2021-03-31-accounts - Artscape

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Charity Name : Artscape Registered Charity 1139064

Principal address: The Community Centre, Dunsbury Way, Havant, Hampshire PO9 5BG

Names of current Trustees	Office	Dates if not for whole year
Jonathan Piper	Chair
Matthew Dyer	Secretary
Kerry Bridge	Treasurer
Richard Barry

Governing Document: Constitution adopted February 2020

Trustee selection method: Appointed or re-appointed annually at AGM

Summary of objects:

The promotion of good health, both mental and physical, for the public benet among people who face isolation or social constraint through poor health, social circumstance, and/or as a result of recovery from substance abuse.

Summary of main activities undertaken for public benefit:

Artscape has been adapting to the increased, changing needs of socially isolated people in lockdown by embarking on COVID-safe work, forming personal connections and establishing our indispensable place in local communities. We’ve developed our place in local networks of agencies in the area.

Achievements and performance:

It won’t be news to anybody that 2020-21 has been a tricky year. The COVID pandemic has required innovation and adaptability from services everywhere. Much has been asked of Artscape, as we’ve attempted to continue to work among people who face isolation.

But, Artscape has risen to the occasion this time. I’m really proud to be able to point to the great work that has been done this year by Mandie, as she has managed to find imaginative ways to continue to meet safely with people and to further this important work, even in the harshest points of lockdown.

As lockdowns took shape, we were able to have meetings take place, in a safe way, with people who would otherwise have been isolated. Outreach like this has actually offered us momentum in our work when it would have been easy to keep things lower-key until the pandemic had passed by.

This outreach work has grown and developed into drop-in sessions in the outdoors, continuing a theme this year, where we’re particularly seeking to help isolated people connect with the natural environment. We’ve seen this with work on the Heath in Petersfield and at Staunton Country Park, where we’re seeing really successful work in collaboration with partner agencies. We’ve only very recently begun holding outdoor sessions in Portsmouth too.

Meanwhile, we’re also holding online sessions, where a community of participants has grown. Some of these sessions have formed a sustainable group and they’ll continue to feature in the work of Artscape for this present year too.

In the background, there’s been considerable work going on too, preparing a new project that’ll come to fruition this year, with our partners in the South Downs National Park and also a project with Butser Ancient Farm, the Sustainability Centre, Petersfield Museum and Hogmoor Inclosure. As we come out of this present lockdown, we’ll continue to see new developments and innovation in the work of Artscape to fulfil our objectives.

Overall, although this year has been hard and has required a lot of fresh thinking, I’m particularly proud of how Artscape has continued to work for isolated people, meeting needs that have been particularly apparent in lockdown and has innovated along the way. Our biggest strength in this has been Mandie Molyneux so, along with the other trustees, I want to thank her publicly for all she’s done.

Financial Review:

Accounts were circulated to all attending and explained to ensure clear understanding. Income: £36200.61

Expenditure: £19631.08 Money remaining in the bank: £21536.72

Charities Policy on Reserves (Contingency):

The majority of our finances is a result of our funding application agreements and therefore secured.

Any reserves are accounted for by designating towards new projects and training. Our Contingency policy was updated and now stands at £1500. This will be reviewed annually.

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