CHRISTIAN ARTS FESTIVAL Cheltenham Christian Arts Trustee's Report and Accounts 5t For the period l November 202k31 October 2024 Charity no. 1164117 Cheltenham Christian Arts Reference and Administrative Details Charity Information Charily no. 1164117 Address 2 Grovelands C1054 Charlton Kin￿ Cheltenham. Glos. GL53 8BS Bankers Reliance Bank Faith Ho¥ 23-24 Lovat Lane. London EC3R 8EB Structure, Governance and Management ConstitutioD Cheltenham Christian Arts (The Chariiy) is a Charitsble IncoTporaied Organisation govemsj by a Constilution da￿d 26th OCto￿r 2015. Apart from the first Trustees. whos¢ initial ternj of office wa5 two years from incorwrdtiixj. Trusiees are app)inted for a temi of three year5 and are eligible for reappoinimeni. In sele¢iing individuals for apw>intsn¢nL the Trustees have regard to the balance of skills, knowledge and exFerien¢¢ needed for the effedive adwninistration of the Charity. Trustees RuFert Kaye (re-apFK>inied 2215r24) Deborah Harrison (re-appointed 2Y5124) Meryon Cotterill (re-aptM)inted 2215124) Andrew Baker Nichol& Keni (trsigned 2215124) Charles Campbell Nikki Seville Phil Summers (appointed 2215124) Objectives and Activities Objects The objects of the Charity are, principally in the FM)rough of Cheli¢nham, lo promote the arts generally and io advance education. the Christian faith, religio￿8 harniony, citizenship and ¢ommunity development by mean5 of & Fesiival of the arts and entertainmenis, both through in-person and online ¢vents, to the benefit of the general public. children arKI young people and marginalised groups. Mission 'Creative Arts for Everyone to Inspire Communities for the Glory of God.. Our Festivals encompass a rdnge of artistic expression which encourage participants to explore the theme of creativity and the Christian faith. Whilst the Festivals have a Christian impulse, participation is open to all regardl¢ss olreligion, race. gender. age or background. supporting interfaith and interdenomin&ional Unde￿landin Public Benefit The Trustees confirni that. in ruTfftinE Festivals and associated activities. they have had regard to the guidanc¢ Issu￿1 by the Charity Commi5511Jn. Cheltenham and Glouce5teTshire are not numbered among the more deprived towns or regions of the United Kingdom. Nevertheless. they contain Sul￿dIstricts that fall wiihitt the l OQ/o tn051 deprived nationally and the Charity has ¢ontinued its objective of offering specific ¢v¢nts and activilies in dKse ar￿ of the ￿WIL in order to enable wider access. The Festival eno)urnges and works with churches. schoo15 and other community groups to collaEM)rate, and its volunteers and participants to ￿ uplifted. by engaging in shared activities and meeting new people. For example, art courses and art club& which are a consiituent part of the Cheltenham Christian Arts Trnil, are enjoyed by many and inspire people of all ages to join in. Whi15t conventional church attendance coniinue5 to declinE there is growing inierest in non-lraditional expressions of faith. In the light of cutrent debate5 about religious rddicalisatiow4 Chelienham Christian Arts aitns to proTnot¢ inieraciion and understanding beN¢¢n faith5. The motto of the Chrisiian Arts Festival is to challenge and engage as well as to celebrdte and entertain. The aim of our interfaith events is to encourage Christians atMI people of other faiths to interact and build social cohesion through gr¢￿er understanding. Also benefiting from the Festival and its related activilies are organisations supporting depriv¢d communities, those with physical and tnenthl health issues. disadvantaged young p¢opl¢ and the socially i501aled. Overylew Following on from our Literdture festival in 2023 we presented More Things in Heaven and Earth.. Shakespeare, Religion and Rac¢ which took place on Saturday 20 April ai St. Philip and St Jame5 Church in Chelienham. This event included talks, panel discussion and a litUTgy based on A Midsumtner Night's Dream. Speak"er5 included Prof Allthony Reddie, University of Oxford. Prof. Ewan Fernie, shakes￿?re Institute, Strdrford-upon-Avon, R¢v Dr Alycia Timmis New York University, Rev Prof Paul Fiddes, UniYer5ity of Oxford. Th¢ eveni was very well attended and the ￿sItive feedback proTnpted us to look al staging anoiher similar event based on Shakespeare in the fullnt. Festival of Stars I Se tember 20?4 The tn&in aciivity this year was a Fesiiv21 of Stars. held in the grounds of Tralkeith care home. This event was free for all io attend. and the staff and residents of the care home had front row seats. The event was opened by Bishop Rachel. who later summed it up in one word.. 'Brilliantl77, live-painted by a local 8rtisL and showcased rnu5ic and comedy from Christian artists. Many family and friends of the care home residents attended. as well as lo(al people. and we were able to dona￿ £500 to the car¢ home after th¢ fesiival. During the course of the day, there wa5 a steady flow of attendees. approxiinately 500 in total. The first to arrive enjoyed the sen￿[10nal 'Out of the Ashes, a Gospelly. bluesy. jazzy Christian band. Thereafter, the audience were treated to an arrny of ￿rf0m]anceS and immersive an activilies. We thank God for the many and varied gitis and talent5 that were brought and shared at this banquet of the arts. Here are some of the activities which highlighted the diversity.. tnulii-¢ultural and inclusive: * Tom from Ciryus SeDSible jug¥liLg oo bi5 Stilts. * Thai dancers daDting. It The Choir Factor singin& * Student$ from Cheltellbam Vocal A￿demY performing Ivith poise and confidenc * Counclllor Pgul Baker (Mayor of Cheltenhgm) speakin * John Swgn (Racontellr, Therapist and Wordsmith) comperingn * The PopTart5 popping IL * The Flukes rocking IL * Bgllgladeshi waterrolournst Abdul Malik Nobel painting en plein the scene. * Willam and JonathaD (Christ Church yo￿th growp) playing guitar and recorder. Sing for Supper sillging. Our four open mic contestllDts tsking home well-de5erved ¢ash priz * Portueuese food. * Graffitildoodiing wall. Face painling. Collage worlLsbop. & Free 'Good News, Bible5. * Bible journ41ing and prayer * Miniature Art Hous¢. + Lego 4fire walk, by the Scouts. * All rouDded off by our bot btadliD¢ act. Crispin's band (rhe Musir Works) who bsolutely knocked it out of tbe p4rkleare home gardeD. A number of our Christian Artists and Artists of other faiths who are happy Éo belong showed a wide range of media in textiles, paint and collage ￿ Secret Places in September at The Hub Gallery Chrisi Church in Chelienham. This Show 5irnultaneously took place with a Wings of Faith Concert in the church. As we often do we brought art and MLLSIC events together to attract & wider audience to benefit from an abundance of faith based ¢reativity. We also worked with other organi5atioAs to publici5e iheir events, in particular St A Thlrews URC. who on Friday 4 0￿0￿r presented an evening of Word and Music, Poetry & Songs by fornier Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and singer-songwriter Pete Aikin. vo distinguished voices from different worlds coming together to 5h8re their insights. Poetry works best when it is perforn)ed. and this evening brought both song and poetry to life in a truly unique settin&- ong01￿E Plans for 202412025 As expected, 2024 was a time of prayerfully refocussing our mission and vision. To this end we held an Away day with the help of a spiritual dire¢ior in Feb￿ary 2024. Our lessons leamed from Gospel 2023 were that maybe the era of the large event is over. and we need to focus on small. To this end we are developing the idea of ￿rSonal workshopslquestion & answer sessions With artists of type5 in a home or small group setting iiiled Creaiives@HoJne. We have already received £?50 from Cheltenham Arts Council towards this projecL and have hcld one test event to explore the forniat. Financial Review This year the Tnain activities were a Festival of Stars on I September. Income £8,294 (2023.. £12,659). Expendilure was £9,179 (2023= £18,499). resulting in a deficit of £884 (2023= deficit £5.840). The main difference5 between ?024 and 2023 were that the smaller one day festival was entirely grant funded. no ticket sales. Reserves have therefore decreased to £2 J29. (2023: £3214). The only restricted fu￿1 is now the grant received from Chelienham Arts Council towards the CEEaiives at Home proje¢t, which we plan to spend in 2025. Accrued gifi aid, including some gift aid on donations towards the Town Hall even¢ is around £690= this is for two years as a mistake on the submi55ion means that the previous year's gift aid not been paid over. This should still be ceivable, how¢v¢r. as it is only a matter of updating the CHV I forni. SryJtre5 Ot*ear year Fixed assets Tangible a&5ets 266 266 ToidlfLred aFsets Current assets Debtor5 Cash at bank aTxI in ha￿1 Tolal currenl a35ds (Note 4) 537 ,638 2.174 155 692 1,638 2,329 537 2,421 2,958 155 CreditOT5: anmjunts falling due Thithi ODe yegr (Nole i) Nel current aKs*xl(Ilabililieg) 10 2.948 2.174 155 2.329 Tolal ftssets less curreni littbililies 2.174 155 2.329 3.214 Tolal nel assets or litibililies Funds of the Charity Restrickd iw)n* fi￿￿15 (No* 6) Unrestricted 1174 155 2J29 3.214 250 250 250 2,079 2.079 2.079 2,329 250 3.214 Signed by the Trustees on 1110712025 Rupen Kaye Myn Corterill Chair Treasurer Notes to the Accounts: Accounting policies a) Accounting basis The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accoTdance ivith the Financial Reporting Stsndard FRS 102, and with the Siaiement of Recommended Practice-. Accounting and Reporting by Chariiies preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102 and the Charities Act 2011. The applicable legal framework for non-company chariiies has not been upd&i¢d to keep pace with the publication of Statements of Recommended Prnctice (SORP), and therefore the charity has chosen to use the aforewnentioned SORP in line with the Charity Commission guidance on th¢ subject. b) The accounts have been prepared on the going concern ba515, as we have regular giving and no reason to expect ihat future fesiiva15 will not atttaci gJ7nl funding. c) The charity Con￿ltu1eS a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. d) The charities functional and presentstion currency 15 the pound sterling. e) Fixed assets and depreciation Equipment whtch is expected to provide a ￿neFIt beyond one festival is classed Js capital expenditure, and depreciated on a straigm-line basis over it5 useful life. There is no capitali5ation threshold as asset purchases are relatively rare. Depreciation on equipmcni putch&sed with restricted grants is classed as re5tricied spend. Incoming resources All incoming resourres are included in the Statement of Financial Activitie5 when the charity És eniiiled io the income. receipt is probable and the arnount can be qiianiified with re&sonable accuracy. The following source5 of income are usual= Ticket Sales.. lickei sales are recognised after ihe event for which the tickct was sold. Uwrtil the event trke5 plac< rhe p055ibility of having to return tickei income on tyicellation of the event is considered io remove tlie entitlement. Grant inCOtne'. grani income is recognised when received, unless there are specific performance-re]￿ed criieria that mean entitletnent cannot be guaranteed until after the performance. Donations are rttognised ivhen received. Gift aid is accrued for and claimed after the year end. Commission on sales of artwork5: recognis¢d on receipt of the money, usually via PayPal. g} Ouigoing resources Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure inc14hdes any VAT &$ the charity is t￿1 V AT registered. so VAT io cannot be reclaimed and therefo￿ is reported as part of the expenditure to which ii relates.. Chariiable activities comprise the costs of putting on the Festival. includin insurance. mark￿l￿g consists of all Tnarketing. advertising and brochure production and disiribuiion costs. Other expenses consist of office expeJLses. professional fees and the c05t of an away day to discern 5trntegy. No Govemance costs have been incurred this year. again due to the kindnes5 of volunteeT5. li 2. Analysis of income: RtstwirtEd Ufjresimed Toi#l Prior ye8r Amtys 2.370 532 1902 ia¢irs= GiftAid 155 155 1275 TolAI CJwrit*N* Acli7tritlES'. Ticl*sales Festsval & s￿￿￿T5￿"p 2024 Fests%￿ evertBrarts & 2025 T•tsl 5.650 0.750 250 6,750 250 4.000 9.650 Oihtrtrdth cL￿￿5510n￿Sa1c ofxiwths Lot*ry PI￿hfreS ¥t Liter*Lre Da)ICraftaall Sws Tgt 48 39 19 19 19 19 107 TOTAL INCO￿1￿ 1374 8394 11659 Totsl year Westh¢ll E￿lOw[[￿￿ re c￿pe1 Total Festival evert aThl SpO￿orShip Total Pyior ye¥r DotBtion from Holy Awstles Awards for All w for Festival of Stsr5 CAC 8rart- CTeatives At Hon 5(M) 6,750 250 Total 7500 Total grants towarts ebaTit*ble g¢tivitit$ ri¢k¢È sa]es 7.5 5,6iO Total ehxritaljk aftivitits 7JlXI 9,650 12 Analysis of expenditure: Unrestrirted Rest￿¢t￿ fuwls iDEQThE funds Tolal Prior yeHr Ao•l)ryi Otrr Iradi￿a￿l¥iuts EipEnditurt OD isi* fuAd5: TotAI exptnLkn DD ExpEndilltre 011 ¢hritxbie Art Eytriblilo￿ & conwtiion Fe5tsYal Df L4trrdtsrt tky by Pip& Jirtts. donaiion 38 10.23? 1023 189 223 7,279 7,279 3(KJ T￿lIe timri￿eX1￿b1￿Qn 385 2.630 Projeth lxadcr Totsl on ¢haritAIAt ACÉiVjtiÈs 7279 7,579 15.719 .436 .436 Tot•1 Other. Depreciation 266 266 266 310 647 & TCIq*￿ny. 5L115 & Uffice costs Travel. tm)spiulity' & 1'erA￿ Imre Total other txptndirwr¢ 571 IJ 571 1.588 1,345 TOTAL LtrFJ4DrruRE 7.545 9.179 18.499 4. Debtors and prepayments This year last year PrepaynKnts aTrJ accn*d T1￿1 692 537 Total 692 537 5. Donated service5 We ar¢ very grateful io all those volunteers who dollate their time and expertise for free. No valuation has i*en placed on these donated goods and servi¢¢s in these accounts. due to the difficulty in quantifying a figure. 6. Fees for the examination ofthe aecounts We have not incurrcd any Charge for the independ¢nt examination of the accoun due to the kindness and genemsity of our examiner. 13 7. Employee costs The charity had no employees during the year. Durbng the previo￿ year the project le&d¢r made redundani after grdnt funding ceased. This yexr Last )'ear Salaries atml wabrs Social secwÉty costs Pcrtsion costs (defi￿1 cortribution sc1*n￿) Tot415tsff costs 2,59 40 2.630 8. Fixed assets Trlx¢wts, fittiw and equIp￿nt Total 8.1 Co$t Ai slart of year Addiiio At end of year 8.2 DepfteiatiOD aThl ÈTryWirn*llts At start of year Depreciation At eTrJ of year 2,877 2.877 1877 2.877 2,612 266 2,877 2.612 266 2,877 8.3 Net I￿￿k value (NBV) NBV ai the slart of the )'ear NBV at erKI of year 266 266 Assets are depreciated over three years for witsl equipmenL ortwo years if essentially advertising or marketing matcrials. For example, the pull-up banner system 15 depTe¢iated over three year5. while replacement banTher5 are de￿14*d over two. Deprecialim is splii evenly over the two or ihre¢ years of the asset lif< with a full year in the year of pllrch&se. 9. Analysis of creditors" A￿l)￿ltS f*lling th* within Anwwits f811ing due after one ye4r mott thgth ODP )'ear This year IAst year Tbis year last }'ear Accruals atNI deferred inco 10 Taxation and social security TotAI 10 14 10. Analysis of Funds An analysis of fund movement for ihe currenl reporting is shown below: rrrnrd r￿￿E Eipettdhtwt TrA￿er5 forn#nl (525) Festsval ofs*ts R Awx& fDI al 17?791 12(*) (9.179) J( Fqwpnr 3214 Analysis of funds for prior year: F**J Fxd ce5 T)F f•rnnl ExpE￿i¢llre 'I.rw￿rtT IDrnyrd Fwd Gcrml f ArnTrwl 3J14 2.96i 60 Iter*ArnATtsCo￿iI{C￿C> 231 Futival ofskn R y•fAC• Parkevtrt 275 9J45 1248 250 12.030 118.499) T•t•l Fw& 3J14 Transfers bettyeen funds". Slight overspends on both restricted funds were covered by unrestricted funds. and tlie unre5tri¢ted donation from Holy Apostles w&s used for Fesiival of Stars. I l. Related party transactions There were tm) relaied party trdn5actions. 12. Trustee expenses During the year, £0 (2023: £147) of exper￿$ incurred by Trustees w¢¢r reimbursed. No remunerdtion received by any Trustee in payment for their services.