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2025-03-31-accounts

Charity registration number 1106084 (England and Wales)

Company registration number 05215861

INTOART PROJECTS

ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

INTOART PROJECTS

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Nicola Dewar - Chair Laura Smith Victoria Farrow Felicity Sutherland Ella Roeg Jennifer Orgill Emma Shaw (Appointed 15 May 2025) Amber Hahn (Appointed 15 May 2025) Caroline Sharp (Appointed 12 December 2024) Roseanna Gooder (Appointed 4 June 2024) Secretary Laura Smith Charity number 1106084 Company number 05215861 SE15 4ST Registered office Studio 306 Peckham Levels Peckham Town Centre Car Park 95A Rye Lane London SE15 4ST Independent examiner F J Wilde FCCA MBA DChA Warner Wilde 4 Marigold Drive Bisley Surrey GU24 9SF

INTOART PROJECTS

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 1 - 10
Statement of trustees' responsibilities 11
Independent examiner's report 12
Statement of financial activities 13
Balance sheet 14
Notes to the financial statements 15 - 24

INTOART PROJECTS

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Introduction

The trustees present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025. The board of trustees are satisfied with the performance of the charity during the year and the position at 31st March 2025 and consider that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities during the coming year, and that the charity's assets are adequate to fulfill its obligations.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 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) (effective 1 January 2019)".

Objectives and activities

Intoart’s Charitable Objects are to advance the education of the public, in particular people with disabilities through the advancement and promotion of the arts.

Public benefit that is provided by the charity

Intoart is a pioneering visual arts organisation committed to equity, visibility and social justice. Our studio is located in the heart of Peckham and has been embedded within the communities of South London since 2000. The full-time studio programme spans art, design and craft and is committed to access to long-term creative practice. We curate award winning exhibitions and wide ranging public commissions, publishing and design collaborations in the UK and internationally.

Our Vision

Intoart’s vision is for learning disabled and autistic people as visible, equal and established artists and designers.

Our Mission

To achieve our mission, we:

Our Values

Our studio is based in the creative hub of Peckham Levels. We reflect the diverse intersectional make-up of the communities local to Intoart across Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham. Intoart artists are 100% learning disabled, 70% Global Majority, and have complex needs ranging from physical and sensory disabilities; health complications; autism; and/or enduring mental health challenges.

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‘Artists’ Voice’ and the leadership of learning disabled and autistic people is at the core of our organisational culture and the starting point for all planning, strategy, and delivery. Intoart champions artists to be seen in their own right, and for their work to be respected and represented with equity. Our studio culture nurtures individual and collective values of creative ambition through sustained relationships and trust. Over the last year, Intoart has deepened its partnerships to embed long-term change that promotes equity and visibility of underrepresented communities in the art sector and more widely in society.

Artists voice:

“I know about stigma; it’s having a different criteria for people with a disability. Anyone can be an artist, no matter what background you’ve got.”

“The magic of the studio is being creative, being kind to one another, being respectful. Caring about people and the equipment and materials.”

“In the studio, we talk about our ideas, our work. We plan collaborations, travel, think about art and culture, and opportunities. We all want to achieve something, to have challenges and experiences. To have confidence.”

“Design means having different collaborations to create new experiences. In the studio, people see and hear each other to represent their own energy.”

Achievements and Performance of the Charity

Intoart celebrates its 25th year in 2025. Intoart’s practice actively challenges notions of who can be an artist. As Intoart artist Nancy Clayton says “We are pushing to the next level, creating opportunities and success, and winning prizes for our generation and the next – making sure our voices are heard. ”

Our core programmes for 2024/25 to achieve this vision:

1. Studio Programme Art, Design and Craft

2. Artists Lead Change (ALC) Artist Advocates

3. Young Artists 4. Public programme

5. The Intoart Collection

1. Studio Programme Art, Design and Craft

Our full-time studio programme spanning art, design & craft ran across five full days of the week in our studio at Peckham Levels. Our progressive and accessible programme of art education and professional development contributed to wide ranging studio activity. Our onsite production facilities included printmaking, textiles and ceramics and our dynamic partnerships continued to push forward opportunities to access new creative practices from weaving; filmmaking; right the way through to couture fashion.

In 2024/25, we invested in our growing community and were led by the leadership of artists' ideas and ambition. Our core studio programme ran across 39 weeks annually totalling 1072 hours of working studio time with 24 learning disabled people developing their creative pathways as artists. 14 artists accessed 2 full days of the studio programme per week; 8 artists accessed 1 full day; and 2 artists on flexible additional days 2- 3 days per week. 4 Learning Disabled and Autistic artists progressed into different studio groups and /or increased their number of studio days to two days per week over the year. Our programme of research took us out of the studio and prepared the ground for individual inspiration and plans for future exhibitions, in turn creating valued social time and forming friendships outside of the studio.

Artists voice:

“Working with different people brings out a different side of me that's a different feeling. A bit more free. Being independent.”

“I am being more chatty and confident through my artwork. I have been starting to hang out with artists outside of the studio time as well socially.”

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Impact measures in the words of our support networks:

“Intoart’s sensitive persistence in working to unearth the talents within the members and the management in creating the atmosphere, conditions and organisation to help them become the artists they are today is unsurpassed. Our daughter has become more self-confident, assertive, she belongs, bubbling with ideas; she is in Art; sound and colour. She can justifiably claim the right to be seen and heard in a world fraught with obvious obstacles for people with disabilities.” Parent

Design Studio

Trifle is the first multidisciplinary design studio in the UK whose work is created by designers with learning disabilities. We specialise in creating artwork for product design, illustration, fashion, interiors, textiles, homeware and editorial. We continue to work with partners as well as global reach brands to build our portfolio of awardwinning work. Each design commission we took on was developed with relevance, impact and quality in mind to develop a growing portfolio of purposeful design for people and places.

In 2024/25, our design studio worked on a series of new commissions including: In 2024/25, our design studio worked on a series of new commissions including: In 2024/25, our design studio worked on a series of new commissions including:
May /June 2024 Harder Than You Think Film Credits
May 2024 Tilting the Lens Website illustrations
Sept 2024 Virago Publishing Book Cover
Nov 2024 Lush
 Knot Wrap Design
Mar 2025 Hospital Rooms Parkview CAMHS Interior Design
Mar 2025 Dulwich Picture Gallery Capsule Product Collection

Craft Studio

Intoart leads in addressing the under-representation of learning disabled and autistic people in the national craft sector. We have longstanding partnerships with leading sector partners including Collect International Fair for Design and Craft at Somerset House, V&A museums and the new V&A Storehouse.

In 2024, we launched the first year of our KnowHow partnership programme with Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) to expand opportunities for diverse craft practice. We worked with QEST Scholars and initiated Annual Craft Commissions to support progression routes and exploration of diverse craft disciplines working across the UK.

Our Know How craft programme in 2024/25 was packed with a diverse range of new practice and opportunities, including:

Craft Commissions

Craft Masterclasses

We commenced the first series of two-day QEST craft masterclasses which included Natural dye techniques; Etching; Cyanotype; and Bookbinding impacting artists across the studio week at different entry points. Further enhanced by a new craft partnership with Free Weaver Studio specialising in Japanese Handloom weaving and expanding our textile practice further.

Artists voice:

“Using Natural Dyes means being environmentally positive for the next generation. The natural materials, like using onion skins to dye the fabric, and the lemon colour natural tie dye to print on top of. My work is about collaborating together in a diverse way.”

“I want to get better at doing things more independently, so I can learn from people and then do it on my own.”

“I am proud of using materials I haven't used before, having more materials in the Intoart studio is important.”

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Intoart Textiles

We established our Textile department to support cataloguing and conservation of our textiles in consultation with the Zenzie Tinker Conservation team. We resourced textile technicians to support our accessible textile learning resources which has noticeably increased and diversified creative production. We developed and launched a new online resource to profile our textile collection through the redesign of our website and searchable Collection pages.

2. Artists Lead Change (ALC) Artist Advocates

Artists Direct Change (ADC) is our leadership and professional development programme that develops, improves and advocates for career pathways of learning disabled and autistic visual artists, designers and makers leading to tangible outcomes. It’s underpinned by a programme of mentoring to support commissioning, advocacy, critical reflection, writing, documentation and mapping future aspirations. Across the year, we mapped the progression and outcomes of each artist and their journeys of individual milestones . Outcomes spanning the year include:

Commissions

Artists were invited to make new work for exhibitions, often this process is long-term and spans over a number of years. Within the year 2025/26 this included:

Partnerships

Sector impact

3. Young Artists

Intoart’s goal is for ‘An equal platform for young people with learning disabilities to become artists of the future’. Our Ambitious Voices programme worked with young learning disabled and autistic people in transition into adulthood. This year was our fourth year of project funding from City Bridge Foundation to support the Ambitious Voices programme.

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This year, we ran a series of outreach and taster sessions in our studio. We reached out to young people from 19 - 25 years where there is significant need and pressure on resources for post school and further education provision in transition into adulthood. New members joined the young artists programme in September. A diverse cohort of creative facilitators also joined the programme to introduce film making, printmaking, ceramics and life drawing.

Artists voice:

“The film helped me feel calm when I am talking about my work which will help me in future interviews.”

“It was great working with someone else. We got to go out on an adventure ! Richard gave me some tips on directing and we worked together on my ideas.”

We delivered workshops and peer led artists tours with our partners Spa School, Tuke School and Park College as part of our Annual exhibition programme. This forms part of our ongoing positive relationships with local schools, social services transition teams, further education & voluntary sector organisations, proving successful in increasing referrals for young people 19 - 25yrs to the Ambitious Voices studio programme. Intoart is an Arts Award supporter and our work can contribute to young people's portfolio in their awards.

4. Public programme

Intoart’s public programme included exhibitions, solo shows, group exhibitions, loans from our collection, publishing, films and commissions. We worked with local, national and international partners. Our 2024/25 public programme included:

Solo exhibition

Public sculpture commission

Partner group exhibitions

Intoart exhibition

Fairs

Online exhibition

We published our Annual exhibition as an online exhibition made accessible outside of the physical space and timeframe of the exhibition at Copeland gallery.

Books

We commissioned and published 4 artist monographs with 4 essays launched at the Annual exhibition. Films

We commissioned 4 artist films screened in the Annual exhibition and available online.

Reach to audiences

A selection of audience feedback Intoart Annual exhibition at Copeland Gallery:

“Intoart exhibitions always manage to take me to the next level in experience. This exhibition showed me a perspective of my world (the earth, lives and human action) that I would not have imagined. I felt challenged, visually and intellectually. Absolutely enjoyable!“

“Amazing exhibition with such a high standard of work and diverse selection of subjects and mediums.“

“Excellent, very inclusive, amazing artwork, very friendly staff, overall 11/10 thank you!“

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“Different experiences everywhere. Each artwork gave a different story.“

“I really enjoyed and learned so much from the tour - I really appreciated the chance to hear about the considered artists and the 'back stories' as to how individuals produce and develop their artistic practice.“

Intoart Website

Main Intoart website figures: Unique browsers 70618 / Page impressions: 315275 which is slightly lower on previous year due to behaviour shifts to social media for online information, but still a strong engagement with our online content. We published 1 online exhibition on our satellite exhibition website, added nearly 500 artworks and 4 films to our main website and undertook an access audit of our web and printed materials. Social media on instagram is our main platform which reached over 8000 followers.

5. The Intoart Collection

The Intoart Collection contains over 5,500 artworks made in the Intoart studio spanning the last two decades. It is a publicly accessible digital and physical resource for research and loans for exhibitions across the UK and internationally. Artworks currently span six categories: Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Print, Sculpture and Textile, and are held onsite in our Collection Store in Peckham. This year we added 498 new artworks to the collection. We further championed access to a diverse range of materials, scale and techniques used by artists in the studio, as demonstrated in the range of works made.

Intoart Collection priorities for the year were the completion of the Collection Store with up to date with clear guidance, skills and knowledge of best practice in conservation for the works that we currently hold. We commissioned new website development to refresh navigation, consolidate categories and optimize search functions. We worked with conservationists to assess and consult on the collection and range of works which has supported us in developing new systems and standards of care, including:

  1. Storage and care of artworks

  2. Conservation of our textile collections

  3. Preparation of works for loan and transit

  4. Accessibility for studio visits and artists resource

  5. Digital catalogue and online resources

As we move forward to plan for the future of the Intoart Collection and its future potential we aim to more actively loan to museums and galleries in the UK and internationally, building on this years loans which included:

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Our Impact - Campaigning and Social Justice

Intoart’s work addresses the critical need to address the entrenched challenges, barriers and exclusion faced by learning disabled people to practice as artists. This includes prejudice and equity of opportunities to show their work publicly.

Artists voice:

“For me, ableism is being made to feel uncomfortable or bullied for how you look or who you are as a person. Ableism is not being allowed to get your point across, being talked over or having your thoughts and opinions disrespected by other people.”

In 2024, we formed LET IT BE ME - a platform to further the self advocacy, agency and leadership roles of learning disabled and autistic people in the organisation and society.

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Artists voice:

“Art can change society, if you’ve got a good imagination then art can be powerful. In your imagination and in society.”

The founding vision by artists is that ‘LET IT BE ME artist advocates work together to challenge discrimination and nurture ambition’. This means: Setting the agenda; Steering creative direction; Decision making; Informing accessible governance; and Working with partners towards sector-wide change. Artists are shaping inclusive approaches for diverse voices to be heard, impacting the culture of the organisation from the studio through to the Board and our work with funders and partners.

Our Impact - Partnerships and Sector Impact

Across the year, we invested in partnerships across arts, education, and social care to support inclusive practice and challenge ableist practices that actively discriminate. Intoart was called upon to share best practice and social impact as national leaders in artistic excellence and inclusion, demonstrated in our partnerships. This year included keynote talks at the Apple flagship store in partnership with It's Nice That for Global Accessibility Awareness Day and case study presentation at V&A Museum Creative Careers symposia.

We have been working with three organisations towards peer learning and embedding inclusive and accessible organisational practices - Dulwich Picture Gallery, Wysing Arts Centre and Flat Time House. Through co-leadership presentations, workshops, training and consultation, we share our knowledge and experience of accessibility, inclusion and disability justice through the lived experiences of artists and the practice of Intoart. In 2025/26 we focused on deepening our work with Wysing Arts Centre. Travelling to Cambridge, Intoart Director and two learning disabled artists shared their reflections on access & artistic practice specific to Wysings Residency programme to inform the planning of our 2025 residency. Placing lived and learned experience at the centre of discussion with the Wysing Team to shape future access and inclusive frameworks and consultation on their Capital build project.

Our Impact - Environmental Responsibility and Climate Change

Our values of social justice and equity insect with our commitment to addressing environmental issues and climate crisis. Environmental responsibility runs throughout all levels of the organisation. Ranging from the everyday running of the studio through to our audience engagement and public programming. This year we became accredited as Active members of the Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) and completed the Southwark Climate Collective training programme.

Organisational culture

We invested in the incremental growth of the team over the year to address capacity needs to deliver our work. We are an accredited London Living wage employer. For the first time, we appointed a dedicated part-time fundraising post, previously all fundraising was undertaken by the Director. Our team now has 3 full time staff and 4 part time staff growing in their roles; we are resilient in our current core staffing capacity and resources; support training opportunities and reflective practice for everyone to contribute to the shape and direction of the organisation. We have a proactive approach to supporting a diverse range of opportunities in the creative industries. This year 28 freelance practitioners gained employment across our programme strands. We supported training in Inclusive Practice and led people to wider tangible future career opportunities. A further 12 freelance practitioners worked with us to deliver our exhibition and public programme in technical and public facing roles. Intoart’s Annual Organisational Development Day with staff, Trustees and artists built on previous years with a focus on intersectionality, multiple discrimination and anti-racism. We commissioned facilitators Paul Christan and Sue Ledger to lead this work through the lived experiences of learning disabled and autistic people.

We reflect on and capture the learning journey of the team:

“I’ve really enjoyed the further training I’ve had with this role. I find learning about the political, social and legal histories of learning disabilities are really interesting and informative. Alongside this the training has also given me incredible hands-on, practical skills and a fantastic range of more conceptual frameworks for working with the artists at Intoart. ” Freelance facilitator

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Funders

We were successful in delivering the second year of our funding agreement with Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation funding which supports under 50% of our core funding for the organisation for a three-year period 2023 - 26. The ACE NPO grant has been extended for the period 2026/27. Trust and Foundation funding from Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Lightbulb and City Bridge Foundation invested key funding to support our programme delivery. We undertook the first year of our partnership with QEST to invest in the depth and diversity of our Craft programme. We are continuously working hard towards securing investment from a growing portfolio of trusts and foundations to meet the needs of sustaining and growing our work and dovetail end of grants with new funding relationships. We aim to secure funds based on a diverse income model of public and private income and thank our funding partners, networks, communities and audiences for supporting our work.

The financial implications of increased Cost of Living puts pressure on overheads, staffing and material costs and is recognised in our risk assessment for financial planning. We address our fundraising needs through a diverse pool of income generation and succession planning.

Intoart - Looking to the future

We take this opportunity to reflect on the milestone of our 25th year in 2025. We are proud of the journey to date, and our growth incrementally led by the creative ambitions of learning disabled people who have collectively shaped the organisation and our achievements to date.

Chairs Report 2024/25

As we turn to mark the milestone of our 25th anniversary, this period saw a shift in our foundations, with deep time and energy focused on examining and repositioning our approach to leadership and governance. A bolstered board, with new voices and perspectives, worked closely with expert consultant, Richard Watts (People Make it Work), to question , reflect and ensure our governance and leadership embeds the lived experiences and principles of our work led by learning disabled and autistic people. The series of away days identified new ways of working that centred the artists and their voices. Increased alignment with the new LET IT BE ME committee of artists has ensured that new links are forged, allowing for shared aspirations and discussions for the future of the organisation.

This quietly radical adjustment to how the organisation operates in every aspect reflects its maturity and confidence. Evident in our funders' confidence to support our plans, our Business Plan has been developed inclusively with artists leading clearly what we want to achieve. At a time when the sector faces unprecedented challenges in securing grants and pressure on partner organisations, our development activity has continued to secure resources from existing positive relationships alongside a new portfolio of income sources.

All of this work has been achieved alongside a backdrop of depth and high quality activity. New work has been launched with the QEST supported Craft programme, bringing new facilitators and diverse practice into the studio, existing partnerships strengthened including our three year partnerships with Flat Time House, Dulwich Picture House Gallery and Wysing Arts Centre. We have much to celebrate for our 25[th] year and look forward to what direction the artists lead us.

Nicky Dewar, Chair of the Board of Trustees

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Policies on reserves

Intoart has a Reserves policy in order to outline why the charity holds a particular amount of Designated Emergency Reserves.

The Trustees seek to build and maintain the levels of its Emergency Reserves in line with best practice for a charitable organisation. The recommended Emergency Reserve amount is three months' running costs of the charity for the forthcoming year. In the case of Intoart, this is calculated to include studio rent, overheads and core staffing. The money in the Emergency Reserve may only be used if the need arises to wind up the charity, or if the Trustees deem an extraordinary circumstance or unforeseen emergency. It may not be spent for any other purpose without the prior agreement of the Trustees.

The Charity’s Emergency Reserves demonstrate a commitment to risk management and are important to the stability and viability of the charity, including its relationships with existing and potential funders, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders.

The levels of Emergency Reserves are reviewed by the Trustees on an annual basis. In order to build up the reserves, and to secure additional unrestricted funds for development, Intoart seeks to diversify its income streams to include a donor scheme, corporate and private income generation alongside grants through trusts and foundations.

The Trustees maintained the Designated Emergency Reserves for the sum of £70,000 at March 31st 2025 to reflect the projected costs of overheads, rent and staffing for the forthcoming year 2025/26.

The target range for unrestricted undesignated funds is £2,000 - £20,000 in order to ensure the charity is financially stable but not hoarding resources. In accordance with this policy, £16,731 was held in general funds on 31st March 2025.

Structure, governance and management

Intoart Projects is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and managed by a Board of Trustees. Strategic direction and delivery is managed by the Director and Intoart’s programme is developed and implemented by a team of specialist staff and artists. The company is limited by guarantee and therefore has no share capital.

All the directors of the company are also trustees of the charity, and their responsibilities include all the responsibilities of directors under the Companies Acts and of trustees under the Charities Acts.

The members of the Board of Trustees of the Charity during the year ended 31st March 2025 and to the date of signing this report were:-

Catherine Winn (Resigned 12 December 2024) Rosie Cooper (Resigned 12 December 2024) Nicola Dewar - Chair Laura Smith Victoria Farrow Felicity Sutherland Ella Roeg Jennifer Orgill Emma Shaw (Appointed 15 May 2025) Amber Hahn (Appointed 15 May 2025) Caroline Sharp (Appointed 12 December 2024) Roseanna Gooder (Appointed 4 June 2024)

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of new trustees

lntoart works across art, education, learning disability and social justice. Therefore, it strives to adopt a Board of Trustees that can support the charitable aims of the organisation working across these fields. Through lived experience, insight and energy, alignment with our values, and contributing professional skills and widening of our networks. The minimum number of trustees for the operation of the board is three, there is no set maximum number. The board identifies the following areas, although not exclusive, to be of importance in the skill base and knowledge of the board; fundraising, policy development, safeguarding, education and inclusion, communications and marketing, adult learning disability service provision and social care, finance and accounting, contemporary art, design and craft.

LET IT BE ME is lntoart's learning disabled and autistic led leadership committee, responsible for steering creative direction, informing accessible governance, and inputting to decisions at all levels of the organisation. Our governance culture creates space for diverse voices to be heard from artists working in the studio, staff and trustees via multiple entry points.

The current procedure for recruitment of trustees:

Risk management

The major risks to which the charity is exposed and reviews and systems to mitigate risks:

lntoart Projects is governed by a board of trustees meeting a minimum of four times per year to mitigate risks relating to the operational running of the organisation through the development of policies which are reviewed and assessed annually. Financial systems are in place through Anti-Money Laundering Policy and the presentation of budgets and quarterly financial reports to the board of trustees. Budgets and cashflow forecasts support the forward financial planning of the organisation to mitigate risks of lack of funds for the forthcoming charitable activity of the organisation.

as approved by the Board of Trustees .

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity 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 charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF INTOART PROJECTS

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Intoart Projects (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’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:

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 financial statements to be reached.

F J Wilde FCCA MBA DChA

Warner Wilde 4 Marigold Drive Bisley Surrey GU24 9SF Date: 26 November 2025

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Unrestricted Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
general designated
2025
2025
2025
Notes
£
£
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
213,083
-
148,496
Charitable activities
4
69,109
6,522
-
Total income
282,192
6,522
148,496
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
279,143
28,008
150,564
Total expenditure
279,143
28,008
150,564
Net income/(expenditure)
3,049
(21,486)
(2,068)
Transfers between funds
(3,000)
3,000
-
Net movement in funds
7
49
(18,486)
(2,068)
Reconciliation of funds:
Fund balances at 1 April 2024
16,682
105,089
37,337
Fund balances at 31 March 2025
16,731
86,603
35,269		 Total
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
general designated
2025
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
361,579
212,379
-
149,282
75,631
66,482
2,975
-
437,210
278,861
2,975
149,282
457,715
250,050
6,188
133,117
457,715
250,050
6,188
133,117
(20,505)
28,811
(3,213)
16,165
-
(33,097)
33,097
-
(20,505)
(4,286)
29,884
16,165
159,108
20,968
75,205
21,172
138,603
16,682
105,089
37,337		 Total
2024
£
361,661
69,457
431,118
389,355
389,355
41,763
-
41,763
117,345
159,108

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

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Current assets
Stocks 12 6,650 5,994
Debtors 13 5,048 9,783
Cash at bank and in hand 142,564 159,943
154,262 175,720
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one yea11		 14 (15,659) (16,612)
Net current assets 138,603 159,108
The funds of the charity
Restricted income funds 16 35,269 37,337
Unrestricted funds - general 18 16,731 16,682
Unrestricted funds - designated 17 86,603 105,089
138,603 159,108

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on

.

Nicola Dewar - Chair Trustee

Company registration number 05215861 (England and Wales)

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Intoart Projects is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Studio 306 Peckham Levels, Peckham Town Centre Car Park, 95A Rye Lane, London, SE15 4ST.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 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) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Designated funds are funds set aside by the charity, at the trustees' discretion, for a specific purpose.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts.

1.5 Expenditure

A liability is recognised when either a legal or constructive obligation is identified. Irrecoverable VAT is classified in the same way as the transaction to which it relates.

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Plant and equipment

5 years straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

1.7 Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. Items held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured the lower of replacement cost and cost.

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.10 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.11 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2025
2025
£
£
Donations and gifts
4,511
-
Grants
208,572
148,496
213,083
148,496
Grants
ACE NPO
205,156
-
Other
3,416
148,496
208,572
148,496		 Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2025
2024
2024
£
£
£
4,511
7,223
-
357,068
205,156
149,282
361,579
212,379
149,282
205,156
205,156
-
151,912
-
149,282
357,068
205,156
149,282		 Total
2024
£
7,223
354,438
361,661
205,156
149,282
354,438

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
general designated
2025
2025
£
£
Charitable activities
Artist earned income
55,711
2,500
Artwork and product sales
13,398
4,022
69,109
6,522		 Total
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
general designated
2025
2024
2024
£
£
£
58,211
50,513
-
17,420
15,969
2,975
75,631
66,482
2,975		 Total
2024
£
50,513
18,944
69,457

5 Expenditure on charitable activities

Charitable Charitable
activities activities
2025 2024
£ £
Direct costs
Staff costs 199,439 165,721
Expenditure on charitable activities 154,745 136,307
354,184 302,028
Share of support and governance costs (see note 6)
Support 101,772 85,722
Governance 1,759 1,605
457,715 389,355
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds - general 279,143 250,050
Unrestricted funds - designated 28,008 6,188
Restricted funds 150,564 133,117
457,715 389,355

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

6 Support costs allocated to activities

Travel and subsistence
Premises costs
Administration costs
Website and IT costs
Training
Allowance for unrecovered tenancy provision
Governance costs
Analysed between:
Charitable activities
Governance costs comprise:
Independent examiner
Other governance costs
7
Net movement in funds
The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):
Fees payable for the independent examination of the charity's financial
statements		 2025
£
6,308
64,613
11,556
7,068
5,762
6,465
1,759
103,531
103,531
2025
£
1,400
359
1,759
2025
£
1,400		 2024
£
8,707
56,633
7,887
9,783
2,712
-
1,605
87,327
87,327
2024
£
1,320
285
1,605
2024
£
1,320

8 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

9 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

2025 2024
Number Number
Engaged in charitable activities 6 5

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

9
Employees
Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 (Continued)
2025
2024
£
£
182,783
152,535
12,349
9,589
4,307
3,597
199,439
165,721		 (Continued)
2025
2024
£
£
182,783
152,535
12,349
9,589
4,307
3,597
199,439
165,721
165,721

Key Management Personnel is defined as the Director role. Total remuneration to Key Management Personnel in the year was £56,140 (2024: £53,921). This is prior to allocation of the employer's National Insurance allowance.

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.

10 Taxation

The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.

11 Tangible fixed assets

11 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and
equipment
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024 3,096
At 31 March 2025 3,096
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024 3,096
At 31 March 2025 3,096
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025 -
At 31 March 2024 -
12 Stocks
2025 2024
£ £
Finished goods and goods for resale 6,650 5,994

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

13
Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
15
Retirement benefit schemes
Defined contribution schemes
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes		 2025
£
1,838
-
3,210
5,048
2025
£
9,461
6,198
15,659
2025
£
4,307		 2024
£
1,666
369
7,748
9,783
2024
£
10,423
6,189
16,612
2024
£
3,597

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

16 Restricted funds

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.

At 1 April Incoming Resources At 31 March
2024 resources expended 2025
£ £ £ £
Paul Hamlyn Foundation 6,385 44,000 (45,218) 5,167
City Bridge Foundation 2,342 55,750 (51,272) 6,820
Lightbulb Trust 12,001 25,996 (23,280) 14,717
ACE Explorers 2 (2,750) 2,750 - -
QEST 19,359 20,000 (30,794) 8,565
37,337 148,496 (150,564) 35,269

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

16 Restricted funds (Continued) (Continued)
Previous year: At 1 April Incoming Resources At 31 March
2023 resources expended 2024
£ £ £ £
Paul Hamlyn Foundation 192 44,000 (37,807) 6,385
City Bridge Foundation 7,326 49,290 (54,274) 2,342
Lightbulb Trust 4,138 23,492 (15,629) 12,001
Southwark Stands Together 6,551 - (6,551) -
ACE Explorers 2 2,965 11,000 (16,715) (2,750)
QEST - 21,500 (2,141) 19,359
21,172 149,282 (133,117) 37,337

Paul Hamlyn Foundation: funding for staffing development.

City Bridge Foundation: funding for the Ambitious Bodies project costs with associated staffing and rent.

Lightbulb Trust: funding for Studio Plus+ project costs.

Southwark Stands Together: Southwark Council funding to tackle racial inequalities.

ACE Explorers 2: Arts Council England funding for the Explorers project, increasing the visibility and representation of neurodivergent artists.

QEST: funding for the Know How Craft Programme.

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

17 Unrestricted funds - designated

These are unrestricted funds which are material to the charity's activities.

At 1 April Incoming Resources Transfers At 31 March
2024 resources expended 2025
£ £ £ £ £
Emergency Reserves 67,000 - - 3,000 70,000
Artist Project Funds 7,317 4,022 (2,999) - 8,340
Design Project Funds 9,000 2,500 (3,237) - 8,263
Book Publishing 6,596 - (6,596) - -
Developmental Management
Reserve 15,176 - (15,176) - -
105,089 6,522 (28,008) 3,000 86,603
Previous year: At 1 April Incoming Resources Transfers At 31 March
2023 resources expended 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Emergency Reserves 60,000 - - 7,000 67,000
Artist Project Funds 10,530 2,975 (6,188) - 7,317
Design Project Funds 4,675 - - 4,325 9,000
Book Publishing - - - 6,596 6,596
Developmental Management
Reserve - - - 15,176 15,176
75,205 2,975 (6,188) 33,097 105,089

18 Unrestricted funds

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.

At 1 April Incoming Resources Transfers At 31 March
2024 resources expended 2025
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 16,682 282,192 (279,143) (3,000) 16,731
Previous year: At 1 April Incoming Resources Transfers At 31 March
2023 resources expended 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 20,968 278,861 (250,050) (33,097) 16,682

INTOART PROJECTS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

19 Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
general
designated
2025
2025
2025
£
£
£
At 31 March 2025:
Current assets/(liabilities)
16,731
86,603
35,269
16,731
86,603
35,269
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
general
designated
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
At 31 March 2024:
Current assets/(liabilities)
16,682
105,089
37,337
16,682
105,089
37,337		 Total
2025
£
138,603
138,603
Total
2024
£
159,108
159,108

20 Related party transactions

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).