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← The Northern Star Community Arts

2021-03-31-accounts

Report and Financial Statements

COMMUNITY ARTS

Year Ended 31 March 2021

Registered Company in England No. 04403293 Registered Charity No. 1097090

Chelmsley Wood Baptist Church Hedingham Grove Chelmsley Wood B37 7TP

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Chairs Report

2020-2021 saw many of the usual challenges for Northern Star Community Arts where we have encountered periods of financial uncertainty, further restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic and shift in the purposes of the charity as a result of these factors.

Restricted funding is always spent according to funders’ specifications but with a continual drive to get the balance between not being all about finance, and | the focus on our community and the people we support and work with, the —work carried out during thisperiod-demonstrates-torespond t o e——_—____urability community and social needs, and to be able to provide support for members of the community — and a high portion of the 2020-2021 financial year has involved some diverting of funds (where possible), working on pandemic related projects (with pandemic ringfenced grants) and working continually with our partners (in particular Three Trees) to respond to the daily, weekly and monthly needs of the community whilst working within the restrictions and specifications of funders.

Northern Star’s reputation and good work has already secured some funding for a significant shift in the financial stability and coupled with the pandemic fallout has forced a re-evaluation of some continuing groups and projects, and how we can move forward with those in the short and long term future with some brand new projects and opportunities for further development.

We have taken the opportunity to use the changing patterns forced upon us in the way we work for reassessment, consider the role of our charity in our ever changing community and to really stop and look forward to greater things to come.

| and the board of Trustees would like to convey my thanks to Northern Star staff who continually and without questions go above and beyond the call of duty and show real commitment to our community. | am confident that we will continue to work successfully in our community as we have since 2002 and look forward to exciting times ahead for a community that needs us.

Kris Chase-Byrne Chairperson

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Report & Financial Statements

For the Year 1* April 2020 to 31%' March 2021

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Company Information 3
Directors and Trustees Report 4
Examiner's Report 5
Balance Sheet 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Notestothefinancialstatements 8-10

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For the Year 1 April 2020 to 318 March 2021 Report & Financial Statements

Directors and Trustees:Emma Chidler Kelvin McArdle Catherine McNicholl Robert Nicholas Parker Maxine Williams

Treasurer;Ashleigh Houghton

Chairperson:Kris Chase-Byrne

Registered Office & operational address :- The Baptist Church Centre Hedingham Grove Chelmsley Wood Solihull B37 7TP

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Principal Bankers: Barclays Bank PLC Castle Bromwich Birmingham

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The Directors and Trustees present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31° March 2021

Structure, Governance and Management

The Northern Star Community Arts Limited is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The Directors of the charitable company (‘the charity’) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law and within this report are collectivelyreferred to as the trustees.

Potential new trustees are identified in accordance with the developing service and business needs of the Charity, usually on the recommendation of the working groups that advise the Board from time to time. Final appointment follows a period of probationary/observing attendance at board meetings.

Statement of Directors Responsibilities

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the surplus or deficit for that period.

In preparing those financial statements, the Directors are required to

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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.

On behalf of the Board

Chairperson Kris Chase-Byrne Date:26 - 1f- 202)

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Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Northern Star Community Arts

| raport on the Accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2021

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the praparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiramentsof the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’. -

i report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)\b)of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

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

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Address: Hallcroft Way, Knowle. Solihull

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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021

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Notes 2021 2020
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Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets - -
——€urrent Assets—- .-—— —?
Cash at Bank 39,924 14,285
Debtors
39,924 14,285
Creditors: amounts falling due
Within one year
Net Current Assets
Net Assets 39,924 14,285
Represented By
Unrestricted funds 1 11,302 3,422
Restricted funds 1 28,622 10,863
Total funds 39,924 14,285
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The Directors are satisfied that the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

i) Ensuring that the Company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and ii) Preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the Company

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective from Apri! 2008).

Approved by the Board and signed on their behalf

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Northern Star Community Arts

Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure Accounts) for the period ended 31 March 2021

Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2021 2020
Donations & Grants 1 26,787 58,656 85,443 65,726
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Total incoming 26,787 58,656 85,443 65,726
resources
Resources
expended
Staff Costs 2 17,318 30,512 47,830 44,855
Management Costs 361 83 444 240
Premises 252 1,156 1,408 1,756
Staff/Volunteers 78 78 1,240
Expenses
Professional fees
Materials/Artists 92 92 531
General Costs 173 3,481 3,654 404
Sessional and 4,101 4,101 4,420
Freelance Staff
Events 350 176 526
Publicity/Information
Insurance		 361 64
200		 64
561		 66
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Equipment 1,046 1,046 1,008
Misc.
Total Resources 18,907 40,897 59,804 55,081
expended
Netmovement in 7,881 17,978 25,640 10,645
funds
Total Funds at 3,422 10,863 14,285 14,285
1 April 2020
Total Funds at 11.302 28,822 39,924
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Report & Financial Statements

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the period ended 7 ST March2020

The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2007), the Companies Act 2006 and follow the recommendations in Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued in March 2005.

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are received.

Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable.

Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT, which cannot be recovered.

Depreciation is to be applied to major Capital Expenditure, such as Property purchased & not to items funded for Specific Projects.

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure, which meets these criteria, is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support cost.

A Pension Scheme is operated for staff.

The charity is exempt from Corporation tax.

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

1. Movement in Funds:-

Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds At1 April At1 April Income Expenditure At31 March .
2020 2021
General Fund £3,422 —»« £26,787 £18,907—=-£11,302 ;
Restricted Funds At 1 April Income Expenditure At31 March
2020 2021
Awakening Project
Awards ForAll £6151 Nil £3,215 £2936
Busy Hands — £244 Nil £244 Nil
Cars Area Together
Children &Young £172 Nil Nil £172
People Clubs ,
Cameron GrantTrust £1,000 £1,000
Community Well £27,000 £14,182 £12,818
Project (Three Trees) :
Cook-it £451 Nil Nil £451
Gateway Services
Dramaniacs £56 £9821 £4,429 £5,448
Children In Need
Mini-Dramanics £105 £2250 Nil £2,355
Digby Trust
PopInDropIn £1,000 £87 £913
Grimett Trust
PopInDropln Event £321 £321 Nil
. Heart of England
Mental Health Support £48 £48
Donations

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Music-oligy/Story-oligy £14 £14 Nil
Steps to theRealMe £3,000 £15,264 £15,837 £2,427
Reaching Communities
(The Big Lottery)
Severn Trent £2,000 £2,000 Nil
Stitch & KnitGroup £54 Nil Nil £54
Whitestuff £568 Nil £568 Nil
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10,863		 £58,656 £40,89702862200
  1. Staff costs £47,830 The average number of persons employed by the charity during 2 the year was as follows:

There are no employees whose emoluments exceed £60,000 throughout the year.

None of the Directors received any emoluments during the year. —

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