## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] January 2024 Period start date** **To 31[st] December 2024 Period end date** **Charity name: Salcombe Museum Society** **Charity registration number: 1203233** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To establish, maintain and run a museum in
Salcombe for the exhibition to the public of items of
local or historical interest and value including items
connected with Salcombe’s maritime history.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Maintaining and running a museum in Salcombe,
whose collection comprises items of local and
historical interest and value including items
connected with Salcombe’s maritime history, which
are exhibited free of charge to the public.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|It is confirmed that the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The main achievements of the charity are as follows:
1) The preservation and celebration of our cultural
heritage for future generations - over 2,000 artefacts
preserved,
2) The provision of cultural and heritage services
which enhance a sense of belonging and local pride -
the charity has 74 members and numerous outreach
engagements with local community groups
(presentations, talks etc),
3) The provision of educational services to local
schools, etc. - engagement with four local schools,
three local youth groups, and the charity’s own
children’s holiday club (The Curiosity Club)
4) The provision of all-weather tourist facilities
supporting the local economy and the viability of
Salcombe town centre - 4,870 visitors in 2024, and
5) The provision of opportunities for volunteering and
community engagement - 26 volunteers, two
community engagement officers.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The closing balances of the charity’s accounts as at
the end of the period totalled £90,947, which
included reserves of £72,368.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The policy for holing reserves and why they are held
is to ensure the stability of the charity’s operations
and to provide a reserve against unexpected
financial events.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£72,368| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N.A.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N.A.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N.A.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||The charity’s objects are to establish, maintain and
run a museum in Salcombe for the exhibition to the
public of items of local or historical interest and value
including items connected with Salcombe’s maritime
history. The charity has power to do anything which
is calculated to further its objects or is conducive or
incidental to doing so, as further set out in its
Constitution.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO.| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Under the charity’s Constitution every trustee must
be a natural person. No one may be appointed as a
trustee if they are under the age of 16 years or would
automatically cease to hold office under clause
15(1)(f) (disqualification by virtue of section 178-180
of the Charities Act 2011 (or any statutory re-
enactment of modification of that provision)). No one
is entitled to act as a trustee until they have
expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the
trustees decide, their acceptance of the office of
trustee. At least one of the trustees must be 18 years
of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least 18
years, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only
to call a meeting of the trustees, to appoint a new
trustee. There must be at least three trustees. The
maximum number of trustees is 12. The trustees
have interest or expertise in the maintenance and
running of the museum, its collection and Salcombe’s
maritime history.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Salcombe Museum Society| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1203233| |Charity’s principal address|The Old Council Hall, Market Street, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Roger Barrett|Chair||| ||Kenneth Prowse|||| ||Geoffrey Denford|Curator||| ||Angela Cater|Steward Co-ordinator||| ||Dr. Christine Milton|Education Officer||| ||Alan Parker|Facilities Manager||| ||Matty Cambridge|Secretary||| ||Jasper Evans|Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N.A. Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N.A.||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N.A. held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N.A. ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)**[Roger Barrett ] **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 26th June 2025 SALCOIIBE MUSEUII Sctm ICHAlttrY NQ1203233) Slath￿￿t0fIYVmnw yw•nthd3I•tr*r￿b￿r2•￿4 2U29 2D24 2023 £0 Éo.00 £1.$0800 £0.00 £7B.07 £0.00 £0.00 £0. £o.th) £o.th) £a.L £0. tI.818.4T 7074 bKT tion5 Ets.7i7. T￿￿phC￿ DoThaiiOnS IE5 £5.195.60 £270.OD £O.DO £1.gD8.72 £557 59 .698.D5 È9.168.ZO É22.099 54 £720.30 £672.3Z É43.2Z8.90 fO.QO É4.241.29 E2.90&39 868.20 £69Y.89 FundTalgn I￿￿￿￿￿e Eo.00 sTcR￿1.￿Iff Mou5eHIF S*ariÈ E5[ £0 ETC•M | 41.616￿7 9.745.Q2 kroufjt11231662 kcoufflt26358862 kCOvntl9124062 kroullt19125562 Ltoynt5LCMB￿N Cou￿tc0307o5S1 PEllyca5h £79.63 £221.93 £a.ts) È48.641 37 E17.3LYI.(W) £0. £34.36835 £so.ty) kttsunp122a16S2 kc(HJTrI2635BB62 touThi191240S2 A¢ioun:19125562 p¢tOuTht5LCTrABkryA -C03070553 £221.93 £0.00 £48,S47.37 £11.3￿.00 £47347 E50.47S.I4 É17.3(W).co Éo. £34.358.35 £50.CQ £12,799.46 £36.239 22 IOUnL E34.368.35 150.ty) Tolals." £102J75.TZ £%OD.$17_ 1￿.￿￿7.65 £90.M7.35 AdL"tranthr*rffl2089ts8 £1Kn Exe•ss £100.5t7.65 ts0.947JS J. Evam IOthIW ZO25 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port t() th8 Irusteesl '. nlombors of SAL CaMÉÈ S£CIFT On a¢C￿ntS for year Charlty no Of anyl 12652 33 I repM)rt to Ihg trustees ￿ my examination of the accwnts ofthe ¥b)ve charity fthe Tntsn torthe yw ended ResponslbllltlÈs and As the (*arity trustees of Ihe TrusL you are resFy)nsible for the preparation basls of report oftr¢ accounts sn ac(x)rdance with the wuirem8nts ofthe Charibes Act 2011 rthe Acri. I rew1 in r8spect of my exarT¥nation of Ihe Tnjsys aax>unts t￿F8d out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in caryThJ (yJt my examin8tion. I have followed 8r¥)IiLzble Ditect%Jns given by the Charity Commission urxle¥ section 14515Mbl of Ihe Ar I have i*mpl8ted my ￿MInatiOn. l Ih* ￿ rnalerfal matters have come to my attenti￿ (other than that ijisdosed tElow'l in rx)nneclion with the examination *ttich gives m8 rause ro believe that in. any matsrial accrwibng recon1sWe￿ rnt kept in ￿an￿ wlh seclion 130 of theAdor the wiunts do not &xord wlh the ac*x)t]n*t¥J reo)rds Ind0￿ndent examlnerfs statemont I have no con￿M5 and have across no other matters wnnection vrilh the oxarninatK)n to ￿lch attenti￿ be drawn in order to enable a proper unOerslaThYiNJ 0ftr￿ accounts to ￿ rea¢hwJ. se delete the wo￿$ in the bock8ts rftl)eydo nof appty. Slgned: Name: flic O FILL Rglevant prnfes8lonal quallfieationlsl or body Ilf any): Addre￿. IER OCto￿r 2018 Section B Disclosure Onty (￿m[Aete rf the examiner n*15 to hwJhlwJht matters of cOn￿M Isee CC32, Ind8p8n(knt examinalson oftharity accounts: din*ons and guidan￿ for 8yaminersl. Give her• l)rl•f d•tail$ of any items thal th• oxamTrner wlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018