THE ARTS SOCIETY STEYNING

Charity number: 1147800
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To Promote and advance the aesthetic education of the public, the cultivation appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts by means of lectures and visits to private houses, museums, exhibitions and other places of interest to members of the society. The Society also is active in The Art's Society Young Arts programme with local schools and the award of prizes to young artists of merit

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2025

Total income: £22,834
Total expenditure: £17,383

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 2012: Standard registration
  • 05 November 2019: Funds received from 1029451 STEYNING MUSIC SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • STEYNING DFAS (Working name)
  • STEYNING DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gerard BAGLEY Chair 11 February 2019
None on record
Jane Ann Bennett Trustee 10 June 2024
None on record
Barbara Leigh Trustee 12 June 2023
None on record
Alan Shirt Trustee 05 July 2022
None on record
Catherine Mary Carlyle Harrison Trustee 13 June 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024 31/12/2025
Total gross income £9.78k £3.48k £12.17k £15.55k £22.83k
Total expenditure £8.02k £8.84k £11.21k £13.46k £17.38k
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 2025 16 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2024 02 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 12 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
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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 ADOPTED 14/05/2005 AS AMENDED ON 14/05/2012 AS AMENDED ON 10 JUL 2017 as amended on 13 Oct 2025

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 TO 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.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
The Mulberries
Pound Lane
Upper Beeding
STEYNING
West Sussex
BN44 3JB
Phone:
07787243836
Email:
steyning@theartssociety.org
Website:

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