Imperial War Museum Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08
HC 764
ISBN 9 78 010295 3466
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THE CERTIFICATE AND REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL TO THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
Page 52
July 2008
This date should read:
16 July 2008
17 July 2008 London: The Stationery Office
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDON CHURCHILL MUSEUM and CABINET WAR ROOMS
HMS BELFAST IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM DUXFORD
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTwww.iwm.org.uk 2007– 2008 © JOHN KEANE
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Presented pursuant to Museums and Galleries Act 1992, c. 44 para 9(8)
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Annual Report and Account 2007–2008
Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 17 July 2008
Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2008
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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNT
1. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 1 2. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 5 3. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS 25 4. FINANCIAL REVIEW 29 5. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 33
6. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS 37 OF THE CHARITY, THE TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS 7. REMUNERATION REPORT 42
Statement of Trustees’ and Director-General’s Responsibilities 45
Statement on Internal Control 46
The Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and 50 Auditor General to the Houses of Parliament
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 53
Consolidated Balance Sheet 54
Cash Flow Statement 55
Notes to the Financial Statements 56
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
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1 IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNT 2007 – 2008
London IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDON CHURCHILL MUSEUM AND CABINET WAR ROOMS HMS BELFAST
Cambridge IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM DUXFORD
Manchester IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
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1.1 Vision, Goal, Mission and Values
Our vision is to be the world’s premier museum of modern conflict
Our goal is to enrich people’s understanding of the causes, course and consequences of modern war
Our mission is to enable people to have an informed understanding of modern war and its impact on individuals and society by: