ARTS SOCIETY, GORING

Charity number: 1100600
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides lectures on arts related subjects. Organises visits to places of cultural and artistic interest, exhibitions etc. Participates in NADFAS supported activities in Young Arts, Heritage Volunteering and Church Recording.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £20,745
Total expenditure: £17,550

People

9 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GADFAS (Working name)
  • GORING DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Henry Charles Plumb Trustee 15 June 2022
THE FRIENDS OF DORCHESTER ABBEY
Received: On time
Patricia Parry Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Brenda Cox Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Marilyn Fyne Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Dr Diane Varian Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Sally Wicks Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Sarah Beake Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Rosemary Mortimer Trustee 20 June 2018
GORING GAP UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
Received: On time
Maureen Gail Richardson Trustee 18 June 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £25.07k £16.65k £26.05k £16.41k £20.75k
Total expenditure £17.98k £15.78k £28.23k £18.04k £17.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 03 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 02 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 June 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 19 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED 16 MARCH 2005, 8 MARCH 2006 AND 11 MARCH 2009 AS AMENDED ON 15 JUN 2017

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE CULTIVATION, APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF THE DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS, AND THE GIVING OF AID TOWARDS THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL ARTISTIC HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GORING-ON-THAMES

Contact information

Address:
Uplands Cottage
Hardwick Road
Whitchurch on Thames
READING
RG8 7HH
Phone:
+447836290157
Email:
rob.plumb@icloud.com
Website:

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