No •• 11 kl September 2024 - August 2025
Contents
3 Pop the kettle on...
4 Why we are here
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5 Apothecary to the Magical
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6 Apothecary Highlights
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7 The Feastery
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8 The Feastery: Event Highlights
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9 School Provision
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13 Out of School Provision
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16 Family Learning Provision
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18 Outreach & Engagement
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20 Festival of Stories
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22 Volunteers
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23 Celebrating Success
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Pop the kettle on...
The 2024-2025 academic year has seen Grimm & Co settle into our brand-new Emporium of Stories.
Our forever home is a visitor experience and writing centre with Feastery café, Apothecary to the Magical shop and Cliffhanger Castle where we host performances and live cultural events. But it is upstairs, past Graham Grimm’s office, up the Giant’s Bookcase and into the Trove of Twists, Tales and Trinkets that the real magic pops and whizzes. This is where we run our creative writing workshops, attended by children and young people, providing them with a platform to raise their voice, create purposeful writing and make meaning of the world around them.
Grimm & Co would not exist without many different people, but it is the young writers, thinkers and creators that we simply would be lost without. Their imaginations are completely original, creatively fantastical and really quite strange, and we are constantly learning from their brilliance. Some fabulous creations by our children and young people this year include:
Grimm & Co’s Emporium of Stories enables us to work to achieve our mission: to change lives, one story at a time. We do this through the joyful discovery of stories, using a child-empowered approach to build confidence, a sense of self-worth, and enhancing the creative courage of those with influence on the child. There is no pay barrier to access programmes at Grimm & Co.
Cats Taking Over The Universe A song with lyrics such as, ‘The Leader of the cats is Marty, he wants to throw a party, they’re moving to Mars, where it’s surrounded by the stars, let’s get this party started!’
Jet Tanzero: Part-elephant and part-human Jet is a brave cyborg who rules over electricity and thinks like a villain (to catch a villain).
In 2025, Rotherham became the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture, curated and steered by the young people of our town and we are proud to be situated at its centre, serving young people locally and beyond its borders. Our writing workshops take place across many settings, working with 0–18-yearolds to discover a range of writing forms and genres. This year, participants have explored tabletop role-playing games, songwriting, poetry, story writing, podcasting and many more.
Photography: Ed Waring
The Centre for Coming and Going A multidimensional portal for all creatures to travel through, disguised as Rotherham Town Hall.
“This session has been great. I loved Cats Taking Over The Universe”
Young person
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Why we are here
Our Mission: To change lives one story at a time
Our approach was initially built on a foundation of proven approaches, trialled and evaluated in Rotherham over 3 years of action research in partnership with the University of Sheffield (2008-2011).
differences that bring positive meaning to our everyday lives. Grimm & Co will continue to grow as a charity dedicated to inspiring children, families, and communities through the power of stories. In the coming year, we will develop a new business plan to guide our sustainability and impact. Our focus will be on enhancing the visitor experience, creating welcoming and imaginative spaces that engage families and schools alike. We will also improve our data collection, management and evaluation to better understand our participants and inform meaningful change.
Our commitment to continued research, evaluation, participatory and consultative approaches with communities continues to underpin our methodology, optimising the impact we can make for children and young people. Grimm & Co’s signature pedagogy focuses on the socio-cultural literacies (for example, critical thinking, self-confidence, a sense of self-belief etc.) of children and young people and those with influence on their lives, to make meaning of the world around them and build a positive narrative for themselves within it. We build motivation, self-esteem, wellbeing, aspirations, resilience and skills in both workshops for schools and in out-of-school holiday club programmes through the joyful discovery of stories. We connect communities through their stories, bringing them to life in imaginative ways, sharing and celebrating the connections and
Looking ahead, we aim to strengthen our role as Yorkshire’s home for fairy tales and work towards being the National Centre for Folk and Fables, celebrating storytelling as a tool for creativity, confidence, voice, learning
Artist asked: ‘What do you know about Grimm & Co?’ Child replied...
“It’s a truly magical place”
Pupil Wybourn Community Primary School
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Apothecary to the Magical
The Apothecary is the gateway to Grimm & Co. Everyone enters through the shop and hears the story of Graham Grimm and how magical creatures need a place to buy their supplies.
It is a magical story destination, filled with interesting products meant for magical beings to use such as broomsticks, potion ingredients and belly button cleaners for giants. Humans also shop here, using these same items in different ways, but they need to watch out for strange side-effects when using a magical item in the mortal realm. Side effects could include hairy warts, a posh Barnsley accent and the sudden urge to open a souvenir shop!
hunt for the many hidden fairy doors, write a letter to a magical pen pal, sit in the Giant’s Story Chair for a selfie and engage with creative writing through various invitations to stop and create throughout the space.
Everything we sell in the Apothecary shop is not-for-profit: the funds raised by selling our beautifully curated products help support the charity to continue hosting free creative writing workshops for the children and young people of Yorkshire.
This tale and the interesting product labels are meant to encourage visitors of all ages to suspend their disbelief and step inside our story to tell their own. You can discover if you could be a magical being in a human disguise by stepping on the Magic-o-meter,
The Emporium of Stories now offers commercial activities - paid-for sessions hosted by a Shop Elf - to help raise additional charitable funds, which have all been well received, often selling out!
‘A wonderful event with some lovely feedback. Everyone was super impressed and loved the book and the illustrations. The space looked fab, the team were amazing, passionate and reliable as always. It was buzzing when I came in and it all looked brilliant!”
It’s Grimm Up North Book Launch attendee
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Apothecary Highlights
Potion Making
Participants create their own potion by decanting different ingredients into their bottles, sealing them with a cork, and then adding their own hand-written label complete with ingredients and side effects. The young people are all eager to fill their jars with various elements, sharing ideas about what the ingredients could mean, and excited to showcase their newly finished potion at the end. We ran five potion making sessions this year, in school holidays, with highlights during October half term when children attended in fancy dress, and Christmastime when we incorporated the story of ‘The Night Before Christmas’.
Association of Cultural Enterprises: Award Winners
We beat stiff competitors including National Trust, Lillidorei and Kynren 11 Arches to win the ACE Best Visitor Experience 2025. This shows just how high the standard of service is at Grimm & Co, how we create magical moments with every customer interaction and have a high-quality destination space for visitors, despite not being a typically defined visitor attraction. A magic moment from the Apothecary this year is a young person who visits from Bristol to stay with family during the school holidays. They bring with them the novel they are writing - a fiction about the pirate Anne Bonnie complete with illustrations on every page. Each draft bursts with passion and creativity, with a daring plot and exceptional description throughout. This young person thoroughly enjoys their visits to Grimm & Co and the encouragement the Shop Elves give them.
“Everything was perfect, the food and cakes were incredible, all the little touches like the floating candles and the potion drink were just amazing. Getting to see upstairs with its fireplace and beanstalk, was so much fun. Your enthusiasm really shone through too.”
Parent of birthday party child
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The Feastery
The Feastery is our enchanting café and event space, which also includes Cliffhanger Castle dining hall.
We host a magical menu that changes with the seasons, but watch out for any side effects! You may find yourself flamenco dancing, talking in rhyme or constantly cackling after having one of our treats.
Throughout the year we serve specialty hot drinks, homemade cakes, ice creams, brunches, lunches, kid’s lunch bags and snacks. We make as many products as possible fresh every day in-house, and champion local suppliers such as Darkwoods Coffee, 4Eyes Bakery and Bird & Blend Teas. The Feastery offers a warm welcome to everyone, including families, locals, magical beings, travellers from far away, and well-behaved dogs. We have a varied selection of board games and puzzles available, as well as our own Grimm activities for all ages.
These aim to encourage customers to be creative and feel inspired to use their imagination. The Feastery runs a takeaway menu, as well as an additional event buffet menu for larger groups, and an optional fully stocked events bar featuring Chantry Brewery products. We run recurring events in our Cliffhanger Castle space, such as Shared Reading, Breastfeeding Cafe, Silent Book Club, Poetry Nights, Afternoon Teas and dropin crafternoons. As well as all of these, we also host corporate and private events with more custom settings in our upstairs rooms, and our own commercial bookable sessions such as cupcake decorating for children, Christmas cake decorating for the grown-ups, party buffets, a Winter Lights festival, gingerbread decorating and more.
“Loved my food, the amazing atmosphere, and fabulous staff in attendance. The whole experience and the lunch was delicious.”
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We have some lovely regulars in the Feastery, who we get to welcome, over and over.
These include a local home-ed group, a special school walkabout trip, football fans getting their bacon sandwich fix before heading to watch the Millers, and old friends having their weekly catch up over cookies and tea. As a charity this ongoing support is invaluable, and we look forward to welcoming more regular customers every year.
‘I feel a sense of belonging, and I have made new friendships. My group is amazing’
Shared Reading participant.
January
In January, the Feastery was open late for yi three days during the Winter Lights Festival, in collaboration FLUX Rotherham, to provide refreshments and warmth for the participants. March These were our most successful days of In March, we hosted a operations so far, with a queue outside the poetry night and book door, despite a big storm! signing featuring Holly McNish, in partnership May with FLUX Rotherham. In May, we hosted our first Baby Shower, including This was a hugely a custom cake, specialised afternoon tea, kid’s successful event that buffet and entertainment. The review included filled our space to ‘Best Afternoon Tea we’ve had... the most capacity, with just under beautiful, magical, stunning atmosphere. If you are 100 attendees. planning a big event I would one million percent say, go here. This is a day I’ll never forget.’ —E ~~a TL~~ ens0 08
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School Provision
Tales Untapped: A Rotherham Opera
To mark Rotherham becoming the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture in 2025, this ambitious project set out to create the UK’s largest community opera to date, celebrating the voices and creativity of young people across Rotherham.
A collaboration between Grimm & Co, Rotherham Music, Royal Opera & Ballet and Rotherham schools, this year-long creative programme saw school pupils engage with professional artists to co-create the Rotherham Opera, with workshops spanning writing, music composition, art and design.
IMPACT:
100%
of teachers said they observed an increase in their class using their imagination to generate ideas. 100%
of teachers felt the project had a positive impact on pupil confidence and self-esteem.
In the early months of 2025, Grimm & Co took the lead on delivering a series of story creation workshops to produce five stories for the opera, working with thirteen classes from ten schools spanning the different Rotherham wards. Featuring heroes, villains, scheming salmon and a magical screw-down tap, these published stories showcased the voices and boundless imagination of Rotherham’s youth and will soon light up the stage as Magna debuts Tales Untapped: A Rotherham Opera in November 2025.
‘I liked having a visitor in the classroom and especially the visitor we had made me laugh. I have enjoyed getting ideas and putting them into action.’
Pupil, Our Lady & St Joseph’s Primary School
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School Provision
A Call to Create
The second year of A Call to Create saw the highest number of residencies across the three years; delivering to eight schools, totalling sixteen Y4 classes.
The most significant piece of learning from year two of the project is the creative courage – or risks – we and the teachers have witnessed from children. We are incredibly proud of the safe, encouraging and empowering environment we establish immediately at Grimm & Co, which enables children to feel supported in taking a risk, and this results in an increase in their selfconfidence and self-esteem. Those children who are known by their adults as being ‘quiet’ or ‘shy’ or pupils who find it difficult to access education for reasons out of their control, tend to shine in A Call to Create (or at Grimm & Co in general). It’s even more impactful when teachers observe this with their pupils.
fore alongside technical learning. Its immersive and engaging nature places children at the centre of exploration so they can take ownership of their learning journey. These techniques and qualities are vital for human dignity and living a life that flourishes and although they are not given the space they deserve in the current National Curriculum, Grimm & Co believes that we can find a way of achieving both socio-cultural and technical progress in the classroom.
IMPACT:
A selection of pupils participated in an evaluation after each session. When analysing the children’s responses, we found that they engaged in a range of arts-based activities to build their:
A Call to Create cultivates sociocultural literacies (critical thinking, self-confidence, imagination, meaning making) and places them at the
• critical thinking skills
- creativity
• confidence
‘It’s exactly what the children needed to help them [develop] up into key stage two. So, it’s perfect. Thank you massively.’
Teacher Woodhouse West Primary School
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School Provision
Storymaking
Storymaking continues to thrive as Grimm & Co’s most popular school workshop, welcoming new and returning schools across the country. Children are guided through the immersive spaces while learning the legendary tale of Graham and Grizelda Grimm, our mysterious bosses.
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They create a completely original story together in the company of an illustrator who brings their ideas to life, all the while communicating with one of the Grimms who are following the story as it develops. The Grimms are keen for the class to create stories because imagination gives energy to magical beings. All of this culminates in all pupils writing their own individual ending, leaving the Emporium of Stories as published authors. Storymaking is the heart of the work we deliver at Grimm & Co, truly working to champion the writer in every child who attends.
“[Student] is autistic and on entering the building, immediately said that she was frightened and did not want to participate. The facilitator put her at ease at once by emphasising that this was a ‘no-pressure environment’ and that she was free to opt in and out as she chose. She was so enthralled by the workshop that not only did she participate fully, but she stood up at the end to read her story out and was praised by the mystical Grizelda.”
Y7 Teacher, Wales High School
“How children who are not passionate about their writing in a school context found the confidence to immerse themselves in the day and produce some fantastic work. The creativity on show from children and how unique it was. The vast range of opportunities children were given to immerse themselves in the session and play an active role in how it panned out”
Y4 teacher Woodhouse West Primary School
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School Provision
Inspiring Happy Writers
Following the success of our 2023 event, Grimm & Co, Chol and darts reunited to deliver a dynamic, practical training day full of engaging drama and storytelling workshops for educators and artists.
We focused on enjoyment in learning and creating ‘happy writers’. We are very aware that children can become reluctant writers when they feel they are not successful at writing - and there are many reasons behind this to do with curriculum design, standardised testing, self-esteem etc. that give children a sense of failure.
By sharing our approaches to writing with those who work directly with children and young people, we hope to enable children to be enthusiastic about writing, to focus on their own development as writers and to tell the stories that are important to them.
IMPACT: Tell us about the highlight of your day ie sa te | a ~~oa | Eee Fr~~ What ideas will you take back into your classroom? ~~be ES :~~ Bringing more props from the children’s homes. Know that they have things to say and that we want to listen. I’ve left excited to continue researching and experimenting in my practice.
“Thank you so much for today! This is why I went into teaching, making things fun for children to learn. I work in Nursery and my head is buzzing with how I could use so many of the ideas for oracy with my children. I loved the intergalactic receivers! I am going to make my own using a colander, loads of vines and so much more.”
Teacher at Thorpe Hesley Primary School
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Out of School Provision
Saturday Club Morning and Afternoon Group: Railway 200 Project
Penistone Line Partnership celebrated their 200th year of passenger rail in 2025 and subsequently teamed up with the Saturday Clubbers to celebrate their success through reimagining the stories on the line. The two Saturday Clubs are our longest-standing out-of-school programme, running weekly in term time and consisting of committed individuals who are great friends with even greater imaginations.
Saturday Morning Club
Saturday Morning Club focused their attention on writing short stories from the seventeen different stations along the Penistone Line. The story followed Jonah, the funny, friendly and clumsy ghost who invited magical beings onto his flying ghost train. The story included tales about interesting-flavoured pies from Denby Dale, practical jokes in Honley and not forgetting a talking Croc shoe in Shepley! Their stories were published and are available to buy from lots of the different stations on the Penistone Line.
IMPACT:
92%
of the Morning Saturday Clubbers enjoyed writing and acting out their story.
100%
of the children and young people said that this project has improved their confidence!
Saturday Afternoon Club Saturday Afternoon Club produced their own podcast, which shared tales surrounding the different stations on the Penistone Line. The presenters of the podcast were characters that the young people created themselves and they enhanced their leadership skills by recording all the content and engaging in the technical elements of production. The podcast titled, ‘The Spectral Express’ was professionally produced and has been shared on Grimm & Co’s YouTube channel.
IMPACT
90% of the young people felt that this project improved their confidence.
“This was undoubtedly one of the best projects I’ve been involved with. The production of the individual stories celebrating each station whilst retaining a narrative arc covering the whole line from Huddersfield to Sheffield is quite an achievement.”
Volunteer
80%
of the young people felt that this project improved their writing skills.
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Out of School Provision
Young Leaders
Following a successful recruitment drive in the Autumn of 2024, the fifth year of our Young Leaders programme saw the group reach new milestones. With more members than ever before, Young Leaders set out to reestablish their role at Grimm & Co, developing their mission statement and publishing it on their brand-new page on the charity’s website. Across the year, Young Leaders led on several projects, including a social media competition, supporting the programming of Festival of Stories and setting up their seasonal newsletter Tomorrow’s Prophet. a
IMPACT:
100%
of Young Leaders agreed or strongly agreed with the statement ‘I feel like my voice matters and my opinions are heard at Grimm & Co’
100%
of Young Leaders agreed or strongly agreed with the statement:
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“I joined the Young Leaders due to wanting to leave the house more and develop my social skills... I just wanted to really thank you and everyone in Young Leaders for being so kind (and definitely funny) and making it a place where I was able to relax and smile more.”
Young Leader
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Out of School Provision
Lyricist
In the Autumn of 2024, Grimm & Co partnered with Rotherham Music to deliver an exciting songwriting project. Lyricist invited young writers to embark on a creative journey to develop lyrics to several songs that would later be showcased at Signals Festival 2025. Across the six weeks, our young lyricists took part in activities that inspired creative expression, culminating in the creation of three beautiful, brilliant and bonkers songs; The Beautiful Sounds of Nature, Magical Friendship Disco Party and Cats Taking Over the Universe.
This project was a celebration of Rotherham’s young talent from start to finish, with the Lyricist group attending Signals en masse to see their words brought to life on stage by local bands and musicians. As if that wasn’t enough, Lyricist made its way into the Festival of Stories 2025 programme, with the group returning for a final performance and songwriting workshop hosted at the Emporium!
IMPACT: Si
100%
of participants agreed or strongly agreed with the statement:
‘That was even better than I thought it would be!’
Young person
“I felt confident to be surrounded by others and enjoyed sharing my ideas’”
Young person
Otherham
“I enjoyed writing and sharing creative ideas during the discussions, it has really boosted my confidence”
Funded through Children’s Capital of Culture, ‘Otherham’ was an exciting six-week project working in collaboration with FLUX Rotherham and Imitating the Dog. This programme explored Young person reimagining five buildings across Rotherham and utilising a range of creative writing approaches and provocations to explore each building from multiple perspectives. Across the project, young people were supported to create stories about the buildings themselves, their new purpose within the world of Otherham, and the residents who might be lurking within them.
Imitating the Dog then took all of the young people’s writing and used them as inspiration for their projection art installation piece, which was showcased as part of the Winter Lights Festival 2025. All of the young people involved in the Otherham project were invited to the VIP Winter launch event, where they got to see their work come to life across the streets of Rotherham!
IMPACT:
72%
of the young people who participated in the evaluation session marked themselves between 7-10 when considering their confidence after taking part in the Otherham Project.
58%
of the young people who participated in the evaluation session marked themselves between 7-10 when considering how they feel about their writing after taking part in the Otherham Project.
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Family Learning Provision
Grimm & Co became a Tier 2 Family Hub Satellite site in July 2024, delivering the Family Hub agenda and allowing us to build strong partnerships with other dedicated professionals such as the NHS Infant Feeding Team.
This support group now runs once a fortnight and is the largest attended in Rotherham. We hosted the annual ‘Global Latch on’ in Rotherham for the second time this year and were chosen as one of the sites for UNICEF to visit. Consequently, Rotherham was accredited the Baby Friendly Gold award, achieving sustainability and embedding the standards permanently. Becoming a Tier 2 Family Hub Satellite venue has enabled us to expand our reach across the borough, as well as effective multi-agency work with various early years practitioners working together to achieve a shared goal. It has allowed us to develop pathways and opportunities to encourage parents as peer supporters with an emphasis on cultural backgrounds, ensuring representation and relevance. Several parents and volunteers have gone on to be trained as peer supporters and directly impact new parents in these groups by passing on their knowledge and skills.
England. Due to our close working relationship with the NHS Infant Feeding Team in Rotherham, we were asked to deliver an activity to the Ferham Mums & Tots group in the community. Since then, our Family Learning Coordinator has been regularly attending the biweekly group and has delivered a total of 6 sensory focused sessions. From these sessions, we have seen an increase in members of the group accessing additional provision at Grimm & Co such as the breastfeeding support group, weekly sessions and engaging in our activities at festivals and events.
IMPACT:
65 parents/carers including extended family such as grandparents and aunts within the Ferham community engaged in our activity.
16 families attended our Eid Celebration event with Ferham Mums & Tots group.
In June our Family Learning Coordinator attended the NHS Proud awards along with the Infant Feeding Team as the Ferham group won the award for Diversity and Inclusion.
Ferham Mums & Tots
Ferham is a diverse, multicultural community in Rotherham which sits within the most deprived 10% of
“It gives me space to relax, meet friends and their children, ask for any advice or just speak to other mums about maternal experiences.”
Ferham mum
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Family Learning Provision
PEEP Curiouser & Curiouser
Since 2022, Grimm & Co have delivered Curiouser & Curiouser: our parent/carer and toddler sessions. These have been extremely successful and are in very high demand. Since opening The Emporium of Stories, we have utilised the space as the child’ s third teacher, welcoming new families to Grimm & Co.
We work in partnership with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, and as such, staff have access to additional training including the PEEP Practitioner Programme. PEEP was established in 1995, with backing and advice from experts in early literacy development, education and social policy, it aims to ‘work with’ families rather than ‘doing to ‘ families. We have embedded the PEEP programme into our Curiouser & Curiouser sessions for parents/carers and children aged 0-3 years. Here, we
Family Learning Saturday Club
In January 2025, Grimm & Co launched its first Family Learning Saturday Club, a targeted weekly group for 4–6-yearolds and their parents/carers. This club offers families dedicated time to explore creatively alongside each other. Young participants are invited to develop their voice through arts and story-based projects, whilst caregivers have the opportunity to support them as well as build their own creative confidence as their child’s primary teachers. This group has succeeded not only in bringing children and their caregivers closer together, but also in creating a community of families who can share
have been working to build parent/ carer confidence, empowering them to develop knowledge and skills to become their child’ s first and lasting educators.
IMPACT: i This year we have delivered 21 PEEP sessions reaching and engaging with 136 families.
100% of participants gave the experience 5/5 stars, with all stating that they intended to return and would recommend the programme to others.
94% of parents/carers stated that the sessions had a positive impact on their confidence in reading with their child, talking to their child and understanding and responding to their child/ren’s needs.
94%
of parents/carers expressed how they feel less anxious & happier in our sessions.
experiences, support one another, and most importantly attend each other’s birthday celebrations! Our Saturday Clubbers chose exactly what they wanted to take part in this year, with projects culminating in a showstopping art exhibition, as well as a celebration event to share stories from their very own ‘Book of Magical Tales from Satellite Stitchverse’ publication!
IMPACT:
‘As soon as [child] came to Saturday club, she found her place and her people. She is allowed to be herself, follow her own mind and ideas and think creatively... It has been a place for just us, and it has brought us closer.’
‘It’s been really useful, especially as a firsttime mum, having somewhere you can come to where you can actually meet other parents. I’ve met a lot of people who are first time parents, and it’s helped me grow in confidence.’
Parent
Family Learning Saturday club Parent
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Outreach & Engagement
Grimm & Co has been working hard to cast our net wider to reach communities across South Yorkshire.
Through various events and festivals, Grimm & Co enages with lots of families, children and young people, and this year we have piloted a new Outreach and Engagement Strategy. This strategy ensures that the work we deliver is relevant, purposeful and impactful to each group. This has been successful and has demonstrated the importance of sustained engagement and relationship building with the groups we work with. This work is centred around building creative confidence and encouraging positive mental health and wellbeing through providing an immersive space and using creative writing as a platform to play and express.
“I really like how we have seen certain core members and the development in them. Their confidence, participation in group activities, their writing and creativity. From now, looking back to day one, there have been such big improvements. It feels like we have created our own little community”.
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Outreach & Engagement
Oasis Hub
Community Group
This group is one of the first sustained Outreach and Engagement projects at Grimm & Co. After attending the Oasis Hub ‘Celebrating Cultures Event’, Grimm & Co delivered a nine-week programme in the community setting. Utilising a consultation session to inform planning, a bespoke programme was created to suit the needs of the participants and the ‘drop-in style’ format of the session. Everything was unique to the group, exploring themes that the children had chosen such as dragons and dinosaurs, family and animals, all leading towards the Celebration Event, hosted at The Emporium of Stories. We are still working with this community group, with the aim of returning once per half term for the
25-26 academic year. By doing so, we hope to continue to develop literacy skills and excitement for writing through creative approaches, helping the children and young people to make meaning of the world around them.
IMPACT:
As the project progressed, we saw an increase of 85% in attendance.
74% of children and young people stated that nothing could have been better about the project.
“I like the way you do activities with the kids. They love it and tell all their friends. I ask my children to say what they enjoyed in five words and they always say they love it!”
P arent/volunteer at Oasis Hub Community Group
“My child waits for a complete week for this session. He tells his father everything he did in the class with excitement”
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Festival of Stories:
Who We Are, Where We Come From
Grimm & Co’s Festival of Stories is an annual event celebrating all stories. In Children’s Capital of Culture year, we wanted to make our festival bigger than ever, providing a range of creative and inspiring activities, workshops, talks and celebrations for children, young people and families to enjoy.
This year’s theme was Who We Are, Where We Come From and we celebrated all Rotherham stories by collaborating with other local organisations, sharing and producing imaginative writing, exploring how families and individuals can engage in their own and imagined narratives and inviting inspirational artists to our culturally vibrant town to share their practice.
Here’s a handful of the events we showcased:
It’s Grimm Up North publication launch
finally, his story was published and launched. Jeremy Dyson, our amazing Writer in Residence, and Chris Mould, our talented Patron, supported us in the creation of our first paperback and hardback book. Jeremy attended the publication event and read extracts of our tale to a packed audience.
Grimm & Co, founded 1148, just before lunchtime, by the great Graham Grimm. We’ve been telling his story for almost a decade to children, adults and any magical beings who would listen and
magical beings who would listen and our tale to a packed audience. ~~eee~~
Storymaking Showcases
the children and young people made at Grimm & Co as the artists physicalised all elements of the characters, and plot.
Schools that attended our Storymaking workshops throughout the year were invited to participate in a Storymaking Showcase. This involved an artist visiting the school and bringing their story to life through performance. This magical experience reignited the stories that
IMPACT: ei 82% of pupils who participated expressed positivity and enjoyment at seeing their story come to life!
“I never liked dresses. I used to wear princess dresses all the time, but they always annoyed me. Everything’s changed as I’ve gotten older and started to understand what I’m like. I love rugby! Now I’m not afraid to be myself or speak up to people.”
Bobbie
Reframe Rotherham
When asked about the upcoming Festival of Stories, our Young Leaders were very clear that instead of us bringing high profile people to the town to showcase their work, they wanted to be PART OF that work. As such, we were very fortunate to work with international photojournalist Elisa Iannacone to create
Reframe Rotherham. Participants were interviewed about their dreams for the future of our town and were involved in the co-curation of the work throughout Elisa’s artistic process. This resulted in a visual art exhibition where the participants’ aspirations were brought to life through dreamscape and hopeful narratives.
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Festival of Stories: Who We Are, Where We Come From
Novella Publication Launch Event
For the past year, the Saturday Afternoon Club have been writing their own individual novellas. Finally, at the Festival of Stories, they were able to receive and celebrate their beautifully designed books. The young people saw their hard work come to life and were able to celebrate with friends, family, staff, volunteers, and sponsors. The physical books symbolised the
Children’s Book North Network Takeover Day
As well as celebrating the children and young people’s work, it was important to invite successful authors to Rotherham to meet our creative community. Children’s Book North Network joined Grimm & Co for a takeover day with author events, illustration workshops, book signings, and author Q&A panels. Children, young people and their families were able to meet published writers and artists such as Lydia Monks, Dapo Adeola, Mark Bradley, Nadine Aisha Jassat and many more. These sessions were focused
Teabreak Tuk Tuk by Trigger
The Teabreak Tuk Tuk joined us for four performances in both All Saints Square in Rotherham Town Centre and at Grimm & Co’s Emporium of Stories. The mesmerising audio journey tells the story of tea leaves that have travelled across continents to be with us. Throughout
participants’ commitment, passion and creativity as individual creators and storymakers. There were lots of surprises along the way, including celebrities reading extracts from the young people’s novellas including Toby Jones, Alistair Petrie and Ryan Sampson to name a few. The novella launch culminated in a VIP book signing, and copies of their books now reside in The British Library.
A massive thank you to Jude and the Book Factory for sponsoring the publication of the novellas.
on inspiring creativity, and covered topics from comic book design and storytelling, to how to get into the world of publishing. There were events to suit all age ranges from toddlers, to young adults looking to write their own novels.
the performance, people shared their memories of drinking tea and feelings, people and events they associated with the drink. 250 people attended the performances across the two days, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with people expressing that the show gave them time to relax and think about loved ones, sit with their emotions and learn about the history of tea.
“Being a published author is a massive accomplishment that I could not have done without Grimm. Ever since I was young, I’ve wanted to be a writer, and it was one of the main reasons I joined Grimm in the first place, so finally being able to write a real actual book has been an amazing opportunity. I’m really pleased with myself and immensely thankful to my friends, family, and the Grimm team!”
Attendee of Novella Launch Publication
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Volunteers
To put their support into monetary value, volunteers have, on average, saved Grimm & Co £51,777.44 in the 24-25 period.
Our wonderful volunteer team have done themselves proud this year. It has been a pleasure working alongside them, and their support has been hugely instrumental in the day-to-day provision of all elements of the charity. As well as regular volunteers in the Apothecary and our Storymaking sessions, we have had increased regular support in the Feastery and behind-the-scenes with administration and resource preparation. Volunteers have also been vital in the running of our outreach and engagement programmes, taking part in bespoke activities in schools, festivals and community groups around the region.
IMPACT:
89%
of volunteers have expressed an increase in confidence and skills through volunteering.
96%
of volunteers expressed that volunteering has improved their wellbeing.
12 volunteers gained employment, 2 of these with Grimm & Co.
“Grimm & Co has helped me understand that people learn in many different ways. This has empowered me to understand and identify my own creative way of learning. Volunteering and working at Grimm & Co has allowed me to get to know myself more and have equipped me with skills that will support me in my learning and working life.”
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Here’s to you…
Thank you to all the children and young people who we get to work with, to the volunteers, parents/carers and teachers who advocate for the work we do in giving children a voice, to the customers who contribute to our charity by purchasing Grandma’s Scabs from the Apothecary or a Rov’rum Fog from the Feastery, and to our funders and partners who see the value of child-empowered narratives and support our mission wholeheartedly.
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GRIMM & CO Ltd. Trustees Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1154990
GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Contents
3 - 6 Trustees Report 7 - 9 Report of the Independent Auditors 10 Statement of Financial Activities 11 Balance Sheet 12 Cash Flow Statement 13 Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14 - 27 Notes to the Financial Statements
Trustees Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Our Trustees are volunteers who bring their professional skills and life experiences to guide our strategic direction. They are not involved in the day-to-day running of Grimm and Co, instead they delegate this responsibility to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team. Their main role is to ensure that our charity is governed effectively and operates at a high standard.
Governing document
Grimm & Co is a charitable company, set up by a Trust deed, and limited by guarantee. The charity is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association; it was incorporated on 7 November 2013 and registered with the Charity Commission on 12 December 2013.
Methods of appointment or election of Trustees
The management of the charitable company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust deed. Trustees are appointed following an open recruitment process. On appointment, Trustees are provided with a pack of key documents, digital access to policies and board minutes/papers from the previous 3 meetings. A full induction is completed by each board member and includes safeguarding, introduction to Grimm & Co’s work and pedagogy, health and safety. Grimm & Co undertake a DBS for all Trustees and no activity can take place until this process is complete with a clear enhanced DBS. Arrangements for setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel and any benchmarks, parameters or criteria used are undertaken at a detailed level by the Governance sub-committee with delegated authority from the board. Any key decisions made are then brought to the main board meeting for ratification.
Delegated responsibility
The trustees delegate day-to-day management to the Founding Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Deborah Bullivant MBE, who is in turn supported by the Senior Management Team. They take advice on the running of the organization from the CEO with regular updates and dialogue from all managers across the team through presentations and discussion and attendance at Board Meetings, which are held quarterly.
Further strategic and scrutinizing delegated responsibility is given to the sub-committees of the board which currently include a) Finance and b) Governance to provide greater level of detail and scrutiny and richer/deeper engagement, embracing the skills and experience of trustees.
Here for the future
Grimm & Co will continue to grow as a charity dedicated to inspiring children, families, and communities through the power of stories. In the coming year, we will develop a new business plan to guide our sustainability and impact.
Our focus will be on enhancing the visitor experience, creating welcoming and imaginative spaces that engage families and schools alike. We will also improve our data collection, management, and evaluation to better understand our audiences and inform meaningful change.
Looking ahead, we aim to strengthen our role as Yorkshire’s home for fairy tales and work towards being the National Centre for Folk and Fables, celebrating storytelling as a tool for creativity, confidence, learning and connection.
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Trustees Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
08765731 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
1154990
Registered office
Grimm & Co Ltd The Emporium of Stories Ship Hill Rotherham S60 2HG
Trustees
Ms C E Dimond: PR Consultant Ms K V L Fergusson: Head of Responsible Business Dr R Joshi: GP (Appointed 20 March 2025) Mr O Mantell: Regional Director MS L A Pogson: Company Director Professor Lauren Rea MBE PhD.: University Professor MR N R Shabir: Solicitor Mr P Turner: Managing Director Mr D J Whetstone: Client Services Director
Mr S Dearden: Writer Producer (Resigned 18 September 2024) Mr J Dyson: Writer (Resigned 11 December 2024) Dr J Hodson: Senior Lecturer (Resigned 11 December 2024)
Company Secretary
Dr. D A Bullivant MBE DL EdD
Auditors
SMH Group Audit Statutory Auditors 5 Westbrook Court Sharrowvale Road Sheffield South Yorkshire S11 8YZ
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Trustees Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
Income from donations received was £73,696 (2024: £11,731). This has increased from the previous year and continues to present an opportunity following the opening of the Emporium of Stories. Income from charitable activities was £681,742 (2024: £1,274,292) as for the previous year and compared to previous years, this figure is significantly affected by the grants received for the continuing capital project. Other income, including incoming resources from generated funds was £202,368 (2024: £32,102); the increase represents the trading through the Apothecary shop and the Feastery Café that have been made possible within the Emporium of Stories. Total incoming resources for the year of £969,021 (2024: £1,321,437).
Resources expended for the year were £1,040,994 (2024: £586,443).
The net incoming resources before other recognised gains and losses was £-71,973 (2024: £734,994). Total funds as at 31 March 2025 were £1,035,139 (2024: £3,063,597). This is comprised of restricted funds to carry forward for projects that will continue of £80,044 (2024: £667,701), designated funds to carry forward for allocation against specific capital costs of £15,000 (2024: £53,396) and unrestricted funds of £916,699 (2024: £2,342,500).
2024 – 2025 represents our first year with the Emporium of Stories open to the public and having completed the building renovation project. We look forward to 2025 – 2026 as we build on this foundation and settle into the Emporium of Stories
Investment policy and performance
Grimm & Co have continued with the overhaul of policies and are introducing new policies that bring about greater efficiencies and improved communication.
The board sub-committees enable greater governance and detailed scrutiny of HR, finance, fundraising, strategy and communications.
Reserves policy
Through a challenging time (post pandemic and impact of cost-of-living) for fundraising and whilst overseeing the capital project, Grimm & Co has been able to retain a minimum of 3 months reserves throughout this year and the charity had planned for a consistent level compared to 2023 - 2024. Grimm & Co’s policy is to strive to achieve 6 months’ operating free cash reserves but through this difficult time we reviewed this policy and reduced our expectations accordingly.
Free reserves as at 31 March 2025 were £273,253 (2024: £81,929). Free reserves are the net funds available for the charity after deducting unrestricted tangible fixed assets
of £751,604 (2024: £2,395,896, 2023: £130,662), adding unrestricted long term loans in relation to the tangible assets of £54,762, deducting restricted funds of £80,044 (2024: £667,701) and deducting designated funds of £15,000 (2024: £53,396). This sits within our 3 month’s operating costs and is inline with Grimm & Co’s reserves policy.
The Trustees regularly analyse and review the level of reserves and consider that the free reserves of the Trust are sufficient to cover all known risk, liabilities and contingencies, to absorb setbacks and allow the Trust to take advantage of change and opportunity.
The Trustees review how the assets of the Trust can be best utilized to ensure that the objectives of the organization are fulfilled, and the best possible return is provided to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Trust. The Trustees have agreed that subject to the financial position of the charity, funds can be designated by the Trustees towards capital projects to develop new services of to assist with the implementation and delivery of strategically relevant development projects and activities. The Trustees regularly review the level of reserves being held. Reserves are held to manage short-term volatility and to support opportunities that may arise during the year (subject to appropriate business planning).
Financial risk management objectives and policies
The charity has been greatly supported by being a National Portfolio Organization (NPO) of the Arts Council, providing some core funding that has enabled operational expenditure. We were successful in retaining our NPO status for the round March 2023 – April 2026 and have been successful is securing am extension year for March 2026 to April 2027 after ACE invited applications for this. This offers a level of security as we look ahead to the next three years and plan for cautious growth of the charity.
Going concern
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies. Grimm & Co continues to review its governance arrangements and is continuing to make progress against the externally produced equality, diversity, inclusivity and relevance study on Grimm & Co’s governance, policies and practices. The business planning and budgeting have been updated in light of our first year of opening in following on from the delayed capital project; original plans have been moved forward as the charity looks to scale its services in the next two financial years and as the capital project is now completed and we settle into the Emporium of Stories.
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Trustees Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities
The Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102);
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make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
Disclosure of information to auditors
Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees’ report is approved has confirmed that:
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so far as that Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity’s auditors are unaware, and
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that Trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
Auditors
The auditors, Sutton McGrath Hartley, have indicated their willingness to continue in office. The designated Trustees will propose a motion reappointing the auditors at a meeting of the Trustees.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
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state whether applicable Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Grimm And Co. Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Grimm And Co. Limited (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Grimm And Co. Limited
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and - the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of Grimm And Co. Limited
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: Our assessment of the susceptibility to material misstatement, whether by fraud or error, is made in a risk based approach. In this approach, laws and regulations applicable to the entity, such as the Companies Act 2006, United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice including Financial Reporting Standard 102, the relevant tax compliance regulations within the UK, employment law, and Health and Safety law is considered, and the policies and controls the entity has in place to comply with these laws are reviewed, by discussion, reviews of correspondence and registrations monitored by external bodies. The engagement team remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/ auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors’ report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
James Salim FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
SMH Group Audit Statutory Auditors 5 Westbrook Court Sharrowvale Road Sheffield South Yorkshire S11 8YZ
Date: ................................................................................Wednesday 17th December 2025
Policies and controls relating to the risk of material misstatement as a result of fraud are also considered. These are assessed by obtaining an understanding of the company’s operations and control environment. The policies and controls have been reviewed by discussion, review and sample testing of accounting entries, challenging assumptions and judgements, reviewing and evaluating related parties transactions, and wider background searches. Testing of the recognition of income and fund accounting has also be carried out.
We have ensured that the engagement team have appropriate levels of competence and experience to effectively monitor these risks and carry out work relevant to our assessment of each risk, including consideration of the industry the company operates in and its size and complexity.
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||||
| fund | funds | funds | funds | funds | ||||||||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| INCOME AND | ||||||||||||
| ENDOWMENTS | ||||||||||||
| FROM | ||||||||||||
| Donations and legacies | 2 | 73,517 | - | 179 | 73,696 | 11,731 | ||||||
| Charitable activities | 4 | |||||||||||
| Charitable activities | 362,229 | - | 319,513 | 681,742 | 1,274,292 | |||||||
| Other trading activities | 3 | 202,368 | - | - | 202,368 | 32,102 | ||||||
| Other income | 11,215 | - | - | 11,215 | 3,312 | |||||||
| Total | 649,329 | - | 319,692 | 969,021 | 1,321,437 | |||||||
| EXPENDITURE ON | ||||||||||||
| Raising funds | 5 | 232,155 | - | 65 | 232,220 | 43,831 | ||||||
| Charitable activities | 6 | |||||||||||
| Charitable activities | 541,580 | (15,000) | 282,194 | 808,774 | 542,612 | |||||||
| Total | 773,735 | (15,000) | 282,259 | 1,040,994 | 586,443 | |||||||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | (124,406) | 15,000 | 37,433 | (71,973) | 734,994 | |||||||
| Transfers between funds | 19 | 678,486 | (53,396) | (625,090) | - | - | ||||||
| Other recognised gains/(losses) | ||||||||||||
| Gains/(losses) on revaluation of | ||||||||||||
| fixed assets | (1,956,485) | - | - | (1,956,485) | - | |||||||
| Net movement in funds | (1,402,405) | (38,396) | (587,657) | (2,028,458) | 734,994 | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | ||||||||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 2,342,500 | 53,396 | 667,701 | 3,063,597 | 2,328,603 | |||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED | ||||||||||||
| FORWARD | 940,095 | 15,000 | 80,044 | 1,035,139 | 3,063,597 |
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Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||||
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| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| FIXED ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| Tangible assets | 13 | 751,604 | - | - | 751,604 | 2,820,008 | ||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||||||
| Stocks | 14 | 25,090 | - | - | 25,090 | 23,367 | ||||||
| Debtors | 15 | 29,573 | - | - | 29,573 | 11,384 | ||||||
| Cash at bank | 245,975 | 15,000 | 90,367 | 351,342 | 351,702 | |||||||
| 300,638 | 15,000 | 90,367 | 406,005 | 386,453 | ||||||||
| CREDITORS | ||||||||||||
| Amounts falling due within one | ||||||||||||
| year | 16 | (57,383) | - | (10,325) | (67,708) | (78,108) | ||||||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 243,255 | 15,000 | 80,042 | 338,297 | 308,345 | |||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT | ||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES | 994,859 | 15,000 | 80,042 | 1,089,901 | 3,128,353 | |||||||
| CREDITORS | ||||||||||||
| Amounts falling due after more | ||||||||||||
| than one year | 17 | (54,762) | - | - | (54,762) | (64,756) | ||||||
| NET ASSETS | 940,097 | 15,000 | 80,042 | 1,035,139 | 3,063,597 | |||||||
| FUNDS | 19 | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds | 955,097 | 2,395,896 | ||||||||||
| Restricted funds | 80,042 | 667,701 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,035,139 | 3,063,597 |
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Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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| Notes | £ | £ | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 44,353 | 221,070 | ||||
| Interest paid | (7,455) | - | |||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 36,898 | 221,070 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (27,264) | (1,008,582) | |||||
| Capital grants received | - | 544,370 | |||||
| Finance costs | 7,455 | - | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (19,809) | (464,212) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
| Loan repayments in year | (17,449) | (17,449) | |||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (17,449) | (17,449) | |||||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents in the | |||||||
| reporting period | (360) | (260,591) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents atthe beginning | |||||||
| ofthe reporting period | 351,702 | 612,293 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents attheend of | |||||||
| thereportingperiod | 351,342 | 351,702 |
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF NET(EXPENDITURE)/INCOME TO NETCASH | CASH | FLOWFROM | OPERATING | OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ACTIVITIES | ACTIVITIES |
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Net (expenditure)/income forthe reporting period (as perthe | |||||||
| Statement of Financial Activities) | (71,973) | 734,994 | |||||
| Adjustments for: | |||||||
| Depreciation charges | 137,183 | 12,388 | |||||
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | 2,000 | - | |||||
| Interest paid | 7,455 | - | |||||
| Capital grants received | - | (544,370) | |||||
| Increase in stocks | (1,723) | (3,810) | |||||
| (Increase)/decrease in debtors | (18,189) | 3,520 | |||||
| (Decrease)/increase in creditors | (10,400) | 18,348 | |||||
| Net cash provided by operations | 44,353 | 221,070 | |||||
| 2. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS | At 1/4/24 | Cash flow | At 31/3/25 | |||
| Net cash | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Cash at bank | 351,702 | (360) | 351,342 | ||||
| 351,702 | (360) | 351,342 | |||||
| Debt | |||||||
| Debts falling due within 1 year | (13,721) | - | (13,721) | ||||
| Debts falling due after 1 year | (64,756) | 9,994 | (54,762) | ||||
| (78,477) | 9,994 | (68,483) | |||||
| Total | 273,225 | 9,634 | 282,859 |
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1.ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
Grimm and Co. Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient, with the level of reserves, for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Grants are included in the statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure on raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the charitable company to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of all fundraising activities events and non-charitable trading.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the charitable company’s objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
-
Freehold property - 2% on cost
-
Motor vehicles - 25% on cost
-
Computer equipment - 33% on cost
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GRIMM & CO Ltd. Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets costing £750 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost of the asset can be measured reliably.
Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.
Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving stocks. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.
Taxation
The company is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
Accordingly, the company is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of general objectives of the charitable company and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds compromise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are funds which are able to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charitable company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
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|2.|DONATIONS AND LEGACIES|
|2025|2024|
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|Donations|73,696|11,731|
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 3. | OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Shop & cafe income | 202,368 | 32,102 | ||||
| 4. | INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Activity | £ | £ | ||||
| Grants | Charitable activities | 502,069 | 1,190,919 | |||
| Services provided | Charitable activities | 179,673 | 83,373 | |||
| 681,742 | 1,274,292 | |||||
| Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Arts Council England | 247,116 | 247,116 | ||||
| National Lottery community fund | 118,319 | 115,208 | ||||
| RMBC | - | 75,000 | ||||
| Funding under £1,000 | 2,328 | 957 | ||||
| Paul Hamlyn Fund | 54,880 | 86,240 | ||||
| Tudor Trust | 30,000 | 52,000 | ||||
| Awards For All | - | 19,950 | ||||
| SYMCA Fit Out | - | 592,448 | ||||
| Hugh Neill | - | 2,000 | ||||
| VINCI Foundation | 5,246 | - | ||||
| Family Hub | 14,180 | - | ||||
| Foyle Foundation | 20,000 | - | ||||
| ACE Story Venue | 10,000 | - | ||||
| 502,069 | 1,190,919 | |||||
| 5. | RAISING FUNDS | |||||
| Raising donations and legacies | Raising donations and legacies | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Staff costs | 24,351 | 30,632 | ||||
| Fundraising costs | 1,422 | - | ||||
| Hospitality | 1,032 | - | ||||
| 26,805 | 30,632 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 5. | RAISING FUNDS - continued | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catering& retail spend | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Purchases | 71,425 | 11,374 | |||
| Staff costs | 129,062 | - | |||
| Postage and stationery | 2,188 | 1,418 | |||
| Retail transactions charges | 2,740 | 407 | |||
| 205,415 | 13,199 | ||||
| Aggregate amounts | 232,220 | 43,831 | |||
| 6. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS | ||||
| Direct | |||||
| Costs (see | |||||
| note 7) | |||||
| £ | |||||
| Charitable activities | 808,774 | ||||
| 7. | DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Staff costs | 414,843 | 383,393 | |||
| Insurance | 12,599 | 11,298 | |||
| Light and heat | 46,161 | 10,059 | |||
| Telephone | 13,012 | 10,808 | |||
| Postage and stationery | 3,172 | 715 | |||
| Advertising | 4,994 | 1,241 | |||
| Sundries | 4,237 | 2,596 | |||
| Freelance staff | 64,226 | 41,898 | |||
| Payroll fees | 1,694 | 2,282 | |||
| Travel and training | 15,207 | 14,757 | |||
| Bank charges | 655 | 356 | |||
| Evaluation | 7,654 | 6,767 | |||
| Equipment | 1,127 | 4,356 | |||
| Repairs and maintenance | 31,872 | 10,679 | |||
| Learning delivery& resources | 23,823 | 11,094 | |||
| Professional fees | 16,860 | 17,925 | |||
| Depreciation | 137,183 | 12,388 | |||
| Loss on sale of assets | 2,000 | - | |||
| Interest payable and similar charges | 7,455 | - | |||
| 808,774 | 542,612 |
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
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8. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
2025 2024
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 137,183 12,388
Deficit on disposal of fixed assets 2,000 -
9. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for
the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees’ expenses
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2023: ENil).
During the year ended 31 March 2024, no expenses were reimbursed or paid directly to any
Trustees. 4 Trustees made donations to the charity amounting to £564 (2023: £414 from 4
Trustees).
10. STAFF COSTS
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 568,256 414,025
568,256 414,025
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
Employees 21 14
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs)
exceeded £60,000 was:
2025 2024
£60,001 - £70,000 1 1
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 11. | COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Total | |||||
| fund | funds | funds | funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | ||||||||
| Donations and legacies | 11,731 | - | - | 11,731 | ||||
| Charitable activities | ||||||||
| Charitable activities | 384,489 | - | 889,803 | 1,274,292 | ||||
| Other trading activities | 32,102 | - | - | 32,102 | ||||
| Other income | 3,312 | - | - | 3,312 | ||||
| Total | 431,634 | - | 889,803 | 1,321,437 | ||||
| EXPENDITURE ON | ||||||||
| Raising funds | 43,831 | - | - | 43,831 | ||||
| Charitable activities | ||||||||
| Charitable activities | 357,042 | - | 185,570 | 542,612 | ||||
| Total | 400,873 | - | 185,570 | 586,443 | ||||
| NET INCOME | 30,761 | - | 704,233 | 734,994 | ||||
| Transfers between funds | 2,012,988 | (207,743) | (1,805,245) | - | ||||
| Net movement in funds | 2,043,749 | (207,743) | (1,101,012) | 734,994 | ||||
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | ||||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 298,751 | 261,139 | 1,768,713 | 2,328,603 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 2,342,500 | 53,396 | 667,701 | 3,063,597 | ||||
| 12. | AUDITORS' REMUNERATION | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Fees payable to the charitable company's auditor for the audit | and | |||||||
| preparationofthecharitablecompany'sannual | annualaccounts | 13,000 | 14,150 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 13. | TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Motor | Computer | ||||||
| property | vehicles | equipment | Totals | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| COSTORVALUATION | ||||||||
| At 1 April 2024 | 2,861,985 | 10,500 | 19,485 | 2,891,970 | ||||
| Additions | 26,172 | - | 1,092 | 27,264 | ||||
| Disposals | - | (8,000) | - | (8,000) | ||||
| Revaluations | (2,138,157) | - | - | (2,138,157) | ||||
| At 31 March 2025 | 750,000 | 2,500 | 20,577 | 773,077 | ||||
| DEPRECIATION | ||||||||
| At 1 April 2024 | 45,259 | 7,218 | 19,485 | 71,962 | ||||
| Charge foryear | 136,413 | 406 | 364 | 137,183 | ||||
| Eliminated on disposal | - | (6,000) | - | (6,000) | ||||
| Revaluation adjustments | (181,672) | - | - | (181,672) | ||||
| At 31 March 2025 | - | 1,624 | 19,849 | 21,473 | ||||
| NET BOOKVALUE | ||||||||
| At 31 March 2025 | 750,000 | 876 | 728 | 751,604 | ||||
| At 31 March 2024 | 2,816,726 | 3,282 | - | 2,820,008 | ||||
| Cost or valuation at 31 March 2025 is represented by: | ||||||||
| Freehold | Motor | Computer | ||||||
| property | vehicles | equipment | Totals | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Valuation in 2025 | 750,000 | 2,500 | 20,577 | 773,077 | ||||
| 14. | STOCKS | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Finished goods | 25,090 | 23,367 | ||||||
| 15. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Trade debtors | 17,616 | 10,911 | ||||||
| VAT | 11,484 | - | ||||||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 473 | 473 | ||||||
| 29,573 | 11,384 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 16. 2025 2024 £ £ 13,721 13,721 Trade creditors 28,191 23,126 - 7,484 Other creditors 5,756 14,045 20,040 19,732 67,708 78,108 17. 2025 2024 £ £ 54,762 64,756 18. LOANS 2025 2024 £ £ 13,721 13,721 13,722 13,722 31,315 30,451 9,725 20,583 NS << , CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 18) Social securityand othertaxes Accruals and deferred income CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR Bank loans (see note 18) An analysis ofthe maturity of loans is given below: Amounts falling due within one yearon demand: Bank loans Amounts falling between one and two years: Bank loans - 1-2 years Amounts falling due between two and five years: Bank loans - 2-5 years Amounts falling due in more than five years: Repayable by instalments: Bank loans more5 yr by instal Bank loans represents two unsecured loans. The first has an annual interest rate of 3.5% and is due to be repaid fully by July 2032. The second has an annual interest rate of4.2% and is due to be repaid in full byJuly 2027. Y Q Zax ——— EN |
16. 2025 2024 £ £ 13,721 13,721 Trade creditors 28,191 23,126 - 7,484 Other creditors 5,756 14,045 20,040 19,732 67,708 78,108 17. 2025 2024 £ £ 54,762 64,756 18. LOANS 2025 2024 £ £ 13,721 13,721 13,722 13,722 31,315 30,451 9,725 20,583 NS << , CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 18) Social securityand othertaxes Accruals and deferred income CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR Bank loans (see note 18) An analysis ofthe maturity of loans is given below: Amounts falling due within one yearon demand: Bank loans Amounts falling between one and two years: Bank loans - 1-2 years Amounts falling due between two and five years: Bank loans - 2-5 years Amounts falling due in more than five years: Repayable by instalments: Bank loans more5 yr by instal Bank loans represents two unsecured loans. The first has an annual interest rate of 3.5% and is due to be repaid fully by July 2032. The second has an annual interest rate of4.2% and is due to be repaid in full byJuly 2027. Y Q Zax ——— EN |
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| 16. 2025 2024 £ £ 13,721 13,721 Trade creditors 28,191 23,126 - 7,484 Other creditors 5,756 14,045 20,040 19,732 67,708 78,108 17. 2025 2024 £ £ 54,762 64,756 18. LOANS 2025 2024 £ £ 13,721 13,721 13,722 13,722 31,315 30,451 9,725 20,583 NS << , CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 18) Social securityand othertaxes Accruals and deferred income CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR Bank loans (see note 18) An analysis ofthe maturity of loans is given below: Amounts falling due within one yearon demand: Bank loans Amounts falling between one and two years: Bank loans - 1-2 years Amounts falling due between two and five years: Bank loans - 2-5 years Amounts falling due in more than five years: Repayable by instalments: Bank loans more5 yr by instal Bank loans represents two unsecured loans. The first has an annual interest rate of 3.5% and is due to be repaid fully by July 2032. The second has an annual interest rate of4.2% and is due to be repaid in full byJuly 2027. Y Q Zax ——— EN |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| 19. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Transfers | |||||||
| movement | between | |||||||
| At 1/4/24 | in funds | funds | At 31/3/25 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||||
| General fund | 2,342,500 | (2,080,889) | 678,486 | 940,097 | ||||
| Building fund | 53,396 | 15,000 | (53,396) | 15,000 | ||||
| 2,395,896 | (2,065,889) | 625,090 | 955,097 | |||||
| Restricted funds | ||||||||
| RMBC Creative Mentoring | - | - | 395 | 395 | ||||
| Paul Hamlyn Trust | 37,777 | (2,141) | (26,465) | 9,171 | ||||
| National Lottery community fund | 35,506 | 18,484 | - | 53,990 | ||||
| SYMCA Fit out | 577,448 | 24,552 | (602,000) | - | ||||
| Awards For All | 19,950 | (19,950) | - | - | ||||
| UKSPF 2024 | (2,980) | 3,265 | 2,980 | 3,265 | ||||
| VINCI Foundation | - | 5,246 | - | 5,246 | ||||
| Family Hub | - | 8,300 | - | 8,300 | ||||
| CCoC Place Partnership Fund | - | (10,325) | - | (10,325) | ||||
| ACE StoryVenue Cohort development | ||||||||
| 2025 | - | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | ||||
| 667,701 | 37,431 | (625,090) | 80,042 | |||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 3,063,597 | (2,028,458) | - | 1,035,139 | ||||
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||||||
| Incoming | Resources | Gains and | Movement | |||||
| resources | expended | losses | in funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||||
| General fund | 649,329 | (773,733) | (1,956,485) | (2,080,889) | ||||
| Building fund | - | 15,000 | - | 15,000 | ||||
| 649,329 | (758,733) | (1,956,485) | (2,065,889) | |||||
| Restricted funds | ||||||||
| Paul Hamlyn Trust | 92,560 | (94,701) | - | (2,141) | ||||
| National Lottery community fund | 118,320 | (99,836) | - | 18,484 | ||||
| SYMCA Fit out | 24,552 | - | - | 24,552 | ||||
| Funding under £5,000 | 2,895 | (2,895) | - | - | ||||
| Awards For All | - | (19,950) | - | (19,950) | ||||
| UKSPF 2024 | 51,939 | (48,674) | - | 3,265 | ||||
| VINCI Foundation | 5,246 | - | - | 5,246 | ||||
| Family Hub | 14,180 | (5,880) | - | 8,300 | ||||
| CCoC Place Partnership Fund | - | (10,325) | - | (10,325) | ||||
| 2025 ACE StoryVenue Cohort development |
10,000 | - | - | 10,000 | ||||
| 319,692 | (282,261) | - | 37,431 | |||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 969,021 | (1,040,994) | (1,956,485) | (2,028,458) |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
19.
| Net | Transfers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| movement | between | ||||||
| At 1/4/23 | in funds | funds | At 31/3/24 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General fund | 298,751 | 30,761 | 2,012,988 | 2,342,500 | |||
| Building fund | 261,139 | - | (207,743) | 53,396 | |||
| 559,890 | 30,761 | 1,805,245 | 2,395,896 | ||||
| Restricted funds | |||||||
| RMBC Creative Mentoring | 5,668 | - | (5,668) | - | |||
| RMBC | 1,927 | (23,253) | 21,326 | - | |||
| ACE small capital grant | 120,798 | (8,253) | (112,545) | - | |||
| Esmee Fairbairn Trust | 333 | - | (333) | - | |||
| Capital project | 789,070 | - | (789,070) | - | |||
| The Tudor Trust | 11,312 | - | (11,312) | - | |||
| Paul Hamlyn Trust | - | 37,777 | - | 37,777 | |||
| National Lottery community fund | 21,604 | 13,902 | - | 35,506 | |||
| CIN BBC Small Grant | 1,398 | - | (1,398) | - | |||
| Key Fund Grant and Loan | 49,241 | - | (49,241) | - | |||
| Future High Street Fund | 780,000 | - | (780,000) | - | |||
| SYMCA Fit out | (15,000) | 592,448 | - | 577,448 | |||
| Funding under £5,000 | 2,362 | (358) | (2,004) | - | |||
| Changing Places 2023 | - | 75,000 | (75,000) | - | |||
| Awards For All | - | 19,950 | - | 19,950 | |||
| UKSPF 2024 | - | (2,980) | - | (2,980) | |||
| 1,768,713 | 704,233 | (1,805,245) | 667,701 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 2,328,603 | 734,994 | - | 3,063,597 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
19.
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General fund | 431,634 | (400,873) | 30,761 | ||
| Restricted funds | |||||
| RMBC | - | (23,253) | (23,253) | ||
| ACE small capital grant | - | (8,253) | (8,253) | ||
| Paul Hamlyn Trust | 86,240 | (48,463) | 37,777 | ||
| National Lottery community fund | 115,208 | (101,306) | 13,902 | ||
| SYMCA Fit out | 592,448 | - | 592,448 | ||
| Funding under £5,000 | 957 | (1,315) | (358) | ||
| Changing Places 2023 | 75,000 | - | 75,000 | ||
| Awards For All | 19,950 | - | 19,950 | ||
| UKSPF 2024 | - | (2,980) | (2,980) | ||
| 889,803 | (185,570) | 704,233 | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,321,437 | (586,443) | 734,994 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
19.
| Net | Transfers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| movement | between | ||||||
| At 1/4/23 | in funds | funds | At 31/3/25 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General fund | 298,751 | (2,050,128) | 2,691,474 | 940,097 | |||
| Building fund | 261,139 | 15,000 | (261,139) | 15,000 | |||
| 559,890 | (2,035,128) | 2,430,335 | 955,097 | ||||
| Restricted funds | |||||||
| RMBC Creative Mentoring | 5,668 | - | (5,273) | 395 | |||
| RMBC | 1,927 | (23,253) | 21,326 | - | |||
| ACE small capital grant | 120,798 | (8,253) | (112,545) | - | |||
| Esmee Fairbairn Trust | 333 | - | (333) | - | |||
| Capital project | 789,070 | - | (789,070) | - | |||
| The Tudor Trust | 11,312 | - | (11,312) | - | |||
| Paul Hamlyn Trust | - | 35,636 | (26,465) | 9,171 | |||
| National Lottery community fund | 21,604 | 32,386 | - | 53,990 | |||
| CIN BBC Small Grant | 1,398 | - | (1,398) | - | |||
| Key Fund Grant and Loan | 49,241 | - | (49,241) | - | |||
| Future High Street Fund | 780,000 | - | (780,000) | - | |||
| SYMCA Fit out | (15,000) | 617,000 | (602,000) | - | |||
| Funding under £5,000 | 2,362 | (358) | (2,004) | - | |||
| Changing Places 2023 | - | 75,000 | (75,000) | - | |||
| UKSPF 2024 | - | 285 | 2,980 | 3,265 | |||
| VINCI Foundation | - | 5,246 | - | 5,246 | |||
| Family Hub | - | 8,300 | - | 8,300 | |||
| CCoC Place Partnership Fund | - | (10,325) | - | (10,325) | |||
| ACE StoryVenue Cohort development | |||||||
| 2025 | - | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | |||
| 1,768,713 | 741,664 | (2,430,335) | 80,042 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 2,328,603 | (1,293,464) | - | 1,035,139 |
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
19.
| Incoming | Resources | Gains and | Movement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | losses | in funds | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||
| General fund | 1,080,963 | (1,174,606) | (1,956,485) | (2,050,128) | |||
| Building fund | - | 15,000 | - | 15,000 | |||
| 1,080,963 | (1,159,606) | (1,956,485) | (2,035,128) | ||||
| Restricted funds | |||||||
| RMBC | - | (23,253) | - | (23,253) | |||
| ACE small capital grant | - | (8,253) | - | (8,253) | |||
| Paul Hamlyn Trust | 178,800 | (143,164) | - | 35,636 | |||
| National Lottery community fund | 233,528 | (201,142) | - | 32,386 | |||
| SYMCA Fit out | 617,000 | - | - | 617,000 | |||
| Funding under £5,000 | 3,852 | (4,210) | - | (358) | |||
| Changing Places 2023 | 75,000 | - | - | 75,000 | |||
| Awards For All | 19,950 | (19,950) | - | - | |||
| UKSPF 2024 | 51,939 | (51,654) | - | 285 | |||
| VINCI Foundation | 5,246 | - | - | 5,246 | |||
| Family Hub | 14,180 | (5,880) | - | 8,300 | |||
| CCoC Place Partnership Fund | - | (10,325) | - | (10,325) | |||
| ACE StoryVenue Cohort development | |||||||
| 2025 | 10,000 | - | - | 10,000 | |||
| 1,209,495 | (467,831) | - | 741,664 | ||||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 2,290,458 | (1,627,437) | (1,956,485) | (1,293,464) |
RMBC Creative Mentoring
A contract with the Virtual Schools Service of the local authority - enabling immediate payroll for freelance artists delivering on the Creative Mentoring project.
Arts Council England Capital
Capital grant received towards purchase and capital development costs.
The Tudor Trust
Core costs to support Grimm & Co to develop outreach and engagement in the communities to deliver creative, engaging activities to the most marginalized children and young people.
Paul Hamlyn Trust
Support delivery of effective arts based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom to build teacher’s creative confidence and to embed learning through arts in the curriculum.
National Lottery Community Fund
Spotlights and Stepping Stones: Funding support to reach and engage people in the role of volunteering with meaningful experiences, training support and socials. This is also enabling Grimm & Co to develop wider partnerships with external agencies, work directly with communities and to develop a suite of family learning activities to build the capacity of parents, carers and people who work with young children.
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Report of the Trustees | Year Ended 31.03.2025
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
GRIMM & CO Ltd.
19.MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
RMBC support our Creative Mentoring project whereby vulnerable young people are matched with and supported by creative practitioners.
ACE small capital grant
Arts Council England supported Grimm & Co with a Small Capital Grant to help fund the renovation works to create the Emporium of Stories.
Key Fund
Provided social investment in the form of a loan and grant package, to help Grimm & Co with the project to fit out of the Emporium of Stories.
Future High Street Fund
Supported Grimm & Co with a grant towards the renovation works to create the Emporium of Stories.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Provided assistance in conjunction with Key Fund above to fund the fit out in order to develop the disused Talbot Road Church into the Emporium of Stories. The negative restricted fund balance this year relates to the salary costs for the project manager which occurred during the year. All costs will be recovered during 2023/24.
Funding under £5,000
Other restricted monies given to the charity for specific purposes.
Changing Places 2023
This grant enabled Grimm and Co. Limited to install a full disabled changing facility complete with hoist and shower meaning that all visitors to the premises can use the bathroom with dignity.
VINCI Foundation
Supported by Taylor Woodrow, a small grant towards podcasting equipment for use in activities and workshops
Family Hubs
Grimm & Co have been successful in becoming a Family Hub. This attracted grant funding to support this activity and also a small capital grant to renovate a side room to enable its use as a private breastfeeding space.
UKSPF 2024
A partnership programme to see Rotherham become the first Children’s Capital of Culture. Grimm & Co hosted 2 producer Trainees and recieved grant funding to build capacity and deliver a programme of events. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It is partfunded by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
CCoC Place Partnership Fund
In 2025 Rotherham has become the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture which sees a year long celebration of events and activities. Grimm & Co are lead partner on The Festival of Stories, Rotherham’s Literature festival for families. The programme has been funded via the Arts Council England Place Partnership fund. The funding was released to RMBC as the lead partner.
ACE Story Venue Cohort Development 2025
Investment Funds from Arts Council England to test the feasibility and understand the value around a set of 8 Story Venues working together as a cohort.
Awards for All
A project grant from Arts Council England working towards the Festival of Stories 2025.
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GRIMM & CO Ltd.
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
19.MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Transfers between funds
Transfers to restricted funds from unrestricted funds represent minor overspends on projects which have been supplemented through unrestricted reserves.
Transfers from restricted funds to unrestricted funds represent projects which have been completed and are deemed to have satisfied the funding criteria.
Transfers of restricted funds balances to unrestricted funds represent those that are fully spent and relating to capital costs for the development of property which do not hold a restriction following the spend.
20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The charitable company has not entered into any related party transactions during the year, nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the charitable company at 31 March 2024.
The artist asked: ‘‘What do you know about Grimm & Co?’’
The child replied: ‘‘It’s a truly magical place’’
Pupil Wybourn Community Primary School
GRIMM & CO Ship Hill, Rotherham S60 2HG
Report of the Trustees | Year Ended 31.03.2025