REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04276250 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1091217 Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Fingnei21 Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 for Artliok Centre For Community Arts HalS La¢ey and Swain Suite I The Riverside Building Hessle East Yorkshire HUk3 ODZ
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 202$ Page R¢port of the Trustees I to 12 Independent Examiner's Report 13 Statement of Financial Activities 14 Balance Sheet 15 to 16 Notes to the Financial Statements 17 to 23
Artlink Centre For Commullity Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Art 2006. present their rert with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. 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) (effective l January 2019). Artlink Hull | 87 Gallery is a community arts charity dedicated to bringing the ¢Teative arts to everyone. especially people who haven't had the chance to get involved before. We're based at our beautiful free-t8¢c¢8s 87 Gallery in the heart of FtU5 on Princes Avenue in Hull: a hyper-local visual art gallery with a national outlooL rooted in the communities we serve. developing world-class talent. Since 1982 we have led creative workshops, learning programmes and events that are inclusive and reduce barriers to entry. We work with Strategic partners to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in high quality arts and cultural experiences. We treat everyone as an artist, whatever their background or experience, and we work hard to build onfidence and skills using our co-creation model. Much of our work takes place in community venues surh as libraries, are settings and youth centres across the city, as well as our home at 87 Gallery. Our 87 Gallery visual art exhibition programme prioritise5 ¢ommissioning early career artists from wider-represented backgrounds, encouraging experimentation in the production of ambitious new work. We achieve a balance between supporting artists based in Hull and East Yorkshire and those from other locations around the UK to nurture a healthy arts ecology in our city. In 2024 we launched Our Community Gallery, a flexible. creative space in which we platform the outcomes of our community. outreach and leaming programmes and celebrate the artists who participate in these strands of our work. OBJECTIVES AND ACTtvrrIES Objectives and aims Our CEO & Creative Director Philip Stevens retired from the role in October 2024, and we were joined by CEO & Creative Director. Lindsey Alvis. Having grown up in Hull, Lindsey understands the transfornlative power of arts and culture and shares our commitment to equity and inclusion. Lindsey is passionate about championing and engaging communities as well &s creating opportunities for early career artists and audiences in the cfftty in which she grew up. Alongside this appointment, we welcomed new 18 - 25-year-old Board member. local artist and volunteer Mollie-Ann Honest. Part of continuing our Commitment to talent development and youth voice. Under new leadership. we revisited our mission and values. Following a team away day. we commttted to six key values that underpin all our work. They are: - Creativity, Community. Connection, Openness, Inclusivity and Ambition. We also introduced programming strands to understand the depth and swpe of our work. All our work falls within one of these key strands of programming: - Visual Arts Exhibitions. Learnin& Outreach, Community Engagement and Strategtc Development. Page I
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE A totsl of 4.022 people engaged with our work in person whilst 97.829 engaged across our online platfomis. The total number of people attendtng our 87 Gallery visual art exhibttion programme was 2.576. 83 % rated the quality of our exhibitions as 'very good, and 16 % gave a 'good' rating. The total number of people who attended and engaged across our indepth Learning, Outreach and Community Engagement programmes was 373. We supported 49 artists and worked with 24 volunteers. Visual Arts Exhibition Pro ramme Our visual art programme brings high quality contemporary visual arts to a wider publi¢ audience and develops the practice of artists from under-represented backgrounds. In 2024125 we presented four newly commissioned exhibitions. Natasha Monfgred | Woman Life Freedom | Zan Z*ndegi Azadi (22 Marcb- l June 2024) Natasha Monfared is a Hull-based artist who predominantly works in sculpture. Driven by her Iranian heritage. Monfared addresses political and cultural conflicts in Iran. Her work profiles the consistent resistance of Iranian women against oppressive laws such as the compulsory veil and the ban on attending stadiums. Acting as a voice for these women who lack freedom of speech, Monfared raises awareness of fleeting moments of protest caught in the media. Monfared's first solo institutional Commission, Woman Life Freedom | Zan Zendegi Azadi reflected on the protests which were sparked by the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Jina Amini, who was in police ¢u5tody at the time for failing to adequately cover her hair. This new body of work aeknowledged the life-changing injuries suffered by those who had been attacked by the authorities while protesting. 138 enlarged air rifle pellets lined the walls of the gallery, each one representing a man, woman or child who had been blinded through tsrgeted firing. They recognised the individual resistance of each person who fought against decades of injustice and inequality- Stained-glass windows drew on designs found in Iranian temples. the beauty of their light effects encourages contemplation, and hope for a more compassionate fiiture for Iran. Visitor Feedback - "Downstairs site of contemplalion and memorial to all those who have suffered at the hands of the authorities. upstairs process and thinking and making. Bravo Natssha for showing two newly learned skills in your practice." Artist f¢¢dback from Natasha Monfared - "87 Gallery helped me develop new skills such as creating stained glass windows which has now become a big part of my practice and a skill I wouldn't have learned tf it wasn't for them.. It has allowed my work to be showcased to a wider community which will encourage more commissions (and hopeIlY DYCP) etc so I can carry on raising awareness with my practice." DYCP is Art Council England's fimd to support individual ¢reative pra¢titioners. Luis and Sebastian Bustamante | Cold Junction (15 June - 21 September 2024) Luis Bu5tamante is a Chilean photographer. He and his wife, carnn, a1Ved in Hull in December 1974. as political refvgees. Theftr son, Sebastian Bustamante. is a Brit15h Chilean artist. Gurator. and researcher. On I I September 1973, a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet seized control of the South American county of Chile. The Coup deposed the socialist presidenL Salvador Allende. The Pino¢het regime launched an extensive and brutal terror campaign against Allende's supporters, including kidnapping, arbitrary arrests, torture, and executions. Groups in Britain and elsewhere worked to highlight these abuses and to support victims and their families. The Humberside branch of the Chile Solidarity Campaign organised for 30 Chilean exiles to move to the ¢ily-Luis and Carmen were among them. Page 2
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 As well as continuing his studies at the University of Hull, Luis walked the streets, photographing what he saw. "The camera had two purposes: it was a conne¢tiOTJ With a new life and a shield that enabled me to look at it,, he later said. These images vividly capture a sense of everyday life in Hull in the mid-1970s, a period of significant social and political change. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Chilean refugees arriving in Hull, Cold Junction united Luis's photography with Sebastian's ongoing project El Otono. Bringing together objects, photographs, and video, Sebastian's work explores his status as a second-generation exile. El Otono honours those who were disappeared. those who stayed, those who lell and those still tying to build a better future in Chile. Visitors feedback.. "It was great to see an exhibition related to a regee family. I can resonate to it as an asylum seeker in Hull "I was in Hull at the saTne time as these photos were taken. at the art college. I travelled from Sheffield and my friend from the south came with me to see this show!11 Artist feedback from Sebastian Bustamante - "One of the important things with this exhibition was to bring the work back to Hull and allow the local community to connect with the work and I think the exhibition fulfilled this ambition" Kiahy Tihngang l Outwith (5 October- 20 December 2024) Kiahy Tihngang is a multidisciplinary artist based in Glasgow who draws on her British-cameroonian identity to explore Blackness. queerness, Britishness. and the crushing structural oppressions that sumund these personal themes. For Outwith, Tihngang created a reflective space in which to view two films that centred around bodies of water. Both films drew on Tihngang's research into colonial European misrepresentation, extraction, and demonisation of West African ultural practtces, intentionally using processes of misremembering. misreading. and romanticisation to reimagine histories and speculate on futures. By combining the dark humour of Nollywood with the aestheti¢s of retrofvturism, she satirises the visual language of advertisements aimed at mass Western audiences. For Those In Peril On The Sea follows a group of enslaved Africans who jumped overboard a slave ship. In the water they encounter the master's tools. European maritime technology such as periseopes and diving suits. With these materials they build fetishes for tradttional African water deities. These tske the forn) of wearable, 2-metre-tall periscope suits. They invoke the deities, power and protection by ritualistically wearing the suits and are able to re-cross the Atlantic underwater and return home. The temi 'fir gorma,, which is translated from ancient Irish chronicles as 'blue men,, is thought by historians and folklorists to refer to enslaved North African people who were brought to Ireland and the Scottish Hebride5 by Vikings. Using archival records that date the presen¢e of Black people to precolonial 9th century Scotland, Neyinka and the Silver Gong, imagines how some blue men, escaped captivity, fled to an uncharted Scottish island, and fornied a maroo ¢lan. Tihngang weaves a rich lore and material culture for this clan, reflecting on how this displaced community might have ConstCted their own Scottish identity. Tihngang experiences constant questioning of her existence in Scotland, which intensifies her nebulous sense of national identity. Neyinka and the Silver Gong, was screened concurrently at Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh, the dual showing reflecting on her identity as a Black English woman living in Scotland. Vistor feedback- "Interesting to watch film of the artists thoughts, explanations. processes... about her art film" Artist Feedback from Kialy Tihngang - "Working wtth 87 Gallery allowed me to work in new ways &s an artist, collaborating with other art workers to create a show that supported me to develop new skills and show my work in a more accessible & audience fo¢ussed way [...] Workshops and community outreach is relatively new to my personal pra¢tice and so the team's SUPPOrt on this absolutely allowed me to develop new skills and produce a higher quality of work around the whole exhibition experience. This was th¢ best experience I have had as an artist working with a Gallery." Page 3
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250} Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Different by Design | An exhibition by neurodivergenl artists itt celebration of 10 years of Matthew's Hub (18 January- 29 March) Matthews Hub is a charity that supports autistic people and those with ADHD who live in Hull and East Yorkshire. This exhibition brought together l O artists and ¢olle¢tives who are members of Matthews Hub to celebrate l O years of the charity. The exhibition included photography, sculptlwe, prinknnakin& t¢xtiles. digital art and works on paper. Many of the artworks in the exhibition spoke about neurodiversity in different ways. Some emphasised the importance of feeling safe in natural or domestic spaces. Other artworks revealed feelings of isolation or frustration. Some neurodivergent people make art as a solitary practice, while others use it as a way of coming together. This exhibition celebrated both of these approaches to making. Exhibiting artl5ts were Andrew ChalK Gabriel Brew, Karl Brown. Max Osborne, Nadine stO¢r, Rachel Hickingbotham. Ashley Hope. and Sonya Lope4 Richard Reuben. Shannon Green, Suzella Bone and Victoria Davies Vtsitor's feedback: "I love how the work speaks to me and is very relatable. I love the way the art is at a level so people standing and in wheelchairs ¢an see easily and the accessibility (Large Print, Audio, Coloured Panels, Fidgets) has been thought about" "Just Wonder1. So thought provoking. And relevant. Beauti1 work, beautifully presented. Really professional & very well organised. Incredibly humbled & honoured. Long may it continue. Viva la Artlink" Artist feedback from Suzella Bone - "The staff allowed me to exp5$ my artwork how I wanted, this included thinking about lighting and sound to make my puffin feel like you were there, bringing it to life" TIMES is 87 Gallery's online publication. Each issue invites creatives to respond to a theme, with an open submission process - anyone. anywhere. ¢an submit work in any medium. Final selections are collected and featured on the 87 Gallery website and across our social media channels. Times Vl- A Critical Moment I l artists. 7.679 people viewed Times posts on social media. and of this number 307 specifically engaged with these posts. 633 People viewed the publication on Yumpu and 1.060 viewed it on our website. Page 4
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 M2reh 2025 Learnin ramme Our learning programme is designed to increase the range of in-depth learning opportunities available to children. young people and adults in Hull. People attending these groups show significant levels of Commitment to the progrdmmes. with high levels of repeat attendance and a culture of in depth, lifelong learning. 87 Gallery Explorers Is a core leaming project aimed at young people ages 7-16, consisting of weekly after-school workshops hosted at 87 Gallery, where participants have the opportunity to work with artists to develop their skills explore new lechnologies, make new friends and develop a practical understanding of creative careers. 46 children and young people. includTng looked after children, home-schooled children, young refugees and asylum seekers and neurodivergent young people have taken part in 87 Gallery Explorers 50 far. 5 of them gained Arts Awards. This is an increase from previous years. the groups are now regularly oversubscribed. "Friendly, excitin& magical" Participant Feedback Streams Is our adult creative learning prograrnme. Co-hosted with The Critical Fish, this serles of activities encourages critical response and creative thinking at 87 Gallery. Each series begins with an investigation into the Current 87 Gallery exhibition, followed by Sessions which focus on participants, own practice. creating opportunities to create 2nd share new work.This year we welcomed artists such as Tom White (who ¢o-created Cold Junction) and Leverhulme doctoral candidates at the University of Hull. Izzy Daltry and Bethany Lettington as guest hosts, delivering engaging sessions for participants whilst also developing exhibiting artists, confidence and skills delivering workshops. We awarded our first two Streams Bursaries to local artists Isaac Yeboah, to hire a studio space enabling him to revisit and refine his ceramics worL and sculptor Isobel Foster, to develop a portfolio for applications to higher education. 41 local creative adults have taken part in Streams. "Streams works for me because there is no expectation to have to always be in 'on' mode. I think that this inclusive person-centred aspect makes me want to return" Participant Feedback Page 5
Artlink Centre For Community Art$ (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Outreach Pr ramme Our outreach programme is designed to increase the range of participatory creative opportunities across the city, taking our work to out to a range of settings and working in partnership with other specialist organisations. Creative Conneetions Provides regular creative workshops for disabled adults across Hull. Led by freelance artist facilitators, the sessions are distinctive because participants are respected as artists in their own righL on their own creative journeys. The sessions are co-created with participants, responding to their interests and feedback. Our evaluations show that participants learn new skills, feel more confident and feel better able to make decisions in their live% as well as making new friends, overcoming social isolation and reporting improved wellbeing. Partners include Sight Support. Victoria House Disabilities Trust. Danny's Dream- and an Open Access group held at 87 Gallery. "IVS not like a class- anyone Can use any different materials and techniques. There's more of a choice in what you can create., Participant feedback "I love it, it's an important part of my life. If l ftel like I'm not doing well, you all always make me feel like I can do it." Participant feedback 50 disabled adults have taken part in Creative Connections. Explorers in Libraries Provides ongoing weekly tem) time creative workshops for 7-1 l-year-olds in 3 Hull Libraries - Greenwood Avenue, Gipsyville & Ings. The project reaches children in areas of low engagement, raising aspirations and increasing the creative offer available in their communities. The groups have also taken part in Hull's Big Malarkey Childrens Literature Festival and Mini Malarkeys held ihroughout the year. 40 children from low-income families have taken part in Explorers in Libraries. "l am most proud of my dreamcatchers we made, and leaming how to use a ruler for the first time" Participant Feedback "I meet new people from other schools and we sornetimes chat as we make art. I have an idea of making comics at art club and showing us the way and guiding us" Participant Feeback "Being in the club has helped me prepare for secondary school" Parti¢ipant Feedback Creative Voice Youth Arts Festival Is led by Hull City Council and delivered in partnership with Hull organi5ations in¢luding Artlink Hull | 87 Gallery. This festival supports young people's pathway& voice and influence in the creative industries. Communi emellt Pr ramme Designed to ensure our work is rooted in the communities we serve, ensuring inclusive pra¢ti¢e and celebrating diversity in our hyper-local surroundings. Community Workshop$ Delivered in partnership with our next-door neighbours at Open Doors, our community workshops were inforn)ed by Kialy Tihngang's exhibition, working with themes of home and displacement. Working with Hull-based Sudanese collective Arafa & The Dirars. we presented l O workshops at Open Door& engaging those seeking sanctuary. This led to a presentation of the artworks created in Our Community Gallery. Since April we have completed 4 Community group gallery vistts which included 22 mernbers of a Muslim girls, group and 16 parents/supporters' 28 young people from an LGBTQEA+ group" 64 people seeking sanctuary. "This art session is helping my menthl health in a positive way. It so therapeutic., Participant Feedback Page 6
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Tru$te¢s for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 "I find it rewarding when Artlink and Open Doors work in collaboration to providing our service users with the opportunity to be creative and to socialise with people and making new friends. By shartng and working together, they learn more about each other's culture and those with languages can leam from others and improve their communication skills. Together Artlink and Open Doors help in promoting positive changes that will benefit the people we support, especially in their mental health and wellbeing" Partnership ftedback from Cecil Jones, Project Coordinator at Open Doors. Community Visits We were funded by Absolutely Cultured. Arts Council England and the Refugee Council to deliver workshops at The Warren, Welcome House, Open Doors and various community venues across the city. The workshops covered Tnany artfornis, included pottery, drawing, perfonning arts, printing and sculpture. We supported artists at the Peel Project working with Muslim girls and partially sighted young people from Sight Support. In the East Riding we delivered workshops for children in care and for Wolds Pride. Hull Refugee Week For many years we have been actively involved in Hull Refugee WeeK and for the year 2024 we welcomed artists from Ukraine and various parts of Africa to deliver workshops and share their experiences. A selection of their work was exhibited in our studio space. alongside Luis and Sebastian Bustamante's Cold Junction exhibition, giving those seeking sanduary a creative voice and a visible presence. 36 people attended these workshops. Strate ic Develo m¢nt Develop our Board and team so we can do our best work whilst also contributing and leading regional and national networks to develop arts leadership. strengthen the cultural ecology of Hull and ensure the sethr represents the ornmunities we serve. DAN l Disability Arts Network Led by Dan Watts, a member of the Dldeaf community. we continued to deliver DAN. working wtth arts organisations and disabled artists to inGrease opportunities and to highlight and overcome barriers to accessing the arts. "It's a fantsstic resource to have in this city and we are incredibly lucky. Nothing like learning from others. I also feel incredibly relaxed and supported - rnore than in any other sessions I go to" Participant Feedback HEY Confident Futures Our team have accessed a wide range of support and development from this network including training such as Leading with our Value& Neurodivergent Manager Training and Stress ManagemenL Page 7
Artlink CeDtre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW StrategÉc Partnerships include.. Hull City Council HEY Compact HEY Confident Futures Cultural Collisions Hull CVS Hull LGBTIy- Forum University of Hull Hull Refugee Week Open Doors SiW)t Support Funding Our Board of Trustees gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the significant contributions and vital financial support of our funders over the year including: Arts Council England Project Grants National Lottery Project Grants Hull City Council Hull Culture and Leisure Library Service James Reckitt Library Trust Garfield Weston Foundation Children in Need HEY Creative Hull & East Riding Charitable Trust Postcode Neighbourhood Trust Joseph and Annie Cattle Trust Our Finaneial Position The net outgoing resources for the year amounted to -£40,603 which when added to the funds brought forwards gives total funds carried forward of £400,441 (included in this figure is the Freehold of the Property £350,300). Of whiclL £75.351 are restrtcted. This is a significant improvement on the previous financial year where the net outgoing resources for the year amounted to -£114.328 due to a planned deficit budget to support the charity through an organisational restructure aimed at reducing overhead costs and prioritising frontline programme delivery. The new structure is now firn]ly embedded. New financial monitoring systems, working closely with our new accounlants- appointed in 2024 - and the guidance of our new General Manager and CEO have enabled us to Stren]ine operations while fiilly protecting projects. Meanwhile, we have invested in the support of an experienced Fundraising Consultant (Red Sands Arts Management) with an excelleTrt track record and solid understanding of our work. Despite challenging extemal circumstances, we continue to deliver positive change for some of Hull's most vulnerable residents through our programmes and free to access professional gallery. However, as a project funded organisation, we rely on continued fundraising success and whilst we're working lo a break-even budget in 2025-26, this is based on securing project and core costs from trnsts and foundation5 and other sources. Our cash position varies throughout the year, and we rely on a steady stream of success to cashflow the organisation. At the year end, unrestricted expenditure exceeded unrestricted income. Highlighting the need for core unrestricted income to be priority. Restricted expenditure was less than restricted income. Highlighting unspent project funds and the need to restructure how restricted expenditure is recorded. Page 8
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The figures to 31st March 2025 effectively show that in order to fulfil the purposes of the Charity. it is having to effe¢tively 'borroW fidS from restrtcted reserves to ensure all expenditure can be met. Whilst the cash position of the Charity is strong at the yeaT end. the Cash available is tied up in various restricted projects and limiting its use on other day to day expenditure needs. This again. highlights the importance and need of securing unrestricted income. This is partly due to how core team costs were assigned ID 2024-25 which h&$ since been resolved following guidance from the accountsnts for 2025-26. Although it won't eliminate the issue lly, it will improve the figures and will help in reducing the boOW1ng from the restricted reserves with the intention of eliminating this all together. PrOeSS aIso made in the first six months of 2025-26, as evidenced by the Charity's June and SepteTnber quarter management accouT]ts. Page 9
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registereil number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 M¥r¢h 2025 Reserves Policy The Board of Twstees reviews the reserves policy annually to ensure it meets its contractual liabilities in the broadest sense both as a trading organisation and its service delivery within its aims and objectives and articles of association. with particular attention being paid to CCIOSCRJCCNI guidelines. In December 2025 the board reviewed its policy and agreed that the charity will maintain reserves and the organisation should progress to a split reserve pot. One part should continue to be used in the event of emergencies and be the equivalent to three month's operating costs, plus the cost of winding up the organisation in the event of an emergency to cover redundancies and other associated expenditure. The second part should be dedicated to the maintenance and repair of the building owned by the Charity. In line wlth the above decision, there are current restricted cash reserves held in a separate savings bank account of £19,450. This has been available to do. due to the appropriate use of the restricted reserve to support re-organisation and in turn. reduce the organisational deficit following the loss of Arts Council England National Portfolio status in the previous financial year. The Charity will review its fundraising and income generation programme with a view to retum the reserves to an appropriate level, and to accommodate the aspiration of a building maintenan¢e reserve. It is in the process of ensuring all grant opportunities are explored, with a main focus over the next Èwo years on growing unrestricted income streart. The Charity will continue to monitor the performance and security of its reserve both cash and investment funds to determine the best return combined with the considered likelihood of the need for rdpid access to reserve nds. The Charity will also continue to carry out its monitoring function through the Finance and Risk Sub Committee who in turn will make recommendations for approval by the Board. Such monitoring takes place at least at six monthly periods. The policy forn)s part of the Charity's Annual Accounts and Report. The total funds carried forward as at 31 March 2025 is £400,441, of which £75,351 is restricted leaving the remaining £325,090 unrestricted. However, the Charity do not consider the £325,090 as their free reserves available to spend as it includes the value of the building held as a fixed asset on the balance sheet of £350,300. This would need to be sold in order release these unrestricted reserves, which would thke time. Removing the building from unrestricted reserves, leaves a negative free reserves position of -£25.210 whi¢h is below our required limit sel out in our policy. We acknowledge that the Charity's free reserves are below the minimum required and are actively implementing procedures to ensure we build those free reserves back up to remain resilient and to remain ¢ontinuing as a going concen). Our cash position remains strong throughout all months of the year, with the separated £19,450 kept aside in a separate bank account, untouched and we are confident that the Charity is in a position that in the unlikely event a wind up happens, there is enough funds available to pay any wind up costs. Future Plan$ The Charity is working hard to re-establish a solid financial footing and create a sustainable future for the communities we serve. In 2025126 we will wntinue to strengthen our operating position by diversifying our income streams, focustng on securing unrestricted core fijnding through increased building hires, developing online sales (exhibiting artists and print sales) and launching new giving and sponsorship schemes. We will develop our Board and team to ensure they can do their best work leading the Charity. We will continue to ensure a symbiotic relationship between our visual art exhibition programme and our leamin& outreach and community engagement programmes to ensure that we are providing high quality arts experiences that are relevant and inclusive, embedded in the heart of the communities we serve. Page 10
Artlink CeDtre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 M2r¢h 2025 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by its governing do¢umenL a deed of trusL atid constitutes a limited Company. limited by guarantee, as defined in the Companies Act 2006. Artlink Centre for Community Arts is a charitable company limited by guarantee (Registered Company NumbeT . 04276250) and a registered wyth the Charity Commissioners (Registered Charity Number 1091217). The charity is controlled by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 23 August 2001, as revised 30 June 2005. The Trustees, who are also directors of the company who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out under the administration sedion of this report. ReCrUitent and appointment of new trustees The Trustees welcomed Mollie-Ann Honesl as a new trustee in January 2025. A local artist and volunteer, Mollie-AnT] joined us as an 18 - 25-year-old trustee and brings knowledge, skills and a fresh perspective to the role. The Trustees welcome new members whose knowledge. skills and experien¢e eT]ri¢h the Board. New TriL5tees receive induction training and are encouraged to attend additional training as required for the conduct of their duties. Key Management In October 2024 CEO & Creative Director Philip Stephens retired, and the trustees were gratefijl that Artlink had benefited from his business acumen as he had fo¢us¢d on reducing the significant deficit and completed a staffing Testructure as part of this process. Following Philip's retiremenl later in 2024 we welcomed CEO & Creative D1ctOr Lindsey Alvis to the organisation. Lindsey's priorities were to build the Dew team into a cohesive workforce and to continue to reduce the deficit. Lindsey has made significant progress in each of these areas, alongside growing areas of the work of the charity previously undeveloped. The Board and CEO would like to deeply thank the core team for their tireless hard work and commitmen¢ and our freelane¢ artist facilitators who are vital to the success of our learning. outreach and community engagement Risk management The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place and to provide reasonable assurances against fraud and error. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps br the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities and to provide reasonable assurance that: - The charity is operating effectively and efficiently - Its assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or deposition - Proper records are maintained and financial infomlation used within the charity or for publications reliable, and - The charity complies with the relevant laws and regulations REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 04276250 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number 1091217 Pagell
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2025 Registered office Centre For Community Art5 87 Princes Avenue Hull North Humberside HU5 3QP Trustees Mrs J Adamson Mrs R Binnington (resigned 14.10.25) Mr C Hurst Mrs S N Kipili MrPWatt Ms M Honest (appointed 30.1.25) Mr M Beaumont (appointed 8.12.25) Mr B Watkinson (appointed 8.12.25) Ms A Gray (appointed 8.12.25) Independent Examiner Harris Lacey and Swain Suite I The Riverside Building Hessle East Yorkshire HU13 ODZ Approved by order of the board of trustees on ...... - and signed on its behalf by: Mr C Hurst- Trustee Page 12
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Artlink Centre For Community Arts Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Artlink Centre For COMMnIty Arts ('the Company,) I report to the chartty trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees of th¢ Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparatiOD of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companie5 A¢t 2006 ('th¢ 2006 A¢t'). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your ¢harity'S a¢¢ounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 A¢t'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement have completed my examination. I confinn that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records" or the accounts do not cornply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other thaD any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter Considered as part of an independent examination. or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for ac¢ounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities pTrpariDg their a¢eounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢¢ounts to be reached. Laura J Drew The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Harris Lacey and Swain Suite I The Riverside Building Hessle East Yorkshire HU13 ODZ Page 13
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Totsl fund5 Unrestricted fund Restricted fund Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 46,368 165.654 212.022 183,873 Other trading activities Investment income 10.694 336 9,895 20,589 336 39,991 3.066 Total 57.398 175,549 232.947 226,930 EXPENDITURE OIY Raising fLU]ds 11.853 11,853 Chgritable activities Charitable 161,391 100,306 261,697 230,127 Total 173.244 100.306 273,550 341.258 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) (115,846) 75,243 (40,603) (114,328) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl funds brought forward 440,936 108 441.044 555,372 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 325,090 75.351 400,441 441.044 The notes form part of these financial statements Page 14
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) B2l#nee Sheet 31 March 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Total funds Unrestricted nd Restricted fund Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 350,300 350,300 361,427 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 12 3,448 (15,100) 1,250 87.851 4,698 72.751 7,681 110,224 (11,652) 89,101 77,449 117,905 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 13 (13,558) (13,750) (27,308) (38,288) NET CURRENT ASSETS (25,210) 75,351 50,141 79,617 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 325,0 75,351 400,441 441,044 NET ASSETS 325,090 75.351 400,441 441,044 FUNDS Unrestricted funds Restricted fimds 14 325,090 75,351 440.936 108 TOTAL FUNDS 400,441 441,044 The Gharitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps a¢¢ounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing financial ststements which give a true and fair view of the state of affair5 of the charitsble company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which othenvise comply with the requiremenls of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. (b) The notes forni part of these financial statements Page 15 continued...
Artlink Centre For Community Arts (Registered number: 04276250) Balance Sheet- continued 31 March 2025 These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. The fina cial tatements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue were signed on its behalf by: on Mr C Hurst- Trustee The notes forni part of these financial statements Page 16
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS of preparing the financial statements The financial statements of the Charitable company. Mdlich is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparfftng their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (efftctive l January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Intome Income received for services Provided is accounted for on an accruals basis. Cash donations. gifts and legacies are included in full in the income and expenditure account as they are received. Any SIlfICant non-cash donations are included in the income and expenditure account at the trustees, estimate of their market value when received. The value of voluntary help is not included in the accounts. Grants and other funding of a revenue nature are defeTred and released to the income and expenditure account over the period to which they relate. Bank interest is included in the income and expenditure aGGount on an a¢cwals basis. Debtors Debtors include arnounts owed to the charity for the provision of services OT amounts the charity has paid in advance for the goods and services it will receive. Debtors are measured at their recoverable amounts. Expendilure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an a¢¢ruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the Category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Creditors A liability is recognised for the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as an advance payment for services it must provide. Liabilities are measured at their settlement amount. Tangible fixed assets Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Freehold property Fixtures and fittings Computer equipment 20/0 on cost 330/0 on cost 330/0 on cost Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be ed in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Page 17 continued...
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Financi#l Stat¢ments- eontinued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued Fund aecounting Restricted funds Can only be used for particular restricted purySe5 within the objects of the charity. Restriclions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are rdised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of ea¢h fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. Estimates and jydg¢m¢nts Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and ar¢ based on historical experience and other factors. including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Although these estimates are based on the Charity's best knowledge of the amount. events or actions, actual results ultimately difftr from these estimates. The Charity does not Consider there to be any material estimates and judgements. Financial inslruments The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments, including trade and other debtors and creditors, are initially recogmised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2025 2024 Donations Grants 13,118 198,904 784 183,089 212.022 183,873 Grants received, included in the above, are as follows". 2025 2024 Grants 198,904 183,089 OTHER TRADING ACmllTIES 2025 2024 Project income and room hire 20,589 39.991 Page 18 continued..
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Finaneial Statements- continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 INVESTMEKf INCOME 2025 2024 Interest receivable - trading 336 3.066 RAISING FUNDS Other trading Ydctivities 2025 2024 Fundraising costs 11,853 111,131 CHARrrABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Direct Costs Support costs Totals Charitable 99,744 161,953 261,697 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net in¢omel(expenditure) is stated after chargingl(crediting): 2025 2024 Depreciation - owned assets 11,127 13,277 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor ft>r the year ended 31 March 2024. Trustees, expenses There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. STAFF COSTS 2025 2024 Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs 109,636 2,072 1,551 153.479 7,536 2,144 113.259 163,159 The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 2025 2024 Staff No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. Page 19 ontinued...
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Financial Statemepts- continued for the Year Ended 31 M8r¢h 2025 io. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted fund Restricted fund Total funds INCOME AND ENDOIVMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 77.491 106.382 183,873 Other trading activities Investment income 13,141 3,066 26,850 39.991 3.066 Total 93,698 133,232 226.930 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 28.579 82,552 111,131 Charitable activities Charitable 179,555 50.572 230.127 Total 208.134 133.124 341.258 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) (114,436) 108 (114.328) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fonyard 555.372 555.372 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 440,936 108 441.044 ii. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fittings Freehold property Computer equipment Totsls COST At l April 2024 and 31 March 2025 385,000 23.868 33.188 442.056 DEPRECIATION At l April 2024 Charge for year 29,300 5.400 18.141 5,727 33,188 80.629 11.127 At 31 March 2025 34,700 23,868 33,188 91,756 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2025 350,300 350,300 At 31 March 2024 355,700 5.727 361,427 Page 20 ¢ontinued...
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Finaneial StatemeEkts- continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Trade debtors Accrued income Prepayments 200 1.250 3,248 5,835 1,846 4.698 7,681 13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wTfHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Trade creditors Social security and other t&Kes Deferred income AccNed expenses 6,975 3,673 13,750 2.910 3,678 2,684 30,726 1,200 27.308 38,288 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 31.3.25 At 1.4.24 Unrestricted funds General fund 440.936 (115.846) 325,090 Restricted funds Restricted 108 75,243 75,351 TOTAL FUNDS 441,044 (40,603) 400,441 Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follow5: Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestrieted fullds General fund 57.398 (173,244) (l15,846) Restricted funds Restricted 175.549 (100.306) 75.243 TOTAL FUNDS 232,947 (273.550) (40,603) Page 21 continued...
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Financial Statemenls - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 14. MOVEMEIYf IN FUNDS - continued Compgr8tive$ for movement in funds Net movement in funds At 31.3.24 At 1.4.23 Unrestricted funds General fund 555,372 (114,436) 440,936 Restrieted fullds Restricted 108 108 TOTAL FUNDS 555,372 (114,328) 441.044 Compar2tive net movement in fill)ds, included in the above are as follows: Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 93,698 (208.134) (114.436) Restricted funds Restricted 133,232 (133,124) 108 TOTAL FUNDS 226,930 (341,258) (114,328) A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows.. Net movement in fimds At 31.3.25 At 1.4.23 Unrestricted funds General fund 555,372 (230.282) 325,090 Restrieted funds Restricted 75.351 75,351 TOTAL FUNDS 555,372 (154,931) 400,441 Page 22 continued...
Artlink Centre For Community Arts Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 14. MOVEMEKt IN FULYDS - continued A cent year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds. included in the above are as follows.. Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund 151,096 (381,378) (230,282) Restricted funds Restricted 308.781 (233,430) 75,351 TOTAL FUNDS 459,877 (614.808) (154.931) 15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025. Page 23