The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust
Report and Flnancial Statèments
For the year ended 31 July 2024
Charity no: 1137415

The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust
Contents
Page
Legal and admin istrative information
Report of the Trustees
Report of the Independent Examiners
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes forming part of the financial statements
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The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust
Legal and administrative infomiation
Trustees:
Dr P A Millward
Dr E J Millward
Prof J Mack
Ms S C Wilson
Prof C E Harris
Mr Alec Cumming
Principal Office:
The Old Skating Rink Gallery
34-36 Bethel Street
Nomich
NR2 1NR
Independent Examiner:
l A Barlow FCCA
Sexty & Co
124 Thorpe Road
Norwich
NR1 1RS

The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 July 2024
The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2024.
Constitution
The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Trust is a registered charity governed by
a Charity Trust Deed. It was registered as a charity on 11 August 2010 {Charity number
1137415).
Trustees
The names of the Trustees who seNed during the period and up to the date of this
report are set out on page 1.
Appointment of Trust8es
The Trustees are elected according to the governing document.
Objectives and Activity for the public benefft
The objects of the charity are..
the advancement of education for the public benefit in the everyday arts and
crafts and cultural items of South Asia and its neighbouring countries by
establishing and maintsining 2 collection of such arts and crafts and related
pictures.
to provide travel and educational scholarships for the study of South Asian
arts and crafts and culture and to help fund similar exhibitions elsewhere.
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on
public benefit when reviewing the charity's objects and planning future activities and
setting grant making policies.
The charity carries out these objects by providing grants to projects in the area in which
it operates which meet one or more of the objects as described above.
Review of Actlvlties
ndis
Dhokra crafts- an introductory display of dhokra objects to showcase the ongoing
research project on Crafts of Odisha.
New acquisitions case- On display are a selection of new acquisitions such as Ganj
paintings from Madhya Pradesh and Sherpai (grain measures) from West Bengal.
A Festival of Dolls- an inlerpretation of the Navratri celebrations in South India using a
variety of figures from the collection
Unity in Diversity. I ndonesian Woodcarving
Journey.. 1979- telling the story of the beginning of The South Asia Collection with a
joumey to Pakistan in 1979
Continuing Traditions." Textile crafts from Kachchh - A display of textiles made using
the craft traditions of embroideries, roghan painting, and bandhani.
18th and 19th Century Eumpean Artists in South Asia- a display of paintings and
prints by European artists, William Hodges, Thomas and William Daniell, James Atkinson
and Emanuel Andrasy, travelling in South Asia in the 18th and 19th century.

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Lahore Copper and Brass - copper and brass objects from the Lahore bazaar. and the
story of the bazaar in the late 1970s
Tree of Life.. The Art of Woodcarving in Swat- introducing the art of woodcarving in
Swat. Pakistan
Experiments In Pottery." A Craft-Design Collaboration . This display showcases
pottery associated with the Bombay School of Art in India, and the Mayo School of Art in
Lahore.
Art alle
Collections, Collaborations, Contexts.. Stories of vernacular furniture and everyday objects
from north-west India
An exhibition resulting from the Vemacular Furniture of North-west India project. On display are
examples of fumiture and everyday objects in the collections combined with photographs from the
fieldwork. A new TV screen has been added to this area to showcase some of the audio-visual
materials from the research.
Research
Vernacular Furnlture of North-west India (in collaboration with DICRC, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad). The final book in the series. Smarya: Vernacular Furniture of Punjab and Haryana co-
authored by Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright. Jay Thakkar, and Abhishek Ruikar is completed. We are
now finalising publishing procedures.
The Raj Bmthers: Data analysis from the first field visit has been completed. Research contacts
from the family visited Norwich to look at the paintings. Plans for an exhibition in 2025-26 are
underway.
Crafts of Odisha.. The first draft of the short film being produced by Alec Cumming and Annie
Woodman is ready. We are working on the post-production and will be completed by the end of the
year to lead up to a new display.
Following in the Footsteps of James Baillie Fraser. Michael Lidgley has written up his account
of the research. He intends to publish the material on the basis of his own research and opinions.
This completes the scope of the project by the Trust.
Archives of John Nankivell.. We have purchased a total of 81 drawings by the artist, John
Nankivell that he made in Himachal Pradesh in the 1970s and 80s. Together with his archive, this
will inform further research on the subject and his works.
Grants
EMKP Application: We have been awarded the Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
Grant for a project, 'Documentation of building crafts in kath-khuni temple architecture of
Himachal Pradesh. to be led by Jay Thakkar with Michael Lidgley, Rahul Bhushan, and Sonali
Gupts as the co-applicants. The SADACC Trust will be the Host Institution for the project.
b. SHARE Museums East, Towards Net Zero Carbon Grant: In January 2024, we were awarded a
grant for £1947 by SHARE Museums East, the regional Museum Development Team. for
Building Energy Audit to identify how the building can become more energy efficient and reduce
carbon emissions. The audit and subsequent report was produced by Dr Russ Layberry of Pilio
www.piliogroup.com and provides us with practical steps we can build into our future planning.
As a result of this grant, we have also prodU￿d a short Environmental Action Plan for the next
two years.

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Research Visits
a. Visit to Ahmedabad and Kutch to complete research project and visit textile craftspeople in
Kutch who have been working with the Trust.
b. Two visits to the Ancient India Iran Trust to research the archive of Penelope Chetwode, the
wife John Betjeman.
Collection
Accreditation." In July 2024. Arts Council England confirmed we were eligible to join Ihe Museum
Accreditation Scheme and we are now officially Working Towards Accreditation. This enables us to
receive free support and training from the regional museum development team (now Museum
Development South East www.mdse.org.uk) as well as wider access to grants within the museum
sector. We have 3 years to submit a full application to the Arts Council.
Database management. 652 new collection items have been added to the Modes database, of
which 241 items were donations from the public. There was some backlog to catch up on, including
a previous large donation of Indonesian ikats, which accounts for the high number of new objects
added to the database during this period. 26 objects were donated trom 14 different individuals.
Envimnmental monitoring: We have reintroduced the monitoring of data loggers and pest control
systems.
Dlsplay. Labelling project- 75 new labels have been installed in the gallery areas which
incorporates the new standards for label writing.
Activities and En
ements
a. Heritsge Open Days
We organised two events for the Heritage Open Days 2023. One was a talk by Philip Millward
on the history of our building and another was a curatorial walkthrough of the vernacular
furniture exhibition. Both events were well attended and well received. Our events were also
presented as a case study by the Heritage Open Days team.
b. Visit by Intemational Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles {IASSRT)- 15th October
2023, Sunday
We hosted a welcome reception event for the attendees of the Intemational Association for the
Study of Silk Road Textiles (IASSRT) symposium. The symposium was organised in
collaboration with the Sainsbury Institute for Ihe Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures by Prof.
Susan Whitfield and Prof. Simon Kaner. There were 60 attendees in all and we put on a display
of unique textiles in the collection.
East Anglia Art Fund (EAAF) - Members visit- 27th March 2024
The Curator gave a talk, titled 5 decades in 5 objects. as a way of showcasing the history of the
collection and our current activities. It was attended by 40 members of the EAAF.
d. Visit by the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Members - 24th May 2024
The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) was hosting the
RAS members as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations in No￿lch. We organised a
re￿ptIOn evening for the RAS members and SISJAC'S guests from Japan.
e. Norfolk Museums Trainee programme - The trainees on the Norfolk Museums Services
Training Programme visited us as one of their case studies. The Collection Manager led an
interaction session with them to share the methods of collection management and collection-
based projects we undertake.
South Asian Heritage Month - We set up a display of objects from the collection at the
Millenium library at Ihe Forum in Norwich as part of a collaboration wtth them for the South
Asian Heritage Month.
g. Other group visits.. We organised a total of 7 group visits apart from the ones listed to various
groups from across the country.

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Staffin
a. Hannah Bentley has joined us as the Collection Manager starting 4th September 2023.
b. UEA student placement.. We hosted a student from the MA Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies
course, University of East Anglia. This involved 15 days placement over a 4-week period. The
student digitised and catalogued 244 photographs and maps from the supporting archival material
donated by John Nankivell.
Reserves Policy and Risk Management
The reserves of the charity are identified as unrestricted at the period end. The unrestricted reserve
is available for all donations and costs of running the charity. The trust has a policy of maintaining a
level of reseryes sufficient to generate income to cover expected expenditure for the following
elve months.
Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all acttvities to
ensure consistent and quality delivery for all operational aspects of the charity. These procedures
are periodically reviewed to ensure that they meet the needs of the charity. At the period end the
reserves were as follows:
2024
2023
General Reserves
Totsl Reserves
2,376,280
2,376,280
2,195.649
2,195.649
Risk management
The charity monitors its risk on an on-going basis and has ensured both policies and ftjnding are in
place to mitigate those risks.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in
notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011
and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019
This report was approved by the Board on as10112S
Dr P A Millward - Trustee

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Report of the Independent Examiners to the Trustees of
The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust
I report on the financial statements of the Trust for the year ended 31 July 2024 which are set out
on pages 7 to 12.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with
the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
Act and in carrying out my examin8tion I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
Independent examSner's statement
Since the charity's gross income exceeds £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body
listed in section 145 of the Act. I confim that l am qualified to undertake the examination because I
am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. which is one of the listed
bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the
Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records- or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content
of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 olher 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.
l A Barlow FCCA
Sexty & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors
124 Thorpe Road
Norwich
NR1 1RS
Date: 23
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The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust
Statement of Financial Activitiés (including summary income and expendlture account) for
the year ended 31 July 2024
Total
2024
Total
2023
Notes
General
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Donations
Rent
Investment Income
13
100,000
12.000
38,924
100,000
12,000
38.924
168,180
9,841
42,925
Realised profit on disposal of investments
140.382
140,382
17.577
Total incoming resources
291,306
291,306
238,523
Resources expended
Investment Management Fees
7.503
7,503
7,737
Other costs
83,446
83,446
62.665
Total resources expended
90,949
90,949
70.402
(Loss) l Gain on revaluation of investments
19,726
19,726
18.265
Net resources expended including
(Loss) l Galn on investment5
Net movement in funds
110,675
110,675
88,667
180,631
180,631
149,856
Fund balances brought forward at 1 August
2023
2,195,649
2,195,649
2,045.793
Fund balances carried forward at 31 July
2024
2,376.280
2,376,280
2,195,649

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Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
586,038
556,126
Investments
1,688,607
1,626,531
2,274,645
2,182,657
Current assets
Cash at bank and in h8nd
Other debtors
113,276
980
114,256
14,579
2,077
16,656
Creditors
10
12,621
3,664
Net current assets
101,635
12,992
Total assets less current liabilities
2.376,280
2,195.649
Funds".
Unrestricted funds
General funds
2.376,280
2,195,649
Total funds
12
2,376,280
2,195,649
The financial statements on pages 7 to 12 were approved by the Trustees on Ic•1 1.1
and signed on their behalf by..
Ec4l
Dr P A Millward - Trustee

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Notes formlng part of the financial statements
for the year ended 31 July 2024
Accounting policies
(a) Basis of preparation
The charity conslitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordallce with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011.
and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
(b) Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in
furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other
purposes.
(c) Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income and
the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. For legacies. entitlement is the earlier of the
charity being notified of an impending distribution or the legacy being received.
Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognised as income when they are
distributed lo the projects. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold. Donated
facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing
the cost. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers.
Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the SOFA in the
period in which they are receivable.
(d) Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that
aggregate 311 costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular
headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
Fund-raising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of
disseminating information in support of the charitable activities. Support costs are those costs incurred
directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management carried
out at headquarters. Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with
administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and stalutory requirements.
{e} Tangible fixed assets
Exhibition and d is
ment
Equipment is held for charitable purposes. Depreciation is provided in order to write off each asset over
its estimated useful life using a 20 % reducing balance method.
Herita
assets
The Trust's collection of arts, crafts, furnilure and textiles is reported in the balance sheet at market
value. Valuations are reviewed annually by the Trustees. The collection pieces are deemed to have
indeterminate lives and the Trustees do not Iherefore consider it appropriate to charge depreciation.
Preservation costs
Expenditure which. in the Trustees, view is required to preserve or clearly prevent further deterioration
of individual collection items, is recognised in the Income and Expenditure account when rt is incurred.
Investment
ro
ert
Investment properties for which fair value can be measured reliably without undue cost or effort are
measured at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recognised in 'gains l (losses)
on revaluation, in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA).
Further infomiation on the collections is given in Notes 9 and 10 to the accounts.

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Notes forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 31 July 2024
(fj
Investments
Investments held in listed shares are shown at fair value with any gains or losses on revaluation
recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Investment income
2024
2023
Dividends receivable from investments and unit trusts
38,924
42,925
38,924
42,925
Other resources expended
2024
2023
Depreciation
Bank charges
Insurance
Wages
Accountancy
Professional
Sundryrrravel
Property maintenance & repairs
88
38
109
79
160
52,967
3,345
2,717
2,132
1,156
70,085
4,562
4,405
4,268
83,446
62,665
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
2024
2023
Independent examination
Other services
1,875
2,687
1,775
1,570
4,562
3.345
Staff costs
2024
2023
Wages & salaries
Social security
69,02g
1,056
51,763
1,204
70,085
52,967
The average number of employees is 2 (2023 - 3)
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Notes formlng part of the financial statements
for the year ended 31 July 2024
Trustees, remuneration
The Trustees neither received nor waived any emoluments or expenses during the period.
Tangible fixed assets
Investment
property
Exhibition
and
display
equipment
Heritage
assets
Totsl
Cost
At 1 August 2023
Additions
At 31 July 2024
402,367
2,753
153,323
30,000
183,323
558,443
30,000
588.443
402,367
2,753
Depreciation
At 1 August 2023
Charge for year
At 31 July 2024
2,317
88
2.405
2,317
88
2,405
Net Book Value
At 31 July 2023
At 31 July 2024
402,367
402,367
436
348
153.323
183.323
556,126
586,038
Heritsge assets management policy
The trust maintains a collection of arts and crafts and related pictures from South Asia and its
neighbouring countries. Some of these items are on semi-permanent display whilst others are stored
appropriately between rotating exhibitions. Acquisitions are made by purchase or donation.
Investments
Listed
investments
Deposlt
account
Total
At 1 August 2023
1,570,129
56.402
1.626,531
Additions
Disposals
Revaluation
828,527
(743,936)
(19,726)
828,527
(743.936)
(19.726)
Cash movement in year
(2,789)
(2,789)
Cost I fair value at 31 July 2024
1,634,994
53,613
1,688,607
10 Creditors - Amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Accruals
Other creditors
1,840
10,781
12,621
1,840
1,824
3,664
11

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Notes forming part of the financial statements
for the year ended 31 July 2024
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ststement of funds
General
reserrfe
Total funds
At 1 August 2023
2.195,649
2.195,649
Income
291.306
291,306
Expenditure
{90,949}
{90,949}
Revaluation of investments
(19,726)
(19,726)
At 31 July 2024
2,376,280
2,376,280
The general reserve represents the free funds of the charity, which are not designated for
particular purposes.
12 Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Total
Fund balances at 31 July 2024 are represented by:
Fixed assets and Investments
Net current assets
2,274.645
101,635
2,274,645
101,635
Total net assets
2,376,280
2,376.280
13 Income from donations and legacies
2024
2023
Donations
100,000
168.180
100,000
168,180
14
Related party transactions
During the year the charity received donations totalling £100,000 (2023 £160,000) from a company in
which two of the trustees are directors.
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ultimat8 controlling party
The charity is under the control of the Trustees as a body.
12-