||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| |||02|03|2023||31|12|2023| ## Reference and administration details **Charity name** Oundle Museum Trust **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1202160 **Charity's principal address** Oundle Museum The Court House, Mill Road Oundle, Peterborough **Postcode PE8 4BW** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Fuller|Chair||Yes| ||Donald Campbell|||| ||Carole Bancroft-
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**Address**||| |**Treasurer**|Anthony Hoyle|22 Blackpot Lane, Oundle, PE8 4AT| |**Secretary**|Diana Watson|| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Four are appointed by Oundle Town Council. Two are members of the Trustee selection methods Museum Management Committee. One from the Oundle Historical (eg. appointed by, elected by) Society (currently vacant). One from the Middle Nene Archaeological Group. ## **Objectives and activities** The object of the CIO is to advance the education of the public in Oundle **Summary of the objects of** and the surrounding area by providing and maintaining a museum to **the charity set out in its** acquire, preserve, and display items of historical interest relating to **governing document** Oundle and its environs. Providing and maintaining a museum to acquire, preserve, and display **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** items of historical interest relating to Oundle and its environs to advance the education of the public in Oundle and the surrounding area. **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## Achievements and performance - Succeeded in providing a museum as described in our objects - **Summary of the main** during the year. - **achievements of the charity**  Slowly recovering from the impact of the lockdowns during **during the year** Covid. - The acquisition of the bronze hoard from the British Museum and receiving a grant from the NVAT (Nene Valley Archaeological Trust) to help with the purchase of the hoard. - An increase in the income from the previous year.  Putting on the exhibition of selected items from the Museum storeroom. ## **Financial review** The COIF Charities Deposit Fund is regarded as the Museum’s **Brief statement of the** contingency fund to help deal with unexpected events. At the end of **charity’s policy on reserves** 2023 it had £10,576. The Barclays no 1 (Friends) account is an account setup to deposit the generous donations from the Friends of the Museum. It is used to help fund special activities that may be arranged from time to time. At the end of 2023 it had £14,551. **Details of any funds** None **materially in deficit** March **2012** **TAR** 2 Sectlon G Declaratlon The trustceq dec lare tlial thcs have approved tlic trLlStoc Icport at)ovc Signed on behalf ol the charity'5 triistees Signaturo151 Full name(sl Position leg Secretary, Chair, etcl David Fuller . Max Schurer Chair Trustee Date TAR Maich 2012 ## **OUNDLE MUSEUM TRUST** ## **Summary of the receipts and payments account for the year ending 31 December 2023** |**Receipts**
Grant from Feoffees (Jan'22 & Dec'22 for Jan'23)
Community Support Fund grant from OTC
NVAT grant for the bronze hoard
From Barclays bank for complaint
Donations from visitors
Sales
Donations from Friends
Gift aid recovery
Interest received
**Payments**
British Museum for the bronze hoard
Rent
Insurance
Customised object entry forms
Office & administration
BT
Website fees
Subscriptions (AIM £68, NHF £40, Modes £178)
Exhibition
Publicity
Tools & equipment (new 'phone)
Maintenance
Shop purchases
Events (Museum openeing)
Friends & stewards
**Net receipts over payments for the year**|**Barclays**
**No. 2**
**Account**
£0.00
£2,000.00
£450.00
£0.00
£803.68
£868.72
**£4,122.40**
£1,250.00
£1,722.12
£747.87
£382.00
£218.75
£500.97
£109.16
£286.00
£140.91
£130.00
£49.61
£25.00
£0.00
£55.24
£0.00
**£5,617.63**
**-£1,495.23**|**Barclays**
**Friends**
**Account**
£200.00
£1,242.15
£588.91
**£2,031.06**
**£0.00**
**£2,031.06**|**COIF**
**Deposit**
**Fund**
£444.02
**£444.02**
**£0.00**
**£444.02**|**2023**
**2022**
**Total**
**Total**
£0.00
£1,700.00
£2,000.00
£0.00
£450.00
£0.00
£200.00
£150.00
£803.68
£1,064.08
£868.72
£446.80
£1,242.15
£1,298.00
£588.91
£427.42
£444.02
£97.91| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£6,597.48**
**£5,184.21**| |||||£1,250.00
£0.00
£1,722.12
£1,722.12
£747.87
£1,005.34
£382.00
£0.00
£218.75
£166.42
£500.97
£468.99
£109.16
£66.00
£286.00
£280.20
£140.91
£0.00
£130.00
£50.00
£49.61
£1,218.00
£25.00
£69.00
£0.00
£92.00
£55.24
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00| |||||**£5,617.63**
**£5,138.07**| |||||**£979.85**
**£46.14**| |||||| |**Balance sheet as at 31 December 2023**
**Bank Balances**
Opening balances (1 January 2023)
£5,247.27
£12,519.94
£10,132.09
Plus receipts
£4,122.40
£2,031.06
£444.02
Less payments
£5,617.63
£0.00
£0.00
Less cash
£4.95
£0.00
£0.00
Closing balances (31 December 2023)
**£3,747.09**
**£14,551.00**
**£10,576.11**
Cash (including £25 stewards' float)||||£27,899.30
£27,853.16
£6,597.48
£5,184.21
£5,617.63
£5,138.07
£4.95
£0.00| |||||**£28,879.15**
**£27,899.30**| |||||£29.97
£25.00| |||||**£28,909.12**
**£27,924.30**| ## **Signed by Treasurer:** …………………………………………………………… Date: ……… A C Hoyle ## **Statement by Independent Examiner:** In accordance with instructions given to me, I have checked, without carrying out an audit, the accounts to the accounting records, information and explanations provided, and confirm them to be in accordance therewith. ## **Signed by Independent Examiner:** Date: ……… …………………………………………………………… C H Wallace