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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER:

01792482

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 288655

The Wandle Industrial Museum Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2025

The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

	Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report)	1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees	4
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account)	6
Statement of financial position	7
Notes to the financial statements	9

The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name The Wandle Industrial Museum Charity registration number 288655 Company registration number 01792482 Principal office and registered Suite 14, Zeal House office 8, Deer Park Road London SW19 3GY

The trustees

Father D Pennells Mr N D Hart Mr J N Hawks Mr J Harding Company secretary Mr N D Hart Accountants Axis Accountants Ltd T/as Mitchell Rodrigues & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 14, Zeal House, 8, Deer Park Road London SW19 3GY

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

Structure, governance and management

INTRODUCTION

The Wandle Industrial Museum is an independently governed museum registered as a charity. It was founded in 1983 by a group of volunteers and was successful in its initial aim of preventing the demolition of an historic riverside factory complex in Merton, South London. In its formative years it was funded by the Manpower Services Commission. It's aims and objectives are being updated continually to meet the needs of the Community.

LEGAL STATUS

The name of the company is The Wandle Industrial Museum Company Registration Number 01792482 Company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital Charity Number 288655

ORGANISATION

The Museum's organisational structure introduced in 2014/15 is such that the duty of administering the Trust (the company) is vested in the Trustees named herein, with day to day organisation handled by an operations team. The Organisation exists to enhance the amenity value of the Wandle Valley environment by collecting, preserving, restoring, demonstrating, and interpreting it's industrial heritage for the public benefit, education and enjoyment.

FINANCIAL CONTROLS

The Museum operates a Financial Control Policy with associated Procedures.

INVESTMENT POWERS AND RESTRICTIONS

Governed by the Memorandum of Association of The Wandle Industrial Museum

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

Objectives and activities

OBJECTIVES OF THE WANDLE INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM LIMITED

It aims to raise awareness through education to promote scientific understanding and seeks to involve the local community, students and special interest groups. It will provide and promote access to the widest possible public. It also aims to promote community pride in the Wandle Valley.

REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

The Chairman's annual statement details the Museum's developments, activities and achievements.

Progress has been made, and continues to be made, in obtaining donations, sponsorship fees, subscriptions and legacies to encourage and implement various projects.

ANY OTHER MATTERS AS DESCRIBED

The Wandle Industrial Museum continues to maintain its museum accreditation. This is a national scheme to maintain excellence in museums and is now run by the Arts Council of England. The Museum has also been certified as achieving the "Investing in Volunteers" standard in the Wandle Valley - now the national standard.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

Achievements and performance

The charity has continued to provide the excellent service to the community including talks to the adult organisations and classes to local school children.

Financial review

During the year total income amounted to £30,524. Expenditure on Charitable Activities amounted to £28,416, details of which are shown in note 5,6,7 and 8

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 12 September 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Father D Pennells Chair

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Wandle Industrial Museum

Year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Wandle Industrial

Museum (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

AXIS ACCOUNTANTS LTD T/AS MITCHELL RODRIGUES & CO Chartered Certified Accountants

Suite 14, Zeal House, 8, Deer Park Road London SW19 3GY

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

31 March 2025

	31	March 2025
				2025				2024
		Unrestricted	Restricted
		funds		funds	Total	funds	Total funds
	Note	£		£		£		£
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies	5	28,838		–		28,838		28,839
Other trading activities	6	1,453		–		1,453		1,856
Investment income	7	233		–		233		219
		────────		────		────────		────────
Total income		30,524		–		30,524		30,914
		════════		════		════════		════════
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities	8	(28,416)		–		(28,416)		(27,004)
		────────		────		────────		────────
Total expenditure		(28,416)		–		(28,416)		(27,004)
		════════		════		════════		════════
		────────		────		────────		────────
Net income and net movement in funds		2,108		–		2,108		3,910
		════════		════		════════		════════
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward		41,240		11,799		53,039		49,129
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Total funds carried forward		43,348		11,799		55,147		53,039
		════════		════════		════════		════════

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

		2025		2024
		£	£	£
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets	11		279	372
Current assets
Stocks	12	4,184		4,464
Cash at bank and in hand		52,908		50,427
		────────		────────
		57,092		54,891
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	13	2,224		2,224
		────────		────────
Net current assets			54,868	52,667
			────────	────────
Total assets less current liabilities			55,147	53,039
			────────	────────
Net assets			55,147	53,039
			════════	════════
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds			11,799	11,799
Unrestricted funds			43,348	41,240
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Total unrestricted funds		43,348		41,240
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Total charity funds	14		55,147 ════════	53,039 ════════

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Trustees responsibilities:

• The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;

• The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 12 September 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr N D Hart Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 March 2025

	2025	2024
	£	£
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	2,108	3,910
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets	93	124
Other interest receivable and similar income	(233)	(219)
Interest payable and similar charges	322	373
Accrued expenses	–	21
Changes in:
Stocks	280	–
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Cash generated from operations	2,570	4,209
Interest paid	(322)	(373)
Interest received	233	219
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Net cash from operating activities	2,481	4,055
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,481	4,055
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	50,427	46,372
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	52,908	50,427
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The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

1. General information

The charity is a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Suite 14, Zeal House, 8, Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3GY.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

• income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.

• legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.

• income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.

• income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

• expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.

• expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.

• other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment - 25% reducing balance

Stocks

Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Limited by guarantee

The charity is a company limited by guarantee.

5. Donations and legacies

	Unrestricted	Total	Funds	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Total	Funds
	Funds		2025		Funds		2024
	£		£		£		£
Donations
Membership fees & donations	681		681		447		812
Grants
Grants	28,157		28,157		28,027		28,027
	────────		────────		────────		────────
	28,838		28,838		28,474		28,839
	════════		════════		════════		════════
Other trading activities
	Unrestricted	Total	Funds	Unrestricted		Total	Funds
	Funds		2025		Funds		2024
	£		£		£		£
Sales & admissions	98		98		563		823
Talks & Walks	1,355		1,355		1,033		1,033
	───────		───────		───────		───────
	1,453		1,453		1,596		1,856
	═══════		═══════		═══════		═══════

6. Other trading activities

7. Investment income

	Unrestricted	Total Funds	Unrestricted	Total Funds
	Funds	2025	Funds	2024
	£	£	£	£
Bank interest receivable	233	233	219	219
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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

8. Costs of other trading activities

		Unrestricted	Total	Funds	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Total Funds	Total Funds
		Funds		2025		Funds		2024
		£		£		£		£
	Opening stock	4,464		4,464		4,464		4,464
	Purchases	889		889		205		205
	Closing stock	(4,184)		(4,184)		(4,464)		(4,464)
	Rent	23,507		23,507		23,507		23,507
	Insurance	867		867		808		808
	Accountancy fees	660		660		660		660
	Telephone	1,298		1,298		951		951
	Sundries	–		–		92		92
	Depreciation	93		93		124		124
	Christmas dinner	322		322		373		373
	Subscriptions	325		325		250		250
	Exhibition & display costs	140		140		–		–
	Filing fee	35		35		33		34
		────────		────────		────────		────────
		28,416		28,416		27,003		27,004
		════════		════════		════════		════════
9.	Net income
	Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
						2025		2024
						£		£
	Depreciation of tangible fixed assets					93		124
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10.	Independent examination fees
						2025		2024
						£		£
	Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
	Independent examination of the financial	statements				660		660
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11.	Tangible fixed assets
							Fixtures and
								fittings
								£
	Cost
	At 1 Apr 2024 and 31 Mar 2025							9,501
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	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2024							9,129
	Charge for the year							93
								───────
	At 31 March 2025							9,222
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	Carrying amount
	At 31 March 2025							279
								═══════
	At 31 March 2024							372
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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

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12. Stocks
2025 2024
£ £
Raw materials and consumables 4,184 4,464
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13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 724 724
Other creditors 1,500 1,500
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2,224 2,224
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14. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 5
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 41,240 30,524 (28,416) 43,348
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Restricted funds
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 5
£ £ £ £
Restricted Fund 11,799 – – 11,799
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