MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
THE QUEEN’S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST COMMITTEE
17th December 2014
REPORT OF HEAD OF COMMERCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Report prepared by Laura Case, Cultural Services Manager
1. ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14
1.1 Issue for Decision
1.1.1 To approve the 2013/14 annual report for the Queen’s Own Royal West
Kent Regiment Museum Trust for submission to the Charity
Commission.
1.2 Recommendation of Head of Commercial & Economic Development
1.2.1 It is recommended that the Committee approve the 2013/14 annual
report for the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum Trust
for submission to the Charity Commission, as attached at Appendix A.
1.3 Reasons for Recommendation
1.3.1 On 12 March 2007 the Charity Commission, in consultation with
Maidstone Borough Council, created a new Scheme which appointed
the Council as sole trustee of the Regimental Museum Charity.
Ownership of the Trust’s assets passed to the Council which now has
responsibility for managing, curating and insuring the collection.
1.3.2 The old Regimental Trust has become an un-registered charity known
as a Combined Fund. The Council has a Duty of Consultation to report
once a year on matters relating to the management of the collection to
a nominated representative of the Combined Fund (the Secretary of
the Queen’s Owns Buffs Association, based at the PWRR barracks in
Canterbury). The Council must produce an annual report and accounts
for the Charity Commission.
1.4 Alternative Action and why not Recommended
1.4.1 Any alternative course of action would not meet the requirements of
the Charity Commission. This could undermine public confidence in the
ability of the Council to manage the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent
Regiment Museum Trust.
1.5 Impact on Corporate Objectives
1.5.1 Approval of the report will meet the Trust’s charitable objectives and
continue the successful development of the Regimental Museum.
1.6 Risk Management
1.6.1 There is no risk to the Council in approving the annual report.
1.7 Other Implications
1.7.1
1. Financial
|
|
2. Staffing
|
|
3. Legal
|
X |
4. Social Inclusion
|
|
5. Environmental/Sustainable Development
|
|
6. Community Safety
|
|
7. Human Rights Act
|
|
8. Procurement
|
|
1.7.2 Failing to provide an annual report to the Charity Commission could
have legal ramifications.
1.8 Background Documents
1.8.1 None.
NO REPORT WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT THIS BOX BEING COMPLETED
|
|||
|
Is this a Key Decision? Yes No
If yes, when did it appear in the Forward Plan? _______________________
X
Is
this an Urgent Key Decision? Yes No
Reason for Urgency
Not applicable