# THE ARTS SOCIETY WOODBRIDGE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1098175
- **Other names:** DEBEN DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY, D.D.F.A.S.
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 24, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1098175


## Contact

- **Address:** Carrick House, The Grove, Melton, WOODBRIDGE, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** IP12 1FD
- **Phone:** 01394382815
- **Email:** chair.woodbridge@theartssocietywoodbridge.org
- **Website:** theartssocietywoodbridge.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A. THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CULTIVATION, APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF THE DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS;  B. THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND  C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS

**Activities:** Active arts society based in Woodbridge, Suffolk with over 400 members. Ten lectures each year on fine art subjects and decorative design, each with attendances of over 200 people at each lecture.  Hold local study days, visits and holidays to UK and abroad.  Supports Church Recorders, Church Trails and Young Art projects for local schools.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £27979 | £25627 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £26880 | £23546 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £21088 | £23738 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £21010 | £23300 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £16100 | £12444 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Anne Barratt — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Anne Gartley — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Carolyn Jill Dicken — appointed Nov. 15, 2021
- Claire Harrington — appointed Jan. 9, 2023
- Dr Julia Ratcliffe — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- Dr Nigel Christopher Gibbons — appointed Dec. 9, 2024
- Nigel Paul Barratt — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Patricia Findley — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- Professor Alexandra Carter — appointed Oct. 17, 2022