
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] April 2022   To 31[st] March 2023** 

## **Charity name: Ayscoughfee Hall and Gardens** 

## **Charity registration number: 515905** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The establishment and maintenance of a**<br>**Museum and Recreation Ground**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Provision of a Museum and public**<br>**gardens**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Ayscoughfee Hall Museum continued<br>to operate reduced opening hours in<br>2022-2023, due mainly to a variety of<br>stafng issues.<br>Weddings grew in popularity following<br>the Covid19 pandemic, with 6 being<br>hosted over the year.<br>Ayscoughfee Gardens remained open<br>every day of the year (except<br>Christmas Day), with a range of<br>capital projects taking place including<br>an upgrade to the Café Pavilion block<br>(including the installation of a<br>Changing Places toilet).|



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## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period Statement explaining the Para 1.22 policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern 

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## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Councillors act on behalf of the Trustee,**<br>**South Holland District Council**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected**|



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## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Ayscoughfee Hall and Gardens|
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|Other name the charity uses|Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens|
|Registered charity number|515905|
|Charity’s principal address|Churchgate<br>Spalding<br>Lincolnshire<br>PE11 2RA|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** 

**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 



|**Sum of 22/23 Actual**|**Column Labels**|**Column Labels**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Row Labels**||**4035**||**4190**||**4215**|
|01a) Employees Direct||119,377.66||67,211.48||20,647.35|
|01b) Employees Indirect||-||-|||
|02) Premises||83,653.52||14,689.22||3,885.50|
|03) Transport||-||120.00||120.00|
|04) Supplies & Services||23,855.33||24,512.62||15,602.61|
|06) Transfer Payments||||280,649.59|||
|07) Support Services||54,399.99||18,099.99||1,400.01|
|08a) Depreciation and Impairment Losses||20,895.00|||||
|08b) Movement in Reserves|||-|230,649.59<br>|||
|09) Income|-|29,326.11<br>|-|26,416.68<br>|-|8,102.39<br>|
|10)Taxation and Non Specific Grants|||-|50,000.00<br>|||
|**Grand Total**||**272,855.39**||**98,216.63**||**33,553.08**|





|**Grand Total**|**Grand Total**|
|---|---|
||207,236.49|
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||102,228.24|
||240.00|
||63,970.56|
||280,649.59|
||73,899.99|
||20,895.00|
|-|230,649.59<br>|
|-|63,845.18<br>|
|-|50,000.00<br>|
||**404,625.10**|



|**CHARITY TRUST - AYSCOUGHFEE MUSEUM AND GARDE**|**CHARITY TRUST - AYSCOUGHFEE MUSEUM AND GARDE**|
|---|---|
|**Income and expenditure account for**|**the year ended 31st M**|
|Year|**2021-22**|
|Employees Direct|£203,612|
|Employees Indirect|£265|
|Premises|£88,839|
|Transport|£198|
|Supplies & Services|£43,073|
|Transfer Payments||
|Support Services|£73,297|
|Depreciation & Impairment losses||
|Movement in reserves||
|Income|-£58,745|
|Tax & Non Spec Grant|£0|
|**Grand Total**|**£350,539**|



* Values from tab "BM - Julia Knight" 



## **ENS** 

**March 2023** 2022-23 * £207,236 £102,228 £240 £63,971 £280,650 £73,900 £20,895 -£230,650 -£63,845 -£50,000 **£404,625** 



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Taken from SHDC Website 2. February 2024
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required by law. It explains where money has come from, and what the services the money received
has been spent on during the tinancial year.
Notice of Delay to Publication of the Statement of Accounts 2022123
For 2022123, the statutory deadline for publication of draft accounts has reverted to 31st May 2023,
from the 31st July date which applied for 2021122. The council was unable to meet this statutory
deadline as the draft statement of accounts was not ready for publication. Factors contributing to the
delay include the cumulative impact of the ongoing audit of accounts from 2021122 and the 2022
Lincolnshire Pension Fund Triennial Valuation. Following publication the accounts will be made
available for public inspection. along with the supporting accounting records and associated
documents for 30 working days.
Our auditors Ernst & Young have asked for the following statement to be published on the webslte.
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has not yet
been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, due to the complex Set of factors contribtjting to
audit delays across the sector. This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph12al of the
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. Isee attached link.. The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
IleEislation.gov.Ukll. Therefore, this notification explains, as per paragraph12al, that we are not yet
able to publish our audited 2022123 final statement of accounts in line with deadline of 30th
September 2023, as per paragraph11 l. The Governance and Audit Committee will consider the
results of the 2022/23 audit, after which we will publish the final avdited accounts.