THE SUSSEX AREA
OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
Chadty Nurnbpr 292377
REPORT OF THE TrLISTEEgAND
FINANCLIL STATEMEMTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2021

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED Joth SEPTEMBER 2021
Contsnts
P¥g•s
Trustees. reFK)rt
Indep2ndent Exatniners Rfrwrt
Statsmentof Finartial Actwty ISOFAI
Balance sheet
Noiesto the finamal statements

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2021
Cha￿ty 14am•'.
Su88ex Area of National Association of FlowerArrangemenl
Swelies operaiing underiha of Flower Arranging & OesvJn
Sussex
Regl8tratlon No.. 292377
Address
5 08 Sl John'$ 79 Matsham Sl LO￿on,SwIp 4SB
Jill Sarah Griffin, ChaitTnan
Gaenor Circus, Vice Ch8imian
Brenda Bull, Treasurer
Patncia Bridgman
Lesltry Elherton
ma￿3ret Eltiabelh Hayes
Carol Lath￿1￿
Stephanie Jane Maynar¢
StrUCt￿re, Governance & Management
Every TFusiee and every member ofsub-committees is a vdunleer. The Trustees fom the Execulwe
Committee, members of which are voted lorby Council. CDuncil c¥)mprises representation from all
the member ¢lvb$ 8¢ros$ Easi and West Sussex Membership ofthe Su$sex Area of NAFAS
indudes affili8led membership lo the N¥t￿)￿al Associatk)n of Fk)wer Arrangement SocEties
INAFASI. of which the Sussex Area is a member.
The powerh¢u* Dfthe structure is Ihe Judges, Detnonstrators. Speaker8 & Education CDmmittee
IJDS&EI, Ihe ch8irman of wh￿h is a Trustee on the Executive Th￿ sub4ommrttee overseès Iht
training and educalion of members In the art of flower arranging and fior81 design as well as In the
four disciplines ofiudging flor818rt. demon$tr8ling floww arr8ngin9, public sp8aking and leaching
fiower arranging A¢ hoc sub committees are set up lo organise 8pecific events, e.g. flower festiva￿.
r￿￿petits0ns. elo which the general public attend.
The objects of the Association are to advance puNic awareness and education in Ihe 8rt of flower
arranging and ralatsd subjects In the Sussex Area and to furtherany 01hercharitab￿ purpose or
purpose&
Chalrnian'8 Report
As knckdovm per$i¥iBd al the start of ouryear. we continued to operate virhjalty. Our Executive
meetsrFgs, sub-committee meebng$, and Council meetings, which kw Iht Su8ts8x Area
lunGtiOning. wefe all held by ZODM. We hgld our first Virtual AGM. 81 which were 6le¢tsd a n
Treasurer and ProgrammeAdminislr81or These undertook our trustee Inducknon shortty
afterwards. AtourAGM. we also welcomed our newArea P￿s￿lent
Supwrt to the flo%ver clubs was providèd by a Club ChairTnen's Forum where Club Ch31Tmen meet
tnore infomially and discuss common Is$ue8. We also pn 8 Club Offi￿rS, week gr￿ing advice and
good praGlice to the different role holders on dub committees. W&81s0 uniinued to GasGade
infomialion received from Ihfr N81h)nal Association.
Thanks to tsur ¢ar6ful fiscal poI￿y, we had 5uffKienl reseNe5 to pay for the Nabon¥l Affiliaiy)n f*g
forall our members as well a$ waiving Ar&4 Affiliation fees. W8 musl attemptto buikl back funds to
enable us lo cope Y4iih future ￿Se5 and 5VStwn ftnanoal resllien￿.

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOIIIER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEAIBER 2021
To meet our objects and the need for publK benefft, the trustees are mindful of their oblwts.ons and
Overs￿ many aGtwthes to this end.
Th& Area New5W8rs were reduced 10 monthty p￿￿uth1on, and clubs wère superb ill ellsuring any of
their members with no Inl6met recer¢ed a prin￿￿ Copy. These are aLso availab￿ on our
website. and we knowthey have 8 national 8nd intem8iK)nal readerthip.
Despite the chalknges oftechnobgy. we managed to run two virtual Members. Day events, wth
usual speaker in the moming followed by a NAFAS Demonstr8lor in the afternoon showing us a
vanety of exhibits where we could newtechniques and pick up tips
The ￿rtlfiGated NAFASIOCN Level 2 In Flower Arranging classes restarted online before resuming In
Ftrson The Area subsidisets this Coursa. Wè have hiyh hopes of a d02en pwple qu81ifying by the end
of 2021.
Area Workshops started online and were much enjoyed by those who attende¢ We ran a free lulorial
Qn CDtnpeling ITr ordei lo en(x)urage parhupalion in OUT Virtual fli)wer arrangirig cotnpelthons, the
results ol which appèared in our Area Ne¥¥sletters as well 8$ on website 8nd social m*lia.
broadening our reach 10 the genèral public.
Weèlso ran a Basic Trainlng Coutsa. enabling tsvo $u(Les8ful members lo reyi8leroD ourArea List of
LEisure Tutors. Three members qualified Indep2ndenlly as a NAFAS Trainer. This intrease in our
lulor numbers will enable the Are8 lo offer more eduo*tional das5es workshops across the
Sussex Area ID the future.
Fivtr ofour membprs represented the National AssocHtion at the RHS Chelsea Fh)wer Show.
a¢hieviny a gold medal. This Show has SUGtt broad coverage In print, TV and online Ihal we're
COnf￿ent that the appeal of this art fom h8s been widened.
pièce de resistance ofthe year wa5 our Trlebratyon ofthe Sussex Area's 60th anniversary wth an
OLrtdtyJr flowerfestival held al Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens Two years In the planning, this show
gave our members the opportLJDty to display their skills in floral art lo thousands ol members of the
general as well as the 80¢1¥1 benefrt of m&6ling up wlh each Olherforlhe first lime In eighteen
months Wetsok the opportunity lo prDFTrDte Dur Ilowerclubs offering non-members a goodie b¥g 8nd
a free visit to a club. Thewh¢l* Asswalion is yratsful to and thanks the FILvwei Powei commkttee for
th&r dèd¢ètson and hard work
Mtrmbers of our clubs are actwe supporting Charita￿* ¢au$es. nol least the Sussex Kidney TTUSt,
charity In 118 ovm ri9hl. which the Su5sexArea of NAFAS fomed In 1967. The Charity. Still by
volunteer members of the Association, this year bought a further 51x reclinerchairs for home ttialy$is
a ¢osl of Dearly ¥2.500 This brings the total expenditure on equipment to over onè Tnillion pounos
since Ils foundation.
When our activities return lo normal. wt look foNard lo resurrecting our mentorship pr￿ramme for
competitors and rolling itoul lo demonslralors, judges, speakets. and teachers as well as club
officers Wewill also be linking up with neighbouring a5swalions for relrasher dayB fordemonstrators
and judges.

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR EP4DED 301h SEPTEMBER 2021
Wtr8rè awartr that the CDronavirus will affectourc1ubs and meinbers. Village and GorTrmunity ha116
are Increasing their fees. Some members are still cautious abDUt ￿rnIng lo dubs Club$ are finding
rt dthcull lo fill committee roles It is diff￿Utt lo attraGt younger membprs We fearthat some clubs will
have to c￿$& However. we rernain optimistic and passionate about ourwonderful art form
As our members b*come more¢onfidani about mixin9 Socially, we bok lorward 10 resuming our
acbvilie$ to en¢our*g& edu¢alion ant* awareness in the art of flowerarranging with. hopEfully. another
flowerfeslival and an are*￿de flower arfanging compelth.on aswell asour usu81 demon¥traiions.
workshops, cLqs¥es, 8nd meetings.
R•serV￿ Pollcy
It Is the policy of the chanty lo maintain re5etve5 al a level that equates lo apprDximalely 18 months
of expenditu￿ Thi$ providas SUff￿lent fvnds lo cover opwating $xpons*s rtlaied to planned
events The charity ￿ gener8lly looking fopNard 18 months lo 2 years and hence maintrins reserves
to coverthis peri￿ The r&$8rve$ and reser￿5 policy and revwod regularfy.
Trustees. Rospon8lbllY(les
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financiel statements foreach fina￿la1 yearand lo show
a true ad fairstate of the aftairs ol the charity al the end of the fin¥nryal per￿d and of the In¢oming
resources and applKalion of the resourTrs In the perK)d. In preparing these finawal swemenls,
the Irusiees 8re required to
seleci suiiabla a¢couTrtin9 Policies and then apply theTn consistently,
- make judgements and a¢¢ounting e8knTDalBS th* are reasDn8bl8 and wlent.
- Slate whether applicable accountin9 stsndards and statements of recommended
8¢11¢6 have been followed subject lo any maleThal departures disc105ed and explained
In the Iinanaal st8lèm8nis
- prepare th6 financial statements on the going basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume thai th8 cotnpanywill Gontinue in busifiess
The TNsiees are responsible for keeping adequate ￿coUnting reo)rds that are suft¢ienl to showand
axplain th6 charivs IransaGIion5 and disdose ¥%rylh reasonable accurdcy ktany time the finan¢Eal
position of the char¢y and en8ble Ihtm 10 ensure that the fin¥nBial statsmenls complywrth the
Chaiilies Act 201 Y They are responsib￿ for safeguarding the assets of the ¢h8rily and henctr
foriaking r&8$onatle slep5 forthe prevention and detection of fraud and Olher Iiregul8nii*.
Approved by the board of Trus12e&
d 5vJn
on Ils behalf by
an
8th DècÈmbèr2021
Charity ContactAddre5s- 5 08 St John's. 79 Marsham Sl, London SW1P 4SB

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO
THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
This report is on the financ￿1 stalertbpnts of the Sussex Ar&a of the National Assoc&8bon of Fk)w8r
Arr8ngement So¢*ties forthe year ended 30th SeptemtÉr2021.
esofTr
The Charity's tru51ees are respon￿ble for the preparation of the financial statements
The Charity's truslee5 GOnS￿ert￿£t an audit Is not required forthis year lunderseGtK)n 14411 of the
Charities Act 2011 lthe Actll and that an indepènd6ntexamin¥tioll 1$ needed.
1115 my ￿SponSibl11ty lo.
examine the financial statements lundersedion 145111 of the Acti
- lo fo1kx the gJtdelines131d down by the Guid8Thce for Auditors and Independent
Examiner$120121 given by the charity Commission
- to 5tstewhelher par￿Ular matters have come to my attention
Basis 01 ind ndenl examiners re
My examination was carried out in 2Ccordan￿*7th the General Gu1dance grien by the Charity
CommissK)ners.
An examination includès s revitrw of the ¥¢¢ounbng rewrds k$pi byihtr ¢harty and 8 Companson of the
financial statements presented with those records with the finan￿8[ stslements. 11 also includes considering
any unusual items OrdisGlosu￿S in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trust&5 concerning
such matters. The procèdu￿ undertaken do not prO¥￿e 811 the evidence that would be required by an audit
alld con5equenly l ¢Jo notexpres$ 8n audit opiThh)n on the VW given by the finan¢i81 statements.
dent examin
5 Statsment
In connection wlh my ex8minalKJTr no matter has come ID my attenlK)n
lal wh￿h gives me reasonab￿ cause lo believe that In any rngtenal respect the
re4uifeTnEnls to keep proper accountin9 records and to prepare financial st*menls ¥yhich
&ccord with the axouniing records and compty wlh the 2011 Act have nDI been met or
Ibl towhich, In my opinion, aitenuon should be drawn orderto 8nable a proper
understanding of the financial stslements ID be reached
Andrew Cunningham
8th D￿rnber2￿21

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
STATEMENT OF FINANCLIL ACTMTY
FOR THe YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2021
Unre5tsict
Futhd6
Restricted
Fund¥
Totsl
2021
Total
Incomln
Voluntsry Inc¢me
soo
500
A¢tivilie¥ for Generatlng Funds
1.T14
1,774
29,317
Investsneni Income
100
2.374
loo
2,374
29.428
Activit￿ in furtherance of the
Charivg objectives
27,048
27.048
13,805
Total It)¢omlng Re￿￿￿¢8
29,422
29.422
43,233
Resouru8 Ex ndtd
C￿t of Generaiiny FurKI8
Voluntary Income
Activities lor genefabng fund5
Investment Income
50
17.496
14.523
14,$23
14,523
14,523
17.546
Activ￿￿101 in furih•rdnco of the
thArW obl•tUv•s
24.992
24,992
18,670
support C￿ts
1.23
1,238
Governan¢8 Costs
1.388
1,388
1,718
Cxhgr RBBoufcBB •X￿nd@
Totsl Resources expended
42,141
42,141
39,600
N81 Outgolnglln¢omlthg
reBourceB Ibefore tranBf&rsl
GFos6 Transfer btheen funds
3,633
Net 0utgolngfln￿￿￿1n9 rewur¢
before other recognised gainsAosseB
3,633
Gainsllosses {on rovaluatlonla•s&tsl
Net ￿0Verne￿t in funds
112.7191
3.633
Totsi fund8 broughtlorward
62,917
62,917
59,284
Total fund3 Garried forward
50.198
50.198
62.917

THES
SSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
BALANCE SFIEET
AS AT 30th SEPTEMBER 2021
Unr¢¥trlcttd
Funds
Rostricted
Fut)ds
Total
2021
Total
2020
Flxed Atrstrts
508
508
Ctsrront A$$&ts
Cash ai bank 8nd in hand
P¢payment
NSI Dep05il ac￿Unt
Stock in hand
41.354
41.354
14,{￿9
451
55,874
14,069
451
55.874
13,*9
66,738
CreditOT5 (amount8 ialllng duowlthin l yèarl
Acctuals
1.917
Creditors
4,267
6,184
1,917
4,287
6.184
82
4,267
4,329
Nèt CurrentAs8•ts
49.690
49.690
62.409
Total A6ts0ts1888 Curront
LIabIl￿eS
50,198
50,198
82,917
represented by
Funds olthg Charity
Balance brought forwar¢
SurplJsl1defi￿tI In ihe year
Balance ¢¥rred f¢r4vard
62.917
12.719
50.198
62,917
59.284
3,633
62,917
50.198

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2021
t èa51s of Prgparatio
18 8¥sis of accountsn9
Thefinancial statement8 have been prepared on the a¢cruaL4 basis and aCcO￿tanCe￿1h appli￿ble
a¢wunting standards as sel out in the guidelines ￿ld down by the GUKlan￿ ftsrAudilors and
Independent Examinets120121 given by the Charity Commissb)n
1b Change in basis ol arLounling
There h¥¥ been no change to the accounting polve5 (valuation ruksand methods ￿ accountsnyl since
1c Change 10 pravlous finanty81 staternents
There has b8en no change to the pr￿￿)uS years financHI statements or theirformal.
1d Attounling wlicies
Unresiricled funds are avaikble forthe use al the dIScretiD￿ of tha Trustees.
Income is recognised in the Statsmentof Financial of Activiliets ISOFAI on an awruals basis. IncLynefor
specific events Is recogntsed as ifbcomewhen it is attributableto the event
Interest arising on the bank de[￿rtS Is credited 10 the financ￿& $lalements when il is recèwed
I Ik8bilili&s are re￿Tr￿e￿ 95 as thare is a leg81 orconstructrve obligat￿n Comrnitting the charity
sourTrs
Govemance costs Indude costs of p￿paration and exatnination Qfthe Statuloryfinanc￿I ststements. the
costs 10 pay OJlTrustees meeting and CDstsof any ￿gaI adV￿e tothe Trustees on gOV8mance or
Stilui￿nap maliers
Support Costs h¥¢e not been 811(Kaled to acbvity ¢OSt¢alegories.
18 Tangible fixed 888els
Tangible fixed ¥3sels forth¢ use bythe Charity are capitalised where they can be lor more thafi one
year and ifiheircale9OryCOSt Is more than £500 They are valLEd atcost or, if gifted, atlhe velutr 10 th*
Charity of theirrash in hand value. or probate value.
1f Stock
Stock is valued al the lower of cost or its re81isabè value

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT SOCIETIES
P40TES TO THE FINAP4CIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31th SEPTEMBER 2021
Unts8trl¢lod
Funds
Re8trf¢ted
FundB
Total
2021
Total
20
2 Incomlng R68oiir¢88
2a Voluntary Income
Oonations & Grfts- Gener81
$00
500
2b Actlvitièts for goner•tlon fund8
Metnbers Days
Affiliation Fees
1,774
1,774
11,420
17.897
29.317
1.774
1.774
2¢ Activlil•$ In I￿rthe￿rEco of th• Charftys objectNe8
Are8 Show
Flower Arranger
J.D S E Training
J.D.S.E WorkshDP
PubliGation51Sa
Raffle
Sundrie$
LeOnards￿e
Lsncing College
Vvorkshops
5,537
2.535
1,440
650
5,537
2,535
1.440
6,270
2,825
1,870
673
223
16.715
16,775
1,650
27,048
27.048
13,805
2d Investnwnt In¢om8
Other investsnenl Income
100
100
100
100
Unrestrictsd
Funds
Re8tr1cted
Fundts
Totsl
2021
Total
2020
3 Ro•ources Expond8d
3a Voluntary In¢om6
DonalK)ns and Gifts- General
50
3b A￿vI￿ES for 92￿ratIng fur
Members Da
Affiliation F*$
1.523
13.000
14,523
1.523
13,000
14,523
4.225
17,496

THE SUSSEX AREA OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FLOWER
ARK4NGEMENT SOCIETIES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2021
Unrostrlct
Fund5
3¢ Aclivities in furtherancè of thg Ch•rW8 obl•¢t
Chairman's Forum
Contsiitulion
Designer Of the Year
Downland Weald
Workshops
FIo4¥er Artsnger
Flower Arranger Bursary
J.D S E Beyond Ba$idA Stsp Further
J D S E Expenses
J.D.S.E Training
Leonardslee
LanGing c￿￿e
Media
NAFAS Black¥xx>l
Salss and Publications
Malvem Spriag Show
WAFA Elim Comp
Restrfctod
Funds
Total
2021
Total
2020
104
1.402
1,402
5.604
8.221
1,610
86
B28
IS.231
88
828
15,231
2,769
3,511
2,697
1,184
1,164
571
571
968
104
24,992
24.992
18,670
3d Investment Incomg
Bank Inte￿st
Olher Invetstment Income
4 Support Costs
Ac¢SvlV•g In lurthoran¢o of the CharW$ obloctlves
Hire of halls
156
Insurance
1.082
1.238
673
1,082
1.238
S Govemanc& Costs
Exe¢utivtr Committee'5 Expenses
lTrdependenl Examlnels Fee
Pnnting. Stat￿nery and Admin
Sundry Exp8n8es
598
365
979
365
126
248
1.718
265
166
259
1.388
259
1.388
6 Gross Tran8fer¥ fund8
During the year no amountswere transferred beiweÈn funds
7 Gains and losses lon r•valuatlonlatssots1
There were no assets disposed of or revalued duringthe year