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accounts and lottery report annual review 2001 Contents 3 Welcome 4 Arts Council of England grant-in-aid accounts 27 Grants awarded 2000/01 39 Arts Council of England lottery distribution accounts 61 National Lottery Report 2000/01 78 Advisory Panels 79 Regional Arts Boards 4 Arts Council of England grant-in-aid accounts 25 Grants awarded 1999/2000 44 Arts Council of England lottery distribution accounts 64 National Lottery Report 1999/2000 78 Advisory Panels 79 Regional Arts Boards THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND 2 Welcome to the Arts Council of England’s Annual Review for 2001 – Accounts and Lottery Report The Arts Council is the national body for the arts in England. We distribute public money from Government and the National Lottery to artists and arts organisations, both directly and through the 10 English regional arts boards. As an independent, non-political body,working at arm’s length from Government, we champion the arts — promoting the importance of artistic endeavour to the economic, physical, social and, not least, spiritual well-being of the country.We commission research, promote innovation in the arts, and provide advice and information. Our strategic priorities are to bring the arts to a wider audience, support the individual artist, nurture creativity across the generations, embrace the diversity of our culture and explore new forms of expression. In 2000 we successfully made the case to Government for a substantial increase in public funding for the arts.This review sets out how we are using this money and our plans for ensuring that England’s artists and arts communities remain among the most dynamic, vibrant and resourceful in the world. This annual review 2001is in two parts: ● Breaking new ground — a review of the year ● Accounts and lottery report See it online at: www.artscouncil.org.uk/review2001/ 3 THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND The Arts Council of England grant-in-aid accounts 1April 2000-31March 2001 Foreword Introduction by the Secretary of State. Accounts for grants of £97.6 million to the Regional The Arts Council of England is a grant-in-aid and lottery are prepared Arts Boards during the year,as detailed registered charity,Charity Registration separately in accordance with in Note 4 of the accounts. In addition, Number 1036733. It was established by Accounts Direction also issued by a number of specific grants were Royal Charter on 1April 1994,taking the Secretary of State. administered via the Regional Arts Boards. Details of these are disclosed over those responsibilities in England Internal structure in Schedule 1to the accounts. previously discharged by the Arts The governing body of the Arts Council Council of Great Britain.The objectives of England is the Council, which of the Council as stated in the Royal consists of a Chairman and eleven Charter are to develop and improve members.The Council meets in formal the knowledge, understanding and session about ten times each year practice of the arts and to increase and monitors the work of the Chief accessibility of the arts to the public. Executive and staff.There are a To this end it makes grants to arts number of advisory panels which have organisations and Regional Arts Boards, no executive authority but play an and engages in other activities on important role by providing advice behalf of the sector. from the arts constituency.The Arts Council’s staff are led by the Chief The address of the principal office is Executive and the other members of 14 Great Peter Street,London SW1P 3NQ. the Executive Team. The Arts Council receives grant-in-aid from the Department for Culture, Media The Executive Team consists of the and Sport (DCMS) and is one of the bodies Chief Executive and four Executive designated to distribute funds from Directors.The organisation’s structure the National Lottery by the National is based on the following four Lottery etc. Act 1993 (as amended by directorates, each led and managed the National Lottery Act 1998). by an Executive Director: ● Arts Grant-in-aid is distributed by the ● Communications Council in support of the arts in ● Planning and Resources accordance with the objectives set ● Research and Development out in the Royal Charter. Regional Arts Boards The Council works at arm’s length The Regional Arts Boards are from Government and has the status independent companies, and grants of a Non-Departmental Public Body. to them from the Arts Council As such it is regulated in accordance are subject to conditions set by the with a Financial Memorandum issued Council.The Council made operating THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND 4 GRANT-IN-AID Foreword continued Membership of Council The members of the Arts Council during the year and up to the signing of the accounts were as follows: Member Date of appointment Date of resignation/retirement Gerry Robinson January 1998 Renewed March 2001 Derrick Anderson June 1998 June 2001 David Brierley CBE November 1997 Renewed June 2000 Deborah Bull CBE June 1998 Emmanuel Cooper September 2000 Sir Christopher Frayling January 1988 June 2000 Antony Gormley OBE June 1998 June 2001 Anish Kapoor June 1998 Joanna MacGregor June 1998 Brian McMaster CBE June 2000 Professor Andrew Motion April 1996 June 2000 Dr Janet Ritterman June 2000 William Sieghart June 2000 Prudence Skene CBE May 1992 June 2000 Hilary Strong June 1998 David Brierley served as Chairman of the Audit Committee throughout 2000/01. Sir Christopher Frayling and Prudence Skene were members of the Committee in the period prior to their resignation from the Council, following which Dr Janet Ritterman and Hilary Strong were appointed as Committee members. GRANT-IN-AID 5 THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND Foreword continued Chief Executive, Chairman arts is now distinguished separately Fixed assets and Council members from operational costs. In line with During the year the Arts Council appointment the requirements of the Statement of increased the capitalisation threshold Gerry Robinson was appointed as Recommended Practice issued by the from £500 to £2,000. Consequently,only Chairman of the Arts Council on Charity Commission, operational costs assets that separately cost more than 1May 1998 for an initial term of three are then split between support costs £2,000 each are capitalised in the years, and reappointed for a further and management and administration. balance sheet. An additional depreciation three-year term on 20 March 2001.The Details are disclosed in Notes 5 and 6 charge to the statement of financial Chief Executive, Peter Hewitt, was to the accounts. Prior year comparatives activities of £0.2m was made in have been adjusted accordingly. appointed by the Council on the year as a result of this change. 9 March 1998 for a period of five years Proposed reorganisation of Reserves with the approval of the Secretary the Arts Council of England At 31March 2001,the Arts Council had of State for Culture, Media and Sport. and the Regional Arts General Fund reserves of £7.5 million. Boards Council members are appointed for up The Council’s policy in relation to In March 2001, the Arts Council to three years and are eligible for reserves is to ensure that it holds announced a proposal to create a new reappointment for a further two terms sufficient funds to maintain liquidity, organisation by combining with the of up to three years each. to cover unforeseen short-term ten Regional Arts Boards to create a emergency cash requirements and new single Arts Council of England. Review of the year to repay to DCMS grant-in-aid over More detailed proposals were The DCMS provided grant-in-aid of committed in previous years. £237.2 million for the year.A further published by the Arts Council in July 2001in a consultation document £1million was received from the Employment and training entitled Working together for the arts. Department for Education and Skills policies and staff The proposed new single Arts Council towards the Interim Funding Scheme. participation of England will establish nine formally The accounts for activities funded The Arts Council is committed to creating constituted regional councils to which from grant-in-aid show a deficit of a working environment that treats it will delegate more of its funding and £3 million.This deficit offsets the people with fairness and respect and other functions than the Arts Council surplus from the previous year.It arose is free from discrimination, harassment currently delegates to the Regional because some commitments were and bullying. Policies and procedures Arts Boards. delayed from 1999/2000 to 2000/01. are geared towards eliminating direct Total grants awarded during the year The Council intends that these changes and indirect discrimination and were £233 million.The Arts Council’s should yield administrative savings of supporting employees in reaching their annual review gives further details of some £8-10 million a year across the full potential. the activities of the organisation. arts funding system as a whole, once transitional costs have been met.The The Arts Council’s training and The presentation of non-grant level of these transitional costs cannot development programmes are designed expenditure has been changed in this be known until staffing proposals have to encourage and support all year’s accounts to aid understanding been developed, but the Working employees in improving performance. of the nature of these costs. Other together document provides an In recognition of the organisation’s expenditure directly in support of the estimate of £8 million (see Note 30). positive approach to the recruitment THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND 6 GRANT-IN-AID Foreword continued and management of staff with appointment at the Council’s Great suitable accounting policies on a disabilities, the Arts Council has been Peter Street address.