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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 3771789 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1082043

Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements

30 September 2024

DUNGARWALLA & CO.

Chartered Certified Accountants & statutory auditor 7-15 Greatorex street London E1 5NF

Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 30 September 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent auditor's report to the members 4
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Statement of financial position 9
Notes to the financial statements 10
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities 15
Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities 16

Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 30 September 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education Charity registration number 1082043 Company registration number 3771789 Principal office and registered 7-15 Greatorex Street office London E1 5NF

The trustees

Jil Cove Nicholas Charles Kirk Temsuyanger Longkumer Maggie Pinhorn Will Mount Company secretary Will Mount Auditor Dungarwalla & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants & statutory auditor 7-15 Greatorex street London E1 5NF

Structure, governance and management

The charity is managed by trustees elected annually over a three-year cycle. The trustees also act under company law as directors of the company.

Objectives and activities

The Charity's objectives are to advance the education of the public, in particular children and young people in the arts and the relief of poverty amongst artists by the provision of affordable workspace and studio space for artists and creative people with limited means. Safe Studios provides a fertile creative environment with shared facilities and infrastructure support including access to training for young artists. The studio spaces provide affordable workspace and facilities to build a creative, affordable, secure and stable seedbed for fine artists and associated arts charities to take root, grow and flourish. The artists together with the associated groups and other organisations work together to produce works for public enlightenment and enjoyment in the form of open studios, exhibitions and public events.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

Achievements and performance

Springfield Small Business Association continues to manage Safe Studios.

Safe Studios Artists, in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery are taking part in First Thursdays exhibitions. This means that on the first Thursdays of every month, Safe Studios opens their doors for free art exhibitions for all.This stopped during Covid but has now resumed. The exhibitions are free and offer artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives. It brings people together and teaches people about themselves and the world around them. The exhibitions are normally attended by more than 100 people on the opening night and more for the duration of the exhibition.

Apart from the exhibitions the artists themselves are actively involved in the community. Some of them offer art lessons in schools as well as tuition within the studios.

Financial review

In the last year Safe Studios has suffered voids but are now working with full occupancy. SSBA continues to manage SAFE Studios and reports to the trustees regularly.

Plans for future periods

SSBA will continue to act in its capacity of Manager until further notice.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Auditor

Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that:

The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 10 June 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Jil Cove Trust Chair

Will Mount Charity Secretary

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Year ended 30 September 2024

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account), statement of financial position and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and

Education (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and

Education (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We exercise professional judjement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and

Education (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

R. F Dungarwalla (Senior Statutory Auditor)

7-15 Greatorex street London E1 5NF

For and on behalf of Dungarwalla & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants & statutory auditor

10 June 2025

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 30 September 2024

2024 2024 2023
Unrestricted
funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Other income 5 76,385 76,385 101,861
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Total income 76,385 76,385 101,861
  
Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Costs of other trading activities 6 79,391 79,391 91,762
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Total expenditure 79,391 79,391 91,762
  
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Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (3,006) (3,006) 10,099
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 110,540 110,540 100,441
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Total funds carried forward 107,534

107,534

110,540


The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

30 September 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 9 4,921 18,059
Cash at bank and in hand 125,800 116,911
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130,721 134,970
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors 3,551 5,167
Other creditors including taxation and social security 10 18,686 18,313
Accruals and deferred income 950 950
 
23,187 24,430
 
Net current assets 107,534 110,540
 
Total assets less current liabilities 107,534 110,540
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Net assets 107,534 110,540
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 107,534 110,540
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Total charity funds 11 107,534

110,540
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 10 June 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Will Mount Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 September 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 7-15 Greatorex Street, London, E1 5NF.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Limited by guarantee

A company is limited by guarantee.

5. Other income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Rent received 75,934 75,934 101,620 101,620
Bank interest received 451 451 241 241
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76,385 76,385 101,861 101,861
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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 September 2024

6. Costs of other trading activities

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Costs of other trading activities 79,391 79,391 91,762 91,762
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7. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

8. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

9. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 1,764 14,902
Prepayments and accrued income 3,157 3,157
 
4,921 18,059
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10. Other creditors including taxation and social security falling
due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Other creditors Including Deposit 18,686 18,313
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11. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At
1 October 202 30 Septembe
3 Income Expenditure r 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 110,540 76,385 (79,391) 107,534
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At At
1 October 202 30 September
2 Income Expenditure 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 100,441 101,861 (91,762) 110,540
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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Management Information

Year ended 30 September 2024

The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.

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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 30 September 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Income and endowments
Other income
Rent received 75,934 101,620
Bank interest received 451 241
 
76,385 101,861
 
 
Total income 76,385 101,861
 
Expenditure
Costs of other trading activities
Rent 48,497 56,949
Rates and water 980 830
Light and heat 6,120 6,553
Repairs and maintenance 2,200 9,148
Insurance 2,245 3,305
Other establishment 11,550 11,550
Motor vehicle expenses 6,193
Legal and professional fees 1,544 3,157
Telephone 62 170
Other office costs 100
 
79,391 91,762
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 
Total expenditure 79,391 91,762
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Net (expenditure)/income (3,006) 10,099
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Spitalfield Arts - Facilities and Education

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 30 September 2024

2024 2023
£ £
Costs of other trading activities
Costs of other trading activities
Fundraising activity 1- rent 48,497 56,949
Fundraising activity 1- water rates 980 830
Fundraising activity 1-light & heat 6,120 6,553
Fundraising activity 1 -Repairs and Maintenance 2,200 9,148
Fundraising activity -insurance 2,245 3,305
Fundraising activity 1 -management fees 11,550 11,550
Fundraising activity 1- Cleaning 6,193
Fundraising activity 1-audit fees and accountancy fee 1,544 3,157
Fundraising activity 1- bank charges 62 170
Fundraising activities 1- donations 100
 
79,391 91,762
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 
Costs of other trading activities 79,391

91,762
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