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Annual Accounts 2020-2021

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FINANCIAL ￿ATEmENTS FOR THE YL4R EIYDED 31 MARCU 2021
TRUSTEES, REPORT
The trumees. who are a]so dir￿¢0￿ of the charity for the puw of the Companies Aci present their annual
report together with the firw]cial statements of the Museum of Cambridge for the yeor eod¢d 31st Marrh 2021.
The fiJ)ancial sts*ments ¢ompty with the Cbarities kn 2011. the Companie5 Act 2006, the Memornndum and
Articles of Association and Accounting and ReF￿]llg by Chatilies.. Statement of Recomrnended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their ar￿ullts in accord￿ with the Fitiaticial Reporting Standard applicabk.
the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (¢ff¢c¢ive 1st Janu•ry 2019}.
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Lucy Watk¢r. Chair
Bob JobbiDs, Treasurer (COwOPted 2021$ appointment to ￿ confjrnied at AGM 2021)
Lu¢y Astill
Matt Hann
Claire Hardy {retiring at AGM 2021)
Roger Lilley
Liz Morgan
Sally Pag¢
Jad( Pishhorn
Louisa Trivett (seeknng reaelectiOD at AGM 2021)
The trustees wbo served tbe compa￿Y dllrlttg the pernd April lo￿ Mareh 2021 *nd up to the date or
*pproval of the •¢¢ounts are as follows:
Ltsey Walker, Ctmtr (appointed 2016, reaP￿]n￿d 2019)
Bob Jobbins, Trewtrer (co-OPt¢d January 2021. to be aFP)inted at AGM 2021)
Lury Astill (aP￿)inied 2020)
Matt Hann (appointed 2020)
Claire Hardy (appoin￿ 2018. retiring AGM 2021)
Roger Lilley {appoiDied 2020)
Matt Lowe {Dominated 2019)
Liz Morgan (appointed 2020)
Sally Page (appointed 2020)
Ja¢k Pislthorn (appointrd 2020)
Louisa Trivett (appointed 2018, s#kitig ￿¢leci10ll AGM 2021)
Otber trus¢e¢s who served durltsg thts period were:
James Bow¢Ys (reSI￿d S¢ptember 2020)
Jane Eade (resigned September 2020)
Cbris lagger. Treasurer (reSi￿ed October 2020. &ling Trnjurer until j￿ulry 2021)
Jonathan Latchford (resigned July 2021)
STRUCllJRL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEME
Th¢ Museum of Cwnbridge. 2rJ Ca5t]e Stre¢L Canthridge, was originally athniDis¢er￿ by the Cwnbridge and
County Foll( Museum Associatio￿ a charithbl¢ tru& which wa5 incorporated as a ¢ompany limited by guarantee
in 1947 (ChaTity no. 311309). The Memorandum and Articles of Aswiation were revised in 2016. The legal
body respotts￿l le for th¢ tlluseum and its collections is now as the Museum of Cambridge having adopted
the new name atan Extraordinary General Meeting held ott F¢W 13. 2014. It is a Charitable Company limited
by guarantee without share wjitsl (company number 412205). In the event of an insolvent dissolution, the
members will u¢h contribute £10.
A$ set out in th¢ Articl￿ of A550ciatioffj the fijll Board of DIT¢¢￿ is made up of up to 12 el#t¢d Members of
the Museum, I nominee from th¢ University of Cambridge and up to 2 nomin¢e5 from the Friends of the Musewn
of Cambridge. making a maximum of15.
Th¢ Board of Trustee5 nornially tneets ¢veryn¥o moDth& I￿t during the periodof Covi&19. throughoutFY 20f21
it m¢¢ ¢very month. Apart from Chair and Treosurer w¢ bave link govemots for spxific and stgnifi¢ant ar¢&8 of
Eivity. including wot*ing with volunte¢rn healih and safety. UFthting our poli¢ies. GDPIi building mintenance
and fundraising. We have Tec¢ntly #dded HR and Equality and Diversiry. Day to day operalions of the tnuseum
are managed by the Exc￿tive. with 3 ts￿St￿ the OperatiOD5 m￿ager and the Development Matmger. The Ex¢¢

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND mANAGEME￿- eontlttued
meets fortnightly and can invite a trwtee or member of $taff to all¢nd. The Board and Exec are advised by
Covid-19 working group and a Fundraising Steering Group, both of which include trusiee$. stsff and advisors.
The Colle¢iion$ Committee is led by a mernber of staff and supported by trustees and an advisor, and from 2021
the Treasurer is supported by a Finance Committee made up of tntstees and a member of $taff.
As indi¢ated. the Board and siaff are sUPPOrted by a team of advisors and w¢ are delighted to be joined by Slthhida
Rahmaty an author and historian of Muslim Cambridge.
RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES
Su¢cession planning and trustee re¢ruith)ent is o significant strand of work for the museum. Durin8 th¢ financial
year 2￿21 three trust¢¢s r¢signed, and we would like to thank Jan¢ Eade (link trustee for curntion and historic
buildin89), James Bower (link trustee for busin¢s$ development) and Chris Jagger (Treagurer) for all their work
on the Board, and for remaining attached to the museum as advtsors. We advertised publicly and recruited 6 new
trustee5 with specific skills aligned to the needs of ihe Board.. Lucy Asrill (link truste¢ for Collectiong and f￿ance),
Matt Hann (leod tswstee on timdraiskng). Ro8¢r Lilley (link trustee for Health & Safety and GDPIL lead editor for
Capturing Cambridge), Liz Morgan (link th￿tee for Curation and HR), Solly Page {link trustee for Volunteers)
and Ja¢k Pishhorn (link trustee for business commerciil development)- &ll ￿Thf]rnied at the AGM November
2020. In January 2021 the Board Cowopied a new Treasurer, Bob Jobbins, who will b¢ presenied to the Members
for confjrmaiion ot the AGM in November 2021.
Our Articles of Association require a third (or the Closest numb¢r) of tn￿1¢¢ dir￿torS to stand down each year.
with the option to b¢ reappolnted. Each trus¢ee be on the Board for a maximum of 9 yegrn (3 perlods of 3
years). The directors lo retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last
appointment.. the tn￿te¢S S￿nding do￿ this year gre Clt4ire Hardy, Jonathan Latchford and Louisa Triv¢ff.
Jonathan $tood down in July 2021 ond Claire H8￿Y will retire at the 2021 AGM. We thank them for their work
on the Board and wish them well with Ihelr ￿tUre plans. Louisa Trivett would like to be reappointed as tntstee,
and the Board will brin8 her nOmin￿lOn for r¢*l¢ction to the M￿nber& at th¢ AGM.
The Muyeum of CAmbridge value5 diversity ond is comrnitted to equal opportunities and representstion. We seek
io reflect this on the Board ond plan to iD¢rease our diversity in the rtexl round of re¢NiDnent. W¢ Also usually
Specify areas of expertise and interesi when r¢cruitin8 new trustees, advertise publicly ond wldely.
AIMS, OR1E￿IVEs AND A￿1VITIEs FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
A$ per our kni¢les of Association (2016) the charity's objects ('Obje¢ts') ore specifically restricted to the
following.. the advancement of education by acqutrin8 {wlthin the Museum's Collection Man&gemeDI Policy)
housing and ¢xhibiting and conserviDg re5torin8 and repairing obje¢ts and collections of an educational nature
and by ¢s¢Ablishin& a¢quirin8, managin8 and maintaining museum& galleries, libraries and other places where
such purposes may be a¢hieved. preservin8 the local h¢rita8e and Pre￿nting thi$ to the community and wider
public. educational activities based upon I￿81 history and th¢ museum's art¢facts.
As Agreed In JonuBry 2019
I. OUR MISSION: The Museum of Cambridge is a uniqu4 histori¢ $pace where visitors can discover and
celebrat¢ the social history and diverse stories of Combridge and its surrounding Breas. We continue to
preserve ond interpret a d￿)aMi¢ ¢oll¢¢tion to unlock the past for preseni and fjjture generations.
Connecting communitie5. we provide A sense of place, ideniity and heritag¢.
2. OUR VISION.. ShaTing Stories from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
3. OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCE.. Visitors will enter ourhisiori¢ space, central tothe swry of Cambridge
and 1¢$ surrounding$. They will discover the secrets and storie3 that have shaped life today ond will leave
feeling they have explored the region in 411 its chara¢ter.
4. OUR STRATEGIC AIMS.. By building & resilient and 8ustsinable organisation. we will:
Cr¢ate an ¢Djoyable and engaging visitor experience for all our users, while 8150 increasing our Yisitor
numberg.
Connect with and strengthen the bonds between the varied communiti¢s in Cambridge and surnunding
areas.
Contribute to local knowledg¢. understanding Bnd 5kill& y$ing the ￿lleCtIOn and other museum
resources.
Attrnct families. the broader local community and visitois to the city.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
AIMS, OWECTIVES AND A￿1VITIEs FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT- ¢ontlDued
The trUSt¢es ¢onfwm thatthey have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on publi¢ benefitwhen
reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities for th¢ y¢8r.
STAFF
Temporary Museurn Officer.. Jan Wheeler (until end Au8USt 2020)
Operation5 and Fa¢ilities Manager.. Maddie Cox (from September 1, 2020)
Development Manager.. Atmie Davis. NLHF funded Mus¢um Making Project (from November 2, 2020)
Collection5 Officer.. Aimee Flack, NLHF ￿nded Museum Makin8 Project (from November 2. 2020)
Communiry pnd Visitor Engagement Officer.. Floren¢ia Nann¢tti. 'Museum of You, activities funiled by
Cambridge City Council wt (from April 20. 2020- end Mawh 2021)
VOLUNTEERS
Our operational, collections, ¢ommunity engagement. w¢b3it¢ and so¢ial media a¢tivili¢s 4r¢ supported by
volunl¢ers.
IT SUPPORT- Simon Middleton
OVERVIEW
The Covid-19 pandemic 5thrted ai a ¢ritical time #s we embarked on our d¢volopment pljn for a resilieni and
¥usfainable Social history museum in Cambridge. moving from bein8 volunteer led to an Organi￿tiOn led by
core ieom of profe$sioDal museum staff. The museum ¢10ged to the public in March 2020. and remained ¢los¢d
for much of the fman¢ial y¢ar 20r21. with a couple of open window$ in late Summer. Autumn and the pre-
Christmas period. This had A massive effeci on our visitor numb¢r5, and we experienced an approximate 90%
drop over the year.
We are proud to say we weathered the ¢ri3iJ thanks to our 8t8ff, Yolunteers. advlsors and trustoes, the g¢n¢rosity
of the publi¢, and support from the goven)m¢nt, the Arts Council, the NLHF, the City Council, SHARE Museum
Easi the Association of Ind¢p¢Ddeni Museums and the Cambrid8eshlre ind Huntin8don8hire Famlty Hlstory
Soci¢ty.
In spite of support from key fvnder5, we became Increasingly con¢erned aboui our core finan¢¢$ dwin8 the year.
as tourism collapsed and periods of closure extended. We laun¢hed a major public fillJdrai$lng campaign In
November 2020 and are extremely grats￿l to ¢veryon¢ who donated to help save the museum. In additiort, the
City CouDcil generously 88reed to provid¢ rentrelief forth¢ FY 21122. gnd we have inv¢sted thatsaving ID focused
support for the museum in development and Communi￿110n$, and book k¢¢ping.
The Board of Trustees would like to thank every or8anlsation 8nd pernon who has Supported us through this
extremely difficult time, and 1$ pleased to report thAt in 5Pite of the challeng¢s it proved lo be an important ond
¢re8tive yeaT for the mu9eum. a time when we recruited new trustees, appointed new staff and ¢onsiderably
enlarged our community necwork.
We could Dot have monaged withoui ow Temporary Museum Offi¢¢r and her replacemenl in the new role of
Operations and FY4cilities Manager, and our volunteers. They ensured we were well rtetworked with museums in
the city to slwe lldvi¢¢ and informa¢ion and, crucially. enobled us w reconfigure the museum as a safe and
welcorning p18¢e to work ond visit, with som¢ refreshed displlys.
In April 2020 w¢ were joined by our new Community and Visitor Engagement Officer io undertake a y¢or-long
proje¢1 THE MUSEUM OF YOU (aetivities funded by Cambridge City Council). In March2020 we were awarded
$ubsthntial from the NLHF for our 2-year MUSEUM MAKING project. to be accompanied by matched
funding from Cambridge City Council. After con9ultation we decided to delay 8nd slwiily ￿0￿figUre the
projeck and were pleas¢d io appointthe Development Manag¢rand Colle¢tions Offi¢erto stort in November2020.
By MAY 2021 the full team was up running with two Community and Visi¢or Ert8a8ement Officers, and we
are now a150 SUPPOrted by a new fixed terni role of Communications and Developtnent Offi¢¢r.
Museum Making 15 an extremely important project for the museum, involving mtion and evaluation of our
Collections. innovative ¢ommunity engagement and the id¢ntification and building of supporter networks in
preparation for fijture redevelopment.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
OVERVIEW- CONTINUED
We hadsomedisappointhL¢nts including newly created exhibitions whichhadto prematurely close. and a museum
without visitors is 8 Sad p18c¢. But good things a150 grew out of the lockdowns and ¢xt¢nded periods of closure.
We thought more creatively about engaging with old and new audien￿$ in a Trew 'virtyal'. digitsl, world. As
people adapted to Èechnologyp we found that offering online platfonns meant that our audien¢es were often much
bigger 8nd with a global reach that is not possible in ackn￿1 Space. All our team responded to this challenge,
making new conia¢ts and partnership4 co-ordinatin8 professional and volunEeer teams in entirely new ways of
working. enablin8 our platmed exhibitions to go online. hosting online discussions ond conversations. ereoting
new websit¢ learning re50ur¢es with volunteer teams working from home, strengthening the museum web$it¢
offer And ￿0w1n8 and promo¢in8 the museum Capturing Cambridge wcial history website.
Everyone ha5 responded with ex¢eptioThal ¢8re ond attention to detail in very uncertain times, and the Board of
Trustee8 would like to extend a spe¢ial thanks io all our stsff and volunieers. and to acknowledge that we
appreciate their response and commitment to the museum. As Chair of the Board, I would also like io thank our
trustees. many of whom w¢re newtr joining us at the beginning and during the fllwicial year, and became closely
involved and supportive in key areos of work with stsff and volunieers. fonning a very strong team.
tn spite of the present uncertainti¢$ ond the dO￿Y to our d¢vel¢)pment pl8n5, the Board is encoLwaged by a 2020
report we commissioned from ihe Consultancy Fourth Street which is positive about the poi¢ntial for th¢
development of a social history museum in Cambridge. W¢ would like to thank Cambrld8e City Coun¢il for
fimding this report. Also encouraged by the support of our Heritage funders, our individual donors and the City
Council, we remain Committed to fmding the invesknent lo ￿h1¢Ye our aim. buildin8 on the NLHF fimded
Museum Making proje¢1 and our &ir¢ady strong connections with people and communilies in coni¢Tnporary
Cambridge and SUJToundin8 Areas.
IN MEMORY OF ALLAN BRIGHAM
We would like to acknowledge the very loss of All￿ Brigham who died of cancer in Sep¢emb¢r 2020. He
was a recently retired long-terni museum trusiee and fornier Chair ofthe Friends ofth¢ museum. HIS various role$
- as a City Council street ¢leBrKr, unlon repr¢s¢ntative. blue badge guido. local guld¢ extraordinaire. community
activist and campai￿er for quality urban developm¢nts. commi¢Tneni ¢0 the museum And the importance of local
hisloryj and good friend to many - mean that he is mu¢h missed by many people throughout Cambridge. You
can find our tribuie (initially Bn exhibition in the museum, ￿ted by Carolyn F¢rguson) on our website here IbÉ
In
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, tO8ether with an interviow with friends and family broad¢ast from
CambTid8e 105 Radio on Christma$ DAY.
MUSEUM OPERATIONS
Due lo the Covid-19 p8ndeml¢. the Muwum c105ed io the public from Wedn¢sd&y 18th March 2020 for much of
the FY20121. Our Temporary Museum Officer managed the museum's closure and Internal 4ctiYity until th¢
delayed arriv41 of Oper￿lon$ and Facilities Manager in September 2020.
We setup & Covid-19 working group which followed UK Governmentand Public Health Guidance and conducted
a risk asses5rnent of the museum to prepare for r¢opening. The offi¢¢s were reconfigured, display5 refreshed and
a one-way route put in place, p¢rspex screens installed including at Fronl of House. gnd other safety measures
introduced including the required use of face coverings. and hand ge15 were placed around the museum. ready to
reopen io the publi¢ on Thursday 27th August 2020. on reduced hours. Our volunteers were trained and supported
to provide a welcoming experience for visito￿.
The museum obtained a 'We'r¢ Good to Go. industry Standard from Visit England to r¢￿sure visitors and
displayed the Track end Trn¢e notice for vi$itors. Th¢ Covid-19 Workin8 Group eontinued w meet to asses5
Government guidance and industry re¢ommendations on op¢rating with the Covid-19 risk.
After two months the worsening Covid-19 situation led to a further 4 weeks closuTe in November. We th¢n
reopened briefly in De¢ember unlil ti¢r¢d restrictions came into p14ce in time for the ChristmowNew Year holiday
period. The museum then remain￿ closed from Sunday 20 December 2020. with staff ¢hecking the building and
collections on a roth forthe rest of the FY20121 and in(o'FY21f22 until we were 4bl¢ to reopen on¢e more on 28th
May2021.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
MUSEUM OPERATIONS - CONnNUED
Volun¢eers proved inte￿1 to the mus¢um's success in FY20f21 with continued engagernent onlin¢ and in-person
when possible. The Front of House learn returned for re0P￿Ing in August 2020 and SUPPOffed the museum
through an uncertain period until the Win*r lockdown. With reopening in May 2021, these volunteers are again
rebjrning to theirroles and continuing engagement with the museum. Trnintng modules and ¢ommunications weT¢
updated ID the volunteer management software. B¢iter tmpac( with support from Volunteer-lead Tn￿tee. Sally
Page.
Falling $18tes from the White Horse Inn in the winter of 19120 prompted the City Council to commission Lodge
Roofing io Ca￿ out a survey. which extended to the Enid Porter Building. also looking for the ¢ause of damp in
the store and entrance wdy. Urgent remedia] WOTk on pipes at the rear of the Enid Porter building (adjacent to
Kettles Yard) way ¢wried out by Lodge Roofing in February 2020 and the City Council replaced the slate roofing
on the Vlhite Horse Inn in FY20121.
Roofing repairs on the Enid Porter building were also agreed by the Board as an urgent priority. Extemal fijllding
was required to do this worK and a working group identified the Amey Cespa Community Fund, submitting a fijll
application ai FY20121 end. The museum was notified the bid was Su￿eSS￿l earlyJun¢ 2021, andTaTwer& Hall
began work in July 2021.
Regular servicing of ¢quipment such as the Lift. Boiler. and f]re and se¢urity syst¢m5 0￿Urred throughout the
FY20121. Museurn business dowrnentation and policies were updated and streamlined. with the support of
Trustees. A regular Health & Safety revi¢w occurs every 6 months, and Covid-19 is now iTh¢orporated inio this
policy. Data Managem¢nL Privacy Noti¢¢. and Dats Ret¢niion policies were updatel along with conll1￿ of
Lnt¢resL Equality and Diversity. and Safrguording. These poli¢ies are updated on the website and when relevan¢
incorporated into training tnodules.
Visitor numbers were affected by the multiple closwes due to Covid-19 with overall FY 20121 with an overall
de¢r￿e of approximately 900A ¢0￿pared with FY19RO. We updatedourmonthlyn¢wsletter, and asmall Social
Media team promoted the museum ond Capturing Catnbridge (which grew considerably during thts period)
substantially increasing and broadeDiti8 our online audieDces.
In the New Year 2021 the Board a￿e¢d to 8im to fijnd a fixed dedi¢ated Development and CommunicatiODS
Officer to support the staff gnd the mweum's onltne enga8ement and fiuthising activity.
VOLUNTEERS
The impact of Covid-19 on the volunteer programme can't be underestimated. Museum closure led to volunteer
role5. in the majority. being paused and teams separated. Understandably over the year some volunteers bave
needed io step back or l¢ave the mus¢um. at least for the tirne bein
We have a ¢￿Tent team of 66 (including Trustees) Artd responsibility for volunteer management is spread ￿ro$S
staff. who oversee volunteer roles that link to their work. Thi5 year h&s seen us prioritise volunteer wellbein&
saf¢ty. keeping in touch and offtring new ways to be involved, where possible and when cawity allowed.
We introduc¢d monthly onliDe volunt¢¢r socials to keep in touch and as we welcomed staff, new 'at home.
opportunities within Educatio￿ Collection9, Marketing and Fundraising. This saw us w¢lcome new faces and
offer new ways for some of our existing team to be involved. whilst restrictions have been in place.
From S¢ptember onwards. our Operations and Fa¢ilities Manager led on health and safety and with the support of
¢olleagu¢s, eonsulted the volunteerteam at appropriatr potnts* provided bespoke trainin& clear safety guidelines
and weekly updates. In additio￿ our volunteer datsbase Better Impa¢t underw¢n¢ an audit by staff. resulting in
much more ￿¢tsrate daffj which will help us to communi¢ate with the team and Celebrate their a¢hievemetts.
The success of all this activity is down to the hard work of volunt¢¢rs and staff. They bave had to constantly adapt
and ty to build new relatiODship4 with very limited opportunity io meet in P￿sOn. but throughout have shown
creativity, enthusiasm. patience and kindness and the trustees Can't thank them enough.

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FINANCIAL STATEMEf4TS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
VISITOR AND COMMUNrrY ENGAGEMENT
The MUSEUM OF YOU activities w¢r¢ funded by Cambridge City Couneil and delivered by the Museum of
Cambridge frorn April 2020 to March 2021. The llims were lo continue developing the museum as a culth￿al hub
and centre for local and $ocial history, ihrough a programme of co-curnt¢d exhibitions, family and school
activities. and voluThteering opportunities.
The delivery of the proposed activities was hugely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic righi at the start of the
programme. A major ou¢come has been an increased online offer. with online exhibitions and digital resources
for 5¢hools and families, as well as onlin¢ talks and workshops for both adult and yi)ung¢r audiences. We also
liai$ed c105ely with officers in the City Council to provide activity packs for families.
We hosted two digital exhhbitions on our website.. DRAIVING CONNECTIONS wa5 4 major piece of work
¢urated by Rebecca Lindum Green¢, yrtist-in-residence at the Institute of Criminology. University of Cambridge.
Rebecca developed material from her art project with prisoners. and w¢ hosted three 'live' online discussion
sessions with stak¢holders. THE THINGS WE SEE &s an online voluDteer-curated exhibition about objects in
our collection the participant voluni¢¢r5 Particularly like, are inter¢st¢d in, or link to a personal story. These
are still available on the museum website Online ExhibitjOlls- Tlic Museum of Cambrid
We also hosted two physical exhibitions in the museum.. JMPACTI curated by Sophie Park¢r as an outcome of
her project at Headway Cambridgeshir¢ aboui brain injuries and the advancement of medical knowledge in WWI.
and FORGE created by artist-a¢tivist Hilary Cox Condron, cts-eurated with wmmunity historian Helen
Weinstein. Sadly thi5 had to close very soon after li w&s installed in December 2020. but was It￿le a￿11&bIe
online Fo
e ¥ Resonance-cambrid
We were a150 disappointed that the museum had to close soon after the installation of the significani exhibition
WOMEN, UNITY, STRENGTH, curated by Corona House with the work of 50 women artists from org8nisations
around Cambridge. In O¢tober we held a su¢¢essfiJl day evenL IYEA VING OUR STORI￿, delivered by three
of the artists from Corona House. The work wn$isted of a woven installation that took over the museum
courtyard.
With in-schools activities suspended. we fo¢us¢d on creating 9 learning resources for schools and families, which
can be acc¢$sed from our website. We recrnited volunte¢rs and provided remote opportunities in Fundraising,
Leamin& and the subject of Decoloni5ing. The Decolonising Project Team worked on researching an item in the
coll¢¢tion with ¢olonial heritage, and engaged with members of the community to re-¢r¢ate the nmiive around
the obj¢ct. This Culminated in on online and onsi¢e display Restor
R Mu5¢uni - The Museum of
Cambrid
W¢ were abl¢ to provide 9 volunteer oppornJniti¢& off¢r activities ro 1300 households on low-incomq and
participated in 7 city-wide events with our partners, in¢luding Cambridge City Council and the Children and
Young People Participation Service, Univ¢rsity of Cambridge Museums. Open Cambridg¢ and the Cambridge
Festival. In collaboration wilh Epic Ta1¢5, we ran 8 online Storytelling Sessions for families in Febru￿ half-
term.
MUSEUM MAKING: THE NLHF And CCC FUNDED PROJECT
Museum Making 15 a project ￿nded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cambridge City Council. We are
incredibly ￿eful to them for thekr SUPPOrt.
The Museum Making project aims to build on th¢ huge Successes of our previou5 projecL 'S¢curing Our Fu(ure',
ffijnded by the National Lott¢ry Heritage Fund. Commencing in November 2020 with the recruilmMt of the
Development Manager and Collections Officer. the project covers four key area5-
Audience developmen¢- understanding who visits, who doesn'L and why. and coming up with a plan to
in¢r¢ase our engagement with audiences across Cambridgeshire.
2. Colleciions developm¢nt- to review, rationalise and care betteT for our collection.
Community development - to engage with a wider breadth of communities aeross Carnbridgeshire.
bringing in new voices to the organisation.
4. Organisational d¢velopment, options appr8i5al and feasibility study
to review th¢ potential for
significant redevelopment of the Museum. and how that might be achieved.

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MUSEUM MAKING: THE NLHF #Dd CCC FUNDED PROJEcf - CONTINUED
The proje¢t experienced significant ¢hallenge4 due largely to the impa¢1 of th¢ Covid-19 pandemi¢.. the museurn.
and indeed the wurntry. was in lockdown for four of the five month5 thit the project ran in 2020lll. which
irnpacted a great deal of the planned ￿tiVity.
Nonetheless, the M￿¢Um Making staff adwed their Pla￿ laking Innovati￿ •pproo¢hes to achievin8 project
aims.
While extensive audience research could not take plvx during a national lCthk+W￿ we r¢¢rnited a consultancy
during this periol to prepare for the reop¢nin8 of the museum. Cultur¢ Syndicates was appointed after
competiliye appli¢ation proc¢4 with plans to deliv¢r extensive audiencc research activity on¢¢ the museum is
able to reopen.
Organis&tional development was significantly (￿ul¢d on the fimdraisin8 ump11￿ launched in November 2020.
wilh more detail on this outlined in the 'Futthisin8' porti￿ of this rwL
Collection d¢v¢lopment fo¢used on reviewin8 policies and pr￿edureS appropriate for Accredit&tion, 81on8 with
re-introducing environm¢ntsVpest monitorin8. and crealin8 4 buildin8 sile lis¢ for onsite checks durin8 ihe
lockdow￿. We sei up an Acquisition5 Dispoyl$ Committrt ￿ support the Collection5 R¢view and
Rationalisation work. made up of Tn￿ and Advisors workin8 with th¢ Collections Offi¢¢r.
From mid-February, the Collections Officer ciFordinw¢d fortnightly vimMI m¢e¢i08s with the Colleclions
Volunteer5. During these sessions, the team discussed ¢oll¢¢iions care mat¢ers in depth to help plan priorities and
begin to develop an exhibition ¢oncept litled Reimagining Musewn Labels.
We applied for rwo wis to help improve the C8T¢ ofour ￿lIe￿10n$. The was the ICON Collections Care
Stimulus Fun4 to pay for conservation work on p8tntinBs tn the eollection. We are waiting w hear if successful.
The second was ihe AIM Pilgrim Tn￿¢ CollKlions Care Audil for a Consem￿r to cany out a colle¢iions care
audik which we ￿¥¢ been 4Worded.
The Museum Makingteam rep)ff to the Bowd. and the projeci is overseen by the Ex¢¢utive Committee. mode up
of the Board'5 Chair, Treasurer and Health 4nd Safety lead trustees. as well ￿ 8 Steering Group of ¢xtern41
supporter& which also includes a trustee.
Th¢ Collections o￿le¢r is supported by the University of Cambridge appointrd museum truste¢. Matt Lowe who
is Collections Mgnager for the Museum of Zoolo&y, and Carotyn Ferguson, who is Advisor to Tn￿1¢¢& for
Colle¢iions and h8$ extensiv¢ knowled8e of the mus¢um Colle¢tion. The Collectioffj OtTicer also work5 closely
with Deborah Walion, UCM Re8ional Conservation OITicer, when planning gnd ca￿ing Out ¢onservation
matters. and networks with oth¢r or8anisations in the a
Cornmunity development. a8ain challenged by the n41ional l￿dOwn. focused on planning for the recruitment
and training of a le￿ll of community curltors. ready for th¢ Mus¢um'$ ￿oPening in the 5Prirn8.
CAPTURING CAMBRIDGE
The Capturing Cambrid8e w¢bsite C
iurln
C•mbrid
Dls
ver C•m
rid e¢h
hth
¢re&ted
by the Mill Road History Project (now Society) 5¢v¢n years a80 and given to the Museum of Cambridge in 2015.
It was devised as asi¢e to hold stories posted by members of the public about th¢ local history of people and places
in •nd around CarnbTidge. The ￿NIent8[¢W sieadily, comprisinga￿llection of posts and researched monographs
(including by Allan Brigham)> phoios, public domain dath from n¥tional censuses and other su¢h sources. The
Cambridgeshir¢ Collection And Cwnbridgeshir¢ Archive5 ￿ve provided a wondethl resour¢e of maierial.
When the museum building had to Close it became apparent thai the Cap¢uring Cambridge website could become
a valuable platfonn for th¢ Museum to rnak¢ 4ccessibl< no¢ only its own collection of photograph5. docurnents
and collection dat4 but also virbjal exhibition5 from othersourw. focu5sed on contemporary &% well a5 historical
themes. Material from Cambridge City Council 511PPOrted projects such as 'Disability Heriia8e', 'Hersiory'.
'Cambridge Black Heritage, and 'South Asian Hisiory Month. have be¢n visiied many times and, b¢ing web-
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CAPTURING CAMBRtDGE- co￿l￿uED
The content of the site now ¢onthins mat#ial not only all from all oveT Cambridge City. but increasingly from the
villages and to￿lS of South Cambridgeshire gnd beyond. reflecting the broad coverage of the Museum's own
¢olle¢tion. There are almost I0,c￿ ¢ntri¢s, many of u)dividual house5 wh¢r¢ inforniation on the lives of the
hi5tori¢al o¢¢uponLS can be collected. We have worked with local history wiips, such &5 those irt Tnwin8ton
and in Chestertijn, not only hostin8 their but also to provide litikage and publicity to their w¢bsiW and
As well as an aver￿ of 7.51)O 'hits' a rnOn￿ the webstte now r¢c¢iv¢s many emails from all over the world.
some offering fvrther mawial such as family histories and photos. but also from academics, researchers and
family historian$. Responses to all such wuiri¢s are dealt with in a matter of days and are often a fruitfvl source
of new infonnation.
Capturin8 Cambrid8e has supportedth¢ work of ￿h0O]SSU¢h as St Ma¢th¢w's Prinwy and Hills Road Sixth Fom
Coll¢ge. and provides significant opportuniiie5 for the Mus¢um to expthd its activities in the education sector.
We hope that this will enable a wider publi¢ engagement in the preservation of knowled8¢ about the peijple,
buildings and traditions not only of the urban Centre bui also th¢ wider area which is the social 8nd economic
hinterland of the City.
We hav¢ 8 small group of vo1unteerresea￿herS and contributors whom we thank forth¢ir commitment. We would
w¢lcome more. lookin8 at not only at peopk and Stree￿ bui Professions. businesses. m¢dia his¢Ory. arts and Tural
life.
FUNDRAISING
The report re¢¢ived by th¢ Board from th¢ Fourth Srreet consultancy underscored the importance of buildin8 a
gustoinable pro8r8mme of fundraisin8 ai th¢ Museum. In respons¢ w this, the Board asked lead fiJndrai$in8 trjstee
Mart Hann to write a stn¢egy. which was approved in Augu512020. This strategy sels Out a path io buildin8 a
susthinable fiJndraisin& prownune will deliver the philanthropic in¢ome ¢Dvisioned in the Fourth Street
T¢POrt'. I withl aspect of income div¢rsification for the Museum.
The strat¢8y- with 50 deliverables - fonns a rowjmap for th¢ work of the Fun(fraisin8 Steerin8 Group over the
18-month September 2020-March 2022 perio(L
Covid-19 led to consid¢r8ble finan¢i81 uncertainty for the Museum. Although successfvl in obtaining Ernergency
Fundin8 from ACE, th¢ Boord decided to launch a publi¢ ￿ndT￿lS1￿8 campaign in November 2020, with the aim
of securing its future by rnisin8 the funds needed to ensure li could again when lockdown w4$ lifted.
The fjrst ￿npaign of this type undeffaken by the Mu5ewn. il was • great 5uttess, despit¢ the challenges posed
by Ojndraising in lockdown.. no physi¢al fvndraisin8 events. no in-person meetings. no vi$iiors to the Museum
gnd ai the star4 a very limiied mailin¥ list. However, di)ni¢ions from more than 300 supporter5, wgether wi¢h
fvrther ACE fvndinl as port of the second round of the 8ovemmen¢'S Culture Re¢overy Fund meoni that the
£50,000 target was ex¢¢eded and the Museum was able to re•OPtn.
The fundraisin8 cwnpaign also accelernied severnl asw of the fvndrnising mtegy: in addition to the money
rnised, huge pro8ress was made in nmning online events. in¢luding 8 serie5 ofr¢8ular Cambrid8¢ Talks, utilisin8
direct di8ito1 mark¢¢in8 and rtrlaunching the N¢wsletier, datsbasin& gift processing gnd stewardship. The
fundraising ¢ampai8n was also a valuable leorning opportunity for volunteer4 sthff and and should help
to embed fundraisin8 within all aspects of the Museum's work.
Over the forthcoming yew. we hope io conlinu¢ to expand our ¢fforts. p8rticululy with th¢ addilion of a new
member of staff focussing on COTnmurticatioDs and development - a significant expansion in capacity made
possible through the 8fdnt of a rent holiday by th¢ City Council, for which we are hugely grat¢fvl. We plan to
launch a programme of digitsl and irt-person eventy r¢.launch th¢ Friends prowme. forge corpora
PaTtnerships with local busine55es. launch 4n Obje￿ sponsorship scheme. and continue io apply for si8nific•nt
grants from governmental arwj foundation fund¢rs.
Non¢ of thi5 would have been pos5ibl¢ without the invaluable support ofth¢ volunteers and ts￿stee5 WIK) make up
the Fundraising Sieering Group.. go to everyone who served on this group over th¢ last year. Nor would
the progress recorded here have been possibl¢ without the supwjrt of the Museum'5 siaff.. thanks in particular go
Annie Davis. who h&8 masterfvlly tran51aied the ideas generatrAJ by the Fundraising Steerin8 Group inlo
poli¢ies, procedures and workflow5 that work for th¢ Museum.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
IT SUPPORT
IT support for the Museum divides into three main areas:
The physical infrastructure and devi¢¢s owned by the museum such as Pcs and laptops
The software used for communication and collaboration. matnly Office365
The public websites. museumofcambridge.org.uk gnd capturing¢ombridge.or8
We are fortunaie that investment irtto these areas in recent years has meant thai the Museum was better placed to
handle r¢mote working than it would hav¢ otherwise. For example..
Full lime staff have dedicated laptops so ¢an work from anywhere in rnany situations and, as relatively
new devices. have prov¢d more reliable than the old Pcs within ihe Museum.
u￿ of Office365 for email by staff and trustees means little support needed other than creating and
closing accounls. Additionally￿ widespread use of Teams, ShllrePotnt and OneDrive for Collabo￿lon
allows e8sy remote working without the need, generally. to access the in-house file storage.
The websites were moved last year io new hosting and so con¢inue to perforni well both with the in¢reased
numbers of visitors and the ev¢r-increasin8 number of locations on Capturing Cambridge (now over 9000).
The major investsnent in time over the y¢8r w83 to 5UPPOrt ¢reatin8 online exhibitiony and resources, Drawlng
Conne¢lions and The Things Ive See both f¢atured custom development to mak¢ them distinct from th¢ main
websiie and offer intera¢¢ivity. Some of these leawres have then bBen reused in the learning resources.
FINANCIAL REPORT
In fLnancial trrnis. th¢ Museum $urviv¢d the 2020-21 yeAr suJprisin8]y well. benefittiA8 from City Council,
government, Arts ¢oun¢il and NLHF grnnts. These were desi8ned both to compensol¢ for the impact of Covid-19
on our intome and to allow the museum io ¢onlinue its programme of development. This enabled the museum to
n8viWe suc￿$$fullY & period of great uncertainty and to end the year wiihout having io draw-down rnoney from
its reserv¢$. The grBnts were suppl¢m¢nted by an energetic fund-raising campaign.
However, durln8 the yeBr there were chan8¢$ both hmong ihe t￿stee¥ and the stsff, wilh the resignation of the
Treasurer, Chris JAgg¢r. in October 2020, although he carried on in on octin8 capactty until 4 new treasurer was
Co-opted in Jthuary 2021. Equallyp the new Operations Manog¢r. Maddi50n Cox, wa5 unable lo tske up her posi
un¢il September 2020. Bnd then in addilion to her management duties took ov¢r day to day Yesponslblllry for the
Museum's f￿anCeS.
The 1&st quarter of the financial year was spent working on ways to $trengthen the Museum's f5nonces. Richard
Robertson, a supporter of the museum who is both & City Councillor and a Chartered Accountsni volunteered tts
produce 8 sei of a¢eounts for the year under review. The results of hls work are contained in the A¢¢ounts attached
to this report, which have been fomally examined by Prentts and Co and submitted to CompBnies' House and lo
the Charity Commission as r¢quired by law.
AIthou8h totAI income for the year wa8 do￿ compared w FIY 2019.20, the Museum end¢d the year with a $m811
but 9ignificaTht SUTplus. The sharp fall in visits and in Shop sAles were otfset by 8fdntS. ond the M￿￿Um ended the
year in a strong fmancial position. This will b¢ t¢sted in the year ahead both by the continuing concerns about
Covid. but also by uncertainty aboui the overall economic situation.
The Museurn currently hAS total reserves of £162295 (2020: £30807) including restricted res￿¢$ of £62503
(2020.. £46000) of which £46000 is the painiing fund. The Museum hos free resetves of £92389 (2020: £80502).
It is the Museum's aim to build up a l¢v¢l of ie5erves to ¢n$ure financial stability in th¢ lon8 filll.
IUSK MANAGEMENT
A risk strategy for the Museum has been drawn up reviewing ih¢ Various risks gnd putting policies in place to
mitigate them.
PAY POLICY FOR KEY PERSONNEL
The Museum regularly moniiors staff pay comparing salaries with similar posr$ in other orgonisations and taking
into a¢¢ount the local employment markei and current lev¢ls of inflation. In April 2015 the trn5t¢e5 adopted the
principle of paying th¢ir staff the Real Living Wage (Living Wage Found*ion)- this has been implemented to
date.

PAOB10
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
INDEPENDENT EXAMfNER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE MUSEUM OF CAMBRJDGE
I r¢p¢)rt to the charity ts1￿ on my examination of the accounts of the thaTithble company for the year ended 31st March
2021.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT
As the charitys trustees of th¢ ¢trthritAble company (and a150 its di[￿t01$ for the purposes of ctXDPony law) you
responsible for the prep8Mion of the accounts in accord￿ with the requirements of the Companies A¢t 2Crf)6 Cthe 2006
Ace).
Having satisfied myself thac the a¢counts of the charitabk ￿npanY ar¢ not required to be audited und¢r Part 16 of the 2006
Act and are eligible for independent examin￿1￿ I r¢port in respeci of my examination of your charitys accounts as ¢gryi¢d
out under section 145 of the Charili¢5 Act 2011 Cthe 2011 Act). In ¢anying out my examination I have follow¢d th¢
Directions given by the Charity Conllnission under sectioD 143(5) Ib) of the 2011 ACL
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
I have ¢ompleted my examinatson, l ¢onfim thit no matkn have come to my atte￿Ion in ¢onn¢rtion with the ex8mination
8ivin8 me cause to Ixlieve:
. a¢¢ounting Tecords wer¢ noi k¢pt in resp#t of th¢ chllritable comp￿Y as r¢quir¢d by section 386 of the
2006 A¢t; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those Tecords" or
3. the a¢wunts do not comply with the a¢¢ouniin8 Tequir¢Tnents of se¢tion 396 ofthe 2006 Act other than any
requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair view ￿lCh is noi • matter con5id¢r¢d •5 Pert of an
independeni ex0mir￿¢Lo￿. or
4. the a¢¢ounts have not been prepar￿￿ in a¢¢ordance with the methods and principles of the Sthtemeni of
Recommended Praciic¢ for ac¢ouAiitig and reF￿lA8 by charities lapplicable to charities prepaTin8 their
o¢counts in accordance with the Financial R¢poniD8 Standard 4>plicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102)].
I hive no concerns 8nd have ¢ome across no oth¢r maffeTS in corKKction with the examination to whi¢h att￿tiOn should be
drawn in thi5 repon in order to enable a prop¢r understsndin8 of the •¢cowits to be react￿d.
IAN SHIPLEY FCCA
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF:
PRENTIS & CO LLP
CHARTERED AccouNfANTS
2G CLkntRr 2011
115c Milton Road
Cambrid8e
CB4 IXE

MUSEUM OF CAMBRIDGE (COMPANY NUMBER: 412205)
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
Ull￿triC￿ Restrict￿ Totsl Funds Un￿strICted Restricted Totsl Funds
Funds
Fwids
2021
Funds
2020
culuiE￿ YEAR
rNCOME FROM..
Donati¢)n5 and legocies
In¢ome from charitable aciivities
Operation of museum and shop
Other Charithble income and grants
28284
28284
52482
524fl
6323
76057
6323
56125
2378
56125
98683
67034
96305
Investtnent income
187
TOTAL fNCOME
110851
67054
177905
111166
96305
207471
EXPENDITURE ON..
Costs of raising fijnds
Charitable a¢iivill¢S- Operntion of muwun
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
3367
92499
3367
143050
10589
57721
10589
158502
50551
100781
95866
50551
146417
68310
100781
169091
NEf NCOMFJ(EXPENDITURE) AND NET
MOVEMENT tN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR
14985
16503
31488
42856
(4476)
38380
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total Funds broughi forward
Total Funds urried fonward
84807
130807
41951
50476
92427
99792
62503
162295
84807
46000
130807
The Sta¢em¢ni of Financial Adiviti¢s inchmles all 88ins and losses reco8ni5ed iti the yeaT. All inwne and eXP￿dItUre derive fKom continuing 4Ctivities.
The A￿t5 on pag¢$ 15 to 21 fonn part of these finJnrial ststements

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io
10
7402
4305
4210
22547
CAgh * tlllk
116567
7f14
130
13
14
130107
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FiNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 MARCH 2021
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
2021
2020
Cash (used inyprovided by opernting a￿l¥la¢S
16
22889
28649
Cash flows from inv¢sttn8 activities
Inierest income
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Cash (used inywovided by invesiin8 activities
(De¢reaseyln¢re8s¢ in ¢ash and ¢ash equivalents in th¢ y¢8r
Total Cash and equivalents it the beginning of the year
Totsl cash and ¢ash equivalents at the end of the y¢ar
187
(6968)
(6781)
16108
(184)
(3)
28646
73695
45050
89804
73696

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FINANCIAL STATEkfENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FfNANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACCOUNTtNG POLICIES
The principle accounting policies Ire su1nm￿ below. The ¥c￿￿tIng policies have bxn ¥plied
consistently throughout the ¢umi and Fyevious yean.
(a) BASIS OF PREPARATION
The fina￿1￿1 sthtements have been prepared in r*¢ordan¢e with Accounttn8 and Reporting by Charities..
Styiement of Recommend￿ Pra¢tiee applicable to cbaritie5 preparing their accounts in accordantt with the
Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) se¢ond editton
(effective Isi January 2019) (Clwities SORTr (FRS 102)). the Financial Re[￿lti8 Standards applicable tn th¢
UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act2(￿.
Musewn of C8mbridge meets th¢ definition of a ￿bIle b¢nefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities
are inilialty recognised at historical cost OT t￿￿&¢￿0￿ value unless othenvise sthted in the relevant •¢counlinB
policy nrfs).
The ac¢outMs are prep&&l on • going conc¢rn btsis.
(b) FUND ACCOUNTtNG
Unrestricted fiuth gre avail•ble for at the disu¢tson of the trustees in fiUther￿ of th¢ general objectives
of the charity.
Reslricted funds are Subject￿ to restr1d10￿% on their expBndinwe imposed by the donor.
(¢) INCOME RESOURCES
All in¢omin8 resour¢es 8re includtrj in the state4nent of fin&￿)11 activities when the ¢hority is entitled lo the
incom¢ and the amowit can be quontified with reosonable ￿¢Urn¢y. The followin8 Specific poli¢i¢s are
applied to particular cate80ri¢s of income..
Voluntary income is received by way of donatlons and gifts and 15 included in fvll in the Statenwit of
Financial Activities when re￿1¥able.
Donated 5eryi¢es Bnd facilities aTe included at the value to th¢ charity ￿ere this ￿ be quantified. The value
of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.
Investment Inco￿ is i￿l￿ded wl*D ￿(elY8b1
lftcomin8 resour¢u from trading throu8h the ¢haritys museum shop aTe wounted ftir when e8rned.
Incoming resowces from gran￿ wher¢ related w pufomwKe and specific deliverables ore ac¢ounied for as
the chariry earns th¢ right lo Consideration by its perforniance.
(d) RESOURCES EXPENDED
Expendittwe 15 recognis¢d on •n accrual basis as a liability is in¢wred. Expendiwr¢ includes gny VAT which
¢amiot be r¢￿Vere4 and is reP￿d Is part of th¢ expendiwre to vknich it Telares:
Costs of gene￿Ing funds ¢onyise the Costs associ8￿d with attracting voluntary income Ind costs of trading
(or fundraising purposes ittcluding the ¢bority$ thuseurn shop and ¢¥fé.
Charithble expenditure comprise5 those ¢OSL8 IncUn￿ by the charity in the delivery of its activities and
services for its benefi¢iaries. It iD¢ludes both ¢osts that can be all(xated diT¢¢dy to su¢h activiti¢5
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FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAK ENDED 3 1ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FfNANCIAL STATEMENTS
Governance costs include those ¢osts associated with meeting the constitutional and Statutory requircm¢rtts
of the charity and include the independent ¢xamina¢ioJ f¢es and ¢osts linked to the operation of the charity's
management committee. These are now included within the Charitabl¢ expenditure on the Statement of
Financial Activities in llccordance with the new SORP and FRS 102.
(e) FIXED ASSETS
Fixed assets (excluding inve51ments) are stated at cost less accumulated depre¢iation. The costs of minor
additton5, i.e. those ¢05tin8 l¢$s than £IOOO are not ¢apitalised. D¢preciation is provided at rates calculated to
WTite off the ￿lt of eoch asset over its expe¢ced ugefvl life.
Equipmen¢ is depr¢ciated at a rate of 25% straight line basi5 (fornierly on & reducing balan¢e basis).
Heritage Assets are ¢apitalised when specifically purchased. Each asset is reviewed yearly and value om¢nded
for any impairn)¢nt. Due to the nature of a53ets held as heritage assets the trustees feel it is not appropriate
to depreciate these.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Totsl
Unrestricted
Funds
2021
Total
Unrestricted
Futtds
2020
Gifts
28284
52482
INCOME FROM CHAiUTABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestri¢ied Restricted
Funds
Funds
2021
2021
Tothl Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Fund5
Funds
2021
2020
2020
Total
Fund5
2020
Orants:
Cambridge City Council
ACC
National Herilage
Esmee Fairbairn
SHARE Museum East
Cambridge County Councll
Shop and food ￿1¢8
Admissions
Lectures. school trip5 and
evenLS
Other income. including hire
41057
35000
44600
85657
35000
19204
35000
35000
19204
40858
17715
2732
40858
17715
2732
2700
550
2700
550
1534
3733
1534
3733
14127
34738
14127
34738
861
195
861
195
7260
2378
7260
2378
82380
67054
149434
58503
96305
154808
tNVESTMBNT INCOME
Total
Unrestri¢ied
Funds
2021
Totsl
Unrestricted
Funds
2020
Bank inter¢$t
187

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FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE Y&IR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Costs of
Raising Charitsble
Funds Activities
Totyl
2021
3367
3367
68305
45243
25631
3871
Staff costs
Premises costs (including maintenance)
Administration
tkpreciation
68305
45243
25631
3871
3367
143050
146417
Cbaritabl¢ a¢tivities are futther analysed between direct tharitable acliviti¢s. 5UPFM)rt and governance costs
as follows..
CJwi¢able
Costs
Support Governan¢¢
Costs
Total
2021
Staff costs
Premises costs {includin8 matti*na￿e)
Administration
Depreciation
68305
45243
68305
45243
25631
3871
23988
3871
1643
113548
27859
1643
143050
5b.
Costs of
Raising Charitable
Funds Activities
Total
2020
10589
10589
57438
49510
49425
2129
Staff costs
Premises costs (including Jnaints%wice)
Administration
Deprecialioii
57438
49510
49425
2129
10589
158502
169091
Charitable activities are firthtr analysed beTr¥￿ direct thari18ble activiti¢S. $14)port and governance ¢osts
as follows..
Direci
(brithble Support Governance
Costs
C05LS
Totsl
2020
Stsff wsts
Premi5¢5 costs (including tnainwwKe)
Athninistration
Depr¢¢iatton
57438
49510
57438
49510
49425
2129
48377
2129
1048
106948
50506
1048
158502

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NET (EXPENDITUREYINCOME FOR THE YE4R
This is stated after Charging:
2021
2020
Depreciation
It￿ePendent examiners fe
3871
1648
2129
1048
STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
Total staff costs were as follows:
2021
2020
Wages and Sa]￿leS
Social security wsts
66846
1459
56579
859
68305
57438
No employe¢ received emoluments of more thao £(￿(￿}.
The avernge nwnber of employees dw th¢ y¢pr. ￿ated on the basis of fidktime equivalents was as
follows..
2021
2020
Administrative and ￿NtOrial stsff
The key rnanagement personnel of the Museum of Cambridge are CODsideted to be the Board of Trustees
who re¢eive no remuneration.
TRUSTEE REMLfNERATION AND RELATED PARTY TrANSACTIONS
No members of the managetnent ¢ommitt¢¢ re¢eiv¢d any reMu[￿atiOn or expenses dwing the current or
previous year.
No trustee or other person relat¢d to th¢ ¢harity l)ad any interest in any conlTrct or tra0$￿10￿
iered into by the charity during the current or previow year.
TAXATION
The company is considered to pass the tests set in Par8￿h I Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and
therefore it meets the defmition of a charitsble ¢omparny for UK co￿}ratiOn tax purpos¢s. Ac¢orditt8ly, the
company is poiemially exempt from tawion in r¢spect of income or capital gains r¢ceived withirÈ categories
ov¢red by Chapter 3 Part I l of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Sertion 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable
Gains Act 1992. to the extent that swh itKome or gain5 are wlied exchsively to charitable pwposes.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 1ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FfNANCIAL STATEMEKrs
10
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - CURRENf YEAR
Heritage Asset..
Equipment
Painting
Total
COST
At 1st April 2020
Additions
35836
6968
46000
81836
6968
At 315t Ma￿h 2021
42804
46000
88804
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2020
Charge for the year
At 3 1st March 2020
31531
3871
31531
3871
35402
35402
NET BOOK VALUE
31ST MARCH 2021
7402
46000
53402
lob.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - PRJOR YEAR
H¢ritsge Asset:
Equipment
Painting
Total
COST
At 18tApri12019
Additions
35652
184
46000
81652
184
At 3151 Mar¢h 2020
35836
46000
81836
DEPRECIATION
At Isi April 2019
Char8e for the year
Al 31st March 2020
29402
2129
29402
2129
31531
31531
NET BOOK VALUE
3 1ST MARCH 2020
6250
46000
52250
DEBTORS
2021
2020
Trade debtors
Other debiors
A¢¢Ned income
14410
8137
1855
2046
500
22547
4401
12.
CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLtNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade creditors
Other ¢rediiors and accruals
3366
4308
1162
2136
7674
3298
13a.
MOVEMENT IN LfNRESTiUCTED FUNDS
CUPJiENT YEAR
Balance at
1st April
2020
Balance at
3 1st March
2021
Income Expendittwe
General fund
84807
110851
95866
99792

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FNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS
13b.
PRIOR YEAR
Balan¢e
1st April
2019
Balance at
31st March
2020
tncome Expenditure
Genernl fijnd
41951
68310
84807
14
Balance at
l* April
2020
Balance at
31st March
2021
Painling Fund
46000
1632
3250
1618
9600
18796
20537
Fourth St Rep)rt
Mus¢um Making
Mus¢um of You
19204
35000
408
14463
67054
50551
62503
14b.
MOVEMENT N RESTRIcfED FUNDS. PIUOR YEIR
Balance at
1st April
2019
Balartce at
31stMarth
2020
In¢ome Expenditiwe
Painting Fund
SHARE
460¢X)
2732
17715
40858
J5000
2732
17715
40858
35000
3976
Esme¢ Fatil)airn
National Heritage
Cambridg¢ City Council
Friends lknnauon
Frients Retail Donwion
3976
500
50476
96305
100781
46000
RESTr]CTED FUNDS
Cambridge City Council- was a donation for the Capuwing CambTidg¢ projecL
Painiing Fund- is grants given for the Purch￿ of Ward painting and its resiorauon.
Tracing Traditions- ￿1( for the Proj¢rt bjnded by Esme¢ Fairbairn Coll¢crion Fund.
N￿lo￿al Heritsge- 4 grant from HLFS Resilient Heritsge prowJDmie for the pwpose of employing a full-
lune Transitiorjal Pmject Officer and to d¢velop and expand th¢ volunteer workforce.
SHARE. A nwnber of small grants, aimed at improYiD8 tr Mllseum's finan¢ial reporting. strengthining its
marketing efforts ond supporting volunteers.
Fourth Si Report- Grant from the City Cowicil to pay for J business scoping about the viability ond
future developmeni of the M￿￿um. We chos¢ # cryy ￿led Fourth st￿CL whieh describes thems¢lv¢5
as experts in p]a¢e. bridging the gap between the cultural and commercial world5.
Mu5¢um Makin8- A tWO•year NLHF grartt to explore the po*niial firtur¢ and audien¢es for the muse
with funds foT 3 posts- a Development Man88¢r. a Coilec¢ion5 Officer and a Community Fwgement
Officier. Runs until December 2022.
Museum of You- A twelve month coMM￿lIY g￿t frcrfn Cambridge City Cowicil for Community
Engagetnent adivities linking the museum with C4mbridge residenL%. with a parti¢ulor focus ott providing

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS
15a.
ANALYSIS OF ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS iURRW YEAR
Tangible
Fixed Assets Nef Cutreni
Total at
3 1st Mar¢h
2021
General fill
Restrided funds
7402
92390
16503
99792
62503
53402
108893
162295
15B.
ANALYSIS OF ASSETS BEfwEEN FUNDS. PRIOR YEAR
Tan￿ble
Fixed Assets Net cunent
Totsl ai
31stMarth
2020
General fimd
Restricted fimds
4305
46000
80502
84807
46000
50305
80502
130807
16.
RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEM￿ IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
2021
2020
Net (expenditsreyincome
Add back depreciation charges
Deduct interest shown as investing a¢tiVilies
De¢reas&(Increw) ill debtors
31488
3871
(187)
(18146)
1487
4376
38380
2129
7926
3971
(23576)
NET CASH PROVIDED BYI(USED tN)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
22889
28649
17.
OD 3 1st March 2021 the clwity had totsl committnents wKler non cancellable operating leases as follows..
Land and Buildings
2021
2020
Expiry date:
tn14%s than one year
5983
5983
The Museum Iw a lea5¢ witil Novembcr 2033 but is able to t¢rmiti* it at 3 months notice. ID r¢&lity it is
uDlikely to tern]inate and therefore its totsl ￿)MIn￿ent over th¢ remainitig perifyj of the lease 15 £303349
(2020- £327311).