2024-03-31-accounts - Balik Arts

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BALIK ARTS ANNUAL REPORT April 2023 – March 2024

After the non-stop action of 2022-2023, it was only to be expected that this year would be a quieter affair. Much of this was due to our Erasmus+ projects finally coming to an end, due to Brexit, combined with the continuing harsh economic climate in the UK. Funding continued to be more and more competitive while local authority and government grants are now practically non-existent. As an organisation we have been reliant on the good will and generosity of our dedicated volunteers who went above and beyond the call of duty. We were also fortunate to receive a three year core costs grant from UK Youth, which was greatly welcomed. This has enabled us to continue our life changing work with young people whose opportunities have diminished further with the ongoing cost of living crisis.

CLIMATE ACTION

Our final Erasmus+ youth exchange brought together young people from Italy, Turkey and the UK to raise their ecological awareness and increase their understanding of climate change and the need for environmental protection. The project encouraged participants to take action and revealed to them that they could have a real impact on policy makers in their own country. Youngsters from Balik Arts and our partners, Naukleros from Italy and Antalya Orchids and AMEIFA both from Turkey, spent ten days in the protected area of Olympos, near Antalya in Turkey, engrossed in learning the tools to become climate activists. This culminated in the creation of a high quality short film to disseminate the project’s message far and wide.

TASTE OF ANATOLIA

Taste of Anatolia V (TOA) brought the best of new independent cinema from Turkey to the East of England, South East England and London for seven days between Saturday 4th and Friday 10th November 2023. TOA remains the only festival in the UK dedicated to films from Turkey. A hybrid screening model was used as the most effective means of maximising audience accessibility. The inperson programme was the festival’s most ambitious with screenings in Cambridge, Norwich, Aylesbury and London with an amazing 54 films, 42 of which were UK premieres. The films tackled several pertinent themes including climate crisis, natural disasters and refugee experiences, as well as elevating the voices of youth in the LGBTQ+ communities. For the first time the festival introduced ‘Beyond Anatolia’ to showcase Turkish co-productions filmed outside of Turkey. TOA was made possible by a sizable and committed group of young team members, spread over not only the UK but also abroad. They were involved at every step of the festival’s preplanning, programming, delivery and evaluation. The remit of our Young Team Programmers has expanded significantly providing young people with a wide variety of skills and experience and a feeling of real ownership.

EARTHQUAKE CHARITY SCREENING

The devastating earthquake in Southern Turkey impacted on everyone at Balik Arts. Many of the young people who had participated in our past projects were directly affected, with some made homeless. As an organisation it was vital to do something to help and we collaborated with MUBI and The Match Factory to host an earthquake relief fundraiser at Rio Cinema in London. The end result was a sell out screening of Emin Alper’s ‘Burning Days’ with 100% of ticket sales going to the charity Choose Love who provide humanitarian aid around the world.

YOUTH MENTORING

Bespoke one-to-one youth mentoring was a vital part of our services for young people in greatest need who were struggling to embark on a career in film or arts organisation management. Mentoring was delivered face-to-face and remotely, the latter method enabling Balik Arts to work with young people across Europe and Turkey. Through this several young people have gone on to further education or employment.

ACTORS’ CATALYST

This year saw the launch of our newest initiative, Actors’ Catalyst. The project is to provide an introduction to the acting world and improve employability for a selected group of talented young people. It will remove barriers to working in the arts for those lacking the connections, confidence and money and enable them to expand their outlook, discover their potential and increase their employability through focused residentials. Applications for funding have been made to several grant makers.

LOOKING FORWARD

Balik Arts has two further projects in the pipeline for 2024-2025. We have partnered with the Nepal Human Rights Film Centre to submit an application to The British Council for a film themed youth project to take place in December 2024. Collaboration is also taking place with our Spanish partner, Teatre del Sí, to replicate the highly successful forum theatre project we ran in 2022. All in all, Balik Arts’ feels we are ending this year on an optimistic note and is very eager for these new and exciting opportunities.

Yeşim Güzelpınar

Chair June 2024

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BALIK ARTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

INCOMING RESOURCES Grants Donation and Fund Raising Other Income TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED Direct Charitable Expenditure Management and Administration TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED NET INCOMING RESOURCES/ FOUND TRANSFERED (RESOURCES EXPENDED) TOTAL FUNDS B/F waiver of credit TOTAL FUNDS C/F	Notes 3 4 5	Unrestricted Funds £ - - 2,937 2,937 - 3,445 3,445 (508) 41,710 41,202	Restricted Funds £ 22,229 - - 22,229 26,933 5,141 32,074 (9,845) (69,983) (79,828)

There were no recognised gains or losses for 2023 or 2024 other than those in the statement of Financial Activities.

The attached notes form part of these financial statements

BALIK ARTS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention and include the results of the Charity’s operations which are described in the Trustees’ Report and all of which are continuing.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the statements of Recommended Practice for Charity Accounts.

The Charity has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Standard No.1 from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement.

1.2 Income

Sundry incomes are accounted for as received by the charity. All other income is accounted for on an accruals basis. No permanent endowments have been received in the year.

1.3 Taxation

Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the Charity, and as such is included in the relevant costs in the Statements of Financial Activities.

1.4 Management and Administration Expenditure

Expenditure on management and administration of the Charity includes all expenditure not directly related to the charitable activity or fund-raising ventures. This includes office running costs and accountancy fee.

2	TANGIBLE ASSETS Cost At 31.03.2023 Addition At 31.03.2024 Depreciation At 31.03.2023 Charge for the year At 31.03.2024 Net Book Value At 31.03.2023 At 31.03.2024	Equipment £ 13,498 -
		13,498
		7,542 1,072
		8,614
		5,956 4,884

3a GRANTS RECEIVED

Grants have been received to fund the various activities as follows:

Unresticted Restricted Funds Funds £ £ Smart Training and Recruitment - London Youth for CVC Summer Grants Programme - London Youth-Quality Mark Grant - British Council-Ecorys (Actors for Change) - British Council-Ecorys (Climate Action) 1,921 British Council-Ecorys (FBB) 7,394 British Council-Ecorys (Wind of Change) - The National Lottery Community Fund - Independent Cinema office - YFP Social Media Intern and Screening Days - Independent Cinema Office - Film Exhibition Fund - Amazon Smile 13 Easy Fun Raising-Amazon 5 Education & Skills Funding Agency (Apprenticeship) - Good Start (Sparta) - ICO (Young Film Programmers) - Taste of Anatolia 2,396 UK Youth 6,000 - 17,729 DONATION RECEIVED Resources In The Community Ltd 4,500	Total 2024 £ - - - - 1,921 7,394 - - - - 13 5 - - - 2,396 6,000 - 17,729 4,500	Total 2023 1,000 4,000 3,000 9,148 - - 7,720 9,945 3,048 2,250 - 5 3,000 726 2,250 - - -
		46,092 -

3b DONATION RECEIVED

4 DIRECT CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE

Unresticted Funds £ Tutor Fees - Freelancers - Salaries and NIC - Computer and IT expenses - Print, postage and stationery - Publicity - Activities Expenses - Staff Training and Welfare - Accommodation - Travel Exp - Telephone and Internet - Foods & Refreshment - General Expenses - -	Restricted Funds £ 300 3,470 - 1,070 587 50 1,201 - 9,322 7,443 2,620 844 26 26,933	Total Total 2024 2023 £ £ 300 6,488 3,470 2,335 - 15,684 1,070 1,389 587 788 50 - 1,201 754 - 605 9,322 32,734 7,443 20,242 2,620 2,417 844 2,946 26 13 26,933 86,395

5 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

6 7 8	Unresticted Funds £ Rent, rates and utilities 2,522 Venue Hire 411 Insurance - Accountancy - Consultancy - Subscriptions 512 Depreciation - Bank charges and interests - 3,445 DEBTORS: Grants A/C Suspense A/C Sundry Debtors CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year: Social security and other taxes Sundry creditors and accruals CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year: Trustees loan Bank Loan Private Loan	Restricted Funds £ - - 1,352 1,800 800 - 1,072 117 5,141		Total 2024 £ 2,522 411 1,352 1,800 800 512 1,072 117 8,586 2024 £ - - 100 100 2024 £ - 2,168 2,168 2024 £ - - - -		Total 2023 £ 10,798 - 1,238 1,800 4,950 390 1,307 179
						20,662
						2023 £ - - 1,250 1,250 2023 £ 88 3,381
						3,469 2023 £ - - 49,930
						49,930