Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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2022 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Flat Time House Trust Other names charity is known by Flat Time House, FTHo, Flat Time House Events Registered charity number (if any) 1132401 Charity's principal address 210 Bellenden Road London Postcode SE15 4BW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| MayBeveridge | Treasurer | |||
| Laure Genillard | ||||
| Sir Ian Dove QC |
Chair | |||
| Dr JP Latham | ||||
| Dr Joanna Claire Melvin |
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| Vittoria Bonifati | ||||
| Laure Prouvost | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Gareth Bell-Jones (Director/Curator)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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To advance the education, appreciation and knowledge of the arts, including, but without limitation, fine art, film, video and performance and in particular the work of John Latham. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
In accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance, Flat Time House ran a programme of public exhibitions and events, as well as making the institution open to researchers working on exhibitions at other public institutions in the UK and abroad, and to students working towards degree and post-graduate qualifications. A permanent display is also open to the public by appointment outside of exhibitions. During this period Flat Time House presented 6 exhibitions, including one online exhibition, 6 online events and 8 in-person events, including performances, presentations of new artworks, workshops and talks, with over 44 contributors including artists, writers, curators and academics. These were all presented in line with recommended covid protocols.
During this period Flat Time House also finished a significant amount of work improving access to our collections: The photographic parts of the John Latham archive were catalogued, digitised and re-housed with funds from Art360 foundation, who also made a film introducing the archive to the public. Cataloguing, condition checking and re-housing was finished to the John Latham collection of artworks housed at Flat Time House with funds from the John Latham Foundation and AHRC/ University of Oxford and this was presented to the public as part of an open weekend.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
EXHIBITIONS Exhibitions included: ANTS AND GRASSHOPPERS: reflections on the anxious object ( 20 May–27 June 2021), a group show curated by David Thorp; a presentation of new work by Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye, Art Deco Zebra Crossing ( 14–31 October 2021) in collaboration with Intoart, a presentation of new work by Anna Barham, /S/T/R/O/B/E////L/I/C/K//// (25 November – 13 February) in collaboration with Arcade gallery and a group show Untitled 1956 (10 March–10 April 2022) in collaboration with the Roberts Institute of Art. EVENTS Online presentations included a performance by Eva Kot’atkova, In the Body of a Fish Out of Water ; an exhibition tour of Ants and Grasshoppers ; Archive of Destruction , an online exhibition and archival resource which was launched alongside 2 online talks featuring 6 contributors; Dust Jacket for an Exhibition Postponed hosted by the /origin\forward/slash\ group; and video presentations of works by Grace Ndiritu, Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye and Anna Barham. In person events included a commissioned workshop by Grace Ndiritu, Event Structure: Holistic Reading Room; a screening of John Smith; a presentation on Latham’s Library by artist Kelly Lloyd; a Natural Dye workshop with artist Rachel Jones, and a weekend of Open House events. EDUCATION A continuing partnership with UP Projects is Constellations, a yearly research and development programme, derived from an open-call, for artists who are working with socio-political issues, community-oriented practice and/or public contexts. This year’s iteration considered the digital realm as a platform for collaboration, engagement, and exchange as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with workshops taking place both online and offline, and included participants nationwide. London College of Communication BA Design for Art Direction students held a public event hosted by FTHo. The quantity of educational visits was impacted by covid recommendations, however visits were made by City and Guilds and Slade schools of art during this period. RESIDENCIES The /origin\forward/slash_ group of artists and philosophers led by Hester Reeve (Reader in Fine Art, Sheffield Hallam University) in association with The Centre for Philosophy and Visual Arts (Kings College London) continued their remote placement begun during covid. Artist Kelly Lloyd undertook a research residency with John Latham’s collection of books. PUBLICATIONS Kelly Lloyd produced a publication with interviews as part of her residency. A publication to accompany the exhibition _ANTS AND GRASSHOPPERS: reflections on the anxious object featured essays and artwork from 6 contributors. PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING A new collaboration with the Roberts Institute of Art was supported by Arts Council England the Henry Moore Foundation. Archive of Destruction and events to go alongside an Open House weekend were also supported by funds from Arts Council England. Partnerships with arts organisations, Intoart and Arcade, resulted in exhibitions of new work. A partnership with “ ” (quotation mark quotation mark) and NERO,
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Section D Achievements and performance
Rome to present a series of new writing online as part of a launch for “ ” #3: Becky Beasley / Claire Scanlon continued during this period.
AUDIENCE
In person visitors were 1731, however these were impacted by covid recommendations (It is worth noting a large proportion of our visits come from groups, which we were less inclined to receive due to covid recommendations). We shifted to hybrid programming with online outcomes in order to adapt to this changed environment, with audiences for online events totally 3270 in addition to a total online audience engagements of 34,540.
Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
In 2021–22 Flat Time House received funding from Arts Council England, You may choose to include Paul Mellon Centre, Art360 Foundation, the Henry Moore Foundation, additional information, where The Estate of Barry Flanagan and the John Latham Foundation in relevant about: addition from revenue received from private donors.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) John-Paul Latham Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 22 January 2023
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| CHARITY COMMISSIONI- | CHARITY COMMISSIONI- | I | ||||||||||||
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| FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Flat Time House Events | 1132401 | |||||||||||||
| Receipts For the period I from I |
and payments accounts I To I 06/04/2021 |
05104/2022 | CC16a | |||||||||||
| Section AReceipts | and payments | |||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted | funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||||
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to the nearest £ | to the nearest | £ | to the | neareat £ | I | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| Ai Receipts | ||||||||||||||
| John latham Foundation | 10,000 | 10.... | 10.000 | |||||||||||
| Bany Flanagan Foundation | 4,000 | 4.000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||
| ChelseaArtsClublnJsl | 10,000 | 10.008 | ||||||||||||
| Grants for specmc projects Arts Council Emergency Covi<! grant |
3,525 | 3,525 | - | 17,374 | ||||||||||
| Paul Melion Research ConlJnuity Grant | 10,000 | |||||||||||||
| Sir Denis Mahon | 738 | |||||||||||||
| Individual donations Fees received (RCA) DACS foiarchive |
538-- | 531 | . 1,720 685 |
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| Sales Studio rental |
341 7.560 |
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341 7_ |
. | 31 7,260 |
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| GiftAld | 11,707 | 11.701 | ||||||||||||
| Sub to~ro~ome forAR)... A2 Asset andinvestment sales. |
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| Total receiptsl | "',4 | J I |
, | 3,525ll | ~l | 47.171 I" | 53,101 I | |||||||
| - Programme (Fees andproduction) |
3.798 | 3,525 | · | 7,323 | 10,451 | |||||||||
| Salary (director) Salary (Programme Manager) |
18,433 10,291 |
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11,431 1D,211 |
-- | 1&.BOD 8,118 |
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| Education fees (artists) Advertising &mari<eting House (CTax, Repairs, HLP. Insce) |
174 1.004 ..,920 |
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-. | 190 786 4,704 |
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| Archive expenses | 1,759 | 1.7. | 172 | |||||||||||
| General | 171 | n, |
166 | |||||||||||
| IT software TeIepnone &Internet Printing & stationery |
624 &11 238 |
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124 111 lrlIII |
314 8&0 55 |
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| Postage, freight & courier | 19 | ~ | 8. | |||||||||||
| Subscriptions | 5& | · | - | 51 | 66 | |||||||||
| Sub total | 42,243 | 3,525 | - | 45,718 | G,770 | |||||||||
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| _Totalpayments_I | 2EJ1 | !II | 45,7" | II | <U,770I | |||||||||
| Net_of_receiPtsi1!'a-r_ments)~'903 ASTransfers between funds A6Cash fundslastyear end Cash funds this year end |
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| Unrestricted | !Restricted funds | Endowment | Endowment | ||||||||
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| iB1 Cash funds | 9,737 | ||||||||||
| _Total cash _ | funds | 1,737 | |||||||||
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Coat (optIon8I) 411 |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts FLfiT IIrtE r&VtsTrJTS Ckn accourts for the year S loLL Charity no (if any) 11324 D I o f*1 Ah I rewrt to the trustees on my examinatKX) of the XCots of the ati)ve chanty ('the Twsf) for the year ended Responsibilities and As Ihe chanty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible the preparab'on basis of report of the xcounts in ac£(xdance wth the requirements of the Charities A¢t 2011 ftheA I reFth in respect of my examination of ts Trusfs nts carried (xrt uThJer secbon 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryTr3 (xrt my examination. I urNJer seclion 145(5)(b) of ts ACL Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no materia matters have examine¢s sLitement come to my atttiOn (other than Ihat disclosed bel(Yw") in connection with the examination vkuch gives me cause to believe that in, material aCcntIrj rd$ were not kept in acCOrdae with Section 130 of the Act I have rn cfjrLems and have come a(xoss rK> thr matters in c(xmectton with the examination to vthch attention should be dra in order to en7ble a . Flease delete the wonts in bfftckets rftydO not apply. Signed: 23 Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rf any): Address: J¥S GKJ IER October 2018
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