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ACROSS THE ARTS ACROSS CULTURES

AT THE HEART OF BRADFORD

Kala Sangam is an intercultural arts hub which aims to reflect the diversity of contemporary Britain through the work we present, the artists we support and the communities we engage.

Specialising in South Asian arts and culture, most of our work takes place in our Arts Centre in the heart of Bradford (between Bradford Cathedral and The Broadway Shopping Centre) with our outreach activities extending regionally and nationally.

In Sanskrit, ‘Kala’ means arts and ‘Sangam’ means a meeting point.

Kala Sangam aims to bring people and communities together to create and experience high-quality, diverse art, to increase understanding and awareness of different cultures, and to provide talent development pathways for young people and emerging artists into a career in the arts.

Focusing primarily on music and dance, all artistic, education and outreach activity delivered by Kala Sangam aligns with at least one of our programming strands.

Programming Stands

This Is Bradford

Putting Kala Sangam at the heart of arts delivery in the city, we offer rehearsal space, development support and performance opportunities to local artists and companies. We also bring work to Bradford which addresses societal issues for the city or is relevant to one of its many communities.

South Asia Now

We programme work by South Asian artists and organisations or that showcases art forms from South Asia. A priority is placed on presenting work which develops the art form and/or is created by British people of South Asian descent.

British Diversity

To ensure we are at the forefront of what it means to live in modern Britain we support the creation of work which looks at cultural heritage in the context of modern Britain or is actively diversity focused. This strand also covers work that fuses together different artforms, styles and cultures.

I am very proud to present Kala Sangam’s 2022/23 Annual Review.

It has been an amazing year for Kala Sangam and for Bradford. In May, the city was named as the next UK City of Culture, which will be transformative for the whole district in 2025. In November we were delighted to receive a substantial increase to our annual Arts Council National Portfolio funding - alongside our regular funding from Bradford Metropolitan District Council, this will allow us to support more artists to create and share more work for more audiences over the next three years. Thank you to both funders for their continued support.

We were also awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and from the Department for Culture Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund to move ahead with our ambitious plans for the redevelopment of our building. This work is scheduled to begin in 2024 and we are incredibly grateful to to these funders for their investment in our future.

We would also like to thank Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Amal and Jerwood Developing Artists Fund for their ongoing support for artists and projects, including Bradford Producing Hub, and Exa Networks for their continued in-kind support.

Finally, we would like to thank everyone who has visited Kala Sangam this year, whether it was to see a performance, attend a conference or visit the Cafe – it has been a brilliant year and we are looking forward to what comes next.

Jasbir Athwal DL Chair of the Board

With our first full seasons since 2019, in 2022/23 we presented 65 performances and 5 exhibitions. Every performance aligned with at least one of our programming strands (This Is Bradford, South Asia Now and British Diversity) and over 80% of the performances featured South Asian artists or artforms.

We had 7 premieres of new work, including Reflections of an Indian Dancer, which was the first new work to be performed in Bradford following the announcement that we would be City of Culture 2025.

In April we hosted our first Arts Iftar , featuring a performance of Nasheeds, by Bradford based Ismail Hussain, and a delicious meal. The whole staff team fasted for the day and it was brilliant to bring together people from different faiths and communities to celebrate Ramadan.

In May we hosted the Roma 600 , a new musical telling the story of Roma resistance during the Holocaust. This was one of the first times a Roma musical has been performed in the UK.

In July we took Yuvel Soria’s AJAYU Transitorio to Bradford Cathedral for two performances combining traditional Bolivian dance with Indian Kuchipudi for a unique celebration of the Day of the Dead.

Mixing the best in poetry and spoken word, Front Room Poetry (part of BD:Festival) turned our car park into a unique performance venue, featuring kitsch décor and nostalgic vibes. Performers included Salena Godden and Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.

Supported by Kala Sangam, Kirsty Taylor’s debut play, Cashy C’s: the Musical sold out runs in both Bradford and Keighley. The show brought vacant shops back to life as recreated pawnbrokers and used rap and bassline to tell the stories of people who live hand-to-mouth, trading in a kettle on Monday and buying it back on Friday because they really need a fiver.

In August, Bradford South Asian Festival took over the building for three days of events, covering everything from Bollywood-themed disco to chapati making, and discussions about the impact of Partition.

Our programme for children and families continued to grow with the return of Bird in the Window, and Joss Arnott’s magical retelling of a classic story, Tin Man . For Altered Skin’s Fatherhood, we hosted our first ever relaxed matinee for parents and young children.

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Our poetry Open Mic nights featured performances by Beyond Labels (young people from Lancashire), Ilkley Young Writers (celebrating 10 years of the group) and Safiya Kinshasa (who combines her poetry with dance). Joined by special guests from the Bradford music scene, Normanton Street presented an evening of music, fusing hip-hop, soul and jazz.

Other work presented at Kala Sangam this year included From Stone , which united musicians These Men with dancer Chemaine Cooke to explore the landscapes of Bradford, Kat Rose Martin’s first full length play, Pick and Mix , and Rythmosaic’s stunning new show combining Contemporary and Kathak dance, Conversing with the Crow .

I had a wonderful experience here - thank you so much for offering a place of such cultural relevance, where I was proud to bring my family and friends

Exhibitions

We partnered with The Peace Museum for Defining Peace , which asked the question ‘What is peace?’. In September, the People Powered Press’ Together in Bradford exhibition looked back on the letterpress street art displayed across the city this year. Lisa Creagh’s powerful portraits of breastfeeding mothers featured in the Holding Time exhibition and inspired a series of writing workshops. In the Say Aphasi a exhibition, Bradford-born artist Mark Chappell shared his experiences of living with the condition which effects his speech and communication, including using immersive technology to bring the work to life.

Kala Sangam feels like home. It is Bradford

– Audience Feedback

We provided 200 days of free studio time to 49 different artists.

New shows rehearsed and developed at Kala Sangam this year included: Balbir Singh Dance Company’s Reflections of an Indian Dancer , Yuvel Soria’s AJAYU Transitorio , Akeim Toussaint Buck and Crystal Zillwood’s Souls and Cells, and Kat Rose Martin’s Pick and Mix .

As well as providing studio space to artists to research and develop new projects, we hosted sharing events for artists to receive critical feedback on their works-in-progress, including Mansi Dabral and Shivaangee Agrawal. We offered projects like Deborah Pakker Hull’s Otherhood and Sandrine Monin’s Feathers space for workshops with participants.

We provided developmental support to Bloomin’ Buds Theatre and Tranquil Productions on their journeys to become new Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations. Two of our Associate Companies, Jaivant Patel Company and Company of Others, also joined the portfolio. Overall, organisations supported by Kala Sangam will now receive more than £700,000 a year investment from ACE over the next three years of NPO 2023-26.

As a consortium member, we continued to play a key role in Bradford Producing Hub’s work to build a more representative and diverse community of organisations and individuals working across the arts in Bradford. On behalf of BPH we made a successful application to the Jerwood Developing Artist fund to launch PROPEL, a new programme supporting early-career Producers and Production Managers to develop their skills.

Thank you so much for our residency this month. We are still pumped from its momentum and learnings. As ever, the support team at Kala Sangam is amongst the loveliest and most helpful we have ever had the pleasure of experiencing

Shivaangee Agrawal

Audiences

More than 3400 people saw performances at Kala Sangam in 2022/23, with an average capacity of 60%, taking us to above pre-Covid audience levels.

37% of our audience were non-White British, more than double the national average for non-White British attendance at arts events (15% according to the Audience Agency). 22% of our audience identify as Asian.

As with 2021/22, 67% of our audience come from Bradford and 37% are from areas with low levels of arts engagement. 16% come from the Kaleidoscope Creativity segment, which is ranked 9th lowest out of the 10 segments that make up the Audience Agency Audience Spectrum tool for measuring engagement levels with the arts.

Audience feedback remains extremely positive, with more than 98% rating us Good or Very Good for Quality of Performance/ Event, Value for Money and the Whole Experience of visiting Kala Sangam.

Our digital reach continues to grow, with Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followers increasing by around 10% each year. Subscribers to our newsletter have more than doubled since 2020, with open and click through rates staying high.

Delighted to be back after an unusually long break. Warm and inspiring evening. Lovely stuff. Thank you!

– Audience Feedback

Our engagement with Children and Young People continues to grow and in 2022/2023 we delivered a total of 101 workshops with over 2,000 pupils from 18 primary and secondary schools.

Schools

Our School’s Takeover Week returned, with 870 Key Stage 2 children from 12 schools from BD3 joining us for a range of activities including drama, rap and Bhangra dancing.

In September, we welcomed back Bird in the Window and with it our Arts Award Discover Days – in total, 117 students achieved their Arts Award Discover. In December, Feversham Primary Academy brought 60 children and young people to see Joss Arnott Dance’s Tin Man .

dance workshops for students at Brontë House School. Jameela Khan delivered two puppetry workshops for children at St Mary’s and St Peter’s Catholic school and Feversham Primary Academy. We continued to deliver the drama after school club at St Mary’s and St Peter’s Catholic School. We helped 5 schools work towards their Artsmark.

Outreach

In partnership with the One in a Million charity, we delivered drama sessions across several sites, as well as a variety of workshops as part of their community days.

Working with National Youth Jazz Collective and Milap Festival, we hosted their Indo Jazz Club for young people with a passion for music.

We continued to deliver a range of highquality creative workshops for schools, including dance workshops for reception children at Killinghall Primary School, a spoken word workshop as part of Granger Day at Coop Academy Grange, a Bhangra dance workshop for Holybrook Primary School, and Visual Arts and Bhangra

Classes

We delivered a wide range of classes in partnership with other organisations, including Break Dancing for children and young people, in partnership with Tranquil Productions, our Bharatanatyam Academy, Bollywood Dance classes for adult with Zoobin Surty Company, and Women’s Only Yoga with Ella Tighe. This year, Bhangra dance and Dhol Drumming classes with Punjabi Roots Academy also returned. We maintained support for Creating Together (a creative sanctuary for adults led by Displace Yourself Theatre), Dance United Yorkshire’s Youth Company, Bradford Youth Players, Freedom Studio’s Youth Theatre, and the Bradford Friendship Choir.

It was a complete treat from start to finish! Wonderful welcome from Fay and engaging workshop. The performance was incredible - an immersive and hugely varied creative piece which took us all on a rollercoaster journey of emotions where laughing and crying come hand in hand.

– Teacher feedback

All children were engaged in both activities, had a chance to try something they hadn’t come across before. – Teacher feedback

A super dance class where all abilities were able to take part - nothing was too much trouble for the staff involved. Super facilities lots of choice and colours available for both schools to able to take part together, really good to be able to talk to children from another school.

– Teacher feedback

Our People 2022/23

Our Patrons:

Chair Trustee Trustee Treasurer Trustee Trustee Company Secretary (resigned May 2022) Vice Chair Trustee (appointed Feb 2023) Trustee Trustee

David Lascelles Earl of Harewood Lord Patel of Bradford OBE

Honourary Lifetime President:

Dr Geetha Upadhyaya OBE

Over the year staff have taken part in First Aid, Fire Marshal, Manual Handling Training and Line Manager Training.

NOTE: since the resignation of Paul Nash, the Board has appointed Jez Arrow (KS Head of Finance) as Company Secretary

Our Staff:

Mohammed Iftikar joined the Board of Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Jez Arrow Fay Beesley Sidra Bi Bradley Cook-Pattison Alex Corwin Alex Croft David Dearlove Caitlin Grime Philip Henegan Mohammed Iftikar Mo Khan Haider Mahboob Steve O’Connell Amer Sarai Dave Searle

Head of Finance Education & Outreach Officer Theatre. Bookkeeper Technical Assistant Programme & Marketing Manager Creative Director Facilities Assistant & Caretaker Facilities Assistant Facilities Assistant Facilities Manager Facilities Assistant Marketing & Admin Assistant (until March 2023) Head of Commercial Head of Community Engagement (since February 2023) Theatre Technician (freelance)

Kala Sangam staff were absolutely INCREDIBLE and worked tirelessly to ensure everything ran smoothly all weekend. They went above and beyond to take care of us and the artists and event attendees, and every task was accompanied by smiles and joy. What an amazing team you have.

– Bradford South Asian Festival

Staff Highlights

Sidra Bi - Bookkeeper

I loved bringing my little one to see Bird in the Window. He was laughing the whole way through and it was brilliant to see fun, relatable Muslim characters on stage.

Alex Croft- Creative Director

The highlight of the year for me was definitely Yuvel Soria’s AJAYU Transitorio , which we presented at Bradford Cathedral. It was such a moving piece, combining beautiful dance with music and poetry that sounded incredible in the Cathedral’s main space. Yuvel is an artist we’ve been supporting for a number of years, so it was really rewarding to see this piece come to fruition thanks to a vital commission from Bradford Producing Hub.

Marie O’Reilly - Vice Chair

I loved Full English. Such a great story, brought to life with the simplicity, warmth and humour. I thought the staging was simple and effective, the writing was beautiful and moving and the acting was first class.

Fay Beesley - Education and Outreach Officer

I absolutely loved Cashy C’s: The Musical. Arriving for the show was like stepping into a real shop and there were even members of the public trying to come in and sell their stuff! The writing was incredible, with the characters really reflecting the people of Bradford and their struggles, particularly during the current cost of living crisis.

It was powerful, heart wrenching and funny, with brilliant performances by the whole cast.

Our Building

Commercial room bookings have continued to be high, with many returning customers including Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Mediale and the National Science and Media Museum.

In partnership with our neighbours, Bradford Cathedral, we hosted Outdoor Arts UK’s annual conference, with over 150 people attending 2 days of events across both sites.

Over 70% of bookers were for cultural, educational or third sector related events and a further 20% came from local authorities or the NHS.

Just wanted to thank you and the team for hosting us earlier this month – Bradford was by far one of our best received events and part of that was due to the venue/ facilities/food and staff support on offer at Kala Sangam.

– Children’s Society

I have worked with many venues in my career so far and the team at Kala Sangam were by far the most accommodating. Nothing was too much of an ask and the team always checked up on us to see if we needed anything. It is a beautiful venue and full of culture .

Broadway House Chambers

Tenants

Our relationship with Mencap continues to strengthen and includes the use of two meetings rooms a week for their Skills to Work Programme as well as an office space. We continue to provide office space for fellow arts organisations Dance United Yorkshire and Freedom Studios as well as a number of artists and creatives using our basement offices and spaces.

We are continuing to work towards making Kala Sangam a more sustainable and planet friendly organisation.

We worked with Green Street on a full environmental audit and made the following commitments:

we will reduce our energy consumption by using more efficient equipment, changing our behaviours and monitoring our energy usage
we will reduce the amount of printed material we use and pass on to our customers
we will take steps to prevent, recycle and reuse as much of our waste as possible
we will eliminate as much single use plastic as possible
we will share our learnings and collaborating closely with our staff, artists, audiences, tenants and room bookers

Total Income

£682,042

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NLHF Development Grant
£138,291
20.3%
Bradford Council (RFO
core + CV19 recovery)
£51,100
7.5% BPH Grant funds
(incl. Esmée Fairburn
Jerwood, BD25)
£13,850
2.0%
Other grants (incl.
Amal, Kickstart,
Access to Work)
Arts Council England £59,097
(NPO grant) 8.7%
£101,840
14.9% Earned (classes/
education/
outreach)
£23,240
3.4%
Hires & Tenants:
Arts & Culture
£78,875 Other
11.6% (incl. recharges, interest)
£72,407
10.9%
Hires & Tenants: Local Authorities
£18,957
Hires & Tenants: 2.8%
CYP/Education
Hires & Tenants:
£10,210
Hires & Tenants: Private &
9.5% Hires & Tenants:
Third Sector Commercial
Health & NHS
£64,664 £8,397
£14,089
9.5% 1.2%
2.1%
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Financial Overview

Total Expenditure

£677,081

Excludes Capital Building Depreciation of £85,939

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Marketing
£8,810
1.3%
Premises
£78,876
11.4%
Artistic & Delivery
£265,538
39.2%
Other
£14,972
2.2%
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Capital Project Funders
Supported by Supporter of
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Kala Sangam is just a 5-minute walk from both Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square train stations. Find us between Bradford Cathedral and The Broadway Shopping Centre.

Our building is accessible by a lift to all floors. Disabled parking is available in our staff car park.

www.kalasangam.org 01274 303340 info@kalasangam.org

/kala.sangam /thekalasangam

All photos copyright Karol Wyszynski except for p. 3 & 7 Maria Spadafora, p. 8 Maya Jagger, p. 13 Alex Corwin and Paul Thompson Company no. 03195878 | Registered Charity no. 1055488 | VAT No: 890506024

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03195878 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1055488

Report of the Trustees and

Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

for

Kala Sangam

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Kala Sangam

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

		Page
Reference and Administrative Details		1
Report of the Trustees	2	to	7
Report of the Independent Auditors	8	to	10
Statement of Financial Activities		11
Balance Sheet	12	to	13
Cash Flow Statement		14
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement		15
Notes to the Financial Statements	16	to	22
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities	23	to	24

Kala Sangam

Reference and Administrative Details for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

TRUSTEES

P Nash (resigned 11.5.22) M O'Reilly C Harrison J S Athwal Chair R K Sudhir J Jowle A K Gata-Aura J Wilson S Hussain S A Dogra M S Virdee (appointed 1.2.23)

REGISTERED OFFICE St Peter's House 1 Forster Square Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 4TY REGISTERED COMPANY 03195878 (England and Wales) NUMBER REGISTERED CHARITY 1055488 NUMBER

AUDITORS KJA Kilner Johnson Ltd (Statutory Auditors) Network House Stubs Beck Lane Cleckheaton BD19 4TT

Kala Sangam

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. 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).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives

Taken from Kala Sangam's Articles of Association, our Charitable Objects are:

The advancement of education amongst the public, in particular but not exclusively in the appreciation and practice of intercultural arts; and

The promotion of equality and diversity by fostering understanding between people from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to persons with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, in particular but not exclusively through the use of intercultural arts.

Our Vision

'Across the Arts | Across Cultures | At the Heart of Bradford'

Kala Sangam is an intercultural arts hub which aims to reflect the diversity of contemporary Britain through the work we present, the artists we support and the communities we engage.

Specialising in South Asian arts and culture, most of our work takes place at our Arts Centre in the heart of Bradford (between Bradford Cathedral and The Broadway Shopping Centre) with our outreach activities extending regionally and nationally.

Focussing primarily on music and dance, all artistic, education and outreach activity delivered by Kala Sangam aligns with at least one of our programming strands:

1) This Is Bradford

2) South Asia Now

We programme work by South Asian artists/organisations or that showcases art forms from South Asia. A priority is placed on presenting work which develops the art form and/or is created by British people of South Asian descent.

3) British Diversity

To ensure we are at the forefront of what it means to live in modern Britain we support the creation of work which looks at cultural heritage in the context of modern Britain or is actively diversity focussed. This strand also covers work that fuses together different artforms, styles and cultures.

Kala Sangam

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

It has been an amazing year for Kala Sangam and for Bradford. In May the city was named as the next UK City of Culture, which will be transformative for the whole district. In November we were delighted to receive a substantial increase to our annual Arts Council National Portfolio funding - along with our regular funding from Bradford Metropolitan District Council, this will allow us to support more artists to create and share more work for more audiences over the next three years. Thank you to both funders for their continued support.

We were also awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the DCMS Cultural Development Fund to move ahead with our ambitious plans for the redevelopment of our building. This work is scheduled to begin in 2024 and we are incredibly grateful to these funders for their investment in our future.

We would also like to thank Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Amal and Jerwood Developing Artists Fund - for their ongoing support for artists and projects, including Bradford Producing Hub - and Exa Networks for their continued in-kind support.

Finally, we would like to thank everyone who has visited Kala Sangam this year, whether it was to see a performance, attend a conference or visit the rooftop café - it has been a brilliant year, and we are looking forward to what comes next.

ARTISTIC PROGRAMME

With our first full seasons of performance since 2019, in 2022/23 we presented 65 performances and 5 exhibitions. Every performance aligned with at least one of our programming strands (This Is Bradford, South Asia Now and British Diversity) and over 80% of the performances featured South Asian artists or artforms.

We had 7 premieres of new work, including Reflections of an Indian Dancer, which was the first new work to be performed in Bradford following the announcement that we would be City of Culture 2025.

In April we hosted our first Arts Iftar, featuring a performance of Nasheeds, by Bradford-based Ismail Hussain, and a delicious meal. The whole staff team fasted for the day, and it was brilliant to bring together people from different faiths and communities to celebrate Ramadan.

In May we hosted the Roma 600, a new musical telling the story of Roma resistance during the Holocaust. This was the first time a Roma musical has been performed in the UK.

In July we took Yuvel Soria's AJAYU Transitorio to Bradford Cathedral, for two performances combining traditional Bolivian dance with Indian Kuchipudi, for a unique celebration of the Day of the Dead.

Mixing the best in poetry and spoken word, Front Room Poetry (part of BD:Festival) turned our car park into a unique performance venue, featuring kitsch décor and nostalgic vibes. Performers included Salena Godden and Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan.

Supported by Kala Sangam, Kirsty Taylor's debut play Cashy C's: the Musical sold out runs in both Bradford and Keighley. The show brought vacant shops back to life as recreated pawnbrokers and used rap and bassline to tell the stories of people who live hand-to-mouth, trading in a kettle on Monday and buying it back on Friday because they really need a fiver.

In August, Bradford South Asian Festival took over the building for three days of events covering everything from Bollywood-themed disco to chapati making and discussions about the impact of Partition.

Our programme for children and families continued to grow with the return of Bird in the Window, and Joss Arnott's magical retelling of a classic story, Tin Man. For Altered Skin's Fatherhood, we hosted our first ever relaxed matinee for parents and young children.

Our poetry Open Mic nights featured performances by Beyond Labels (young people from Lancashire), Ilkley Young Writers (celebrating ten years of the group) and Safiya Kinshasa (who combines her poetry with dance). Joined by special guests from the Bradford music scene, Normanton Street presented an evening of music, fusing hip-hop, soul and jazz.

Kala Sangam

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Other work presented at Kala Sangam this year included From Stone, which united musicians These Men with dancer Chemaine Cooke to explore the landscapes of Bradford, Kat Rose Martin's first full length play, Pick and Mix, and Rythmosaic's stunning new show combining Contemporary and Kathak dance, Conversing with the Crow.

EXHIBITIONS

We partnered with The Peace Museum for Defining Peace, which asked the question 'What is peace?' In September, Shipley-based People Powered Press' Together in Bradford exhibition looked back on the letterpress street art displayed across the city this year. Lisa Creagh's powerful portraits of breastfeeding mothers featured in the Holding Time exhibition and inspired a series of writing workshops. In the Say Aphasia exhibition, Bradford-born artist Mark Chappell shared his experiences of living with the condition which effects his speech and communication, including using immersive technology to bring the work to life.

ARTIST SUPPORT

We provided 200 days of studio time to 49 different artists.

New shows rehearsed and developed at Kala Sangam this year included: Balbir Singh Dance Company's Reflections of an Indian Dancer, Yuvel Soria's AJAYU Transitorio, Akeim Toussaint Buck and Crystal Zillwood's Souls and Cells, Kat Rose Martin's Pick and Mix.

As well as providing studio space to artists to research and develop new projects, we hosted sharing events for artists to receive critical feedback on their works-in-progress, including Mansi Dabral and Shivaangee Agrawal. We offered projects like Deborah Pakker Hull's Otherhood and Sandrine Monin's Feathers space for workshops with participants.

We provided developmental support to Bloomin' Buds Theatre and Tranquil Productions on their journeys to become new Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations. Two of our Associate Companies - Jaivant Patel Company and Company of Others - also joined the portfolio. Overall, organisations supported by Kala Sangam will now receive more than £700,000 a year investment from ACE over the next three years of NPO 2023-26.

As a consortium member, we continued to play a key role in Bradford Producing Hub's work to build a more representative and diverse community of organisations and individuals working across the arts in Bradford. On behalf of BPH we made a successful application to the Jerwood Developing Artist Fund to launch PROPEL, a new programme supporting early-career Producers and Production Managers to develop their skills.

AUDIENCES

More than 3400 people saw performances at Kala Sangam in 2022/23, with an average capacity of 60%, taking us above pre-covid audience levels.

As with 2021/22, 67% of our audience come from Bradford and 37% are from areas with low levels of arts engagement. 16% come from the Kaleidoscope Creativity segment, which is ranked ninth lowest out of the ten segments that make up the Audience Agency Audience Spectrum tool for measuring engagement levels with the arts.

Audience feedback remains extremely positive, with more than 98% rating us Good or Very Good for Quality of Performance/ Event, Value for Money and the Whole Experience of visiting Kala Sangam.

OUREACH and SCHOOLS

Our engagement with Children and Young People continues to grow and in 2022/23 we delivered a total of 101 workshops with over 2000 pupils from 18 primary and secondary schools.

Kala Sangam

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Our School's Takeover week returned, with 870 Key Stage 2 children from 12 schools from BD3 joining us for a range of activities including drama, rap and Bhangra dancing.

In September, Bird in the Window returned and with it our Arts Award Discover Days - in total 117 students achieved their Arts Award Discover. In December, Feversham Primary Academy brought 60 children and young people to see Joss Arnott Dance's Tin Man.

We continued to deliver a range of high-quality creative workshops for schools, including dance workshops for reception children at Killinghall Primary School, a spoken word workshop as part of Granger Day at Coop Academy Grange, a Bhangra dance workshop for Holybrook Primary School and a Visual Arts and Bhangra dance workshops for students at Brontë House School. Jameela Khan delivered two puppetry workshops for children at St Mary's & St Peter's Catholic School and Feversham Primary Academy. We continued to deliver the drama after school club at St Mary's & St Peter's Catholic School. In partnership with the One in a Million charity, we delivered drama sessions across several sites, as well as a variety of workshops as part of their community days. In partnership with National Youth Jazz Collective and Milap Festival we hosted their Indo Jazz club for young people with a passion for music.

We helped five schools work towards their Artsmark.

CLASSES

We deliver a wide range of classes in partnership with other organisations, including Break Dancing for children and young people in partnership with Tranquil Productions, our Bharatanatyam Academy, Bollywood Dance classes for adults with Zoobin Surty Company, and Women's Only Yoga with Ella Tighe. This year, Bhangra dance and Dhol Drumming classes with Punjabi Roots Academy also returned. We maintained support for Creating Together (a creative sanctuary for adults led by Displace Yourself Theatre), Dance United Yorkshire's Youth Company, Bradford Youth Players, Freedom Studio's Youth Theatre, and the Bradford Friendship Choir.

OUR BUILDING

In partnership with our neighbours, Bradford Cathedral, we hosted Outdoor Arts UK's annual conference, with over 150 people attending two days of events across both sites.

Over 70% of bookers were for cultural, educational or third sector-related events and a further 20% came from local authorities or the NHS.

Our relationship with Mencap continued to strengthen and included the use of two meetings rooms a week for their Skills to Work Programme as well as office space. We continue to provide office space for fellow arts organisations Dance United Yorkshire and Freedom Studios as well as a number of artists and creatives using our basement offices and spaces.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

We are continuing to work towards making Kala Sangam a more sustainable and planet-friendly organisation.

We worked with Green Street on a full environmental audit and made the following commitments:

We will reduce our energy consumption by using more efficient equipment, changing our behaviours and monitoring
our energy usage.
We will reduce the amount of printed material we use and pass on to our customers.
We will take steps to prevent, recycle and reuse as much of our waste as possible.
We will eliminate as much single use plastic as possible.
We will share our learnings and collaborating closely with our staff, artists, audiences, tenants and room bookers.

Kala Sangam

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial review

There is a net increase in Unrestricted Funds for the year of £3,759. The net movement in Restricted Funds of £84,738 arises mainly from £85,939 depreciation of capital building assets. These results continue to reflect the positive turnaround in our financial position since 2017/18, with a modest surplus operational outturn for the fourth consecutive year.

We enter 2023/24 with our modest reserves intact. The forthcoming accounting period is the start of our new three-year Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation Agreement (ACE NPO 2023-26). There is no clearer expression of our improved position, than Kala Sangam having been awarded a 255% uplift to NPO funding for this period (to c.£362kpa). This success will underpin an increase in capacity, aligned with the charity's anticipated Capital development, but also helps to insulate operational budgets from exposure to volatile energy costs from April 2023.

Guaranteed continuation of regular funding from ACE, and from Bradford Council, has enabled us to develop a modest surplus budget for the forthcoming 2023/24 accounting period, a year in which we also hope to commence delivery of our Capital plans (with £5m already secured from the Cultural Development Fund).

LOOKING FORWARD

As Bradford's year as UK City of Culture in 2025 draws ever closer, Kala Sangam is approaching an exciting two-year period which will be transformational for the company.

The £296k Development Phase of the charity's Capital project, funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, came to a successful end in August 2023. Through this funding, Capital designs have been developed to RIBA Stage 4, with both Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent granted for the proposed works. Alongside this, a detailed two-year programme of community engagement has been designed that will see the company engage local, hard-to-reach people, supporting them to create heritage-focused art that will form part of the organisation's City of Culture programme.

In March 2023, £4,998,500 was secured - from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's, Arts Council-administered Cultural Development Fund - to support the Capital redevelopment programme. Having successfully completed the National Lottery Heritage Fund Development Phase, a further £2.298m is anticipated from Heritage Fund at their November 2023 decision meeting, which would enable the capital project to move forwards in 2024.

With the Public Procurement process well underway, February 2024 should see the handover of St Peter's House to contractors (subject to funding), with the building reopening in Summer 2025 as a significant milestone event of City of Culture. The redeveloped building will have a significant, positive impact on the company's capacity. We will go from having a single studio available every day for artistic, schools and outreach delivery, to five. Studios and offices will also be created for new major tenant BCB Radio, and our ability to host commercial bookings will significantly increase.

Throughout 2024, Kala Sangam will present a season of performances off-site, in partner venues, bringing our artistic programme to new audiences throughout Bradford district. Thanks to the increase in core funding secured from the Arts Council, the company can maintain all staff contracts during this closure period, keeping our skilled core team together.

When the building does reopen, the organisation will do so under a new name. In May 2022 the company announced it was beginning the process of identifying a new identity. Led by independent consultants, Out of Place, this process concluded in August 2023 when Trustees unanimously agreed that Bradford Arts Centre should become the company's new name. Bradford Arts Centre was suggested by nearly all focus groups as a name they felt would include them and not exclude others, and one that better reflected our programme of activity.

As excitement for City of Culture continues to build, the company is preparing for a bright future under its new name. We know that there is hard work ahead but, with the company on sound financial footing and with strong management and oversight from the Board of Trustees, we believe we are well positioned to deliver our ambitious plans and maximise the impact of what will be a special year in 2025.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

Kala Sangam is constituted as a private limited company (limited by guarantee), as defined by the Companies Act 2006, and is a registered charity. The governing Articles of Association are available for download from our website.

Kla Sang Rert of tb¢ Tr4st¢e5 for th¢ Year Ended 31 Mareh 2(123 TRusfEES' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT The trll$1¢es Iwho are also the dire¢tor5 of Kala Sangam for the purposes of cornpany law} are rewnsibl¢ for preparing the Report of the Tn]$tttS aTwJ the financial statements in a¢cordance appli¢able law and Uniied Kingdom Ac¢ountin8 Standards {Unit¢d Kingdom Generally A¢¢eptcd Acccrtmting Prtice>. Company law require$ the truM¢es io prepare finatKi81 stattrnents for ea¢h financial year whi¢h 8tYc a true and fair view of the ststc of affairs of the charitable ¢ompany and of the in¢oming resourvs and ipplrcation of r¢g)urccs, including the in¢ome and expenditure, of the clwitabk ¢omp8ny for that period. In preparing those financial ststements. th¢ tnjstees arc required io seleet suitable ac¢ouniing policies ond then appty th¢m ¢onsistently ob5¢rye the methods and principles in th¢ Charity SORP.. make judgements and esiimates thai are reasonable and pnmlert pr¢pare the financial statements on the going concern bLSiS unless it is inttppropriite to presume that the charitable company will ¢ontinue in bu5ine$5. Th¢ tTU5tt¢5 are r¢5ponsibk for keeping proper accounting records thich disclose wrih reasonabl¢ accuracy at any time the financial position of the ¢haritsble company to enable th¢m w ¢thsure that th¢ finan¢i#l S¢&temenls comply wryth the Companies Aci 2006. They aTe also responsible for saf¢guardin8 the 855¢1$ ofthe charithble company and hcn¢¢ for taking tta50[blC step5 for the prevention and detrction o( fraud and othcr iTTe8ulariiies. In so far as the trustee5 ar¢ viwart.. rhere is no relevant audit infomhation of whi¢h the chari¢abl¢ conwany's auditors ore wiaware: Ind the trustees have taken all step$ th81 they ou8ht to have tskcn to make themselves aware of Y relevant audit infomiaiion and to estsblish that the audiiors aware of th41 infomthiion. AUDITORS The auditors. KJA Kilner Johnson Lid Isthiutory Audi9 will be proposed fLY 2pintment at the fortlKomins General Meelin8. This report his been prepayed in aeCOTdan¢e with the 5pKial Fyovisiotu of Part 15 of the Companie5 A¢t 2006 relating io small coniponies. Approved by order of ihe board of trusttts on......... . signed on its behjlf by.. JSAth - Twstee

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of Kala Sangam

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Kala Sangam (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, 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 Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 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; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those 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 with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, 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 appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis 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 events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors 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 statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

the information given in the Report of the Trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
the charitable company has not kept adequate accounting records; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of Kala Sangam

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal 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 preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern 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.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives 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 a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material 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:

While planning our audit, we have made enquiries of management and those charged with governance around any actual or potential litigation and claims against the company for non-compliance with specific laws and regulations. The same has been done in respect of any instances of fraud or irregularities. The responses received have been communicated with the engagement team at the planning stage.

We have not been informed of any specific laws or regulatory related issues that could materially impact the financial statements in addition to this, there has been no suspected fraud or irregularities reported to us.

While planning our audit the engagement partner selected appropriately trained staff to be engaged in the audit and the team are allocated based on their competence and capabilities.

The audit work undertaken is a substantive work based audit approach, reviewing to source documentation where appropriate and includes a review and walkthrough of the systems which management have put in place. These tests are directional. Therefore, they are designed in a way to maximise audit effectiveness and the possible identification of any material fraud, irregularities, or instances of systems and procedure breaches. Our testing did not identify any issues that requires any additional reporting.

These tests and other areas of our audit work are designed to enhance our ability to detect cases of material fraud and certain irregularities. It should be noted that our audit is carried out using a material based approach and therefore does not test every transaction, as such it would not detect all instances of irregularities and specifically fraud which is inherently more difficult to detect.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Tru$tee$ of Kala SgngAm Use of our report This report is mad¢ solely to th¢ ¢haritable company'5 tnist¢¢s. a5 a bodyi in actordartce with Part 4 of the Charities (Accoiints and Reports) Regulations 2008. (hir audit work has betn undcrthkcn so that we might state io ihe ¢haritabl¢ ompany's trustees those matters we are reqiiired to state io them in an auditors, report and for no other purpose. To the fiillest cxtent permitted by law. we do Thot a¢¢¢pl or assume responsibility to anyone other than the ¢haritabl¢ ¢ompany and ihe ¢haritable company's trustees a5 a bodys for our audit work, for this r¢port, or for the opinions we Iiave fornied. Eligible to act a5 an &uditor in tem$ of Section 1212 of tlie Companies Act 2006 Network House Stubs Beck Lune Cle¢kheaton BD19 4TT Dale.. 13].1?i.a3 io

Kala Sangam

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Provision of education and performance Arts Council England (ACE) NPO Grant BMDC Grant (Core and Covid Support) ACE Culture Recovery Grant Other grants Bradford Producing Hub Other income Total EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 4 Charitable activities 5 Provision of education and performance Total NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Transfers between funds 14 Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	Unrestricted funds £ 25,025 21,457 101,840 35,000 - 16,100 - 271,383 470,805 110,593 359,281 469,874 931 2,828 3,759 171,301 175,060	Restricted funds £ - - - - - 197,387 13,849 - 211,236 4,766 288,380 293,146 (81,910) (2,828) (84,738) 915,386 830,648	2023 Total funds £ 25,025 21,457 101,840 35,000 - 213,487 13,849 271,383 682,041 115,359 647,661 763,020 (80,979) - (80,979) 1,086,687 1,005,708	2022 Total funds £ 9,686 39,824 101,840 56,000 73,800 - - 228,982 510,132 128,511 450,443 578,954 (68,822) - (68,822) 1,155,509 1,086,687

The notes form part of these financial statements

Kala Sangam

Balance Sheet 31 March 2023

Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 11 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 12 Cash in hand CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 13 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS 14 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS	Unrestricted funds £ 30,001 122,312 137,075 259,387 (114,328) 145,059 175,060 175,060	Restricted funds £ 829,445 - 176,828 176,828 (175,625) 1,203 830,648 830,648	2023 Total funds £ 859,446 122,312 313,903 436,215 (289,953) 146,262 1,005,708 1,005,708 175,060 830,648 1,005,708	2022 Total funds £ 945,385 36,668 246,494 283,162 (141,860) 141,302 1,086,687 1,086,687 171,301 915,386 1,086,687

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The members have not deposited notice, pursuant to Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 requiring an audit of these financial statements.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been audited under the requirements of Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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K•1 BalDte Shttt- contined 31 M•rch 21123 These firtanc1 statemenis have b¢en prepared in a¢cordmcc with thc provi5i0Th8 ¥pIlble to charitable compaThi¢$ subject to the small companies regime. The financial &atements were #pproved by the Board of Trustees artd audwis¢d for issue on .. and were si8ncd on its Ixhalf by: C Harrison- Trustee The notes forni part oftlw fin181 5tat¢ments 13

Kala Sangam

Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash provided by operating activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period	2023 £ 67,409 67,409 67,409 246,494 313,903	2022 £ 75,940 75,940 75,940 170,554 246,494

The notes form part of these financial statements

Kala Sangam

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net expenditure for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Increase in debtors Increase in creditors Net cash provided by operations	2023 £ (80,979) 85,939 (85,644) 148,093 67,409	2022 £ (68,822) 91,518 (17,606) 70,850 75,940

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

Net cash	At 1.4.22 £	Cash flow £	At 31.3.23 £
Cash at bank and in hand	246,494	67,409	313,903
	246,494	67,409	313,903
Total	246,494	67,409	313,903

The notes form part of these financial statements

Kala Sangam

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', 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.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

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 benefits 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.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted 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. Restrictions 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 notes to the financial statements.

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.

Government grants

Due to the pandemic many employees were asked to work from home. When this was not possible the Government provided assistance by means of paying upto 80% of the gross pay. This was received in the form of a grant and has been shown as other income. This has been recognised in the accounts on an accruals basis.

Being a charity a lot of the income received is via grants from various sources.

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2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations

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Relate to one off donations that are generally received from individual givers at scheduled programme events.

3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |2023|2022| |Activity|£|£| |Provision of education and| |performance|Provision of education and performance|21,457|15,576| |Grants|Provision of education and performance|-|24,248| |Grants|Arts Council England (ACE) NPO Grant|101,840|101,840| |Grants|BMDC Grant (Core and Covid Support)|35,000|56,000| |Grants|ACE Culture Recovery Grant|-|73,800| |Grants|Other grants|213,487|-| |Grants|Bradford Producing Hub|13,849|-| |385,633|271,464| |RAISING FUNDS| |Other trading activities| |2023|2022| |£|£| |Staff costs|113,574|128,511| |-| |Support costs|1,785| |115,359|128,511|

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4. RAISING FUNDS

5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

Provision of education and performance

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6. SUPPORT COSTS

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7. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

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8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

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No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

10. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (PRIOR YEAR)

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies Charitable activities Provision of education and performance Arts Council England (ACE) NPO Grant BMDC Grant (Core and Covid Support) ACE Culture Recovery Grant Other income Total EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds Charitable activities Provision of education and performance Total NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS COST At 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 DEPRECIATION At 1 April 2022 Charge for year At 31 March 2023 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2023 At 31 March 2022		Unrestricted funds £ 9,686 39,824 101,840 56,000 73,800 228,982 510,132 128,511 358,926 487,437 22,695 148,606 171,301 Freehold property £ 1,853,599 908,214 85,939 994,153 859,446 945,385		Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - 91,517 91,517 (91,517) 1,006,903 915,386 Fixtures and fittings £ 9,581 9,581 - 9,581 - -		Total funds £ 9,686 39,824 101,840 56,000 73,800 228,982 510,132 128,511 450,443 578,954 (68,822) 1,155,509 1,086,687 Totals £ 1,863,180 917,795 85,939 1,003,734 859,446 945,385

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade debtors Other debtors Accrued income CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade creditors Social security and other taxes VAT Other creditors Deferred income Accrued expenses	2023 £ 19,900 21,074 81,338 122,312 2023 £ 69,190 6,465 - 2,185 207,550 4,563 289,953	2022 £ 15,308 21,360 - 36,668 2022 £ 29,229 4,054 525 246 101,202 6,604 141,860

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds General fund Responsible Closure Fund Restricted funds Arts Council England capital Capital Works Phase 4a Capital Works Phase 4b Bradford Producing Hub Bradford Cultural Voice Forum TOTAL FUNDS	At 1.4.22 £ 71,301 100,000 171,301 606,398 106,600 202,388 - - 915,386 1,086,687	Net movement in funds £ 931 - 931 (53,883) (11,816) (20,239) 2,828 1,200 (81,910) (80,979)	Transfers between funds £ 2,828 - 2,828 - - - (2,828) - (2,828) -	At 31.3.23 £ 75,060 100,000 175,060 552,515 94,784 182,149 - 1,200 830,648 1,005,708

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Arts Council England capital Capital Works Phase 4a Capital Works Phase 4b Access to Work Amal Foundation Bradford Producing Hub Bradford Cultural Voice Forum National Lotttery Heritage Fund Other Grant TOTAL FUNDS	Incoming resources £ 470,805 - - - 9,483 26,481 13,849 20,000 138,291 3,132 211,236 682,041	Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (469,874) 931 (53,883) (53,883) (11,816) (11,816) (20,239) (20,239) (9,483) - (26,481) - (11,021) 2,828 (18,800) 1,200 (138,291) - (3,132) - (293,146) (81,910) (763,020) (80,979)

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds General fund Responsible Closure Fund Restricted funds Arts Council England capital Capital Works Phase 4a Capital Works Phase 4b TOTAL FUNDS	At 1.4.21 £ 148,606 - 148,606 665,859 118,417 222,627 1,006,903 1,155,509	Net movement in funds £ 22,695 - 22,695 (59,461) (11,817) (20,239) (91,517) (68,822)	Transfers between funds £ (100,000) 100,000 - - - - - -	At 31.3.22 £ 71,301 100,000 171,301 606,398 106,600 202,388 915,386 1,086,687

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds General fund Restricted funds Arts Council England capital Capital Works Phase 4a Capital Works Phase 4b TOTAL FUNDS	Incoming resources £ 510,132 - - - - 510,132	Resources Movement expended in funds £ £ (487,437) 22,695 (59,461) (59,461) (11,817) (11,817) (20,239) (20,239) (91,517) (91,517) (578,954) (68,822)

15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Kala Sangam

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Donations Charitable activities Provision of education and performance Grants Other income Bank interest Venue sales (room hire and rental income) Job retention scheme grant Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Other trading activities Wages Social security Pensions Charitable activities Marketing Performance, workshop, classes and delivery costs Support costs Finance Bank charges Human resources Wages Social security Pensions Recruitment and training Other Premises costs Carried forward	2023 £ 25,025 21,457 364,176 385,633 745 270,638 - 271,383 682,041 104,735 6,763 2,076 113,574 8,810 265,538 274,348 2,056 144,259 9,315 2,859 1,275 157,708 76,876 76,876	2022 £ 9,686 15,576 255,888 271,464 577 216,427 11,978 228,982 510,132 119,014 7,159 2,338 128,511 9,596 80,757 90,353 1,896 97,375 5,858 1,913 3,551 108,697 77,294 77,294

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Kala Sangam

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Other Brought forward Office costs Sundries Bad debt provision Development expenses Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Governance costs Auditors' remuneration Total resources expended Net expenditure	2023 £ 76,876 31,614 470 1,784 13,188 85,939 209,871 5,463 763,020 (80,979)	2022 £ 77,294 27,311 972 1,387 47,203 91,517 245,684 3,813 578,954 (68,822)

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