Solihllll Society of Arts
Report of the Trustees and
Financial Statements for the Year
Ended 31 August 2024
Registered Charity Number
260027

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Solihull Soeiety of Arts
Report of the Trustees
For the YeAr ended 31 August 2024
The Trnstees present their report with the financial statements of the Charity for the
yeaT ended 31 August 2024.
The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice
(SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Clwities" issued in March 2005.
Reference and Administrative Details
Regisfrred Charity Nutn
260027
Principal AddTess:
The Edge at AldeTbtook
Blossomfield Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 ISN
Trustees".
A Moore
Mrs L Lang
AKScott
Independent Examiner:
T J Hatnmond
38 Dene Hollow
Kings Heath
Birn)ingham
B13 OEL
Strncthre, Governance and Management
Governing Document:
The Charity is controlled by its Governing DocumenL a De¢d of Trust, and
constitutes an unincory￿raIed chaTity.
Risk MaD2gement:
The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charlty is
exposed and to ensure approprtate CODtrols are in place to provide re&soDabl¢
assurauce against frdud and em)r.
Objectfves and Aclivlties
Objectives of the Charity
The Society was established in 1944 to foster the appr¢ciatiow improvement and
development of the Arts amongst the iDbabitants of the Borough of Solihull.

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Solihull Society of Arts
Report of tbe Trnstees
For the Year ended 31 AlW￿t 2024
Obje¢tiv¢s and Artivities - continued
There are six sections of the S(￿lety- ATL Dr￿n4 Local History. Recorded Music.
Solibull on Stage and its youth Sectio￿ Sosage Factory. &)lihull on Stage and
Sosage Factory were previously affiliated i￿COming full members on I
September 2015. Meetings and t*rfornwfftces of the vario￿$ sections are open to the
public. norn]ally on payment of an admission chargc. Members pay a subscriptio
part of which goes to the Society capitation and the balance goes to the individual
sections to which members subscribe.
Activits¢s of th¢ Charity
During the year the activities of two t*rforn]ing arts sertions. Solihull on Stage and
Sosage Factory. have been restricied by the Closure of the Core Theatre in Solihull. A
numiw of sections meet in Alderbrook Sch(M)L under the tern￿ of a 10 year
Partnership Agreement of 6 December 21K)2. &$ updated by further Agrefflnents dated
6 December 2012 and 6 1)ecember 2017. Under the Agreements Ihe School would be
due to repay to the S(Kiety the £270.(W which Wds On￿lY advaDeed Und￿ the
2002 AgreemenL if th¢y termina*d without agreeing a fi]rther renewal. This sum was
treated as a grant when it w&$ origina]ly made in July ?(X)3. anl ¢onsequently. does
not appear in the accounts of the Society.
Financial Reiqr
Reserves Policy
The Society"s policy is that unrestricted funds whieh have not been designated for a
Sp￿lfiC use should be maintained at a level of at lea81 twelve months, expenditure.
The Trustees Consider that Reserves at this level will ensure thaL in the event of a
$i￿1ficant drop in fundin& they will be able to eontinue the Charity s current
activities while consideration is given to ways of raising addition21 fi￿ds. ThÉs level
of funds h&q ken maintained throughout the year, and at the year end the funds are
well in excess of this level. The TnLSttts klieve that firture commitments will utilise
these exce&$ Reserves.
FIDancial Posilion
Th¢ Society generdted a SUTplus of £1 l 289 in the Y￿ to 31 Augusi 2024. (Surplus of
£12.035 for the year to 31 August 2023). Reserv&8 aMou[tt￿ to £208337 at
31 August 2024 (£197,048 at 31 August 202J).
On Behalf of the Board:
TnLStee
6 November 2024

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Solihull SKiety of Arts
IDdepeDdent Examiner's Report
To the T￿￿tee% of Sobhnll Society of Art¥
I rewirt on the Accounts of the Charity for the Year 31 August 2024. wthich
set out on pages 4 to 7.
Respective Responsibilit￿ of Trustees and EX￿niller
The Charity's Trustees are restKJnsible for the preparntion of the Accounts. The
ChaTity's TnL8tees consider that an Audit is not required for the period under section
144(2) of the Cl]arities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). and that an IndeFaent Exatnination
is needed.
It is my resp)nsibility to:
examine the Accounts under sectton 145 of the 2011 Act;
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
ClJaTity Commission under section 145(5)0)) of the 2011 ACL and
state Wheth￿ particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent EumiD¢r's Report
My Examination w&8 Wtied out in accordanee with the General D1￿ctiOnS given by
the Charity Commission. An ExaMIn￿On includes a Thiew of the accounting record8
kept by the Cbarity and a comparison of the Accounts presented with those records. It
aIso includes Consideration of any un￿uat itenL8 or disclosures in the Accoun￿ and
seeking explanations from you &$ TnL8tees wncernkng any such matters. The
procedures undekn do not provide all the evidence that would be wuired in an
audit and consequerttly no opinion is given as to whether th¢ Accounts present a'lrue
and fair vIe￿, and the Report is Itn)ited to those Matt￿ set out in the Ststement
below.
Independent Examiller's Statement
In connection with my Exami￿7t10￿ llo nwter has come to my attention:
. which gives me reasonable cause to believe thal in any matrrial respecL the
requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare Accounts which accord with the &couDting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met- or
2. to which, in my opiniorL attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the Accoums to be reached.
T J HaTnmond
38 Dene Hollow
Kings Heath
B13 OF.L
6 November 2024

Sollhull SwJety￿Art$
Statement of Fjnanckl Actl¥id•s
forthe Year to 31 Au9U•t2024
Yearb>
311rn24
Ye*to
311812023
Futkls
INCOMING RESOURCES
In¢omlng Re50urn from f*n•ratwJ Fund¥
Voluntary IBcomo
Inveskneftt In(x)me
1.205
7.715
2248
4,317
Furthelan￿ ofthèA
.576
618
81,115
Total In¢omlng Resources
4Q114
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable AGtivkties
Furthe￿￿￿ oflhe
34.825
Total Restyjrcts Expertded
76.333
NEfiNCOIIING RESOURCES
1103S
RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS
197.048
185,013
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

Solllwll S0¢1oty of Ats
Bajance Sheet
as •t 31 August 2024
311&r2024
Fwids
Debtors
Cash at Bank 8nd M haThJ
12.592
f96.375
208.967
10.092
188.326
198.418
Credrtfj￿ amounts falkng dtse
1,370
3)8.337
197,048
208,337
197.048
Ftsnts
Unrest￿￿ Funds
18.337
197,018
208.337
197.048

hull sO¢￿ty dArfs
forth•Y•arto 31 AUg￿t2024
I. AcAwiiikng Pol
Reporting Standarf for Srnalter Entths leffetlwe 41ri12tX)81. thg ChaniwAo12011 aTrJ
IMornlng Rg$our￿$
All Incoming Resour￿ are TrK4¢K*d in the Slatwfth Chartyis S) the
ExpeTryitu￿ 15 irKlud8d OTr an a¢auaL* basis has da58if*J underheadvy that 4grBg*g a4 ccsts rethtsd to
AU ofthe Sotsgtys funds ar?￿ryBntyt￿ Fur*
Ronts
)stt a(t4)unt inteTrst
378
4.317
7,775

Solihull Soci•ty of Art
Notes to the Fi￿nC￿ Stai8fflerts
forth• Ywto31 AhW2024
No rEmurwation orc4herberthswere paid toTrustees irt the Yearto 31 A￿J￿12O24. (2023 NIT).
Expense8 of £2712023 £781 **re refvnde¢J to Tru*888 ￿ thè [￿￿.
Debto
2024
2023
2024
2023
1.370
6. IAobrments in FUNJS
At 311&V13 Irwming
R8sourc•B At 3118124
General Fur
Art Section
Drarna Sec*"o
Local History Seth
Reg)rded MUS￿ C¥de
Solihull on Stag8
Sosage Factory
Total Fund5
6.146
5.252
13.890
2.150
93,983
6.566
2.260
61.943
431
31.030
5.316
,675
704
33,813
9.301
197.048
459
5.3S8
11.0¥2
34.825
4,575
13J15
46.114
208.337