HORNIMAN MUSEUM & GARDENS Tho Hornlman Publlc Mus•um and Publlc Park Tru¥t Annual Roport and Con8olldat•d Flnanclal Statsmonts For th• year •nded 31 March 2024 Company Reglstratlon Number 2456393 Charlty Reglstrallon Numbor 802725
coKrENTS Page Twu8te8s' Annual Fiewrt 140 Remunerdth)n ReFX)rt 31 Slatemeni of Truslee8' and Chief EXtiVe'S Re8ponBlblNtle8 Govemance St8tsThnt 32-33 3446 Audltor8' to the Membws 3741 Con8011dated Ststement of Finandal AclMUe8 42 Balance Sheets Con8011dated Cash Fkw StateThnt Nole8 to the Account8 4&59 Addftlonal InfrnatIon APpeIlX I: DCMS Pthn¢e Indlcatorn 81 'Irs 8 fabulous place. I came thern...wrfth my whole famlly. We were the people maklng a lot of nolse wlth those musk81 Ihlngs in the f8buh)u8 Garden8 th81you have. People told m? what 8 bri1rlt museum it18, now I I testify it for my8ell.' Eddle N•stor. BBC Radlo London
Homlman Museum and Gard•ns Tru8te88' Annual Report 2023124 Introducllon The Homlman Mu8ewn aTNJ Gardens began wlth a gfft from Frederfck John Homlman In 1901 to the people in perp8turty comprisrKJ the knndltYJ collecalons, the hlstoric bulldirvJ and the Gard8n8..They ww• dèdicatsd to the publie forever Yor their retsealion. InstruGIN)n ' arKI enjoyment, and were registered as a charity from the outset Homiman Mu8eum arKI Public Park FourKlatlon). Thls gen8r(ws gfft has grown In both quallty arKI quaniity over the last 100 aT5. Our coNectk)ns are nafjonally and InternanallY Importart large and diverne. Our Anthropology colledon is amongst the most Important In the UK: our MusScal Instrurnerrt collectSon is the most dlverse In the UK. Those Designated collectlons, o>mbined wlth our 8peclacular Natural Hi8tory 3pecknen8, our popular Aquarium, Our Animal Walk and Butterfy House alongside our 18.5 acres of awar[wInnI Garden5. create a unlque opporturty to uThlar8tsnd the workl arourKI u8. We alm to 8hare the (x)lJectlon8 and the 88tats both on811e aTrJ onllne to dellver our founding aim8 of 'Tecreatk)n. inslructkn arKI enjoymerf for a broad publlc now and Into the future. Our prfmary actsvilles are developirvJ. cons8rvlry and interFYetlng llectIonS aThJ estate, and provkllng dlver8e. Inspirational ways for the publlc to engage *th, leam from arKI Interact them. MIMlon, Valu•6 and B•havlourd The Homlman18 the only museum In LorKlon. In whlch nature cutture Can ba 8een Slde . by Slde, allowlng us to engage wlth IntercOnrl15Su8s 8uch a8 dlrnate change and mlgratkjn, In a posltlve way. In September 2023, the Hominan'8 Senk)r Management Team fadlltat&l a 8erfe6 of workshop8 wlth Slaff and volunteers to lebrate ts past yeaf8 achievements, explore the future dlrectlon of the Homlman and review our oroanlsatlonal valu8s aThl behavlours. Feedback gather&J at these IrkShopS alorYJskJ• furtIr LX)nsultaik)n re8ulted In the adopllon of Ihe follow1 sulte of ml88h)n, values and behaviours, also repre8entlng the absorptlon of our prevk)u8 Re8et r18 prknlUe8 Into our dawtrday a1VIty. Our mtswn Is central to everythlry do. ¥thllst ow valu88 represent our core bellef8 and 8et the tone for our InterdCtion8 wlth staff, vS8ltors and other staket)klers. Our b8haviour8 are tt)e pracllcal appllcatlon of our values- translatlng them Into day404ay adlons. Our M1881on - The Homirnan (x)nnects us al wlth global culturns and th8 natural envlronmenl, encouraglrvJ us to shape a p081dve fure for the worll we all share. Our Valuos We are Inclush and welcomlng to evern8
We are carfng arxl rospthl towards eath olf. our vIstto arKI all our stakeholders We are frlandly. op7 and pth. embraGlrvJ cxJllar8kn arKI fresh ways of thlnklry. Our B•h•vlou . Ampilfylry dlverne 1¢88, N8brfe8, and rM8pe Belng envlronmentalty sustalnable arwj encouraglrKJ blodlvwslty commun111rJ clearfy and wlth wam Encouraglno creatlvlty and enterprlse. Corporat• alms The owlng corporate alms whlth gave 8trurture and dkectton to our were: AC88.. We wlll use the cA)Ilecthn8 arKI Gardens to stlrnulate curfoslty arKJ worKler, prorThJting opportunltles for people of all ages, abllttles and backgrOurS to partlclpate In arKI enjoy exhibitK)n8, &Jucatk>nal programme8, actlvitl88 and events- both face-l(Aace arKI onllne. Coll•cllons: We will safeguard arKI develop tha collecabn8 w that they can be made as accessible a8 P06slbl8 now and Into th8 future. Shaplng th• futur•: We wlll effecw manage our r880urn8 arKI bethme nKxe finand811y re8lllent 80 that can contlnue to devebp aThJ thare ow collectlon8, 88tate arKI expert180 for the *lde8t PO88lble publlc bene Publlc b•n•fft The Tru8tees confimi that Ihey comply wlth thelr duty to have regwd lo the guldance on publlc benefft publlshed by the Charity Commlsskin In exerclslrvJ thelr powers a1 dut6 a8 outllned further In th58 report. Tre Homlman Museum and Gardens, a looal landmark. off8rsJasonating exhibtts, beautllul gardens, and famlly-frlendly event4 enrlchlng the communi8 culturnl life., The Sunday TIMM, annual gulde of b•8t pla$ to Ilve
Summary 2023124 The Homlman enjoyed a year of signlficant athleve¢nts durir¥J 2023124. Nature + Love domlnated work plans for many staff as (x)ntlnued to work wlth a tslentsd team of oxtemal designefs arKI corwllants on this tranSf0mli0naI re4evelopm6nt prolect Aiming to make the Homlman Trre trKIu31ve arxl aLx48sible. arnj tt) prioritise the clhnate and bkJdlver81ty emrgency. the project wlll creale three oxcllrwj aitractk+ns irlIling a natur&themed play area and thlldren'8 café; a Sustalnable Gardenlng Zone wilh rwi plant nur8ery and sustslnable plantlrKJ dl8plays; arKI a redl8played Natural Hlstory Gallery. By March 2024 we had ck)sed the whole of the gallery to Vi81tors and begun the decant of obJe(8 In advance of the works 8tartirYJ onslte latsr In 2024. We were delightod to recelve InfirmatIOn of our Stag• 2 award from th• Ntlonal Lott•ry H•rltag• Fund (NLHF) of £5.74m to 8UPPOrt the project at the start of the year. Th18 was In addftlon to thelr Inltlal development grant of £475k. Thls fanta8tlc new8 klckstarted a busy year of furKlr81slw many successes [rIng generous grants from a range of funders includlng the Foyle FouThla¥on, Garfi8kS Weston Foundatlon, Wolf8on Foundat)n, Oak Foundatlon and Bloornbe Philanthroples. A hlghllght of the year wa8 the launch of our , 7IIT, T•• (Cha. Chal, T•a) exhlbttk)n, rooted In the Homlman llectIonS 8rnJ cfrdevelowl wfth (ximmunlty member8, It wa8 made p088lble by the generou8 fuNJing of The Esmée F81rt)alm Collecllons Fund. The exhlbftlon explor88 thé nIal hlstory alIagaCY of the 19th ntUry tea trade and the Oplurii War8 In Chlna. a3 well legades of tea across Chknese aNI South Aslan communltle6 today. Co-produced research. creathp oulputs and progrdmmlng showcased a muttltude of per8pethe8 and volce8 that are often uTrepresented when explorlng thls h18tory. The Bfld( Dlnos exhlbFtJon proved p)pular wlth yourvJer vlsftors as dkj rnh of our publlc progrnmmlng Includlng a famlly rave on the Band8tand delfvered lonq-tenn partner8 Big Fish LItUe Flsh; fre8 famlty play In th8 Ganlens wlth A88emble Play; 8fKI our year-round famlly art and uaft $8sslon8 facllttated by our excellent volunteer8. As part of our cx)ntlnulrvJ focu8 on celebratlng muslc from South London ran a BarKlstarKI Llve programme curated by >t)uNJ people (urKler 30) In LeWhaM and surroundlng boroughs and a180 Invlted audlences lo experien(% a WlrnlTush Frort Room and the f88tJval Mu81c, Jerk. 'n Tlngs wlth partner TOAY Falrweather, a day of food arNJ mu8lc In the Gardens celebrallr CarSbbean culture a8 part of our W11h 75 programmo. 2023124 was a succssfvl a8 Vi8itor ntHnbers arxl finar81 permnCe eXCled p pandemlc levels for the fir8t tlme, arKI desplte a year of SIgnnt (X)8t thallenge8 due to the hlgh level of Infiatk)n s1 several eXCeponal coth we were once agaln able to add 8mall surplus to General Reserves. Overall, the annual vlsltor figures finlshed well above target at 924.213 for 2023124 compared to 862,015 last year. the third hIgtrt totsl on reconl and demonstrating an excellent post Covld trajectory. (r ViYAtors rated their •xperlence at 98% posltlve. Fundralslng perf0Mnce, In addltlon to Ihe N+L campalw, was more than £400k atK)ve larget and charltable aclivity, indudlng Ilcketlng arKI membershlp, generated the most achieved in this area In our hlstory. Whllst our MmercIal artlvlty alx) enpyed r8o)rd
breaklng sales. unfortunatety our wofft was knpacaed by increawl, exceptr)nal Sts. A Caterlng retender wa8 Mpleted successfvltry during this pernd arKI a new visitor catering suppller, Collccl, was appointed alongside some new event caterts suppllers. In parallel, the Estates team with 8UPPOrt from acr08s oan188 de16vered 8evetal aphal projects Includlng the upgrade of hard larwJscaplrKJ In our Fopular and historic Sunken Garden; the repalr of CUE (Centre for UnderstandlThJ Ihe EnvInment) buildlr¥'s roof. and uilical firestOPPlng Irk 8t our st]Y Collecik)ns Centré. uslw much- needed capltal fundir¥ from th8 Departmert Cullure. m13 and Sport {DCMS). We were delIght to recelve several awards acro88 ts year and an èxcellenl vlsllor experien(% rallng through Vl8lt England'• Vlsitor Attraction Qualtty Asse86ment stheme of 92%. London In Bloom 2023 awarded our Gardens the best Herltag6 Park and Garden, wlnnlrvJ Gold and beiNJ the category wlnner. We wer8 dellghled th8t our Under the Soa Soft PFay won the Best Tlcketed Evwtt In the ASCIatIOn for cul1 Enterprls08 Awards 2024. J(e8 de8crlb&J It a8 "a grnat initstNe, well executed wilh f8nt8Stic rnsults and audA?nce eng896ThnY.. We 8hortllsted by Kld8 In Mu••um8 for thelr Famlly Ftsndly Museum of the Year award, 86 best18rge museum. Saturday Famlty Craft volunteers were awardad a hlghly comm•nd•d Certifat8 for the Marsh Award for Volunteers In Mu86um Leamlng. cOffjratl) were d80 due to our Fonnal Leamlng team who Yn Leamlru Progranyne of the Year In Muwim + Herltago Awards 2024. The team pralsed for thelr fant88tk work eroagirv K)re 88condary 8¢hool8. We sald goodbye to our Chlef Exeth Dr N( lman OBE durfng th18 year aNI wlshed hlm every 8UC(w In hls new role as Chlef Execufve of Engllsh Herltage. Vlctorfa Plnnlngton w88 appolnted as Interlm Chlef Execth alMg8lde her substantive role of Dlrector, Communlcgtlons & IrKTh Gener8tSon 8nd we urKlertook an exten81ve 88arch for new pemwnent CEO, appolnllrKJ Gordon Seabiight wlll th8 organl8atk)n In June. We a180 were pleased to welcome new T Dlana Malno, Soml Umolu and Nlck Wyvor and Boanln)om appr8ntlce 8rfan O'sulllvan In Febry 2024. Desplte the successes. thls wa8 arthr very ¢hallergkvJ year, a8 the rate of Infiatk)n remalned hlgh, Th18 In resulted In pressures on pay and all other budgets, whkh perslst de8plte some mltlgatk)n due to ts improved financlal performance. In the Ilght of th58. we were hugely grateful for ts Support we rece11 from tho gov8mmerrt over the cour8e of the year to ensure our sustalnablllty. We recognl8e thal many 8taff con11n to Vrt{ vAth heavy thk>ad8, and we thank them for their (x>mmitment arKI contrlbutlon. All these achlevemenls were made posslble by our granl-lrpakl fXIIng from the DCMS WIK) are our key Snsor body. A full118t of the perfomwnce Indlcak)rs whlch are reported to DCMS can be found at Appondlx L
1.0 A¢ces8 Alm: We wlll use the coll•cdons and Garthn8 to 8timulate"curloslty and wonder. promotlng opportunltl•s for peopkn of all ages. abllltl•s and backgrounds to partlclpate In and •nJoy exhlbFllons. •ducatlonal progrdmm•s. actlvhl•s and •v•nts - both facfrtObfx• and online. Perfommnce agaln8t Access alm and obhcdv•s as ouulnod In fv Corporats Plan: a. We welo)mgd 924213 vlslls to th8 Muwm and Gardens over the past year. over 100,000 rrre that our target of 820,0(K) a1 the third high8St total on record, arKI attractad 1,024,046 websfte vtstts, excIng our target of 944,OCM). b. General vlsltors lo the Museum re 17% ethnlcally dlver8e and 6% from disadvantsged 80d¢Mconomlc groups (NS-SEC 5-8). Both results are the same as for the prevlous ye8r but fall sh)rt of our stretch tsws for attraialng a mr8 dlv8r88' general audlence Ihal better reflects the London populatk)n. 9% of vl8llor8 were d18abled whlch was above our target of 7%. c. Our dlgltal ¢ommunltl•s gr•w driven by our Short fomi vld80 8tratsgy. Our nM8t channel, TlkTok, ha8 had eXlIent start with vlde08 VI81 c. 76.5k tlmes 0r the year. Our YouTut* channel has also grown g8lnln9 c. 539k vlew8 In 23124. Our other 80clal channels have grown to c. 64k follower8 on Instagram arwj c. 34.2k on Facebook. After leaving Twltter, prforitlslThJ a 8lmllar audlence on Llnkedln has 88en our follower numbers grow by 24% to c. 12.4k. d. We engag chlldr•n and young p•opl• In hlgh-quallty, objectthsed arKI outdoor h8nd&on actlvltles that SUPrted tslr leamlrrfJ, enjoyrnenl and eNJagement world cullurn8. mu81G and the natural workj. re8ch1 school• audlenc•s of 25,112 tsught onslte partldpants (20,OCKI target), 15,465 8elf-18d v181ts (10,IY)O target) and an addSllonal 2,224 1hroh onlln8 8e861on8 (1.500 target), 1,2Y4 through outreath and 639 through Handllng Collection loan8 programme. Over of facllllated group8 from rfe&pay1J xlNxAs, wllh 30% of Ih8se leamerB recelvlng a Pupll Premium Grant (PPG J". e. Our Art Fund Mus•um of th• Ymr {PAOTY) prlza mon•y abled us to laund) Iwo new rgeted 8CtOvlty 8trand8. School Holiday Clubs have reached 256 partlclpants from three local partsr 8cIKK)18 between 29% arKI 51 % of pupllB ellglble for free Sd01 meals In tem) tlme. We appolnted thr88 eaty•career Musldans In Resldence to tho first of 6iXthmonth reende8. 1.1 Audhn Totsl vlslts to the Museum and Gardens In 2023124 reach6d 924,213. Our Mu8eum vlsitor numbers were up 9% to 776.057, arxl our Garylens vl8ltorn up 6% to 790.812. A thlrd of vlsftor8 re on their first vl8lt to ts Mu88um, and a fvrther 39% [9 on a rern vl611 wlthln the past year. 70% of v18itors V•We in famlty gw. 7PA were from London and 5% from overseas. We had hoped to achieve a shlft In the dlversty of our general visitor6 glven the enhanced level of focus thls has given across the organlsatlon and all ar888 of adlvity. Genernl vlsilor8 to Museum were 17% ethnicalty diverse. 6% from dlsadvantsged socio- ecorK)rnic groups (NS-SEC 54) wlth a further 3% classffied as students. and 9% were dlsabled. HOver, It18 Worth notlrvJ that the volumes of these targel allen8 grew In actual numbers {rnther than percentsge8). In addluon, specffic kYogrammirvJ result1 In
more succe86 at attracltng Othnicalty diverse vr6. accountlng for 81 % of vT81tor8 to Mu8lc, Jeth 'n Tings; 37% to B8Thlstand Live: 32% to Famity Craft Saturdays: 25% to the Cha, Chal. Tea exhlbltlon; and 23% to Under the Sea Soft Play. In 2023r24, our w•b•lt• received 1.024,046 sesslon Starts (-1 % decrease from 22123) from 626,629 useTr (down by-1 % from 22123). Page8 v181 on the stte were down by 5% to 3 mllllon (3.2 mllllon In 2022r23). The number of records onllne stsrKl6 at 132,128 at the end of the yeap(up 11% on last yev). Our soclal modla presenc8 InLYea8ed In hib4r5 by 1.5%. wlth a o)mmLmtty of c. 636.8 Most of our soclal audlence cam6 via Pinterest, but our blggesl growth has (X)ff frn Llnkedln wlth 240A gmvrth to 12.4k followers. Instsgram allens grew to 64k followers and YouTube to 3.8k- both vAth 9% grovrth from last y8ar. Our Fxebook follow6rs has had a small IrKrea8e to 34.2k (0.5% grThvth). Thi8 smaller level of growth was èxpected to be reduced In 2023124, followlrKJ our hlgher growlh In the prevlous year attrlbuted to Benln and Mor( news. Durfw thls period, stopp1 p08tlng to Twltter. prlorltlsSng the 88me audlence on Llnkedln, and reallgnlng our offef to 8lgnakba6ed 80cial channels of TlkTok and YouTube. 1.2 Vlsltor •xp•rf•nu and •valuatlon The vl8ltor •urv•y wa8 conduLXed by Interylewer8 f8ce•tO-face throughout 2023124. Results were avallable monthly via an onllne portal set-up by our research provlder, DJS. wlth re8uIts benchmarked agalnst the other organisatiom In our (x)nsortlum. Folk)wiry a full procurement pr6 for our vlsltor rB8earch, DJS wpre reapwlrted from Aprfl 2024 onward8. The v181tor r88ear¢h gave a vlsft exporfence of 98% po6lUve, afxl a Ilk8lllKxKI to recomm8nd of 92%, Ir ratlng al the annual Vl•ft Englwml •u•s•m•nt achleved an excell6nt quallty Score of 92%. From A1 2023, evaluat10 for all our major outd events and yogrammlw activity have been manag8d IhouSe. Th18 h88 rn8ult8d In more comparable, Ilmely and actionablg data. Addllk)nal re8e8rch w88 COndted Soft Play atterKl8e8. b)oker8 fDr pald-for exhlbltlons. arKI Fknmkn8n Membe The Audlence Champlon8 Group have ntInl to m8el every Iwo nyjth to dIU88 tho Implementallon of tha AudierKX DeYelOFent Plan, arKJ In 2023r24 there h88 been partocular fo(xJ8 on klentyng arKI addr868lNJ balerS to v18111ThJ. 1.3Publlc progrnmm• 1.31 Exhibition• Throughout the year we provkled a varled a1 sllmulatirvJ rarge of hlgh-quallty exhlbltlons to ewage our regular, dlverne vlsitors and attract new audiences. Our famlly-frlendly temporary exhlbition for 2023. Brf¢k Dlnos, sch ran from February- October, attracted clrca 94k vk8itors over lis duratlon. a cx)nvernion rate of 17%. Th18 exhlbltlon enab1 v181tors to meet d*saurS and other prehistorSG Greatures fKDm the Jurassic and CretaceouB PerhJd8 recreated in minlature form uslng LEGO& bricks. Models Included the raptor41ke MasSakasaunffj, a fyirvJ pterosaur, a Polacanthus and the crocodl Ilke Sarcosuthus. The exhib(In also featured rarely Seen 8pecknen8 frcffi the Homlman's collectEons and a rdnge of harKIs-on activllles.
Dlno rEvolutlon, our famlty-fiiendty 81Th for 2024. opened durh February haif-t8mi and explores the relation8hip belween dISaurS and birds in a colourful arKI fasclnating exhlbition, IrKILMllThJ fve lapJe anlmatrrt rrKxlels. many accurate cast fossll Skeletons and skulls, as well as detalled graphlcs by the acclaIM artl8t Luls V Rey. The exhlblllon pmvldes the opportunty to touch nKxlel f08si18, dr888 up, play games. arKI more. In December, we suprted the NLHF by provkllngthe vu8 for th Habltats of Hop• ImThrslve exhlbAion celebratlNJ the1838er-krnwn UK 8peoe8 that have been 8avffi through the Incredlble K)rk of dlfferenl organlsatlons wlth th& supwrt of Natlonal Lottery funding. Th exhlbltlon. devek)ped by art5st Georgla Tucker. provmled a Joumey through healhl8fKI, foresl, m8rshlarKI and coastal habllats, with a focu8 on the UK'5 lesser-known endangered Specles, fmm the WPth-Talled Eagl910 the sno%n Ralnbow Bffetle. In Studlo, . Vlry, Toa (Cha, Ch•1. T•a) opened In Othber 2023. An In-house exhlbltkjn, developed over several ye8r3 In collaboratK)n I CO•curatK)n wlth many partners In Ihe UK and abroad, It tells stoth of how t88 ha8 Imparted arKI inlluenced the I)r1d arouMI us. The 8lorfes of tsa are 8rMUltanuafy polltKal. gbbal and deeply personal, a ca)rnmodty U8ed to Justify colonlal vlolence as 11 a8 a cullural Plltsr that InvWat88 and connects u8. The exhlbltion closes In Juty 2024. In the Nalural Hlstory Gallery, Flock Prohct by ceramk artl8t Jull8 Nelgon expkjred tha conn8ctknn8, pattems and rhythms that appear throughout the natwal world. In collabor8n wlth members of the GrourKllng Projert a $FalIst 8eDAc8 for people 8ufferlng frorn post-traumatlc stresg dlsorder. She developed (nVBat10n9 and Ideas arourKI migraoon, evolutlon, s[88 dlver81ty, th8 enVInIgn( nature, day and the process of cresiing. Partldpants made bd 8hap88 from momory In day, repre88ntlng the countr188 from whlch the makern have travelknj arKI theirJoum8y8 of hope. On Balwny, Od• to th• Anc•storn, vthli ran unlll December. (x)mmernrated the many AfrScan Kenyan herllage profe88kJna18, re8earchern arKI archaeologl8 wh08e nam88 are ab8ent from the archlves. The ethlbltk)n was curat by Shwry Davl8, wlk)88 grandfather, Kari8a Ndurya. played an Imwrtant role excavallrvJ arnt monument8 In Kenya, rkIng as a foreman In the 19408. 508 aThJ 60s. Sub8equenty, Ihe Bakx)ny 6hoWc88ed the of artl8t Naomi tr>bn, wlth a show entitled Adol•8c•nt Wond•rfand. The photogr8ph8 expk)re the Inherent energy of young people In Naomi's home c(xnmunty of Coen, Cape York. Queensland, expre88ing their Indlvlduallty, inner beauty. strength love. Naoml empowered the yolry people to lead thelr own na1Ve3 arxl (x)rrfront misconceptlon8 atK)Ut tM)w 8rB represent1. We a180 dlsplayed Matt•r8 of Llle and Br•ath In the Music Gallery. which hlghlighted the Clean Alr Blll. also called Eua's Law, which establishes the human TvJht to breathe clean air. Named for Ella Roberta Adoo KkSDebr8h, a You girf from Lewisham whose premature death was due. In part, to alr pollutkjn the South cIrlar Road, the dlsplay featured a comet belonging to her.
1.32 Events and actlvltle8 In June 2023 we rdn our first Homlman Plant Falr in partsw3hip wllh Plant Falrs Roadshow. We had very p)sitive feedback from visltor8 and stallholders, wlth 1,003 adult tket sales, whlch ts a blg SLKcess for u8 88 an event focussed on lUIts, who are not our core donK)graphlc. It felt Ike a good partner8hOp and event to develop further partlcularfy wlth Nature + Love In rntr. We al30 ¥vorked wilh a new event partner for a day of free famly play In the Gardens wlth. Ass•mbl• Play; an organisation large 8cale. high qualFty. free to access, powip play land8capes Snto urban environm8nts arKI clues to wnprove the well-beirva arKI happine88 of children and families. The event was hugely popular- wlth 1,500 chlklren and Ihelr adufts taklng part 8cr08S the day. The event t8ht us a lot about tN)w we programme free, dropln actiiity in our Gardens. key for Informing our Nature + Love outdoor Dgrammè offw In fulurn. A8 part of our 896 legacg of celebratiro mu61c from South LoThJon dellvered Iwo d8y8 of free mu81c wlth our Bandstand Uv• programme. We worked wth two young people (under 30) based In L6wlsham arKI 8UrroUrKll Ix)rough8 to curaie a day of mu8lc on our. BarKlstaThJ whSch celebraied South London Mus. In August we had Th• VolG• of Th• Poopl•, an Intlmate aftemoon of muslc arKI vocallsts across R&B and N80-souI and welcomed Ngoma. playlffj best in Amaplano to Afrobeat wllh Ilve perforrnance a5 DJ In Augu8t we ran Mu•lc, Jerk, 'n Tlng• Tony FalTrv8ather {(xJr prevlous p8rtn8r on The Jerk Cook Out). a day of food and mu81c In the Garden8 cel8bratlrwJ Carlbbean culture a8 part of our Wlndrush 75 pn)gramTh. We had fv8 mu81c, h)ts of danclng arKI plenty of top Jerk food cooklro on the BBQ8. This event also rea(j 81 % ethnl¢ally divetse group8 and 35% of v181tors Stated they had 8 d188blllty. key audknc devebpment targets. Another ètrand of our worN5h 75 programTh was the WlndnMh Front Room In June and October. Thls Interactlve space recreated a Wlndrush era I1vts ro(xn, wlth muslc and objects. People UkI gel up d08e, handle objects and Share rnenv)rles and storles together. We had soTh very speclal and posftlve feedback from thls event. 43% sakl ft w88 thelr reason for vlsltlng on Ihe day wlth 50% of vi81tors habrfng a conn8Gtlon to the Wlndru8h gener8tlon or Idenfied a8 havlng a Carlbbean herttage. The average age was 44 and tt became a Space for IntergeneratK)nal familie8 to vl811 together. Th18 JEar we also laurKhl our Hey Juk•boxl 8efle8, a K)nthlY playll8t for the Musk Gallery Insplred by seasonal celebrations, speclal exhlbltlons, perfmers or obiects from Ihe colle(K)n. Themes Induded Tea, Protest arKI Reslstan(, MaklrYJ Peace. arKI WellbeltYJ. Thls programrn ha8 both a db3ltal legacy and activates the Mu8eum tself 1th the playllst playlry through speakers In Gallery Square every TsdaY aft8Mn. We have 8een people dandro 81oro, singirvJ arKI wwglng wlth the as thay walk into the In th18 r we 8180 ran our Tea programme alongskle the exhlMK)n wlth free tea tsstlng of teas featured In the 8xhlbltion, Language knurs pf the exhlbitson In Cantonese arKI Mandarfn, arKI free famlty crafi acllvities lirthed lo for Lunar New Year, Dlwall and Eid. Thls stra1 has also allowed us to work wlth new event partners IrlUdIng Khao Supper Club arKI LorKlon Tea Frier#Js, eath of th)m have brought tsir own aLKs18n8, many r to the Homlman.
lALrnIng and •ngag•m•nt 1 A1 Fornial learnlng Durlng the year engaged chlldr•n and y<wng p•opl• Sn Imghwllty, ObJe4)83ed arKI tdoor h8nds4)n activities that supported thetr leamlng, enknent aNI engagement wtth world Cultures, muslc and the nathral bwrfd. We reach&J 8¢hool8 audl•nc•$ of 25,112 tsught onslte papants (20,000 target), 15A65 self4od visits {10,000 tsrget} aTrJ an additlonal 2,224 throwJh onllne 8e88k)ns (1.500 tsrget), 1.274 through outreach and 639 throuth the Handling Collection loans pmgramm. Over 90% of facHitated groups wero , from rM)n•f8&paylng 8chools. wlth 30% of th8se18amer8 recefving a Pupil Premlum Gr&tt (PPG). Work to increa8e ewagement wllh 8eo)ndary S118 to 8 460% Incr•u• kn fadlitated secondary school audlences In 2023 o)mpared to 2019, wllh 13.88% of pacIPant6 In f8cllltated 8e8sicffis from secorthry schools." We dellvered onslte careers days supported by staff across the Homlman, taSk)red on8tte sessions, and targeted outreach to sernndary $choo18. We developed a new Key Stage 3 'Afrkan Klngdom8' workshop, Infonned by In. depth consult8tlon Yhlh teathers, cxmnmunfty member8 and txftical frlend8, that incorporal68 on*allery tSme wlthln 8e8slon for the first time. We embedded COwproduGtlon In our work wrfth bcal sondary SCI)18, deliverfw a 8e¢oThl 'Art in the Gardens, outdoor d16play, and beglnnlng Irk on an 'ActK)n for Nature, ca88 for the new Natural History Gallery. We were dellghted to have won th8 Mu8e(#ns arnl Herttage Award8 L•amlng Prngramm• of th• Year 2024 for our worf( with 88coThJary SCI8. Nature + Love remalned 8 major f8. We devebped new 8elf4•J VI¢ re80urc88 and updated web COMent to maxlmlso school•. •ngag•m•nt the Natural Hi8tory Gallery Is dosed. Partner8hlps contlnued wlth Gold8mllh8 Unlver8ity of London aThJ Unlverslty of East London to sjpport tralrno t•ach•rn In FAannifKJ arKI delfveflng outdoor18amlng, a1 on explorirvJ the Ilnks btheen natural hlstory a1 colonlallsm. We alK+ partnared vAth the Natural Hl8tory Museum on wide Explorn: Urban N•knre projec( worklng wllh local spedal and primary schools to develop pilol new outdoor le8mlng Yrks1K1p8, Indude explorlng Ihe Impact of people on wlld 8pace8 In our Gardens, aTrJ Sclen¢ Inv88Ugalion In pond. Our d•colonl•aiion work wa8 U88d as a research c88e study by a Unlverslty of Brlghton PhD Stlent, and we saw a real growth kn Inleresi In our prooramrrn8 from natlonal armj International museums, sharlr¥J our KKathe as far a8 Gla8gow. Lehjen, and Japan. Our 8chool Hollday Clubs, 8UPPOrted by funding from the Art FurMI Mu8eum of the Year award and run over school breaks, reaGh 258 parfjdp8nts from ttrKee kxal pather 8choo18 wlth between 29% and 51 % of pup118 eligible for free 8chool meals In tem) time. All attendlr¥J chlldren were In recelpt of a Pupil Premlwn Grant or Identlfied by the 8clx)018 as in need of wellbelng focused 8CtNIty. arKI ev8luatk)n showed tho positlve Impact that the club ha8 on chiklren's mental tr81th and wellbeff¥J as tlw return over the ¢yyJrse of the year "ljust feel enewiserf, "I dony want Ihis day to en£f, "i in h8PPy to hapm foorf. We a180 corrtlnued to supwrt hom• •dakn, reacNng 746 homMducatl Stjerrt8 through facilitated sesslons. 1.42 Communltyy yth and famlty •ngagom•nt We completed the Nthre + Love Actlon Zono ¢oproductlon wlth local dlver5e famlly groups wlth chlklren under five, arKI further pllots of Soclal prgscrlptlon In the space allocated for a communlty garden. focusing on outdoor wellbeing. N8w partner5hlp8 arou1
the Ac• Plan Induded Ihe Natlonal Trust and Lewlsham Refugee and Migrant Nelknrjrk, s gits, autism group, and the University of Westmkn8ler wilh we are plbtlNJ an Inclusfve Coproduced Audlo DOrfp1lon (ICAD) model in pr8paratlon for a110 de8CriPtlon for Ihe new Natural H18tory Galjwy. Our annual cfrprodLKed Cn>sslng BNdeYs MuSM takeover day wlth people seekl Banctuary In the local area attract1 1,089 ppIe, many (x>mlry for the first tlme, arKI feedbad( report tsy feltrwelcome at the Hcffnlman. We akn ran éosslons onslte for ' many local famille8 frorn dlver8e ethnlc and socltrecorK>mlc backgrourKls had not vl8ited the Homiman before. A new aft•rthours off•r for n•urodlvors• famllhs, to complement ¢)ur'Bright arKI Earf relaxed moming openkws. increased opportunilies for people to access ihe Mu8eun at a Ilme that sutt8 them. We 8180 tralned four dlverse unemployed Lew18ham residents to dellver object-based leaming se881ons and aUlre assoGiatsd transferrable 8kllls via the Insplr• Lawlsham 1n1t1ay•. We appolnted ttrwee early-career Mu8lclan8 In R••ld•nc• tr> the Ilr8t of IM) 8ix4nonth re8ldende8, 8UPPOrt8d by the MOTh prlze money. From 185 appllc8tlon8. thr80 art18ts really stood out for thelr OTiginalty. muslcal Style arKI passlon for collaboratlon: Falth-melody Ramautar. a slnger, producer, halr artl8t aTrJ $tUrne maker Irom Thomton Heath Shola Dayo, an A1nhOu8e, Amaplano and Afro-fu8lon M(1C produ¢xr, who ha8 been a Lewlsh8m r8sldenl Slnce 8he wa8 thre8 years old Pouya Ehsael 18 a mu8lclan, producer a1 sourKI artlst based In Peckham r)rkl wlth electronlc hardware InCIJ1rva mlxlrYJ de8k8, 8yntheslser8 and FX unlts The 8rt58ts, supwrted by an A8818tsnt Producer, perbffld at Hear It Lfvel events a1 produced vlsual content to Ixlng to lile the muslc they created durfrrJ 1r resldencle8. We 8180 mentored IYK) young produc•r8 to produc8 8 Band8tarvJ Llve event each to attract a new young arKI dlv8Tre audlence to the Homlman. 1.5 PR Over the cour88 of the yBar, the Homlman secured 852 Iterns of prtnt and onllne Verag6, and 107 broadcast Items. wllh a lotsl AdvertlrvJ Value Equ1Valen (AVE) of £5,859,168 clrculatlonfpotsnlial ALKllenc* Reach of 1,614,330,967. In addlknn lo proacllve actfvlty, the Pre88 Olfice r88ponded to 191 medla enqulrkn8 and 43 edltorlal filmlng and photography en¢wlrf After last yearf8 unprecented coveF3ge - driven by the Homiman's Art Fund Mus•um of th• Year shortlistlng and arKI amouncement and 8ub8equenl transfer of ownershlp of knoted Benln Obcts to Nlgerla- 2023124 figures saw a predlcted relum ts level8 In Ilne wfth pr8viou8 years. rsince 27 January 2024. the Pre88 Offlce has made a compulsory move to a new platfom, Clslonone, for medla monftortng, contsct database and r118 distribution. Early Indic4tlon8 are that Cisk>nOne18 reportlng hlgher levels of coverage than the prevlous platfomi was 8ble to, akIng It hard to compare pre• wlth prevlou8 quarters and year-on-year trends. Addltlonalty, the clrculallon metric has be updat1 to Potentlal Audlence Reach", this Is what wlll be reky)rted going forwartl.] 10
Interest In. arKI mentlons of, the Berdn transfer of mr5hip aTrJ Museum of tho Y8ar status remained hh arNJ arA)unted for aknost half of Ihe Horniman'8 media coverage in Q123r24. Thern were references to the Homiman in broader ple< about watrlatlon includlng In The Guanlian, The Dally Telegraph, Th8 finS arKI Surxlay Times, The Evenlng Standard. The Art Newspaper. Museums + Herftage Advi80r, and on LBC R110 arKI bbc,(x).uk rirYE8 Radk) dexribed thè Homiman's retum broce85 as being l[led out ery calli, 8ensibV. Plus. there was renewpd Interest and reque818 for conThnt and updates from a varfety ol publlcatlons followlng reports Ihat the NlgerSan govemment recognised the Oba's ownership of looted Benin Items. The Homlman's status as the incumbeni Art Fund Museum of Year was Mefttk)n In more than 30 artkles announdng slK)rllIst flna118ts for 2023, I1lIng bbc.co.uk, The Sunday Tlme8, The Telegraph, The Guardlan, The Evenlw Slarthrf, BBC Radb London plus multlple regk)nal publlcatknrffj. Key u)verage and actlvlty: Nlck M•rrfman'• dop•rtur• to tske up poslkn of Chlef Ex6oJtlve at Eng118h Heritsge wa8 reported In several publlcatknn8 InclLkJlThJ The Tlme8 (prfnt, onllne and regional edllknn8), Museums + Herftag6 Advl8or, Arts IrKIu8ty arKI clvll8oclety.co.u HIS OBE in the New Yeaf8 Honour8118t wa8 reported by The Tlme8, Dalty Telegraph, mlrror.co.uk, The Art Newspaper, Mu8eum8 Joumal. Art Monthly and Garden Design plus regional online rw8 tIUes. The Homiman'8 appointmènt of n•w tru8t••s was reported by Muse(H + Horltage Adv180r and CMI Sodety. Coverage of the NalAff• + Lov• projec* YM8 far mchlng, frcm reportlng of our National Lottery Heritage Fund furKliw to the 'last chance to 8ee the walru8' messaglng, whlch was hlghllghted by The New Yorf¢ Tkn8 in an artlcle IncludlrvJ quots8 from 8enh)r curator of Nalural H18tory Louls Buckley about walrus 8rKI the future developmert of the Natural Hlstory Gallery. Closer to home. BBC Radio were keen to cover the Homlman'8 advlt108 throughout the year resutting In.. Chlef Executlve Nick Merrknan 8pe8k1 wlth Edd18 Ne8tor on the anniverBary of the Hominan's transfer of lMerShIp of obpcts from Benln to Nlgerfa, wlth the intervlew a180 hlghllghtlJvJ lh8 %. Vlry. T•a {Cha. Chal, Toa) exhlbltbn, and th8 forth(x)ming Nature + Love redevelopmenls. o Vlctoria Pinnlnglon, Dtrector of communlca1k1 and Income Generatk>n, glvlng an overview of the Homiman'8 events durfng a live broadcast in the Gardens for BBC Radio London'8 'Summer in ts cl feature. Victorla Pimlngton S[kirj at ngth to Robert Elms about the last chance to ••• lh• walnm and fortho)ming ck)sure of Ihe Natural Hlstory Gall•ry ahead of the Nature + Love redevelopment. Natural Hlstory Curator Louls Buckley talkirwJ to JnOke Fas18 kn an (unexpectedly) broad inletview that kniually fwssed on our new famlly frfendly exhlbltion Dlnosaur rEvolutlon and which also covered repatriatK>n. the walru8 8fKI the Nature + Love redevelopment
The %, vpl. T•a (Cha. Chal. Tea) exhlbluon vrds hlgNightJ acro8s a variety of title8, wlth curator Navk)t Mangat belNJ interviewed M site as a contrlbutor to an episode of BBC Radio 4.8 Series Empire of Te& and nduIng a recorded lour of the exhbitbn for Morncle Radb. Musklan, filmmaker and curabr Shery Davls SFoke 8Xt8n8ivdy about her research and Ode to th• An$torS exhibthon for BBC Radio 3,8 Free ThlnklrKJ.' The Gardens contlnued lo attract poslth m8Jla Intere over the year. Radio 4,8 Gartlen•rs' Question recL)rded a 'posthag' edition in the Garden8 th Head of Hortkulture Errol FemarKle8 akMYJskle rOgr panelU8ts Includi James Wong arKI Bunny GuSrThss. discussirYJ the gyowth of the mlufrforest r)rks to th8 Sunken Garden and an8werirvJ a WKle varty of listeners, quostions. The Homknan's planling method8 and plans for the Garden8 %%pre widety covered wlth Ernol Fernarnles swakirKJ a range of publl>?n6 about sustalnable and reslllent plantlThJ pra(th8. InCIlIng Elb8 Decoratlon, Gard8n8 Illustrated arKI the Guardlan onllne. Errol Femandes also recorded a pO8t for Garden8 Illtrated,8 Talking Garden8 8erie8, d18QJ881ng dr(wght tolerarrt planting and the Homiman'8 mlcn forest. Senlor Gardener Annette Foerger appeared In Garden8 IIIu8trated's Gardenkng Talent feature, 8ccompanl8d by pt08 taken on slte. Dlnomur rEvolullon wa8 11 recelved on openkng and hWillgM8d In Ihlng8 to do, page8 and in St8rKlalo rekn Indudlng Metro (multlple &lltkJn8), Tlme OUL CoTrJe Nasle Traveller, Londonist, First New8 and Day Out wlth The Klds. Th8 Homlman, and all it ha8 to offer, Ix)nlknued to be clted 88 a hlghllght of th• local arna. When The SurKlay fimes 8hJrtll8t8d For88t Hlll a8 one of the best plac88 to Ilve In Lotmjon In Its annual gukle. it dted the Hornknan aB one of the arna's be8t 4M•ts. NuM8u8 remMendaOn8 to vlsh throughout the r Induded: The Guardian's article on lop 10 In8plring de81inthn8 to Visit with thildren, Metro'8 ralny4ay suggestlon8 House and G8rden8. who Judged that 'a to this mu8eum18 a 8ura-fve way lo keep little ones happy,. 2.0 Coll•ctlon• Alm: W• wlll 8af•guMd and d•v•lop th• ¢oll•cllons so that thy can b• mad• acc•s•lbl• as poJ•lbl• now and lrto th• fulurn. Performance agalnst ColhGtlons alm and obJecOv•8 as ouUln•d In tho Corporats Plan: We successfully achieved a Stage 2 pass from the NLHF, wlth an award of £5.7 mlllkln. We subseqLWttly Mjrked Collabor8tlY to devek)p the technlc&l deslgns for the Naturn + Lov• project IlUdIng (Krtdoor and gallery nIent, inlerpretatlon and designs to RIBA Stage 4, as well as plannlryJ pemilsslon and118ted bullding CO8nL b. We dellvered Ihe Communlty R•sMrch & Knowl•dgo spa featuring a range of r860urces that help people navkJats the coll&kn onllne arKJ get stsrted on their own research ioumeys. We have cornp a review ofthe Australian llectn8, ntinue to with UnivefSity College LorKlon on 8 revfew of the Egyptian collections, arKI to reVW collections cortalnlrKJ human remaln8, deepeniThJ our understandlw and ensurkng reSSary Cltural protoc¥)ts are in place. 12
c. We began plannlng a o>cura lsplaY of the B•nln materfal in the World Gall8 wlth local cornmunlty groups, yDurwJ people arKI creatlves In Lor#Jon and NSg8rla and have secured fvrKliNJ for an assoclated Bal(x)ny exhbi ition. d. We opgned tho r %. 71ry. T•a (Cha, Chal. Tfta) exhlbhlon. support1 by fundlng from The Esmée Falrbalrrf Collectbns FurKI, In October 2023. We cont5nue to dellver a cTrproduced kyogramme to 8UPPQrt the exhibitk)n,'arnl lo expbre the h18tory of the Homiman a1 tpa tlyough the as80dated UAL fellow8hlp. 11 Anthropo14>gy We complelay the revlew of our Au•trallan ¢olleGtlon8 In cknse )llaboral10n wlth the Australian Insfjtute of At)orNJlnal arKI Torres Strall Islander St1[86 (AIATSIS). Thes8 ' collectk)ns arp rKJW batter dorrEntl, arKJ ltural pr0(18 have been put In place around alxess. Adolescent Wonderland, a BaknY exhlbllk)n fealurlng the work of IndIgeu8 Australlan plwrapher knml Pk)bson. al80 OF thls year. Work contlnued to develop a new c88e for the World Galbry on contemwrary Egypt. seen throah ey88 of women a1 called All Ey•8 on H•r. We worked wlth bcal communlty group8, young people and ¢reallve8 In London and Nlgerfa to C0cute a redlsplay of the B•nln materfal In Ihe Worfd Gallery, and sered fundlng from Art8 Coundl Engl8ThJ to SLtpport the dlsplay and an 8880clated Balcony exhlbftbn. Tourfro exhlbltbn Halr. Untold Stor188 was shown at Kent Unlverslty In mld-march. We o)ntlnued lo develop the Homknan a8 a centr8 for museum arthropology and , mmunlty re8earch. We a)mpleted the Communlty Knowl•dg• & R•s•arch Spac• project. wlth the cx>mnNJnlty researthr bkngB 8r¥J podcast now ¢)nlkne. We delivered the thlrd year of our partner8hlp wlth Goklsmiths, Unlver81ty of LoTrYon on the MA In Mus8um Anthropology. contInu1 r•s•arch partMrnhlp8 Unfverslty Collage LorKlon Unlverslty of the Art8 London (UAL) a1 the Unfver81ty of BfvJhton, are partlclpatlThJ Sn the Jolnt project on RethlnklThJ RelatIOrh1ps and Bulkjtry Trust 8rourKI Afilcan Collection8 led by the Pltt Rlvers and also involvlrwJ Ihe Museum of Athlogy arKI AnthroF()logy, Cambrldge and World Museum, Llverpool. 2.2 Natural World The Natur• + Lov• project remalned a prforlty for many teams durfng 2023124. Th18 multi- mllllon-pound project is deslgned to ¢x)nnect wlder allenCeS the envlronment arnl nature arnl wlll transforn the Nattiral Hl8t¢Xy Gall•ry and t> negbected 8rea8 of the Gard•n•. Our project team made up of Intemal stsff a1 a rarqe of external archltecl8 deslgners, cx)nsuttants arKI Suppliers were su(xessful In aChIeng a Stage 2 NLHF grant award and 8ubsequenUy mp818d devel0lxnt of RIBA Slage 4 technical deslgn. The Natural Hlstory Gallery closed at the beglnning of March 2024 and our collecUon8 teams have been rf(1T¥j hard to deLxnt the Collecn$ slnce thon. The curalorfal team have developed the detalled gallery and outdoor corrtert arKI Interpretatk)n, worked closely with the deskJners on the graplfic aThJ 3D deslgn development. aThJ developed aNI refined obJect1Ssts for dlspley. Work ContAnLd on our Athlty Plan with CO•producalon project8 Infiuenclro space8 such as the Nalure Expbrers Actlon Zone. vttkh has been desbned wtth families with chlklren under five, and the Sustslnable Gard8nirrd Zone wSe deslgn has been refined by plbt projects In collaboration with communlty groups. The Llvlng Collectlon8 team (x)ntilK to manage the Aquarlum, Anlmal Walk and Butterfly Hous• venues arKI bthirK1-the-sCer frdInated nxltple successful ra1 and 13
sea urchln spawniffj events, enryo rearlrvJ and ra1 out In 2023. Th8 materfal fmm thls had been InterKled to support a number of dlfferent explMart8 and research projects but unfortunatety a contaminatk)n event caused by (minated carbon Illtrallon medium caused wldespread mortalty to both the research Ix)ral colkn&ion and th8 Marorove publlc display. We have rnw been mpenSated for thls arxl the aquarium team will rebulld the coral aThJ urthln brood8tock durlro 2024. ,The A881slani AqUarirn Curator rKlUde[l four of fi81i{ kn Palau to dellver work assoclated wllh the grant 'Development of SLAtsinable lfvelihood arnl upSlIng reef restorallon8 in Palau., This grant W88 secured from the European Union of Aquarfum Curators In 2023, SuprtIj the bullding of infrastructure at the Palau Internatlonal Coral R••f C•nt•r (PICRC) to oAlure phytoplankton and natlve Sea urchSn to develop altemative su8tsln8ble lfvelihood6 atxl enhan¢% reef restcKalTh wacthe8. Th1818 a 1n1 proJ8ct between the Homlman, PICRC arxl tho Unlver81ty of NeKa8tle. The Garden8 team cortInu$ to manage our 18 m8 of gard8n8, focu8lrvJ th18 year on the devebpment of new plantlw arouNI the Sunk•n Gard•n8 as 11 a8 new X•rophyllc bods n8ar the Clock Tower. These drougm tolerant beds have enabled us to experlment wlth new plantlng media induding 8even tonnes of nCrete sUbaSe from Ihe pathway projecl that hvuld have otherwlse gone to landfill. The88 bed8 have allowed u810 Introduce a rmre blodlverse landscape along our London Road border. A dlgltal •xhlbltlon by 8rt58t In resldence Marle Smlth wa8 pub118hed In Ocaober. 88 part of e Jolnt r881denw at the Homlman the Museum of Art and Photography In Baro8lore. Marle researched and expk)red three elements, p8Dple, 8011 and trees. in the Homiman's Nature Trall, Garden8 and llectIonS 2.3 Mujlcal In8trum•nts Monthly H••r ft Uv•l perft)rmances have attrac Increan9 nlber3 thlB year, showcasing a dlver8e ra8 of mu81c wlth doBer ljes lo our annual programme. Peformances have ranged from Senegale8e kora lo Syrlan J, ar vce and harp to work In pn)gress from our Mu81¢lans In Residence. We took March's pe.rbnnance, featurlThJ an 1rf8h fiddle and harp, Into Gallery Square and attratsl an alIance of 125. We also on a very suSsful GCSE mu8lc day in Febwary, 8tudents able to hear Ilve perfomi8nc85 of tradftbnal mu8lc from Indla, Africa arKI the Middle EasL We are recA)rdlng 'all Hear il Lfvel perfomiance8 and addSng &> ts Homvnan'8 YouTubo channel. Matter3 of Llfe and Breath, a teny)rary display In the.Muslc Gallery. a1 Hear It Llvel perfomiance CO•created with the Ella Roberta Foundatk•n aNI RosamurKI Adoo-Kissi Debrah CBE. marked the progrws through Padiamgnt of the t¥8toric Clean Alr Blll, a180 called Ella'8.Law. We completed photogratthy of the DDlmetsch beque In8truments and ran a SUSSful Study day on Finchco(s' archive, gatI1ng knrywledge arKI oral hl8tory rglated to the teGhnlcal drawings. 2.4 Handllrry Coll•ctlon We added c.100 new acqulsltions lo the Halling Colleclk)n thls year. Incl11n9 a raroe of objects repre8enlSng dtsablllty, curated by our Curating for Charye tralnee. We ¢xJmpleled 40 disp08als. and made five k)ans to Schools. en)MpaSSIj 49 obprts, reachlro 639 students l adults. We Conllrnd to reVW trE HaNlllng CoNedion and it6 managem8nL 14
worklng through disposal8 arKI compjetlw a review of lh6 H8fKlllng Collectsn Development Pollcy and acquisltk)n. proposal form. A short-lemi volunteertng programme for leam8rs aged 15-19 In full tlme educallon, gave three youro pwle the oppoilurwty to delop sk1118 arKI gain experfence docuwthkng and plM)tographiw the CollectK)n. 2.5 Soclal Practlc• The , T•a •xhlbltl¢>n op•nod in oarly October to great Irrterest from acr088 the ' sector In our appr6ach to communty co-prodiKtbon. By the end of December the Senk)r Curator of Soclal Prate had dellveTed 27 differerrt lalk&Qours relatlng to the Tea 8thItIOn arKI Shared our practlce with a wJe range of peers. Cfrproduc•d rnrammlng around the exhibltion Induded Cantonese arKI MaNJar5n larvJuag8 Ir8, Late CenlryJ8, arKI lx developed 80dal media. Over the y88r, vK)rked wlth Mala Conran, our UAL R•s•ah Fellow. to enable a student exhibiiK)n at Camberwell Space and a two4lay conference at UAL in re8pon8e to the exhibttlon's th8nk8. We Colnue to embed 80dal pr8Ctk* acro88 the Homlman, wlth a partlcular focu8 on staff tralnlng and mentorfng, approaches to contsnt d•v•lopm•nt for the new Natural H18tory Gallery, prforfty areas for actbn klentified by the D•colonl•atlon Worklng Group, and workiro wlth ulttal frlerK18 to scope a e(XMIUnlty4•d coll•ctlng proiecL 3.0 Shaplng th• fulur• Alm: W• 11 •ff•cllv•ly manay our rn•our¢ and b•com• mor• fln•nclally r••lll•nt 80 that wo can contlnue lo d•volop and •har• our ¢•ll•ctl¢xM. •stat• and •xp•rtls• for tho wldost poulbl• publ1¢ b•n•fiL Perforniance agalmt 8h•plng th• lulur• obJ•¢fjvM aB oullln•d kn th• Corporat• Pkn: . We CQntkKd to relwfrfj our Mlfvg•n•r•i•d Incom• to generats In exce88 of.£3.1 mllllon (target of £2.4 mlUk)n) across mmthI, charftable actlvlty and furKlral8lng Streams (exdudlw capll81 fundralslng and (aterkng lumoverl and prlorft18ed efflciendes b. We prlorftlsed our dlgftal tran8lorniallon plan3 durlTYJ th8 plan p8rFod focu8lng on embedding greater digttal Ilteracy across the organ18ation; rolling out MScr080ft 385; embeddlng our new cU0r r8latknnshlp Managernt 8yslem and Homet, our n8W-style Intr8nat uslr¥J Shar•Poln(' and enhandng our cYbrIty c. We Inv•8t•d £1.178 million In our bulkllTrJs, e8tale and InfrasinKture, to protect and preserve them for future generdtion8 d. We contlnued to dellver on 0 Cllmat• and Ecology Manlf•sto to be1 greenhouse g86 neulral, mDre blodlverse arKI generate le83 waste arKI pollutlon by 2040, by dellvering on our Lx)mprohenslve Aclbn Plan e. We made wogre88 kn berxjmlng a strong•r. mor• rnpros•rtatlv• oryanlsall¢)n that mre d08ety refiects the populatknn of Greater London by reGnlI¥J aThJ 8UPPOrting a more Inclusfve dSverse wothrce. Board aTrJ volurrteer base mprislng 25% (27% tsrget). 33% (25% tsrgat) and 31 % (33% target) ethnk rninorllAes respectlvely. 3.1 Income g•n•ratlon 3.11 Commer¢lal ity managed throwJh the Hornlman PAus•um and EntarprlJ•8 (HME) and ¢x>mprising retsil, calerSn9 and venue htre erKled on 8 rec¥xd high generallry a gro88 turrK+ver of G. 15
£800,000 and a nel profrt of c. £280.(XIO. The tetsll offer surymssod £320 000 In net 6ale8 and visitor calerirYJ maintained ts prbr yearfs success and a new operator, Colicd, wa8 apwIntl arKI began trading in March 2024. Venue hlre growth In weddlngs arnl celebration thnts as thls segmerf of ts market (ntInj Its post£ovid r8(x)very. A preférred suppller118t for event caterers wa8 established at the end of tho financlal year. Introduclng add3tk>nal new caterers to Ihe Homiman to offer groater choke and variety. The Homlman Markel repeated the success of last year and provlded 8 robust, year-round , basellne Income.'and our mini golf pwttsrdhip wlth Urbrtrazy gave u8 an Ineré8se In proffts. The Intrcrfluctlon of a temtX)Tary 80ft play offer durlrvJ May to Augu8t W88 an outstandlng success for the Homlman r8suttir¥J In £86,000 of prDfft and SIrd the.way for other inrVatfve family frIeIlY income generati opportunltles. 3.12 Charflabl• aGllvlty Overnll charftable actlvlty generated c. £1.5 mllllon Income, the best Performan ever achieved acrosa these acdvtty. strands arkj a 15% growlh on last year. Of this Adml88lon8 and Glft Ald Incomo enjoyed a reaxd ypar wllh sales of c. £800,000. Chjr m•mb•rnhlp scherne grew modesty ovor the year. arnl at the erKI of March 2024 we had a totsl of 5,929 mwnb8rs. Th18 Induded 2,667 w members vAlh m8t of these pttrlbuted to the powlarlty of the Brfck Dlnos exhlbttlon. The retentbn rate wa8 56% and totsl Incorne general wa8 over £664.(XXI Incl bala gfft ald of over £133,000. Income genoraled from our •chool•' pwramme was c. £59k and our •v•nl• programm6 generated c. £81k In addln lo encouraglry slgnificant secondary 8perKI on evenl days. 3.13 Fundral8lng The focu8 of our FurKlral8lrKJ athlty h 202V24 ha8 been to r8tse ftmd for Natur• + Lov•, our mar capttal project. Wlth our18ad grant from Natlonal Lottery Hèrltage Fund. capltal sUprt from DCMS and the 8UPWt of 8ever81 mapr fLmder8 arwj donor8 Incli¥Jlr the Foyle Foundatlon,. Garfiekl Wesion FourKlatlon' Oak Found8tlon; 8fKI Wollson FoundaJon, the total ral8ed In a comblnatlon of c88h In bank and flini pl8dge8 stood at £9,617,534 at the erKI of the financlal yBar. FUrtr glfts and pledge8 are expected aswell as InK1 Sup from our volunteer8 to the value of £192.750. An event to Say 'Au Revolr to the Walrus, was held In Fabry Just prlor to th8 N8rnI H18tory Gallery th8ing for Its refvrbl6hMentntI 2026. The gu88t It8t comprlsed Benefaclors, prevlous dorn)r8 arKI our volunteers. The event a180 marked the launch of th8 publlc phase of fundraislng for Nature + Love arKI the stsrt of our 125th Annlversary Appeal whlch wlll conllnue to run wSth a fvrther event In the Gardens later In 2024 to pronN)te 8UPPOrt for ts new Garden8 destlnath)ns devek)pments. The annual pmgrnmme of gmng w88 al80 better than we had hoped In a year when were focu8sed on a rnar (xpital campaign arKI has achieved £612,702, exceedirwJ target by over £400,IXX) a1 ra181ryJ consklerably rn than last yearf6 incme. Thls Included gffts from bolh Indlvlduals, logacl•8 and grant maklng tnts. Funding rall is 8UPPOrtlng a rarvJe of new projects and activity as y1 a8 Unrestri Income for everyday work. The largest Income stream has again been our grants Ino)w£ and we are very'grdtsful to Ihe many who have supported our project n the year. We akn receiv1 ts $8cond 18
and final part ol a signlficant legacy frDm the e&8ts of the late Damè Margaret Weston was th8 firsl Chair of Trustee8 of the Homwnan when It was inlualty constituled a8 a tharfty. 3.2Cllmat• and Ecology Acllon We cx)ntlnued to deliver on our Cllmate and ElOgY ActKin Plan to 8UPPOrt the delivery of our Climate and Ecology Manifeslo. Highllghts this year have ilded th8 development of a hlgh.l•v•l Heat Docarbonlsation Plan for the Mu8eum and Gardens as well as a d8tslle(J Plan for thg main Iik11ng complex Forest Hill. At our StiKJy Colleclk>ns Centr8 we replaced the gas boiler wlth Alr srce Heat Pumps, removlng the requIrern1 for ga8 completely on that 8lte. The Aquarium team replumbed the Fljlan Reef dlsplay, replaclrvJ Inefflclent pumps wllh low energy aftemative8. The project was a 8UC¢X88. and we prodlct a 10-year electrlcal cost 8avlrvJ of £59k. We contlnued to dellver our Envlronm•nt Champlons Communlty rfth a Facebook pre8ence 8nd a new81etter, with over 2,454 subscrlber3 to the newsletter and 212 FB m6mbern. We organl8ed Iwo Cllmat• and Ecology outr•ach days on councll eslatw In partnershlp wtth Lewlsham Home8 and delfvered two presentatk)ns and rShopS on blodlveT55ty and mpO1n9 In llabOraOn Lewlsham Councll. We ntInUed to dellver carbon Illeracy tralnlng tv our staff and w)lunteer8 and havé now traIn 124 peopl8. We devek)ped a det811ed Wut• Alanag•m•nt Plan to better Inforni ITh we manage our waste over the next three years, we achIev1 an Increased p8rc8nttye of re-cyded waste th18 year, up to 42%. We kn8talled a IrfvJalSon sy8tem ac¥o88 the Gardens wlth the Intsntlon of u8tng the wa&thvater from the Aquarium to water rnany p8rt8 of tha Garden8, th18 8houkl 8UPPOrt a rJn In thé u8e of w8tor on th8 Forest Hll 81te. UtIUtl•• oon•umpt 2023124 2022123 2021122 2020121 2019r20 2018119 2017118 Electrl¢lty Kwh 1,304,201 1,219,102 1.187.472 1.096,560 1,348,331 1.345227 1,412,045 G8J Kwh 1.224J75 1297,378 1.080.059 1.244.663 1.411,692 1.383,688 1,346.171 wet0 (cubl meters) Totsl woste Tonne8 Recycled 9A18 8.373 Fl8uro5 not avaliable lor r8POrtk4 th18 Jpar 72.97 1ts).17 FI8ui88 not av8li•ble tr reportlng th18 year 23.33 Tonne8 Aver88e % recycled waste 42 27.49 17
Green w£8te tonne8 of whlch Food waste 12.55 12.55 Fur88 not avaiiabt8 for veporUngthl8 yaar 3.87 {July21- M8r 22 ' Food wasle Stopp beirKJ colleclecl in O(knber 2023 88 the area. needs repalr and h88 reduced capaoty. From February 2024, the Café food waste was mllected by Bywatern. an extemal 8upthr, and thls Is relte(Xed in the thl. ater Is now mea8ured acratelY. The meter was chafw at the SCC. 3.3Dlgltal Tr•n•forniatlon The scx)pe of our dlgltal trdnsfomwllon amblllons covers tethnology and Infrastructure, 8yStem8 armj dats, contenc a(xllenc8 development, colleLions and culture.chang8. We have wioritised cyberseGurlty to help towards our CyberE888rth18 Comlance, conllnued the developmert of our Intran•t and are develop1 a n•w r•crultm•nt tool to replac& our aglw system wlth a best practice solutlon. We o)ntlrwl embeddlNJ our CRM and Box Office 8y8tem Into dfftrent area8 of the buslness. lo further connect our work. All Ih18 actlvity has been (WKIplnned by dlgltal tralnlrYJ and eCour388 Lmong our tralnlng ¥yslem fvloodle, to Improve digttal Ilteracy acw the organlsatsn. We furthered our digltal relatlon8hlp wlth Bkjomberg PNlanthrDpl88 by bulldlThJ on Bloomberg Connects (the free arts and cultural app), by on[rO the Bloomberg Alerator Programrrn. whlch18 helplng to f8dlltate an exdtlng AR experien. 85 part of Natur8 + Love. We were grateful to recelve addltlonal fiKxllrwJ to fadlttats th18 develo1 3.4S•ctor support and collaboratlon - I111)nal and Intgrnatlonol Our support for the sector ha8 kKlwled loanlro Ob, pk1 thlce and 0Jan161n9 8emlnar8 arKI conference8. We are leadlro the secx)ThJ phase of the Mueeum8 arnl Galleri88 Network for Exhlbttlon TourlrvJ (MAGNEf 2.0), whkh wlll Nn for three years follow1J (x)nflnn8tSon of furxllng from ACE'8 Touring fund and Art Fund. A 12-member no1rk of muaeums and gallerfes wlll l>)01 re8ources. develop curatorfal experttse arml share Ih8tr collectlons with dlver8e natlonal audlences thugh"th1Be new co(ratj tourfng exhibltlor on the AnthroFocne, Colour and Gender. The programme18 SUPPOrtj by a partrr3hip YAlh TEG (Touty Exhlblllon8 Group) to dellver tralnlng for partner3 and bulld sklU8 a(XOSS Ihe 6ector. Throughout the year we Managed and malntalnJ loans out to 11 organ5sallon8 Includlng the Asla Soclety, New York: Aslan Art Musewn. San Fr8n6isco: Maklstone Museum; Brlllsh Museum, British Llbrary and Ihe Natlonal Portrait Gallery. Homlman staff provKI1 advlc• to a wlde rarYJe of secl0r-ba organisath across the UK, actlrnJ 8s chalrs, trustees, rMberS and leaders of Subjed Speclallst Network8 (SSN) and pVilng our resources for these groups to ho WOTkshop8 and best practlce Seminars. Our staff provthl advke In arnas such a8 >Duih and NdunteerirvJ progrdm88, env5ronm8ntal education. aquarfum 8fKI zoo managerthryn( markellrnJ, cornmerclal. digital and TatOrial developmenL Our leadershlp rnle In thé music sec#or contlnued wlth our 18
Bupport for the Musiral Instrument ResoLxce8 NeiwDrK a gro> ca)vknJthd by our staff In 2016 wJth nre than 200 UK and Intematk)nal Thmb8rs. Tr Momlman Spitrig Fair is maybe the most elffGbnt way to cram as muGh Ea8ter fun into a 8IWe day as posth.. TIM• Out 3.5 Key support•rs The Homlman receiv1 ¢xJre fu'rKllro from DCM8. In 2023124 the Homlman rathed £4.949 mllllon revewe fundlThJ from DCMS IncIlIj £984k replacernent ACE NatKinal Portfolio oan{Sat1n fundSng. We 8180 r8celv8d £1.034 mllllon capftal fur#JlrvJ from DCMS. Th8 Homlman oirtput again8t DCMS KPIS Pls appear8 at Annex l. Tnte88 are m08t gratefvl to DCMS for ft8 ntlnued support. Voluntary donatlon8 Voluntary donations. grants arKI the 8Wrt of our C*Jmmunty play a vhal part In supporti the care of our o)Ilectlon8 8ThJ Gardens as well as provkllng 8ervkes, actlvft196 and enabling future project8. The Chalr Tru8tee8 are espedalty grateful to tha folk)wlng Sndlvidual8 and organ18atlon8 acro88 the Fkimim8n (X)mnnIty for thglr 8UPPOrt over the pa8t 12 Inonths: G1ft8, grants ar¥J 8porTsh1p. Art Fund Art8 CouncN ErwJland Deslgnatlon Development Fund Arts Coundl ErKJlarKI NaOnal Lottery PrDiwA Grant Bloornberg Philanthroples Clty and Gulld8 of Lornlon Institute arKI Worshlpful Cornpary of Gardenar8 Department for Cufture, Medla a1 Sport The Esmèe Fairbalm Collectknns Fund - dellwred by the Mu8wm8 As80da Flnchcock8 Charity Garfield Weston Foundatbn Imperfal College Lon Museum of London Natlonal Lottery Heritage FurKI Natural Hlstory Muse1 Oak FourKJatlon Salix Finance Uther81ty College LoTrJon We 8re4 grateful Ihe followlrvJ funders wlK> have pledged fulwa support for our Nature * Love project in 23r24: Foyle Foundatlon Garfield Weston FourKlation Oak Foundaik)n 19
Wolf30n Foundath)n We are partlcularly grateful to the irxllvklual8 who have suppothi our over the past JBar. vktorla Appleby Sally Babi Danlel arKI An Balley Peter Baldwln Thomas arKI Rwnana Benrtt Rlchard Blurton Phillppa and Malllng BosmaTrSavage Paul Brand Sally and Mlchael BrklgelarKI Margret Carey Frances Carey Flona Clements Rachel Coldlcutt John Coulthard Stephen DSmon Erfca Dudley Rlna Dutta Slmon Edwards Arfe EhrlSch AIy8on and Davkl Elllman Ellzabeth EThr80n Gavin English John Flmiln TIM and AmarKla-Loul8e Frarn18 Luke Gaffney BUM Ghosh Rlchard arKI Kyla Goody Slmon Granleese Edward Hales Sarn 8nd Davkl Hann&Grtndall TIM Hanson Anna Harford Peter Head Vlrg5nla and Davld Heam SlrrKJn H8sketh Davkl Hewltt 18abel Hod80n Sarah Fiomlman Mlchael Homlman Rosle Jackson Ollver Kerr and Penebpe Jarrett Joanna Kay Scott Keir ary Kempson Jenny Lambert 20
George aThl Angle Lthn Adam Maddison Dlana Maln8 lan Tollett Jesslca Matttw Mateusz Mauir Joseph Mccalg Jason McCulk)ch Ke18ey Melnfv. Nlcholas Merrfman Mayowa Ochere Le8ley Oara Brlan O'sullfvan Hami8h Parker Wllliam Parker SarKJra Peppgrell Erlc8 P•ry Gareth Prke Paul Rhead Samantha Rlch88 Charbtte Rooney Erlc Roper Sarah MahOml R088 Andrew Rutherfor(I Rob Salter-churth Carol8 Souter Kate Stevens Lauren Walker Estate of the late Margaret Weston Stephen Whlttle Calum Wyatt Chart86 WynTrEvan8 We are grateful to tho folowlThJ thrKx8 vts) hve 8UPPOrted our 125th AMlver8ary Appeal ft)r Nattlre + Love ovor ts pa8t year. Eva Applebaum Lucy A8hdown Danlel Balley Eslate of the late Davkl B08knn Catherlne Boston Steve Bullod Flona Clemen18 Carollne Cole Beniamln Cook Sarah Cook Robert Crawford Roma Dlbua Anthony Dye Slmon Edward8 Mlchael Fall John Flmiln 21
Buht GtKJsh Robert Harrls Sheila Hearsum Pennle He(Ige Slrnn He8k6th Nlco lacuzzl John Jarrett Matry Jenklr Oliver Ke Clalre Madge Alan Merkel Nlck Merrirnan Hannah Mummery Mayowa Ochere Andy Parklnson and Jenny Haydod( Ellle Par8on8 Roshnl Patel Vlctorla Plnnlrtsi Nkk Rlchards Llnda Robln80n , Eve Salornon Mlchael Salter-church Tlmothy Slrrnn8 Carole Souter Helen Willlams Charles WyrTrEv8 W• ar• al•0 grat•ful to th• folltylng for th• •upport th nd th•y hav• •hown tho Homlman: Google Small Beer Trtton UK W• would al•0 Ilk• to thank th• many oth•r Suppt• who gavo to th• Mus•n •nd Gard•n•, Includlng th08• who gav• c¢Mnmmorauvo 91ft8 and Iho•• donor• who wlsh to r•maln anonymou•. 3.6 staff and volunts•rn . 3.61 Human r•sourc•s Polklos We are commltted to following good empbyer pradce In rdatk)n lo our staff. ernploynt pollcles arKI pr8cUces are dthTrloped to enable u8 to deliver against our objectlves, comply with relevant employmerrt legislalbn arKI Sectsx andards as w611 a8 ValUr arNJ reo)gnl8lng the needs and ntrfbUt1OnS made by our emphJye8s. Our Acce88 SOry Group advlwl the Human Resources tsam on their new an6 for IrKlu&ve recruibne The diverslty of our *orkfm Is Centr kn our value8 and the dellvery of our Ob1ve9. We belleve that maiTrtalning a dlverse workforce plays an ImtM)rtant PWI In ensurirvJ the diver81ty of our audlences. We aim to ensure that the dlveTSity of ow workforce refiects the diverslty of the job markets from whkh we recrutt. Our overall tsrget for Stsff fiDm elhnlc mlnorlty ba¢kgrourKIs
18 27% refiectlng the fact that some Ixjsts are recruAbJ from a nallonal job market arKI some from a k)cal (London) b market. In 2023r24 our workforce 25% staff frnm ethnlc nlnoflties and 12% of the vK•rkforce dIsdosl a dl8abllAty. We glve great importance Io SLPP0ng our staff both to help them devebp arKI to achl8V Improvement In th8lr p6rfomiance. We alm to treat all our enyloyees kn a falr con618tent manner, promotlro good relatiortshlps and encx)uf8glThJ hlgh stsndard8 of &indu(a arwj , worf( pwformance. We alm to prnvlde a healthy Kirkplace where rfsks are effec managed, together with falr reward8 and coThJftks of employment. The average numberbf days of slckness per employee durfrYJ ts year wa8 7.7 (6.9 In 2022123). Th18 wmpares wllh 7.8 day3 natlonally In 2023. The Homlman recognlses GMB unlon for lIae bargalnlw arKI ther6 are regular The HeaKh and Safety Commlttee mB8ts quarterly and provkles a forum for consuttatlon, dlscussion, revlew, d188emlnatlon and 08calatbn of health and $8fety18Bue8 and Include8 managem8nt and unlon repr08entthn as as Staff repr88entatfve8 rMInated on behalf of their workgroup8. The Wellbelry Group continued to meet (iLKkng ts year wllh lh8 alm of operatlng a8 a cor*uctlve paruclpalfve group. sharlng re8p)n81blllty for en8urfng lh8 health and weNbelw of our staff Is fully dIssed and actlons taken. The three key general 8rea8 are as folknw8: Workload and IrkI[¥j corKlIOn8 and environm8rt Mental Health Flr8t Akl Athltle8, events. 80clal opportunlU88 and tralnlng Any staff member can attend the Wdbelng Group meellng, lThever tIre shoukl b8 al lea8t Iwo repre8entstlve8 for each of the tlwee key areas agreed to fadittate the d18(3310, agree actlons and take fOrd. Other operatlng durfng 2023124 to 8UPPOrt staff Indude Peo of Colour rthvrk. 3.e2 Volunt••rlnq, worf( •xp•rf•nM and apprnntk••hlp8 Volunleer8 have provKled knvaluable support for all as of tha Homlman'8 WOTk thi8 year, wlth now opportunhlee from Momber3hlp SupprKt kn SUFP0r Ihe Egyptlan Collections revlew. In the wntext of a countyvwide dedkne In wluntserlng postcovld. we have (x)nllnued ta Incre88e our effort8 to reath. rewlt and retaln volunteer8. 2024 has seen an IncrnM• of ov•r 40% In voluntwiry 12.598 (up from 8,929 the I)reu8 year), and overall, 210 volunteer5 SUPPOrted acr088 the Thn. Garden8 arKI SCC (up from 188). A c¢xnffAmlcatknn8 volunteer In the lunteeld team enabled us to promot• opportunltles more wklety through 8tarKI8 at Homknan event8, CnectIng wrth univer5ty Freshern, Fair5, aThl via outreach to knal volunteerftYJ OasatI)n$ and Job c. We intrDduced young volunto•rlng. tBduclng the mknlmwn age fmm 18 to 15 to supp(xt &Lidy and carBer cholces. Volunt••r r•cognltlon has also been a key focu8, with a knok regular newsletter, thank- you events Indimllng the Chrfslmas party. a voluntser tsa paty, ar a wreath makl workshop for horticulture volunteers, cx)nsultatk)n (m Ihe.Hom¥nan's w values arKI behavk)ur8, and reciprocal vtsits Mth ttle Tate. 23
We devebped n•w touch tabhs forthe WO Gam and th8 , 714, Tea (Cha, Chal, T•a)
exhlbitlon, with Irw from yontser >c8 group& We al80 started plannlTrJ volunt•or.led
actlvlU•s In support of Naiure + Lovo. recwitlro a dIcated Nalure + Love volunteer k) help
creats and roll out training for al Nt)lunt8ers on eroaglw vbltors climate ch8rwJe, arKI
lalling new 'plck up and drcp. Nature Explorers activitss for famifm. And fmally, were
dellghted Ihat our Satwday Famlly Craft volurrteer8 were awar1 a hlghly commonded
certlficate for the Marsh Award br Volunteer8 In Loamlng.
3.63 Whl8ll•blowlng arrnng•m•nts
The Tru8t18 o)mmltted to corxluciing ts bushM8 In a re8ponslbh way and to 8n8urlng that the
publlc Irrtere Is safeguarded. Affargement8 for whistleblowlry are set out In th8 Staff
halboOk, whlch is available to all staff. The Trust encx)urages It8 employee8 to raise
l•gitlm818 fficer In a resFK)n8ible way vthere they belleve that there has been som8 fomi of
malpractice arKI recx)gnlse8 that employees ar8 Wotected by law from detrlmentsl treatment
arfglng from thelr maklng sh a dls¢lo8ure. Concwn8 8hould nonnalty be rdlsed.ln the Ilr8t
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Income frDm charflable aclibfjdes, whid) incl(xles admlssion charg88 and membership Irne, recovered strongly durlng the year and eXCed 2019120 levels due to the popularity of the Bfid( Dln08 exhlbitK)n. IOme from schook, se88lons remai3 at a 8lmllar level to last year Ythll8t events Inoxffie was rfjd8d. The Trust ha8 once agaln benefitted frThn the Muselfft and Gallerles ExhlbitK)ns Tax Credtt. whlch18 avallable'on expernliture on new exhlbthons from 1 April 2017 and haslgd to addttlonal In1Th of £178k, from the devebm of the exhlbltlons under Nature + Love. , rq. T•a (Cha, Chal, T•a) a1 se[81 8Thlkscale temporary exhlbltbns. In 2023124 the Trust recelved tapltsl furmllng fiDm DCMS of £1.034 millk>n, Indudl £828k additlonal fundlrvJ allocated for crttlcal estsles malntenarK¥ aNI emerrJency work's for several pn)jects IndlIrj refurblshThnt of the CUE roof, n8taUlng an alr source heal pump healing 8yStem at SCC and replac of ltrkg maln lfft In ts Mu8eum. The revalualon of fixed assets at the wxl of the year re&dted In a Intrea88 of £285k, Thi8 wa8 8plIt Ltween an h)crna8e of £978k on unre8trfcled a886ts arvj a deficft of £711 k on restr1ed a888ts. Inv••kn•nt Polky Tho Compan6 Memmndum ofA860caakn glves th8 Tnmtoes the power to 'lnvo8t the monles of the company rt Immedlatety for the furthorarKe of It8 obJert8 In or upon 8ud) Inve8trnents, 8ecurltles or propety 88 may b6 thought fi( but 80 that the MpanY sh811 have no power to grant loans by way of Investmeth otheThYise than a MercIal rats of kntsr88t and upon securlty bearing al least tho fun value.of th8 loan,. lkn to the dependence upon 6Xtemal furKllrvJ, bthlch frnquenty cannot be ¢lalm8d untll after the expendlture ha8 been Incuffed. the Trust n1$ lo maintsln 8 hlgh level of Ifquldfty. The Truth also wl8hg8 to Inve ethkally withln the InstraInt of the wulrement for1Squldlty. The Investmenl policy18 thereft)re to kwest surplus fij18, abov8 the amunt needed for monthly worklng.capltal pUOse8, In Innt acc888 deposlt a¢counts. temi depo81ts or othor low rf8k Inve8twnts wlth at least Its resporffjlble Institutions. The obJectlve8 of Inveslment kK)Ilcy 4r• to baloneg: Meellng ethlcal stand8rds Hlgh level of IIquKIIty Maximum rate of Trn at ac(able level of rfs R•80rves Pollcy The. Tru6tees have nSkIer8d tho 8¢ale, oynplexty aTrY ri81( prnfile of the Homlman arnl taken ac(x)unt of the fuThJlng base [Ch ¢x>n8i8ts of grtid from DCMS 8nd 8elt- generated income. The fomier has historically been reasonably knEeoable and a FramevYJrk Agreement for 202&2026 Is rrenty belng Ilnafiwl wlth DCMS. Grant-in-aid fu19 for 2024125 wa8 confimied In March 2024. Self4denerated incom818 always Ilable to fluctuation dependirvJ on ecx)nomk ctronnst8nce8 and vlsitor actlvlty is still slighty uncertakn in the current ecorK)mkn climate. The balance on Free Reserves {Gweral FwKI) Is £1.563.MIllk. The Trustees have revlewed the level of Free Reserves and conskler £7Wk t¢ be a mlninum level to (x)nslder the annual 25
operalk)nal expendilure, to deal with In In, to provth aderyth working capltal, to underpln budgetary aflslng from capltal expendlture pleCts, and uncertalntle8 over the level of future fund1. The surphjs of £863k over the mknlmtsm is avallable to meet expeded deficits arfslng In 2024r26 due to infiationary Increases In (x18ts above our PLI)Ilc fundkng. Th18 polky18 revknvwj on an anNal bas18 by the Truslee3 48 part of the corporate plannlng ' and bwjget pmcess. The FRS102 valualon of the pensbn ld as of 31 March 2024 a Surplus of £1.044k (x)mpared to a deficil of £277k at 31 March 2023. Th18 surplus has rrt)t been recognlsed In the Balance Sheet in acoxdance wfth FRS102 as there Is no unconditk)nal rbht to reVery under the temi8 of the scheme. Thi6 Irnprov from the preoU6 year Is largely due to the Bignfficant incre88e In the dl8wnt rate afKI a decrea88 In the firture Inllatk+n 88SLimptlon. The FRS102 valuatK)n is based on the trlennlal valuatlon at 31 March 2022. which showed an Improvement In th?18vel of fundlng of the 8thme such that It 18 now fvlly funded. As 8 r88U the Tru8t18 no longer requlred to make any addltlonal lump Sum payinents, but the fulure 8erth rate ha3 km888d to 10.9% (from 15.7%). Th8 no voluatlon18 due ab at 31 March 2025. The ¢atw)rf88 of R88erves can be 8ummarW as fokn8: Capltal proJec8 fvnd: repr888ntlw Incom Inv88ted In fixed a88et8. adJu8ted for de redatlon Revaluatlon reserve; cumulatlve revaluatbn 8urpluse8 and deficfts Donaled a866ts reserve." repre8enlffVJ ed assets wwchased from grants arKI donatbns restrlcted by vlrtue of spedfic coTrJltknn8 or legal restrlctlon8. ad U8ted for revaluation and de Other restrfcted funds: unspent fwKls restrtthd by VIrt of 8p8dfic conditlon8 or I I restrlcllons Pen81ons reserve: repreSenItr ts lnI FRS102 value of tho ponslon fund defidt D881 n•l•d fund8 for Mu6ewn Devokj Free R•8orvoii Unrestrlcted reseNe8 over whlch thwe ar8 Th) restrfckn or specttk future ndln intention8 £'ooo 7,426 12,147 31,011 740 Full detalh of these fund8 ar¥J thek purpose are gIV In rv)te 25 of the accounts. Prompt Payment Pollcy The Trust has adopted the Better Payment Practice C(xJe and ardInglY 811 contracts have compl1 wtth the ACL No interest paTrts have b8mMle temis of th8 Act. The Trust undertakes to pay bllls, except for th08e under dispute. in acrdanCe wllh the ntract tenns or otherw18e withln 30 days. Durfng the year, 82% (51 % In 2022123) of Involces not In dlspute were pald withln 30 da or SUFvller terw (larget 95%).
5.0 Prlnclpal rlsks arKI unc•rtalntk• A rlsk management pollcy and framewvrk are h plac8 for managlrvJ buslness rfsks. vthlch are Idenfièd arKI monttored for each area of operatlon as well as for major pjeCts arKI 8ignlfKant new acthihl88. Th Senbr managem Team VIeW these rlsks regularly durlng the year, and ai their regular ffwtirvas. TnJstee8 revbw ts rnar risk8 to thlch the Trust 18 exp088d. and the rnea8ure3 taken to mlw •Wrth the legacy of SO19 r¥)w belrw ftwnaged. arnl vlsltor•aThl Inme nnbS rfslng to dose to pre-P8thmk knls, th• wlnclpal rf8k 18 INY•V Impaca of recent inflation levels of arourKI 10% o)nsequent on the war In Ukralne arKI other global events. The impact on Staffs everyday Ilve8 has been sIgnIrt 8rKI on an organlsalonal level wntlnues to Impact b(xlgets when our S6ttknt flum DCMS is wpll below this rnts. as well as on planned capttal budget8 due to'the r181rvJ C for materfa18 and Se(8. A furth•r rfsk18 around the capacfty of our Mirfrforce. to dellver the s(x)pe of projects outllned, particularly In Iha area of capttal worf(s. The Nature + Love project will add a 8ub8tsntlal to many teams a(¥os6 th8 organlsatlon over the next few year8. Th18 wlll ne to be managed careftAty to en8ur8 other project8 arKt dayknday actSvftl88 do not suffer a8 a (x>n8equence, arKI that ts %lbe1r¥ of Slaff (Thtlnu88 to bo prforltlBed. A flnal 8lgnMcant rfsk relat88 to cyb8r8earty, where threats hve Inm8ed recenly, partlcularfy In relallon to Ihe war In Ukraln8. We are adopthg a Tht-. medlum- and lOnlem7 8erfes of actbns to MItat8 the rf8ks a8 best as we can wlthln the resources avamablo and are almlng to achleve Cyber Es8entlals * certllkallon over the P•ummer. The Penslon Scheme ColnUeS to be an ftem of contlnued rf8k dpIte ts furxl now belr¥ I 8urplu8, a8 the annual posltlon18.8U8ceptOble to 81gnlficant charKJes In 6evoral factor8 In partlcular the dI8Unt rate, whlch18 deperKlent on th8 wld8r economlc po8ltk)n. Th18 18 n81dered to be low rfsk a8 It18 very unllkety that any Ilabillty wwld crystalllse In the lore886able fiJlure and as current contrlbullor are affordabl& have be8n built Jnto cuThent plans. The outcome of the188t trlennla! review recelved In January 2023 wa8 8180 posltlve. 8tThlng an Improvement In ts level of fundkng whlch18 rTh Ju81 over 100%. Th18 risk 11 contlnue to be nM)nltored by the Board on an annual b8pJ8. 6.0 Pl•n• lor futurn prfod• 6.1 PrlorlUa• ft•r 2024125 Pi10rfes for 2024r25 are Qutlined In Our thIrat8 Plan 202&27 wNch can b8 on our Webte at .homlm8n.ac.uL Tcxlay. the Homiman is London's only museum where envlronment, ecology and hUffn cuttures can be seen skle by skle at a global scale. Th18 m8an8 that we are In a perfe(a posttx)n lo place the InterfJnked Issu88 of cUmat8 bk)dlverslty and da1 indusion at th8 c of we do. For thi8 plan perlo(i. i following have been Idenofied as our four orgaimsaknl tYknrtNes: DI1ty. eagIng dherne al•Jlen8, 8taff, wAunleer8 and partners Envlronmental and 80dal Impart maklryJ a poth dIfferen to people ar th8 planet through our dawtsday adivlty wojects such as Naturo + Love Digital transfomiation: investirvd In staffs dlgital training, development and literacy alongslde digital InfraslnKture to enable greater ambitM)n. efficlency arKI 8urIty Income generatK>n: INdIng (xe8te profftable aclivitses lo enable greater relevance a1 buslrMs T8nCe. 27
structurn. GOV•rnan and Managom•nt Gov•mlng Docwn•nt The Trust was Incorpored on 29 D8(xmber 1989 as a c£vnp4ny Ilmtted by guarnntee 18 govemed by it8 Memorandum a1 ofA880aation. On 1 1992. followlng the abolltlon of the Irmer London Educakn AUtlIty, the Trustees, fLrtbns relatlng to The Homlman Museum and Publlc Park FoundatDn (Ihe FourKlation") re transfvrrod to th& ew tharlty (The Homlman PlIC Musetsm ar¥J PriC Park Swst) and the INst property of Ihe Fourmjatlon wa8 ve8ted In ts nwl cl•. to be held on ex18tirvJ trusts, under the terms of Stslutory Instrument No. 437. In addltlon. the Stalutory Instrument transferred rtaIn fOrnr local auth)iity PpertY to The Homlman Publlc Museum and Publlc Parf( Trust free of tru8ts. The Charity Con¥nlsslonern have agreed the Foundatlon may be treated as a 8ub8ldlary charlty of the charitaNe ¢X•mpany thal admlnl8ter8 the propety of tth charllles. Fomi of Accnts FOUndaOn ha8 fK• Kome or exp8Thllture of Its own. tts only 8886ts betr¥ the orfglnal endowment by Frederfck Homlman. The Company admlnlsters the prop8ty of both charltles on a comblned bas18 and the Truste88 of the Company conslder ft Impractical to 88gregate the results of Ihe t4. Consequenty, thè Fourmlatlon has been treated as a . 8ubsldlary of the Company and the resutts have been con801hJaled to represent thelr comblned activitle8 {de8cribed a8 'Mu8eum' In the accounts and nots8). The collection of exhlblts gfven In the orvJlnal Indentur818 Inallenabla. In addltkm, the orfglnal proparty glven under the endowment has been so fundarrontauy attered 81nce 1901 that onty an Immaterlal part of Its carrylng value reJate8 to the orfglnal Indenture property. The TrUe83 o)n8lder that the costs of 88taNknhk a separate value for thls property would be onerou6 compared wlth the addltk)nal benefit. Thls enure wopety k therefore Included In the value of the Mu3eum'8 freehold proFth arKI18 held as part of Designated Funds (Capltsl Projects Aoxunt). Homlman Mu88um Enterwl8e8 Llnilted, a vhx)Ily 8ub81dOary, bagan tsadlng on 1 Aprll 2005 and ft8 results have been nlIdated from that date. Corp(Kato Gov•ma The 8oard of Trustees, whlch tywts at lea81 quarterly. Is re8p)n8lb18 for the charfty. Ther8 ar8 UP to 12 Trustees. four of vhM)m. kncludlr¥J the Chalr, are Mminaled by Sécretary of State for DCMS. They serve for a four-year tenn, after whkh they May be rfrelec1l for a further four year8 at the Annual Gryal MeellrYJ of the Trust. In a(klltson. durfrvJ the year a B08rd Apprentlce wa8 apwnted imder UK Boardmom Apprentv Progr8mm8 2024 for a p8rf(Kl of one year. Dur1 Ihe year Hekn WHllam8 retlred as a Trustee arnl three r Itee3 were apw)1nt. Dlana Malne. Yesoml Urnlu arKI Nlcholas W. Inductlon programmes are arranged for all wly appolnted TAtee6 (x>verfng the and governare of the Homlman and thelr respon8lbllities as Trustees. In addltion, regular bllefings on the work of the Homiman and the dllengeS il faces are scheduled to coindde wfth quarterfy Trustee rVjS. None of the Trustees ha8 any rnaterf knterest In the charlty or any u)mpany directorshlps or other slgnlficant Interests that may cause confilrA wlth their duties 88 TNstees. A notice of Wre the Regi8ter of Tnthe8' Interests can be vieV1 can be found on Trusfs
web81te at .hOM1Man.ac.Uk. Trustees rwxive rm) paymnt may clalm tra1 and sub8i8tence expenaes for attmId rrwllrys. The Board of Tnie8s has estabNd)ed an AlIt Conwnltte8 to wpport them In thelr responslbllftles relathg to risk corrtrol and govemance: InclLKlhw the review of the comprehensiveness, reliabillty arNI Integrlty of as6uran(xs requlred by Board aNI Accounting Offlcer. Thls Indudes the detsiled perusal of the Annual AUnts arKI i c0n81deran of Intemal Audh RertS.. DurfrvJ the year trfollow(ng Intemal alIt rev18WS re accepted: Physlcal Securty. IT IrrfrastrLKture arKI Volurthrtng Procedures as well a8 the regular anth1 rewi of assurance k) the Ao%unUre Offker on ts system8 of Internal controls. The Remuneratloh Commlttee 4xn8hJered rrntter8 relallng to the remunaratlon of the Chlef Executive and mth recornmendathns to the Board thereon. The Capltal PmJe(Xs Board con3kJer1matt8rs rnlattry to the eXtiOn aTrJ monltorlrYJ of . capttal project8 atKI reports progre88 to tho Boafd. The Restllutlon and Rep8trtthn 8u¢0MMIttee c¥n8ldered request8 made by thlrd partle8 for th8 resthution or repatriation of any oblect(s) in the Hcniman'8 co1108. . Th Chak has been aFvolnted a8 ts Board'8 in resped of SguardlNJ. Chlef Executlve18 apFolAtsd by ts Board arKI h88 delegat1 authorfty, wlthln the temis of delegatlon approved by the Tnrntees, for operatbnal matter8. The Chlef Executlve 18 8190 the appolnt&S Aco)untirYJ Officer armj a8 8uth Js rn8ponslble for the prnpar u88 of the grant-IrFald glven by DCMS. Homlman Mu8wm Enterprbe8 (HME) Llmlted18 govemed by Its 808Thl of Dlrectors, whlch meets quarterly. There are currently two Dlrectors, one of wlffii, tsKIlIng Chalr,18 appoinled by the Board of Tlustees. The Ch8lr has the c8sUw 18. The dlreclors 8ervo a four.year term, after whlch they may bè rfrelected for a fvrther four year8. The company has tsken advanlage of the exemthn avallable lo small comparkn not to have an AGM. All proffts of the IradkvJ 8ub8kllary are glft ahjed amually to th8 Trust through a deed of covenant. We thlnk Ifs a brilliant way to comkne 8chooJ leaming 7th reamffe example8 01 P81aeontology and elUtIonary biffj. Unlike tr8ditlonal museum exhibits, Dlnosa Day Out wlth Th• Kld•
REFERENCE AND ADIAINISTrATIVE DEfAILS OF THE CHARITY Reglstsrnd Offic•: 11X) LorKlon Road Forest Hill Company RwJistralK)n Nnber 2458393 Lon SE23 3PQ Charlty Re9lstrntK)n Nwnber. 802725 Dlr•ctorn and TriwtM• Mlchael GaIterUrth' Eva Appelbaum Carollno Cole ' (to 06.0724) Roma Dlbua Surojt Ghosh ' (to 06.07.24) Sirr#)n Hesketh Nk%) lacuzzi. ana Malm (from 08.02.24) Caroje Souter (to 06.07.24) Helen WIlUam8 (to 12.0723) Y6wml Umolu (frorn 08.02.24) Nldksas (fnxn 08.02.24) ' nomlnated by Ihe Se(xetary of Stsle for DCMS arKI approv•J by the Board Audh Commltt Roma Dlbua, Chalr R•muneratlon Crrnltl•• Salter-chwth. Chalr Helen WilUam8 (to 12.07.fJ) Nlgel Prout Eva Appelbwm Capltal Projects Board Carollne Cole, Chalr (to 06.0724) Surojlt Gho•h (to 06.0724) R•8Utullon arKI Ropatrlatlon Commltt•• carD Souter, Chalr (to 06.07.24) Dbua SurDjIt Gh08h (to 06.07.24) Chl•f Ex•cutlv• Nkk Merrlman (to 18.02.24) Gordon Se8bfvJht (from 17.06.24) S•crntary Paula Thmas (to 28.0624) MlchpAle (from 29.06.24) Bank•r8: Ctyx18je Bank, 35 Regrt Stree( London. SW1Y 4ND Sollcltor•: Bates We118, 10 Queen Strnet Pla¢x, London, EC4R 1 BE Inlemal Audltorn: BDO, 55 Baker StreeL Lthjon. W1 U 7EU Ext•m•l Audltorn: Moore Ifry8ton Smlth LLP, 6th Fknr. 9 Apthl Street, London EC2A 2AP Vkaorfa Pknni*i (Interlm (19.0224-24,0524) The Tru8tee8' Report on page8 1-30 has been apProd ty the Tntst088 arml 81gned on thelr behalf: Mlchae Chair Dats: 11 Juty 2024 Salter-chwch Gordon Sea ght Date:11 July 2024
Remuneration R•port The remunerallon of 8118taff employed by the Homiman, exGeM the Chlef Executlve ' revlewed on an annual bas18 withln the terms of annual pay remit agreed wlth DCMS Ich takes ac(y)unt of buslness rd8, preswre8 and affordabillty. The RemratkIn Commlttee Is a sub(x)rrffilttee of the Board and Is rospon8ible for con81derlThJ rnatters relatlro to the reinuneratK>n of the Chlef Exeortlve and makiro recommernlations to the Board tsreon. Detalls of membership ofthe Remunera Commltteo are Includ1 on page 30 of th? TnBte88' Repo The R8munerallon Commlttee may also conslder matters relatlng to remuneration of other 8enlor staff rf requested lo do 80 by the Boanl as well a8 nsIderIn arKJ advlslng the Boa on the gemral lenns of any pay Setllement propo for st8ff a8 approprlate. The Chlef Executlv8 re8lgn8d durfno th8 year and aSed to be an employee of the Homlman wllh effect from 23 F&bry 2024. The Chief Exeort(ve'8 perfomance is assessed on an annual ba818 agaln8t obJectlv88 agreed wlth th8 Chalr of the Board of Trust888 and a bonu818 (xlculated on the ba818 of the rfOrnnC0 achleved. The Chlef . Execut5ve Is a member of the London Penslons Furxl Authorfty Scheme on the same tem18 as other employees. A new Chlef Execufve wa8 appolnted wlth effeca from 17 June 2024 An Interim Chl8f Exeortfve wa8 appolnted for tho p8rkJd 74 Febnry to 24 May 2024. Thelr remunerallon18 not IndLKled In th8 figure8 b8k)w. 31 Mwch 2024 £2.849 £14,851 £110,(KW120.IXKI £11.781 £12O,IX£la0,lxKj £20.902 31 Mvch Real trKreaso In Total xcN•J £1.165 £8,976 £119,(W£120,000 £6,610 £l2O.¢x£13O,(x)o £28.653 A8 shown In 11 of the flnanclal ststoments. Iwo other member8 of the Sl0r Management Team received emlurnents in the rawe £70,000-£80.000 and one other In the range £80,o090,lNjO. Thelr remuwatsn is determlned as part of the annual Pay Settlement to all staff whlch 18 nWated wlth th8 GMB (mlon. They are also of the defined benefft pen81Dn echeme on the satm temis Mithael Salter-church Chalr Date: 11 July 2024 rdon Dale:11 July 2024 31
8t•tsm•nt of Tru8t••8' and Accounllng oifK•f8 R•8pon•lblllll•s The TnJ8tee8 arn reSpOlb10 for ptBpaflrKJ the Annual R8rM)rt and the flrAnclal stytem8nts In accordance with the Cwnles A( 2(Th a$ the AOUnts Dlrectlon i68ued by the Secretary of State for DCMS. with the approval of the Treasury. and for betry 8atl8fled that the finandal Slatements gfve a true and fair vlew. The Trnstees are 8180 f88FK>n81ble for 'prep8rltYJ the financial 8tatem8nts in aCrdanCe with Unlled Klngdom Accounting Standa'rds (Unlled KId0M Genoraity Ac(pted AccouritirKJ Practice). Company law r8qutr88 the TnJ8tees to prepare flnanclal statemerrts for eath Ilnanclal year whlth give a true and falr vlew of ts state of affairs of the charlty and the group and of the Income and experKllture of the group for that perN)d. In preparirg financlal 8tatements, the are requ1 to: ob8erve the Accounts Dlrecthn188wI by the Secretsry of State, Indudlng relevant accountlw and dlsc108ur8 requlrements, apply 8Uitable accounting pollcle8 on a conslstent ba818 make Judgment8 arKI esllm8te8 on a reasonable ba48 state whether appllc8ble accountlrvJ staNtsrd8 have been follovKd. subject to any moterfal departur88 d18closed and eXp1atr1 In the financlal ststements prepare the IlnarKlal statsments on the golng concem bas18 unl888 ft 58 InapprDprfal8 to pr88ume that the charlty 11 conllnue In LKth8 The TnJ8t8Q8 are responslble for keeplng 8d8quate acCntIrj re¢x>rds that 8how and explaln tha chariV8 tran8actlon8. disd08e wlth reaable acojracy at any time the )Irbanclal po6ltion of the charlty, arKI enable to erUre that ts fina1 8tstements comply wlth the Compani88 Act 2006. They are also rE6SIble for 8afeguardlrKJ the 888ets of the charlty and Ihe group a1 hence for tsklng rna80nable steps for preventbn and det8Ctk>n of fraLhl and other IrTegularllle8. The DCMS AccountlrYJ Olftcer ha8 deslgnaied the Chief Exe(xrtlve of Homlman PLI)Ilc Museum and Publlc PaTk TNst a8 the AccountkvJ Officer. The re1vnt dutles, Includlryd responslbllity for ts proprfety and regularity of the p11¢ finances for whlch the Accountlng Officer Is answerable and for the keeplTra of proper reL¥)rds, arn 88t out kn the NOTr Departmentsl Public Bodles, Account1 OffK*r Plamorandum. by tho Tr•aeury and pub118h8d In Man8glng Publlc Money. Flnancial statements are publlshed on the chariV8 websrte in accordan with leglslation In the Unlted Klngdom govemlng preparan and dlssemination of fIrn¢la1 statsments whlch May vary from legislallon h otherJufl8dlthns. The malntenance Integrfty of ttie group's website 13 the responslblty of ts Trustse8. The Trustees, re8pon8ibilty also 'extends to ongoing Intsgrlty of the 8tatsnwts (x)ntalned thereln. Audtt Inforniallon In so far as the Tru8tees arKI Ac(x)untffV Offi(x are aware: . there is no relevant audit infom7atK rf Ithich the charltth c<xnpanYs auditor is k9ware: and
. the TfU8teos have taken all Steps that they owJht to have taken to wAke thernsefve8 aware of any relevant 8th4il Inf0rrn arKI to estab116h that th6 auditor Is aware of that infomthn. chael Saltorlhurch Chair Date: 11 July W24 Gordon seab .AccountlryJ Offk¥r Date.. 11 July 2024
Govomance Statement Scop• of rnspon81blllty As AccINI1j Officer and Tnwle08 of the HDmlman Museum and Garden8, we have respon81bllty for PUttirvJ In pla( and malntalning proper arrangements for the goveman of the Homlman's affairs together with a 80und 8y8tem of internal wntrol that 5UPPOrts the achrevement of the Horniman's policies, aims arKI obied, whilst 8afeguarding the pub!Ic fvnds and aésets for lthlch ACC()111J Officer is personally resFK)nslble. In accordanc6 wlth the re8pon8ib1lls a8ned In Managlr¥J Public Kth)ney a1 ensuring (x)mplkrra wlth the requlremerts ofthe ManagThnt Statemenl Finandal M8rrL)randum. The govemance frameM)rk comprise8 th8 8Setsm8 8ThJ proe8 ty lch the Homlman Is dlrected and controlled. It enabl8s the Board to monltor achlevement of ts strateglc objectives. The system of Intemal wntrol 18 a slgnlficant part of that framework and18 deslgned to manage rfsk to a r8a80nth lev rather than lo ellmlnate all rlsk of fallure to achleve policle8, alms and obJ8cth8", It can therefore only prnv*Je rea80nable and not absolute assurance of effethene88. The 8y8tem of Intemal Cor ts bawj on an ongolng IYOC888 d881gn8d to Identfy and prlorhlse the rf8ks to the achlevement of the Homiman'8 polkl88, aims aTrJ obieGtlve3, to evaluate the Hkellho(xl of those rlths belry rea1188d and the Impact 8houJd they b8 realised, and to rnanage effkknty. eff8(alvely and ec0mICal. Tha govemance framewth has been In place th1olt the ypar endgj 31 March 2024. Th• gOV•rnan fram•work ' The Corporate Govemance Code18 approved by the Board aNI olIneS the way In whlch the Tru8t directs and contro& the Museum and Garden8. Tho TnJ8tee8' Code of Pracke outllne8 Truste8 re8p)n61bllltles. The key elants of tho 8yStwn8 arnf that o¥nprne the Hwilman'8 gmmance arrangements are 88 follo. A goard of Trustee8, lch meets at loa8t quartwty to fots on the 8trakn, polky and dlrection of the frusL Thos Indudes agr8•kvJ 8 cofFxirate plan th18 updated annually. 88tting key perfonnance Indlcatorn and r8vlewlrKJ th8 major rfsks An Audlt Commlttee. whlch meets three Umes a year to supwrt Ihe Board In thelr reswn81biNtkn relatlng to Ttsk control and govemance, includlThJ detsiied perusal of tho Annual Accounts arKI consld6rntlon of Intemal Audit Report8 A ReMUrT8tH)n Commlttee, make8 rewmmendatk)n81o th8 Board on mattevB relaa b the Chlef EX81Ve 8rKI other senk)r man&Jmnt reMuneran arKI remuneratlon pollcy a8 requlrBd The Chlef Exe(xthe, who ha8 resporNIty to the Board lor the overall organlsatlon, management aiKI staffing of T1 and for its prolureS In flnanclal and other matters. Th8 Chlef Executive18 also deskJnated kne A0ntIng Officerf by DCMS. The Acc¥)untlng OffK%r 18 reSwis1b for managYvJ rtsk ar#J ensurfng that an effectlve 8yStem of Intemal cont116 rl7a1rrtaln arKI operated vAlhln the Homlman The Senlor Management Team supports the Chief Exe0Ve arKI 18 8180 reskx)nsible for the management of resp8cOve areas of responsibilty withln the Trust a1 thu8 for the delIry of prograrrthes and polKl88 In Itw areas. The Senior Management Team
malntains a key rfsk Ilst Is (x)n8klered and ated at least quarterfy and key changes reported to the Boar(l. Tr SenK)r Managemert Tearn nomwljy meets we8 The line management Strudure fh)ws thrwh to Ihe Heads of Department. are re8FX)nslble for budgets arnl stsff In thetr areas of VK)rk as well as for deliv& thelr agreed outpu A buslness tsk managemert fram through Hwjs of Departsnent a1 oiect managers are al80 respOntrAe for managing Asks arKI malntainlng key rtsk118ts for thelr areas of resiK)n8lbiMy, whlch are uwlated at least quarterfy review by the Senlor Management Team. PerkKlk rfsk awareness traIn913 glven to 86nlor manager8 and departlnental managers A 6yslem of delegatlon and a(xountabifty, whlth inckle8 comprehenslve 8yStems for budgetirKJ and control of expenditure ar Inc whlch fk)w from the coryx)rnte plan Ich18 agreed by the Senlor Managem1 Team, and revlffiv&l arKI approved by Tntstees A Health and Safety Commlttee whlch quarterfy to consuft with employ8e8, revl8W health and Safety practAc88 and procedures, lre8s health and Safety ncern8 A SafeguardlrvJ Commltt86 whlch moets quarterly to reth safjUan11ng praCeS and procedure8 arKI addr888 88fwJuardlng rx>rMxm8. The Chalr18 the Board lead for 8afeguardlng Policles and pced88 for proteth ts Homlman I1lIng an anll-fraud pollcy, anll. brfbery pollcy, antl-tsx evask)n pollcy arKI lSebINIng pollcy Monthty revl6w8 by the Senlor Team arKI quartety reth8 by Tru8te88 of flnanclal reports k1 Indlcate perfmnce agaln8t bLet8 and longer-term foreca8t8 An Intemal Audll functk)n wh088 pthwry rol818 to gfve the Accountlng Offlcer and Trustee8 an Ijependent and objecttve oplnk)n on the HnIman'S risk rnark7gement, Intemal control and govemance. The Homknan u888 an ethmalty proed IM8mal audtt 8erts, whlch operate8 to standards defined In the PUbC Sector Intemal Audll Stand8rd8. The w)rk of ts Intsrnal alOr3 Is Infom1 by the analysls of rl8k to whlch the Homlman18 exposed, and amual hrtemal alIt plan8 are based on th18 analy318. The 8nalysls ot tsk arKI the kntemal a(Kllt plan8 are drawn up In cx+n8tat1tsn wlth th8 Audtt Comrth and approved by the Board. In addltlon, rf8k8, Includlng irrformatNJn r*kn, have boon as8e88ed under the Govemment'8 socurlty pollcy fram8wvri(, arKI proportlonate oontro16 havo been put kn pl•x glven our vlew of the a88es86d rhk& The Hornlman do88 fKrt malntsln any accaxlrts or hokl ary fund8,' Inv08tin8nK dpnatkn8 or ecorMI¢ resources from the pOrganISaOn6 lis in the latest HM Trea81ry Notlce on Flnanclal Sanctbns, Rus81a. R•vlew of •ffectlv•ness As AccUntIng Officer and Tn, are respble for revknving the effactlveness of the Homiman'8 govemance framework. Ind19 the Corporate Governance Code and 8yStem of ini•mal mntrol. The Boanl perkndScally revlews ts effecterS arKI monltors Board attendano. The Board mel five tknes durfng the year ended 31 March 2024 vla vkleo conferencing or In person with atterKl8nce of 71%.
The Audit Comm5tte818 responsible for reviwAng the effectlveness of ts)th Intem81 and extemal a18. Both enntracts are put oul to tender every fve year8. Th8 extemal audlt •X)ntrad was re-tendernd diylryd 2020r21 and M18 KIstOn Smlth wwe reappolnted. The Intemal a111 contract byds revl8wed In Dècember 2017 aryj BDO (formerfy Moore Stephens) were reappolnted to Gary out ts wo. The Commfttee 8180 out an annual revlew of Its own effeCtIve and report8 annlty to Board. Our revlew of ts effedlveness of 8udits 18 8180 Infonnod by the YKJrf( of ts Int8mal audltors, the Senlor Management Team aNI departntaI managets,. wh) have re8ponsibllty for develOpmt and makrtenance of Intemal control 8y8tem8, 88 well a8 comments made by the 8Xtemal aJ110r8 In Iheir mawement letter and other r8FM)rts. Durlng the year intemal aLKJIt revie1 folh)wiThJ areas.. rr Infra8tnKture, Phy8iC81. Securlty. HR Polici88 and Procedures and Volunteer PIDC8dure6 a8 well a8 canylng out a folloWp revth of progre88 on ts.InwlementalK•n of recommendatlons made durlng prevbus audI.ReCOmratknnS made by the a(MIlto to strengthen Intemal controh In the 2023r24 year have been Inweiyj or 8r8 In the proc888 of belr¥J Imw8morted by managerrnL Annual statements are wovthj bYdepaIthe1 manam, tx)nfimlrYJ th8lr awaren888 of thelr re8ponslbllltle8 In the area8 of ri8k management arKI Intsmal c4)ntrol8 8rn1 gIr0 a88urance that thoy are unaware of any weakn88888 In ¢x>rtrol or trregularftl88, ha not beèn notffied. Al least annualty th¢ He1 of Inlemal AIKlh provlde8 an trKlepeTrYtrrt oplrthi on the adequacy and effectiveness ol the Homiman'8 8yStem of irrtemal c¥ntrol10gether with recommendalbn8 for ImprDvement' Ihls Is revknyed b the Aujlt Commlttee reported on to ts Board of Trustees. oplnlon glven In the Lnu81 Report of the Intemal Audtt sor for 2023r24 wa8 as follow8: Rallng 2 Trrn 18 som• rl•k that managem•nt's •¢IIvo8 may not b• fulty aGhleved. Imprmm•nt8 ar• r•qulr•d In thos• arvas to anc• tho ad•qu•cy and l or •ff•cllv•ne88 of governin. rfsk m•nag•m•nt and Int•rnal eontrol,. We have prrJ¢xes In place to addr888 any *wkrn68e8 kIrtINed through the reth of our effecllv8ne88 arnl tp enwre Cthtinuous ImFxovement of ts governance framework. All of tha Informatlon lTrJkat88 th81 fv govemance frarnework ha8 opernbj 8all8f8ctorlly dIng Ihe financl81 year. No fx>ntrol ISS have been klenllfied s seriou8. ael Salter£hurGh Chalr Dats., 11 My 2024 nse brfgtr AccourrtlrwJ Offlcer Date: 11 July 2024
Ind•pondont Audftorf• report to th• memlws of th• H¢)rniman Publlc Mu8•um and Publlc Park Trust Oplnlon We have audtted the flnanclal tents of.the Homlman Publlc IAus6um and Publlc Parf Trust (the 'parent charitable mpa arKI ts 8ub8Mllarkn {the group? for year ended 31 March 2024 whlch the Group Statement of Flnancial Athvltles, Group Sumrnary Income and Expenditure Ac(x)urt the Group arKJ Parent Chaiitable Company ' Balance Sheets, the Group Cash Flow Statem8rrt aryl I6 to the financial stalements, includlng nfflcant acthuntlng pollcks. The financial reportirKJ fraywork thai has been applle(I In their prepakIn Is appllcable law armj Unlted KhvJdom Atxounting Stsnd8rd8, Incjudiw Flnand81 Reportlng StsrK1aI 102 Tha Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard appllcable kn the UK arKI Republic of Ireland (Unfted Klrtyom GOrallY Accepted Ac(x)unllng Practlce). In our oplnlon th8 fmndal 8tatemerts: Ive a true arKI falr Vkni of tho ststs of group'8 arml the pwent (arttabl8 ' o)mpanY8 affa5r8 as at 31 Mar¢h 2024 and of the grcw'8 Incomlng re80urce8 arKI applicaUon of r880urce8, Ind[n9 Its Inco arnl expendftwe, for the year then have been propoty prepa In accordarKe th Unlted KIrd0M GwraHy Acc8Pt8d A¢countlNJ Pr8CtKe: arxl have baan prepa kn accordance wlth requlrThn18 ofthe Companle8 Act 20(13. Ba•ls for oplnlon We 0)n¢uctl our alft In accordance vthh Inlemalbnal StarKlanl8 on Audltlng (UK) (ISA8(UK)) and appllcable law. Our re8FK)n8lbllltles undor those standards are fvrther d88crib8d In the Auditof8 Responslbilltie8 for the audit of tha financlal Statents 8ecUon of our report. We are IrKl8peTKlent of the charitable rMpanY In accordance the ethlcal requlrements that are relevart to our a1ft of ts financlal 8tatements In the UK Inoludlr ' the FRC'8 Ethlcal Slandard, and we have fuifdied our 0r ethi(al resnSIbIlItIeS In accordan¢e wKh th888 requtrt8. We belleve that the alIt evklence we have obtalned 18 Suffident and approwlats to a bath. fry Ir oplnlon. COnclu9n$ r•latlng to golng ¢mrn In audiung the fjnandal t8ments. nClud that the TnMtee8' u88 of tha g(ilng concern ba818 of accountYJ In the preparatk>n of the llnandal statements Is appropriats. Ba8ed on Ihe work have perforn. , hm klenttfied any materlal uncert8lntles relalJng to events or WKlhlons thai, IrKIMdualty or colle(thety. m8y cast si&inificant doubt on the group's arKI parent tharitable (x)mpanYs abillty to ccKrtinue as a golw concern for a perbd of at least 12 month8 from when th8 ItrArthl 8taterronts are authorfsed for i88Ue. Our re8ponslbilltles and re8pSIblIIe8 of the TN8fee8 wlth respect to gotry nCeM are descvibed In the relevant seclior of thls reporL Oth•r Inforniallon Thè her Informauon comfv the Infomth IKIe In Anrwl other than the lknancial 8tatements and audltorfs rep(xt Uweon. The Tn8 are responble for 37
the other Infomiat&)n a)ntalwl in the armal rewL Our opinion on the Ilnancial Steteffnts does not cover ts olher informallon arKI, except lo the extent otheNi88 ewicitly 8tsted in our report, do not express any form of assur8r conc4uwn themn. OLY resw>n8ibllity18 to read tlk8 other Informalk)n arKI, In do so, nSIder vttther th8 other Infom)aUon Is mater7alty Inconslstent wilh the financial ternerts or our knowledge ' obtsined In the course of the alft or ottthse appears to be materlally mlsstated. If we klentlfy Such materlal tru)n81stendes or appar8rit materfal mlsststements, we are requtro(I to delennine wtthr there Is a materfal ml8Staternent In the Ilnanclal statements themselves. If, based on the we have FfOrThd, o)nclude that there Is a matorfal m18Statement of thls other inf0mtkIn, are requlr&d to report that fact. We have rthlng lo report In thts regard. Oplnlons on oth•r matt•r8 prn8crlb8d by th• Compan1•8 Act 2006 In our oplnlon. based on the wotk 10rtakn In the course of the a(NJlL' 1rrf0mtI0n given kn the strategk report arKI tho Tru8tee8' Annual Report for the financlal >wr for whkh ts finandal 8talThnts are prepared18 con81stent wfth the flnanclal teMe8. and th8 8trateglc report 8nd the Tru8t088' amual rewl have been prepared In accordance wlth applkable legal requlremnt& Matt•rn on whlch w• ar• r•qulr•d to rnport by •xc•p In tha Ilght of ts k1WI8dge arKI UrKler5tarKll of the group aKI parent charftabl8 company arKI thelr envlronment ObtaIn In the Ix)ur8e of the audft. have entrned material ml88tatemerts In the strateglc reix)rt or the Tru8t888' Annual Report. We have notNng to report In respect of the folknwlw matter8 vAwe the Compan188 Act 201A requtres us to r8POrt lo you If, In our oplnlon: parert tharitable company ha8 not kept adequate and 8ufflcleM accounting récord8. or returrn adequate for our alIt have not been recelved from brath Mt Vi8hed by us; or the parent tharltable compan$ finarthl arn not In agr••ment whh the accountlw records and retums; or certaln dl8d08ure8 of Tru8te88' remuneration 8peafi8d by Ivw are not mado. or we have recelved all the Inforn and explanatlon8 we requlre for wr audlt. R•sponslbllltl•s ol Tru8t•e8 As explained n18 fulty In the TfU8tee8' re6pon81bllftg statThnt set out on pages 30 and 31. th6 Tru8tees (who are 8180 the dlre&or8 of ts (tharltable oxnpany for lh8 purp)se8 of company law) are responslble for the preparntion of the finandal 8tatements arKI for belng satisfied that ttrY glve a ITue and falr vlew. arKI for such Intemal (x>ntrol 88 the Trustees detsmikne is necessary to enable ts preparnllon of finarKlal stateMts that are free from matertal mlsstalemert, du8 to fra or error. In weparfng ihe finandal 8tatements, the Trustees are responslble 8S8essing the grow) and parent charitable companys ability to continue as a golng concm,.dlsclosing. 88 appllcable. matters related to golng cO8M and uslng thè golng nCern basis of
accountirvJ unles8 the Tnlee$ either interKI k) Ilquldatg tho gn>up or parent charttablo company or to 388 operath)n$, or have roali8tic altemalive but to do so. Audltorf• I•8ponbIllIIO6 for th• audtt of th• financlal 8thtsm•nts Our obJecttve8 are to obtain reasonable 888urance at)OUl whetrr the financlal slaiements a8 a le are free from material mlsstatenknt, due to fra1 or error and to Issue an auditorfs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assur8nce is a high level of assurance bul Is not a guerantee that an a111 lUcted In aCrdance with ISA8 (UK) always detect a materfal mlsstatement Yknen11 tsxl. M188t8tements can ari80 from fraud or error and are consldered material If, Indlvidually or In aggregate. Ihey (x)uld reasonably be expected to Influence the 6rMk dedslon8 of users taken on the ba618 of the8e finanGlal 8tatsments. AS part of an audlt in accordan ISAS (UK) we exerc18e professlonal Judgem6nt and malntsln professional xeptiusm throughout the audft. We also: Identlfy and assess the rlsks of materfal misststemonl of the flnandal statements. whether fra or error, de8kJn arKI perform aLKIft prdUleS r8spon8lve 10 tho8e rf8k8. and obtaln alIt evkJen(% that18 $uffi(aent and appmwlate to provlde a . b881s for our oplnlon. Th rlsk of not det8cllrwJ a rnaterlal mlsststement re8ultSng fmm fraud Is hkaher than for one resuhirKJ from emx, as fraud may Involve collu810n. fi)rgery, Irrtentlonal 0rn188bn8. ml8reweknns, or the ov8rrlde of Intemal control. Obtaln an UnderSt1rJ of Intemal C#y)trol relevant to the ajIt In onder to deslgn audtt procedure8 that are appprIate In the ctrcumstances, l)ut not for the"purp0888 of expres8lng an opknlon on ttr effedven&88 of the group a1 paMt charttable mpany'8 internal control. Evalu81e the 8pproprfateness of aco)urfThJ pollcl88 Uaed a1 the reasonableho88 of accounllng e8tSmates and related d13ckUre8 made by the T1868. Conclude on the approprlateness of ts Trlee8, U8e of golng concem ba818 of accountlrvJ and, based on thé aLKIIt evklenc8 obtalned, whether 8 materfal uncertalnty &x18ts related to evert8 or (dItn3 thai may cast 8kJnlficant doubl on the group and parent charitable mpanY8 abillty to ntInue as a golng ncern. 11 we conclude that a materf81 uncertalnty exi8t8. we 8re requlred to drnw attentlon In our aJft0rfS report to ts rnlaied d18clo8ures n Ihe financial statements or, If 8uch d18cb3ure8 are Inadequate, to nNJdlfy our optrkn. Our corKIu8lons are ba8ed on tha audll evidence obtained up to the date of our audltorfs rwrt. Htrr, fu10 went8 or ndItIOnS may USe the group or parent dlitable (x*mpany kn cea80 to contlnue a8 8 goirvJ conc8m. Evaluate the overall preStIon. 8truclure WKI cL¥rtent of ts fala1 8tatements, IncludlNJ the dlscbsures, and whether the flnanclal Statem repreisent the underlylng tran8actlons arKI events in a manner tst achleve8 falr pre8entatrJn. Obtsln 8uffident approprfate a111 evidm regardlrvJ ts finandal Infomatlon of the •ntltss or business acmies wllhln the wp lo express an oplnbn on the con8011dated financial stalements. We are reswnslblo for the dlrectlon, supervlslon and perfomwKe of ts group audlL We r6maln solely r88F¥)nslble for our a111 report. We communlcate wilh those ch8rged wth govemance regarding, amThJ other mattef5, Ihe planned scope and timlng of the audlt arKI SIgnffica audft findiws, indLKllw any 81gnfficant deficlencle8 in Internal ntrol that ljentfy durfThJ our audlt.
Explanallon as to whal ext•nt the audlt was ConsId•r capablo of d•t•¢tlng Irr•gularfti•s. Includlng fraud Irregularltfe3. includlfKJ fra1, are innces of 1Th•lan wmh laws and regulan We deslgn procedures h lkne th our re8por1bIlftkns. out11rd above. to detect materlal mlsststements in respect of irregLAarltles. IndlI1¥a fraj. The oxlent to 1¢h our procedure8 are ¢ap3ble of ddectlNJ lwreglav8fr, irKludlrvJ fraud Is detsiled beknw. The obJectlv83 of ow awjlt In respe4A of fra..are,. to and a88088 the rtsks of, materlal rnis8tstement of finandal statements du8 to fra1. to obtsln sufficlenl approprlate audit evkJen¢% regardlrKJ the assessed rfsks of malerial mf88talem8nt due to fraLKI, through. designi and Implemerrtlng approprfate re8ponse8 to ttrK)se assessed rfsks; and to respond appropriatety to Irr of fra1 or suspectwj fra entified durfng the audlt. However, the prlmary responsiblllty for the prevention arnl detecuon of fraud rest8 with both managament and tèw charwl YAth governance of the tharftabl8 (x)ry)any. Our approach was a8 folbw8: We obtslned an under8tandlng of the legal a1 regulatory rewrements appllcabl8 to the ch8rftable company arKJ consklered that the nKJ6t 8kJnlllcant are th8 Compan188 Act 2006, the Charltle8 Act 2011, the Charlty SORP. and UK finala1 reporttr . Btsndards 88188ueAI by the Flnandal Repoty Coundl. We obtslned an uthr8landlng of how ts dwrftsbje conwany complles wlth the8e requlrements by discu8slon8 With management aNJ th08e charged wlth govemance. We as8essed the rfsk of matsrfal mls8t8t8ment of the financlal 8tatomnts, IndlIng Ihe rl8k of materfal rn188tatement due to fraud and how It mlght OCCLW. by lOn9 di8cu88ion8 wllh managemerf arKI thosè charged wlth governance. We Iu1r8d of managemwrt and those dlarged wlth )vernanCe 88 to any, k knCeS of nMwconyllanc8 or 8U8peded rKXfrwnWtsnce wlth law8 and regulatlon8. Ba8ed on thls underntarKllrKJ. desbned 8P8cHlc approprlate alft FXDwlure8 to hjenufy In8tsnces of rcOnVI1ara wlth law8 and regulatlons. Th18 Indled maklng enqu5rf88 of management arKI th08e chary govemanca and oblalnlrva addltlonal corroborallve evklence as roq. There are inherent IlmttaUon8 In th9 8j61 prOlUreS d88crfbed abov8. We ara1888 IH(ety to become aware of Inslan(s of non•cxbmplian(% wlth law8 and rngulallon8 that are d08ely related to events aNJ transactkjns reftected In the fmanclal 8tatem8nts. A180, the rfsk of not dele(lry a materfal m188tatement due to fra1 Is hIgr Ihan the risk of not detecllng one resultiTrJ from error. a8 fra1 may InwDlve dellberate corKwlmwrt by. for example. forgery or Intentional nknpresertakns, ortrYowJh lk)rL ' U80 of our r•port Thls report18 made solely to (knrllable (x)mpanYs members. 88 a body. In accolance wlth Chaptsr 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audft has been uThJertaken so Ihat we mlght State to the chariiable CoMpaS membern those mattern wthlch we are requlred to stats to th8m In an a11108 report and for rK> other purFX)8e. To the fullest extent pemiltted by law, we do not accept or 86SLThe reSplIty to any party other thaD the charltabje compary arml charitable mpany8 mefflbws as a bcKly. k)r our alIt *r for thi8 report, or for the opinions we have formed.
M ••y& LLe N•ll Finlay¥on (S?nl()r Ststsrtory Audiiw) Date: .24.Q¢ls¢r 2024 for arxl on bff of KtrstOn Smith LLP. St8tsJtory Altt0r 8th Floor 9 Apwld Streat London EC2A 2AP 41
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- A¢¢ounUng polklo• a) Ba6is of A(tountlr The firrKkl 8tstemnts have baBn In aLxwdanc• w#h tho FirClaI Rep19 SIvd apptk•llè In the UK and Republk of k¢larKI (FRS 11r2). Th8 Clwliablè 18 a wbik b8ffl grojp for the purposès of FRS 102 and thffelore it ha8 also wep8$ tts firnryjal In awdance Slment of Reportlrva Standard athale In the UK arNJ of IreJaThJ (Th8 FRS 102 Clwllkn sOrI> arKI tr Charflte8 knt 2011. Th8 financl818lat8ments ar8 prepml tj Ste lh kn the fvnclbnal ¢wrreFW crfthe kYOUP.. M •TKwnt8 In these finandal stat ¥e rUnd to rnarest wJnd$. The rIte hvrfe 48gM8•d ether u88 oftr oolry Cl) b1& 56 approwl8te and have lded PQ•8ible ev¢nt• or o)ndllloro Ihat mlght Ixt 8lW1fts doubt on abillty of or(wp lo contlNe a gol ncorn. Tho Tru8tses have made Ihl8 asSe88ml for a pwlod rf •1 It ¢)ne lllxn the dats ol approval of Ihe Ilnarthl statements. In pwtbJF tho Tru81ees hw8 the grwp'8 f(YocB8ts and FYoJoclbrA COndled thal IFre h a rea5(Thble expectatkjn the wp has ouate resolyr to cfxttlnue operallong18xi8t8n(x lor Ihe fryo8004bkn ftth. The qroup adopt the golry ¢onc4rn b) 8a818 of ¢on8olldalk A8 explaln•d In the Truste¢$' reFxI th• •JmSnith propwty th• Fournlaoon and the compary ¢)n o ojnblned baBl8 tho Tnlee$ cornklor tt Imryal to tho r•wll• oftho two. Conwuenty, Consohda a(nts h8¥e been wepwod ky the Muwm whith Irdudts Foundatlon 8? VAI 98 tho grant4Tr Old arnl restr fuTh18 admlnknlwed by tho Mu•ewn. Th8 aecwnts a180 con8011date th• r•sth of the WItY (Yd 8uhld. H[¥M kkneum Entofv Lknltod IHME). Thè rnsuM• rf HME Lrwfklated a bath. cl Inc Atl Inc¥)me18 acCno for on a rec•fvabl& bo818. Granlald from tho D•pvtsn•ntfor cum. Modla & Sport allo¢oted lo gerwal PUffth•8 th taken to th8 Km9 and expwKltturo 8coyJnt In tho y•ar tt h recal1, d) Expendltur• Expdlre18 daMM•d undw the prfrl catawleo (rf cost of gerwauw fiJNlJ. chwttoblo oth11kn and govwnance on the b081B e•t (yJl belthv. ExperKlltsn on rthlrvJ hYJud•• tho dlr•cl C18 aThl 8upwI e(xts of all #lvhlos Indudod In Cherlloble xtMtb98 dlreo expend wxl •uFwi c%•ts 8t8ff w•i• oltrLab18 IA) all ' "activiti In lurth•rnnce of the (•rity'• Qts. Dlr•ct coBls hav• bgeD allocated to an admty co8t (¥tewy thfiorn ol oxpgndth whkh ba¥ls. est8to8 manBggmert IT arKI general admlnthtlon tn wpportKJ (w8tioMI wogramm88 f(Y whlth the approthte to tho (%%t In¥ol¥od. as In not¢ 8. e) FUNI 8(xounllr Genernl funds we aval13t8 tr at tho dlstrthn of th8 Thwtees of tho general obJ8cth# of the Museum. Deslgnatod fund¥ w• WI be8n set a81dè at the dbJcet of the TnMtee8 for apFr. fj Crlllcal acojmty estknatés and w648 of Ngment In the vlffw of the TnJstee8 In the aCUntIng kxd8s adopted, r<•htsnents TAwe wuwwj trAI have a 81gnlNranl effect on tho amounts rocognlwl In thè 1818t&temènts ncr do ary •sbmaleJ tx
g) Herftage as8ets Herllage ass•ts a(4uked X#)1 we r¢FKYW in thè 8h•8t at cost or, In the cae of ted assets, an internalty gefwated valuatk)n. For tho ColtIor Ihal ex18tod at March 2(K)1 Tnk¥t 1•5 t1 relSfibl• r)st (K V8lL4thJn Irrforniatk)n cannot bg (thlrnd at a cost commerwate wtth the barfts to uws of the froIS18t0ments Itwoh valu8lh)ng are ovauth for 8om8 Ilom8 have bw loan. tIMe we Th)t for An overd ofttle xope ol the Pkmknwn'$ Co1110n# b •et IM at nole 10. Hwllag9 a686ts wtth are stated at (t are Imrt wJbJe( to H1109 8689ts stated at v8luatlon. are adj oach yearfor the ctsrwJo h RH. Impakmert8 In thè fXrytNJ of ho 88Jèts we roeo9nlood Iltly have 8ullered phICl thtarkxakn 1[ new dwbts a• to Identky, autn• h) TaTrJble flxed 88W8 A88ets comwtslng ts freehd laThJ and inaln muséum At l(Kl Loth Ro&1. F¢xo8t Hll, Luthn ed a8wts fomi the pwmrni érth•m)onl ol the FouTh In 8fCDrdwKe wlth 'ExeCUti NDPB knnual Report8 Guldonc•' the va6 oflond wrroundlng th• Mu8oum'• fre•hold Propti (pri)dpally Ihe G•den8) l• ncw A rtr48luaUon ofaN the Mu8•um's fr••hold l•nd and buldlng• wa8 (Krt at 31 Mgrch 2023 ty •xlwno1 v8lu•rn from Wllk•, Hmd Note• of ts Royal In8lttullDn (I Ch•rtwed Sw¥e>m. The comblned galn on tho ravaallOn ofal and tlIn9* hal bn t&k•n dlrecty lo the Rov•allon Re8erve. The vthalon$ $nd the treatm# ¥urp8 we In accordan Mrfth FRS102. Improvements to all tlId4 •ro catal Tw•11 Is mldwrAI that futw• oconomlc bgngfits In ( the orfglnally a88gssed gtandwd (rf perfrymarw ¥AU flcm a8 a result of that •xpendllwe. Tho ¢aphalr8allon thre8hrAd Is £10.WO lyttage a810ts 8Th1 £5,(W for all rAhor {qI)00 b•foro 1 Awl 2010). oitw tsrlo I1x a880ts v• stated ai modlw NutOrf aB pormNtod wKler FRS102. The r•wlUnp 98ln8 dI08 hav• b••n ta dlr•cty to tt Rev4 Reser. In ar¥>)ftlafre vAth FRS102. Donthl 888éts, quallfylw as fwl a••¢•, wo rnvalwd, arKI wtlx to panI rwlm In th• Barne way 88 Other a880ts. n Deprnclatk DepredaUon18 wovhled on 811 t8iY4IIM• fwl awl• al to tATl• IA7 c(t or V[On of Equlpmerrt 8fKS llxlLn8 Exhlbttlon8 3. 20 yéar¥ Freehold Iwlldtr¥8 5.20yw8 The maln mu8wn Iwlldky arKI SW Colo(kn Centr• are lv8 In IW• gretr than by FRS102. J) lrtangble a•sets Intang1¢ a8Mts an Ih rf mor• than ofje y•w arnl weat8r then £5.000 aro copltaF•d. AFI InlwglPAo 08eets m•a8ur¢d al COJL Is 811 lrrtar6Ib 888et8. at r ¢aloJlatod k) vfflto off tho valuo of oech 818Ot efvrty over b experted UBefirf Ilfe rn81dual valug 858um8d. A full w ofam¢)rtisotK)n li cthargod kn If yger tho osset IB roaty u80 and 8mOrtallon l• dwrg•d In the dknposol. k) Clher financlal inetrw l) Ca8h arKI cash oqufvalents.. Cash ca8h wilvalenls (•h ot bws hKI and SIrt-lem1 d8p08tt8 vAth a Marty tht• ¢Xthree morths or le88.
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