MOOR PARK DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1111942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOOR PARK DFAS, The Arts Society Moor Park

A member society of The Arts Society providing lectures on fine art and visits to appropriate houses and museums. Provides guides for tours of Moor Park Mansion. Carried out detailed recordings of local churches until 2025. Also encourages youth art by involvement with schools, etc and providing small grants.

Objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE CULTIVATION, APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS, AND THE GIVING OF AID AND EXPERTISE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. THE SOCIETY IS OPEN TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. HERTFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Three Rivers, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year of £4,328, bringing total unrestricted funds to £16,524. The trustees confirmed that no audit was required and that an independent examination was performed. The document does not disclose any reserves policy or specific financial health risks.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2026

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 28

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£55k£50k
28/02/2025£55k£51k
29/02/2024£44k£43k
28/02/2023£41k£44k
28/02/2022£29k£29k

Common questions

Is MOOR PARK DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year of £4,328, bringing total unrestricted funds to £16,524. The trustees confirmed that no audit was required and that an independent examination was performed. The document does not disclose any reserves policy or specific financial health risks. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NIDD VALLEY DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOOR PARK DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY£55k—0unclear—no doubt
NIDD VALLEY DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS SOCIETY, CORINIUM FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS SOCIETY STRATFORD UPON AVON. FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS SOCIETY SOLENT FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
ART IN THE PARK FY2025£66k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.