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|ObjectivesandActiviti|es||
|---|---|---|
||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||additionalfundstoincreasetheability|
|||tomakegrants.|



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||||OurGrantPolicystatesthatgrantgiving|
|---|---|---|---|
||Para|1.38|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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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|||Attheendofthereportingyearthe|
|||Charityhad172individualmembers.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,|Para1.20|Twelveeventswereheldduringthe<br>reportingyearrangingfromin-gallery|
|identifyingthedifferencethe||curatorandartisttalksandtours,visits|
|charity'sworkhasmadeto||toanumberofprivatecollectionvenues|
|thecircumstancesofits||andanumberoflectures.Atotalof476|
|beneficiariesandanywider||participantsattendedtheseevents,|
|benefitstosocietyasa||raisinganadditional£6,856ofincome|
|whole.||forthecharityinadditiontotheannual|
|||membershipfeesof£3,420.|
|||Theincomeraisedfromthenumberof|
|||eventsallowedthecharitytoincrease|
|||thelevelofgrantsavailableinitsthird|
|||yearsinceachievingcharitablestatus.|



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|<br>oumaychoosetoincludefur|<br>therstatemen|tswhererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
|||Avariedprogrammeofeventsheld|
|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41|helpedtoincreasetheleveloffunds|
|objectivesset||availabletosupportarangeofcultural|
|||organisations.|
|||Theeventswhichtookplacein2023|
|||coveredallcostsandraisedan|
|Performanceoffundraising||enhancedlevelofincometogointo|
|activitiesagainstobjectives|Para1.41|Reservesfromwhichtoawardgrantsin|
|set||linewiththeCharity'sObjects.|





|Investmentperformance|Para1.41|N/A|
|---|---|---|
|againstobjectives|||
|Other||N/A|





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|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|FortheCharity'sthirdreportingyear(to|
|financialpositionattheend||31December2023)incomeraisedwas|
|oftheperiod||£20,307throughmembership|
|||subscriptions,eventsincomeand|
|||additionaldonations.|
|||Fourgrantsamountingto£10,000were|
|||madeinMay2023toregionalarts|
|||organisationswhomadeanapplication|
|||totheCharity.|
|||Expenditurewas£1,125.79for|
|||insurancepremiumsandcostsfor|
|||website,newslettergenerationand|
|||someadditionalmarketingbanners.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|ReservesareheldtoenabletheCharity|
|policyforholdingreserves||toprovidegrantstoarangeofarts|
|statingwhytheyareheld||organisationsacrosstheMerseyside|
|||area.|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|Attheendofthereportingyearour|
|||Reserveswere£24,758.|
|||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|||
|charitycontinuingasagoing|||
|concern|||



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|<br>oumaychoosetoincludefu|<br>rtherstatemen|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.Theincreaseofonline|
|||paymentsformanyoftheorganised|
|||eventsandmembershippaymentshas|
|||lessenedtheopportunitytogain|
|||additionaldonations.|
|||Afurtherriskwouldbeaninabilityto|
|||recruitnewTrusteestohelpmanage|
|||andruntheCharity,particularlyevent|
|||organising.|
|||Insuranceispaidfortocoverany|
|||lossessufferedduringeventswehave|
|||organised.|
|Other||CharityFormCC16aisattached|
|||coveringourReceiptsandPayments|
|||accountsfortheyearto31/12/2023.|





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|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|---|---|---|
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|Para1.25|Constitution|
|(trustdeed,royalcharier)|||
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25||
|constituted?||CIO-Foundation|
|(d.gunincorporated|||
|association,CIO)|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.25|Inselectingindividualsforappointment|
|includingdetailsofany||ascharityTrustees,thecharityTrustees|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.||willhaveregardtotheskills,knowledge|
|electiontopostornameof||andexperienceneededfortheeffective|
|anypersonorbodyentitled||administrationoftheCharity.|
|toappointoneormore|||
|trustees||AllTrusteeshavetobepaid-up|
|||membersoftheCharity.|
|||TheCharityhasnopaidstaff.|



|<br>Youmaychoosetoincludefurt|<br>herstatemen|tswhererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
|||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|ArtFriends|Merseyside|
|Othernamethecharityuses|N/A||
|Registeredcharitynumber|1191813||
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|86Rodney|Street,LiverpoolL19AR|



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||Trusteename|Office(ifany)|Datesactedifnotforwhole<br>year|Nameofperson(orbody)entitled<br>toappointtrustee(ifany)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|GailAubrey||||
|2|DerekBunting||Retired13October2023||
|3|BarbaraFarmer||||
|4|JuliaLeary||||
|5|IndiraMaddison||||
|6|OlwenMcLaughlin||||
|7|PamMeredith<br>Jones||||
|8|GeoffreyMoulding|Treasurer|||
|9|AlexRichmond||Resigned29August<br>2023||
|10|SallyWarnock||||
|11|HelenWatters|Secretary|||
|12|PeterWoods|Chair|||
|13|||||
|14|||||
|15|||||
|16|||||
|17|||||
|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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|Signedonbehalfofthe|charity'strustees||
|---|---|---|
|Signature(s)|||
|Fullname(s)|<br>PeterWoods|HelenWatters|
|Position(egSecretary,|Chair|Secretary|
|Chair,etc)|||
|Date|6October2024||









|||Unrestricted|Restrictedfunds|Endowment|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Categories|Details|funds||funds|
|||tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£|
|B1Cashfunds|Asat31December2023|17,467|||
||ResidueofFanchonFrohlichEstate||7,585||
||Totalcashfunds|17,467|7,585||
||(agreebalanceswithreceiptsandpayments<br>account(s))||||
|||Unrestricted|Restrictedfunds|Endowment|
|||funds||funds|
||Details|tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£|
|B2Othermonetaryassets|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>assetbelongs|Cost(optional)|Currentvalue<br>(optional|
|B3Investmentassets|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>assetbelongs|Cost(optional)|Currentvalue<br>optional|
|B4Assetsretainedforthe|||||
|charity'sownuse|||||
|||Fundtowhich|Amountdue(optional)|Whendue|
||Details|liabilityrelates||optional|
|B5Liabilities|||||
|Signedbyoneortwotrusteeson<br>behalfofallthetrustees|gnature|PrintName||Dateof<br>a•proval|
|||GeofMoulding|||