The Childrens Art School
Charity number 1161225
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2022
The Childrens Art School
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 4 |
| Examiner's report | 5 |
| Receipts and payments account | 6 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8 to 10 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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The Childrens Art School
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2022
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Catherine Patel Julie Eustance Jael Williams
Charity number
1161225 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Bankers
22 Back Lane The Co-operative bank Holmfirth P O Box 250 Huddersfield Skelmersdale HD9 1HG WN8 6WT
Independent examiner
E J Beverley FCCA
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 9 April 2015.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed at a meeting of the trustees.
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To promote the education of children and young people in the United Kingdom, particularly in West Yorkshire, by: providing visual and other arts classes and workshops advising and training teachers and arts facilitators; and raising awareness of the value of teaching creativity and innovation and its impact on the development and well-being of children and young people.
The charity's main activities
Providing art classes and workshops for children and young people through Saturday Art School, after school clubs and experience days for schools.
Providing CPD training for teachers
Creating art works with children and young people for public display, arts festivals and community events.
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The Childrens Art School
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2022
Objectives and activities(continued)
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education and the advancement of the arts and heritage.
Achievements and performance
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l The Children's Art School has engaged with between 45-70 children and families per week during the year at our studio at Holmfirth Tech when not in lockdown and with over 1,000 children throughout the year at our Maker World space. Our Biennale engaged with 2,500 children in schools and youth settings and our art packs reached 500 children.
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l The Children's Art School has delivered Our Biennale, a Kirklees wide Arts Festival for children and young people in partnership with the Evoke network. Our Biennale engaged with 2,500 children and took over 6 shop units in the Piazza centre for it’s finale exhibition in June 2021.
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l TCAS continued to be involved at a strategic level with Evoke, Kirklees cultural education partnership.
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l TCAS was successful in gaining funding for Our Biennale 2022 from Arts Council England.
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l TCAS was commissioned by Kirklees Council to deliver sessions to children of low income families during May Half term.
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l TCAS was commissioned by Kirklees Council to deliver pop-up outreach activities in partnership with Chol Theatre across Kirklees as part of their HAF programme during the summer holidays.
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l TCAS was successful in gaining a National Lottery Awards for All to deliver regular creative summer camps from Maker World from July – December 2021.
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l TCAS partnered with Huddersfield’s Sangam Festival to deliver family creative sessions around their South Asian themes.
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l TCAS secured funding from One Community and Kirklees Council to deliver from Maker World from January- April 2022.
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £33,425, including net payments of £575 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £32,850 on restricted funds after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £7,215. TCAS current reserves policy aims to have reserves with in the range of £2,000 to £5,000. The free reserves are currently above this limit but will be used for organisational development and to further the aims of the charity.
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The Childrens Art School
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2022
Going Concern
The Children’s Art School has felt the impact of the pandemic but as a small organisation with minimal overheads we have been able to be flexible and to adapt quickly. We took our regular activities online and this meant our outgoings were dramatically reduced in terms of rent. We applied for and received Arts Council Emergency funds and were able to redirect other funds to developing and delivering a very successful outreach programme.
This has led to stronger links with Kirklees Youth Alliance and the Council and we have delivered 3 projects funded by the council in the last 6 months and are in a good postition to receive more funding from them for continued holiday provision.
Once lockdown ended we have been able to deliver face to face activities again- although this has been with reduced numbers in order to meet guidelines, which has affected income. When the new lockdown came into force we were able to immediately take sessions online and were able to recruit more families to join us.
At the time of signing these accounts the charity has been impacted by the global Covid-19 virus. The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
Approved by the board of trustees on 11/01/2023
Julie Eustance (Trustee)
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Childrens Art School
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 6 to 10.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
E J Beverley FCCA
13/01/2023
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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The Childrens Art School
Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022
| Notes 2022 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) - Sales and fees 43,528 Other income - Total receipts 43,528 Payments Salaries and NIC (3) 18,029 Freelance teachers and artistes 13,733 Rent 3,038 Materials and resources 8,587 Equipment 284 Marketing 501 Travel expenses 106 Training 140 DBS checks 50 Insurance 600 Miscellaneous 366 Independent examination 396 Organisational development 1,231 Legal and professional 42 Total payments 47,103 Net income / (expenditure) (3,575) Transfers between funds 3,000 Net movement in funds (575) Fund balances brought forward 7,790 Fund balances carried forward (4) 7,215 |
2022 Restricted funds £ 42,437 4,098 - 46,535 2,800 56,520 - 8,804 1,204 5,557 808 - - 192 140 - - 360 76,385 (29,850) (3,000) (32,850) 38,623 5,773 |
2022 Total funds £ 42,437 47,626 - 90,063 20,829 70,253 3,038 17,391 1,488 6,058 914 140 50 792 506 396 1,231 402 123,488 (33,425) - (33,425) 46,413 12,988 |
2021 Total funds £ 61,900 73,663 144 135,707 22,345 21,791 4,805 45,911 183 5,047 182 - - 941 170 396 - - 101,771 33,936 - 33,936 12,477 46,413 |
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The Childrens Art School
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2022 2022 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 7,215 Total cash funds 7,215 Other monetary assets Salary overpaid Liabilities Independent examination HMRC NEST pension |
2022 Restricted £ 5,773 5,773 |
2022 Total £ 12,988 12,988 £ 576 576 £ 450 1,172 98 1,720 |
2021 Total £ 46,413 46,413 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 11/01/2023
Julie Eustance (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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The Childrens Art School
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2022
| 2 Grants and donations Arts Council England Awards 4 All Kirklees Council One Community Other donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Social security costs Employment allowance Pensions |
2022 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - |
2022 Restricted funds £ 23,395 15,671 2,800 - 571 42,437 |
2022 Total funds £ 23,395 15,671 2,800 - 571 42,437 2022 £ 20,484 2,247 (2,247) 346 20,829 |
2021 Total funds £ 59,900 - 1,000 1,000 - 61,900 2021 £ 22,120 1,519 (1,519) 225 22,345 |
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The average number employees during the year was 1, being an average of 1 full time equivalent (2021: 1, 1 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| Defined contribution pension scheme Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end Amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end 4 Restricted funds Balance b/f Receipts £ £ Art School 1,252 - Awards 4 All 395 18,017 Our Biennale 36,976 13,548 Summer Camps - 14,970 38,623 46,535 |
Payments £ 1,252 12,639 47,524 14,970 76,385 |
2022 £ 346 98 - Transfers £ - - (3,000) - (3,000) |
2021 £ 225 41 - Balance c/f £ - 5,773 - - 5,773 |
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Fund name
Purpose of restriction
Art School
Awards 4 All
Our Biennale
Summer Camps
To deliver art packs of materials and activities through social workers to vulnerable children during Covid-19.
To deliver free weekly drop-in sessions from our Maker World space in Huddersfield town centre.
To deliver a Kirklees wide arts festival for children and young people as part of Evoke, the cultural education partnership for Kirklees. The transfer relates to management charges.
To deliver creative Art camps across Kirklees.
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The Childrens Art School
Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2022
5 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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