THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES

Registered charity 1089743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NADFAS, THE ARTS SOCIETY · also registered in Scotland as SC039240 (OSCR)

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £287,483 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's net income, largely due to the absence of a one-off property sale gain. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted free reserves of £587,601 meeting their policy target of six months' expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £170,001 - £180,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £76k)
£170,000 - £179,999 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 4
The number of employees who earned more than £60,000 for whom pension contributions have been paid in the year is 4 — page 44
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' general fund expenditure (held: £588k)
The group target for 2024 on general reserve funds was to maintain a level of reserves equivalent to 6 months' general fund expenditure. — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: NEL charged The Arts Society £253,615 for the production of the magazine.
NEL charged The Arts Society £253,615 (2023: £2254,612) for the production of the magazine. — page 49
Staff costs totalling £18,853 (2023: £43,327) were recharged to NEL, and £15,910 (2023: £22,844) to Tours.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Staff costs recharged to subsidiaries.
NEL charged The Arts Society £253,615 (2023: £2254,612) for the production of the magazine. — page 49
Staff costs totalling £18,853 (2023: £43,327) were recharged to NEL, and £15,910 (2023: £22,844) to Tours.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expense reimbursements.
NEL charged The Arts Society £253,615 (2023: £2254,612) for the production of the magazine. — page 49
Staff costs totalling £18,853 (2023: £43,327) were recharged to NEL, and £15,910 (2023: £22,844) to Tours.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Governance issues were keenly debated in the first half of the year, with a very impressive 80% turn-out for the key vote on proposed changes to the Charity’s constitution.
Governance issues were keenly debated in the first half of the year, with a very impressive 80% turn-out for the key vote on proposed changes to the Charity’s constitution. — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£163k
Reserves (reported)
£588k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Australia · Belgium · France · Germany · Gibraltar · Jersey · Malta · Netherlands · New Zealand · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£2.4m
31/12/2023£1.7m£2.2m
31/12/2022£1.5m£2.4m
31/12/2021£1.6m£1.8m
31/12/2020£1.8m£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £287,483 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's net income, largely due to the absence of a one-off property sale gain. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted free reserves of £587,601 meeting their policy target of six months' expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £170,001 - £180,000 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.

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