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Mid Arts Report of the Trujtees ror the yexr etsdtd 31 .Marrh 2024 Mid Pennine Arts is L4nc&%hirts original arts charity. We eomtni5si new cre1¥¢ work and devise original. collaborative projects that restthd io the rich coth£xts of our Pennine Lanwhire l(K41¢ We develop projects that are CrlIve]Y ambiti(4 are uiiique ¢0 the F4aces thry animate, and make a lasun8 differenc¢ the lives of participants and communities. In 2023124. we have dLwelotd prciects in a range of I110$ across the map of Petitiine Lancashire. The year has been chAra¢t¢rised especially by the ¢wlrninwion rfthree ye4rs partnership w(ffk c¢) the renewal of Burnley's high stre¢t. In support of Burnley Cojncil's High Stred Herits8e Action Zone (HAZX funded by Histixi¢ England and othets. MPA has led the ¢on50rtium of cultural pwthers ddiverin8 a creAtive programme in Par]e1. The HAZ ¢(dded in March 2024 but we are now engaged in brin8in8 its legacy to life. Pwtsjership with Bumley Bor(ML8h Council and (xw Cultural pamer$ has driven fcfward the vision of the HAZ the r¢newai of lower St James Str¢¢t with qJitrJre at its he4rt. We were a]$0 delighted to wppct the Cojncil and their Padiham Townscdape Heritage Initiativ¢ wtth the bold murals project that producd two vibrant new vigjal assets at the heart of Padiham. mPI¢l&l in April 2023. This WAS another ye4r rf ¢wtive adventure fcf cmr Si1ure prcie¢ Pendle Radicals. Five years after its inceptiorL this year we started the transition to ¢ontinue Radicals &% A Iwm enterprise, driven by its Inspir volunteers. We are eSplailY 8ratefu] to the funders old and new. crowd fund arwj RAdic41$ r¢sewch¢¥5 who have mad¢ that leap p0sble. Th¢re 1$ much m(Ye to come frun PdIe R1¢41$. Our major sumrner ¢veni. Bumley Canal FeA1v. returned in Au8USt at its new. c4Mtained festiv site at FineY Gate Wharf. s.(K pwle flked io the Wharf artd the towpath and confirnied after a Ion8 hia3 for the p&rtd¢mi¢, BCF was wejl and truly b4ck. The Festival is hI]Y v4]uol by communiti4 And the many happy. smilin8 faces of the family audiM¢¢ who love and support thi$ unique event make all the mujths of hard w(k worthwhile. OUT work around tanc8thire CAintintses to f(mL$ on five m8j(r prcy18 that 411 •¢hitv¢ real. positive impacts for wr Communities. Our Breenways partnership with Lancb]re cnty Council is cJJrrently paus&J. o1th(w8h it remains essenti pan of our creative vision. (Iw ¢¢0muM project Spcdden Valley kn¢aleAI saw Jome contsnuin8 prow$ towards lon8 iemi 8C414 but will only bne fidly vi>ble aj we move into 2025. Lookiny ahead. a]1 these projects continue to fiym the (xrtline of (W 1ve wnd• Frorn the moorland hei8h¢s around the Spodden Vdley. thrgh Pennine iancashire's industrial herit88¢ Irtd Bumley's distinctive town8pe to the inspirational lartdscape of Pendle Hill. MPA projects tappin8 into {r %h4rd hexits8< enriching Lancashire's cultural offer and CrIn8 rthv ¢apitsl. We are tnveAtn8 in ¢(Kthty's fure aj a unique and di$tin¢tive destination. Our Mis$lort Purpose Mid Pennine Ans brinys ary P1¢ and places t• to choft8¢ PW1($ and $cetiMeS to chan8e liv¢J. We work through collaboration$ to prixluo high qua]ity crl¥e wLyk tn rw5e to the rich and diverse coniexts of Lancashire and the North West. We work in some of the mo# disadvant48] comrnunities in the UK. but have built up a l0rt8 track record of organisati0rt resilienc¢ and arnbitiw high qua]ity w(rk. hlevin8 Teal la1 and econorni impads. Our Aimj Commissi(pn new and ori8inai work of high qu81ity that ig unique to (w lcd CA)niexts. Engage 8rowin8 number$ of peopl¢ &4 audien. participants in and collaboratin f{ (wr w(Yk. Devise rich leamin8 OPP(iuni¢i¢s fcff youn8 Fyle and adults to ¢xplty¢ the wirt their responses to it and their ON) creative potential. Use the contemporary art5 to explore shared huitage and and make se speL7al places a bit more Speci. Ovr Vtsion for MPA A uniqu¢ Creative 0rgan15atiL is imtKrnni rwonally. wisible nationally and intationallY. Creating work of high internation9] #andard that is bespoke. dixinaive knd urtiqu¢ to l¢xal contexts. R(MJted in Pennine Lan¢Lshire but able to work across the c(Mmty, the Thider NW and into Pennine Y(kshire. Makin8 a key contribution to the fuwre of LancL%hire and its emergence as an incre4sinsly distiiictive CulrA1 destination. Celebr¥in8 a rith cff8anlid biw bu¢ l(xing f(vward wcffkin8 towards to an imp(rtant future role. Pa8e 2
Mid Penmine Arts Report of the Trusttts ror the year ttsdtd 31 March 21124 A Yur'$ Work As we emerged from the panderniq the bcwjy of work w¢ wrnbI has tsk in a hu8¢ variety of Cre1ve experien¢e$. During the year 2023124 we have prryjuced.. 7 commtSSLons of new creative work 65 participatory sessions 15 event4 exhibitirn$ pwfonnances 68 artist w(wkd4yS Our work hs betn experienced by: Project participanis 4.117 Live auibences 7.070 Online and broadty4 audiences of at leaA (.(• Our work involved: 84 commissioned thi5ts and pufornius 28 voluntews At last 301 hcJrs rfvoluntt¢r time Pelldle Radicli- A different 1 •fnAe model We continued io develop this uniqu¢ 4nd rewardi proitt4 which has (Mrtlaed the Pendle Hill pathership pro8ramme ththt lhunched li. We knew th.is volunie¢rth'vaJ rese4r¢h initi1Ve had much m(ffe $till io offer. Our Radi¢&l$ community are just 8ellin8 Started. and with ncrtable help from frieAhd5 and Suppor we have swied the transition from that time•limited POrthhlp to a lon8u life as A wdaliw pr(ye¢i. Pertdle Radical$ 1$ an expl(ntion of Pendle Hill'$ heri¢W rf rlical thinkers and n-¢(f(mItt from regearch inve5ti8aiions thmjgh commission5 of new art to celebration ¢v4xts. The proj1 is wovidin8 volunietr and l¢wwn8 opportunities for I41 pwle ((ail aw and h•$ eabli5hed a commillfl ciw¢ of brilli( volunteu contybutors. Pendle Radic$ ¢m¢r8ed as a part of the P¢ndl¢ Hill Landscape Partnership. an wnbitsiws fojr year herne led by the Forest of Bowland N•tionAI Landsc&pe with mkny Iwl partnry supportal by the N4ts(Mai Lottery Herttage Fund. Sterlin8 SUPPOrt from thal source continued with additi(11 funds for Pendl¢ Hill legacy projects. In 2023. thi5 Was followed by suppon from Pendle BorcJ8h CthLn¢il thr(w8h the UK Shared Proswity Fund. And thi$ in turn gave us the platfomi to ¢ondud a suc<essful crowdfund¢r thr(w8h Crowdftsnd Lanc¥hift. Thank5 10 them. RAdic•i$ ¢ontinue5 as we plan a lonB i¢rn) future it. Radicals contribOr$ write re8ular ii£ms fty th¢ blos the Rdyd Pen Club, (xjr FIKebC sharin8 has 8rown to over 190 members. The R4d113 stories slan wth G¢ Fo4 f(xU¢T of the Quakers. who had his greai VIOn on the summit of Pendle in 1652, thr(w8h centuries of dissertt to w(xnen like Selina Cix)per. a hero of the suffr&8e movement in spite of havin8 to w(Kk in the mills from the a8¢ of 12. Sdin{ like rnany members of Ndson ILP (Independent Party) rnade str8 wM]e¢ti(s to ClarÉth) H(xL% Newchurth now the l¥¢ of the Clarion Clubs but still thrivin8 and an inspirin81(Kation Radi1$ participants Linkin8 inio Radicals Trail of hist(wic mic[t< volw)teer researther5 have created a suite of themed walk& Walking with Radi¢als. A three pan r(wte links two pioneers of the £try5]de movement - the Two Torn5 celebrate$ Tom Stephenson. creator of the Ptsnine Way and firn presid¢ttt of the Rarnbler& and the Rev T R [ard. creator of hethy, adventure holidays for workers from the mills. F(yJr WkS are 50 far available io downiimd from the Pendle RAdicals website.
Mid Pellnitte A Reptsrt of tht Trnstees for the ye•r tnded 31 Mareh 2024 Running right thrsh (Rr pro8ramme is th¢ inspirational Aory of mill girl bJTned cdebrity writer Ethel Camie Holdsworth. a rare. unc]prOMISing1Y workin8 cI&s5 voice arnongst published wtitffs ar(wnd the time of IVWI. WE are supported by key partners including the editor of the reiswed Ethd C8rnie novel series. Professor Nicola Wilson of Reading University. In an innovative academic partnership Pre$y$ WilsoD and Simon Rennie of Exeter Urtiyersity. we continue to 5uperyise 8 fully furtdrf wllaboratsve dorate on Ethel'5 wcffk. Jenny Harr¢r is the PhD candidate. and adds a highly vduable extr8 dimen5iOll to the life of theRAdic411 proie¢t. The Radi19 team have prthluced pc¥Jcasts and soundwpe& and the beautiful wblicati( 'Banner Culture,. This year we collaborated with Burnley Words Fe5tiva] to present special evertts cdebratin8 the graphic novelists the Rickwd Sisters and the drama work in progress The Clariw abwi working clss Ada Nidd Chew. Three 8uided wa]ks contributed to a new walkin8 feiv41. and for the artThu ¢ydI3. e[in& aarion Sunday. we creat&J an Orin audio sTrJndtrack. Over a hundred Radic$ supporters corttiibut¢d to Iw successful cam18 on Crowdfund L4ncashir< and this support was reward•A further PpOrt from [anhiTe Cojnty C¢11. There ig much more to come from thii in3prrin8 woie¢ with work ttt 09re$S includin8 fiwther sites fu the Radi16 Trail. a new wl¢ast series a banner ¢)MiSsion and a second book. 'Pendle Radi14 what a 8r io brift8 the to the we$1.. Ptrlw'e Wri8ht 'Ethel is an in4)irin8 woman whom I'd n¢Y¢r heard of .. Intuest in her fwinatin& Kla]ISt life has been kindled by Mid Pennitte Arts and the wonderful Pendle Radicds pr4ea She sh(wld never be fwenll J4n¢t Oosthysen 'This is a utif¥Jl, inspirin8 bfA)k. radic41 history thrwgh brterS and flw physic4] ¢ortn&xons throu8h the stitches and thrsh the demon8tration$ been held high on ' Boff Wh411ey Blog Project websiie.. Ethel by Charabanc film.. This Slavery podcast.. '8hts. R¢)utes & lii(AS film.. Banner Culture Revisited.. Pendle Hill Pro8ramme Fin Ga¢herin8'. 17144638 77 Burnlry CaTral Ftttlv- Rew¢aliD8 IndurI heritA8e Our highly pK)pular Au8USt festival, winner rf a A11>nal Living Wawways AW rettwned in 2022 8ft¥ a lon8 hia¢u5 for the pandemic and rtxeived emphatic support fr(Nn a loy followin8 Mu¢h ¢rt¢wra8ed by thig rewli, we returned to the hi$tori¢, ttewly res[dIed Finsley Gat¢ Wharfin 2023. Public waj qually strcffi8. BCF me¢ts A ol¢ar need, and will continue to be a key pftrt of (Rtr promrne. A parther5hip with art C(mnmi]ers Super Slow Way. thi$ ¢eIdTrrat1 of Burnley'8 canalside enviTonment is o hishly effective platforni f( irttr(M]ucin8 a wider audietK¢ io the towpath and its oveJI(X)k treawres of industriA] heTita8e. BCF attracts audiences fr(xn the most disadvants8d n¢ighbLxwho(Ml& and provides o saf< neutral SFMce for a 8¢nuinely diverse public to Share. The vibrani mix of u¢ive aaiwues we provide are 4lm(Ist 1 free, and th¢y Are much Vutd •t the end of a Ii)n8 summer by the Burnley bIl¢. This year a vibrant mix of pro8ramme at the main stte was C4Jmplemt by a neHly canmi88ioned Towpath Explorers, (e$L designed fi familie5 thildren. and a lively rart8¢ of waterborne activity. The beautifid. multic0[red library boat Fur(K Scribendi wa$ 4 F•rti¢wlar highlighL Over 5.0(K) attended the Festiv. includin8 over 3.600 participants in w(*kthops and interathtve trails MPA manages the web5kte and Ktial media f(K BCF. The website Visit fly the yeaT totalled 5.928, but online traffic on 011 platfonns totaile41 many thJ$andS of from the loyal followers of BCF. Webslte.. BCF22 film. Pa8e 4
Mid PtnniDe Arts Report oftbe Trusttts for the ytr ended 31 2024 Spodden Vlley Revealed- A mSe in tbt land8epe Our tnosi ambitious vision continues io be for this major pr¢1 to Lyeatr & muswD in the landscape arwid the Whitworth ares. Made possible by Nional kn)ttery investment thr1 the Haits8e Fund Spomen Valley Reveal is aiieady dramaticAily bwsting sense of plxe and IC identity. Aftu a l(thg hiatus the pandemi< this year we have tsken some small steps towards bn"n8ing the project back to life. Spcdden Valley Reveated will toke visible sh4)e in th¢ landscape and <Ine during 2025. Deve]opryJ with Iiul authority PartsrI this is a Visi4ry plan for a Uniq line4r herithge destinion. Spcdden Valley RevdpAI 1$ based on the European model of the ewnusewn. a Celebrati of place and heritage. but dispet across a number of siles in the landscape. It uses the existin8 ¢ydeway as its SPLne. and will link a dozen microsites of heritage interes( illwninatin8 l¥hinv(rth'$ long timeline of hurn settiemthL and intrcthc4n8 8 new public io some fas¢inating but overl(K)ked hisioiic cottient. er a number of Ye we are buildin8 up this trail of dis¢overy throjgh l&nd5wJing works. improving access and introducing lnierpretstiO but also thr(gh an extensive pro8ramm¢ of opprtmiiies to 8et invdve4 for 1¢X people of l ages. We have completJ the most substhnll dements of Capi wcffks dri)d Cowm Reservoir. at th¢ northern 8at¢w&y site of Britsrtni4 and the certtr n¢yJe of Hatl Street Ind Market Strea. After Covid we complthed landscapin8 works at the ruined h8mlets of Ne4r and Far Cow cl imkYovin8 access and proYidin8 attraciive new s¢atin8 areas. Alon89ide the capithi wuk& we have develcyed a wmmunity twamme to invoive a broAd crw ¥tIOn of Ic41 people. For the Whitworth Skyline Walk. ciThmiuion3 for a new '4udio beaccffis, sndl¢k were instnJrnent41 tEI buildin8 up th'lg hugely popul•r amIU event. Fcf the 2023 over 150 pwl¢ dOloaded the audio. l)Jr community archaeoio8y artiViti led by wr parthern Di8 Venwr¢4 fmed a We of th¢ pro8rarnme and have established stron8 links with Whinvonh Ht#i¢ll ScKiety and Ivhitworth Muselun. Th¢ fift. cornpr¢htssive archaeologi] report is now in the public domain. Anim commissions have Lyeated a series of new 4rt¢facts fcf Whitw(¥th Museum. Artist Fabric Iulny {aka Paul Slaterl explored (he sleS arcJnd the ei8hieenth w)¢ury Whitworth Doct(Ys Paul's ultimate tative outcom¢ wa5 three music box scuipturd fiBur¢s. which were presentrA to the Muspjm and f(Th th¢ rxntrepiece of a new display. The thre¢ ¢haracws and their s(w will also tsk¢ VIrn fonn withi'n the forthc4)min8 SVR website Anis¢ld¢signer An8ie Thixnpson. of Thcrfnpwn'$ Yard also explLY&I a of the lo] his1¢9 and le8ends. Through her commission. Anwe Cred a wondrou5 series of artefacts in a set of character boxe4 which brin8 these storiey to vivid life fty s¢h(K4s and yThm8 p¥l¢. Th¢ are n¢N m show WhlThvth Mufjalln Once complete. by autumn 2025. Sen Valley Revealed will be a v¥luable new resource - for Visito a compelling new reason to ¢xpl(Ye the are4 and fly the next 8eneration. a livdy way in to explorin8 their owm Ict41 hist(wy. A sr¢C of new pride f(r people arcnd WhItW( and a precicw wnmwiity asset for the rutt¢ Webpa8e.' Blog.. Exploring the Valley of Stone.. '.Ilrnid vall revealed. 945 ..Ilvim Burnley'i High Street Heritgt Artion Zowe- Clllttrrt led rtnewal Workin8 alon85ide Burnley Borgh Cwncil, we continud to lead a atural CODSffliUrn of l(Kal partsierg lmate the CcMJncil'5 re8eneraiion work with a complementary ltural WOBramme. funded like the HAZ itself by 510r1¢ England. Entided Cwnter Cultur< this partnership prowme continuoj for a third year. a f on & wuence of repurtM)sed retail 5pac4 trmpw and pemanen( as the 0rne reached a sYccessful conclusion. Pa8e 5
Mid PeHnioe A Report •fthe TlleeS for the year ended 31 ,Mareh 2024 We were deli8hteAI to bring io Burnley a collabcntion with Opffl Eye Gallery of Livutthl. Saturday GITI 1$ the lon8- running project of An8]O•Americ8n ph(rt08rapher C&%ey Orr This vivid engagement projeci with its particular appeal to a young demographio WAS ideal bringirtB new life back to Burniey's high stred. C&%¢y'5 repeat visit5 for FM)P-UP studio days prlUCl a we4]ih of stt]nnin& blow up which we displayoj at the popup space at 117 Si Jam next d(xY to M&S. We moved from 117 to the beautifully refurbish Salon at 160. spxial events in ParthShip with the new Words festival. F(M)Js now turns io ihe rt¢w 1Ve hub at (kne Two Thre. Iwhich will be a new. sh•Jed hcone for MPA and a fittsng home for ollture on the high strttt. Padihm Murig- Pride of plce on a WAII Padiham's Townscape Heritage Initiative condude4 their pro8[rne with a Mur tw) prlinen[ town entTe 8abl¢ ends. They &8k¢d MPA to advise them on thi$ priieLX and we were deliBhted to be involved. The two arts51s sdeaed were Gavin R¥hsh4w and Chris Bu¢¢her The a[orkS they produced unveiled in April 2023, were hugely well received by l(t4] residents. Govin's 'Splend¢)tr. ewially. cwjpies i vw prun1r1 Position at the ¢enlre of iown and has erner8 as a new Urce of civi¢ prido Lan¢AJhir¢'$ GrttTrwyi- Trno$fonning tsrm¢ Into rtal The straiegic pr¢wamme of ¢ycle Tle development f¢x Pennin¢ tAncashire represents an impixtw)t el¢meni of our on80ing prowme as work prO¢s5¢S towards the cornpldion of two new Ttr$. (kn wways creative programme is developed in partnership with the Lan¢&shire CCnty cn¢11 team. and with Hyndburn and Rossendale Borough Councils and the l¢x•l ¢ydinB c(Mnmunities parnjers. Our work has thrtt key aims". Build awaren$ of the 8reenway$ they emerge. promote a sense of ¢ornmunity ownership. and develffj) creative content add iniere and keep users comin8 back Thrgh these aims. we can transfom unloved strips of tarniac into re41. high value community assets. And in (wr I1 communities where unhealthy lifestyles and the (th5ity time bomb •reA tcp prIty iyw the grey$ ¢an chan8e lives. This pro8Tarnme intemipted by the pandenuc. bui 1$ ¢crfnin8 yadually back to life. We I workin8 with an anisU8raphic design ¢ollaborati(rA w ¢omplde new idemities fty a suite of three with a creativ¢ m4Jpin8 IKoie¢t to follow. AJ we look towtrds the c4Jnple¢irn of two kry Trmrtes in 2025. this prowme will have in¢r¢uin8 impact on thIsandS of livA especially Yn¥ live& in (wr crtTren diSadv¢d commtsnÉties. Webme.. Exploring the Valley of Sione.. Partnershipj Ndworkin8 Joini and cojlective workin8 are WayS gn imwrnt fa¢t¢x in deliverin8 Ixw wcffk. This y¢ar as much u ever, ay we ¢(tinUed to rebuild after the pandemic. We worked with J ran8e of culttll Con50rtium Parn for Bumley. and with Hioric En81gnd principd funder of the High Street Herith8e Adion Zone. Hist(xi¢ England s0 distribute41 the government fundin8 Know Your Naghbourh(xxl. which wpwKted Welcome Burnley prowme. A5 le&d partner f(Y the Burnley oJltura] programm¢, we enjoyed close support from Burniey Borw8h Cjn¢1I, were ddi8ht&J alx) to 9jpp their work for Padiham thr(Bh the Townswe Heritage Initiative. We continu¢ io contribute to Supw Slow Way. the Can-theM¢d pro8ramme for the Arts cne11,8 Creative Pwple and Places This brings m&j(K inward tnvestmertt Lnto (w aro and we have rnade & si8nificani CAMtrittson io the Super Slow Way pro8ramme with tiVity themoj arrxmd the Leeds & Livwi Canal and for British Textile Biem)ia]. We continued to paniapate kn the natial w(*kin8 grp for Arts & PlaK chaired by Prof¢ssor Charles Qui¢k of Uctthn and bringing to8ether a ran8e of crY4tsve placemaking ptaditioners. We were d¢li8hted to ¢ontribute our eenSIve exwience io thki irnrtant forum.
Mid PenniD¢ Arts Report ofthe Trn$teex ror tbe yur ended 31 2024 Our mo iMport re]4tilMships hwe beth with the funders and partners who have made posyible major projects. We would like to say thank Y to National knery HetitaBe FuDd. Pendle Ffjll Land%4pe Partnership. Historic EnyJ4nrl Whitw(Yth Council. Burnl¢y B{YSh Cojncil. P¢ndt¢ Borwh Ccrtlncil. R0s5endaie )r{gh Council and lancashire Cwttty CcJncil. Cowtnunie#tlotsJ Dd Marketing MPA WQTks hard io maintain strong visibility ffi strialy limid r¢swrces. The wa8nuti¢ c4)mbination of per1j1C e- bulletins and very ¢onsistent la1 media activity is keepin8 wofile cLwistMdy high within the re8i(xL wth total online reach for the ye4r of over 350.397 The MPA e4ulldin ¢ttinUeS io attraa vw &Itive feedback fr(Mn its Ascriber%. We aim also for regular activity on Twiner. Faceb(y)k And Insta8r8m which have 3.163. 3.(th and 1.255 followers rtspe¢tively. This h¢lps u5 maintain an effective, ongoin¥ diaio8ue with c#w publiq is reirtfiyeed by pul1¢ b1(ng on a suiie of related blo8S which received over 2.1(X) views this year. website w¢iv¢s an average of 1,773 visitors a month with over 26,559 Page views over the year. and for th¢ P¢ndl¢ RadIlS websitr. views the year tLxalled 7,366. Webpa8u: ni People MPA'5 continuinB wrviyal thrwh chall¢n8in8 times has been depMd¥Yrt on a dedicated stsff and frttlance ieam. Siven strong support by (W truses by e brilliani Committ voluni¢ers. MPA optr8tes a leon and flexible (rganisatial m(xld. with a dirxtmts of two p)st& Cr1Ve Dire£tor Nick Hunt and Finance & Admin Direaor Melani¢ Di881< by freelan¢¢ ayxKiates. MPA'5 work is enri¢heAJ by the infiu¢nc¢ of Lwr freelance ASWe1 with Shona8h Inw ¢ontrIting to a range of proj'ects. notably Pendle Radicat5 and Burnley Canal Festival. Thanks are due to 411 (w tnjsttts for the Bovernm and support they provide. Individu trustees have 8iven particular support on fundraising and proieLt devdoprnent. In sprin8 2023, Lutry Giddins t(K>k over a5 chair of trustees She sUeeded Steph Hawke. who had served six ye4Tr in the role We would like to express wiaj thanks io both Steph and Lesley, for their commitment •nd leaderslmp. Once a8wn thi5 year, the life of MPA been p8rtiallgrly 1¢h by volumeer rAMW1blx$ as we hav¢ continued to develop Pendl¢ Radicals. We thank them all f(Y hdpin8 rn¢ this proie£t the Absdute joy il is. We are 8r8teful tw to all our fithd¢rs. As we l(M)k back on the condudin8 year of Burnlty HAZ, we are e5pecidly grateful for (105¢ parthership and 51tr1in8 wppm from Burnley Bor(sh Cuwxl. Financi*l Revitv Two years on frorn the pandemic. ovmll turnovu remaineAI lower than prtrcovid bu¢ irt Spite of the ¢h4llen8e5 we h&ve faced. the oveJall lcome this year has been encwin8. Totsl expendire arnnted to £141,549. T(rtal i1¢ r(K the year amth]ntèa to £141104. Page 7
Report tsf the Trn5te for the year ended 31 Mr<b 2•24 Thatths to t4 healthy ovcrall resuli ott the ytar. a¢bi¢ving a break eveD ou(¢ome, we bave able ts) pro[ our rrserve, luving the total fun&4 of the charity & £40.077. Th¢se aTe unres1ricd fim(ts and meet the wgei of the trstee5 set in our rcscrv&5 policy. CyoinE forwrf thcreforc, MPA ayries frec rcscrvts exceed the minimum we consider n¢c¢ssary in order to trad¢ 5¥IblY aj sustainably. IkIng Ahead Past-covid, the climate for organI10S remai clwllen8in& Ixll MPA ifi abl¢ to mttt the eba]Icng¢ with optimism. Consolidation thrvugh the pandemic and 0nd enabled to r¢trtu'ld our rcscrves. whith arc now at a levcl whith adhcro to the policy sct by This giv¢s us a solid plailorm for devclwncDL The Bumley HAZ has left us and partners the invaluable le8acy of an exemplar Lyeative hub lyjilding. This WIEI provide for MPA a fjjntrc. low C05L shared office solution and imwivc our futtwe viability by minimisin8 ov¢rh¢ad5. Pendlc Radic4ts, aller suppcrt from Pendl¢ CowAcil then all the ¢¢)ntr1bJ a mcccs5ful uowdfund carnpaign. LS surc ora medium futurc, and w¢ will sttk fillthcr funds to ¢xnd thai tsmeline. Radk'cais voluntrers have so much more thai th¢y want w do. We will them to this Iwilliant Jyoie¢t far inth thc full. Our major programme r(ff (he Whiiworth Sp(rflden Valley Rry¢4]¢4L will see the ecomuscym vision lake sh4)¢ over th¢ next year. with on¢ Tmining capital woject and a returning en8a8cmeni progrrnc. A dtdicatcd website will hring the many strdS ofthe work iogeth¢r. Signa8e and intermllon will mat1( ir out in the Jandyy. We are now workin8 towards Froject Completi by 2025. The Super Slow Way ¢anal PArtn¢rship crntin$ th dcvelLV. their ambi110 straie8ic vision for a Pennin¢ Lan¢&shire linear park. MPA will mak.e a major conritrwiion io their wo8rrne. through Burnley cAnlid¢ as well the next T¢xiil¢ Biennial. Bumlry Ca] F¢stival. with 5.0(Xl visitor5 in 2023. will b¢ a kcy annudl ¢v¢DL MPA'S WO overall will be iAfomd by the rich fimd of what li diinclive and unique abwi w I¢x41 Plac and lo¢*1 communities. We aim to resw)nd ¢0 this tyilliani themaiic mat¢rial with WOTk that is ehallen8ing, thou8ht-provokL'n8 nd inspirin& As always. we have a lot of wryk to do. This report pryed in with the spxiAI [ViSIOnS of Part 15 of the Companies Aci 2(X)6 relaiin8 to small companies. Approv by orts of the l)wd of trustee5 on 28 Novcmkn 2024 and siwhed on its behifby.. L Giddins- Trnste¢ Page 8
Imd¢wd¢At ExmiDeI RerI to the Tmt of Mid PTrI¢ Arts lfftdepede•t ex#minerfs rrt to tht tr1gt of Mid PeftA5De etht CoThpny') I rep(Yt io the chuity trust¢¢5 on my exlminaiion of th¢ accounts of the Company f the y¢arahd 31 2024. Rel$&bOrItl •d basts of report As th¢ charty's trusiees of the Compony (•MI •lso 15 dirtaor5 for the purymts of ¢(xnpany Traw) you we r¢J[Sible for Ihe prep¥all ofth¢ in with the Trquimieftts of the Companies Art 2(K16 Cthe 2006 Aev). Havift8 t1$fIed myself that the &cwits of the Compmy v¢ requiTrd w be •114 under 16 of the 2( Art and are eli8ible fry inndent exkniinion, I w in r¢spxt of my eXami10n of y(Nr ¢hariV3 accthnts as ¢i¢d out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 ACV). In urying out my tXaminlL I have folbweA the DirKtions ¥iven ty the (hrity Commi58i(m under St£tion 145(5) (b} of the 2011 ACL IMdep¢nden¢ ex#mintPs rtaternent I h4ve ¢¢mpktcd my examinatirffl. 1 ¢4MfMn mattus hAve (>Jne w rny •t¢ent1 in cMne<tl with tht examination giving m¢ ¢ause to lieVe. ¢ounting wrds were n(A k¢p 7n respeth of the as requir&1 by Sedion 386 of the 2(6 A¢L (jr the accounts th) not with those r. or the accounts do not comply with the a¢wJnting Tequirnwits of Se¢titin 396 of the 2(bS A¢t other thon any requirern¢nt the 8iw¢ a tnE¢ f•ir view whKh 15 not A matr c4)nsidcr•J 45 W of independent eXamin)n. (r the accounts have not beth pre40d in cordw with the methods winciples of the Statement of R¢comrn¢nded Pr4Ctice f¢x a¢¢ountin8 and ryninl by charities (applic1¢ to ¢hwities prewin8 their accounts in &c¢Orth with the FiMnc1 Rwiing Sund¥d •wlic4ble in the UK 4Dd Rwbli¢ Of Ir¢Id (FRS 102)). I h•ve no COkKern$ have come ms no other mners in c(ffine¢iion with the exnin•tion which 4ttention shId b¢ drnwn in thi5 rewt in OTdeT W enable a propv under5tsndin8 of the Kcounts to be re¥ed. Gavin Ttyl Mayes BusineJ3 Parthmhip L Chartered Certified A¢cotsn¢mts 22-28 Willow Stre Accrin8lLII Lanc8thire BBJ ILP 28 NovEmber 2024
Mid Pennitit Arts SttemeDt of Financi Aetivities for theyur ended 31 Mrch 2024 3113r24 3113123 fund fund fijnds funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and le8acies 895 895 237 Charitable Ac¢ivitie8 Local Authoriiiesn>ublic SKt(r Lottery TS & fwndwions 65.827 8.309 9.250 65.827 8.309 9.250 62.490 20.264 4.881 Other tradin8 affliviti¢8 Investhieni income 56,548 56.549 .274 93.673 Tot41 181.655 EXPENDITURE ON ChAritAble Activities Costs of delivering Charitable Activites Premises & other c(0 Governan¢¢ costs 40.086 14,326 83.387 123.473 14.326 160,551 16.922 Totsj 83.387 181236 NET INCOME 555 555 419 RECONCILIA TION OF FUNDS Tothi funds brought forward 39.522 39.522 39,103 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD The ncrtes fonn PArt of these financial stat1ts Page 10
M¥1 Pealle Artx BmlaD¢e Shett 31 Mr(h 2024 3113124 3113123 Totsl fund fithds FIXED ASSETS Tan¥ible assets 82 82 249 CL'RRENT ASSEIS Stocks Debtors Ch At bank and in hand 10 1.159 24.340 1.159 24.340 602 39,528 113.441 113.441 87.640 CREDITOKS AmIntS fallin8 thie within one year 12 (73.446) (73.446) (48.367) NET CURRENT ASSETS 39.W5 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 40.077 40.077 39,522 NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES FUNDS Unrestricted funds.. General fund 13 TOTAL FUNDS The chwithble company is entided to eMPti( I11 undu Seaion 477 of the Comp1¢5 Ad 2( fff the year ended 31 March 2024. The members h4v¢ no¢ rwuired the ¢(mpanY to djtain an audii of its fift¢1 statcm¢nts for the year ended 31 Marth 2024 in 4¢oYdance with Seai(m 476 rfthe Cornpanies Aa 2(Kl5. The trustees acknowl¢d8¢ their Tesponsibilitie5 f (a) enring that the tharitable c4)mpJny kerys acc(wAtinB rec(fd$ c(Knply with Seaii)n8 386 and 387 of the Companie$ Act 2(K)6 and preparin8 fi]Wi¢l stalements which 8ive * tnK and fair view ofthe slate of affaÉrs of th¢ ¢lwitable company 88 at the end of each financid ye4r and of its Surplus or deficit f4Y eath financial year in acwrdantt wth the requiremenls of Seaion$ 394 and 395 and which (therwise comply with the requirements of the Cornpanies Act 2006 relfytirtg to financial x) faT a3 applicable to the thuitable company. (b) The ncrtes part of these finan17al Stomts Pagell C4)ntinuoJ. .
Mid Pennile Arts Bance Shttt- ¢omd•ued 31 MArth 2024 Thesc financial ststemetsts have been ID a¢thre with the wovisions applicthblc charitable npathIcS subjed w the small COMPA4% reghm¢. The financial ststements were apwoved by the Board of Tnle£S and thised isgje on 28 Novcmber 2024 and wcr¢ signcd on its b¢haifby'. L Giddin$- Tnle¢ The Th)tes fonn part of these fInwl#l ststemen Pa8¢ 12
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STATUTORY INFORMATION
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Mid Pe]de Arts Notu to the FitinCl S¢tements- ¢ontinue41 for ihe ytr ended 31 Marth 1024 OTHER TRADING AcfiviTIES 3113124 3113123 Earned Inc4)me 56.549 93.673 INVESTMENT INCOME 3113124 3113123 Bank deposit Rnteresi iio NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE Net incompJ(expenditure) is swed after Char'n(Credttis).. 3113124 3113123 Depreciatirn. owned a¥sds 167 167 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Thue were no trustees. reMutwati( or othu bfits for the year thded 31 March 2024 n¢x for the year ended 31 March 2023. Truittt•' expen were no trusiees, expenses p•id fw the ye4r endeAI 31 March 2024 n(Y fcr the y¢w ended 31 M•r¢h 2023. STAFF COSIS I sthff are employtjj irt i c(bInAti of ChaTttable Aaivity and Supwt Staff rdes and total cost$ are.. 31103ll024 3110312023 WA8es & Saigri¢s S(i415ecurity cosis Pension costs 51995 64,340 1.692 The avera8e monthly number (lemploy¢es duTill8 the year was as follows.. 3113t24 3113123 No employees received emdumertts in excess of £(.((1. Pa8¢ 14 continu...
Mid PettniDt Arts Note8 to the Financi Staiements- conts•ued for the year ended 31 .March 2024 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACnVITtES Unrestrieted Restrict&l fund fut)d funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENIS FROM Donations and I¢Bacies 237 237 Chiritsble activK¢ie# Authoritse51Public Sttt 62.4 20.264 4.881 62,490 20,264 4,881 Trusts & f(Mthdions Other tradin8 a¢tivities lrtvestmeni income 93,674 93,673 iio TotAI 87.634 181655 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable Attivi¢i C051s of deliverin8 Charithble Athiviies Premises & other costs Governance costs 74.676 15.163 3.763 85.875 .759 l()0.551 16.922 Tot1 181236 NET INCOME 419 419 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds br(XLBhi forward 39.103 39,103 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Plant and machinery COST At l April 2023 And 31 March 2024 DEPRECIATION At l April 2023 Charge for y 6.659 167 At 31 March 2024 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 Mar¢h 2024 82 At 31 March 2023 249 Page 15
Mid Arts Notes to tbt FiBaoeial St#ttmeDts- continued for tbe yur ended 31 March 2024 io. STOCKS 3113124 31n123 stks 1.159 602 DEwfoRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 31rJ124 3113123 Trade debtors Accrued income 24.C 340 35,528 12. CREDITOILS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 3113r24 3113123 Trade crediwrs VAT Deferred in¢(xne AccDJed expenses 11.356 2.765 50.829 16.528 1,435 26.654 13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in fidS At 3113124 At 114r23 Utyrutrieted fwndl Gener fund 39.522 553 40,077 TOTAL FUNDS 555 mov¢m¢rtt in fimd& in¢luded in the above ar¢ fc41owi'. expendol in fund$ Unresiri¢ied General fund 58,717 (58.162) 555 Rejiritted funds Restriaed 83.387 (83.387) TOTAL FUNDS 141549) 555 Pa8e 16 ltinu...
M¥1 Pennitte Arfy Notes to the Fin#nei Ststemtttts- contittued for the year eDded 31 Mr¢h 2024 13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- eoltinued ComprativeJ for mwement iti movement in funds At 3113123 At 114122 Unre8trieied fun Generd fund 39.103 419 39.522 TOTAL FUNDS 419 Cornparative net movement in induded in the the are as follows.. IncAxllin8 Re$wr Movement rescAtr¢u expended in funds Utsrts¢ri¢ted futydj General fund 94.021 (93.602) 419 Resirifted funds R¢stricttd 87,634 (87.634) TOTAL FUNDS 181655 181.236) 419 A current year 12 Mth$ and Pri year 12 rnth$ C4)mbined positi ij as fdlows.. Net movement in funds At 3113124 At 114122 Unrestricted Gener4J fund 39,103 974 40.077 TOTAL FUNDS 974 A current year 12 months and pri(Y year 12 mwths bined movement in furtd& Indj in the above are &% follows". Incomin8 ReSrS eXded Movernent in funds Unrestricted funds GeneTd fund 152,738 (151,764) 974 Rejtrieted funds Re5triaed 171,021 (171.021) TOTAL FUNDS 323 759 322 785 974 Pa8e 17 ontinued...
Mid Pellni Artj Notes to tbt FiDxn¢ial Statements- CODtinued for ibe ye•r ended 31 2024 14. RELATED PARTY DlSCtL)SURES Thtre were no related paty transaai(x)s f(x the year ended 31 Marth 2024. 15. MOVEMENT IN RESTRICTED FUNDS The following movements in RerIcted Fundy t(M place duTRn8 the yeaT' $fer Pendle Radi¢aJi Lancashire cftty CoJn¢il (Fiyex of Bow4and) Lanwhire C¢JJnty cn¢11 Culnkre & Sp(rt Fund 8.712 11087 (8,712) (12,087) Spodden Valley ReYt•led Lanca5hire EnVironMeftl Fund Heritage Lottery Fund .750 8.310 (8,750) (8.310) rnley Can1 F#tlvAI Lancashire cnty c¢11 (L mem Fund) Duchy of Lanc¥t¢r L8n¢a5hire County C(kth¢il Culwre & FUTKI 1.7¢X) {1,71)0) (500) (3,328) 3.328 Str•tegk Gener*] Hi51oric Enpjand . Know Y(w Neighb1 (40.¢X¥)) Pa8e 18
Mid Peanine Arts Detiled Statement of FiDaneial Aetiwities ror the yer tttded 31 Mrcb 2024 3113124 3113123 INCOME AND EI¥DOWMENIS Donatiolli and legties Donations 895 237 Other irAding activities Earned Income 56.549 93,673 InvestmeDt income Bank dep05lt iniere 1,274 110 Charit*ble aftivities Grants Total incomittg rtjourcej 142.104 181.655 EXPENDITURE Cbiritable ieiivttk• StatTcosis Premises & Equipment Prwamm¢ & Markdin8 55.086 16.742 68.239 16.642 137.481 177.193 Support ¢osts Other her Costs Plant and machinery 113 167 167 318 280 Govern&ntt ¢o•ts Accountancy Totsl reswr¢es expended 141549 181236 Net irteome 555 419 This FW dtxs not fonD Pwt rfthe ststuw financ4ai Pa8e 19