REGISTERED COMPAP*'Y N'UINIBER: 03247940 (EnRland and Wales) REGISTERED CHIIRII'Y h'UNI IBER: 1058198 Report of the Trustees And Unaudlted Financlal Statements for the Ycar F.nded 31 Mi areh 2024 for Artsremch Ward Goodniaii ALidit S¢rvic¢s Lid 4 Ccdar Park Femdoivn IndLlStriic l Estate Wimborne Dorbel 11-1217SF Artsreacb Contents of the Financial Statements for the YeAr Ended JI Imarch 2024 P4ge Report of the Trustecs Independent Examlner's Report Statement of Flnanclal Aetlvltles 10 Bnlanee Shett Notes lo the Fln#ncl41 Statcments 13 10 21 ArtsreAch (Rcgisterod numb¢r". 03247940) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of th¢ Companics Act 2006, present their report with tlie rinallclcil statements of the charity for tlie year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted tlie provisions of Accoui)ling and Reporting by Charilie5.' Statement of Recomincndcd Praclicc applicabl¢ to cl)arities preparing th¢ir accounfs in accordaiicc witli tlie Fiiiaiici81 Reporting Staiidard applicable iii the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) (effccliv¢ I January 2019). OBJECTtVES AND ACTIVII'IES ObJecllves Alms nlroductlon & Vlslon . Artsredcli 1% a pioiieering charity which. for over thity yeors. has been committed lo enriching the lives of people in Dorset by conn¢cling and empowering rural commLiniiieg througl) creative And cultural experienees. Artsreacli has fimily Lons01idcilL'd lis p05ilion as a key cultur4ry1 provider within the ¢ounty. r¢cciving regular funding from by boih Arts Council Englai)d and Dor5cI Council for Inany years. Our ￿]15510￿ Partiier willi a network of volunieers and empower them to programme. pr()mot¢ and pr¢scnt ciilttiral oclivities in Ihcir conin)Iinily venEIcs. Prcs¢i)l a diverse rdl)ge of higli.qLlcility eulilirdl aclivities which support the health and well-being of the rural conimunity. Siimulalc community developmcnt through ei)gagement with culttirnl ttctiviti¢s and support vitol community rcsoiirces such as village halls. Support a diverse range ofartisi$, companics Élnd crealivc prgctition¢r5 and provid¢ opportunities for artis15' development. Fngage with PLiblic bodics, b(Isiness, educaiion and community organisation% and work in partncrship lo dcvelop a thriving culttiric l ofler c2cro&8 rural Dorsct. Build a SLlStainabl¢ und T¢silient organisalion for the future. Our V#lues Artsrellch will be.. AmbitiOU5- in its pro¥ramm¢ of cultural aclivity Incl118ivc- offcring opportunities for all Collabontive . working li) partnLtship to Llchi¢vc its vision Supportiv¢ - of ils voliii)t¢eTh, grtists, audiei)ce5 41nd 5tatT Responsible- considering the environmeiiial iinp1£ Ct of its a¢tivity Pagc I Artsreach (Registered number: 03247940) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 Imarch 2024 OWECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Summary of the Achlevements April 2023- March 2024 The Ansrea¢h Board is very grateful and appreciative for the hard work and dedication of the ExecLilive Director and her team in the past year. Siaff have anti¢ipared the fiittire challenge5 Artsreach faces and taken tiniely steps to address them. whilst continuing to deliver a varied and extensive countywide programin¢. In Sepl-ocl 2023. Board m¢mbers supported ilie SEaff team in making on application to Dorset Council's Organisational Revenue Support Fund for continued cor¢ fiinding between 2024-27. The Artsreach Bocird strongly endorses Dorset Coiincil's (DC) contirkued financial support for the arts at a tiine wlien mai)y councils. incliiding neighbouring one5, no longer fijnd ciilniral activity. Having applied for £50.000 ann111¢ Ily (incliiding an uplift to eiiable the organisa¢ion lo in¢orpordle its childrcn's workshop programme, which is ciirrently projeci funded from a separ1£ te Dorset Council fund), Ansreach was pleased lo be awarded £42,OUO annually. The confim?alion of this grdnt funding, combined wilh the support Artsr¢a¢h re¢eiv¢s froin Arts Council England (ACE). currently agreed iinlil March 2026 and witli extension year likely until 2027. will cn5ure that the organisaiion conlinuLS to pre%cnt professional live pcrfomiancc and cirative arts activities witli communities across Dors¢t. Tliis is recognition of the iinportant role Artsrcach plays in the COLinly Jnd is iestl¢ ment to the hard work of our nelivork of volunt¢¢r prDinolers. Howcver, in real terms, the 'standstill' fiiiiding from both core fvnders repr¢s¢nts a cut. giveii the inflationary pressure oil Artsreaeh's expendiMre. Throughout 2023-24 Ansreach continued to refine and improve its govemance responsibilities, building on the work of the pr¢vioLl$ year. The Board hus PLII in place new systems to monitor delivery again.%t fuiiding agrecment targets, botl) in relation lo ACE Invcslment Priiiciples, and DC prioriiics. The aim is lo give a clear iindcrstaiiding of progr('ss and any issues aboLlI, or barriers lo, dclivery; gt th¢ same time the process needs to be simple and casy to manage for the exeeuiivc. So far, the system 15 working smoothly, providing an opportiiiiity for r¢tleclioii and evaluation which is usefiil to the executive and vnliicd by the Board. Th¢ Board also implemenied the ACE concept of haviiig a dedie&ted board Environmenial Champion. The first oftwo Board member awaydays focused on monitoriiig the ACE 'lnve%tm¢nt Principlcs, towards whi¢h all lioi)al Portfolio OrBani5ations arL obliged to work. We were plL¥iscd to ivelcom¢ Holly Lombardo, Dircetor of Ilic Nnlional Rlifdl Toiiriiig Forum lo assi%1 us aiid ?&ubsequently we designed and applied a fil for purpos¢ proc¢ss to review targets and progre8s relnted to tl)e investment principles. The Board's Finii)ce Committee cxamined the fiittire direction of oiir biidgels very carefully. and tl)is helped shape the focus of a second awayday in Ml< rcli 2024. This cv¢nt held at Dorset Museiim &nd Art Gjllcry and gave lis the opportunity to explore potential liiths between our two Dc-fundcd organisalioiis. However. tlic majority of ihe day was spcnt r¢viewing the recent history of Artsreach's income geiieration stralegy aiid udopling a revised ond lightly focused one which involves Ilir¢¢ principlc5 going foThvard'. l- A focus on bids for specific projcct fiinding an(Vor 5pon8orship; 2 - Realistlc C05tiiig of projccls (full Cost r￿0very} in order to recover the right proportion of Ihe full c051s of running AR + a planiicd SLirplLIS., 3 - D¢v¢lopiiig 8 5lrdnd of fiinded work in Crcative Healrh Having Yoted to appoini two new tn15tees at our 2023 AGM, the Board undertook another round of trustee recruitment ready for appointnient at ihe next AGM. By iitilising an aniiual 'skills aLidit' of rnistecs. the Board is abl¢ lo identify g£iPS in its coll¢clive make-lip in order to 5llPPOrt Ansreach across oll ol its activities and fuiictioiis. The bourd cxp¢¢ts to appoint tni.qtLe.% in 2024 wilh ¢xpertise in financc, fundraising Jnd HR. Page 2 Arlsreaeh (Reglstered number: 03247940) Report of the Trustecs for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2024 OWECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES In eirly 2023, Creative Praclicc consultancy. b?Lsed in Lyme ReElS, was commissioned lo complete folir social impact researcl) case studies of Artsreach's work, aiid submitted & higlily positive report which foiind evidence that voluiitLer involv¢nieiii with Artsrcach events conlribu(ed io well-bciiig by nurturing a supportive sciisc of purpose amoiig voluiitecrs. eveii, ii) Ihree cases, Iiclpiiig to alleviate the eFf¢cts ofwork-relaled 8lress or cliroi)ic illiiess. Oihcr b¢ii¢fits inlervicwccs citcd included thc revival of a vi111¢ ge muscum as M resiilt of expertise gaincd tlirough Artsreach events, incre¥¢sed L15age of the villr cliildrcn diirinky tlie scliool holidays, will) certaiii workshops foming pyrt of 'sLllllinLr in DDrset', A Dorsel Coiincil led programmc of holidoy Ii¢tiviti¢s for children in receipt of fr¢¢ school meals. A total of 19 workshops took place, atiend¢d by over 276 children agcd 5yrs+. Through the pmgramme. 140 children also attended 3 Iheatrc productions specifically for families. In D¢cember. Artsrcach was d¢lightcd to prescnt a show sp¢cifiLolly dcsig>i)ed for care l)oii)¢% in partnership with 2 Colien Car¢ hom¢b. Spiltmilk perfomied 'Wondcrlaiid' lo 41 rcsideiits iii Sium)insl¢r Ncwton and Slierbonie.. 'Our resldents were Absolutely enchanted ivith the shoiv and iverc totally tncsmer15ed by evcrythlng golng on ivlih the performers. Thc perfornier5 engllgcd so lyell iylth every 51ngle resldenl, for those usU￿11Y coine to ob5ervc rather thlln pllrticipale, I suiy Ihcni rco11>' Immersed In thc songi dance, und story'telling. Wilh the support of Dorset Natioiial Laiidscapc'5 Sustaii)able Developniei)I fund, Artsreach Commissioned Bristol-b4ised folk band The Loiigcst Jol)ns lo write a new soiig capiuring ihc history and tradilions ofquarrying arolind tlie Jiirassic Co851. Th¢ lyrics and song seores for 'Drop the Flammerf were shic red with variou5 Dorset choir5. before 36 singers from 5 choirs eame iogi¢iher wilh The Longest Joku)s to rLcord 'Drop the Hillnmel livc al The Mowlem, Swa1141ge in January 2024. The Subsequent film was premiered a5 part of Tlie Lon&Fcst Johns album IIlLincli coi)cert in Sivanag¢ in Februury 2024 aiid lo dale. has received over 42,000 vi¢ws on Yoiitube. This projcci denionstrates tl)e strong impact siich conununity activity can liave by offerin8 participation, stimulation. ond ac¢¢55 to all ages. Audience Development Artsreach aims lo raise its proli1¢ and improve the markcting of all ¢v¢nls associated with it. To inlonn Illiirkctiiig approaches Artsr¢ach condiicts aiidiencc siirveys at its vei)iies to gaiii a greatcr iinderstanding of tlie make-up of its audiciices throiigh data capttir¢. These 5urYeys werc analysed using Clilture Coiiiils in 2023-24, wliilst ACE resolved issues with Illiimin&te - a platfonn which will become mandatory for NPOS to use. Page 4 Art$rea¢h (Registered number: 03247940) Report of the Trustees ror the Year End¢d 31 Imarch 2024 OWECTIVES A￿lD ACTlVI'fiES In 2023124, 16Q/o of aLidicnces surveyed indicdted that they were tteiiding ali Artsr¥ach event for ihe first liine. Sii]veys also indicated that 470/0 of aiidiences travelled less tliai) four miles to attend an Artsreacl) event, aiid 92Q/o of those survey¢d agreed that Ansreach cvenis lielp lo reducc lonelii)ess and isolation in rural eommiinities. 'Artsreach must bc the best rural arts programme In the UK. NVE LOVE ivhllt you do. My kld5 havc been going 51nce they were 3 (now in Ihelr 20's). IMY pnrents go. Old ond young friends In vlllages go. The (iuHllty Is #nio7.ing e5peelally for the prlcc and the v8rlety. Ploase keep It up and thAnks to #ll the volunteers., Audiencc Feedback 2023-24 Excellent relationships have beeii maintained with local joumalists and radio stations. and this lielped to proinote both th¢ perfomionee pro&Frainme. and hddilioiial project activity. Artsreli ¥li has a150 ¢ontiniied to grow a good following on social media with ovcr 4.200 'Followers' oil fAcebook. 6.300 followlrs on TwiiiLr und 1,980 followers on InsiagTam. Artsrcacli coniinue% to produce a l)ig?h-qiiality priiited bro¢lIU￿ for ¢ach of its 3 seasons. This is posted direcily 10 over 1,400 houscliolds aiid distribiited widcly across Dorsci lo outlets. including iourist infonnalion ceiitres and libraries. Th¥ progruinme is also availablLb lo vieiv online iii digTital fonnat. Publlc benefit Thc tnislces hav¢ had due regard lo th¢ Charity Cominission guidtsnce on public benefit. Activiiies for the public beiiefit are OEltlined abovc. FINANCIAL RF.VIEW FlnAn¢lal position Artsreuch continues to providc an excellLnt rettim for the public money Inv￿led in il)c organisation. froin grants lolallii)g £98.284 from Art5 CoLin¢il Eiiglart 16 of thc 2006 Acl Rnd re eligible for indepei)denl examination, I report in respect of Iny exainination of your ch4irity'S accoiinls as carried oiit under Section 145 of the Cliarilics Act 2011 ('Ilie 201 l Act,). In carrying QLIt my exaininatioii I have folloived (he Directions given by th¢ Ch¥1rity Comini5sion under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Independent exaniiner's statement I liave compleied my examii)aiioii. I confiml that no Matte￿ have come lo my attention in connection with the examiiilltion giving me cause to believe.. accounting records were not kept in rcspeci of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or the