THE Aiyfs SOClEfY SlDMoufH ao
aHrlty Number 1178103
THE ARTS
SOCIETY
SIDM.OUTH
TRusfEES' REPORT AND FINANaAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2021

The Arts Society Sidmouth CIO
Charity Number 1178103
Trustees. Report for the period 1st April 2020 to 31° March 2021
References and Administratlve Information
The CIO'S Trustees during the year were
Stuart Hockey
Chairman
Philip Hughes
Finance Officer
Barbara Murphy
Shirley Purves
Edward Neather
from I" May 2020
Graham Gill
from 27th October 2020
Gill Gill
from 21st November 2020
Sheila Hughes
from 1st March 2021
The Trustees held 7 virtual (Zoom) meetings during the year.
The day to day management of the Charity is undertaken by a delegated Committee: Jane
Urquhart was the Acting Committee Chair from 26 March 2020 and was duly elected as
Chair at the AGM on 7th October 2020. The Committee held 9 virtual (Zoom) meetings
during the year.
The independent examiners of the financial statements are Easterbrook Eaton Ltd.. Fore
Street, Sidmouth EXIO 8LS.
The Charivs contact address is Mrs B G Murphy, 76 Sidford Road, Sidmouth EXIO 9NJ;
email address is sidmouth
theartssocie
.or
. the website address is wvrn.sidarts.org.uk.
The Charitys bankers are CAF Bank.
Objects and Activities
The Charivs aims are to support and promote for public benefit {a} advancement of
aestheticeducation, Ib) cultivation, appreciation & study of decorative and fsne arts, {c)
preservation of our national artistic heritage and Id) Arts education for school pupils and
unlversity students.

Under normal non-covid distorted circumstances, in pursuit of these Objects, the Society
arranges l} lectures, 2) study groups. 3) work undertaken by volunteers from the Society in
preservation and recording in relation to the decorative and fine arts and 41 related
educational activities for children and other members of the public. The Society also makes
grants in support of Heritage Preservation, for art education in schools and for promising
art and decorative & fine arts university students. When the Covid travel and social
gathering restrictions are lifted, and the Committee Visits Coordinator post is filled, it is
hoped that tours and visits to private houses, museums, exhibitions and other places of
interest will be arranged three or four times each year.
Achlevements and Performance
The Societls normal activities were unavoidably disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The intermittent lockdowns, restrictions on Members meeting for co-operative Heritage
Preservation Activities, restrirtions on travel and closure of schools, make the suspension of
all of our customarycharitable activities inevitable. The newly co-opted acting Committee
Chair quickly restored Committee cohesion and the monthly lecture programme resumed
in October with monthly webinar (Zoom} lertures. Those lecturers who had already been
booked honoured their engagements: a majority of the Societvs Members were able to
respond encouragingly to the electronic alternatives and as the season unfolded, on-line
attendance centred round 175 connections, indicative of 50rne 230-240"attendee5". The
Sidmouth-commissioned lectures were made available through a Zoom link to another local
Arts Society. In turn, The national Arts Society and other Arts Societies offered us a variety
of lectures, study days and virtual walking tours (e.g. Bath. Shakespeare's London. Venice
and it5 Art Galleries, Siena, Athens, Cordoba, Ginza Tokyo): preparations had been in hand
for supporting a Sidrnouth Science Festival talk (David Buckland "Cape Farewell" linking
artistic creative insight and vision to environmental climate change), when the Festival had
to be cancelled for a Covid lockdown. Electronic communication opens up a huge range of
virtual opportunities for our Members and the wider public to pursue a deeper
understanding and appreciation of the Arts and our National Heritsge: website expenditure
and Arts Society Affiliation return excellent value for money in pursuing our Objectives.
Grant5 totalling £1313 were paid out during the year {£2816 in 2019-20). An £800 grant
was given to Sidmouth College to provide screen printing facilities and to support their in-
house mental health and well-being Art workshops, just over £400 was given to a local
Primary School to purchase two portable printing presses and just under £100 paid for
transporting a local pupil's painting selected for exhibition in the National RBA Rising Stars
Exhibition in London. Discovery Trail leaflets for two local villages (Salcombe Regis and
Otterton) were made available to download from the Societrfs website as well as being

printed and made available in the local Tourist Information Centre and the local Library. The
RBA exhibitor designed a Sidmouth Society Christmas Card which was printed, signed bv
the Committee Chair and sent to all Members.
The national Arts Societ￿$ "Printable Lectures" scheme, for local Societies to print and
distribute a series of monthly lectures to those Members who do not have access to the
internet, seemed beyond our resources and probably too costly through an external
agency. It was impratticable to produce a Membership Programme Card this year but
Newsletters were produced and distributed in each of December and March and Members
continued to receive their quarterly Arts Society Magazines.
Financlal Revtew
In view of the pandernic-related disruptions, Members were offered a delayed date for
subscription, along with an option to defer subscription until a clearer picture of the
programme emerged. In the event, a very supportive 238 renewed their subscription for
the year and 63 deferred until 2021122. With quite a few members having only
inconvenient or no access to the internet, that only 47 left wa5 encouragingly modest". as
Covid infection is brought under control, greater freedom of personal movement and
opportunities for in-person and social activities will free the Committee to restore and
embellish Membership Services for an increased Membership.
Subscription income (£10,898) fell by 33% while charitable activity expenditure {£8,370) fell
by 42%. That the level of Reserves rose to just under 9 months of "normal" annual
expenditure testifies to skilful management of financial resources and indicates that there is
comfortable headroom for rebuilding and strengthening Membership Services and
Charitable Activities.
Outlook
With one major charitable activity being the series of monthly lectures in the local theatre,
the Committee are maintaining close contact with the theatre management. We fervently
hope that the vaccination programme and the high level of public adherence to the Covid
safety instructions will enable an early relaxation of the nationwide and local safety
restrictions and thence to the local theatre reopening at or near the beginning of the
October 2021 annual cycle. The lecture programme has been booked and lecturers have
agreed to come in person rf the theatre is open. or to deliver their lectures on webinar if it
is not. A Study Days programme awaits permission to ensure it can go ahead with
participants: it Is hoped to assess demand for resuming Visits and Tours when travel
restrictions and group size limits are lifted.

Consideration is bein8 given to supporting an Art in the Community programme targeting
advancement of aesthetic education arbd cultivation, appreciation and study of decorative
and fine arts with particular focus on the vulnerable who have been adversely affected by
. the Covid epidemic.
So that the 2021 (Zoom) AGM can follow the June 2021 lecture, the time and date was
moved to 3.15 p.m. on 16th June 2021.
Funds There are no funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others.
Public benefft
The Trustees have paid due regard to the relevant Charlty Commission guidance. and
consider that the activities outlined in this report meet the public benefit requirement for
charities.
Full narne: Sttart Hockey

THE ARTS SOCIEfY SlDMoirrH CIO
REGISTERED CHARifi NO: 1178103
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILMES
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2021
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Tru5tees' Report and the financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and Untted Kingdom Accountin8 Standards
(United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in Eng13nd & Wale5 requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the charity and of the incomin8 resources and application of resources of the charity for
that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select SUFtable accounting pollcies and then apply thern consistently:
observe the methods and principle5 in the Charities SORP.
make judgments and estimate5 that are reasonable and prudent;
state v4hether appllcable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements:
prepare the financial statements on the goin8 concern basis unless It is inappropriate to
presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustee5 are responsible for keeping proper accountin8 records that disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any tirne the financial position of the charity and enable them to
ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity
accounts SORP FRS102. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity
and hence for takin8 reasonable steps for the prevention and detertlon of fraud and other
irregularitie5.

INDEPENDEpif EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE ARTS SOCIETY SIDMOUTh CIO
REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1178103
FOR THE PERIOD ENOED 31 MARCH 2021
I report to the trustees on My examination of the accounts of The Arts Society Sidmouth for
the year ended 31st March 2021. which are set out on pages I to 11.
Responsibillties ond bays of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 20111'the Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the TTUStee's accounts carried out under sertion
145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Comrnission under section 14515){bl of the 2011 Act.
Independent exomlnerfs strten￿nt
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material rnatter5 have come to my
attention in connertlon with the examination glvlng me cause to believe that in any
material respert..
11) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of
theAct: or
121 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the
examination to which attention Should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Easterbrook Eaton Limited
Chartered Accountant5
Old Fore Street
Sidmouth
Devon
EXIO 8LS
ICAEW
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS

ThE ARTS SOCIETY SIDMOUTh
REGISTERED CIO: 1178103
RECEIPT5 AND PAYMENTS Accoupir
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Note
Reser
31.03.2021
Total
31.03.2021
Total
31.03.2020
RECEIPTS
Donations and Sub5crlptlons
9,782
9,782
14.057
Investment Income
18
18
Other Income
1,533
1.533
TOTAL RECIEPTS
11,333
11.333
23,839
PAYMEiirs
On Chaiitable ArtNities
8.370
8,370
14,350
Other Expendf(ure
1,919
1.919
10,254
TOTAI PAYMEPUS
10.289
10,289
24,604
Purchase of Cornputer Audio Visual Equipment
15521
NET OF RECEIPTS I IPAYMEKfs)
SurplusllDefidt)
11,3171
Balance as at l April 2020
22,528
22.528
23.845
Balance as at 31 March 2021
23,572
23,572
22.528

10,157
23572
2LS28
23.572
sn
17528
Talal
23.572
2l5Z8

THE AFfT5 50CIEfi SIDMOUTH ao
IIOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
STATUS OF CHARiri
The Arts Society Sidmouth CIO is a Re8iStered Charity Number 1178103.
PRINCIPAL A
COUNTING POLICIES
The Financial Statements have been prepared in on a receipts and payments basis in
accordance with the Charities SORP FRS 102 and the Charities Art 2011. A Summary of
the more important accounting policies is set out below.
Recei
ts in Advance
Where the Charity has received monies in advance for tours and events, relating to
a later event after the balance sheet date, these are shown as received in advance
and Shown as incomin8 resources in the period in which the event takes place.
GOING CONCERN
The accounts have been prepared on a 80ing concern basis. The Trustees have
revlewed going concem as noted in the Trustees report.
RESERVES
The Charity has a loan to the Patricia Fay Memorial Fund IPFMFI. The loan is administered
by the Arts Society (Registered charity 1089743 - The National Association of Decorative
and Fine Arts Societies). The amount is repayable to The Sidmouth Arts Stxiety upon
demand. This 15 shown as a designated reserve within these accounts.
GOVERNANCE COSTS
Included in expenditure are Independent Examinerfs Fees of £50512020: £504}.

THE ARTS %XIETY SIDMOUTH
Re
stered ao 1178103
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Note 5- INCOM
Reserves
31.
Total
31.03.2021
Total
31.03.
Income
Donatlors and Subscrfpttons
Subscriptions Gift Aided
Subscriptions not Gift Asded
Sub5CriPtK)ns Paid In Advance
Nomination Fees
Visitor5, Donatior
Donations
Coffee Donat￿n5
5.984
3,416
5.984
3.416
280
8,916
4,224
2(K)
232
435
Donati0Tr5 •nd SubscTiPtil￿S Total
9.782
9,782
14.057
Investments
Inte￿$t Income
18
18
Other Income
Grants Received
Educational Study Days
Christmas Lunch
Gift Aid Tax Recovered
Sundries- Income
417
417
4.371
2.371
2,229
311
1.116
1.116
Other Income Totsls
1.533
1.533
9,682
Income Grand Totsls
11,333
11,333
23,839
io

THE ARTS SOCIETY SIDMoimi
ReKi5tered CIO 1178103
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 20.2)
Note 6- EXPENDITURE
Unrestrlctsd
Total
31.03.2QL
31.03.2021
otal 31.032￿,
Expendknir• th•rftslA•
Speakers Fees
Speakers Expeftses
Hire of Lecture Room5
Art5 SocietyAifiliation Fees
Young Arts/Her1ta￿ Volunteers
Grants
Audio Visual Costs
Post Lerture lUnd￿S
3,010
1,059
1,105
4,442
476
2.816
240
4.269
4,269
lJ13
1313
694
Expendltufe on dbarit•ble •elh*5 tota15
8.370
8,370
14,350
Educational Tours Expenditure
Educational Study Days ExperKliture
Committee & Governance
Independent Examinees Fees
Office and Rkbnning Expenses
Insurance
Catering Costs
8ank Charges
Sundries- Expenditure
Summer Supper Expenditure
Memberthip Ser¥ices- AGM & Everrts
Membership Ser¥lces- Ciynmunicatlons &
Web
4,087
338
504
155
210
679
505
505
221
221
91
91
260
2,317
222
222
426
426
956
Other Ewnditure Tolals
1.919
1,919
10,254
Expendlture Grand Totals
10.289
10.289
24,604
li