FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Company Number: 07456832 Charity Registration: 1140414
1
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
CONTENTS
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Company / Charity Information | 3 |
| Report of the Directors / Trustees | 4 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 |
| Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Notes to the accounts | 11 |
2
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Reference and administrative details
Company Registration Number 07456832 Charity Registration Number 1140414 Trustees: Zoe Sadler Nicholas Whiteley Attila Kent Oscar Kugblenu Barbara Thompson (resigned 01/02/2022) Anastasia Petrova Caitlin Victoria Hart Dyke (appointed 27/04/2022) Tam Kocak-Bass (appointed 06/06/2022) Registered Office Fiorentini Foundation 124 City Road London EC1V 2NX
3
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Introduction
The directors / trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. Fiorentini Foundation is a charity and a company limited by guarantee, governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association. The directors who are all trustees of the charity exercise control.
Structure, governance and management
Governing document
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 1st December 2010 as amended by Special Resolution as registered with Companies House on 9th February 2011 and registered as a charity on 14th February 2011. The company was established under a Memorandum and Articles of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles and Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
Appointment of trustees
The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Management Committee.
The Trust Deed of the charity governs appointment of trustees. The Board of trustees is authorised to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies arising through the resignation or death of an existing trustee. New trustees can be effective only if they have a sound knowledge of the aims, purposes and activities of the Foundation, the trusts, policies, and procedures which govern the trustees’ actions, the organisation and funding sources of the charity and the nature and condition of its resources. The trustees will therefore provide an appropriate induction programme that will equip them with the tools they need to become effective and valuable trustees as quickly as possible. The trustees will provide newly appointed trustees with copies of the Foundation’s key documents and an explanation of their purpose and effect. These key documents will usually be the governing documents of the charity and a copy of the charity’s latest annual report and accounts, together with recent minutes of trustee meetings.
Risk Management
The trustees actively review the major risks, which the charitable company faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining income surpluses at current levels, combined with reviews of the systems and controls over key financial processes, will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees have also examined other operational and business risks faced by the charitable company and confirm that they have put strategies in place to mitigate the significant risks.
4
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Objectives and activities
The advancement of education particularly but not exclusively in the field of performing arts for the benefit of young people aged 7-18 years who are from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds or have a mental or physical disability.
To advance in life and help young people through:
•Providing opportunities for young people to play an active and positive role as members of the local community via the performing arts, providing opportunities for them to perform.
•Providing support and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
Grants are paid to Fiorentini Arts School (a related party) to fund the participation in the performing arts for the young people mentioned above.
Achievements and performance
The main objective of the Fiorentini Foundation is to provide access to performing art workshops that help to reduce social exclusion for disadvantaged children, improve their performance at school, and improve children’s health and wellbeing. Awarded bursaries enable less fortunate children access the world of the performing arts; as a result the children obtain important skills and have life changing experiences.
122 children were offered scholarships or bursaries in 2022. The recipients of the scholarships got roles in the UK & International Tour of Mamma Mia and Supacell (Netflix).
As all administration support had been provided on a volunteer basis and everyone continued to work from home during 2022, the charity has not incurred headcount expenses and admin costs have been kept minimal.
Financial review
Money raised in 2022 include the following:
-
[ £13,257.80 Unrestricted donations (MyDonate, Facebook, Amazon Smile, etc.) ]
-
[ £13,509.60 Restricted donations (£2,059.6 - Money raised during Hackney Empire show on ] 19/3/2022 to support children with or affected by cancer; £5,250 from the Desmond Foundation to pay for 5 children to attend the school for a year; £5,200 from Charles S French Charitable Trust for Bursaries only; £1000 grant from Tesco Groundworks)
-
[ £2,266.80 Other fundraising including Gift Aid and box sales for Hackney Empire ]
Total £29,034.20
The charity paid out:
-
[ £4,557.04 expenses paid (Enthuse service for donation platform; subscriptions: Sports Media ] Agency, London Borough of Newham; ICO; bank charges; accountants fees)
-
[ Bursary payments £30,114.33 (this includes debt to Fiorentini Arts School for previous years and ] scholarships/bursaries in 2022)
5
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Reserves Policy
The charity has minimal running costs, so disburses most of the available funds in support of its objectives and only maintains minimal unrestricted funds to cover management, administration, and support costs, together with any exceptional or unplanned expenditure.
At the 31/12/2022 the Charity held £20,630 in unrestricted funds and NIL in restricted funds (2021 unrestricted £19,954, 2021 restricted £6,314)
Review and Results
The Statement of Financial Activities is presented on page 9 of this report.
The charity has minimal running costs, so disburses most of the available funds in support of its objectives and only maintains minimal unrestricted funds to cover management, administration, and support costs, together with any exceptional or unplanned expenditure.
At 31/12/2022 the Charity held £20,630 in unrestricted funds and NIL in restricted funds (2021 unrestricted £19,954, 2021 restricted £6,314).
The year ended with a deficit of £5,638 (2021 surplus of £25,445). The deficit was caused by insufficient fund-raising following COVID-19, as our key donors were reprioritising grants and donations towards other recipients dealing with the impact of the pandemic.
Plans for future periods
In 2023 the Charity plans to continue raising funds so it can award bursaries for the children from low income households, and we will continue to support children with medical conditions.
The target for 2023 is to raise £35,000 through grants and fundraising events.
Public benefit
The Charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or ‘aims’ that are for the public benefit. Details of how the Charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the Charity should undertake.
6
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they 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 charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
-
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and 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.
Small Company Rules
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
.............................................................
Director/ Trustee
Date: 11 September 2023
7
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Fiorentini Foundation for the year ended 31/12/2022 as set out on pages 9-14.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company 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 for this year 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:
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:
-
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
-
the accounts do not accord with such records; or
-
the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 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
-
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
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.
Heather Dunlop FCA
For and on behalf of Contando Limited
7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
Date:
8
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Income Donations and Legacies Other trading activities Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Raising funds Charitable activities Total Resources Expended Net income / (expenditure) Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Notes Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ £ 2 15,025 13,510 28,535 26,818 2 500 - 500 1,964 |
|---|---|
| 15,525 13,510 29,035 28,782 |
|
| 3,353 - 3,353 3,337 11,496 19,824 31,320 - |
|
| 14,849 19,824 34,673 3,337 |
|
| 676 (6,314) (5,638) 25,445 19,954 6,314 26,268 823 |
|
| 20,630 - 20,630 26,268 |
All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.
The Statement of Financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year. The notes on pages 11 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
9
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
Company number: 07456832
| Notes Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Debtors 5 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 Net current assets Net Assets Funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds |
2022 2021 £ £ 21,830 35,559 - 500 (1,200) (9,791) |
|---|---|
| 20,630 26,268 |
|
| 20,630 26,268 |
|
| 20,630 19,954 - 6,314 |
|
| 20,630 26,268 |
For the year ended 31 December 2022 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies’ regime.
The Board of Directors approved these accounts on: ___ 7 September 2023
Anastasia Petrova
Director / Trustee
Signature
10
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1 Accounting policies
-
A. The Foundation is a Charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales and constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (SORP FRS 102 (2[nd] edition)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019. The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the Foundation.
-
B. The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these financial statements. The Trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Funds to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months from the date of approval of these accounts.
-
C. Debtors, Creditors and Provisions
Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any discounts offered.
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.
-
D. Cash flow Statement The directors / trustees have taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 (revised) from including a cashflow statements on the grounds that the company is small.
-
E. Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.
-
F. Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable.
-
G. Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred and include attributable VAT, which cannot be recovered.
-
H. Funds held by the charity are either restricted or unrestricted. Funds received during the course of the year, which is subject to restriction on their use, but which are expendable at the discretion of the Company are classified as restricted funds in these accounts. Funds received, which are not subject to restrictions on their use, are classified as unrestricted funds. The directors / trustees may decide to treat unrestricted funds as restricted funds and transfer between the two categories.
11
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
-
I. Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The costs of minor additions or those costing below £1,000 are not capitalised. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life, which in all cases is estimated at 4 years.
-
J. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts.
2. Income
| Income Fundraising Other donations Gift Aid Sales Total . Support costs Governance costs General expenses Total |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Total Funds £ £ £ £ 1,511 - 1,511 3,437 13,258 13,510 26,768 22,338 256 - 256 1,043 500 - 500 1,964 |
|---|---|
| 15,525 13,510 29,035 **28,782 ** |
|
| Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Total Funds 1,200 - 1,200 1,200 135 - 135 75 |
|
| 1,335 - 1,335 1,275 |
3. Support costs
Support costs are allocated to costs of raising funds and charitable activities on a proportional basis as follows:
| Raising Funds Charitable Activities/Bursaries Total Raising Funds Charitable Activities/Bursaries Total |
2022 2022 2022 Direct Costs Support costs Total 3,224 129 3,353 30,114 1,206 31,320 |
|---|---|
| 33,338 1,335 34,673 |
|
| 2021 2021 2021 Direct Costs Support costs Total 2,062 1,275 3,337 - - - |
|
| 2,062 1,275 **3,337 ** |
12
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
4. Grants
Charitable activities represents grants awarded to individuals and paid to Fiorentini Arts School on their behalf.
5. Debtors
| Trade debtors Total |
2022 2021 - 500 |
|---|---|
| - 500 |
6. Liabilities: amounts falling due within one year
| Accruals Other creditors Total |
2022 2021 1,200 1,200 - 8,591 |
|---|---|
| 1,200 9,791 |
7. Restricted funds
Restricted funds include donations restricted to providing bursaries to children to attend the Fiorentini Arts School. In 2022 and 2021 all restricted funds balances are held in cash.
8. Share Capital
The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital.
9. Remuneration of Directors / Trustees
The Directors /Trustees are considered to be the key managements personnel and they received no remuneration or other benefits in the year.
No Trustees expenses were incurred in the year (2021: NIL).
10. Governance costs
| Accountancy services (inc VAT) Independent examination (inc VAT) Total |
2022 2021 900 900 300 300 |
|---|---|
| 1,200 1,200 |
13
FIORENTINI FOUNDATION Annual report and financial statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
11. Related party transactions
Fiorentini Arts School is considered a related party by virtue of 2 Trustees being also directors of the School. In the current financial year bursaries totalling £30,114 were awarded for children to attend Fiorentini Arts School (2021: NIL)
At the end of the current financial year there was a creditor due to Fiorentini Arts School totalling £NIL (2021: £8,591), this represents costs paid for the Foundation by the School.
Included within Sales is a £500 sponsorship ticket purchased by Oscar Kugblenu, a Trustee. There were no amounts outstanding at the year end and no amounts in the prior year.
12. Taxation
Fiorentini Foundation is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on the income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to charities.
14