ART FRIENDS MERSEYSIDE

Registered charity 1191813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's objects are to help in the advancement of education in (and appreciation of) the subjects of art, culture and heritage by organising lectures, workshops, tours and other events at museums, galleries, historic buildings and sites. We also make grants to projects, museums or galleries that promote the arts, culture and heritage in the Merseyside area.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN (AND APPRECIATION OF) THE SUBJECTS OF ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY PROVIDING, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, TOURS AND OTHER EVENTS AT MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE BY MAKING GRANTS TO PROJECTS, MUSEUMS OR GALLERIES THAT PROMOTE THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE.

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 total income for the year was £31,076, with unrestricted reserves standing at £14,105 and restricted reserves at £7,585, totaling £21,690. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Expenditure was kept to a minimum, with administration costs covered by volunteers, and the charity awarded £19,985 in grants to regional arts organisations.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Woodschair
• Barbara Farmer
• Gail Aubrey LLB, MSc
• Geoffrey Moulding
• Helen Watters
• Indira Maddison
• Julia Leary
• OLWEN MCLAUGHLIN
• Pamela Meredith Jones
• Sally Warnock

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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