Lockarts Annual Trustee Report 2024-25
LockartsTrustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date T From 6 4 2024 o 5 4 2025
Reference and administration details
Charity name LOCKARTS
Registered charity number (if any) 1163484
Charity's principal address Friday Lane Cottage
Church Lane Hitcham Postcode IP7 7NN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
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1 Judith Barford
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2 Jamie Allen Acting Chair
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3[Fergus Lockhart ] Allen
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4 Jane Kelly
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5 James Canton
Lockarts 2024-25
Lockarts Annual Trustee Report 2024-25
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
signed constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are nominated to the board of trustees and elected by existing Trustee selection methods trustees. (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;
All trustees are provided with a copy of the current constitution, a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustee Annual Report and statement of accounts and copies of all current policies.
The charity trustees are responsible for the overall management and control of Lockarts.
The charity trustees determine the organisational direction and structures. They are responsible for ensuring that the main objectives and aims are in line with the organisations objects and constitution. The post of Artistic Director undertakes the key leadership role project managing and delivering projects in consultation with the trustees.
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Lockarts 2024-25
Lockarts Annual Trustee Report 2024-25
Objectives, Activities and Achievements
- The relief of sickness and the promotion of good health of people including children suffering from mental or physical illness or who are socially and economically disadvantaged by the provision of educative and therapeutic arts based programmes.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them in their ability to integrate into society through the provision of educative and therapeutic arts based programmes.
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(For the purpose of the above ‘socially excluded’ refers to people, including children, who are suffering from mental or physical illness or who are socially and economically disadvantaged) .
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)
This year the charity has not been able to fulfil its objectives or activities and has therefore been inactive for this period due to circumstances beyond our control.
Lockarts 2024-25
Lockarts Annual Trustee Report 2024-25
Financial review
We aim to keep a reserve of £2,000 in our account.
This reserve will be used for costs incurred if the CIO has to be dissolved, any amount of monies left will be given to a local arts charity. *** please see the submitted financial report
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s)[Jamie Cameron Allen ] Fergus Lockhart Allen Position (eg Secretary, Acting Chair Trustee Chair, etc) Date 04/02/2026
Lockarts 2024-25
Lockarts Registered Charity - Financial Statements for the year ended 5[th] April 2025
Income
Grants Received Donation Total Income Less Expenses Exhibition costs Project costs Other Professional Fees
Total Expenses
Surplus of income over expenditure for the year
Represented by:
| Cash at bank Opening balance 6th April 2024 Excess of income over expenditure Cash at bank 5th April 2025 |
5,255.62 |
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| £5,255.62 |
These accounts have been prepared on a cash basis from the books and records of Lockarts registered charity.
To the best of my knowledge, they give and true and fair representation of the financial situation as of 5[th] April 2025
Signed: Juliet Lockhart
Name Juliet Lockhart Position Artistic Director
Date 03/02/2026