| Trustees' Annual Report for the period | |||||||
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Folkestone Art Society
Other names charity is known by FAS Registered charity number (if any) 1161336
Charity's principal address 2 Douglas Avenue
| 2 Douglas Avenue | 2 Douglas Avenue |
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| Hythe | |
| Kent | |
| Postcode | CT21 5JT |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for
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Trustee name Office (if any) whole year
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1 Rob Lansman Treasurer 5/3/2022 – 31/12/2022
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2 Dave Jackson Chair 5/3/2022 – 31/12/2022
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3 Nikki Griffith Membership Secretary 4 David Upton Publicity 5/3/22 – 31/12/2022 5 Diane Wilson Secretary 6 Matthew Horrox Web and Social Media 5/3/22 – 31/12/2022 7 Leigh Norgrove Education & Social Events
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution dated 20[th] April 2015 How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporate Organisation (CIO)
Trustee selection methods (1) Election by Members of the CIO at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and (2) co-option by existing trustees subject to ratification at the following AGM.
Additional governance issues
The Folkestone Art Society (FAS) became a registered charity on 20[th] April 2015.
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
The FAS is managed by its elected officers who also serve as the Society’s trustees.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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The trustees meet regularly to manage the business of the Society, to
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• the charity’s organisational make decisions, approve expenditure and to manage risks. The structure and any wider trustees report to the members of the CIO through its annual general network with which the meeting. Members are also provided with regular updates and charity works; information through the Society’s website and through regular
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• relationship with any related electronic communication. parties;
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• trustees’ consideration of The trustees have access to Charity Commission guidance on their role and responsibilities and all trustees are provided with the Charity
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major risks and the system Commission publication “The Essential Trustee – What You Need to
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and procedures to manage them. Know” and given an induction session.
Section C Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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) |
The objects of the Society are: (1)the fostering, promotion and increase amongst the general public of the knowledge and appreciation of art by, in particular, the provision of: (a) education (of all types and at all levels) in the fields of the visual, creative and applied arts; (b) public exhibitions of art including but not limited to painting, sculpture and ceramic arts; (c) studios, galleries and other places where art may be practised, created or exhibited; and (2) for the public benefit to promote and encourage high standards in the visual, creative and applied arts including, but not limited to: (a) among young people under the age of 21 in full time education within, but not limited to, Folkestone and the surrounding district, in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including but not limited to the award of grants, prizes, scholarships, bursaries and maintenance allowances. (b) among individuals, institutions and other organisations within, but not limited to, Folkestone and the surrounding district through the sharing of knowledge and expertise, technical and consultancy advice and support and such other forms of assistance as the charity trustees think fit including opportunities to create, exhibit and sell art. |
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| The trustees have had regard to the guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit. The main activities undertaken in 2022 for the public benefit and in furtherance of the Society’s charitable objectsinclude: • Mounting two art exhibitions of work by local artist that were free to enter for the general public. • Running free demonstrations/workshops and subsidised ‘master-classes’ related to the visual arts, which were open to the public. • Organising the annual “Folkestone Art Society Gloria Gordon Award for Young People’s Sketch Books” for young artists studying for a recognised qualification in art at schools and colleges within Folkestone and the surrounding district. Working with other arts based organisations and individual artists within Folkestone and the surrounding district, promoting and encouraging involvement in the visual arts. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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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.
The Society runs as a cooperative voluntary venture with volunteers serving on the committee as trustees, organising and stewarding art exhibitions, organising art demonstrations and workshops and liaising with schools and colleges to organise the annual FAS Gloria Gordon Award.
The Society has no paid staff.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity During 2022 the Society: during the year
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A new committee was instated and organised two art exhibitions which were open to the public with free entry.
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• The Gloria Gordon award, masterclasses and workshops were reinstated.
Brief statement of the The Society’s policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to underwrite its charity’s policy on reserves exhibitions and to fund new initiatives for the public benefit that further the charitable objectives of the Society. Details of any funds None materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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| Youmay chooseto include additional information, where relevant about: • 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. |
The Society’s principal sources of funding are member subscriptions, donations, artists submission fees for exhibitions and commission on art sales. These sources of funding support the delivery of art exhibitions which are free to enter for the public, demonstrations and workshops for the public benefit and the cash awards made to the winners of the “Folkestone Art Society Gloria Gordon Award for Young Artists Sketch Books” in the GCSE and ‘A’ Level categories. The primary expenditure of the Society is on the hire of accommodation for art exhibitions, storage facilities, room-hire and expenses for workshops and demonstrations. Expenditure for the Folkestone Art Society Gloria Gordon Award, including the cash awards made to winners, is fully covered by donations given for the specific purpose of encouraging young artists through the award scheme. |
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Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) DW
Full name(s) Diane Lynn Wilson
Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc)
Date 7th March 2023
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Folkestone Art Society Final Accounts 2022
| Folkestone Art Society Final | Accounts 2022 | ||||||
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| Income | Costs | Net Result | |||||
| Membership Subscriptions | £2,170.00 | £2,170.00 | from 89 members | ||||
| Masterclasses and Workshops | £1,024.00 | £1,009.29 | £14.71 | ||||
| Summer exhibition | £1,161.73 | £922.58 | £239.15 | ||||
| Autumn exhibition | £4,854.95 | £5,103.21 | -£248.26 | ||||
| Hire of panels and lighting | £2,280.00 | -£2,280.00 | |||||
| Gloria Gordon Award | £600.00 | £539.48 | £60.52 | ||||
| Website and publicity | £458.20 | -£458.20 | |||||
| Insurance | £625.17 | -£625.17 | |||||
| Office supplies + equipment | £780.25 | -£780.25 | incl.Zettle terminal,A-frames,white bd. | ||||
| Storage | £1,516.80 | -£1,516.80 | incl. Seaview 2021: £1,360 | ||||
| Professional fees | £100.00 | -£100.00 | |||||
| Misc. income | £112.01 | £112.01 | several Lloyds compensations | ||||
| Misc. expenditure | £30.50 | -£30.50 | |||||
| PayPal charges | £158.69 | -£158.69 | |||||
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| Total | £9,922.69 | £13,524.17 | -£3,601.48 | without hire of panels: -£1,321.48 | |||
| Liquid assets: | Bank | Cash | PayPal | Total | |||
| Opening balances 01/01/2022 | £15,828.64 | - | - | £15,828.64 | |||
| Closing balances 31/12/2022 | £11,285.33 | £72.52 | £869.31 | £12,227.16 | |||
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| Net payments out | -£3,601.48 | ||||||
| The Treasurer, | I certify that I have checked the above figures and the method used to produce them and find correct | ||||||
| Rob Lansman | |||||||
| Jane Muir | |||||||
| 7 Whitehall Way Sellinge Kent TN25 6ET | |||||||
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