Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended |
Charity Name Embracing Arts |
Charity Name Embracing Arts |
Charity Name Embracing Arts |
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| 05 April 2023 | Charity no (if any) |
1162812 |
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) .
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
Date: 26/01/2024 Signed: Name: Tracey Stakes Relevant professional FCA – Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 4 Turret Avenue Havant PO9 2GN
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January 2024
IER
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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January 2024
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 06/04/2022 Period start date To 05/04/2023 Period end date
Charity name: Embracing Arts
Charity registration number: 1162812
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The object of the CIO is the preservation and protection of health and wellbeing of children with special educational needs, disabilities and illnesses, their families and carers throughout the UK by means of the arts, in particular but not exclusively the art of music, drama and puppetry. |
| 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 |
Christmas for Kids (C4K) –Original, interactive, sensory shows performed in children’s hospices, SEND schools and community groups UK-wide. This is available annually in digital form and an in-person tour also runs each year, its outreach dependent on funds available. These performances are offered entirely free of charge. Embracing Arts Workshops –30-minute workshops on a chosen topic, featuring music, song, sensory play and intensive interaction. Delivered to SEND schools, in both an in-person and digital form. These workshops are subsidised wherever possible. Embracing Arts Parties –Inclusive, theatre- based parties around a theme of the child’s choice. Featuring singing, interactive play, sensory stimulation and puppetry. Available online and in person. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees confirm that we are aware of the Charity Commission’s Charities’ guidance on public benefit, and take this into account when making decisions and holding the executive team to account. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The charity has two regular volunteers, who provide support in the following areas: SEND advice; general administration; project administration; tour booking; C4K digital show distribution; workshop marketing; fundraising. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Christmas for Kids (C4K)– main annual project, November 2022- January 2023. It had long been the aim of the executive team to return to live touring following a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic. 2022 saw Christmas for Kids return to SEND school and children’s hospice venues across Kent and the South East with new, original show,“Phoebe’s Green Christmas”.The tour reached 19 venues and played to over 600 beneficiaries. Written by Laura Kaye Thomson, and directed by Claire Sundin, with musical direction by Hannah Hurst, the show featured Christmas for Kids’ signature blend of puppetry, song, sensory stimuli and intensive interaction. There was a strong focus on introducing elements that children with a range of cognitive and physical needs could enjoy. This was also the first year that we brought on an access coordinator, Robyn Olivia, to guide our work throughout the process. As we were returning to live touring after a period of absence, and understood the demand that would place on the core team and our fundraising, we decided to update an existing show for our digital delivery.“Benson’s Christmas Letter”was initiallyreleased in 2020, |
as our first digital offering. We reviewed feedback of the show from our audiences and the main change we made was to introduce a narrator linking character, played by our patron, Sarah Moyle (BBC’s ‘Doctors’, RSC, Jerusalem). Using this structure, we were able to heavily reduce the show’s dialogue and move more quickly between the sensory and musical sections of the piece. “Benson’s Christmas Letter” reached over 5,500 beneficiaries over nearly 500 venues, and was offered UK-wide. We worked again with partners Loaded Productions to edit the show – this is the same company that filmed the show initially in 2020. Our marketing manager, Matthew Davidson, used guidance from our SEN practitioner contacts to include new elements in the digital show Resource Pack, and our access coordinator also advised on how to make the pack as accessible and useful as possible to those facilitating the show’s sensory elements. As a result of our fundraising efforts throughout the year, we were able to cover both projects’ costs without any cost to the hospices, schools or families themselves. We also covered administrative, fundraising, distribution and marketing fees throughout the year. We worked again with social consultants, Cornish & Grey to review feedback and survey data gathered, and embed this into a Formal Evaluation Report. The report is available to view here: https://www.embracingarts.org.uk/_files/ugd/3 94117_5a29d2deafbc4b03a182a7cd7eb17805.p df The feedback and evaluation of data told us that both services had their own merits, and that the optimum delivery for our beneficiaries would be to offer them both the live show performance on a specific date as well as access to the digital show throughout its running period. A selection of 2022 C4K Live Tour feedback: “Children with PMLD have difficulty accessing shows and theatres, so to have a fully inclusive, engaging, multi-sensory theatre (company) come in and perform for them is absolutely amazing!” – Teacher, SEND School, Kent.
“The show was great for a range of ages and abilities, meaning families could enjoy it together. I loved how sensory and inclusive the performance was”. A selection of 2022 C4K Digital Tour feedback: “I used this as an alternative Christmas sensory story with my PMLD class. The bright colours on the screen got their attention and the suggested resources aided their interaction with the story” – Teacher, SEND school, South West “It made a positive difference to us as we hadn’t seen such an accessible show before. It made my daughter feel understood and cared for, and like she belonged.” – Parent of child with additional needs, North East Embracing Arts Workshops: These were established in 2021 as a response to feedback requesting year-round services. They have been a huge success and uptake has shown a steady rise on the previous year. We reached 462 primary beneficiaries and 223 secondary beneficiaries over the year. Workshop feedback has been consistently positive, showing a strong correlation between the workshops’ development over time and the response from the children. EA Workshop Feedback: “The pupils have absolutely loved their time with you. Thank you for creating such a magical environment for them, they have loved every minute of it.” – Teacher, SEND School, Kent. “The engagement and participation from each and every single one of the children has been impressive… You thought so carefully and delicately about each of the props, the language used and processing time needed to support the children and it’s been so won derful watching (them) come alive in response to this!” – Teacher, SEND School, Kent.
Embracing Arts Parties: The uptake of our Parties service has also increased this year. Our partnership with charity Spread a Smile to run fortnightly parties online for children’s wards in hospitals has proved very
successful and is ongoing. We opened these up to in-person parties when restrictions allowed. Parties have also been booked by children’s hospices, individuals and community groups. In 2022-23, the Parties reached 306 primary and 144 secondary beneficiaries. Inclusive Festivals & Events: Embracing Arts performed at the following: - Festability (June 2022) - Spread a Smile Summer Party (August 2022) - Faversham Fringe (Sep 2022) - Rays of Sunshine Christmas Party (Dec 2022) These paid services cover their own costs and then provide a profit which goes back into the company to cover core costs and act as additional funding for the C4K tours. Recognition: Embracing Arts were one of four finalists in the Kent Charity Awards 2022 Children’s Charity of the Year category.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Christmas for Kids: We were proud to go back to live touring post- pandemic and achieved everything we had set out to do in this area. Any cancellations which occurred on the tour were due to venue closure (illness etc.) and, wherever possible, we offered an alternative date. Digital tour–We implemented feedback from when this show was first delivered in 2020 to make some significant changes to it, and the resulting feedback was more positive in terms of the beneficiaries’ ability to engage with the content. We offered the show to every children’s hospice in the UK and to our database of over 300 SEND schools, chosen to represent a UK-wide outreach of schools with lower socio-economic backgrounds and to serve the Arts Council England priority areas. The feedback gathered by survey and through interviews showed an improvement in the impact of the show, with an average of 97.75% positive responses from hospices, SEND schools & families compared to 96.5% the previous year. EA Workshops:Our main objectives for the workshops were: - To widen our catchment area and outreach; - To deliver more 6-week longcourses of sessions |
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| - To fund free workshops for schools in poorer socio- economic areas. We achieved all of these aims and fully funded a workshop series in Southwark with support from the Newcomen Collett Foundation. EA Parties:Again, we were looking to increase uptake and outreach of our party bookings. We achieved this and nurtured a wonderful relationship with Spread a Smile who book one party every 2 weeks for their children’s hospital delivery, as well as delivering live parties for them and other organisations. Feedback for these events is extremely positive across the board. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | With the expansion of our new services and the increased workload that returning to live touring brought, it was our intention to raise the contract rates for our five key personnel if fundraising allowed. We were successful in this, and raised the rates of pay for our executive team and Marketing Manager on 1st January 2023. We also raised the number of weekly hours for our CEO and Artistic Director slightly, and for our Finance manager considerably, as she took on the management of our increasing workshop and party bookings. Fundraising activities, corporate sponsorship, earned income and grants have to fund the following across the year: - C4K Live project costs - C4K Digital project costs - Embracing Arts salaries and overheads Currently, the workshops and parties cover their own running costs and generally break even. As our reputation for excellence in this area builds, we will look to raise our prices so bringing in much-needed earned income to support the charitable areas of the organisation. EA Fundraising: Our overall fundraising activities were more successful than originally budgeted for. Income from fundraising events fell a little short of target, but this was made up for by increases in Individual Giving. Corporate Sponsorship: Our corporate sponsorship increased this year. This income stream is still in its infancy, but we have made solid and continuing relationships with our larger sponsors. |
Deluxe Media: £3,000. A new sponsor for the C4K digital project with the promise of continuing support for future years. Channel Facilities Management, our primary corporate partner, increased their support in kind to £7,000 across the year. Corporate Donations: We received some smaller corporate donations to help support our work: ASDA Green Token Giving: £400 XPertHR = £100 Givaudan = £50 Core Funding: 61.1% of the year’s core contractor costs and overheads were covered by grants as follows: Didymus: £4,500 D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust: £3,000 Kent Community Foundation: £4,000 Simon Gibson Charitable Trust: £3,000 Forresters Family Trust: £5,000 We also received a grant from the Foyle Foundation of £7,000. This grant was for use between 29/11/22 & 29/11/23 and the decision was taken to carry it over for use in FY23/24. Project Funding: 88.1% of the Christmas for Kids total project budget was funded by grants as follows: The Arts Council of England: £22,383 Backstage Trust: £5,000 City Bridge Trust: £6,000 Jessie’s Fund: £2,000 M&G Prudential Community Fund: £3,000 Skipton Charitable Foundation: £1,625 Whitehead Monckton Charitable Foundation: £1,000 Our trade services, Embracing Arts Workshops and Parties, received a grant of £1,000 from the Newcomen Collett Foundation to allow us to offer workshops for free. The remaining budget was covered by the organisation’s existing funds and our own fundraising, as well as through support in kind. Earned Income: Our total Trade and corporate income as a percentage of our annual turnover was 23.9%. Trade income came in at £13,024 and corporate donations (cash and support in kind) totalling £14,021. Our 5-year target for earned income was to earn 20% of our annual income. We hit this target within 2 years of going into trading. It is encouraging to note that our previous year’s earned income figure was 18.41%.
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | In this financial year, Embracing Arts covered all project, core costs and overheads and had a surplus of £19,585. This surplus will be taken forward into the next financial year. Our reserves remain untouched and are held in a separate account in line with our reserves policy (see below). We are optimistic about the organisation’s sustainability heading into the next financial year. Trade income is at a good and increasing level; project grant applications are continuing to be successful and corporate relationships (both existing and new) are solidifying and developing. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Embracing Arts has a Reserves Policy in order to cover any unforeseen circumstances such as: · Repair or replacement of integral equipment or fixed assets (such as the PA systems and puppets). · In extreme circumstances, it may be used as a source of income e.g. if a grant has not come through or a pledger has not been able to raise sufficient funds. Funds might be needed to give the trustees time to take action if income falls below expectations (this is an unlikely occurrence as we always have our funding in place before determining the scale of our Christmas project). The minimum Reserves figure has been calculated to cover 6 months of running costs including: key personnel costs, accounting fees, advertising and fundraising costs. This is an ‘emergency’ budget allowing us to regroup and plan ahead for the following year. We would not mount a full C4K touring project if reserves are used, but would deliver a skeleton tour, or an existing digital show within whatever budget was available outside of the reserves. We would |
| then work towards building finances to mount the shelved C4K project the following year. We would continue to run EA Workshops and EA Parties, as these cover their own costs and bring income/profit into the organisation, as well as providing service delivery in line with the charity’s constitution. |
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| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Total reserves held at the end of the financial year are £56,997. £7,000 of this is a restricted fund from The Foyle Foundation which was awarded in this financial year, but will be spent in the next. The remaining £49,997 is unrestricted of which £22,422 is needed to cover 6 months operating costs, as per the organisation’s reserves policy. £27,575 is to be carried over to the new financial year for day-to-day running of the organisation. |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | The organisation has been running since 2009 and has covered its project and core costs through diversified fundraising, sponsorship and earned income. The pandemic years had an impact on our existing funds, and certainly reduced theatre-based fundraising, which had been a source of substantial income for us in our formative years. Our main expenditure is the Christmas for Kids project, and this tour can be made larger or smaller depending on the available funds that year. We know our fundraising position by the time we book our venues, and tailor the tour to match our funds, so as not to overstretch the organisation financially. In FY 2022/23, we covered the costs of both C4K projects entirely through grants and some modest additional fundraising. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Grants were our main source of funding at 60.45% of total income.
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Individual Giving was15.85%of total income. Trade income was11.45%of total income. Corporate Sponsorship was12.25%of total income (including Support in Kind and Cash donations). |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Covid-19 had a significant impact on both in- person touring and workshop/party delivery and also our theatre-based fundraising initiatives. Our audiences are amongst the UK’s most vulnerable, and so live touring to hospice venues only became possible again for us in December 2022. We are now in a very positive position of having a dual digital/live delivery of the C4K project, which continues to go from strength to strength. A risk to the charity which has been exacerbated by the pandemic is financial. As the organisation expands, so do its core costs, and we are also finding increased competition for grants, particularly in the core costs area. We have diversified our fundraising initiatives to include more fundraising events online and are working to increase our corporate support. We have offered our main project, Christmas for Kids, for free since our genesis in 2009, and it is a huge support for the families we serve, who face additional daily costs, as well as the pressure of one parent often being their child’s full-time carer and so not able to work. Offering this project for free means there is no barrier to anyone receiving our work and the whole organisation, guided by the Board, regularly assesses this and are in agreement. The charity trialled an option for audiences to donate after watching both live and digital C4K shows, but this did not bring in particularly significant income to support the tour. Something that was trialled in 2023, is that venues can request, book and pay for a 2ndshow on top of the free one they receive. As numbers need to be capped for the live show, this may well bring in much- needed income to support the charitable arm of this project. This was deemed a success, bringing in £3200 to support the tour, and the charity plans to continue this for the 2024 project. The executive team aims to mitigate financial risk by carefully and slowly increasing any additional expenditure(eg. increasingcore staff |
hours or pay rate; delivering dual C4K projects) and by agreeing alternative output should the required level of funding not come in by the required date. We have not yet had to resort to this in over a decade, and plan as carefully as possible to avoid having to cancel organisational development or projects due to lack of funds. Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| 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 | New trustees are recruited in a variety of ways, including word of mouth, websites CharityJob and Reach Volunteering. They are chosen on merit of their CV, lived experience of the communities we engage with, and what they can bring to the diversity and breadth of skill within the Board. New trustees are proposed by a board member/director, and seconded by another. Trustees then vote on the new trustee’s appointment in accordance with the Constitution. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | The charity trustees make available to each new charity trustee: (a) a copy of the of the charity’s Constitution; (b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts; (c) a copy of the last Board meeting minutes; and (d) a copy of any other relevant policies such as our safeguarding policy and equality, diversity and inclusion policy. |
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| All Trustees undergo DBS check/Safeguarding training. Before their first Board meeting, all trustees have an induction meeting with at least one other trustee (normally the chair) and the executive team, during which we explain in detail thecharity’s foundation, purpose and governance, and in which the new trustee is given plenty of opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions. |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The executive team is responsible for the day-to- day running of the charity, and the Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that the executive team is managing the charity efficiently, effectively and in accordance with its mission. The charity is co-run by Company Executive Director, Sue Appleby, and Artistic Director, Claire Sundin. Both directors work on a freelance basis to a set rate of pay per month–this was agreed and voted for by the trustees with updated contracts signed on 01/01/2023. Administrative duties are undertaken by Katie Hecht on a freelance basis to a set rate of pay per month, voted for by the Board of Trustees with updated contracts signed on 01/01/2023. Katie’s role also includes day to day financial management and the preparation of financial reports for trustees. Social Media Management duties are undertaken by Matthew Davidson on a freelance basis to a set rate of pay per month. This appointment and subsequent rate of pay was agreed and voted for by the trustees with an updated contract issued and signed on 01/01/2023. Funding associate duties, primarily assisting the CEO with large grant applications and completing smaller applications, are undertaken by Laura Kaye Thomson on a freelance basis to a set rate of pay per month. This appointment and subsequent rate of pay was agreed and voted for by the trustees with a contract issued and signed on 01/01/2023. Administration duties, primarily assisting the CEO and Chair of the Board with trustee matters, taking minutes for meetings, and supporting the executive team with research and general administration are undertaken byMaria |
| Crawford on a freelance basis to a set rate of pay per month. This appointment and subsequent rate of pay was agreed and voted for by the trustees with a contract issued and signed on 01/04/2023. During the time of rehearsal and performance of our Christmas show, actors, director, musical director and writer and other creative team freelancers are employed on a freelance basis to provide their specialised services at a rate of pay agreed and voted for by the Trustees. The Board consists of 7 trustees, with varied professional and lived experience backgrounds and meets at least once per quarter, with additional meetings scheduled as needed to discuss topics and issues. Before each Board meeting, trustees are sent an agenda, which includes up-to- date provisional budgets. Following meetings, minutes are shared with the Board & Exec team, allowing individuals the chance to add to/amend these. The way in which Board decisions are made is governed by the Constitution. This includes the requirement to ensure there is a quorum when making decisions, and requirements around how decisions may be made. The trustees have access to the Constitution and other relevant documents, and the Chair refers to the Constitution regularly to ensure proceedings are held appropriately. A Conflicts of Interest policy and register was created in March 2019 by Alex Kearney and Claire Sundin. The register is completed and considered at each Trustee meeting. A bookkeeper is employed on a freelance basis to prepare accounts for the charity, and these are verified on a pro bono basis by independent examiner Tracey Stakes (full details below). |
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| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | The charity has a close relationship with social consultantsCornish and Grey, and has received a discounted rate of consultation and evaluation assistance from this company. It is our work with C&G that has helped us to rebrand as Embracing Arts (EA), and to expand to offering year-round services. They also assisted with formal evaluations of our digital C4K shows “Benson’s Christmas Letter” and “Phoebe’s First Christmas” |
from 2020-2022, as well as our Live tour of “Phoebe’s Green Christmas” in December 2022. We worked with community theatre Streatham Space Project in November 2022 to hold an invited Dress Rehearsal showing of our C4K Live show, “Phoebe’s Green Christmas” for local SEND school Livity School. We have a strong partnership with SSP, who have offered us a discounted rate for rehearsal space hire for C4K 2023. Our ongoing partnership with charity Spread a Smile began in January 2022, and we have been delivering virtual parties every fortnight with them in children’s hospital wards as well as in person parties when required. Our EA Workshop Research & Development in partnership with St Nicholas SEND School , Canterbury, started in October 2021. Since then, we have built a strong relationship with this school and, most recently, have been booked to run workshops for half of each term throughout the academic year 2022-23. This relationship is ongoing. Our corporate partners, Channel Facilities Management , based in Dover, provide support in kind for our tours and free manned 24-hr accessible storage for our set, props and costumes throughout the year. Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Embracing Arts |
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| Other name the charity uses | Christmas for Kids (C4K) |
| Registered charity number | 1162812 |
| Charity’s principal address | 4 Barrel Lane Faversham Kent ME13 7FL |
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 |
Nam e of pers on (or body ) entitl ed to appo int trust ee (if any) |
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| Bar Huberman | Chair | |||
| Matt Charlton | ||||
| Samson Ajewole | SafeguardingOfficer | Appointed 04/04/2022 | ||
| Dave Hearn | ||||
| Chris Pizzey | 1 month notice of resignation given 16/09/2022 |
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| Emma Reeves | ||||
| AndyKeogan | Treasurer | Appointed 16/05/2022 | ||
| Elaine King | Appointed 14/06/2022 | |||
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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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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 adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Bookkeeper | Mikka Styles | Keep My Books, 4 Percy Street, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6SL | |
| Independe nt Examiner |
Tracey Stakes | 4 Turret Avenue, Warblington, Havant, PO9 2GN | |
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | |||
| Sue Appleby–Company Executive Director Claire Sundin–Artistic Director Katie Hecht–Finance Director The executive team (previously referred to as key personnel) are all freelance contractors. |
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
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) Bar Huberman Position (eg Chair Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 26th January 2024
| Embracing Arts | Embracing Arts | Charity No (if any) |
1162812 | CC17a | ||
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| Annual | accountsforthe period | |||||
| Period start date | 06/04/2022 | To | 05/04/2023 | |||
| Section A | Statement | of financial activities | ||||
| Recommended categories by activity Details of own analysis Note Incoming resources (Note 3) Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income S01 Activities for generating funds S02 Investment income S03 Incoming resources from charitable activities S04 Other incoming resources S05 S06 Resources expended (Notes 4-8) Costs of Generating Funds Costs of generating voluntary income S07 Fundraising trading costs S08 Investment management costs S09 Charitable activities S10 Governance costs S11 Other resources expended S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 Total funds carried forward Total funds brought forward Net movement in funds Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers Gains and losses on investment assets Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use Other recognised gains/(losses) Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) Gross transfers between funds Total resources expended Total incoming resources |
Unrestrict ed funds Restricte d income funds Endowme nt funds Total this year Total last year £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 |
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| 28,417 | 71,908 | - | 100,325 | 61,675 | ||
| 13,024 | - | - | 13,024 | 7,500 | ||
| 36 | - | - | 36 | 1 | ||
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| 41,478 | 71,908 | - | 113,386 | 69,176 | ||
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| 5,230 | 15,662 | - | 20,891 | 17,191 | ||
| 9,180 | 3,175 | - | 12,355 | 10,222 | ||
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| 11,805 | 37,709 | - | 49,514 | 34,550 | ||
| 2,678 | 8,363 | - | 11,041 | 7,722 | ||
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| 28,893 | 64,908 | - | 93,800 | 69,685 | ||
| 12,585 | 7,000 | - | 19,585 | 509 - |
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| 12,585 | 7,000 | - | 19,585 | 509 - |
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| 12,585 | 7,000 | - | 19,585 | 509 - |
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| 37,412 | - | - | 37,412 | 37,921 | ||
| 49,997 | 7,000 | - | 56,997 | 37,412 |
CC17a (Excel)
26/01/2024
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Section B Balance sheet
Restricted
| Fixed assets Tangible assets (Note 9) Investments (Note 10) Total fixed assets Current assets Stock and work in progress Debtors (Note 11) (Short term) investments Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 12) Net current assets/(liabilities) Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after one year (Note 12) Provisions for liabilities and charges Net assets Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds (Note 13) Endowment funds(Note 13) Total funds Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Note B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 B06 B07 B08 B09 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 |
Unrestricted funds £ F01 |
income funds £ F02 |
Endowment funds £ F03 |
Total this year Total last year £ £ F04 F05 |
Total this year Total last year £ £ F04 F05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4,237 | - | - | 4,237 | 1,875 | ||
| 22,422 | - | - | 22,422 | - | ||
| 25,962 | 7,000 | - | 32,962 | 35,837 | ||
| 52,622 | 7,000 | - | 59,622 | 37,712 | ||
| 2,625 | - | 2,625 | 300 | |||
| 49,997 | 7,000 | - | 56,997 | 37,412 | ||
| 49,997 | 7,000 | - | 56,997 | 37,412 | ||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 49,997 | 7,000 | - | 56,997 | 37,412 | ||
| 49,997 | 49,997 | 37,412 | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 7,000 | 7,000 | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 49,997 | 7,000 | - | 56,997 | 37,412 | ||
| Signature | Date of approval Print Name |
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Section C Notes to the accounts
Note 1 Basis of preparation
This section should be completed by all charities .
1.1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:
- Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005);
• and with* ü Accounting Standards; or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE);
- and with the Charities Act.
Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.
-
-Tick as appropriate:
-
if all relevant disclosures shown in the pack have been given then please tick “Accounting Standards”;
-
if disclosures completed in these accounts have been restricted to those required by the FRSSE, then please tick “Financial
-
Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE)”.
** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any changes in the boxes.
1.2 Change in basis of accounting
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.
- § if no changes have been made to accounting policies then delete these words.
1.3 Changes to previous accounts
No changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.
- §§ if no changes have been made to accounts for previous periods then delete these words.
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 2 Accounting policies
This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.
INCOMING RESOURCES
| Recognition of incoming | These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: |
|---|---|
| resources | • the charity becomes entitled to the resources; |
| • the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and | |
| • the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. | |
| Incoming resources with | Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the |
| related expenditure | incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA. |
| Grants and donations | Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional |
| entitlement to the resources. | |
| Tax reclaims on donations and | Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to |
| gifts | which they relate. |
| Contractual income and | This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered. |
| performance related grants | |
| Gifts in kind | Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. |
| Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or | |
| distributed by the charity. | |
| Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when | |
| receivable. | |
| Donated services and facilities | These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) |
| where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material_._The value | |
| placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received. | |
| Volunteer help | The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. |
| Investment income | This is included in the accounts when receivable. |
| Investment gains and losses | This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from |
| revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. | |
| EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES | |
| Liability recognition | Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the |
| charity to pay out resources. | |
| Governance costs | Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee |
| meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters. | |
| Grants with performance | Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or |
| conditions | output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant |
| has provided the specified service or output. | |
| Grants payable without | These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no |
| performance conditions | conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity. |
| Support Costs | Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a |
| basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per | |
| capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. | |
| ASSETS | |
| Tangible fixed assets for use | These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They |
| by charity | are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. |
| Investments | Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. |
| Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value. | |
| Stocks and work in progress | These are valued at the lower of cost or market value. |
| POLICIES ADOPTED | |
| ADDITIONAL TO OR | |
| DIFFERENT FROM THOSE | |
| ABOVE |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources
Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.
| Activities for generating funds Investment income Incoming resources from charitable activities Voluntary income |
Analysis | This year Last year £ £ |
This year Last year £ £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Grants | 68,508 | 35,210 | |
| Restricted Donations | 3,400 | - | |
| Unrestricted Grants and Donations | 17,946 | 26,465 | |
| Donations in Kind | 10,471 | - | |
| - | - | ||
| Total | 100,325 | 61,675 | |
| Sales of Product Income | 13,024 | 7,500 | |
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| Total | 13,024 | 7,500 | |
| Interest Earned | 36 | 1 | |
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | |
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| Total | - | - |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 4 Analysis of resources expended
Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.
| Investment management costs Costs of generating voluntary income Fundraising trading costs Governance costs Charitable activities |
Analysis | This year Last year £ £ |
This year Last year £ £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisingand Promotion | 206 | 713 | |
| Evaluation Costs | 2,880 | 1,800 | |
| Fundraising Costs | 370 | 318 | |
| Sub-contractors | 17,436 | 10,375 | |
| - | - | ||
| Total | 20,891 | 13,206 | |
| Advertisement & Promotion | 598 | 187 | |
| Travel. Accommodation & Subsistence | 720 | 615 | |
| Equipment Costs | 933 | 390 | |
| Subcontractors | 10,104 | 9,031 | |
| - | - | ||
| Total | 12,354 | 10,222 | |
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| Total | - | - | |
| Conferences & Training | 2,631 | 410 | |
| Tour Costume | 95 | 179 | |
| Entertainment & Gifts | 607 | 154 | |
| Equipment and Materials | 1,119 | 749 | |
| Insurance | 388 | 109 | |
| Premises Costs | 7,132 | 5,995 | |
| Printing, Postage & Stationary | 46 | 662 | |
| Research & Development | 450 | 300 | |
| Sub-Contractors | 33,417 | 28,300 | |
| Travel, Accommodation and Subsistence | 3,630 | 1,677 | |
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| Total | 49,514 | 38,535 | |
| Accountancy | 786 | 762 | |
| Finance Admin | 3,988 | 2,176 | |
| General Admin | 6,267 | 4,784 | |
| Total | 11,040 | 7,722 |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 5 Support Costs
Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.
| Support cost type | Fundraising activity £ |
Charitable Activity £ |
Governance Activity £ |
Total Cost £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin |
10,989 | 3,183 | 11,040 | 25,212 |
| Research & Development |
450 | - | 450 | |
| Evaluation | 2,880 | - | 2,880 | |
| Conferences and Training |
2,631 | - | 2,631 | |
| Communication & Marketing |
3,708 | - | 598 | 4,306 |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 17,577 | 6,264 | 11,639 | 35,479 |
Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure
6.1 Trustee expenses
Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
| Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses Total amount paid |
This year | Last year |
|---|---|---|
| None | None | |
| £ | £ |
6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts
Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).
| box(es). | ||
|---|---|---|
| Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts |
This year £ |
Last year £ |
| None | None | |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 7 Paid employees Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.
7.1 Staff Costs
| Fundraising Charitable Activities Governance Other Total 7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year Employer’s National Insurance costs Pension costs Total staff costs Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind The parts of the charity in which the employees work |
Fundraising Charitable Activities Governance Other Total 7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year Employer’s National Insurance costs Pension costs Total staff costs Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind The parts of the charity in which the employees work |
This year £ |
Last year £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| employees in the year | This year Number |
Last year Number |
|
| Fundraising | - | - | |
| Charitable Activities | - | - | |
| Governance | - | - | |
| Other | - | - | |
| Total | - | - |
7.3 Defined contribution pension scheme
Please complete if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated. Brief details of the scheme
The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end
| This year | Last year | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 8 Grantmaking
Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.
8.1 Total value of grants
| 8.1 Total value of grants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purpose for which grants made | Grants to institutions Total amount £ |
Grants to individuals Total amount £ |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| Total | - | - |
8.1 Grantmaking costs
If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.
Support costs of grantmaking
£
8.3 Grants made to institutions
| If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of institutions supported. |
If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of institutions supported. |
If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of institutions supported. |
|---|---|---|
| Names of institutions |
Purpose |
Total amount of grantspaid £ |
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| Total grants to institutions | - |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 9 Tangible fixed assets
Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets
9.1 Cost or valuation
| Freehold land & buildings Other land & buildings Plant, machinery and motor vehicles Fixtures, fittings and equipment Payments on account and assets under construction Total £ £ £ £ £ £ Balance brought forward - - - - - - Additions - - - - - - Revaluations - - - - - - Disposals - - - - - - Transfers - - - - - - Balance carried forward - - - - - - Basis* SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB Rate Balance brought forward - - - - - - Depreciation charge for year - - - - - - Impairment provisions - - - - - - Revaluations - - - - - - Disposals - - - - - - Transfers - - - - - - Balance carried forward - - - - - - Brought forward - - - - - - Carried forward - - - - - - 9.3 Net book value 9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions* |
Freehold land & buildings £ |
Other land & buildings £ |
Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £ |
Fixtures, fittings and equipment £ |
Payments on account and assets under construction £ |
Total £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
9.4 Revaluation
If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation
* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.
** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction.
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 10 Investment assets
Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.
10.1 Fixed assets investments
| Add/(deduct):net gain/(loss) on revaluation Carrying (market) value at beginning of year Carrying (market) value at end of year Add:additions to investments at cost Less:disposals at carrying value |
£ |
|---|---|
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - |
Please provide below:
10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B03.
10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row S03.
| Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies Analysis of investments Other investments Total Investment properties Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange Cash held as part of the investment portfolio Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in common investment funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other collective investment schemes |
10.2 Market value at year end £ |
10.3 Income from investments for the year £ |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - |
10.4 Material investment holdings
If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total investments) please provide details.
Investment held
Market Value
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 11 Debtors and prepayments
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.
| Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income Total |
Amounts falling due within oneyear |
Amounts falling due within oneyear |
Amounts falling due after more than oneyear |
Amounts falling due after more than oneyear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This year £ |
Last year £ |
This year £ |
Last year £ |
|
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| 4,053.8 | 1,875.0 | - | ||
| 183.5 | - | - | - | |
| 4,237.3 | 1,875.0 | - | - |
Note 12 Creditors and accruals
Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals. 12.1 Analysis of creditors
| Loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings Other creditors Accruals and deferred income Total |
Amounts falling due within oneyear |
Amounts falling due within oneyear |
Amounts falling due after more than oneyear |
Amounts falling due after more than oneyear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This year £ |
Last year £ |
This year £ |
Last year £ |
|
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| 2,325 | - | - | ||
| 300 | 300 | - | - | |
| 2,625 | 300 | - | - |
12.2 Security over assets
If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 13 Endowment and restricted income funds
Please complete this section if the charity has any endowment or restricted income funds.
13.1 Funds held
Please give a brief description of any of the following type of funds held by the charity:
-
permanent endowment funds (PE);
-
expendable endowment funds (EE); and
-
restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R).
| • restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R). | • restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R). | • restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R). |
|---|---|---|
| Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions |
||
| R | ||
| R | ||
| R | ||
| R | ||
13.2 Movements of major funds
Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial Activities.
| Fund names | Fund balances brought forward £ |
Incoming resources £ |
Outgoing resources £ |
Transfers £ |
Gains and losses £ |
Fund balances carried forward £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Council | - | 22,383 | -22,383 | - | - | - |
| ASDA Green Token | - | 400 | -400 | - | - | - |
| BackstageTrust | - | 5,000 | -5,000 | - | - | - |
| CityBridgeTrust | - | 6,000 | -6,000 | - | - | - |
| D'Oyle Carte | - | 3,000 | -3,000 | - | - | - |
| Deluxe Media | - | 3,000 | -3,000 | - | - | - |
| Didymus | - | 4,500 | -4,500 | - | - | - |
| ForrestersFamilyTrust | - | 5,000 | -5,000 | - | - | - |
| FoyleFoundation | - | 7,000 | - | 7,000 | ||
| Jessie'sFund | - | 2,000 | -2,000 | - | - | - |
| Kent CommunityFdn | - | 4,000 | -4,000 | - | - | - |
| M&G | - | 3,000 | -3,000 | - | - | - |
| MarshallsNewcommen | - | 1,000 | -1,000 | - | - | - |
| SimonGibsonCT | - | 3,000 | -3,000 | - | - | - |
| SkiptonCharitableFdn | - | 1,625 | -1,625 | - | - | - |
| WhitehedMonckton | - | 1,000 | -1,000 | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total Funds | - | 71,908 | - 64,908 | - | - | 7,000 |
13.3 Transfers between funds
Please give details of any transfers between funds.
From Fund (Name) To Fund (Name) Reason Amount
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 14 Transactions with related parties
If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.
14.1 Remuneration and benefits
Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.
| Name of trustee or connected party | Legal authority (eg order, governing document) |
Amounts paid or benefit value | Amounts paid or benefit value |
|---|---|---|---|
| This year £ |
Last year £ |
||
| Claire Sundin | Invoice | 15,324 | |
| Sue Appleby | Invoice | 9,236 | |
14.2 Loans
Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.
| Due to trustees and related parties Due from trustees and related parties |
Name of trustee or connected party |
Legal authority | Amount owing | Amount owing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This year £ |
Last year £ |
|||
14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties
Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.
| has a material interest. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of the trustee or related party |
Relationship to charity | Description of the transaction(s) |
This year £ |
Last year £ |
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)
Note 15 Additional Disclosures
The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.
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Embracing Arts
Financial Activities
6 April, 2022 - 5 April, 2023
| TOTAL | |
|---|---|
| Income | |
| Donations | |
| Christmas Crackers | 660.00 |
| Restricted Corporate Donations | 3,400.00 |
| Unrestricted Corporate Donations | 150.00 |
| Unrestricted Donations - Individual Giving | 16,353.63 |
| Total Donations | 20,563.63 |
| Donations In Kind | 10,471.40 |
| Gift Aid | 782.42 |
| Grants | |
| Restricted Funds C4K Project Grants | 41,008.00 |
| Restricted Funds EA Core Grants | 26,500.00 |
| Restricted Funds EA Trade Grants | 1,000.00 |
| Restricted Funds Grants | 0.00 |
| Total Grants | 68,508.00 |
| Sales of Product Income | |
| Embracing Arts - Festivals & Events | 1,709.00 |
| Embracing Arts - Parties (in-person) | 420.00 |
| Embracing Arts - Parties (online) | 1,800.00 |
| Embracing Arts - Workshops (Digital) | 600.00 |
| Embracing Arts - Workshops (in-person) | 8,495.00 |
| Total Sales of Product Income | 13,024.00 |
| Total Income | £113,349.45 |
| TOTAL | £113,349.45 |
| Expenditures | |
| Charitable Activities - Conferences & Training | |
| Core Staff Training courses and R&D tickets | 1,076.76 |
| Dues and Subscriptions | 144.00 |
| Tour Training providers | 1,410.00 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Conferences & Training | 2,630.76 |
| Charitable Activities - Costume C4K | |
| Tour Costume | 95.45 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Costume C4K | 95.45 |
| Charitable Activities - Entertainment & Gifts | 607.20 |
| Charitable Activities - Equipment and Materials | |
| Access Equipment and Materials | 79.88 |
| Digital Tour Equipment and Materials | 18.20 |
| Digital Tour Post Production | 48.00 |
| Tour Equipment & Materials | 972.72 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Equipment and Materials | 1,118.80 |
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Financial Activities
6 April, 2022 - 5 April, 2023
| TOTAL | |
|---|---|
| Charitable Activities - Insurance | 387.54 |
| Charitable Activities - Premises Costs | 5,200.00 |
| Tour Rehearsal Space Rental | 1,932.00 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Premises Costs | 7,132.00 |
| Charitable Activities - Printing, Postage & Stationary | 45.66 |
| Charitable Activities - Research & Development | |
| Tour Research & Development | 450.00 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Research & Development | 450.00 |
| Charitable Activities - Sub Contractors | |
| Access Subcontractors | 900.00 |
| Digital Tour Actor Filming Fees | 1,600.00 |
| Digital Tour Admin | 1,112.50 |
| Digital Tour Subcontractors | 10,475.00 |
| Tour Actor Holiday Pay | 1,179.00 |
| Tour Actor Overtime | 343.06 |
| Tour Actor Show Wages | 7,320.00 |
| Tour Actor training | 300.00 |
| Tour Admin | 1,637.50 |
| Tour Rehearsal Fees | 2,425.00 |
| Tour Subcontractors | 6,125.00 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Sub Contractors | 33,417.06 |
| Charitable Activities - Travel, Accommodation & Subsistence | |
| Ad hoc subsistence | 173.22 |
| Ad hoc Travel | 411.60 |
| Digital Tour Subsistence | 72.80 |
| Digital Tour Travel | 46.80 |
| Tour Travel | 2,925.22 |
| Total Charitable Activities - Travel, Accommodation & Subsistence | 3,629.64 |
| Generating Voluntary Income - Advertising/Promotional | 205.94 |
| Generating Voluntary Income - Evaluation Costs | |
| Generating Voluntary Income - Project Evaluation Costs (core staff) | 900.00 |
| Generating Voluntary Income - Project Evaluation Costs (subcontractors) | 1,980.00 |
| Total Generating Voluntary Income - Evaluation Costs | 2,880.00 |
| Generating Voluntary Income - Fundraising Costs | 369.87 |
| Generating Voluntary Income - Subcontractors | |
| Charity General Subcontractors | 2,739.00 |
| Communications & Marketing | 3,708.00 |
| Fundraising Admin | 10,313.50 |
| Fundraising Assistant | 675.00 |
| Total Generating Voluntary Income - Subcontractors | 17,435.50 |
| Governance Costs - Accountancy | 785.80 |
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Financial Activities
6 April, 2022 - 5 April, 2023
| TOTAL | |
|---|---|
| Governance Costs - Subcontractors | |
| Finance Admin | 3,987.50 |
| General Admin | 6,267.00 |
| Total Governance Costs - Subcontractors | 10,254.50 |
| Trading Costs - Advertising/Promotional | 598.23 |
| Trading Costs - EA Travel, Accommodation & Subsistence | |
| Festival & Events Travel | 140.61 |
| Parties Travel | 76.63 |
| Workshop Travel | 502.29 |
| Total Trading Costs - EA Travel, Accommodation & Subsistence | 719.53 |
| Trading Costs - Equipment & Materials | |
| Festivals & Events Equipment & Materials | 247.24 |
| Parties Equipment & Materials | 27.25 |
| Workshops Equipment & Materials | 658.47 |
| Total Trading Costs - Equipment & Materials | 932.96 |
| Trading Costs - Subcontractors | |
| Content Creation - Online Party | 330.00 |
| Content Creation - Workshop (digital) | 60.00 |
| Content Creation - Workshop (in-person) | 200.00 |
| Festival & Events Actor Wages | 975.00 |
| Parties & Workshops Admin | 1,819.00 |
| Parties Actor Wages (in-person) | 360.00 |
| Parties Actor Wages (online) | 660.00 |
| Trade General Subcontractors | 250.00 |
| Workshop Actor Wages | 5,450.00 |
| Total Trading Costs - Subcontractors | 10,104.00 |
| Uncategorised Expenditure | 0.00 |
| Total Expenditures | £93,800.44 |
| NET OPERATING INCOME | £19,549.01 |
| Other Income | |
| Interest earned | 36.22 |
| Total Other Income | £36.22 |
| Other Expenditures | |
| Unrealised Gain or Loss | 0.00 |
| Total Other Expenditures | £0.00 |
| NET OTHER INCOME | £36.22 |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | £19,585.23 |
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Balance Sheet
As of April 5, 2023
| TOTAL | |
|---|---|
| Fixed Asset | |
| Total Fixed Asset | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | |
| Reserve Fund | 22,422.12 |
| Treasurers Account (6468) | 32,962.41 |
| Total Cash at bank and in hand | £55,384.53 |
| Debtors | |
| Debtors | 1,728.82 |
| Total Debtors | £1,728.82 |
| Current Assets | |
| Prepaid Expenditures | 183.45 |
| Total Current Assets | £183.45 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | £57,296.80 |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | |
| Trade Creditors | |
| Creditors | 0.00 |
| Total Trade Creditors | £0.00 |
| Current Liabilities | |
| Accruals | 300.00 |
| Total Current Liabilities | £300.00 |
| Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | £300.00 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) | £56,996.80 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | £56,996.80 |
| TOTAL NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES) | £56,996.80 |
| Charity funds | |
| Retained Earnings | 53,241.13 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | 3,755.67 |
| Total Charity funds | £56,996.80 |
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