||**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||| |||01|01|2024||31|12|2024| ## 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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**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** 2024 it had £11,118. 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 2024 it had £15,724. **Details of any funds** None **materially in deficit** March **2012** **TAR** 2 Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees Signaturelsl Full namelsl Position (eg Secretary. Chalr, etc) Datè David Fuller Carole 8ancroft-Turner Chair Trustee 2619125 TAR Maich 2012 OUNDLE MUSEUM TRUST Summary of the receipts and payments account for the year ending 31 December 2024 Barclays No.2 Account Barclays Friends Account COIF Deposit Fund 2024 2023 Total Total Receipts Donation from Northants Heritage Forum for History Donation from Oundle School for Hislory Day Grant from Feoffees (£850 x 2, Jan & Dec) LeI￿stershire County Council (see note2) Community Support Fund grant from OTC From OTC for sale of leaflets NVAT grant for the bronze hoard From Barclays bank for complaint Donation from the McLaren Trust Alice Thomas Legacy Donations from visitors Sales Donations from Friends Gift aid recovery Interest re￿iVed £221.37 £221.37 £1,700.00 £1,593.00 £750.00 £60.00 £0.00 £0.00 £500.00 £2,000.00 £1,321.73, £386.07 £221.37 £221.37 £1,700.00 £1,593.00 £750.00 £60.00 £0.00 £0.00 £500.00 £2,000.00 £1,321.73 £386.07 £1,173.00 £0.00 £541.87 £10 468.41 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2,000.00 £0.00 £450.00 £200.00 £0.00 £0.00 £803.68 £868.72 £1,242.15 £588.91 £444.02 £6 597.48 £1,173.00 £0.00 £541.87 £541.87 £8 753.54 £1173.00 Payments British Museum for the bronze hoard Rent Insuran Customised object entry forms Office & adminÉstration BT Website fees Subscriptsons (NHF £45, Modes £192) Exhibition Publicity Tools & equipment (see note2J Maintenance Shop purchases Events (Museum opening) Travel expenses (Simon Davies) £0.00 £1,722.12 £775.39 £0.00 £282.08 £544.47 £66.00 £237.00 £84.00 £177.00 £1,394.78 £283.09 £100.00 £78.68 £53.00 £5 797.61 £0.00 £1,722.12 £775.39 £0.00 £282.08 £544.47 £66.00 £237.00 £84.00 £177.00 £1,394.78 £283.09 £100.00 £78.68 £53.00 £5 797.61 £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 £0.00 £0.00 Net receipts over payments for the year £2 955.93 £1173.00 £541.87 £4 670.80 £979.85 Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024 Bank Balances Opening balan￿S (1 January 2024) Plus re￿Ipts Less payments Transferred from / (to) cash Closing balan￿S (31 De￿mber 2024) £3,747.09 £14,551.00 £10,576.11 £8,753.54 £1,173.00 £541.87 £5,797.61 £0.00 £0.00 £3.91 £0.00 £0.00 £6 706.93 £15 724.00 £11117.98 £28,874.20 £10,468.41 £5,797.61 £3.91 £33 548.91 £27,899.30 £6,597.48 £5,617.63 -£4.95 £28 874.20 Plus cash (including £25 steward's float) £26.06 £33,574.97 £29.97 £28 904.17 .. / 202 r A C Hoyle Statement by Independent Examiner: In accordan￿ 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 accordan￿ therewith. Signed by Independent Examiner: Date: ... 2oZS C H Walla Oundle Museum Trust Notes on the summary of the receipts and payments account for 2024 (attached) Barcla sno2 current account 1 . The total for essential payments (rent, insurance, BT, website fees and subscriptions) is £3,344.98. This exceeds by £1 ,637.18 the total of receipts from visitor donations and sales, which is £1,707.08. The deficit has been covered by grants and donations which have been more than usual during 2024 but cannot be relied on. 2. The Leicestershire County Council grant was for the purchase of equipment including: Sumup card reader (£94.82), a desk top computer (£799.99), and a laptop computer (£499.99) in 2024, and a landline 'phone purchased in 2023. Barcla sno1 Friends account 3. This account has a substantial balance of £15,724.00 which greatly exceeds the current account deficit, but is not intended to keep the museum running. The Friends should be able to see tangible benefit from their donations. COIF Charities De osit Fund 4.This account has a balance of £11,117.98. The funds are invested with CCLA Investment Management Ltd and provide a contingency fund for unexpected eventualities. 5 The signatories to the bank accounts are Tony Hoyle, Carole Bancroft-Turner and Diana Watson. Visitor numbers for 2024: Adults 1,234 Children 141 Total 1375 Scheduled o Private visits enin Total 1,234 141 1375 Tony Hoyle.2Feb25