2023 AGM ANNUAL REPORTS
FRIENDS
OF KEThERING
ART GALLERY
MUSEUM
FRIENDS OF KEERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday 17 April 2024. At 7.30 pm at the
St Andrews Church rooms
(Chaired by Cllr Keli Watts)
AGENDA
Attendance and apologies
Minutes of AGM held on 26th April 2023 {circulated)
Matters arising
Reports (oral):
Chair
Treasurer
Written reports are in the Friends KAGAM Annual Report 2023/4
Election of Officers and Committee.
Nominations from the floor
Officers. The following officers are willing to be re-elected, except as indicated
Chaimian (David Brown). David has stated his intention to stand down at the next
AGM in 2025.
lan Luck Treasurer, with assistance from the bookkeeper recently appointed.
Maura Bright, social media secretary has stepped down and will be replaced by a
part-time salaried individual.
Jonathan Badger, Secretary.
Committee members. The current members have all indicated their willingness
to be Re-elected:
Elected Committee members: Barbara Lewis, Stephanie Mercer, Roger Hatton,
Dez Dell, Keli Watts, Madeleine Meninick, Janice Parker.
Amendments to the Constitution.
Any other business.
Thanks and closure
THE FRIENDS OF KEERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2023
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT FROM DAVID BROWN
THE GLAM PROJECT
The progression of the refurbishment of the Art Gallery and Library
had reached a standstill a year ago. Reports received from NNC
indicated that the problems would soon be fixed and we again
geared ourselves up for a possible reopening in September 2023.
Heavy rains and storms revealed that the problem with the roof was
more serious than originally thought. Original estimates of the cost of
repairs indicated a cost of about £6million. Nevertheless the NNC
approved the project and it seems that funding has been found.
Work has commenced to strip vegetation from the library building so
that a more thorough inspection can be made.
The absence of a Gallery and Museum has made it very diff icult to
engage in any promotional activity by the Friends.
It is heartening to see work on the Gallery starting. The fate of the Museum is still uncertain.
SPEAKER MEETINGS
It has been a mixed bag this year, with fewer meetings than normal. It has not helped that we
have been without a regular venue, which has meant that there has been a drift away from the
feeling of allegiance to the gallery. The availability of good quality speakers has declined, and the
cost of speaker fees and hire of alternative venues has escalated. A revised program of meetings
will be announced in the autumn. In the meantime, a series of visits and excursions are planned
for the summer months.
Last year's History Open Day in the Cornmarket Hall was huge success, with 110 people
attending. Another History Open Day is planned for the 7th September 2024, under the umbrella
of the National Trust's History Open Day scheme.
OUTINGS
We enjoyed a very informative private tour of Drayton Manor, near Islip during the summer of
2023, and were welcomed in the village hall by the Friends of Lowick church, with tea and cakes.
A coach took 49 of us to Oxford for the day, primarily for a visit to the Ashmolean Museum and
the special exhibition on the Minoan civilization. It rainedl
Maura organized another picnic at Boughton House, which was well attended and much
enjoyed. It rainedl
This year outings are planned for Lincoln (home of our President Horace Liberty), and Deene
Park. And a picnic.
HIGH STREEf HERITAGE ACTION ZONE (HSHAZ)
The Friends, active participation in this town-wide project comes to an end at the end of March
2024. Over the last 3 years we have worked closely with a number of other organizations to
deliver an ambitious program of events. We have liaised closely with the Civic Society, Wicksteed
Park, the Library Friends, KDAS and Picture the Difference amongst others.
Specific to the Friends, we have completed the ambitious QFI Plaque scheme, the results of
which can be seen all around the town. We continued and augmented the Cemetery walks
program, and introduced a series of guided Town walks. To accompany these tours we have
produced three foldout pocket sized guides as well as a full-colour cemetery guidebook. Similar
books describing the exotic trees, and the monumental masonry of the graves are in production.
A program of volunteer training was also undertaken. The History Day in 2023 was part of the
Heritage Action Zone project.
The full, illustrated summary of the Friends, achievements in HSHAZ project can be accessed via
the Friends. website. www.friendskagam.org.
continued page 4
THE FRIENDS OF KEERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT2023
The Chairmans Report from David Brown - continued
THE MEMBERSHIP
With the closure of the Gallery and Museum, and consequent loss of the regular venue and focus for
our activities, many members have not renewed their membership, and new recruits have dwindled.
"What for?" is a frequent and understandable response to requests for renewal fees. We will continue
to remind members about renewal of membership, and will embark on a campaign once the Gallery is
open again.
ARTworks
ARTworks is now organized and run by a separate sub-committee. Recent reorganization has put it on
a new and more robust footing to face the future challenges.
It took the previous ARTworks Sub Committee some considerable time to sort out the payment
structure for the exhibiting artists, and to renegotiate the contract with the utilities that had been left in
a chaotic state by the previous tenants of the unit.
Sales remain buoyant, despite the economic climate, but just as important is that the daily footfall has
remained satisfyingly high. The volunteers have remained loyal, and Newlands management has
stayed supportive throughout.
Several workshops were organized during the year, both for adults and children, some in conjunction
with the Alfred East Gallery, and proved very successful. ARTworks has also hosted the KDAS annual
exhibition and participated in the roll out of the Northamptonshire Open Studio event.
Above all, ARTworks continues to retain perhaps its most important function, that of a central hub for
artists and art lovers in the town
THE COMMirrEE
As you can imagine. even with the Gallery and Museum being closed, the Committee has not been
idle. A lot of the extra activity will settle down once the HSHAZ project come to an end in March.
I think that we all need a bit of a rest.
We were very sorry to loose our bookkeeper and membership secretary, Dylwn Lloyd, who died
suddenly and unexpectedly before Christmas.
The treasurer's role has now been eased by the appointment of a part time bookkeeper. As in several
areas, we are finding that the expertise for this type of role does not exist within the membership. and
therefore recruitment and payment of people from outside the membership has become necessary.
Similarly, the role of Social Media coordinator, vital in this day and age, is being outsourced and paid
for. This development is as much due to the increased workload of the committee as the fact that
people with skills are looking to find additional income in the cost of living crisis.
As a consequence of all this, the Committee has decided to make some changes to the workload..
There will be no speaker meetings during the summer, and a new program will be developed in the
autumn. The Committee will meet every 2 months, rather than monthly as at present. Town and
Cemetery walks will continue, and the program has been circulated, but these will happen one day
per month, not two. The coach trip will happen on the 15th July, and the visit to a stately home has
been organized, as has the annual picnic.
Overall, the Committee feels that this program is sustainable.
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THE FRIENDS OF KEERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUMANNUAL REPORT2023
TREASURERS REPORT 2023
Membership
Income from membership subscriptions fell by 15% in 2023. Membership has rchanged with nearly
80 members in 2023. Single person membership is still £15 and Joint membership is £25 for the coming year.
Although, donations fell during 2023. our usual Monthly Talks. an expanded programme of Town and Ceme-
tery walks and second History Day in September, together with activities planned for 2024 will increase our
donations and sustain our membership.
The Gallery and Museum
The Alfred East Art Gallery remained closed during 2023, for continued renovation. Throughout the year we
have tried very hard to actively engage with the North Northants Council {NNCI to keep our members informed
and updated on the latest developments. During 2022, no requests were made by the Alfred East Art Gallery
or Museum for funds, from our Charity
HSHAZ
The Historic England High Street Heritage Action Zone IHSHAZI project has funded our QR codes project.
QR codes are now placed on Wayfarer totems in most of Kettering town. Additionally, we have developed our
Volunteer Training Program and published 2 Town Walk flyers and a 48 page guide to the Kettering London
Road Cemetery.
ARTworks
By the introduction of an artists hanging fee in 2022 we are able to cover the operational costs for running
ARTworks. Electricity costs were approx £550 per month in 2023. We must also thank the Newlands Centre
management. who have always supported ARTworks. They see ARTworks as a great asset within the shop
ping mall and support us with prize money and advertising. So, with the continued support of the Newlands
Centre, the future of Artworks Creative Space is seGure for the immediate future.
COMMUNITY LIAISON REPORT FOR 2023
ARTworks continues to offer children's tables for their own creative works. plus goody bags to advertise any
events and art and craft related activities in Kettering. Included are assortéd art and craft items to éncouragé
children to try drawing and other creative activities.
Many of the materials we use have been donated by artists and volunteers, however we have noticed an
increase in shoplifting and have had to keep the free goody bags behind the desk and encourage volunteers
to oversee the craft tables .
We have successfully supported Cornerstone Alfred East Gallery staff to offer several workshops for children,
during school holidays as the Gallery remains closed.
During Kettfest many artists were painting art in the High Street. Stella Benford in the Newlands Centre
attracted much attention. Some artists have set up inside ARTworks and in the Newlands to demonstrate and
encourage visitors.
Summer activities planned in in both the Library and Gallery were successfully moved to ARTworks following
the collapse of the Library ceiling. These were for younger children and a footfall of nearly 300 was recorded.
ARTworks continued to offer workshops for '9 to 90 year olds,, with an encouraging number of children
attending the Portrait Workshop for which Stella Benford and Rachel Nicholson organised a model
Halloween was particularly successful reliving the many Halloween events which previously were held in the
Museum. Activities and craft making over several days was well attended and much appreciated by those
who attended. Goody bags were distributed and a prizé was given to Tessa Bellamy for best volunteer witch
costume .
At Christmas we did not hold a Craft Fayre, but again with the support of KCTG and the Tuesday Group
attended several Christmas Fayres distributing ARTworks flyers. Plus extended Christmas opening hours in
ARTworks brought in more visitors.
In 2024 we are planning to extend the Ghildren's workshops and the Gommunity corner. possibly with a pop-
up museum, with the support of Emily Hayland, Cornerstone Learning and Engagement Officer, as the Gallery
opening is again delayed by possibly until 2025.
We are revamping the workshop posters and an Art Groups in Kettering leaflet.
More help is needed to organise and publicise these activities particularly during the school holidays. Activities
remain free for children but the workshops for adults will be charged to cover tutor and model costs a grant
may be available again, which we would need to apply for.
Hopefully we will again attend the planned Art Centre Festival and Kettfest and be able to take up other
opportunities to advertise ARTworks and the work which continues in support of the re- opening of the
Gallery and Museum. Compiled by Barbara Lewis.
THE FRIENDS OF KEERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUMANNUAL REPORT2023
ANNUALACCOUNTS
INCOME
Community Enterprises AW
Talks, Raff les, Refreshments
Visitors
Donations
Events
Sales
Subscriptions
Grant5 Consortium
Grants
Year 2022
Year 2023
6870.
11796.00
635.81
51KI.71
1168.(
3145.001
2360.00
879.50
1222.00
429.45
1329.40
16493.00
51X).(x)
Grant
500.00
Bank Interest
Income 2021. Banked in 2022
Income 2020. Banked in 2021
Income 2020. Banked in 2021
Gift Aid
Total Recei pts
8.10
140.74
399.88
178.70
36852.00
18221.
EXPENDITURE
Community Enterprises
Tal ks, Raff les. Refreshments
Events
10234.14
10708.00
197.21
657.62
718.IMJ
i.[M)
1421.00
Purchases
Sale Items
Gallery Museum Donation
Web Site
Secretarial
Subs and Insurance
Advertising
Bank Card Charges
Expenses 2023 Paid 2024
Haz Consortium
Stationery
Room Hire
Kids Artivities
Unpaid Subscription
Total Payments
1183.55
777.30,
114.90
274.03
474.lJ)
401.29,
454.00,
807.OIJ
853.00,
3451.28
15268.00
347.5
288.40
120.Th)
2(K).IMJ
436.02,
650.00,
17129.68
31716.00
Income
18221.14
-17129.68
1091.46
36852.72
-31716.OQ
5136.OQ
Payments
Net of Receipts (Payments)
+ Cash Funds 0110112023
28413.94
29505.4Q
Cash Funds as at 3110112023
29505.40
34642.00,
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UNRESTRICTED CASH FUNDS
Community Current
Deposit Designated Pots
Co-op AccountArt W0S
Pettycash
Total Cash Funds
10315.65
15443.71
8835.00
50.00
34644.36
RESTRICTED AND DESIGNATED FUNDS
FUND
Gallery Development Fund
Museum Development Fund
Maurice Bayes Fund
Paul Johnson Fund
Conservation Fund
June Steele Fund
Friends Generdl
Robinson Fund
01101123 CHANGE+ CHANGE-
1202.57
31112123
1202.57
967.63
1839.
967.63
1839.
2452.00
1452.
5(Kl.00
1919.45
115.(Ll
1919.45
115.(K)
794.72
397.77
1431.00
1431.00
1931.00
8290.37
10324.42
31112123
8190.00
FUND
10112022
CHANGE+ CHANGE-
6965.00 16493.00
15268.0
HIGH STREET ACTION ZONE
THE FRIENDS OF KEThERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Charity No. 216048
Trustee Report for the year ended 31 st December 2023
This represents the Frlends of Kettering Art Gallery and Museum accounts forthe perlod Istjanuary to31st Decembw 2023.
The acc¢wnts have been Independently verwled to conflrm that proper records have been kept.
Agaln, another challenglng year. We have continued to malntain Inte¥estthrough ARTworks wFth thewlder hcal communFty
durln£ the renovatlons of the Alfred East Gallery whlch hopeful wlll reopen durlng 2024. Unfortunatety, the renovatlon of the
Museum. Is a much longerterm project. Declslons he been tsken In accordance wlth the Charltles Commlsslon guldellnes.
Trustees are elerted annuallyfrom amongst the members taklng account of the varlous skllls that are requId to run the
charlty. They ensurethat the accounts are drawn up on an accrual's basls conslstsnt wlth the prevlous year, and accepted
accountlng standards. Thetrustees have also (onsldered the rlsks attached to the charity and believe that sufficient procedures
are In place to mltlgate those rlsks. General funds for running the society remain under pressure. However, addltional means of
ralsing Income are now in place. The consolidation of our current membership and the recruTrtment of new members and
volunteers wlll afso be a keyfactor golng forward to ensurethe good flnanclal health of the organlsatlon.
TheTru5tees conflrm that the CharFty complles wlth Sectlon 4 of the Charitles Art 2011 wlth regard to publlc benefft.
lan Lucl Treasurer
Davld Brown, Chalr
THE FRIENDS OF KEThERING ART GALLERY AND MUSEUMANNUAL REPORT2023
SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT FROM MAURA BRIGHT
AGM 17TH APRIL
The Friends, social media networking sites have been busy over the past year providing
news and images of our many innovative, dynamic and forward-facing art, culture and
heritage events to members and groups all over Northamptonshire. We like to stay in
touch. We're meme-free, don't get trolled or hacked, are easy to find and navigate.
And no fake news!
Facebook: . @FriendsKetteringArtGalleryandMuseum
- ARTworks at Newlands
Instagram: Friends KAGAM
Twitter: @FKagam
Website www.friendskagam.org
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||**Friends of kettering art gallery and museum**|**Friends of kettering art gallery and museum**|**Friends of kettering art gallery and museum**|**Friends of kettering art gallery and museum**|**Friends of kettering art gallery and museum**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**||**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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**216048**||||
||||**Receipts and payments accounts**|||||||
||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date||**To**||Period end date|||
||||01/01/2023||||31/12/2023|||
|||||||||||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|
||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||
|Communityenterprises|**11,796**||**-**||**-**||**11,796**||**6,871**|
|talks|**636**||**-**||**-**||**636**|||
|visitors|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|donations|**3,145**||**-**||**-**||**3,145**||**501**|
|events|**2,360**||**-**||**-**||**2,360**||**1,168**|
|sales|**880**||**-**||**-**||**880**||**429**|
|subscriptions|**1,222**||||||**1,222**||**1,329**|
|grants consortium|**16,493**||||||**16,493**||**7,000**|
|Grants|**-**||||||||**500**|
|bank interest|**141**||**-**||**-**||**141**||8|
|income 2021 banked 20232|||||||||**15**|
|income22 banked in 23||||||||||
|gift aid|**179**||**-**||**-**||**179**||**400**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**36,852**||**-**||**-**||**36,852**||**18,221**|
|||||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|||||||||||
|**_Total receipts_**|**36,852**||**-**||**-**||**36,852**||**18,221**|
|||||||||||
|**A3 Payments**||||||||||
|
Communityenterprises|**10,708**||**-**||**-**||**10,708**||**10,234**|
|talks|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**197**|
|events|**1,421**||**-**||**-**||**1,421**||**658**|
|purchases|1,184||**-**||**-**||**1,184**||**718**|
|sale items|**777**||**-**||**-**||**777**||**100**|
|website|**115**||**-**||**-**||**115**||**-**|
|secretarial|**401**||||||**401**||**274**|
|subscriptions /insurance|**454**||**-**||**-**||**454**||**474**|
|advertising|**807**||**-**||**-**||**807**||**400**|
|bank charges||||||||||
|expenses 2023paid in 2024|**- 853**||||||**- 853**|||
|expenses 2022paid in 2023||||||||||
|grants consortium|**15,268**||**-**||**-**||**15,268**||**3,451**|
|stationery|**348**||**-**||**-**||**348**||**288**|
|room hire|436||**-**||**-**||**436**||**120**|
|kidsactivities|**650**||**-**||**-**||**650**||**200**|
|unpaid subscription|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**15**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**31,716**||**-**||**-**||**31,716**||**17,129**|
|||||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|||||||||||
|**_Totalpayments_**|**31,716**||**-**||**-**||**31,716**||**17,129**|
|||||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**5,136**||**-**||**-**||**5,136**||**1,092**|
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**|**29,506**||**-**||**-**||**29,506**||**28,414**|
|**_Cash funds thisyear end_**|**34,642**||**-**||**-**||**34,642**||**29,506**|
|||||||||||
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
28/09/2024
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|
||||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Community current||||**10,316**||**-**||**-**|
||Deposit designated pots||||15443.71||**-**||**-**|
||co op art works||||**8,835**|||||
|||pettycash|||50||**-**||**-**|
||**_Total cash funds_**||||**34,645**||**-**||**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))||||Agreement Error||||OK|
||||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|
||**Details**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|||||||||||
||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
|||||||||||
||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**|||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||||**-**||**-**|
|||||||||||
||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Amount due**
**(optional)**||**When due**
**(optional)**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|||||||**-**|||
||||||||**-**|||
||||||||**-**|||
||||||||**-**|||
||||||||**-**|||
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|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalfofallthe trustees|Signature||||Print Name||||Date of approval|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
28/09/2024
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