2023-12-31-accounts - Folkestone Art Society

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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From	Period start date			T o	Period end date
	1st	Januar y	20 23		31st	Decemb er	2023

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

Hythe Kent Postcode CT21 5JT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name

Office (if any)

Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any)

1 Rob Lansman Treasurer
2 Dave Jackson Chair
3 Nikki Griffith Membership Secretary
4 David Upton Publicity
5 Diane Wilson Secretary
6 Matthew Horrox Web and Social Media

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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.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
The trustees meet regularly to manage the business of the Society, to
• 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
• relationship with any related electronic communication. parties;
• trustees’ consideration of The trustees have access to Charity Commission guidance on their role and responsibilities and all trustees are provided with the Charity
major risks and the system Commission publication “The Essential Trustee – What You Need to
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.
	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.

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.

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:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
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, editing and producing the annual ‘Art Review’ and other publications, 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 the year

During 2022 the Society:

A new committee was instated and organised two art exhibitions which were open to the public with free entry.
• The Gloria Gordon award, masterclasses and workshops were reinstated.

Section E Financial review

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 materially in deficit

None

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, free demonstrations and workshops for
the public benefit, the publication of the annual Art Review with local
artists work 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 and on art related publications.
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.

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 2nd February 2024

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Folkestone Art Society Final Accounts 2023 Income Results R?gults Momber8hlp Sub8crlpllonB Mostercl8$8eJ and I W¢rk8hop$ 8prfng oxhlbltlon AUrnn •xhlbtUon 17eO 1780 2170 1R70, 1,105,, 186 11) 1385, 2,183 770 Glorla Qordon Award 16 811 197 -197 . In8urnnGe Now •qulpm•nt , St¢rag• AQM+4udll 4002 12) -759 -1017 -142 -100 Sm•¥ don•tloN +Qlft •kl 'Adopt • Pan•1° payp cry• 1.600 (3) ' £15.7ao.g0, ,tXJO.82 at Uoyd• £11.285AI In cuh on P8yPal ! ' OpenSng b8lanc•8 0110112023 £7Z52 £12227.16 Closlng balonce8 3111W20Z3 £12.71U2 £107.77 £40&19,. t13227.78 Net rOlt 0¥or 2ffZJ t1,0.62 {1) Hall Hire over 2023 is e495, paid in January 2024. The total loss on Masterclasges over 2023 ig-£329.76 (21 Including new panel8 for £2,844. 13) 19 sponsors so far

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 yay, Sellinge Kent TN25 6ET date: / date: 2g/,/d2 k