## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 30 November 2023 To 30 April 2025**
**Charity name: Cambridge Artspace**
## **Charity registration number: 1205974**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote arts and culture in**
**Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and the**
**East of England, through the provision**
**of exhibitions, events and activities for**
**the purpose of engaging the public and**
**raising awareness of contemporary arts**
**and culture.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|In planning our activities for the year we
kept in mind the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit at our Trustee
meetings and throughout the year by
correspondence.
The main activities are as follows:
-planning and presentation of exhibitions
open to the public
-curator and artist-led tours, talks,
educational events, discussions and
conversations, including art handling,
events.
These activities benefit the local community
and the general public by raising
awareness and increasing understanding of
contemporary arts and culture including
through experiential learning, handling as
well as discussion and debate.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning activities, in selecting
exhibitions and topic for events and
educational activities, the Trustees had
regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit and
in line with the mission of the organization.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers, often local artists and
craftspeople with relevant knowledge and
understanding if the charity mission and
aims, contributed to staffing of exhibitions
and events. Volunteers were provided with
instructions and briefings regarding codes
of conduct, safety and appropriate public
engagement. Public feedback was very
positive to artist-led invigilators, volunteers
and facilitators. While the volunteers and
artists, communicated about the rewarding
nature of volunteer experience and how it
also contributed to their own personal
development and well-being – thereby
creating a mutual re-enforcing cycle of
support which contributed positively to local
community as well as raising awareness of
contemporary arts and artistic practice.
We are grateful for the many hours
provided by volunteers to enable access
and engagement to exhibitions, events and
activities.|
|Other||Especially rewarding is the great deal of
positive feedback from a diverse number of
visitors and comments of appreciation –
also recorded in a visitors book – regarding
the opportunity and benefit of engaging
with contemporary art, living and practicing
artist, as well as the ideas in their work
accessible to people of all backgrounds
regardless of personal background, faith,
gender or personal circumstance and in the
context of a space which is welcoming,
free, independent and inclusive.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,|Para 1.20|During this period the charity planned and
delivered 4 major exhibitions and
associated events, (_Visible|InDivisible_;
_British Pop_;_Embodied Energy_;_Four_
_Corners of the World_) working in|
|identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||partnership with local organizations and
artists, which included a range of
artists/creatives from diverse background
including from the UK, Jamaica/Barbados,
Ukraine, India/France, all currently based in
the East of England.
Exhibitions were selected according to pre-
specified criteria including “quality,
commitment, originality, mastery,
appropriateness, relevance and timeliness.”
For example, exhibitions included themes
which covered: the relationship between
art+science/mathematics (in
_Visible|Indivisible_), consideration of the
seminal contribution of British art to
historical movements (in_British Pop_),
issues of sustainability & the environment
(in_Embodied Energy, Visible|Indivisible_)
and challenges related to gender and
immigration (in_Four Corners of the World_).
Each exhibition had associated events
which are designed to meet specific criteria
“(including but not limited) to engaging,
inspiring, and stimulating discussion and
debate, and encouraging reflective and
critical thinking” as per the charity mission.
This includes artists conversations, informal
curator and artist-led tours which enables
further engagement, appreciation, reflection
and understanding for a range of
audiences. During opening hours access is
free and available to people of all ages and
backgrounds representing benefits to a
range of people and the general public.
Further engagement facilitated by
partnerships with the local community
including_Cambridge Open Studios_(COS),
one of the oldest open studios in the
country and a non-selective organization
representing over 500 artists in the region,
hosting special events for young and new
artists (with COS) and with other local
educational institutions (Cambridge School
of Visual & Performing Arts and Anglia
Rusking University Arts Programmes)
which in turn encourage conversations
between younger and more established
artists.
Through its programme of exhibitions and
events, the charity has increased access to
contemporary arts and artists for the
general public, as well as significantly
increasing opportunities for aspiring and
existinglocalartistsin waysthatenables|
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collaboration, mutual support and professional development by highlighting the diversity of artistic practice in an inclusive and engaging way.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Significant visitor numbers during public
opening hours especially on weekends
(Saturday’s and Sunday) as well as at
scheduled events demonstrates demand
and interest from the local community and
beyond. Access enabled for a range of
visitors including with special needs. For
example, handling opportunity of artworks
and sculptures for people who are visually
impaired. Inclusive and considered
curatorial practices with artworks hung
lower to enable engagement with people
who are younger or in mobility aids.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|No grants have been applied for in this
period although initial scoping exercise
carried out regarding grant aided support.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other||Consideration of matters of inclusivity and
diversity with consideration of an
exhibitions and events programmes which
showcases art and artists working in a
range of media and from artists from a
range of cultural background, ages and
genders.
Future plans include sustainable growth
with continuing with a diverse programme
of exhibitions, raising more revenue from
grants which would enable more
participation in a larger programme of
events.|
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity had a bank balance of £10,222
at 30 April 2025 which will enable|
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|||exhibitions, public activities and events to
be held within the coming year.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserve held to ensure continuing
operations|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£4,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Principle risks include damage to the art
which in exhibitions although there is
insurance coverage to mitigate this risk.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Trust deed|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled|Para 1.25|Trustee may approach the charity or
may be recommended for consideration
to the existing Charity Trustees.
According to the Charity Constitution,
apart from the first charity trustees,|
|to appoint one or more
trustees||every trustee must be appointed for a
term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting
of the Charity Trustees. In selecting
individuals for appointment as charity
trustees, the Charity Trustees
must have regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for
the effective administration of the CIO.|
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The existing charity trustees will make
available to each new charity trustee,
on or before his or her first
appointment:
(a) a copy of the current version of this
constitution; and
(b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’
Annual Report and statement of
accounts.
Charity Trustees will have open access
to all policy documents of the CIO.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|The Charity may have a number of ad hoc
partnerships which can help it fulfil its
mission more effectively and efficiently. For
example, with other educational institutions
(such as university courses) or local
community organizations (Cambridge Open
Studios). These are not permanent and
non-binding.|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Cambridge Artspace|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1205974|
|Charity’s principal address|12 Brunswick Walk
Cambridge
CB5 8DH|
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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 None 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**|
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|**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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Anna Medova Dempster||
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**Charity Name No (if any) Cambridge Artspace 1205974 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 30 Novemebr2023 30-Apr-25
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||||**Endowment**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**|||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**|||**to the nearest**|**£**|||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest**|**£**|
|**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||||||
|Donations|**15,090**|||**-**||||**-**|||**15,090**|||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|
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||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**15,090**|||**-**||||**-**|||**15,090**|||**-**|
||||||||||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||||||||||
|**(see table).**|||||||||||||||
||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||**-**||||
||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||**-**|||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**||||**-**||**-**|||**-**|
||||||||||||||||
|**_Total receipts_**|**15,090**||||**-**||||**-**||**15,090**|||**-**|
|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**15,090**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,090**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,090**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,090**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,090**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,090**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations|**15,090**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**15,090**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
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||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**15,090**|||**15,090**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**|**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**15,090**||**-**|
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|Events and Exhibitions|**2,573**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2,573**||**-**|
|Publicity|**1,077**|||**1,077**||**-**|
|Office overheads|**3,327**|||**3,327**||**-**|
|||||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**6,977**|||**6,977**||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
||||**-**|**6,977**||**-**|
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**8,113**||**-**|
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**-**|**-**||**-**|
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||**8,113**||**-**|**8,113**||**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Payments to Artists
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**10,222**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,222**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**2,109**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Anna Dempster|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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