**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year **T** Day Month Year **From** 01 09 2024 **o** 31 8 2025 **5**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Arts Against Adversity **Other names charity is known by** AAA **Registered charity number (if any)** 1183533 **Charity's principal address** 112 Haviliand Road Bournemouth **Postcode BH7 6HW**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||TonyC Smikle|Chair|24/07/2022|Elected bythe Board|
||Chris Keenan|||Elected to the Board|
||Dr Samuel Johnson|||Elected to the Board|
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
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Constitution. Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
- How the charity is constituted
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- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected members. Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
We are reviewing our plans and all documentation with a view to You **may choose** to include preparing a suite of materials for later this year. additional information, where This includes working with vulnerable young people and Ukrainian relevant, about: refugees.
- 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;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of
- major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
It is our mission to empower young people, affected by adversity, to:
- **Summary of the objects of the** ● creatively and safely express their individuality, emotions and **charity set out in its governing** experiences
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- enjoy a supportive sense of belonging
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- 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 and the community. Our participatory classes and campaigns bring real world issues to light in ways that are inspiring and informative. **Summary of the main activities** Arts Against Adversity benefits from the talents and passion of **undertaken for the public** enthusiastic and skilled coaches and performance artists. We also draw **benefit in relation to these** upon advice, training and expertise from child psychologists, mental **objects (include within this** health workers, youth workers and counsellors. **section the statutory declaration that trustees have** Our direct work with young people seeks to balance both comfort (where **had regard to the guidance** young people are safe and supported) with appropriate challenge **issued by the Charity** (promoting resilience and progress). Each project and performance aims **Commission on public benefit)** 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)**
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We are not a grant-making body. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
Continued traction and outreach work. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Online project – Workshops for dance, music and art. High take up and 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. Street dance initiative
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## **Section E Financial review**
12 months operating costs from the point of securing funding. Note. We **Brief statement of the** 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**
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The current team is new but experienced. We are working to get everything in place in order to deliver our objects later this year.
## **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** 19 April 2023
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Spreadsheet version of CC16a
||**Arts Against Adversity**|**Arts Against Adversity**|**Arts Against Adversity**|**No (if any)**
**1183533**|**No (if any)**
**1183533**|**CC16a**|
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||**For theperiod from**|Period start date
31.07.2024|**To**|Period end date
01.08.2025|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||
|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
John Lewis
**£1000**
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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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**_Total receipts_**
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**A3 Payments**
Insurance
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Web storage and access
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Street dance
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**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases,(see table)**
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**to the nearest £**
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**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**£1,000**
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**-**|**Last year**
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|John Lewis|**£1000**|||||**300**|
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|Insurance|**-**|||||**150**|
|Web storage and access|**-**|||||**380**|
|Street dance|**-**|||||**750**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**£1,280.00**|
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|**A5**|**Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|
|**A6**|**Cash funds last year end**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**|
||**_Cash funds this year end_**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**552**|||
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds 552 - -
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Total cash funds 552 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
Signature TC Smikle
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Print Name Date of approval TC Smikle 21/08 2025