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**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 31 07 2022 **To** 01 08 2023 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

Arts Against Adversity 

**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1183533 

AAA 

**Charity's principal address** 112,Haviland Road 

Bournemouth **Postcode BH7 6HW** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to appoint**<br>**trustee (if any)**|
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||TonyC Smikle|Chair||Elected bythe Board|
||Chris Keenan|||Elected to the Board|
||Dr Samuel Johnson|||Elected to the Board|
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**TAR** 

March **2024** 

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**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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|**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|<br>**Events**|Christella Marvis||
|**Events**|Fraser Bennett||
|**Wellbeing**|||
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

Constitution. 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

How the charity is constituted 

CIO. 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

Elected members. 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

We are reviewing our plans and all documentation with a view to preparing a suite of materials for later this year. 

This includes: 

   1. Working with vulnerable young people and Ukrainian refugees. 

   2. Dance classes for vulnerable youths 

   3. Music therapy 

   4. Training delivery 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

**TAR** 

March **2024** 

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## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

It is our mission to empower young people, affected by adversity, to: 

- creatively and safely express their individuality, emotions and 

- **Summary of the objects of the** experiences 

- **charity set out in its governing** ● enjoy a supportive sense of belonging 

- **document** ● feel understood and inspired 

- ● achieve health and happiness in their lives. 

Our work is founded upon principles of inclusion, respect, kindness, collaboration, personal, social and planetary well-being and social emancipation. We seek to enable more children and young people to access the benefits of the expressive arts in a way that feels helpful and healthy for their unique needs. This involves deliberately providing free opportunities for those who may be experiencing barriers to access and inclusion. We believe that the arts can be an effective and enjoyable vehicle for therapeutic and transformative change both for individuals **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public** and the community. Our participatory classes and campaigns bring real **benefit in relation to these** world issues to light in ways that are inspiring and informative. **objects (include within this** Arts Against Adversity benefits from the talents and passion of **section the statutory declaration that trustees have** enthusiastic and skilled coaches and performance artists. We also draw upon advice, training and expertise from child psychologists, mental **had regard to the guidance** health workers, youth workers and counsellors. **issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

Our direct work with young people seeks to balance both comfort (where young people are safe and supported) with appropriate challenge (promoting resilience and progress). Each project and performance aims to empower young people to bring out their ‘blueprint of brilliance’ and develop the wisdom and strength to positively navigate life’s experiences, opportunities and trials. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include We are not a grant-making body. further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

**TAR** 

March **2024** 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance Continued traction and outreach work. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** Online project – Workshops for dance, music and art.  High take up and **during the year** overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents and children.  Secured excellent coaching and attracted young people from neighbouring postcodes.  We believe our work is much needed and has wide application. Recruited a Chair with a background in the Charities sector and a new Treasurer. 1. Free sim cards for Ukrainian refugees (Vodafone) 2. Dance project for vulnerable young people. 3. Free mobile phones for Refugees (from the Refugee Council) 4. Music therapy 

**Section E                    Financial review** 12 months operating costs from the point of securing funding. **Brief statement of the** NB. We are a voluntary organisation. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** None. **in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** We have been actively pursuing donations from various organisations You **may choose** to 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. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

The current team is increasing our experience. We are working to get everything in place in order to deliver our objects later this year. 

**TAR** 

March **2024** 

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## **Section G                    Declaration** 

> **[The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.  ] Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Chris Keenan **Full name(s)** Tony C Smikle **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Trustee **etc) Date** 21 May 2024 

**TAR** 

March **2024** 

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## Spreadsheet version of CC16a 

||**Arts Against Adversity**|**Arts Against Adversity**|**Arts Against Adversity**|**Arts Against Adversity**|**Arts Against Adversity**|**No (if any)**<br>**1183533**|**No (if any)**<br>**1183533**|**No (if any)**<br>**1183533**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period from**||Period start date<br>31.07.2022||**To**|Period end date<br>01.08.2023||||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**A1 Receipts**|||||**Endowment funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|No activity|**-**|**#**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total(Gross income for AR)_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||||
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|Insurance|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**113.76**|
|Web storage|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**129.6**|
|Web access|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**57.6**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**£300.96**|
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|**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**||||||||||
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**-** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **552** 

## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

**Categories Details** 

## **B1 Cash funds** 

## _**Total cash funds**_ 

(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) 

**Details** 

**B2 Other monetary assets** 

## **Details** 

**B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s** 

## **Details** 

## **Details** 

## **B5 Liabilities** 

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all 

Signature 

TC Smikle 

**Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 552 - - - - - - - - 552 - -** OK OK OK **Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belon Cost (optional) rent value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - nd to which liability relat Amount due (optiona hen due (optional) - - - - -** Print Name Date of approval TC Smikle 21/05 2024 

## **Fund to which asset belon** 

**Fund to which asset belongs** 

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