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2023-12-31-accounts

Federation of British Artists Limited (The)

Report of the Board and Consolidated Financial Statements

31 December 2023

Company Limited by Guarantee Registration Number 683275 (England and Wales) Charity Registration Number 200048

Contents

Reports
Legal and administrative information 3
Chairman’s foreword 4
Report of the Board 6
Independent auditor’s report
to the Members 22
Financial Statements
Consolidated statement of financial
activities 27
Balance sheets 28
Consolidated statement of cash flows 29
Principal accounting policies 30
Notes to the financial statements 35

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Legal and administrative information

Directors and Trustees The following trustees and officers were in office
during the year and since the year-end:
Alastair Adams RP
Linda Alexander ROI (resigned 3 October 2023)
Max Angus SWLA
Tessa Coleman NEAC (resigned 3 October 2023)
Mick Davies RBA
Eela Devani
Jane Ellison – Chair (appointed 3 October 2023)
Jonathan French (resigned 3 October 2023)
Jonathan Glasspool - Chairman (resigned 3
October 2023)
David Glazebrook
Robin Hazlewood RI
Martin Howarth HH
Luis Morris ROI (appointed 3 October 2023)
Nicholas Pollard SWLA
Richard Rees PS
Carolyn Simpson RSMA
Benjamin Ward NEAC (appointed 3 October 2023)
Executive Team Clare O’Brien (CEO)
Eamonn Bambury (Director of Finance and
Operations)
Arngunnur Aegisdottir (Director of Sales)
Auditor Buzzacott LLP
130 Wood Street
London EC2V 6DL
Solicitor Stone King LLP
16 St John’s Lane
London EC1M 4BS
Banker Barclays Bank plc
Level 27
1 Churchill Place
London E14 5HP

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Chairman’s foreword

This is my first foreword as Chair of the Federation of British Artists. I am honoured to have been elected in October 2023 and I look forward to working with the Board, the FBA team, and all the FBA’s artists and member societies to build on the charity’s historic legacy and explore new opportunities to support its aims in the future.

My predecessor Jonathan Glasspool successfully guided the organisation through the pandemic whilst modernising systems and ways of working. Under his leadership, 2023 was a strong year of building back after the financial and operational challenges of Covid, with continued focus on replenishing the reserves to put the FBA on a more resilient footing. Much needed work on developing a new website was undertaken. It was also a year of concentration on core creative activities, especially the programme of member society annual exhibitions. In 2023, these featured 3,113 artworks, 1,243 by non-members (40%), and 1,870 by member artists (60%).

There have been many highlights. The Royal Society of British Artists celebrated two hundred years, receiving over four thousand submissions for its Bicentennial exhibition with pieces by young and emerging artists selected alongside works from professional members. Across the year, the FBA attracted 18,500 submissions – a significant increase on 2022, suggesting a continuing desire from artists to be shown through the Art Societies.

The Natural Eye exhibition marked six decades of artistic observation of the natural world by the Society of Wildlife Artists. The Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition had a special display on the theme of engineless or ultra-low emission sail for cargo. Whereas the Royal Institute of Oil Painters made interpretation of Urban Life a special theme in its exhibition. The Pastel Society reflected on the freedom of the artist in Pastels without Boundaries and its daily studio workshops . The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ exhibition included a special display on the theme of 'Clothing’, and several works on loan from the Society’s permanent collection of People’s Portraits at Girton College, Cambridge. These are just some examples of how artists reflect contemporary conversations and themes. Sadly, it was also a year to remember one of the Titans of the New English Art Club and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the much loved and admired Tom Coates, a Past President and long-time 'Chief Hanger' at Annual Exhibitions.

Over 100 public events were hosted at Mall Galleries – including talks, meet the artist sessions, workshops, and exhibition tours, all open to the public. And members of the Hesketh Hubbard Society held some forty life drawing classes. Footfall is steadily improving to both the FBA exhibitions and events. And sales of works of art through Society exhibitions, though not buoyant, were broadly in line with expectations across the FBA. Fundraising activities were supplemented by the first online auction ever to be held by the FBA; it raised over £30,000 thanks to the generosity and support of art society members who offered a wonderful collection of works for bidders to choose from.

The FBA’s financial recovery was underpinned by increased revenues from a more fulsome return of past and new gallery hirers, and a growing portfolio of corporate evening events. Mall Galleries provides a unique space in central London for other visual arts charities such as the

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Society of Women Artists, the Botanical Society, the Society of Graphic Fine Artists, the Discerning Eye and many more who return each year for which we are grateful.

So, the year ended in a healthier position with a surplus for the first time since 2017 and improving reserves. Thanks are owed to The Crown Estate for their generous support, flexibility over our lease, and understanding of our work over the past three years.

We are now able to look further ahead and plan for the future of the FBA in this digital century. The first step on that journey was the launch in January 2024 of the new website

(www.mallgalleries.org.uk) which we hope is improved, more versatile, clearer and easier to use. Yet the context in which the FBA is delivering its charitable purposes has changed, with significant shifts in audience behaviours, and an emphasis on digital, driven but not exclusively by younger people. A strategic review is now underway, led by the Board with the Executive team, to include consultations with our many stakeholders, with the aim of developing a threeyear plan of ambitions. This will be completed at the end of 2024.

On behalf of all at the FBA and Mall Galleries I would like to thank Jonathan Glasspool for six years of dedication and leadership through some challenging times, and for leaving a strong legacy that we can build on.

Jane Ellison

Chair

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Report of the Board 31 December 2023

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is pleased to present the annual report and review of the Federation of British Artists (the “Federation”), together with the consolidated financial statements of the Federation and its subsidiary company Mall Galleries Trading Limited for the financial year ended 31 December 2023. This report has been prepared in accordance with Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 30 to 34 and comply with the charity’s Articles of Association, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Structure, Governance and Management

Structure

The Federation of British Artists Limited was established as a company limited by guarantee and is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 13 February 1961. In October 2009 the company’s Articles were updated to comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. These revised Articles have been filed at Companies House and with the Charity Commission.

The company, which does not have share capital, is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission and manages a large, modern gallery space - Mall Galleries - in the heart of central London.

There are nine member art societies, each of which brings a long and distinguished heritage to the Federation. Eight of these members are also registered charities: Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Society of Marine Artists, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, New English Art Club, Pastel Society and Society of Wildlife Artists. The ninth member is the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society, London’s largest life-drawing group.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for governance and control of the company and meets at least four times a year. The delivery of the charity’s objectives and the Board’s policy-making decisions are delegated to the staff of the Federation under the direction of the chief executive officer.

Appointment of Trustees

Members of the Board constitute directors of the charitable company for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 and trustees of the charitable company for the purposes of charity legislation.

The Board comprises a maximum of nine elected trustees, each of whom is recruited from and by the representatives of the nine member art societies of the Federation at a general meeting of the company. Additionally, up to six co-opted trustees may also be appointed. These trustees are recruited by personal contact for the expertise they bring in areas such as marketing, legal affairs and finance. Existing trustees carry out an assessment of each new trustee’s skills in order to evaluate their potential contribution to the charity’s development before they are appointed. The members of the Board elect the chair.

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Structure, Governance and Management (continued)

Appointment of Trustees (continued)

On election or co-option to the Board, trustees are sent a pack of relevant documents to enable them to understand their legal responsibilities as directors and to fulfil their responsibilities as trustees of the charity. This pack comprises the company’s Articles of Association, advice on disclosure of interests, financial statements and minutes of the board meetings for the previous year. All members of the Board receive regular information from the CEO and Secretary on matters relating to the Federation and its future plans, as well as to more general matters relating to charity governance. Elected trustees already have a good understanding of the Federation and how it is organised through their membership of one of the constituent art societies.

All trustees retire by rotation every three years and are eligible for re-election to serve up to a maximum of six years continuously. After six continuous years of service, they are not eligible for re-election for at least one year.

Organisation

The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day management of the charity and for implementing all policy decisions determined by the Board. An Executive team, comprising a Director of Finance and Operations and Director of Sales support the CEO.

While still retaining final responsibility, the Board delegates oversight of certain important areas of governance to committees, each of which reports to and is accountable to the Board. These committees include the Finance and Budget Committee, which considers all matters relating to finance, the charity’s annual budget, investments, remuneration and risk management. A new ad hoc committee has been established, the Strategy Review Committee whose purpose is to assist the executive with strategic planning. Two other committees with delegated oversight are dormant at present, The Exhibitions Committee and the Education Committee. Since Covid-19 the work of these committees has been managed by the Executive team. The new strategic plan will identify which areas of governance will benefit from additional oversight and input from the FBA Board.

The key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing, controlling, running and operating the charity comprise the Trustees, the CEO and the Executive team. Remuneration of the CEO and the Executive team is overseen by the charity’s Finance and Budget Committee, with reference to industry benchmarking. The same Committee advises and assists with personnel and, recruitment.

The Federation is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment criteria and procedures ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Where appropriate and possible, special training is provided to enable employees to progress.

The trading activities of the Federation are conducted by Mall Galleries Trading Limited, the charity’s wholly owned trading subsidiary, incorporated in England and Wales in July 2007 (registered number 06315430). The company has a licence from the charity to operate all sponsorship and retailing activities on behalf of the charity. It donates all its profits in the year to the Federation by way of Gift Aid.

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Structure, Governance and Management (continued)

Risk Management

The Executive team and Board have a strategy for the management of risks faced by the charity. Risk processes are kept under constant review and comprise the following key controls:

Through the implementation of these risk management controls, the Board has evaluated the main financial and non-financial risks to the organisation and is satisfied that the risks identified are adequately monitored and managed.

The key risks for the charity, as identified by the trustees, are described below, together with the principal ways in which they are mitigated:

Disruption caused by Covid-19 and the impact of the cost of living crisis

The combined impacts of Covid-19 and in 2022 and 2023, the high inflation rate has had a significant impact on the business, however the healthy reserves, cash balance, the government job retention scheme and other government grants along with other expenditure savings have enabled the organisation to plan for a resilient future, whilst safeguarding the safety of the FBA’s staff and its visitors. Longer term budget planning, modelling cost-effective approaches to achieving the organisation’s objectives and reducing expenditure all contribute towards ensuring the FBA is a going concern.

The following is the impact on the galleries’ activities in 2023 and our actions to mitigate the risk:

Mitigation:

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Structure, Governance and Management (continued)

Risk management (continued)

Disruption caused by Covid-19 and the impact of the cost of living crisis (continued)

Premises

The Federation operates from Grade 1-listed premises built in 1863. The age of the building requires us to undertake continuous monitoring for repairs and maintenance. Issues identified in the Fire Risk Assessment each year are assessed and prioritised for attention.

Water ingress and other faults arising within the building require frequent vigilance.

The unusable parts of the former Learning Centre have been closed and were impaired in the 2020 accounts.

In cooperation with the charity’s landlord, security issues and fire alarm resources are monitored continuously.

Gallery Operations

Regular servicing of the galleries principal air conditioning and heating unit is required to maintain the operational efficiency of the system, installed in 2016.

A major incident response protocol has been developed to manage incidents comprising of actual or suspected threat from inside or outside the premises.

The volume of visitors at all our exhibitions and events is monitored to ensure Mall Galleries complies with Westminster City Council licensing requirements.

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Structure, Governance and Management (continued)

Risk management (continued)

Organisation & Governance

All pay reviews are evaluated for impact on operational and financial performance.

Staffing issues, including new appointments and where appropriate, disciplinary matters, are escalated by the executive team to the Finance and Budget Committee and a trustee with safe guarding oversight of employees and visitors has been appointed.

Reputational risks are evaluated at each quarterly Finance and Budget Committee meeting.

A new server installed during the year to support our growth

Data security issues and controls are monitored and enhancements made to protect data from systems failures.

Finance

Cash flow is kept under continual review. Achieving and maintaining the charity’s agreed level of free reserves is a priority monitored by the Board. This is even more in focus given the impact that recent events had on the charities reserves and the need to build back to agreed levels. In 2023 the charity will report a surplus for the first time since 2017, which has helped to partially build back its cash and reserves.

The combination of quarterly statements together with a rigorous forecasting process alerts the Finance and Budget Committee and trustees to any variances requiring attention.

The charity’s financial priorities, as set out and agreed by the trustees or identified during the annual audit, are kept under constant review.

Objectives of the Charity

Our Mission Statement

The Federation aims to provide a national focal point for contemporary figurative and representational art in a variety of different mediums and genres by living artists.

The charity encourages and promotes the practice and appreciation of the visual arts. We champion young and emerging talent, together with well-established artists.

Education and accessibility lie at the heart of the Federation. The charity is committed to offering an active programme of education to diverse audiences. The charity also aims to make its exhibitions and activities accessible to the widest number of visitors and age groups.

The Federation sets out to achieve these objectives by:

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Objectives of the Charity (continued)

Our Mission Statement (continued)

A simpler vision and mission was drawn up in 2023:

Vision:

Leader in contemporary figurative art, led by artists, for all.

Mission:

Mall Galleries empowers artists through a busy programme of exhibitions and events, prizes and awards, with a focus on figurative art.

Managed by the Federation of British Artists, a visual arts charity founded in 1961, Mall Galleries offers learning and engagement opportunities for everyone.

After consideration of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, the Board regards these initiatives, together with our commitment to accessibility, as important means of delivering public benefit.

In order to finance these activities, the Federation is reliant for the majority of its income on artist submissions to exhibitions, commissions on art sales, gallery rental, Friends’ subscriptions, donations and sponsorship, and artist membership fees. We receive no regular government funding.

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Review of Achievements and Performance

Exhibitions – a summary

A total of 24 exhibitions were hosted in 2023 between February and December:

x24 physically staged at Mall Galleries

These included:

x8 Federation of British Artists, Society Annual Exhibitions

x1 FBA Initiative

Gallery Hire: x15

x5 Art Fair and Auction Showcase

x2 Art Prize

x1 Solo Exhibitions x4 Group Exhibitions

x2 International Group Exhibition

x1 Product launch and filming

Full list of Exhibitions staged in 2023:

FBA Society Annual Exhibitions

Royal Society of British Artists | Bicentennial Exhibition

2 to 11 March

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours | 211th Exhibition

30 March to 8 April

Royal Society of Portrait Painters | Annual Exhibition 2023

4 to 13 May

Pastel Society | 124th Annual Exhibition

24 May to 3 June

New English Art Club | Annual Exhibition 2023

23 June to 1 July

Royal Society of Marine Artists | Annual Exhibition 2023

21 to 30 September

Society of Wildlife Artists 60th Annual Exhibition | The Natural Eye 2023

2 to 11 November

Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition 2023

29 November to 16 December

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FBA Initiative

Online fundraising Auction

Art Fairs and Auction Showcases

Solo Exhibitions - Francis Charles Salvesen

Art Prizes - ING Discerning Eye - David Sheppard International Groups - Minerva - Swanfall Gallery Group Exhibitions - Society of Graphic Fine Artists

Product Launch and filming

Artworks

Federation of British Artists (FBA) exhibition highlights:

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Three examples of gallery hire:

Scottish Auction House Lyon and Turnbull returned to host four auctions, both online and invenue, across all three gallery spaces as part of their Spring and Autumn Auctions. They showcased 16,000+ artworks across both shows.

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition is an annual show of small-scale works renowned for championing emerging artists and displaying a unique curatorial approach. A panel of six prominent art world figures - two artists, two collectors and two critics - select works of art for the exhibition. They had 3,388 visitors through the door, bringing a new audience to Mall Galleries.

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition have exhibited at Mall Galleries for 25 years and is famous for its unique selection process

Women in Art Fair came to Mall Galleries as a brand-new art fair dedicated to readdressing the gender imbalance in the art industry. Taking place during Frieze week, women and those identifying as women, were given an opportunity to showcase their work and contribute to developing the exchange of ideas around gender, and culture.

Women in Art Fair achieved some incredible exposure, featuring in the likes of Tatler, The Art Newspaper, ArtNet, London Post, and Aesthetica. The East Gallery exhibition ‘Unnatural Women’, curated by Rowena Easton, received a special mention by Nico Kos-Earle as part of Artlyst’s Frieze highlights

Fundraising Initiative

On the occasion of Frieze week, the FBA hosted a fundraising auction online. Art for All

Members of the Federation of British Artists donated 245 small sculptures and works on paper or board to auction, which raised a total of £30,709. We extend our gratitude to every contributing artist, bidder and winner. Proceeds from the auction will support the Federation’s mission to empower artists through not-for-profit exhibitions and events, prizes and awards, with a focus on figurative art.

Visitors to the Galleries and online digital engagement

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Visitors to the Galleries and online digital engagement (continued)

Website:

Our Website was upgraded in 2024 and we will see more positive results come through in 2024.

Learning and Engagement

Over the course of 2023, the FBA hosted over one hundred special events at Mall Galleries, we collaborated with organisations within and outside the Federation to offer the following artists opportunities in 2023, including

Hesketh Hubbard Life Drawing Classes – 44 classes which included Hesketh Hubbard Bursaries

In partnership with London’s largest life drawing group, the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society, the FBA offered weekly life drawing sessions at Mall Galleries free of charge for a year to three young artists aged between 18 and 30. The winners were announced on 22 November 2023 as Olly Williamson (b. 1994), Amelia Cross (b. 1995), and Zeynep Swanson (b. 2004).

NEAC Artist Scholarship

In 2023, the FBA worked with the New English Art Club to offer three Artist Scholarships to individuals who have not historically benefited from many opportunities to engage with the NEAC. The main award, of £5,000, was won by Rae Birch Carter. Two additional Scholars, Polly Smedley and Owain Hunt, each received a £250 award. Reflecting on the scholarship, Rae Birch Carter says: “It was a great confidence boost to be awarded such a special opportunity … I’ve learnt so much, and made connections and friendships that will hopefully continue ... It’s been a really wonderful experience.”

Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award

On 30 June 2023, Mall Galleries announced Max Gimson (b. 1990) as the ninth winner of the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award.

The Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award is one of the country’s largest art prizes for an emerging artist. The biennial award brings a rising artist to Derbyshire for nine months to create and exhibit a body of work in response to the landscape, heritage and people of the county on the theme ‘A Sense of Place’.

As the award is a collaboration between the Federation of British Artists and Foundation Derbyshire, Max will exhibit work from his residency at Derby Museum & Art Gallery, then Mall Galleries.

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Supporters

We are very grateful to Mall Galleries Friends for their invaluable support.

Developing our Resources

Improvements to the infrastructure continue to be paramount.

We upgraded our gallery hire packages to support active selling. We are well positioned as a professional and competitive gallery hire space going into the future.

We enhanced our processes supporting our portrait commission activity.

Future Plans

In 2024, our aims are to surpass performance and bring revenue to higher than pre-pandemic levels by:

Financial review and policies

Results for the Year

The Federation made an operating profit in 2023 of £95,488, compared to a loss in 2022 of £250,636. This was driven by higher income and lower expenditure.

Total income of £1,617,687, was £278,191 higher than in 2022 (£1,339,496). The galleries were open through-out the year. Income from gallery and evening event hire was higher by £164,656, driven by 4 quarters of activity and a return of the corporate hospitality sector in London. We had 9 evening events versus 3 in 2022. On commissions, society art sales in the galleries and on-line were higher by 13%, driven in the main from new buyers to the Federation, however we were still impacted by the cost-of-living crisis and the fact that disposable income was channelled away from buying art. Portrait commission income was lower by £9,447 after a very strong 2022 boosted by post covid demand. In Exhibitions, our submission income increased

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Results for the Year (continued)

by £70,382, due to the high volume of artists, who wish to show in our art society shows. Our Membership income increased by £20,334, as we agreed with the art societies that we could increase the annual membership in 2023 to support the Federation. In donations and legacies, we ran a very successful auction of members works, to raise funds for the Federation.

Our income from charitable activities was higher by £253,949, driven by the large increase in Gallery and Evening Events, higher submission income and higher society art sales commission.

Overall expenditure was lower by £67,933 versus £1,590,132 in 2022. The largest impact was in the cost of running the premises, we reported the cost of the Quinquennial works, as it happened for the first time in seven years in 2022, £89,871. We also had savings of £15,000 as we employed a contractor for 6 months in 2022 covering IT, these we partially offset by higher marketing investment behind gallery and evening event hire, call for entries for submissions and a slight increase in salaries due to a cost-of-living increase given in January 2023. Charitable activities, which make up the majority of the expenditure followed the above explanations.

Salaries formed 54% of our total costs and were higher than in 2022 which was 51%. We appreciate the staff are the most valued asset of the organisation without which we cannot operate.

Our overall cash position of £628,731 at the end of December 2023, shows an increase of £232,132, driven by the more positive results in 2023 and a potential rent holiday, which The Crown Estate have in principle agreed to give, we have made a provision for this as a creditor in the Balance sheet.

The FBA is still in a good cash position, which will give the Federation resilience in the face of ongoing impacts in 2024, post pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

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Financial review and policies (continued)

Sources of Income and Expenditure

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Our Policies

The Federation has written policies and guidelines in place to cover the wide-ranging areas of our business, encompassing everything from the management of our premises and energy efficiency to promoting best practice in the wider arts sector.

These policies include: code of conduct; disciplinary and grievance; Health and safety and fire evacuation; ICT; major incident; equality and diversity; and safeguarding.

All Federation employees are required to understand and comply with these policies, which we review annually to ensure they are suitable for the organisation’s structure and objectives. We strive to update our policies through on-going consultations with FBA Trustees, staff, artists and partners, as well as from public feedback.

Pricing Policy

Accessibility is a key element of our public benefit offering. We are committed to enabling as many people as possible to view our exhibitions and to participate in activities, regardless of their income and ability to pay. We charge a modest fee to enter some of our exhibitions at Mall Galleries. However, we offer concessions for local groups and networks, as well as for all students and visitors aged 65 or over. Friends and Patrons of Mall Galleries and all visitors under 25 years of age obtain free admission to all exhibitions.

Investment Policy

No investments were held by the Federation as at 31 December 2023. All future investments will be impacted by the need to use cash reserves to support the organisation during the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Federation did open a money market account with the Aviva sterling liquidity fund and will hold any excess cash there, so we gain from the higher interest rate versus the commercial bank rate. Interest on funds held in bank deposit and the Aviva money market accounts was £4,992 (2022 - £253). Interest rates on cash deposits continue to be very low at the commercial banks.

Reserves Policy and Going concern

The balance sheet shows total reserves of £637,264 (2022, £541,775) consisting of restricted funds of £10,409 (2022, £25,409) designated funds of £422,000 (2022, £376,179) and free reserves of £204,855 (2022, £140,187).

In the restricted education fund, income included £500 of donations from Patrons. Resources expended on educational programmes during the year amounted to £500 and £15,000 was used to fund the new website’s educational platforms. The unused balance carried forward of £10,409 will go towards a suitable project.

Designated funds consist of the premises maintenance fund for external painting and the tangible fixed assets and intangible asset funds. The planned maintenance work happened in 2022, where we used the brought forward fund of £80,000. We have started to create a new

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Reserves Policy and Going concern (continued)

fund in 2023, £20,000 in year one and we plan to have at least £100,000 by 2027, when the next repairs are planned to happen

New designations of £21,149 were made to the fixed assets designated fund to provide new IT and office equipment, upgrade the gallery floor and new branding for the gallery. The opening balance of £376,179 at 1 January 2023, the new designations of £21,149, less the released amount of £59,134 depreciation leaves a balance carried forward as at 31 December 2023 of £338,194. The tangible fixed assets fund recognises that the tangible fixed assets are required for the day-to-day operation of the charity and are not available for other purposes or general reserves. New designations of £72,922 were made to the intangible designated fund to provide for the new website less, the release amount of £9,116 depreciation leaves a balance carried forward as at the 31 December 2023 of £63,806.

Free reserves in the general fund amount to £204,855 (2022, £140,187).

The trustees have set a target level of reserves consistent with our ability to protect our future activities from unexpected financial risk as a minimum of three months of expenditure. This equates to approximately £380,000 at 2023 expenditure levels.

Due to the Covid-19 situation and the cost-of-living crisis our free reserves have taken a substantial hit over the last 4 years. However, we are seeing more positive trends and our gallery hire and evening event business have come back to 2019 levels. We will remain vigilant to the external environment and have created a plan to build our reserves back up over a 5- year period, to a level that the trustees believe will secure the future of the Federation. Having reviewed the available evidence, the trustees have concluded that it is appropriate for the group and charity to continue to prepare its accounts on the going concern basis.

The Charity’s Assets

Acquisitions and disposals of fixed assets during the period are recorded in the notes to the financial statements.

The Board’s Statement of Responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also directors of the Federation of British Artists for the purposes of company law and trustees for the purposes of charity legislation) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Board and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the income and expenditure of the group for that period. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company, the group and of the income and expenditure of the group for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

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The Board’s Statement of Responsibilities (continued)

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Each of the Trustees confirms that:

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of s418 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Signed on behalf of the board:

Trustee Approved by the board on:

Jane Ellison

Chair

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Independent auditor’s report to the Members Year to 31 December 2023

Independent auditor’s report to the members of The Federation of British Artists

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Federation of British Artists (the ‘charitable parent company’) and its subsidiary (the ‘group’) for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the group statement of financial activities, the group and charitable parent company balance sheets, the group statement of cash flows, the principal accounting policies and the notes to the financial statements. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and charitable parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the charitable parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group’s and the charitable parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the charitable parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements (continued)

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Independent auditor’s report to the Members Year to 31 December 2023

Use of this report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

2[nd] July 2024

Catherine Biscoe (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Buzzacott LLP, Statutory Auditor 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL

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Consolidated statement of financial activities Year to 31 December 2023

Notes Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Income and expenditure
Income from:
Donations and legacies
1
Sponsorship income
2
Investments
3
Charitable activities
. Subscriptions
4
. Exhibitions
. Commissions
. Gallery & Event Hire
Other income
5
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
6
Charitable activities
7
Total expenditure
Net income before gains (losses)
before impairment
9
Net income and net movement in
funds for the year
Reconciliation of funds:
Balances brought forward
at 1 January 2023
Balances carried forward
at 31 December 2023		 31,893
5,000
4,992
169,861
364,237
406,105
598,102
36,997		 500
—
—
—
—
—
—
—		 32,393
5,000
4,992
169,861
364,237
406,105
598,102
36,997		 2,480
6,000
253
158,262
282,301
410,346
433,446
45,908		 500
—
—
—
—
—
—
—		 2,980
6,000
253
158,262
282,301
410,346
433,446
45,908
1,617,187
4,540
1,502,159		 500
—
15,500		 1,617,687
4,540
1,517,659		 1,338,996
4,808
1,584,824		 500
—
500		 1,339,496
4,808
1,585,324
1,506,699
110,488		 15,500
(15,000)		 1,522,199
95,488		 1,589,632
(250,636)		 500

—		 1,590,132
(250,636)
110,488
516,366		 (15,000)
25,409		 95,488
541,775		 (250,636)
767,002
—
25,409		 (250,636)
792,411
626,854 10,409 637,264 516,366 25,409 541,775

All recognised gains and losses are included in the above consolidated statement of financial activities.

All of the charity’s activities derived from continuing operations during the above two financial periods.

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Balance sheets 31 December 2023

Notes Consolidated Consolidated Federation
2023
£
2022
£
63,806
—
338,194
376,179
2
2
402,002
376,181
252,123
380,809
—
—
538,911
238,698
791,034
619,507
(548,062)
(416,101)
242,972
203,406
644,974
579,587
(7,712)
(37,814)
637,262
541,773
10,409
25,409
422,000
376,179
204,853
140,185
637,262
541,773		 Federation
2023
£
2022
£
63,806
—
338,194
376,179
2
2
402,002
376,181
252,123
380,809
—
—
538,911
238,698
791,034
619,507
(548,062)
(416,101)
242,972
203,406
644,974
579,587
(7,712)
(37,814)
637,262
541,773
10,409
25,409
422,000
376,179
204,853
140,185
637,262
541,773

2023
£		 2022
£		 2023
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
13
Tangible assets
14
Investments
15
Current assets
Debtors
16
Stock
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities:
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
17
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors:amounts due after more
than one year
18
Total net assets
The funds of the group/charity:
Restricted funds
19
Unrestricted funds
. Designated funds
20
. General fund
63,806

338,194

—		 —
376,179
—		 63,806
338,194
2		 —
376,179
2
402,000

176,117
5,281
628,731		 376,179
228,286
4,463
396,599		 402,002
252,123
—
538,911		 376,181
380,809
—
238,698
810,129

**(567,154) **		 629,348
(425,938)		 791,034
(548,062)		 619,507
(416,101)
242,975 203,410 242,972 203,406
644,976

(7,712)
637,264		 579,589
(37,814)
541,775		 644,974
(7,712)
637,262		 579,587
(37,814)
541,773

10,409

422,000
204,855		 25,409
376,179
140,187		 10,409
422,000
204,853		 25,409
376,179
140,185
637,264 541,775 637,262 541,773

A separate Statement of Financial Activities for the charitable company itself is not presented because the charitable company has taken advantage of the exemptions afforded by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006. During the period, the parent charitable company made a surplus of £34,016 (2022: deficit of £301,708).

Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

Trustee Approved on:

Jane Ellison Chair

Company Registration Number 683275 (England and Wales)

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Consolidated statement of cash flows 31 December 2023

Notes
2023
£		 2022
£
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
A
Cash outflow from investing activities:
Dividends and interest from investments
Purchase of tangible and intangible fixed assets
Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2023
B
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2023
B

321,210		 (151,538)


4,992
(94,071)
—		 253
(17,579)
90
**(89,079) ** (17,236)

232,132


396,599
 (168,774)
565,373

628,731		 396,599

Notes to the statement of cash flows for the year to 31 December 2023.

A Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash provided by operating activities

2023
£		 2022
£
Net movement in funds (as per the statement of financial activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charge
Dividends and interest from investments
Decrease (increase) in stocks
Decrease (Increase) in debtors
Increase (decrease) in creditors
Net cash(used in) provided by operating activities		 95,488
68,249
(4,992)
(818)
52,169
111,114		 (250,637)
62,645
(253)
4,024
(134,677)
167,360
321,210 (151,538)

B Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
2023
£		 2022
£
Cash at bank and in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents		 628,731 396,599
628,731 396,599

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Principal accounting policies 31 December 2023

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are laid out below.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared for the year to 31 December 2023.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies below or the notes to these financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities FRS 102 SORP 2015), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the financial statements requires the trustees and management to make significant judgements and estimates.

The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made include:

Assessment of going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these financial statements. The trustees have made this assessment for the period of one year from the date of approval of these financial statements.

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Principal accounting policies 31 December 2023

Assessment of going concern (continued)

Covid-19 has had a noticeable impact on the charity’s finances in the years to 31 December 2020, 2021, and this impact along with the subsequent cost of living crisis has also impacted 2022 and 2023. The general reserves have taken a substantial hit and will need to be reinstated in the following years. In terms of income, the impact has been felt most keenly through the cancellation and deferment of gallery hires for exhibitions or one-off events. Expenditure has also been impacted by Covid-19, as activity has been lower, running and exhibition costs have also been lower. During the pandemic years the Government job retention scheme assisted in offsetting costs in relation to furloughed staff and we benefitted from Government grants to support local galleries. Rent and rates holidays and other premises costs savings had a positive impact on running costs. Gallery hire and evening event income made a comeback in 2022 and we have made further progress in 2023, reflecting the better actual results. Our latest estimate for 2024 is for this trend to continue.

Free reserves at the 31 December 2023 stood at £204,855 (2022 - £140,187). This level of reserves is below the three month requirement stipulated by the trustees of £380,000 based on 2023 accounts. As the free reserves have fallen below this level as a result of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, the charity plans to build back to a level that the trustees believe will secure the future of the Federation in its 5-year plan. A latest estimate and cash flow has been drawn up for 2024 and 2025 based on a more normal year in 2024, with continued strong sales on-line to support our sales in the galleries. The trustees also note that the FBA developed a new website which will allow it to offer a better all-round service, to support art sales and gallery and evening event hires for 2024 and beyond.

The trustees have reviewed and approved this and concluded, in the light of our current bank balance, that the charity will be able to continue to operate in the exceptional circumstances created post the pandemic. We are seeing more positive trends and our gallery hire and evening event business have come back to 2019 levels. We will remain vigilant to the external environment and have created a plan to build back our reserves. Having reviewed the available evidence, the trustees have concluded that it is appropriate for the group and charity to continue to prepare its accounts on the going concern basis.

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated statement of financial activities and group balance sheet consolidate the financial statements of the Federation and its subsidiary Mall Galleries Trading Limited made up at the balance sheet date.

No separate statement of financial activities has been presented for the Federation alone as permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006. During the period, the parent charitable company made a surplus of £34,016 (2022: deficit of £301,708).

Income recognition

Income is recognised in the period in which the charity has entitlement to the income, the amount of income can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

Income comprises donations, sponsorship, income from charitable activities and investment income.

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Principal accounting policies 31 December 2023

Income recognition (continued)

Income from charitable activities, including subscriptions, exhibitions and commissions, is recognised on a receivable basis. In the event that income is received in advance of the services being provided the income is deferred.

Sponsorship income is recognised on a receivable basis. In the event that income is received in advance of the service being provided the income is deferred.

Donations are recognised when the charity has confirmation of both the amount and settlement date. In the event of donations pledged but not received, the amount is accrued for where the receipt is considered probable. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that those conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

Legacies are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the legacy, the executors have established that there are sufficient surplus assets in the estate to pay the legacy, and any conditions attached to the legacy are within the control of the charity.

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due.

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

Expenditure recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expenditure comprises direct costs and support costs. All expenses, including support costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings. The classification between activities is as follows:

All expenditure is stated inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

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Principal accounting policies 31 December 2023

Allocation of support and governance costs

Support costs represent indirect charitable expenditure. In order to carry out the primary purposes of the charity, it is necessary to provide support in the form of personnel development, financial procedures, provision of office services and equipment and a suitable working environment.

Governance costs comprise the costs involving the public accountability of the charity (including audit costs) and costs in respect to its compliance with regulation and good practice.

Support costs, including staff related costs, and governance costs are apportioned based on estimated usage.

Tangible and Intangible fixed assets

Assets costing more than £250 and with an expected useful life exceeding one year are capitalised.

 Leasehold Improvements Over the life of the lease  Furniture fixtures and fittings 20% to 33.33% on a straight line basis  Office equipment 20% to 33.33% on a straight line basis

Intangible fixed assets (website) Over the life of the lease

Stock

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash receipt where such discounting is material.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at the amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash payment where such discounting is material.

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Principal accounting policies 31 December 2023

Fund accounting

Restricted funds comprise monies raised for, or their use restricted to, a specific purpose, or contributions subject to donor imposed conditions.

Designated funds comprise funds set aside out of unrestricted funds and designated for specific purposes by the Board.

Unrestricted general funds comprise those monies which may be used towards meeting the charitable objectives of the Federation at the discretion of the Board.

Leased assets

Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Pension contributions

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme to which all employees are eligible. The pension charge represents payments to the scheme which are charged to the statement of financial activities in the period to which they relate. The charity has no liability beyond making its contributions and paying across the deductions for the employees’ contributions.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

1 Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Patrons
Trusts/
foundations/Auctions
Total funds		 —
31,893		 500
—		 500
31,893		 —
2,480		 500
—		 500
2,480
31,893 500 32,393 2,480 500 2,980

2 Income from sponsorship

Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Sponsorship income
Total funds		 5,000 — 5,000 6,000 — 6,000
5,000 — 5,000 6,000 — 6,000

3 Income from investments

Unrestricted
funds
£

4,992
4,992		 Restricted
funds
£
—
—		 2023
Total
funds
£
4,992
4,992		 Unrestricted
funds
£
253
253		 Restricted
funds
£
—
—		 2022
Total
funds
£

253

253
Bank interest receivable
Total funds

4 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Subscriptions
. Members
. Friends and Patrons
Exhibitions
Commissions
Gallery & Event Hire
Total funds		 125,677
44,184		 —
—		 125,677
44,184		 105,342
52,920
—

—		 105,342
52,920
169,861 — 169,861 158,262
—		 158,262
364,237
406,105
598,102		 —
—
—		 364,237
406,105
598,102		 282,301
410,346
433,446
—

—

—		 282,301
410,346
433,446
1,538,305 — 1,538,305 1,284,356
—		 1,284,356

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

5 Other income

Other income
Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Sale of books and
materials
Catering receipts
CJRS grant
Miscellaneous income
Total funds		 14,205
—
—
22,792		 —
—
—
—		 14,205
—
—
22,792		 14,625
—
—
31,284		 —
—
—
—		 14,625
—
—
31,284
36,997 — 36,997 45,908 — 45,908

6 Expenditure on raising funds

Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Cost of raising funds
Total funds		 4,540 — 4,540 4,808 — 4,808
4,540 — 4,540 4,808 — 4,808

7 Expenditure on charitable activities

Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2023
Total
funds
£		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Membership costs
Exhibitions by Member
Societies
Commissioned work
Gallery & Event Hire
Education
Total funds		 28,241
416,318
479,170
576,920
1,510		 —
—
—
—
15,500		 28,241
416,318
479,170
576,920
17,010		 43,545
436,095
553,940
510,652
40,592		 —
—
—
—
500		 43,545
436,095
553,940
510,652
41,092
1,502,159 15,500 1,517,659 1,584,824 500 1,585,324

8 Support costs

Included within expenditure on charitable activities are support costs as detailed below:

Membership
costs
£		 Exhibitions
by
member
societies
£		 Commissioned
work
£		 Gallery &
Event Hire
£		 Education
£		 2023
Total
funds
£
311,706
68,251
53,525
43,643
477,124
Premises
Depreciation
IT/Software & IT
enhancements
Governance costs
(see below)		 —
683
535
1,451		 82,966

17,484
13,211

10,165		 92,504
20,254
15,885
12,952		 136,236
29,830
23,394
19,075
—

—
500

—
2,669
123,826		 141,593 208,535
500

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

8 Support costs (continued)

Membership
costs
£		 Exhibitions
by
member
societies
£		 Commissioned
work
£		 Non
Society
exhibitions
£		 Education
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Premises
Depreciation
IT/Software & IT
enhancements
Governance costs
(see below)		 —
627
430
1,093
98,640

15,099
10,347

17,013		 143,380
22,860
15,166
20,563		 151,452
24,146
16,547
32,016
—

—
500

—		 393,472
62,732
42,990
70,685
2,150
141,099		 201,969 224,162
500		 569,879

Support costs have been allocated on the basis of estimated usage by each activity.

Included within support costs are governance costs as detailed below:

2023
Total
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Auditor’s remuneration
Legal and professional
Other governance costs		 23,303
15,000
5,340		 20,570
48,083
2,032
43,643 70,685

9 Net expenditure for the year

This is stated after charging:

2023
Total
funds
£		 2022
Total
funds
£
Staff costs (note 10)
Auditor’s remuneration (consolidated)
- Audit fees: current year
- Other services: current year
Depreciation of tangible & Intangible fixed
assets
Operatinglease rentals – buildings		 825,490
19,943
3,360
68,251
123,387		 811,844
19,150
1,420
62,645
123,387

We have a potential rent holiday from The Crown Estate in 2023, which they have agreed in principle, we have made a provision for this as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. (2022 - £ nil).

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

10 Staff costs, remuneration of key management personnel and Trustees’ remuneration

2023
£		 2022
£
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
Staff costs per function were as follows:
Subscriptions
Exhibitions
Commissions
Gallery & Event hire
Education		 742,600
66,821
16,069		 727,750
68,004
16,090
825,490 811,844
24,764
234,852
272,412
272,412
21,050		 40,592
243,553
276,027
211,080
40,592
825,490 811,844

Staff costs are ordinarily allocated based on staff time spent on different activities and fundraising.

The average number of employees, analysed by function, was:

Averageheadcount Averageheadcount Fulltime equivalent Fulltime equivalent
2023 2022 2023 2022
Subscriptions
Exhibitions
Commissions
Gallery & Evening Event hire
Education		 1
11
12
12
1		 2
11
12
9
2		 0.66
6.26
7.26
7.26
0.56		 0.90
5.40
6.12
4.68
0.90
37.00 36.00 22.00 18.00

The headcount has increase, as we have hired more part time staff to support the increase in activity in the Gallery, which supports higher income.

The number of employees who earned £60,000 per annum (including taxable benefits) or more during the year was as follows:

more during the year was as follows:
2023 2022
£60,000 - £70,000
£70,000 - £80,000
£80,000 - £90,000		 1
—
1		 1
—
1

£5,646 (2022 - £6,009) pension contributions were made on behalf of these member of staff in 2023.

The key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the charity on a day-to-day basis comprise the Trustees and the executive team. The total remuneration (including taxable benefits, employer's pension contributions and employer’s national insurance contributions) of the key management personnel for the year was £236,622 (2022 - £252,472).

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

10 Staff costs, remuneration of key management personnel and Trustees’ remuneration (continued)

No Trustee received any remuneration for services as a member of the Board during the period (2022 - £nil). Travel and printing expenses amounting to £154 were reimbursed to Trustees (2022 - £nil).

11 Net income from Mall Galleries Trading Limited

Mall Galleries Trading Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Federation which is incorporated in England and Wales. Mall Galleries Trading Limited receives commercial sponsorship on behalf of the Federation. A summary of Mall Galleries Trading Limited’s results for the year to 31 December 2023 are shown below:

Profit and loss account 31
December
2023
£		 31
December
2022
£
Turnover
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Administrative expenses
Net profit
Amount to be distributed to the Federation under Gift Aid
Retained in subsidiary		 167,548
(28,927)		 129,435
(10,865)
138,622
(35,074)		 118,570
(35,257)
103,548
(103,548)		 83,313
(83,313)
— —

11 Net income from Mall Galleries Trading Limited (continued)

The £2 issued share capital equalled the net assets of the company as at 31 December 2023.

12 Taxation

The Federation of British Artists Limited is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

13 Intangible fixed assets

Website
£
Cost
At 1 January 2023
Additions
At 31 December 2023
Amortisation
At 1 January 2023
Charge for year
At 31 December 2023
Net book values
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022		 —
72,922
72,922
—
9,116
9,116
63,806
—

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

14 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets
Federation and Group
i		 Leasehold
mprovements
£

Furniture
fixtures and
fittings
£		 Office
equipment
£		 Total
£
Cost
At 1 January 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
Depreciation
At 1 January 2023
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
Net book values
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022		 1,115,043
8,337
—		 96,948
—
—		 81,516
12,812
—		 1,293,507
21,149
—
1,123,380 96,948 94,328 1,314,656
766,685
45,817
—		 79,032
7,159
—		 71,611
6,158
—		 917,328
59,134
—
812,502 86,191 77,769 976,462
310,878 10,757 16,559 338,194
348,358 17,916 9,905 376,179

15 Investments

The investments of the charity consist solely of the charity’s interest in the share capital of Mall Galleries Trading Limited.

16 Debtors

Debtors
Consolidated Federation
2023
£		 2022
£		 2023
£		 2022
£
Trade debtors
Amounts due from subsidiary undertaking
Prepayments and accrued income		 93,563
—
82,554		 185,294
—
42,992		 90,421
79,233
82,469		 180,643
157,259
42,907
176,117 228,286 252,123 380,809

17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Consolidated Consolidated Federation Federation
2023
£		 2022
£		 2023
£		 2022
£
84,059
30,251
—
68,746
195,430
37,615
416,101
Trade creditors
Quinquennial cost to Crown Estate
Accrual rental to the Crown Estate
Social security and other taxes
Deposits and fees received in advance
Other creditors and accruals		 168,108

30,623
123,387
53,262
146,983
44,791		 83,747
30,251
—
69,576
200,030
42,334		 163,945
30,623
123,387
50,785
139,438
39,881
567,154 425,938 548,059

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (continued)

Included above are deposit fees received in advance as set out below:

Deferred income brought forward
Additional income deferred during the year
Brought forward funds released in the year
Deferred income carried forward at 31 December 2023		 2023
£		 2022
£
200,030
146,983
(200,030)		 128,356
200,030
(128,356)
146,983 200,030

18 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Consolidated Consolidated Federation Federation
2023
£		 2022
£		 2023
£		 2022
£
Quinquennial cost to Crown Estate
7,712		 37,814 7,712 37,814
7,712 37,814 7,712 37,814

19 Restricted fund

Restricted fund
Federation and Group At 1
January
2023
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 At 31
December
2023
£
Education fund 25,409 500 (15,500) ---- 10,409
25,409 500 (15,500) ---- 10,409
Federation and Group At 1
January
2022
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 At 31
December
2022
£
Education fund 25,409 500 (500) —- 25,409
25,409 500 (500) —- 25,409

The Education fund comprises donations received for learning and educational projects with the Federation of British Artists. £15,000 was used in 2023 to support the education aspects of the new website.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

20 Designated funds

Designated funds
Federationand Group At 1
January
2023
£		 New
Designations
£
20,000
94,071
114,071		 Utilised/
Released
£		 At 31
December
2023
£
Premises maintenance fund
Tangible & Intangible fixed assets fund		 —
376,179		 —
(68,250)		 20,000
402,000
376,179 (68,250) 422,000
Federation and Group At 1
January
2022
£		 New
Designations
£
—
17,579
17,579		 Utilised/
Released
£		 At 31
December
2022
£
Premises maintenance fund
Tangible fixed assets fund		 80,000
421,333		 (80,000)
(62,733)		 —
376,179
501,333 (142,733) 376,179

The premises maintenance fund is designated to provide monies for the external painting of the galleries as required at regular intervals by the terms of the lease. We used up this fund in 2022 to pay for the works done that year, We have started to create a new fund in 2023.

The tangible fixed assets fund represents the net book value of the charity’s tangible fixed assets. The fund recognises the fact that the tangible fixed assets are required for the dayto-day operation of the charity and are not available for other purposes or general reserves.

21 Analysis of net assets between funds

Group General
Fund
£		 Designated
Funds
£

Restricted
Funds
£



—

10,409

—

—

10,409		 Total
2023
£
Fund balances at 31 December 2023
are represented by:
Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
Creditors: amounts due after more than
one year
Total net assets		 —
779,720
(567,154)
(7,712)
402,000

20,000

—
—		 402,000
810,129
(567,154)
(7,712)
204,855
422,000		 637,264
Group General
Fund
£		 Designated
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£
—
25,409
—
25,409		 Total
2022
£
Fund balances at 31 December 2022
are represented by:
Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Total net assets		 —
562,060
(296,392)		 421,333
80,000
—		 421,333
667,469
(296,392)
265,669 501,333 792,411

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

21 Analysis of net assets between funds (continued)

Federation General
Fund
£		 Designated
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
**£ **		 Total
2023
£
Fund balances at 31 December 2023
are represented by:
Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
Creditors: amounts due after more than
one year
Total net assets		 —
603,939
(425,938)
(37,814)
376,179

—

—
—


—

25,409

—

—		 376,179
629,348
(425,938)
(37,814)
140,187
376,179
25,409		 541,775
_Federation _ General
Fund
£		 Designated
Funds
£		 Restricted
Funds
£		 Total
2022
£
Fund balances at 31 December 2022
are represented by:
Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Total net assets		 2
594,098
(416,101)
(37,814)		 376,179
—
—
—		 —
25,409
—
—		 376,181
619,507
(416,101)
(37,814)
140,185 376,179 25,409 541,773

22 Leasing commitments

At 31 December 2023 the Federation had future minimum commitments under operating leases on land and buildings as follows:

Paymentswhich falldue: 2023
£
123,387
493,548
226,210
843,145		 2022
£
Within one year
Within two to five years
After five years		 123,387
493,548
349,596
966,531

23 Capital commitments

At 31 December 2023, the charity had capital commitments of £nil (2022 - £nil).

24 Liability of members

The Federation is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the Federation being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

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Notes to the financial statements Year to 31 December 2023

25 Related party transactions

The charity received commission and Trustees hire fees totalling £16,347 (2022 - £25,444) from members of the Board of Trustees in respect of the sale of paintings through exhibitions by societies of which they are members, or commissioned paintings or gallery hire. At 31 December 2023, an amount of £nil (2022 - £nil) was due from members of the Board of Trustees in respect of these activities. Commissions and gallery hire fees received by the charity were at the standard rates payable by all artists.

No donations were received from Trustees in 2023 or 2022.

Other than the transactions above, we had a few purchases of art works by Trustees, however they were not material and were purchased at arm’s length.

Connected Charities

The Federation acts on behalf of nine Member Societies, of which eight are registered as charities. The details of these are given below.

Charity
Charity **Reg No. ** Charitable objectives
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 291405 The promotion of Fine Arts and in
particular the art of painting in water
colours.
Royal Society of British Artists 294590 To promote, maintain, improve and
advance public education by the
encouragement of the Arts.
Royal Society of Marine Artists 289944 To promote, maintain, improve and
advance the education of the public by
the encouragement of the study and
practice of the Fine and Applied Arts
with particular but not exclusive
reference to the sea and maritime
subjects.
Royal Society of Portrait Painters 327460 To promote, maintain, improve and
advance education in the Fine Arts and
in particular to encourage the
appreciation, study and practice of the
art of portraiture.
Royal Institute of Oil Painters 327615 The encouragement and development
of oil painting by holding open
exhibitions of work.
New English Art Club 295780 To advance the education of the public
in the art of painting and the Fine Arts.
Pastel Society 296479 The promotion of Fine Arts and in
particular the art of the pastel and
pencil.
Society of Wildlife Artists 328717 To foster and encourage all forms of
visual art based on or representing
wildlife.

The principal contact address for all connected charities is 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD.

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