REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 02942151 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1039555
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
R THE YEAR ENDED 31. MARCH 20
FOR
WYSING ARTS CHARITY
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& Statutory Audiiors
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
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Report of the Trustees
1. to 14
Report of the Independent Auditors
15 to 18
Statement of Financial AGtivities
19
Balance Sheel
20
Cash Flow Statement
21
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
22
Note$ to the Flnanclal Statements
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The Trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 200.6, present thelr
reporl wilh the financial statemenls of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The Trustees have
adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
'Wysing was founded with a utopian vision lo treate space for 8rtist5 to live & work. Today it is.... pioneering
an experimental approach to artistic practice, learning & curating.. Louise Benson, Elephant Magazine.
Wysing Arts Centre is a progressive organisation in a rural setting that was established In 1989. We enable
artist5 and publics to engage their imagination freely and lake creative risks., we believe that everybody has
the right to time and space for creativity, away from the distractions of daily life.
The srte is ten miles from Cambridge city. It holds 20 subsidised studios, accommodation for up to 80 visltlng
artists annually, recording and ceramics studios, flexible space to experiment, present and learn. fields,
woodland, and several outdoor outsvorks. Work made at Wysing is seen worldwide. An acce55ible digital
offer increases reach and archive5 our work., our youth programrne empowers future generations.
Wyslng invltes artists from acros5 the world lo stay and reflect on their practice without the pressure of
producing new work.. time spent wilhoul a plan can often be when the best new ideas emerge. We take
proactive, intersectional approach to equity and inclusion. and often support artists who have not been well
supported by mainstream gallery and funding systems. Several artists vtho have spent lime al Wysing have
gone on lo be Tumer-prize or Paul Hamlyn Award winners. Some artists go on to be commlssioned by
Wysing to creale new work, presented on site and in places where broad publics will enjoy it: many
participate in Wysing's lively events programme.
Wysing engages people of all ages Ihrough art15t-led workshops, events. onllne projects. gatherlngs and an
alternative art school called The Syllabus. Our youth-led learning programme focuses on providing creative
opportunity, confidence and empowerment for rurally isolated young people. our Creative Youlh Council
holds decision-maklng powers in our organisation.
We are funded principally by Arts Council England through Ils National Portfolio scheme. Further funds are
raised through Trusts. Foundations, individual giving and commercial activity.
In 2023, Wysing prepared for a site-wide capital project focused on environmental su5tainabilily and
accessibility that vnuld see our grounds and key areas of our site for purwse, increase Ihe financial stsbility
of our organisation, and better malch our mission, vision and values.
We are active in Plus Tate., we lead the Eastem branch of the Contemporary Visual ,Arts Network. and our
Director is a ctrlead of Create Cambridge cullural compact. Our impactful local. national and inlemational
collaborative partnerships wilh cultural, educational and social organisations are core. They are built to share
resources and knowledge in our sector, widening our reach and deepening our leaming.
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Vlslon, Mlsslon, Alms and Objectlves
VISION:
to cultivate the freewheeling imagination.
MISSION: Wysing believes in the Iransformative social and personal benefits of art and creativity, and
that a more lust world can only be achieved if everyone has equal access to the lime and
space needed to imagine it. Wysing provides accessible opportunities and resources to
think and create. outside Ihe habits of daily life. We support artists to develop their tslent: we
advocate for the immense value they have in the world, and we work to create the
conditions necessary for them to have sustainable careers.
AIMS and OBJECTIVES:
Collaborallve:
Generous:
Aglle".
Attentive:
Transparent:
Ethical:
Work logether-to build resources
Model change. sharing our resources equitably
Create and Seize opportunity
Listen to what people say, and respond effectively
Build trusl, and be open about how we work
Avoid causing hard to people and the planet
Our Dlreclor and Depuly Dlrector are supported by Trustees bvho hold expertise in key areas of our work,.
and a newly appointed Chair. Laura Wright (CEO, Postal Museum, former CEO, Tate Enterprises) who
joined our Director in September 2023. Our work is reviewed quarterly at Board meetings, together with a
range of policies and Wysing's risk register. Board sub-committee meetings, including finance and site
groups, are held when necessary throughout the year.
Qualilatlve and quantitatlve evaluation frameworks to help us learn and develop, and to meet targets on
equality, .diversity and inclusion. We gather data from visitor surveys and verbally, as well as from social
media and press. We leam and deepen the value of our artist support programmes through formal
evaluation assessed by staff,. we adapt in response. Thls information is shared with the team at staff
meetings and, reported lo Trustees. Our team receives training throughout the year, focusing on key areas
that reflect our work - these include safeguarding, disability awareness, autism awareness, mental health
first aid and first aid training.
Trustee Statement on Public Benefit
11 is the Trustees, intention to ensure that Wysin9 continues to play a unique role in providing high quality
facililies and access to Innovalive programmes of contemporary art for the benefit of artists and for wider .
society. Wysing provides Studio accommodation (WI￿re there is a significant noted shortage of sludio
provision in Cambridgeshire, especially provision that is affordable). is one of a few rural venues in the UK.
that offer funded residency opportunities, as well as fundlng new work to be created and shown at our srte or.
partner venues. It is a priority for the Trustees to continue to further the diversity. accessibility, reach and
impact of our work..
In considering the public benefit of the charity the Trustees have had regard'to the Charity Commission's
guidance on Public Benefit.
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Signlficanl Charllable Activities
Resldencl
Artistic residencies are core lo our work. We provide national and international artists at key moments in their
careers with a bursary. workspace, accommodation, ongoing crilical and practical support. We continue to
support artists after they have completed residencies by offering ongoing critical guidance where requested,
and the opportunity lo retum to Wysing to stay for short perlods to continue developing their practice.
We continue to offer a flexible residency model that allows artisls to detemiine the length of their stay,
recognising that some artist5 may nol be able to spend blocks of time at Wysing (e.g. Garing responsibilltles,
health conditions. jobs). We have a designated Access Budget that enables us to support artists who need
additional resources to participate meaningfully. In 2023 we introduced a new initiative.. an annually rotating
artist advisory group to help us reach and give opportunity to artists outside of our networks. The 2023
committee were.. Akil Scafe-smith {RESOLVE Collective>, Uma Breakdown, Cèdrlc Fauq and Tam Reynolds.
Residency artists for 20234 were.. Intoart (UK), Elize Charcosset {France) In partnership with CAPAC
Bordeaux as part of FLUXUS Magnelic programme, Rudy Loewe (UK), Fiona MacDonald (UKI, Wet Mess
(UK), Bella Milroy (UK). Joe Namy (UK l Lebanon), Daniel Odunlan (UK), Sean Roy Parker (UK), Belladonna
Paloma (UK), Diana Puntar (UK I US). Charwei Tsai {Taiwanl in partnership with Kettle5' Yard anrj the Paul
Mellon Centre for British Art, Jose Funn811 {UK) in collaboratlon with ICA, London, and Murphy Yum (Korea I
France) supported by Knotenpunkt.
Follolwng a rigorous nomination and selection process, we announced Appau Jnr Yiadom-Boakye (UK) as
the firsl recipient of the Donna Lynas Residency Award (in partnership with South London Gallery, Modem
Art Oxford and Somerset House Studios) which will provide an artist a 'no strings, grant of £16,000 over
three years (2023-6) and the combined resources of each organisation.
We contlnijed lo support online resldencies In partnership with Vital Capacities, whlch offers crltlcal support
'and networking for disabled artists., in August 2023 we supported Belladonna Paloma to develop skills and
networks as part of a four-week digital residency programme, wilh an online presentation at the end.
"8eing at Wysing gave me a spaciousness - in that I had space lo make and space to think. I havenl had
that luxury for a while
So il wasn't just a residency for me.. it was a retreat. Every day I would kind of
meditate on the meaning of this project - what I was doing with the ceramics. It was Ireedom just to have that
space as a resource." Residency artist feedback
Events
We presented six Iteralions of Wysing's sell-out performance and music night for LG8TQl+ audiences Clu
rania in partnership wilh Cambridge Junction and queer organisers in the City. Club Urania is a LG8TQI+
inclusive space featuring live 'work-in-progress' performance and open mic slots for locally based p.erformers
lo try new works, followed by music and dancing. The event takes an integrated approach to accessibility,
offering captioned performances and livestreaming for remote audience5. In 2023-4 we supported six artists
to try out new works in front of Club Urania audiences, including Peyvand Sadeghian, Jose Funnell'and Katy
Baird. We also presented an outdoor event as part of Cambridge Pride, Summer 2023.
ueer Uto
Wysing Arts Cenlre's festival of queer culture due to lake place in September 2023 had to be cancelled due
to a train strike: it was rescheduled lo take place in May 2024.
On 12 April 2023, On
Da
I Will Feel M Power took place - an event held by the ICA and livestreamed by
Wysing Arts Centre, as part of a multi-site celebration of Ihe life and work of artist Lizzy Rose {198&2022),
which featured contributions from artists including Leah Clements. RA Walden and Benddict Drew who
explored themes of chronic illnes5, neurodivergence and disability.
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On 22 July 2023, LLen took place.- a new model for Open Studios that combined presentations by
studio artists with a weekend-long exhibition of work-in-progress by residency artists Ruth Angel Edwards
and Chloéè Maguile. and by Murphy Yum, a drop-in workshop by Wysing's Creative Youth Council with artist
Alexi Marshall, and performances by studio artisls Rob Fosler-Jones and Penny Klein. as well as from Club
Urania 'regulars' including A2ara and Cambridge-based singer. Lovemore. In Oecember 2023, we
organised a seminar in partnership with Leicester University Museum Studies. lilled Be
ond Landsca
ur
tin
Art in Rural Places that looked at the conditions of rural arts centres and artists from the
perspective of audience5 and artists, and what the benefil would be of forming a UK-wide network. .On 9
February 2024. we worked in partnership with Kettle's Yard and Ihe Paul Mellon Centre for British Art to
present S
ace l Time l Life., A Gatherin
a day-long programme ol talks, workshops, performance and food
to coincide with Kettle's Yard's exhibition Makin
New Worl
Li Yuan Chia and Friends. The day included
talks. workshops and performances from Bella Milroy, Charwei Tsai, Ama Josephine Budge, Aaron Tan, the
Field. Sean Roy Parker, Rafal Zajko, Rosemary Shirley, Ana Brownsted and more.
On 27 March 2024. we organised S
rin
Celebration.. the launch of Wysing's 202&k5 residency programme
and a look back on key works from residency artists from the year before. This included a lalk wilh Rudy
Loewe and Feral Practice (Flona MacDonald) moderated by El Morgan, and a screening of Feral Practice's
work-in-progress in Wysing's project space. There was also a supporters, lunch. ￿ntred around a congee
meal cooked by 2024-5 residency artist Alislair Kwan.
Wysing offers an Integrated approach to digital and in-person events, live streaming where possible to
ensure that 'those who cannot attend person can attend digitally. We work with live caplioners to ensure
accurate subtitling,
Exhlbltlons & Commls
ions
In 2022, the Trustees supported the decision to use Wysing's gallery as. a project space for residency and
studio artists to rehearse and experiment.. thls scale of space is rarely available for artists, and significant
works have been produced there as a result. Since. then. a significant re-think of whal exhibition5 mean for
Wysing has also taken place. Commissioned artworks are now exhibiled in places with greater reach:
around Wysing's grounds, and off-site.
2023 saw the continuation of Wyslng's New Block Commission, an exhibition of a new commission on
Wysing's road-facing studio block, seen by over 1,000 passers by, daily. Carol Sorhaindo's The Golden
QLwn, which explored memory, reflection, time. fragmentation and the history of colonial power in the
Cambridgeshire region and beyond, through the molif of a pineapple. launched in June 2023; Rafal Zajko's
hugely impaciful commission Corn
and Callus
was launched on 9 February 2024 and will run until
Septemb8r 2024.
In Seplember 2023, a significant project by artist Rafal Zajko which unfolded inside and outside St Peter's
School, Huntingdon. It wa5 inspired Rafal Zajko's year-long collaboration with over 270 year 7 students
(11-12yrs> in weekly sessions that ran Ihroughout the 2022-3 school year. During these sessions, Rafal
invited students to think wildly about the future of farming and lechnology, using drawing and artificial
intelligence image-generation software. The result was a major public art commission - the artist's first - on
the front of the school, seen daily by Ihe school community and thousands of people passing the busy road,
paired with an exhibition of smaller works that unfolded throughout the school's interior, seen by the
community and regular visitors. The project had a huge impact on all involved. with Zajko commenting-
'Probably the most meaningful elemenl from this context was coming out of the art world l institutional bubble
and open my practice to an age group I demographic that perhaps haven't any access to contemporary art
practices. I was chuffed to be selected by the students - this meant a lot as it was based on their response to
me and my praclice. I learned how to open my practice up - and by sharing my knowledge and ideas I
received a lot of myself..
Since Ihe commission, Zajko has had several more public engagement commissions - a new area of practice
for the artist. Dawn Glover. Head of Creative Enterprise Faculty, commented:

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'The opportunity to work with an artist over a long period of time has been invaluable, such opportunities on
this scale rarely happen within arts education. Knowing we have given our students the chance to meet,
engage and collaborate with an artist such as Rafal Zajko Is incredlbly special. In the fonnal classroom
setting creative outcomes often compele with other eclucational activities, 50 to be able lo create in this way
was invaluable. The sustained nature of the project created a positive atmosphere amongst the students, as
each new group of students joined, they sh'ared their understanding and thoughts from their peers and the
resulting sculptural outcomes are a source of great delight seen by staff, students, parentslcarers and
visitors on a daily basis.
Temporary 8xhibitions took place at Wysing as part of Wysing's events Wysing Open and Spring
elebration. During Wyslng Open. Ruth Angel Edwards and Chloée Maguile presented thelr
work-in-progress screening., during Spring Celebration in March, artist Feral Practice also had the
opportunity to exhibit work-in-progress on a large scale in tho project space. Both W￿re an invaluable chance
for artisls to test audience responses and showcase their work to new viev￿r8, which could then inform how '
the work progressed:
Works created at Wysing often go elsewhere..
May..
Wet Mess's show T
Q premiered at Cambridge Junction, co-cornmissioned
as part of their OISRUPT festival of perfomance-based art.
Delaine Le Bas's exhibitlon In
it Vita Nova.. Here Be
insaN
wLif
opened
at Secce55ion, Vienna. Austria, having been made on site in Wysing's project
space in March 2023.
Eve Stalnton's Im
premiered at ICA London and travelled to Take
. Me Somewhere, Tramway, Glasgow, having been produced on residency at
Wysing in 2022-3.
Uma Breakdown's E rth AD
opened at FACT, Liverpool, on tour from
Wysing Arts Centre wherè the exhibition closed in December 2022.
Ruth Angel Edwards and Chloée Maguile's H
ero
was presented at
PRIMARY, Nottingham. having been made and then presented at Wy5ing Arts
Centre in 2023.
Jose Funnell's produced at Wysing Arts Centre in 2023,
premiered at ICA London.
New Worlds..
and Friends opens at Kettle5 Yard.
Cambridge, featuring new work by Char4¥ei Tsai made on residency at Wysing
in 2023.
Murphy Yum's exhibilion Dear A the Sauva
having been produced at Wysing in 2023.
Issam K urba '.
ent Archive opened at Kettles Yard. Cambridge, featuring
new work by Issam Kourbaj created in Wysing's ceramics studio, with
production supported by Studio artlst Lawrence Epps.
June:
September:
October:
October.
November:
November..
' December..
e opened in Seoul, Korea,
March:
Sin
Studio Artlsts
Wysing studio artist tenants conlinue lo be supported through portfolio reviews and mentorlng sessions, as
well as presenting their work as part of Wysing's annual public Wysing Open, centred around artist studio
presentations. Studio artists are also eligible to apply for a Test Space. professional development grant= in
2023-4 this was awarded to Lawrence Epps to develop the sound aspect of his practice, and Penny Klein,
who used the grant to travel and undertake a professional development course. Wysing also employs studio
artisls where their skills and experience matches opportunity. Following a further review of studio artist
leases, Ihe Director. Deputy Director and Twstees agreed to studio artist5. request to undertake a further
view of lease provision al Wysing Arts Cenlre. Facilitator Rivca Rubin was appointed, and tse￿een
Autumn 2023 and. concluding in June 2024, a temporary Studio Artist Steering Group was iniliated.
comprising studio artist representatives. members of Wysing's team, and Trustees. with one meeting
including external stakeholders, including locally based artists and studio providers. The group met monthly
to discuss Ideas, areas of concern and development around the provision of artist studios at Wysing Arts
Centre, with a spectfic focus on lease structures. A reserves request of £5.000 was granted by Trustees to
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In late 2023, a new phase of Syllabus - Wysing's artist-led learning programme- began. A part-time Syllabus
Coordinator {Nalasha Ruwona) wa5 appointed, together with an artist advisor, in post for a year (Uma
Breakdown), one guest partner - TACO! Prq'ects, London, and two new permanent partners
New Art
Exchange, Nottingham. and Ps2, Belfast. They join Spike Island, Eastside Projects, Studio Voltaire and
Wysing Arts Centre as projed partners. Artist recruilment began and the new cohort of 10 artists begins
working together in June 2024.
Youn
Peo
Wysing's young people's programme is cenlred around two key areas.. Creative Youth Council, and Schools.
In 2023, we received a significant grant from the John Armitage Charitable Twst, and continued support from
the Ragdoll Foundation.
Wysing's Creative Youth Council is for young people aged 14-18 with additional support needs l at risk of
isolation (especially rural}. 22 young people engaged across 2023-4. They met 11 times in 20234, for four
hour Sessions each month, lo collaborate and experiment with artists,. meet new friends in a safe and
supportive Spa￿,. to get involved in a variety of arts opportunities, including programming events. festivals,
resources, and their own artwork., build teamwork and leadership skills whlch can then be used to support
college, university and l or job applications,. and to programme events including annual Creative Youth
Festival, which in October 2023 attracted. 76 young people. Across 20234, we increased our work with
Youth-engaged service providers to grow attendance (the Darwin Centre, Kite Trust, 20Twenly Productlons)
with an emphasis on young people with additional support needsl at risk of isolation. Young people receive
bursary and subsidised transport to attend. In March 2024, they undertook sessions with artist Oylan Fox to
re-imagine the visual identity of CYC.
Thank you for giving young people a non-judgmental, free and underslanding crealive space and
communityl Where youth are accepted as thelr authentic selve5.' CYC member
Additional activity included mentoring for a member of the Creative Youth Council who is ai the upper age of
CYC support and wants lo explore a creative career. Wysing has commissioned them lo make a Yoraging
map, of Wysing's grounds, for the public. This has included a commission fee and rnentoring from two artists
at different stages of the commission.
We ran five'creative sessions developed in collaboration with Cambridgeshire Sensory Support Team,
who support mulli-sensorially impaired (MSI
includes dlDeaf, visually impaired and often also
neurodivergent) young people across schools in Cambridgeshire - where they may be the only MSI child in
their school. Crealive sessions for nine young people from eight different schools were led by artists whose
lived experience matches those of the young people, including artist Ebony Rose Dark. who commented. it
has been amazing because of the support [from Wysing's teaml. .the impact on the students was fantastic.
i one of them was not so confident using the long cane and the fact that he wanted to use it following the
session was amazing,. The project culminaled with a Sensory Celebration Event on 15 July.. a relaxed event
for family, friends, and other users of the Sensory Support service to come together to celebrate the sensory
Irails that the young people created specially at Wysing with Julia Collar. The young people presented their
sensory tours to everyone to lake part in.
Creatlve Youth Festival (25 Oct 2023) was co-programmed with the CYC. It was a day-long event featuring
creative activty that included gaming with Uma 8reakdown. lino printing with Alexi Marshall. creative
makeup with Jack Oliver, ￿raMIC5 With William Cobbing, animation. with Alexis Parinas. and a sound
workshop with Lottie Poulet. 76 young people attended, including groups from youth organisations including
Twenty20, the Kite Trust, Darwin Centre mental health inpatient services and dlDeaf and visually impaired
.youth supported by Cambridgeshire Sensory Support Team.
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"Both my children have differing access needs, taking them to events often means that one child's needs are
met while the other has the worst time and vice versa. Normally, we can never be at events, or stay very
long, usually one starts kicking off and we have to go home early. This Is Ihe first time where both of them
have been happy and both have had things to do which met their individual needs. thank you so much for
this! It's been so nice to actually have a day out for all of us.. Parent. Creative Youth Festival
Through a significant artist residency at St Peterfs School. Huntingdon (see 'residencies' and 'exhibitions')
section. over 500 students across two academic years engaged in creative actlvity. Raff? Zajko worked with
over 270 year 7.pupils (11yrs) across the 2022-3 academic year. through weekly workshops. Ideas and
designs they developed together went on to be presented as a significant-scale permanent public artwork
that unfolded inside and outside the school, and at Wysing Arts Centre. Alexis Parinas is working across the
2023-4 academic year as the next St Peterfs School artist in residence.
234 In numbers
35 artist5 spent time in residence at Wysing.,
We sopported 62 artisls lo produce new work;
Three on-site exhibitions, two off-site, with five more exhibition5 of work produced by Wysing
residency artists presented nationally and intemationally.,
344.144 in-person audien￿ reach from onsite commissioning:
31,279 In-person attendances to UK activily. 26,649 to international activity.,
42 perfomiances.
16 talks.
Seven artist-led workshops lor adults, with Wysing's ceramics sludlo open to members for
six days a week.,
. One youlh-focused, youth-led festival.,
10 digital projects with 36,172 engagements,.
26 formal learning sessions directly engaging 378 young people, and reaching 1,449 more;
46 informal learning sessions directly engaging 310 young people,.
20 site-based studio artists.
ndralsln
erf
rmance a
alnst ob
ectlve8
Fundraising for the organisation is embedded across our work. Freelance fundraiser, Sandy Welland, works
with the team lo idenlify funding streams and develop bids. Alongside raising funds to meet annual budget
targets, we continue lo build new partnerships that enable us to meet.targets and share costs. Our new role,
Resource and Enterprise Coordinator, who began post in April 2023, is lasked wilh growing commercial
Income across Wysing's site - a new venture for our organisalion.
The John Armita
harllable Trust awarded us a grant to support our Young People's
Programme, acknowledging Wysing's focus on young ￿Ople facing rural isolation in an
area of low cultural offer for Ihal demographic.
mbri
IA
Al
awarded us fundlng to SUPPDrt our Creative Youth
Festival.
an House provided funding to support two artist residencies for Japan-ba5ed artists,
which will take place in 202&6.
FLUX
S awarded us funding to support a French artist-in-residence. In partnershlp with
CAPC Bordeaux.
Hen
Moore Foun
Huntingdon.
Knoten
unkt supported Murphy Yum to be in residence in 20234.
British Art Ne￿Ork awarded us a grant to explore, with sector colleagues, the potential of a
national network of rural arts cenlres.
Cambrid eshire Zero Carbon Communitles Fund awarded us funding towards the purchase
and installation of solar panels, to be installed in early 2025.
Growth Works awarded us funding to work with OEB architects and freelance fundraiser
Sandy Weiland, to develop our capital fundraising bld to Arts Council England.
n grant towards Rafa? Zajko's public sculpture for St Peters, School,
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We launched Wysing's ceramics membership programme, following a successlul pllot in
2023-4.
We hosted two weddings, and fully launched our AlrBnB offer.
We launched one new Limited Edition - a sculptural work by Rafal Zajko - and increased
slock in our shop. We will continue to review shop sales and enhance this offer.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position & reserves pollcy
Wysing has a robust financial strategy that supports our aims and objectives. Over the last five years we
have developed our cash reserves miligating financial risk to the organisation. The Trustees review our.
reserves policy on an annual basis.
The Board-has set a target of a minimum reserve of £250,000 to enable the organisation ils operation wh'ilst
also prolecting cashflow. Designated Reserves to develop strategic.areas of..
Capital spend for sile improvements and repairs
Equipment and maintenance
Personnel reserve for unexpected staffing costs
Programme reserve lo mitigate against unachieved funding largels and one-off
projects
Website
Undesignated reserves being developed for investment purposes
£30,000
£60,000
£16,000
£75,000
£30,000
£192,544
The organisalion works towards an annual budget that is approved by the'Truslees and monitored
throughout the year. We are privileged to have a highly skilled board of Trustees, the majority of whom have
significant financial responslbilities within their own professions. They make a valuable contribution to the
business strategy and embrace their responsibilities as charity Trustees.
In addllion to quarterly board meetings, the t)oard has convened a.dedicated Finance Committee which
meets with the management team separately and the Financial Manager reports regularly on income and
expenditure, our cashflow position and reserves. All budgel-holder5 work withln stated financial guidelines
and we activoly seek advice on developments within the charity sector.
Overhead costs for the organisalion include a rolling programme of building and site maintenance to ensure
that equipment and facilities can be upgraded throughout the year thereby avoiding the need for emergency
cash items and large-scale expenditure as far as possible. Assets are being depreciated at a realistic rate
and the register is updated regularly and in tandem with Ihe maintenance progfamme.
Our aim is to be. a model of best practice, to build a financial strategy that can withstand the flucluations in
the general economy, provide stability and allow us to grow as one of Ihe country's leading arts
organisations.
When funds allow, they are transferred into a three-month fixed term treasury bond to maxlmlse Interest.
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FUTURE PLANS
20234 was a more settled perlod for Wysing,.following a significant period of staff turnover across 2022-3.
Seve￿1 of the new approaches to programme (re-thinking commissioning and sitevbased work). and
commercial activity (weddings, ceramic5 Studio membership) started to embed properly and prove their
effectiveness I need for further development.
ital d
ment
This has enabled Wysing to put into plan several Strands of activily- including fundraising for capital works in
2025-6. focused on environmental sustainability and access. ensuring that our site is malched.to our
mission. vision, values and aims. This work.will:
Enable us to support a wlder range of access needs across our site;
Reduce our carbon footprint including dependency on oil and gas:
Create a better. more accessible visitor experience:
Make us more financially sustainable, Ihrough an improved commerclal offer and by
reducing our utilities bllls.
The financial situation remains extremely challenging for a majority of arts organisations, glven serious
inflationary increases and the cosl-of-living crisis, both of which have impac18d our team and the artists We
work with significantly. The cosl of energy and materials have risen subslantially; we know that demand for
public and private funding ou￿elghS supply. Should we achieve our future aims, we will be far better placed
to develop and deliver a programme, confidently, that continues to be of significant value to all who engage
with our work.
Environmenlal sust In
In March 2023. we appointed a new role.. Site and Environmental Futures Manager. This role better reflects
our future ambitions to embed environmental sustainability across our work, including re-thinking the way
we conceive of our sile-based commissions In relation to our rural locatlon, to sustainable site-based
improvements, and supply chain I contract reviews.
We know that we can do mor8 to improve biodiversity acr055 our rural site, and since the appointment of
environmental sustainability expert, Celia" Willoughby, as a Trustee we have identified significant potential lo
grow Ihis area of our work.
riced
and evaluation
We know that environmental suslainability Is a key concern for our local, national and International
audiences. and we believe that it will enable us to better connect to 'hyperfocal' audiences who are not
currently engaged with our programme.
Having undertaken significant work from 2021-2024,to build engagement with our Young People's
programme. we know that there is work to continue to build audiences and respond lo the speGific needs of
young. people in our area. We also want to ensure that we are evaluating with a focus on depth of
engagement and identifying areas of improvernenl and success.
Similarly. know Ihat our acclaimed residency and artistic prograrnme5 are vital opportunities for the artists we
support. Tracking longitudinal impact has been challenging, and while some success measures (e.9. going
on to win prestigious awards) are easy to spot, we want to ensure that we are able to determine against a
more complex set of criteria, that is defined by artists themselves.
We want to ensure that Our work is ￿achIng key audiences (hypertocal, local, national and intemalional) and
that we are making the case for the work we do wlth a great evidence base, and continually improving it, too.
Having identified this significant need for in-(lepth audience development and evaluation, across 2024-25 we
will be working with two highly experienced professionals to help us build a bespoke framework for
evaluation and audience development - enabling u5 to continually develop, assess and improve our work
with ever greater impact..
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Studio artists
2024 will see the completion of the consultancy.period with. studio artists. Moving fonNard. we will ensure
grealer transparency and equjty in terms of working practices, wilh clarity around expectations of studlo
artists. roles and responsibilities to Wysing, and vice versa. whilst the tenancy is active. Following this will be
a legal review to ensure that ambitions match charitable aims and objeclives.- and Wysing's legal
responsibilities.
Commercial income
eneration
Our refreshed programme and approach reflects our small organisation's ability lo be agile under challenging
clrcumstances, and we have been able to re_shape our work in a way that maintains excellence, while
Increasing value and benefit for artists and publics.
We know that our sile offers much potential in tenns of fundraising, and we are confident that we can further
develop an approach to commercial income generation that matches our mission, vision and values. We will
continue to review our targets and increase them according to reviewed capacity.
Partnershi
We believe that partnerships remain central lo resilience.. they enable us to do more, share knowledge. and
support artisls and our team Ihrough learning opportunities. The success of partnerships such as Plus Tate,
East Conlemporary Visual Arts Network, Syllabus and Create Cambrldge are vital lo Wysing: we will
continue to explore and reallse further targeled partnership opportunities across 2024-5,, with an emphasis
on those that support sector development, artistic development and risk-taking, and that grow our
international reach and impact.
Following the successful gr0￿h and diversificalion of the East Contemporary Visual Arts Network, we plan
to map areas for development and programme potential across the ne￿ork. Our plan is to improve the
financial resilience of the ne￿ork, and for ECVAN to actively feed in to CVAN national's crucial work to
make the case for the value of the arts at a national level. We are looklng at raising funds for a significant
piece of.work in our area to build knowledge and provide opportunity to artists lo develop new work, lake
risks and positively influence work in our region.
and inclusion
We know that we need to ensure that our working practices and the way we support colleagues, artists and
publics across our organisation and in our sector must be fully accessible, and that we mu61. build 8qUlty from
an intersectional starting point. We have been rated 'outstandlng' in Arts Council England's 'Creative Case
for Diversitw each year since 2016, but we need to do more. We know thal the way our sedor is built
supports ableist, neurotypical habits and practices. We will continue to learn as a team how to support one
another, and the artisls I publics we work with. better - through peer support, training, listening, adapting,
and. where necessary, slowing down.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Goveming do¢ument
The charity is controlled by its governing document. a deed of trust, and constitutes a limiled company.
limited by guarantee. as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Recruitment arid appointment of new Trustees
Wysing is committed to maintaining a. pro-active approach to equality. As with all recruitment of staff and
Trustees, we draw. up detailed job descriptions prior to advertising for any staff position or truslee role.
Where a description already exists, il is reviewed and updated. Posts and roles are advertised internally and
externally and all advertisements carry an Equal Opportunities declaration. All applicants are judged on job
or role-relatéd, relevant criteria and short-listing for all senior Posts and Trustees involves at least
' members of staff and one trustee. Recruilment decisions a￿ filed for at least six months and fee¢Jback given
to unsuccessful candidates on request. Upon appointment, all staff and Trustees are provided with a job
description. handbook and contract of employment if appropriate.
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
EPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Organisational structure.
Wysing Arts Charity trades under the name Wysing Arts Cenlre. The organisation is governed by a voluntary
Board of Trustees who are also Directors of the Company. The Board meets'no less than four times a year.
For certain specialised areas of the charity's work subcommittees are formed which then report back to the
full Wyslng Arts Centre Board. A team of salaried staff carry out the day-to-day tasks of the organisation
overseen by the Diredor (Chief Executive). Other than for the services of the Directors, the charity is not
dependent for its work on unpaid volunleers or donations-in-kind.
Induction and training of new Trustees
All new Trustees are given a broad range of materials when Ihey join the board. The material includes the
aims and objectives of the organisation, a staff and trustee handbook, budgets and accounts and an outline
of the role and responsibilities of becoming a tnjstee.
In March 2024, Wysing Trustees held an away day at Wysing Arts Cenlre facililated by Erica Crump, Partner
at Bales Wells, to ensure that Trustees had a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities from a
governance perspective.
Wlder network
Wy5ing Arts Centre is a member ol the Plus Tate network. The charity Cowordinates Ihe East Contemporary
Visual Arts Network IECVAN) for the East of England. and Wysing's Director sits on the national CVAN
Steering Committee. Wysing is also a founder member. and national co-ordinator, of the Syllabus network.
Related partles
The chanty ha5 no related parties.
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Risk management
The Trustees are responsible for the management of risks faced by the organisation. A. fonnal review of the
. charity's risk management processes is undertaken on an annual basis. The k'ey controls used by the charity
include..
Formal agendas for all Board of Trustee meetings
Comprehensive strategic planning, budgeting and management accounting and
reporting, making full use of funder-provided lemplates le.g. Arts Council's reporting
frameworks and Julie's Bicycle)
Formal written policies thal are revlewed by Trustees annually
'Established organisalional structure and lines of reporting
A. Risk Regisler that forms part of the 8usiness Plan and is regularly reviewed and
updated where necessary. as well as being shared quarterly with Trustees
Through the risk management processes established, Ihe Trustees are satisfied that the major rlsks
identified have been adequately mitigated where appropriate. The following key risk5 have been identified
and sit within the Financial Risk Register. The potential impact of these risks has been considered and steps
are in place lo monitor and mitigate the risk..
Loss of funding l income
Loss ol key staff
Poor cashflow
Poor rese￿eS
Budget does not match business plan objectives
Decisions and planning from inaccurate financial infonnation
Poor financial Control
Poor credil control
Fraud
Reputational risk
Site damage
A qualifying third party indemnity provision is in force for the benefit of the Trustees.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
02942151 {England and Wales)
Reglslered Charlty number
1039555
Registered office
Fox Road
Boum
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridgeshire
C823 2TX
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDE
31 MARCH 2024
Trustees
J C Bickley {resigned 291412023)
T N Brooks
E J Marsh (resigned 291412023)
S A Wells (resigned 291412023)
H Offeh
R N Ladak
H.M Zafiropoulos (resigned 101112024)
C Willoughby
E L Benson (appointed 31812023)
L Billington-Brooks (appointed 211312024)
L A Wright (appointed 41712023)
Company Secretary
L O'Brien
Senior Statutory Audltor
Matthew Pettifer FCA
Auditors
Staffords
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Unit 1. Cambndge House
Camboro Business Pafk
Oakinglon Road, Girton
CAMBRIOGE
Cambridgeshire
CB3 OQH
Bankers
Lloyds Bonk PIC
1 Legg St
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1JS
Sollcltors
Stephany & Co
72 Watling Street
Radlett
Hertfordshire
WD7 7NP
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONS181LITIES
The Trustees (who are also the directors of Wysing Arts Charity for the purposes of company law) are
responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom A'ccounting Slandards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland".
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SING ARTS CHARITY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES - contlnued
Company law requires the Trustees lo prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true
and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application
of resources, including the income and expenditure, of Ihe charilable company for that pertod. In preparing
Ihose financial statements, the Trustees are required.to
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently..
obseprfe the melhoLls and principles In the Charity SORP.,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless rt is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that.the
financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of
fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the Trustees are aware..
there is no relevant audit inforniation of which the charitable companys auditors are
unaware., and
the Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant
audit informalion and to establish that th8 auditors are aware of that information.
AUDITORS
The auditors. Staffords, will be proposed for re-appointment al the forthcoming Annual General Meeting
This report has been prepared in accordance wrth the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act
2006 relating to small companies.
Dproved by order of the board of Trustees on ............
and signed on its behalf by:
L A Wright- Chair
f Trustees
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REPORT OF THE INDEPE
WYSING ARTS CHARITY
DIT
RST
THE MEMBERS O
Oplnion
We hav8 audited the financial statements of Wysing Arts Charity (the 'charitable company.) for the year
ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Slatement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash
Flow Statement and notes to the financial stalements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standard5 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including
Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland..
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the stale of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its
incoming resources and application of resources, Including its income and expenditure, for the year then
ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republic of Ireland and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Ad 2006.
Basls for oplnlon
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Audltlng (UK) IISAS (UK)) and
applicable law. Our responslbilities under Ih05e standards are further described in the Auditors.
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the
charitable company in accordance wilh the elhical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial
statement5 in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and the provisions available'for small entities. in
the circumstances set out in note 22 to the financial Statements, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriale to provide a basis for our opinion.
Concluslons relating to going concern
In auditing the financlal statements. we have concluded thal the Trustees. use of Ihe going concern basls of
accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to event5 or
conditions that. individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to
continue as a going concem for a period of al least iwelve months frorn when the financlal statements are
authorlsed for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilitl8s of the Trustees with respect to going concern are describ'ed in
the relevant sections of this report.
Other Inforniation
The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other inforrnation comprises the information
included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of Ihe Independent
Auditor5 thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent
otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial ststements, our responsibility is to read the other information
and, in doing so, consider whether the other infomation is materially inconsistent with Ihe financial
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears lo be materially misslated. If we
identify. such material inconsistencies or apparent Material misstatements. we are required to determine
whether this gives rise to a material misslalernent in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the
work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other infomation, we are
required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEM8ERS OF
WYSING ARTS CHARITY
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit..
the infomiation given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements
are prepared is consistent with the financial statements., and
the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exceptlon
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitsble company and its environment obtained in
the course of the audit. V￿ have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 ￿qUireS us to
report to you if, in our opinion..
adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been
received from branches not visited. by us., or
the financial statements are not in agreement wlth the accounting record* and returns,. or
certain disclosures of Trustees. remuneralion specified by law are not made: or
we have not received all the information and explanation5 we requlre for our audit; or
the Trustees were not enlitled lo take advantage of the small companies exemption from the requirement
to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trustees.
Responslbllltles of Trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees. Responsibilities. the Trustees (who are also the
directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for the preparation. of
the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a Irue and fair view, and for such intemal
control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparlng the financial stalemenls, the Trustees are responsible for assessing Ihe charitable company's
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using
the going concem basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company
or to Cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS O
WYSING ARTS CHARITY
Our responsibilltles for the audit of the financial.statements
Our objeclives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are
free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent
Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not
guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a malerial misstatement
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in
the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities. including fraud is 'detailed below:
We have obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory Iramework applicable to the company,
focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effed on the determination of material
amounts and disclosures in the Financial Slalernents.-
We have considered the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business framework,
including the design of the company's remuneration policies.
We have enquired of management in regard to their own assessment of the risks of Irregularltles, including
fraud.
We have obtained relevant documentation and representations in order to form an opinion on potential
irregularities, including fraud.
We have reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to identifying,
evaluating, and complying with laws and regulations, detecting and responding to the risks of fraud. and the
internal controls established to miligate the risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulalions.
Audit procedures performed during the audit-included transaction testing with a focus on areas of
judgement and estimations, and entries determined to be large or relating to unusual transactions. These
audit procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the Financial Statements were free
from fraud or error. However, detecting irregularities that result from fraud is inherently more difficult than
detecting those that result from error. as those irregularities that result from fraud may involve collusion,
deliberate concealmenl,-forgery or intentional misrepresentstions.
No Instances of non compllance with laws and regulations or of fraud were communicated to us during the
audit.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is lO￿ted on the Financial
Reportlng Council's webslte at www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponslbililles. Thls description forms part of our
Report ol the Independenl Auditors.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
WYSING ARTS CHARITY
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body. in accordance with Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audil work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
charitable company's members Ihose matters we are required to state to them" in an audilors, report and for
no other purpose. To the fullest extent permltted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to
anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members a5 a body, for our audit
work. for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Mallhew Pettifer FCA (Senior Statulory Audltor)
for and on behalf of Staffords
Charlered Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Unit 1. Cambridge House
CarTiboro Business Park
Oakington Road, Girton
CAM8RIDGE
Cambridgeshire
CB3 OQH
Date: .
io/(u/.If
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
TATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2024
Total
funds
2023
T.otal
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
24.314
24.314
15,291
Charitable activities
Studios and Buildings
Public Programme
46,337
521,610
46,337
598,651
50,163
519,862
77,041
Other trading activities
Investment income
Other income
4,168
7,791
35,484
4,168
7,791
12,482
3.099
Total
639 704
716 745
634,471
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
463
8,841
9,304
44,293
Charitable actlvltles
Studios and Buildings
Public Programme
98.183
481,562
1,000
99.183
570,883
90,465
558,335
Total
580 208
679 370
693 093
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
59,496
(22,121)
37,375
(58,622)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds'brought forward
344,048 .
621,970
966,018
1,024,640
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
403.544
599,849
1003 393
966 018
The notes forni part of these financial siatements
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02942151
BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2024
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
fund5
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
16
11.736
550,551
562,287
594,153
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank
17
69,387
368 103
69,387
417 401
99,077
343 231
49,298
437,490
49,298
486,788
442.308
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within.one year
18
(45,682)
(45,682)
(70,4431
NET CURRENT ASSETS
391,808
49,298
441,106
371865
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
403,544
599,849
1,003,393
966,018
NET ASSETS
403,544
599,849
.1,003,39
966018
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
19
.403,544
599 849
344,048
621,970
TOTAL FUNDS
1 003 393
966,018
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable
companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financi
tements were approved by the Board of Trustees. and authorised for issue on
and V￿re signed on its behalf by..
L A Wright- Chair of Trustees
The notes fom part of these financial statements
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VVYSING ARTS CHARITY
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
Tax paid
66,379
153.089)
607
Net cash provided byl(used in) operating activities
66 379
Cash flows from investSng activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received
(1,398)
Net cash provided by investing activrties
Change in cash and cash equlvalents
In the reporting period
Cash and cash equivale.nts at the
beglnning of the r.eporting period
74,170
(50,781)
343 231
394 012
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the reporting period
417 401
343 231
The notes fonn part of these financial'statements
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WYSING A
S CHARITY
NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
2024
2023
Net incomel{expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the
Statement of Financial Activities)
Adju8tments for:
Depreciation charges '
Interest received
Decreasel(increasel in debtors
(Oecrease)lincrease in creditors
37,375
(58,622)
.31,866
(7,791)
29,690
24,761
31,941
(3,0991
{44,195>
Net cash provided byl(used in) operations
66 379
53 089)
, ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 114123
Cash flow
At 3113124
Net cash
Cash at bank,
343,'231
417401
343,231
417 401
Total
417 401
The notes fom part of these financial statements
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VVYSING ARTS CHARITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
LEGAL FORM
The charity is a registered charity registered in England. and Wales number 1039555 and a company
limited by guarantee number 02942151 having no share capital incorporated in England and Wales.
Its registered office and principal place of business is at Fox Road, Bourn, Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire, CB23 2TX.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparlng tho flnancial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, vthich is a public benefit entity under FRS 102,
have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounling and Reporting by
Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts.ln
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS
102) (effeclive 1 January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements
have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. There are no material uncertainties
about the charity's ability to continue.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the
funds, il is probable thai the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably,
Oonations are recognised on receipt. Gift Aid is recognised, in the same period as the donation to
which it relates.
Legacy income is recognised in full when the amount and liming can re quantified with reasonable
accuracy. This is the earlier of the receipt of an interim distribution or the grant of probate.
Grant income is recognised in full on receipt unless there are unfulfilled performance conditions that
do not allow the income to be recognised. In this case the grant is accounted for as a liability until
the performance conditions have been met.
Grant income is only deferred if the grant is time-relaled and relates. partly or wholly to a post
year-end time period.
. Income is shown net of VAT where applicable.
Studio rental income is recognised in the period to which it relates.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation
committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefils. will be
required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably Expenditure is
accounted for on an accruals basis and has, been classified under headings that aggregate all cost
related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have
been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Govemance costs
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting 'the constitutional and statutory
requirements of the charity and include the audit fees. registration fees and legal costs.
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WYSING ARTS CHARITY
NOTES TO'THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Allocation and apportionment of costs
Costs are allocated between Ihe activity relating to Exhibitions and Workshops where the cost. is
incurred in relation to the delivery of arts activities. Costs are allocated to the Studios and Buildings
activity where the costs relate to the provision of studio spaces or maintenance of the.site.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to wrrte off each asset over its
estimated useful life.
Leasehold
Short leasehold
Improvements to property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Over the length of the lease,
50/0 on cost
200/0 on cost
20 % on cost
200/0 on cost
20 % on cost
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,500 are capitalised and included at cost including any.
incidental costs of acquisition.
During the year the lease on the land was exlended by 20 years to expire in March 2048. This has
been reflected in a change in the depreciation rates to write off the costs over the length of the new
lease.
Taxatlon
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unreslricled funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the
Trustees.
.Restricted funds .can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity.
Reslrictions.arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted
purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each, fund is included in the noles to the financial
slatemenls,
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to
the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the
period to which they relate.
Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount
offered. Prepayments are valued at the amounl prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
Cash and bank and in hand
Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short
maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar
account.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a
past.event that will probably result In Ihe transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle
the obligation can be estimated or measured reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally
recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Financial instruments
The charity only. has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial
instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently
measured at their settlement value.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2024
2023
Donations
.24,314
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
2024
2023
Cafu sales
Sales of books and athork
180
196
12 286
INVESTMENT INCOME
2024
2023
Deposit account interest
3,099
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
2023
Activity
Provision of subsidised
studio space
Studios and Buildings
Farmhouse residential rent Studios and Buildings
Space hire
Studios and Buildings
Other income
Studios and Buildings
Grants
Public Programme
Curatorial consultancy
Public Programme
Ticket sales
Public Programme
Other.income
Public Programme
30,533
8,250
2,321
5,233
584,114
2,158
665
30,738
9,890
6,477
3,058
504.175
4,861
2,007
8,819
644 988
570,025
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued
Grants feceived, included in the above, are as follows..
2024
2023
Arts Council England
Henry Moore Foundation
Art Fund
Esmue Fairbairn Foundation
South Cambridgeshire District Council
The Ragdoll Foundation
British Art Network Research Group
Fluxus Art Projects
University of Southampton
Cambridgeshire Community Fund
The World Reimagined
Growth Works
Freelands Foundation
John Armitage Chariiable Trust
Japan House London Trust
465,173
3,000
465,173
24,300
2,000
15.000
11,700
1,000
16.058
1,885
4,512
5,305
1,000
2,600
15.683
12.000
25,000
584 114
504 175
The charity has also benefitted from Charitable Raie Relief.
RAISING FUNDS
Raising donations and legacies
2024
2023
General marketing costs
ECVAN Costs
4,230
281
34,025
36 319
Costs to generate earned Income
2024
2023
Development costs
7,974
Aggregate amounts
9,304
44,293
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL, STATEMENTS - continu
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct
Costs (see
note 9)
Support
costs (see
note 10)
Totals
Studios and Buildings,
Public Programme
99,183
563 905
99,183
570,883
663,088
6,978
670 066
DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024
2023
Staff costs
Site running costs
Office administration
Space hire costs
Other costs
Programme costs
Training, recruitment & HR
Travel and motor expenses
Freelance costs
Depreciation
299,079
99,183
41,980
284,037
90,465
34,578 .
464
6.664
.143,717
14,668
4,567
30,850
578
123,581
18,204
3,282
44,351
31,866
663 088
641.951
10. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
Public Programme
6,978
11. NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE>
Net incomel{expenditure) is stated after chargingllcrediting):.
2024
2023
Depreciation - owned assets
31,866
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
12. AUDITORS. REMUNERATION
2024
2023
Fees payable to the charity's auditors for the audit of the charity's
financial statements
5,425
13. T.RUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no Trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the
year ended 31 March 2023.
Trustees. expenses
' During the year one Trustee-was reimbursed for expenses totalling £41912023.. £nil).
14. STAFF COSTS
2024
g023
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other. pension costs
270,517
18,352
258,779
18.585
8,673
299 079
.The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024
10
2023
10
Direct charilable
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
During the year the Key Management Personnel ,costs were considered by the Trustees to be
£177,585. (2023. £174,896)
15.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
Restncted
funds
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
15.291
15,291
Charitable actiiiities
Studios and Buildings
Public Programme
50,163
487,165
50,163
519,862
32,697
Other trading activities
Investment income
Other income
12,482
3,099
12,482
3,099
33,574
Total
601 774
634,471
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NO
ES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
15. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
Total
funds
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
44.293
44,293
Charitable activities
Studios and Buildings
Public Programme
. 90,465
472 715
90,465
558 335
85,620
Total
607.473
693 093
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
Transfers between funds
{5,6991
11098)
(52,923)
{58,622)
Net movement in funds
(16,797)
(41,825>
(58,6221
RECONCILIATION OF_FUNDS
Total funds brought fop4vard
36.0,845
663,795
1,024,640
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
621970
966 018
16. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvemen
to
property
Short
leaséhold
Leasehold
COST
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
1527 875
60.950
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023
'Charge for year
959, 580
52,916
3,047
44,804
At 31 March 2024
982311
55 963
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024
545.564
4,987
At 31 March 2023
.8,034
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
1 MARCH 2024
16. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued
Fixtures
and
fittings
Plant and
machinery
Motor
vehicles
Totals
COST
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
93.789
49,467
5,193
1782.078
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023
Charge for year
75.965
49.467
5,193
1,187,925
31866
At 31 March 2024
82 053
49.467
5.193
1219 791
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024
11,736
562,287
At 31 March 2023
17,824
594 153
In the event of a disposal of the leasehold property occupied by Wysing Arts Charity or cessalion of
trading. a proportion of funding received towards the development of the property IS Potentially
repayable, secured by a legal charge over buildings on the property.
17. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Other debtors
VAT
Prepayments and accrued income
66,744
363
2,280
65,520
69 387
18.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade creditors
' Social security and other taxes
VAT
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
26,171
5.184
31,397
4,070
381
2,770
31,825
2,771
11,556
70,443
Supplier invoices are paid within the supplier's agreed terms, typically viithin 30 days. Social security
and other taxes are paid by the.19th of the. following month.
Other creditors are paid when due credit card in the following month, pensions at the.beginning of
the new month and studio deposits on vacation of the studio, if repayable.
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OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movefftent
in funds
At
3113124
At 114123
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Capital spend
Equipment & Maintenance
Personnel
Programme Fund
Website
133.048
30,000
60,000
16,000
75,000
30,000
59,496
.192,544
30,000
60,000
16,000.
75,000
30,000
344,048
59,496
403,544
Restricted funds
Capital Development various funders
ECVAN.. New Geographies
Creative Youth Council
British Art Network Research
ECVAN. New Histories
Fenton Arts Trust: Residencies
Art fund
Growth Works
Solar Panels
Syllabus
576,329
2,551
18,162
(25,778)
550,551
2,551
11,387
.52
(6,775)
52
(128)
{3,5001
(10,838)
7,003
15,000
128
3,500
21,300
10,462
7,003
15,000
621970
22 1211
TOTAL FUNDS
966 018
1.003 393
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NOTE
TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued '
OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follov4s'.
Incoming
resources
Resources
.expended
Movement
in funds
Unreslricted funds
General fund
639,704
(580,208)
59,496
Restricted funds
Capital Development various funders
Creative Youth Council
Brilish Art Ne￿Ork Research
ECVAN.. New Histories
Fenton Arts Trust.. Residencies
Art fund
Growth Works
Magnetic Residencies
Solar Panels
Syllabus
St Peters, School Public Art Commission
Creative Youth Festival
(25,778)
(18,475)
{948)
{128)
(3,500)
(10,838)
{8,680}
(16,058)
(25.778)
(6,775)
52
1128)
(3,500)
(10,838)
7,003
11,700
1,.000
15,683.
16.058
15.000
12,000
3,000
15.000
2,843
{9,157}
{3,000)
77,041
99,162)
22,121)
TOTAL FUNDS
716 745
(679,370)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparatives for movement in funds
Net
movement
in funds
Transfers
between
funds
At
3113123
At 114122
Unrestricted fund8
General fund
Capital spend
Equipment & Maintenance
Personnel
Programme Fund
Website
149,845
30,000
60,000
16,000
75,000
30 000
(5,699)
(11,098)
133.048
30,000
60,000
16.000
75,000
360,845
{5,699)
(11,098)
344,048
Restricted funds
Capital Development various funders
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
ECVAN. New Geographies
Creative Youlh Council
DASH - Education
British Art. Network Research
ECVAN.. New Histories
Fenton Arts Trust.. Residencies
Circuit Routes
Art fund
602,109
11,318
2,657
23,080
248
1,750
8,612
5,000
9,021
(25,780)
(20,4041
{1061
'(4,918)
(248)
{1,750)
(8,484)
(1,500)
(11,033)
576,329
9,086
2,551
18,162
128
.3,500
2,012
663 795
52 9231
11,098
621970
TOTAL FUNDS
1024 640
58 6221
966 018
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows..
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
601,774
(607,473)
(5,699)
Restricted lund8
Capital Development various funders
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
ECVAN. New Geographies
Creative Youth Council
DASH - Education
British Art Network Research
ECVAN. New Histories
Fenton Arts Trust.. Residencies
Circuit Routes
Art fund
A Language of Holes
(25,780)
(20,404)
11061
14,918)
(248)
13,635)
18,4841
11,500)
(13.033).
(3,000)
(25.780)
(20,404)
1106)
(4,918)
(248)
(1,750)
(8,484)
(1,500)
(11.033)
21,300
1,885
2,000
24,300
85 6201
52 923)
TOTAL FUNDS
634 471
(693 093)
58 622)
Purposes of Restricted Funds
ECVAN: New Geographies
Funding towards new commissions and outreach projects across the East of England led by Wysing
as chair and co-ordinator of ECVAN.
ECVAN: New Historios
Research and development funding for an ECVAN partner commissioning project expanding on
New Geographies.- to platform stories wthin the region through communily engaged public art.
A Languag8 of Holes
Funding towards developing innovative and creative approaches to making live art and perfomance
events maximally accessible.
Art Fund
Funding from the 'Art Fund 'Reimagine' programme strand, to develop innovative on-site
commissioning.
British Art Network Research Group
Funding towards a programme of activity on the topic of Captioning in British Art between January
and September 2022.
Capitsl Development - Various funders
Capital funding towards the design team fees and the cost of the new studio and reception buildings.
All funding was spent by 2008 and the fund balance consists of fixed assets being depreciated over
their useful econornic life.
Circuit Routes
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19. MOVEMENT.IN FUNDS - continued
Funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation towards project costs for creating a pathway of
sustained involvement and development in creative arts for young people in rural communities in
Cambridgeshire with the intention of empowering marginalised young people to participate in deeper
and longer term creative projects and activities.
Creative Youth Council
Funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Ragdoll Foundation towards project costs for
creating a pathway of sustained involvement and development in creative arts for young people in
rural communities in Cambridgeshire with the intention of enabling more marginalised young people
to participate in creative opportunities.
DASH - Education
Funding to change.the culture of the visual arts sector so it becomes more inclusive and accessible.
Esmee Fairbaim Foundation
Funding to deliver a Children and Young Peoples, Programme over three years.
Fenton Arts Trust- Residencies
Funding to support bNO residencies for early career artists at Wysing.
Growth Works
Funding from the Growth Works Prograrnme, funded by the Local Growlh Fund for investment
activily.
Magnetic Residencies
Funding from Fluxus Art Projects towards "Magnetic a joint Franco-UK initiative that brings together
ten institutions to create a new programme of artist residencies of eight weeks each.
Solar Panels
A Zero Carbon Communities grant from South Cambridgeshire District Council for the purchase of
Solar Panels.
Syllabus
£50,000 granl, payable over a ten year period, to transform Syllabus" Wysing's alternative arts
education programme, a programme that supports diverse and underrepresented artists to develop
their practice and networks.
St Peterfs School Public Art Commission
Funding from Henry Moore Foundation for "We Are Here" a multi-site public sculpture commissioned
by Rafal Zaiko.
Creative Youth Festival
Funding from Cambridgeshire Community Foundation to,enable Ilfysing's Creative Youth Council to
co-programme and co-run a free'youth Festival for their peers, largely mar9inalised young people
living in rural Cambridgeshire.
Purpose of de8ignat¢d funds
Capital spond - to be used for feasibility costs associated with sustainable capital improvements.
Equipment and Maintenance to replace essential equipment and larger-scale maintenance work
on buildings around the Wysing site.
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NOTES TO TH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
19.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Programme Fund
reserve held against funding cuts and unachieved income alongside one-off
projects including publications and website improvements.
Personnel Fund to cover costs associated with long.term sickness. cover and legal costs in the
evenl of disputes.
Website Fund -' to cover the costs of developing and updating the website.
20.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme and contributions are charged to the Statement
of Financial Activities as they accrue. The charge for the year was £10,210 {2023.' £8,673).
21.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During the year the Trustees made donations without conditions totalling £nil {2023.' £5,000).
22. FRC ETHICAL STANDARD- PROVISIONS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL ENTITIES
In common with many other businesses of our size and nature we use our auditors to'prepare. and
submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the preparation of the financial statements.
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