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2021-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04404875 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1093715

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

R T Marke & Co Ltd Chartered Accountants 69 High Street Bideford Devon EX39 2AT

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 8
Independent Examiner's Report 9
Statement of Financial Activities 10 to 11
Balance Sheet 12 to 13
Cash Flow Statement 14
Notes to the Financial Statements 15 to 31
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 32 to 34

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. 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 1 January 2019).

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and 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 published on 16 July 2014.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims

The charity's objects are:

a) To promote, maintain, improve, encourage and provide public education in the arts including the arts of drama, music, singing, dance, painting, sculpture, literature, cinematography and handicrafts.

(b) The provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for the recreation and leisure time occupation of the public with particular regard to Great Torrington and its surrounding district with the object of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intended.

Significant activities

Details of all of the charity's activities during the year can be found below under "Achievements and performance".

Public benefit

The Plough Arts Centre provides exciting opportunities for all people to experience a wide and vibrant range of high quality arts events both as audience and participants. Through creative partnerships the Plough Arts Centre is a welcoming and dynamic venue for artistic expression and education, responsive to the needs of the local community and a beacon for the arts across North Devon - visible and valued throughout the South West.

From our stunning rural setting we offer a varied and exciting programme of arts events and activities. We aim to entertain, inspire, educate and challenge in equal measure. Our packed annual programme includes film, live events, exhibitions, workshops and educational outreach for people of all ages, interests and abilities. We think we are 'the largest arts centre in the smallest town' and we know our positive impact is felt across the region.

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Volunteers

Without our team of volunteers we could not run such a wide range of events and activities. We have over 50 volunteers at present, who jointly clock up around 250 hours a month.

At present the main job for volunteers is as stewards for all our performances, but volunteers can get involved in other areas too, such as projecting films, helping backstage, marketing and publicity, building maintenance, helping with The Plough Cafe and helping with Gallery exhibitions.

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

STRATEGIC REPORT Achievement and performance Charitable activities

The year 2020/21 was completely dominated by the Covid pandemic which threatened the existence of the arts centre. Following closure on 17 March 2020, 80% of Plough staff were sadly made redundant, with a core staff retained on furlough or working to secure funding and plan future activities. The support of the Arts Council, the National Lottery and Garfield Weston was instrumental in ensuring that the charity remained solvent during the period of enforced closure.

After 19 years of steady growth in the total audience for films and live events, the impact of the virus, and the enforced partial closure, meant that tickets sold for films and live events reduced by 92% from 39,842 in 2019/20 to 3,073 in 2020/21.

During the year 2020/21 The Plough programmed 17 film screenings, down from 390 the previous year. The audience for film reduced by 99% from 16,025 to 179.

During the year 2020/21 The Plough programmed 63 live events, down from 296 the previous year. The audience for live events reduced by 88% from 23,817 to 2,894.

Plough Youth Theatre & Outreach workshops and performances went online. These much needed activities, skillfully delivered by PYT & Outreach Director, Sophie Hatch, offered a welcome lifeline to participants during the months of lockdown. This online provision was particularly appreciated by adults with additional needs from Plough Prism and Motion Dance, which included Plough Prism's work on the film 'The Quest to Demon Mountain' written by a participant - Rachel Summers. The young members of Plough the Future organised 15 free online workshops and PYT worked on Witches Can't Be Burned by Silva Semerciyan as part of the National Theatre connections project (which was later performed on April 10 via zoom).

Ploughcapella sessions continued online with Alison Whittall leading an online project to create a new song entitled 'Hidden in the Music' which attracted over 1,000 views online.

A 'Spring Listen' project led by Becki Driscoll and Nick Wyke encouraged workshop participants of all ages to record spring sounds and take photographs during their lockdown walks and use them as the inspiration for a virtual 'Spring Soundscape' performance with music, sounds and images. The National Lottery Community Fund funded these free workshops.

Investment in live stream technology enabled The Plough to stream some events to appreciative audiences. This response to a live streamed classical concert on 6 Nov 2020 was typical: 'May we congratulate you on presenting the classical concert with Toby White and Marina Staneva. We were thrilled to sit and enjoy their beautiful music from our sofa. Obviously not like being present with the artists but certainly the next best thing. We enjoyed both pieces although my favourite was Debussy- Nocturne and Scherzo. It was as if the instruments were talking to each other. A big thank you and congratulations to both artists.'

The planned open-air theatre season of 40+ performances at 15 regional venues was cancelled due to covid. Once restrictions eased, at very short notice, 22 socially distanced open-air performances were reinstated at 7 regional venues (Hartland Abbey, Castle Hill Filleigh, Tapeley Park, Blackberry Farm Milton Damerel, Lapford Mill Crediton, Clovelly Court and The Big Sheep) and attracted 2,327 people who were thrilled to be able to experience live theatre in the fresh air. Some shows such as Heartbreak Productions' 'Alice in Lockdown' were artfully created to reflect the current times.

The planned Plough reopening date of 5 Nov 2020 turned out to be the start of the second lockdown. Special socially distanced indoor live performances and film screenings returned from 10 - 31 Dec, plus a popular three-day Christmas Craft Fair.

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

After 18 years, The Plough's international poetry competition 'The Plough Prize' enjoyed its most successful year to date in 2021 with 2,856 worldwide entries received. The competition was judged by Roger McGough and the winner was Stacey Forbes for her poem 'Speaking of Trees For Suzanne and Peter'. Rose Proudfoot came second with 'House That Sank' and travelled down from Cheshire to read her poem on stage at an event with Roger McGough on 28 Oct 2021.The third Prize winner was Sarah Wimbush for her poem 'Shelling Peas with my Grandmother in The Gorgiolands'. Gill Clayton-Gibbons administered the competition with diligence and energy.

Prior to covid, our Welcome Manager at ThePlough@StAnne's in Barnstaple, Sharon Dixon, had initiated a dynamic programme of events, workshops and exhibitions including many extremely popular history walks & talks across North Devon. Barnstaple Town Council, owners of St Anne's, were delighted with the pre-covid growth in provision and renewed the three-year contract in May 2020. As ThePlough@StAnne's is classified as a Community Centre it was able to reopen in August 2020 for socially distanced tours and workshops, delivered in a safe yet enjoyable way. The workshops proved incredibly popular with many selling out quickly. ThePlough@StAnne's closed again when Devon entered Tier 3 on 5 Nov 2020 until reopening again on 5 Dec with many rescheduled workshops, tours and live events, before closing the doors again on 16 Dec. Many patrons and the workshop providers have expressed their sincere gratitude that the venue opened and programmed socially distanced events in-between lockdowns. One lady in particular stated that she moved to Barnstaple by herself a week prior to the first lockdown and had been incredibly lonely and isolated, but she now meets up regularly with another workshop attendee for lunch.

After three years of successfully programming live events at ThePlough@TheGeorge in South Molton, COVID led them to repurpose the theatre space as four extra bedrooms, thus bringing this area of work to a close. A new venue for Plough live events is being sought in South Molton.

The Gallery programme was curtailed due to COVID, but in December 2020 there was a mixed show by artists whose exhibitions we had been forced to postpone. A popular craft fair took place in the auditorium and supported the work of local makers who were grateful to have a live outlet for their work. However, most of the visual arts programme went online including commissioning Paul Seed to record lockdown life, a community photographic project, an intergenerational dance project with commissioned music by Juleka Nwankwo and 6 films with three artists whose shows had been postponed. We were also able to commission artists such as Joff Winterhart to work with Marland school and Kev Sutherland on the youth takeover programme. The gallery films including Paul Seed's photographs attracted 8,544 Facebook views.

7,400 people viewed the Plough's film on keeping the Plough safe for returning visitors, filmed by Martin Pailthorpe.

During 2020/21 Facebook likes were down slightly from 4,809 in Jan 2020 to 4,799 in March 2021.

During 2020/21 Twitter followers were up 2% from 2,712 in Jan 2020 to 2,778 by March 2021.

During 2019/20 we opened an Instagram account. Followers increased by 40% from 887 in Dec 2019 to 1,242 by March 2021.

Following the introduction of online sales in early 2016, after the installation of the PatronBase box office system, the proportion of Plough tickets sold online grew to 38% by March 2018, to 44% by March 2019, remaining at 44% by March 2020. Sales during COVID were severely restricted.

During the lockdown periods, several buildings projects commenced including improvements to the stairs from the foyer to the gallery, total refurbishment of the toilets and the dressing rooms and the installation of automatic fire doors on the ground floor.

Staff: At the end of the year there was a core staff team of 9 (5 Full Time Equivalent) + 0 x café staff in our trading arm, plus freelance artists and workshop leaders. Many long-serving and committed members of staff retired, resigned, or were made redundant during the year. These included Caroline de Groot (Film Programmer), Julie Cooke (Marketing Manager), Roger Marsh and Daniel Owen (Customer Liaison) and Tinamarie Barnett (Café).

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Trustees: During a challenging year for trustees, in which they had to take on multiple operational duties, there were several changes to trustee personnel. Several longstanding and hard-working trustees stood down, including Jane Rawlinson, John Eeles, John Wehner and Jerry Bix. New trustees were appointed, led by a new Chair, Hugh Wormington.

Fundraising activities

All fundraising activities undertaken by or on behalf of the charity are managed by either the Trustees or the staff of the charity. No professional fund-raisers or commercial participators have been used during the year and the fundraising was not bound by any voluntary scheme for regulating fundraising or any voluntary standard of fundraising.

The charity has monitored fundraising activities and has not received any complaints about any activities for the purpose of fundraising.

Section 172(1) statement

A director of a company must act in the way he considers, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have regard (amongst other matters) to-

(a) the likely consequences of any decision in the long term,

(b) the interests of the company's employees,

(c) the need to foster the company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others,

(d) the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment,

(e) the desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct, and

(f) the need to act fairly as between members of the company.

Financial review

Financial position

Total income for the charity decreased from £748,139 in 2019/20 to £533,403 in 2020/21.

The Statement of Financial Activities shows the charity had incoming resources of £533,403 of which £337,042 was from donations and grants, £51,172 from charitable activities and £145,189 from events and other trading activities. Outgoings during the period totalled £369,502 including depreciation resulting in a surplus for the year of £163,901.

The Plough continued to receive core grant aid from Torrington Town Council, Town Lands Alms Trust and Barnstaple Town Council. Torridge District Council voted to support The Plough with a grant of £25,000 for 2020/21. Future TDC support will be reviewed and negotiated as part of the Plough's business planning process. Additional significant funding came through Garfield Weston, Claire Milne and Devon Community Foundation.

The amount donated back to The Plough from its trading arm, The Plough Café, increased from £nil in 2019/20 to £1,761 in 2020/21.

Subscriptions from Supporters decreased from £32,152 in 2019/20 to £16,103 in 2020/21.

Subscriptions from Business Supporters decreased from £6,100 in 2019/20 to £1,250 in 2020/21.

Reserves policy

After nineteen years as a charity and business The Plough Arts Centre Ltd has designated funds for buildings, technical equipment, closure contingency, the PloughPlus Development Fund, Social Prescribing, Poetry Prize and the Plough Survival Fund of £290,000. There are also restricted funds of £2,520 for the Box Office/I.T. upgrade Fund, £22,460 for the Arts Council Catalyst Evolve Project, £5,032 for the Lift Fund, £2,622 for the Scissor Lift Fund, £9,711 for the Balcony Seats Fund and £5,911 for the Staircase Fund already purchased as fixed assets and being written off as depreciation over seven years, leaving the General Unrestricted Income Fund with a balance of £3,352.

The Trustees' policy is for the designated Plough Survival fund to be kept at a level which will allow the charity to continue to operate in the event of a short term drop in income. Currently the Trustees consider the fund to be adequate but are actively working on ways to improve the level of unrestricted reserves.

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

STRATEGIC REPORT Financial review

Going concern

Since the balance sheet date the charity has been significantly impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and many of the organisations activities had to temporarily cease. The Trustees have been successful in obtaining alternative grant funding, and on the basis of forecasts of cashflow are confident that the charity can continue to operate for at least 12 months from the date of approval of this report. Inherently however, there can be no certainty in relation to these matters.

Financial and risk management objectives and policies

The charities principle financial risk is an ongoing deficit of unrestricted income over outgoings. This has been compounded by the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic after the balance sheet date. The Trustees have prepared a detailed financial forecast which is updated periodically as necessary to allow the charity to plan as well as it is able to for likely deficits. The Trustees are also considering carefully how the charities operations can be organised in future to ensure that unrestricted income is likely to exceed outgoings.

Future plans

With the end date of the Coronavirus pandemic still not clear, the Trustees are currently focussing on ensuring that the charity can survive while operating on a significantly reduced basis.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Nature of governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The charity was incorporated on 27th March 2002 (Company Registration Number: 04404875) and is limited by guarantees given by the members of the charity. On winding up of the charity a member's individual liability is limited to £10. The Plough Arts Centre Ltd is a registered charity under the Charities Act 1993 (Registration Number: 1093715).

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Council of Management members are democratically elected by members of The Plough Supporters Club. Vacancies on the Council of Management are advertised to the supporters when they arise. From time to time a person with specific skills may be co-opted onto the Council of management for a specific purpose.

Organisational structure

The trustees of the charity form the council of management which shall not be less than 3 or more than 12 until otherwise determined by a general meeting. This meets monthly. Trustees are appointed on the basis of an election of the membership.

Much of the day to day running of the charity during the year was delegated by the Trustees to Mr Richard Wolfenden-Brown who is the Arts director.

Decision making

The Trustees are responsible for decision making which takes place at regular Trustee meetings. Certain operational decisions are delegated to senior staff members as the Trustees see fit.

Induction and training of new trustees

New Council of Management members (Trustees) undertake a detailed briefing on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, the memorandum and Articles of Association, the decision making processes via monthly Council of Management meetings, the business plan and minutes of previous Council of Management meetings plus all tabled documents, budgets, accounts and reports.

Key management remuneration

The pay of key management personel is set by the Trustees.

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Related parties

The charity has a trading subsidiary, The Plough Arts Centre (Trading) Ltd, which operates a cafe. Profits from the trading subsidiary are donated to the charity.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Significant financial risks

Monthly review of any significant financial risks via regular meetings with the Director and other members of staff.

Potential financial and non-financial risks

Regular close contact with the Plough Director, Operations Manager and other staff to assess potential financial and non-financial risks in all parts of the operation.

Reserves policy

The reserves policy helps to mitigate risk by setting aside funds to deal with unforeseen eventualities.

Non-financial risks

Non-financial risks are assessed via close adherence to statutory regulations re Fire Risk Assessment, Health and Safety legislation, working at heights directives, food hygiene, electrical safety, lift maintenance, winch gear maintenance, seating maintenance, heating maintenance. Annual insurance with NFU covers all risks to Plough property, staff, volunteers, freelance staff, outreach, plus public liability for customers and visiting artists.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

04404875 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1093715

Registered office

9-11 Fore Street Torrington Devon EX38 8HQ

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

Trustees

Mr H J Wormington Chair Ms P J Maisey Vice-chair (appointed 11.11.20) Mr D J Maisey Dr J Bremner Ms K Wedgeworth Ms L K Porter (appointed 7.12.20) Mr A M Pluckrose (appointed 7.12.20) Mr D A Shepherd (appointed 6.1.21) Mr D M Sheppard (appointed 11.11.20) Mr P J Villiers (appointed 11.11.20) Mr R Mullick (appointed 11.11.20) (resigned 18.4.21) Mr J Eeles (resigned 11.11.20) Prof G C Murray (resigned 11.11.20) Ms F Lloyd (resigned 11.11.20) Mr J M Bix (resigned 29.1.21) Mr A R Fish (resigned 16.7.20) Mr J F Wehner (resigned 11.11.20)

Company Secretary

Mr D M Sheppard

Independent Examiner

Edward Meardon FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales R T Marke & Co Ltd Chartered Accountants 69 High Street Bideford Devon EX39 2AT

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of The Plough Arts Centre Ltd for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Report of the trustees, incorporating a strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on ............................................. and signed on the board's behalf by:

........................................................................ Mr D M Sheppard - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Plough Arts Centre Ltd ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

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 charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). 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

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns 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 accounts to be reached.

Edward Meardon FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales R T Marke & Co Ltd Chartered Accountants 69 High Street Bideford Devon EX39 2AT

Date: .............................................

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

2021
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
Designated
funds
funds
Notes
£
£
£
£
INCOME AND
ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
3
175,964
2,819
158,259
337,042
Charitable activities
6
Gallery & visual art workshop
-
-
-
-
Poetry prize
-
14,246
-
14,246
DCM screen ads
-
-
-
-
Film Screening
-
-
-
-
Live events
5,192
-
-
5,192
Arts hirings
550
-
-
550
In-house arts workshops &
courses
4,015
-
-
4,015
Outreach projects
-
-
-
-
Satellite projects
-
-
-
-
Live events at The George Hotel
-
-
-
-
Live Events at St Annes
3,328
-
-
3,328
Open air theatre
23,841
-
-
23,841
Live events at Devon Hall
-
-
-
-
Other trading activities
4
2,777
-
2,977
5,754
Investment income
5
211
-
-
211
Other income
139,224
-
-
139,224
Total
355,102
17,065
161,236
533,403
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Raising donations and legacies
7
10,430
-
-
10,430
10,430
-
-
10,430
Charitable activities
8
Gallery & visual art workshop
2,519
-
1,000
3,519
Poetry prize
-
5,890
-
5,890
Film Screening
29
-
-
29
Live events
2,309
-
-
2,309
Arts hirings
64
-
-
64
In-house arts workshops &
courses
1,350
-
1,000
2,350
Outreach projects
1,600
-
5,007
6,607
Satellite projects
395
-
-
395
Live events at The George Hotel
-
-
-
-
Live Events at St Annes
1,935
-
-
1,935
Support and governance
38,488
-
101,625
140,113
Open air theatre
17,503
-
-
17,503
Live events at Devon Hall
-
-
-
-
Grant funding of activities
-
-
-
-
Staff costs
112,244
-
66,114
178,358		 2020
Total
funds
£
315,885
10,535
6,853
4,212
58,842
169,113
7,939
5,286
17,503
18,780
7,051
13,452
45,981
14,546
29,019
493
22,649
748,139
27,756
27,756
13,221
3,794
30,579
148,005
-
4,680
24,497
10,915
5,842
8,837
147,671
40,137
12,104
1,043
231,581

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Designated
Notes
£
£
Total
188,866
5,890
NET
INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
166,236
11,175
Transfers between funds
23
(162,884)
176,645
Net movement in funds
3,352
187,820
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
-
102,180
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
3,352
290,000		 Restricted
funds
£
174,746
(13,510)
(13,761)
(27,271)
106,081
78,810		 2021
Total
funds
£
369,502
163,901
-
163,901
208,261
372,162		 2020
Total
funds
£
710,662
37,477
-
37,477
170,784
208,261

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd (Registered number: 04404875)

Balance Sheet 31 March 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Designated
Notes
£
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
18
863
-
Investments
19
1
-
864
-
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
20
2,807
-
Debtors
21
45,587
-
Cash at bank and in hand
26,859
290,000
75,253
290,000
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one
year
22
(72,765)
-
NET CURRENT ASSETS
2,488
290,000
TOTAL ASSETS LESS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
3,352
290,000
NET ASSETS
3,352
290,000
FUNDS
23
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS		 Restricted
funds
£
52,944
-
52,944
-
9,242
27,322
36,564
(10,698)
25,866
78,810
78,810		 2021
Total
funds
£
53,807
1
53,808
2,807
54,829
344,181
401,817
(83,463)
318,354
372,162
372,162
293,352
78,810
372,162		 2020
Total
funds
£
74,204
1
74,205
3,060
65,301
146,689
215,050
(80,994)
134,056
208,261
208,261
102,180
106,081
208,261

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance Sheet - continued

31 March 2021

............................................. Mr H J Wormington - Trustee

............................................. Ms P J Maisey - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Plough Arts Centre Ltd

Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
25
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Interest received
Net cash used in investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting period		 2021
£
202,405
202,405
(5,124)
211
(4,913)
197,492
146,689
344,181		 2020
£
7,436
7,436
(22,671)
493
(22,178)
(14,742)
161,431
146,689

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Plough Arts Centre Ltd is a private company registered with the Charity Commission, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The charitable company's registered company number, registered charity number and registered office address can be found in the Report of the Trustees.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which 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 preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 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.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and remain unchanged from the previous period, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to control its spread have materially and adversely affected the charity's operations. The impact of the pandemic, as well as the effectiveness of government and central bank responses, remain unclear at this time. It is not possible to reliably estimate the duration and severity of these consequences, as well as their impact on the financial position and results of the charity for future periods. The trustees are optimistic that necessary measures can be taken to ensure the viability of the charity and so they have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting as set out below.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The financial statements contain information about The Plough Arts Centre Ltd as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The charity is exempt under Section 399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be qualified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Income from investment is included in the year in which it is receivable.

No incoming resources are included in the SOFA net of expenditure.

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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Expenditure

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 accruals 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.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Raising funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

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.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended by management.

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each material fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Investments

Investments in subsidiaries are valued at cost less impairment.

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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Going concern

Having regard to the charity's anticipated future revenues and costs including repayment of debt where appropriate, together with the expected availability of working capital, the trustees consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.

Government grants

Government grants in respect of capital expenditure are treated as deferred income and are credited to the income and expenditure account over the estimated useful life of the assets to which they relate.

Government grants in respect of revenue items are credited to the income and expenditure account when they are receivable.

3. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
Gift aid
Trading subsidiary donation
Torrington Town Council
Torrington Town and Lands
Barnstaple Town Council
Devon County Council
Torridge District Council
Arts Council
Arts Council COVID grant
Viridor
National Lottery
Devon Community Foundation
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Culture Recovery Fund
Supporters Subscriptions
Plough Survival Fund
Power The Plough Appeal
Fundraising
Business Supporters
COVID fund income		 2021
£
25,518
(1,685)
1,761
10,000
10,000
15,000
-
25,000
-
50,000
-
73,000
-
-
80,424
16,103
2,819
-
1,063
1,250
26,789
337,042		 2020
£
22,930
15,941
-
10,000
5,000
15,000
5,100
-
39,772
9,061
12,667
9,445
6,222
3,000
-
32,152
62,261
53,900
7,334
6,100
-
315,885

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

4.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Shop income
Fees and supplies
5.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Bank account interest
6.
GOVERNMENT GRANT INCOME
Included in income are government grants totalling £392,648 (2020 - £93,973).
7.
RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Staff costs
Costs of generating donations and legacies
Costs of trading activities		 2021
£
1,583
4,171
5,754
2021
£
211
2021
£
5,859
730
3,841
10,430		 2020
£
15,659
13,360
29,019
2020
£
493
2020
£
17,517
3,762
6,477
27,756

8. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

The cost of charitable activities includes support costs of £137,364 (2020 - £147,671) as set out in note 11.

9. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Staff costs
Events and projects costs
Bad debts		 2021
£
178,358
43,286
64
221,708		 2020
£
231,581
302,611
-
534,192

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10. GRANTS PAYABLE

Grant funding of activities
11.
SUPPORT COSTS
Finance
£
Support and governance
257
12.
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Independent Examiners' remuneration
Depreciation - owned assets		 2021
£
-
Governance
Other
costs
£
£
128,496
8,611
2021
£
3,360
25,521		 2020
£
1,043
Totals
£
137,364
2020
£
2,160
26,052

13. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.

One trustee received £1,500 (2020 - £nil) for website work on a self employed basis.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.

14. STAFF COSTS

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2021
£
175,346
5,504
3,367
184,217		 2020
£
228,994
10,563
9,541
249,098

Additionally, the charity incurred redundancy costs of £23,058 (2020 - £nil) during the year.

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14. STAFF COSTS - continued

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

Management
Box office and marketing
Technical
Outreach
Cleaning
Visual Arts
Film programming
Fundraising
Maintenance		 2021
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
14		 2020
1
6
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
17

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

15. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
funds
Designated
£
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
153,698
62,261
Charitable activities
Gallery & visual art workshop
10,535
-
Poetry prize
6,853
-
DCM screen ads
4,212
-
Film Screening
58,842
-
Live events
169,113
-
Arts hirings
7,939
-
In-house arts workshops & courses
5,286
-
Outreach projects
17,503
-
Satellite projects
18,780
-
Live events at The George Hotel
7,051
-
Live Events at St Annes
13,452
-
Open air theatre
45,981
-
Live events at Devon Hall
14,546
-
Other trading activities
29,019
-
Investment income
493
-
Other income
22,649
-
Total
585,952
62,261
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Raising donations and legacies
13,875
-
13,875
-		 Restricted
funds
£
99,926
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
99,926
13,881
13,881		 Total
funds
£
315,885
10,535
6,853
4,212
58,842
169,113
7,939
5,286
17,503
18,780
7,051
13,452
45,981
14,546
29,019
493
22,649
748,139
27,756
27,756

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15.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
Designated
funds
£
£
£
Charitable activities
Gallery & visual art workshop
847
-
12,374
Poetry prize
2,144
-
1,650
Film Screening
30,579
-
-
Live events
145,178
-
2,827
In-house arts workshops & courses
4,680
-
-
Outreach projects
10,244
-
14,253
Satellite projects
10,915
-
-
Live events at The George Hotel
5,842
-
-
Live Events at St Annes
8,837
-
-
Support and governance
83,425
-
64,246
Open air theatre
40,133
-
4
Live events at Devon Hall
12,104
-
-
Grant funding of activities
-
-
1,043
Staff costs
224,369
-
7,212
Total
593,172
-
117,490
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(7,220)
62,261
(17,564)
Transfers between funds
7,220
(7,220)
-
Net movement in funds
-
55,041
(17,564)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
-
47,139
123,645
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
-
102,180
106,081		 Total
funds
£
13,221
3,794
30,579
148,005
4,680
24,497
10,915
5,842
8,837
147,671
40,137
12,104
1,043
231,581
710,662
37,477
-
37,477
170,784
208,261

16. KEY MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION

The total compensation payable for the year to those individuals whom the trustees consider to be key management personnel was £34,405 (2020 - £37,682).

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17. ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers collectively give approximately three thousand hours of service each year to the charity.

18. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

18. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
£
COST
At 1 April 2020 298,472
Additions 5,124
At 31 March 2021 303,596
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2020 224,268
Charge for year 25,521
At 31 March 2021 249,789
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2021 53,807
At 31 March 2020 74,204
19. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£
MARKET VALUE
At 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 1
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2021 1
At 31 March 2020 1

There were no investment assets outside the UK.

The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

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19. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

The Plough Arts Centre (Trading) Ltd

Registered office: 9-11 Fore Street, Torrington, Devon, England Nature of business: Cafe

%
Class of share:
holding
Ordinary
100
Aggregate capital and reserves
(Loss)/profit for the year
20.
STOCKS
Stocks
21.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
22.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accrued expenses
Deferred income		 2021
£
(2,062)
(1,382)
2021
£
2,807
2021
£
114
26,205
28,510
54,829
2021
£
16,554
3,332
9,301
26,589
27,687
83,463		 2020
£
(680)
1,763
2020
£
3,060
2020
£
8,993
3,000
53,308
65,301
2020
£
19,569
2,193
1,711
17,077
40,444
80,994

Deferred income relates to income received in advance of the related event taking place. Deferred income at the start of the year was released in full during the year.

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Building Reserves Fund
Technical Equipment Reserves Fund
Closure Contingency Fund
Plough Survival Fund
Social Prescribing
Poetry Prize
Restricted funds
Box Office/IT Upgrade Fund
Arts Council Project
Lift Fund
Staircase Fund
Youth Theatre
School Transport
Plough Development
Refurbishment
Scissor Lift Fund
Balcony Seats Fund
Fire Doors Fund
DCF Plough the Future
Jubilee Wood
Culture Recovery Fund
National Lottery Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.20
£
-
10,000
5,000
50,000
34,680
2,500
-
102,180
6,715
30,006
10,171
7,453
4,885
1,853
1,050
6,926
3,622
12,245
14,945
4,922
1,288
-
-
106,081
208,261		 Net
movement
in funds
£
166,236
-
-
-
2,819
-
8,356
177,411
(4,195)
(7,546)
(5,139)
(1,542)
6,428
-
(421)
(2,065)
(1,000)
(2,534)
(14,945)
(200)
-
6,226
13,423
(13,510)
163,901		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(162,884)
70,000
10,000
-
100,501
2,500
(6,356)
13,761
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,226)
(7,535)
(13,761)
-		 At
31.3.21
£
3,352
80,000
15,000
50,000
138,000
5,000
2,000
293,352
2,520
22,460
5,032
5,911
11,313
1,853
629
4,861
2,622
9,711
-
4,722
1,288
-
5,888
78,810
372,162

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Plough Survival Fund
Poetry Prize
Restricted funds
Box Office/IT Upgrade Fund
Arts Council Project
Lift Fund
Staircase Fund
Youth Theatre
Plough Development
Refurbishment
Scissor Lift Fund
Balcony Seats Fund
Fire Doors Fund
DCF Plough the Future
Culture Recovery Fund
National Lottery Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
355,102
2,819
14,246
372,167
-
-
-
-
7,012
-
-
-
-
-
-
81,224
73,000
161,236
533,403		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(188,866)
166,236
-
2,819
(5,890)
8,356
(194,756)
177,411
(4,195)
(4,195)
(7,546)
(7,546)
(5,139)
(5,139)
(1,542)
(1,542)
(584)
6,428
(421)
(421)
(2,065)
(2,065)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(2,534)
(2,534)
(14,945)
(14,945)
(200)
(200)
(74,998)
6,226
(59,577)
13,423
(174,746)
(13,510)
(369,502)
163,901

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Building Reserves Fund
Technical Equipment Reserves Fund
Closure Contingency Fund
PloughPlus Development Fund
Plough Survival Fund
Social Prescribing
Restricted funds
Digital Equipment Fund
Box Office/IT Upgrade Fund
Arts Council Project
Lift Fund
Staircase Fund
Youth Theatre
School Transport
Blank
Plough Development
Refurbishment
Other sundry restricted funds
Scissor Lift Fund
Balcony Seats Fund
Fire Doors Fund
DCF Plough the Future
Jubilee Wood
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.19
£
-
14,771
14,771
14,771
2,826
-
-
47,139
10,086
10,495
63,212
10,503
3,000
10,042
996
1,650
356
6,926
3,879
2,500
-
-
-
-
123,645
170,784		 Net
movement
in funds
£
(7,220)
-
-
-
-
62,261
-
55,041
(10,086)
(3,780)
(33,206)
(332)
4,453
(5,157)
857
(1,650)
694
-
(3,879)
1,122
12,245
14,945
4,922
1,288
(17,564)
37,477		 Transfers
between
funds
£
7,220
(4,771)
(9,771)
35,229
(2,826)
(27,581)
2,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 At
31.3.20
£
-
10,000
5,000
50,000
-
34,680
2,500
102,180
-
6,715
30,006
10,171
7,453
4,885
1,853
-
1,050
6,926
-
3,622
12,245
14,945
4,922
1,288
106,081
208,261

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Plough Survival Fund
Restricted funds
Digital Equipment Fund
Box Office/IT Upgrade Fund
Arts Council Project
Lift Fund
Staircase Fund
Youth Theatre
School Transport
Blank
Plough Development
Other sundry restricted funds
Scissor Lift Fund
Balcony Seats Fund
Blank
Fire Doors Fund
DCC Health & Wellbeing
DCF Plough the Future
Jubilee Wood
TOTAL FUNDS		 Incoming
resources
£
585,952
62,261
648,213
-
-
27,269
-
4,710
11,141
1,700
-
5,117
366
1,640
12,667
9,061
14,945
5,100
4,922
1,288
99,926
748,139		 Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(593,172)
(7,220)
-
62,261
(593,172)
55,041
(10,086)
(10,086)
(3,780)
(3,780)
(60,475)
(33,206)
(332)
(332)
(257)
4,453
(16,298)
(5,157)
(843)
857
(1,650)
(1,650)
(4,423)
694
(4,245)
(3,879)
(518)
1,122
(422)
12,245
(9,061)
-
-
14,945
(5,100)
-
-
4,922
-
1,288
(117,490)
(17,564)
(710,662)
37,477

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Building Reserves Fund
Technical Equipment Reserves Fund
Closure Contingency Fund
PloughPlus Development Fund
Plough Survival Fund
Social Prescribing
Poetry Prize
Restricted funds
Digital Equipment Fund
Box Office/IT Upgrade Fund
Arts Council Project
Lift Fund
Staircase Fund
Youth Theatre
School Transport
Blank
Plough Development
Refurbishment
Other sundry restricted funds
Scissor Lift Fund
Balcony Seats Fund
DCF Plough the Future
Jubilee Wood
Culture Recovery Fund
National Lottery Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 At 1.4.19
£
-
14,771
14,771
14,771
2,826
-
-
-
47,139
10,086
10,495
63,212
10,503
3,000
10,042
996
1,650
356
6,926
3,879
2,500
-
-
-
-
-
123,645
170,784		 Net
movement
in funds
£
159,016
-
-
-
-
65,080
-
8,356
232,452
(10,086)
(7,975)
(40,752)
(5,471)
2,911
1,271
857
(1,650)
273
(2,065)
(3,879)
122
9,711
4,722
1,288
6,226
13,423
(31,074)
201,378		 Transfers
between
funds
£
(155,664)
65,229
229
35,229
(2,826)
72,920
5,000
(6,356)
13,761
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,226)
(7,535)
(13,761)
-		 At
31.3.21
£
3,352
80,000
15,000
50,000
-
138,000
5,000
2,000
293,352
-
2,520
22,460
5,032
5,911
11,313
1,853
-
629
4,861
-
2,622
9,711
4,722
1,288
-
5,888
78,810
372,162

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 941,054 (782,038) 159,016
Plough Survival Fund 65,080 - 65,080
Poetry Prize 14,246 (5,890) 8,356
1,020,380 (787,928) 232,452
Restricted funds
Digital Equipment Fund - (10,086) (10,086)
Box Office/IT Upgrade Fund - (7,975) (7,975)
Arts Council Project 27,269 (68,021) (40,752)
Lift Fund - (5,471) (5,471)
Staircase Fund 4,710 (1,799) 2,911
Youth Theatre 18,153 (16,882) 1,271
School Transport 1,700 (843) 857
Blank - (1,650) (1,650)
Plough Development 5,117 (4,844) 273
Refurbishment - (2,065) (2,065)
Other sundry restricted funds 366 (4,245) (3,879)
Scissor Lift Fund 1,640 (1,518) 122
Balcony Seats Fund 12,667 (2,956) 9,711
Blank 9,061 (9,061) -
Fire Doors Fund 14,945 (14,945) -
DCC Health & Wellbeing 5,100 (5,100) -
DCF Plough the Future 4,922 (200) 4,722
Jubilee Wood 1,288 - 1,288
Culture Recovery Fund 81,224 (74,998) 6,226
National Lottery Fund 73,000 (59,577) 13,423
261,162 (292,236) (31,074)
TOTAL FUNDS 1,281,542 (1,080,164 ) 201,378

Purpose of material unrestricted funds

General funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specific purpose and which the charity may use for its purpose at its discretion.

The Building Reserves fund has been designated to cover future costs relating to the charity's property and in particular refurbishment of toilets and replacement of fire doors, to the extent that costs exceeded the balance on the restricted fire doors fund.

The Closure Contingency fund has been designated to cover the costs expected to be incurred in the event the charity was forced to close.

The Plough Survival fund has been designated to cover short term losses in the event of unforeseen operating circumstances and based on six months of overheads..

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23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Purposes of material restricted funds

The Arts Council Project fund provides funding for a variety of the projects undertaken by the charity.

The Culture Recovery fund and National Lottery fund are both funds relating to support during Covid and related lockdowns.

In the opinion of the Trustees, sufficient funds are held in an appropriate form to enable each fund to be applied in accordance with the relevant restrictions.

Transfers between funds

Transfers have between made between designated funds to bring the closing balances on these funds to the amounts which the trustees consider appropriate to meet the financial requirements of the relevant fund.

Transfers of unspent funds to general reserves have been made from the Culture Recovery fund and National Lottery fund as agreed with the relevant funders.

24. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no disclosable related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2021 other than the key management remuneration and the fees charged by a trustee disclosed above.

25. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial
Activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
Interest received
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by operations		 2021
£
163,901
25,521
(211)
253
10,472
2,469
202,405		 2020
£
37,477
26,052
(493)
(789)
(7,525)
(47,286)
7,436

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ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.4.20 Cash flow At 31.3.21
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 146,689 197,492 344,181
146,689 197,492 344,181
Total 146,689 197,492 344,181

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27. CHARITY STATUS

The charity is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the Trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations
Gift aid
Trading subsidiary donation
Torrington Town Council
Torrington Town and Lands
Barnstaple Town Council
Devon County Council
Torridge District Council
Arts Council
Arts Council COVID grant
Viridor
National Lottery
Devon Community Foundation
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Culture Recovery Fund
Supporters Subscriptions
Plough Survival Fund
Power The Plough Appeal
Fundraising
Business Supporters
COVID fund income
Other trading activities
Shop income
Fees and supplies
Investment income
Bank account interest
Charitable activities
Live events
Live events at The George Hotel
Live events at St Annes
Live events at Devon Hall
Film screening
Open air theatre
Outreach projects
Satellite projects
Gallery and visual art workshop
Carried forward		 2021
£
25,518
(1,685)
1,761
10,000
10,000
15,000
-
25,000
-
50,000
-
73,000
-
-
80,424
16,103
2,819
-
1,063
1,250
26,789
337,042
1,583
4,171
5,754
211
5,192
-
3,328
-
-
23,841
-
-
-
32,361		 2020
£
22,930
15,941
-
10,000
5,000
15,000
5,100
-
39,772
9,061
12,667
9,445
6,222
3,000
-
32,152
62,261
53,900
7,334
6,100
-
315,885
15,659
13,360
29,019
493
169,113
7,051
13,452
14,546
58,842
45,981
17,503
18,780
10,535
355,803

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Charitable activities
Brought forward
Poetry prize
DCM screen ads
Arts hirings
In-house arts workshops & courses
Other income
Government grants
Non art hirings
Income from trading subsidiary
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Raising donations and legacies
Wages
Costs of generating donations and legacies
Costs of trading activities
Charitable activities
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Events and projects costs
Bad debts
Grants to individuals
Support costs
Finance
Bank charges
Other
Rates and water
Insurance
Light and heat
Carried forward		 2021
£
32,361
14,246
-
550
4,015
51,172
139,224
-
-
139,224
533,403
5,859
730
3,841
10,430
169,487
5,504
3,367
43,286
64
-
221,708
257
770
7,972
6,215
14,957		 2020
£
355,803
6,853
4,212
7,939
5,286
380,093
5,595
12,554
4,500
22,649
748,139
17,517
3,762
6,477
27,756
211,477
10,563
9,541
302,611
-
1,043
535,235
9,864
3,015
7,686
13,376
24,077

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Other
Brought forward
Telephone
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Repairs and maintenance
Advertising
Travel
Redundancy costs
Legal fees
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Governance costs
Independent Examiners' remuneration
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Total resources expended
Net income		 2021
£
14,957
3,678
2,580
13,387
42,345
1,382
250
23,058
1,338
25,521
128,496
3,360
5,251
8,611
369,502
163,901		 2020
£
24,077
7,263
14,808
1,874
24,786
26,965
2,666
-
-
26,052
128,491
2,160
7,156
9,316
710,662
37,477

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