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2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees Mr G CArmitage
Mr TField
Ms Rosie Millard OBE
Mr RA Polom
Ms CFrancis
Ms DLeacock
Ms SPui San Lok
Mr PTibber
Mr M Durham
Chief Executive Ms SShaw MBE
Charity number 1031800
Company number 2884347
Registered office Lewis Gardens
High Street
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1JH
Auditors Whittles
Whittle &Partners LLP
The Old Exchange
64West Stockwell Street
Colchester
Essex
CO11HE
Solicitors Ellisons
Headgate Court
Head Street
Colchester
Essex
CO1 1NP

Page
Chair's statement 1-2
Trustees report 3-9
Statement ofTrustees responsibilities 10
Independent
auditor's report
11-13
Consolidated
Statement offinancial activities
14-15
Consolidated
Balance sheet
16
Charity Balance sheet 17
Consolidated
statement ofcash flows
18
Notes to the accounts 19-39

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds funds
2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020
Notes 6
Income and endowments from:
Donations
and legacies
1,316,314 1,316,314 1,068,725 1,068,725
Charitable
activities
Learning
&education
Artistic programme
Investments
12,522
21,264
21,454
17,917
176,744
30,439
198,008
21,454
25,528
40,910
23,110
286,303
171,405
311,831
212,315
23,110
Other income 328,476 328,476 441,036 441,036
Total income 1,700,030 194,661 1,894,691 1,599,309 457708 2057017
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Costs ofgenerating
voluntary
income
Trading costs
25,253
125,036
25,253
125,036
35,718
237,011
35,718
237,011
150,289 150,289 272,729 272,729
Charitable
activities
Learning &education
Artistic programme
8
8
421,972
793,935
107,256
158,042
529,228
951,977
417,563
924,991
150,202
244,260
567,765
1,169,251
Total charitable
expenditure
1,215,907 265,298 1,481,205 1,342,554 394,462 1,737,016
Total resources
expended 1,366,196 265,298 1,631,494 1,615,283 394,462 2,009,745
Net gains/(losses)
on
investments
13 (20,000) (20,000)

Gross transfers between
funds (41,595) 41,595
Net incoming'(outgoing)
resources 333,834 (70,637) 263,197 (77,569) 104,841 27,272
Other recognised gains and losses
Revaluation
of
tangible
fixed assets 64,520 64,520
Net movement in funds 333,834 (70,637) 263,197 (77,569) 169,361 91,792
Fund balances at1
April 2020 86,910 281,856 368,766 164,479 112,495 276,974
Fund balances at31
March 2021 420,744 211,219 631,963 86,910 281,856 368,766

2021 2020
Notes f. f.
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 16 35,621 34,257
Heritage
assets
15 79,400 79,400
Investment
properties
17 175,000 175,000
290,021 288,657
Current assets
Stocks 20 32,527 37,357
Debtors 22 161,600 126,897
Cash at bank and in hand 428,403 31,401
622,530 195,655
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 23 (235,588) (115,546)
Net current assets 386,942 80,109
Total assets less current liabilities 676,963 368,766
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year 24 (45,000)
Net assets 631,963 368,766
Income funds
General restricted funds 146,699 217,336
Revaluation
reserve
64,520 64,520
28 211,219 281,856
Unrestricted
funds
420,744 86,910
631,963 368,766

2021 2020
Notes f.
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Investment
properties
Investments
16
15
17
18
35,620
79,400
175,000
100
33,351
79,400
175,000
100
290,120 287,851
Current assets
Debtors 205,501 119,436
Cash at bank and in hand 365,762 25,457
571,263 144,893
Creditors: amounts
one year
falling due within 23 (228,060) (104,433)
Net current assets 343,203 40,460
Total assets less current liabilities 633,323 328,311
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year (45,000)
Net assets 588,323 328,311
Income funds
General restricted funds 146,683 217,336
Revaluation
reserve
64,520 64,520
28 21],203 281,856
Unrestricted
funds
377,120 46,455
588,323 328,311

2021 2020
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated
from operations
374,036
Investing
activities
Purchase oftangible fixed assets (27,035) (4,641)
Interest received 1 3
Net cash used in investing activities (27,034)
Financing activities
Proceeds ofnew bank loans 50,000
Repayment
ofbank loans
(16,057)
Net cash generated from/(used in)
financing
activities
50,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 397,002
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning ofyear 31,401
Cash and cash equivalents at end ofyear 428,403

Plant, equipment &auditorium 33.3%straight line
Fixtures and fittings 20% straight line
Gallery equipment &IT 25% straight line
Office IT 25% straight line

3 Donations
and legacie
s
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2021 2020
6
Donations
and gifts
Grants
89,800
1,226,514
57,198
1,011,527
1,316,314 1,068,725
Grants receivable for core activities
Arts Council England '1 079514 814527
Essex County Council
Colchester Borough Council
50,000
97,000
97,000
University
ofEssex
100,000
1,226,514 1,011,527
4 Charitable
activities
Learning & Artistic Total Total
education programme 2020
f.
Sales within charitable activities 30,439 198,008 228,447 524,146
Analysis
by fund
Unrestricted
funds
12,522 21,264 33,786
Restricted funds 17,917 176,744 194,661
30,439 198,008 228,447
For the year ended 31
Unrestricted
funds
March 2020 25,528 40,910 66,438
Restricted funds 286,303 171,405 457,708
311,831 212,315 524,146

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2021 2020
6 5
Rental income 21,453 23,107
Interest receivable 1 3
21,454 23,110
6 Other income
2021 2020
Other income 288,504 209,981
Room and venue hire 25,439 101,395
Auditorium programme 14,533 129,660
328,476 441,036
7 Raising funds
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
2021 2020
5
Costs of eneratin voluntar income
Staff costs 25,253 35,718
T M
Direct trading costs 125,036 237,011
150,289 272,729

Learning & Artistic Total Total
education programme 2021 2020
2021 2021
6
Staff costs 175,225 384,579 559,804 528,177
Direct costs 121,419 153,916 275,335 368,270
296,644 538,495 835,139 896,447
Share ofsupport costs (see note 9) 217,609 386,861 604,470 771,267
Share ofgovernance costs (see note 9) 14,975 26,621 41,596 69,302
529,228 951,977 1,481,205 1,737,016
Analysis
by
fund
Unrestricted funds 421,972 793,935 1,215,907 1,342,554
Restricted funds 107,256 158,042 265,298 394,462
529,228 951,977 1,481,205 1,737,016
For the year ended 31March 2020
Unrestricted funds 417,563 924,991 1,342,554
Restricted funds 150,202 244,260 394,462
567,765 1,169,251 1,737,016

9 Support costs Support costs
Support Governance 2021Support costs Governance 2020
costs costs costs
Staffcosts 281,240 281,240 297,647 297,647
Depreciation 25,671 25,671 41,028 41,028
Office costs 3,285 3,285 13,814 13,814
Insurance 27,842 27,842 27,100 27,100
Communication 24,481 24,481 47,206 47,206
Recruitment and
training 5,748 5,748 8,889 8,889
Utilties 82,920 82,920 132,041 132,041
Building costs 99,712 99,712 145,314 145,314
Computer
and telecoms
40,398 40,398 46,238 46,238
Licence and
subscriptions 13,173 13,173 10,440 10,440
Bad debts 1,550 1,550
Audit fees 9,807 9,807 8,750 8,750
Accountancy 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Legal and professional 13,691 13,691 42,740 42,740
Board and committee
expenses 5,290 5,290 860 860
Bank charges 9,808 9,808 13,952 13,952
604,470 41,596 646,066 771,267 69,302 840,569
Analysed
between
Charitable
activities
604,470 41,596 646,066 771,267 69,302 840,569

11 Auditor's
remuneration
Auditor's
remuneration
The analysis of auditor's
remuneration
is as follows:
Fees payable tothe group's auditors and associates: 2021 2020
6
Audit ofthe groups annual accounts 9,807 8,750
Non-audit
services
All other non-audit services 3,000 3,000
2021 2020
Number Number
General 59 54
Employment
costs
2021 2020
Wages and salaries 791,161 778,285
Social security costs 47,229 57,205
Other pension costs 27,907 26,052
866,297 861,542
The number ofemployees whose annual remuneration was 660,000or more
were:
2021 2020
Number Number
660,000 - 570,000 1 1

2018
At 1 April 2020 79,400
At 1 April 2020 and at 31 March 2021 79,400

16 Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets
Group
Plant, Fixtures and Gallery Office IT Total
equipment fittings equipment
& &IT
auditorium
Cost
At 1April 2020 192,080 337,396 370,244 48,708 948,428
Additions 27,035 27,035
At 31March 2021 192,080 337,396 397,279 48,708 975,463
Depreciation and impairment
At 1April 2020 174,135 330,555 360,773 48,708 914,171
Depreciation charged in the year 10,369 6,841 8,461 25,671
At 31March 2021 184,504 337,396 369,234 48,708 939,842
Carrying amount
At 31March 2021 7,576 28,045 35,621
At 31March 2020 17,945 6,841 9,471 34,257
Charity
Plant, Fixtures and Gallery Office IT Total
equipment fittings equipment
& &IT
auditorium
Cost
At 1April 2020 186,310 337,396 370,244 48,708 942,658
Additions 27,035 27,035
At 31March 2021 186,310 337,396 397,279 48,708 969,693
Depreciation and impairment
At 1April 2020 169,272 330,555 360,773 48,708 909,308
Depreciation charged in the year 9,463 6,841 8,461 24,765
At 31March 2021 178,735 337,396 369,234 48,708 934,073
Carrying amount
At 31March 2021 7,575 28,045 35,620
At 31March 2020 17,038 6,841 9,471 33,350

17 Investment
property
Group and charity
2021
Fair value
At 1April 2020 and 31March 2021 175,000
18 Fixed asset investments
Charity
2021 2020
Notes B
Investments in subsidiaries 19 100 100

Name ofundertaking Name ofundertaking and country of Nature of business Class of %Held
incorporation or residency shareholding Direct
Firstsite Enterprises Limited United Kingdom Trading arm ofcharity Ordinary 100.00
20 Stocks
2021 2020
Shop stock 29,933 33,235
Bar stock 2,594 4,122
32,527 37,357

21 Financial instruments Financial instruments Financial instruments
Group 2021 2020
f.
Carrying amount offinancial assets
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost 117,130 122,924
Canying amount offinancial liabilities
Measured atfair value through profit or loss
Measured
at amortised
cost 270,322 100,248
Financial instruments
Charity 2021 2020
6
Canying amount offinancial assets
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost 166,663 116,104
Carrying amount offinancial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost 263,389 89,135
22 Debtors
Group
2021 2020
Amounts falling due within one year: 6
Trade debtors 57,225 57,963
Other debtors 73,910 65,602
Prepayments
and
accrued income 30,465 3,332
161,600 126,897
Debtors
Charity
2021 2020
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 53,961 51,143
Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings 52,797
Other debtors 68,278 64,961
Prepayments
and
accrued income 30,465 3,332
205,501 119,436

23 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Group
2021 2020
Notes 6
Bank loans 5,000
Other taxation and social security 9,671 15,298
Deferred income 26 595
Trade creditors 44,810 20,990
Other creditors 3,218 4,661
Accruals and deferred income 172,294 74,597
235,588 115,546
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Charity
2021 2020
Notes
Bank loans 5,000
Other taxation and social security 9,671 15,298
Trade creditors 41,487 14,657
Other creditors 3,218 4,661
Accruals and deferred income 168,684 69,817
228,060 104,433
24 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Group and charity
2021 2020
Notes
Bank loans 45,000
25 Loans and overdrafts
Group and charity
2021 2020
Bank loans 50,000
Payable within one year 5,000
Payable after one year 45,000

28 Restricted funds
Balance at 1 incoming Resources Balance at 31
April 2020 resources expended March 2021
6 6 6
First Site Developnrent Appeal 1,251 (1,251)
Artwork fund 79,400 79,400
Col8ctors Group - Artists support 22,082 1,951 24,033
Tate - Circuit 437 437
Refugee Action Restaurant 1,912 1,912
TIre Britishness project 9,472 9,472
Royal Opera House 1,094 1,094
Coode-Adams
Firstsite
Trust 2,000 2,000
Youth Music 25,349 (16,594) 8,755
Children in Need 1,774 (1,774)
Perci1 Bilton Charthj 500 500
New Geographies - Wysing (3,151) (5,000) (8,151)
Garfretd Weston Lighting 37,334 (2,640) 34,694
Arts Council Collection 10,580 121,564 (143,127) (10,983)
Holiday Fun 54,430 15,966 (70,838) (442)
Black Essex 26,825 (3,536) 23,289
Art Fund 6,969 6,969
NHS COV)D project 30,000 30,000
Ar!Fund &BBCCommissioning 10,000 10,000
Holiday Fund Easter 21 15,180 1'3,287) 11,893
T1re Great BigArt Exhibition 1'17,247) (17,247)
Otlur 3,598 (5) 3,593
281,856 194,661 (265,299) 211,219

29 Analysis ofnet assets between funds
Group
Analysis ofnet assets between funds
Group
Unrestricted Restricted Total
f.
Fund balances at 31March 2021are represented by.
Tangible assets 35,621 35,621
Heritage assets 79,400 79,400
Investment
properties
175,000 175,000
Current assets/(liabilities) 255,139 131,803 386,942
Long term liabilities (45,000) (45,000)
420,760 211,203 631,963
Analysis ofnet assets between funds
Charity
Unrestricted Restricted Total
5
Fund balances at 31March 2021 are represented by:
Tangible assets 35,620 35,620
Heritage assets 79,400 79,400
Investment
proper ties
175,000 175,000
Investments 100 100
Current assets/(liabilities) 211,400 131,803 343,203
Long-term
liabilities
(45,000) (45,000)
377,120 211,203 588,323

under non-cancellable
operating leases, which fall due a
s follows:
2021 2020
Within one year 2,071 1,385
Between two and five years 3,279 2,859
5,350 4,244

2021 2020
f.
Aggregate compensation 67,993 71,427

Cash generated fro m operatio ns 2021 2020
Surplus for the year 263,197 27,272
Adjustments
for:
Investment
income
recognised in profit or loss (3)
Fair value gains and losses on investment
properties
20,000
Depreciation
and impairment
oftangible fixed assets 25,671 41,028
Movements
in working capital:
Decrease in stocks 4,830 1,613
(Increase)/decrease in debtors (34,703) 88,619
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 114,447 (137,494)
Increase in deferred income 595
Cash generated
from operations
374,036 41,035

35 Analysis ofchanges in net funds
At 1 April Cash flows At 31March
2020 2021
f.
Cash at bank and in hand 31,401 397,002 428,403
Loans falling due within one year (5,000) (5,000)
Loans falling due after more than one year (45,000) (45,000)
31,401 347,002 378,403