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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Association for Suffolk Museums (AFSM)

Other names charity is known by N/A

Registered charity number (if any) 293950

Charity's principal address c/o Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House Russell Road Ipswich Postcode IP1 2BX

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**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
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Cllr TonyCooper Chair East Suffolk Council
Kevin Sullivan Treasurer
Jayne Austin Secretary
Cllr BobbyBennett Suffolk CountyCouncil
Cllr Mike Chester West Suffolk Council
Cllr John Nunn Babergh District Council
Cllr Carole Jones Ipswich Borough Council
Cllr Richard Meyer Mid Suffolk District Council
Chris Turland
Emma Harpur
Lisa Harris
Joe Carr
Fraser Hale 29 Sept 2022
Alexandra Fletcher

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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
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Address
Museum Projects Lucy Maxwell Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, IP1 2BX
Museum Projects Tom Beese Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, IP1 2BX
Museum Projects Llewela Selfridge Trenton, Cross Green, Hartest, IP29 4ED
Museum Projects Patricia Day Blossom Cottage, 19 Norwich Road, Lingwood, NR13
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted

[Association ]

Trustee selection methods Local authority representatives are appointed by their respective local (eg. appointed by, elected by) authorities. All trustees are elected by the membership at the AGM.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

AFSM is governed by a Management Committee that includes representatives from all Suffolk local authorities, one or two independent museums representatives from each of the five local authority districts in the county, and a representative from the AFSM Network. The Management Committee meets four times each year, including the AGM. A non-voting officer from each local authority and representative from SHARE Museums East are also invited to observe.

All museums, individuals, or bodies or groups with museum interests in Suffolk are welcome to apply to the Management Committee for membership of AFSM and are admitted to at its discretion. There are three levels of membership with a sliding scale of membership fee.

The trustees seek the views of members in deciding which programmes to run through AFSM Network meetings which occur four times each year. These took place online in 2022-23. The Network appoints its own Chair, which is its trustee representative.

The work of the AFSM is facilitated by Suffolk County Council (SCC) officers with support from all other local authority officers. SCC’s Museum Lead is also the Secretary of the Association. The Suffolk Museum Development Officer (MDO) is funded by Arts Council England through SHARE Museums East and hosted by SCC with line management provided by SCC’s Museum Lead. This funding for this post has been confirmed for 2023-24. AFSM also commissions freelance officers to support fixed term projects who report to the MDO and/or SCC’s Museum Lead.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the The aim of the Association is to advance the education of the public in charity set out in its the County of Suffolk by the support and assistance of public museums governing document and art galleries and their development.

The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have strived to ensure that the Charity’s activities reflect this. For the public benefit, AFSM worked with 56 museums and associate members with related interests to help make Suffolk an attractive place to live, work and visit. The organisation worked in four main areas:

1. Provide support for museums in Suffolk The role of the Association continued to be vital in supporting museums in Suffolk to recover from the impact of Covid-19 and manage the cost-ofliving crisis. AFSM listened carefully to the needs of its members to Summary of the main inform its planning, focus of projects, and provide direct support where it activities undertaken for the was needed. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within 2. Act as a representative and advocate for museums in Suffolk this section the statutory AFSM worked closely with SHARE Museums East, National Lottery declaration that trustees have Heritage Fund (NLHF) and Arts Council England (ACE) in 2022-23 to had regard to the guidance ensure that funding was invested where it was needed most. The issued by the Charity ongoing cost of living crisis has an impact on their expenditure and Commission on public restricted their ability to generate earned income through admissions, benefit) retail, catering, and events. 3. Attract and manage resources for the benefit of members The AFSM was directly awarded £41,124 of external funding in 2022-23 to support a range of projects that meet its aims. 4. Increase access and learning in museums for people in Suffolk AFSM delivered and supported a range of projects and programmes to ensure that a more diverse range of people had the opportunity to participate in, engage with, and visit museums.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Trustees of AFSM partner with Arts Council England, SHARE Museums East, Babergh District Council, East Suffolk Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Mid Suffolk District Council, Suffolk County Council, and West Suffolk Council and thank them for their continuing and valued You may choose to include support, without which the scale of activities carried out to meet its further statements, where charitable objectives would be considerably reduced. relevant, about:

AFSM wishes to acknowledge and thank Tom Beese, Lucy Maxwell, Patricia Day, and Llewela Selfridge for their creativity, commitment, and hard work on behalf of the Association this year. Their work has had a real positive impact on its members and communities they serve.

• contribution made by volunteers. Volunteers also support the work of the Museum Development Officer to further the aims of the Charity. We warmly welcome new volunteers, including accompanied children who trial museum resources, young adults who are seeking work experience in the museum sector, and museum volunteers who help with communications.

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Section D Achievements and performance

1. Provide support for museums in Suffolk Summary of the main achievements of the charity 1.1 AFSM Network – All museum members are welcome to send during the year representatives to the AFSM Network meetings which occur four times each year, including the AGM. All meetings took place online in 2022-23. The Network appoints its own Chair, who is its representative on the AFSM Management Committee. SCC’s Museum Officers share museum news and updates. A representative from each member museum present is also invited to share an update. A guest speaker will give a presentation or lead a training session on a topical subject. 1.2 AFSM Newsflash – All AFSM member museums and associated contacts receive a weekly newsflash email with information about funding, projects, training, networking, job opportunities, and general information relevant to museums. Individuals can subscribe or unsubscribe at any time. The newsflash mailing list has increased in the last year and is now distributed to a total of 233 contacts. 1.3 AFSM Newsletter – The AFSM Newsletter is published four times each year via email. It contains articles submitted by member museums about projects, programmes, and special events. In 2022-23, there were 44 museums news articles. 1.5 AFSM Website – AFSM maintains a website with general information about the Association, a profile for each full member and member museum, a page where members can publish their events, and case studies of projects run and supported the Association. Videos on the website are linked to an Arts and Museums YouTube channel that AFSM is a part of. A digital copy of the Suffolk Museums leaflet can also be accessed via the website. 1.6 Social media – AFSM maintains a Facebook and Twitter profile to promote events and activities taking place in Suffolk Museums 1.7 AFSM Training – AFSM offers free and subsidised training to all its members and works in partnership to promote and deliver the SHARE Museums East training programme. 1.8 Museum Visits – AFSM visited several museums to learn more about their operations and issues that are important to them, providing face-to-face, email and telephone one-to-one support on a range of topics including Museum Accreditation, governance, funding applications, project development, and collections management. 2. Act as a representative and advocate for museums in Suffolk 2.1 AFSM worked closely with all local authority partners, SHARE Museums East, National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and Arts Council England (ACE) in 2022-23 to help to ensure that its members needs were understood, and funding is invested where it was needed most. 2.1.1 Arts Council England awarded at least £2,631,434 to Suffolk Museums in 2022-23. There is additional funding that makes its way to Suffolk Museums grants to partnership projects like the Primadonna

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Festival that takes place at the Food Museum.

2.1.2 SHARE Museums East awarded £16,568 in grants to Suffolk museums in 2022-23. These grants supported museums with their development, volunteer support, review and rationalisation of collections, and Wild Escape projects. Recovery grants also helped museums with their continuing recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

2.2 Suffolk Museum of the Year showcases and awards excellence in Suffolk Museums. A total of 31 nominations were received, representing 15 museums. There are seven award winners:

• Object of the Year Winners were chosen by a panel of independent judges. The Object of the Year winner was chosen by public vote. In October 2022, AFSM held the Suffolk Museum of the Year Awards evening. Follow the link for more details.

2.3 Suffolk Show –10 AFSM members participated in ‘Suffolk – The Platinum Years’ exhibition at the Suffolk Show. ‘Suffolk – The Platinum Years’ exhibition took place on 31 May and 1 June and celebrated the Platinum Jubilee through collections to illustrate the economic, social, and technological developments made under the Queen Elizabeth II’s reign (1952 to 2022). Themes of the exhibition included, Transport & Power, Agriculture & Industry, Maritime & Coast, Food & Drink, Home & Technology, Music, Arts & Culture, Military, Sport, Education, and Community.

2.4 Annual Museums Survey – A total of 30 museums participated in the 2021-22 Annual Museums Survey, supported by SHARE Museums East. Results were benchmarked against museums regionally and nationally. The data collected is an important tool that is used by AFSM to demonstrate the impact of museums. At time of writing, the 2022-23 Annual Museum Survey data is still being collected.

2.4.1 The economic impact of visitors to Suffolk Museums in 2021-22 was estimated to be at least £5,554,000, comprising of £1,416,000 local impact and £4,138,000 day/overnight visitor impact.

2.5 Suffolk Museums Leaflet - AFSM Full Members and Members were offered the opportunity to pay a £20 supplement on their membership fee to have their profile included in the Suffolk Museums leaflet and website. The leaflet was reissued in July 2022 with updated information.

2.6 Joint promotional and advertising campaigns were run by AFSM to encourage more people to visit museums. In 2022-23 AFSM placed Suffolk museums advertising features in Families Suffolk Magazine, East Suffolk Living Magazine, Kingfisher Visitor Guides, Ipswich 24 Magazine, and Raring2Go Magazine.

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2.6.1 Promotional Film – AFSM created a Holiday Activity & Food programme film with Newsquest (formerly Archant) to highlight the Food Museum’s offer around food production and growing in 2022. The film is now on the Suffolk Museums website for the benefit or partners and stakeholders. Watch it here.

3. Attract and manage resources for the benefit of its members

3.1 Suffolk Museums Partnership - The Suffolk Museums Partnership (SMP) is a funding consortium that includes all Suffolk local authorities, Arts Council England, and SHARE Museums East.

In 2022-23 the Suffolk Museums Partnership provided £13,000 of core revenue support for AFSM projects and programmes, including a one-off increase of £500 from Mid Suffolk District Council. All partner contributions were as follows:

Babergh District Council £ 1,000
East Suffolk Council £ 4,000
Ipswich Borough Council £ 2,000
Mid Suffolk District Council £ 2,000
Suffolk County Council £ 2,000
West Suffolk Council £ 2,000

This core support enables AFSM to develop partnerships, draw in additional inward investment to Suffolk from external sources for collaborative museum projects.

Arts Council England / SHARE Museums East awarded a further £31,000 to Suffolk County Council (SCC) for the Suffolk Museum Development Officer post. Lucy Maxwell delivers the SHARE Activity Plan, develops collaborative museum projects, and supports the development of Suffolk museums.

The Suffolk Museums Partnership has sustained the level of commitment to it from partners as we move forward into 2023-24. There was a £2,000 reduction on the £33,000 grant received by SCC in 2022-23. AFSM therefore has committed £2,000 in 2023-24 to mitigate this and sustain the Museum Project Officer as a 0.8 FTE post.

3.2 Small Grants Programme – Small grants of up to £200 each were awarded by AFSM to:

Saxmundham Museum used the grant to fund leaflets for a new WWI town trail. The Long Shop Museum installed an artwork in their community garden.

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Halesworth Museum paid for an initial conservation assessment of the Lincolne family letters. Little Hall Lavenham’s application to the AIM New Audiences grant was unsuccessful. They are reapplying in summer 2023 and hope to retain the AFSM grant as match funding. Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum plan to buy an ID card printing machine in 2023-24. Suffolk Regiment Museum have improved the storage conditions of its photographic collections. Landguard Fort are using the grant to part-fund the renovation of an historic space. Bawdsey Radar Museum are purchasing acid-free storage boxes for their collections. 3.3 Project grants – AFSM was awarded £28,624 external funding in 2022-23 to support a range of projects that meet its aims including the Holiday Activity & Food, Warm Rooms, Power of Stories (evaluation) and Curious Mind mental health programmes. 3.4 Extra Time – Suffolk Artlink was awarded £139,749 from National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Extra Time project. This activates £5,000 that AFSM pledged as match funding and will enable intergenerational reminiscence work to be developed at The Long Shop Museum, Halesworth Museum, and Lowestoft Museum.

4. Increase access and learning in museums for people in Suffolk

4.1 Kickstart – AFSM supported the development, delivery, and evaluation of the Suffolk cultural Kickstart programme. The DWP-funded Kickstart Scheme offered 6-month job placements for 16–24-year-old at risk of long-term unemployment. The Suffolk cultural programme ran from April 2021 to September 2022. The consortium comprised of 10 organisations, led by the Food Museum, and including 4 other AFSM members.

The Consortium were able to offer a wide range of roles including Estate Assistant, Retail Assistant, Social Media Assistant and Events Management. Formal and informal training was offered by most organisations in the scheme. Videos and case studies are available to view on the Suffolk Museums website: https://suffolkmuseums.org/projects/kickstart/ 4.2 Holiday Activity and Food is a DfE funded programme that offers support to families who receive Free School Meals (FSM). The programme aims to offer high quality, enriching activity and nutritional, school standard food during the school holidays. The HAF programme is largely delivered by sports providers. AFSM piloted a cultural offer at two sites in 2021, established with support from Suffolk County Council. In 2022, this programme expanded: The museums worked with outside organisations to provide high quality activity, increasing links to local organisations. • Food Museum delivered 204 sessions – 85% were to children in receipt of FSM. • The Red House delivered 35 sessions – 43% were to children in

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receipt of FSM.

AFSM supported the joint commercial advertising for paid placements and supported with fliers, online advertising, and adverts Families Suffolk Magazine. Schools were targeted via fliers, newsletters, and direct contact. Local community groups were similarly targeted.

More information can be found on the Suffolk Museums website: https://suffolkmuseums.org/projects/haf-programme/.

AFSM aims to build on this in 2023 by increasing the number of museums taking part in the programme and reaching more young people across the county.

4.3 Summer in Suffolk Museums (SiSM) is a promotional initiative showcasing all the events, activities and workshops taking place in Suffolk Museums during the school holidays. It ran for the sixth time in 2022. Activity for the project included:

4.4 Suffolk Museums Inspire, Learn & Engage (SMILE) Network aims to enable best practice in education, learning and engagement in Suffolk Museums by working collaboratively and sharing knowledge locally, regionally, and nationally. The terms of reference was amended in 2022 to extend membership to ‘Anyone interested in learning in museums in Suffolk and the surrounding area.’ Meetings take place on a quarterly basis at varied locations. The network supports the development and delivery of AFSM education, learning and engagement projects.

In 2022-23 the SMILE Network played a key role in generating interest in the Holiday Activity and Food Programme among museums.

4.5 Special Delivery – AFSM supported Suffolk Artlink and Halesworth & District Museum with the Special Delivery arts and reminiscence project. It was an intergenerational project that explored the art of communication through letters and other documents held in Suffolk Archives and museums.

The high quality of this project was recognised by the judges of the Museum of the Year Awards with Halesworth winning the Working with Young People award. The Object of the Year, the Blythburgh Coin, was chosen by Freya, a pupil at Edgar Sewter primary school. Freya chose the coin when she visited the museum as part of the Special Delivery project.

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A video is available on the Suffolk Museums website highlighting Halesworth Museum’s involvement here. 4.6 Power of Stories started as an exhibition at Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich. It brought together three costumes from Marvel’s Black Panther movie, along with historic museum objects and local stories to create a display exploring storytelling and identity.

Inspired by this, a group of Black community members and leaders felt it was important to make the most of the iconic film costumes being displayed in Power of Stories. They approached AFSM for support to develop the programme further.

Together with Aspire Black Suffolk and Colchester & Ipswich Museums (IBC), AFSM approached Marvel to ask for an extension of the loan of the Marvel Black Panther costumes. Marvel agreed to the idea of touring the costumes across museums in Suffolk. The following museums were part of the 2022-23 tour:

Moyse’s Hall Museum (WSC), Bury St Edmunds, Feb to Apr 2022 Food Museum, Stowmarket, Jul to Oct 2022 Snape Maltings (The Red House), Aldeburgh, Oct 2022 to Feb 2023

The aim of each venue was to inspire children, schools, and families to learn about and be proud of Black history in Suffolk. The touring exhibition was viewed by an audience of around 20,000 people. Three quarters of visitors were from Suffolk . Some events were much more highly attended than usual by Black audiences or those with mixed ethnicity. Feedback from audiences was upbeat, welcomed inclusion and was dominated by issues of personal identity. Formal evaluation of the tour is taking place in 2023-24.

The next stage of the programme will be to develop a research, display, and activity programme to align with the exhibition tour and activity pack. At least 12 museums have expressed an interest in taking part. They have identified many black histories that could be better researched, interpreted, and integrated into activities, displays, and publications.

4.7 Curious Minds Mental Health Programme – AFSM has established a partnership with Ipswich & East Suffolk Personalised Care team (patients with complex needs), Suffolk Libraries and Suffolk Artlink to create the Curious Minds mental health programme. Funded by Suffolk County Council, the Association is supporting a post based at the Food Museum to support the delivery of the programme.

Six artists took part in the LAB organised by Suffolk Libraries and additional training including safeguarding and mental health first aid. The artists then led a pilot project. Artists Alice-Andrea Ewing and Gillian Allard led a taster session with Suffolk Libraries Open Space group and then led a further seven sessions at the Food Museum, exploring the collection using plaster casting, photography, cyanotypes, and drawing. Another course took place at Ipswich Transport Museum.

Evaluation demonstrated a positive impact on participants’ wellbeing. The aim is to use the evaluation from this programme to inform a large, more long-term programme involving more museums across the county that will reach a wider range of participants.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p 4.8 Warm Rooms – The Suffolk Community Foundation awarded a grant to AFSM to enable museums to offer a warm space with activities to people during the winter months, with refreshments and activities. This was offered at The Long Shop Museum, National Horseracing Museum, Sudbury Heritage Centre, The Red House, and Snape Maltings. Warm Rooms gave members of the local community a welcoming alternative to heating their own homes during the day. 4.9 CPP MarketPlace – AfSM is working as part of a Consortium that supports and challenges Babylon ARTS in its leadership and delivery of MarketPlace. This is the Creative People and Places (CPP) programme funded by Arts Council England to run in Fenland and Forest Heath from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025. It aims to grow a sustainable arts infrastructure in Fenland and Forest Heath which supports and nurtures the growth of local audiences and participation in arts and cultural activity. The Consortium’s role is to ensure the vision and ambitions of MarketPlace and the wider Creative People and Places programme are met. AfSM has joined the MarketPlace Consortium in the third and final phase of a ten-year CPP commitment to audience development in Fenland and Forest Heath. More information can be found here. 4.10 COMF Evaluation – Suffolk County Council (SCC) commissioned AFSM to carry out an independent evaluation of Covid Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) investment in museums and arts organisations. COMF enabled several museums to benefit from grant awards from the Covid Continuity Fund for Culture (CCFC). The fund has enabled museums to install digital and non-digital Covid-safe infrastructure, such as contactless payments and enhanced outdoor facilities. The programme also enabled museums to support communities most impacted by Covid through programmes such as the Power of Stories, and a volunteer training programme delivered in partnership with Community Action Suffolk.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit		 The Trustees continue to consider relevant guidance, including that
provided by the Charity Commission in CC19 "Charity Reserves: Building
Resilience". The continuing review examines potential risks and
assesses these risks against costs to determine an appropriate and
prudent level of reserves, together with an appropriate management
framework.
AFSM does not currently have a reserves policy. This is an action that
will be carried forward into 2023-24 and should reflect the paragraph
above.
N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The following information should be read in conjunction with the AFSM end of year accounts 2022-23.

Going Concern

Total funds on 31 March 2023 stand at £93,653. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from the date of authorising these financial statements and consider the charity will still have sufficient access to cash resources to operate in that period. The trustees therefore have a reasonable expectation that the charity can continue in operation for the next 12 months and it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for specific purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for specific purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Jayne Austin Kevin Sullivan Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)[Secretary ] Date 6 June 2023

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CONTENTS PAGE PAGE
TrusteeMembers of the Board 1
Trustees Annual Report 2-7
Statement of financial activities (Including income and expenditure account) 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notestothe financial statements 10 - 14

Registered charity name Association for SuffolkMuseums
Charity number 293950
Principal Addres& Registered Office c/o Suffolk County Council,
Endeavour House,
Russell Rd
Ipswich
IPl 2BX
Trustees Emma Frances Harpur
Richard Meyer
John Michael Nunn
Bobby Bennett - appointed 7th June 2022
Anthony Melvin Cooper
Carole Jones
Christoper Turland
Mike Chester
Fraser Hale
- appointed 29th September 2022
Andrew Reid
- resigned 7th June 2022
Lisa Harris
Jayne Austin
Joe Carr
Kevin Sullivan
Independent Examiner Dawn Johnson
Account-Wryte Ltd
5 Schneider Close
Felixstowe
Suffolk
IPII 3SS

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resourcesfrom generating funds:
Voluntary income
Donations and other income 2 3,995 3,995 4,470
Income from charitable activities
Grants 13,000 27,840 40,840 107,133
Investment income 3 497 497 147
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 17,492 27,840 45,332 111,750
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of generating funds:
Charitable Activities 24,912 72,273 97,185 95,134
Fund Raising and Advertising inc website 227
Charitable activities 4 2,743 2,743 3,037
Governance costs 5 500 500
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 28,155 72,273 100,428 98,898
NETOUTGOING RESOURCES FOR THE
THE YEAR (10,663) (44,433) (55,096) 12,852
Transfers between funds (25,704) 25,704
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds broughtforward 75,092 73,172 148,264 135,432
TOTALFUNDSCARRIED FORWARD 38,725 54,443 93,168 148,284

Note 2023 2022
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 1,815 6,853
Cash atbank and in hand 97,019 145,454
98,834 152,307
CREDITORS:Amounts fallingdue
within oneyear 7 (5,666) (4,043)
NET CURRENTASSETS 93,168 148,264
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 93,168 148,264
NETASSETS 93,168 148,264
FUNDS
Restricted income funds 8 54,443 73,172
Unrestricted incomefunds 9 38,725 75,092
TOTAL FUNDS 93,168 148,264

2. VOLUNTARY INCOME
Unrætricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
E
DONATIONS AND OTHER INCOME
Membership subscriptions 2,955 2,955 3,230
Distribution Levy 1,040 1,040 1,240
3,995 3,995 4,470
3. INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Bank interest receivable 497 497 147
4. CHARITABLEACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
Grants awarded 1,579 1,579 1,897
Subscriptions 1,092 1,092 1,044
Bank charges 72 72 96
2,743 2,743 3,037
5. GOVERNANC COSTS
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Independent Examination Fee 500 500
500 500
6. DEBTORS
2023 2022
Trade Debtors 1,815 6,853
Prepayments
1,815 6,853

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
Trade Creditors 5,666 043
Accruals and deferred income
5,666 4,043

Balanceat Incoming Outgoing Transfer Balanceat
01Apr20" rescources resources Between Funds 31 Mar 2023
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Suffolk Museums Partnership 350 (350)
SHARE - CIOConversion Project 1,300 (2,400) 1,100
Creative Heritage Wellbeing 25,000 25,000
COMF Evaluation 35,000 7,000 (42,000)
Power ofStories 11,872 (10,212) 11,033 12,693
CuriousMinds 15n
Warm Rooms 2,000 (250) 1,750
Holiday& Food 3,490 (17,061) 13,571
73,172 27,840 (72,273) 25,704 54,443

UNRESTRICTEDINCOME FUNDS
Balanceat Incoming Outgoing Transfer Balanceat
01Apr 2022 rescources rzources Between Funds 31 Mar 2023
DesignatedFunds
Suffolk MuseumsPartnership 13,000 (6,980) (6,020)
Kick-start Scheme (4,120) 4,120
Museum of the Year (4,738) 4,738
Communcations (6,764) 6,764
Summer in Suffolk (1,560) 1,560
Rekindling Memories 11,518 11,518
Creative Heritage 11,033 (11,033)
Skills Programme 2,500 2,500
SMILENetwork 3,355 3,355
28,406 13,cm (24,162) 129 17,373
General Funds 46,686 (3,993) (25,833) 21,352
75,092 17,492 (28,155) (25,704) 38,725

Restricted Unresticted Unrestricted Total
Fund Designated General
Fund Fund
E
Fund balances at31March 2023
are represented by :
Tangiblefixed assets
Net Current Assets/LiabiIities 54,443 17,373 21,837 93,653
Total Funds 54,443 17,373 21,837 93,653

CONTENTS PAGE PAGE
TrusteeMembers of the Board 1
Trustees Annual Report 2-7
Statement of financial activities (Including income and expenditure account) 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notestothe financial statements 10 - 14

Registered charity name Association for SuffolkMuseums
Charity number 293950
Principal Addres& Registered Office c/o Suffolk County Council,
Endeavour House,
Russell Rd
Ipswich
IPl 2BX
Trustees Emma Frances Harpur
Richard Meyer
John Michael Nunn
Bobby Bennett - appointed 7th June 2022
Anthony Melvin Cooper
Carole Jones
Christoper Turland
Mike Chester
Fraser Hale
- appointed 29th September 2022
Andrew Reid
- resigned 7th June 2022
Lisa Harris
Jayne Austin
Joe Carr
Kevin Sullivan
Independent Examiner Dawn Johnson
Account-Wryte Ltd
5 Schneider Close
Felixstowe
Suffolk
IPII 3SS

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resourcesfrom generating funds:
Voluntary income
Donations and other income 2 3,995 3,995 4,470
Income from charitable activities
Grants 13,000 27,840 40,840 107,133
Investment income 3 497 497 147
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 17,492 27,840 45,332 111,750
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of generating funds:
Charitable Activities 24,912 72,273 97,185 95,134
Fund Raising and Advertising inc website 227
Charitable activities 4 2,743 2,743 3,037
Governance costs 5 500 500
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 28,155 72,273 100,428 98,898
NETOUTGOING RESOURCES FOR THE
THE YEAR (10,663) (44,433) (55,096) 12,852
Transfers between funds (25,704) 25,704
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds broughtforward 75,092 73,172 148,264 135,432
TOTALFUNDSCARRIED FORWARD 38,725 54,443 93,168 148,284

Note 2023 2022
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 1,815 6,853
Cash atbank and in hand 97,019 145,454
98,834 152,307
CREDITORS:Amounts fallingdue
within oneyear 7 (5,666) (4,043)
NET CURRENTASSETS 93,168 148,264
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 93,168 148,264
NETASSETS 93,168 148,264
FUNDS
Restricted income funds 8 54,443 73,172
Unrestricted incomefunds 9 38,725 75,092
TOTAL FUNDS 93,168 148,264

2. VOLUNTARY INCOME
Unrætricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
E
DONATIONS AND OTHER INCOME
Membership subscriptions 2,955 2,955 3,230
Distribution Levy 1,040 1,040 1,240
3,995 3,995 4,470
3. INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Bank interest receivable 497 497 147
4. CHARITABLEACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2022
Grants awarded 1,579 1,579 1,897
Subscriptions 1,092 1,092 1,044
Bank charges 72 72 96
2,743 2,743 3,037
5. GOVERNANC COSTS
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Independent Examination Fee 500 500
500 500
6. DEBTORS
2023 2022
Trade Debtors 1,815 6,853
Prepayments
1,815 6,853

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2023 2022
Trade Creditors 5,666 043
Accruals and deferred income
5,666 4,043

Balanceat Incoming Outgoing Transfer Balanceat
01Apr20" rescources resources Between Funds 31 Mar 2023
E
Suffolk Museums Partnership 350 (350)
SHARE - CIOConversion Project 1,300 (2,400) 1,100
Creative Heritage Wellbeing 25,000 25,000
COMF Evaluation 35,000 7,000 (42,000)
Power ofStories 11,872 (10,212) 11,033 12,693
CuriousMinds 15n
Warm Rooms 2,000 (250) 1,750
Holiday& Food 3,490 (17,061) 13,571
73,172 27,840 (72,273) 25,704 54,443

UNRESTRICTEDINCOME FUNDS
Balanceat Incoming Outgoing Transfer Balanceat
01Apr 2022 rescources rzources Between Funds 31 Mar 2023
DesignatedFunds
Suffolk MuseumsPartnership 13,000 (6,980) (6,020)
Kick-start Scheme (4,120) 4,120
Museum of the Year (4,738) 4,738
Communcations (6,764) 6,764
Summer in Suffolk (1,560) 1,560
Rekindling Memories 11,518 11,518
Creative Heritage 11,033 (11,033)
Skills Programme 2,500 2,500
SMILENetwork 3,355 3,355
28,406 13,cm (24,162) 129 17,373
General Funds 46,686 (3,993) (25,833) 21,352
75,092 17,492 (28,155) (25,704) 38,725

Restricted Unresticted Unrestricted Total
Fund Designated General
Fund Fund
E
Fund balances at31March 2023
are represented by :
Tangiblefixed assets
Net Current Assets/LiabiIities 54,443 17,373 21,837 93,653
Total Funds 54,443 17,373 21,837 93,653