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2024-03-31-accounts

Company number 04623660 Charity number 1100730

THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE

TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Company Limited by Guarantee

THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE Company Limited by Guarantee

REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees’ Report 3-14
Statement of Income 15
Statement of Financial Position 16
Notes 17-18
Detailed Profit and Loss Account 19

TRUSTEES’ REPORT Reference and Administrative Information

Constitution

The charity is controlled by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The company was incorporated on 23 December 2002 but remained dormant until 30 June 2006. The company commenced trading on 1 July 2006. The Charity is also known under the name “Jelly”

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

Trustees

Tim Hooper, Chair (appointed 6 February 2018) Mary Genis, Vice Chair (reappointed 23 December 2022) Steve Hicks (appointed 11 October 2009)

Christina Gilbert, Lead Accessibility (reappointed 6 October 2022) Holly Buckle, Vice Chair (reappointed 6 October 2022) Alexandra Dewis (reappointed 11 October 2023) Rosie Faretta, Lead Sustainability (appointed 2 September 2021) Hannah Conibear, Lead Operations (appointed 11 October 2023)

Bridget Long (resigned 11 October 2023)

Secretary

Suzanne Stallard

Independent Examiners

Hadleigh Associates

Bankers

The Co-operative Bank, Balloon Street, Manchester

Registered Office

43 Filey Road, Reading, RG1 3QG

Operational Address

115-116 Broad Street Mall, Reading, RG1 7QE

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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 2024 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 page 3 forms 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).

Governance

Currently there are eight trustees, their skills include:

In the event of a departure of a trustee, a skills audit of the remaining trustees is taken. The result of this audit determines whether further recruitment is necessary.

When a need has been identified to recruit trustees, the Executive Directorate & Board seeks out prospective candidates.

Trustee development & training is undertaken at the discretion of the Chair, based on the requirements of the organisation at any given time.

Full Trustee Board meetings take place at least four times a year.

Trustees also attend meetings with studio members & events organised by Jelly. All Trustees sit on at least one of the sub groups

Individual Trustees undertake tasks in support of the Jelly team, advising on matters that fall within their area of expertise.

Annually all trustees declare any potential conflicts of interests for them & their partners

The Board of Trustees are a committed & responsive board who regularly meet with the team & artists throughout the year, aside from Board meetings. The lead trustee on each of the sub groups are the ‘Champions’ and oversee the Investment Principles. They seek external support as required from a supportive advisory group who are specialists in their areas.

Our Board papers include standing items on all of the sub groups & reports are provided on each element of our activities.

Our Board has been selected because they share Jelly values & each of them bring skills that reflect our ethos. Our Board members are resilient, dynamic, ambitious and from diverse backgrounds.

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Structure and Management

Organisational Structure

Jelly is run and managed on a day-to-day basis by the Creative Co-Directors; Suzanne Stallard, Emma Bradbury and Kate Powell. November 2023, Laura de Moxom was appointed as the new General Manager (a role funded through our National Portfolio funding). Decisions are made through management meetings held by the directorate. All major decisions are confirmed through the Board of Trustees. The Executive Directorate is responsible for buildings, finance, strategic development, artist programme, audience development, sustainability, learning, participation and community. January 2024, a new freelance opportunity was developed for a Social Media and Marketing Manager, Emily Goode, to support the Executive Team.

Operational and Freelance Team

Alongside the executive directorate team, there are additional skilled team members & being freelance allows us to offer the projects & opportunities to others who may be better for specific roles. This policy works well at Jelly as being freelance gives us the freedom to create more opportunities for artists to work on projects, it allows for greater collaboration, to be community driven, focused on inclusion & relevance and to offer the work to more suitable individuals.

Over the years at Jelly we have experimented with a variety of remuneration arrangements to find one which best fits our vision for social change. Initially the charity was run on a voluntary basis; then we introduced freelance fees set above the Living Wage. For a period between 1999 - 2004 we moved to salaries with PAYE.

In 2018 the management team & the Board of Trustees revisited the question of what pay structure would best suit the aims & ethos of the charity. It was agreed that a flat pay structure at a fair rate for all would be the most appropriate model. Since then, Jelly has committed to a flat pay structure for all employees & freelancers.

This flat pay structure fits well because our work explores different kinds of value. While we recognise that valuing people in terms of the economic worth of their time is the dominant way of measuring value, it is not the only way. At Jelly, we want to be an organisation where people feel emotionally, intellectually & creatively rewarded as well.

We think that massive pay disparities between different roles are unfair & unjustifiable, & can play into a culture of hierarchies where some people’s views are valued more than others. We each bring our unique skills with us when we come to work at Jelly, & we want everyone to feel equally involved, & to contribute without limits. A flat pay structure supports our ambitions to implement an efficient, equal & collective decision-making process, where power dynamics are challenged & flattened as much as possible.

We pay everyone above the National Living Wage no matter what their role is within the organisation, & we review this policy annually. At the end of this financial year we became an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Related Charities

There are no legally related charities. The company is working with different funding bodies and organisations all concerned with promoting the arts and education. Decisions taken by the company are autonomous of these organisations.

Risk Management

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Jelly has a risk management policy and practice, which enables us to anticipate and record risks to the organisation, assess their likely impact and plan how to reduce and manage them.

Our Vision

Jelly is an energetic collaboration of artists supporting each other & the wider community; acting as a catalyst & making space for art in the everyday.

Mission

Making space for art:

Values

We support & develop visual artists & Reading’s arts sector, developing & improving pathways towards careers in the creative industries & providing freelance opportunities to professional artists.

We advocate for artists, improving access to the arts & strengthening the opportunities for emerging & established artists, especially those who are underserved.

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From Jelly’s foundation, December 1993, our name has become symbolic as over the years Jelly has moulded & shaped to fit different spaces, adapting & changing to inhabit a space (that is not always a building or venue) to work collaboratively with artists, other cultural organisations, partners & the wider community locally & internationally.

We are a community, always embedded within Reading town centre. Our current home is within a shopping centre in Reading’s main high street. Our work can be found throughout the town as public art or in spaces we go to deliver workshops such as schools, community centres, corporate venues & festival sites. We are an outward looking organisation built on valuing people. Each person, both artist & participant, young & old, brings a unique perspective to our creative conversation. We have a number of long standing partnerships, including NPOs, businesses, arts organisations, schools, cultural networks,museums & Reading Borough Council.

The support we bring is both nurturing & inspiring, experimental & challenging but always comes from a starting point of creative excellence.

We listen. We are here for those who recognise they need us & here for those who think they don’t.

We are strategic. We adapt, evolve, change & reinvent. We are here to contribute to making our society a more creative one & underserved voices heard.

We are advocates. We will elevate & celebrate creative work & give it a platform to be seen & heard.

Our Charitable Objectives

Our Aims

  1. To nurture and encourage experimentation and develop individuals to strengthen and empower artistic voices.

Objectives for aim 1 - Provide platforms for artists to connect with an audience and to think experimentally how they might do this. Exhibition space, internet, sound, shops, windows etc. Engaging new audiences through social media platforms and embracing new ways of connecting both virtually and in real life. Inviting artists to contribute to our Jelly voice.

Longer term - Partnering with organisations who will give us access to specific audiences. Working on the premise that connecting with an audience is more than exhibiting work, it is about connecting with people.

2. To become sustainable environmentally and financially.

Objectives for aim 2 - Invest in our artistic community and the organisation for future generations to build on and carry on the creative conversation. Develop a strategy to become financially viable. Continue to embed collaborations in order to extend opportunities and expand creative possibilities. Create a sustainable working space and ethos. Become more visible about our environmental credentials.

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Longer term - To increase our unrestricted income streams to strengthen our dynamic financial resilience. Work to become a carbon neutral organisation, being innovative and partnering with like minded organisations to achieve this.

3. To elevate marginalised and underrepresented artists and ~~co~~ -create opportunities.

Objectives for aim 3 - Address our commissioning and diversity wording to encourage artists from diverse and marginalised communities to apply. Create opportunities specifically to seek them out and support them in our own space.

Longer term - Partner with key organisations who are themselves from diverse and marginalised groups to aid them in their ability to access funding and develop their ability to run programmes in their own communities.

4. To provide a platform and space for artists to grow their practice and share it with the wider community.

Objectives for aim 4 - Continue to offer residencies in our studios and have a rotational gallery space for small exhibitions. Encourage our Associate Artists to access this resource with short term projects and ideas. Work to support early career artists in Reading, providing development opportunities. Continue to grow relationships and work closely with other cultural spaces

Longer term - Expand our networks nationally and internationally. Bringing more artists to Reading and creating an exciting programme of challenging work. Encourage a more diverse range of practices and partner with leading organisations in their fields - eg Crafts Council, British Film Institute, British Textile Biennial etc

5. Bringing art into the everyday for everyone.

Objectives for aim 5 - Working with our range of communities we will continue to bring art to them. Creativity everyday for everyone. Workshops in schools, community sessions with diverse groups, Open for Art across the town, working with businesses and developers to provide opportunities for everyone in Reading to be creative. Surprising them with subtle encounters and pleasing shocks. Encouraging them to participate directly or simply engage them in being a viewer.

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The Year in Review

As our first year as an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation ends we can reflect on the amount we have learnt through this process. We are aware that certain changes take longer to implement, for example recruitment and the importance of evaluation to learn more about our community.

For example we often see a huge participation in our off site drop in activities but a lack of translation of this to attending in house workshops. We are learning more about our audience through these activities and what we can offer them to engage them further. All the time improving our communications. The news that we will have to move from our current space has highlighted the importance of our networks and collaborators, remaining aware of opportunities to continue to build a stronger and more resilient creative community.

Summer Highlight

The return of our Open for Art festival after the Covid pandemic. We were delighted to collaborate with town centre venues, arts organisations and artists again to deliver a range of exciting, largely free, events inspired by the theme ‘GATHER’. We were gathering our community again.

Autumn Highlight

The beginning of our collaborative work with The Mills archive, funded by the National Heritage Fund and supported by Heritage Open Days. Artists worked at the archive creating marks and patterns inspired by items from the archive’s collection, turning them into a wind paper sculpture.

Winter Highlight

Working with Beautiful Creatures, 101 Outdoor Arts and REDA we invited Reading’s community to make paper and willow lanterns and then parade with them through the town lit by a candle creating a magical display.

Spring Highlight

Commissions from Reading Borough Council to work on projects with over 150 primary school children for the Children’s Festival and Waterfest. The children created work celebrating their identity and their local areas. Their work was displayed at the festivals.

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2023/24

GATHER 2023/24

In our first year as a National Portfolio Organisation we chose the theme of ‘GATHER’ for the return of our Open for Art festival and subsequent residencies. This report focuses on our public delivery over the year.

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What Details Outcome
Events on
Eventbrite		 To offer a diverse
range of activity.		 We raised the profile of the
organisation on a partner
platform.
Tickets
booked
through
Eventbrite		 We aimed to grow
our audience. This
figure does not
inclide drop ins.		 On average 3 tickets per
event were booked per
individual booking.
Off site large
scale events		 Jelly devised,
developed and
managed creative		 33 artists employed across
the year highlighting
creative employment
public events opportunities working
across Reading schools and
events.

2023/24

WHERE ARE OUR AUDIENCE?

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2023/24

FINANCES FOR 2023/24

Total £115,538

Grants and Fundraising - £65,810 Associate Artists - £3,272 Events - £39,484 In House Workshops - £2,053 Individual Donations - £1,265 Public Art Commissions - £500.00 Shop Income - £78 Space Hire - £100 Studios - £2,520

Financial review

We have ended the financial year with lower turnover than projected by 40k.

This was in part to losing a key funder (ArtsWork) who we had anticipated funding us 20K (they had lost their core funding in the NPO/IPSO most recent round). As agreed by the Board in October 2023, ArtReach was commissioned to support us with large bids. The slower start to our fundraising work has had implications on our forecast budget, however we have a number of applications in progress and in some cases submitted. We will not hear back until the end of the first quarter of the new financial year.

Grant income for this financial year (£65,810).

We have seen a decrease in corporate donations (£276), Shop Income (£78), donations (£1,265), workshops (£2,053).

In house and outreach workshop programmes did not grow as anticipated, partly reflected by loss of external partners and ‘cost of living’ saw a drop in numbers of attendees.

We continue to see an increase in all other areas; , studio fees & space hire (£2,620), education and events (£39,484), Associate Artists (£3,272).

We have amended the budget for 2024 -2025 to reflect the change of funding income, slower growth in studio use and lower inhouse workshop income however we anticipate a rise in grant income.

Since its establishment in 1993, Jelly had always had a diverse income stream. We maintain our ambition is to return to our model of diverse income streams and growing all areas. This reduces the risk presented by over-reliance on one particular income stream. Our plans for the operation of Jelly over the course of the new business plan does not involve any large new spending - all projected growth comes from growth across all current areas of income and expenditure.

Risks are mitigated through a system of checks and balances as set out in our financial procedures, specifically sections 1 (Fraud Risk Management), 4 (Financial Transaction Cards), and 5 (Authority to Make Payments).

Reserves Policy

It remains the Trustees' intention to maintain general reserves to a figure that represents a minimum three months' operating expenditure.

This year, our turnover was £115,538. We estimate 3 months operating costs to be circa £25,000. Our unrestricted reserves now stand at £40,358. Our restricted reserves stand at £10,350.

It is the Trustees' intention that at the end of our 5-year business plan (2027) our reserves will safely

represent 3 months operating costs, depending upon the growth of the company. Over the course of the next year it is the Trustees' intention that our reserves will not fall below £16,000. We hope that our unrestricted reserves will equal at least 60% of total reserves.

Directors’ Interests

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital therefore no Director of the company has any interests in the company.

Responsibilities of the Directors

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a

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true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Directors are required to:

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THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE Company Limited by Guarantee

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Income
Funding
DCMS – Cultural Recovery Grants (Restricted)
27,200
Arts Council England (Restricted)
Trusts & Foundations (Restricted)
Trusts & Foundations (Unrestricted)
Donations & Sponsorship
Corporate Donations
Individual Donations at Events
Income from Charitable Trading Activities
Corporate Activities
Workshops
Studios
Space Hire
Education
Events
Associate Artists
Legacy Giving
Public Art Commissions
Employers Allowance
Shop Income
Total Income
Interest Received
Administrative expenses
OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT
Tax on profit on ordinary activities
PROFIT/LOSS FOR THE YEAR
Retained earnings at the start of the year
Retained earnings at the end of the year		 15m
Note
2024
2023
£
£
2
0
54,650
0
11,160
21,500
0
0
0
276
1,265
1,430
0
2,560
2,053
11,658
2,520
315
100
750
0
3,640
39,484
22,146
3,272
3,234
0
0
500
0
457
0
78
75
115,538
94,784
0
0
100,814
80,152
–––––––
–––––––
14,724
14,632
–––––––
–––––––
3
0
0
–––––––
–––––––
£ 14,724
£ 14,632
–––––––
–––––––
25,635
11,003
–––––––
––––––
40,359
25,635
–––––––
–––––––		 15m
Note
2024
2023
£
£
2
0
54,650
0
11,160
21,500
0
0
0
276
1,265
1,430
0
2,560
2,053
11,658
2,520
315
100
750
0
3,640
39,484
22,146
3,272
3,234
0
0
500
0
457
0
78
75
115,538
94,784
0
0
100,814
80,152
–––––––
–––––––
14,724
14,632
–––––––
–––––––
3
0
0
–––––––
–––––––
£ 14,724
£ 14,632
–––––––
–––––––
25,635
11,003
–––––––
––––––
40,359
25,635
–––––––
–––––––
11,003
––––––
25,635
–––––––

All the activities of the company are from continuing operations.

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THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE Company Limited by Guarantee

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AT 31 MARCH 2024

FIXED ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due
within one year
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS		 Note
£
4
5,800
1,600
30,347
––––––
37,747
5
19,738
––––––
7		 2024
£
£
22,350
5,305
1,600
3,694
––––––
10,599
5,160
–––––––
18,009
––––––
40,359
––––––
£ 40,359
–––––––
40,359
––––––
£ 40,359
––––––		 2023
£
20,196
5,439
–––––––
25,635
–––––––
£ 25,635
–––––––
25,635
––––––
£ 25,635
–––––––		 2023
£
20,196
5,439
–––––––
25,635
–––––––
£ 25,635
–––––––
25,635
––––––
£ 25,635
–––––––
25,635
––––––
£ 25,635
–––––––

For the year ended 31[st] March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies’ regime and in accordance with FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

Approved by the board of directors on 9 October 2024 and signed on its behalf.

........................................ Tim Hooper, Chair

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THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE Company Limited by Guarantee

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and incorporate the results of the principal activity which is described in the directors' report and which is continuing.

2. TURNOVER

Turnover comprises the invoiced value of goods and services supplied by the company.

3. TAXATION ON PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES

4.
5.		 Current year:
United Kingdom Corporation Tax
DEBTORS
Trade debtors


CREDITORS-AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Bank Accounts
Trade Creditors
VAT
Accruals
PAYE
Wages
Corporation Tax
Accrued Income (Restricted Funding)
DCMS – Cultural Recovery Grants
Arts Council
Trusts & Foundations		 –

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THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE Company Limited by Guarantee

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

6. SHARE CAPITAL

The company is limited by guarantee. There is no share capital.

7. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
2024 2023
£ £
Balance b/fwd 25,635 11,003
Profit/(loss) for the year 14,724 14,632
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Balance at 31 March 2024 £40,359 £25,635
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THE JELLY LEG’D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE Company Limited by Guarantee DETAILED TRADING AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2024
£
£
£
INCOME
Funding
DCMS – Cultural Recovery Grants (Restricted)
0
Arts Council England (Unrestricted)
54,650
Trusts & Foundations (Restricted)
11,600
Trusts & Foundations (Unrestricted)
0
Donations & Sponsorship
Corporate Donations
0
Individual Donations at Events
1,265
Income from Charitable Trading Activities
Corporate Activities
0
Workshops
2,053
Studios
2,520
Space hire
100
Education
0
Events
39,484
Associate Artists
3,272
Legacy Giving
0
Public Art Commissions
500
Employers Allowance
457
Shop Income
78
Total Income
115,538
Interest Received
0
Overheads
Sub-contractors
37,998
57,581
Cost of sales
15,275
0
Residencies
0
0
Website and computer costs
1,094
288
Exhibition Hire
0
0
Workshop & Event expenses
2,886
6,318
Shop Expenses
0
113
Travelling
429
157
PPS, Marketing & Advert
5,504
675
Accounts
630
493
Professional fees
0
0
Office, Phone & Maintenance
126
1,464
Professional
4,964
800
Insurance
1,777
1,891
Rent, Rates & utilities
20,107
9,291
Training
1,690
0
Bank charges
296
230
Salaries
6,802
0
Pension
39
0
Donations
396
366
Subscriptions
534
0
Sundry
267
485
–––––––
–––––––
100,814
–––––––
PROFIT/(LOSS) ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
£ 14,724
–––––––		 2023
£
27,200
0
21,500
0
276
1,430
2,560
11,658
315
750
3,640
22,146
3,234
0
0
0
75
94,784
0
80,152
–––––––
£ 14,632
–––––––

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