The Supreme Court ofthe United Kingdom Arts Trust
Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Arts Trust
Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025
Contents
Gènèral
ObJ•ctlve8.........................................................................
Structure ...........................................................................
Gov•rn•nc• and ManagemMt.................-........-...................
D•t•Sls of th• fru8tee8 ... . .. .. .............................................
Maln A¢tivitigs und•rtak•n for Publlc B•n•fft ..................
O•¢larntlon ol Public 8•ndtt Guidan¢o..................................
Addltlon•l Pollcy Stst•monts ................................................
Summary of Maln A¢hhvom•nts Durlng the Yaar ...................
Flnanclal Statsm•nts and r•lat•d Trotss..................................
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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Arts Trust
Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025
Annual Report
1. General
1.1. This is the ninlh annual report aryj accounts for The Suweme Court of the United Kingdom
Art T￿￿1 {SCATI. SCAT a r￿lsiered charty. Ils Regstratw)n Number is 1165602.
1.2. The prin¢ipal address of SCAT The SuprenE Court. Pathamenl Square, Lor)don, SWI P
3BD.
1.3. The annual report and aCcI￿ntS are th8 year 1 Awil 2024 10 31 Marth 2025.
2. ObJoCtIv•8
2.1. The ot¥ectNes of SCAT are:
2. 1.1.To advance the educalKJn of the pubk. in pathular in rekiion to art., the ¢onne¢tson
behveen art and legal institutions of. or associaied wrth. the United Kiigdom and the
history and Operat￿ of such legal inslrtutions,.
2.1.2.To P[￿ote art for the public benefft. in par￿cU￿r thr￿gh exhibitions and displays and
through maiitaining and M￿agIng the art coleclk)n of the sUp[er￿ Court of the United
Kingdcffti.
2.2. The charity's activity has been relative￿ modest during the reP￿ing period. with the main
focus being continuing to identify potential new Truslees in order lo support the charity as it
develops its future ￿an3 to advance rts 0t¥eCtw￿.
3. Structurn
3.1. SCAT is a Charitable Irwpyated OrganisalKffj (CIO).
3.2. The governing d¢￿ment for SCAT is the Constlulh)n d(xument agreod on 21 Juty 2025.
4. Gov•rnaThc• and Manag•m•nt
4.1. Trustees ar8 appointed io SCAT. The pnjcess IC￿ induction and training of a trustee 15 Stated
in the Constitution.
4.2. The SCAT trUst￿S provKle a high ￿e1 of eXper￿￿e in a range of relevant disci￿lneS,
including curalorBI and eXhibit￿n design. legal affairs, fvndraising oversight, and
governance. SCAT fomially rr￿1 during the reporting year and is supported by 8 UK
Supreme Court Member of staff who as the Trust's Secretsry.
4.3. The manag8ment of rtsks is thscussed regulaty at maetings and thare is a prL￿esS in place
to manage them.

S. D•taihs of th• Tru8t••s
5.1. The have be￿ cha￿Je$ to the trustees thring the rewrting year.
5.2. Details of the cuffenl Trustees and Se• is sh(ywn behy•r.
Baroness Hale
Dinah Casson
Char, Tnkn & sKJna
Trustee
Elsie Owusu
Trustee
Caro Howell
Trustee & signatory
Trustee
Tnjslee appointed 15 Jantsary 2025
Rebecca Fry
lan Oakley Smith
AycK)la On8t•Je
6. Maln Actlvltles undertaken for Public Bonofft
6.1. Since the f0mw1K￿ of SCAT in 2016. il has bu1￿ on the UK Supreme Courf$ tra¢k record of
successful summer exhibthons to help pro￿￿ public edLtstKsn on the juslieè system and
the rule of law.
6.2. The principal way in which SCAT has PTevw)u5ty delivered Pth1￿ Benefit is through the
delivery ol temporary exhibitions and the commissw)nwig of works of art. 80th these serve to
stimulate interest. discussp)n and further research into topics connected to broad work of
the appellate courts and part￿￿ of Ihe UKSC.
6.3. Following a skills aLvJC SCAT sought a new Trustee wth financAI expertise. Isn Oakley
Smith has now L*en appointed as a Trustee.
7. Declafatlon of Publlc Beneffit Guldance
7.1. The Trustees have given due regard to the public ￿enefit gU￿aTr¢e issued by lh& Charity
Commissti)n when exercising any t￿￿e[S ￿ dul*s to wh￿h Ihe guidance is ielevant.
8. Additional Policy SLitements
.1. There are Current￿ no plans for polKy programme reL*d n7¥Bslment for the coming year.
9. Summary of Main A¢higv•ments During the Y•ar
9.1. The chanty spent tme idenlfying new Tntstees in crfder lo suppyt the charity as il develops
plans for the future and has been liasing with the Twstees of aTh)ther chafrty ¥￿th similar
objects in order lo understand the potential for future collaborats'on.
Approved by the Committee ol Trustees and $￿The￿ on its behaw by.
Baron•ss Hal•. Chalr of th• Truslo88
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The Supreme Court ofthe Uniled Kingdom Arls Trust
Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025
Financial Statements
Rtc¢lpti &P•ynMt• Accowlfwth•yw •Ad•d31M￿kn2O24
Yew•rthlJlM•rch
2026
Tolalieceipt5
PJyTr*nts
Charilabie aCtb￿tY coAs
Total pay￿￿15
Net ￿￿￿en￿nI infvnd5
.3593
Openirrybalance at 8ank
1.$96
S.189
C105ingbalance ai Bank
1.596
Sl•l•m•rt olAss•lJ l L￿1￿1•¥ u •131M•Kh2024
Yw•Nd•dJlM•r¢h
2024
A55ets. cashfiv￿5
Cash in bank
Totaleash lund5
LialN"ts"o'es
Toialliabllilies
Net a5set5
1.596

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Arts Trust
Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 March 2025
Not•6 to th• Flnan¢ial Statem•nts
10.Bas18 of prgparation
10.1. The financial stalemenls have been prepared in accordance wilh the Charities Act 2011, as
requ*ed by guidance CC16a of the Charty Commission acctyjnls preparation notes dated
January 2017. The accounliry pokies apPl￿d consider that SCAT is a CIO with gross
threshold income of less than £25.0￿.
11.RO￿lPts & Payments A¢¢ount
11.1. Th8 above covers the period 1 Apfil 2024 to 31 March 2025 and is based on the activity-
based receipls and payments category app1￿h.
11.2. Therè were no saks of assets or investmènts in thè abovè statèd *counb'ng pèriod.
11.3. Assgls are capitalised where the cost to UKSC of indmdual item 1$ in excess of the
C8Ptiah'satK*n threshold of £5.OCK).
12.St•toment of A#￿ta & Liabilitl
12.1. The'stalement of Assets & Liabilitw. account is required when a rKeipts & payments
accounts 4)proach i8 appl￿. This replaces a bala￿ sheet required for accruals
ounling.
12.2. Cash in bank is accounted for in the Cash Funds categjy of assets.