HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575
20 Marine Court St Leonards on Sea East Sussex TN38 0DX
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540
Report of the trustees for the year endi
Chair’s report
2021 was the year that Hastings Arts Forum gained its st brought out the best of the brilliant team of volunteers. Re - opening The Gallery in April 2021, after being close the work of 66 members, all pleased to be taking part a shown.
2021 turned out to be a year of excellent sales, ending booked gallery for 2022.
It brought a new energy and a diversity of work that is mo curation that we can be proud of.
A huge thank you to all the teams of volunteers, whose them we wouldn’t exist.
Hard work is being done by the marketing team, putting designed a wonderful new logo . We have a new Ev exhibitions, a big thank you to them for giving up their Fri
A special vote of thanks to Martin Bradshaw for all his effo in his new "academic" career. He has helped us negotiate pleased to welcome our new Gallery Co-Ordinator, Helen 2022. She has many skills and qualities to offer to the For their never ending support in managing the running of th
2021 was a landmark example of creativity shining professionalism that is becoming more and more apparen Good work.
Our purposes and activities
The purposes of the charity are to and East Sussex in all areas of the the public are eligible to join Hast subscription. The charity runs a g series of exhibitions. The shows a media and by advertisement, and Accordingly, the Trustees believe t guidance by the Charity Commiss making of any grants. As stated in received is not included in these a the running of the galleries is criti all involved.
Financial review
As in 2020, this has not been a ty of the year and on re-opening the Again, we were enormously fortun government and Hastings Borough returned and the excellent shows are really promising and hopefully
Our total income for the year was are a significant improvement on
Reserves policy and going concern
The Charity’s policy is to maintain expenditure for at least a three m reserves at the Balance Sheet dat three months activities.
Reference and Administration details
Charity number
Company number
Charity’s principal and registered office
Our independent reviewer
Directors and trustees
The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are officers serving during the year and since the year end we
Trustee name
Office (if any)
L Barker
E A Childs
C Kinnersley
Chair
Treasurer
R McChrystal I O'Leary J Welsh
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Memorandum and Articles of Asso document Charity constitution Company limited by Guarantee.
Appointment of trustees
Appointed by the members in gen
Organisation
The charity is managed by the Tru representatives responsible for Ad Web and IT. These individual grou volunteers.
Related parties
Risk management
There are no related parties or rel receive remuneration or other ben available to any other member.
Major risks are assessed and revie
Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The charity trustees (who are also purposes of company law) are res financial statements in accordanc Standards (United Kingdom Gener Company law an requires the charity trustees to pr and fair view of the state of affairs and application of resources, inclu
In preparing the financial stateme
-select suitable accounting pol
-observe the methods and prin -make judgements and estimat -state whether applicable acco material -prepare the financial statemendepartures disclosed and presume that the charity will cont
Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the t Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Full names Raymond McChrystal
Position
Position Trustee Date 30.6.2022
LIMITED
0627 Charity number 1142575
ng 31 December 2021
tatus as The Gallery at 20 Marine Court. It was the year that
ed over lockdown, with the Members Show, which exhibited and having the opportunity to exhibit. Over 100 works were
with a financial profit for 9 months being open, and a fully ost welcome, and a professionalism and high standard of
hard work and enthusiasm has made it all happen. Without
g changes to the website, led by Ian O Leary, who has also vents team who oversee the Opening evenings for new iday nights. These are popular and profitable.f
orts and support over the year, with our best wishes to him e a difficult time with calmness and focus. The Trustees are Savage, who has taken over as anchor person in January rum. I would like to thank our small team of Trustees for e organisation.
through in our current uncertain world. A positivity and nt.
o advance the education of the public principally in Hastings e arts but focusing mainly on the visual arts. All members of ings Arts Forum Limited upon payment of an annual gallery to exhibit members’ art work in a regularly changing re promoted by newsletter, on the website, through social are open to view by all members of the public. the charity meets the public benefit test as set out in ion. The charity presently has a policy that precludes the n Note 1 to the Accounts, the value of any voluntary help accounts. However, the ongoing voluntary contribution to cal to the future of the Charity and is much appreciated by
pical year. The pandemic closed the gallery in the early part re was nervousness on the part of members and visitors. nate and grateful for financial support from central h Council to a total of £12,570. Gradually confidence drew growing interest. Consequently the results for the year y permit the Gallery to flourish in the coming years.
£36,536 and expenditure was £23,281. Both these figures 2020, ending the year with a surplus of £13,255.
n minimum cash resources sufficient to meet outgoing onth period, primarily staff costs, rent, utility costs. The te amounted to £27,554. We believe this is enough to cover
1142575
7540627
20 Marine Court St. Leonards on Sea East Sussex, TN38 0DX Peter Watters FCA BFP
its trustees for the purposes of charity law. The trustees and ere as follows:
Dates acted if not for whole year
Resigned 18 september 2021
ociation dated 22 February 2011.
neral meeting, with casual vacancies filled by the trustees.
ustee Board that meets regularly and consists of dministration, Exhibitions, Marketing and Fundraising, and ps meet regularly and co-ordinate the activities of the
ated party transactions to report. None of our trustees nefit from their work with the charity other than that
ewed by Trustees and reported at regular Trustee meetings.
o the directors of Hastings Arts Forum Limited for the ponsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and e with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting rally Accepted Accounting Practice). nd the law applicable to charities in England and Wales epare financial statements for each year which give a true s of the charitable company and of the incoming resources uding the income and expenditure, for that period.
ents, the trustees are required to:
icies and then apply them consistently; nciples in the Charities SORP;
tes that are reasonable and prudent; ounting standards have been followed, subject to any dnts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to explained in the financial statements; inue in business
trustees’ report above
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Notes | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds -general | funds - | this year | prior year | |||
| designated | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| INCOME from: | ||||||
| Donations | 3 | 14,624 | - | 14,624 | 13,700 | |
| Charitable activities | 4 | 12,622 | - | 12,622 | 11,144 | |
| Other trading activities | 5 | 9,290 | - | 9,290 | 6,669 | |
| Total | 36,536 | - | 36,536 | 31,513 | ||
| EXPENDITURE on: | ||||||
| Charitable activities | 6 | 22,381 | - | 22,381 | 26,907 | |
| Other | 8 | 900 | - | 900 | 658 | |
| Total | 23,281 | - | 23,281 | 27,565 | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) | 13,255 | - | 13,255 | 3,948 | ||
| Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other recognised gains/(losses) | ||||||
| Gains and losses on revaluation of | ||||||
| fxed assets | - | - | - | - | ||
| Gains and losses on investment assets | - | - | - | - | ||
| Net movement in funds | 13,255 | - | 13,255 | 3,948 | ||
| Reconciliation of funds: | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 13,636 | 663 | 14,299 | 10,351 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 26,891 | 663 | 27,554 | 14,299 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575
Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2021
| Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Total funds this year | Total funds last year | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible assets | 15 | - | - |
| Total fxed assets | - | - | |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 16 | 265 | 520 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 45,127 | 36,367 | |
| Total current assets | 45,392 | 36,887 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
17 | 17,838 | 22,588 |
| Net current assets | 27,554 | 14,299 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities |
27,554 | 14,299 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after one | - | - | |
| year | |||
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | - | - | |
| Total Net assets | 27,554 | 14,299 | |
| The funds of the charity | |||
| Unrestricted funds - General | 26,891 | 13,636 | |
| Unrestricted funds - Designated | 663 | 663 | |
| Total charity funds | 27,554 | 14,299 |
For the financial year ended 31 December 2021, the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to the accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
The notes on pages 7 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 30.6.2022 and signed on their behalf by
Ian O'Leary
Trustee
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575
Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes on the accounts
1 Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation and uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
1.1Basis of preparation
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 accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102 - effective January 2015) and the Companies Act 2006. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
1.2The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
1.3Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis.
The trustees are of the view that the charity is a going concern.
1.4Change in the basis of accounting
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.
1.5Income recognition policies
Recognition of incoming These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: resources
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the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
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the trustees are sufficiently certain they will receive the resources; and
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the monetary value can be measured reliably.
Incoming resources Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or with related contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported expenditure gross in the SoFA. Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Tax reclaims on Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same donations and gifts time as the gift to which they relate. Contractual income and This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been performance related delivered. grants Gifts in kind Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575
Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes on the accounts Accounting policies continued Income recognition policies continued Donated services and These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent facilities amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Investment gains and This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or losses loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
1.6Expenditure Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. Grants with Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a performance conditions specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. Grants payable without These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been performance conditions made and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
1.7 Assets Tangible fixed assets These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and for use by charity cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases: Fixtures and Fittings - 20% straight line Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value. Stocks and work in These are valued at the lower of cost or market value. progress Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid hand investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. Creditors and Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present provisions obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes on the accounts
2Legal status of the charity
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The charity is a public benefit entity.
3Income from donations
| Donations Grants Total income from Donations |
2021 2020 £ £ 2,054 998 12,570 12,702 |
|---|---|
| 14,624 13,700 |
The Forum benefits greatly from the involvement and enthusiastic support of its many volunteers, details of which are given in our annual report. In accordance with accounting standards, the economic contribution of general volunteers is not measured in the accounts.
4Income from charitable activities
| 4Income from charitable activities Membership subscriptions Gift Aid Gallery Hire Workshops Total income from charitable activities 5Income earned from other trading activities Commission on sales of work Commission on sales of cards Other Income Total Income from other trading activities |
2021 2020 £ £ 5,476 5,648 178 769 6,960 4,727 8 - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds |
|---|---|
| 12,622 11,144 |
|
| 2021 2020 £ £ 8,345 5,585 776 363 169 721 |
|
| 9,290 6,669 |
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes to the accounts
6Expenditure on charitable activities
| Rates Rent & service charges Electricity Telephone & WiFi Maintenance Insurance Stock Costs Publicity and printing Open evenings Technology support Staf Volunteers Ofce administration Exhibition and Workshop expenses Depreciation Fixtures/Fittings Governance costs (see note 10) Total |
Total £ £ £ - 133 133 Direct cost - 7,500 7,500 Direct cost - 550 550 Direct cost - 808 808 Direct cost - 843 843 Direct cost - 352 352 Direct cost - - - Direct cost - 712 712 Direct cost 114 344 458 Shared 25/75 352 352 704 Shared equally 2,064 6,191 8,255 Shared 25/75 - 138 138 Direct cost 252 756 1,008 Shared 25/75 - - - Direct cost - - - Shared 25/75 460 460 920 Shared equally 3,242 19,139 22,381 Members services Exhibitions + Activities Basis of allocation |
|---|---|
7Summary analysis of expenditure and related income for charitable purposes.
This table shows the costs of the two main charitable activities and the sources of income directly to support those activities.
| activities. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Costs Membership subscriptions Gallery Hire Commission on sales of artists' work Gift Aid /Other Sales Income Net cost funded from other income Donations and Grants Note 3 Net Income Other Trading expenses - Finance charges Note 8 |
Total £ £ £ (3,242) (19,139) (22,381) 5,476 - 5,476 - 6,960 6,960 - 9,121 9,121 178 177 355 Members services Exhibitions + Activities |
|
| 2,412 (2,881) (469) |
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| (900) 14,624 |
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| 13,255 |
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes to the accounts
8Other trading expenses
Finance charges
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| 900 | 658 | |
| 900 | 658 |
9 Analysis of support costs
The charity identifies the costs of its support functions and these are apportioned separately between the two key charitable activities undertaken (see note 7) in the year. The table below shows the basis for apportionment.
| Analysis for support and governance costs. Support cost Governance - Independent Review Finance Information Technology Staf Total |
Total £ £ £ 460 460 920 Shared equally 450 450 900 Shared equally 352 352 704 Shared equally 2,064 6,191 8,255 Shared 25/75 3,326 7,453 10,779 Members Services Exhibitions+ Activities Basis of apportionment |
|---|---|
10Net Income for the year
| Net Income for the year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| This is stated after charging: | £ | £ |
| Depreciation | - | - |
| Independent Reviewer’s fee | 920 | 400 |
11 Trustees’ remuneration
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with the charity.
12 Trustee’s expenses
| Trustee’s expenses Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses Total amount paid |
2021 2020 £ £ - - n/a n/a |
|---|---|
| - - |
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021
Notes to the accounts
| 13Staf costs and numbers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Staf costs were as follows: | 2021 | 2020 |
| Wages and salaries | £8,255 | £7,540 |
| Social security costs | £0 | £0 |
| Employer’s contributions were made to a defned contribution | - | - |
| pension scheme. | ||
| The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |
No. | No. |
| Administration | 1 | 1 |
There are no employees who received employee benefits of more than £60,000.
14Operating Lease commitments
The charity does not have any future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases but does hold an informal tenancy agreement in respect of the gallery.
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Future rent and service charge payments due within one year |
£7,500 | £7,500 |
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes to the accounts
15 Tangible fixed assets
15.1Cost or valuation
| Balance brought forward Additions Revaluations Disposals Transfers Balance carried forward 15.2Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions Basis Rate Balance brought forward Depreciation charge for year Impairment provisions Revaluations Disposals Transfers Balance carried forward 15.3Net book value Brought forward Carried forward |
£ 6,074 - - - - 6,074 20% 6,074 - - - - - 6,074 - - Fixtures, fttings and equipme nt Straight Line |
Total £ 6,074 - - - - |
|---|---|---|
| 6,074 | ||
| 6,074 - - - - - |
||
| 6,074 | ||
| - - |
15.4Revaluation
No assets have been revalued.
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) Company number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 Notes to the accounts 16Debtors
| Notes to the accounts Debtors |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts falling due | Amounts falling due after | ||||
| within one year | more than one year | ||||
| This year | Last year | This year | Last year | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Trade debtors | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| Amounts due from subsidiary and | |||||
| associated undertakings | - | - | - | - | |
| Other debtors | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 265 | 520 | - | - | |
| Total | 265 | 520 | - | - | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due with one year | |||||
| Amounts falling due | Amounts falling due after | ||||
| within one year | more than one year | ||||
| This year | Last year | This year | Last year | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Loans and overdrafts | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| Trade creditors | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| Amounts due to subsidiary and | |||||
| associated undertakings | - | - | - | - | |
| Other creditors and accruals |
14,778 | 14,445 | - | - | |
| Deferred income | 3,060 | 8,143 | - | - | |
| Taxation and social security costs | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 17,838 | 22,588 | - | - |
17Creditors: amounts falling due with one year
18Deferred Income
Deferred income comprises deposits received in respect of Gallery Hire for 2022 and the prepaid proportion of members’ subscriptions.
19Transactions with related parties.
There are no transactions with related parties.
20Security over assets
No charge or other security exists over any assets of the charity.
21Corporation Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
22 Additional disclosure
On 1 January 2012, the assets and liabilities of Hastings Arts Forum, an unincorporated members association, were transferred to Hastings Arts Forum Limited, which then commenced trading as a registered charity.
23Independent Examination
These accounts are subject to Independent Examination and fees of £720 are payable. No other fees for assurance, tax advisory or other financial services are payable to the Independent Reviewer.
HASTINGS ARTS FORU (A company limited by guarantee) Company n Independent Examiner’s Report to th
I report to the charity trustees o 31 D b 2021 hi h
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the are responsible for the preparat Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 accounts of the charity are not for independent examination, I carried out under section 145 o examination I have followed the of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's report
I have completed my examinat with the examination giving me (1) accounting records were no Companies Act 2006; or
(2) the accounts do not accord (3) the accounts do not comply than any requirement that the as part of an independent exam prepared in accordance with th for the accounting and reportin accordance with the Financial R 102)].
I have no concerns and have co which attention should be draw accounts to be reached.
Signed
Name Peter Watters Address McPhersons CFG 23 St Leonards
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number 7540627 Charity number 1142575 he Trustees of Hastings Arts Forum Lim
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with those accounting records; or
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