2022-12-31-accounts - Artizan International

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Summary charity as	ofthe purposes ofthe set out in its governing	Para 1.17	The objects ofthe Clo are:
document			1.To relieve the needs ofdisabled people in Yorkshire and the surrounding area by providing opportunities to engage in socially interactive craft-based activities and to learn craft-based
			skills.
			2. The relief of poverty among disabled people in such parts ofthe world as the trustees shall
			from time to time determine in particular but not exclusively through the provision oftraining in craft-based skills and the establishment of
			craft-based social enterprise organisations to provide training and employment opportunities for such people.
			3. The promotion ofsocial inclusion for the
			public benefit amongst people with disabilities.
			These objects will be carried out in accordance
			with Christian principles ofcompassion, service and inclusion, for the benefit ofpeople with disabilities of all faiths and none.

Summary ofthe main activities in relation tothose purposes for the	Summary ofthe main activities in relation tothose purposes for the	Summary ofthe main activities in relation tothose purposes for the	Summary ofthe main activities in relation tothose purposes for the	UK: ~ Artizan International is beneficiary-led and	UK: ~ Artizan International is beneficiary-led and
public benefit,		in particular,	the	has a proven track-record of listening to the
activities,	projects or services			needs and aspirations ofthe differently-able
identified	in the accounts.			people we serve. In response to deep
				listening, both to those we already serve	and
				to other members ofthe community who work
				with differently-able people (for example at
				North Yorkshire County Council) we run a
				not-for-profit Cafe and Creative Space to
				provide training and work experience for young
				adults with disabilities in a professionally	run
				hospitality environment. Bythe end ofthe	year
				we had 16cafe members filling 38out of
				potential 53weekly slots.
				~ Being in the town centre and providing	a
				high-quality level ofservice in a beautifully
				curated environment, has meant that we' ve
				been able to positively impact attitudes
				towards disabled people in our community	as
				our cafe customers witness how capable	and
				talented they are, both at preparing food and
				drink, and when it comes to serving customers.
				~ The cafe premises (which is around the
				corner from our main base at 3SOxford
				Street) has a large creative space where we
				are able to host a full programme of
				therapeutic crafts sessions for both adults	and
				children with disabilities/special needs, in	a
				caring and supportive environment.
				o Therapeutic crafts sessions offered in the
				Creative Space include general crafting
				session, screen printing, art session, and	a
				Crafty Llamas kids SEN session.
				~ Through our Mosaics in Schools
				project, we train adults with disabilities to
				become highly skilled mosaic artists, then
				facilitate them going into local primary
				schools to teach the children how to
				make a large scale mosaic for their
				school. This is enormously empowering
				for our participants as well as having a
				very positive impact on the attitudes of
				the pupils towards people with
				disabilities.
				~ In the workshop above our fair trade shop
				we host Artizan Organics, a day services
				project where members are trained and
				participate in the making of natural cosmetics
				and candles, whilst also reducing their social
				isolation and making new friends. All three sessions are now full and products sell well
				in the shop.
				~ Our fair trade shop (where we sell crafts
				made by our disabled participants) continues
				to do well exceeding sales of previous years.
				We were delighted that one ofour product
				images was selected by Top Drawer to
				feature on the front cover oftheir marketing
				for the upcoming show. Our attendance at
				this year's Top Drawer exhibition in London

was a huge success as we took orders from
more than 30retailers from around the
country, plus interest expressed by a number of museum shops. Jewellery and lampshade kits featuring hand screen printed fabric were
a particular hit. The sale ofthese products directly supports the differently-able people Ecuador who have made them, who have	in
been trained and equipped by Artizant International, as described below.
Ecuador:
~ In Ecuador we supported our project leaders there, Carlos and Jessica Bravo, to continue supporting our 21 artisans who
gained new skills and self-confidence at a
rapid rate once the government pandemic measures that kept them behind closed doors
had been lifted.
e The project progressed from producing just two types ofproducts to a wide variety of highly desirable and well-made items,
including cards, jewellery, screen printed fabrics and a variety ofsewn items.
~ We recruited new trustees for a total offour
in Ecuador and are on the brink ofpurchasing a plot of land for the new crafts centre, shop, and cafe pending approval ofour NGO
application.
~ We continued our relationship with
Project Possible who have given
significant funding to this project over the
past two years, with an additional F20,000
during this year. The remainder ofthe
funds needed to support the core running costs, which are not covered through sales ofthe crafts produced (such as the project leader's salary, minibus costs, land rent
etc), have been covered this year from
supporter donations and general
fundraising.
Peru:
~ Just prior to the pandemic hitting Peru, we had purchased a beautiful old building near a popular tourist site in the city ofArequipa where we are based, with the intention of
remodelling it to become a training centre, shop and cafe. During the pandemic, no work could be done due to the severe lock down
restrictions in Peru, until the beginning of 2021.Oversight ofthe progression ofthe
physical building work required to remodel it
was the principal activity for Laura
Baxendale, our project leader there. Working alongside Trustee Benjamin Flores and a
local contractor, she continued to oversee the
significant construction work required through to early 2022, finishing three workshop spaces and the shop with help ofa team of volunteers from the UK.
~ We continued our relationship with with

					MMI (Medical Ministry International),	MMI (Medical Ministry International),
					another NGO working with disabled
					people in Arequipa, who focus	particularly
					on physiotherapy and providing
					disability-living aids such as
					wheelchairs and artificial limbs.
Statement	confirming whether the			Para 1.8	With regard to governance, we	wish	to confirm
trustees have		had regard to the			that the trustees, in making decisions		about
guidance	issued		by the Charity		the activities ofArtizan international,		have had
Commission		on	public benefit		due regard to the commission's	public benefit
					guidance when exercising any	powers or
					duties to which the guidance is	relevant.

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Policy on	grant making			Para 1.38
Policy on	social investment			Para 1.38
including	program		related
investment
Contribution		made	by volunteers	Para 1.38	Artizan International is extremely grateful for
					the time, talents and abilities contributed by all
					our volunteers, all ofwhom do an excellent
					job. We are fortunate to have a large team of
					volunteers who help to support our disabled
					participants at UK craft sessions, cafe training
					sessions, provide support at public events and
					assist with fund-raising etc. We also value our
					overseas volunteers very much, without whom
					we would not be able to train and support the
					many people with disabilities that we are
					working with.
					Our volunteers have been an essential support
					in many different. areas ofour work in the UK,
					including supporting people with disabilities
					during therapeutic crafts sessions, supporting
					trainees in the new cafe, providing cover in our
					fair trade shop where we sell the crafts made
					by our artisans overseas, etc.
Other

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Summary	ofthe main		Para 1.20	UK:
achievements		ofthe charity,		This year has been one oftremendous
identifying	the	difference the		growth in our Cafe 8 Creative Space. The
charity's	work	has made to the		Cafe has been an enormous success,
circumstances		of its beneficiaries		particularly in terms ofreception by local
and any wider as a whole.		benefits to society		customers. The Cafe continues to thrive with food and drink sales being up 67% from
				what we predicted in our business plan. (Our
				costs however are significantly higher also,
				due to factors such as the big rise in utility
				costs). Our members have made great
				progress in cafe training with some making
				coffees on the machine better than many of
				our volunteers. The team ofstaff are brave
				at trying members with tasks and often
				finding they are more capable than their
				support staff had realised. All ofour staff are
				highly committed and envisioned contributing
				to the establishment and growth ofthis
				project. Our staff continued to grow in
				response to demand to include two paid staff
				members with learning disabilities who had
				completed catering internships previously	at
				Harrogate Skills 4 Living (HS4L).
				The nine large scale mosaics commissioned
				by the Harrogate Business improvement
				District (BID)the previous year were
				installed with great acclaim by an official
				opening by the Mayor.
				Last year we welcomed paying members	for
				our weekly craft sessions. To date, we have
				20 members paying for sessions bringing	us
				f390 in weekly income. We provided 10free
				places a week in all ofour screenprinting
				sessions and our Crafty Llama kids SEN
				group. In addition, we started a new youth
				club for young adults with disabilities aged
				16-25, "Llama Lounge", meeting two
				evenings a month in the cafe. It has been	a
				wonderful success based on feedback from
				attendees and carers.
				We added additional Artizan Organics
				sessions for a total ofthree a week, which
				are now at capacity. We did a public launch
				with Your Harrogate radio station ofa new
				soap range and also introduced pillar
				candles and Christmas wax melts.
				We partnered again with HS4L to provide
				biscuit decorating activities for a local
				organisations Christmas party earning f140

forjust over 100biscuits that our members
proudly made themselves.
To end the year, we took a large group of
local members (adults with disabilities who
attend our cafe training and/or craft
sessions) to the Harrogate Pantomime, with
all oftheir tickets kindly provided for free by
the theatre. It was a wonderful evening for
members and staff alike and is a true
testament to the community that we are
building.
We are very much looking forward to the
year ahead where we will continue on with
our mosaics for school outreach program,
visiting three schools, all funded by the
Co-op Community Fund. We will introduce
free "sit & sew" sessions where both able
and differently-able members ofthe
community can bring their sewing projects	to
work on in a group and share skills. We' ve
also been very busy planning an art
exhibition entitled "The World Through Our
Eyes" that will debut in January for seven
weeks at the Mercer Gallery. We will be
showing mosaic, clay painting, and papier
mache pieces all created by our members.
This will not only be a key opportunity to
engage visitors in our work and sell our
products in their shop, but also to showcase
the artistic talents ofour members and
continue to make the invisible visible.
Ecuador:
We have made a transformative difference	in
the lives ofour 21 artisans in Ecuador,
providing them with skills and employment
opportunities with which to support
themselves and their families with dignity,
rather than having to rely on street begging.
Our artisans received training from Susie at
the beginning ofthe year and have become
skilled screenprinters in a very short time,
producing high-quality printed materials in
the home workshops that Carlos and Jessi
have set up for them. Those who have been
equipped with sewing machines are also
producing high-quality goods. In addition,	our
artisans are now in full production ofa new
range ofjewellery that has been designed
and taught. Through the income they are
now earning as skilled artisans, they have
universally improved their living standards,
general health, social connectedness and
sense ofwellbeing.
We made a new five minute film about our
Ecuador artisans, Meet the Makers, which

we have shared at our exhibitions and
events. (Find it on the homepage ofour
website). Participants explain how before
they got involved with Artizan they felt
helpless, unable to work, and rarely felt like
leaving home. The contrast now is that they
are able to earn an income for their family
and also experience the purpose and
fulfilment that work brings. They have gained
a community offriends and colleagues,
reduced their social isolation and increased
their confidence in the possibility ofa
positive future. One said "Thank you for
restoring my faith in humanity and giving me
back the fire to support my family". Another said " After I lost the use of my legs in an
accident, no-one but Artizan would help me.
You are the only people who offered to help,
without asking for anything in return. I'm now
earning a living to support myself and my
kids. I feel full ofjoy, and that's beautiful".
Our local leaders, Carlos and Jessica Bravo,
are clearly capable and highly-committed
people, sincerely dedicated to the service of
the differently-able people they are serving.
Carlos and Jessica have identified a number
ofsuitable pieces of land to purchase once
we have completed our NGO registration
process. On this land we will establish a
purpose-building crafts centre, shop, and
cafe, with potential room for community
tourism and/or accommodation for our
differently-able artisans in the future. A
portion ofthe money from our anonymous
donor will be used towards the land
purchase and construction ofthe crafts
centre.
Peru:
Our social enterprises are being developed
to release people with disabilities from
poverty, allowing them to provide for
themselves and their families with dignity.
Paid work also reduces social isolation,
providing interaction and income for travel
for those currently hidden away at home.
Nataly, a new artisan in her early twenties,	is
an excellent example ofthe work we do
here. Just prior to the pandemic, she lost the
use ofher legs when her house was crushed
by a landslide caused by a government
monument project. When Laura started
working with her this year, Nataly had not left
her house since leaving the hospital and was
in absolute despair. As her training in textiles
and jewellery making progressed, her
self-esteem, confidence, and hope for the

future were totally transformed. As someone
who has spent the last few years ofher life
feeling invisible, itwas a source ofjoy and
encouragement to be visited by our
volunteers from the UK who conveyed their
friendship, respect, and esteem for the
young artisan.
Having shown with our initial pilot group that
disabled people can be trained to make
high-quality, desirable goods for which there
is a good market in the UK and Arequipa
itself, using locally available materials,
Artizan International has established a
permanent centre in a two-story building
near a famous plaza with a spectacular
viewpoint which is very popular with both
tourists and locals. Upon completion in 2023,
it will include crafts training workshops, a
shop and cafe with the purpose to increase
our ability to train more artisans, and to sell
their finished work locally (as well as
overseas). The cafe aspect ofthe project will
provide further employment opportunities for
the differently-abied people who will train
and work there, as well as increased
financial sustainability for the centre in the
long term. The imminent completion ofthis
new centre heralds an important movement
forward for Artizan International in Peru.
2022 saw the completion ofthree training
workshop spaces for sewn textiles, jewellery,
and screenprinting. N/e also had a team of
16volunteers (children and adults) travel
from the UK to help outfit the new shop. The
group worked incredibly hard to create a
shop counter especially designed for our
wheelchair users to sit comfortably behind
whilst manning the shop. They also put up all
the display shelving, created the jewellery
display area, and completed three large
mosaics for the shop counter, landing area to
the cafe terrace, and outside the building.
Continued collaboration with MMI was a key
point ofsuccess as they provided Laura, our
project leader, with a volunteer two mornings
a week to help with teaching crafts to
artisans and cleaning and upkeep ofthe
property. They also made a donation to
cover the travel costs of our artisans to come
to the centre for training for three months.
Changing Attitudes in the UK, Peru and
Ecuador: Artizan International's projects in
Arequipa, Peru and Santo Domingo,
Ecuador, are a sign to the community that
people with disabilities are capable of

working and contributing to their society.
Already the families oftrainees view them
differently as they have begun to realise their
talents and see them earning a wage. The
training and employment opportunities that
we provide for our participants will give them
hope for their futures, will reduce their social
isolation and increase their wellbeing, as well
as their income in Peru and Ecuador.
Additionally, it wiil sensitise the local
population to the skills and abilities of
disabled people, positively transforming
attitudes towards them as a result. Our
presence at various public events in the UK
such as school talks, public events, and
supporter talks, has also helped us to make
a positive impact on attitudes towards
differently-able people in the community
here.

Achievements	Achievements	against objectives	against objectives	Para 1.41	As above.
set
Performance		offundraising		Para 1.41	General supporter	donations	continued	to
activities against objectives set					be well below pre-pandemic		levels this	year.
					We were grateful	to receive grants from		a
					small number ofgrant-making		trusts
					including the National Lottery		(for the cafe
					project), the Coop	Community	fund (for	our
					UK activities) and	from Project Possible		(for
					our work in Ecuador)
Investment	Performance		against	Para 1.41
objectives
Other

Review	of	the	charity's	financial	We are grateful to our supporters who have
position	at	the	end of	the period	helped us to grow as an organisation in
					2022.
					We received a community award from the
					Major Tom foundation which came with
					85000 of free tech and a Virgin Media wifi
					installation. We have installed the
					flat-screen television on the middle floor of
					the cafe building to be used for
					presentations and cinema nights for young

adults with disabilities.
In April, we received the second tranche of
our National Lottery cafe funding totalling
f37,899. In November we received another
f27,274, plus an additional f.10,000as part
oftheir "Awards for All" scheme.
The Zawadi group at St.Aidan's school
raised a E4,000donation during the last
academic school year. Betty's (a
Harrogate-based tearoom) made a
donation ofC2,500towards a new coffee
machine. Both ofthese donations are a
testament to our relationships with the local
community.
Our UK director has been very successful
as securing numerous grants during the year to include a grant of&000was
awarded for a Jubilee celebrations
mosaic-making project, F2000 from
Morrisons Foundation for sewing machines
and materials, and f.10,000 from the
Imagination Foundation to help cover
salaries. We also successfully received
f10,000 from TNL awards for almost all of
our creative timetable and for some support
groups.
New grant funding ofK5,424 was secured
from Project Possible as a contribution to
Ecuador project costs. We also received a
E4,000 individual donation for the Ecuador
Project,
We launched a new appeal for the cafe in
Peru and had raised 8% ofthe 630,000
needed to outfit and equip the cafe and
kitchen, plus pay two cafe
managers/trainers for the first year.
Generation Trust made a donation of
f2,000towards this project as well.
In late 2020 we launched our regular givers
scheme 'Artizan Angels. ' The Christmas
newsletter, in which explained that
individual giving has been severely
impacted by Covid-19, generated a number
of new regular givers.
In addition to the above, we received two
very significant donations from an
anonymous donor from the local
community, totalling 8300,000,to ensure
that we have enough funds to carry out our
objectives in all three countries, for the
benefit ofthe differently-able people we

						support and serve. .
Statement		explaining		the policy for	Para 1.22	The trustees are committed to ensure that
holding	reserves stating why they					Artizan International is well placed to
are held						manage its financial obligations, deliver on
						its commitments to all related stakeholders
						and remain financially solvent, whist
						fulfilling its objectives aligned to its
						charitable goals.
						Summary:
						Artizan International will secure funds from
						a wide range ofsources including
						charitable donations, private giving, church
						donations, national and local charitable
						organisations and government funding.
						It is anticipated that expenditure
						commitments would be made only when
						funds are anticipated and that no attempt
						will be made to commit financial resources
						to new overseas projects without there
						being a confirmed source offunds to meet
						any committed expenditure.
						Cash balances are tracked monthly. They
						are reported and verified against bank
						statements on a monthly cycle.
						Cash balances:
						It is the goal ofthe trustees to ensure that
						the charity remains an ongoing concern
						and that there are funds in hand to meet all
						obligations. To do this the charity has a
						policy on reserves which ensures that cash
						is available to pay salaries, fund on-going
						expenses and budgeted activities and
						additional funds are in place to anticipate
						material changes in unplanned
						expenditure.
						The charity will hold funds in restricted and
						unrestricted managed accounts and has a
						policy on each ofthese types offunds
Amount	of	reserves	held		Para 1.22	In addition to all restricted funds, Artizan
						International will hold reserves which would
						allow it to continue with its regular activities,
						regardless of incoming funds, for a period
						ofat least 3 months. This requires a regular
						review ofbudgeted outgoings including
						salaries and all other operational costs and
						Trustees will scrutinise appropriate financial
						reports at each meeting and take
						appropriate actions to protect the charity's
						financial sustainability.

Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
Details offund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties	Para 1.23	NA
about the charity continuing as a
going concern

The charity's	The charity's	principal sources of	principal sources of	principal sources of	Para 1.47	As described above, Artizan International	As described above, Artizan International	As described above, Artizan International
funds (including			any fundraising)			funds this year have come from a
						combination ofgrant-making trusts,
						donations from individuals, supporting
						churches and organisations, and
						fundraising events. We received no
						statutory funding.
Investment	policy and objectives				Para 1.46	NA
including	any	social investment
policy adopted
A description		ofthe principal		risks	Para 1.46	The charity has grown exponentially	over
facing the	charity					the last 12-18months, necessitating	the
						recruitment ofa much larger UK team		in
						particular. This commits us to higher	people
						costs than we have previously incurred.
						Significant additional grant funding is
						required to help cover this. Our overseas
						projects are, as always, vulnerable to
						natural disasters and political unrest,		both
						ofwhich can occur at short notice in the
						countries we work in.
Other

Description	ofcharity's trusts:	ofcharity's trusts:
Type of governing		document	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the	charity	constituted?;.	Para 1.25	Charitable	Incorporated	Organisation

Trustee selection methods including	Para 1.25	Appointed	by existing trustees
details ofany constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post or
name ofany person or body entitled
to appoint one or more trustees

Policies and the induction trustees	procedures and training		Artizan International adheres to the guidelines provided by the Charity Cornmision for the induction and training	Artizan International adheres to the guidelines provided by the Charity Cornmision for the induction and training
			trustees.
The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works		Para 1.51	The Board ofTrustees are responsible overseeing and governing the charity. meet with the Director ofArtizan International, Susie Hart MBE,4 times	for They per
			year.
			The Director is responsible for day-to-day
			operations, and manages the charity's
			volunteers in the UK, and overseas
			(through on-going training, regular emails,
			reports and Skype meetings).
Relationship	with any related parties		NA
Other

Charity name		Artizan International	Artizan International
Other name the charity uses		None (Previously	Craft Aid	International)
Registered charity	number	1160494
Charity's principal	address	39Oxford Street,	Harrogate,	HG1 1PW

Trustee	Name	Office	jif	any)	Dates acted ifnot for whole year	Name ofperson (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Richard	Hall	Chair

Eric Waters	Eric Waters	Secretary
Stephen	Howell	Treasurer
Rev Dr	Alan Garrow	Trustee
Lisette	Robinson	Trustee
Deanne	Howell	Trustee
Pam Stevens		Trustee

Trustee	name	Dates	acted	ifnot	for	whole	year
None

Funds held	as custod	ian tr
Description ofthe assets	held in	None
this capacity
Name and objects ofthe	charity on	NA
whose behalf the assets	are held
and how this falls within	the
custodian charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for safe	NA
custody and segregation	ofsuch
assets from the charity's	own
assets

Type	ofAdviser	Name	Address
NA

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				QO		Restricted
				C5 'U	Unrestricted	income	Endowment	Total this	Total last
					funds	funds	funds	year	year
							F	E
Fixed assets					F01	F02	F03	F04	F05
Intangible assets Tangible assets			(Note 15) {Note14)	B01 B02	200,000			200,000	200,000
Heritage assets			(Note 16)	Bos
Investments			{Note 17)	B04
			Total fixed assets	B05					200,000
Current assets
Stocks			(Note 18)	Bos	28,439			28,439	3,300
Debtors			(Note 19)	B07	4,489			4,489	3,939
Investments Cash at bank and	in		(Note 17.4) hand (Note 24)	B08 Bos					153,054
		Total current assets		B10					160,293
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 20)				B11	16,469			16,469	1,919
Net current			assetsl(liabilities)	B12					158, 74
Total assets	less		current liabilities	B18					358,374
Creditors: amounts			falling due after
one year		(Note 20)		B14
Provisions for liabilities				B15
Total net assets	or liabilities			B18	564,495			564,495	358,374
Funds afthe	Charity
Endowment funds		{Note27)		B17
Restricted income		funds (Note 27)		B18
Unrestricted funds				B18	564,495			564,495	358,374
Revaluation reserve				B20
			Total funds	B21					358,374
Signed by one or two the trustees		trustees on behalf of all			Signature		Print Name		Oate of approval
									dd/mm/
							Richard	Hall	26/10/2023
							Stephen	Howell	26/10/2023