## **Art Beyond Belief** **Annual report and Accounts** Year ending 31[st] August 2020 ## **Legal and Administrative Information** ## _**1st September 2019 to 31st August 2020**_ _Name of Organisation:_ Art Beyond Belief (ABB) _Charity Registration Number:_ 1124858 _Date of Charitable Registration: 7[th] July 2008_ _Management Committee:_ John Prosser (Chair) Joseph Chadwell (Trustee) Ramesh Kukar (Treasurer) Rachel Morgan (Trustee) Stella Neal (Trustee) _Office Address:_ 1[st] floor, Kingsway, Church Street, Slough SL1 1SZ _Registered Address:_ 99 Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, SL4 6NQ _Company Limited by Guarantee number:_ 6525304 _Date of incorporation: 6[th] March 2008_ _Directors:_ Alan Wilson (Chairman) Ramesh Kukar (Treasurer) Rachel Morgan John Prosser Company Secretary: Andrea Sparrow _Bankers:_ HSBC, 128 High Street, Slough, SL1 1JF Independent Examiner: Mrs Neeru Palhi, 523 Maplin Park, Slough SL3 8YG _Insurers:_ QBE Insurance ## **Report from the Trustees Year ending August 31[st] 2020** Art Beyond Belief works to challenge preconceptions, especially with regard to faith, health, diversity and social disadvantage, through innovative and inspirational art-based projects. During the past year ABB has made progress towards these aims with the following key projects that encourage personal well-being and self-reliance, encourage critical thinking, foster a spirit of inclusion, and bring people together: Continuing to build the Looking Glass programmes - both Basic and Advanced - with Community Mental Health Teams/Recovery Colleges in Slough, in Windsor and Maidenhead, and in Buckinghamshire. Continuing the growth of the Curator programme (following on from Looking Glass) in Slough, and Maidenhead, with a ‘Beyond Curator’ programme to follow in Slough. Continuing the Chalvey 360 programme with Roma children and young people in Slough. Running the Insight programme for Carers in Buckinghamshire, and pilots elsewhere. _How ABB responded to Covid-19 and lockdown_ There were two strands to our response: - customising running programmes in order to sustain support remotely - creating new programmes specifically for lockdown (Connect & ReConnect) This has enabled Art Beyond Belief to access funding to continue working with current clients, expand our work to a new cohort of clients, and make valuable new connections and partnerships that will have positive impact well beyond lockdown measures. The Art Beyond Belief Management Team is confident that the organisation is well placed to deliver these and other projects in the coming year, and to develop and deliver more innovative programmes to further the charity’s aims. _On behalf of the Trustees: March 2021_ ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ABB began work in February 2005 ABB was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee in March 2008 and obtained charitable status in July 2008. ## **Governing document** ABB's governing document is a memorandum and articles of association adopted by the management committee in November 2007. ## **Charitable objects** Art Beyond Belief's charitable objects are: - The promotion of equality and diversity for the benefit of the public by: - advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity - promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds The promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public by: - educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths - promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the beliefs and practices of different religious faiths. Developing the capacity and skills of members of various disadvantaged communities in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society To assist in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness, through the medium of visual arts and music. ## **Organisational structure** The Management Committee comprises the trustees. The committee meets quarterly, and additionally as needed to support the Creative Lead, agrees strategic direction and inputs specific expertise. Creative Lead is David Sparrow. David founded Art Beyond Belief, and works on a projectpaid basis. The Management Committee has approved a full range policies, including for child protection and the protection of vulnerable adults, equal opportunities and health and safety. An equal opportunities statement and confidentiality policy are in place, and risk assessments are conducted where appropriate. Those working with children or vulnerable adults have enhanced DBS checks in place. Policies are due for review in October 2021. The organisation is GDPR compliant, and reviews its Data Protection policies and practices in accordance with current legislation. ## **Related Parties** Art Beyond Belief continues to build relationships with a number of organisations. During the year we have worked with the following organisations: ## _Statutory organisations_ Slough Borough Council Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Slough Community Mental Health Team/ Hope Recovery College Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Community Mental Health Team Buckinghamshire Community Mental Health Team/ Recovery College ## _Educational organisations_ Slough & Eton Business & Enterprise College Montem Academy _Third Sector groups_ Slough Council for Voluntary Services Slough WAM Get Involved SWAMI (Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead Initiative) Freedom for Minds _Faith Groups_ Slough Faith Partnership South East England Faiths Forum (SEEFF) Local Faith and Belief groups ## _Other organisations_ The Courtauld Gallery, London The Rothschild Foundation ## _Venues_ Kingsway URC, Slough Maidenhead Synagogue Windsor United Reformed Church ## **Objectives and Activities** ## _**Mission statement**_ The purpose of Art Beyond Belief is to challenge preconceptions, especially with regard to faith, to health, to diversity and to social disadvantage. We aim to enable dialogue across communities, faiths and groups through the medium of art. Art Beyond Belief affirms the dignity of difference, recognising the value of every human being, aiming to inspire others, and to reach out to the disadvantaged, the excluded and the sick through inspirational and compassionate projects. ## _**Summary of the objects of Art Beyond Belief**_ - Promoting equality and diversity - Promoting religious harmony - Improving life quality for members of disadvantaged groups. - Assisting in the care of those suffering mental or physical illness ## _**To this end, ABB aims to:**_ - Raise awareness of issues of equality, diversity, and religious harmony - Improve education in matters of equality, diversity and religious harmony - Foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds and faiths - Provide opportunities to meet the needs of people from disadvantaged groups - Improve quality of life for the sick through the use of visual arts and music ## _**Art Beyond Belief’s major objectives and activities for the year were:**_ - Ongoing deliveries of Looking Glass through the Mental Health Recovery Colleges in Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead and Buckinghamshire. - • Delivery and ongoing development of the Curator programme. - Development of schools programmes and delivery for the Chalvey 360 programme - Continuing to build reserves and increase core funding, in addition to securing funding for continuing and potential projects. - Building equipment levels to meet increasing programme numbers - Exploring and developing capacity though website and social media ## **Achievements and performance** ## **The main projects undertaken: the first half of the year** ## _**Looking Glass and Curator**_ We continued to work with Community Mental Health Teams as part of the Recovery College model in Slough (Hope College), and Buckinghamshire. It was clear that these models of delivery would be likely to be cut back from April 2020 due to cuts in budgets for the Colleges. Curator had in addition been supported in Windsor and Maidenhead through an RBWM annual grant. ## _**Chalvey 360 programme**_ The programme, lead by Slough Borough Council, works with Roma children and young people in Chalvey. We delivered sessions in Slough and Eton and Montem Schools. These sessions were just finished in time before Covid lockdown, and reports submitted. Later parts of the programme, involving parents and community, are on hold due to Covid. ## _**Other work this year**_ We have continued to maximise opportunities for the organisation by attending relevant seminars, workshops events - many of them via Zoom - and taking part in local focus and working groups on mental health and inclusion. Our website has grown and developed, and is a valuable resource for us. We continue to maintain a balanced social media presence. ## **The second half of the year: Covid-19 and lockdown** ## _**Customising existing Mental Health programmes**_ At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of our clients told us how much they dreaded the lockdown and the resulting social isolation. They stressed how much they would miss the social contact and creativity they have found within their groups and the support from us. We took action immediately we knew lockdown was imminent: - We loaned each of our clients an iPad, set up ready to continue their work. - We ensured they could continue their artistic journey during the lockdown. - We replaced physical meetings with Zoom sessions where participants share their work. - We created WhatsApp groups for communication. - We provided support where needed to set up iPads for Zoom and help use the apps. - We recruited our volunteers to help with support. - We encouraged participants to try to use the challenges of the situation as an inspiration rather than a problem. As participants reported further issues they were experiencing as a result of isolation, confusion, and fear of an uncertain future, having the means to come together and problem solve as a group proved to be vitally important for our Looking Glass and Curator clients. ## _**Responding to the challenges of well-being during Covid - a different way of working**_ We set up the Connect programme during lockdown as a low-tech alternative to Looking Glass Basic. Connect uses pared-down, simplified versions of Looking Glass tools and exercises, along with some new ones we have developed specially for this programme, and lots of discussion. Slough Council for Voluntary Service had told us they had a number of contacts whose mental well-being was suffering - from lockdown, from the fear of coming out of lockdown from all the uncertainty. A similar conversation took p lace with our Buckinghamshire contacts. A low-tech option enabled us to work immediately with a new client group, with no need to worry about technology. Those taking part need only access to a computer, tablet or smartphone for a Zoom connection - plus a pencil and paper. During Connect, we help participants to: - understand ways that lockdown affects us - identify what causes our worry, anxiety and fear - learn about constructive ways of coping - develop ways to keep a positive outlook Connect programmes with new clients started in July; follow-on Connect groups are now up and running, and ReConnect - a bridge between Connect programmes and Looking Glass/ Curator - is currently being developed. We are supported by four brilliant volunteers now (all from the Curator groups). They provide technical help for remote connections, assist with learning and making the most of new apps, and offer peer support. ## _**Diversity and Inclusion**_ An estimated 200 people have taken part in our projects this year, approximately 50% male/female. Of these, approximately half were from BME communities. Our programmes are open to all, and we are proactive in our use of tools, apps and access assistance to enable each person to take part fully. ## **Finance and Funding** ## **Thank you to our funders** : Rothschild Foundation Berkshire Community Foundation Slough Borough Council Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Awards for All Heart of Bucks Freedom for Minds Slough CVS Kingsway Over 60s ## **Thank you also to:** Slough Council for Voluntary Service for organisational advice and guidance Apple Business Team: Apple The Oracle Kingsway United Reformed Church Windsor United Reformed Church Maidenhead Synagogue ## **Volunteer time and in-kind contributions** Our projects, and consequently our personnel, are currently funded on a project-by-project basis. A great deal of volunteer time has been given by those most closely involved in our organisation. We estimate that more than 1200 volunteer hours have been given on peer support, funding, administration, planning and marketing, to a value of approximately £14,500 Ind•pendent Examln•Vs Report to the T￿￿te•S of th• Art B•yond Bellef I rep￿t on the Art BeyoThd Bel￿f the fina￿la1 year ending 31 * August 2020. Company law rwjires ts membws ofth8 Managemert CcxTrmittee, who are directors for company and trustees for the Wfpose of Chanty Law, afe responsible for the preparation of accwnts. Tr Charitys trustees consider Ihat an audit is not required for this financial year under section 144 (2) of ts Chant￿8 Act (tha 2011 Aci) and that an independ8nt examination is rwled. Having satisfied myself that is ncA to an aL¥Jit ￿NIer C￿Tr￿y L 8rKI is eligible for irWjep￿ eX￿inatiCM, it is my rOsF*￿sibl1ty to: Examine ts aCC￿nts section 145 d the 2011 Act,. To folkAY ltr￿ procedwe laid down in ts Genwal Directions given by the Charty Commission 145 (5) (b) of ￿ 2011 A<. and To State whether the parti(xlw maiters have come to my attention. My examinalion was carri8d cxrt in accordm with the Gwml DredicTh given by the Charty Commission and is in tAx￿d￿ with the Regulat￿ 11 d the Charitiès AcCou￿S Regulations 2(XE. An 8xwnination indudes a revi￿ of ￿ accajjnting records kept by Chanty and a (X)Mwis(￿ of the accounts wesented wrth these records. It also }￿ludeS considerats'cn of any U￿Ual1fi￿j rtems of disdosures in the accounts seeks eXpl￿allOn from yw as trustees cx)ncwnirvJ such matters. The Frocedures urKlertaken do not wovth 811 the evidence that W￿ld be required in ajdit and C(￿sequentIY Opini¢￿ is gNen as to th8 acc>￿8 wesent a nj8 WKI far viW arKI ts rep(Yt is lynited to these mattws set c#Jt ￿ next tr In Connecti￿ with my examwiatMJi, no mts has to CLXll8 to my atteniKXI. 1. 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In the short term, we intend to : - Continue deliveries of the Connect programme with clients whose well-being is suffering as a result of lockdown, fear and isolation. This may include developing follow-on Connect programmes. - Continue working with Curator/ReConnect group over Zoom, with the expectation of being able to resume face-to-face deliveries during the coming year. - Develop interim versions of Insight programmes for Zoom as needed - Explore alternative options (with the Slough Borough Council steering group) for delivery of the remainder of the Chalvey 360 Roma programme - Develop your connections with community groups and partnerships - Building our knowledge on new ways of working and new opportunities, in particular looking at developing social prescribing - Continuing to build reserves and increase core funding. - Continuing to market our organisation via our website and social media