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Company number.. 04949299 Charity Number: 1102623 The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Report and financial statements For the year ended 31st December 2024

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Reference and administrative information for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Company number 04949299 Charity number 1102623 Registered office and operational address The Engine House Chorlton Mill Cambridge Street Manchester MI 5BY Trustees Tnjstees, who are also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows: Dr Carson Bergstrom Chair Dr Patrick McDonagh Ms Caroline Ann Langdon-Banks Mr Matthew Frost Secretary Mr Gaetan De Chezelles Dr William Blazek Mr Yves Buelens Dr Stella Halkyard Resigned 2024 Ms Jane Donaldson Appointed 14 December 2024 Key management Professor Andrew Biswell Director personnel Bankers Natwest Bank 699 Wilmslow Road Didsbury Manchester M20 6NW Independent Catherine Hall FCCA DChA examiner Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill Jersey St Manchester M4 6JG

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024. Included within the trustees. report is the directors, report as required by company law. Reference and administrative information set out on page I forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102. Objectives and activities The mission of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation is to encourage and promote public and scholarly interest in all aspects of the life and work of Anthony Burgess. As an artistic and educational charityi the primary objectives of the Foundation are to support attivities across all art-forms, with particular reference to twentieth and twenty-first century literature and classical music, reflecting the artistic work produced by Anthony Burgess in his lifetime. The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes. The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. Achievements and performance The charity's main activities, and its main beneficiaries, are described below. All charitable activitie5 focus on the life, work and artistic legacies of Anthony Burgess, and these activities are undertaken to further the International Anthony Burgess Foundation's charitable purposes for the public benefit. Beneficiaries of our services The mission of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation is to encourage and promote public and scholarly interest in al l aspects of the life and work of Anthony Burgess. As an artistic and educational charity, the primary objectives of the Foundation are to support activities across all art-forms, With particular reference to twentieth and twenty-first century literature and classical music, reflecting the artistic work produced by Anthony Burgess in his lifetime. As in previous years, the main focus of activity in 2024 was to promote Anthony Burgess's musical and literary works to the widest possible audience. Working with publishers. translators and agents, the

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Foundation ai ms to bring all Burgess's novels and non-fiction books into print, both in English and in other languages. We also work to encourage performances of Burgess's Stage plays and music,. and with audio book publishers and recording companies to make audio works available to the public throughout the world, and in a variety of languages. To fulfil its educational mission, the Burgess Foundation works with academic partners to organise conferences, symposiums and exhibitions. We collaborate with partners such as theatres, newspapers and broadcasters to bring our work to the attention of international readerships and audiences. The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report summarizes what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to the groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees to ensure that the charit¢s aims. objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes. The trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charitvs aims and objectives and planning future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. Each year thousands of people benefit from the cultural and educational work of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, both directly and indirectly. In a typical year, we welcome more than 10,000 visitors to the building on Cambridge Street to experience talks, readings and live performances. In 2024, more than 280,000 people engaged with the charity remotely, through the website, the podcasts, and the social media channels. The charity makes educational and project grants to scholars and artists, and works with a range of artists including composers, musicians and theatre-makers who are undertaking creative work in line with its mission. Visitors to the archive and study centre benefit from the work of the Foundation's archivist, who has compiled catalogues to the collections of manuscripts and printed books, which are freely available to researchers online. The Foundation makes travel grants and bursaries to students who are pursuing research into Anthony Burgess at postgraduate level,. and it works in collaboration with universities and colleges to enable new research and to deliver academic programmes. In conjunction with the University of Salford, the Foundation has delivered an MA module titled 'Anthony Burgess and the Archive, which has been offered to postgraduate students every year since 2011. We regularly work with schools, colleges, theatres and community groups from Greater Manchester. and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. to deliver educational events and activities relating to the life and work of Anthony Burgess. The largest group of beneficiaries of the Foundation's work is the worldwide community of readers who engage with publications by Anthony Burgess. Since 2012 the new edition of A Clockwork Orange has sold more than 300,000 copies throughout the world, and sales of this title remain strong. Other important beneficiaries of our charitable work are the large international audiences for Anthony Burgess's stage plays, radio plays and music (available on CD and via online streaming services). The Foundation publishes a free email newsletter which is opened and read by more than 52,000 subscribers across the year.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 As a result of the Foundation's publishing activities, Anthony Burgess's novels are now available in territories where they were previously unknown, and in languages such as Armenian, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalonian, Chinese (Simplified and Complex}, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Romanian, Russian, Turkish and Ukrainian. REPAIRSTO THE ENGINE HOUSE lan Carrington has overseen repairs to equipment in the Engine House. The hot water boiler in the café has been replaced, along with faulty light fittings throughout the building. Other planned improvements include new sound mixing desk and replacement bar fridges. which will reduce electricity costs and environmental impact. Repairs to the front entrance doors and emergency fire exit doors have been completed. ARCHIVE ACQUISITIONS Professor Ben Forkner has donated a 44-minute audio recording of Burgess reciting poetry to the archive. He has also assigned the copyright in this recording to the Foundation, to enable use on the website and in podcasts. We have acquired a collection of 13 original letters and 25 poems, written by Anthony Burgess to Moyna Morris in the 1950s. These items were offered to the Foundation by the executor of the estate of Sir Alec Morris. Some of this material will appear in forthcoming volumes of the Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess. PUBLISHING NEWS A new collection of essays, The Devil Prefers Mozart.. On Music and Musicians, was published by Carcanet on 25 January 2024. We released a podcast interview with the editor, Paul Phillips, and there was a favourable two-page review in the Times Literary Supplement. Other reviews appeared in the Spectator, the Tablet, the Morning Star and the Washington Free Beacon in the US. Radio France Musique broadcast a feature on 30 March about Burgess and music, including the first movement of Mr Burgess's Alrnanack from the Naxos CD. A new Slovak edition of A Clockwork Orange was published in February 2024. A 5pani5h edition of A Shorter Finnegons Wake was published in April. Galileo will reprint Nothing Like the Sun and Honeyfor the Bears. both with new introductions, in 2025. These titles will be followed by the first publication of Burgess's A Shorter Ulysses, scheduled to appear in October 2025. Manchester University Press have agreed to publish further volumes in the Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess. The next four books in the series will be The Worm and the Ring, Inside Mr Enderby, Any Old Iron and The Right to on Answer.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Laffont in France have celebrated the 20th anniversary of their Pavillon Poche collection with a nationwide bookshop promotion and a series of special hardback editions, including L'orange mecanique. A pocket edition with the same design will follow. Polish editions of Mon of Nozoreth and 1985 have been published by Vis-a-vis in Krakow. The same publisher has expressed interest in The Muluyan Trilogy. Several new translations are scheduled to appear in Turkish. The books are 1985; Any Old Iron,. English Literature; Shokespeore: and A Deod Man in Deptford. A Meeting in Vollodolid (one of the stories from The Devil's Model, translated by Luba and Rudolf Pellar, has been broadcast on Czech radio. We have agreed new contracts for German editions of Earthly Powers and A Clockwork Oronge, both published by Klett-cotta in Stuttgart. Amaranthine Editions will publish a collectorfs edition of A Clockwork Orange, illustrated by the Croatian artist Dubravko Matakovic. Amaranthine specialise in publishing limited editions of modern classics, such as Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. THEATRE Following the closure of theatres during the COVID pandemic, there has been a steady recovery in stage productions of Anthony Burgess's plays. Recent performances have taken place at the Tatbikat Theatre, Turkiye: Weimar National Theatre, Germany: Aarhus Theatre, Denmark: Berliner Ensemble. Germany; Zad Kanala Theater, Bulgaria; and Kulturhaus Osterfeld, Germany. A future production is scheduled at the Kyiv Academic Drama Theatre in Ukraine. COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRE FOR TRANSLATION Dr Kasia Szymanska from the Centre for Translation and Inter-cultural Studies at University of Manchester has proposed a collaborative a project to explore the translations of A Clockwork Orange and the meaning of the work for global audiences in the twenty-first century. We will create an audio-visual exhibition, featuring new recordings of readings from the novel in languages represented in the Manchester community, especially the recent Malay and Chinese translations. The Centre for Translation has secured AHRC funding for a PhD student to work on the Foundation's translation-related archive materials. The title of the project is Translating Burgess / Burgess Translatin￿. OTHER NEWS The UK premiere of the Arte documentary by Elisa Mantin and Benoit Felici-A Clockwork Oronge." The Prophecy- took place at the Engine House on 12 January. The event was very well attended, and there was a Q&A with the co-directors afterwards. Since January, the film has been released in a Spanish version by

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Filmin and sold into the Australian market. There have been positive reviews in French, German and Spanish. This documentary won three awards at international film festivals in 2024. Orange Mecanique.- Les Rouages de le Violence won the Best Cinematography category and the Grand Prix {the overall prize for best film) at the History Film Festival in Croatia. The film also won the Best Literature Documentary prize at the Master of Art Festival in Bulgaria. The results of the Observer/Anthony Burgess Prizes for Arts Journalism were announced in London on 22 May. Oscar Jelley won the £3000 prize. The two runners-up were Alice Hughes and Anna McGee. The winning entries are available to read on the Observer's website: htt www.the uardian.com culture observer-anthon -bur ess- rize-for-arts- ournalism The podcast On the Road with Penguin Clossics devoted an episode to A Clockwork Orange. The guests appearing with presenter Henry Eliot included Jeff Noon and Andrew Biswell. htt shows.acast.com on-the-road-with- en uin-classics isodes a-clockwork-oran and-andrew-biswell e-with- eff-noon- Anthony Burgess was featured in the Manchester episode of Rickstein's Food Stories, broadcast on BBCI on 16 February and available online at htt www.bbc.co.u ro rammes mOOlw96n We celebrated Bloomsday with the Irish Consulate on 14 June. There were films, readings from Joyce's Ulysses, a piano recital of Joyce-themed music, and traditional Irish hospitality. Around 90 people attended, and the event was a great success. The 30-year concession on Anthony Burgess's grave in Monaco Cemetery was due to expire in August 2024. Following correspondence with the Mairie de Monaco. we have renewed the concession for another period of 30 years. A new series of the 99 Novels podcast was launched in October. This podcast examines the novels chosen by Burgess for discussion in his book of the same name. Writers examined in this series have included Vladimir Nabokov, Nadine Gordimer, Joseph Heller, Malcolm Bradbury and J.D. Salinger. There are more than 2000 regular listeners to each episode. The Irish novelist John Banville wrote a long article about Burgess and Napoleon Symphony for the New Statesman, published on 6 December 2024. This article follows a reassessment of Earthly Powers, published in The Times in May. Manchester University Press will publish Anthony Burgess and America by Christopher Thurley in March 2025. Drawing on a wealth of original research. this is the first book to focus on Burgess and his impact on American culture. Thurlefs doctoral studies were supported by a bursary from the Foundation. We recorded a podcast with the author, and a related 'Burgess and America. exhibition ran at the Engine House throughout 2024.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 IN MEMORIAM The writer Shirley Conran died on 9 May 2024, aged 91. Her friendship with Anthony and Liana Burgess is documented in You've Had Your Time, the second volume of Burgess's autobiography. Peter Green, who was a c105e friend of Burgess and his first wife, died on 16 September 2024 at the age of 99. His many publications include novels, travel books, and acclaimed translations of The Iliad, The Odyssey and The Poems of Catullus, all published by the University of California Press. In the 1950s and 19605, he wrote several positive reviews of Burgess's early novels. LIANA BURGESS FELLOWSHIPS Dr Alessia Gentile from L'universita degli Studi di Firenze will visit the Foundation in January 2025 to carry out archival research. The American composer Daniel Felsenfeld has agreed to write a song cycle based on a long unpublished poem by Anthony Burgess. This will be performed in Manchester and New York. Financial review For 2024 the overall income of the charity was £349.332 compared to £362.401 in 2023. In addition to book sales in the UK and US. there was an encouraging level of activity in the translation market. There were significant overseas royalty payments. reflecting high levels of book sales in languages such as Chinese, French, German, Italian and Turkish. There was a slight decline in theatre income, due to a smaller number of stage productions in 2024. For 2024 total expenditure was £350,889 (2023: £350,022). Despite rising costs for items such as electricity and insurance, there was a reduction in staff costs and agents commission due to the reduction in royalty income. At the end of the reporting period. the Foundation was in a stable financial position, with sufficient cash reserves to undertake all planned activities for the following year. The total funds of the Foundation at the end of the period were £178,102 (2023- £179,669). Of which there were free reserves of £170,161 which is the unrestricted reserves of the charity less its fixed assets. Reserves policy In her will, the late Liana Burgess made provision for ongoing support of the charity. On that basis, the charity has no actual reserves policy as such, as the trustees consider that the legacy received will support their current plans.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Structurei governance and management The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 31 October 2003 and registered as a charity on 15 March 2004. The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is govemed under its articles of association. Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity. The trustees may at any time co-opt any duly qualified person to be appointed as a trustee to fill a vacancyi to hold office until the next annual general meeting. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 11 to the accounts. Related parties and relationships with other organisations The charity occupies the premises at Chorlton Mill rent free with the permission of the trustees of the Tallis Foundation, a trust set up by the late Liliana Burgess to provide for and support the work of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Trustees, annual report for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 Statement of responsibilities of the trustees The trustees (who are also directors of The Intemational Anthony Burgess Foundation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees. annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law require5 the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: Select suitable accounting policies and then 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 and statements of recommended prattice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements Prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation The trustees are responsible for keeping proper 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. 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. This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies, regime of the Companies Art 2006. The trustees, annual report has been approved by the trustees on 25109125 their behalf by and signed on tofr Carson Bergstrom Chair

Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of The International Anthony Burgess Foundation I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 315t December 2024 which are set out on pages 11 to 23. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement Since the company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies, I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connertion 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. Catheti￿￿ Ilau Catherine Hall FCCA DChA Slade & Cooper Ltd. Chartered Certified Accountants Beehive Mill Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG 21110125 Date io

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES forthe year ended 31 December 2024 INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Unrestrirted 2024 TOTAL Unrestricted 2024 2023 TOTAL 2023 Note INCOME FROM: Donations and legacies Charitable activitie5 150,623 150.623 150,060 150,060 174,337 174.337 192,069 192,069 Other tradinE activities 24,372 24.372 20,272 20,272 TOTAL INCOME 349,332 349.332 362,401 362,401 EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds 32.495 32.495 29.238 29,238 Charitable activities 318,404 318,404 320,784 320,784 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 350,899 350,899 350,022 350,022 NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME (1.5671 11.567) 12.379 12,379 Transfer between funds NET MOVEMENTIN FUNDS (1.5671 11,567) 12,379 12,379 Fund bala nces brought forward 179,669 179,669 167,290 167,290 178.102 178,102 179,669 179,669 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD The statement of f inancial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. li

Company number: 04949299 BALANCE SHEET at 31 December 2024 Notes 2024 2023 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets li 7,941 14,320 CURRENT ASSETS Stock Debtors Cash at bankand in hand 2,718 9,055 205,468 5,407 16,142 171,062 12 13 217.241 192,611 CREDITORS . amounts falling due within one year 14 (47,080) 127.262} NET CURRENT ASSETS 170,161 165,349 NET ASSETS 178,102 179,669 FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted 178,102 179,669 TOTAL FUNDS 178,102 179,669 The company was entitled to exemption from audit under $477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies but as this company is a charity* It is subjert to independent examination under the Charitie5 Act 2011. 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 responsibilities for complying with the ￿quirementS of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These account5 have been prepared in accordance with the provision5 applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with SORP FRSIO2. The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 25109125 and signed on its behalf by.. Carson Bergstrom Chair 12

STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS as at 31 December 2024 Notes 2024 2023 CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 15 34,406 16,6841 CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Payment to acquire tangible f ixed assets 14.2031 NET CASH OUTFLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 14,2031 NET INCREASE/{DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 34.406 110,8871 CASH ANO CASH EQUIVALENTS ATTHE START OF PERIOD 171,062 181,949 CASH ANO CASH EQUIVALENTS ATTHE END OF PERIOD 205,468 171,062 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CONSISTS OF: Cash at bankand in hand 205,468 171,062 13

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are follows: Basis of Preparing Financial Statements The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FR5 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 issued in October 2019 {SORP FR5102}, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. the Charities Att 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice that is SORP FRSIO2. The International Anthony Burgess Foundation meets the definition of 3 public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are inwtially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made no keyjudgments which have a significant effect on the accounts. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period. Income recognition Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the itemlsl of income have been met. it is probable that the income will be received and the amount ca n be measured reliably. Income from government and other grants. whether 'capital' grants or 'revenue' grants. is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. Donated services and facilities Donated professional services and donated 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. In accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 102). general volunteer time is not recognised,. refer to the trustees, annual report for more information about their contribution. 14

On receipt, donated professional services and donated 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. Interest receivable 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. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity's work 01 for specific projects being undertaken by the charity. Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is c135sified under the following activity headings: Costs of raising funds comprise the Costs of commercial trading including running of the café and their associated support costs. Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. Tangible fixed assets Individual fixed assets costing £l.O(K) or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows: Property improvements Computer equipment 15% on a straightline basis 33% on a straightline basis 5 years reducing balance Fixtures. fittings and equipment Fixed asset investments Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. The Charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments. 15

The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk. and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors. Stock Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. In general, cost is determined on a first in, first out basis. Net realisable value is the price at which stocks can be sold in the normal course of business after allowing for the costs of realisation. Provision is made where necessary for obsolete, slow moving, and defective stocks. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market. Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and cash 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. Creditors and provisions Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has 3 present obligation resulting from 3 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. 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 transattion value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost Using the effective interest method. Pensions Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution 'money purchase, scheme. The charit¢s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 9. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end. Corporation tax The charity 15 exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Settion 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. 16

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 Donations 623 150.000 623 150.000 60 60 Grants 150,OCrf) 150,000 150,623 150,623 150,060 150,060 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2024 TOTAL 2024 Unrestricted Restricted 2023 2023 TOTAL 2023 Royalties Venue Hire Exhibition and ticket sales 131,416 42,661 260 131,416 42.661 260 156.787 34,822 460 156,787 34,822 460 174,337 174,337 192,069 192,069 INCOME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2024 TOTAL Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2023 2023 TOTAL 2023 Cafe a nd book sales Other 24.372 24.372 20,272 20,272 24,372 24,372 20,272 20,272 RAISING FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted 2024 2024 TOTAL 2024 Unrestricted Restricted 2023 2023 TOTAL 2023 Café a nd bar costs Staff costs 11,286 21,209 11,286 21,209 13,824 15,414 13,824 15,414 32,495 32,495 29,238 29,238 17

CHARITA8LE ACTIVITIES Events & activities Total 2024 Core Staff costs Premises costs Admin costs Agent commission Depreciation Other c05tS 170,650 56.517 4.443 22.754 6.379 9.114 170,650 56.517 4,443 22.754 6,379 41.348 32,234 269.857 32.234 302.091 Governance costs 16.313 16.313 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 286,170 32,234 318,404 U nrestricted f unds Restricted funds 286,170 32,234 318,404 286,170 32,234 318,404 Previous reporting perfod Events & activities Totsl 2023 Core Staff costs Premises costs Admin costs Agent commission Depreciation Other costs 179,319 49.377 3.922 29.634 6,617 7.628 179,319 49,377 3,922 29.634 6,617 41,478 33.850 276.497 10.437 33.850 310,347 10.437 Governance costs TOTAL EXPENDITURE 286,934 33,850 320,784 U nrestricted f unds Restricted funds 286.934 33.850 320,784 286.934 33.850 320,784 18

ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT COSTS Basis of apportionment Govemance Total 2024 Trustee expenses Accountancy services Legal and professional Governance Governance 1.800 11.532 2.981 11,532 2,981 Governance 16,313 16,313 Previous reporting period Basis of apportionment Govemance Total 2023 Trustee expenses Accountancy services Legal and professional Governance Governance Governance 1.351 8,307 779 1,351 8,307 779 10.437 10.437 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Net income/lexpenditurel is stated after charging 2024 2023 Depreciation l E remuneration - softwa l E remuneration - accoutancy fees l E remuneration - payroll bureau fees Independent examiners fee 6,379 30 6,617 90 252 1,300 1,300 19

STAFF COSTS AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Social security costs Employer's pension costs Secondment costs Staff training and other staff costs 119,325 3,560 123.433 5,517 1.884 63,778 121 67.090 191.859 194,733 Allocated as follows: Cost of raising f unds Charitable activities 21,209 170,650 15,414 179.319 191,859 194.733 No employee received total employee Eenefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000. The average number of staff employed duringthe period wa5 912023: 91 The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and the Director. The tota l employee benef its of the key management personnel of the charity were £48,036 12023= £46,935). 10. TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES, AND RELATED PARTYTRANSACtIONS Neitherthe management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year12023= Nill. One member of the Trustees received travel expense5 totalling £2,40912023: £1,498) no other Trustee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year12023=£nill. There are no donations f rom related parties which are outside the nomlal course of business and no restricted donations from related partie5. No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity. including guarantees. during the year {2023= £nil}. The charity occupies the premises at Chorlton Mill rent free. with the permission of the trustees of the Tallis Foundation a trust set up by the late Liana Burgess to provide for and support the work of The I nternational Anthony Burgess Foundation. The trustees have indemnity cover. 20

1. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Leasehold Improvements Office Computer Equipment Equipment Total Cost '. At ljanuary 2024 Additions Disposals 562.639 61.941 14.010 638.590 At 31 December 2024 562.639 61.941 14,010 638,590 Depreciation At ljanuary 2024 Charge forthe year Di5P05als 555.912 4.036 57.164 956 11.194 1.387 624,270 6.379 At 31 December 2024 559.948 58.120 12,581 630,649 NBV at 31 December 2024 2.691 3,821 1,429 7,941 NBV at 31 December 2023 6.727 4.777 2.816 14,320 Net book value at 31 December 2024 represents fixed assets used for charitable purposes.
2. DEBTORS 2024 2023 Trade debtors VAT Prepayments & accrued income Other debtors 1,850 1,473 3,264 2,468 6,691 3,741 3,241 2,469 9,055 16,142

3. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND 2024 2023 Cash at bank and in hand 205,468 171,062 205,468 171,062 21

4. CREDITORS . Amounts falling due within one year 2024 2023 Trade creditors Social security and other taxes Other creditors and accruals 26.782 2.235 18.063 6,080 2,187 18,995 47,080 27,262

5. CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATINGACTIVITIES 2024 2023 Net income for the year Depreciation a nd impairment of tangible fixed assets Ilncreasel/decrease in stock Decrease/l ncreasel in debtors Increaselldecreasel in creditors (1.567) 6.379 2,689 7.087 19.818 12,379 6,617 5,165 13,7721 127.0731 34,406 16,6841 22