THE ARTS SOCIETY SIDMOUTH

Registered charity 1178103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As a member society of The Arts Society, formerly NADFAS, the Charity provides for public benefit the promotion and advancement of aesthetic education, the cultivation, appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts, aiding the preservation of our national artistic heritage, and supporting arts education for school pupils and university students.

Objects

AS A MEMBER SOCIETY OF THE ARTS SOCIETY, THE SOCIETY SHALL HAVE AS ITS OBJECTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION, THE CULTIVATION, APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF THE DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS, AIDING THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL ARTISTIC HERITAGE, AND SUPPORTING ARTS EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL PUPILS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total current assets were £21,233.67 as of 31 March 2026, with unrestricted designated funds of £3,000.00 and other unrestricted funds of £18,233.67. The document does not disclose total unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy, nor does it provide income or expenditure figures to assess financial health beyond the balance sheet position.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Barrettchair
• Catherine Bech
• Nigel Clegg
• Penelope Dudgeon
• Richard Thurlow
• Stephen Powley

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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