THE GARSTANG AND DISTRICT ARTS SOCIETY

Registered charity 259715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARSTANG & DISTRICT ARTS CENTRE, GARSTANG AND DISTRICT ARTS CENTRE, GARSTANG ARTS CENTRE, THE ARTS CENTRE GARSTANG AND DISTRICT

Display of paintings and other works of art, changed on an monthly basis, the centre is open to the public Tuesday, Thursday (10am - 4pm) and Saturday mornings. The Arts Society premises are used for Local Authority classes in Painting and are used by the various member groups (Painting, Dancing, Choral, Music, Patchwork etc.) to carry out their activities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN GARSTANG AND DISTRICT THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS.

Area of benefit: GARSTANG AND DISTRICT INCLUDING NORTH FYLDE

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Arts Centre is busy and used every day by multiple groups, with membership slowly increasing post-pandemic. The trustees report that the Schoolroom has been refurbished, with the charity paying contributions towards the cost over the coming months. No financial figures, reserves, or audit status are disclosed in the provided text.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Marie Whitehead
• Eileen Mary Pearson
• Jean Mavin
• Muriel Burnham-Airey

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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