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A rt+ C hristianity

Art and Christianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1189082 Annual Report for the 12 months from

1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024

A rt+ C hristianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1189082

Annual Report for the 12 months from 1 January – 31 December 2024

Contents

Trustees’ Report ............................................................................................................................... 2 Structure, governance and management .................................................................................. 2 Aims & objectives ........................................................................................................................ 2 Achievements and performance ………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Financial review ......................................................................................................................... 5 Trustees, Advisers and other information ................................................................................. 6 Accounts ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Statement of Financial Activities ............................................................................................... 7 Balance Sheet .............................................................................................................................. 8 Notes to the Accounts ................................................................................................................. 9 Report of the Independent Examiner ............................................................................. 15

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A rt+ C hristianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1189082

Annual Report for the 12 months from 1 January – 31 December 2024

Trustees’ Report

Structure, governance and management

Trustees are appointed by invitation, potential trustees being approached by the board on the basis of their qualifications for furthering A+C’s objectives. The names of the trustees are set out on page 6.

A+C’s governing body is a board of Trustees which meets approximately every three months. At each meeting, the Director reports to the Trustees on her activities in furthering the aims and objectives of A+C. Individual or small groups of Trustees may also work on specific A+C projects approved by the board; again, these projects are reviewed by the board at their regular meetings. The board may from time to time approve grants to individuals, for example for attendance at conferences. Where Trustees are beneficiaries of such grants these are approved by a majority of Trustees not benefiting from such grants, and only on such terms as are given to non-Trustees.

A+C also has a number of Advisers, whose role is to act as ambassadors for A+C and to assist in projects and events where they are able.

Periodically the Trustees review the risks faced by A+C. The main risk faced by the Trust is financial. The Trustees control this risk by ensuring that the cost of specific A+C projects will be covered out of specific funding. Where fundraising requests are made for specific projects any grants received are allocated to those projects. Any surplus for the year in A+C’s general funds is carried forward to meet future administrative or project costs. In order to give a reasonable amount of assurance to A+C’s employees, the trustees aim to have reserves or committed funding in place to cover the next three months’ costs.

A+C holds policies relating to equalities, safeguarding and data protection which are available upon request.

Aims and objectives

The Trust’s aims and objectives, as set out in its constitution, are as follows:

  1. To advance religion, by promoting Christian formation through engagement with works of visual art — works of art that foster greater Christian self-understanding, as well as those that facilitate encounters between Christians and those of other religious traditions and none.

  2. To advance the arts, by the presentation and promotion of arts, crafts and traditional skills in the field of religious art and heritage; and

  3. To advance education by organising seminars, conferences and other events to increase public knowledge and understanding of religious tradition (particularly, but not exclusively, the Christian tradition) through art.

In furtherance of those aims, the Trust focuses on the following objectives, as made explicit in its vision and mission statements:

Art and Christianity seeks to foster and explore the dialogue between art, Christianity and other religious faiths. Through events, publications and consultation, A+C offers

Education, enquiry and exchange with regard to the relationship between art and faith by

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1189082

Annual Report for the 12 months from 1 January – 31 December 2024

The encouragement of the production of religious art and of art within places of worship by

Achievements and performance

Education and events

The Annual Lecture, held on 8 Feb at St James’s Piccadilly, attracted a large audience to hear Gus Caseley-Hayford, Director of V&A East, speak on ‘Balthazar: the third man drawn from the shadows’. In a beautifully crafted lecture, we travelled through complex global histories of trade and religion, illuminated by extraordinary visual culture.

In March, May, July and September, A+C director, Laura Moffatt, led tours of Ecclesiart in Winchester, Liverpool, Manchester and Llandaff Cathedrals. Each provided a warm welcome and surprising and diverse collections of art from the last 100 years.

A day event in Bristol also involved a visit to their cathedral as part of a day to explore ‘Art and Atonement’, funded by the Racial Justice Fund of the Church of England. Bristol’s cathedral and churches have been at the vanguard of responding to contested heritage with new art commissions and offered plenty of scope for advice, discussion and reflection.

The highlight of the year’s events was undoubtedly the weekend retreat based in Abergavenny in South Wales. Using the Vessel art trail (see Art in Churches) as a focus for the weekend, proceedings began with a lecture by Jarel Robinson-Brown on ‘Living Stones: Buildings, Bodies and Spirit’. Blessed with good weather, we visited all seven of the artworks in remote churches between Usk and Hay-on-Wye and enjoyed the insights of the curator of the trail, Jacquiline Creswell, as well as five of the artists. The Director of Friends of Friendless Churches, Rachel Morley, joined the Saturday afternoon panel discussion, and the day closed with a performance by Holly Slingsby in the courtyard next to St Mary’s Priory.

With support from the University of Gloucester, three of the Vessel artists led workshops at their respective churches – mud and sticks in the churchyard of St Cadoc’s, watercolour and ‘automatic’ drawing at St Jerome’s, and knitting and wool work at Dore Abbey.

Our year’s events closed with a support circle evening in Mayfair, where we met to appreciate the new commissions marking the anniversary of the baptism of Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, followed by a private viewing of the Belle Epoque exhibition at Ward Moretti on Duke Street with its Director, Emma Ward. A+C is deeply grateful to those in the support circle who ensure its financial stability as well as those who give generously of their time and skills.

Laura Moffatt, A+C’s director, was invited to speak to the congregation and stakeholders of Stavanger Cathedral in Norway where they are seeking to commission a contemporary work of art as part of the redevelopment project. She also contributed to a number of other external events during the year, offering specialist advice and increasing A+C’s public profile.

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A rt+ C hristianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1189082

Annual Report for the 12 months from 1 January – 31 December 2024

Art and Christianity , the quarterly members’ journal of A+C

The journal continues to have strong national and international content with features and reviews from Stockholm, Berlin, Leiden, Seville, Cork and Maine; Liverpool, Cambridge, Dorchester, Chichester, Ely, Canterbury and London. Artist interviews included Andrea Büttner, Richard Kenton Webb, and Sokari Douglas Camp and contributors included Joost Joustra, Victoria Tischler, Daniel A Siedell, Claire Gilbert, Rachel Coombs, Waithera Sebatindira, Alice Kinghorn, and Hassan Vawda. Issues explored in the journal included contemporary liturgical art, disability and contested heritage.

The new full colour layout has been highly successful and accommodated adverts from Greenbelt, Brepols, and King’s College London.

We embarked on a membership campaign in 2024 with adverts, posters and social media posts inviting people to join A+C. Although the direct take up was small (as far as we can tell), we continue to grow our presence, and increasingly people find us online. Our membership is now at around 425 and our mailing list at 1610.

Publications

Our Visual Communion book is still in progress with the publisher, Brepols, but is expected to be published in 2025.

Art in Churches

A real success of the year was the Vessel art trail, curated by A+C trustee Jacquiline Creswell and organised by A+C, in partnership with Friends of Friendless Churches and Dore Abbey. We were delighted to work with seven mid-career and established artists – Lou Baker, Barbara Beyer, Andrew Bick, Rogert George, Lucy Glendinning, Jane Sheppard and Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir – each showing pre-existing work in a church (apart from Lou Baker who adapted a work specifically for Dore Abbey).

It is thought that there were around 1200 visitors to the churches in the three months with consistently positive feedback left in comments books, many asking for the trail to be repeated.

The trail was shared widely on social media, on our website and in a series of eight films that were made by a local creative firm, Mud and Thunder. Engagement was much higher than usual and for many who couldn’t visit the trail it gave a good flavour of what it was like.

A+C has also initiated a partnership between the Catholic Bishops Conference and St John’s Waterloo to launch an open-call multi-faith competition for ‘images of faith and divinity today’. Called ‘Cloud of Witnesses’, A+C has continued to act in an advisory role, helping to shape the criteria and form the panel of judges and faith advisors. In December the judges chose over 20 works of art to be exhibited at St John’s in Lent 2025.

Ecclesiart 100

We completed the new batch of entries to Ecclesiart, adding artworks by Mary Adshead, Elisabeth Frink, Hans Feibusch, William Mitchell, Naomi Blake, George Mayer-Marton, Julian Phelps, Theo Moorman, Craigie Aitchison, F X Verlade and Eric Newton. Churches include Baptist and Roman Catholic, as well as a Friends Meeting House.

Staffing and governance

Under the new chairmanship of Dr Paula Gooder, the trustees have formed an effective and farreaching board, and have developed short-term strategies for projects as well as adhering to their three-year business plan.

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A rt+ C hristianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1189082

Annual Report for the 12 months from 1 January – 31 December 2024

A+C welcomed Zoe Scontras, a student from Samford University, USA, on placement as an intern in January – March.

Partners in 2024

St James’s Piccadilly Winchester Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Liverpool) Manchester Cathedral Bristol Cathedral St Mary’s Redcliffe St Stephen’s Bristol The Racial Justice Unit of the Church of England Friends of Friendless Churches Dore Abbey St Mary’s Priory Abergavenny University of Gloucester Ward Moretti HeartEdge Stavanger Cathedral Brepols Publishers St John’s Waterloo The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales The God Who Speaks

Financial review and reserves

The Charity saw a shortfall on unrestricted funds of £1,369 for the period (£767 shortfall in 2023 before a transfer from restricted funds of £500) leaving total unrestricted funds at the end of 2024 of £6,146. There was a restricted net spend of £1,378 (£4,194 in 2023) resulting in closing restricted funds of £2,566. At the balance sheet date, the Charity had total net assets of £8,712. Details of the results for the year are set out in the accounts on pages 7 to 14.

The Director and Trustees continue to make concerted efforts to secure funding for its projects and programmes while also inviting support from individual donors.

The Charity aims to have unrestricted reserves of 3 months of unrestricted expenditure which would be around £11k based on 2024 expenditure. At the end of 2023 unrestricted reserves were at £6,146. In order to reduce this shortfall the charity will continue its efforts to increase revenue from membership and donations. There will be an increase in membership fees from June 2025 and if the increase in membership numbers continues as it did in 2024 we will be on target to recoup the funds required.

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A rt+ C hristianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1189082

Annual Report for the 12 months from 1 January – 31 December 2024

Trustees, Advisers and other information

Trustees Bankers Dr Paula Gooder (Chair) Barclays Bank plc Jacquiline Creswell 93 Baker Street Rev’d Duncan Cowan Gray London W1A 4SD Revd Dr Ayla Lepine The Very Rev’d Andrew Nunn Solicitors Revd Canon Charles Pickstone Winckworth Sherwood Revd Canon Prof. Ben Quash 35 Great Peter Street Novelette Stewart Westminster London SW1P 3LR

Director Laura Moffatt Derek Rodwell Impact the Future Address Bennett Verby 70 Cowcross Street 7 St Petersgate London Stockport EC1M 6EJ Cheshire SK1 1EB

Independent examiner

Advisers

Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, Danielle Arnaud, Paul Bayley, Prof. Tina Beattie, Dr Monica Bohm-Duchen, Prof. Sarah Coakley, Stephen Cox, Professor Edmund de Waal, Prof. Eamon Duffy, Lord Freyberg, Lord Griffiths of Pembury & Burry Port, Sophie Hacker, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Prof. David Jasper, James Knox, Neil MacGregor, Anna Moszynka, The Rev’d Julia Porter-Pryce, Dr Chloë Reddaway, Aaron Rosen, Prof. Frances Spalding, The Rt Rev’d David Stancliffe, Lord Williams of Oystermouth.

This report has been approved by the trustees and is signed on their behalf by:

Name: Dr Paula Gooder

Date: 6[th] March 2025

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Art+Christianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1189082

Statement of Financial Activities

for the 12 months ended 31 December 2024

Note
INCOME
Income from donations, grants & subscriptions
Donations & grants
2
Gift aid claimed on subscriptions and donations
Membership subscriptions
3
Incoming Resources from Charitable Activities
Event ticket sales and similar income
4(a)
A & C Journal Advertising
4(b)
Sundry sales
4(c)
Consultancy
4(d)
Total incoming resources
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of generating voluntary income
5
Charitable Activities
Events
6(a)
Art in Churches
6(b)
Art and Christianity_journal
6(c)
Publications
6(d)
_Ecclesiart
6(e)
Governance costs
Trustees expenses
8
Accounts preparation and Independent examination fees
Total resources expended
Net surplus / (deficit) for the period
Transfers
Funds brought forward
10
Funds carried forward
10		 Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 24
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
29,430
18,612
48,042
0
5,108
5,108
0
11,944
11,944
29,430
35,664
65,094
0
3,862
3,862
0
760
760
0
935
935
0
1,624
1,624		 Jan-Dec 23
Jan-Dec 23
Jan-Dec 23
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
11,124
20,408
31,532
0
4,542
4,542
0
9,562
9,562
11,124
34,512
45,636
0
1,670
1,670
0
1,180
1,180
0
2,058
2,058
0
0
0
0
7,181
7,181
29,430
42,845
72,275
0
3,355
3,355
1,170
14,521
15,691
24,294
4,489
28,783
0
16,843
16,843
0
2,503
2,503
5,344
1,219
6,563
30,808
39,575
70,383
0
228
228
0
1,056
1,056
0
1,284
1,284
30,808
44,214
75,022
(1,378)
(1,369)
(2,747)
0
0
0
3,944
7,515
11,459
2,566
6,146
8,712		 0
4,908
4,908
11,124
39,421
50,545
0
3,622
3,622
124
11,705
11,829
0
4,995
4,995
0
14,638
14,638
1,250
3,069
4,319
5,556
0
5,556
6,930
34,408
41,338
0
1,358
1,358
0
800
800
0
2,158
2,158
6,930
40,187
47,118
4,194
(767)
3,427
(500)
500
0
250
7,782
8,032
3,944
7,515
11,459

The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1189082

Art+Christianity

Balance Sheet

at 31 December 2024

Note
Current Assets
Debtors & prepayments
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
Subscriptions received in advance
Accounts payable and accrued expenditure
13
Net assets
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Funds at 31 December
10,11		 31-Dec-24
31-Dec-24
31-Dec-24
Restricted Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
0
9,617
9,617
2,566
6,753
9,319
2,566
16,370
18,936
0
(7,299)
(7,299)
0
(2,925)
(2,925)
0
(10,224)
(10,224)
2,566
6,146
8,712
0
6,146
6,146
2,566
0
2,566
2,566
6,146
8,712		 31-Dec-23
31-Dec-23
31-Dec-23
RestrictedUnrestricted
Total
£
£
£
0
4,662
4,662
3,944
9,455
13,398
3,944
14,117
18,060
0
(5,802)
(5,802)
0
0
0
0
(6,602)
(6,601)
3,944
7,515
11,459
0
7,515
7,515
3,944
0
3,944
3,944
7,515
11,459

The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements. Approved by the trustees on

and signed on its behalf by:

Chair of the Trustees

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Art+Christianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1189082 Notes to the accounts for the 12 months ended 31 December 2024

1 Accounting policies

(a) Basis of accounting

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the provisions of the Charities Act 2011 and applicable accounting standards, including the Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities (“SORP 2015”). There have been no changes to the basis of accounting since the previous accounting period.

The trustees have prepared these accounts on a going concern basis being confident that the charity will be able to continue to access grants and other income for the foreseeable future. Budgets for 2025 have been prepared and cash flow is kept under close scrutiny.

(b) Accruals basis

The accruals basis of accounting has been adopted so that expenses and income are recognised in the accounting period to which they relate. Where a donation has been made towards a specific cost or event which occurs in a subsequent accounting period, an appropriate proportion of that donation is held over until the cost is incurred. Contributions towards general running costs are recognised when they are received.

(c) Membership subscription income

Membership subscription revenues, which are received annually in advance, are taken to income over the life of the membership. The amount which relates to future membership is held within balance sheet creditors.

(d) Allocation of staff costs

Staff costs are allocated to individual events or projects in proportion to the amount of time spent. The allocation of staff costs is shown in note 9.

(e) Allocation of other costs

General running costs such as rent and office costs are allocated evenly to the different charitable activities of the Charity.

(f) Fixed assets

Fixed assets costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and depreciated over their estimated useful life. Assets costing less than £1,000 are written off in full as an expense in the year of acquisition.

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Art+Christianity

Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1189082

Notes to the accounts for the 12 months ended 31 December 2024

2 Donations and grants

A+C gratefully acknowledges charitable donations received from trusts and individual donors. Recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities for the period are the following amounts in respect of donations received during the current or prior accounting period.

Contributions towards general A+C funding
- Individual and anonymous donations
Contributions to Events
- Archbishop's Council- Bristol event
- Sundry small donations
Contributions to Art in Churches- Vessel
project
- grant from the Morel and Gibbs Trusts
- grant from private donor
- grant from Lady Peel Trust
- grant from Friends of Friendless Churches
- grant from University of Gloucester
- Donations in kind - note below
Contributions to Publications
- grant from Hymns Ancient & Modern (for_Visual_
Communion)
Contributions to Ecclesiart 100
- The Jerusalem Trust
Total donations & grants recognised		 Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 24
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£

0
18,612
18,612
0
18,612
18,612
1,170
0
1,170
0
0
0		 Jan-Dec 23
Jan-Dec 23
Jan-Dec 23
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total
£
£
£
0
20,385
20,385
0
20,385
20,385
0
0
0
124
23
147
1,170
0
1,170
4,000
4,000
7,000
7,000
1,600
1,600
6,000
6,000
3,400
3,400
4,860
4,860		 124
23
147
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26,860
0
26,860
0
0
0		 0
0
0
1,000
0
1,000
0
0
0
1,400
0
1,400		 1,000
0
1,000
10,000
0
10,000
1,400
0
1,400		 10,000
0
10,000

29,430
18,612
48,042		 11,124
20,408
31,532

Donations in kind. A considerable amount of work and expenses were incurred on the Vessel Art Trail that was not invoiced but has been included in these accounts as a donation in kind.

3 Membership subscriptions

The Charity charges membership subscriptions for people sympathetic to A+C’s cause who wish to be kept informed of events, activities and other news in the area of art and religion. Members receive the quarterly Art and Christianity journal and receive reduced rates at certain public events. Subscriptions are payable annually in advance.

Membership subscriptions receivable

**Jan-Dec 2024 ** Jan-Dec 2023
£ £
11,944 9,562

4 Income from A+C activities

All the income shown under this heading in the Statement of Financial Activities is in relation to activities in furtherance of A+C’s objects – rather than activities specifically designed for raising funds. Such activities fall into three catergories:

a) Where possible and appropriate, A+C charges admission fees for the lectures, workshops and conferences which it organises.

b) A+C receives income from the sale of advertising space in the Art and Christianity journal

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c) A+C receives small amounts of sales revenues from various sources:

d) A+C provided some consultancy services in 2024 for the Cloud of Witnesses project and for talks in Stavangar and for HeartEdge.

5 Cost of generating voluntary income

Direct fundraising costs
Allocation of staff costs (see note 9)
Allocation of other costs (see note 7)
6Cost of A+C events and activities
(a) Events
Direct costs of putting on lectures and similar events
Allocation of staff costs (see note 9)
Allocation of other costs (see note 7)
Travel costs
Restricted
Unrestricted		 Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
439
1,087
1,837
1,754
1,079
781
3,355
3,622
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
3,468
966
7,591
7,506
4,620
3,341
12
17
15,691
11,829
1,170
1,170
14,521
10,659
15,691
11,829

(b) Art in Churches

The A+C Art in Churches project is designed to promote art and exhibitions in churches by facilitating contact between artists and churches, enabling works of art to be exhibited temporarily or permanently. The Charity also oversees the development into broader strategies like touring exhibitions, community engagement and formulating a network of faith groups and organisations.

Vessel was an art trail in seven remote rural churches between Usk and Hay-on-Wye. A+C partnered with the Friends of Friendless Churches (who allowed us to use six of their churches) and Dore Abbey, who hosted the seventh. Seven artists were chosen, one for each church. The Trail was open from early August to end of October.

- Staff costs (see note 9)
- Allocation of other costs (see note 7)
- Project costs
Restricted
Unrestricted
(c)Art and Christianity journal
- Staff costs (see note 9)
- Printing
- Postage & Stationery
- Allocation of other costs (see note 7)		 Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
8,132
3,418
2,104
1,521
18,547
56
28,783
4,995
24,294
0
4,489
4,995
28,783
4,995
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
4,732
6,668
4,580
2,689
2,909
2,046
4,104
2,968

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- other costs
Restricted
Unrestricted
(d) Publications
- Staff costs (see note 9)
-Visual Communion_costs
- Other direct costs
- Allocation of other costs (see note 7)
Restricted
Unrestricted
(e) Ecclesiart 100
- Staff costs (see note 9)
- Other costs and overheads
- Allocation of other costs (see note 7)
Restricted
Unrestricted
7 Allocation of management and administration costs
Staff costs allocated to management and admin
Rent and other establishment costs
Printing, stationery and office supplies
Telephone and broadband
Postage
Computing
Fundraising
Advertising and marketing
Other expenses
The allocation between the functional activities was as follows:
Events
Art in Churches
Publications
_Art and Christianity_journal
_Ecclesiart 100
8 Transactions with trustees, and trustee expenses
The following amounts were paid to trustees:
Reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs relating
to:
Total amounts paid to trustees
- Attendance at trustees’ meetings & other sundry expenses
Fundraising (including £439 of fundraising direct costs- above)
-Farewell Event		 517
266
16,843
14,638
0
0
16,843
14,638
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
1,090
2,167
79
1,130
0
56
1,334
965
2,503
4,319
0
1,250
2,503
3,069
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
4,390
1,083
1,506
3,991
667
482
6,563
5,556
5,344
5,556
1,219
0
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
5,407
2,424
4,465
5,640
48
77
745
576
108
148
711
728
439
1,087
1,948
0
476
465
14,347
11,145
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
1,518
1,868
4,620
3,341
2,104
1,521
1,334
965
4,104
2,968
667
482
14,347
11,145
Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
228
264
0
1,094
228
1,358

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No other amounts were received by way of remumeration, expenses or benefits in kind by the trustees or related parties in 2024 (2023 nil).

Trustees gave a total of £4,350 (£4,582 in 2023) to the Charity in 2024.

9 Staff costs

In 2024, A+C had one employee on the payroll and contracted a small number of freelance staff who were paid by invoice (total of £11,383- see below). The average FTE of payroll staffing was 0.5. The key management role in A+C was performed by Laura Moffatt whose total emoluments in 2024 came to £21,406. She was assisted in this role by the board of trustees, none of whom received any remuneration or benefits from A+C. The cost of its employees and contracted staff is allocated to the various A+C activities as follows:

Fundraising
Administration, Marketing and Comms
Events
Art in Churches/Vessel
Art and Christianity journal
Publications
Ecclesiart
Total
Costs relating to the employees are as follows:
Salary
Payroll administration
Pension contributions
National Insurance (net of employers allowance)
Invoices for admin assistant & project work
Total		 Jan-Dec 24
Jan-Dec 23
£
£
1,837
1,754
5,407
2,424
7,591
7,506
8,132
3,418
4,732
6,668
1,090
2,167
4,390
1,083
33,177
25,019
20,787
20,724
388
325
619
619
0
0
11,383
3,351
33,177
25,019

10 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
11a Statement of funds 2024
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Art in Churches- Vessel project
Art in Churches- Vessel project- public program
Ecclesiart 100
Events
Total Funds		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
31/12/2024
31/12/2024
31/12/2024
£
£
£
0
0
0
16,370
2,566
18,936
(10,224)
0
(10,224)
6,146
2,566
8,712
Opening
Income
Balance
01/01/2024
7,515
42,845
0
23,460
0
3,400
3,944
1,400
0
1,170
3,944
29,430
11,459
72,275		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
31/12/2023
31/12/2023
31/12/2023
£
£
£
0
0
0
14,117
3,944
18,061
(6,602)
0
(6,602)
7,515
3,944
11,459
Direct
Core cost
Closing
expenditure
transfers
Balance
31/12/2024
(44,214)
0
6,146
(22,682)
0
778
(1,612)
0
1,788
(5,344)
0
0
(1,170)
0
0
(30,808)
0
2,566
(75,022)
0
8,712

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11b Statement of funds 2023
11b Statement of funds 2023
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Publications
Ecclesiart 100
Events
Total Funds		 Opening
Income
Balance
01/01/2023
7,782
39,421
250
1,000
0
10,000
0
124
250
11,124
8,032
50,545		 Direct
Core cost
Closing
expenditure
transfers
Balance
31/12/2023
(40,187)
500
7,515
(1,250)
0
0
(5,556)
(500)
3,944
(124)
0
0
(6,930)
(500)
3,944
(47,118)
0
11,459

12 Debtors and prepayments
12 Debtors and prepayments
Accrued gift aid recovery
Prepayments
Grants pledged not received
Accounts receivable
Total
13 Accrued expenses
Accounts preparation and Independent examiners fee
Accounts payable
Accrued expenditure
Total		 31/12/2024
31/12/2023
£
£
4,922
4,542
1,175
0
3,400
0
120
120
9,617
4,662
31/12/2024
31/12/2023
£
£
800
800
1,554
0
571
0
2,925
800

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Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of Art + Christianity

I report on the financial statements of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) for the period ended 31[st] December 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 14.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The CIO’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants

Having satisfied myself that the CIO is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

This report, including my statement, has been prepared for and only for the CIO’s trustees as a body. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the CIO’s trustees those matters that I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to any other than the CIO and the CIO’s trustees as a body for my examination work, for this report or for the statements that I have made.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the CIO and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

Date: 8[th] March 2025

Derek Rodwell FCCA

Impact The Future Ltd, Bennett Verby, 7 St Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1EB

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