2023-03-31-accounts - The Childrens Art School

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The Childrens Art School

Charity number 1161225

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2023

The Childrens Art School

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

Contents	Page
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 9

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

The Childrens Art School

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023

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 Shafina Akhtar Sally Brown Maire Tracey

Resigned April 2023

Appointed April 2023 Appointed January 2023 Appointed January 2023

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.

The Childrens Art School

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023

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

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. with over 1500 children throughout the year at our Maker World space. Our Biennale engaged with 2500 children in schools and youth settings and Our Biennale final was attended by over 1000 people.
l The Children's Art School successfully bid for funding from Arts Council England to deliver Our Biennale, the Kirklees Arts Festival for children and young people in partnership with the Evoke network. Our Biennale engaged with 2500 children in schools and youth settings and the Our Biennale finale events were attended by over 1000 people. We worked closely with Kirklees Council, Lawrence Batley Theatre and other local arts organisations to deliver a parade in Huddersfield town centre with performances and arts activities plus a teen event in the courtyard of Lawrence Batley Theatre which offered a platform for local bands and musicians and offered street art and skateboarding.
l TCAS continued to be involved at a strategic level with Evoke, Kirklees cultural education partnership.
l TCAS was successful in gaining National Lottery Awards for All to continue to deliver from MakerWorld and worked hard to find more funding which we secured from the Sir George Martin Trust, Didymus and West Riding Freemasons and Lieutenancies. This ensured that we were able to continue delivery throughout the year. Funding from Little Lives UK meant we could offer Little Art club for pre-school children for 12 weeks.
l TCAS was successful in bidding for funding to set up and deliver another MakerWorld space in Dewsbury with a focus on early years engagement.
l TCAS was commissioned by CHOL Theatre to support their outreach programme for Kirklees Council Healthy Holidays Schools Out programme. Kirklees Youth Alliance commissioned TCAS to deliver a series of workshops for their Schools Out Programme (Summer Blast).
l TCAS received commissions throughout the year from Kirklees Events team, Kirklees Libraries, Woven and Netherton Community Centre and Sangam Festival.
l TCAS were also commissioned by Architecture firm, Fieldon, Clegg, Bradford who are working on the Huddersfield regeneration blueprint, to deliver engagement workshops with children and families at MakerWorld.
l TCAS received a commission from South West Yorks NHS Trust to deliver djembe drumming workshops throughout the summer as part of Kirklees Year of music 2023.

Financial review

The net receipts for the year were £26,801, including net receipts of £3,371 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £23,430 on restricted funds after transfers.

The Childrens Art School

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £10,586.

TCAS current reserves policy aims to have reserves with in the range of £2,000 to £5,000 for the purpose of enabling the smooth running of the charity and to enable allow for an orderly winding up should the charity need to close.

The free reserves are currently above this limit but will be used for organisational development and to further the aims of the charity.

Going Concern

The Children’s Art School has felt the impact of the pandemic but as a small organisation with minimal overheads we were able to be flexible and to adapt quickly. During lock downs we took our regular activities online and this meant our outgoings were dramatically reduced in terms of rent. We continued to work with Kirklees Council to deliver art packs and activities for disadvantaged children.

We adapted delivery for the summer and were commissioned by Kirklees Council to deliver pop-up creative camps in parks and public spaces across Kirklees.

Maker World has built up significant momentum- having a positive impact on the local community and on the Piazza area of Huddersfield. Families tell us how much it was needed after the isolation of the pandemic.

Our Biennale adapted significantly to ensure that whatever restrictions were in place we could still deliver.

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 17/01/2024

Marie Tracey (Trustee)

The Childrens Art School

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 2023, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.

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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 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

23/01/2024

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

The Childrens Art School

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023

Notes 2023 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 1,011 Sales and fees 39,432 Total receipts 40,443 Payments Salaries and NIC 26,263 Freelance teachers and artistes 9,963 Rent 4,325 Materials and resources 3,524 Equipment - Marketing 822 Travel expenses 85 Training - DBS checks - Subscriptions 426 Insurance 396 Miscellaneous 146 Accountancy and Independent examination 151 Organisational development - Legal and professional 42 Phone and internet 433 Printing 158 Outreach 500 Total payments 47,234 Net receipts / (payments) (6,791) Transfers between funds 10,162 Net movement in funds 3,371 Fund balances brought forward 7,215 Fund balances carried forward (3) 10,586	2023 Restricted funds £ 95,641 30,262 125,903 - 66,326 11 16,261 2,504 5,117 164 - - - 556 772 600 - - - - - 92,311 33,592 (10,162) 23,430 5,773 29,203	2023 Total funds £ 96,652 69,694 166,346 26,263 76,289 4,336 19,785 2,504 5,939 249 - - 426 952 918 751 - 42 433 158 500 139,545 26,801 - 26,801 12,988 39,789	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

The Childrens Art School Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 March 2023 2023 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 10,586 Cash in hand - Total cash funds 10,586 Liabilities Accruals	2023 Restricted £ 29,203 - 29,203	2023 Total £ 39,789 - 39,789 2023 £ 792 792	2022 Total £ 12,988 - 12,988

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17/01/2024

Marie Tracey (Trustee)

The Childrens Art School

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2023

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.

The Childrens Art School

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2023

2 Grants and donations Arts Council England Awards 4 All Kirklees Council Chol Arts Little Lives UK Didymus Sir George Martin Trust Chaps West Riding Holme Valley Parish Council Other donations 3 Restricted funds Art School Little Makers Dewsbury Our Biennale Awards 4 All	Balance b/f £ - - - 5,773 5,773	2023 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - 1,000 11 1,011 Incoming £ 3,860 26,633 69,940 25,470 125,903	2023 Restricted funds £ 76,632 8,275 - 860 1,500 2,000 3,100 2,500 - 774 95,641 Outgoing £ 3,120 2,419 62,318 24,454 92,311	2023 Total funds £ 76,632 8,275 - 860 1,500 2,000 3,100 2,500 1,000 785 96,652 Transfers £ (740) - (7,622) (1,800) (10,162)	2022 Total funds £ 23,395 15,671 2,800 - - - - - - 571 42,437 Balance c/f £ - 24,214 - 4,989 29,203

Fund name Purpose of restriction Art School

To deliver art packs of materials and activities through social workers to vulnerable children during Covid-19.

To deliver a Maker World offer in Dewsbury.

Little Makers Dewsbury Our Biennale Awards 4 All

To deliver a Kirklees wide arts festival for children and young people as part of Evoke, the cultural education partnership for Kirklees.

To deliver free weekly drop-in sessions from our Maker World space in Huddersfield town centre.

All transfers relate to management charges in the year.

4 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.