REGISTERED CDMPANY NUMBEtL. OQI8810 (England and Wales) REPORT OF 171E TRusfEES AND UNAIJD END D31 am10tHse Limited Brighton East sX BN2 9QA
R THE YEAR ENDED 3 Report ofthe Th i kn io Independent Examinevs Report li Statement of Fillancial Acliviti 12 Balance Sheet 13 to 14 Notes to the Tr1mancial Statements 15 to 21 Detailed Statement of Aclivities
RT OF THE TRusfEES TIIE YEAR ENDED 3 The trustees who are also direc of the ch8Tity fi)r the of the CrpaniCS Act 200A their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 M8rth 21Y25. The have adopkd the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities." Statement of Practice app1]L]e to clwities prepari their accounts in accordan with the FInla[ Reports stald appliLYble in the UK and Rybjic of Jr¢land (FRS 102) (effective I January 2019). Objectives and aims Ncw Writing Soulh champion5 creative wribng as an artistic and cvlttnj activity. We aevelop career opportimities and pathways for IterS from all backs raising the voices of those wlx) have been Itadttionally Iw well rwresema in mainstream publishin& and we encourage real¢rs and audienca to thioy creativewriting in all its fornis. We enable new 2nd crnerging writers to laund4 (kve1{ and w5tain ltIng Ixreus through ryofessional development Our work is made possible by stroDg col1atx)lo8 and wilh lli Jrari4 uThiva5itse4 publisher4 arts and VALUES Creative expression We believe that everyone h&s the rigbt to crealtv¢ CXpre Writing is a luxuw. it is a powafu] tTr)I for articulating identity. thallenging Oppre0 healingand irnagining new fithwe Development We value the craft of writing and the skills needul to ]Id a career. We w lterS to grow. creativety, profeSsiallY, and personally. so can navigate an indY whue Isu oE¥orti5Dities are often inequitable. Sustginability ComAounity and bek)ngiDg Coo•ection A fairer society We work to Thape the litffary S kn bec4)me rth. MO divase and more tswitabl& Our tmgrdnllm and paTtherships
RTO R THE YEAR ENDE 31 MARCII 21)25 Public benefit charity's 8iU]s aTMI Obje1 and planntng fUle xtiviti&8. We striv¢ to ensur¢ New Writing Soth's progr&nmes are thvers4 ac£xsSl le and affordable. Our vaTxed prOgrae of onjine and in.peTson activity demonskn our commitinent to imwivitig access to creative opportimities for wrKters from all backgrounds and to helping dismantle the kniers ewuoter&l by Itss well repreSentedlLets. We work strategically to . Increase the range of dqrth of (WorlieS to wticipats aTrl b¢fit high qlty writin& reading and leaming activiti&s . Embed long.tern) projects Indj1ng fe&ivaJ4 SL8 develqxnart proBTr aThl Partsap proj# in our home region in the South East (Briglw Crawley. E&Stbo) to filstera SOOf place and W(Jngi professional devdopment of the slafftethn . Place equity. divosity. incl10 and antira(asni at the Trart of our opwkn and kn accounla)l¢ and transparent in our intention and practic¢ Stsff The Lx)mpany had the following staff for the period 21Y24r25: cDIreCtOr. Lesley W(Nl (Part.tillL 4 days w week . f(muty CEO) An Jeffe0 (P8rt.time. 4 days w week . Digitsl and Marketingmanager. FAI Cottrell (Part-tiD4 15 days perwcek) 2024. CommurriL*ions Maw. Adryon SI (Part.tim4 3 days week) C£¥nll De$Xnb 2024. The Digitsl and Literary Pr(kn. Liam Offord (Full.lime)
Boord New Writing South is governed by a Board of ThLStees of the dwity who arc also directors of the company. The minimum number of trustees is thC and unless otherwise d¢tennined by a G¢nwdl Meeting no more than 15. Nine truste&s served in 2024125. David Sheppeth and Katy M&w retired from the Board and Christopher James joined the Board strengthening our expertise in the areas of theatre and writing forperfornwiLY. Anna Hayward took over the rolc of Chairfrom David Sheppeard brinwg expertise in strategic development to the role. The Board meets at least four times a year. at quartedy intervals and the Annual Genernl Meeling Precedes the Quarter 3 Working groups of trustces and staff (and'third parti£8 where helpful) are (nVened to support specific fiuKtions when required, notsbly Arts Council England wortin& recruitmffl]L fundr]ng and LX)rnmunity development.
AR END Chgritabl¢ 4divitses 2024125 has been a tra$fOrn]atIv¢ year for New Writing South &8 we brought the team back together in new offices locat&l in the heart of the cultural quart¢r of Bright0 aller isolaled hornWorking since the pandemio In the face of growing challenges posed by the squeezE on public finance4 the cost of living crisis and AL and in order to build organisational resilience and dynamiry senior manwent roles wcre reIfigured in 2024. Fornjer CEO, L&sJey Woo(L and Artistic Director, Anna j¢ff¢rs0 in the joint role of cd1[ectors have worked with the Board to test and improve our business model, strengthen our activities pro8fdmme and introduce new elern¢nts and initiate new fundraising efforts. Communications role was also expand with Adryon Stuart coming into post in Dec¢mber to Brow the public profile of the organisation and reach new audi¢n( Progrnmme Aehievements mme MVS Wril¢r Development Progrdmme aims to support the career5 of Under*reprthted writers through a mix of tstor-led and self-directed education activities, wriler r(sid¢ncies, community projects and parther supporL L. Industy D&ys and M&8terclasses Industry Days Industy days are the centrepie£e ofNew Writing South's profe&8ional developrnent programme and reflect our commitment to the career development of WTiters in tho South EèsL Each event does an in-depth exploration of differfflt aspects of the industy, bringing together expcrt P8nels for Open-2 even intentionally dismantling baleT8 encountered by marginalised and underrepresented wriiers. Building on the popularity of our annual publishing day4 a now industy day for playwrights was Introduc in Septsmber. connecting some of theatre's most influential playa5 with ov¢r 100 aspiring and more 1]shed playwrights from a the South East. Speakers included Vleky FeathetOne (Royal Court Thth), StepbaDfe Bain (Almeida Theatre). Chrfs James (Lyric, HaMMer1th) and playwrights TIM Croueh, Sub2yla El-Bushrn. T(%tXm¢Dt and Chlnonyerem Odimba. In response to demand from attendee4 Testament ran a new online short playwriting urse for New Writing South later in 2025 and we have seeurd funding Io Tun a fvmonth plal8hS development programme in parth¢rship with ChiGhester Festival Theatre K1 Theatre Royal Brighton in 2025126. The 2025 Publishing Industy Day, focusing on independent publishin& agents, liternry priz£s and authots righ¢4 brought support orgdnisations (The Socicty of Allthor The Writa5 Guild of Great Britain and Liccnsing and Collecting Society) together with indie publishers including S&Thh Beal (Mu5w¢U pss) and Kathja Sesay (PeepAt Tree Prw agents induding Gyamtla Osel (Andrew Nurnberg knociat&8) and Sarnh Ballard (C&W) and prizfrwinning writers including tOria Lloyd-B4rl(. Several Ivriters attending secwed agents after meeling at the Industy and negotiations for three book deals wer¢ begun. New IndSty day forn)aty including joint events with n1n9 publisher4 will be pilotsa in lale 2025 lo firther expand In Tesponge to in-house surveys and the increasingIy crowdol online COUTse marw New Writing South's professional development programme was overhauled An 2024125 to better meet writers, needs. A regular seri&8 of open.access online masterCI&&S, designed to extend our wgraphical Teac14 was launched in June 2024. The classes offering writers deep dives into different creative processe5 have consistently sold out and Ternain popularthmughout 2025. In-pOn profeb¥ioft#l devcloptnent activities have been it)troduced or expanded at our two lits¥atswe festival4 targcting LGBTQF and older women writers.
21r25 2. Online Courses The final coutse on experimental writing with Jen Calleja was addeAI to New Writing South's school of self-directed online courses in 2024. Courses will continu¢ to offer an aCSsIble mix of free and paid-for course6 via the comyany website in petrthity, however no new courses are planned after 2025 due lo new offerings in the increasingly crowdeA global marf(etp]8c4 and have been replaced by the more targ¢t¢d online rnastercl&8ses. 3. R¢gional Writlng Groups While they will remain affiliated with N¢w Writing South and continue to benefit from subsid1 pla at professional development events, the Fastbourne regional writers, coRM)rt fifilled the ambition to be¢On fully labliShed as an independenL peer-led group in 2024. Sam Johnson led actlvities with th¢ Crawley cohort and developed IiDk5 wlllh Forthwrite Festiv in 2024125. We will continue to support creative writing activities and extend our work in Crawley. an Arts Council England 'priority place,, to include peer-led literary projects and an inaugural poet tsureate scheme ill 2026. 4. Manuseript Reads NWS worked in partnership with The Literdry Consultancy to deliver their annual TLC Free scheme for Iow-income writers. Six writers from th¢ South E&%t were offereAI professional feedback on their writing from over 20 submissions. The scheme is offered antwa]ly and has been a vilal element of past beneficiari&8' joiimey to publication. l. The Cogst is Queer Literalmre Festival New Writing South¥ flagship evenL The Coast is Queer LGBT- lit¢rature fthtival. reknned to the Attenbomugh Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) at the University of Sussex in October 2024. Now eslablish¢d as the biggest LGBT(J literature f¢stival in the UK it has grown year on year to become a fimi fixture in the national literdry calendar and much.loved loc celebration forthe mtieS ofBrighton & Hove and Su&sex Lx)untie Festival attendance in 2024 illCTAsed 760/0 on the previo8 year. The number of events including literary panel writers-ln-conversat1o storytellin& workshopswforn)anc&s and fittn screenings increa8ed by 51Y/4 and over 80 writers took paTL up 51Y/• on the 21Y23 festival. New Writing South is an organisation built on the structure of working in partD&5hip and are proud to have a wide range of parther4 supporters. funders and 51akeholdets that enable our work This is never more evident than with The Coast is Queer. ACCA aftd University of Su&sex (Uos) are k¢y partners without whom th¢ f1Val could not have achieved the significance it has to date, nor the p0tellti to continue growing its dynamic impacL We are gratefid for their substsntial financial, technical and logistical SUPPOTL and for their long.tcnn con]olltment refld in a new MemOrnndn of UndeTrtandi between New Writing South and U0& ae&l in 2025. We work in pae[ship with the UDivcrsity of Brighton (UOB) lo capitslise and ut¢nd the unique opportuniti&s the festtval creatss for building Intergenerntlon LGBT(F ci)nnections. through rading and mapping project& Founding paTther4 Marlborough Productio8 supported an expanded and vital LGBTQF heritagc offtrin& Creatlve Dirtctor. David ShePp is a COTe membff of th¢ f¢stival Programintycuratorial committee which is lead by Lesley Wood. Try are joined by literary agent Abi Fellow4 Dr Samuel Solomon (Uos) and Dr Vedrana Velickovic (UOB) who both bring a]Gyclopaedic knowledge of the queer canon and contacts with international institirtionslwriters working at th¢ C11n8 ed8¢ of qu¢¢r Ittetary praGtir4 and guest curator4 athokethukwu Nzelu pnd AFLO.the poeL Page 5
The festival is a p&wrt to a unique world of LGBT(y ltS and thinka4 fing some of the most exciting homegrown and Internati81 queer Itternry taleDLltghlights of the festival Includ the yOUDg curators schem4 with students from the University of Brigbton joiniDg Uos Stlldts to programme two panels f¢th1 xclaimed YA 8nd fantasy authors including Crou¢her and Sgarn EAr1. fthtival favouri Jla AnDfidd ID cKMNersation USA National Bk Award winner Justin Torrts. 8t Ovien Jone4 Amtlia Abrakam and Cowan filld1 hope in challenging times. Juno Dawson return with her IA)vety Trdns Literary salo in conversation with debut nov¢list KuebeDga Shenjé. Bim]ingham Poet Lawedte Jasmin Ggrdosi joined lter-iresidence AFIn.the poet in an evening of live poety and perfOrn and Dean Att4 Matilda Feyiwo Ibw and Saleem Haddad were among dozens of tBTQE SUPPOrt from ACCA has ¢oabkd the festiva] to build on the momekn of previolls years. Alongsid¢ growing box office inwme (up 85% in 2024). wider from the publis1 UKtwlry. new national and intenOnal parknushIF and 2. F(thwTit¢ F¢stival Building on our long.tetm thvelopi (Tcative wribng (xJllununiti&s in Ctawlcy. Littlelw• Brigbton and Hastings, N¢w Writing South joinoj with Forthw[ (fomuly Writsng knund The Kids) to a new festival for women witers over 50 in March 2025. Run ovff two days in Brighton Crdw2¢y? the inw festival platfotrned over 20 &%tablished and debut writas including Dorothy Koornso Eve AinSw0rt ifJH Ath and K4ty MAW, with keynote spee¢hes from Kit de WA41 and ADnie Garthwaite. 3(Xl attad the which included WOTksW panel events and agents MeelU ov 71yh wae over the age of 50 8% of Crawley audiotes told lls this w&8 the first cultural event they had ¢ver atte muni raw Breath A month of well-being activities for writers m thToughout June 2(Y24. ID a &8nifiLX)t styup in his role at NWS. emerging jeri yoga and goal setiing workshiy& of Fwtscipants told they want more aclivities like these so we plan to LGBTQ+ InteCer8tioaI Conven$ In parthership with the University of Bri8ht(M4 a new TE5[ch based rffoit Wds lauth to explore and develop Wdys for communty. The outcomes fiorn the proiecL demoll5trdting th¢ fe5tivafs exteAL8ive Fmltentiaj and highlighting possiljle ar T¢lling Our Stories Oral storyt¢lLin£ ttaditiorL8 have iten (xried on thrimjgknut 2024125 with two nmthicultfftl women's 8rwps in Brighton and West S$seL The nM)* SlOnS have beeo Cxpolly and sensitively deliveTuI by WTlterAU eXpeT1j in tTaUma.infocd methodologies. ParticitAIts include survivors of dTrnesti¢ violenc4 asylum seekers and non-English speaking immigrants who have never taken part in Lwlturnl xttviti&s ltside stiiLt family environnMts. Funding for this valuable projecL
out T OF THE TRusfEKS AR ENDED 31 MAR Parkner Actmtles New Writing South support&J a range of developnott o14xth for muginalised WTiters initied and led by partners . including the International Black Speodative Wriliry Festival (with &)IdlI14 UniveAwty of Loth and Sable Magarine). Brighknn Bod( Fe]Val (with Afrori Book8 Creative and Writing (Ir Y). the Prize (with Hastings Book Festival). Brighton University Ignitr prograft (with Dr Lou T0ndr) a1 Bri8hton LBGT(y History Club (with Queer Heritage South). Writing is a solitary artforni and New WIIth Soth remains in cloge re9ar C¢XWrriLzlion with writus through SLxial media and a frequent newsletter to sustain a sens¢ of commuDity. N¢wsletter subscribers Increa from 2199 in 2024 to 3318 in 2025 (an of 51%k with an engaged audietKe with an av¢rage 51% open rate 2025. New social maia followers were re1 across platfOrn of cboice. Soclgl Medla Ch2onel Facebook Insta 3JOO 3.300 1199 1953 22024 21)24r25 15208 20.665 50569 5Q563 Website Visitors Web Page Views Despite a 3-month traSitIon period while the Comms Manager n)le fillrf the NWS website saw 8 35.8Th increase in visitots to thc'site and an 11.8ffi increase in page view& sugg¢ing our matketing is IN)th reaching new. int¢rested audiences arnl genernting strong aygem¢nL Independent social media thannels are utilisol for The is Qllr in der to reach its la markeL Currently. the festival has 3384 followas on Instsgrnn , a 43% I¢&e sinc¢ the pr¢VIo year. reflecting the growing wputstion of the festival. NANCIAL REWEW Finan¢131 position The totsl in(le for 2024r25 w&8 )5.965 (21Y23r24: £181.9T2) and w&8 £231576 (2023124: £I86.72). Funds carried forward ar¢ £120J84 ofwhich £10.061 are r&riCtl and £1 IOJ23 unreslrided (21r24r25: £131.004). A deficit of £26.611 fi)r the year fiCLs higkn costs resulting fiom the revis1 staff ineased reatal charges since the compny 1{Kd lo more apwpriate prerni5 in the thl qwttt of the cty. and 8ctiviti&s carried out in 2024125 forwhich inlrne w&8 received in the eViOuS finmcial year.
PORT OF THE TR NDED FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserves policy Following Arts Council England recommendations and with the undeY5tonding that New Writing South will need to invest in future incomfrgenerating activities lo mitite for lost income. the Policy established by the Board in 2021122 will be maintained. The charity has set reserves at 3 months, operating costs plus Ivinding UP COSt4 or approxitnately £64.000 at the curreTrt operating level. An additional £16.000 (or 25%) of winding up CA)St4 is working cash allocated to cover negativ¢ activities, R&D. business interrnption and associated L¥)sts. Unrestricted reserv&s wae £IIOJ23 at the end of March 2025. The Free Reserve after De51 Reserve of £80,000 deducted stood at £30.323. The Trustets are of the view that the charity has a solid rcscrves position and enough incorning resources to cover costs and therefore remain a going M¢ern forthe wming 12 months. The Tnle¢S review the policy ond progress towants rn18 and nintnIng the target reserve level annually. FufuRE PLANS Given the strnit¢ncd ¢ci)nomic climtt4 febrile culturdl confiicts and global uncertainties, the next ftw years are set to be challenging for the charity and we will need to be responsive aod adaptto the new and f&stknging world around us. We are grateful for NPO fi]nding frotn Arts Council England until 2027r28 which will provide relative UrIty and underpin fulure fundraising effor& Fundraising efforts achieved sigttificant n¢w fjjnding from The Postcode IL)ttery and the Hawthornden Foundation plus smaller projwt-based grant4 to be re¢eived in 2025. To help s¢cur¢ additional core fimding for 2025n6 and beyon we will work with nSlIant Amy Vaughan to develop a 5tron8 and undeniabl¢ LW¢ for support and cd1Ctor Anna Jefferson will lake pBrt in a professional finthtsing fellowship through Leeds University in 2025. Our vision of 2 vibran¢ inclusive enviro for eative writing that enables everyone to explore and create cuItUTe will shape the decisi0t we make to ensure New Writing South is able to produce high quality. inclusive culturnl expeiience5 and opportunities for diverse (x)nnnu4 long into the firture. Expanding the scale 8Dd scope of The is Queer and Forthwrite festivals, providing high profil4 MT]ter-focSed professional Jndusty Days and further developing our work beyond Brighton. wially in Crawl¢y. will be key to achieving that vision in the South EasL We will use ATts'Council England's four Investhient Principles as a framewo for developing our offer to under-represent writa5 and the company itself. We will continue to d¢velop and refine bst and Televant evalualion methodology that infomL8 future proBrwnmin& supports rna7g and comms to extend our reach and makL% the case for the value of the a and particularly (Teative writing. in everyone's life. The new manag¢me¥rt StruCtt has strengthened prQgrnng and expanded organisioDal Ly)acity. w11Y in the field of fun(lrnising with increased income agreed from and foundations for th¢ coming year. New Premises in central Brighton have placed NWS at the artistic heart of the city. cre*ing new opportunÈti&8 for parthership working and enab]ing the team to take a lead in the cultural life of the r¢gion and enabl closer working with the New Board memb3 have brouglrt vital practical skills and lived experience to th¢ charity. new tntstees will be recruited in 2025r26 to strengthen fi]ndraising and strategic planning going fvnvar(L The company ended the year stronger. better connected aThl more resilienL ideally positioned and ready to take on the challenges &$ we support and advocate for writos and rth in the South E&%t
CoverniDg document The charity js controlled by its govaning doo• a deed of tswL and LX)nstitits a limitsl Jirnited by e as defined by the c7panicS Act 2006. The canpw is a thrity reernI with the lty Commis5ioL The liabiity of each member is limited to £1.00. lIst ]ng a meIn or within one yfar aller they (Yase to be a member. in the event of the c4)mpany being ¥. Reerultment and appolntment ofnÉw trusttts Membws of the Board are recruited for their knowledge of the work of literature and clwitsbk organisations and for their ability to rAJntribtrte to the ainks of New Wriling SortlL RecNikn &v&sSIng anw 8rts or8anisations and contacts and 3dvertising. Board members ar¢ the trustets of the resr&I charity and Li)mprise a maximum of 15 50n& who 8re elected by ordinary resolution of the members of the company. The Board bLs the power to ap]nt directo who hold office until submitted for rtrelc¢tion at th¢ n¢xt AGK The Chair is ele£ted by the Board. DArecknts are appointed for a peri[ of three years and may be re-appointe4 sthied to provisi8 ID the ATtKle& There were scvcn direc[S at the balance sheel date. A representative from Arts Council England may altend &san oiwver. Induetlon and trainin8 of new trns(e¢J New direL)rs are provided of infornthon IlUding the MaDOtanth and Articles of Ass110 the busin plan and financial inforntio management sInKtu activty progra. The aim is lo esure that new dxrectors Gommence with a good und¢rthding of the background and the wrrent issues ficing New Writsng SoutlL Extemal training is offered where this would contributc to und1ng ofthe truslees role& Rlsk man4gerneDt New Writing South rnaintains a Rtsk Registtt which hdps us amicipa risks to the charity, assess their likely 1rnpt and pian how to mitigate and manage th¢nL Risk is monitored qu&tttly by the Board and thc Risk Register is updated quarterly. New Writing South has a Safeguathg Policy thich is rebryewed a yarly b&4s in December. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRA DETAIiS tered coMnY number 04318810 IEnglaxl and Wales) Registered Charfty Aumber 1092533 Registered office 118 Church Street The Old Courthousc Brighton BNI IUD
USTE R.THE YEAR ENDED 31 Dr K M&ssey (resid27I1lt2O24) Ms P T F¢lix Ms V Velickovic Mr D W Sheppeard (resigned 1415r2024) Ms A RFellows Ms A L Hayward M5 A Burtt M5 M Richards Mr C L James (appointed 2711 Ir2024) Comp4ny Seeretary MsLEWood Independent Examiner Dr Shona F Wardrop QA. Chariot House Limited Chart Accountants 44 Grand Parade Brighton BN2 9QA Approved by ofthe bLMrd oftnLts on_-- -. and signed on its Ethlf by: Page io
ENDE EXA Independent examine5 report to the tnte of New Writing South Cth¢ Company,) I rq)ortto the charity trustees on my examin&ion ofthe aLwunts ofthe Company for the year ended 31 Marth 2025. Responsibilities and b#8is of report As the charity's tr of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are rwonsible for the preparation ofthe accounts in accOrdanwith th¢ requirements ofthe Companies Act 2Q06 Cthe 2006 Act?. Having satisfied myself that the of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act a1 are eligible for independent examinatio I report in respect of my eXaMition of your charity's accounts &8 Carri out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 Cthe 2011 Act?. In carrying out my ex8minthon I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 ACL Indep¢ndent ¢xamineVs statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no rnatter5 have come to my at*ntion in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: aCunting records w¢re not kept in respect ofthe Company Tquired by Section 386 of the 2006 Act: or the accounts do not accord with thos¢ [ord4' or the accounts do not wmply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that th¢ accounts give a Itue and fair view which is not a matter o)nsidered as part of an independent examination; or the accounts have not been prepual in aLYordan(x with the methods and Principles of th¢ Statement of Recommended Prnctice for accounting and TCPOrting by charitie5 (applicablo to charititx prcparing their acu)unts in accordan with th¢ Finan¢ial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS I02)). I have no LX)ncerns and have LTh)e across no other mattets in connection with the exami to which attention should be drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper undetstsnding ofthe accounts to be reached. Dr Shona F Wardrop C. The tTJslitute of Chartercd Acwuntants of kntland Chariot House Limited Chartered A¢untants 44 Grand Parade Brlghton E&4t sseX BN2 9QA Pag¢ 11
NEW WRITIN STATEMENT F FINANCIAL A1VITIEs FOR TEIE YEAR ENDED31 MAR H 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Total funds Unrestrithaj Restricted funds INCOME AND ENDOWMEiYfs FROM tkinations and legacies 147.477 147.477 159,440 Charitsble activiti ChariLqble Activities 58.216 58.216 22,531 Other trading activities 272 272 Total 205,965 205.965 181.971 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Charitable Activities 226.646 5,930 232,576 186,721 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) {20.681) (5.930) {26.611} {4,750) RECONCILIATION OF FUNtxs Total funds brought forward 131.004 15,9)1 146.995 151,745 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWAIU) Iioj 10,(kni 120J84 146.995 The notes fonn Fwrt of these financial staternts Page 12
Gl ER:114318810 31 2025 Total 2024 Total funds FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 153 153 Debtors Cash at bat)k 3,819 113.807 3,819 123,868 5,060 151,759 10,061 117.626 10,061 127.687 156.819 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year io (7.456) (7.456) (9,824) NET CURRENfASSETS 110.170 10.061 120,231 146,995 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILrriES 110.323 10,061 120,384 146,995 NET ASSETS 110.323 10,061 120J84 146.995 li UnnStrictl funds Restricted funds 110,323 10.061 131.004 15.991 I20,384 146,995 The charitable company is mtitled to exemption from audit utth Section 477 oftho Companies Aet 2(106 for thc year cnd 31 Match 2025. The m¢mbtts have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in &CrdanCe with Section 476 ofthe Companies Act 2006. Thetnist¢es acknowl¢dge their r&8ponsibilities for (a) ensuring that the ChItable LX)mpany keeps a(wunting rtrThds dwt comply with Se¢lions 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable ci)mpany as at the of each financiaI year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which Other1 comply with the requirctnats of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements so f&8 applicable to the tharitsbl¢ compHny. Ib) The notes forni pprt ofthw financial statements Pag¢ 13 Limtinued...
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STATE CH2 FOR THE YEARENDED3 B9 ofpr¢pgring the financial ststenmts The financial StsteM of the cFAit4Ae cunpwny. whith is a pwblic artity under FRS 102. have been Recomrneftd Practice applicable to cbarities prepar1T their accounts in acLxxdance with the Financial Reporting Stondard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of ITeland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019y, Financial Reporting Stalld 102 Tr Financid Reporting Stantsd ¥pJicable in the UK and Republic of Jreland, and the Companies The charity meets the definition ofapubli¢ artity &8 thftt*d by TrRSI(r2. Ciitical accounting judgernnts a•d key SO ofestimalM uncertalttty In the application of the thaTity's aCCti PK)liciffj the drity is wuited to make judgme@ estimts and assumptions about the canying va]ue of a&8ets and f1]it1&S Ilmt are not r¢aifjty apparent from other source& The estimates and aswciated assumptions are based on hithical expttience and other factOT5 considered to be reJevanL Actual results rnay diffff from these estim adjustments to the financial statanents in a fuiwcpo-io Income All income is reLwised in the Ststrment of Vmancial the clwity h&8 enttt]emert to the fimd4 it is prcknble that the income will it re1ve4 and the amount can be Meas reliabty. Expellditure Liabiliti&s are recols¢d as expfflthti as Sor that is a legal or Constr obligation c4JtDrnitting the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transf of ec4Jnomic befits will re1wid in settlcw¢Dt and the amount of the obl1)n be reliably. Expahlith is acc4]u for an aLuuals basis and has been classified Tangible fixed asets . 3PAoncc Taxalion The Chartty is considered to pass the set Palzgrh I Sthedul¢ 6 Act 2010 and therekn it meets the definition of a dwitable tomwly for UK Corp)rnkn Tax Pllrp ALw[dIlY the Charity is potentiatly CorpDration Tax Ad 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of awg&k Gains ALX 1991 to the ext¢nt that such Incon or gdins are applied exdusively to charitable Fund gccowiting Page 15 continud..
EME - eo•ti•ued ACCOUNfiNG POLICIES. eontinued Fpnd a¢eoundDg Further cxplanation of the naiure and putpos¢ of fiJDd is irKluded in th¢ to the fiDanciai statem¢nts. Pellsion costs and other iyMt-retironeHt benefits The charitable cornpany operates a defincd wntnl)ution pension scbeme. Contributions payable to the charitabl¢ company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Fioan¢ial Activits¢s in the pericKI to which they r¢lat Basic financial instrnnRnts The charity has only financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that (BlIfy as b&8Ac finan¢ial instrLrnents. B&sic financial instrumts are initially rwused at trdJLsaction value and are subsequently measur&1 at theTr settlement value with the exctption of bank loans which are at anKffti c05t llsing the effective interest method. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2024 Donations Grants 500 146.977 159,437 147.477 159.440 Grnnts receIV inchmled in the aix)v4 are &8 follows: 2025 2024 Arts Council England- National Portfolio (kwisatiOD ALCS Cultur81 Support and Development Fund 146,477 146.477 4.000 4,000 Crawl¢y BC C8use4 Lld 500 4.960 146.9 159,437 Page 16
ntin ARE D3 CH 2025 2025 2024 Sponsorships 272 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDTfuRE) Net income/(expendilJll¥) is stated after chargIn(creditIng). 2025 21Y24 D¢preciation- owned assets ]ndependent Examiners, fee 76 2200 2,160 TRUSTEES. REMuNllTION AND BENEFrrs During the year payments of £8,918 (2tr14: £7225) were made to three treeS (2024: five ljustees) f(Y consultancy. production and writing fees as [Mitted by th¢ clwitys constitirtio Trustees, expens During the yearthere weretnth, expenses reimbursed of £434 (2(Y24: 74). STAFF COSTS 21Y25 2024 Wages and salarles Social security costs Other pension costs 113,554 7,594 4,763 95,113 1,273 4,265 125,911 100,651 The total paid to Key Management Personnd was £43,870 (202A: £44.847). The avcrdge monthty tllllnber of employe dwing the year was as follo 2025 2024 Average number of employees No employees received emoluments in exce&s of ffiO,000. Page 17
funiL Donatio and legaci&s 146.479 IU61 159,440 Charitable Athiti4q ChaTitabl¢ Activities 22531 22531 169,010 12,961 181.971 EXPENDTTURE OIY Charitable Adivit Charitable Activities IT7931 8.790 186.721 NETINCOMEI(EXPENDfnJRE) (8.21) 4.171 (4.750) RECONCILIAoN OF FUNDS Total funds brought fonwd 139.925 11.820 151,745 131,004 15.991 146.995 TANCIBLE FIXED A&SEf3 Computer equipment At l April 2024 Additions 1353 229 At 31 March 2025 1582 DEPRECIATION At l Awil 2024 Charge foryear 2353 76 At 31 March 2025 1429 IITT BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2025 153 At 31 Marth 2024 Pag¢ 18
TES TO INE YEAR ENDED 31 2024 Trade debto Other debtors 4,000 275 785 3225 3.819 5,060 2025 2024 Trade crolitors Social security and othertsxes Other cRditoTs 1.747 2,685 864 1160 5,734 (95) 3,042 1,143 7.456 9,824 11. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 3113125 At114 Unrestrkted funds General fiu 131,(XM (20,681) IIOJ23 R¢stricted fund8 2,500 4,001 Amazon Literary Partner5bip National Heritage IA)tt¢ry FWKI ALCS Cultural Support and D¢v¢l(ynient 4.001 (698) 3,832 (3.832) (1.400) Cause 4 Ltd 3.560 15.991 (5.930) 10,061 TOTAL FUNDS 146.995 (26,611) 120J84 Page 19
yi CIAL STATE D31 - continued FOR ii. MOVEMEIYT Th FUNDS- eontinutd Net movement in firn included in the above are as follows: Incoming Movement in funds expcnded Unrestricted funds General fimd 205,965 (226.646) (20.681) Restrlcted funds Nati¢)nal Heritage Lottery fiund ALCS Cultur81 Support and Development Fund Cause 4 Ltd (698) (698) (3,832) (1,4(10) (3,832) (1.400) (5.930) (5,930) TOTAL FUNDS 205,965 (232,576) (26,611) Comparntives for movement ID fund$ Net movcment in funds At 3113124 At 114113 UrtCted funds General fund Designated Funds- Telling Our Stories D¢signat¢d Funds- The Coast is Queer 2023 132.475 6.000 1,450 (1,471) (6,000) (1,450) 131.Q04 139,925 (8,921) 131,004 Restrleted funds Culture Recovery Fund Ama7A)n Literdry PaTthership National Heritag¢ Lottery Fund ALCS Cultural Support and Developnrt Fund Cause 4 Ltd 00 1.848 (8,969) 2,500 4.001 698 1153 9,667 3,832 4.960 3,832 4,960 11,820 4,171 15.991 151.745 (4,750) 146,995 Page 20 continue(L..
IWED ii. Movement in funds exF£ndj Unrestricted G¢n¢r41 fund Designated Funds- Telling Our Storics Designated Funds. Th¢ Coast is 2023 169,010 (170,481) (6.000) (1,450) (1.471) {6,000) (1,450) 169.010 (177.931) (&Y21) Restricted Bd$ Culture Recovoy Fund (KJ (2.153) (8.969) 25(K) 1.848 (8,969) 4.(M)I National Herilagc Lottery Fund ALCS Cultural Support and Developm Fund Cause 4 LAd (168) 3.K32 11961 (8,790) 4.171 TOTAL FUNDS 181.971 (186.r21) (4,750) Pagc 21
NEW LA FOR THE YEAR ENDE 31 CH 2025 2024 Donation5 and legacies Donations GTaDts 5QO 146,977 159,437 147.477 159,440 Other trading acliviti4s Sponsorships 272 Charitable activitie5 Workshops and courses 58216 22,531 Total incomiug rwurc 205.965 181,971 ChAllt2ble actiwlties Salaries Social security Pensions Leases, Rent & Businws Ratas Other statSng costs Postage and stationery Sundrtes 'WorksIpS and CUr Accountan Travel and Subsistence Banking and Merdwrt ServiL IT Costs and Software MarketAng 113,554 7,594 4.763 8.753 1532 2584 I,705 56,791 8,320 813 2.526 2,717 6,678 339 1.800 860 7.914 lJ45 1.912 76 95,113 1.273 4,265 1855 1230 772 2212 58,711 968 1.513 1.048 228 890 1580 Independent Examiners, fee Lwi andProf&qsional Fees Hospitslity Company Development Depreciation computer %wipment 1.652 748 lJ97 232576 18or21 232576 18&721 Net expenditure (2A611) (4,750) This page does not fomi pert ofthe statutory financial ststen Page 22