Hive Bradford
Charity number 1100741
A company limited by guarantee number 04720047
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Hive Bradford
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 5 |
| Examiner's report | 6 |
| Statement of financial activities | 7 |
| Balance sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the accounts | 9 to 13 |
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Hive Bradford
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
Trustees
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:
Name Position Dates Elaine Hankinson to January 2025 John Hird Karen Steenson Oliver Engley to December 2024 Raymond Higgins Susan Bale To June 2024 Hannah Robson From May 2023 to June 2024 Jeannie Crowther To May 2024 Company secretary Karen Steenson Charity number 1100741 Registered in England and Wales Company number 04720047 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Kirkgate, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 3EH
Bankers
Cooperative Bank, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester, M60 4EP Virgin Money, Jubilee House, Gosforth, NE3 4PL (to August 2024) Nationwide Building Society, 5-11 St Georges Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM99 1AS
Independent examiner
Simon Bostrom FCIE
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO, Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, Leeds, LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 2nd April 2003. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association as amended by special resolutions on 22 October 2003 and 4 April 2017. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Change of name
On 1 April 2012 Kirkgate Studios and Workshops changed its name to Hive Bradford (working name Hive); the name change was registered at Companies House on 16 March 2012.
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The advancement of education for the public by the provision of vocational and other training courses. The provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time activities for people who have need of them by reasons of age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view of improving the conditions in life of such persons.
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Hive Bradford
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Objectives and activities (continued)
The charity's main activities
Hive offers adult education classes in various arts and crafts activities. We also provide a range of activities for specific communities and clients both at the workshop and across Bradford District. We offer access to our facilities, creative equipment and support to individuals and volunteers looking to develop their skills and confidence.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education and the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation.
Hive works to promote the inclusion of:
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vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people, young offenders and those at risk of offending, through learning, skills-building, creative opportunities and community projects.
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disadvantaged adults, particularly providing steps back into employment through volunteering, skillsbuilding and self-confidence.
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vulnerable and disadvantaged older people, through providing activities, social links and combatting loneliness.
Hive supports continuing life-long learning through a programme of creative adult learning, creative outreach courses, arts and health activities and free drop-in access. Hive also supports local economy and community regeneration through involvement in local events, working in and fostering partnership, creating employment and volunteering opportunities, local procurement and access to workshop facilities.
Achievements and performance
During the period from 1st April 2024 – 31st April 2025 we continued to hold courses at St Peters Church and run our Pottery provision from Bradford College and woodwork from the Men’s Shed at Northcliffe Park.
The refurbishment of the building, due to finish in July, was completed in September 2024 with boosted funding to the Old School Building Company from a Bradford 2025 Capital grant. Along with our upstairs neighbours, the Kirkgate Centre, we moved back into the newly refurbished building at the very end of September 2024 with opening events attended by over 250 people including local councillors.
A large part of the summer and period from September to December was spent moving back from our temporary locations and re-establishing our base at Hive, so we weren't able to run many other activities. However we managed to put on a slightly shorter first term of the 2024-25 academic year with a reduced programme of courses starting later in October.
In September we also embarked on a new project called Leaf, working with people furthest from employment, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All programme and the Morrisons Foundation. Creative sessions in Shipley and Manningham libraries are designed to increase confidence and skills, and encourage wider community participation, through creating a community learning area in the outdoor spaces at both venues.
We were delighted to secure three years of funding from the National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities programme, to run a new Flourish project working with refugees and asylum seekers in the hotels they are placed in when first moving to Bradford, and then within communities when they become more established. This is a partnership project between:
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Hive
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CommunityWorks, a charity based in Undercliffe - an area where refugees and asylum seekers are often housed when leaving the hotels
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Mears Housing Management, who manage the hotels refugees and asylum seekers are accommodated in
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Bradford Refugee Forum, who provide practical support for refugees including supporting people to familiarise themselves with Bradford.
The project was developed to provide a safe creative space to discuss and find support for issues raised, and provide continuity of support throughout the asylum-seeking and settling process, and we're looking forward to getting started with it.
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Hive Bradford
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Achievements and performance (continued)
Through the remainder of the year we have continued to settle back into our building, running a full programme of courses and looking at how we can expand our offering with the additional space provided by our new Moorhead Room, named in honour of Moorhead Lane where we were based for the year of building works. We're looking at launching new courses introducing new skills, as well as developing and nurturing new tutors.
We're also working closely with Kirkgate Community Centre on maximising the benefits of our newly-connected facilities to ensure that we can between us we can offer a wide range of services and support to the community of Shipley and beyond, utilising the respective strengths of the two organisations.
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Hive Bradford
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
Financial review
The net income for the year was £3,511, including net income of £28,403 on restricted funds and net expenditure of £31,914 on unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The management committee of Hive has agreed to maintain reserve funds at sufficient levels in order to allow the smooth operation of the charity’s activities (in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines). Hive aims to hold free reserves (ie. unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets) of between 6 and 9 months (currently £81,192 - £121,788). In line with the Charities Commissions SORP 2005 Paragraph 55(a) Hive will include information about our reserves policy and the level of reserves held in its Annual Report.
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £71,708 (2024: £103,622). This is just below the required range, as this year has seen the charity needing to draw on reserves due to reduced opportunities for income generation caused by our building being closed for a year. Plans are in place to increase income-generating activity new we are back in our refurbished building, so as to be able to build reserves again.
Statement of trustees' responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts 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:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
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 accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees:
Signed John Hird (Trustee)
Name John Hird Date 04/12/2025
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Hive Bradford
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Hive Bradford
I report to the charity on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 13.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charitable 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 charitable 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 ('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 Acts.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my exmination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by seciont 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 priniciples 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.
Signed: Simon Bostrom Name: Simon Bostrom
Relevant professional qualification or body: FCIE
Date: 10/12/2025
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Notes 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Income from: Grants, contracts and donations (2) 5,999 Sales and fees 36,284 Membership fees 7,685 Room hire income 360 Bank interest 2,750 Other income - Total income 53,078 Expenditure on: Staff costs (3) 32,331 Sub-contractors (artists) 27,217 Travel and subsistence expenses 18 Training and recruitment - Volunteer and participant expenses - Rent, rates and insurance 9,515 Utilities 378 Internet and telephone 950 Materials 3,983 Printing, stationery and office supplies 1,033 Marketing and publicity 16 Professional fees 4,078 Accounting (incl. examination) 733 Equipment 23 Van 1,183 Cleaning and maintenance 2,360 Subscriptions 280 Security - Bank Service Charges 778 Governance - Other Direct Costs (sundries) 116 Depreciation - Total expenditure 84,992 Net income / (expenditure) (31,914) Transfers between funds - Net movement in funds (31,914) Fund balances brought forward 103,622 Fund balances carried forward (4) 71,708 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 105,796 - - - - - 105,796 55,981 3,270 8 610 641 1,951 128 287 1,496 2,145 58 9 - 7,342 - 3,467 - - - - - - 77,393 28,403 - 28,403 7,147 35,550 |
2025 Total funds £ 111,795 36,284 7,685 360 2,750 - 158,874 88,312 30,487 26 610 641 11,466 506 1,237 5,479 3,178 74 4,087 733 7,365 1,183 5,827 280 - 778 - 116 - 162,385 (3,511) - (3,511) 110,769 107,258 |
2024 Total funds £ 46,014 45,541 3,096 50 4,672 2,260 101,633 99,953 29,458 52 679 1,042 11,779 6,952 1,012 4,316 2,552 200 2,000 733 504 204 1,994 311 152 945 334 1,720 2,849 169,741 (68,108) - (68,108) 178,877 110,769 |
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All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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Hive Bradford
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025
| 2025 Unrestricted £ Fixed assets Tangible assets (5) - Total fixed assets - Current assets Debtors and prepayments (6) 9,652 Cash at bank and in hand (7) 70,778 Total current assets 80,430 Current liabilities: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accruals (8) 8,722 Total current liabilities 8,722 Net current assets 71,708 Total assets less current liabilities 71,708 Net assets 71,708 Funds Unrestricted funds 71,708 Restricted funds - Total funds 71,708 |
2025 Restricted £ - - - 36,185 36,185 635 635 35,550 35,550 35,550 - 35,550 35,550 |
2025 Total £ - - 9,652 106,963 116,615 9,357 9,357 107,258 107,258 107,258 71,708 35,550 107,258 |
2024 Total £ - - 8,924 106,330 115,254 4,485 4,485 110,769 110,769 110,769 103,622 7,147 110,769 |
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For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on
Date: 04/12/2025
Signed: John Hird
(Trustee)
Name: John Hird
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Hive Bradford
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by 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) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
Going concern
The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred.
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £1,200 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives (3 years for computer equipment, 4 years for other equipment).
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
Leases
Rents under operating leases are charged on a straight line basis over the lease term or to an earlier date if the lease can be determined without financial penalty.
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Hive Bradford
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2 Grants, contracts and donations 2025 Unrestricted funds £ Community Buildings - Mental Wellbeing - Regular Funded Org - Warm/Welcome Spaces - Foyle Foundation Core - Fundraising 100 Gifts and donations (including Gift Aid) 1,197 Groundwork UKSPF - Morrisons Foundation Leaf - Flourish - Leaf - Community Ownership - Benefits Realisation - Other restricted grants and contracts - Other unrestricted grants and contracts 4,701 5,999 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Payroll fees Pensions Pension fees Accreditation fees Redundancy Total salaried staff Invoiced pay Total salaried staff National Lottery Community Fund Old School Building Company Bradford Met. District Council |
2025 Restricted funds £ 4,125 8,710 15,000 1,653 10,000 - - 911 9,975 15,323 18,640 15,000 6,459 - - 105,796 |
2025 Total funds £ 4,125 8,710 15,000 1,653 10,000 100 1,197 911 9,975 15,323 18,640 15,000 6,459 - 4,701 111,795 2025 £ 77,824 6,181 (5,000) 630 1,625 115 83 - 81,458 6,854 88,312 |
2024 Total funds £ 2,000 8,710 15,000 2,738 - 1,177 4,648 - - 7,000 - - - 8,291 3,450 46,014 2024 £ 86,516 5,921 (5,000) 743 1,693 139 79 3,552 93,643 6,310 99,953 |
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The average number of employees during the year was 4.0, being an average of 2.7 full time equivalent (2023-24: 4.8, 3.5 FTE).
There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| Defined contribution pension scheme | 2025 £ | 2024 £ |
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| Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year | 1,740 | 1,832 |
| Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end | - | - |
| Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end | - | - |
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Hive Bradford
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
| 4 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Asda Tables J 1,291 Bradford & District Association for Mental Health Development Q 1,080 Community Buildings K - Welcome / Warm Spaces L - Mental Wellbeing M 2,927 RFO D - Foyle Foundation Core costs N - Haysacs Foundation Mental wellbeing O 1,849 Morrisons Leaf E - National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) - Awards for All Leaf C - National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) - Reaching Communities Flourish F - Community Ownership Fund P - Benefits Realisation G - UK Shared Prosperity Fund Leaf R - 7,147 Bradford Metropolitan District Council Old School Building Company |
- - 4,125 1,653 8,710 15,000 10,000 - 9,975 18,640 15,323 15,000 6,459 911 105,796 Incoming £ |
1,291 1,080 4,125 1,653 11,637 15,000 10,000 1,849 2,886 5,459 - 15,000 6,501 911 77,393 Outgoing £ |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Transfers £ |
Balance c/f £ - - - - - - - - 7,089 13,181 15,323 - (42) - 35,550 |
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Fund name Asda B&DAMH Development Community Buildings Warm Spaces / Welcome Spaces Regular Funded Organisations (RFO) Foyle Foundation Haysacs Foundation / Mental Wellbeing Leaf
Flourish
Community Ownership Fund / Benefits Realisation
Purpose of restriction
Purchase of new tables following refurbishment Development projects Contribution towards the costs of running community buildings Providing a warm (winter) or welcome (summer) space for people to gather and socialise.
Core costs of delivering Hive's work
Core costs of delivering Hive's work
Mental wellbeing through creative drop-ins and outreach activities
Creative outdoor learning spaces at libraries in Shipley and Manningham
Creative wellbeing project supporting unaccompanied male adult refugees and asylum seekers housed in Bradford hotels
Funding relating to managing the building redevelopment and realising the full benefits of the redeveloped building
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Hive Bradford
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
(continued)
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Tangible assets Vehicles and equipment £ Computers £ Cost At 1 April 2024 19,556 - Disposals (2,306) - At 31 March 2025 17,250 - Depreciation At 1 April 2024 19,556 - Depreciation reversed re. disposals (2,306) - Charge for year - - At 31 March 2025 17,250 - Net book value At 31 March 2024 - - At 31 March 2025 - - Debtors and prepayments 2025 £ Debtors Copier Refunds 2,160 Direct Commissionings / Room Hire 480 Shared utility recharges to Kirkgate Community Centre 2,775 Bank interest payment 2,736 Prepayments Insurance / Van insurance 1,501 Salaries prepayment - 9,652 Cash at bank and in hand 2025 £ Current account 38,874 Deposit accounts 60,000 PayPal 8,038 Cash control 48 Petty cash 3 106,963 Creditors and accruals 2025 £ Creditors Direct projects costs (artists,materials,marketing,training) Di 6,734 Overheads (utilities, copier, cleaning, maintenance, security) Ov 901 Staff costs St 1,002 Independent examination Ye 720 9,357 |
Total £ 19,556 (2,306) 17,250 19,556 (2,306) - 17,250 - - 2024 £ 2,676 1,600 - - 1,688 2,960 8,924 2024 £ 6,632 98,833 814 48 3 106,330 2024 £ 3,212 553 - 720 4,485 |
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9 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel
The key management personnel of the charity comprises the Manager only. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £29,878 (2024: £30,011)
10 Operating leases
| Within one year In the second to fifth years inclusive (No payments are committed over five years from the balance sheet date) Expected future minimum lease payments over the remaining life of the lease, analysed into the period in which the commitment falls due: |
2,160 4,860 7,020 2025 £ |
2024 £ 2,160 7,020 9,180 |
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Hive Bradford
Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account)
for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 2024 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds £ £ Income from: Grants, contracts and donations 5,999 9,275 Sales and fees 36,284 45,541 Membership fees 7,685 3,096 Room hire income 360 50 Bank interest 2,750 4,672 Total income 53,078 64,894 Expenditure on: Staff costs 32,331 51,769 Sub-contractors (artists) 27,217 24,461 Travel and subsistence expenses 18 1 Training and recruitment - 139 Volunteer and participant expenses - 449 Rent, rates and insurance 9,515 7,144 Utilities 378 3,455 Internet and telephone 950 822 Materials 3,983 1,398 Printing, stationery and office supplies 1,033 1,279 Marketing and publicity 16 - Professional fees 4,078 2,000 Accounting (incl. examination) 733 733 Equipment 23 53 Van 1,183 204 Cleaning and maintenance 2,360 634 Subscriptions 280 256 Security - 152 Bank Service Charges 778 945 Governance - 192 Other Direct Costs (sundries) 116 1,720 Depreciation - 2,849 Total expenditure 84,992 100,655 Net income / (expenditure) (31,914) (35,761) Transfers between funds - - Net movement in funds (31,914) (35,761) Fund balances brought forward 103,622 139,383 Fund balances carried forward 71,708 103,622 |
2025 Restricted funds £ 105,796 - - - - 105,796 55,981 3,270 8 610 641 1,951 128 287 1,496 2,145 58 9 - 7,342 - 3,467 - - - - - - 77,393 28,403 - 28,403 7,147 35,550 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 36,739 - - - - 36,739 48,184 4,997 51 540 593 4,635 3,497 190 2,918 1,273 200 - - 451 - 1,360 55 - - 142 - - 69,086 (32,347) - (32,347) 39,494 7,147 |
2025 Total funds £ 111,795 36,284 7,685 360 2,750 158,874 88,312 30,487 26 610 641 11,466 506 1,237 5,479 3,178 74 4,087 733 7,365 1,183 5,827 280 - 778 - 116 - 162,385 (3,511) - (3,511) 110,769 107,258 |
2024 Total funds £ 46,014 45,541 3,096 50 4,672 101,633 99,953 29,458 52 679 1,042 11,779 6,952 1,012 4,316 2,552 200 2,000 733 504 204 1,994 311 152 945 334 1,720 2,849 169,741 (68,108) - (68,108) 178,877 110,769 |
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All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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