## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 05/06/2022 Period start date To 04/06/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Usurp Art**
## **Charity registration number: 1183720**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For public benefit to promote and foster the
understanding and appreciation of diverse,
multi - media art, and creativity. To advance
education and learning in creative practices,
in particular but not exclusively, by providing
events, programmes, training, tours,
residencies, talks, exhibitions, performances,
publications, screenings and collaborative
projects. To further such other purposes
which may be charitable according to the law
of England and Wales as the trustees see fit
from time to time.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Online and in person activities:
Ongoing collaboration with the University of
Greenwich AHRC project - commissions for
artists.
Participation in 101 Outdoor Arts residency
and networking to develop capacity building.
Training and mentoring, supporting artists
and groups with grant advice and
evaluations. R&D for bio-diversity and
ecology test projects for the wider public.
Collaborations with universities, galleries
and arts organisations in research and
exhibitions.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Key partner for “Disruptive Frequencies”
research project with Sound and Image Lab at
University of Greenwich. “Black and South Asian
artists are some of the least represented within
the genre of experimental sound. Our research
seeks to tackle this lack of representation, raising
the profile of diverse practices, highlighting
potentials in pushing increased diversity, and
seeking to challenge the invisibility of whiteness
in the art form.” The research involves
observation of artists and their practices,
interviews, and focus groups. The research will
aim to unpack how these unique experiences are
situated in relation to the structural and cultural
contexts of experimental sound in the UK.
Concerts and recordings were some of the
outcomes with a book to follow.
Our mentoring participation with “Fireside Chats
– South Asian LGBTQ+ experience” provided an
international perspective and shared values,
creating valuable forums to share experiences
enabling creative communities, change activists
and policy makers to have more insight and skills
to create positive change to benefit society.
Our involvement with the Ivor Academy Awards,
Autograph, Sound and Music, Impressions
Gallery UK, PRS Oram awards, Iklectik Arts,
Chinabot / Decale, arts organisations and
advisors continued with online and in person
exhibitions, talks and meetings. These ongoing
relationships help to develop capacity and
knowledge to open up services and skills to
benefit communities.
Our online one to one training and mentoring,
supporting older artists with project proposal
writing, grant and practical advice and
evaluations, enabled people to plan and create
projects for the benefit of the public. The cost of
living, austerity and the continued impact of the
pandemic has taken its toll on some of the most|
vulnerable and we found that we were signposting for practical advice and social care guidance, which is something we will be looking at to incorporate for future years. Our “Walks in the Chilterns” project exploring and experiencing the outdoors with a group of people who would normally not venture out of the urban environment. This year there was only one walk achieved due to our own limited capacity. Therefore, we spent some of our time considering how we can expand our capacity to achieve more and to further develop our biodiversity and ecology projects that we tested in 21/22 for future activities for the public. This year, there was more of a focus on consolidating our achievements and planning for long-term legacy and building beyond scarcity.
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Usurp Art maintains itself efficiently fiscally
and it’s financial position is stable.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Usurp Art has a reserves policy to maintain a
prudent level of reserves to protect it’s future
and in case of closure, ensuring that wind up
costs are covered.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£30,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by a resolution passed at trustees
meeting|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|UsurpArt|
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|Other name the charityuses|Usurp,UsurpArt Space,UsurpArt Gallery& Studios|
|Registered charitynumber|1183720|
|Charity’s principal address|62 Wilson Gardens, West Harrow,
Middlesex,
London HA1 4DZ|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||**USURP ART**|**USURP ART**|**USURP ART**|**USURP ART**|**USURP ART**|**1183720**|**1183720**|**1183720**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**||05/06/22||**To**||04/06/23|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,817**
**60**
**2,114**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,991**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,991**
**756**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**756**
**-**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,817**
**60**
**2,114**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,991**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,991**
**756**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**756**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**756**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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Activitiesforgeneratingfunds|**2,817**||||||||**-**|
|Investment income|**60**||||||||**-**|
|Switch account receipt|**2,114**||||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**4,991**||||||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||||||
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|Charitable activites|**756**||||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**756**||||||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
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||**4,235**||**-**||**-**||**4,235**||**-**|
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||**3,815**||**37,471**||**-**||||**-**|
||**8,050**||**37,471**||**-**||**45,521**|#|**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**8,050**
**37,471**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,050**
**37,471**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
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POULOMI DESAI|**Endowment**
**funds**
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**funds**
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