Charity reglstratlon number 1140525 (England and Walès)
C¢)mpany reglstratlon number 07371445
ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
C Boon (Chair}
K Col￿nS
D O'Hara
L Herman
H Smth ITreasurerl
Chlof ?xecut5vo offlc•r
C V8wJh8n
R K VallSns
Charlty nUM￿r
1140525
Company numb¢r
07371445
40 G8ryge SITeet
Oxford
OX1 ZIQ
Ilthardsons
30 Upper H•3h Street
Thame
Oxfortshire
OX9 3EZ

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
CONTENTS
Pago
Statement oftrust* re8pons1tir￿e8
Inde￿ndent auditoffs report
10- 11
12
Balan¢• sheet
13
Notes to the flnancw st8t¢rnents
15-23

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Thè Trustees, are also dlrectors of the tharity for the purptss8s of ttle Cornpanies Act 20C6. present thalr
roportyrith the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024.
Thè 8ttx)unls have been prepared In a¢xord8n¢* with the aCc￿jntlng pclioas set out in note 1 to thè S(￿OUnts
and compty with the Charitable companvs Mèmorandum and Artides of Assouation. Ihe Companies Act 2006
and 'Accounts"rMJ and Reporting by Charibes.. St&er￿ent of Reo)mmended Prneb(x applixble to tharitses
preparing their accounts in ac(x)rdancé with the FIn8n0￿ Reporting Standard aPp￿cabI& in the UK and Republi¢
ol Ireknd IFRS 1021. {a$ amended for ao))unting ￿nad8 comrnencing frcffi 1 JanLtary 2016).
Objectives and actlvltles
The Objecis of the Charrty are, for the putlic benefi( to ￿1VanCe education in tha arts In Oxford by the provlsion
and Manage￿At ofan arts faality called the Old Firtt stst￿.
Our mkssion is dosety afkJned to Art% Council EtYJland's L•V$ Create Stratwi. Oxlord Cty CourKiI's ThriwNJ
Communibes Strat8gy and th8 stratsgigs of the naticfflal Fouryjations that SUPFX)rt us.
Thg Okl Fire Station Is a eentr* for creatiwty in Oxford houslng ts¥o organi8at*Jn8: the homelessn￿ charity
Crisis and Arts * the Old Fire Station IAOFSI. We share our buihjing.
AOFS encourages pèople frorn all ba￿undS to uThJgrstsnd and shap8 In whir* we fwe thr￿agh
stories. creativTty and the arts. and by connecting wth othets.
ART IS FOR EVERYONE. EVERYONE HAS POTENTLAL.
What w• do
Produce and prns•nt aero*# art forn
We want our reputation to be quality arL in person and onfine. whith ¥$ aimed at adults, takes a asks
qUestiL￿S and entertains. We want OLbr *Jdioncg5 to have fun and b8 open to new idgas and dTrTerent peoplè.
Help p￿PIE to bè er•ative
We wanl people to be able to wrfts. slng, draw. dewise. design, porfom, move, make, imagin8. play and ueate:
indiwdualty or wth others and to 8 high standard. CreaJvSty indudes artistic practice but also 8xtends lo
lechnokjgy and 8cience and imaginalNe thinking. We want peop￿ to t•ll their own stories using the medium that
worts bost forth&m.
Support artlsts
We want aarly to rrid-career artists from all thsdpllnès to have a￿esS to the ajvlce. nets￿rkS and promooon
they need to develop t￿1r prddii% as c*eatNes and as facllitators of other people's creativty.
In¢lude people fadng tough tlm•s ￿taUse of dlsadvan*•
We share our building wth the homelosgness tharity, Crisis. Through thls partnership, we offer people who are
FK)meles5 $pace to define Ihemselves aryj djoose their own labeL8 by inclLwJing them in running of the cèntre.
We saek to irtdude others who are soaally isolated and disadvantaged. We do not f(xus on kJmelessTr8ss.
We foujs on what pwpte who falx disadvantage can offar.
Work with communltE•s across Oxford
Wrfh CriEis, we offer a public spac6 whith is Shared by very d￿arent pgopl8 ond helps to break down barrigfS
and promot& 801idarity in Oxf￿d. W8 al80 worf( through partnerships tW￿d our t￿Ilding with differènt
0)mMun￿e$ around Oxford.

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What
rlnev
Tn
Unlearn Discrirnination
This means workirw with others to
educattr OLSrsetve$ about ra￿srn and othw fomis of dis¢riminalion In cu￿Ural organi8alK)n8 lespeod
wards to disabilty and c4assl.
take practical steps tts become more representative ofdiverse ¢ommunrtse5,
. use our creativty to èxplore diverne cuknre and challeng8 ignorydnc9 or alwse.
B• human friendty
Thls mèans workng with others to
educata our58fves about heajthy organisational culture and deosion maknng
take pract￿al steps to develop honest supporfvè rÈlation8hips wthin ￿Jr t•am. wilh our volunteers. our
pathars and fvndeTr and wtth the public
use our creatiwty to promote Se￿iCe$ founded on gc¥)d walty relatiorthips and ￿arnIt¥J.
It al>) means havlng fijn!
Experiment and Usten
To make gre81 art and to achl8v8 changè we have Io gxperiment and play. This means taking risks. being
prepared tr) fail and being able to adapt and respond. It al80 means listening carefully tg those with whorn w8
wcffk. rellectlng daepiy on whatwe do and how we ¢$) li and measuring impact primarity through sttrytelling.
Face the Cllmate Emèrgèncy
This rneans working wfth others to
. gducats oursefves about the èmergency,
takè Practral st8PS to redu￿ (arbon emlssions.
use our creatfvity to help our ￿￿mUnIty fa￿ the d)allerKJes ¥h¢ad.
Bulld financial reslllence
This mè8n5 8nsuring that we a￿ here the long twm by dwersifying income stream$. securing Core aThJ
project fundin9. developing the tr￿SIness. minlnising expendlturé whibt delivering our missK)n and maintsining
appropriate levels of resew. It akn means ensuring that those we work with are prcyerty pald to help them
beo)me financial￿ reS￿lenL
How do we do Iri
We do all this by fr￿u$51ng on..
good qualty relationshlps
Ilstèning and leaming
encouraging creativity and risk-taking
offeriThJ a public Spa￿ vthÉch is wekoming lo all
• worknng o)Ilaboradvaty onlin9. outslde and elsewhere.
is needed?
Oxft)rd is globalty renowned for sbjnnlng herttag& and outstand￿g r&search.
Oxford is also a of disadvantage and inequality.
Oxford needs the Old Fir8 Station b￿aL$Se it is about openness. indusion. looking foThYard ond dtfferontthinktng.
The Okl Fire Station acis as a brtdge befv￿ sectors. organisatH)ns and paopl8.

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Our CO￿ ActTvrhes
A perfornilng arts programme of theatr< muslc. dance, s[￿ren word and o)mety presont8(I mainty in the
Theatr& bjt also in other spaces within and wrfhout Ihè building and online. Events are prcxJrammgd on a hire
basb or on varwng aJre8m8nts around fees. gLtarantees and box office splib. Work ranges from some of the
best UK professional smalkcala touring. to local $em￿ProfesSi￿al and amat8ur work. We also Produce work
and prtrsent regular Scratch nights and nèiworknng opportunitses for arbsts. Most wnts have an assoaated bar.
A visual arts programme Presented mainty in our Galleries but also in othèr spa(ss Isuth as the Café.
onlinè and outsid9}. Exhibitions usualty run for six weeks and have an associated series of workshops for the
public. The work ranges from earfy career to &stablish$d artists. and indudes work by professlon815, Students
and peopb facln9 tough lfimes. Some attract hire inc¥)me orgvdnts. Some exhibitrjns indude work for 5alg.
Self*roduc•d work. usualty supwirted by project fijnding, indudes ￿ative PTojects with p￿p￿ who are knrvJ
tough tirnes {e.g. H*Id￿ Spi￿. ICON) and new work le.g. Chrfstrnas show$).
A p￿9￿MMe of crnatlve workshops for all.
A rÈngg of IxskKJke offers to support artlsts wrth thwr creative, techn*￿1. markatin9. fuN1rd￿1Th3, netsvorklr¥J
and businw dwfjlopmont need&
Spa￿$ for hlre raroing from regular weekty dance das6es to perfonnances. wukshops. training. events.
m8etrngs, rx)nferences and partses.
Aeafé Samng f￿1 by t)amaSC￿S Ros8 lfjtchan In tho daytimo and bar serviro audien￿ in thè èvoning.
Major events Such as Mamial8d8 Festival la sodal Sustlce fesfval In path$rship with Ihe Skoll Worfd Forum)
and OniEat la performin9 arts fesbval in partnership with Oxford Playhouse and Tha Nèw Theatre).
Fxilitation. consultancy. traI￿Ing and t•chni¢al Servi￿ are offer&J on a paid for bo$i$ or ￿ part of
partnershSp 8rr8nggm&nts.
Onw1￿ work with crI￿S to enable p￿pIt who are homeless to partSclpat• Snduding:
Fratr tic*ets to see shows.
A training scheme to gain transferabk $ktll$ In #r￿ such as wslomer seNtce. tethnk*l suptM)rt,
adminkthtson, marketing, fvndfaising. financa. èvant organisalK)n, visual arts oJratitsN 8rMI stage
managemenL
VolunteerirrfJ opwjrtunibes (mainly as Front of Hous• Ushe￿}.
. Creaiive oppo￿n￿&S to Work to a high standard ID present in our theatre. gallery or
elsewhere in the building
. Invofvement in organisational dedslms induding pr0￿ming. recruitmenL a(fvocacy and wvemance.
Storytelling projects vlhich gather the stories of swJnrfK%nt d￿nge of those cfosest to th• worK ¥rKI leam and
ev￿uate Smpad fr￿n the parliiypatory. cdlective Interpr8tatton of thow storytellers.
Facilitatson of and cx)ntiibution to r88earth. advocacy and colL￿OralI0n about systems chang• and
placemaklng through the Oxford Mamalad8 Group and olher thal and national partnars.

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Achlavomènts and porftymance
In a year of considerable ehange which induded wgk))miNJ a now (a)18f &xecgJlNe Officer to Ihe team. ￿ are
Fleased to have been able to support more artssts Ihrough comrThssions and seed fvnding, increase the reach
d irnpact of our storytelling evaluation and Improve our finandal ￿dIence throuoh the growth of our
commorual inry)me.
HwJhllghts in¢lud9
. ReceI￿n9 a record btsaknng 347 8pplic2tion$ for what b&2me Ihe largest Mammlade Festival yaL
88 sessions acnjss 12 venues over fLwr ¢J8ys.
DelNering an ambitious Offfoeat perfomiing arts fèstival in partn8rship with Oxford Playhouse and Th&
New Theatre that featsjred nearfy 40 events. gave seed fundlng lo nine 8rb8ts. Offe￿ PrOfe￿Onal
devekjpmenl workshops aThJ created new partnerships vrith cxsmmunlty organlsa1kJns, induding KEEN
Ctsford, a youth4ed OTganisath)n developing inclusive projects in Oxftsr<lshir8.
Show&qsing wr first ever Open Exhibibon, featuring over 130 arusis and 200 arlworks.
pr0dL￿1n9 and presenting a Christmas show, Glacw, featured on Ihe BBC'S Woman's Hour and
was revIeW￿ by Th8 Guardian.
. Training 349 F4opI8 from 88 organisality)s from the ¢>Junty in our Storyt8Hing Evaluauon
Method
Presenting Jcwjrrw of the BI￿ Sun. a naw èxhlbltion by Samj Pat81 oxpk)riTh3 migTatb)n, bekjnging and
cornThwnty.
Wothng alongside people faiing hard time6, induding developing the Hidden Splra Coll8etiV8 &8 8
spacL for wple Mlh ex￿rienCe of homele58ness and memters of the wider o)mmunty to coliat)orate
vAth prof¢sslonal artsts. express thgmsefves Thtivety. and Share their art.
Offermg a second pl3￿ritIng courstr v+ith Mik8 Baruett and ccrtinuing to ￿lIab)rate on Oxford
Pkifforns, a quartety showcase of new wrlong John RetallAck.
. IntrOdU￿n9 Drawng Club, a I￿nth￿ event for anyone Vh￿ wants to 8xpk)re thair craativty thrwh the
vlsual arts.
Leading an inquiry into meaningful measurgm8nt and suprJ)rlir¥J partners across the dty and beyond to
use stortes as a means to evaluate and understand their impacL
Growng the café in partnership with Damascajs Rose Kltchen. as an acc8ssibb and *th)ming 8pac8
for 88V8ral comrnunthes.
Improvlng our offer lo voluntgws better ty3tems, coffee mming5 and other events. aThJ Support
into empjtymènt wh8re rel8v8nL
InstalliThJ Eeosync wth support from the Linbury Tru¥L a sy8tern manging the buikliro's heatl
needs mor8 8ffia8nty. considorably raduong our carbon footprint and redwrvJ energy ¢>)sts.
Growing our COMMer￿al incorr£ in all areas. induding the cafe. venuè hire and tiiknt s8les.
Implewonling leamings from an organisalion wkl8 ano￿adSM tralnlThJ process lo work towards
be￿rnIng an anti-raast organisation.
The year has includ8d a 18ader5hip transitic￿, wlh founding dIr￿r Jeremy Spaff￿d mo￿r0 to a part4im•
Ass￿ate Director role focuslng on systems th8nge and maningful measurement. and Clara Vaughan stepping
into the Chief Exewtive OffKer rol•.
We remain committed to bvorting alongside people facing hard times. Indudlng p￿pK? ex￿rienc9ng
homelessne&8. through our ck)5e partnership wth Crisis as well as other organisations.
We ec￿tinUe to a(SJpt the Oxford knving Wagè as a mulimum frjr all employees (appli￿ble at the point in ￿ year
wh6n salarf&s 8rs mtrl&w8dl.

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Looklng f0Th￿r￿
In the coming year. we are workiThJ on the developm8nt of a new strategy for long-term systemic Impad.
responding to changing trend$ in homelessness. arts. sctkl Impart philanthropy and Oxford. devebped vAth
partners ￿mmuni￿a$ ￿ hav8 d89p relationships wfth and those not raprWnt￿ before.
Ak)ngsKle thaL we have the following prioriUg&'
. Work wth our partners to develop the strudurè and fows of the Oxford Mamialade Group. a sy8ttrm8
ch8ng8 coalthon, in ways that are led by people with Itved experignces ofthe issues we seok to tac￿¢.
Invèst in thg buildin9 to improve environm￿1 sustalnablllty 8tMI ￿dUce risk of malfvJn(aion. specifiealty
through th& Insta1kti￿ of n8w LED lighting.
Continue to 8xpk)re ngw ways of partnering wilh Crisis in our building and indu(ling people experiencing
hOMe￿sSn￿ in ru[￿ing the arts ￿ntre.
Deepen our relationship with vttritsus p8rlner organisalions lo extend our arts arKI tsining offern to
people faung hard times.
Explore new models for C(￿CreatiOn and powar sharing wthin the Hblden Spire Collectivg and through
the ways we programme.
Inv8st in building and sustaining a heathy onJanisati¢)rt81 Cu￿rg that enables suppjrt. r8s( loy and
meanlngful work.
sent an &tisltealty èx(iting 8rKI soryaliy lho￿h￿JI Christmas show (Bofore the Millenium by Karim
Khan in 2025).
Deliver an impactful Mam￿ade Festival with f8werevents and h¢gher attendan￿ per evenL
D8velop Ofibeal as an artist fwjsed festival that supp¥￿ts k)cal artists and the long-tomi dav8lopm•nt of
ngw higlwuality theatre.
Continue to d&￿lOp. impt8ment and mmitor OUT actions towards bec￿ming an an￿ra(¥st c￿nIsa￿On.
Grow the scope, Influen￿ and reath of our storytelling aTKi systems change wot1(.
. Grow our ￿mMer￿al incomè. particukrty in twms of private lures and the cafe.
Financial review
In accordance ￿th the charws Memorandum and of As8(hx*on, all surpluses Af8 applied $018ty
towards th8 promotion of acbvitses of the charity.
We havè mèt our bu(%3et wth a small surplus of £314. Thls Is an ax(xllgnt resum, parbrajlarty In Ilght of a
fijndrdslng shortf811 of £69.230 against ambitious tsrgets. Despite Ihis. our tumover irKTra8ed by nearly 15%.
frorn £1,189,836 In 2023 to 1.363.071 irh 2024 and a small surplus in year of £314 whith results in a balan￿ on
unrestricted fvnds at the end of the year of £293,282. A ssgnTficant factor in this was excellent results in all
mmercial areas- It L% worth notlng that 33% of our income this year was o)mmeroal, an incrèas• from 28.6%
the prewous year. Private hires shines in paitcutar. wth an increased in(Y*me of neatty £30k. Mamialade Festival
so (x)ntribuled by exceeding its donations target While it Was 8 th811enging year for fundraising. we incre8$#d
our indiwdual donations target for the first time wth £37k morè than wè brought in last year, and received som8
unbudgeted grants Indudbng tho Lbnbury Tru8t, enabled us to Instsll system8 that will reduce ujr ul￿NIeS
From an expenditurg point crf vlaw. ￿ m*Ja savlngs in *laiig8 due to a rekbvoty high staff tumov8r this year,
whi¢* wg don't prgjicl wll be replicated in the upcoming y8ar. Dest¥te this, our overam staff costs inctsas8d by
about 11% frorn 2023 to 2024. Due to Glacier. commlsslons for Mamwlade, and a bigger Offbeat we spent
consrdardbly more on fred8nrR artssts, which aligns wth cwjr mission to support arlists. Our Increased producing
activfty meant w8 wèrè ab￿ to claim rnore tax relief than the prew¢JJs year. which accounted for 3% of our
income. We spent more on stsff trainin9 which is a good investmeTrL and also on (x)nsukants- this refiects the
need to hire freelan￿ stcwytelllng facslitAtors 8nd short-term marketing support dve to slaff d)angès.
Several major national Foundations have o)nb"nued tr> support the charity induding Lankelly Chase Foundation,
National Lottery Community Fund. Rothschikl Foundatitin. Esmée Fairbaim Foundation, Backstage Trust.
nbury Trust and P8uI Harntyn FoundalH)n. Oxford City Council has also continued lo support the charity with
fijnding 8nd In-kknd (x)ntribution8. Council Engknd (ACE) has support8d the 0￿beat festival and Skoll
Foundation has oncè again inem$8d ts support for the Mamialade Feslval.

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R•serves policy
Where appropriate, Arts at the Old Fire Station holds ￿$tricted fvnds in accordan￿ wtth funders.
requirèments. Free reserves are that part of a charity's unrestricted funds that are frè81y av8i18ble to spend on
any of the charty's purposes. The ¢harrtls reserves policy is designed tr) reflect the underlying risks facing the
charity and to ensure that tt has an appropriate level of resèrves to safeguard its operations and ser￿￿S. This
includes contingency for shortfalls in income, covering unexpected expenditure and funding known project
deficits where Trustees have identtfied a project as key b) charitable objecti￿.
The Trustees have considered the minimum tevel of free reserves that are suffieient to support the charitys
0[￿ratiOnS. Relevant factors indude projected financial perfomiance including ￿sh flow requirements, the extènt
to which multl-y&8r grant payments received relate to subsèquent years, expendituie and an assessment of the
risks to thè tharivs income streams.
Having eonsidered the competilivè fun&raising environment we are currendy in, as well as the inflationary
in¢rea8e in costs and salaries, Trustées have detemiined that the required lgvel oflotalreserves (free and
designated) is a minimum of £305,000 lan increase on the previous target of £285,000). Designatèd reserves,
which are sèt asid8 for the contingency that emergency building r8pairs be￿me necessary to enyu18 that the
OFS remains operational, with a particular risk area being the roof oftha building, remain at £50,000.
At September 2024,
Totsl funds lincluding tangible assètsl.. £343,282
Tangible assets.. £61.997
Fre8 r9s9rv8s.' £231,285
Designated reserves.. £50,0￿)
Free and designated reseNes.' £281,285
Target for free and d8signaW.. £305,IX)O
Trustees have allowed for 8 sm811 defi¢tt in the LX)ming year due to ongoing pressures from energy costs and
other infiationary pressur8s and thgrefore expect reserves to reduce slightly. However, they retain an ambitK)n to
reach the target level over the medium temi.
The reserves requirementand undedying factors are considered annually, and the minimum resebves
requirement is, theréfore, expected to change over time. The Trustées plan to continue to f￿uS on sEeknng
extemal funding for core (xjsts, in particular muhi-yèar awards from significant fundeys. In addition, income from
individual donors, artistic produthons and commercial activity will be further developed whilst maintaining tight
control over expenditure.

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Risk
Twstees have gwen ￿nsideratiOn to the major risks to the c*aTity 18 exposed and satisfied
th9TTWlv￿ that Syst￿ or proCedU￿S are eslabThsh8d in order to manage thc6e risks.
No system of Intamal contrDI cari give absolute assurance agalnst material mlsststèment cff103s. However. Arts
at the Old Fire Ststion bèlièvé$ that it has appropriate procedures and controls to adequatéty mÉbgale againsl
TBks to which rt is exFwJ. System$ indude:
plans and budgets which are approved by th8 Trustee
r9gular o)nsideration by the Trustees of monthly m8nwJement acrthjnts, Varian￿ from ￿dgets. non-
finan￿81 perfornance indicators and benchmarking r8Vi8WS
In dèpth r6wèw of financaal perfO￿anCe and risk by the Ffjnan￿ 8nd Audit Committee
règular rgview of safeguarding policy and practlce
• ckjse collatx)ration WTth the landlord head tenant ￿ardIng buikjing maintenance, safety and
seojrity
idenlification and m8nag•mènt of risk3.
The tharivs approach lo risk manayem6nt indud95 the rating of identified risks accordiNJ to thè lik8lih(x)d and
Imp8Ct of the risk occurring. Mitsgatlng controls have been Identified and. whwe fvrther action is requlred.
deadlinès and resp￿sibilitIeS assigned. Those actiwties with higher risk rdtings are prioribsed. The risk reglstgr
k8 rev￿￿￿ at least annualty by the Board olTrustees aThJ more frequenuy by Finance 8ThY Audit Committee.
New risks have been add•d to th8 rggist8r in the light of rising energy ￿$ts and ￿Ik11ng dsv*lopm8nts in
proxirnty. Increased risks In￿de operational ttjsts such as rent, repairs and maintenance and a t>uilding
r8furbk8hgd 12 years ago, as well as tha Incrgasod ￿$t of slaff retention. AJI these continue to be monftor¢d 8n(J
mth9ation8 are in FAa¢x.
Structurnp govornane• and management
ststus
Arts at thè Old Flre Ststion is a registered charity (Th). 1140525) and a ¢ompany limTW by guarantee Ino.
73714451 with its eonslitutson- the'memorandum and Articles ofAssoclation'. Tha Trust88s ofArts al the
Qld Fire Ststion are responsible for overseeing the rn8nagement and administrat￿ of the dmrity and have
ultimate respO￿lbilIty for the chaws advthes. The Trust￿ are also the Directors of the company.
The INstees. who are also the threctors for the purpos& of ecAnp8ny law, and w￿? seNed during the yearand up
to the dats of $13nalure of the financral statements werg..
J AB8￿￿n
C Boon
K Colllns
V J R Graham
D 0'H￿a
L H8mwn
T D Rossingion
H Smith
K Valkeinen
Re￿gned 27 Sgptembor2024
Rgslgnad 27 Sgptembor 2024
Resigned 27 September 2024
R•*gnad 27 SgPtembgr2024

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Dlrectors
Arts al the Old Fire Station IAOFS) has a Board ¢)fTrusteos on Ythich there be a minimum of three and a
maxirnum of tsyefve TDJstees. They are apF*)fnted c4) the basis of Ihe experbse and experience that Ihey can
bring to the running and deveknpmenl ofthe company. N&w Trustsas ar* Klantifigd through both professional aThJ
olhèrconlxcts and by adverlisemenL Each year one third of Trustees ￿tIre by rot8tion {th08e long8St semngl
but each is abl6 to putthèM$è￿$8 fO￿ard for rfrelection rfthey wish.AOFS Is a sub4en8nt of Crisls in Oxford.
Most of the rentsl costs are covered by 8 grantfrom Oxford City Cwncil to Crisis, wilh the remaTnder being
shared bett¥aen tha ¢hariti*$ basgd on floowce usage. Crisis and AOFS Provide semces to each otheron
a fijll c4)st recovery basis.
v￿kY Graham stepped down as Chair ofthe Board in March 2024. and caroli￿ Bo￿, PTevK)usly Vlc&Chatr,
w88 appointed as rhew Chair. David Rossington steFved down as Treasurer in SeptembÈr 2024, and 1$ now a c
opted member of the Finance and Audii Committee. Heathar Smrth has b8èn appointed as Treasurer.
Tho TrustO98 have been ffjCNitsng for membws of Ihe Board. ￿th new oppolntsn&nts expectad to bo mad
in March and JLm& 2025.
structur•
The Board ofTrustees met fourtimes during the year. Day4trday wponsibilty is delegated to paid staff with
supwrt from sub committees oflhe Board which indude mèmb8rs. Th959 sub-groups are FInal￿e and
Audit Commrftee, Fundraiwng Committee, Equity Equalty DNersity and Indusion Committ88. arKI Creatimty
Storytelllng an¢J Comms Committee. Stratsgiclpolicy ￿e￿s1OnS are taken by the Board.
The new Chief ExeC9Jt￿e Offi￿r is Clara Vaughan, and the Deputy CEO is Rebec£a Val￿nS. Jeremy Spafford
has moved to an Assoaate Director rda. Tha Sanior Manag8ment T8arn wnsists of fwr Heals of Department
alongsiyg the ats)ve mentioned.
Audltor
In a(wdan(* wrfh thg ¢ompanYs arbdes, a resobjtbjn prcyos¢ng that Rtchardsons ￿ reappolnt81188 audltor of
the company will b• put at a G4￿r#I Meeling.
Tha Irustg•5' rep)rtwas app￿ed bythe Boafd of Trustges.
H Smith ￿reasUrer)
Trustao
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
The trustees. who are also the dlrectoys t)f Arts at the Old Fire sts￿on the purpose of iompany law. are
responsible for preparing the Trustees, Rèport and the financial statements In accordan￿ wfth appli￿ble law and
Un61ed lfjngdom ACc￿￿ting Standths (United lfjngdom GeneraltyAcceptsd AcLxyJnting Practice
Company law requifvs th¢ tN8tees to prepare financial stAtwnents for each financial yearwhich give a Iwe and falr
view of the state of affairs of the charita￿e o)mpany and of the in(x)ming resourcEs and applicati￿ of resources.
Incl￿ding the income 8xpwditure, of the charitabk company forthat year.
In Pr￿ring thes8 fina￿￿1 statgmw)ts, the Iwstses are requThd to:
- sew suitable acsjunting poltaes and th8n apptylhem o)nsistenty.
- obsetve lh8 methods and principses In th¢ Charities SORP..
- makejudg8ments and estimates that are r8asonable and prudent:
- stats wh6th8r applicab￿ UK Accounting Standarrts have teen followed, subiael to any material deparbJr8s
disdosed and 8xpf8Ir￿d in the finanaal ststem&nts,' and
- prepare the ffinanck41 statements on the gclng 0)n￿M basi$ unless rt is inapproprAta to presurne that tho
aiitable company wlll cy)nb"nu8 in operation.
Iwstees are responslbk for keeping adequate aoo)untlng re(xJrds t1￿1 disdose vAth reasonèble acrwracy al
Any time the financial p0S￿On of th8 charitable crynpany and enabte them to ensure that the flnanclal st*emgnts
mply y￿th the Cornpanies Act 2006. They 8re 8150 responsible for safe9uardlng th8 assets of the charitab
(xjmpany and hèncè for taknrvJ reasonable steps ft*thg prtrvgntion and detection offraud arKI Olher I￿uLaritieS.

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
Opinion
We hava audslod tho fill￿(?￿1 statemgnts of Ajts al tho Okl Fire Ststion (the 'thaTitable compan￿) for the year
ended 30 Sèptémber 2024 %thid) ￿*￿prIS￿ tha statèmant of fin8nekql 8ebvit*s. Ihe balance sheeL the statement of
cash ftows and tv)tes lo the finandal stataments. Induding Sign￿ca￿t accountlng policiès. Tha finanaal rèwjrting
framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicab￿ law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards.
indu¢knng Financkil Reporting Stan¢Jard 102 The Finan￿al Repo￿ng Standard applicable in th& UK and Republic of
Irel8nd (United Kingdom GenerallYAC￿Pted Accounting Practicel.
In ouropinion, Ihe finanrAal statements..
give a true and fair wew of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 30 S8Ptomber 2024 and of hs
in￿nThng resources and appI￿atron of resources. forthe yearthen ended.,
have been property prepared in accordanrA vnth UnTted lfjr@d(xn Gengralty A• Ac4￿untIng Practice.,
and
have been prepar&J in a￿OrdanCe with the requirements ofthe CompaniesAc* 2006.
Bas1$ for opinion
We conducted our audit In a￿ordanCe wilh Intemational Standards on Auditing {UK) IISAS (UKII 8kWlcab
L*v. OUT responsibilibes under those standards are fijrther descdljed In the Auditorfs ￿sponSIbl1R1eS forth8 audlt of
th8 fInar￿￿1 st8tements sec*on ofour reFth. We are independent ofthe tharitsb￿ company in accordan￿ the
athi(xl r8quir&merhts that are rebvant to our audit of thè fin8n(ial statamgnts in the UK including the FRC'S Elhi¢21
Stsndard. and we have fuffil￿d our other ethical responsibilibes in ac(x)rdance wth these requirements. We believe
that the audlt e￿dence we have obtalned Is suffldent and approprfate to provkle a basls for ouropinion.
Conclusions relating to golng concern
In audthng Ihe finanaal statements, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the golng ¢onwn basi$ of
counttng in the preparation of the financial statements Is appropriate.
Bas8d on the work we have performed, we have not id8ntifjed any material uncertalnUes relating to events or
ojnditions thaL indiwdually or collectivety, may ca%t Significant doubt on the charitable companls abilty to continue
as a gdng wnc8m for a perfod of at lèast tsvofvè months from vthen th8 finandal ststèmènts 8r& 8uthf*iwl for
issue.
Our respjnsibilbties and Ihe responsibilrbes of the IMtees resped to going ￿nCern are deSC￿bed in the
relewdnt 8ections of this report.
Other information
The other infomiation comprises the infomiation induded in Ihe annual report other than th• Ilnanaal ststam&nts
and our auditorfs report thereon. The trustees are responsible for fhe other infomiation contained wthin the annual
report. Our opinion on the finanryal statements does nol cover Ihe other information and we do not express any fomi
of assuran¢e ¢ondusion thereon. Our rèsponsibtlty is to ts8d the other infomation 8nd. in doing 30. con8Nler
whèthar the Other information is rn3tgrial￿ in¢x)nsist8nt with the finan(ial st*9rn9nts or our knO￿edge obtained in
the ¢￿Jr$8 of th8 audit. or 0th8rwrs8 ap￿arS to be materialty misstated. Ifwe identify such material inconsi5t8nc
or apForent material mlsstatements, we are required to determine whether this gwes rlse to a materfal mlsstatement
in the financial siatements theMSe￿e$. If. based on the work we have perfonned. we concbjde that thern Is
rnatwial misstatement of this other infomiation, we are rwuired to report Ihatfact.
W8 haye nothing to report in thi8 regard.
Matters on which w• arè rnquir•d to Y•port by exception
We have nclhing to report in respect of the folknmng rnatters in relation to whith the Charibe8 (Accryjnts and
Reports} Regulation8 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opini¢)n:
the inforniaton gNen in the financial statements is incortsistsnt in any material Tespect with the trustees,
report., or
suffi¢iont accounting rep)rds hm not begn ktrpt.. or
Ihe financial statements are not in agreement with the acwunting r0cords', or
we have not re￿Ived all the informati¢)n and explanation$ we requir9 for our audiL
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
R•sponslbinue8 of trustees
As explained more fvlly In the statement of trustees, 1esrxjn￿bllllJe8. the trustees. who we ￿s0 the rfirectors of tha
Charitab￿ company for th8 Purpose of cx)mpany Law, ara r8sponsible for the prepBraticw) of the finanThal statemenls
gnd for being satisfied that they gNe a tNe and fair view, and for sueh intemal ￿ntrol as th$ Iru5tees delemiine ks
nec0$5ary to enable the preparatl¢)n of finaniaal statements that are fr88 from material misstatemenL whelher due
to fraud or In preparing the finanLaal statements, the trustees are rèswll5ibb for assessing thè charilab
companls 8bility to continue as a golng rffjncgm, disdosing, as applicable. malters ￿￿ted to going concém and
using the going tA)n￿rn basis of accounting unless the trustees either int￿d to liquidate the charitable company or
to cease operatlons. or have no realtstic altematlve but to do so.
AIHlJtorfs responslbll1t1￿ forthe audit of the finanelal stat•ments
We have been appointed as auditor undér section 144 of the Charibes Act 2011 and repNt In acL))rdan¢o vAth the
Act aThJ relèvant wulations mado or having èffert thgreunder.
Our object￿oS ars to obtain reasonable assurBnce about whether the financial statem￿¥ as a whole are fre• from
malwial misstatem&n( whether due to fraud or arror. and b i&8ue an auditorfs report th* ir￿ude8 our opinknn.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assuran￿ but is not a guarantee that an audf( ¢x)nducted in accordan
wrth ISAS lu￿ will always d8t8d a malerfal misstatement whén tt exists. Misstatements arise from fraud or
error and are cons¥Jered material rf. indiwdualty or in the aggregate. thay could reasonab￿ b& expected to infknence
th& decisKJns of users taken on the basis of th&8e finarKial statements.
The extent to which our proc6duTes are ￿pats1¢ of d&tsctiThJ iwegularities. induding hud, is detailed tel¢￿.
A fijther d￿￿￿pIOn of ￿1r r&spon8ibilths is available on tha Financial Reporting CwtxiI'$ w8bsrte aL" hty'.11
¥h￿v.frC.Qrg.ukJaudrtOrs[eSpOnSibilitl0$. This dox￿p11)n fom)s part of our auditorfs reporL
Usg of our r•port
Th¢s report Is madè solety to the charl￿$ trustees. as a body. in aC0)rdan￿ wlth Part 4 (rf the CharTbes {Acxounts
and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has be&n undtrrtaken so that we muht stste to the thaNiYs trustees
those matteTS we are requSred to stats to them in an auditorfs report and for r￿ other purpose. To the fvllest extent
F4rn1itted by law, we do tv)t accept or assume responsblty to anyon8 other than the charfty 8nd the charivs
INstèèè as a br*Jy, forour audlt work. forthi$ repwt, orfor the opinions we haw formed.
Richardsons
18 March 2025
Chartered Accountants
StatutoryAuditor
30 Upper Hlgh Street
Oxfordshire
OX9 3EZ
RKhardsons 1$ glkjiblo for apFKJinlment as aLKlitor of the charitabb ojmpany byvirtue of it8 eltgibiltyfor apontment
as auditor of a cornpany under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Unre5tsict•d Dèsignat•d R•strlct•d
fund¥
funds
fvnd$
Total
2024
2023
Income and end&￿ents
D￿atiOnS and legaelès
Charitable activ￿e8
Other trading 8cllvrfies
Investments
Olh8r ineo
410.238
3S.022
447,434
8.613
461,764
872.￿2
35.022
447.434
8.613
834.916
12,321
338.378
3,854
167
Totsl incom•
9)1,307
461.764 1.3KJ.071
1,189.636
ndltur• on:
Generdting incom8
91,925
167,233
259,158
181.543
ch￿ilable athibes
294,531
1,103,599
969.731
Total rgwurce• exp•nd•d
461.764 1.362.757
1.151.274
Net income for the yearl
Nfrt mov•mont In fvnd5
314
314
Fund at 1 October 2023
292,988
342.968 304.606
Fund b8lancgs #t 30 Sèpt•mbgr
2024
293.282
343.282
342.968
The statement offinanrAal aebwtios Indudes all gains and k)sses recY*Jni8ed in Ihe year.
Ths statsmont of fin8ndal adviues includes all gains and losses r9cr*jn￿8d in thè ￿r. All It￿￿me aThJ expendthre
t1erive from continuing actiwties.
The statement of finanaal acbMbes al80 Ixjmplkrys Mth the requlrements for an inC￿Me and expenditure account
under the Companies Act 20CKS.
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2024
2023
FIX￿ assèts
Tangible assets
14
61,997
77,167
Current a￿ets
Stod(s
Debtor
Cash at bank aThJ In hand
15
16
6.144
144,089
391,067
4,254
80,058
450.424
541.3Th)
514.736
Cr•dli(trfB: wnounts falllng due wlthln
on• yaar
17
(260,0151
1248.935}
N•t curr•nt assots
281,285
265,801
Total assèts current liabilitios
343.282
342,968
The fvnds of the charttable company
Endovmient funds- Building fund
unrestri￿ fuThls
.0
292,9&8
293,282
343,282
342.968
The company is entiued to the exemption from th8 audit requIrem￿tt c¥)ntalned In section 4TT olthe Companles Act
2006. for the year ended 30 September 2024.
The diredor3 acknowl￿ge their ￿Sponsibl1{ties for exjrnptying wilh the requi¥emenls of the Cornpanies Act 2006
y￿h respectto awounting records and the preparatSon of finan(¥al 8tatements.
The rnernbers havè not r8quired the o)mpany lo obtain an audtt of ts finan￿81 ststements under the rnquirnments
of the CompaniasAcl 2006, for the year in question in accordanc6 séclion 476.
These finandal statements havg been prepared In ￿ance wlth th8 promsions appli(3blg to companles subject
to the 8mall Companies regime.
The finan(i81 statements We￿ approvèd bythè trustees on ! Q.MqrFh 2025
H Smlth ffreasurgr}
Company registration numtèr 07371445 (England and Wales)
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ARTSAT THE OLD FIRE STATION
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2024
2023
Cash Ilows from operatlng actMtI•s
Cash (absorbed byvgenèr3￿ froEll
Peratior
{51,8841
137,lJ56
Investiry ￿l¥It￿o$
Purchase of tanglbl* flxed assots
PrOca￿S from disposal oftangible fixed
assets
Investment incom& r8c*iv8d
(16,286)
{31,249}
592
8,613
Ngt ca$h us•d In Inv•stlng aedvltl•s
(7,673)
(26,803)
ca¥h used In flnanclng actlvltl•s
N•t (d•er8￿??￿nCYeaS0 In cash and ￿$h
•qulvalènts
159.35n
110,253
Cash and cash ￿uiVal•nts at beginning ofyear
450.424
340,171
C￿h and cash •qul¥aknts at ond ofyoar
391,067
450.424
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
A¢¢ourtlng poll¢lo$
Chartty information
Arts al the Old Fire Station is a private company Ilmtted by guarantee IncoryKsrated tn En￿and and Wabs. The
registered Offi￿ is 40 George Street, Oxford, OX12AQ.
1.1 A¢¢ountlny ¢onvgntlon
The aco)unts have been prepared In accordanc8 wlth thè itharttabb (x)mp8tys M8mor8ndum of Articles, th8
Companies Act 2006 and "Acwunting and Reporting by Charfles.. Ststemènt of Ro¢ommgnded Practice
appIl￿ble to Charl￿eS preparing their a(o)unts in accordan￿ wth the Finanaal ReportlThJ Stsndard
applitsble in th8 UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021° las amended for accxjuning periods commend
from 1 January 20161. The charitable company i8 a Public Benefit Entty as defined by FRS 102.
Thè fin8nci81 statèmèrts are PTep8red in sterling, wh•* is the fijnct￿naI currenw of Ihe charitAble cc*npany.
Monetary amounts In thasa ffinanaal statèmènts arè rounded to th8 near981 £.
The finandal statem&ts have be￿ prep8r8d ￿)der th& hithc81 cost Lxjrwention. The principal ac(xJunting
polcies adopted are set out bdow.
12 Golng con¢grn
At the time of approving thè finanu81 statemènts. th8 trustg8s have a reasonable eypectation that the
c*arilable o)mpany has adequate resources to c£sntinue In operatthal existence for the fo￿Seeable future.
Thus the tNstse8 wntinue to adopt the going ojncern ba61s of ￿)UnIng Sn preparlng the finanoal
statements.
1J Charltsblg fvnds
Unrestricted fijnds are avallabie for use at th¢ dI$￿￿on of th$ trustees In furtheranc• of their ¢haTitabl8
objectives.
DeSI￿ated funts eomprise funds vA)th hava bean sét asid8 at thè di$¢xetion of the trustees for specffic
purposes.
Restricaed funds are subject to SP8ofic crndibons by donors or ￿ant¢)r$ as to how may be Us￿. The
purposes and ums oftho restrIC￿ ))JThJs are Get out In the Th)les to th&fln8ndal st8t&mant&
1A kn¢omlng r¥sour¢os
Inc￿Me is recogni5￿1 when the charilable o)mpany is legalty entided to it after any perforniancè condiknns
havo been m&L the amwnts can be measured reliably, and it is probabfe that income ￿1[ be re￿1ve￿.
Cash donaiorts are Tecognised on recelpt. Other donatic*)s a￿ recognlsed once the ¢harIlab￿ company has
been notified of the donation, unless perfOrn￿n￿ COnd￿onS require deferral of the amount. Incom8 tax
Tecover8ble in rekgtion to donatic*ts receNe(S under Gfft Aid or deeds of covenant is recc¥Jni%ed at ths timè of
thg donation.
Legacyas are recc¥Jnised on receipt or otherwise rf the charitable L¥Jmpany has been nO￿fied of an imFtndir¥J
distribution, th8 amount is knrywn, and receipt is expected. If the a￿U￿t is not known. the legacy Is treated as
a contingent 8sseL
Tumover is measured at the fair Yalue of the cx)rtsideratB)n re￿Ned or receivable aThJ ￿presents amounts
rece￿able for go￿jS and services promded in the nonnal course of business. net of discAwnts. VAT and other
Sates rela￿1 tax85.
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Accountlng pollcles
IContinu8d)
IJ ReSQUT¢eS expond•d
LiabIl￿eS are recA)gnlsed as expenditure as $wn 8$ there is legal or constructive obligaJon commitbng
charity to the ex4Jenditure. it is probable that a transfer of econornic beneffts will be required in setttement ar
the amount of the obligation can be measured reliabty. Expanditur& is 8cu)untsd for on an aczruals basis and
h&8 been d&ssrfied under headings that aggregate all cost retat8d to the charity. Where CLJsts can not be
direcuy attributed to parlir#Jlar heading they have been allc¥*d to a basis o)nsistent with the
usè of resourc85.
1.6 Tangll>ltr ass•ts
Tangible fixed 8558ts 8rg inrfially rr￿SU[8d at cost and subsequenty meosured Bt (x)gt or valuation, net of
deprecktion and any imp8imwnt bss85.
D￿￿atiOn 1$ rwnisod 80 as to write off the ¢xJst or valsjation of assats thw ro9idual values overlheir
. useful IN¢$ on the folk)vJlng base3:
Leasehold improvements
Theatre and shop equipmant
Fixtijras and fitbng$
Computers
10% straKJht bw$
33% straight ￿ne basis
25% stratght Ine basis
33% stravjht Ine ba￿S
The gain cf k)ss artslng on the dlsposal of an asset is determin•l as the dIfferen￿ betsveen the sal&
pro(wls and the (zrryiThJ valuo of tho awt. and is rocognk%8d in tho stat¢monl of financial acuvitie
1.7 Impalrnwnt of fix￿ ass•ts
At ead) reportfing ènd date. the tharitr8blg ¢y)mpany rewew8 the carrying amounts of Sts tsngtbfe assets to
detemiine whether there is any iftdicalÉon that ttxjse assets have suffered an irnpairment loss. W any such
Indication exists, the reo)verable amwnt of the a￿t Is èslmatad In Ndtrr to determine Ihe exlent of the
impainnent loss {rfanyl.
1A Stocks
Stocks ars slalsd at the lower of cost and estimated sel￿ng prke lass o)sts to complète and ssll. Cost
comprises direct matèriaL% and, vthgre ar4)ll￿ble, direca lats￿r costs and those overhèads that hav8 been
In(yJrred in bringing the 8tock8 to their present kjcation and Cond￿On. Items hekj for distrtbubon * no or
nomlnal constd8ratiLw) arè mèasurad th8 iowwof replacernent cost and cost.
Net rea￿sable value is the eslmated sellng prfca 18s$ all 8sthmatsd Costs of wmpbtion and cthts to t
In￿￿ed in rnarkeling. selling and distri￿tion.
1.9 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents Include cash in hand. d8posts held al call with banks, other short-tenn Ilquhj
investments wrth original mabjrides of three njjnths or less. and bank ov8rdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shoMI
thin borrowings in ￿rrent liabilities.
Basiellnan¢lal •5$9ts
Basic financial assets, which Indude debtors and cash and bank bal8ncg8. are initially measured at
transacbon prKe induding transaction costs and are subsequenuy carried at amorti58d cost uwng the
gff9CtNe interest rnettr￿d unless the arrangement (£JnsttsJtes a finandrKJ transacuon. where the transathon 15
measurèd at the present value of the fvture receipts di8¢ounted at a mthet rate of finte￿SL Finan(y81 assets
dassffied as r￿N￿ble vrithin one yearare not amorbsed.
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ARTSAT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Ac¢ountlng polleh¥
(Continued)
Baslc Ilnancial liabilities
Bas￿ finanaal liabilities, including ￿dItorS and bank bans are inrtlalty reeoynised at transaction prfcè unless
the arrang8manl ¢on8titutes a financlng trans8ction. where the debt instrumènt is measured at the preserrt
value of the firtur8 payments di$c4Junted at a ma*at rats (rf interesL Finanaal lialy1￿￿ d￿lfied as payatle
w(thin one year are not amorlised.
Dgbt instruments are subsequenty at amortised cosl. u&ng the effectNe int8rast rat• Ththod.
Trade creditor8 are obligatiorts to pay for go(xJs or seNces that have baen tyuired in the ordlnary (x)ur8e of
operatims from supplw5. Amounts payable s￿ dassif￿d as current liabilities if pay7nenl is du• wthin one
year or 1855. W no( they are presènted as norpcurrenl liabilities. Tradè C￿lt01￿ are reojgnlsed ￿n￿bal￿ at
transaeoon P￿¢8 and subsequenty measured at amorbsed cost using the effectiv8 interest method.
Derecognlllon of finanei•l li•bilities
Financial liabilities are dereccxJniséd vthen the Charitab￿ company'$ contractual obligatlons axpirg or are
dlscharJr od or ￿ncel￿d.
1.10 Taxatlon
The tharlty is an exempt tharrty wilhin the meaning ofsc*edule 3 ofthe Charsbe5Act 2011.
1.11 Employ￿ b•nèfrts
The cost ol any unu8ed holiday enodemant is rewrused in the perlod In vthith the employee's Se￿￿ arg
r￿1Ved.
Termination beneffts arg r8cognised immediately as an 8x￿n$& when the charltablè c￿1panY is
demonstrably committed to terniinate Ihè 8mpbyment of an empk)yee orlo prowde teM)inatiC￿ banafits.
1.12 Gov•mM8Tht gran1¥
Govemmenl grants are recogn¥58d at the fair value of th• as591 rgceived or re￿￿8b1& vA*n there is
rea¥onable assurance that the grant cMditson8 will be met and the grants will te re￿iVed.
A grant that sp￿tfie5 Fwforrnance condth(x)s rets)gni$ed in income when thè p8rformance conditions 8r8
met. Wh$r8 8 grant does not speufy perf0mlar￿ (x)nditions il is recx)gn6sed in in(xxne when the proceèds
are recetved or ￿Nable. A grant recaved beforn the recognTtson (￿teria are salr5fi8d is rwnised as a
Crftl¢al a¢countlng estlmatos andjudgèments
In thè application of the charttabk <x)rnpanYs a¢￿U￿ting polictes. the Injstees are required lo make
judgements, estirnates and assumpoons about th& caryng arnount of assets and liabil￿#8 that are not readi
apparent from other sources. The estimates and 8ssoa8ted assurnptions are based on historical experfence
and other factors that are (x)nsMlered to be r8lwant.Actu81 results may drfferfrom th98e estimates.
The estimates and underfylng assumptions are rev￿Wed on an ongoiro basis. Rewsions to 8c(xJunting
eslimates are reca)gnised in the periiMI in which Ihe estimate Is revised where the revision affects that
pertod. or in the ￿riOd of the revlsbn and firtY￿ Porio*Y8 where the revision affèds trA)th ￿rrent and firture
periods.
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
In¢om• from donatlons and legacles
Total Unfo8trict4d R•strict•d
funds
2023
Total
fund$
2024
fundB
2024
2024
21J23
21)23
DMationB and gi
410.238
461.764
872.002
472.318 362.S98
834,916
Donatiorfa and gifts
Arts Counol England
The National Lottery
Communty Fund
Skoll Foundalw)n
Esme8 Fairbaim
Foun¢Jation
Lankelly Chase
F<)und8tion
Rolhschild Foundal
Oxford Cty Counol
Linbury Trust
Paul Hamtyn Foundation
Donations
46.070
46,070
21.820
21,820
109.394
63,646
109,394
63.646
1L%.835
56,174
106,835
56,174
60,000
3.785
63.785
84,000
3.785
87,785
50.000
30,000
29,750
30.01)0
77,OCKI
133.488
134,352
30.000
39.975
48,758
.000
259.022
72,5C¥)
40,000
28,000
57.407
129,907
40.0(KJ
32,475
10.225
18,758
4.475
T7,000
170,818
125.534
112.102
282,920
410,238
461.764
872.002
472,318 362.598
834.916
Charltsblo activltles
2024
2023
Thgatre Tax Rglief
12,321
Incom• from othgrtrading activitses
Unr8stri¢tsd LlnTestrict•d
funds
funds
2024
2023
Non4*aritable tradlng actlvtll&s
Mwnbershlp subscriptions and spo￿￿8h1pS
Fundraising events
Sponsc￿hlpS and ￿¥al lotteries
132.350
155,942
84.848
74.294
116,686
120.365
45,748
55.579
OlhertradlwJ octswlies
447,434
338.378
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Income from Inv•slm•nts
Unrg5tsithd unr￿¢t•d
funds
funds
2024
2023
Interest recefv8bf8
8,613
3,854
othor In¢ome
funds
2024
funds
2023
Net gain on th$posal of tangib￿ fred assets
167
Exp￿dIture on ra151ng funds
Vnrèstrf¢ted Restrlcted
funds
fund$
Total Unr•striCt￿ Restricted
fijnds
funds
Total
2024
2023
Fundrai¥ing publiclty
Fundraising agents
Advorbsin9
2,497
3,503
17.321
1.529
7,692
3,053
12,743
10,671
5,051
11,677
9.147
20.824
9.221
6.575
15.
Tradlng eosts
Othertrading athties
80.248
158.086
238,334
65,051
11X),6
165,747
Total costs
91.925
167.233
259.158
74,272
107,271
181,543

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Charfiabl• act￿1110$
2024
2023
767,696
25.692
1,676
9.140
19,292
707,703
5,625
Equipmerht hire
Bad debts
Bank charges and k)an interest
Consuliancy. arust and prof&sgonal 199$
9,140
k li
D•praciation
LiCen￿S and insurance
Premlsas
Printing. postsge and ststiomry
BookkeeplThJ
Telgphone and IT eypenses
Travel and subsistence
SubgMptions
Sundry expenses
31.456
28,931
3,651
137,942
4,712
8,279
44,812
5.538
6,932
168,489
12,759
6,217
21.441
511
1.103.599
969,731
1.103.599
969,731
Analys1$ by fvnd
Unrestricted fijnds
Restricted funds
809,068
294.531
714,404
255.327
1,103,&J9
969,731
10 AuditoPs r•muner*ig
Fees payabl• lo th• eharitablB ¢￿1pan￿$ aud5tor and assoclat•s:
2024
2023
Audlt ofthe ¢harftsbte ¢ompanlB annual acY¥)unts
5.050
4.770
Non4udlt s•Nle8$
Tax8tion compliance semces
275
11 Trustees
During the year of the trustees received a faa of £300 from the charitable ￿rnpany for ￿eIng 8 Part Of a
SÈled[￿ panel for a programTh*. During the prior yearone of the trustees received total fees of £558 from the
charitable eompanyfor technicran work ¢xJrnpleted.
Truste¢s ar¥ gntilled lo ckqim legitimate expenses inojrred on bohaw of the charitable o)mpany. Thre we
no Trustees. expensès paMI during the year ended 30 September 202412023: £124).
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ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
12 Empkny
Tha averag8 monlhty nurthr Ofemplo￿$ during th? yearwas..
2024
Number
2023
Number
Pernw￿nt staff
casu￿ staff
12
Total
37
Empknyrnent ¢osts
2024
Wages arKI salariès
s￿81 security costs
Other wages &)sts
713.428
50.315
3,953
658.063
44.767
4.BT3
767,6
707.703
There were no employees whos& annual remunera11￿ was nTh)re than £￿.000.
13 Taxation
The charity ￿ exemptfrtyn laxathon on its actsvibes because 811 its incom$ ts ap￿led for charitable purposss.
14 Tangible assets
Leasehold Tlwtr• Flxturns and Camput•rs
Ittlln
gqulpm•nt
Cost
At 1 October 2023
Addthns
37,303
1.940
58.120
3.822
34.766
1,789
50250
8.735
178.439
16.286
At 30 September 2024
39.243
59.942
58.985
194,725
Depreclatlon and Impalnnant
At 1 Octob8r 2023
DepreaalK)n charged in the year
7.597
3.950
33,972
12,204
24.996
4.803
34.707
10,499
101,272
31.456
At 30 September 2024
11.547
46,178
29.799
45,206
132,728
Carrying arnount
At 30 September 2024
27.696
13.766
6.756
13,779
61.997
At 30 September 2023
29.706
22,148
9.770
15,543
77,167
21

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
15 Slo¢kg
21124
Finished gc#)ds 8nd gor&ls for resale
6.144
16 D¢bto
2023
Amounts falllng T*Athln on• y•ar.
Trade dèbtors
Other debtors
Prepoymwts and acc￿ed ino)w
69,165
1TI
74.747
33.518
4,267
22,273
144.089
17 Cr•diti)rs: amounts falling due wlthln on• y
2024
2023
Trade uedllors
Other ￿dI101￿
A¢L¥uab and deferred Inc￿￿0
49.143
2.792
208.080
34.600
3.589
210,746
260,015
248,935
Induded in deferred incomewere the foltr•Mng grdnts:
2024
2023
Arts Councl England
Esmeg Fairbum Foundalton
Lankelly Chase Foundation
Oxford Cty Couniil
Other grants
17,589
29.690
3,785
38,2Y5
10.225
26,879
65,955
19,482
103.026
106,&54
18 R•tlv•m•nt benefit ¥¢h¢moB
Defined contrlbutlon Sc￿m#S
The tharilab￿ o)mpany operates a definsd ¢ontribution pensK)n scheme for al qUalI￿ng amployees. Tho
ssets of the $d￿rne are held separatety from tlwse of the chantabte company in an independ8nty
adminlstè￿l fund.
The charge to proffit or loss in resped of defined ccffltritr*Jt*Jn s(*ones wa$ £22,16212023: £20.4171

ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
19 Anatysls of not as$8ts botwoen fund5
Unrn¥trlcted Deslgnated R•strlcted
2024
Total
Totsl
2￿23
Fund balances at 30 September
2024 are represented by..
Tangiblg assets
CuThent assetslolthllties)
61.997
231,285
61,997
281.285
77.167
265,801
50.OLN)
293,282
343,282 342.968
20 OperatSng l•as• ¢ommilm•nts
At thè rowting and dato th& charitable o)nyany had outstanding ¢ornmitrnents for fubJre mlnlmum 18a8e
payments under non-cancellaL48 opgrating leases, whiL* fall due as follo￿.
2024
2023
Within one year
Betsvaen two and fwa yèars
In over five years
47.850
191.400
338.937
47,850
191,400
386,787
578.187
626,037
21 Ralatad p•rtytr•n$8¢tlons
There Mre no dtsc4Js8bb rekted party transactions during thè ￿ar12023. none).
22 Cash gen•rat•d from oprntions
2024
Surplus for thè y88r
314
38.362
Adjustments for.
Invgstrngnt inco￿￿ recognised In statement of ffnandal 8¢Me8
Gain on disposal of tangible flxed assats
Depredalfon and iM￿lMI$rrt of tangible fix&J assets
18.613)
{3,854)
1167)
19,813
31.456
Movements In worldng ￿P[￿l.
Ilntr8a8el in 8tIKk3
Ilnueaseydecrease in debtors
Inuease In creditors
{1.890}
184,031)
11,080
11,145)
11,381
63,546
Cash labstsrt￿ byygenerated from operatlons
151.6841
127.938