## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] April 2020 To 31[st] May 2021 Charity name: Bromsgrove Arts Alive Charity registration number: 1192299** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17
purposes of the charity 1. (1) To promote the arts,
as set out in its culture and heritage for the
governing document public benefit in particular by
acting as an umbrella body
for organisations and
individuals in the
Bromsgrove District in order
to facilitate greater public
access to, and increased
public participation in, the
arts, culture, and heritage.
2. (2) To promote for the
benefit of the inhabitants of
the Bromsgrove District the
provision of facilities for
recreation or other leisure
time occupation of
individuals who have need of
such facilities by reason of
their youth, age, infirmity or
disablement, financial
hardship or social and
economic circumstances or
for the public at large in the
interests of social welfare
and with the object of
improving the conditions of
life of the said inhabitants.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and In a year impacted by Covid, no
1.19
activities in relation to subscriptions were charged for
those purposes for the the year June 2020-June 2021,
public benefit, in so our outgoings exceeded our
particular, the activities, income. Our activities were
projects or services restricted to on-line meetings
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identified in the for the most part, and
accounts. supporting members’ online
activities. A great amount of
creative thinking has gone in
to these events and no doubt
a continued use of some
online streaming of events
will be a legacy of Covid.
Some live socially distanced
performances are returning
of course, but It has been a
particularly difficult time for
choirs, and the present
restriction of 6 singers
indoors is particularly
frustrating. The enjoyment of
singing together cannot be
replicated online and let’s
hope that our local choirs
can recruit new members
and emerge rejuvenated in
the coming year.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have had particular
whether the trustees regard to enabling and promoting
have had regard to the online engagement in activities for
guidance issued by the the public benefit
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
A great amount of creative
thinking has gone in to
creating events and online
Summary of the main Para 1.20 activities and no doubt a
achievements of the
continued use of some
charity, identifying the
online streaming of events
difference the charity’s
work has made to the will be a legacy of Covid.
circumstances of its Some live socially distanced
beneficiaries and any performances are returning
wider benefits to society of course, but It has been a
as a whole. particularly difficult time for
choirs, and the present
restriction of 6 singers
indoors is particularly
frustrating. The enjoyment of
singing together cannot be
replicated online and we
hope that our local choirs
can recruit new members
and emerge rejuvenated in
the coming year.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the end of the period the charity
financial position at the had a bank balance of £2269. This
end of the period was a loss of £438 on the period
because of suspension of
subscriptions during Covid.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 The Trustees have agreed to identify
the policy for holding £300 of our balance as unrestricted
reserves stating why reserves in order to prevent the
they are held charity from going into a deficit.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £300
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Member subscriptions (£15 per
annum) normally provide our income,
The charity’s principal although these were suspended
sources of funds Para 1.47 during Covid
(including any
fundraising)
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
N/A
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
A decision was taken to change our
Other financial year so it is in line with the
subscription year – 1 [st] June to 31 [st] May
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 CIO Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are elected by members at
methods including the AGM in line with the process
details of any outlined in the constitution
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Bromsgrove Arts Alive
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1192299
number
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||Charity’s principal
address|30 Carlyle Road, Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcs.|| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Steve Chair and
1
Cowperthwaite treasurer
Graham
2
Mackenzie
3 Ruth Henley
4 Bob Bignell
Anita Porter
5
6 Nick Taylor
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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)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **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)** J S Cowperthwaite **Full name(s)** John Steven Cowperthwaite **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 26 January 2023 ## BROMSGROVE ARTS ALIVE ## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the period 1 April 2020 to 1st June 2021 |**Incoming resources**
**Unrestricted**
**funds £**
**Subscriptions received from Members**
160.00
Incoming resources from Promotional Events
0.00
Sundry Income
0.00
**Total Incoming Resources**
160.00
**Resources expended**
Promotional Events
0.00
Small Project grants
(200.00)
Operating expenses-Website.Newsletter etc
(139.99)
Zoom fees
(158.29)
Sundry Expenses
(100.00)
**Total expenditure**
(598.28)
**Net movement in funds**
(438.28)
**Reconciliation of funds**
Fund balance at the beginning of the period
2,708.15
**Fund balance at the end of the period**
2,269.87|**Restricted**
**funds £**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00|**Total**
**£**
160.00
0.00
0.00| |---|---|---| |||160.00| |||0.00
(200.00)
(139.99)
(158.29)
(100.00)| |||(598.28)| |||(438.28)
2,708.15| |||2,269.87| Steve Cowperthwaite Treasurer Bromsgrove Arts Alive