Charity registration number 1069622 Company registration number 034397771England and Walesl ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees M G Noonan P A Gifford T Irwin l Melcalfe M L Oliver S K L St George R P Hedley R Golobed Charity number 1069622 Company number 03439777 Registered offlce 7-9 The Little Keep Barrack Road Dorchesler DT1 1SQ Independent examlner Rowlands Webster Limited Austin House 43 Poole Road Bournemouth Dorsel England BH4 90N
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS CONTENTS Page Trustees, report Independent examiner'5 reporl 15 Statement of financial activities 14 Balan sheet 16 Notes lo the financial statements 17-24
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Trustees present Iheif report and financial slalements for the year ended 31 March 2024. The financial statements have been prepared In accofdarice with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial slalemenls and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association. the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities". Statement ol Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (efieclive 1 January 2019}" OVERVIEW The next pages summarise our vision. aims and objectives for the year. followed by our report on the aclivily. Activate Performing Arls. Sparking Possibility Live performance has the power lo fire the imagination, uplift and connect U5. 11 creales moments that touch hearts and minds like nothing else. 11 makes memories that last lifetimes. We exist to promote, support and produce performing arts projects in our communities. Bringing Wofld-class events lo unexpected places, like town cenlres. village squares, beaches and hilltops. Our aim Is to break down barriers and reach the widest possible audiences, while celebrating our natural landscape and sense of place. Supporting our pertorming arts community is al the heart of everything we do. We bring people together. offer advice, and provide access lo learning and resources. For over 30 years, we've been promoting, 5UPPOrting and producing some of the mosl extraordinary events in the UK. In everything we do. we have just rules. Anything's possible. And everyone's invited. OUR VISION: extraordinary momenls connect and uplift us all. OUR MISSION: lo create opportunities for everyone through the performing arts. OUR PURPOSE.. Artistic tslent.. we enable outstanding artists in the performing arts to create inspiring work. Togetherness." we strengthen communities through shared experiences that are remembered and talked about for decades. Opportunity.. we break down barriers that slop people getting involved in perfomiing arts, be that fural isolalion, ill health. social deprivation or other obstacles. Place.. we celebrate our nalural landscape and sense of place.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARGH 2024 OBJECTIVES 1. Extraordinary Events in Extraordinary Places - showcasing our specialism in protected landscapes 2. Community Engagement- working with artists lo deliver an engagement programme with ¢ommunities. 3. A Co-programming Pilot- develop a co-programming strand of work for the festival. 4. A Schools Engagement Programme partnership. work with schools as part of the area'5 cultural education 5. A Children and Young People's Engagement Programme - diverse, inclusive, and collaborative. 6. A Talent Development Programme- a programme lo support creatives in performing arts. 7. A Touring and Co-presenting Programme - producer for Working Boys Club, Sense of Unity & Chair of DTPC. 8. A Strategic Engagement Programme- partnering and collaborating for greater impact 9. International partnerships- lo strengthen our programmes The focus of our Inside Out Dorsel festival are themes of landscape, unity, climate emergency, migration. Our work with audience5 is focussed on inclusivity. ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2024 Our year in statistics 5,854 attendances al workshops & sessions 2,897 participants 9 artists, commissions 5 artist residencies 162 artists, Producers and technicians employed 172 performances presented 44,900 estimated live audience attendances 11 Premieres 11 new productions supported 64,000 Impressions on Vimeo 10 films produced 1 exhibition in shop windows 572 workshops and artists, advice sessions
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 PROGRAMME DETAILS Inside Out Dorset 2023 Our biennial outdoor arts festival concluded this edilion to much acclaim. marking another year of bringing extraofdinary events lo extraordinary places. With 33.000 vissts across five feslival Sites, 7 new commission5. 6 World Premieres. over 80 artists. Inside Out Dorset welcomed a line-LJP of talented International artists lo the county lo pfesenl hundreds of free performances and inslallalions. celebrating the beauty of Dorset's natural landscape and enhancing ils rich artistic scene. Audiences shared their Teaclions to this year's festival with one attendee commenting. 'Just wanled lo say how brilliant Poupées Géantes were on Saturday. The singing, drumming and visuals were all amazing espeoally with the backdrop of the Weymouth harbour. Thank you lo everyone involved." An attendee local to Bere Regis commented. "Fabulous event. Let's hope it comes back to Bere next year and another echoed this.. Excellent event for the community and visilors to the village. Thank you. Inside Out Dorset, for all youf hard Wofk, all events come with challenges, support and collaboration with the community makes for an amazing event for everyone and Bere Regis 15 lucky lo host such events." The 2023 festival was summed up by another attendee, "What a gat event, how fab for a smaller community to be a venuel- The trees of Moors Valley rung out with the sounds of four audio Installations nestled amongst the woodland trails. Jane Pitt's Everyone Says blended voices from all around the world with the trees. celebrating the diverse cultural backgrounds found in Dorset. Morse Code, birdsong, and music wefe intertwined in Kathy Hinde's Chirp and Drift, enhancing the natural musicality of the woodlands. Artmusic brought two astonishing installations lo the festival the world premiere of Saeflod, a requiem for the Earth. and Lachrymae, a sonic and visual symphony nspired by Ted Hughes adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Activate's Dorsel YoLtlh Dance and inclusive performance group, The Remix delighted audiences in Prxsle as they performed alongside international performers all Ihe way from New Zealand.. 2 critically acclaimed choreographef Chloe Loftus and mulli-award-winning Maori artist Rodney Bell, who performs in his wheelchair. Chloe and Rodney explored our capacity lo exist in harmony wilh both ourselves and our environmenl with their gravily-defying street circus performance The Air Beeen Us. which drew large crowds lo Poole High Streel. Local artists The Working Boys Club entertained audiences across Poole and Wimborne with their mulli-sensory installation SeNing Sounds. interacting with traditional items found in bars to create a series of unique sounds. inspiring connection through music. Tilly Ingram, Mahtab Grimshaw. Ri Baroche and Ray Wills brought Soup and a Slory to Wild Woodbury in Bere Regis, where audiences tucked into a delicious soup while listening lo a story that was developed in response to ihe Wild Woodbury sile. which has undergone rewilding lo restore ils natural biodiversity. Dutch group Collectief Walden presented Songs for a Shifting Soil. lelling the slofies of those who have interacted with the everchangirig soil of Dorsel to explore how we can reconnect with the environment around us. Oliver Macoonald's This Woven which was at Wild Woodbury lo house the Soup and a Story performances, has been gifted permanentty lo the Dorsel Wildlife Trusl. For the showstopping finale weekend. French company Transe Express presented Poupées Géantes. three illuminated giant dolls that glided through the streets of Weyffloulh. accompanied by opera singers enchanting audiences with captivating rnelodies. Thousands turned out lo mark the end of this year's festival. lebrating another fantastic edition of Aclivales outdoor arts showcase. which garnered worldwide reach and sparked maginations across the globe. As many inlernational companies marked their final perforfflances of the 2023 Summer Season in Dorset, Activate Performing Arts are proud to conclude Inside Out Dorsel having bfought an exciting range of outdoor arts events to Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Poole. Wimbome, Bere Regis. and Weymoulh. The festival celebrates the vibrant diversity of Dorset's population. and how this enriches the beautiful landscape in bolh urban and rural locations across the county. A spokesperson from Forestry England who attended the Festival's launch at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest commented, "Il was a lovely evening celebrating what lorests can be if we cultivate partnerships lo blos50m.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Cécile Durol, from artists Le. G. Bistaki pertormanTr group lold us. -It Is always a great pleasure for the team lo participate in Aclivale Performing Arts projects. Despite the capricious weather. the boys came back delighled. Thank you for your work and Ihe exceptional welcome you gave us. I'd also like lo highlight the incredible work you seem lo be doing on issues of audien aCSsIbIlity. Audience: our festival audience reflects the community in Dorset with 250kn visiting from outside the area. We are pleased to see in the audience profiling Ihal we are reaching 'lower engaged. audiences, especially in Weymouth and 989kn of our audience judged their experien good or very good. Engagement: we delivered dance and circus workshops lo young people at Bournemouth and Poole College and Colehill Youth Club. we ran workshops for groups in clay wilh the Clay Collective in Poole. We contracted Nicola Davies lo run a silk banner workshop wilh young people in Warehaffl which was displayed al the Wild Woodbury site. we ran foraging workshops connected to company De Chair Et D'OS al Wild Woodbury. Following a summer school in Weymouth where young people created puppet5 with Holly Miller. they were displayed in shop windows ¢oinciding with the Transe Express shows. We interviewed people at Ihe World of Love festival. collecting voices from 30 differenl countries lo be part of Jane Pitt's 'Everyone Says, sound work. Students from Arts University Bournemouth IAUB) presented their work at Wild Woodbury and supported academic and designer Alice Stevens who leads AUB Human with her PHD work. Siudents also worked on the coslumelsel design for Artmusic's world premiere Saeflod. Sparkin9 Possibilities project. with funding support from Cultural Hub we delivered a songwriting and dance projecl that look rewilding and the natural environment as its creative catalysis working with over 600 yr5 and yr6 pupils across 10 schools in BCP working with Isaiah Dreads and Isaac Farmer. Artfomls: the engagement programme worked across the following artforms- dance. music. contemporary circus. puppet making. rap and songwriling, environmental arts, and craftlmaking activities. The engagement programme linked to work by the following companies: Transe Express, Colleclief Walden. Chris Iris, Working Boys Club. The Clay Connection. De Chair el D'OS. Jane Pitt, Art Music. The Vegetable Nannies. Chloe Loftus and Rodney Bell Artists worked with: Holly Miller. Heidi Steller. Rose Perry. Chris Schlunk, Ifis Pelz. Adam Dupree, Vidya Thirunarayan, Nicola Davis, 4 members of Colleclief Walden. Jane Pitt. Louise Thurlow. Gemma Miller, Isaa Farmer, Isaiah Dreads. Communities we engaged with: Bere Regis. Cyril Wood Court (East Boro Housing retirernent complex} l Explore Scouls l Allotment group I Pop-in Café community group I Purbeck Youth and Community foundation youth groups in Wareham. Wool and CorÈ l A range of 8CP culluial hub primary schools. Poole and Wimborne 6th form students from QE School Wimborne and Bournemoulh and Poole College l young people and families from Colehill l adulls with learning disabilities from Allsort'd and 15 Days in Clay. Moors Valley: Park Run l BPC Indian Community l The Ukrainian Community l Nigerian Community C¥)rset I the many voices of people at WoTld of Love festival in Bournemouth. Weymouth: Lilllemoor families and young people l Young people in Chapelhay and Rodwell l The Wdverley Community Centre l Families and young people via HAF l Dorsel and Weymouth. Here is a link to the post festival film and report h',1 .11 fmin 2025 Festival Edition Work 51arted on the 2025 edition of Inside Out Dorset and we invited polents'al new stakeholders to the 2023 festival. We will be partners In three national projects. River of Hope, led by the Thames Festival Trusl, which will use environmental learning and creative arts practice lo help young people express their concerns about the climate crisis. River of Hope will give young people al a number of local secondary schools the amazing opportunity to engage in a river visit and create artworks under the guidance of Inspirational professional artists. The project benefits teachers by providing them with artist professional development and access lo a host of online resource5 aimed al encouraging them lo include dimale change lopics within their curriculum leaching. River of Hope artworks will be produced as inslallalions which will be shown at other major national festivals as well as being part of an online gallery in 2025. From 2023 to 2025. River of Hope is applied in 7 UK regions induding Dorsel.. Leeds, Newham (London), Tees Valley. Norfolk. Nofwich and Plymouth. and also in Fran (Rouen) and Ethiopia (Addis Ababa and Arba Minch). The second national project is Beach of Dreams led by Kinelika. it will be 'a journey through the diverse landscapes and rich histories of our coaslal region5. The Beach of Dreams programme features a dynamic and evolving national artwork by Kinetika-. the installation of hundreds of nalufally dyed silk pennants.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Designed lo be mobile, each pennant tells a story. fepresenling an individual's dream intricately lied lo a specific parl ol our beloved coastline. Togelher, these dreams form a national lapeslry of hope and InspiratDn for our shared future. Incorporating the Silks and in response. the festival will also fealureeight new ambitious artisti commissions, by artists working in diverse disciplines fanging from sound to dance, along different stretches of the UK coastline. These commissions will actively engage local communities, inspiring new works that reflect their unique coastal environments.. Aclivale is a partner for the Dorsel coastline working with the choreographer al Allakkalari in Bengalaru, India. The Aims this project fulf illed: 1-9 and 1-5 of the Objectives. ENGAGEMENT AND YOUNG TALENT DEVELOPMENT Dorset Youth Dance IDYDI and The Remtx Our two ongoing youth dancelin¢lusive performance groups continued lo flourish. We said goodbye lo Claire Benson appontIng Emily Thompsom-smilh as DYD Rehearsal Director. who had recently moved lo Boscombe following a career dancing with companies such as Shobana Jeyasingh, the RSC and Gary Clarke. Emily also look on the project co-ordination when Samantha Gillingham left and following hèr participation in the Crealel course). We also auditioned Amy Groves, an excellent dance graduate who has been Wofking with Remix who delivered creative ballet with the group. We engaged 31 children and young people aged 7-25 in 71 DYD sessions ol weekly and special school holiday workshop5 through our Junior, Senior and Company groups. The creative talent of the children and young people in DYD Is nurtured year-round Providing them with career pathways and new ways lo curate their own culture. 'When I'm feeling low dancing g1ves me a lift.. DYD participant As well as performing al Street in the Park this yeai after Ea51ef fesidencies, DYD and The Remix created new work for Origins youth dance showcase at PDSW in Bournemoulh. Both perfofmed in the festival following a summer school lealuring Chloe Loftus and Rodney Bell. the New Zealand dancelciT¢US artists that performed in Poole. The Remix were particularly delighted lo be performing alongside incredible professional role models. Remix We continued lo engage 92 young people aged 5-25 with disabilities and wilhoul in The Remix through a Pfogramme of 80 creative workshops. funded by Dorsel Council Short Breaks. Children in Need and the Dofsel Community & Culture Fund and the Holiday Activity & Food Programme IHAFI. Remix provides a break for families in caTing for children who are disabled, Improving the whole family's wellbeing through cultural aclivily. This year we continued the new offer in the East of the county Premix East - lowering the minimum age 10 5. Our new Remix Originals a group lor the older cohort of Remix participants aged 18 10 25 was successful and we continue to fundraise and deliver this. 3,389 hours of short breaks for Remix parenllcarers were provided. Participants in Remix learn new skills and feel included in their community through the activities and support provided by the experienced artistic and care staff, reducing their isolation and empowering the children and young. Children who are disabled and children without disabilitie5 play and learn new creative skills together, breaking down barriers and embedding inclusivity. A Little More Street in the Park project connected to the Street in the Park event from the previous year and worked with young people in Litllemoor Iweymouih} lo explore Hip Hop song writing and dance part funded by Abri Housing Association and delivered by Isaiah Dreads and Isaac FaTmer. This builds on the su¢¢ess of 'Performing Dunescapes. with the National Trust, where we worked with Isaac and Isaiah who, as young artists, were ex¢ellenl al engaging children and young people with street dance and rap. The Cultural Hub is now supporting more workshops in primary schools across BCP and Purbeck lo continue this work. Isaac then worked with the Remix. Dorsel Youth Dance. Weymouth College and other dance schools. students in a series of performances al Street in the Park in May. We atlracled an estimated 500 people mostly young people and families lo Borough Gardens in Dorchester in partnership with Weymouth College and Dorchester Town Council. See the link to the film here, Iiii s.ilvimeo.CVllll<iLIIvdl Diverse led Youth Perforniing Arts Project. We were approached some lime ago to support a new diverse-led pertorming arts initiative in BCP and began planning a pilot project for next year.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 We Out Here We ran some workshops al Giles Peterson's feslival We Out Here that has relocated lo Wimborne St Giles :Illb.-': '.ii. We took dancers from Weymouth Dance Studio and Stagecoach. to perform a flashmob and Isaac Farmer led street dance workshops in the children'5 area. Dom and Ki put together a proposal lo develop the relationship further, including more workshops. a presentation by Gobbledegook of Cloudscapes and Working Boys Club of their new children's show as well as connecting to Stfeel in the Park and the Createl programme, all of which has been agreed for next year. Flavours Led by Dorsel National Landscape (formerly AONB} the project had three slages: stage 1 a series of farm visits with ethnically diverse community groups in Dorsel. supported by the Dorsel Race Equality Council with Dorsel Food and Drink, stage 2.. our programme al Wild W¢)odbury. stage 3 co-programming activities. Grace The Space worked with groups on some of the farm visits. The project is focused on reaching a more diverse public through food, arts and heritage and increasing access lo the National Landscape. Our Bere Regis project as part of the festival was part of Flavoufs and had significant support from the Flavours project Ihrough a Nalional Lottery Heritage Project Grant. We worked on Phase 3 wrth Dorset NL and Dorset Food and Drink focusing on co- programming. As part of this, we contributed to the BPC Indian community's celebration of Holi al Corfe Castle bringing artists to offer Rangoli and gafland-making workshops focused on Dofsel food. The Aims these engagement projects fulfilled: 1-9 and Objective 1-5. SECTOR SUPPORT: For Creatives - commissioning and talent development Our wealth of experience, gained over more than 30 years. makes us a great sounding board and source of information on all aspecls of crealing live performance relevant to the industry. As well as chairing the Dorset Thealre Promoters Consortium. bringing local venues together to work strategically lo bring new risk-laking work to Dorset. we provide bursaries, 121 s signposting and broker introductions for creative freelancers in Dorsel. In 23-24 we provided 507 advice and support sessions lo 1.145 creatives, sludenls. early, mid and established career practitioners in Oorset, enabling them to develop projects. secure funding and work opportunities and build their neOrkS so that they can thrive in the counly. Professional Programme at Inside Out Dorset As part of our Foi Creatives slrafid of work. we hosted groups of professionals. alongside several programmers we invited to see the newly commissioned art works. Our European group had members from our LAND European Project and participants in a UKIDutch partnership calSed We Live Here. We part of both projects wilh our long-term partner from Terschelling in the Nethetlands, Oefol, who are also specialists In presenting landscape Ihealre. Our UK group was supported by Outdoor Arts UK, our sector membership organisation. who hosted one ol their 'Festival Focus. trips for Professionals interested in the clirnale emergency and ouldoof arts festivals at Inside Out Dorset 2023. In lolal we hosled 24 professionals from the UK and the Nelheilands comprising artists, festival directors and environfflentalisls. We discussed climate justice, diversity and the arts. and they experienTrd the festival programme. We also hosted theatre director Edward Mcmillan from The Bridge Theatre in Brussels who hosts a series of podcasts exploring different way in which theatre is presented. interviewing our co-artislic directors and audiences al the festival. Artists Advice. We conlinued lo offer advice and brokerage lo artists and were part of the One Stop Shop programme devised by Arts Development Company. We delivered advice sessions lo art1515 and creatives including past associates of the Women Leaders SW programme. with a connects'on lo the Diverse Artist Network. We supported The Scripts The Thing in Dorchesler. SALT - a community Play For Poole produced by Lighthouse and art151ically directed by Angel Exrt. We contributed £2,000 lo the community workshops. The play was presented al the end of July and was a resounding success in terms of community panicipalion. So much so that the Poole Heritage Playefs associated lo the Poole Rotary Club contacted us. Lighthouse and Angel Exit to meet and discuss further projects.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CREATE! 2023 - the short course for emerging artislslcfeatives was a success with 14 participants. undertaking the pro9ramme, from across Dorsel and BCP. We partnered with tFside and Arts By The Sea and supported by associate partners Arts university Bournemoulh. 3 artists were chosen with a small start-up fund of £500 each associated to one of the partners. We selected Emily Thompson-smith who will be delivering dance workshops to vulnerable women in Boscombe. Ouf Trainee Producer Archie Rowell successfully led Ihe project. Mudlarks International Residency. We partnered again with theatre company, Complicite. lo partner on their pilot international residency -lilii..Il¢' (Ji( Iwuikiii Complicite aims lo give artisls of any discipline the space. time and support lo develop an idea. on their own terms, in Iheir own way in this residency. They invite artists with an interest in.. activism through Ihe content of Iheii practice or work, finding new ways of telling Ihe story of the climate and ecological en7ergency,' are currently under- represented,. have an iiitegiity of praclice, depth of thought, and the willingness lo do thiiigs differeiitly,. Vve nominated 3 artists and Complicite selected Natasha Nixon Ill:.,. 11 I'l ri£21;4slI;_Iiiix,Jn.co uklaLioul who was our Women Leaders South Vvesl associate. She is a c¢>direclor of Grace the Space who we supported lo work closely with Dorsel National Landscape and Natasha also has an R&D period for a new project at 101 Creation Space at Corn Exchange Newbury as part of the 101 'seedbed' residencies. Grace The Space. We conlinue to support Grace The Space by holding funding and offering advice while they develop their governance. Kate Wood our Executive & Artislic Director is on the steering group for What Next Dorsel". a sector support initiative bringing cultural practitioners together meeting fortnighlly. We helped deliver a number of live What Next Dorset meetings in Bournemouth and Dorsel. She has a150 been Invited to join the board of Ihe BCP Cultural Compact, a 51ralegic sector focussed initiative lo develop culture locally. She has also been supporting Vveymouth Town Council on the developmenl of a Cultura Strategy and preparations for an application for the Dorset 'Town of Culture, project with Portland Town Council. We are members of Outdoor Arts UK and attend regular drop-in sector meelings, and we produce shared promotional material with the festivals consortium with b-side and Bournemouth Arts by the Sea. We have provided seed funding to Nikki Northover for BTidport Youth Dance Geography Choreography and supported artists on a 121 basis as outlined earlier. Our 6-monlh Trainee Producer Archie Rowell who started last yeaf, completed his contract with us. The Purpose of this role was to address areas Df under-represenlation in our team and a supported entry level role and trainee position in the county. We were pleased we wefe able to offer furtheT work on a freelance basis lo Archie on the 2023 festival marketing, and we continued lo support his professional development since the end of his contracl. We provided platforms for young creatives lo perform through the Remix and DYD nurturing lalenl for a diverse range of children and young people. In March both Remix and DYD groups performed al Origins Youth Dce Showcase al Pavilion Dance South Wesl. Producers offer their expertise on steering groups such as 'lgnile', the new culture and education netsvork and 'Reach fof the Arts,, a development programme for supporting artists in inclusive practice The Aims these projects fulfilled: 1.6,7,8 and Objective 3
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 TOURING SHOWS Working Boys Club presenting 'Serrfing Sounds.. Working Boys Club toured lo 11 different localions this year engaging an eslimaled 12,000 audiences. They performed 75 times and 6 locations they will have reached a socially diverse audience with one of those locations being an Arts Council England 'Priority Place.. They played successfully al Glastonbury Festival. leading lo a repeal booking for the next edition. They are benefiting from funds from Oxford Contemporary Music lo develop some ideas and are thinking about 2 new shows already.. one a children's version of serving sounds. which will begin ils R&D wilh children in the BCP Council as part of the Cultural Hub named 'Noisy Noise Noise., which will be piloled al Giles Pelerson's We Out Here fesliwal in August 2024 and We Break We Build which we have secured funding from Without Walls 'Blueprint' to R&D. Lorna Rees Geophonlc.. We have secured a booking al Sismograph movement festival in Catalonia. Spain for May 2024. The Aims this project fulfilled: 1,2,4-9 and 1-5 of the Objectives. ART IN THE LANDSCAPE- Connecting People to Nature Nature Calling, a partnefship project with the National Landscapes Association (formerly AON8s) In 2023-2024, we helped secure £2m worth of inveslfflenl Inlo this nationally significant proie¢l that spans 2024-2025. A two-year pfoiect, il is an ambitious, ground-breaking national season of art in nature, commissioning exceptional diverse mulli-art form artists across the country lo animate, celebrate and increase access to the country's nalional landscapes. 11 will establish a long.lerm parlnership bets¥een us. the NLA and Poetry School. The collaboration will offer incredible potential lo increase the creation, commissioning and distribution of new work. Our focus is on diversily and Inclusion.. commissionin9 diverse anisis lo create a ground-breaking season of arts in nature, collaborating with diverse communities and largeling priority places in the 6 ACE areas of England. Now more than ever people need access lo culture & nalure. Starting with words, Nature Calling embraces Ihe mulliplicily of languages spoken across the country and challenges the often-impenelrable language of science and the environment surrounding protected landscapes. We want to use language and a multart form commissioning programme that will culminale in a bold new nalional celebration, a Season of arts in nature that will focus on engaging and opening access to new audiences from priority places. Themes of landscape, nature recovery, the climate emergency & unheard voices are at ils heart. All 34 English National Landscapes will partner with local artists and organisalions lo find new ways lo engage audiences who are currently underserved in Iheir NL and the arts. Members of local communities will be invited lo be on the Steering groups 8 share their views and Ideas on the approaches lo engagement with their communilies. Our aim is that there will be exlensive communily engagement in the Season of work. both in the development of the work and as part of an engagement programme. We estimate 72.000 people will engage with Nature Calling. Six main National Landscape 'hubs have been identified where the commissions will be focussed. These hubs are where National Landscapes will work wilh Identified communities in PriorilylLevelling Up for Culture places. We will be working with: Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape & E &W Lindsey., Dorsel National Landscape 8 Soulh Somersel District". Forest of Bowland Nalional Landscape & East Lancashire towns.. Mendip Hills National Landscape Weston Super-mare.. Chillerns National Landscape & Lulon". Surrey Hills National Landscape & Croydon community groups. Each NL hub location Invites other NLS lo be 'spokes' with a smaller artistic programme, ultimalety Cfealing a larger scale. nationally impactful programme. Nature Calling will have significant potential to develop the creative and cultural sector In England. Each NL will partner with a stralegic arts OTganisalion15 that will ensure the commission can be integrated into a regional programme. whilst having national significance.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 6 new high quality writing commissions by diverse artists new lo writing about landscape. They wdl lake the form of either poetry. song. prose. rap and 6 exceptional artislslcompanies will be commissioned to respond lo the writing in each of the 6 hub locations. They could lake the form of performance, installation or digital commissions lo create the Season. The commissioning panel to consist of Aclivale. the NL Programme Manager. representatives from the arts organisalions based regionally, the NL and a community represenlative. A traininglprofessional development programffle for artists and NL Offi[$ will be framed around the 6 hubs. We ended the year recruiting for the Arts Development Programme Manager post. securing all the partners and preparing the commissioning briefs ready to go out next year_ As both a producing partner for the Dorsel hub. and Execulive Creative Producer for the project. this will raise our national profile both as a leading arts organisation and specialist in working in sensitive landscakES. It will also help us to feach lower engagedlunderserved audiences in Dorsel and South Somersel and build our netsvorks across England. The Aims this project fulfilled: 1.7.8 and Objective 3. And will go on to fulfil all next year. INTERNATIONALISM We sustained our 2 European partnerships (Green Carpel and LAND). Transitioning LANDscapes ILAND partnershipl new forms for iandscape-based arts successfully secured Creative Europe Funds. submitletl by lead partner Oerol in Nelherlands. 3 unique landscape laboratories - France. Netherlands and Slovakia. 1 shared framework. Each partner will effectively create a Landscape Laboratory around the landscape in which they operate. Although the activities of each laboiatory will follow the same framework. each of the labs will be carrying out their own unique experiment based on Iheir particular conlexl. We are supporting professional developmenl. European exchange and discussion and the preseritalic)n of landscape-based works which respond to our local and global challenges of climate chan9e. Activate cannot be a partner due to Brexit. so our role is a SutcOntraCtor to the lead partner delivering training throughout the 2-year project running from January 2024 to December 2025. We will fun the tfaining in all 3 partner locales and host a residency here in the UK nexi yeaT. In 202>2024 we started the project in France with partners at Le Citron joined by Oerol and Syslev from Slovakia. Green Carpet - we presented the work of the third company to be commissioned for the four partners across Belgium. France, and the UK in our 2023 festival. De Chair el D'OS were in residence and psented their new work. 5 Seasons. at Inside Out Dorsel 2023 and then toured to Cifque Jules Verne in France and Chassepierre festival in Belgium in Ihe same year. The Aims these projects fulfilled: 1.3-5.8 and 1-5 of the Objectives. Across the year, Activate's website had over 100,000 views by 26,648 users. Our 2023 Inside Out Dorsel festival had media coverage in The Times. BBC South Today. BBC Radio Solenl, Dorset Magazine, Dorsel Echo. Stage Audience. West Dorsel Magazine, Great Brrtish Life and BBC News Online. The key social media tools for promoting IOD 2023 - a trailer and festival films converted into increased followers and high levels of engagement. Our pre-festival trailer achieved 6.000 impressions and 363 engagements on Facebook and our post festival round up saw over 2.200 Impressions on Facebook and over 1,600 views on Instagram. We increased our Facebook and Inslagram followers by 5°A during the festival. We also received a Gold Dorset Tourism Award in January 2023 for Inside Dorset Festival 2021.
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Aclivaling Performing Arts is core funded by Arts Council England as one of ils National Portfolio Organisations, along with Doiset Council, and BCP Council. Our Headline 2023 Inside Out Dorsel festival sponsor5 were We Are Weymouth. Wimborne BID and Poole BID. Our 2023-2024 Programme funders were National Landscapes Association las earned income), Arts Council England projecl funds. Dorsel National Landscape with National Lottery Heritage funding. Forestry England. Fonds Podium Kunslen (The Dutch Arts Council) and the Dutch Embassy, Poole Lighthouse. Italian Cultural Inslilule, Talbot Village Trust, the German Embassy, Weymouth Town Council, Dorsel Council Culture & Cornmunily Fund and Holiday & Activity Fund, Erasmus+ and Cfeative Europe, Children in Need, Natural England. Purbeck Youth & Community Foundation. Walk the Plank, Colehill Parish Council, Cultural Hub. Abri Housing Association, b-side festival, Arts by the Sea Festival, We Out Here festival and Dorcheslef Town Council, with private fvnds donated by Jane Rigler. Some of the above funds were raised in 2022-2023 and restricted for 2023-2024 programme aclivity. We had a contract for Servi with Dorset Council to deliver Short Breaks through The Remix. The balance of income is derived through earned income such as booking fees for our touring work. Irader income. participants. fees and small Individual donations. In kind support was received from many partners including Dorsel Wildlife Trust, Dorsel Food & Drink, PRS Composers Fund in partnership with Jefwood Arts, The Green Carpet European partnership. Without Walls, Arts University Bournemoulh, Weymouth College, Vinyl Van, Air 107.2 FM, boatfolk. King Charles 111 England Coasi Path. The Arts Development Company and Rowlands Websler accountants. RESERVES POLICY Reserves are held in three funds 'restricled funds,, 'unre51ficled funds. and 'designated funds within the unrestricted funds,. Restricted funds represent money that is earmarked by Ihe donor. The Directors can only use these funds for the specific purpose for which they were given. Unrestricted funds are funds that the Directors may use for any purpose within the objects of Activate. The Directors have earmarked certain funds for future use.. 1. The smooth operation of the company is dependent upon its staff antl any form of long-term Illness would involvelhe company in additional costs for temporary staff. Operational Reserves Funds have been sel aside lo employ temporary staff lor 6 months. 2. Core funding is agreed on a year-by-year basis. Should any core funders not provide the funds in any one year. the future of Activate would be in doubl. The company would need lo conclude ils activities in an orderly manner and eventually make its staff redundant. Funds have been set aside in case this unfortunate circumstance should arise. 3. Al 31 March 2024, restricted funds lolalled £73.636. Unrestricted income funds lolalled £182.041 . The Directors designated Operational Reserves 01 £139.000 in accordance with the Reserves Policy above. Separate lo that is a specific designation of £13.900 for core inflation contingency and £13.000 ring-fenced lo deliver programme activity in 2024125 (made up of £4,000 for Flavours, £3,000 for CREATEI 2024-2025, £5,000 Inside Oul Dorsel 2025 and £1.000 for core advocacy film). Leaving £16.141 as general unrestricted funds. 4. We continue to hold sufficient reserves for the organisation. 10-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Activate Performing Arts is a company limited by guarantee, formerly known as Dorset Dance Forum, which became a registered charity on 8 March 1994 and Incorporated on 25th September 1997 governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The organisalion became Activate Performing Arts on 22nd November 2004. by special resolution, when the change lo add dfama lo the principal activity was resolved. The organisalion was formed in 1991 as an unincorporated association. The Trustees. who are also the directors for the purpose of company law. and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial slalements were.. M G Noonan P A Gifford T Irwin l Metcalfe M L Oliver S K L St George R P Hedley R Gotobed In accordance with the Articles of Association, Mr lan Melcalfe will retire al Ihe forthcoming Annual General Meeting. We have a diverse representation of gender, age. sexuality. race, socio-economic background and disability on the board. None of the Trustees has any beneficial inleresl in the company. All of the Trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. OUR POLICIES Diversity and Equality Policy. Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable People Policy, Enviranmenlal Policy, Reserves Policy, Health and Safety Policy and Risk Management (including COVID Guidance Policy), Procurement Policy, Financial Control Policy. Training and Development Policy, Grievance and Disciplinary Policies and PTivacy Policy. We introduced two new policies in the year.. Conflict of Interest Policy and Vvhislleblowing Policy. We are also guided by the Five Guiding Principles for working with Freelancers in the arts. 11
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Boafd of Directors, who are also the Charity Trustees. establish policies that afe then implemented by the Executive and Artistic Director who is responsible for the employment of staff to carry out the objectives of the company. The director5, who are listed below. present their report with Ihe financial slalemenls of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024. When Trew Trustees are required, both an open call is undertaken or persons who are able to offer particular expertise are invited to serve on the Board. All Trustees are inducted and provided with full information on the organisalion's current and past programme and policies. Under the Executive and Artistic Director's supervision. staff members and freelancer5 are employed or engaged on short term contracts to deliver the progfamme of work. For the year ended 31 March 2024 Aclivale employed 12 permanent members of staff 17.5 FT equivalent. based on contracts over 52 weeks) and 150 artists, producers, technicians. and adrninislrators on short contracts and were supported by 59 volunteers. We appointed Sophie Holdforth to cover Verily Shallaker's maternity leave starting in January 2024 with Jen Walke-myles returning from hef maternity leave in June 2023. We continued lo contract our Trainee Producer, Archie Rowell on a freelance basis for the festival following his 6-monlh contract. Our Dorset Youth dance Rehearsal Director. Claire Benson was replaced by dancer Emily Thompson Smith, who also took over from Samantha Gillingham as the Project Lead. RISK MANAGEMENT The Trustees have a risk management strategy that is monitored quarterly and reviewed annually by the Finance Subgroup. Risk management in this financial year continued to be a focus due lo inflation. These groups have been reviewed and two permanent subgroups have been in operation focussing on Finances and Income GenerationlFundraising with new 'champions' being created focussing on". environmental responsibililylclimale emergency, innovation. and diversity, with a task and finish HR subgroup when required. There is also one associated group focussing on the Inside Out Dofset festival. A Governance sub-group was sel up to review the organisations, Memorandum & Articles of Association and found them still lo be fil for Ouf purpose. Systems and procedures are established and discussed al Board Meetings, lo mitigate any identified risks. which the Executive Director implements and oversees with the staff team. TEAM With female leadership, we are recognised as a divefse led organisalion. The core team for the year was.. Kate Wood - Executive and Artistic Director (FIT) (also Inside Out Dorsel co-Artislic Director and co-Executive Creative Producer for Nature Calling) Jen Walke-myles - Executive Producer (P) (maternity leave for 6 monlhs) Irene Archibald Senior Administrator (FIT) Caroline Suri Produce¥ Specialising In Theatre, and Engagement (P) Michaela Shaw - Producer Specialising in Youth Dance and Diversily (PIT) Verily Shallaker - Marketing & Communications Manager (PIT} Dom Kippin- Producer for Inside Out Dorsel and Outdoor Ans (F) Emily Thompson-smith - Project lead on Dorsel Youth Dance and Rehearsal Director Archie Rowell - Trainee Producer16 months PITI Sophie Holdforth - Marketing & Communications Managef Maternity Cover With es5enlial project support from the following freelance contractors who worked with us over a longer period.. Bill Gee - Inside Out Dorsel CcpArtislic Director, Nature Calling Co-Execulive Creative Producer (with Kate Wood) and consultancy Mal Ort- Head of Health & SafetylPfoduclion Manager, Inside Out Dorset Jude Allen - The Remix Project Manger Aimee Hobbs - The Remix East Artistic Director Sarah CoNvell - Maternity cover on financial reporting for Jen Walke-myles April-June 2023 and ongoing contract for Book-keeping Away day business Strategy and vision meetings have been in operation. 12-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Iruslees. report was approved by the Board of Trustees. M G Noonan Trustee 26 Oclobef 2024 13-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2024 2024 Total Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2023 2023 Total 2024 2023 Notes Income from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Investments 310,723 9.750 5.890 187.290 159.094 498,013 168.844 5,890 306,580 16,411 69.418 158,046 375,998 174.457 Total income 326.363 346.384 672,747 322.991 227,464 550.455 Expenditure on: Raising fuF)ds ChaTilable activities 59,876 243,708 59,876 486,256 295.208 440,528 735,736 242.548 Totsl expenditure 295,208 440.528 735.736 303,584 242.548 546,132 Net incomel(expenditure) 31.155 {94,144) 162.989) 19,407 (15.084) 4,323 Transfers beeen funds (123.160) 123.160 15,828 (15,828) Net movement in funds (92.005} 29.016 162.989) 35.235 (30.912) 4,323 Reconciliation of funds- Fund balances al 1 April 2023 274.046 44.620 318,666 238,811 75,532 314,343 Fund balances at 31 March 2024 182.041 73.636 255.677 274,046 44.620 318,666 The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive fiom continuin9 aclivities. 14-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS I report lo the Tiustees on my examination ol the financial 51atemenls of Activate Performing Arts (the charilyl for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the Trtsstees of the charity land also 115 directors for the purposes of company lawl you are responsible for the preparation of the financial slalements In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 20C6 Ilhe 2006 Acti. Having Satisfied mysell that the financial slalemenls of the charity are not required lo 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 slalemenls carried out under section 145 of the Charities Acl 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examinalion I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145{51(bl of the 2011 Act. Indopendent examiner's gtatement Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner musl be a membef ol a body listed in section 145 01 the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified lo undertake the examination because l am a member of Association of Accounting Technicians, which is one of the Iisled bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no mallers have come to my allenlion in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material iespect.. accounting fecords were not kepl In respect of the chaiily as required by section 386 01 the 2006 Act.. or the financial slalemenls do nol accord with those records", or the financial slalemenls do not comply with Ihe accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement Ihal the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination., or the financial slalemenls have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles ol the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounling and reporting by charities applicable lo chafilies preparing their accounts in accordance wilh the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK atvj Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 I have no concerns and have come acros5 no other mallers in connection with the examination to which attention should be dfawn in Ihis report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the financial statements lo be reached. Rowlands Webster Limited Austin House 43 Poole Road Bournemoulh Doisel BH4 9DN England Dated.. 28 October 2024 15-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Notes Fixed assets Tan9ible assets 10 147 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 11 8,363 269,994 92.459 244.454 278.357 336,913 Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year 12 (22.680) {18.3941 Net current asset$ 255.677 318.519 Totsl assets leys current Ilabilities 255,677 318,666 Net assets excludlng penslon liability 255,677 318.666 The fundg of the charity Restricted income funds Unrestricted funds 13 73.636 182.041 44.620 274,046 255,677 318.666 The company is enlilled lo Ihe exemption from Ihe audit requiremenl contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2024. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying wilh Ihe requirements of the Companies A¢1 2006 with respecl to a¢¢ounting records and the preparation of financial slalemenls. The members have not required the company lo oblain an audit of its financial statements for the y ear in que51ion in accordance with section 476. These financial statements have been prepared in a¢cordanrE wilh Ihe provisions applicable to companies subject lo the small companies re9ime. The financial statemenls were approv by the Truslees on 26 Oclober 2024 M G Noonan Trustee Company registration nufflber 03439777 (England and Wales) 16-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Accounting policies Charity information Aclivale Pertorming Arts is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales, The registered office ig 7-9 The Little Keep, Barrack Road, Oorchesler, DT1 1 SQ. 1.1 AcGountlng convention The financial slalemenls have been prepared in accordance with the chaflties governing do¢umenl. the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Repofting by Charities.. Slalernenl of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing Iheii accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffeclive l January 20191" The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102, The charity ha5 taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not lo prepare a Statement of Cash Flows, The financial slalements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial slalemenls are rounded lo the nearest £. 1.2 Going concern Al the lime of approving the financial slalemenls, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing Ihe financial slalemenls. 1.3 Charitsble funds Unreslricled funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives, Reslricled funds are subiecl lo specific conditions by donors or grantors as lo how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds afe set out in the notes lo the financial statements. 1.4 Income Income is recognised when the ¢harily is legally enlilled lo il after any performance conditions have been mel, the amoun15 can be measured reliably. and il is probable that income will be received. Cash donations are recogni5ed on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions requife deferral of the amount. Income lax recoverable In relation to donations received under Gifl Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the lime of the donation. 1.5 Expenditure Expenditure Is recognised when a liability Is incurred and is accounted for nel of VAT. Contractual arrangernents and performance related grants aTe recognised as goods and services are supplied. 1.6 Tanglble fixed assets Tangible fixed asse15 are initially measuied al cost and subsequently measured al cost or valuation, net ol depreciation. Depreciation is recognised so as lo write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases. Computers 25.10 on cost 17
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Accounting policies Icontinuedl The gain or Ioss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the Garrying value of the asset. and is recognised in the slalement of financial activilies. 1.7 Impairment of fixed assets Al each reporting end dale, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets lo determine whether there is any indication that those assels have suffered an impairment loss. If any such IndtIOn exists, the recoverable amount of the assel is estimated in order lo determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any}. 1.8 Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand. deposits held al call wilh banks, other short-term liquid inveslmenls wilh original malurilies of three months 01 less. and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current Iiabililies. Basic financial liabilities Basic financial Iiabililies, including credilois and bank loans are inilially recognised al Iransaclion price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing Iransaclion. where the debt Instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a mafkel rate of interest. Financial liabilities Classified as payable within one year are not amortised. Trade creditors are obligations lo pay for goods or service5 that have been a¢quiied in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as Current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-currenl liabilities. Derecognition of linancial liabilities Financial liabilities are defecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. 1.9 Employee benefits The cost of any unused holiday entillemenl is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed lo lerminale Ihe employment of an employee or lo provide lermination benefils. 18-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Notes Cash flows from operating activitles Cash generated froml{absorbed by) operation5 19,650 (19.386) Investing activities Investment income Teceived 5,890 Net cash generated fromllused in Investing activities 5,890 Net cash used in financlng activities Net tncreaselldecreasel in cash and cash equivalents 25.540 (19,3861 Cash and cash equivalenls al beginning of yeai 244,454 263,840 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 269,994 244,454 19-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Income from investments Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds 2024 2023 Inleiesl receivable 5,890 Donations and legacle3 Unrestrlcted Restricted funds funds Total Unre51ricted funds RestTlCted fund5 Total 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 Donations and gifts Grants 135 310,588 2.203 185,087 2,338 495,675 192 306,388 1,127 68,291 1,319 374,679 310.723 187,290 498.013 306.580 69,418 375,998 Expenditure on charltable activities 2024 2023 DlreGt costs Depreciation and impairment Charitable expenditure 147 673,439 192 486,064 673.586 486.256 Analysis by fund Unreslricled funds Restricted funds 233,058 440,528 243,708 242.548 673,586 486,256 -20-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Raising funds Total Unrestricted fund5 2024 2023 Support costs 62,150 59,876 62,150 59,878 Net movement In funds 2024 2023 The nel movement in funds is slated after chargingllcredilingl.. Depfecialion of owned tangible fixed assets 147 192 Trustees None of the Tfuslees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefils from the charity during the year. Employees Number of employees The average monthly number of employees during the year was., 2024 Number 2023 Number 10 Taxation The charity is exempt from taxation on ils activities because all its income is applied for charilable purposes. 21
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 10 Tangible fixed assets Computers Cost At 1 April 2023 13.266 Al 31 March 2024 13,266 Depreciation and impaiTment Al 1 April 2023 Depreciation charged in the year 13,119 147 Al 31 March 2024 13,266 Carrying amount At 31 March 2023 147 11 Debtors 2024 2023 Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 7.736 627 14,801 3,658 8.363 18.459 2024 2023 Amounts falling due after more than one year: Other debtors 74,000 Total debtors 8,363 92,459 12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2024 2023 Other laxalion and social security Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income 4,697 2,283 2.250 13,450 3,380 9.189 5,825 22.680 18.394 22-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 13 Restricted funds The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on Irusl subject lo specific conditions by donors as lo how they may be used. At 1 April 2023 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfers At 31 March 2024 CH Remix 29,430 12,250 500 200 932 1,308 73,927 176,034 (47.775) (352.439) 17,3921 164,155 (500) (1,947) 48,190 Inclusive Youth Talent Development Quest c&Yp EU Partnerships Other 4,551 12,804} 932 959 1.556 21,999 (1,917) {1,7241 (33,869) 1.568 3,280 88,592 132,7241 44.620 346.384 (440,528) 123.160 73,636 Previous year: At 1 April 2022 Incoming resources Regources expended Transfers At 31 March 2023 104 (54,1881 {72.934) (56,112) {14.1181 {103} {6,304) 18,534 (14.282} {1.814) CH Remix 26,896 16,000 27,204 4,500 932 63,026 50,650 43,190 11.432 29,430 12,250 Greenspace Darkskies Working Boys Club Quest Land Youth Dance Progression Routes CPD HAF projects NAAONB Geophonic 932 12,172 7.336 5,299 11.452 2.360 4,800 15,748 110.494) 16,2661 (8,339} {1.532) 17011 (2.217} 115.7511 (1.678) 1570) 3,240 (9.920) 1351) 12,5831 500 200 1.308 75,532 227,464 1242.548) (15,8281 44.620 -23-
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 14 Unrestricted funds The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise Ihe unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject lo specific conditions by donors and grantors as lo how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been sel aside out of unrestricted funds by the Iruslees for specific purposes. At 1 April 2023 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfers At 31 March 2024 6mths running costs FLtture depreciation Festival Inflation Trainee producer (Prog Routes) Grace the Space Projec15 JR Youth Projects General funds 133,000 146 69,000 6,000 139,000 (146) (69,000) 13,900 13,900 5,000 197 (5.000) (197) 13,000 13,000 2,585 64,118 12,585} 1218,280) 293,463 (123,1601 16,141 274.046 326,363 (295,208) (123,160) 182.041 Previous year: At 1 April 2022 Incoming resources Resources expended Transfers At 31 March 2023 6mths running costs Future depreciation Festival Contingency Trainee producer {Prog Roulesl CREATE Grace the Space Artists Festival JR Youth Projects Core IT and Staffing General funds 137,000 338 24,000 37,000 (4.000) (1921 133,000 146 69,000 45.000 (37.000) 5.000 5,000 2,000 5,000 10.000 13,473 5,000 197 14,8031 (2.000) {2.415) (10,0001 1243,174} 2,585 277,991 15,828 64.118 238,811 322.991 {303,5841 15,828 274.046 15 Related party transactions There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2023 - none). -24-