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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para1.17|TheCharity'sobjectsaretohelpinthe|
|thecharityassetoutinits||advancementofeducationin(and|
|governingdocument||appreciationof)thesubjectsofart,|
|||cultureandheritagebyorganising|
|||lectures,workshops,toursandother|
|||eventsatmuseums,galleries,historic|
|||buildingsandsites.|
|||Wealsomakegrantstoprojects,|
|||museumsorgalleriesthatpromotethe|
|||arts,cultureandheritageinthe|
|||Merseysidearea.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activitiesinrelationtothose|Para1.17and<br>1.19|Theholdingofanumberofeventsand<br>activitiestobringmembersandnon-|
|purposesforthepublic||membersoftheCharitytogether.|
|benefit,inparticular,the|||
|activities,projectsor|||
|servicesidentifiedinthe|||
|accounts.|||
|Statementconfirming|Para1.18|Trusteesconsiderthepublicbenefitof|
|whetherthetrusteeshave||thecharitywhenorganisingactivityto|
|hadregardtotheguidance||ensurethatticketpricesarekepttoa|
|issuedbytheCharity||leveltocovercostsofholdinganevent,|
|Commissiononpublic||withareasonablepercentagetoraise|
|benefit||additionalfundstoincrease theability|
|||tomakegrants.|



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|<br>oumaychoosetoincludef|<br>urtherstatements|whererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|||OurGrantPolicystatesthatgrantgiving|
||Para1.38|mustfallwithintheremitofourobjects|
|Policyongrantmaking||andbeforacausewhichwillbenefit|
|||membersofthepublic.Noapproved|
|||grantsaretobemadetothirdparties|
|||withouttheapprovalofthemembersof|
|||theCommittee.|
|||Agrantapplicationformissenttoa|
|||numberofregionalartsorganisation|
|||withanannualmeetingoftheCharity's|





|||Trusteestoallocatealevelofgrant|
|---|---|---|
|||appropriatetothelevelofreserves|
|||available.|
||Para1.38||
|Policyonsocialinvestment||N/A|
|includingprogramrelated|||
|investment|||
||Para1.38||
|Contributionmadeby||N/A|
|volunteers|||
|Other||N/A|



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|chievementsandPer|formance||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|||Attheendofthereportingyearthe|
|||Charityhad186individualmembers.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,|Para1.20|Fifteeneventswereheldduringthe<br>reportingyearrangingfromin-gallery|
|identifyingthedifferencethe||exhibitiontalksandtours,visitstoa|
|charity'sworkhasmadeto||numberofhistoricvenuesandarange|
|thecircumstancesofits||oflectures.Atotalof597participants|
|beneficiariesandanywider||attendedtheseevents,raisingan|
|benefitstosocietyasa||additional£8.656ofincomeforthe|
|whole.||charity.|
|||Theincreaseinthenumberofevents|
|||organised(particularlyfollowingthe|
|||previousrestrictionsasthecountry|
|||cameoutofthepandemic)andresulting|
|||incomeallowedthecharitytoincrease|
|||thelevelofgrantsavailableinits|
|||secondyearsinceachievingcharitable|
|||status.|



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|<br>oumaychoosetoinclude|<br> furtherstatemen|tswhererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
|||Anincreaseinthenumberofevents|
|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41|heldcomparedtothepreviousreporting|
|objectivesset||year,whichwasimpactedbyresidual|
|||pandemicrestrictions.|
|||Theeventswhichtookplacein2022|
|||coveredallcostsandraisedan|
|||enhancedlevelofincomeforthecharity|





|Performanceoffundraising|Para1.41|fromthepreviousreportingyear,togo|
|---|---|---|
|activitiesagainstobjectives||intoReservesfromwhichtoaward|
|set||grantsinlinewiththeCharity'sObjects.|
|Investmentperformance|Para1.41|N/A|
|againstobjectives|||
|Other||N/A|





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|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|FortheCharity'ssecondreportingyear|
|---|---|---|
|financialpositionattheend||(to31December2022)incomeraised|
|oftheperiod||£26,603throughmembership|
|||subscriptions,eventsincome,a|
|||recoverableGiftAidclaimand|
|||donations.|
|||Fourgrantsamountingto£7,530were|
|||madeinMay2022toregionalarts|
|||organisationswhomadeanapplication|
|||totheCharity.|
|||Expenditurewas£830forinsurance|
|||premiumsandcostsforwebsiteand|
|||newslettergeneration.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|ReservesareheldtoenabletheCharity|
|policyforholdingreserves||toprovidegrantstoarangeofarts|
|statingwhytheyareheld||organisationsacrosstheMerseyside|
|||area.|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|Attheendofthereportingyearour|
|||Reserveswere£24,371.|
|||Thisincludes£7,585ofrestrictedfunds|
|||fromtheresidualofapreviousreceived|
|||grant.Thisgrantisavailabletoput|
|||towardsraisingtheprofileoftheCharity|
|||throughholdingeventstohelpincrease|
|||membershipnumbers.|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22|N/A|
|reserves|||
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Para1.24|Nodeficits|
|deficit|||
|Explanationofany|Para1.23|Nouncertainties|
|uncertaintiesaboutthe|||
|charity continuingasagoing|||
|concern|||



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|<br>oumaychoosetoincludefur|<br>therstatemen|tswhererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
|||MemberspaysubscriptionswithGift|
|Thecharity'sprincipal||Aidrecoverable.Wealsoruneventsfor|
|sourcesoffunds(including|Para1.47|membersandnon-memberstoattend,|
|anyfundraising)||inlinewithourObjectswhichraise|
|||funds.Wealsoseekdonationstohelp|
|||provideadditionalincometomakeas|
|||grants.|
|||SurplusheldasCashuntilgrantsare|
|Investmentpolicyand||made.|
|objectivesincludingany|Para1.46||
|socialinvestmentpolicy|||
|adopted|||





|||Mainriskwouldbeareductioninthe|
|---|---|---|
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal|Para1.46|numberofpeoplewishingtosupport|
|risksfacingthecharity||theCharitysoadropinincomefrom|
|||whichtobeabletooffergrantstoarts|
|||organisation.|
|||Afurtherriskwouldbeaninabilityto|
|||recruitnewTrusteestohelpmanage|
|||andruntheCharity,particularlyevent|
|||organising.|
|||Insuranceispaidfortocoverany|
|||lossessufferedduringeventswehave|
|||organised.|
|Other||CharityFormCC16aisattached|
|||coveringourReceiptsandPayments|
|||accountsfortheyearto31/12/2022.|





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|Structure,Governance|andMan|agement|
|---|---|---|
|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|Para1.25|Constitution|
|(`₹`rustdeed,royalcharier)|||
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25||
|constituted?||CIO-Foundation|
|(e.gunincorporated|||
|association,CIO)|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.25|Inselectingindividualsforappointment|
|includingdetailsofany||ascharityTrustees,thecharityTrustees|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.||willhaveregardtotheskills,knowledge|
|electiontopostornameof||andexperienceneededfortheeffective|
|anypersonorbodyentitled||administrationoftheCharity.|
|toappointoneormore|||
|trustees||AllTrusteeshavetobepaidmembersof|
|||theCharity.|
|||TheCharityhasnopaidstaff.|



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|Additionalinformation(optional)|Additionalinformation(optional)|Additionalinformation(optional)|
|---|---|---|
|Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatementswhererelevantabout:|||
|||CharityCommissionTheessential|
|Policiesandprocedures||trustee:whatyouneedtoknow,what|
|adoptedfortheinduction|Para1.51|youneedtodo(CC3).|
|andtrainingoftrustees|||
|||ArtFriendsMerseysideDataandGrant|
|||Policies.|
|Thecharity'sorganisational||KeyofficersoftheCharityare|
|structureandanywider|Para1.51|Chairman,TreasurerandSecretary.|
|networkwithwhichthe|||
|charityworks|||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated|Para1.51|N/A|
|parties|||
|Other|||
|ReferenceandAdministrativedetails|||
|Charityname|ArtFriendsMerseyside||
|Othernamethecharityuses|N/A||
|Registeredcharitynumber|1191813||
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|86RodneyStreet,LiverpoolL19AR||



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|ame|softhecharitytrus|teeswhomanage|thecharity||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Trusteename|Office(ifany)|Datesactedifnotforwhole<br>year|Nameofperson(orbody)entitled<br>toappointtrustee(ifany)|
|1|GailAubrey||||
|2|DerekBunting|Treasurer|||
|3|BarbaraFarmer||||
|4|JuliaLeary||From24November2022||
|5|IndiraMaddison||From3March2022||
|6|OlwenMcLaughlin||||
|7|PamMeredith<br>Jones||||
|8|GeoffreyMoulding||From24November2022||
|9|SusieNoble||Retired24November<br>2022||
|10|AlexRichmond||||
|11|SallyWarnock||||
|12|HelenWatters|Secretary|||
|13|PeterWoods|Chair|||
|14|||||
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|18|||||
|19|||||
|20|||||







|Fundsheldascustodiantrusteesonbehalfofothers|Fundsheldascustodiantrusteesonbehalfofothers|
|---|---|
|Descriptionoftheassets|N/A|
|heldinthiscapacity||
|Nameandobjectsofthe|N/A|
|charityonwhosebehalfthe||
|assetsareheldandhowthis||
|falls withinthecustodian||
|charity'sobjects||
|Detailsofarrangementsfor|N/A|
|safecustodyand||
|segregationofsuchassets||
|fromthecharity'sown||
|assets||



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|---|---|---|
|Typeof|Name|Address|
|adviser|||
|N/A|||
|Nameof|chiefexecutiveornamesofseniorstaffmembers(Optionalinformation)||



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Independent examRner's report to the trnstees of Art Friends Merseyside.
l ￿port to the trnstees OD my exa￿lUatiOn of the accounts of the Art Friends me￿eYSide for the year
ending 31st December 2022.
Responsiblites and basis of ￿pOrt.
As the charity trustees of the Thist you are ￿spOnSible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Ch￿ltieS Act 2011 ('the Act,)
I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's accounts ca￿lled out ullder section 145 of the
2011 Act alld in cawing out my examiDation I have followed all the applicable Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the ACL
Independant examiner's statemenL
I have completed my examination. I collfirni that no material Matte￿ have come to my attention in
Connection with the exajnillation giving me cause to believe tbat ID any material respecL
. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Thist as required by section 130 of the Affj or
2. the accounts do Dot accord with those reco￿$.
I have no cOn￿n) and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attentioD should be drdwn in this report in order to ellable a proper Unde￿tandIng of the
accounts to be reached.
Andrew Robert Myers.
MCIOB
AP.EA North West Brdnch secretary.
Cariblue Ilise.
Raby Drive
Raby Mere
Wirral.
CH63 ONL
28 th October 2023