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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||additionalfundstoincreasethefundsin|
|||ordertoprovidegrantstoarts|
|||organisations.|





|||OurGrantPolicystatesthatgrantgiving|
|---|---|---|
|||mustfallwithintheremitofourobjects|
|||andbeforacausewhichwillbenefit|
|Policyongrantmaking|Para1.38|membersofthepublic.Noapproved<br>grantsaretobemadetothirdparties|
|||withouttheapprovalofthemembersof|
|||theCommittee.|
|||Agrantapplicationformissenttoa|
|||numberofregionalartsorganisation|
|||withanannualmeetingoftheCharity's|
|||Trusteestoallocatealevelofgrant|
|||appropriatetothelevelofreserves|
|||available.|
|Policyonsocialinvestment|Para1.38|N/A|
|includingprogramrelated|||
|investment|||
|Contributionmadeby|Para1.38|N/A|
|volunteers|||
|Other||N/A|



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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|||Attheendofthereportingyearthe|
|||Charityhad201individualmembers(83|
|||individual/59doublememberships).|
|||Eleveneventswereheldduringthe|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,<br>identifyingthedifferencethe<br>charity'sworkhasmadeto<br>thecircumstancesofits|Para1.20|reportingyearrangingfromin-gallery<br>curatortalksandtours,anumberof<br>lecturesandajointeventwithLiverpool<br>JohnMooresUniversity.Atotalof657<br>participantsattendedtheseevents,|
|beneficiariesandanywider<br>benefitstosocietyasa<br>whole.||raisinganadditional£9,461incomefor<br>thecharityinadditiontotheannual<br>membershipfeesof£4,000*|
|||Theincomeraisedfromthenumberof|
|||eventsallowedthecharitytoincrease|
|||thelevelofgrantsavailableinitsfourth|
|||yearsinceachievingcharitablestatus.|





|Achievementsagainst||Avariedprogrammeofeventsheld|
|---|---|---|
|objectivesset|Para1.41|helpedtoincreasetheleveloffunds|
|||availabletosupportarangeofcultural|
|||organisations.|
|||Theeventswhichtookplacein2024|
|Performanceoffundraising|Para1.41|coveredallcostsandraisedan<br>enhancedlevelofincometogointo|
|activitiesagainstobjectives||Reservesfromwhichtoawardgrantsin|
|set||linewiththeCharity'sObjects.|
|Investmentperformance|Para1.41|N/A|
|againstobjectives|||
|Other||N/A|





## 

|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|FortheCharity'sfourthreportingyear|
|financialpositionattheend||(to31December2024)incomeraised|
|oftheperiod||was£20,850throughmembership|
|||subscriptions,eventsincomeand|
|||additionaldonations.|
|||Sixgrantsamountingto£16,440—a|
|||64%increaseontheamountgivenin|
|||2023-weremadeinMay2024to|
|||regionalartsorganisationswhomade|
|||anapplicationtotheCharity.Projects|
|||supportedincludedanartistresidency,|
|||primaryschoolgroupaccesstotheatre,|
|||relabellingofartworksandapublic|
|||programmetosupportanexhibition.|
|||Expenditureiskepttoanabsolute|
|||minimumwith£697spentoninsurance|
|||premiumsandcostsforwebsite|
|||updatesande-newslettergeneration.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|ReservesareheldtoenabletheCharity|
|policyforholdingreserves||toprovidegrantstoarangeofarts|
|statingwhytheyareheld||organisationsacrosstheMerseyside|
|||area.|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|Attheendofthereportingyearour|
|||Reserveswere£22,393.|
|||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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|Thecharity'sprincipal|Para1.47|Memberspayanannualsubscription,|
|---|---|---|
|sourcesoffunds(including||themajoritywithGiftAidrecoverable.|
|anyfundraising)||Wealsoruneventsformembersand|
|||non-memberstoattend,inlinewithour|
|||Objectstoraisefunds.Wealsoseek|
|||donationstohelpprovideadditional|
|||incometoaddtograntreserves.|
|Investmentpolicyand|Para1.46|SurplusheldasCashuntilgrantsare|
|objectivesincludingany||made.|
|socialinvestmentpolicy|||
|adopted|||
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal||Mainriskwouldbeareductioninthe|
|risksfacingthecharity|Para1.46|numberofpeoplewishingtosupport|
|||theCharitysoadropinincomefrom|
|||whichtobeabletooffergrantstoarts|
|||organisation.Theincreaseofonline|
|||paymentsformanyoftheorganised|
|||eventsandmembershippaymentshas|
|||resultedinadropofadditional|
|||donations.|
|||Afurtherriskwouldbeaninabilityto|
|||recruitnewTrusteestohelpmanage|
|||andruntheCharity,particularlyevent|
|||organising.|
|||Insuranceispaidfortocoverany|
|||lossessufferedduringorganised|
|||events.|
|Other||CharityFormCC16aisattached|
|||coveringourReceiptsandPayments|
|||accountsfortheyearto31/12/2024.|





## 

|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|---|---|---|
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|Para1.25|Constitution|
|(trustdeed,royalcharter)|||
|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||AllTrusteeshavetobepaid-up|
|||membersoftheCharity.|
|||TheCharityhasnopaidstaff.|



## 

|Policiesandprocedures||CharityCommissionTheessential|
|---|---|---|
|adoptedfortheinduction||trustee:whatyouneedtoknow,what|
|andtrainingoftrustees||youneedtodo(CC3).|
||Para1.51|ArtFriendsMerseysideDataandGrant|
|||Policies.|
|Thecharity'sorganisational||KeyofficersoftheCharityare|
|structureandanywider|Para1.51|Chairman,TreasurerandSecretary.|
|networkwithwhichthe|||
|charityworks|||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated||N/A|
|parties|Para1.51||
|Other|||





## 

|ReferenceandAdmini|strativedetails|
|---|---|
|Charityname|ArtFriendsMerseyside|
|Othernamethecharityuses|N/A|
|Registeredcharitynumber|1191813|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|86RodneyStreet,LiverpoolL19AR|





||Trusteename|Office(ifany)|Datesactedifnotforwhole<br>year|Nameofperson(orbody)entitled<br>toappointtrustee(ifany)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|GailAubrey||||
|2|BarbaraFarmer||||
|3|JuliaLeary||||
|4|IndiraMaddison||||
|5|OlwenMcLaughlin||||
|6|PamMeredith<br>Jones||||
|7|GeoffreyMoulding|Treasurer|||
|8|SallyWarnock||||
|9|HelenWatters|Secretary|||
|10|PeterWoods|Chair|||
|11|||||
|12|||||
|13|||||
|14|||||
|15|||||
|16|||||
|17|||||
|18|||||
|19|||||
|20|||||








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|Signature(s)|||
|---|---|---|
|Fullname(s)|PeterWoods<br>|HelenWatters|
|Position(egSecretary,|Chair|Secretary|
|Chair,etc)|||
|Date|29September2025||





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Art Merseyside
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forthe pertod
from
01101r2G24
31112r2024
Section A Receipts and payments
13nrestTiCted
funds
funds
Total funds
lJstyear
tu Its rwest £
A1 Recei
t5
AkniErsh Ir￿0￿
t￿nat
Event Incth
Wothers
1680
3,420
1,530
15.357
15.D76
15.Q76
Grfi recover￿...
Sub totsl((knss income forAR)
A2 Assel an(1 iENestTnent sale4
20.307
Sub totsi
20.850
20.307
A3
ents
Fund R2lsing Exwses
a441
931
&44f
931
8,SOD
O*h8r ExFenses
Grants
f6.440
Sub totsl
19,626
A4AssÈt and investment
purthases, (see tabtel
Sub totsi
Tolalpayments
23.509
19,62fj
Net of receiptsI￿aYMents)
A5Trdnsfer5 between
A6 Cash fvftds last yearend
Cash funds this ye?reTh
2.659
681
17.467
7.585
25.052
24,818
14.808
T￿85
22.393
25,499
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
un￿striCted
funds
e5t£
Restri¢tÈd funds
Endowrnent
funds
to nearest £
aiegorie
Det
B1 Cash furKIs
A8 of 3151 Lkc 3)24
TotaleashluThts
14.808
7.585
CCXX R1 a(xx)unts ISSI

UnB5til￿ Restrkted funds Endowme47t
tund5
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Cc*t
B4 Assets rètainedfar the
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29109r2025