The Friends of RAMM Annual Report 2Q5. We have had another iood yeqir for events. Our membershlp nufftber5 have had aTr)ther drop i paying member5 at 185. This is a trer¥J seen by many charitie5 and wp arE tryi to tarlet the nori- mmrS who come to our Évents. RAMM are remlnding non.membefS when book to consider loiTri and w• are doing the samo at events. Wo havè also produced a leaffet which is available in the museum. We aw•rt the effett. All our internal t•lk5 have beèn well re<tNed and well attermkd. As above VWQ continue lo attrnci a consideftble number of non.members. A hlgh point was è day symposium tntitled"A rfnE and Its world". arranged by Andy Mc Keon which covered ihe Awo Saxon ring discoVed in North Devcbn and the siBnfficance of SaxoD Exeter. The rnnl w•5 sold out and also an excellent bot)klèi was produced for the event. Tht Christsnas event forvthlch we do not tharz• ralséd £202 in donations to thR Museum. W• ar• rvlwAng outside events which are at present r#)t Seerni popular•lttwh • vlsit to T•vlstock had r••softable attendarbce. The finjnces Jre 8ood Jnd we rtteived one legKy. There were Iwo to RAMM of £llJXI tNJrds PAu5eum's DJrtmoDr exhlblifon purchasé of som• la(• and two pittures- Portnit of Ff•rKis Ross Jttributed to J•mes Leakry •nd-Bartholèm•w Strnot Chapef bv John Piper. Thi5 meant our surp15 over ihe year was slightty inveased from 2n24 to £7.484, th• funds held 9131 March 2025 amountln8 to £127,792. Howover. there will be more requests for 2025 especlally w¥th the very excliin8 purchose ot the Saxon Exeter penny. Wo afe pleasod thatchrls Mumby has taken over from John Hughes a5 our irbdependent exJmlner and wo thank Johfi for all his help in the past and wish him well, We also thank the RAMM statt tor ill their a55iStanc?. Finally, although it is strictty for next year we congrulte CarnillJ HampshiTr on hpr award of an MBE Jnd ore deli8hted that she hos agreed to be the President of the Fri•nd5. W• thank Lady Anna 8oles for all her support during her time as Presidenl Iz
Friends of RAMM Re8i5tered Charity No 1196908 Receipts and for the Year March 2025 Z025 Annual Subscriptions Le8acie5 Event Incorne Visit5 GÉft Interest Red Royalties Donations Amazon Srnile Inow ttased) Total Ineome 3.920 1.017 4.746 975 8.825 1.780 929 812 5.323 224 14S 13 21,061 16.531 ExpendIre Event costs Viyt costs Refunds Deposits for events AGM and Xrn3s event Insurance Pnntin8 Office sundrres fjrfts Total £xperfrture 306 259 150 476 253 629 416 416 142 275 47 2.246 2.147 Grarrts Paid Match fundin8 for Dartmoor project ctures ILocke-AoMmperJ Luxzon Lace 5fy) SurpluslDefidt for the year 7.315
FRIENDS OFTHE ROYAL ALBEKf MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY Rcgisrgred cr.2• No. 1196908 Statement of Assets and Liabilitles as at 31 March 2025 CUAREF ASSEf5 Hank Crrent attount COIF Deposit accsyjnt 2(u5 2024 7.281 127 AJNDS OFTHE CHARfff Funds bruught Forward Nr Surplus for the ar Total Funds 120.308 74S4 112.993 ANAIYSIS OF FUNDS Unrcstrcted RtStrrrt•d 127,642 150 J20.158 150 Nute: This Charitsbte Incorpwed &Kanisatw)n100). rwmed Friehd5 Qt The R¢yfftl Albert Mefnori31 Musoum and Art allery. •bbfeviated to Friends of RAMM. ¥rta£ on 3rd De¢wIr 2a21 arKI commencèd its orbwties oft st Aprll 202?. fhts Charsty's athv¥tre5 were trènsferred fr(yn the Charity. Ffiends ol Exeter Museum5 and Art Gallery Trustthat reased all rts opÈrav"on5 31st Marth 2a22 and trafterred all its •ssets to this new charlty. Friends vf This ¢h•nge of was implernrbled in li Tmth Charity clMI5$10 Guidanc Approvs ofthe Accfwts On bch of [hc Ma ment C(xnrfiCe. I confirm approval of thes• a¢¢tX4nts Signed,. Richard Pooxk -.Dated.. i < 1-.2.1 IndepttKlknt exaffllnees rwt to thetrwtees of¢he Frltnds ol IIAMM I rem ts the trust•es an rny e¥amliiitI¢ af the accounts of thanty for the year erKted 31st March X125 As thc charitytrustces. you arc respS1b1e forthe weparatrofi of the aceujnts in accordance vth the requiremenis of the Chariiies Acr 2011 Ithè kfl. I re5b)rt sn rESPÈrt ol rry examirHiion of thc Charrty's iccounts Carried OLtt under section 145 af the 2011 Art and in carryrne out rny exafftIrwtic I have followed all the •pplicable Dire¢tion5 gtven by the ChaTFty Corrpmisslm under sertion 14515llb)oP the Indepdent ewamvW$ statomtsit I have ¢DrnpletÈd my eXaanat)n. l 0fim1 that no m•tcri•l rnatters have comr to My attenOn ir> Cofihcrtion thy examinatim sivirg rne ¢ause to believe that In any rnoterkil rrspecr. Iii Kccuntin8 iEcords were not kept in rc5pect of The O)irtty a5 r•quired by 5ecticm 0 otthè Art: or121 thc accounts do not accord with the accountr.ng records. I have no corlcems and across other mattws in conctiOn ¥th thé ex4miFwtion to whith attentson should be dra thrs rept bn (¥der to erwble a proper u èrst•nding of the accounts to be reached. ggned _ Dared: