## **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 BALIK AR'I"S Cqimpanv Rtgislration No: 1785gH Charity Kc2i5tration No: Ilb81.325 DIRF.CTQR'69￿Ru.sTELs, REI'UK"I' AYI) "IN..INC-I,11. (i'fATF.NIF.NTS FOR THE YEAK ￿￿'1)￿..Th -11 MARC.H 2024 IK ART NT Corry)any Inlormat ALKI￿nIan1'S Rewl Balar￿ Sheel Notes lo the f nan(ial stateffl￿ 7-8 P8ge 9 ¢k¢s Mt fDrn part of the stalulory acccwr BALIK ARTS OIAPANY INF RPaATI Mana￿￿thi C￿nItIo¢ Alj'l EY1￿ A￿¥ TugbA Tirp Muiat Slnan Yumaz Y￿rn Guzt*ww (Ch*'r) Cfjnpany l*) 3785504 (Xirity 1c￿1325 Reqistered Offic• FutUTP Busine55 CentrB n9s Hepd on Ihe Balan¢X Shp•.t yw are for ihe preparntTr￿ of Iho 8CCoL￿t5 lor year ended 31 M&ch 2024 set out T)a9es 2 to 9 ar￿ T hal the (xwnpany 15 Bxcmpi frun an and rekxKts untlBf 50clth 477 (2) ol Iho acYxJLmts in order to a￿$1 to fuhs your 5taluary responsibthtKts. acxxJuntitKJ rec(yds and information WKI exFknalxyis suppked to us. that tkw ¥e Dato: 2610￿24 F&A Acxxyuft￿ncY Ltd London N11 1AA IKA th• y•* 31 Pa￿1 2024. -10.353 -28.273 49. 10. lozs AT T•rvJibl• Fixed As14ts 11.616 12,866 Z168 15.3S3 49.930 <10.353) <59264) 49.5&8 {34.5Th) FurKI B•lart• Fw)d BalarKe e 24,687 ## **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 5 ## **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. 6 |**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** 7 ## **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| 8 BALIK AR'I"S Cqimpanv Rtgislration No: 1785gH Charity Kc2i5tration No: Ilb81.325 DIRF.CTQR'69￿Ru.sTELs, REI'UK"I' AYI) "IN..INC-I,11. (i'fATF.NIF.NTS FOR THE YEAK ￿￿'1)￿..Th -11 MARC.H 2024 IK ART NT Corry)any Inlormat ALKI￿nIan1'S Rewl Balar￿ Sheel Notes lo the f nan(ial stateffl￿ 7-8 P8ge 9 ¢k¢s Mt fDrn part of the stalulory acccwr BALIK ARTS OIAPANY INF RPaATI Mana￿￿thi C￿nItIo¢ Alj'l EY1￿ A￿¥ TugbA Tirp Muiat Slnan Yumaz Y￿rn Guzt*ww (Ch*'r) Cfjnpany l*) 3785504 (Xirity 1c￿1325 Reqistered Offic• FutUTP Busine55 CentrB n9s Hepd on Ihe Balan¢X Shp•.t yw are for ihe preparntTr￿ of Iho 8CCoL￿t5 lor year ended 31 M&ch 2024 set out T)a9es 2 to 9 ar￿ T hal the (xwnpany 15 Bxcmpi frun an and rekxKts untlBf 50clth 477 (2) ol Iho acYxJLmts in order to a￿$1 to fuhs your 5taluary responsibthtKts. acxxJuntitKJ rec(yds and information WKI exFknalxyis suppked to us. that tkw ¥e Dato: 2610￿24 F&A Acxxyuft￿ncY Ltd London N11 1AA IKA th• y•* 31 Pa￿1 2024. -10.353 -28.273 49. 10. lozs AT T•rvJibl• Fixed As14ts 11.616 12,866 Z168 15.3S3 49.930 <10.353) <59264) 49.5&8 {34.5Th) FurKI B•lart• Fw)d BalarKe e 24,687 ## **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 5 ## **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. 6 |**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** 7 ## **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| 8