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Company number 4421812 Charity number England & Wales 1094936 Charity number Scotland SC049324

LUX

(Limited by Guarantee)

Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Breckman & Company Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 49 South Molton Street London W1K 5LH

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LUX

(Limited by Guarantee)

Contents

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1 - 2
Trustees' Report 3 - 9
Auditors' Report 10 - 13
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) 14 - 20
Balance Sheet 21
Cash Flow Statement 22
Notes to the Financial Statements 23 - 35

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Reference and Administrative Details

Constitution

The company is a private company limited by guarantee registered in EW - England & Wales, company number 4421812, incorporated under the Companies Act, and its governing document is its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The company is a registered charity in England & Wales, number 1094936, and in Scotland, number SC049324.

Directors and trustees

The directors of the charitable company ("the charity") are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.

As set out in the Articles of Association the trustees are appointed as follows:

The subscribers to the memorandum and such other persons as are admitted to membership in accordance with the articles shall be members of the company. Subject to Article 7, every person who wishes to become a member shall deliver to the company an application for membership in such form as the trustees require signed by him or her.

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees are ongoing and incorporated indirectly into the regular trustees meetings.

The trustees during the year and since the year end, were:

Catherine Des Forges (Co-Chair) Elke Finkenauer resigned 1 October 2024 Harry Fisher-Jones appointed 18 June 2024 Joanna Fraga Mamede resigned 23 September 2025 Andrea Francke resigned 27 August 2024 Melissa Gronlund appointed 2 October 2024 Onyeka Igwe resigned 28 May 2024 Remi Lacroix appointed 17 October 2024 Dr So Mayer resigned 19 September 2024 Myriam Mouflih appointed 15 October 2024 Tessa Norton resigned 19 September 2024 Maria Palacios Cruz (Co Chair) appointed 25 January 2025 Colm Peare Xavier Pillai resigned 23 September 2025 Alia Syed resigned 24 June 2025

Chief Executive

Benjamin Cook resigned 4 December 2024 Kitty Anderson Interim Chief Executive appointed 5 December 2024 to 31 March 2025 Alexandra Roche appointed 10 February 2025 (undertaking duties from 1 April 2025)

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Reference and Administrative Details

Auditors

Breckman & Company Ltd, Chartered Certified Accountants, 49 South Molton Street, London W1K 5LH.

Bankers

The Co-operative Bank, PO Box 200, Skelmersdale WN8 6GH. Triodos Bank, Deanery Road, Bristol BS1 5AS. Cater Allen Private Bank, 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London NW1 3AN.

Registered office and operation address

Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5JF.

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Trustees' Report

The trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors' report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The reference and administrative details set out on pages 1 and 2 form part of this report. The financial statements comply with Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association 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 (FRS 102).

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The purpose of the charity is:

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education in the arts particularly the arts of film and video making and other moving image arts for the public benefit.

The charity has three main aims in reference to its objectives which are advocacy for moving image arts, providing access to moving image arts and supporting moving image arts. These aims and objectives are achieved through the following strategies:

Advocacy

Access

Support

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit : running a charity (PB2).

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Trustees' Report

Organisational structure

A board of trustees of up to 12 members, who meet quarterly, administers the charity. Trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees. The board also includes a Finance Sub-Committee of Trustees that meets regularly and reports to the Board. The Director, appointed by the Trustees, manages the day-to-day operations of the charity together with the Head of Finance and Operations. The Director is responsible to the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees

Responsibility for the induction of new trustees rests with the current trustees. The induction procedure consists of an introduction to current trustees, all members of staff, to the charity's work and projects and a visit to the charity's offices and selected projects. Ongoing training needs of trustees are monitored and acted upon through a regular, pro-active process of board development.

Pay policy for senior staff

Staff pay/remuneration is reviewed on a yearly basis by the board of trustees, no staff receive more than £60,000 per annum.

Achievements and performance 2024/25

LUX is a national arts agency that exists to support and promote artists working with the moving image through distribution, exhibition, publishing, education and research. It has a public programme of exhibitions, screenings and publishing both in the UK and overseas, but the major part of its work is as a support network for artists' and artists organisations (representing artists' works, providing specialist advice and services to institutions and arts professionals) as well as the care, promotion and development of the UK's only significant collection of artists' film and video.

LUX's distribution service works to promote and support the work of over 1,500 artists annually - making artists work available to exhibitors on a national and international basis, providing pastoral care, professional advice and negotiating artists' fees to enable artists to develop a sustainable practice - this has expanded by 4 artists and 99 new works in the 2024/25. New artists represented in 2024/25: Jumana Manna, Lawrence Lek, Michelle Williams Gamaker and Gelare Khoshgozaran.

We organise and host LUX artists' forum groups around the country which enable artists to explore ideas and professional issues with LUX and their peers as well as connect with other LUX groups around the UK and Ireland, currently supporting groups in London, Nottingham, Wales, and Dublin. We offer one-on-one advice sessions and workshops for artists in the UK supporting over 200 artists from around the UK.

LUX has a large and diverse international network ranging from artist-run spaces to major museums, we work with these partners to present UK artists work overseas and collaborate on the staging of screenings and exhibitions. LUX also works with international organisations and artists to present and make available their work in the UK both through distribution and public programming. LUX is invited to present its work and UK artists every month throughout the year at international screenings, galleries, festivals and biennials. In 2024/25 works from LUX Collection were distributed to and presented at Barbican, London; Nottingham Contemporary; Baltic, The Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead; Bangkok Experimental Film Festival; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea; Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong; Courtisane Film Festival, Ghent; Museum Moderner Kunst Wien (MUMOK); European Media Art Festival (EMAF); Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Greek Film Archive; Los Angeles Filmforum; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and Harvard Film Archive, amongst others.

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Trustees' Report

We regularly work with the British Council and other national cultural agencies in terms of cultural exchange through exhibition exchanges, residencies and co-productions. LUX is part of a number of international networks to extend the reach of our work and access new markets for UK work. In 2024/25 LUX organised and delivered a curatorial development programme for curators from Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.

LUX aims to advocate for and make accessible artists' moving image work to the general public and enable them to have their own creative experiences. As an agency we achieve this by annually supporting a large number of exhibitions, screenings and events on a local, national and international basis through our collection and distribution service with a wide range of partner organisations. We also organise touring projects which provide access to pre-curated selections of work which are presented in context with supporting materials for venues which may not have the capacity to develop projects themselves. We work with a range of partners to develop contextual event and engagement programmes responding to their core programme or special events . We usually organise our own public programme at our home bases in London and Glasgow and with host partners which take a range of forms from exhibitions to events to workshops appropriate to the artists and work we are presenting which again moved to online.

LUX aims to increase visitors to the LUX website, events and subscribers annually and seeks to improve visitor experience and accessibility. Year on year we have sought to increase the reach and number of our audiences through distribution, partner programming and our own public projects.

As a small organisation with a strong public ethos, we remain focused on the qualitative and experiential dimensions of our work. As an artist-centred organisation, we provide sustained support to artists at all stages of their careers, from ongoing assistance for distribution artists to the commissioning and production of new projects and development opportunities for emerging practitioners, including one-to-one mentoring and peer-led initiatives.

Our public programme reflects this commitment, prioritising artistic excellence, effective advocacy, and high-quality presentation. Each event is developed in close collaboration with artists, with LUX staff overseeing all aspects of planning and delivery.

We also place strong emphasis on interpretation and audience engagement, ensuring that activities include contextual materials, artist and curator talks, and opportunities for discussion to deepen understanding of the work presented.

LUX has continued to deliver a blended programme of on and off-line activity to offer maximum accessibility of local and national audiences across the UK. Programme highlights have included:

Exhibitions, Events and Workshops

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Trustees' Report

Commissions

Residencies

London Curatorial Intensive for curators from South Asia in collaboration with Art South Asia Project and British Council.

Education and Professional Development

Organisational Development

Plans for Future Periods

General aims and objectives 2025/26

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Trustees' Report

Financial Review and Reserves Policy

The charity is aiming to maintain a level of free reserves i.e. those not invested in tangible fixed assets, that would sustain its operations over a 3-month period should its revenue grants and income generating activities be temporarily curtailed. This figure is currently £196,061. Restricted funds of £55,467 were held at the year-end.

Major Risks

The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the management of risks faced by the organisation. They regularly review the organisation’s risk register and management plan, which includes:

The principal risks and uncertainties which may impact the charity’s ability to achieve its strategic objectives are as follows:

  1. Withdrawal of core funding (Arts Council England / Creative Scotland) Funding from Arts Council England is secured for 2023–28 and Creative Scotland has confirmed multi-year support for 2025–28. The organisation maintains strong relationships with both funders and monitors their strategic priorities.

2. Shortfall in self-generated income Income is tracked closely, with budgets allowing flexibility to manage fluctuations. Current forecasts indicate targets will be met.

  1. Rising building and facilities costs

  2. A 10-year lease with the London Borough of Camden (agreed in 2022) secures premises at a stable rent, limiting exposure to cost increases.

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Trustees' Report

4. Increasing energy costs

5. Economic and market uncertainty (including Brexit impacts) Income diversification is prioritised to reduce dependence on any single funding source.

6. Rising staff costs due to increases in National Insurance and the cost of living, leading to challenges in staff retention and affordability

Strong financial management and maintaining healthy reserves, including a sustainability fund, support ongoing operational stability.

Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

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

Company law requires the 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 the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 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.

In so far as the trustees are aware at the time of approving our trustees' annual report:

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Trustees' Report

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.

Small company exemptions

This report is prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 2 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

[ Catarine872B2B8A1AD04EF-...DocuSigned by: Des Forms Catherine Des Forges (Co-Chair)

Trustee

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Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of LUX

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of LUX (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

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

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

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the trustees annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of LUX

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charity Accounts (Scotland) Regulations (as amended) requirs us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement set out on pages 8 and 9, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

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Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of LUX

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

Our assessment focussed on key laws and regulations the charitable company has to comply with and areas of the financial statements we assessed as being more susceptible to misstatement. These key laws and regulations included but were not limited to compliance with the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011, taxation legislation, data protection and employment legislation.

We are not responsible for preventing irregularities. Our approach to detecting irregularities included, but was not limited to, the following:

Whilst considering how our audit work addressed the detection of irregularities, we also considered the likelihood of detection based on our approach. Irregularities arising from fraud are inherently more difficult to detect than those arising from error.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mr Graham Berry FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Breckman & Company Ltd Statutory Auditors Chartered Certified Accountants

49 South Molton Street London W1K 5LH

2 December 2025

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
Notes
£
£
Income and endowments from:
2
Donations and legacies - page 15
206,058
-
Charitable activities:
Artistic income - pages 15 - 16
325,560
253,157
Investments
3,007
-
Other income
3
58,527
-
Total
593,152
253,157
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities:
Artistic expenditure - pages 17 - 18
587,440
242,091
Other
4
2,752
-
Total
590,192
242,091
Net income/(expenditure)
5
2,960
11,066
Transfers between funds
17, 18
16,701
)
(16,701
Net movement in funds
19,661
)
(5,635
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
393,206
61,102
Total funds carried forward
17, 18
412,867
55,467		 2025
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
£
£
£
206,058
206,473
-
578,717
304,031
191,633
3,007
1,695
-
58,527
41,875
-
846,309
554,074
191,633
829,531
557,200
310,720
2,752
-
-
832,283
557,200
310,720
14,026
)
(3,126
)
(119,087
-
9,347
)
(9,347
14,026
6,221
)
(128,434
454,308
386,985
189,536
468,334
393,206
61,102		 2024
Total
£
206,473
495,664
1,695
41,875
745,707
867,920
-
867,920
)
(122,213
-
)
(122,213
576,521
454,308

The notes on pages 23 to 35 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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

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LUX

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Year ended 31 March 2025

Income from donations and legacies
Grants
Arts Council England - NPO funding
Creative Scotland - multi year funding
Donations
Sundry
Income from charitable activities
Artistic income
Distribution hires
Edition sales
Publication sales
Distribution charges
Production services
Programming
Project income
Educational partnerships
Other income		 2025
£
205,841
37
205,878
180
206,058
158,260
39,192
12,076
18,133
1,435
22,361
69,455
4,648
-
325,560		 2024
£
205,841
-
205,841
632
206,473
176,880
50,000
10,617
21,059
2,503
3,217
30,480
8,139
1,136
304,031

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Year ended 31 March 2025

Project specific funding
Grants/project income
Aberdeen City Council
AMIP
Art Fund
British Council
Cample Line
Creative Scotland
DCA
Film Hub Scotland
Film London
Fluxus
Glasgow School of Art
Hope Scott Trust
Hospitalfield Trust
Royal College of Art
Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
University of Glasgow
University of Westminster		 2025
£
-
-
7,953
6,000
-
177,630
18,957
-
-
827
5,584
1,400
250
6,187
28,069
300
-
253,157		 2024
£
8,000
2,620
1,700
34,622
212
125,926
3,313
355
336
173
986
-
-
2,890
8,000
100
2,400
191,633

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LUX

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Year ended 31 March 2025

Expenditure on charitable activities
Artistic programme
Artistic salaries
Project salaries
Social security costs
Staff pension costs
Sundry project costs
Marketing
Website
Education
Programming
Balance carried forward		 2025
£
79,457
112,513
13,721
9,017
94
8,339
4,238
8,461
125,518
361,358		 2024
£
84,234
112,900
13,401
9,597
2,710
6,818
4,119
11,869
169,094
414,742

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LUX

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Year ended 31 March 2025

Balance brought forward
Distribution costs
Opening stock
Closing stock
Salaries
Social security costs
Staff pension costs
Royalties
Edition expenses
Collection
Distribution expenses
Production services
Sundry
Support costs - page 19
Governance costs - page 20		 2025
£
401
)
(333
118,107
9,587
5,905
87,420
12,667
2,908
8,145
397
5,202		 £
361,358
250,406
182,583
35,184
829,531		 2024
£
1,087
)
(401
112,787
10,544
5,626
89,558
33,336
2,736
7,061
1,735
4,960		 £
414,742
269,029
134,231
49,918
867,920

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LUX

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Year ended 31 March 2025

Support and governance costs
Support costs
Office overheads
Rent/rates
Services
Insurance
Amortisation of short leasehold
Depreciation of equipment
Depreciation of website
Administration costs
Salaries
London living bonus
Fees
Social security costs
Staff pension costs
Staff training/recruitment/welfare
Office supplies/courier/duty
IT
Sundry
Balance carried forward		 2025
£
35,219
12,757
5,932
-
496
4,810
70,523
-
15,612
5,042
3,288
17,477
3,659
6,212
1,556		 £
59,214
123,369
182,583		 2024
£
34,269
7,815
5,523
394
106
4,810
44,789
5,020
3,313
3,693
1,918
11,063
5,210
6,283
25		 £
52,917
81,314
134,231

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LUX

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Year ended 31 March 2025

Balance brought forward
Governance costs
Legal/professional
Irrecoverable VAT
Bookkeeping
Accountancy/consultancy
Audit
Board/governance costs		 2025
£
9,171
3,546
5,284
10,138
5,500
1,545		 £
182,583
35,184
217,767		 2024
£
12,515
18,430
6,140
5,600
5,500
1,733		 £
134,231
49,918
184,149

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Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Balance Sheet
31 March 2025 31 March 2025
2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 11 3,628 8,934
Current assets
Stocks 12 333 401
Debtors 13 169,612 81,507
Cash at bank and in hand 477,799 710,150
647,744 792,058
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year 14 )
(183,038		 )
(346,684
Net current assets 464,706 445,374
Total assets less current
liabilities 468,334 454,308
The funds of the charity:
Unrestricted funds 17
- General fund 358,867 382,861
- Designated funds 54,000 10,345
Total unrestricted funds 412,867 393,206
Restricted funds 18 55,467 61,102
Total charity funds 468,334 454,308

The trustees have prepared these accounts in accordance with section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 138 of the Charities Act 2011. These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

The accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 2 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by

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The notes on pages 23 to 35 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
23
Cash flows from investing activities:
22
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Net cash provided by investment activities
Change in cash at bank and in hand in the reporting
period
Cash at bank and in hand at the beginning of the
reporting period
Cash at bank and in hand at the end of the
reporting period		 2025
£
)
(235,358
3,007
-
3,007
)
(232,351
710,150
477,799		 2024
£
126,166
1,695
)
(1,704
)
(9
126,157
583,993
710,150

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Accounting policies

1.1. Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (issued in October 2019) 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) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), and the Companies Act 2006.

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

1.2. Going Concern

The charity is dependent on the continued support of grant aiding bodies. The trustees believe that the charity will continue to receive this support and accordingly consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.

1.3. Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when:

- Donations and legacies

Grants/donations are recognised in incoming resources in the year in which they are receivable, except as follows:

- Charitable activities

Artistic income - income from hires, screenings, projects and sundry other artistic income is included in incoming resources in the period in which the relevant activity takes place.

Project specific funding - when donors specify that donations and grants are for particular restricted purposes, which do not amount to pre-conditions regarding entitlement, this income is included in incoming resources of restricted funds when receivable.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

- Donated services and facilities

Donated services or facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. On receipt, donated services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

- Investment income

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

1.4. Expenditure

All expenditure is included on an accruals basis inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered and is recognised when:

- Charitable activities

Costs incurred in the touring and presentation of events, exhibitions and the production and distribution of artists film and video.

- Support costs

The administrative and overhead costs associated with running the office from which the company operates as well as governance costs. Support costs are wholly attributable to the artistic programme.

- Governance costs

Costs associated with the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity.

1.5. Fund accounting

Funds held by the charity are either:

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

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

1.6. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost.

Depreciation is provided at annual rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

1.7. Stock

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

1.8. Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.

1.9. Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

1.10. Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

1.11. Pensions

The company operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. Contributions payable are recognised as expenditure when due.

1.12. Leasing

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the income and expenditure account on a straight line basis over the lease term.

1.13. Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value, and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

1.14. Significant Accounting Estimates and Judgements

In determining the carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities, the charity makes assumptions of the effects of uncertain future events on those assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date. The charity's estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and expectation of future events and are reviewed annually.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

2. Incoming resources

3.
Other income
Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief (MGETR)
4.
Interest payable
Other interest charges
5.
Net income/(expenditure) for the year is
stated after charging:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Operating lease rentals
- land/buildings
Auditors' remuneration:
- external audit
- other services		 2025
£
58,527
2025
£
2,752
2025
£
5,306
30,000
5,500
2,500		 2024
£
41,875
2024
£
-
2024
£
5,310
30,000
5,500
2,500

6. Trustees' emoluments and reimbursed expenses

The trustees received no remuneration during the year (2024 - £nil).

The aggregated amount reimbursed to trustees during the year was £183 (2024 - £546).

7. Transactions with trustees

Royalty payments of £390 (2024 - £1,375) were paid in the year to trustee Alia Syed. Royalty payments of £3,996 (2024 - £968) were paid in the year to trustee Onyeka Igwe.

Artist mentoring fees of £175 were paid in the year to trustee Myriam Mouflih.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

8. Staff costs and numbers

Staff costs
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs
Ex-gratia payments		 2025
£
372,040
28,350
18,210
8,560
427,160		 2024
£
354,710
27,638
17,141
5,020
404,509

No employee earned £60,000 or more during the year (2024 - nil).

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and the Senior Management team. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £98,946 (2024 - £102,516).

Staff numbers

The average numbers of full-time equivalent employees (including casual and part time staff) during the year was made up as follows:


Artistic
Distribution
Administration
Projects		 2025
Number

2
4
5
8
19		 2024
Number
2
4
6
5
17

9. Pension costs

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme in respect of its employees. The scheme and its assets are held by independent managers. The pension charge represents contributions due from the company and amounted to £18,210 (2024 - £17,141).

10. Corporation taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

11.
Fixed assets - tangible assets
Short
leasehold
property
Equipment
Website
£
£
£
Cost
1 April 2024 /
31 March 2025
23,254
169,635
19,239
Depreciation
1 April 2024
23,254
167,827
12,113
Charge for year
-
496
4,810
31 March 2025
23,254
168,323
16,923
Net book values
31 March 2025
-
1,312
2,316
31 March 2024
-
1,808
7,126
12.
Stocks
2025
£
Stocks
333
13.
Debtors
2025
£
Trade debtors
29,242
Other debtors
7,500
Prepayments and accrued income
132,870
169,612		 Total
£
212,128
203,194
5,306
208,500
3,628
8,934
2024
£
401
2024
£
22,978
7,500
51,029
81,507

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

14.
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Trade creditors
Royalties payable
Other taxation/social security
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income (note 15)
15.
Deferred income
Balance at 1 April 2024
Amount released to incoming resources
Amount deferred in the year
Balance at 31 March 2025		 2025
£
50,419
80,508
3,462
15,748
20,500
12,401
183,038		 2024
£
38,664
91,130
21,863
9,014
19,270
166,743
346,684
£
166,743
)
(166,743
12,401
12,401

Deferred income relates to project income received in advance.

16. Limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. Each member gives a guarantee to contribute a sum, not exceeding £1, to the company should it be wound up. At 31 March 2025 there were 10 members.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

17. Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds Brought
forward Incoming Outgoing Carried
restated resources resources Transfers forward
£ £ £ £ £
General fund 382,861 593,152 )
(567,327		 )
(49,819		 358,867
Designated funds:
People Make It Work - - )
(9,170		 9,170 -
Sustainability Fund - - - 44,000 44,000
Transition Fund - - (13,695 ) 13,695 -
London Bridge 345 - - )
(345		 -
LUX Scotland Reserve 10,000 - - - 10,000
393,206 593,152 )
(590,192		 16,701 412,867

People Make It Work

Funding allocated for undertaking an organisational review process with consultants People Make it Work.

Sustainability Fund

The Sustainability Fund is a designated financial reserve established to ensure the organisation can manage future workforce transitions responsibly and sustainably, including any associated staffing or structural changes.

Transition Fund

Transition Funds were allocated to support leadership succession planning, specifically facilitating the founding director's transition out of the role in a way that ensured continuity and organisational stability.

London Bridge

This represents funding for access and equality awareness training.

LUX Scotland Reserve

Reserve of LUX Scotland projects for transitional period and contingency.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

18. Restricted funds Brought
forward Incoming Outgoing Carried
restated resources resources Transfers forward
£ £ £ £ £
Aberdeen 1,080 - (1,714 ) 634 -
Ajabu 57 6,000 )
(6,379		 322 -
AMICN 2,607 - - - 2,607
AMIF 3,057 - (1,359 ) (1,698 ) -
AMIP - 40,580 (41,582 ) 1,002 -
Art Fund 2024/25 - 7,953 )
(7,180		 - 773
Dwoskino - 6,187 (3,766 ) (2,421 ) -
Jonathan Ruffer 107 - (77 ) (30 ) -
Annabel Nicolson: Fireworks 6,000 - - - 6,000
Hope Scott Trust - 1,400 (1,050 ) )
(350		 -
Fluxus Art Projects - 827 )
(797		 (30 ) -
Glasgow School of Art - 5,291 (5,291 ) - -
LUX Scotland 30,793 120,843 )
(106,069		 )
(10,876		 34,691
Margaret Tait Awards 8,537 - (9,653 ) 1,116 -
Momentum 3,027 - (1,943 ) - 1,084
Social Infant - 28,069 (22,684 ) (2,500 ) 2,885
Programming Fellowship - 17,050 (13,607 ) - 3,443
Poland Research 1,312 - - - 1,312
Scotland & Venice 2,262 - - - 2,262
We Contain Multitudes - 18,957 (18,340 ) (207 ) 410
An Viet 2023 2,263 - )
(600		 (1,663 ) -
61,102 253,157 )
(242,091		 )
(16,701		 55,467

Aberdeen

Artists' moving image development programme for the city of Aberdeen funded by Aberdeen City Council.

Ajabu

online screening series collaboration between LUX Scotland and Ajabu Audio Visual House, Tanzania funded by British Council Scotland.

AMICN

Grant from Art Fund for Artists' Moving Image Collection Network project.

AMIF

Annual artists' Moving Image Festival taking place at Tramway, Glasgow.

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AMIP

Fund towards Artists’ Moving Image Programme (AMIP). The project is in development and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2025.

Art Fund 2024/25

A one-year student placement within the Collection & Archive Department, designed to help young people build strong skills and knowledge to confidently pursue careers in the sector.

Dwoskino

Research project with Royal College of Art exploring class and disability within the work of filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin.

Jonathan Ruffer

LUX Scotland were awarded £1,700 from Art Fund for Edward Jones to travel to Canada to develop organisational knowledge on moving image artist's practices. The trip took place in February and has been reported on.

Annabel Nicolson: Fireworks

A digitalisation fund agreement between BFI and LUX 'Unlocking Film Heritage' to enable digitalisation of selected films from the LUX archive collection for distribution purposes and public engagement that were previously inaccessible.

Hope Scott Trust

A project supporting a series of artist-led advice sessions for artists across Scotland between October 2024 and February 2025.

Fluxus Art Projects

LUX Scotland were awarded up to £1,000 from Fluxus to support research on performative film and moving images in France and Scotland.

Glasgow School of Art

Lux Scotland has been granted £10,000 from Glasgow School of Art as a contribution to a collaborative research programme around artists moving image. The project title is 'Moving Images Within Precarious Structures' and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2025.

LUX Scotland

Grant from Creative Scotland to support initiative for a LUX base in Scotland: exploring ideas around artists moving image practice through exhibition, distribution, publishing, education and research.

Margaret Tait Awards

Annual award for a Scotland-based artist to produce an ambitious new film work.

Momentum

British Council fund to support LUX artist Charlotte Prodger exhibition at Mercer Union in Toronto.

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Social Infant

New film commission by artist Emanuel Almborg exploring social interactions between babies supported by the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm.

Programming Fellowship

A 6-months long Programming Fellowship that ran between November 2024 to April 2025 to deliver a screening programme and discussion event for LUX Scotland and gain experience in how the organisation operates.

Poland Research

LUX Scotland were awarded £2,500 from British Council for David Upton to undertake a research trip to Poland. The trip was undertaken in May 2023 and we are in discussion with BC about spending the remaining funds on an online screening programme. We expect the project to be completed by the end of March 2025.

Scotland & Venice

Touring as part of Scotland in Venice exhibition with Alberta Whittle.

We Contain Multitudes

In partnership with DCA and Collective we (LUX Scotland) were awarded £277,000 from Paul Hamlyn Foundation, which is being managed by DCA. As part of this project, LUX Scotland will directly receive approximately £32,100 to deliver commissions with disabled artists and arts professionals and provide training across their organisation over 2023-26.

An Viet 2023

Commissioning/ exhibition project in UK and Vietnam exploring the histories and legacies of An Viet, London's first Vietnamese community centre in partnership with Hackney Archives and supported by the British Council.

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

General
Designated
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
Fund balances at 31 March 2025
are represented by:
Tangible fixed assets
3,628
-
-
Net current assets
355,239
54,000
55,467
358,867
54,000
55,467		 Total
£
3,628
464,706
468,334

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

20. Financial commitments

At 31 March 2025 the company had future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, with payments falling due as follows:

Due:
Within one year
Between one and five years
In over five years		 Land/buildings
2025
2024
£
£
30,000
30,000
120,000
120,000
90,000
120,000
240,000
270,000

21. Related party transactions

The company had no related party transactions that required disclosure during the year other than those included in notes 6 and 7.

22. Gross Cash Flows

Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received
Interest paid
Capital expenditure
Payments to acquire tangible assets		 2025
£
3,007
)
(2,752
255
-		 2024
£
1,695
-
1,695
)
(1,704

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23. Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cashflow from operating activities

Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting
period (as per the statement of financial
activities)
Depreciation/amortisation
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Decrease in stocks
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
Net cash outflow from operating activities		 2025
£
14,026
5,306
)
(3,007
68
)
(88,105
)
(163,646
)
(235,358		 2024
£
)
(122,213
5,310
)
(1,695
686
25,911
218,167
126,166

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