THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY

Registered charity 1107149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE RWA, FRWA

The Friends of the Royal West of England Academy (the RWA) exist to support and promote the work of another charity, the RWA itself. They do so by providing funds, by arranging annual series of lectures and study visits, by organising volunteer helpers and by staging an annual art exhibition.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has agreed to dissolve and wind up its affairs by 31 December 2026, with assets to be transferred to the Royal West of England Academy. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted funds total £7,145 at year-end, reflecting a net receipt surplus of £1,294 for the period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Nixon
• Catherine Frances Davey FRGS
• Dr Monica Cuellar Parreno
• Jane Boot
• Laurel Smart
• Patricia Triggs
• Stephen Francis Noreiko
• Sue Quirk

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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