th 384 Bombardment Group Museum Charity Number 1202861 Trustees Annual Report 0110312024 to 2810212025 Objectlves and Activlties The objective of the Museum is to advance the education of the public by means of creating and maintaining a Museum & Visitor Centre to exhibit artefacts and provide infonnation relating to 384th Bombardment Group based at Grafton Undenwood during World War 2. This will encompass the role of the USAAF (United States Army Air Force) and the varied influences rt had on the area of Kettering l East Northamptonshire both directly and indirectly, through the utilisation of existing historical buildings on the original site of the airfield. Achlevements and Performance Purchase of Assets The Museum has already purchased Iwo buildings- the Operations Block and Norden Bomb Sight Store - that originally facilitated the planning of the flight sorties that would have taken Pla￿ during World War Two. These will be instrumental in the education of what happened on this site, and form the centrepieces of the Museum. Clearance, Groundworks and Utilities The land on which both buildings are located has been sympathetically cleared of trees and shrubs that had overgrown the area since the buildings were last in operation (circa 1945), with further work continuing to bring other areas under control. The utilities & drainage available 80 years ago are now all decommissioned. Currently work is on oin to et these to site. Research is currentl underwa to identi what cost effective utility solutions can be installed on site to provide running mains water supply, electricity and toilet facilities. Building Works Intensive restoration work has taken place on both buildings and are now watertight by means of new roofs. The main focus of the past months has been the investment and creation of a Visitor Centre on the original site of the Group Headquarters. The New Nissen hut is now undeNiay using new materials, with construction being done within the volunteer group This will be used in the short term as a point of interest whilst the restoration work is ongoing in the original buildings. Once open this will enable the Museum to start to function as a visitor attraction, this is hoped to be within the next financial year (2025-26). Volunteers The Museum has maintained a good number of volunteers and is attracting new ones as the project progresses. The volunteers assist in the restoration work, tours of the buildings and the airfield side as well as supporting visits by veterans of the US Army Air Force that fought in World War Two. We have a diverse range of volunteers, many with specific professional skills that are utilised by the Museum. Custodians of 384th Bomb Group Memorial During the course of 2024-25 the Museum has also been made custodians of the existing Memorial to the 384th Bombardment Group. situated on the Geddington Road, Grafton Underwood. Governance Regular meetings have been held to conduct the Charity's normal business to aid in decision making on the running of the Museum Project. Currently there are three Trustees that manage the day-to-day operations of the Charity. Revenue 80 % of revenue has come via donations, with the balance from sales of the Museum's merchandise range. 60 % of donations are via the Museum's Paypal GoFundMe account. which appears to be a popular wa of collectin donations in the UK and abroad redominanti the USA). Paypal manage GiftAid collections through this portal on our behalf. Social Media & Website The Museum continues with its own Fa￿book page, and is also th supported by the 384 Bomb Group Heritage Association in America who promote the Museum through their own Facebook group, and website. To increase our online presen￿, the Museum has created our own website which provides updates and information on the Museum project, an area dedicated to research, the ability to view future events and also a webshop which we hope will drive an increase in merchandise sales. At the end of FY 2024-25 the website was a work in prog￿sS, with a launch scheduled for early summer 2025. Financial Revlew The Museum has increased its expenditure during the year predominantly due to the investment into the building of the Visitor Centre, and an investment into marketing to help improve our visibility with public face-to-face events. The Museum operates within the framework of the Constitution document. There are no bad debts, and all creditors are paid in a timely manner. The Museum will continue to research available funding and grants to help fund capital heavy expenditure, such as the supply of water and power to site. We will continue to use the GoFundMe platfomi for donations, and anticipate the Webshop will help to increase merchandise sales On￿ the webshop becomes operable. The Museum holds no financial reserves, this will be continuously reviewed in the future. The Trustees state that the Charity is a going concern with sufficient reserves to complete the Visitor Centre Project, enabling us to open during the summer of 2026. Structure. Governance and Management The Charty is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Date of the Constitution was 11 th February 2023. The Charity has a ConstitLrtion Document that it worf(s to. At the end of February 2025, all TrUSt￿S had been appointed at the date of constrtution. All were already volunteers of the project. They were appointed on the basis of understanding of the history and a knowledge of the project, an interest in the subject matter and relevant professional skills. Trustees were Neill Howarth {Chainnan), Matt Smith (Secretary), Keith Andrews (Treasurer). Please note - Secretary Matt Smith resigned from the role as Secretary and Trustee on 12th October 2025, and has been replaced in both the role of Secretary and third Trustee by Helen Childs. Reference and Admlnlstratlve Details Charty Name- 384th Bombardment Group Museum Registered Charity Number- 1202861 Charity's Principal Address - 12 Bowland Drive, Barton Seagrave, Northants NN 15 6TX Trustees Chairman Neill Howarth Secretary Matt Smith (Resigned 1 Z110125) Treasurer Keith Andrews Declarations The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Report above. Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees Chairman Name Neill Howarth Signature Date O i 2015 Matt Smith (Resigned 12110125) Secretary Name Signature NIA Date NIA Treasurer Name Keith Andrews Signature Date 01. 11 zoi CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENfjLA14D AND WALE5 -%￿￿1￿, Bomb-:diTg?; Gnup Kl.usÈum ChaD.hi No 1202861 Annual accounts for the To 0110312024 date 2810212025 Section A Statement of financial activities Prfor fund¥ lund8 Tot•1 lund• Incomlng resour¢es (Not• 31 Incom• arrfl ¢ndo*rnwbtsfrvnr F01 F172 F03 F04 F05 Char#•U• 31,279 39,601 222 24 Tot•1 Rosourceg 8xp•nd￿ (Not• 6) exp8ndl¢yr• an.. R1141ry fvr 1.108 810 hlr Total 1,125 10.653 $12 21,501 Nèt Incom•l(•xp•ndl￿rel b•forn IrwMthMnt 813 17.745 17,745 34,730 N•t Incomo1{gxp•ndltur•) Extraordlnary ltsm# Trnn•f•rn b•tw••n fitnd• Oth•r rocognl*•d g￿n￿lI0￿￿). 814 81S 17.745 17,745 34,730 516 817 Oth* 819 N•t mov•m•nt In fund• R•oonclll8tlon of ffunds.. Total fvnds Can1￿ fomrd 13,839 31,384 13,639 Ch$nly N*me .i84ih 90m￿[...me￿' •. 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