UK Supreme Court Arts Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
UK Supreme Court Arts Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023 Contents
| 1. | General …………………………………………………………………. | 3 |
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| 2. | Objectives ………………………………………………………………. | 3 |
| 3. | Structure ………………………………………………………………… | 3 |
| 4. | Governance and Management ………………………………………. | 3 |
| 5. | Details of the Trustees ………………………………………………… | 3 |
| 6. | Main Activities undertaken for Public Benefit ……………………. | 4 |
| 7. | Declaration of Public Benefit Guidance ……………………………. | 4 |
| 8. | Additional Policy Statements ………………………………………… | 4 |
| 9. | Summary of Main Achievements During the Year ………………. | 4 |
| 10. | Financial Statements and related notes ……………………………. | 5 & 6 |
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UK Supreme Court Arts Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
Annual Report
1. General
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1.1 This is the seventh annual report and accounts for the Supreme Court Arts Trust (SCAT). SCAT is a registered charity. Its Registration Number is 1165602.
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1.2 The principal address of SCAT is The Supreme Court, Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3BD.
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1.3 The annual report and accounts are for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
2. Objectives
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2.1 The objectives of SCAT are:
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2.2 To advance the education of the public, in relation to art; the connection between art and legal institutions of, or associated with, the United Kingdom and the history and operation of such legal institutions; and
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2.3 To promote art for the public benefit, through maintaining and managing the art collection of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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Structure
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3.1 SCAT is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
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3.2 The governing document for SCAT is the Constitution document. This was drafted by Bates Wells & Braithwaite LLP. It was formally agreed on 21 July 2015.
4. Governance and Management
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4.1 Trustees are appointed to SCAT. The process for induction and training of a trustee is stated in the Constitution.
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4.2 The SCAT trustees provide a high level of experience in a range of relevant disciplines, including curatorial and exhibition design, legal affairs, fundraising oversight, and governance. SCAT formally met once during the reporting year and is supported by a UK Supreme Court Member of staff who acts as the Trust’s Secretary.
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4.3 The management of risks is discussed regularly at meetings and there is a process in place to manage them.
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Details of the Trustees
- 5.1 The have been changes to the trustees during the reporting year.
The detail of the current Trustees is shown below:
| Baroness Hale | Chair, Trustee & signatory |
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| Dinah Casson | Trustee & signatory |
| Elsie Owusu | Trustee |
| Caro Howell | Trustee appointed January 2023 |
| Ayoola Onatade | Secretary appointed September 2021 |
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UK Supreme Court Arts Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
6. Main Activities undertaken for Public Benefit
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6.1 Since the formation of SCAT in 2016, it has built on the UK Supreme Court’s track record of successful summer exhibitions to help promote public education on the justice system and the rule of law.
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6.2 The principal way in which SCAT has delivered Public Benefit is through the delivery of temporary exhibitions and the commissioning of works of art. Both these serve to stimulate interest, discussion and further research into topics connected to the broad work of the appellate courts and particularly of the UKSC.
7. Declaration of Public Benefit Guidance
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7.1 Section 17 (5) of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires the trustees of a charity to have regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission, when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance would be relevant and to make a statement in this report. The accounts below and related statements are based on the latest guidance as published by the Charity Commission in March 2015 and January 2017.
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7.2 The Trustees have read this guidance and it has been considered when undertaking the work of SCAT. When planning SCAT’s activities during the year, the Trustees have reviewed the guidance during their Trustee Meetings.
8. Additional Policy Statements
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8.1 There are currently no plans for policy programme related investment for the coming year.
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8.2 A contribution in terms of time and expertise is part of the role of specific key staff in UKSC, in particular the Finance Director.
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Summary of Main Achievements During the Year
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9.1 The Koestler Art Exhibition was held during the financial year. The exhibition was a display of artwork created by young people in the criminal justice system which were entered into the 2022 Koestler Awards.
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9.2 Arrangements are now in hand for the portrait of our current President Lord Reed to be taken. This will certainly be dealt with within the next financial year.
Approved by the Committee of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Baroness Hale, Chair of the Trustees PRINT NAME:
Dinah Casson - Trustee
DATE: 21 April 2023 PRINT NAME:
DATE: 12 June 2023
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UK Supreme Court Arts Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
Financial Statements
Receipts & Payments Account for the period ending 31st March 2023
| Financial Statements | Financial Statements | Financial Statements |
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| Receipts & Payments Account for the period ending 31st March 2023 |
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| Total funds £ 0 0 0 0 0 5,189 5,189 |
Last year £ 0 0 0 0 |
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| Receipts | ||
Receipts |
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| TOTAL | 0 | |
| Payments | ||
Charitable activity costs |
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| TOTAL | 0 | |
Balance Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 31st March 2023
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Funds last
Assets Funds
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Cash funds Cash in bank 5,189 5,189
Total cash funds 5,189 5,189
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10. Notes to the Financial Statements
10.1 Basis of preparation
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, as required by guidance cc16a of the Charity Commission accounts preparation notes dated January 2017. The accounting policies applied consider that SCAT is a CIO with gross threshold income of less than £25,000.
10.1.2 Receipts & Payments Account
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10.1.3 The above is based on the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023. The first accounting year of SCAT commenced from 16[th] February 2016 to 31[st] March 2017. The above is based on the activity-based receipts and payments category approach.
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10.1.4 There were no sales of assets or investments in the above stated accounting period.
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10.1.5 Assets are capitalised where the cost to UKSC of the individual item is in excess of the capitalisation threshold of £5,000.
10.2 Statement of Assets & Liabilities
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10.2.1 The ‘statement of assets & liabilities’ account is required when a receipts & payments accounts approach is applied. This replaces a balance sheet required for accruals accounting.
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10.2.2 Cash in bank is accounted for in the Cash Funds category of assets.
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The production of the accounts and annual report has been undertaken by a UKSC employee, on a voluntary basis.
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