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rtofthe Trustees
for the Year Ended 31DECEMBER 2022
OBJK~ANIJ ACFTt/TITIPS|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Programming
(online sessions and offer):|||||||||| |The SDC Zoom pmgramme
continued
in 2022 with ten online
sessions for members,
these were facilitated
by||Kayley Holderness,
Council||||Member|||| |and FSDC .These included
Pmject Spotlights,
conversations
with other craft and making organisarions,|studio|visits, social meetups
and
informative|||||||| |QUA sessions
about upcoming
SDC events. Attendance
at these events is always
healthy
and we aim|to make all our|||recordings
available||on|||the| |dashboard ofour website for members ifthey missed it live or wish torevisit the sessiori.|||||||||| |11/02/22
Pmject Spotlight - Anna Steiner MSDC -"How Irescued the Owl and the Pussycat"|||||||||| |04/03/22
Society Social|||||||||| |26/03/22
Pmject Spotlight - Paula Reason MSDC - "Tense, Japanese Threads ofInfluence"|||||||||| |02/04/22
SDCExtubition QUA|||||||||| |08/04/22
SDCIn Conversation - Hugo Burge - Marchmont
Makers Foundation|||||||||| |06/05/22
SDCInConversation
-Matthew Bullock -Associate and Former Treasurer|||||||||| |20/05/22
Studio Safari - Nelson Were LSDC - Leatherworker|||||||||| |24/05/22
SDCSocial Media Tips|||||||||| |29/06/22
SDCIn Conversation
-Penny Bendall -Founder dt CEO Creative Dimensions
Trust|||||||||| |02/11/22
Studio Safari - Antonia Hockton MSDC —Stonecarver|||||||||| |24 Rfvfngton Street, Shoreditch
—property
owned by the SDCi|||||||||| |Fofiowing notification
in 2021 &om the previous
tenant that they did not intend to continue
with the lease, the|||Council|made plans to secure|||a|new|| |tenant.
With the help ofpmperty
agents, Fyfe McDade, the Society sourced a new tenant in 2022 in the|form ofDes Hamilton||||Casting Ltd. The|||new|| |lease was signed on05.10.22 and runs for afour-year period wilh atwo-year break clause.|||||||||| |In reparation
for the new tenants
taking
up msidence,
a number oflong-planned
impmvements
were|made to the property||||in relatice to the|||back|| |yard area, windows,
re-painting
and electrical updates.|||||||||| |The unrestricted
income
this raises for the SDC is important
for the charity
to continue
to allocate resources|||to enable
it to build
capacity||||||and| |in&tistructure
as well as develop strategic projects and new partnerships.|||||||||| |Marketing,
Promotion,
and Social Media:|||||||||| |The Council have continued
to see the importance
in this area as ssenatitd
to raising our pmfile extenally.
Building
on our work in 2021, in 2022|||||||||we| |have continued
to scale-up
marketing
and social media activity to help pmmote
the Society and its work, in||particular||using the Exhibitions||||as a|| |focus.|||||||||| |Our social media campaign
to pmmote
the Transformations
exhibition
at Bankside
Gallery pmved
successful,|||resulting
in||a boost of engagement||||| |with the public.
On Instagiam,
we gained 229 new followers
between
5th May and 27th June. Over|the same period,|||we gained 39 followers|||||on| |Facebook|||||||||| |Traffic to the website
during
the period
&om mid-May
to mid-June
(just ahead ofthe exhiliition)
increased||by 28%,||with|most ofthese|referrals|||| |coming &om Facebook/Instugram.|||||||||| |Additional
external
support
and expertise
was enlisted,
in the form of consultant,
Denise Yeats who|added|support
to the|||Transformations|||team|| |given the scale ofthe Exhiliition.
Denise worked on aproject basis during
the nm-up
to the opening ofTransfonnations||||Exhiliition
to help boost|||||PR,| |marketing,
the PVs, scopoout potential
sponsors and supporters
and generally
help underpin
activity.|||||||||| |Dave Chelsom
continues
to maintain
and re&cab the SDC website,
keeping
it up to date and ofFering advice|||on various IT solutions
on|||how|||to| |reixesent the Society extemaHy.|||||||||| |We were delighted
to announce
two new Hononuy
Fellows in June 2022. The individuals
bestowed
with
Matthew
Bullock
These individuals
were selected for their~ve roles in significantly
supporthtg|this honour were Dids Macdonald OBE and
and developing
the SDC at different
pivotal||||||||| |points in its development
and to support
its legacy. For Dids Macdonald
this was in recognition
ofher|work in||founding|and the leadership||of||Anti|| |Copying
in Design (ACID) the vital resource it has provithxL
For Matthew
Bullock it was in recognmon|for his||mle as SDC||Treasurer
in the||1970's||| |and his energies
in driving
through
an ambitious
initiative
which resulted
in the SDC being able to purchase
the garages in|||||Cambridge
for|storage.|||| |Also, he was instrumental
in the setting
up ofSDC Ltd to enable the purchase of24 Rivington
Street, which|||now helps to keep the Society|||||on a|| |stmng financial footing,|||||||||| |Membership
overall at the end of2022 remained
stable with around 350active members
(those who make) and|||another|50who do not make||but|||like| |to remain involved.|||||||||| |The overall numbers
have been static over the last two years with no overall gmwth.
New members
join and||others retire or sadly pass away,|||||||but,| |overall, the numbers
are similar.
One ofthe intentions
for 2023 is to significantly
boost membership
numbers
area. Council
and Members
are in agreement
that this is key to the ongoing
vitality
and
ustainability
ofthe
and Council Member continued to work tirelessly
in the busy mle ofMembership~for the SDCthmughout||with renewed
oqganisatiorL
2022.|||efforts invested
Naomi Jacques||in this
MSDC||| |Continuing
general actfvltlesi|||||||||| |-The Society continues todevelop its fledgling
Student and new Friends scheme.|||||||||| |-In 2022anew SDC Educafion Team was established
and is exploring
anumber ofoutreach ideas and initiatives
with aUniversity
partner.|||||||||| |-The newsletters
and website ensure that members
and trustees
are aware ofopportunities
offered to craftspeople|||by organisimons
such as the||||Queen||| |Elizabeth Scholarship
Trust (QEST),Crafls Council, Heritage Crafts Association.|||||||||| |-The website pmvides
active members
with the opportunity
to promote their work on their Maker page.|All members
are able||||to post news items||||and| |to have discussions
within the membership
forum.|||||||||| ## ## ## |STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE
AND MANAGEMENT|STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE
AND MANAGEMENT|||||||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Organisational
structure||||||||||||||||||||||||| |The Society consists ofaPresident,
Fellows and Hononuy||Fellows,||full Members,
Licentiates|||||and|Associate|||members||who are all|||eligil&le to|||serve|||on| |the CounciL With the new website, a Friend Scheme was intmduced,|||||whereby
those with|||an|interest||on craft can|||support|||the Society with a|||||smaller||| |fee.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Fellow - Any Member distinguished
for services in connection with the|||||crafts may be awarded Fellowship|||||||atthe discretion ofFellows on Council.||||||||||||| |Full Membership
- Membership
is open to individuals|personally|||involved
in the|||design,|contml||and||producfion||offinely crafted|||||works.||Members|||| |are usually established
designer makers with several years' experience.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Licentiate
Membership
- Liceniaatesh'p
is seen as a period of transition||||||for the|new designer|||maker||between
leaving|||||University|||or College||||and| |becoming
establisherL
Applicants
are assessed
at the|completion|||ofs course of|||study.|Alternatively,||||they|may|submit|||their work directly|||||to||the| |Society.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Associate Membership
-Associate Membership
is offered||to Licentiates||||who have|come to the end of|||||their|five-year||Licentiateship.|||||They may|||wish|| |to stay associated
with the Society until they are ready to upgrade
to full Member
status, or they choose to continue
Society's activities.
No selection pmcess is involvetL
Associates
can participam
in all aspects ofthe Society except
Annual
General Meeting.~membership
may also be offered to members ofthe public with a keen interest|||||||||||||||as an Associate to support
for exhibiting
and voting at
in craft and to non-makers|||||||||the
the
who| |volunteer
for the Society.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Friend - Becoming a Friend is open to all those with a|keen interest|||in the fields ofdesign||||and fine craftsmanship.||||||No selection pmcess is|||||||involvetL|||| |A small subscription
fee is paid to the Society.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Generally,
no council member
shall serve for more than|SIXconsecutive|||||years. However,||ifit is considered|||||to be|in|the|best interests||||ofthe||Society,||| |aCouncil member(s) who has/have
aspecific role within|the|SDC|Council|||may serve|for more than|||6 consecutive years.||||||||||||||| |The Council Chair may serve for aperiod of3 years; however if|||it is||considered
to||be in the interests||||ofthe Society,||||the|Chair may|||be nominated|||||for| |re-election.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |In recruiting
new Trustees to Council we consider recommendations|||||&om other Trustees and||||the|membership|||but|aim to|||seek experience relevant|||||||to| |tbe needs ofthe ogasnisanon.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |The Council
usually
meets between 4 and 6 times per|year, although||||with the intmduction||||ofonline|||meetings,
Council|||||met a total of28||||times|||in| |2022.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |The Society's major income stream is fiom membership|subscriptions.||||We are making
greater||||use|ofautomatic
website payments||||||||and||our
accounting||||| |system, XERO,to maintain
afull reconciled list ofmembers.||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Induction and training ofnew trustees||||||||||||||||||||||||| |New Trustee training
and familiarisation
package for current
and|||new Trustees is in development|||||||A|Vice Chair is elected normally||||||||at the same||||time|| |asthe new Chair. The outgoing Chair is normally
responsible||for the||induction ofthe|||new Chair|||||||||||||||||| |Wider network
The Society is a member ofthe National
Council for Voluntary|||Organisations
[NCVO]; an affiliate||||||||member||ofthe,||Heritage
Crafts||||~on|||||and| |liaises with other major crafts associations asnecessary||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Related parties||||||||||||||||||||||||| |There were no payments
to related parties in 2022.Trustees||on the|Council|||received travel expenses||||for|attending
meetings|||||and conferences.||||||||| |Trustees' insurance
and Indenudties||||||||||||||||||||||||| |The charity has mahrtamed
thmughout
the year Trustees'|and officets' liability for the||||||benefit|for|the|Trustees.||||||||||||||| |REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Registered Company
number||||||||||||||||||||||||| |02380473 (England and Wales)||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Registered Charity number||||||||||||||||||||||||| |328202||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Registered of5ce||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Solar House - PF||||||||||||||||||||||||| |915High Road||||||||||||||||||||||||| |North Finchley||||||||||||||||||||||||| |London||||||||||||||||||||||||| |N12 gQJ||||||||||||||||||||||||| |for the Yea|r Ended|31|DECEMBER 2022|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||31.12.22|31.12.21| ||||||Unrestricted|Total| ||||||funds|funds| |||||Notes||| |INCOME|AND ENDOWMENTS FROM|||||| |Donations|and legacies||||743|566| |Charitable|activities|||||| |Direct Charitable|||||35,896|46/82| |Investment|income||||8/58|33,423| |Total||||||80/71| |EXPENDITURE||ON|.|||| |Charitable|activities|||||| |Direct Charitable|||||23/95|24307| ||||||26,612|24,126| |Total|||||50,007|48,433| ||||||(5,010)|31,838| |RECONCILIATION|||OFFUNDS|||| |Total funds|bmught|fonvard|||1,036,471|1,004,632| |TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|||||1,031,461|1,036,470| ## |Balance Sheet
31DECEMBER2022|||| |---|---|---|---| |||31.12.22|31.12.21| |||Unrestricted|Total| |||funds|funds| ||Notes||| |FIXEDASSETS|||| |Tangible assets||946@56|| |CURRENT ASSETS|||| |Debtors|12|1/50|4,579| |Cash atbank||121,857|107+83| |||123,107|111,862| |CREDITORS|||| |Amounts
falling due within one year|13|(38,002)|(5,632)| |NET CURRENT ASSETS||85,105|106+30| |TOTAL ASSETSLESSCURRENT LIABILITIES||1,031,461|1,036,470| |NET ASSETS||1,031,461|1,036,470| |FUNDS|14||| |Unrestricted
funds||1,031,461|1,036,470| |TOTAL FUM%||1,031,461|1,036,470| ## ## ## ## ## |2.|DONATIONS
AND LE|GACIES||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||31.12.22|31.12.21| ||||||f|| ||||||743|566| |3.|INVESTMENT INCOME|||||| ||||||31.12.22|31.12.21| ||||||f|f| ||Net Rental income||||8@50|33,259| ||Deposit account interest||||108|164| ||||||8@58|33,423| |4.|INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVI11ES|||||| ||||||31.12.22|31.12.21| |||Activity|||f|f| ||Subscriptions|Direct Charitable|||21,560|21,886| ||Exhibitions|Direct Charitable|||14,190|24,118| ||Assessmeat
fees|Direct Charitable|||146|278| ||||||35,896|46/82| |5.|CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS|||||| |||||||Direct| |||||||Costs (see| |||||||note 6)
f| ||Direct Charitable|||||23$95| |6.|DIRECT COSTSOFCHARITABLE ACTIVITIES|||||| ||||||31.12.22|31.1221| ||||||f|| ||Exhibition costs||||4/29|14,157| ||Venue and conferences||||17,010|7,145| ||Hotel and accommodatioa|||||227| ||Mentoring|||||30| ||Travel Expense||||440|744| ||External Events||||147|| ||Member Events|||||150| ||Storage||||1,569|1/14| ||Demonstrators
expeases|||||340| ||||||23,395|24/07| |7.|SUPPORT COSTS|||||| |||||Human|Governance|| |||Management|Fmance|f|costs|Totals| |||12/47|305|9,820|4,140|26,612| |8.|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|||||| ||Net income/(expenditure)|is stated atter c~(crediting):||||| ||||||31.12.22|3L1221| ||||||f|| ||lndependeat
examuuuioa|fees|||4,140|4/35| ||Depreciation - owned assets||||1,425|906| ## ## ||Trustees' expenses|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||The number oftrustees reimbursed||for expenses|||||| ||Nature ofexpenses reimbursedt|||||||| ||Travel, equipment,
stationery|and|miscellaneous|||||f2,617| ||Total expenses reimbursed|||||||f2,617| |10.|STAFFCOSTS|||||||| ||Thc average monthly
number|ofemployees||during the year was as follows:||||| ||||||||31.12.22|31.12.21| ||Administration||||||1|1| ||No employees
received emoluments||in excess off60,000.|||||| ||TANCiIBLE FIXEDASSETS|||||||| ||||||Impmvements|Fixtures||| |||||Investment|to|Slid|Computer|| |||||property|property
f|fittings|equipment|Totalsf| ||COST|||||||| ||At 1January 2022'|||970,628|41,600|9,386|1,777|1,023/91| ||Additions||||16,942||599|17,541| ||At 31December 2022|||970,628|58,542|9,386|2/76|1,040,932| ||DEPRECIATION|||||||| ||At I January 2022|||70,628|11,584|9,163|1,776|93,151| ||Charge foryear||||1,171|56|198|1,425| ||At 31December 2022|||70,628|12,755|9/19|1,974|94,576| ||NET BOOKVALUE|||||||| ||At 31December 2022|||900,000|45,787|167||946/56| ||At 31December 2021|||900,000|30,016|223||930/40| ## ## ## ## |No depreciation
is provided
in respect of the investment
properties,
howeve
depreciated
at2%on cost.|No depreciation
is provided
in respect of the investment
properties,
howeve
depreciated
at2%on cost.|No depreciation
is provided
in respect of the investment
properties,
howeve
depreciated
at2%on cost.|No depreciation
is provided
in respect of the investment
properties,
howeve
depreciated
at2%on cost.|r
when
the property
|was held as a treehol|d
property,
it w| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |DEBTORS:AMOUNTS FALLING DUEWITHIN ONE YEAR||||||| ||||||31.12.22|31.12.21| ||||||E|f,| ||||||1/50|4,579| |CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR||||||| ||||||31.1222|31.12.21| ||||||E|| |Trade creditors|||||725|31| |Other creditors|||||8/47|51| |Deferred income|||||24,750|| |Accrued expenses|||||4/80|5/50| ||||||38,002|5,632| |MOVEMENT||IN FUNDS||||| ||||||Net|| ||||||movement|At| |||||At 1.1.22|in funds|31.12.22| |||||f,||E| |Unrestricted|funds|||||| |General fimd||||1,036,471|(5,010)|1,031,461| |TOTAL FUNDS||||1,036,471|(5,010)|1,031,461| |Net movement||in funds, included|in the above are asfollows:|||| ||||||Resources|Movement| ||||||expended|in funds| |||||||f,| |Unrestricted|funds|||||| |General fund||||44,997|(50,007)|(5,010)| |TOTAL FUNDS||||44,997|(50,007)|(5,010)| ## |||||||||||Net|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||movement|At| |||||||At|1.1.21|||in funds|31.1221| |||||||||||g|| ||Unrestricted|funds|||||||||| ||General fund|||||1,004,632||||31,838|1,036,470| ||TOTAL FUNDS|||||1,004,632||||31,838|1,036,470| ||Comparative|net movement
in funds,||included in the above are as follows:|||||||| |||||||||||Resources|Movement| |||||||||||expended|in funds| ||Unrestricted|funds|||||||||| ||Gennal fund||||||80/71|||(48,433)|31,838| ||TOTAL FUNDS||||||80/71|||(48,433)|31,838| |15.|RELATED|PARTY|DISCLOSURES||||||||| ||LVHeerden||||||||||| ||The charity reimbursed||LVHeerden|the sum ofg599 for purchase|oflaptop.||||||| ||KHolderness||||||||||| ||The charity reimbursed||KHoldemess|the sum ofg1,648for subscription„stationery,||aud|tansport||||| ||M Dembinski||||||||||| ||The charity reimbursed||M Dembinski|the sum off24 for stanonery|and companies|house||filing|||| ||H Cormors||||||||||| ||The charity reimbursed||H Connors the sum off133fortravel expels for council meetings,|||||stationery||and equipment|| ||D Maier||||||||||| ||The charity reimbursed||DMaier the sum off213for travel expenses||for council meetings,||stationery||and equipment.|||