## **Trustees Annual Report April** 11th April 2021 – 10th April 2022 ## **Northern Butterflies** ## **Charitable objects** 1. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO HAVE MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE PERSONS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT, APPRECIATING AND PRODUCING ART AND DEVELOPING ASSOCIATED SKILLS 2. TO PROMOTE ART AND THE APPRECIATION OF ART FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL VIEW TO PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY INTO THE WIDER COMMUNITY **Northern butterflies provide a safe friendly and creative environment for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues to create quality art and the appreciation of art for people with disabilities and the public in general view to promoting the integration of persons with a disability into the wider community.** Northern Butterflies faced challenges especially during the Pandemic. We are a resilient organisation and as staff and volunteers we have varied skills that work tremendously well and contribute positively to the organisation. We sustained our objectives and met the needs of the beneficiaries. We add value to peoples lives to everyone who attends and engages in projects with Northern Butterflies. We promote health and have a positive impact on wellbeing, increase skills and let everyone have a voice and shape the programme with their ideas. We secured funding to deliver online sessions of art, music, and dance. We were given a community allotment from the local council during covid this was a valuable space to create, support those suffering with mental health and get people together outdoors and for the wider community. We secured funding to obtain a landscaper for the community allotment which was also supported by volunteers. We secured funding for materials, equipment and an accessible portaloo unit. We secured funding to deliver horticulture and creative workshops in the community allotment. We secured funding for music workshops in the studio and in outdoor spaces which we created soundscapes and songs which accompanied out artworks as part of the light works at Durham Lumiere BRILLIANT in November 2021. As the services started getting new students we secured funding from Northumberland County Council for new studio desks, chairs, and furniture. We secured funding from NHS Northumberland Trust to create a permanent art display in the corridor of Cramlington Hospital. We worked in partnership with Homestead creating craft packs for the Elderly which were distributed to care homes around Northumberland. We were able to increase our services by having both the studio and the allotment which added value to people’s lives. **Name** Mary Duncan **Signed** Mary Duncan **Date** 25th April 2022 Northern Butterflies Iwme and ExpeNllture Ilth April 2021 . 10th April 2022 Incorne Expemlityre Asda Art matsrials Merchandise Insurance Printing Ink Stationary Travel PhotcEYapher Photos Fridge Laptop Printer Allotment rnateria15 Northern Print 1,023.CA) 324.07 280.04 86.43 34.67 493.27 150 150.32 169.99 279 Morrlsons 2,952. Co-op 3,361 Award5 for All 9.2 lames Knotts 2,355.CK) Rotary Club i(KJ 249.99 5.622.18 N.CountyCounul 3.483.CKJ Studio Fumiture Cornputer Software postsge sessional stsff Subsistence expenses Volunteer Expenses Portable Toilet 2,494.98 106 Northumberland NHS 146.59 9,950.(XI 670.56 120 2.501.00 Home Instead 1.350 Unrestricted Funds 6,022 Total Income 30,422.(MI kl Pat teth.ng starting Balance Total Income Balance Less total Expenditure Balance 4307.09 34.729.09 34.729.09 24,986.09 9,743.IXI Totsl Expendtture 24,986.09 This is a summary of our irKome and expendtture Name Signature Position Date ii/c4/" ##