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2021-08-31-accounts

Art Beyond Belief

Annual report and Accounts Year ending 31[st] August 2021

Legal and Administrative Information

1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021

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: 29 Church Street, Slough SL1 1PL

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: Ramesh Kukar 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] 2021

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 good progress towards these aims in spite of ongoing uncertainty and disruption caused by Covid-19, lockdown and other restrictions.

Last year, we reported two main strands of our initial response to Covid and lockdown, which impacted the second half of that reporting year. These were:

We continued to build on this approach during the year to August 2021. This enabled us to access funding - including Covid-impact specific funding - to continue working with current clients, to expand our work further to new clients and groups, and to make further connections and co-partnerships that will stand us in good stead in ‘new normal’ times.

It became apparent in first lockdown that many mental health services had suspended their support for clients, and while available services decreased, the need for support was ever-increasing. We were able to build on the Connect programme to offer three follow-on programmes, and we ran these throughout lockdown.

As programmes relying on physical meeting, Looking Glass and Curator were put on hold, with Connect, as a Zoom-based option, taking the place of Looking Glass, ReConnect - a weekly Zoom based support group - taking the place of Curator and providing support after the Connect programmes.

We envisage that face-to-face meeting may return during the second half of our upcoming year; we are ready with flexible and scalable options so that we can be quick to react to the situation as it changes and meet the needs of our clients both current and new - whether we find ourselves face-to-face, or remote or hybrid working on Zoom.

The Art Beyond Belief Management Team is confident that the organisation is well placed to deliver outcomes to our clients in the coming year - whatever the situation - and that we will be in a position to develop and deliver further innovative programmes to enhance the charity’s aims.

On behalf of the Trustees: April 2022

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 religious harmony for the benefit of the public by:

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 2022. 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:

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS) Slough Council for Voluntary Services Arts Council England/Thriving Communities Slough Community Mental Health Team/ Hope Recovery College Buckinghamshire Community Mental Health Team/ Recovery College

Slough Faith Partnership

South East England Faiths Forum (SEEFF)

The Courtauld Gallery, London The Rothschild Foundation

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

To this end, ABB aims to:

Art Beyond Belief’s major objectives and activities for the year were:

Achievements and performance

During this year, we have risen to the challenges of a completely different way of working. We have also been able to identify opportunities that is new way of working offers - for our clients and for our organisation.

Support for existing Mental Health programme clients

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had:

Our volunteers helped with support with connection, and we encouraged clients to use the challenges of the situation as an inspiration whenever possible. Isolation, confusion, and fear of an uncertain future, which many clients experiences at the start of lockdown, continued to be a major issue for so many throughout the year, and the support we provided was appreciated and relied upon.

Responding to the challenges of well-being during Covid - a different way of working

As we reported last year, 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, with lots of discussion and sharing of experiences.

Slough Council for Voluntary Service asked us be a partner in the Thriving Communities programme (which runs to March 2022) - this delivers Connect programmes through Social Prescribing. We also deliver to clients of MHICS, and in Buckinghamshire through the Recovery College. During Connect, we help participants to understand ways that lockdown and uncertainty affects us, identify what causes our worry, anxiety and fear, learn about constructive ways of coping, and develop ways to keep a positive outlook

The Connect One programmes run with new groups of clients; after this, approximately 50% choose to continue with Connects 2, 3 and 4 - so we have combined groups at this point to ensure optimum numbers for discussion and support. After Level 4, clients can choose to join the ReConnect group, which meets weekly on Zoom. This group has worked on mini projects such as ‘postcards from the edge’ and ‘my shadow self’- we, and they, have benefitted from support from the Coop which is ongoing. The ReConnect group has been together for longer than any other group we have run.

Food for Thought

We have been working with a group of ladies from the ‘Walk and Talk Upton’ group, who have been growing vegetables, fruit and herbs in their gardens during lockdown. They asked us to help them work on e-Books of traditional and family recipes from diverse cultures, and we have done this with two of our volunteers taking major roles. We received funding from the Grocers Charity for this programme. The books are scheduled to complete at the end of 2021.

Diversity and Inclusion

An estimated 180 people have taken part in our projects during the year, approximately 50% male/female. The demographic of our participants is in line with the local demographic. Our programmes are open to all, and we are proactive in our use of tools, apps, access assistance and volunteer support to enable each person to take part fully.

Finance and Funding

Thank you to our funders : Rothschild Foundation Berkshire Community Foundation Community Fund (National Lottery) Heart of Bucks The Grocers Charity BP Collins Louis Baylis The Coop Freedom for Minds Thriving Communities/Art Council England Slough Council for Voluntary Service

Thank you also to:

Slough Council for Voluntary Service Apple Business Team at The Oracle Kingsway United Reformed Church

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

Special thanks are due to our volunteers Sam, Karen, Paul and Emma, who have worked tirelessly to help Connect clients with Zoom connections and offered so much encouragement and support throughout this strange and difficult year for everyone. Their support is simply invaluable.

Plans for the future

Last year, we said ‘The coming year to August 2021 will undoubtedly be different …’ We envisaged restrictions being with us for some of the year, but not to its end, and even then with little prospect of a continuous return to previous normality. We also said last year that we “…will continue to be open to opportunities to fulfil our mission, and be ready to react to changing circumstances” - and this is still our standpoint. In the short term, we intend to :

Independent Examiner's Report

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Art Beyond Belief Limited members of Registered Address: 99 Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, SL4 6NQ Company Limited by Guarantee no 6525304 On accounts for the year 31[st] August 2021 Charity no 1248518 ended Set out on the Final accounts from 1[st] September 2020 –31[st] August 2021 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 / 08 / 2021 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent As the charity’s gross income is less than £250,000, I am satisfied that the examiner's statement charity is not subject to an audit under company law. It is therefore eligible for an independent examination.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (Other than that disclosed below*) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

  1. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

  2. the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

  3. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts, set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement, that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date: 22[nd] April 2022

Name: Mrs Neeru Palhi

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Relevant professional Dun and Bradstreet Accredited Diploma in Credit and Financial Analysis. qualifications: Dun and Bradstreet Accredited Diploma in Financial Risk Management.

Address: 523 Maplin Park, Langley, Berkshire, SL3 8YG

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Art Beyond Belief Limited Art Beyond Belief Limited Art Beyond Belief Limited CompanyNo:6525304
Incoming Expended
Resources Resources
Statement of financial activities
for period 1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021
Revenues
Grants
Community Fund (Lottery) 8660.00
Berkshire Community Foundation 14712.00
Heart of Bucks 2475.00
BP Collins 2500.00
Louis Baylis 500.00
Coop Funding 2068.24
Grocers Charity 3840.00
other income
Slough BC discretionary fund 12450.00
Bank interest for year to 31st August 2021 1.91
VAT reclaimed 1991.74
Other income 0.00
Expenditure
Capital Costs 7642.53
VAT on capital 1528.47
Project costs
Staff costs 29410.00
Premises costs 6500.62
Project costs 768.70
Admin and Office 863.41
Insurance 1755.61
Project Management 2195.00
Professional fees 300.00
Fundraising & Publicity iro 250
Governance iro 100
Training nil
Total Income and Total payments 49198.89 50964.34
Opening Balance Treasurer A/C 1st Sept 20 53502.27
Opening Balance BMM A/C 1st Sept 20 19130.78
Closing Balance Treasurer A/C 31st Aug 21 51734.91
Closing Balance BMM A/C 31st Aug 21 19132.69
121831.94 121831.94

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Art Beyond Belief Limited - Balance sheet at 31st August 2021 Art Beyond Belief Limited - Balance sheet at 31st August 2021 Art Beyond Belief Limited - Balance sheet at 31st August 2021 Art Beyond Belief Limited - Balance sheet at 31st August 2021 Art Beyond Belief Limited - Balance sheet at 31st August 2021
Com pany No:6525304
Total Fixed Assets 14931.82
Opening Balance Treasurer A/C 1st Sept 20 53502.27
Opening Balance BMM A/C 1st Sept 20 19130.78
Current Assets
Closing Balance Treasurer A/C 31st Aug 21 51734.91
Closing Balance BMM A/C 31st Aug 21 19132.69
Total Current Assets 70867.60
Current liabilities 0.00
Net Current Assets 70867.60
Total fixed assets 14931.82
Total Balance 85799.42
These accounts have beenprepared and delivered in accordance with
theprovisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
For the fnancialyear inquestion the companywas entitled to exemption under
section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relatingto small companies.
No members have required the companyto obtain an audit of its accounts for
theyear inquestion in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilityfor complyingwith the requirements
of the Act with respect to accountingrecords and for thepreparation of accounts.
These accounts have beenprepared in accordance with theprovisions.
applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime
RAMESH KUKAR: DIRECTOR

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Art Beyond Belief Limited Art Beyond Belief Limited Company No:6525304
Fixed Assets Register (Tangible Assets)
Financial Year 1st September 2020 to 31st August 2021
Item current purchase Date of
value price Purchase
iMac 27" (refurb) 269.10 657.00 Aug 17
12 32GB iPads 1939.43 3030.36 Jul 19
12 128GB iPads 2460.52 3844.56 Jul 19
256GB 11" iPad 460.72 719.88 Jul 19
1TB 11" iPad 761.52 1189.88 Jul 19
MacBook Air 13.3 laptop* 766.00 957.50 Mar 20
HP screens x2* 419.20 524.00 Mar 20
HP screen x1* 212.80 266.00 Apr 20
Macbooks x 8 7642.53 7642.53 Feb 21
Total value 14931.82
Depreciation calculated at 20%
Equipment is usually kept at the office
During Covid restrictions, iPads have been on loan to clients or temporarily stored at home offices.
*items purchased to enable home working

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