CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Tru8ts08' Annual Report for the period
From 1st April 2025 Period start date To 3101 March 2026
Period end date
Charity name: North Devon Museum Tnmt
Charlty registratlon numhr:267268
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the wrposes
the charity as set out in ts
goveming doujment
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular. the
activities, projects or
serbices identffied in the
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Ncyth Devcffj Maritrne Museum's th'octive is
•fvarwnont of kno￿8￿ge reg¥dry
the marrtin? hisw ol NLwth t>eV(￿ and tho
Br￿0[ Channgl.
Chwty wovKle$ exh*rti￿s and in ordw to
i*J 80 we ac<JJire M)fcffm8tm)￿ortOfaCl& releva
to lh& maril¥ne ar80 8fKI we
Al8cllo)nseThelintiyrwet dispkqy the88
rtoms withm tt18 mus￿n. also publtsh
L￿okS ar¥J an anrwl magazine. also off
to knc41 s&KM)Is a V￿Orian 8&w)ol pack with
c<)81￿85 so can enact a v￿ton8n
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tr&JrtTh￿l kxxl toats rA)me cl vthith we have
restor￿ and soma we in trhg wocess of boing
rest¢y•a. l•* o) Ixrt lo bocal grtyJp8 WKI disoJs8
axhth wo hokl in museum.
Ma¥)ten￿ of the t￿ltsjff¥J fcrf c4rta
88sfully gained.
tt* muS￿n t#Jt gfft•.
(*Jr voluntaors we ess￿1.81 to the Op￿ing WKJ
nmnKYJ of th8 Mus8￿￿. have 60 or so
vokJnte8fS WtK) ￿ganise ts exhibitK)n8,
ota MUS￿￿. answer qUar￿s. man the
mus￿￿ ￿nr￿j the OF*n h(xJrs, ttganise stock
aTrJ asstst in th8
The Trustees have rog*d to tha 9￿￿j￿Ce
isswj by th? Charty Ctrnmission on Public
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had ward to the guid
issued by the Charity
commi￿on on wblic
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Policy on grant makitVJ
p￿1.
Policy on social InNeStn￿ft
including program related
investment
Th• ¥okrtoors arn ThakJ8ble to the Musoum
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Contribution made by
voiunteer8
fLNKa￿l. They volLnteer 7 days a woek from
Eastor lo 8ryJ of Oclober from 10am to 5pm
Volurteers cwry IMA mirnr maint8nanc•, talk to
publK both wthilst on the desk and through
ath. or9anise arKI display 8xht*rt$, C4ry
txrt rosowth fcy tho publ￿. dBJrtalise all o
*tefacls. nm the Fac*book paga, updalo the
websrte kx)k ftx grant OFIKmtL￿1t1@s- liaise with
her simiLw organisalions and womote tho
mu8eum- wise fyws and publicity
Other
Achievements and Perfornianco
w•8slulky appliod for kYant$ whi
urod tho of tho Museum and
we r8vamF4d 2 d our oxh&rt rooms tho
yo￿nI8¢r$ pantod thè othsKl8 bac* wall of t
museum. also pL¥d)asod 8xhibil
t*)8rd$ ¥*d voluntsers rJJnlinued lo ethanc8
Summary of the main
achievements of the chanty.
identrfying the dffterence the
charty's work has m•Je to
the arcumstances of its
beneficiaries and any Imder
beneffts to sooety as a
whole.
P￿120
The Museum k>aned to variws kul school$
f8¢ts fr(xn a Vicacffian sthool rcwi.
c¢JttH)uwJ to engag8 wilh Ihe PLrt)Iic vi8
SOCi81 media UP￿ req￿stS fcf
varicNJs k)cal events. Links wilh th& Museum of
LorKkn Archa8olw IMOLAI tt)ntinu&a. T
visited a c(X4)le of tMne$ to So? what we
ffluwm arxl also talkeA to loe41 rasthrts
as a re￿￿tt of (￿r intr(**￿￿￿$. have b8en

In May 2025. we r￿￿ed PlaMrKJ Pom)kgsi
fL¥ the ￿l$trUc110n of a in o
existry garagels(*wl rocTh pb)l. H¢yhwer,
despite m￿Y meetffos wth Y*1￿S funders.
museum grcxps arml ir•Jividual$ who had
tfrwh the grwl kYo¢ess, it
bKame (byK￿S that we woukj not be capab
of raisry ts rffjuired to C4)mpbte th8
Construct￿1. TherafLYe, we have dKidod to
as well as the plannir
permission. have embark&J ¢)n a m¢xe
m(>J&sl FYoie¢t. This entails several phases..
relurbishng ts axisting g¥agelsth¢)ol room to
nmc*Jate ow arthtves town and our
artef￿s. displaying wr boats in gla￿-
fronted o)nlainws in car pwk., refurbishirvJ
Ihe okj wthives at the tcf> of tho museum and
twnry rt i)to oxhibrt rooms lo increase fc¥)Ilall,'
*￿tall1r￿d 8 lrfl to albx easier access for visbtors
to clThb the *ard.
wojecl is wi it8 Wlrtial wo trKVO to
havo ffftish*J tho fnt Iwo tsses before th8
Addlllonal Infombakn lopllonal)
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Achievements against
objedives set
Perfomiance of lUrKI￿sIng
activities against obJeth've8
P¥• 1.41
Investment perfornwnce
against objectives
Other

Financial Review
Reviw of the charitys
financial FQStion at the end
of the perii)d
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thJ8 to Ihe *abilty of cw visitw nunbers as
we erMJ8d the yew wth ow total cash balanc%J
at £144K com
110£113Kthe
ViOU5
Reserves ￿ held to ensLre the muwm'$
tAMldry is ma￿ta￿d that th? n
b￿ld1￿refurbi$I¥nont rryacl bo P*
fLThYed intemalty.
keep £40K in a Nat V¥knt savir•J$ a¢cw
f(x exceptK)nal museum mawttonano costs WKI
£1￿K with the Hampshre Trusl Bank ftx
ststement expla'ning the
policy for hokling reser
stats'W why Ihey are hakj
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Amount of reserves held
Reasons for hdding zero
£1(MX(
P¥•122
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainlies about the
charity u)ntinuing as a
concem
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Addftlonal Informatlon lopllonall
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The charity's principal
Sources of funds (indudiNJ
any fundraising)
Entranu F•M. Donatlons and Incom•
from th• IAus•um'8 car park.
Pw• 1.47
Investmènt pollcy
objectives including
social investment ky)licy
adopted
Pw• l.
A de8cripknn of the prirKipal
risks facing the chaiity
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Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Descripts'on of charity's
Type of goveming dCKur1￿t
Pw•125
How is the Charity
constitirted?
Pva125
Tntst
'aled
TNstee selection methods
induding detsils of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or
any person or b¢xly entilled
to appoint one or more
trustees
P¥•125
Our Trusteos are local to the arna and
are known to have a specific Int•ro8t In
the Museum and Its obJectAves.
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Poliae8 and proc*dure8
adopted for the indudi
and trainiffj of tfU8tee8
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The Charity'8 organisalional
Structure and any wider
nets¥ork with which the
charty worts
Pw• 1.51
Relationship with relaknj
parties
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Other
Reference and Administrative detsi18
name
Other the cha '
istered cha
number
Charity's principal &ldress
North Oewn Museum Trust
North DeNDn Marilime Muwm
267268
Odun House
Odun Roal
Appbjore EX39 1 PT

Namos of the charlty trustees who manag• the charlty
Trn•l•• nam•
Offic• Ilf afty)
N•m• of p•rnon {or body) •ntit*i
Int truth•
Ifan
Committee Members
Committee Members
Comrnittee Members
Committ88 Members
Peter Reveley
Barry Edwards
Christopher Preece
Jane lfyhittaker
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17
18
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20
Co
tNstee8- nam08 af the dire(am at the date the
Dlr•clor nam•
was
Name of trustees holdirvJ th to property bdorfjing to the charity
Tru•t•• n•m•
Adrian 1414fjlls
Edwards
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Des¢ripts'on of the assets
held in this capa
Name and Obj￿ of the
charty on whose behalf the
assets are hld and h¢M this
falls within the <>Jstodia)
chartty's Obl￿S
D8tal$ of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation ol such assets
from the chantys cl•m
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Type of Nam•
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advlmr
Nam• of chl•f gxoCUtfv• or nam0• of Mnlor stsff m•mborn (Opknal Infom)•llon)
Exemptions from di8c108uro
Reason for noTrdi8do8ure ￿ k
nel deta'ls
Other o
tional inforniation

Declarations
Th• trustoes doclarn that thoy have approv￿ th• Irustoes, roport abov•.
Slgned on behalf of th• charlty's trust•es
Slgnthr•ls)
Full nam•ls)
Posluon (eg S•cretary,
Chalr, •tc)
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