Charity Reg. No. 289885 Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] March 2021 Established in 1984, Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust exists to consolidate historical knowledge of the local area and provide public access to the archives, artefacts and exhibits that tell the story of our community’s past. The Trust’s collections are displayed in _Crossing Cottage_ , the original railway gate-keeper’s home, which houses a collection orientated towards the town, surrounding villages and the local railway; The Trevor Bright Railway Museum, housed in the old lever hut and, until this year, Walton Maritime Museum. Covid-19 has impacted the Trust’s year in many ways. In March 2020, the executive committee entrusted the day-to-day running of the Trust to the four officers. Unable to hold an Annual General Meeting in May 2020, all members of the committee except the social secretary and publicity officer agreed to continue to serve in their existing roles. The officers met regularly and the Trust’s volunteers managed to maintain the cottage and garden within the limits of Covid-19 requirements. None of the museums were able to open but much routine work was continued by the archivists. The Trust worked closely with the Essex and South Suffolk Community Railway Partnership, providing information for their information board installed at Walton-on-the-Naze station. It is intended that something similar will be arranged for Frinton-on-Sea station in due course and will augment the display boards already installed by the Trust in the waiting room and booking hall. In April 2021 the Trust will give up the lease of the Old Lifeboat House in Walton. No progress as yet has been made in finding a new site for the Walton Maritime Museum; the Trust reviewed a number of possible locations without success. Two artefacts owned by the Trust are of great financial concern. The old Railway Gates in the station yard are in a poor state and any repair is likely to prove expensive. _James Stevens No.14_ is presently out of the water and needs serious refurbishment. Members may need to consider some hard choices as regards her future for any repair is likely to be beyond the resources of the Trust. The Tendring Coastal Heritage Group meetings and plans were suspended. However, meetings with Museums Essex continued throughout the pandemic by Zoom, attended by the vice chair, John Barter. He also participated via Zoom in various courses organised by Heritage Compass and the Community Voluntary Services Tendring. In February the honorary secretary, Brian Jennings, decided to give up working for the Trust. The Trust is grateful to Brian for all the work he has done over many years. It is generally accepted that the Trust has a bright future but it needs better publicity, more members and more volunteers to undertake regular tasks. **Summary of the year’s activities – 1[st] April, 2020 to 31[st] March, 2021 -** Due to the pandemic, the Trust was unable to hold the Spring Fayre in May 2020 and the Apple Day Fayre in October 2020 was much reduced with a Garden Sale of fruit from the trees, homemade preserves and plants. In addition, the coffee mornings in the Cottage Garden ceased with effect from March 2020 and the planned members’ summer outings for 2020 had to be cancelled as well as the winter lecture series. During the period, the Archivist, Liz Bruce, together with John Barter were able to assist with research into Frinton Summer Theatre’s 80 years of production providing programmes, playbills and information from the local newspaper archive held by the Trust. The Walton Maritime Museum in The Old Lifeboat House was unable to open as usual in the summer of 2020 and, during the winter months, work started in getting ready to hand back the building to Tendring District Council in April 2021 at the end of the lease. All the artefacts were photographed before being packed up and placed into storage. Funded by a bequest in memory of David Rex, a past President, a start was made on the project of digitisation of the artefacts by entry of the Trust’s Accession Books onto a database and the photographs of the Walton artefacts will be added when time permits. ## **Membership Report** Naturally, Covid-19 had inevitable knock-on effects for Trust membership. A decline in membership numbers was inevitable but overall not as catastrophic as was originally feared: the year ended on 31[st] March 2021 with a total of 292 members. One contributory factor which helped was the decision to extend the membership of every paid-up member for a further twelve month period, effectively giving two years for the price of one. This extension will run throughout 2021 with no membership fees becoming due until January 2022. ## **Financial Statement** The following is a summary of the Trust’s accounts for the year, a detailed schedule is obtainable on request. ## **Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust 1[st] April, 2020 to 31[st] March 2021** |**Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust**
**1st April, 2020 to 31st March 2021**|**Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust**
**1st April, 2020 to 31st March 2021**|**Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust**
**1st April, 2020 to 31st March 2021**|**Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust**
**1st April, 2020 to 31st March 2021**|**Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust**
**1st April, 2020 to 31st March 2021**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |**Statement of Income & Expenditure**||||| ||**Income**||**Expenditure**|| ||**2020/2021**|**2019/2020**|**2020/2021**|**2019/2020**| |Subscriptions & Donations
Donations
Covid & Other Grants, plus Co-op Green Token Scheme
Donations at the Museums
Donations & Fund Raising_James Stevens No.14_
Gift Aid
Interest on Bank Savings Account & Bonds
Socials, Outings, Talks & Architectural Walks
_James Stevens No.14_Trips
Shop Sales - Trust publications
Shop Sales – Other
Plant & Produce Sales
Crossing Cottage Coffee Donations
Spring/Autumn Fairs & Open Days
Crossing Cottage Garden Lettings
Walton Maritime Museum Admission Charge
Affiliation & Licence Fees
Archives & Artefacts
Hall Hire - AGM & committee meetings
Insurance – General, Museums &_James Stevens No.14_
PPSA & Newsletter
Website Services
Equipment
Crossing Cottage Consumables/Garden Supplies
Maintenance - Crossing Cottage & Old Life Boat House
Running Costs/Maintenance_James Stevens No.14_
Electricity - Crossing Cottage & Old Life Boat House
Rent - Old Life Boat House
Rates - Crossing Cottage & Old Life Boat House
Exhibition Costs & Museum Fittings
Railway Crossing Gates Materials
Closing Walton Maritime Museum
Stock Value Adjustment
Excess of Receipts over Payments|2,700.00
1,932.99
20,000.00
100.00
463.80
539.72
178.81
548.43
800.00|3,122.00
1,318.01
600.00
496.66
2,099.41
2,568.71
355.11
2,108.99
4,117.00
465.12
1,695.94
591.67
489.54
4,048.84
165.00
1,259.00|40.00
80.00
22.78
95.00
2,028.65
1,977.38
1,481.18
766.98
81.90
598.74
3,621.18
675.24
1,166.26
14,628.46|509.25
198.00
800.75
210.00
2,692.24
2,136.20
688.20
780.33
284.01
2,401.41
7,368.56
655.03
500.00
282.24
724.33
1,073.66
4,196.79| ||£27,263.75|£25,501.00|£27,263.75|£25,501.00| ## **Balance Sheet as at 31[st] March 2021** |Stock
Dudley Building Society Bonds
Barclays Active Saver
Barclays Business Account
Less: Outstanding Cheques
Petty Cash
Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch 2021
Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch 2020
Excess receipts over payments
Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch 2021|22,531.93
2,450.27|41,126.03
12,116.30
20,081.66
70.00|1,200.00
73,393.99| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||£74,593.99| ||||59,965.53
14,628.46| ||||£74,593.99| ## **Additional Information** - A. **Archives & Artefacts** : Ring fenced funds of £800 re David Rex have been used to pay for the digitisation of the Accession Books for the Trust. - B. **Walton Maritime Museum Closure** : Final costs shown for packing and transportation of the exhibits as well as repairs required under the lease. There will be an ongoing monthly storage cost for exhibits placed into storage. All photography of the Walton artefacts, done whilst packing up the museum, will eventually be put onto a database. This work was not paid for by the Trust but funded by a member. - C. **Donations:** The Trust is grateful for a generous donation in memory of Muriel Wood together with those from other donors who choose to remain anonymous. - D. **Subscriptions:** Due to Covid’s impact on activities in 2020/21, no formal request was made for a 2021 renewal subscription to any member that paid their subscription for 2020. It is proposed that the next subscription year will run from 1 January to 31 December 2022 and all subsequent years. - E. **Covid Grant** : The Trust is very grateful for two £10,000 Covid grants received in 2020 from Tendring District Council. These grants prevented the Trust from making a £5,000+loss in the past year. - F. **Stock Valuation** : The Trust holds a small stock of purchased items such as books, postcards and mugs. The previous value no longer reflects the current estimated fair value so has been adjusted accordingly. The valuation policy remains conservative and will continue to be re-assessed at each year end. ## **Notes to the Accounts** I have examined the above accounts and consider that they represent true and accurate accounts for the year 1[st] April, 2020 to 31[st] March, 2021 ## Life President: Jerry Russell ## President: Rachel Baldwin - Officers: Anthony Barrett, Chairman; John Barter, Vice Chair; Eileen Kelly, Treasurer; Linda Ellis, Honorary Secretary Trustees: John Barter, Margaret N. Sandell, Timothy C. Scott-Saunders, Michael W. Talbot, Alan Thomas Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust Charity Registration No: 289885 Registered Office: Crossing Cottage, Station Approach, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 9ED Website: fwheritage.co.uk FRITr￿0N & WALTON HERITAGE TRUST RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS 1ST APRIL 2020 TO 31ST MARCH 2021 Year 202012021 Ye¥r 202012021 Year 2019120ZO Z019IZ020 RECEIPT5 General Sub5rrlptio Substrlption DDnatlons Other Donations PAYMENT5 General Afflllation & i￿nCe Fees *xchive5 &Artelacts Hall H1￿- AGM & comrnittee meetings £ 2,7riJ.oJ 852.LKI £ 1.080.99 E 20.(Ki).00 £ 3,122.CO £ 1.252.ty) 66.01 I￿.00 £ I,OB6.99 419.00 603 00 231.99 233.13 862.49 £ 305.24 60.00 £ 2.568.71 330.94 24.17 95. £ 1.922.76 198.00 719.72 210.(h) 401.23 Covid Grant ials & Outill85 409 38 socials & expwses Tolks expenses ArchIt￿tural Walk5 eyn5e5 PP5A & Ne￿I¢￿er Web5it*services Stotk for rtrsèle E4ulpment >Jndries Aichltectural Walk5- history walk Frinton B¢okSal@s Walton Posttard Book Sales Shop Sales. Cottage Shopsales.. Walton Marrtime Museum It ol post¢ards to NazeTower 117.5S 61.26 £ 1,481.18 766.98 £ 2,136.20 688.20 431.25 7W.33 IntÈrÈSt on SaffronIDL￿ley savlngseonds Interest on Barclay5 Savings Account 532.05 7.63 Fri Cottage Con5urnables Cortage Maintenance 6arden Supple$ Elertrlcity 5prinpJAvturn n Fairs & Open Oays Rates Cottage Museum Exhibthon Costs & Fittln85 Aailway Museum tshlty1￿n Costs& Fbttlngs RailwayArttfaas A4ilwaV Crossin8Gate5 Materiak5 Coffee Donations Donations." Cottage Donations.. Railway Museum Plant & Produce sales 489.54 102.98 214.62 591.67 2594 386.29 55.9S 522.20 211.24 £ 1.537.4J 72.77 464.96 IrrfJ.00 SprIn￿AUtuMn Fal & Open Oay5 Lettin85 548.43 E 4,048.84 165.00 22.78 145.04 113.00 116.13 81.03 £ I￿73.66 IOS.89 Walton MèrltSme Museum Walton Marttlme Mu AdmiSsIDns Donations Coop GreeDT¢ken seheme £ 1.259.00 J79.06 500.LK) Eledrl¢ty Rates 153.04 190.07 137.20 Rem 51.01 £ 864.(M) 5000 445.20 Building Maintenan 212.45 Museum frttin85 c￿sIn8 WMM c05t5 £ 1,166.26 Donation5 Fund Raisir sales 423.80 756.66 1.342.7S 468.21 É 4.L17.00 Running Costslmtintenance Fund raisingexpen5es É 3,621.18 £ 7,368.56 É 1,568.fy) £ 1,240.00 Repairs & Renewals Sto¢k for rtrsale 78.00 Stock ValueAdlustment Ex¢ess of Recelptso¥er Payments £ 14,62B.46 £ 4,196.79 £ 17.263.75 £25.501.00 £ 27,263.75 £ 25,501.00 fenced Fund TDC.. 15 No 14 rrevor Bri8ht bequest afid a.n.other 2021-22 B3rclay5 current acc(￿￿1 300.LKI Barclay5 savinssa¢couni 593.45 Dudley bonds Petty cash £ 20,081ffj6 £ 12.116.30 £ 41.126.oa 70.(N) £ 73,393.$9 Mark Platt.. Repair of Naze 8eacon 2W.00 É 5.510 00 50.00 E 6.653.45 Essex/SuNdk rail partn￿h1p'. Raitrway Museum TOTAL Balan¢e $htet as at 31st Marth 2021 EI.2W QK) Stttk Dud￿ Bulldlw 5￿ty Dudley Bulldln8 SOC￿ty Dudley Bulldlw 5¢(*ty Dudley Buildln8 Society Dudley 8uildin8 Society Barclèys Active SaTr￿ Ba￿19¥5 8u5inesskntyJTht Le5$0ulstaDdingcheque5 Petty cash £10,398.71 £ 5,Igg.35 £ 5,199.35 £ 5.131.87 £15.196.75 12.116.30 £22,531.93 -£2,450.27 £20.08L.66 70.Tr) É73.393.99 £74,S93.99 Balancesheet 85 *31.3.20 Excess receipts over payfflents E59.965.53 £14.628.46 £74,593.99 ¢e In memory of Trevor Bn8ht-. Railway Museum TDC.. IS No 14 £593.45 £3th).LMJ Mark Platt.. Repalrof Naze8•Kon Reserve lund In lieuol insuranc• Es5exlSuffolk rall partner5hlp.' Aailway Mu%•um £21X).IJJ £5,510.LII £50. A. ArCh￿e$l Artefacts: RMv4 fenced fundsof £800 re David Rek have bethv5wJto payforthe di8it15aiion of the Accession 8Doksforthe TwsL Wafton Mar6tfjme Museum Closure.. Final costs shown fory¢kingand tr3nSPDrtation ofthe exhibits aswell as repair5 required underthe lease, There will be an ongoing monthlysiorage c05tfof exhibit5 placed Into stornge. photographyol the Walton arttfart5. donewhibr packin8 UP the museum, Will Èvents>altybÈwt onto a database. This was not paid for b¥t￿r￿j5t butfunded bya member. C. DoN3tion.. ThEtru5t ￿grateful fora gellerous donation in memoryof mur￿ Wc*2dtogetherwlth thosefrom otherdonors WhD{￿￿}5etO remain anonymoy5. D. Sub5crlpiioTh5'. (Xjeto Covhd's impart on acrivifies In 2020121. noform31 reque5tWa5 madefor a 2021 renewal subscrlpiion to èrw mem￿¢ that paid their 5ub5cription for 2020. tt is prvp05ed that the next subscription vearwlll run from 11112022 to 3111212022 and all subsequent￿r5. E. Covld Gr•nt.' The i1￿ I￿¥v¥8rat¢1U￿ lor ¢wo EIO,(thCovld Érants reEel¥ed kn 2020from Tendrln8 Dlstrl¢t Councll. These8r4nts pre¥*nted the trust from makln8 a £5,Cl))ty loss In thè past wr. F. St¢x*VaIuat￿.. Thetrysi holds a small sto¢kol pu¢¢hased item5 surhas boo￿￿. Postcards, and mugs. The pre¥lous Value no l(wrrefie¢tsthe current estimatedfaifvèlue $0 has been adjusted accordingly. The Valuation poly remainsconservative and Will contlnue to be rtra55e55ed at each year-end. NotestotheAt¢ounts I have examined the atrtheaccountsand tonsider thatthey ￿presEnt ttyEand arc¥r*e accountsfor theyear Isi April 2020 to 31st March 2021 Oawn Hoard. In *pond•ni EM•mlMr Datè.. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of FRINTON AND WALTON HERITAGE TRUST On accounts for the year ended 31ST MARCH 2021 Charity no (if any) 289885 Set out on pages I remeniber to inclijde the page nuirbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110312021. 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 IThe charity's gross income ex.ceed am qualified to undertake examiner's statement the examinatio ualified member of [insert name of applicable listed ete [ ] if not applicable. 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Dawn Heard Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 10 Bodmin Road Chelmsford CM16LH IER Oct 2018