Company Registration Number- 00869702 The Charity RlsITat)n Number is :. 1129985 THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF AESTHETICS Report and Accounts 31 December 2024
R•port and accounts lor th• y•ar •nd•d 31 Doc•mb•r 2024 Cont•nts Chartty Infom1( TnAle•g' Annual R•pt statonnI of dir•ctor4' re•pon•lbllltl•• Indondent Ex•minrf8 Report 10 Statement of FinLIa1 Adiths Movements in funds Revenue Furyts Income and Expendiiure account Sfflary of 11 12 12 13 13 Balance slwt 14 Notes to th• accounts 15
Jmprtses the Oiredows. Report rulj ty Cffj)aniè8 Act . legal name cl the charty is:. THE BRMSH SIXIEfY OF AESThE[. The charity o registered in & Wales wilh the Ch*ity CLm)mi88ion in & Wales (CCEW) 7Mth tharity nLWTtser 1129985. 25 January 1 ended by spe(aal resolutKJK8 8 Septsmlw 2LM)8 and 27 Septsnlw 2018. arml is a r•iered chaftiy PO Box271 97 Ga¢Y Ro•J, Cheadle, SK8 9BU T818phon8 0161428 3995 PO Box271 97 Gatky Ro•J. cad, SK8 9BU
A Cla¥ekVawuèz A HeMr4mll L Jotks C Mac Cumhaill HMs Trna8uwer 07109f2024 V Simoniti K Simecek Steenh4en DWI M Wirthor 071Dm4 PmskY•nt frr#n 0710V2024 trustees Ser£0 as a trustee in the reporbng per, and. rf uble. dates of appointrnent or re5wnat duriTrJ ts )wr ¥JWe:_ SFrnTh 0710912024 L Waltsrn 071CW2024 CAuty 071ry2024 A Did(inson H Dwmmond CEar 071(Y¥2024 tem 'aeststTrrf refers to 1 StleS of the arts. eXpern0. the prI1pS of ulti$m. so¢iolagy, &ithrowl&3y, cultural and education. for the puSeS of Ihis article, the tonn'art, refw5 to dl t of art
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Financial roV•BW The financial position Of thity at 31 CÈcanLw 2tr24 afwj the prvJr wic¥J, as more fulty detsiled in the accounts, a# fdbm:. (2.Ir25} 12,977 485,550 D8sKJnat8d R8veni Funds 40.667 526,217 524,192 Tot•1 Funds 524,192 ,217 Chanty a defiot M unrest funds. belrKe tratth. for the w of£2.IY25. (21YZ3 £12,9TI suryAusl. In the Chanty m tr) in fesped of tra1 stwvjs of£11,996.18 <2023 - £9.869.58) and th ¥wds of£41,887.72 <2023- £40.113.2). r¥rIng the year. ts injstees tJew £33.CKX) (£30.(XXl an aldilioTral £3.1) g•)graphl desKJnakd) 5torxl at £484.838 {2023 £461.7n). In 2024. the Tntstees Ilw seNe5 Oiy. arxl in light of the increasirwj of the annual rn18T, to sd a taryet of r•Juciry minwnum its otA¥ations in rew of 8¥h fur*i
Jring 21J25. trE Charty has tre of The lSh JrAHnal ofknth. WKI ts (11 ScAiety's revenue in the to me(hwn twm. •KI ¢Crtt to {$c$S tith OUP. In the hght c also Surx1Y wblish regular s[81 is5$ to iroease artics. Tr Tntses rde The 64th BSA Ar81 cOrrfere is due to te Ild at StAnne's College, Oxtord, 12.14 Soptwnber 2025. We pLgn lo ha a hybfhd Sattsrday for dew to or4irn. for the third in a r(p. 'Coll8ctiva Authorsw in Theatrrcal Works.. A Hwarchieal Acunt.: arml Felpe Zarnts Guerrero (Lrharn University). for his paper, 'What 15 TrL in Massi¥ty Seria&s6d CollaiM)rati%e FKIN$? A Case for Senal Departure,. Zeynep and Felip8 th rKer¥e a £51)) Ikvmriffti aThl a LP to £iIM) to attend thè t)Jring 2024, the Tnjstees deed to wn the Postfxtwal Award over years, kn 202&2027, at 2025 and offer&Y a Iwtryear felhxslwp to Ihe innef. After inibaly acc4ptiivJ, th8 thqnner ltsr had to COntinL publicalTh of pum .Look into extendiThJ other awards to based in Eur .Lo)k mto offerirvj dedKaled fuThdK¥J for travel to anrwl corrferenc 4ContIn to the UDE aNJ the HwimA¥Ard .FirKI an altemati% to offseltiry fLY Cart emi58iorn at the annual c4>nfw <ontinuo to clfer fuThJiThJ for the crtiOnS awwd. with ts xI rwid in 2026. and an InCreaj grant of £10,IX)O ste4n Nuon &Sc (Hons) FCCA ItNlependent Examir &10 Gatley Roaj cw Cl*shwE SK8 1PY
Ccfftpans 20C6, the C1wrti Ad 2011 and the Chanbes (Accounts ard ReFQrts) Ragulalions respmsiblity as rwirriry It to folkMT rient besl and pr4wre the acrx)unts 8Ctording to tt FRS 102 SORP IStwwl of Re0>n Praclxx knntiry and by Chanties) 2015, (as arnen by Bulletin is$ in l)Xotr 2018 a1 to am act)thing b89'nning on or ats 1st JaTrJary 2019). Tr S(YiW. . In PaTtr¢ur. tts Crynpanie5 ki 2LTh l• It Board of Trustats to prepare fjnanc4al ststemerts for ead) fThrwl yeaf vthich gi¥e a aThl faw ot tr state of affairn Lrf the drity a5 at the end of th8 fi)81 yw KI rrf the tydef of dwy. In ItK>ge finaa81 Ac¢A)untiry practi (Uniw ACcoun9 StsFxlard$ aThl aw>kal)b law). law requiffjs that the tnKtaes must not opwthe tho a(wunts U1 ttw are sattsftij Ihat tlw gi aNJ faw VI ol the sts of affairs of Ihe tharrty of the surpkts or deficat CA Ihè c fc th8 r. roasonaL4e accjjrw at ary time the fmancial w6ilKMI (I tho Lanty aThl which a sufficwt b sh(Mi and financial slatomts.
Trust•os' Annual R•port for th• y•ar ended 31 Deceth 2024 The fina)81 stalem afe aet (MJI on p8988 11 to 24. financial stalfjments eMn9 the FRS 102 SORP (Ststefftht of Recommeryjed Plac for PayJuntir8 aThJ Repoty by ChafÉties> 25. {as affÈnded by the Bulletin iSSLd in <)#dw 2018 ¥ble to tegWIDry (Y afr 1st January 2019}. ITr SORP). •vl in a(tINdae 4ith ReF#Nb'vJ StarKI& 102. (¢ti¥e 1si January 2016) Tre finanaal stslernents habr ten p¥eparol in a¢ardae wilh provisions in Part 15 of the
(kn 21MA Arf). Havfflg sati%fi8d mysèlf that ac£ounts of tho ¥e n(rt wuiréd to bo audit8d undér Part 16 of 2( iwj o4rt urthr sec1X 145 of ts Ch11185 Ad 2011 a)11 A(). In caryir¥3 Out ry fjxarrmn I have followed Ihe Directions given by lh8 Charity Conimiwn urKJ8r secon I45> Ib) ol the 2011 A¢ 3 the accounts do Th)t wrth Ih acoJunlw require11 of Sedi 396 of Ihe AGt ottEr than any requInl ihat tt aLXJ)Urts gve a ar¥J fair is not a matter C(5J1 as part ol an IFRS 102). &10 Gatsy Road ctwd Cheshire SK8 1PY This rewl w85 $iyned on 10
2024 Totsl FuNIs 185.834 8.411 191,617 Total Inc4)mo IX245 1x245 198,299 Exp•nOtsn on: 1SS.270 1270 185,322 Total 6xpJro 1270 185.322 N•t Incom• for th• 11024 (1025) 11977 Il02 (1024 1l9n 025) 110251 11977 526217 217 513240 gains 8ThJ losses. 11
2024 2023 12.9TI Total Fth La81 year Totsl Fun Fw 20 528.217 613.240 Iransfe 12.9TT 5¥192 524192 21T Labt yoar Totsl Furyl• 2023 Al 1 Janu Transfer 00vtrn revenue a(umulaleAI Iw 40.667 .732 12
2024 Tdal Fund• L•rt Y•or Tatsl Fund* 2Q24 446.793 Total fwwjs 524192 THE BRrnSH SOCIETY OF AESTHEncs 185.834 191.617 Interest rew¥at46 8.411 6,662 1x245 1V199 191245 19Q299 194.518 1.752 183,174 2,148 Totsl •xp•ndknr• in lh• y•ar 12.gTI 11025) 11977 1025 11977 13
Current as•6ts 55.71Y) 501.891 57,598 513, Cath at bank a1 in har•J Total ¢urrort asmts 557.591 571.194 44.9 $24,1W2 526.217 524.192 52Q217 Unrestricted FuTrJs 13 D3 485.550 446.793 485,550 13 D3 40.7 40,7 526.217 T•)tal ch*lty f(¥ 524.1¥2 The financi81 slaknts have twi prepared in a(XxYdW with Provisi in Part 15 of th8 Ccfflpanie8 kt 2(MJ6. appluble to MPanieS lectIO Ihe small c¢Jnparries wime. L JO5 Trustse 14
THE BRITISH SOCIEfY OF AESThETICS Notes to thé Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 1 A¢¢ouTrtlng polk• Finall RePIrl) Slwthrd appkth LK Ire1 (FRS 1021 w¥J Acc(rt aThJ Rewl the Finanaal Reportiry Stsndard aPpab in ts UK arnl Rewbk of IrelaThJ (FRS 102). charl SORP IFRS102), a amendeAI ty UFxlate BLtIn 1. Regulaivts lo Ctwies SCIiP (FRS 102) lity.e(4Xd) d Sl 21y)eJ629, thaiity tntees have departed from the reQeWI olRJ.8(5) tyloknry charl SORP {FRS102) inslead ofChart SORP IFRSSE) lo tl extsnt MCS8ary lo give a ITh and fatrv# the tIn4s. Incom• rncognltlon 15
Not•8 to th• Accounts for th• y•ar •ndod 31 Decomb•r 2024 probable tr1 the gottment b• arKI Ihe oltho tan bè mtsasurod rnliabty. ExsendAure is amounts lo bo patd in firtur¥ p5. Liablitw are induded in rJedrtor4 due in one year or mor8 than ong yeat as appropriate. Unless merial. cmmknYwts in re than >ear are Dot drA4Junted forlhe Value ofmoney. AllocatThTr ol $upport costs Support O38ts are thosé fund assist the oflhe eiuw tl dekyery ofchari activities w ty Su[4j the ofAJThJs. Ind ba¢ 01 lunctN)n8. gtaff costs avMI pTokniDnal probabty rnsult li the Irark4fer of fvnds to a Ihffd pty and dLe to seth the can be m8asured c Financial insirumprts Unless matla1, grant cLM&ents in more Ihan year a not discwnt4J fort tine value of and as this ap18$ to the fKJuieg Tn tlwe rm0181 stalmnts. effectNely the charty has onty bast finane4al instruments vthrch Cash al bank aThJ m harKI Cash at bank ?rKI m haTrJ NKJdts cash WKI sl)rt term highty #I$tAts th a shryt ofthree monts or les8 date of au1tn or opew of the or simlar acc•urt 16
THE BRITISH SOCIEfY OF AESTHErics Notes to the Accounts for the yw ended 31 DKember 2024 Fund Accounting There arè no restrthj funds ift t thty. 2 Liabillty to taxation The Trustees o)nsKler that the chatity saltyfs the ielts gd Pwaph 1 S (rf 2010 for 3 Winding up or IfM•olulioD of ¢h•rfty gimilar obpds lo Ihfr clw*y. 4 Significanc• of financial in¥tsumwts to ¢h•iity• po•ilion S N•t •urplu• befor• lax in th• IlnancW >•ar The net suryjlus before lax (n the ffft%tual ar s stated aftercharying:" 750 6 Staff ¢o•t8 and emolument• 2024 2023 TSO 17
Not88 to tho Accounts for th• yur •ndgd 31 D•c•mb•r 2024 7 R•munoratlon And pym•nts to Tru•lee• aThl p•T•oM eonnèetad wlth th•m Maarten Sknhagen 750 750 BSA tAebsite man•yr Maarten Steenhagen becw) a Tntee in Septb2019, he an annual fee of£3)0 bekyw. 1. Artth 6.3 ofthè Charivs ArtiLs cl Assoaatm mIll a Tn or CON Pernon lo $uKpty servw m retum b.lhe ser¥Kes 8re ¥Auay requHwJ ChaiAy. ¥J tt Tnthès d•(xl• Ihal # is Lwt wtsrèsts ofthe Charity to entr such a vJrtf8f#: the natuwe aTrJ level of the remuneration i no moTe Ihan i¥ T•8$0Tblo in rnknlion lo 1hè Val of sthit•s', and d.fffi than hall0f Trusts are sw to suth a contrnd in fthaN?41 yw. 2. Gi4en Maarten's expen• a1 lamitharty Ih8 bsite. he B Ixst-fvd to ¢xntinue to WOVKle the vAb8rte 3. Maarten is the onP4 141 b• In recaTA ofpaynts uN1er a cy)ntrad urHkr Arlxe 6.3. 2023 SS,7 65.700 9 Cr•dltoM: aMIntS falllng due wlthln om >*ar 2024 2023 Arxruals forgrants payable 31,947 1.452 43,579 1.398 44,9TI 18
THE BRITISH SOCIEfY OF AESTHETICS Notes to the Accounts for the y&v ended 31 D8C8mber 2024 10 Incom• and ExpndAuv• account Summary At 1 J•nuary 2024 526.217 r2.025) 513.240 12,9TI AI 31 DKwnb•T 2024 524.192 520.217 11 No r•latsd p•rty tran¥octlon• 12 Partlcul•rB of how parflcular fund• am rnprnwntsd ty a•Mts And Ilabilitlo• Tcrt•l Fw 511.420 (33.399) 46,171 CuThent Liabllies (33.399) 470,021 46.171 624.192 At 1 January 2024 671.194 (44.97n 4OM7 13 Change In tolal fund8 ov•rth• yw as •hown in Nots 12. an•ly¥ed by indlvidual fundg kn 2024 29.203 {36.734 478m1 (31.228) 36.732 46.171 Des¥Jnat Re4enue FuThJs 40.e67 524.192 524.192 19
Note• to th• Accounts for th• y•ar •ndod 31 D•c•mlw 2024 14 Anaw of movem0 In funds ov•r th• yoar •• •h(rh in Ilole 13 ndS 194245 (165.042> (31.228) {31.228 a724 2023 Td(kn) Urw86trthd Fur (%.73 Td(IMIl De8wJTralE¥J Re4Mue FuThAs pro¥¥Je reser for fiJtUfe adivtrs. arKI . ¥utéct to charity *islatvJi, 17 Uttmnate controlling party The Coffwry is knled ty guararrtee arKI does rmx a slwe Cap. In the ofthe Cryny b8ing
THE BRrrisH SOCIETY OF AESTHETICS This analysis is classsiff•d byconv•ntioHI nominal d•S¢tiONS and not by actsvity. Cufrontyear prtmary Purpose and at%lkry trallng Sakn of goods afvj servicts in asxordarKè wh th• chrWs rtyeds 170.307 170JJ7 178.235 10.403 8.017 5.124 5.124 5.385 Totsl Prfmxy PUryKW and anclllary 191.617 T(thl Fuv 18834 191.617 185A34 Told Total Fund Bank Interest Re¢eiv 8.411 U11 8A11 8N11 682 21
Totsl Fund% Tolal Fund Funds Fu Support crnts. thIStrat0T 32,388 Tot•1 dlr•¢t ¥pw¥Mrvd R4•1rt¢tsJ T¢7tal Totsl Fund• Grants male to iryJN#lua Grants made to ¢Jyan#ts Costs roktkng to ofgTrrrts 28.667 11.447 11.888 12. 11496 Tolal grnntrn#kkng costs 49.184 On SeekThJ a Communty dTast•. War4 Podcast and roUble. UCL (A Hanlberd} The SIWeiines8 (rf Empathy. cnbr9• 2,955 Lon(kn Aesihetks FonKfi . avMvJ 2.531 2,531 Thé Futu of Art nental Phli )sophy Lost in the Game, aM Art, Imagmwlion Morny. Trnty C• OAJrd (934) (1J) (Z526) (14) (12.)> {4.SW) (9341 (1(X)) (2.526) (14) (12,(KK>) (4,SWI KCL Synergy. P(Y #nd Phik)sophy, War*YJ 11
THE BRMSH PJOCIEfY OF AE3THEncs T11 Fththll Fund• Grants made to indiv¥Juals Grants made to organisations Costs relatirwJ to Ihe award of grants 28.667 11.447 9.870 11.447 9.870 PfixY•w Py•ll P•lor Y¢ar Tr1 Fund 1nteTpersCI Relations WkShl. Log1 in the Garm. Art, Imagination and Moralty. Trirrity CoibJ8 Oxford li YeaT$ of Sc4Yitude (RKhatd Won fknl. St Johns c 2213 2.213 KCL Postgraduate ntren, Kent (393) 13.952) (3.952} 16391 {455> (45S) Intewnal Relalons, 8milryham () (3) (4.114) {9)8) (3) {4.1141 AegthetM3 d Pubk Art KCL Synergy: Eyrinwrtal Fikn- QMUL {3.2LMYI I3,1() {3,1() 11
THE BRITISH SOCIEfY OF AESTHETICS 23 support Msts for ch•ri(bkn a1¥1 Tatsl Fund Totsl Fw Cunmt Y Fund 41474 17.251 813 Editorial expensos conferen expenses otr dired 12.695 40.152 2.182 11696 40.152 2.182 100.275 11)0.275 11K•.802 Total 8upwI costs . Cunwrt Y 100 Totsl FuDd• T44 Fund• Current Year Truslo05' remunwal 750 25 Tolal Charflabl• •XWMlllur• Totyl Totsl FuxlB Cunwrt Y•ar B2a B2¢ 82d Tolal granlmakirwj costs Tolal Sup1 L 49.984 100.802 2.148 1W.275 1.752 1,752 PrforY•w PrtorY•ar Prfw Y•ar Tatsl F1 Prfor Ye•r Funds Totsl direct Spgnding Total grantrnaking costs Total support costs Total Govemance &)sts B2c B2d 49. 1rA).2 2,148 100,802 2,148 185.322 24