FLAG Trustees’ report June 2023
Once again we have been able to organise talks with refreshments and the holidays planned with such enthusiasm pre-Covid were finally able to take place. There are more short breaks coming up. and we intend to have a Christmas Lunch this year. As well as giving funding to the gallery, which this year was £20,000, one of our aims is to make the public aware of the gallery and its exhibitions. The chairman was asked by Newcastle University to give a presentation to students on the M.A in Museum and Heritage Studies course on the subject of Friends’ organisations and how they help galleries. Saturday morning Picture of the Month talks resumed where members of the public simply turn up to discover more about paintings in the collection.
Like every charity, we desperately need more volunteers to step up, particularly those with the computer knowledge to update our records and communications with our members which is so time consuming and increasingly expensive.
J.Scott
Chairman
Frlends of the Laing Art Gallery Treasurers report I" Aprfl 2022 10 31. Marth 2023 Transartions18ank of Scotlandl RECEIPTS PAYMENTS OUT 5ubscriptians £12.434IM) Ol¢e £2.528.53 Donations £1,601. Bafm Inslsubs E523.D) NFV In5urdrKt £215.41 Bequest £10.( Newsletters141 £3504.IK) Membershipcards £196. Gift rÈclairned £2.068.37 Printrd Stat £252. Events £7.666.50 Events £3,9C.86 t1)natn to Lain8 £20.LU>. Transfer Vlr8ln £51,841ffj5 Tlan5ferCF £I3..cl TTrnsfer Redwl eank £20.(iX).LX TranslerSipton BISoe £20.1bXI.(XI Totsl IN 610.92 Total OUT Balance Bos 31.3.22 E5.343.81 8alance Bos 31.3.23 £5.928.13 Total IN £90.954.73 Toral OVT £90.954.73 Events SurOus' frorn 6trtps and 6talk5 75 Awts 31.3.23 Investment savln ifflerest rates Bank ol Scotland É5.928.13 COIF É21.283.11 1.91% Barclays Bank E34.32 Redwood BaThk 9S É20.953.34 Office Pelly Cash É176.Z8 Redwood 8ank I E20.198.58 2.96% Sp[On B.Sc< £20.[1.(l £6,138.73 Total £82A35.03 Total Assets £88 573.76 28i•AJ ni
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlnerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no lif any) Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity l-the Trust'l for the year ended Responslbilitles and As the charity Iru51ees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acl-). I report in Tespecl of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 1451Sllbl of the Act. I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention lolher than that disclosed below "l in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statemenl I have no concems and have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do nol apply. Slgned: Date: Name: AIL AIL Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif any).. Addres$: KeTr) I pjtsj LA ry) IER October 2018