The Arts Society Bury St Edmunds

Charity number: 1156720
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion and advancement of the aesthetic education of the public, the cultivation, appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts, the giving of aid to the conservation of our national artistic heritage for the benefit of the public and the support and encouragement of young arts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £19,989
Total expenditure: £17,416

Total income includes £250 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 April 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BSEDFAS (Working name)
  • BURY ST EDMUNDS DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Pauline Margaret Vannet Trustee 10 June 2025
None on record
Alfred Douglas Vannet Trustee 10 June 2025
None on record
John Edmund Hawthorn Trustee 11 June 2024
None on record
Ann Christine Bygrave Trustee 13 June 2023
None on record
Claire Marguerite Rose Trustee 12 June 2022
None on record
Rosemary Margaret Varley Trustee 12 April 2020
EATING MATTERS
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £5.93k £14.31k £20.39k £17.82k £19.99k
Total expenditure £7.24k £13.94k £21.21k £18.09k £17.42k
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 £250

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 March 2025 16 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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 01 JUN 2003 as amended on 09 May 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 TO THE CONSERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL ARTISTIC HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Contact information

Address:
26 Rendell Crescent
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP32 6FP
Phone:
07891661781
Email:
JOHNANDSUEHAWTHORN@GMAIL.COM
Website:

theartssocietybse.org.uk