2023-01-31-accounts

r(A17Et%&.%EThT(ff sILwr AGM- Chair of Trustee's Report 19 June 2023 1 Meeting held in Olney Church Hall- 7-7:30pm This February I took over as Chair of Trustees at the Cowper & Newton Museum. We're now about a yearout of the pandemic and we are in a surpiisingty strong position and I'd like to pay credit and give thanks to rny predecessor Paul for leaving the museum in a stronger position than many otheT heritrge inst¥tutions atDund the country at present and less fragile than when he began. We have continued to be very active. We have a timetable of events and arttvities that our office staff Paula and Linda compile which could be anything from visiting tour groups to coffee mornings to out￿och walks, and talks. gallery bookings etc and the list fDr this ￿ar stands in excess of 130 of which arouThl 25 are group tours. bringing people into the town who otherwise would not be comirE in. And we always tske full part in the town events such as pancake day. Dicken5 of a Christma5. Riverfest. Open Gardens. National Garden Scheme so have become a very a very attive and visible part of town life. We are not huge. but we are not only a local museum. and we can be quite edgy in our subjert matter. touching on slavery. poverty, melanchoty (depression). and have broader national arKI international connections. The international significance has been brought home by our Amazing Gtace 250 annivet5ary events which brought in significant Heritage Lottery. Arts Council and other funding again. That's not easy to acquire and it takes some clout. You may be aware we were all over the BBC. on Songs of Praise soon afterwards and also on CBS on Christmas Day in the US. We have had severdl other TV documentary Inakers here. There are still more events still to (x)me over the next few months and. in parttcular. watch out for the upcoming perforn70n￿ by the Chineke Orchestra of Forever? by Rommi Smith and Roddy Williarns. a new work commissioned by the Museurn and The Stables. responding to the different meanings Amazing Grnce has for people in the 21st century. More than half of our visitors are day trippers, many drawn by the rnuseum and for others we extend their stay in the town and we point them in the direction of the various tea and coffee shops and restaurants around the town. Some are quite distinguished: The Lord LieutenanL High Sheriff. Mica Paris on History of Gospel music for the BBC. the Sierra Leone High Commissroner. David Harper/lrita Marriot from Antiques Road Trip and Clare Mccollum from Songs of Praise. A few weeks ago. we had Victoria & Albert Museum and Hampton Court pala￿ experts k)oking at Cowperfs coat, one of only 3 in the country {and the best). You are probab￿ aware that we are a charity and receive no subsi¢ty towards our running costs. so we operate as a lean business but with a very expensive building to maintain. Income is from admissioii. shop sales, cottage rental, gallery rental. donations. fund rdisers like courtYdrd refreshments and a host of other smaller sources. We could not do this Without our fantsstic. dedicated volunteers. who are of course. already holders of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. Like other heritsge instttution5 we are coming out of the pandemic with fewer visitors then immediately before. And we don't know the propen5tty of our cote visitor demogrdphics to come back again but numbers are increasing steadily. We've now also joined the Historic Houses Association IHHAI which is starting to pay dividends, and which provtde ￿ wsth revenue after a few months lag- Some visitors go to Costa but completely miss the Museum. Finally, I'd like to thank all those who 4vork at the museum. We have 1.2 pemianent paid individuals. thank you Paula and Linda. our Trustees and the 120 plus other volunteers who enable the museum to operate. manning the shop, maintaining the garden. bookkeeping and administration. applying for grdnts, social media publicity. curating and looking after the collection. managing art exhibition5. baktng cakes. running coffee momings. making Costumes. researching talks. acttng as tour guides. maintsining the structure. maintaininE ￿. woodworkin& etc. etc. We will continue to look for ways of increasing visitor number5 by making the Museum even better,. more accessible. useable. and visible. Please keep volunteeriw sign up if you are not already a ￿)lunteer and ￿ep eiving us your ideas for how we 13n further irnprove OlneWs star attraction. BYTOM JONES

COWPER MEMORIAL PJJUSEUM ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED ÈT 31 JANUARY 202 CHARITY NUMBER: 310521

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS TO THE TRUSTEES OF COWPER MEMORIAL MU EUM OLNEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AS AT 31 JANUARY 2023 I report on the unaudited a¢¢ourts of tho charity forthe yearended 3111 January 2023whi¢h are set out in pages 2 10 S. Respe¢tlvo rnspon$ibllitiM of trustees and oxamln•r The ¢h8ftty'strust8es are responsibleforthe preparation of the accounts. The chafity'5 truslo8s Consider that an audit is not required for this year under $8ctr'on 144 of the Charrties Act 2011 {the Charitsas Act) and that an independent examination 1$ n8eded. 11 is my responsibilty lo.. oxamine the accounts under section 145 of th8 Charities Act.. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Direction$ given by th8 Charity Commission lunder wlion 14515llbl of the Charrt*$ A¢l), and lo slalg whether particular rnatte￿ hav8 come to my attenkn"on. Ba•1• of Indep•ndent •xamln•e• 8tat•m•nt My examination wos carTied out in accryd0nc￿ with tha general Direclion¥ givén by the Charity Commission. An examination In¢lud&s a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and 8 comparison of the accounts presented wtrth those re¢ord$ 11 also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosu￿$ in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the Irusteos ¢onceming any su¢h matter5. The procedurg$ undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts Pr￿n1 a 'true and fair, view and the report 18 limrted lo those matters set out in the slalem8nt below. Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rf• •tstsm•nt In connection with my examination, no material matters have cometo my attention which gives me ¢aus8 lo believe that in, any matenal respect.. the accountiro records We￿ not kept in accOrdaTr￿ with seclion 130 of the Charrties A¢t,' or the accounts not accord wrth the accounting records." or the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requI￿rnents conceming the form an¢J content of accounts sel QLrt in thè Charittes IAccounl$ and Reports) Regulaliong 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'lru& and lairf viewwhich is not a matter consKleTed 8$ Partof an independént examination. across no other matters in connecb.on th8 examination to which attention should be report in order to enable a proper understanding of tho accounts to be reached. I have co drawn In mley ACA ett Hulance Accou Ch edce 40 Kimbollon Road Bedford MK40 2NR tants Limbt& untants 1st March 2023

COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUII STATEMENT OF ASSETS AS AT 315TJANUARY 2023 Notes 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS Land and Building$ Exhibrts, Equipment, Fumiture Not Valued Not Valued Not Valued Not Valuod RRENT ASSETS Cash in Hand and Deposrt COIF Investment stock Pr￿aYrnent {21 13> 236,860.81 21,814.78 9,134.67 3,462.85 188,765.78 21,814.78 10,805 15 3,244.02 271,272.91 224.629.73 FINANCED 8Y:. Museum Fund Resloralion and Improv8m8nt Fund 121,239.23 150,033.68 108,594.82 116,034.91 271,272.91 224,629.73 z¥ Trustee8 Trustees

COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUM ST YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND 2023 2022 RECEIPTS DonalionslGranls National H8ritag8 Grant ODHS Charity Takeovor 75.482.42 49.380.00 5.702.14 16,600.37 130.564.$6 16,600.37 PAYMENTS National Hentage Sundry 59,452.51 37,11328 12,688.31 96.565.79 12,688.31 Surplu3llDefi¢rtl for Year Accumulated Fund Brought Fopward 33,998.77 116.034.91 3,912.06 112,122.85 A¢¢umulatsd Fund Carrl•d Forward 150,033.68 116,034.91

COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUM YEAR ENDED 315T JANUARY 2023 MUSEUM FUND 2023 2022 RECEIPTS Admissions Rents and Dividends Donations Other HMRC JRS 8nd Busine$s Grants 19.928 75 11,649.89 6,205 89 10,880.23 11,433.93 11.62496 6,335.19 6,?31.72 14,299 32 48,664.76 49,828.12 Surplus on Saleabl8 Goods 5,638.63 5,566.92 54,303.39 55.395.04 PAYMENTS Salaries Printing. Postage and Consumablos Advertising and Web Support Stationery Insurance Electricity Gas Water Clèaning Telephone Maintenance- Buildings Maintenance- Exhibits, etc. Subscription$ Other Fees and Expenses- TrainiTrJ Fin8nce Fse$ in¢luding Cfedtt Card Cottag0 22,128.53 600 11 1,643.86 299.24 3.936 SS 1.491.01 1.172.85 20.889.80 373.24 393.36 197.31 3,769.47 1,358.64 1,439 70 416.00 1,037.34 041.73 3,968.87 400.56 1,563.95 1,695.95 1,101.00 175.00 1,020.69 671 58 4,551.49 135.00 1,434.85 1.334 62 1,238.60 41,658.98 39,421.72 Surplus for Year Accumulated FurKI Brought Forwa 12,644.41 108,594.82 15.973.32 92.621.50 Accumulated FurKI Carri￿ Fo￿ard 121,239.23 108.S94.82

COWPER klEMORIAL MUSEUM YEAR ENDED 315T JANUARY 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 2023 2022 11 Saleable Goods Tradln Income for Year Less.. Cost of Sales 12,381.40 6.742.77 7.291.41 1.724.49 5,638.63 5,586 92 21 Cash In Hand and on Hous8 Manager's FloaVlmpr8st COIF Deposit (Endowment Fund) Barclays Business Premium AccoLtnt Barclay$ Current Account PayPal Account Buckinghamshire Buildin9 Socièty Cambridge & Countie5 Bank Hampshire Trust 8ank 46.75 27,461.12 173.48 108,863.48 21073 20,10525 80,CrfJ).Crf) 35.82 27,195.79 173.32 36,1SO.12 210.73 20,000.00 80,000.00 25,000.00 236.860.81 188,76S.78 3) COIF Inv•s Thg value of this investment as 8t 311tJanuory 2023 w8$ £29,578.9512022 £29,785.71).

COWPER MEMORIAL PJJUSEUM ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED ÈT 31 JANUARY 202 CHARITY NUMBER: 310521

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS TO THE TRUSTEES OF COWPER MEMORIAL MU EUM OLNEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AS AT 31 JANUARY 2023 I report on the unaudited a¢¢ourts of tho charity forthe yearended 3111 January 2023whi¢h are set out in pages 2 10 S. Respe¢tlvo rnspon$ibllitiM of trustees and oxamln•r The ¢h8ftty'strust8es are responsibleforthe preparation of the accounts. The chafity'5 truslo8s Consider that an audit is not required for this year under $8ctr'on 144 of the Charrties Act 2011 {the Charitsas Act) and that an independent examination 1$ n8eded. 11 is my responsibilty lo.. oxamine the accounts under section 145 of th8 Charities Act.. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Direction$ given by th8 Charity Commission lunder wlion 14515llbl of the Charrt*$ A¢l), and lo slalg whether particular rnatte￿ hav8 come to my attenkn"on. Ba•1• of Indep•ndent •xamln•e• 8tat•m•nt My examination wos carTied out in accryd0nc￿ with tha general Direclion¥ givén by the Charity Commission. An examination In¢lud&s a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and 8 comparison of the accounts presented wtrth those re¢ord$ 11 also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosu￿$ in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the Irusteos ¢onceming any su¢h matter5. The procedurg$ undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts Pr￿n1 a 'true and fair, view and the report 18 limrted lo those matters set out in the slalem8nt below. Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rf• •tstsm•nt In connection with my examination, no material matters have cometo my attention which gives me ¢aus8 lo believe that in, any matenal respect.. the accountiro records We￿ not kept in accOrdaTr￿ with seclion 130 of the Charrties A¢t,' or the accounts not accord wrth the accounting records." or the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requI￿rnents conceming the form an¢J content of accounts sel QLrt in thè Charittes IAccounl$ and Reports) Regulaliong 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a'lru& and lairf viewwhich is not a matter consKleTed 8$ Partof an independént examination. across no other matters in connecb.on th8 examination to which attention should be report in order to enable a proper understanding of tho accounts to be reached. I have co drawn In mley ACA ett Hulance Accou Ch edce 40 Kimbollon Road Bedford MK40 2NR tants Limbt& untants 1st March 2023

COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUII STATEMENT OF ASSETS AS AT 315TJANUARY 2023 Notes 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS Land and Building$ Exhibrts, Equipment, Fumiture Not Valued Not Valued Not Valued Not Valuod RRENT ASSETS Cash in Hand and Deposrt COIF Investment stock Pr￿aYrnent {21 13> 236,860.81 21,814.78 9,134.67 3,462.85 188,765.78 21,814.78 10,805 15 3,244.02 271,272.91 224.629.73 FINANCED 8Y:. Museum Fund Resloralion and Improv8m8nt Fund 121,239.23 150,033.68 108,594.82 116,034.91 271,272.91 224,629.73 z¥ Trustee8 Trustees

COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUM ST YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND 2023 2022 RECEIPTS DonalionslGranls National H8ritag8 Grant ODHS Charity Takeovor 75.482.42 49.380.00 5.702.14 16,600.37 130.564.$6 16,600.37 PAYMENTS National Hentage Sundry 59,452.51 37,11328 12,688.31 96.565.79 12,688.31 Surplu3llDefi¢rtl for Year Accumulated Fund Brought Fopward 33,998.77 116.034.91 3,912.06 112,122.85 A¢¢umulatsd Fund Carrl•d Forward 150,033.68 116,034.91

COWPER MEMORIAL MUSEUM YEAR ENDED 315T JANUARY 2023 MUSEUM FUND 2023 2022 RECEIPTS Admissions Rents and Dividends Donations Other HMRC JRS 8nd Busine$s Grants 19.928 75 11,649.89 6,205 89 10,880.23 11,433.93 11.62496 6,335.19 6,?31.72 14,299 32 48,664.76 49,828.12 Surplus on Saleabl8 Goods 5,638.63 5,566.92 54,303.39 55.395.04 PAYMENTS Salaries Printing. Postage and Consumablos Advertising and Web Support Stationery Insurance Electricity Gas Water Clèaning Telephone Maintenance- Buildings Maintenance- Exhibits, etc. Subscription$ Other Fees and Expenses- TrainiTrJ Fin8nce Fse$ in¢luding Cfedtt Card Cottag0 22,128.53 600 11 1,643.86 299.24 3.936 SS 1.491.01 1.172.85 20.889.80 373.24 393.36 197.31 3,769.47 1,358.64 1,439 70 416.00 1,037.34 041.73 3,968.87 400.56 1,563.95 1,695.95 1,101.00 175.00 1,020.69 671 58 4,551.49 135.00 1,434.85 1.334 62 1,238.60 41,658.98 39,421.72 Surplus for Year Accumulated FurKI Brought Forwa 12,644.41 108,594.82 15.973.32 92.621.50 Accumulated FurKI Carri￿ Fo￿ard 121,239.23 108.S94.82

COWPER klEMORIAL MUSEUM YEAR ENDED 315T JANUARY 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 2023 2022 11 Saleable Goods Tradln Income for Year Less.. Cost of Sales 12,381.40 6.742.77 7.291.41 1.724.49 5,638.63 5,586 92 21 Cash In Hand and on Hous8 Manager's FloaVlmpr8st COIF Deposit (Endowment Fund) Barclays Business Premium AccoLtnt Barclay$ Current Account PayPal Account Buckinghamshire Buildin9 Socièty Cambridge & Countie5 Bank Hampshire Trust 8ank 46.75 27,461.12 173.48 108,863.48 21073 20,10525 80,CrfJ).Crf) 35.82 27,195.79 173.32 36,1SO.12 210.73 20,000.00 80,000.00 25,000.00 236.860.81 188,76S.78 3) COIF Inv•s Thg value of this investment as 8t 311tJanuory 2023 w8$ £29,578.9512022 £29,785.71).