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
Ha￿lS La¢ey and Swain
Suite I
The Riverside Building
Hessle
East Yorkshire
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Artlink Centre For Community Arts
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Independent Examiner's Report
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Balance Sheet
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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 re￿rt 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-t￿8¢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.
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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 hope￿IlY
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, carn￿n, a￿1Ved 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.
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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 re￿gee 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 Const￿Cted 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."
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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 Wonder￿1. So thought provoking. And relevant. Beauti￿1 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 exp￿5$ 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.
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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
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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
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"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
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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 Stre￿n]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.
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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 fi￿dS 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 bo￿OW1ng from the restricted reserves with the intention of eliminating this all together. PrO￿eSS aIso made
in the first six months of 2025-26, as evidenced by the Charity's June and SepteTnber quarter management accouT]ts.
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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.
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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.
ReCrUit￿ent 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 D1￿ctOr 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
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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
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
Artlink Centre For Community Arts
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Artlink Centre For COMM￿nIty 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
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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
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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
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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
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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 SI￿lfICant 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.
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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 pury￿Se5 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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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Artlink Centre For Community Arts
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
14.
MOVEMEKt IN FULYDS - continued
A c￿ent 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.
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