1 Deprteigtion of freehold property
The trustees are of ihe opinion that the value of property over ihe long tem will in
general increase. Therefore. the realisable value of any propety owned will always be
in excess of c(y6L and as such no depreciation need be provided.
3. Hisloric Assets
Some exhibits on display at ihe Combined Military Services Collection are on
pernianent loan or on lease lo the charity. Therefore, these do noi forn] part of the
charities assels.
All artefacts owned by the charity will be valued al cost. The mistees are of the
opinion that the value of historic artefacls over the long tem wtll in ¥eneral increase.
Therefore, the realisable value of any art¢fa￿S owned ￿TrI1 always be in excess of cost,
and as such no deP￿clution nccd bc providcd.
4. Unrestricled funds
The trustees are of the opinion that all fees received to date are unrestricted in nature.
S. Tour income / Merchandise ete
These are shown net of related expenses.
S. Taxatio
The Combined Military Services Museum is a registered charity. As such its source of
income and gains are exempl from iaxation to the extent thai they are applied
exclusively to ils charitable objethives No charge has arisen in the charity durin8
the year.
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