HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED (A company Ihmed by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOA THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Company numb•r 7540627 Chwlty numb•r 1142575 20 IAarfn• Court 81 L•on•nl• on S•• Ea•1 •*•¥ TllJ• IX>X Pao6 1
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED (A compary IHnrted by guarantee) Cryany nwnbor 7540627 tharity Nmtjer 1142575 Report of the tru8tO08 for the year endlng 31 December 2023 Chalrfs report This tirne last year I reportod the beneffts our app(M Galery A8nt heAI been Lyging to the Arts FcKum. Thls yew haw seen 40 new members OPf group. These are lar9ety artsts that have fecenty movod (k7•m from LorKlon. so are vory fortunate to be ab to tap knto thls troth bb)od. An organisation like (MJr8 can suff8f trom a stagnalion ol rnembershp numbers lchI$ a dlfficuh siluatK)n to tum around. It Is particularly drtlicull in Sl Leonards as there are many new galbries opening and therefore In competitson with us tor subscribmg artts. Our Almin1strats has been particulaty usetul li brlnglng her LondM contacts and Pfofessk)nal skilb to our akl. Work 18 c(tinU)9 on Ihe upgrade ol our •bpAe and admw) systems. Volunteers hav• hélFd lo up Gallery profles of bKllvldual knists arKI th"r 80 now hav• more members on show as 11 as a ol our new membors. We are also knsiallrKJ Mojo as an athomated system of alethg our mambers * mèmborsh> renewal whh evlousty has been an arduous and laL1-1ntensfve proces8. Our calendar Is fully booked for exhilJtK)ns for 2024 and we are takkng In r•8ervations tor 2025. This again a notth ad)vement C4)nsthring the competylknn from the Other many k)cal We are malntaffilng our reWtal as an artl Irk8ndty galery. run by artsls tor arbsts. 8earng n mkJ the Infvx ot now moffltsrs have laun(knd a new Initiaiive in our exhibrtM)n calendar k wa8 very wcc•sstul, a New MernberJ' Sh. This served many purposes one ol was to introduc these new members kn our local audience bLrt also to give Ihem an Inlroductory eXpernCe to vthat our organi8a can offer. Our Changing Spaces InalIve, 818 a group ol prev#Sty unconnethed aruqts can hlre a 8•&K•n of Ihe gaNery and hence thare Ihe running costs. Is prov1 a komè opportunty arllsts lo cc¥nbal the ffianclal prM8ur•s (A a 8010 8h(M durlng our CoStf-Ylnq crllis. trIng the year employed a professk)nal company to refurbish the interk)r walls arKI ceilings. Th has glven the gallery a nolabbe urtI. knr muth dis¢%ssh)n and considerab'on ol other local efforts to cwibat sknllar wobknms, took on the Iswe of und dlstorkn and gourKI l•v•l8 in the gafry space. Sound reftive IkK)r, walls, and c•lling make tor a difftcull audb experienLx partiTty al Prlvai8 Vws. A180 road nolge from the A259 is a consLgnt trritant during summer Months the ck)ors need lo be open toc venblation. Three Trustees desgned, Constr and knstsiied lour sound baffies ol approximalety 3 x 1.5 metres Fizo. They have sound absorbts)g loam on the lop 8urtae8 arKI wund ab9)rbmg fabric on the understh. As *ll as nolkeabty reducing refi6ctod 80und knveLs they have also th• wgjal impaL2 the duttered 1119 P4aln11 needs lo be menknned thal none of thls admty woukj be possfte vathout our team of d6dicated VOnteerS give up their Ilme 8wy wek to keep thè 9allory hanglng, exhlbiting. selling and open for buslness. e2
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED A•P al th• IN•i•M lor th• y•K WKllw 31 D•cwnbw 2023 (c4XrtlrnMd) 23. 5. 2(Q4
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMrrED (A compary Imftod by gbarantsèi COmY wrnti 7S4Ol 1142515 ststement of Flnancial Activitie8 for the year ended 31 December 2023 I19 6,444 18.532 18,sa2 16058 12242 12242 112&3 Totsl 34aas 28,7e3 29.733 29.7%3 27.377 14•1 nv¥•rnnl In lund• 2.854 A•aondl•llon ol lund•: Tow tum ts¢Wrt fer*vd le83) 38.753 36.7S3
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIPAITED Balance Shoot a8 at 31 Decembef 2tr23 . sis .814 17 17.18) 1•.716 38.153 *75J nd• •lth•
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED Annual accounts for tho yoar •nd•d 31 Dec•mber 2023 Nots• on lh• aCC(nts 1 Aecounlkng Polcl•• Imrtaknty kn tho pr•pai•lkx) ol ¥lalwnents ar• a8 lolm.. 1.1 8a•l• ol pr•par•tlon lrfand {FRS 102 . •ff•(¥• January 2015) atml thè C<)mpAniN 26. A•••ts and &abthi ar• hlblly r•¢ogn••d al hyul colt or transKlkn 1• atod kn th• r•l•vant acwunlin9 poky rwlel$l, 12 Th• charlty meets Ihe dellnllk>n ol a publc bafft •nffty M drfln•d by FRS 101 1 J Preparntlon ol tho •¢c¢>unts on a golng ¢oncwn b•• The trus85 are of the view that charlty is a w'ng cn. 1 A Chan9• In the t>Ml• ol accounlkng There has been no change accoundrwJ polici08 (Valuats. nA•6 and nthod8 Il•eognMlon ot Incomlng WK¥Jmry fvwrc•s haw r•l•i•d •xper4lhtyr• (48 wth ¥rtlh rnl•t•d •xD•ndllurn •XD•ndrtur• Ar• r•oort•d oros8 li th• SOF Grnnt• •nd don•llon• Grants and donatr)n ar• onty knCd•d In lh• &)FA *th•n th• chwity T•x TrGl•lmB on don•llon• and g1ft• ••rn• lkn• M lh• 911 rdal•. and p•rfofflwn¢• r•lal•d grnnl• Glfts In klnd Gifts th knj IN u9• by lh• tharty ar• &KaKl•d In lh• SOFA a•
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED Annu occounts lor tho y•ar ended 31 D•è•mb•r 2023 Note• on th• ccounts A¢¢ounlng polkl•• conlknu•d ¥01••1 h 1.6 EXpondIr• Im * t¥aM ftyllo pa¢ beir¥J a lornwn¢• cts p•y•bl• Th••• w• thy foo4 in •LwJnts a wmmth•ni hu b• ¢ondltk>n• 1.7 A•t•ts TIble ffx•d ••••ts Th0 we 11 #ity b• u•ed lty mce yoar, and r•m•m in the 1>fft4 of fv (wty. progY• Ive#1 after lakty X)I ol •ry trode Ca•h •t b•nk and kn Cath * b&t •nd twwj cath and t#YI hwy nd 8kn•rts T*ilh a •lKYt matsmty of Ihrw m¢xth or IOGS dats ol Cr•dkn
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED (A ¢xMnpary I'mited by warani68) Cc¥npany rKmtr 7540627 Cwity nwnber 1142575 Annual account8 for the yr ended 311)ecember 2023 Not•• on th• accounts 2 Legal 8tatu• of lh• charlty The tharty 18 8 (xKnpany knrtad by wan*• arnl has capital. In the event ol th• ctrwty LP. Ihe labi4ty in respect ol Ihe guarantée ' Ivnited to £1 Pof member of the charty. The ¢thwity1s 8 blIt •ntsty :_ 3 kneomo from donaOon• 1.813 Total Incom• frt)ffl Donatlon• 1,813 6.444 Th• Forum beneffts greaty trom Ihè In1VaM•M and enlhusiasbc supptyt its many nteers. delats ol aro 9Nen irb our annual rerxvi. In Inteers is nol measured n the accounts. 4 kncom• from charltabl• •ctlvlll 2023 2022 5.573 792 Gift Aid 1.978 11.120 Galw Hire Tol•l Incorn lrnffl ch•rft•bl• •ctlvnl•• 10,293 16,658 18.532 5 kncom• •arn•d from oth•r tradlng aclfvlll•• 2022 10,324 Commi88M)n on salo8 ol cards Arts'sts (¥rdg Olher I)Me 329 Tol•l Incom• lrnm olh•r tr•dlng acllvftl•• 12,242 11,283 Pa9
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMrrED IA ty9uw8nw) CuThp6ny 75W7 ru••J 114¥Tr75 T•1 131 87$ £lr•d (•) 1,4r 'r•¢t ( 281 347 1457 9.1128 xirs C#r•¢t c J.745 V.195 0.745) 1.9n . 3222 3,861 2&54 Pap io
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED (A cthnpany Ilmlad by guarane) Cmpany 7540627 Ctharty nwnbw 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 Docembor 2023 Nole• lo the accounts 8 Olher tradlng expen 2023 Flnanc• thorg 594 9 An•ty818 01 •upport costs The charrty tho cnsts ollts •4W1 •wJ th••• •r• geparatsty Support cost apportx)nmgrrt 720 Shfir equally 793 Shared oquaty 695 Sharod wualty 9,828 Sharod 25n5 12 034 Fin InfonTralbn T•thrnbgy Staff Total 347 7.369 2.457 10 N•t kncom• lor th• y•w 202J Thlj Is slatod af 4argtry.' 720 720 1 i Trusle••' rnmunor•Oon Non8 ot the truees haw bèon paKI any r•fflur•ralxm or TKYp4•d ollw bon•fft• froffl an ompbym•nt ith th• 4arNy. 12 TN•kno•' •xp•n• 2021 Numb•r ol truslo•8 *•fe pak# •xp8n••8 Nale ot lh8 axp8ro•8 Total amounl nla
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED (A coryany knited by guarantee) Ccmnpany numb•r 7540627 number 1142575 Annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 Not•• to th• Kcount• 13 Staff eo•ts and number• Staff costs were as follows: Wages and salarn8 Scxial e•CUfity )ets Employer'8 C•1rtl)na there made lo a ¢JgfKI 2023 2022 £g.W) £9,080 The average monthty numb•r of emFty68 duiinq Ihe vear was as follo*'. Admlnistratb)n £60.000. 14 Op•rnOng Loam commltrn•nt• The charlty does not hav8 any fulure minbrnum1888e payments under non• cancglable operatin9 knases It d$ hokj an in1rn nary agreem1 kn r8spe¢X ol the gallery, Fulur• rnnt and 8erte tharge paYnIS due wlthkn cme ar £7,920 £7.5 12
HASTINGS AKfs FORUM LIMITED IA crynpwry fknle¢J by 9{anIe•l CLry•any nLffib•r 1541 C>wty nwnbw 1142576 AfinU accourts Icrf th• y••r 31 D•¢btr 2tr23 16 fth•d a••8ts 1&1 Co•t or Tai Ilttlng• 074 074 Trnn 6.074 e.074 6.074 1.074 Trnn 074 6,074 ISJ N•t book v• Bwob*ht 15A R•valuallon
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HASTINGS ARTS FORUM LIMITED Ind•p•nd•it Exarnlnrf• A•port to Ihe Tru•to•• ol Ha•tlw• Art8 Forum Umlted •nO b••h ol of (xyryJ•ny knw) ar• i•iwdl• th• ol th• Imt th• ]Unts d th• are rw•d K) b• d P•rt 16 01 th• •r• •Wkn kn haw)•r•1•rt ¢vrwd (xrt wKlor ••¢1 145 01 th• Qwll•• 2011 ( 1 I P4f. In ¢vr8 out my •X•MKm l fob)•d ty th• 145(SXb) ol lh• 2011 kl. •xamkn•thxt.' C* tr•lwd IFAS 10211.