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2022-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration No. 1123986 Company Registration No. 4625212 (England and Wales)

RIFCO ARTS TRUSTEES' REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

RIFCO ARTS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees R Beeston
V Menon
G Gatti
A Kamboz
N Shea
G Kanagathurai
Secretary P Kumar
Charity number 1123986
Company number 4625212
Principal address Watford Palace Theatre
20 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1JZ
Registered office Watford Palace Theatre
20 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1JZ
Independent examiner Goldwins Limited
75 Maygrove Road
West Hampstead
London NW6 2EG
RIFCO ARTS
CONTENTS
PAGE
Trustees’ report 4-9
Independent examiner’s report 10
Statement of financial activities 11
Balance sheet 12
Statement of cash flow 13
Notes to the accounts 14-23

RIFCO ARTS Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31[st] March 2022

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with Rifco's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities", issued in March 2005.

Structure, governance and management

Rifco Arts is a company limited by guarantee (4625212) and a registered charity (1123986) and the Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, who served during the year, were:

R Beeston V Menon G Gatti A Kamboz (Deputy Chair) N Shea G Kanagathurai (Chair)

Trustees are recruited through word of mouth, through using professional networks and some appropriate advertising and the key recruitment driver is maintaining a good skills base. The Chair has been in post since January 2020, Ganan Kanagathurai, who brings extensive leadership, business and organisational development experience. Initial contact for prospective Board members is with the Executive Director and Artistic Director followed by a meeting with the Chair and Deputy Chair. Candidates then submit a formal letter of application after which interviews are with the Executive, Chair and Deputy Chair. Recruitment is ongoing for additional skills specifically artistic, fundraising and theatre marketing. In relation to representation, the 50% diverse membership target is currently met, however, this membership balance will continue to be under review.

Trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of winding up the company. The Board meets quarterly, take part in Board Away Days and attend performances, events and other meetings associated with the company’s activities. Their role is to set the strategic direction of the company, provide expert advice and guidance to the Executive and monitor and evaluate progress against Business Plan targets. The Executive – the Artistic Director and Executive Director - lead day to day management and operation of the company.

With the opening up of the country post pandemic, the Executive began recruitment of staff in autumn 2021 to bring the company back to full staff capacity by the end of June 2022. Staff in place at that time were Artistic Director / CEO, Executive Director, Associate Director and Marketing and Digital Officer (until December 2021). The additional staff included a Digital Producer (November 21), Senior Producer (January 2022) and a Marketing and Communications Manager (March 2022) with General Manager recruitment concluding in June 2022. Rifco continued to work with freelance specialists including marketing and communications and fundraising as well as the creative teams for each project.

After six years with the company the Executive Director announced her intention to leave at the November 2021 Board meeting. This timing was designed to come shortly after the submission of the NPO application at the end of May 2022 and succession planning began immediately.

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RIFCO ARTS Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Despite two robust recruitment rounds working alongside a recruitment specialist the market place for this role is very challenging and, like many other arts organisations, a candidate with appropriate skills was not identified. However, through an internal re-structure the Board committed to the Senior Producer acting up to Executive Director for an interim period (June – December 2022). A final decision on structure will be made by the middle of the autumn and the final structure will be in place by the end of March 2023.

Funding from Arts Council England, Rifco’s key funding partner, for an extended period 2018-23 concludes in March 2023, with 2022/23 designed as a transition year, to allow organisations to align more strongly with Arts Council’s Let’s Create 10-year strategy. An NPO application for the period 2023-26 was submitted in mid-May with decisions due at the end of October 2022. Rifco was provided with a planning figure of £331,391, the same level as the previous year, however, Rifco has ambitious plans and took up the option of applying for an uplift to invest in music theatre and increased staff capacity over the three-year period.

Programme

As with the previous year (2020-21) the key impact of the global pandemic has been on the work that Rifco has been able to deliver. In normal times, Rifco delivers work in three areas: touring theatre at the middle scale, a talent development programme and commissioning and developing new work. Our ability to produce and tour live work was again curtailed this year, however, Rifco continued to conceive and commission its programme for distribution online. Despite continuing to employ artists and freelancers and to create new work, it is acknowledged that Covid19 has had a significant impact on our ability to fully engage with our audiences whilst we are unable to tour live work. Overall, during the past year, Rifco has continued its commitment to investing in British South Asian talent and is proud to have employed 72 artists and freelancers to create and develop new work. Our main areas of programme in 2021-22 have been:

21 Artists for 21 Years

This programme has been designed to celebrate Rifco’s 21st anniversary but also just as important to support our freelance community who have been so badly hit by the global pandemic. 21 Artists for 21 Years will commission one artist for every year of Rifco’s journey and includes artists from all over the UK, from many different artistic disciplines and a wide variety of inspirational starting points. Hafsah Aneela Bashir’s photography exhibition celebrates Eid from the perspective of different generations, Yasmin Wilde’s play Glitterball is Rifco’s first live tour for three years and Raxstar’s spoken word and music piece will reflect on Rifco’s, and the British South Asian community’s journey over the last 21 years.

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RIFCO ARTS Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Free digital programme

During the year Rifco has encouraged audiences to engage with three main areas of digital content: The Desi Lockdown (five artists sharing their experiences of Desis in lockdown), Leave the Plastic On by Pravesh Kumar and Yasmeen Khan, a satirical comedy series and Associates’ filmed versions of their final monologues filmed at the showcase at Bush Theatre. Total views of these pieces totalled more than 50,000.

Rifco Associates

This talent development programme led by Associate Director, Ameet Chana recruited eight Associates for 202122; Apinder Sahni, Guinder Maini, Rupi Lal, Mahesh Parkar, Nafeesa Hamid, Sarah Isaac, Radhika Jani and Naomi Joseph. They were invited to produce monologues during the year long programme and were supported by industry mentors alongside masterclasses and residencies taking place online up to early 2022 and face to face from the new year. Again, little later than normal due to Covid, in March 2022, the eight Associates showed their monologues at The Bush Theatre to an enthusiastic audience of friends, family and industry peers. Each Associate’s monologue is now available on Rifco’s website as a continuing opportunity for showcasing new work. Two Associates were successful in securing a place for a second year: Yasmin Wilde and Taqi Nazeer, the former who was offered a full commission for her play Glitterball.

The programme for the last three years has been funded by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation which has been a terrific boost for the company and the artists involved. When asked “what did you learn that was new to you or your process?”, one Associate said [they learned]: “more about the existence of literary departments and theatres seeking new writers and new plays. Partly because of this masterclass, I’m now a freelance script-reader for Royal Court and Bush Theatre”.

Commissioning playwrights for live and digital work

During the year two new playwrights were commissioned in full or to deliver a Treatment idea. Satinder Chohan’s Flames of Pubjab focuses on three generations of the last Maharajah’s family and Anjum Malik’s play tells the story of two sisters that run a corner shop. Both plays will come to fruition over the next five years and the scripts will have investment through workshops and readings.

New writers were also commissioned for the second series of Leave the Plastic On which is due to launch at the end of May 2022. Successful writers from a national call out were Harry Syed, Amman Kayla and Lakhveer Azad who all created a new character for this very successful satirical series.

Productions in development

New plays and musicals that received development during the year were Glitterball by Yasmin Wilde and Frankie Goes to Bollywood by Pravesh Kumar (book), Niraj Chag (composer) and Tasha Taylor Johnson (lyrics). Frankie Goes to Bollywood is a new musical inspired by true stories of British and other European women imported to the biggest film industry in the world. Book writer Pravesh Kumar ran a weeklong workshop with musicians and singers at a central London venue, Immersive London, in late November 2021 with a sharing of ten songs with industry and friends at the end of the week. A reading of Glitterball to support script development was held in June 2021 with five actors and a dramaturg which provided a live experience for the writer to hear her play.

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RIFCO ARTS Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Rifco has a loyal and committed audience and part of this success is due to the company’s approach to developing new work that reflects and resonates with its core audience, British South Asian communities. Again, the focus in the past year has been on increasing the reach of online audiences (rather the live audiences) and creating strong and lasting relationships with audiences and supporters. As noted in the Programme section Rifco has distributed a varied selection of projects and events online. The total number of online views for last year for Rifco’s projects was over 405,000

Future plans

The most important step for Rifco in 2022 is the re-starting of its live touring programme with a new play with songs, Glitterball by Yasmin Wilde. This is something to celebrate for another reason as this will be the first time Rifco has seen placed an Associate’s work at the centre of the professional programme. Her play will open in Watford and tour to London’s Riverside and Oldham in 2022 and to further venues in spring 2023.

The 21 Artists for 21 Years programme will continue in to the autumn concluding with an event to showcase the participating artists at Riverside in September 2022. Plans also include the second series of the very popular Leave the Plastic On , the comedy sketch series, the launch of GenerAsians , a project exploring the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asians expelled from Uganda in 1972.

Financial review

The impact of the global pandemic continuing in to 2021/22 did not impact the company’s finances in the same way as other cultural organisations, however, the challenge may be more about the future of touring post-pandemic. A strong balance sheet is due to not being able to deliver live productions for the second year running and through not bringing back core staff roles until the fourth quarter, the two larger investments the company makes each year. Other fixed cost centres were also reduced, eg, no staff travel, hospitality, expenses and other live programme related costs. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the Executive have delivered a positive result and whilst it was a disappointment not to be delivering a live programme, a strong balance sheet for post-pandemic uncertain financial times is no bad thing.

Rifco began to build its staff back up to pre 2020 levels in November 2021 and by the end of March had recruited three roles: Senior Producer, Digital Producer and Marketing and Communications Manager. The 2022/23 financial year also plans for a full time Company Manager and further temporary roles when needed for the full artistic programme planned for the forthcoming year.

In 2021/22 one restricted grant from Heritage Lottery Fund (£9,700) was deferred to 2022/23 for delivery May to August 2022. There was an operational surplus of £100,881 on unrestricted funds, and together with unrestricted reserves of £376,370 carried forward at 1 April 2021, total unrestricted reserves carried forward at 1 April 2022 are £477,251.

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RIFCO ARTS Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31[st] March 2022

Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Rifco is exposed, including those presented by the Covid-19 crisis. The Risk Register has been updated (March 2021) and there are systems in place to ensure business continuity within the small team. The Board are satisfied that the systems in place mitigate any exposure to major risks.

Fundraising and income generation

The Board and the Executive set an initial fundraising target of £93K based on the 2020/21 outcome, however, this was increased to £103K as part of an overall budget revision in June 2021. In the period to March 2022 £63,700 was raised from Trusts and Foundations, £9,000 from individual donations and Gift Aid, a total of just over £83,000 for the year. Contributed income that usually contributes to the mix via the live programme was not earned, eg, fees, box office and co-producing investment.

The fundraising target for 2022/23 has been set at £62.5K and at 31 May 2022, commitments stood at circa £10,000 (16%) which is not as strong as a position at this point in the year as in previous. The strategy for the balance of £52,500 will be via trust and foundation support, with pending applications with several funders with whom we have an existing relationship.

Reserves Policy

In determining the Company’s Reserves Policy, the Board have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance publication “Charities’ Reserves”.

The Board regularly review the current finances and future financial trends of the Company and, as part of this process, review its level of reserves and its Reserves Policy.

The Covid-19 pandemic gave greater emphasis on the need to inflate reserves in order to ensure the Company remains viable in the event of another total shutdown of activity. The Reserves Policy now aims to hold the equivalent of 3 months’ core expenditure/operating costs (currently equating to £91,000, plus the financial commitment should one production be forcibly cancelled with no financial return (currently equating to £130,000). This Reserves Policy was reviewed and deemed necessary by the Board in 2021, after the unforeseen difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic, for the following reasons:

  1. An appropriate reserve level when producing at scale is crucial, as significant upfront costs need positive cashflow in advance of receiving touring income.

  2. To ensure that essential capital items such as office IT systems and touring equipment could be safely stored or replaced in a planned cycle.

  3. To ensure that our financial commitments are honoured, should a production be forcibly cancelled before it is able to tour and receive planned income. These commitments may include but are not limited to: fees and reimbursements to venues, suppliers, freelance artists, and creatives.

The Board have concluded that the figure of £221,000 reserves remains appropriate for the scale, ambition, and commitment levels of the company, particularly in this period of economic uncertainty.

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RIFCO ARTS Trustee5' Report Forthe yearended 31" Marth 2022 Designated reserves are also hdd for spend on the major pr(*Yurtion planned for 2024. Thts production is in Ilne with Rifco's business model - to stage a larger scale tour On￿ every four years- as outlined in our Arts Coundl England activlly plan. These deS￿nated reserves Current￿ equate to £1￿.(1￿J. At I" April 2022, unrestricted reserves increaseil to £477,251 ¥thich is orca £66.251 atrNJve the polity figure. Thls figure isinflated because pandemicconditionsmeantwe wereunabletotour as planned through the2ty22finaneial year, resulting in lower experKliture. This figure will be carried over to 22123 financial year. ¥then a hi£her expenditure will be necessary to pfjck back up ￿th the lnidsca￿ ￿u￿n8 programme. Appriy4ed by the trustees on.....oql.i L120 li And signed on their behalf by G Kanagathurai Trustee Page 9

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Rifco Arts, Charitable Company (‘the Company’)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s 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 charity’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, I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the ICAEW, 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:

  1. 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 connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

13 December 2022

Anthony Epton BA FCA CTA FCIE Goldwins Chartered accountants 75 Maygrove Road West Hampstead London NW6 2EG

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RIFCO ARTS

Statement of financial activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Note
Income from:
Income from donations
3
Charitable activities
4
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) for the year
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
6
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
£
19,495
393,502
337
413,334
312,453
312,453
100,881
-
100,881
376,370
477,251		 Restricted
£
-
20,000
-
20,000
20,000
20,000
-
-
-
-
-		 2022
Total
£
19,495
413,502
337
433,334
332,453
332,453
100,881
-
100,881
376,370
477,251		 2021
Total
£
14,926
394,290
1,205
410,421
254,729
254,729
155,692
-
155,692
220,678
376,370

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in Note 15 to the financial statements.

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RIFCO ARTS Balantr sheet As at 31 Marth 2022 2022 2021 2021 Flxed assets: Tangible assets li 77 3.080 current￿Set5. Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 86 413.980 $22366 1.445 459.595 461,040 Lithltties: Credit￿= amounts falllngdue vthin one year 87.750 Net ryrrent assets 475.974 373,290 Total assets less cuffert 477251 376370 Total net ass•ts 477,251 376370 Funds Restricted funds Unrestricted fund5= Designate<l funds General funds Total unrestricted funds 321,370 55,CrfM) 287251 ¢17251 376.370 Total lunds 4n351 376,370 The Chartvs financial statements have been prepared in Cordan￿ 4wth the provi5ion5 applicable to companies 5ubjett to the Small compan￿5 regime. The Trustees wnsider that the Chartty is entitled to exemption from the requFrement to have ￿ a￿lIt under the provision of section 477 of the Companies Act 2CIJ6("the A¢t'l ènd mernbets have not required the Charity to obtsin an a￿lIt forthe year in question in ￿CordanCe wth Section 476 of the &t. The T￿￿tee5 &knoknled8e their responsibilitie5 for comptying with the requirernent of the Companies Act 20LK% with respect io accounting records and prewation of financial statennts. Approved by the iru5tees on".o.g.lJi.l.loll and signed on their behalf by. G Kanagathurai Tr￿lee Company no. 4625212 The attacTr￿ notes fonn part ofthe statements. Page 12

RIFCO ARTS
Statement of cash flow
For theyear ended 31 March 2022
Note
2022
£
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
16
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sale/ (purchase) of fixed assets
-
Cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
17		 2022
2021
£
£
(45,615)
-
-
(45,615)
459,595
413,980		 2021
£
212,577
-
212,577
247,018
459,595

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RIFCO ARTS

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

1 Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

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 (FRS 102 - effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The charitable company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

b) Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. 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 amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

C) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can 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 for the provision of specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

d) Donations of gifts, services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item or received the service, any conditions associated with the donation 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 (FRS 102), volunteer time is not recognised so refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated gifts, 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.

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RIFCO ARTS Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

1 Accounting policies (continued)

e) Interest receivable

f) 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 or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g) 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 classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

h) Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 4.

i) Tangible fixed assets

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £500. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows:

j) 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.

k) Cash at bank and in hand

l) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a 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.

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RIFCO ARTS

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

2 Detailed comparatives for the statement of financial activities

Unrestricted
£
Income from:
Income from donations
14,926
Charitable activities
347,240
Investments
1,205
Total income
363,371
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
207,679
Total expenditure
207,679
Net income / expenditure before gains / (losses) on investments
155,692
Net gains / (losses) on investments
-
Net income / expenditure
155,692
Transfers between funds
-
Net income / (expenditure) before other recognised gains and losses
155,692
Other gains / (losses)
-
Net movement in funds
155,692
Total funds brought forward
220,678
Total funds carried forward
376,370
Donations
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Donations
7,495
-
Gifts in kind (office space from Watford Palace Theatre)
12,000
-
Total Donations
19,495
-
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Income earned from charitable activities
Arts Council
331,391
-
Other grants
54,000
20,000
Live Performance
-
-
Other income
8,111
-
Total income from charitable activities
393,502
20,000		 Unrestricted
£
Income from:
Income from donations
14,926
Charitable activities
347,240
Investments
1,205
Total income
363,371
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
207,679
Total expenditure
207,679
Net income / expenditure before gains / (losses) on investments
155,692
Net gains / (losses) on investments
-
Net income / expenditure
155,692
Transfers between funds
-
Net income / (expenditure) before other recognised gains and losses
155,692
Other gains / (losses)
-
Net movement in funds
155,692
Total funds brought forward
220,678
Total funds carried forward
376,370
Donations
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Donations
7,495
-
Gifts in kind (office space from Watford Palace Theatre)
12,000
-
Total Donations
19,495
-
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Income earned from charitable activities
Arts Council
331,391
-
Other grants
54,000
20,000
Live Performance
-
-
Other income
8,111
-
Total income from charitable activities
393,502
20,000		 Restricted
£
-
47,050
-
47,050
47,050		 Total
2021
£
14,926
394,290
1,205
410,421
254,729
207,679 47,050 254,729
155,692
-
155,692
-
155,692
-
155,692
220,678
376,370
Restricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
20,000
-
-
20,000		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2022
Total
£
7,495
12,000
19,495
2022
Total
£
331,391
74,000
-
8,111
413,502		 155,692
-
155,692
-
155,692
-
155,692
220,678
376,370
2021
Total
£
2,926
12,000
14,926
2021
Total
£
331,391
47,050
41
15,808
394,290

3 Donations

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Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

RIFCO ARTS

5(a) Analysis of expenditure for the year

Staff costs
Production cost
Support fees
Other production costs
Labour costs
Support cost
Rent
Telephone and internet
Depreciation
Board Expenses
Governance cost
Bank interest and charges
Examiner fees
Support costs
Total expenditure 2022
Total expenditure 2021		 Charitable
activities
£
137,104
5,244
20,468
-
-
-
-
-
584
1,500
164,900
167,553
332,453
254,729		 Support
costs
£
78,719
-
72,086
-
14,500
325
1,803
120
-
-
167,553
(167,553)
-
-		 2022 Total
£
215,823
5,244
92,554
-
14,500
325
1,803
120
584
1,500
332,453
-
332,453
254,729		 2021 Total
£
175,265
7,737
51,448
-
14,500
1,776
1,861
-
536
1,606
254,729

Of the total expenditure, £312,453 was unrestricted (2021: £207,679) and £20,000 was restricted (2021: £47,050).

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5(b) Comparative analysis of expenditure -prior year (2021)

Staff costs
Production cost
Support fees
Other production costs
Labour costs
Support cost
Rent
Telephone and internet
Depreciation
Sundry expenses
Governance cost
Bank interest and charges
Examiner fees
Support costs
Total expenditure 2021		 Charitable
activities
£
103,730
7,737
12,318
-
-
-
-
-
536
1,606
125,927
128,802
254,729		 Support
costs
£
71,535
-
39,130
-
14,500
1776
1,861
-
-
-
128,802
(128,802)
-		 2021 Total
£
175,265
7,737
51,448
-
14,500
1776
1,861
-
536
1,606
254,729
-
254,729

Of the total expenditure, £207,67 was unrestricted and £47,050 was restricted.

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6 Net incoming resources for the year

This is stated after charging / crediting:

This is stated after charging / crediting:
2022 2021
£ £
Depreciation 1,803 1,861
Independent examiner's
fees		 1,500 1,606

7 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel

Staff costs were as follows:

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Employer pension contribution
Freelance staff costs
Staff travelling
Other staff costs		 2022
£
124,322
9,292
3,730
77,048
1,431
-
215,823		 2021
£
111,185
8,175
3,335
52,570
-
-
175,265

The total employee benefits including pension and national insurance contributions of the key management personnel were £67,604 (2021: £67,863).

No employees earned more than £60,000 per annum.

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2021: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2021: £nil).

No trustees received any payment or reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs.

8 Staff numbers

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:

Charitable activity
Support
Governance		 2022
2021
No.
No.
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3

9 Related party transactions

There are no related party transactions to disclose for 2022 (2021: none).

The charity is a member of the "Real Resources" a charity registered in England & Wales. The charity received a grant of Nil (2021: Nil).

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

10 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

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11
Tangible fixed assets
Cost
At the start of the year
Additions in year
Disposals in year
At the end of the year
Depreciation
At the start of the year
Charge for the
year
Eliminated on disposal
At the end of the year
Net book value
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
12
Debtors
Other debtors
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Taxation and social security
Pension liability
Accruals
Deferred income
Deferred income*
Balance at the beginning of the year
Amount released to income in the year
Amount deferred in the
year
Balance at the end of the
year
Page 20		 Fixtures,
Fitting &
equipment
£
15,281
-
-
15,281
12,201
1,803
-
14,004
1,277
3,080		 Plant and
Machinery
£
10,000
-
-
10,000
10,000
-
-
10,000
-
-
2022
£
108,386
108,386
2022
£
31,018
87
4,184
-
1,403
9,700
46,392
2022
£
63,700
(54,000)
-
9,700		 Total
£
25,281
-
-
25,281
22,201
1,803
-
24,004
1,277
3,080
2021
£
1,445
1,445
2021
£
17,694
1,233
2,955
565
1,603
63,700
87,750
2021
£
19,250
(19,250)
63,700
63,700

RIFCO ARTS

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

14 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets at the end of
the year
15
Movements in funds
Restricted funds:
Esmee Fairbairn
Total restricted funds
Designed funds
Production and Capital
Replacement
General funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total unrestricted funds
Total funds including
pension fund		 At the
start of
the
year
£
-
-
321,370
55,000
376,370
376,370		 General
unrestricted
£
1,277
285,974
287,251
Incoming
resources &
gains
£
20,000
20,000
-
413,334
413,334
433,334		 Designated
£
-
190,000
190,000
Outgoing
resources &
losses
£
(20,000)
(20,000)
-
(312,453)
(312,453)
(332,453)		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
Transfers
£
-
-
(131,370)
131,370
-
-		 Total
funds
£
1,277
475,974
477,251
At the
end of
the year
£
-
-
190,000
287,251
477,251
477,251

Purpose of the designated funds

The designated funds are to use for production and capital replacement.

16 Reconciliation of net income / (expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income / (expenditure) for the reporting period
(as per the statement of financial
activities)
Depreciation
(Increase)/ decrease in
debtors
Increase/ (decrease) in
creditors
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities		 2022
£
100,881
1,803
(106,941)
(41,358)
(45,615)		 2021
£
155,692
1,861
5,917
49,107
212,577

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17 Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand
Total cash and cash
equivalents		 At 1 April 2021
£
459,595
459,595		 Cash flows
£
(45,615)
(45,615)		 Other
changes
£
-
-		 At 31
March
2022
£
413,980
413,980

18 Operating lease commitments

At the balance sheet date, the charity had no financial commitment under non-cancellable operating leases.

19 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £1.

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20
(a)
Analysis of net assets between funds- prior year (2021)
General
unrestricted
£
Tangible fixed
assets
3,080
Net current
assets
51,920
Net assets at the end of
the year
55,000
(b)
Movements in
funds(2021)
At the
start of
the
year
Incoming
resources &
gains
£
£
Restricted
funds:
Noel Coward
Foundation
-
3,000
D’Oyly Carte
Charitable Trust
-
3,000
Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation
-
30,000
Leche Trust
-
1,500
Garrick Charitable Trust
-
4,500
The Fenton Arts Trust
-
3,000
Hertfordshire CC
-
2,050
Total restricted funds
-
47,050
Designed funds
Production and Capital
Replacement
165,678
-
General funds
Unrestricted
Funds
55,000
363,371
Total unrestricted
funds
220,678
363,371
Total funds including
pension fund
220,678
410,421		 Designated
£
-
321,370
321,370
Outgoing
resources &
losses
£
(3,000)
(3,000)
(30,000)
(1,500)
(4,500)
(3,000)
(2,050)
(47,050)
-
(207,679)
(207,679)
(254,729)		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
155,692
(155,692)
-
-		 Total
funds
£
3,080
373,290
376,370
At the
end of
the year
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
321,370
55,000
376,370
376,370

Purpose of the designated funds

The designated funds are to use for Production and Capital Replacement.

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