Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] January 2022. Period start date T0 31[st] December 2022 Period end date
Charity name: Littleborough Arts Festival
Charity registration number: 1156946
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To advance the appreciation, education and involvement in the arts in Littleborough for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of an arts festival, workshops and public concert |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
A 2-week long Arts Festival encompassing a variety of artistic workshops, children’s workshops and story telling sessions, exhibitions, music concerts and theatre performances, plus a family arts day in the park with multiple participatory activities, an outdoor bandstand concert and a series of artists talks A 2-day performance of “Opal’s Comet”, a beautiful canal-based, transitory theatrical performance and song-cycle exploring grief and loss following the Covid 19 pandemic. We organised local choirs and music groups to participate in the performance. Annual lantern parade involving local schools and artists, singers, choir and 2 giant lantern puppets. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by
volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference The aim of our organisation is to provide a wide range arts-based activity for our local community. These activities are beneficial for the community’s health and wellbeing, they provide employments for artists and creatives, they support education and learning, and they help to being the community together. Our 2-week Festival in 2022 was very well attended and presented a broad range of events that included both participatory arts experiences and performance-based events. For a small town, it was important to give residents the opportunity to experience high quality artistic work in their local community, something that they would normally need to travel to larger cities to experience. We work hard to find and champion local artistic talent and provide a platform for local artists to gain work and build their careers. Many attendees told us that having events such as ours happening in the town was one of the best things about living in the area and that it significantly improved the local environment and the wellbeing of local residents. Our lantern parade is particularly special and beneficial, breaking down many of the barriers to arts participation by working for free in schools and presenting the final performance in a free community space. It allowed the children taking part to have fun and make mess, with each child having created their own lantern by the end of the day. Working in schools is of particular benefit, as teaching time and budgets for art is being squeezed. The final performance was a great opportunity to come together and celebrate as a community.
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Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | No reserves are held |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Our small charity has very little in the way of assets or future liabilities |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Our charity will continue as a going concern, subject to the availability of grant funding. |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Availability of grant funding Trustees being willing to continue in their roles |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | All trustees are elected to post with 33% required to retire each year |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Littleborough Arts Festival |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1156946 |
| Charity’s principal address | 14 Cecil Street Littleborough OL15 8LE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Rose Bibby | Vice Chair | |||
| Helen Chicot | ||||
| Victoria Clegg | ||||
| Ann Harrison | Secretary | |||
| Richard Jackson | ||||
| Nicol Kennedy | Treasurer | |||
| Christopher Rainham |
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| Maryanne Royle | Elected 18.11.2021 | |||
| Stephanie West Besford |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
Charity Name No (if any) Littleborough Arts Festival 1156946 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1st January 2022 31st December 2022
CC16a
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts - Grants 31,802 Other income(ticket and drink sales) 583 - - - - - 32,385 - - Sub total - Total receipts 32,385 A3 Payments Insurance 189 website Hosting 72 Room Hire 30 Bank Charges 55 2021 Festival Events 2,047 2022 Festival Events 15,106 2022 Lantern Parade 5,302 2022 Special Projects 3,000 - Sub total 25,801 - - Sub total - Total payments 25,801 Net of receipts/(payments) 6,584 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 6,179 Cash funds this year end 12,763 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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- 31,802 583 - - - - - 32,385 |
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| - | - | 32,385 | 17,869 | |
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189 72 30 55 2,047 15,106 5,302 3,000 - 25,801 |
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| - | - | 25,801 | 17,745 | |
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6,584 - 6,179 12,763 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details cash at bank Details Details Details Details Expenses due for 2022 events Training Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 12,763 - Expenses due - - - 12,763 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - 2985 - 5400 - - - - Print Name Stephanie West Ann Harrison Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Date of approval |
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| Stephanie West | 10/29/2023 | ||
| Ann Harrison | 31.10.2023 |
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