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2024-12-31-accounts

APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period stsrt dale Klontr Yw Period end date Monlh Y• D•y Scottth Chèrity ?eguL3tor Office of the Sc4Jtbsh Charlty Regul•t•x 1 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024 Reference and administration details Ghartty namg Other names charity is known Cupar Heritage Reglstered charlty bwmber Charity's principal addres¥ SC 043605 Cupar Museum and Herttage Centre Cupar Railway Station StatN)n Road Cupar Postcode KY15 5HX Names of the charity trustees on date of 4)yoYal of TNstees' Annual Report Tw5t•e name Office111 any) Dales actsd 51 not for wholg y•ar lor body) entltled lo a￿￿oI￿t trustoe {Ilany) Annual K4ernbers Meeting Chairman Treasurer Minute Secretary 251h [0 14tr N(Nèmtv 25th IAarth to 31st August 25th to1stD8cernb¢r 10 11 12 13 14 15 f 6 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all oth•r ¢harfty trustees durlng the perlod, If any (for •xanyh, those who reslgned pan way through the financial period) 14•rn• 3t•s athd ff not forwhol• year Cooptsd k aiietml Twstse Mee&nJs fmm lh August Structure. governance and management Typ• of g•v•mlng do¢um•nt Consuwtbn of Cupar Heritage r&Jistered on 28th November 2012. A Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation in tems of the Charities 8nd Trustees Investment ( Scotlandl Act 2005. Tru•t•e recrulbn•nt and •ppokntm•nt Trustees are elected at the Annual Members, Meeting for a tem of three years, or by co-option rf a vacancy arises. Objectives and activities Charltabl• puvpoi ,The wrp0283 of the th8rity Jr¢ thg &4van¢¢menl cl 8ducath?n, 8rts, ". hoiitsgo, cutiure, arKI sci•nc• by 8ncour89'ng an inl8r8st in th• history of Cupar and wrroun(th'ng 8re8 by educating members 8nd the gener81 publlc, f8ulitatiThJ research. undwstsndlng and publlcaJDn of the cvllural hwllage f Ihe area. Wg W8serv8, ccmserv8, and Inlerprel loca cullural herftsge, j p￿de a cornmunlty rgsource by colbdlng, organising consemng i items of local hislori¢al inleresl. We promote and advan¢e heritage in CupaT and tre smndir¥J area and address heritsge issues 8ffects.ng the area. Summary of th• m•Sn actlvltl In ralatlon to th8#• obJ•cts Ilnt 4u)t An[ye￿5 ufirtrs? tsr Tre Ebrlv YcAI5 Q.etP) uf SJJ'b .5 TE￿ . va55e5_￿3'.C jWTknI.

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main aGhb¢vement¥ of The Trustees met on five occasions in 2024 and again we the charlty durfng the financial yrtod acknowledge the use of meeting Spa￿ provided by the office of Community Voir2 and the loan of equipment for our meetings at Age Concem Centre, Cupar. The Trustees agreed that our main banking arrangements should remain wilh the Chantries Aid Foundation Bank. whi18 retaining some funds with the Bank of Scouand as a reserve fund. The Twslees asreed a policy for reserves whith is r6f8rr8d to 8ls8wh8r8 in this report. Volunteers were active at me8tings r8L8lng funds by means of a regular raffle. Decisions on the wntent of ,exhibitions at the rnuseum allowed more work on the Story of Cupar, exhblts aboul early phamacies, additional display items about the Listening Station at Hawklaw and a speclal trlbute to our late volunteer and supporter an inveterate enthusiast on railway history. Th xhibition created for 2024 was the story of Food and Drink in Cupar and the surrounding area. This was possible through creating displays using museurn artef8Cts and im8ges from our (Y•vn collection. items bo￿ow•d from St Andrews Preservation Trust Mus8um with tho w8lcom8 addition of iterns by members, the asslstance of our local porase oats facto and the former proprietors of Ostlers Close, Donations at the rwseum by and electronic paymenl. Our volunteers engaged on catalogjlng the comectlon made good progess on thelr tasks. Financial review Brlef •tat•m•nt of the Gh•rW• pollGy The Trustees use the ReservesPolicy to support our financial on r•serrfè* planniThJ and other activities.The approach used is to calculat8 an optimal level of reserves that considers the reliability of inrA)m8. IX)sts for activities and ongoing li8bilities. Amounts 8r8 included for risks and contingencies to cope with unexpected costs or opportunltS88. Th8 amount S8t at 3rd Jung 2024 is approximately six months unrastsictad expenditure, or £1,500.00. Detalls of any dfrficli Donated fAcllltle8 and aervlce• (11 any) Our tenancy agreement ￿1th ScotRail continues to operate as an advantageous arrangement in terrns of providing us with an accommodation base for our activities.

APPENDIX I Other optional information Cupar Heritage took part in a number of extemal events to promote the museum. our talks prcgramme and support community activities. These induded taking part in an event at Craigtoun Park. St Andrews. History in the Park. to mark the 80th anniversary of D Day, Cuparfs Big Weekend in September 3nd Fife Local History Forum in Kirkcaldy Old Kirk in November. One outcome that could arise from attendance at the latter event is to engage fvrther with training offered by die Scottish Council cn Ard)ives. Volunteers were also present with a stall at a Cupar in Bloom Coffee Moming. Publicity measures to attract visitors to the museum and attendance at our talks prcgramme included leafleting and FQSters in prominent locations, frequ8nl posiings on Facebook and maintenance of our Website. Paniapation in the Flfe Museums Forum allowed our details to be incorporated in a Fife-wide brochure that lists all Frfe museums and their details. We were given additional exposure on the CuparNow digital platfomi when we contributed to their series of Blogs. Talks to extemal groups included Cupar Hard of Hearing Group and pupils at Castlehill Primary School. A Major development in for an important item in our colledicm was taken forward as 8 result of a successful appfication for ￿ant aid to the Idlewild Trust. A self*ortrait by Charles Lees, RSA, 1800 to 1880, that we hold in our collection, was in need of conservation and restoration. The grant of £4,180, supplemented by donations from our membership pemiitted the essential skilled work to be carried out by Egan, Matthews & Rose of Dundee. A largely unseen element of our sewce on behatF of the town 15 to answer enquiries recived from members of the wbliq locally and internationally. Often these are submitted via our Website and one example Illustrates thls actlvty. An enquiry from a New Zealand rnuseurn cleated a stir. They were seeking inforrnation about an dress in Iheir collection ¢7eated by a Cupar dressmaker. Fiesearch by our team has confimied detsils about the family who took it to New Zealand and the place of business of the dressrnaker. More information WFI be shared during our 2025 exhibition programm8. Declaration The I￿￿tee$ declare that th•y have approved the trustees. report abov•. on behalf of Ihe charlty's trustees Slgnature(s} OSCR wlll a¢¢ept dlgltal or typed slgnaturns Full namè(81 Posltlon (e.g. Chalrl CH41 7Ki¥gTL-L- Datè

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