2023-03-31-accounts

Standpoint Studios

Annual Report and Financial Statements

31 March 2023

Company Registration Number 03437596 (England and Wales)

Charity Registration Number 1064750 (England and Wales)

Contents

Reports

Reports
Reference and administrative information	1
Management Council’s report	2
Independent examiner’s report	6
Financial Statements
Statement of financial activities	7
Balance sheet	8
Principal accounting policies	9
Notes to the financial statements	12

Reference and administrative information

Management Council and directors G Bignell N Tassie M R Taylor Company secretary N Tassie Registered office 45 Coronet Street London N1 6HD Company Registration Number 03437596 (England and Wales) Charity Registration Number 1064750 (England and Wales) Independent Examiner Buzzacott LLP 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL Bankers Barclays Bank plc 128 Moorgate London EC2M 6SX

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Management Council’s report 31 March 2023

The Management Council (who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act) present their annual report together with the financial statements of Standpoint Studios (the Charity) for the ended 31 March 2023. The Management Council confirm that the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

The Charity is registered as a. charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association. The Charity is constituted under a Memorandum of Association and is a registered charity number 1064750.

Management Council

The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Management Council who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Policies and objectives

In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Management Council have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit.

Standpoint is a leading artist-run studio and gallery in London. Its charitable objectives are to promote the visual arts and crafts, for individual, communal and public benefit by providing access to all Standpoints recourses from making through to exhibiting.

Core aims

• To provide exhibition and project opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists outside of the commercial gallery system, acting as a platform to further their careers.

• To support the diversity and vibrancy of artistic production and promote excellence and commitment in the artist as maker.

• To promote and develop public appreciation of the visual arts and analysis in all areas of contemporary practice through art debates, public talks, critical reviews and peergroup discourse.

• To support emerging artist/makers by providing professional practice opportunities through an annual award scheme, residencies, mentoring, master classes, internships, work placements, tours and talks.

• To involve the community, including schools and colleges, in arts education by providing talks, events and practical workshops.

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Management Council’s report 31 March 2023

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (continued)

Policies and objectives (continued)

Core activities

Standpoint Gallery curates shows from submission and invitation, concentrating on emerging/mid-career artists from the UK and internationally who are outside of the commercial gallery system. All projects are developed in collaboration with selected artists and aim to provide a platform for innovative new work and ideas. The exhibitions are open to the public and are accompanied by a program of talks and discussions that cover all areas of current contemporary practice from conception through to curating.

The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award is administrated by Standpoint and funded by the Mark Tanner Trust. The Award receives a rolling payment (in the region of £23,450 annually) for distribution and development in support of artists practice, administration, selection, exhibition, promotion and publication. It was inaugurated in 2001 and is a principle annual event in the gallery program. The award is open to emerging sculptors from mainland UK and offers £10,000 direct to the artist towards the production of new work, a solo exhibition and a national touring program. The awardee is selected from open call by a panel which includes a distinguished guest selector. It is the most significant award in the UK for an emerging sculptor.

Standpoint implemented a new program of ‘New-Artist Residencies’ in 2020. Taking place in our Dedicated Art studio, the residencies aims to provide post art collage opportunities to recent graduates. The studio offers the prospect of making a new body of work that consolidates their final year exhibition practice and exploit any contacts or expressions of interest. The 6 week residency is selected from submission and provides a studio with 24 hours access and small stipend for materials or mentoring visit. Standpoint’s resident studios – ceramics, letterpress, print, and painting - offer opportunities for collaboration and the curator Emma Kelly provides gallery support and career advice.

Standpoint recognises that involvement in the arts advantages individuals and the community in beneficial ways and provides access to the arts at all levels. We offer an Art Education program of high quality, relevant, art activities to meet the demands of a culturally diverse community. Our targeted workshops take place in the resident artists’ studios where groups have access to professional tools, materials and equipment to learn new skills and gain an insight into the working practice of experts in their fields. Projects have involved painting, drawing, sculpture, etching, letter press, printmaking, photography, film, animation, and ceramics. Standpoint works with disadvantaged groups, special needs, youth clubs and community groups, and local schools, colleges, arts groups and the general public

Standpoint Studios comprises 6 art studios providing creative workspace for 7 permanent resident artists and 15 additional artists. The resident artists have diverse specialist knowledge in etching, photo-litho, letterpress, ceramics, painting and conservation. They are recognised as experts in their field with contacts at leading museums and galleries. Alongside developing their own practice they participate in Standpoints Professional Practice program including, tours, talks, demonstrations, master classes, internships, work placements and mentoring for under/post graduate, schools, colleges and specialist art groups - both local, national and international.

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Management Council’s report 31 March 2023

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (continued)

Policies and objectives (continued)

Core activities (continued)

Standpoint holds its premises on a secure 50 year lease and the permanent artists, who include the directors and founders of Standpoint, rent their studios from the charity. These rents provide the core funding for the gallery and education programme. All Standpoint artists make a commitment to be involved in all the charitable activities of the organisation through our education programme, which includes professional practice sessions, support for the Residency artists and youth/community art projects.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Review of activities

A summary of the charity’s activities in 2022/23 are as follows:

• A total of 76 workshop sessions were delivered and attended by 980 participants;

• Standpoint Gallery presented 7 exhibitions including The MTS end of award show and 3 residency artists’ presentations shows;

• Rosie Edwards, the 2022 Mark Tanner Award winner, ended her award year with the exhibition (Genetic Material);

• The MTA selection panel for the 2022/23 award included Mike Nelson and curator of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park along with the MTSA trustees. Lee Holden was selected as the successful applicant;

• The Youth and Community and Art program delivered 1 art workshop session for 18 young people from Leyton College A Level graphics in the letterpress studio;

• The Professional Practice program completed 59 sessions attended by 865 participants;

• Standpoint’s ‘New-Artist Residency’ completed 4 residencies for 4 young post- grad artists and the RCA returned for a 5th year for their sculpture residency and midyear gallery presentation;

• Tours and talks in the gallery and studios were attended by 21 visiting institutes including art collages from London, Norwich, Canterbury, Winchester, and Brighton. Overseas visitors came from USA and Canada. Visiting professional bodies included Yorkshire Sculpture and Leeds city Art Gallery;

• The gallery hosted 6 Open Access artist panel talks;

• 10 master classes were delivered in ceramics, and printmaking and letterpress;

• 25 one to one mentoring sessions offered opportunities for professional Development for young artists and art students; and

• Standpoint resident artists ran classes for members of the public in ceramics and letterpress.

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Management Council’s report 31 March 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

For the year ended 31 March 2023, the Charity received unrestricted income of £47,306 (2022: £48,802) and restricted income of £47,537 (2022: £39,546). Unrestricted expenditure totalled £55,221 (2022: £54,516) and restricted expenditure was £42,336 (2022: £57,020). Unrestricted reserves carried forward by the Charity as at 31 March 2023 were £24,493 (2022: £32,408) and restricted reserves carried forward were £41,927 (2022: £36,726).

The unrestricted reserves of £24,493 are held over to cover three months operating expenditure, which equates to approximately 5 months based on 2022 levels. Currently these are slightly above our normal level due to savings made in the current subsidised business rates coupled with stable resident artist rates and delays to refurbishment works. These reserves will be used in future accounting periods for repair work and further education funding.

The restricted reserves of £41,927 comprises the rolling Mark Tanner Award which is held in a separate account for distribution to realise and advance the award in accordance with the Mark Tanner Trusts wishes.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

• A program of 3 touring shows for the MTSA artist in Kendal, Leeds and Bury starts in April;

• In October, the publication of The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award book and 20th anniversary exhibition will take place;

• A new art workshop program collaboration with Waltham Forest Collage starts in October;

• City Lit curatorial residency in December 2023; and

• Confirmation of the RCA Festus residency in February 2024

GOING CONCERN

The trustees are confident that the charity has implemented the right measures to ensure survival in 12 months’ time. After making appropriate enquiries, the Management Council have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.

In preparing this report, the Management Council have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the Management Council on [__16 June 23__] and signed on their behalf by:

Nicola Tassie

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Independent examiner’s report Year to 31 March 2023

DRAFT

Independent examiner’s report to the Management Council of Standpoint Studios (the ‘Charity’)

I report to the Charity Management Council on my examination of the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the Management Council of the Charity (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the Charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

• accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

• the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

• the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

• the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Shachi Blakemore ACA Buzzacott LLP Chartered Accountants 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL Date:

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Statement of financial activities

(including income and expenditure account) Year to 31 March 2023

Notes	Unrestricted funds 2023 £	Restricted funds 2023 £	Total funds 2023 £	Unrestricted funds 2022 £	Restricted funds 2022 £	Total funds 2022 £
Income from: Donations 1 Other trading activities 2 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 3 Total expenditure Net (expenditure) income and net movement between funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	7,344 39,962	47,537 —	54,881 39,962	5,272 43,530	39,546 —	44,818 43,530
	47,306	47,537	94,843	48,802	39,546	88,348
	55,221	42,336	97,557	54,516	57,020	111,536
	55,221	42,336	97,557	54,516	57,020	111,536
	(7,915) 32,408	5,201 36,726	(2,714) 69,134	(5,714) 38,122	(17,474) 54,200	(23,188) 92,322
	24,493	41,927	66,420	32,408	36,726	69,134

The notes on pages 12 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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Statement of financial position 31 March 2023

Notes	2023 £	2023 £	2022 £	2022 £
Current assets Cash at bank Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 7 Net current assets Net assets Charity funds Restricted funds 8 Unrestricted funds 8 Total funds	70,168	66,420	72,464	69,134
	70,168 (3,748)		72,464 (3,330)
		66,420		69,134
		41,927 24,493		36,726 32,408
		66,420		69,134

The Charity's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The Management Council consider that the Charity is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act") and members have not required the Charity to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The Management Council acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Management Council on and signed on their behalf, by:

Name: Nicola Tassie

Date:16 June 2023

Company registration number: 3437596 (England and Wales) Charity Registration number: 1064750 (England and Wales)

The notes on pages 12 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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Principal accounting policies 31 March 2023

Basis of preparation

Standpoint Studios is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is registered with the Charity Commission (Charity Registered Number 1064750) and Registrar of Companies (Company Registration Number 03437596) in England and Wales. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the Charity. The address of the registered office is given in the Charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the Charity’s operations and principal activities are detailed in the Management Council’s report.

The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the Charity and rounded to the nearest pound.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The Management Council do not believe there to be any significant accounting estimates or areas of judgement when preparing these financial statements.

Income

All income are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the Charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

For donations to be recognised, the Charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the Charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising events and trading activities to raise funds for the Charity. Income is received in exchange for supplying goods and services in order to raise funds and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.

The Charity receives grants in respect of furthering its charitable objectives. Income from grants are recognised at fair value when the Charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.

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Principal accounting policies 31 March 2023

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

• Costs of raising funds includes costs incurred seeking voluntary contributions through donations, and the running of fundraising events during the year;

• Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred on furthering the objects of the Charity; and

• Other expenditure represents those items not falling into the categories above.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the Charity.

The Charity has opted to take the disclosure exemption for providing the name of grant recipients and related amounts as permitted under charity law.

Support cost allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the Charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to expenditure on raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with the running of the Charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

The analysis of these costs is included in Note 5.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis with the Management Council believing that no material uncertainties exist. The Management Council have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the Charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

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Principal accounting policies 31 March 2023

Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

Debtors are recognised when the Charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

Creditors are recognised when the Charity has a present legal or constructive obligation resulting from a past event and the settlement is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits.

Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Management Council in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Taxation

The company is a charity under the Finance Act 2010 (schedule 6, paragraph 1) definition. Accordingly, the company is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains within categories covered by the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (part 11, chapter 3) or the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (section 256), to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. No tax charge arose in the period.

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Notes to the financial statements 31 March 2023

1 Income from donations

	Unrestricted funds £	Restricted funds £	Total funds 2023 £ 33,012 14,525 7,344 54,881	Unrestricted funds £ — — 5,272 5,272	Restricted funds £ 31,500 8,046 — 39,546	Total funds 2022 £
Tanner Award Tanner applications Other project funding Total	— — 7,344	33,012 14,525 —				31,500 8,046 5,272
	7,344	47,537				44,818

2 Income from other trading activities

	Unrestricted funds £	Restricted funds £	Total funds 2023 £	Unrestricted funds £ 35,163 7,420 947 43,530	Restricted funds £ — — — —	Total funds 2022 £ 35,163 7,420 947 43,530
Contributions to running costs from occupants Gallery, education and other activity Miscellaneous income Total	35,368 3,945 649	— — —	35,368 3,945 649
	39,962	—	39,962

3 Expenditure on charitable activities

Expenditure on charitable activities
	Activities undertaken directly (note 4) £	Support Costs (note 5) £	Total 2023 £
Charitable activities	68,327	29,230	97,557
	Activities undertaken directly (note 4) £	Support Costs (note 5) £	Total 2022 £
Charitable activities	88,436	23,100	111,536

In 2023, of the total expenditure on charitable activities, £55,221 (2022: £54,516) was from unrestricted funds and £42,336 (2022: £57,020) was from restricted funds.

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Notes to the financial statements 31 March 2023

4 Direct costs

	2023 £	2022 £
Studio co-ordination and admin costs Gallery and other activity costs Publicity and promotional Advisers and selection costs Publication and reports Artist accommodation and rent	25,902 38,781 1,844 774 1,026 —	25,999 59,011 1,844 1,368 67 147
	68,327	88,436

5 Support costs

	2023 £	2022 £
Utilities Insurance General maintenance and supplies Telephone Rates Sundry expenses Governance costs	9,927 2,227 4,069 530 7,235 — 5,242	10,289 2,076 1,384 516 3,693 771 4,371
	29,230	23,100

Included within Governance costs above are Independent examiners’ remuneration of £3,720 (2022: £3,150), legal costs of £120 (2021: £13) and accountancy costs of £1,402 (2022: £1,028).

6 Management Council and key management personnel remuneration and expenses

The Management Council, who comprise all the key management personnel of the Charity, neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year (2022: £nil).

The Management Council did not have any expenses reimbursed during the year (2022: £nil).

7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2023 £	2022 £
Accruals and deferred income	3,748	3,330

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Notes to the financial statements 31 March 2023

8 Statement of funds

Statement of funds
	Balance at 1 April 2022 £	Income £	Expenditure £	Balance at 31 March 2023 £
Unrestricted funds General funds Restricted funds Mark Tanner Award Total funds	32,408 36,726	47,306 47,537	(55,221) (42,336)	24,493 41,927
	36,726	47,537	(42,336)	41,927
	69,134	94,843	(97,557)	66,420
	Balance at 1 April 2021 £	Income £	Expenditure £	Balance at 31 March 2022 £
Unrestricted funds General funds Restricted funds Mark Tanner Award Futures Project Total funds	38,122 53,785 415	48,802 39,546 —	(54,516) (56,605) (415)	32,408 36,726 —
	54,200	39,546	(57,020)	36,726
	92,322	88,348	(111,536)	69,134

Restricted funds

The Tanner award is administered by Standpoint Studios and funded by the Mark Tanner Trust and is used to support artists practice, administration, selection, exhibition, promotion and publication. It was inaugurated in 2001 and is a principle annual event in the gallery program.

10 Analysis of net assets between funds

	Unrestricted funds £	Restricted funds £	Total funds 2023 £	Unrestricted funds £	Restricted funds £	Total funds 2022 £
Current assets Creditors due within one year Total	29,241 (3,748)	41,927 —	70,168 (3,748)	35,738 (3,330)	36,726 —	72,464 (3,330)
	24,493	41,927	66,420	32,408	36,726	69,134

11 Related party transactions

The premises are formally held on a 50 year lease by the Management Council on terms that protect the interests of the Charity. No personal benefit is derived from the Management Council's status as leaseholders. In addition some parts of the premises are occupied by the members, who pay a fair share of the costs, calculated on the same basis as other occupants, for their occupation. For 2023 the rent recharge, including contributions to gas and electricity was £21,425 (2022: £20,815).

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