Meiiibcr .ft7aeiy o THE ARTS SOCIETY THE ARTS SOCIEry MEDWAY TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Reglstered charily number 1208760 Report of the Trustees Administrative details Governance Objedives and ac11lIeS Achievemenls and perfomtsnce Financial vieW Structure. governance and management Dedarations FlnaneAal report (Accounts for the year ended 31 st Dernber 2025) Receipts aThJ payments account statement of assels and liabilities
Report of the Trustees The Trustees wesent their rert wlh the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 st December 2025. The Tnjstees confirm thal Ihe annual report arKJ financial slalements comply with the cuent statutory requirements. th8 requirements of the trust's governing document and in aCCoance wfth the Financial R8POrtlThJ Standard applicat4e in the UK aThJ Republic of Ireland (SORP FRS 102>. Administrative detslls Registered Charlty Number. 1208760 Registered Office: The Arts Soclety Medway 42 Academy Drive Gillingham Kent ME7 3EJ Bart)ara ChrKstine Fisher Vivien Chapman Margaret June S8lnsbury Annette Elizabeth Cooper Trustees: Staff. No staff are emFAoyed by the Trust Independenl Examlner: No independent examiner is named here. Governance The Trust Ls a Charllable Incorporated (gan68tn {F(ndatIOn mod8r), r8glst8red charhy number 1208760. The Charily's constrtutlon Is the wlmary govemlrKJ document of the Charily. The Arts Society Methyay was regisiered with Ihe Charly Commission on 20th June 2024. Purpose The purpose of the trust is to ensure Ihe responsible managemeN of a society Ihal for publlc benefrt promcle and advance aesthetic education, Ihe cuftivation, apprecialion and study of the decorative and fine arts, aldiThJ Ihe preservatk>n of the national artistic herilage and supporting arts lUcation for young people. Background The Arts Society Medw8y Was begun In the eaty 20005 as The Medway NADFAS. DurifvJ Ihe past 25 years 11 has provKled lecluS and stLKly days thal conneds people with the arts and with each olher. In addition, Ft gives gr8nts and supporl lo young people to encourage their interest in the arts. The Trust is managed by a Board of TNstees, all of whom are <t do nol have to be) members of The Arts Society Me(hYay
Objectives and actlvities Charitable objectlves The object of the tharity as set out In ils governing document is: To further such chaiitable purposes {charilable under English law) as Ihe Trustees see fil from lime to time. Activlties The trusl exists to manage the society and occasionalty provKle nmidest grants for projecls whlch ffl wlthin the areas of work listed in the gUelIneS. The Trust has an oblwJatlon to: manage the society in a responsible way lo ensure delivery for the community benefft; dIschae the duty to gain maximum benefil for the sOcty. Public benefit The Charity's Tnjstees have cornplied with their dulbes under the Charities Act 201110 have due regard lo public benefrt guidance published by the Charity Commission. The Arts Society Medway Trusi's particular publ b8nefft adlvilies are Included under Achlevements aThl perf0mnCe. illustrating the commitment of the Charity 10 SUPPOrting charitable causes Ioc811y. Policy on grant making It is the socielies intenlion to KKovide grants lo support art causes in our local area. Achievements and perforniance Activities to 31 st December 2025 We have provided since for the year 2025 len monlhly dUreS, one evenlng evenl and two visits lo national art instrtulions. Flnancial review Princlpal fundlng sourc• Our fundiNJ source is members subscrlptlons. Total funds At the end of this periLKJ our total funds were £5521.97. All funds are unresirkaed except Young Arts. Reserves policy The Trust employs no staff and is operated entirely by the Truslees, who are volunteers. Our Tunning costs are composed mainly of lectures fees, Iravel expenses, room hire and subscripiions 10 The Arts Society. We intend to meet the Charity Commission gumjeline of reserves of 3 - 6 months on runnirYJ costs.
Risks The Tnjstees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charlty Is exposed and lo ensure approprlate controts are in place to provije reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Monthly Trustee meetings are held lo revlew progress towards achieving Ihe Charity's obj'ectives and to promote strategic direclbon withln the Trust. Plans for the future During the year we made a grant of £200 for the purchase of colouring equlwient to be distritxrted via the Ioc81 food bank to d)Ildren. We intend to continue to provide leclures and oulings to our members that provkle Ihem wlth access to the benefft of aesthetic education and the apweciaiion and study of the decorative and fine arts and 10 make grants to benefft young artists. Structure, governance and management Board of Trustees The Arts Soclety Medway Trust is 8 Chaiitable Incoorated OrganisatK)n (Foundation moder), regislered ch8rlty number 1208760, sel up in 2024. The founding Board of Trustees was Vivien Chapman (Chair), Barbara Fisher (fre8surer), Liz Duckworth, Margaret Sainsbury aNJ Annette Cooper, skilled and committed volunteers wilh strong backgrounds in finance, fundraising and Ihe VCSE (Voluntary Communlty and Social Enterprise) sector. Liz Duckworth sadly died in February 2025. The Board ts responslble for the slrateglc dlrectlon of the organlsatk)n and meels regularty lo ensu thal Ihe Trust is on track lo meet its ot4'ectives. The Board convened the Annual General Meeting in November 2025. The Trustees have cornplied wilh Ihe duties described under Ihe Charilbes Acl 2011 . and wilh propèr regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission. Each ye8r we will submft the annual report of the Trustees and accounts to the Charily CommissSon for the financial year ending 31st December.
Financial report CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ELAND ANO WALES The Arts Society Medway Trust Registered charity no. 1208760 ¢¢16• Receipts and payments accounts For the perlod from 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025 Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £ Unrestrlca •d funds R•8irfct• d lunds Endow- ment funds T(Aal funds Last year A1 Recel Membershi U church Visits S eci81 ckcasion Bank Interest Sub tot•l(Gross income ts AR) A2 Asset and Investment Sales 7,251 20 16.057 20 20 15,358 Sub total Total epts A3Pa ments Bank char es MembeTshi Hall HITe Lecturers Fees Admintstration U church Visrts 16.067 60 1.817 1700 916 916 977 1,020 ec1 Occasion reciats'on 3.870 129 5255 130 129 Sub ft>tsl A4 Asset and Investment r¢haS 15.013 15.013 16,865 Sub total Total p•wyMnts Not of re¢0lpts/(p4ynntsj AS Transferg between fvnds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls y•ar WMI IS,013 16.865 4,659 4.659 5,522
Thank you I woukj like to thank my fellN Trustees for their ongoing consc4entious WO for the Trust this year. We look forward to conllnulng to make a real dIffenCe to people's lives localty over the coming years. Batbara Fisher TasUrer 0711W2028 Declarations The Trustees declare that they have approved th• Trustees, rnport above. Signed on behalf of the charity's Truslees Slgnaturo(s) Full name{s) Bartra Flsher Position Treasuref Date 071W26 Ib(b12L>
Sectlon B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrnstrl¢ed fvnds to nearest £ Endowment lund• to neare8t £ to Theare8t £ 81 Cuh fund8 Bank account 12.404 Tot•1 c•sh funds 12.404 EYKlownn funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to neare8t £ B2 Othw monétary Fixed Asset Youn 31 Fund to whkh asset belo Co•t (0Olonal) Current value (opllonal) B3 InVlMent Fund to whlch asslt Co•t loptlonal) Current value (opllonal) 84 Amets retalned for the charW• Iwn Fund to whlch relate Amount due ional When due lol0nl) 85 Llabilit*• Subscri Caterin ions Signalure Print Nam Date of approval Signed by one or two Trustees on beh811 of all the Trustees 8arbarn Flsher 07108r2028 161612