The Arts Society Henley

Registered charity 289323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H E D F A S, HENLEY DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY, THE ARTS SOCIETY HENLEY (TASH)

The Arts Society Henley (TASH) operates under the umbrella of The Arts Society, promoting awareness of the arts by offering its members and visitors lectures, study days and visits to exhibitions and artistic centres . We reach out to local schools, universities and the community, providing financial grants, workshops, volunteer support and assistance with the preservation of local records.

Objects

(I) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE VISUAL ARTS AND TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND THE KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL ARTS AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF HENLEY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. (II) ALSO, TO SECURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN HENLEY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Area of benefit: HENLEY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 made a surplus of £1,703 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £49,257. The trustees confirm that current and future funding sources are adequate to meet the charity's needs for at least one year from the approval date. The charity maintains a reserves policy of £12,000, which is well below the actual unrestricted reserves held.

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 5 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Davies
• Caroline Susan Fox
• Hugh Crawford Fitzwilliams
• Monique Vleugels
• Professsor Robert James Gurney

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Oxfordshire · Reading · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

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