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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 ac11￿lIeS
Achievemenls and perfomtsnce
Financial ￿vieW
Structure. governance and management
Dedarations
FlnaneAal report (Accounts for the year ended 31 st De￿rnber 2025)
Receipts aThJ payments account
statement of assels and liabilities

Report of the Trustees
The Trustees wesent their re￿rt 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
cu￿ent statutory requirements. th8 requirements of the trust's governing document and in aCCo￿ance 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 (￿gan68t￿n {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 leclu￿S 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 gU￿elIneS.
The Trust has an oblwJatlon to:
manage the society in a responsible way lo ensure delivery for the community benefft;
dIscha￿e the duty to gain maximum benefil for the sOc￿ty.
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 perf0m￿nCe. 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 Inco￿orated 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 E￿￿LAND 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 ￿e￿pts
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
ec￿1 Occasion
reciats'on
3.870
129
5255
130
129
Sub ft>tsl
A4 Asset and Investment r¢ha￿S
15.013
15.013
16,865
Sub total
Total p•wyMnts
Not of re¢0lpts/(p4yn￿ntsj
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 dIffe￿nCe to people's lives localty over the coming years.
Batbara Fisher
T￿asUrer
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)
Bart￿ra 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
EYKlown*n* 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 InV￿lMent
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 lo￿l0n￿l)
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