Cli&¥ity Rggksts&fititt 1044266
Company Reglstratlon 140. 030124331England and Wales)
CYOL I%TElS￿4TIO1￿l.4L .4RTS
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Ch'tsL It41 ERKA-I IQNAL AR"1 S
CONTENTS
Pago
Trustees, rewt
Independent examiners, report
SL3tement of firiancial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
8-10
Detailed ststement of financial activities
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Ch'OL114TERf%ATEof'AL ARTS
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENUEO 31 hlARCH 2024
I he trustees present their repDr£ ar￿ a￿o￿lS for the ye8.. etxjed 31 March 2024.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance ￿th the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and
compty with the charitable CoMpan￿S goveming document. the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of
Recommertrled Pracbce. "Accounting and Reporting by Charitles" issued in March 2005.
struct.iirp ?nd m*n?.eypmp.nt
The charitable company Is a company limited ty guarantee and is a registered Charity.
Board of Twstees
Michael Connell
Alison Wayman (Co-chair)
Lorna McGinty
Danielle Battersby (resigned 2 January 2024)
Faye Kamsika (c(￿chair) (appointed 27 April 2023)
Jessica Woodhead
Company Seuetary
5 Ql-rt r.y14
Linthwaite
Huddersfield
HD7 5RQ
CharÉly
11>4A2
Compary Number
03012433
Reporting ArrA.￿tan•S
T:2Y.4¢*i*t A.crrthants
1st Hoor, Midland House
77 Hudder8field Road
Mirfield
Bankers
HSBC
2 Cloth Hall Streat
HD12ES
Staff Members
Lauren Ash
Creative Projects Director
C.reA+yyn Prorctq Director
CreatNe Projects Director
Creative Projects Director
Creative Projects Director
ArtistlFacilitator
Jessica Woodhead
Carfy Clarke
Mandeep Samra
Ruth Dyer
Chol: Igniting a croaÉlve revolution whern every youré9 leels powerful. valued afid connected.
We are Chol. A dyrtamic and Paocially consdous theatre c%Jmpany and registered charity based in Yorkshire slncè its
founding in 1989. We work with children ai)d young people from early years to early ￿eer across Yorkshire and the
North, prioritising work in Kirklees, Bamsley and Sheffield. Our approach is entirety Collaborative, working In everyday
community and educational Settings to c￿create stories that are rooted in communities and local heritage. We are
committed to nurturing the next generation of crealive change makers, supporting children and young people to know
and understand that they can be adive In making positive thange happen In their lives and in their communities
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CHOL INTERt4ATIOk4AL ARI S
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
In 2020. we transitioned into the Chol-operative. our democratic & induslve compary model; we are a wc#xan-led
team. working in a flat structure with equal pay. The model was bom through a desire to create more acCes￿bIe
Ii¢)Ji} "*QilEiiyg in
senior positions in arts companies. Working in the Chol-operative 1$ urKlerpinned by our shared drlve to understand
and challenge inequty in all aspects of the way we Nn our ￿mP8ftY and deliver our creative programme.
- 81yoach. Wc call tlis initiative
Strive. This has evolved to be a crucial element that we embed in our whole programme. Our Strive frarnework
ensures that we constructively interrogate our purpose. vision. values and apwoach to our VKJrk, our company
structur￿, ¢yJr Yjrklru ndtrr), rx)lIr_4￿ and to rgrmitn*.*4nL 8trive 18 t1￿. h-.!tipg of (yjr w)rk' it Ès a
ioumey, not a tlckbox.
Message frorti AIE¥ ￿'￿¥￿art & faye fiaThLslka, on behalf of the board of tyustees.
The year 20234 was one of change, challenge and refiectlon for Chol. As a board we moved
from ha'4iilg 4 $4ilknX!o C'ialr 14ilQ ￿]X￿￿..-.21it aibj '<ii>Q L4•i'iU jk-filiity Ciiol uifii4.gh the
dlfflcult Covld I post-covld tlmes) to Faye and MY￿lf 8harlng the rots as Co4halrn. Thls follow8
th• model set by th• Cho14)peratlve of shared work and vlslon, and as a Board we are so proud
reallsed In $chool8. communltios and through consultancy work UK•wld• whkh Is further
estsbllshlng Chol's reputatlon for leadlng quallty arts ￿uCatIOn. We celebrate and glve volce
to the stories Tft)iti divor8e COiiimuiii&e8 Wilil Joy diml
We are dellghtod that Chol has been rncognlsed by ACE and was our flrnt year back Into
the National Pori)"olio of O￿anisatiOns. I he futu￿ for CIK)I f*ls excitiiig and posttive. As ChaiY¥
w• would liko to rwnls• tho way all the artists of the Cho14)perative have supported each
othar producing proiocts of depth and integrity whlie covering maternlty leaves and rebalanclng
priontias. We have f*spthided to 2023-24 by Wgii?rting the iiew filia￿141 yea¢ a ¥ecruilment
plan to further solldlfy the Chol-operatlve. Wh118t thls has mad6 US fwisitourfinancos and look
at what Is reallstlc as well as posslblo, we belleve tho company Is emerglng stronger and more
glves Chol a Socure basls to continue engaglng wlth local communttles and skllled. cr•allv•
people vAth our trad•mark ethos of radlcal klndnass as we move Into 2024-26.
This was ￿r￿)1'S fii"8t yL.￿ 0￿¥￿ting as Jil .41 il> CouThi' l inulai7d Ndththul Pthiiolh) Of￿￿1￿.$￿1017. It us valualjle
stability that allowed us to focus on Str￿gthenIng the work we do, expandlng our partnerships, reach and impact.
This is shown in the highllghts below.
Trls st84L LlÈf.y for to fu.rlhcr (levelop ow w#quc Chc4-OFcWivc struth. The shwed approath to
managing the organisalion has embedded well and allows us to draw on collective expertise thus expanding our reach
both practically and strategically. It is our b81ief that both th8 NPO and the Chol-operatlve structure have ￿ntribUted
signffirAntly to st2bilislng thp orgqni88tion and in bjm. conlrfbJtipxJ to Ihe imTJroyed sIti￿tiOn in rryards tr) tyjr r&8erves.
Our ongoing academic rigour continues to secure our position as experts in our fiekl with continued relationships with
Paul Hamlyn Foundation and a number of higher educational establishments. The Cholavan continues to offer a
unique opportunty for partners to engage an accessible and creative solution for creative audience deveknpment and
engagement, whilst also offering us a striking, mobile home for our work ar¥J a set for wr perf0m1anc￿.
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CliJL It*TCP*t*AT1Ot￿AL APTS
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR fif& Y.4.? '=,1￿-0 31 JA..￿*4 x024
ArtL*tlr. IFlp•b!l•ph+o:
From April 2023-March 2024 we:
Delivered creatNe leaming throLvJh the arts with 2178 ctiildren in schools across Yorkshire
F-tv)W 4511-titl¢tren I)W￿r)￿ iti irts or in r￿nn}i￿lty 9g&ngs
c￿created and perforn)ed 3 new wblic perfomiances 45 community participants
Trained 370 educators and artists in creative education
IL41L
to 1380 chlldren. young people, and families
Employed and nurtured 13 young artists through our paid Young Producer Intemship and Ywng Artist
Supported 28 arts educatlon projects in creatfve organisation8 arKI educational settings with high quallty
evaluation to devdop ihelr leaming
Guioe(i 6ts Ckiil(iteli li)ftsI￿li theij Lxploie Ar￿ Awat(i
Caring & Creatlve Cuniculums.. Through our Caring & Creative Sch¢y)Js Residen(aes we have worked ￿ 12 partner
schools, direcuy reacriing 1012 cth'ldren with hign quality, arts-based leaming and experieiibys, &ross the curriculum.
These residencies include an extensive prOf￿1Onal development wogramme ts teachers and freelance artists to
further understand arts, equity and caring pedagogies. This year we also launched Chol's new Evaluation Playbook
to deep￿1 leai iiiiiy ari(i tsul spe¢i<ilisl skills iii ue(iuve aiiu 9ualii6uve evaluatiowi.
Heiitage & cultu￿.. We developed a brarKI new community play 'Daytimws', which was perfonned in Huddersfield in
Seplthiiuix 2ti23. IliJPiI'
dance floors of afternoon raves. We delivered communtty Hip Hop and Bhangra workshops and we collected oral
histories which inspired the play. Written by Carly-Ann Clarke, this was then perfomied by professional actors and
dat￿5 C£¥ffliLtiiii> froiyi 1 i-eo yc"&.I'% (Ati. p.ts ￿1￿.!1
'Di%rf£iiii6-IS, ifi i¥L. IIF ji[116"." of 20?3. we
developed and delivered two new school and museum projects in Bamsley & lfjrklees: Exploring what it 1$ to be a
curator at Bagshaw Kluseum. and exploring the significance of the 1984 Miners Strike In Bamsley.
c ￿￿%...￿ "iil.h ehlffttlryi and your
people {CYP} from Sheffield. This culminated in a performance of Speak, Range, Soar at Samuel Worth Chapel in
March 2024. The perfO￿nance explored what contemporary femlnism means to partiapants as irKlividuals arKI as a
collective, ccfftsi(Jerino wh*. it i¢ to ￿ 8 Y￿Ing wom?n and non.binery person", the. irnrvrtan￿_. of being seen and
heard; and raising your Voic￿ - cèlebratin9 what Cannot be i9r)ored. Alongslde this, The Youn9 Proaucer Intemship
model and Young Artist opportunitles provided 13 young pewe paid creative career devek)pment overa 5 month
Flnance & Fundralslng
The cl￿.1(￿ fi,
We entered Into Arts Council England's National Portrolio of Organisations on 1st April 2023 (receiving £95.000 per
year). We are approachlng the final year of fijnding on a current project wlth Paul Hamlyn Foundation (total grant of
£325.(h)O q)ver 4 years).
In addition we were commissione(I by PHF to deliver another 2 year evaluation consultancy contract for Round 6
Teackier L)evelopiiieiit kuri(i (£￿￿,0￿0), ￿"IKIeeS GouiiLii to rjdiver Swilli￿[ tsnip PlvViSIOh in LOfiilTiunitEs (£4.819).
and recelved £3,000 from Kirklees Museum to collaborate on their first VR project. We received a eamed income
of £112.353 plus £842 of indivldual donations.
We have Incr&ased our reseNe8 by £36.500 and therefore ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £72,812.
Thanks to our Partn•r8 and fr••lancern:
Paul Haffilyft Founriali()Th, ￿lS11￿*￿ PellissieT of Arls coul￿11 England. E>teph Grwi of Stage thr8c*ions. Lisa
Stephenson of Leeds Beckett University, John Lamb6 and Nigd Hunston of Kirklees Cthjncll, frffany Haigh of Kirklees
Libraries. Chloe Williams of The Children's Art School. Sarah Godfrey of Chula, Dr Becty Pwry. Lauren Townsend,
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CVOL IPITFRNII.TIOKIII.L P.PTS
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR filE °f￿AR =.NDLD 31 AI..IRLH 2024
Liz V-•rtss¥o I
ri K.. (Jf PSPP) <.4 (kti K'.￿, Tra,~{ fiijyd P.l(1s.c", frsillli• YyLilic4llS. ￿1.Y rtye, &leson,
Grace Darbyshire, Alex Barrett, Abbey Walters. Sean Lovell, Kerry Lindeque, Sheffield College. Fusion, Evoke.
Create Sheffield, Kath Coates-mohammedof Shape North. La￿ence Batley Theatre. Rebecca Maddox, Klaisha
. tsd, knk Aloy &4"IlkLry Yotslil I Jthje th￿.lIty •?.xktht vf athikley 1141useums,
Nicola Harding. Bamsley Brass ￿d. Our partrRr schools. Wellhouses. Chellow Heights, Kings Oak, East Biertey ,
Coleridge, Boniface. Bilton, and Seven Hills. Andy Smith. artists on Angry Girls, Amlna Beg. Rosheen O'Hanlon,
Rihari) Issao, lthillie kisl lei, Lllitr M<iy bl¢l(kn11i, JaE*iFiiiie JoI￿s, Asl)iea SrJe(Ittsii.Eiopliia J<lliiW•. A(ield Phiknpi. Flo
Gill. Maia Gaskdl, Angelina Abel, Oakwood SecorKlary School. Apna Haq, Element Sodety, Sheffield Theatres,
Hardeep Sahots, Nisha Lall. Nathan Geering, Dayitmers Dan￿r8, Northem Quarter, Pat Cochrane, Smeaton
o)nference, Culture ¢)n Y￿r C*y)rntep partne￿. Arts Cataty*. Slmon Pary. Lindsey H￿￿der￿field Uniyersity, St
Pauls. Storymakers. Cath Pike and Emma Simpson of Kithlees Museums and Galleries, Daylimers,
On behalf of the board of trustees.
Alison Wayman, Cfrchair of Chol
Dated ...
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CHOL li4"1 Ek14A-I i()k4AL Ak"I S
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REI)ORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHOL INTERNATIONAL ARTS
I raport on the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024. which are Set out on pages
4t08.
trustees, who are also thè directorn of Chol Intemational Arts for the pu￿Se$ of company law, are responsible
for the preparatton of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section
14W,?) of C￿-..,￿t1-." Prt 2011. ?011 p.rt 8.￿ tYL2t 8n inde.*.x*J# c¥￿*￿￿1 io wlyl.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subj'ect to audlt under company law and is eligible ￿ independent
examinqtion. it is my rp8nnnqibility to:
(i) examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
(li) to follow the procedures lald down in the general Directions glven by the Chatfjty Commlssion under sectlon
145(5)(b) tsi ITE £01 fj Aci, aiKi
(iii) to state whether partscular matters have come to my attention.
My examination was carried out In accordance wlth the general Dlrections given by the Charity Commlssion. An
examination irrjudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts
pr&¢e￿tr4d y.iiti th4¢-..
rc.:Mrilp It plqfj intsl.pk4r&e con.¢ide.rp•4in of 8ny iJn(Ivji>J ite.nKR or the. 8CC4Yrts
and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernirKJ any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evFdence that would be requlred in an audit and consequently no opinion is given a$ to whether the
accounts present a Irue and fair vieMI and the report is limited to those matters set Olrt in the statement below.
Independent è&liilèilèt'S
(a) which gives me reasonable cause to believo that in any material r88pect the requiremerits:
(i) to keep accountin9 records in accordance with section 386 of th6 Companies Act 2006. and
(il} to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records. comply with the accounting
requirements of 396 of the Companies Act 20(E and with the methods and principles of the Statement
of Ri>J)fiiiiierKJ4d lJraGiice: Awouiiliil¥J ¢iiirfJ tLw liiig oy Cii¢uiii¥•b,"
(b) to vthich, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts
to bè reached.
TaK4ssist Ae.countants
?. Floor, Midland House
77 Huddersfield Road
Mirfield
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CHOL Ek4TER14ATkONAL ARTS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INGOMt ANU ÈXPLNL)I fUIIE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Totsl
2023
funds
2024
Charltable incom•
113,195
113,195
148,919
215
Incon* recelya4.fr£Yn tbarf12bJe Tesour£es
114,172
114.172
149,134
113.5&8
Total Incomlng resources
114172
201.191
316,363
262,722
Charltabl• activltles
charItab￿ actlvltle8 oxpendlturn
25,422
S¥?SQ
161.252
186,674
202,006
71.798
Total rn80urces •xpend•d
77.672
201,191
278.863
273.734
Fund balances at 1 Aprll 2023
(11,012)
47,324
36,312
36,312
Fund balances at 31 March 2024
72012
72M12
36,312
The statement of financlal ac￿VItIeS also compl1•8 wlth the r•qulraments for an Income and exp•ndlture
account under tho Companl8s Act 2006.
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CI ;OL. IKTFP&i 'il.Tgof4p.i fi.RTS
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT31 MAgeH ￿94
ts24
21x23
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
5,695
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
12.921
103,779
56,075
Credltors.. amounts falllng due wlthln
on• year
IY),141
(48,931)
(29,524)
67,78Q
30,817
Total assets le8s current Ilablllfjos
72.812
36.312
Inconp.
RestrFCted funds
Unrestricted furKIs
72,812
36,312
72,812
36,312
2006, for the year ended 31 March 2024. No member of the company has deposlted a notice, pursuant to Section
476, requiring an audit of these accounts.
The. dtrertor* ?￿ngL*ll￿d￿￿ their ￿￿￿)nSIbIlItIe￿ for ensur4￿ the eomp2ryy keeps 8eeourttinq ree4wcls ￿lch
CoM￿Y with section 386 of tho Act and for preparin9 acwunts which tyve a true and tslr view of the state of affairs of
the company as at the end of the financlal year and of its incoming resources and applicatlon of r8sources. induding
its income and expenditure, for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and
whith tr,0 of i%￿ ?.1￿ [.*JI￿)j k) y) i* ""s
to the company.
These a(%%J￿IllI Irdvè IEèi"I pf¢pdl'¥Q' ifi iiL¥tsO<S1'K* willi t1￿ specid wtsvi14011s rdab'iw to ts)iJan coriiparjies within
Part 15 of the C¢Jnpanies Act 2008.
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Theaccounts T*Rr6appn)ved bythe Boardon...................
Alison Wayman
Trustee & Ctrchair
Faye Kamiska
Trusts6 & Co-chair
Company ￿gIstratIOn No. 03012433
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LHOL Ih41 ERk4A"I IL>HAL Ak< I S
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.1 Basls of preparatlon
￿￿&t
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with appllcAble a￿UntIng slandards, the Statement of
RecommerKled Practice, 'A￿Unts"ng and Reporbng by Gharitses", issued in March 21KJb and the Companies
Act 2008.
12 Tanglble ￿yell qq8ets Aapreclation
Tangible fixed assets other than Ireehold land are stated at cost les8 depreciation. Depre¢iation is provided at
rates calculated to vnite off ¢ost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as
follows:
1r.% REYkr4frf• fdprK+
15% Reducing Balance
25% Reducing Balance
Fixtures, fittings & equipmenl
Motor vehicles
2024
2023
t)onatioriS and gifts
Eamed Income
1,602
147,317
111363
113,196
148,919
Investsn8nt In
2024
2023
Interest receivable
977
215
There were no trustees, remuneration or other beneffts forthe yearended 31 Marth 2024 norforthe yearended
31 March 2023.
During the year £769 was paid in Iru8tees' expenses (2023: £546).
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CI ;OL IfK'TfRKP.TIOPK'P.L &Q.RTS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (co￿riNuED)
FOR THF YF.￿? eNDFO 31 y.q,geH ￿24
Number of •mployo
2024
Number
2023
Number
Full time
Employmont costs
2024
2023
Wages, salaries & Nation* InsurarKe
Employer pension costs
123.944
2,825
110,432
2,839
126.769
113,271
Tanglble flxod assots
rL¥tal
property rnxhln
flttlngs
At 1 April 2023
Addltions In the year
2,392
2.294
3,318
16,648
24.652
At 31 iaa¥iA) iu24
J,J18
24.&ti2
At 1 April 2023
Charge for the year
971
355
3.189
14,797
278
18,957
652
At 37 aar£h )1)24
l.V_8
19,Str3
Nat book value
At 31 March 2024
2.294
110
1,673
129
5,0ry5
Debtors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Pry?aymp.nts ¥¥1 irrp4ne
11.403
1.%48
3,048
1,018
12.921
4.066
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Cl ;?L11,'TrrrKn.Tiofip.L P.RTQ
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THF ye..4,9 eNOF0 31 a4.IIReH ?Q?4
Greditovs: amouriis 1alli1￿ withi¥1 (me yed
2tr23
Accruals
Deferred income
Other laxe8 and social security
Other creditors
,144
1.176
32,352
6A76
1,443
1,719
29,083
{3,471)
750
48,931
29,524
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Vduntary Action RothertRm- Flux
Creative Mints
29,792
27,083
2,000
D•flned ¢ontrlbutlon
2024
2023
Contributlons payaue by the company for the year
2,825
2,839
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hJL114TÉRhATIOk4AL ARTS
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
lotal
2024
"lotsl
2023
INCOMING RESOURCES
-IctlyJ*lry fty £￿vAT2*1￿Q ￿¥id5
Eamed Income
Donations and gifts
112,303
147,317
1,802
148,.919
Deposit account interest
977
215
Arts Council NPO
Arts Council Grants for the Arts
Paul Hemlyn FtXyx￿l
Oher Grants
95,000
25,869
6.fj 000
22.719
37,400
113,588
Total Incomlng resource3
316,363
262,722
L" .
Charltable activltl•s
Pension contributions
Project workers
l etephu
Postage and stationery
Travel and motor expenses
OoCufftaita￿ &hJ ill&"rf¥iii
IT costs
Cholavan Motor expenses
1.629
112,216
1,554
132,707
1,265
41
469
1,592
2.203
4,1ti6
fsf
Support cost8
Management
49.YT9
1,285
989
328
11
Pension contributions
Rert rates and Insurance
1.196
Interest charges
Training
1652
Carried foThvard
88.017
53,544
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CHOL INTERNAIIL)14AL AF<'i
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Brwja kx￿￿￿￿
53,544
Office costs
15.582
Marketing
staff errtertaining
9.335
413
Accountancy
Professional f883
.B8d tjebts
Plant and machinery depreciatlon
Fixtures and fittings depreciation
lQolor ¥ehLnles (*retspi tiyj
1,176
213
1,134
23
327
473
278
92,189
71,728
?73,734
Net (loss) I Income for the year
36,500
{11.012)
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