Company number 07287464 Charity number 1144025 ¢urlous dlro¢tlvo {Llmltsd by Guaranioo) Group R•port and Uiiaudlted Flnanclal Statements for the Year End•d 31 IAarch 2025 Fordham Flnanc• Group LTD Certifled Publlc Accountants 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE 'AEGCD3fv1A* 2911112025 COMPANIES HOUSE A10 #7 curlous dlrectlve (Llmlted by Guaranteo) Contents Page Reference and Administrative Details Director l Trustees, Report Independent Examlnerfs Report ststement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) 8-11 Balanc8 Sheet 12 Cash Flow Ststement 13 Notes to the Financial Statements 14-21 Reference and Admlnlstratlve Detalls curlous dlrectlvo (Llmlted by Guarantse) Constitutlon The company is a private company limited by guarantee registered in EW - England and Wales, company number 07287464 and its governing document is its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The company is a registered charity, number 1144025. Dlrectors and trustees As set out in the Articles of Assoclatlon membershlp Is open to indivlduals and organisations who apply to the charity in the form required by the directors and who are approved by the directors. The minimum number of members is three. Policies and prO￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees are ongoing and incorporated indirectly into the regular trustees, meetings. The Trusteesldlrectors during the year and slnce the year end were: Stephen Crock•r Tlornan Fltzglbbon Joana Gana Ollver Hest•r Kumlko Mendl {Chalr) Potla Tzanova resigned as Chair 13 March 2025 (6 years, seNlce) appointed as Chair 13 March 2025 Artlstlc Dlrector and Chlof Executlv• Jack Lowe Indepondent oxamlnern Fordham Finan￿ Group LTD Bankers Barclays Bank, 5 - 7 Red Lion Street, Norwich NR13QH. R•glstered offlce and operatlon address St Simon and St Jude Church, 49 Elm Hill. Norwlch NR3 1HG Director l Trustees, Report The director and trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period ending 31 March 2025 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors, report and accounls for Companies Act purposes. curlous dlrective - Prfn¢lpal activity The principal activity of the charitylcompany was the delivery of an annual programme of theatre and science projects, with a parb'cular focus expanding the local, national and intemational impact of the charity- based in a theatre-making space in central NoDNiCh. The company aotivity Is CA)r&.supportod locally by Norwlch City Councll, Norfoll( County Council and Norwich contr￿011datcd Charits'es. Further national core grants from Garfield Weston foundation & The Fenton Arts Trust support the activities nationally. 'curious directive are at the top of its garne, Lyn Gardner, The Stage (2024) curlous dlrectbve - our Mlsslon curious directive's misslon is to explore theatre through the lens of science. curfous dlrOGtlv• - Our 5 core values Our COTe values drive everything we do, guiding curious directive's decision maklng. Our core values help us chart a direction of travel with as much accuracy as possible. CURIOUSITY Curiosity is embedded within the very narne of the company. The question 'why?' has always driven curious directive. Without inquisitivene&8 and curiosity. we are lost. At curious directive, we are often In search of new knowledge and. as with the scientific enquiry, we are prepared to improve with each attempt. We also think of curiosity as a guiding value because It Is filled wrth infinite posslbilthes. Curiosity also encourages a culture of inquiry and oxploration. This aligno artiotic and scientific mcthodologicJ ond inspires curioug directive (and our audiences) to engage deeply wilh our programme. Curiosity leads to change. it leads to hope. it leads to a better future. COLLABORATION Our collaboration Is born from a highly communicative, honest and open approach to our mission. Our programme is created through sophisticated (and often challenging) collaboration. over long periods of time. Focussed, specific skill sets are important. as is the ability for all collaborators to remain fl8xible. Wo octivcly ￿0ek ¢ollaborotlVO aouls to work wlth us. Wovcn into collaboratlon 13 an ernpathy for the deep history of the company, the heritage and the integrity with which collaboratlon has led the company lo such a trom0ndou￿ PO4Pbltion within culturc arKI ￿cl0￿cO. AUTHENTICITY Each time we begin any of our Programmes, we on-board new approaches and skills. 'What we've done before, doesn't necessarily work. So, we are nol monotheistic in our methodology. But it is core to our values to work with people who live their artistic and scientific lives Ihrough authentr'city. There is space for everyoi)e and every moderate idea in our organisation. An authentic approach directly links to our audience. We ask for authentic responses to our work. This leads to the robust core following enjoyed by curious directive. GRAFT & CRAFT Our CEO has spent 25,000 hours worklng in theatre. We work hard. We work smart. Due to the new ground we pcok. thoro an oxpectation that graft will bo needed to achieve our goal. Whethcr drivcn by economic challenges or the new ground of the production, it is a core value to work hord. Craft 13 al4>0 an important part of our delivery beliefs. We understsnd thal whilst we ask questions and propose a hypothesis, the answer or response will take craft. Even rf it feels like the answers are dear, we will still craft and work, as it is never finished. Director l Trustees, Report DIRECTIVE When we created the idea of 'curious directive,. we were working with a neuroscientist who explained that the entiro hurnan condition. far wo l