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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1[st] July 2021 30th June 2022
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1159034
Art with a Heart
AWAH
Charity's principal address
123 George Street
Altrincham Postcode WA14 1RN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Karen Wroe | Project Director / Chair |
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| 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
Constitution
Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
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CIO
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Elected by Trustee Management
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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.
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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 outreach programme.
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We develop and enhance the skills of young people through our volunteer programme, Duke of Edinburgh activities and project activities
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We support adults through our volunteer programme and workshops and community projects
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:
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Health and Safety
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Equal Opportunities
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Working with Vulnerable Adults and Children
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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 several organisations to enable them to deliver the various activities. These typically are ad hoc We have also established a link between Rotary to deliver an arts focus on some of their community projects – therefore increasing the reach of the arts and the engagement by the local community
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 making 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
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To advance the arts and heritage in Altrincham, by the provision of an arts and heritage centre and the provision of events, exhibitions and displays.
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To help young people aged 16 to 24, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, 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:
- 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)
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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.
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Regular workshops organised in the Centre available as a drop-in 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.
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Free regular events, inclusive and accessible to all, irrespective of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability held in the centre.
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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 and Heritage, including Easter, Halloween and other religious festivals, e.g. Diwali.
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| 6. | Engage with local schools to develop their arts activities and their |
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| engagement in the local community and groups. | |
| 7. | Volunteering opportunities to further skills development and |
| employability of young people, including Duke of Edinburgh, | |
| School Student work experience and regular volunteering. | |
| 8. | Volunteering opportunities for adults. |
| 9. | Volunteering opportunities for individuals with learning difficulties |
| and those on the autistic spectrum. | |
| 10. | 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. | |
| 11. | Maintain an online presence to promote and raise the awareness |
| of the Arts across Greater Manchester, including the Altrincham | |
| Area and the workshops, events and the volunteering |
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| opportunities available in AWAH. | |
| 12. | Collaborate with other groups, organisations and businesses to |
| help raise the awareness of the Arts and Heritage in the area, | |
| including, local businesses, such as Randalls Jewellery and | |
| Optieye Care, community organisations such as the local Rotary | |
| Clubs. | |
| 13. | As detailed in the constitution, no charity trustee or connected |
| person may: | |
| a. buy or receive any goods or services from AWAH on terms | |
| preferential to those applicable to members of the public. | |
| 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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Due to the impact of COVID, the number of volunteers engaged in Art with a Heart significantly reduced n 2021/2022 over the previous years.
However, the number of young volunteers engaging in Arts and AWAH increased because of DofE volunteering and skills development and the painting of the Then and Now mural on the hoardings covering an empty unit in Altrincham.
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Main achievements in 2021/2022 reporting year were:
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Continue to develop and enhance the facilities of the Arts and Heritage Centre, resulting in
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a. A dedicated Gallery space for regularly updated arts and heritage displays. Exhibitions included an Art display of Resident Artist, Daniel Adler, highlighting his journey of his Art and living on the Autistic Spectrum
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b. A permanent Heritage area, displaying all the Heritage artefacts, maps and books to be freely enjoyed by the members of the public.
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c. A permanent Creative Area, freely accessible to the members of the public during the Centre’s normal hours of operation as well as organising and running free arts and heritage workshops outside these times for local schools and organisations.
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d. A Creative space for the volunteers on the autistic spectrum.
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Continued to support young volunteers with their Duke of Edinburgh activities, with the aim of skills development through the Arts.
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Increased the diversity of the volunteers, including ethnicity and disabilities.
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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.
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Continued collaboration with a local optician to create artistic displays in their premises across Manchester.
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Continued to deliver and expand on the outreach activities including:
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a. Providing the artistic focus on the charity events – Paint Altrincham Blue and Paint Altrincham Pink, including a schools arts competition and display of artwork at stations on the mid Cheshire line
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b. Painting a street art mural, Then and Now designed by the volunteer on the autistic spectrum and painted by the young volunteers as part of their DofE experience and other volunteers
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c. Organising and running regular ‘Crochet and Chat’, free to attend workshops in the centre to encourage the public to experience and participate in alternative artforms.
This also encouraged diversity, inclusion and integration in the local community of the Hong Kongers and Refugees in the local community as well as tackling social isolation and improved mental health.
Art with a Heart relocation to new premises on George Street, enabled volunteers to work on street art on hoardings of the empty unit next door.
Due to the lockdown, Art with a Heart temporarily closed the premises
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Section D Achievements and performance
and delivered activities online. These 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. This continued after lockdown ended.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the All monies generated is reinvested in AWAH through the provision of the charity’s policy on reserves 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.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Our success is based upon our core values:
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ü Trust – We are reliable, dependable and steadfast; we always deliver
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ü Respect – We appreciate and are conscious of any individual’s capacities in the Arts and Heritage ü Inclusive – We embrace all sections of the community
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ü Passion – We are focussed, positive, active and passionate about Arts and Heritage events and activities that we deliver
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ü Originality – We are committed to developing innovative Arts and Heritage programmes for the benefit of the community
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ü 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, etc)
Chair
Date 25/08/2025
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| Charity Name Art with a Heart |
Charity Name Art with a Heart |
Charity Name Art with a Heart |
No (if any) | No (if any) | CC16a | |
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01/07/2021 Period start date |
To | Period end date 30/06/2022 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 55 55 - - - 55 15 - 90 319 1 196 3 281 521 175 153 - 2 753 - - - 2 753 - 2 698 - 10 161 7 463 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - 55 55 - - - 55 15 - 90 319 1 196 3 281 - 521 175 153 - - 2 753 - - - 2 753 - 2 698 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Bank Interest | - | - | ||||
| Oher | 55 | 55 | - | |||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
55 | 55 | - | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Marketing | 15 | - | ||||
| Utilities | - | |||||
| Bank Charges | 90 | |||||
| Repairs | 319 | |||||
| Materials | 1 196 | |||||
| Event mealls/ Refreshments | 3 | - | ||||
| Insurance and subscriptions | 281 | - | ||||
| Gift shop payments | ||||||
| Printing | 521 | - | ||||
| Training | 175 | - | ||||
| Misc | 153 | - | ||||
| Storage and Van hire Rates Artist Payments **Sub total ** |
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| 2 753 | - | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 2 753 | - | ||||
| - 2 698 | - | - | - 2 698 | - | ||
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| 10 161 | - | 10 161 | - | |||
| 7 463 | - | - | 7 463 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Signature Tea urn Details Details Antique Dining Table and Chairs 3 Pedestals 10 Office Chairs 1 Desk L Shape 2 Rectangular Desks 2 Filing Cabinets 1 computer desktp and screen Details Details Bank Cash Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 7 465 - 6 - - - 7 471 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - unrestricted - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Print Name Keith Oulton |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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