REQ18TERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03701419 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1075462
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Report of the Trustees
Independent Examlr*s Ropcrt
Statement of Finan￿1 Acttvlties
Balance Sheat
Cash Flow Ststement
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Notes to the C88h Flow Statement
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Notes to the Flnanclat statements
12 to 19
Detailed Ststement of Flnanclal Activftles
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The trustses wl)o are alx* directors of the tharity for the puwes of the Companies Act 2006, present tholr
report with the financial statements of the tharlty for the ye8rended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted
the provislons of AcCi￿n11ng arKI Reporting by Charities.. Ststement of Rewmmended Practtce applicable to
charities preparlng thalr arxounts In aco)rdanc* the Flnancial Reporttng Stsndard applicable in the UK
aThJ Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102) (effec11￿ 1 January 2019).
obj0￿*
SPILL Festrv81 Ltd18 a rngistsTed charlty based In Ipsvhch In the East of EThJland. n8 charttabl8 c4)jectiv8s are
to 8dvanc8 educatknn for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, In particular but not exdusively new,
expen'mental and popular rnodes of presenthn.
It does this by provldlro 8rtWDTk8, •rvJagwneni 8cJvltl•8, prof8881onal d6velopment services, facditie8 and
open spaces to artlsts, audSeneM arKI P8Tddpants.
Activittes happen In three strarrtl8'.
1) SPILL Festival. ￿Trenty a blennl81 progrnmmo of art and events whkh centres communty parwclpation and
int8matiorwl exp6rfmentatk)n,
2> A year-round programm8 of events, d8s805 and In the SPILL Think Tank bu￿ing.
3) A ytar-round programme of Artlst D8vobpment InlttsYve4 Includlng resklancles, mentoring, w(*kshops and
public presentation opportunltl85.
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Oblectlvo4 and actlvftl
Slgnthcant achhvoments
SPILL continued the secorKI Thlnk Tank Llve programme In 2023-24, after the opening everrt of the season
was hekl In Marth ￿)23. A￿llenC•S ext*rtanced artLsts' perfomiances. talks and workshops in an informal
and inlimata settiNJ. The artlsts programmed ￿re Jo Fong & Sonia HWes, Andy Fleld & Ba¢kie Darlington.
and Oriana Fox. Sch¢￿Tr$ wortshops were wowded by Bruce Asbestos, vtho gulded Iwl chlldren from St
matthov￿ SctKI)l through a design and sculpting proc%ss' several of the chlldren'5 w(xks were re¢xoaled at a
lar9er scale and presented within thè 2023 SPILL Festlval.
SPILL Festival 2023 ran from tho 13th trj ts 2￿h October 2023 and fe8tured film, muslc, performanc£, publlc
art and partidpatory prclects by: Bruce A8b88tO8 (UK), Olivler Grossetat6 (FR). Secret Agency (DE), Maritea
Daehlin (NOIMX). Alethla Antonla (UK), Llve Art Denmark {DK), Andy Fleld & Beckie Darlinoton (UKI, The
Utopia Strong (UK>, Hailu Mergia IUSIET), DJ Nlknak (UK), Firturn Female Society (UK), Guy Cry Club (UK),
Tom Woolner (UK), Eily Clark8 (UK) arKJ Robln De8¢on (UK). The film programme was Network {1976}.
directed by Sldney Lumrt and The Life Aqua￿¢ wlth Steve Zissou {2004), dlrected by Wes Anderson. Young
workshop partldpants 8hared dyital and funynaklng works in the SPILL Hub In St Stephen's Church.
As the first f8stival wrdted by SPILL'S current ArU8tlc Dlrector, Rrtjln Deacon, SPILL Festival 2023 w85
delivered over a longer period than our 2021 f8stlv81. helplng us manage stsff capacty while providing mo
tim8 for word of n￿uth rnssaglng to build around the longest presentations (Mega Bunny & Fri8fKJs by Bruc8
Asbestos was instslled ac¥06s h¥0 sttes." for 15 days on the Comhill and the full 17 days in the Buttermarket
shopplng centre).
An estimateth 44,000 poopl8 ongaged vAth projects and activftles In SPILL Festival 2023, with 95% of
audiences dolno 80 thry)ugh th818rg&8c4le InstallatkTh thal were free lo a￿$S.. Mega Bunny & Friends by
Bruce Asbestos, and Monumental COnstnJcti¢￿S by Ollvler Gr0&88Wt8. Tha latt8r was featured on Look East
the regional evening news programme for East Angl18. A small tide table publication cxaated as part of Secret
Agentys Shefarers of Ipswtch project was dlstrrbuted to a further 3,500 peoF4e after the festfrval, wrth portraits
and oral historie8 generated by the Fxoiect archlved arKI prn38rved In perpetuty by Suffolk Archives.
The third Thlnk Tank Llve 88a80n stsrted In March 2024 wlth a screening from artist and filr7Wn8ker Laura Jean
Hoaley. The programma of 81x events conunued earfy In 2024-25, wlth further events and screenlngs
schedulèd wtth Lcwise 0￿￿n, Duckie, Marcus Harrl&Nobl8, Kate Flurrle, and Ellena Woolf. Earty years
creative play sesskns. lund8d by the Sablna Sutherfand Charitab16 Trust and the Joan Wilkinson Charitabl8
Twst, Were announced from Make Play. an Ipswlch-based group 8peci81islng in innovatlve early yeats art
experiences.
Use of the Think Tank by extérnal grwp6 and hlrers slgnif• increased during 2023-24. Our growlng
'hosted ty events (ln whlch hlrers can benefft from SPILL ffla￿ting support) induded another two se85on3
of Ilfe4rawing classes from local artlst Slmon Farr, muslc events with Squ88h Blossoms and Mel & Marcel,
dance workshops from Elene Marsdgn, and 8 week-long 8tudent exhibition with Suffolk New Cdlege. The
Think Tank was used as a polling statlon for the first ttme durfng the local council elections in May 2023 and
we hosted another successful Chrlstmas Fair In Novgmber 2023, indudlng craft activities. and featunng 9 Ioc81
makers and aFtl8an Kyoducers.
This year ihe SPILL t88m UTyJerto￿ slgnlficant foundattonal wcfk on th& three major strategic community
pIDiects planned tr 2024-25: 8 Posh Club glltzy cabaret for the 0￿r 608 (with LG8TQ+ (x)Ileth've Duckie), a
partlclpatory dance projec* for dome8tic spaces (wlth chore(*3rapher Glllle Kleiman}, and a multi-stranded
heritage project ￿lebrating the fOrn￿r Ipswich Caribbean Association (ICA) bU￿dIng on Woodbridge Road
(wtth an open call for artists and practitioner818unched in February 2024). Funding for Posh Cjub was secured
from the Peop16'5 Posic(NJe Trust, Suffolk County Council, and Ashton's Charitabl8 Trust. Fundlng for the
Ipswich Caribbean K88LKktlon Pr0￿ct Was seA%red from H18toric England.
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Artlst d•v•lopn7•nt
SPILL held another successful pr(¥ramme of artlst rosidencles In 2023-24. SUPp￿1￿J nine artlsts and their
collaborators to r8se8rch, develop and share new wths In SPILL'S Think Tank. Thèse artists were: Kate
Flurrie, Miche Fabre Lewin. Giovanna Maria Casetta, Andreea Tudose, Matthew Shenton, Flo Reynrjlds, Kirsty
Tallent. LawT8nce Becktrvasllladls, and Richard Layzell, 8 of 9 resldency artlsts were based in East Anglia.
ArtFstic Director Robin Déarx)n 8p6nt much of 202>24 rege8rthlng and pllotlng new cultural education
initiatives whith address the growing cost of ¥￿t-16 arts 8duGation, He visrted alternative art schools In Essex
arHJ Kent, and consulted wtth a group of 8 local educators and workshop provlders. Thls research Informed
SPILL Vlral, a &w88k pllot workshop programm• for young peopl6, Focused on d￿ha1 art and lilmmaklw.
SPILL Viral gave young people an opportunity to leam from professlonat artists (Robin deliver8d s8ssions
alongside Manuel VasorL Ltyjise Orwln, Elly Clarke, Rlchard Dedomlnki and Kate Flurrie) and show their work
in the 2023 SPILL Festival. Evaluatton of SPILL Vsral WMI d*ecUy Inlorm SHLL'S future aJlttJral eLlucation
initiatives.
Audlence d8velopm•nt
After SPILL'8 audlence development str8t8gy was rede3igned in 2022-23, the 2023 SPILL Feskn'val proV￿￿e￿
the first major opFortunlty to revlew our 8UCC888 Wryth th8 slx rylmary audlencè groups Identlfied. These ar8:
Prlmary: Ipswlch famlll88 {multlgen8raiion81 gr￿p5 8eeklrKJ I¢xv408t and e(knatlonal athtles), Festlval fans
(who seek unusu81 experfonces to undertake while 80cialisir¥), and A140 arts aficionados (often older people
wlth adventsjrous cultural appètite8, largely ba8ed to the north of Ip8wi¢h).
Speclali$t,' Waterslde and ports (marttir￿ communftles who ar8 central to SPILL'S Waterfront and maritlme
programmlng, often as pa￿￿pa￿ts}, Athts and 8¢8demits (who have a profession81 Inlerest in SPILL'S work),
and Schcols a￿1 educadon (groups of y¢)ung peowe in formal educational context8 who we primarily reach
through thdr teachers).
Key sucee88es from Iho 2023 fesfval include:
' A 9'A increase In the number of intergeneration?I family groups, testament to the expanslon of hlghqu811ty
famity programming in the 2023 festival.
' A 50A increase In attendances from th(Xè Imng In tho 'Watersldo and ports, ereas IMn￿dIatelY flanklng the
ONell to the south ol Ipswkh, where rnsklents Ilve sldo+slde wtth IrKJusty arrfl are hlstortttAlly18ss well
ecLinomlcally than elsewhere in the town.
' Across Ipswith, Ive more than doubled the Prop￿ of mlxed age. ethntcal1y-dl￿38 residents of council
and houslng ass￿latIon propeths. Slgnfficanlly. we welcomed a larger protKJrtlon of this group than currently
lfve in our area {7'h of our audience. compared to 2% of local resthnts). Thls Is a huge audience developtrEnt
athievemenL representing a rna￿ step fO￿ard fv SPILL'6 communty and Fwlo-contred ¥thing.
2023 saw a small drowff In attendanceg tho Ye8tt¥al f￿, grw). 80mething which will be Considered
when SPILL'S audlan¢e devélopment strate￿ Is fUrt￿r refined In 2024-25.
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Re
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ort of the tr
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8trategl¢ r•port
Achlevement and porfornian
Fundralslng actlv111•8
Arts Councll England and Ipswlch Btrwgh Gouncm conlnued to SPILL as planned. Arts thncil England
announced an extension of thelr sUPPOrt of Natlon81 Portfolb Organisations (Induding SPILL) by a further 12
month6 to March 2027. We expect Ipswich Borough fyncl to rrffjtch th18 8xt8nsion.
SPILL establish&l new re18tionshlp8 a number of grant*fvlng bodles, Injsts and foundations in 202&24.'
Nats'on81 Lottery Hérltsge Fund, Hlstoric England. Swlre Charitable Trust, Harnich Haven Authorlty Fund
{adminlstrat8d by Suffotk Communty Foundatlon), Scarfe Charitable Trust, Ganzoni Charitable Tiust Th8
Rope Trust, Worshipful Company of Shipwrlghts. Sablna Sutherfand Charitat4e Trust. Joan Wilklnson
Chantable Trust, Ashton's Charttable Tn￿t. Postcod8 Places Trust, and The Limboume Trust. Previous
funders Ip8wlèh Central &nd Suffolk County Council also gave furthgr grants to SPILL this year.
SPILL re￿iVed sponsorship from our festival hotel partner PentaHotels, and from the Ipswl¢h Maritlme TrLLqt.
A new 8UPPOrters' dub. SPILL Benefftg, was launched in August 2023 In ord8r to offer addltional tknefils
to SPILL'S most comtnittthy fans and audlen¢g8. M8mbershlp o)sts £25 per year and offers advan￿ bookin9,
Think Tank bar d18counts. exdusiv• dlgmal contont 8rKI Itmltod 8dltk)n artlst postcarts.
Shift to 8 naw Ix)x office platform, Futsjre Ticketing, has allowed SPILL to recgive srnall basket donatlons
from online tlcket bookers for the first time. We have Integrated me8saglng 8round Gfft Aid on this platform,
allowing for swfft and simple d8lms ￿ HMRC. SPILL also recelved a slgniflcant slngle donatton of £5Crf) from
an individual using ih6 Charttles Atd Foundation integralion on SPILL'8 websrte.
SPILL 8XC69d8d Its oamed irK>Jme targets ts the a￿K1 year runnlng, primarfly due to our popular spac&
hire offer. Investment in¢om was also better than export8d. follo%￿ng both hlgher interest rales g8nerally and
th6 decision to hold a prOpO￿on of SPILL'S general overhead8 resenrfe in a fixed temi bond which matured in
FeLKu8ry 2024.
Flnanclal rnvl•w
Flnanclal rovlow and rns•rvu polky
SPILL'B general overhead3 reaerve was Incro8s8d by £5.(XYJ to £50,000 durlng 202>24, in Ilne with our plans
to inc¥e8se to £80,000 by March 2026. After SPILLS 12 month Ilxed term bond 01£30.IJOO matured in February
2024, twstses approved the investment of £35,000 of SPILL'S gen6r81 ovefhead re5erv8 In a naw 12 month
bond to mattjre in February 2025.
Funds de8ign8ted for the Pacltti Company Arthfve project were 8pent In Ilne with th08e activrties. Funds
designated for the 2023 SPILL Fe8llv81 were sE*nt on delivertng the 2023 festlv81 as planned, with further
funds for future planned art kffje¢ts deslgnatad followlng its condwion.
Grant mnies r￿fjVed from Histwk England ￿re e8tablished as a r88tiict8d furKI for the ICA prol8Ct,
SPILL 8nded 202&24 *lth a £50,OW gan6ral overheads reserve, £2,400 restrided to the ICA propct, £47,000
designated for other forthcomlr¥J art pr•, and unrestricled, unde8￿nated reserves of £4,980.
SPILL employs 8 Iryw-risk apwoath to fvrKFal Inv￿In￿nts, and doe5 not invest in stocks, share8 or
atlern8tive currendes whwe ftii¢tiJatlons In value are CA)mmon. We will onty deposrt. cash with banking Se￿iCe$
rated BA or al)ove by major fjedlt rats'ngs 8genae$ {such 8s Fltth or Nkntys), which are Covered by FSCS
protecttons, and which offer a guaranteed re￿rn (for example, 8 fixed tx)nd whlch guarantees its interest rate
for the whole temi).
SPILL undertook an 8thlcal reV￿W of Its banklng provlslon for the first time in 2022-23. and thls year it has
remalned a prkylty to move SPILL'S funds away from banklrHJ provlders which invesl heavily In fossil fuels and
oth8r 8nvironment811y harrnfvl practlces. Environmentally-sound banklng options reThln Ilmlted however, and
research undertaken Ihls year has ￿vealed that very few of the UK'S gre8ner banks offer affordable eccounts
to charltss of Dur slze whlch can also sync wfth m8ior b￿kkeepIng softwares. Further research into SPILL
bankirYJ provision 1$ anticipated In 2024-25.
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Stratogl¢ r•port
Accountablllty
SPILL Festival forn)ally r8POrts tts a(*vlty to Art8 C￿￿11 England (ACE) on a quarterty basis. ACE provides
quarterty risk ratlng to SPILL upon revlew of activitles and board papw8 (Including risk wi$ter}, 8 score
vthich has been wTrsistsntly 'mlnorf Ihroughout 2023-24. Th8 relation8hlp wllh ACE remains exceedlngly
positlve.
Th8 company is accountable to its members which comprEse the B08nl of Director8 thrfxjgh formal qu8rteTIy
meetings and reports, supplemented by canvwsation8 arKI 5ubcommlttee meetings on an ad hoc basis.
Accounts are Ind•p8ndeDty exam1r￿d aftd Iled annualty wlth C(xnpanles House and the Charty Commlsslon.
Futur• pla
With Cx)re support from Arts Coundl ErvJland and Ip8wlch Borwh Councll secured untll 2027, strateglc
planning can be undertaken frDm a po8llon of strength.
SPILL contlnw to work towards hs kng-term gcol to rrM)ve away from the peaks and trou￿6 of biennial
festivals and ttrwards a rI￿e ojnsistent annual offer to a￿j￿nceS and beneficiaries. This requires sKJnificant
changes to programming, prc<lueAng and fvrKlralslng cycles but the first steps on Ihls joumey are already being
tsken.. in 2024 we present three strategtc IxxnrNnty projects in what would Previou￿ have been an 'off-ye8rf.
The expanslon of SPILL'S C￿ra1 educath)n offer 13 8 prlorlty for 2024-25, vAth fvndlal￿ng already uTrYerway
for new artist-led workshops and dasses.
Structurni gov•manc• and managwn•nt
Govemlng documont
SPILL is incorporated under the ¢￿￿parth fnypany number 3701419 and Its goveming document is ils
MemorarMJum and Artlcles of As8odatlon. Th• organlsakn18 8 roglstered cherlty, numbar 1075462.
Oryonl••tlonal structur•
SPILL'S organlsational structure has b8en unthangad throughout 202&24. SPILL'S Arttstic Dlrector and CEO,
Robin Deaca)n, rep￿9 directly to Trustees. He line-manages the Executive Dlrector. Megan Vaughan, and
SenFor Pn)ducer. Helen Dawson. The Executive DIr￿lOr Ilne-rnanages the General Manager. Kathryn Klrton
and, until the end of March 2024, the Marketing & Communlcatlons Manager, Caz Slota, The Senior Producer
line-manages the Produ(*r. Annle Harrf8on. The t88m w88 eXP8rKled wlth a tsmporary workforce during the
delivery of SPILL Festlval 2023, Induding 8emd Faulor, SPILL'S long-temi Techniol Dlrector, and Helen
ljdfield, freel8rKe PR Consultant
ma￿8fjng & Communlcallons M8nBger (Caz SlotB) laft SPILL at the very end of Marth 2024, Her role was
replac8(I by a new Marketlng & Communl¢alons Offloer role (Racha81 Putland) et the start of 2024-25. Caz
continues to 8UPWt SPILL as a fredar£e A￿*58n￿8 Consultant.
SPILL'8 Bowd of Trustees w8s expandad durlro 202&24. Wa ￿l¢oThd Martln D0￿Was11ka. Rebocca
Parsons, and Rachel Fltzgerald to the Board in Novemb8r 2023. In Fébruary 2024, IDng-$tanding Chair. Hugh
Whittall, announced hls Intention to stand down during the first quarter of 2024-25. On Hugh's departure114th
May 2024), Trustees Anthony Roberts and Janette Wand l)ecame Co-chairs. Further Board expanslon
p18nned for 2024-25.
Inductlon and tralnlng of n•w tru8ts•8
Policies and procedures adopted for the In(kKAlon and trainlrvJ of Trustee8 are ongolNJ and
incorporated into regular Board meetings.
As part of their recruthwnt and In￿c1k￿, Inrnmlng TnJstee8 meet ￿ the Artlstk Dlrectrff, &xecutive Dlrector
and Chair. and are provided with a Suite of SPILL'S polFd8s and strategy dowments. SPILL'S General Manager
and Company Secretary ¢>)Ilects key equalth8 data and m8lnt8Ins the r8gi8t8r of Interests. Tru8t688 ar8 able
to access 8 Stnall training bu&Jet to supwt thelr overslght of SPILL.
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structurn, gov•rnanc• and maTrag•m•nt
Rlsk m4n8gomont
The trustoos'have a duty to Id6ntfy and revlew Ihe to which the ch8TIty 18 eyposad and to ènsurè
appropriate Contr(￿ are in plaL* to provlde rnosonabla aswranc• 8llaln6t fraud and error.
SPILL'S ri8k register was redeslgned th 2￿24 In order to ¢onskler 8 morn corrveh8r￿iv• range of wentlal
risks and to pr888nt them In a dearer format. The top rlsk Identified in January 2024 and ag8Sn in Aprll 2024
was the rfsk of not meellng future fundraising taruets. S8veral of the major trusts and foundations which
historically supwrted arts athitles have undergon8 major changes recentiy or are expected to close within
the next faw y88TS. Meanwhlle, local authorfty funding Is at risk acros$ the UK. SPILL must continue to mrtFgate
this risk by keaping core 0par￿ng ¢08ts a8 low as po&8bl8 and by aJlo¢ating 51gnifirAnt time to fundraising in
order lo maximise the number and quallty of appllcatlons, We always include a generous contingency within
our finandal plannlng.
Ref•r•nce •nd admlnkntratlv• d•tall•
R•glitsr•d Company numb•r
03701419 {ETrJlaThl and Wal8¥J
Rogl8tsr•d Charfty nurnb•r
1075482
Reglstored ofv
The Victortan Wlng
1 Upper Hlgh Stregt
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP13QH
Trust•es
Martin Dole-wasilka {appoInt￿l 21.11.23)
Rachel Ftlzgerald (8PFolnbJ 21.11,23)
Lois Ellxab8th Keldan
Rebe￿a Parsons {8ppointed 21.1123)
Dr Anthony Chartes Rthrts
Janett8 Susan Wand
Hugh Whlttall {reslgned 14.5.24)
C•)mpany S•cr•tary
Kathryn Kirton
Report of the.thJstses, I
ic repcrt approved by order of the board of Injstees. as tha
I4￿.*,,*. . ..., and slgn8d on the boarrfs behalf by:
iir Anthony Charte8 RI)b￿ts - Tru8teo
Janette Susan WarKI - Tntstee
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In
Independent •xamln•fs rnport to th• inMt••8 of 8PILL F•stlval Ltd {Ih• CompanY)
I report to the charity trustees on my &YanmnatJ￿ of tho ac£¥unts of the Company for the year ended
31 March 2024.
R•8pon8lbllltlo• and ba￿ of report
As the charfty's trustees of thè Company (and also Its dlrectors for the purpo8e8 of wmpany lawl you are
responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with th8 requirements of the Companies Act
2006 ('the 2(M)6 Arf).
Having satisfièd mys8N that the a¢￿Ints of the Company arn not r8qulfod to be audlted undor Part 16 of the
2006 Act and are eligible for indepondent ex8mlnafjon, I report In respect of my examination of your charity's
accounts as ca￿led out under Section 145 of the Charities Ac* 2011 (Ihfj 2011 Act,). In canying out my
examination I have followed ￿ Direction$ glven by the Chanty CommlsBion und8r Sectlon 145{5) (b) of the
2011 Act.
Indop8ndont gxamlnerfs •tatwn
sinc￿ your chartys gross irN*me exce6ded £250.000 yow examlner be a n*mbef ol a Ilsted body.
can confim that l am qualified to Ur￿￿tske the examlnats'on b8cwBe l am 8 m8rr*>8r of the Assoclatlon of
Chartwed Certiflad Actountarts, whlch is or* of the listed bodles.
I have completed my examlnattoft. I confinn that rK) matter8 have cxyne to my 8ttèntk)n In connectlon with the
examination oiving me cause to bolleve:
accourrting warn not kept In re•pwa of tho Ctynpary as requlred by Sectk)n 386 of th8 2006
the act))unts do not ac￿￿ wlth tF¥)se records:
the accounts th) not ￿mplY wth eixountlrvJ requlretrents of Sectlon 396 of the 2008 Act other than
any requirement that ts accounts gtve a true and f8lr vl8w whtch Is not a matter a)ns￿ared as parl of
an Inde￿nderrt examlnatk)n; or
the accijunts have not t*8n prepved In acKLYdance wlth the methojs and principles of the Statement
of Recom￿ended Prnctice for ac1ount1￿ and rewUng by charibes (appllcth lo charitles preparlr
their 8co)unts in accordance with the Flnandal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK arKJ Republic
of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no conc8m8 and have ￿rne across no other matters In connecuon wlth the examlnatlon to which
attentlon sh￿Ild drawn in thls report In order to enable a proper unde￿ta￿lIng of the accounts to be
re8ched.
Louise Rogers ACCA
ostr
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PILL F
ement of flnancial
ivitle
31.3.24
Total
funds
Unrestricted
fund De8lgn8ted
31.3.23
Total
funds
Restricted
funds
Note8
INCOME AND
ENDOWMENTS FROM
t)onations and lepci88
329,853
3,000
332,853
295,516
Charftabh adMtIo•
Productionlproject Costs
22,384
4.375
Other tradlng athlles
Snvestment Incor
1,125
1.125
957
Totsl
300,848
EXPENDrruRE ON
Raislng fund8
2.023
2,023
971
Charltabl• a¢tMtIo8
PrcKluctlonlproject ￿sts
210,205
175,202
386,(X17
235,548
Other
T¢)tal
312,001
NEr
INCOMEI{EXPENDmJRE)
Transfer6 tund•
73,311
(1￿,844)
2,400
17
(123.933)
(11,153)
Not mov•m•nt In lund*
118,974) (107,359)
(123,933)
{11,1531
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS
Total fund8 Ixought for*8rd
23,954
204,359
228,313
239.466
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
104.380
228,313
The notes form part of the8e financial statemants
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Balance s
1Mar
2024
31.3.24
31.3.23
FIXED ASSETS
Tanglble assets
13
3,389
5.447
CURRENT ASSETS
Debto
Cash at bank and In hand
14
7,287
101624
15.172
108.911
240.357
CREDITOR8
Amounts falling due ¥thln 0￿ year
15
(7,920)
{17,491}
NEf CURRENT A88ETS
222,866
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
104,380
228,313
NET A8SErs
104.380
228 313
FUNDS
unreStr￿•d funds
Restncted funts
17
101,980
1400
228,313
TOTAL FUND8
228 313
The charftable compaty18 enUt18d to 8xemptt*n firyn audlt Se￿￿ 477 of the CDmp8nlgs Act 2006 for
the year ended 31 fv1arch 2024.
The members have not requlred the company to obtah an audlt of Ils financlal 8tatarr*nts for the year 8nded
31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Acl 2006.
The trustees ackrK>wledge Ihelr re31)(*isibilities for
(a) ensurlng ihat the charitable cx)mp8ny ke8ps actountlro rocryds that compty wth Sactions 386 and 387
of the Compan188 Act 2006 and
(b) preparing fnancial stateThnts which gfve 8 true and fair view of th8 Stat8 of atrdirs of the charitable
ompany 8$ at the end of each fln8nciBI ye8r and of Its surF4us ￿ deficit for ea¢h finanaal year in
accord8nce wlth the requlrements of Sedlons 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply wilh the
rnquirem8nts of the Companles Act 2006 r81*1ng lo flnan¢lal stateffffjnts, so far as appltcable to the
Ghaiitable company.
The Ilnanclal ststements wer8 approved by the Board of Tru8t888 and authcyised fr)r issue on
, and were s￿ned on its fAhalf by.
r)r Anthcffiy
hades R(>berts - Tnjstea
Janth sU￿n WarKI - Trustee
The notes form part of these financral ststements
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stival
flow
temen
31.3,24
31.3.23
Not88
Ca$h flow• from oporatlng *ctlvftl••
Cash genoratod from owatl¢xs
Net cash used in operatlng athltss
Cash flo￿ Irom Inv•8llng actlvltl•8
Purch888 of tanglble fixed assets
Net cash provlded bY1(￿ed In) Inve*lrYJ athlties
Change In cash and ca•h •qulv•l•nts
In the reportlng p•rfod
Cash and ca•h aqulvahnts at th•
b•glnnlng of tho reportlng ￿rIOd
(123.561)
(5,765)
Cash and cash •qulv•l•nts at the •nd
of th• rnportlng parlod
101624
Th8 notes fom part of thasé fin8ncLql st8t8ments
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ij
RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NEY CA8H FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTivmES
31.3.24
31.3.23
N•t •xp•ndltur• for the rnportlng p•rlod (48 p•r lh• siatenxnt
of Flnandal Actlvltlm)
AdJu8tments for:
Depre¢iation charg08
Dec¥ease In debtors
Decrease in crgditors
(123.933)
(11,153)
2.058
7.885
2.083
8.286
N•t cmh ug•d In op•raUon•
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NEf FUNDS
At 1.4.23 Cash flow At 31.3.24
Nét cash
Cash at bank and in hand
101,624
225.185
101624
Total
101624
The note8 form part of th888 finandaS ststerrents
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Notes
o the fin
ACCOUNTING POUCIES
Ba•1• of prnparlng the flnttncl41 •t•t•m•nt•
The financial statements of the charitable comp8ny, wthlch 18 a public benefit entity under FRS 102,
have been prepared in accordance wlth the Charltles SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Repoth'ng by
Charitles: Statement of Recommended Practice 8pplicable to charities preparing their ac<x)unts in
accordance vlth tho Flnancial Reportirtg Stsndard applicablo in thè UK and Republlc ol Ireland (FRS
102) (eff8clve 1 January 2019),, Financlal ReportirYJ Standard 102 The Flnanclal Rep)rting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ir8land' and the Compsnles Act 2006. The financial statements
have been prepared under the hlstorical cost conventlon.
Incom•
All Incomg is recc¥nised in the Ststernnt of Flnanclal Actlvloes onc4 tha chanty has entitlement to the
funts. It18 probable that the incvme wlll be rec*ivod the amount c4n be measured reliably.
Expendlturn
Liabllllles are recognlsed as gxpendlture a8 soon 89 tsre18 8 leg81 or(xJnBlJuctlve obSlgailon commiillng
tha charlty to that expenditure, It Is probable that a transfer of eca)nomlc benefits wlll be required in
settlement and the amount ol the obllgatbn can be Npasured rellably. Expenditure is accounted for on
an accruals b881$ and has been classified under headings that aggregate all Cost rdated to tho category.
Where costs cannot be dlreclly attrtbuted to parI￿lar headlngs they have bgen allocat8d 10 8Ctivftles
on a basis e￿8￿8t8nt tho ua• of rnsour
Allocatlon and apportlonm•nt of co•t•
Support costs are tlvJse fvnctlons that asslst the work of tha chaiity but do not dlrectly
undertake ch8rltable actIvS￿eS. Support costs indude back offtce cA)sts, finance. p8r3onn81.
P8yrdl and gOVernar￿ o)8ts which support the Trusts arti8tlc programmes and a￿1VIties.
Thes6 Msts have been aHoxted In note 6.
Tanglbl• flx•d a•Nt8
Individu81 fixed asset8 Costlng £51XI or are eApttalised at cost.
Dep￿SatIon1$ provlded at annual rat88 cak￿lated to writs off the cost less resldual value of each asset
over Its expected useful life, as follovts:
FIXtur&￿￿trIngSleqU1prnant- 25% stralght line
Taxatlon
The charfty16 exempt fiYJm corpora￿0Th tax on Ils charttsble actMtI8S.
Fund aocountlng
Unr68tr1ct8d 98n8rn1 fvnda can be ￿ed In acc#ydance wlth the tharitable obiectlveg Bt the discretion of
the truste
De8ign8ted ￿ndS - thffie ar8 unr88trlcted funds of tho charfty which the tnBtees have dedded at their
dis(Xeti￿I to Set aside to U8e tr a purrxw.
Restr1d￿ funds can orty bo used for pgrticular restrided purposes %*ithln the otlxts of tha charity.
Restri(*KJns arf8e speclled by th8 donor or when funds are raised for particular restrcted
purposes.
Further explanalon of the nat￿* arKI purpose of eath fjjnd is induded In ts notes to the financlal
ststem6nts,
P•n81on co•ts and oth•r po•t4•tlr•m•nt bon•flt8
The charltsblo company operates a defined contribution pension Gch8m8. Contributs'ons payable to
th8 charitable o)mpanYs penslon 6chgme are tharged to the Statonwnl of Flnan&al Activities In the
P8riod to whlc*t they relate.
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ACCOUNTING I>OUCIE8 w conllnued
Golng con¢•m
The charity has rena￿￿ ts Art8 Coundl England Natlonal P￿10 (NPOI grant for the period 1 st Awll
2022 to 31 st Mart* 2027. Tho cole grartt from Ip8wlch Borough C(7undl is Confirmed until 31 st March
2026 and It expected to oxt8nd to 31st March 2027. The Tn￿ contlnuo to explore further ltsnding
opportunit￿S to ensure dellvery of qualty programTrs.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIE8
31.3.24
31.3.23
Donations
Gfft aid
Grants
Membershlp
27
331.798
279
295.448
332,853
295,516
Grarrts received, Induded In the above, arn 88 foll￿.
31.3.24
31.3.23
Ipsth Borough Councll
Suffolk County Councl
Arts Council England- NPO
Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Sottloment
Ganzoni Charflable Tru8t
Scarfe Charitable Tn￿t
Worshipful Company of Shi￿ghts
Suffolk Communlty Foundation
Swire Charftable TnJ8t
Limboume Trust
Sablna SutherfaTrJ Charftable TnJ8t
Postcode Places Trust
Joan Wilkinson Trust
Ashtons Chaiitabl8 Tr￿t
Natlonal Lottery Herltage Fund
Hlstorlc Engl8rKI
23,333
2.000
271.615
23.833
271.615
750
10,IYXI
295.448
OThER TrADING ACTMTIES
31.3.24
31.3.23
Sponsushlps
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tem
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.24
31.3.23
Interest recelved
957
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTMTIÉS
31.3,24
31.3.23
Th8atre Income
ProdudOnlp￿ja¢t costs
RA￿ING FUMDS
Oth•r tradlng acuvlu
31.3.24
31.3.23
Purcha888
971
CHARITABLE ACTMTIES COST8
Supwt
Dlrect costs (see
note 8)
Totals
Pr(YJuctio￿pIoleCt costs
8UPPChRT C08TS
Adminlstratlon Professlonal Govem8nce
Managemént
l financial
costs
Totals
Other re8ource8
expendèd
ProductlonlproJe(* ¢08ts
21,236
72,899
1.490
95,921
41.200
137 121
NEf INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
Nel Incomel(expendilurn) 65 st8ted after d￿rgI1￿{cred￿Sng).
31.324
31.3.23
2,083
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spi
L Festiva
Not
he
10. TRUSTEE* REMUNERATION AND BENEFrr8
There were no trustees, remunwaiion or othw benefits lor the year endad 31 March 2024 nor for th8
year ended 31 March 2023.
Truitts8' •X￿nI
Hugh Whittall wa8 reknbur8ed £64 ts travel and 8ubslstence expenses. f+lo other payments wore made
to trustsos In eitlw y•Br.
11. STAFF COSTS
31.3,24
31.3.23
Wages and salarleB
Other pen81t)n
245,620
232,384
6,030
The average montrty number of employges durfng the year w88 88 follows:
31.3.24
31,3.23
Support
Product￿n/proJeCt
No employe88 r8celvod omolum•nts In 8xce88 of £60,000.
12. COMPARATIVE8 FOR THE 8TATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
Unrestricted
fund Deslgnated
Restrlct8d
funds
Totsl
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENT8 FROM
Don8bons and legade6
295,516
295,516
Charftabh a¢tlvMI
Produyionlprojecl costs
4,375
4.375
Invesbnenl Income
957
957
Totsl
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
971
971
Charltabh actlvltl•s
Productionlpr(¥èct ¢>)st8
219.867
15,879
235,546
other
Totsl
292 768
19
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
Tran•f•rn botw••n fund•
8.080
(19.233)
<11.153)
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al
te
to
flnan
12. COMPARATNE8 FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES- ¢ontlnu•d
un￿strICted
fund Deslgnated
Restricted
funds
Total
fund5
Net mov•m•nt In fund•
(20,049)
8,896
{11,153)
RECONCILIATION OF FUND8
Totsl fuTrJs brought foNard
44,003
195,463
239,466
TOTAL FUNOS CARRIED FORWARD
228 313
13. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
Co•t
At 1 Aprll 2023 and 31 March 2024
D•preclatton
At 1 A￿[ 2023
Charge lor year
8,732
At 31 Marth 2024
N•t lThik v•lu•
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and 8c¢nJed IrKomo
270
1,692
13,480
15,172
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efin
in
15. CREDrroR8: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONR YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Trade credttors
Social secunty and other tax88
Aceru818 th1 deferreAI Incor
326
5,487
16. ANALYSIS OF NET A88ET8 BETWEEN FUNDS
31.3.24
Total
nds
31.3.23
Total
funds
Unrestrfcted
fund De8lgnated
Restricted
funds
Fixed 8SS9ts
Currerrt 8ssets
Current liabllltl68
3,389
9,511
5,447
240,357
17491}
97.fKKI
1400
108,911
228313
17. MOVEMENT IN FUN08
Net Transfers
movement
between
in funds
funds At 31.3.24
At 1.4.23
Unregtrlct•d fund•
General fund
De8ignatod., Overheads resen
Designated: Arthiving
Designated: SPILL 2023
Designated: Art (Projects & Fe3tlvals)
23.954
45,000
35,109
124,250
73.311
(92285)
4,980
50,000
(35.109)
(184,535)
40.285
R••trl¢t•d fund•
HIst￿C ErYJland
228,313
(126,333)
101,980
2,400
2,400
TOTAL FUNDS
123 933
104.380
Net mDvem8nt In fvnds, Indudod In the abovè 8r• a6 foH+yW8:
Incomlng Resources Movement
resources expended
in funds
Unro•trfctad fund•
General fund
DeS￿nated.. Archiving
Deslgnated: SPIIL 2023
357,018
(283.707)
(35,109)
73,311
{35,109)
357,018
Rostrlet•d lund•
Historic England
(483.351) {126.3331
(800)
2.400
TOTAL FUNDS
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Notes t the financFal
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS • conllnuod
COM￿ra￿V•S for fvnd•
Net Transf8rs
movemenl
b8twe8n
In funds
funds At 31.3.23
At 1.4.22
Unrn•trlct•d fvnd8
Gener81 fund
De8wdnated: Overhaads rea8rve
Designated: ￿ChIvIng
Deslgnated,, SPILL 21Y23
8,080
{28,129)
23,954
45.000
35.109
124 250
45,000
50,4e3
(15,354)
228 313
TOTAL FUNDS
228 313
Comparative rnt movement In funds, Induded In the abovè are a8 lolknv8:
Incoming Resourrm Movement
resources expended
In funds
Unr•8trlGtod lund•
General fund
Designated: Archlvlng
D881gnated.' SPILL 2023
(292,768)
(15,354)
8,080
(15.354)
312 001
TOTAL FUNDS
312 001)
A current year 12 months and ￿or 12 months combined FQSrtFon Is as follows:
Net Transfers
r￿Vernent
between
in fijnds
funds At 31.3.24
At 1.4.22
Unrostrlctod lund•
Goner31 fur¥J
De￿nated,, Overhead8 r•Jwv8
Designated.. ArCh￿g
Designated., SPILL 2023
Dasignated.. Art (W & Festivals)
44,003
81,391
(120,414)
5.000
4.980
50,000
50,463
100,000
{50,463)
(168,414)
68.414
Restrlcted funds
Hlstorlc England
239,466
{137.486)
101,980
2.41JO
2,400
TOTAL FUND8
135086
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nded 31 M
024
17. MOVEMEKf IN FUN08 . contlnu•d
A cuffent year 12 n￿nthS and Fxior yoar 12 Tr￿)nths con*)Ined not rhovom8nt In fynd8, Induded in the
above are as follows..
Inmming Resources Movement
fe8ourcos expended
in funds
Unr••trlct•d fund•
Generdl fund
De8ignated." Archmng
Deslgnated: SPILL 2023
e57.868
(578,475)
(50,463)
168 414
81,391
(50,463)
168414
657.866
Restrfcl•d fund•
Htstofic England
(795,352)
<137,488)
3,000
(600)
2,400
TOTAL FUNDS
D•¥lgnat•d ov•th•ad• re8•r¥•:
for winding4own purposes should SPILL be l¢rcad to dos8
D•glgnatèd art (projacts and f•stfvals) rns•rv•:
for the delivery of forthcoming artlsti¢ projects {thL8 fund 1$ rngularly replenlshed to ensure ample
planning and delivery for firturo actlvttles)
Rostrlct•d Hl•torlc England fund:
for the delivery of the Ip8wIth Carfobean A$s￿latIOn ProJ•ct between 2024 and 2025. Complotron
expected Summer 2025.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE8
There were no relabj paty tr8n1th8 fcy the year ended 31 M8f¢h 2024,
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etail
stat
31.3.24
31.3.23
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donatlons arKI l•gacl•s
Donations
Gift aKI
Grants
Membershlp
749
27
331,798
279
295.448
332,853
295,516
Other tr•dlng
Sponsorshlps
1,125
Invoth•nt Incom•
Interest rec8rved
3,656
957
Charltsbl• aetlvltl•8
Theatre Income
4.375
Total Incornllyd r•8ource•
360.018
300.848
EXPENDrruRE
Other tradlng actMtI•8
Purchases
2,023
971
Charltable actlvlti
Wages
Pensions
Production costs
Advei1islng
170,034
6,341
146,901
159,986
6,Q30
19,003
344.807
191,880
Support costs
Managem•nt
Insurance
Ipswich rent I seThlc¢ charge
Telephonellntemet
TechnicalllT equipment and malntenan
Depredatlon of tangl￿8 and herftagg
a88ets
1,672
13.065
1.595
13,084
977
7,433
3,593
21,238
25,172
Admlnistratlon costs
s8lanes1￿KIal socurtty ￿Sts 18e8
Training
Tr8veVtransport
carri￿ forward
75.586
1.383
3,829
80,798
72,398
5,614
2,707
80,719
Thls pago does nol fomi part of the Sta￿t￿Y financial statements
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SPILL F
tof
31.3.24
31,3.23
Admlnl8tratlon eo•¢•
Brought forwaTd
Subscriptlonsllicern
Recruitment.
PrIntIn￿[￿StagelstatiOnVY
Sundries
Legal f888
Archiving
80,798
80,719
2,773
599
420
2,746
1,800
471
581
672
114,099
92,411
Professlonal I Ilnanclal
Bank charges
187
Gov•mance costs
IndeFendent examinatlon
Total resources oxpended
312 001
Not gxpendlture
Thls page does not fom part of the statutory financ181 statements
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