2021-07-01-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1[st] July 2020 30th June 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by AWAH Registered charity number (if any) 1159034

Art with a Heart

Charity's principal address 123 George Street Altrincham Postcode WA14 1RN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Karen Wroe	Project Director / Chair
	Keith Oulton	Treasurer
	Stephen McHugh

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

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CIO

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by Trustee Management

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Art with a Heart (AWAH) is a not for profit organisation with a base location in the town centre. Our aims are to educate, develop and support the local community across Trafford and the rest of Greater Manchester..

• We educate and inspire the community in Arts and Heritage, through the delivery of a series of events and activities in the Arts and Heritage Centre and the outreach programme.

• We develop and enhance the skills of young people through our volunteer programme and project activities

• We support the over fifties through our volunteer programme, projects and workshops

Our guiding principles are collaboration, complementing and creativity.

As detailed in the AWAH Trustees documentation, the day to day running of the Centre is performed by the Project Director, who in turn updates the Trustees at the trustee meeting.

The Project Director will at times delegate certain activities, including exhibitions, workshops and displays to a volunteer as part of their skills development. The volunteer is mentored by the Project Director during this time to optimise the skills transfer and to ensure that AWAH guiding principles are adhered to.

AWAH Policies and Procedures are available in the Centre, and form part of the induction process for all volunteers. Hardcopies are available in the HR folder, which also contains the Volunteer Handbook, and include:

1. Health and Safety

2. Equal Opportunities

3. Working with Vulnerable Adults and Children

4. Employment policy

A risk assessment is performed by the Project Director for each of the AWAH activities, both in the Centre and Outreach. These Risk Assessments are stored online and in the folder at the Centre.

AWAH continually develops and collaborates with a number of organisations to enable them to deliver the various activities. These typically are ad hoc based on the display or exhibition.

Section C Objectives and activities

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The purpose of Art with a Heart is the advancement of Arts, Heritage and culture through the provision of events, exhibitions and displays in the Centre and at off-site locations. This is makes the arts and heritage more accessible to a wider audience.

In addition, we aim to develop the skills of young people through our volunteer programme, therefore enhancing their future opportunities while improving their ‘soft’ skills.

The objects of the CIO are:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

1. To advance the arts and heritage in Altrincham, in particular by the provision of an arts and heritage centre and the provision of events, exhibitions and displays.

2. To help young people aged 16 to 24, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.

The Activities undertaken by AWAH in support of these objects for the public benefit includes:

1. Free creativity area available to the public during the Centre’s opening hours, including materials

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)

1. Free permanent Heritage Area displaying local artefacts, photographs, historical books, copies of Maps of the local area dated from the 1750s to 1950s, donated items from the local community and historians and items on permanent loan from STAG and the Transport Museum

2. Regular workshops organised in the Centre, available as a dropin activity. These are generally free to encourage a wider participation. These are typically created and developed by the volunteers to develop their skills, and therefore enhance their employment opportunities

3. Free regular exhibitions and events, inclusive and accessible to all, irrespective of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability held in the Gallery space.

4. Outreach activities including workshops, business window displays, organising and participating in public art trails, empty unit displays and involvement in Festivals and celebrations in support of Arts

5. Engage with local schools to develop their arts activities and their

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engagement in the local community and groups

1. Volunteering opportunities to further skills development and employability of young people, including Duke of Edinburgh, School Student one/two week work experience and regular volunteering

2. Volunteering opportunities for individuals with learning difficulties and those on the autistic spectrum

3. Volunteering opportunities and free activities to support the ‘Over Fifties’, therefore improving their health and well-being, including reducing social isolation and improved community cohesion. This also encourages intergenerational activities between all our volunteers.

4. Maintain an online presence through social media, websites newsletters, advertising and press releases to promote and raise the awareness of the Arts the volunteering opportunities in AWAH

5. Collaborate with other groups, organisations and businesses to help raise the awareness of the Arts, including, local businesses, such as Randalls Jewellery and Optieye Care Opticians and community organisations.

6. As detailed in the constitution, no charity trustee or connected person may:

7. a. buy or receive any goods or services from AWAH on terms preferential to those applicable to members of the public;

8. b. sell goods, services, or any interest in land to AWAH; c. be employed by, or receive any remuneration from AWAH; d. receive any other financial benefit from the AWAH;

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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In 2020/2021 there were 15 volunteers helping to deliver Art with a Heart objectives as well as receiving valuable skills development.. .

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Main achievements in 2020/2021 reporting year were:

1. Continue to develop and enhance the facilities of the Arts Centre, resulting in

2. a. A dedicated space for regularly updated arts displays. Exhibitions included:

   • i. Art display of Resident Artist, Daniel Adler, highlighting his journey of his Art and living on the Autistic Spectrum

   • ii. Puppet and model display by Resident Puppeteer and Model Maker, Jamie Marks, who is also on the autistic spectrum

3. b. A permanent Heritage area, displaying all the Heritage artefacts, maps and books to be freely enjoyed by the members of the public

4. c. A permanent Creative Area, freely accessible to the members of the public during the Centre’s normal hours of operation

5. Continued to support young volunteers with their Duke of Edinburgh activities, with the aim of skills development through the Arts

6. Increased the diversity of the volunteers, including ethnicity and disabilities

7. Organised, delivered and hosted for free regular Art Workshops, Art Exhibitions and Heritage Displays in support of our objects with the support of the volunteers.

8. Collaborated with a local optician to create artistic displays in their 3 premises across Manchester

9. Continued to deliver and expand on the outreach activities including:

10. a. Organising and running art workshops,

11. b. Organising and running regular ‘Craft and Chat’, free to attend Arts workshops to encourage the public to experience and participate in various artforms

Due to the lockdown, Art with a Heart temporarily closed the premises and delivered activities online as well as updating windows with artistic displays.

Online activities included Craft and Chat downloadable arts and crafts worksheets and videos. These proved to be very popular and some of the activities were designed and created by the volunteers as part of their skills development.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

All monies generated is reinvested in AWAH through the provision of the events, exhibitions and outreach activities and in supporting the skills development of young adults.

Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Principle source of funding is donations.

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Our success is based upon our core values:

• Trust – We are reliable, dependable and steadfast; we always deliver

• Respect – We appreciate and are conscious of any individual’s capacities in the Arts and Heritage

• Inclusive – We embrace all sections of the community

• Passion – We are focussed, positive, active and passionate about Arts and Heritage events and activities that we deliver

• Originality – We are committed to developing innovative Arts and Heritage programmes for the benefit of the community

• Determined – We strive for quality, achievement and success in all that we do

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Karen Wroe

Full name(s) Karen Wroe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date 24/04/2022

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		Charity Name	Charity Name						No (if any)	No (if any)
		Art with a Heart
		Receipts andpayments accounts											CC16a
		For the period from			01/07/2020 Period start date		To			Period end date 30/06/2021
Section A Receipts	and payments
		Unrestricted funds			Restricted funds		Endowment funds			Total funds			Last year
		to the nearest	£		to the nearest £		to the nearest £			to the nearest £			to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
ArtworkSales					-		-				-		-
Funding											-
Donations small											-
Services											-
Donation					-		-				-		-
Gift Shop Sales					-		-				-		-
GiftAid					-		-				-		-
Bank Interest					-		-				-		-
Oher			248		-		-				248		-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)			248		-		-				248		-
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
			-		-			-			-
			-		-			-			-			-
Sub total			-		-			-			-			-
**Total receipts **			248		-			-			248			-
A3 Payments
Marketing					-		-				-		-
Utilities											-
Bank Charges			90								90
Repairs											-
Materials											-
Event mealls/ Refreshments					-		-				-		-
Insurance and subscriptions			**281 **		-		-				**281 **		-
Gift shop payments											-
Printing& marketingCosts					-		-				-		-
Wages & NI					-		-				-		-
Misc			1		-		-				1		-
Storage and Van hire
Rates			-								-
Artist Payments											-
**Sub total **			372		-		-				372		-
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
			-		-			-			-
			-		-			-			-
**Sub total **			-		-			-			-			-
**Total payments **			372		-			-			372			-
Net of receipts/(payments)		-	124		-			-		-	124			-
A5 Transfers between funds			-		-		-				-			-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end		10,291			-		-				10,291			-
Cash funds thisyear	end	10,167			-			-			10,167			-

Section B Statement of	assets and liabilities at	the end of the period	the end of the period	the end of the period
		Unrestricted		Restricted			Endowment
Categories	Details	funds		funds			funds
		to nearest £		to nearest £			to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank	10,161			-		-
	Cash	6			-		-
		-			-		-
	Total cash funds	10,167			-		-

							Unrestricted	Unrestricted			Restricted		Endowment
Categories	Details							funds			funds		funds
								to nearest £			to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank							10,161			-		-
	Cash							6			-		-
								-			-		-
			Total cash funds					10,167			-		-
		(agree balances with receipts and payments
					account(s))		OK			OK			OK
							Unrestricted				Restricted		Endowment
								funds			funds		funds
	Details							to nearest £			to nearest £		to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
	Details						Fund to which asset belongs			Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
											-		-
	Details						Fund to which asset belongs			Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the	Antique Dining		Table and Chairs				unrestricted				-		-
charity’s own use	3 Pedestals						unrestricted				-		-
	10 Office Chairs						unrestricted				-		-
	1 Desk L Shape						unrestricted				-		-
	2 Rectangular		Desks				unrestricted				-		-
	2 Filing Cabinets						unrestricted				-		-
	1 computer desktp and screen						unrestricted				-		-
	Tea urn						unrestricted				-		-
											-		-
							Fund to which				Amount due		When due
	Details						liability relates				(optional)		(optional)
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees			Signature					Print	Name				Date of approval
								Keith	Oulton