Compan!. registration numkr.. 08329?05
Charli) regi5tTation nurnb¢r.' 11672.58
BACKLIT LTD
IA compan!, limi￿￿ b). guaran￿￿.)
Annual Rerx)rt and Financial Sthi¢m¢nts
f()r Year Endthj 31 MiwLh 2()23
C.iimmunit)' ALlX)Ufttirtg PILLS
lJniis l & 2 Nonh Wcsi
41 Talbot Street
NottinghaTn
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BACKLIT LTD
Contents
Reterence and Administrdiiie Details
TTU5t¢¢s' Report
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Independeni L¥aminerfs Re￿rt
Statement of Financial Aciii'ities
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Balan¢e 8h¢ei
Niil¢s l(1 lh¢ FinanLial Siutements

BACKLIT LTD
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees
Laurd-Jade Vaughan
Craig Chenle
Alekngndcr Jo%'cie-S&s
Ande￿n. Tr￿￿llrer
Josh Pickering
Dr Teresa Forde
Jai. Fla￿15
Rokrta tjeaiiie
15mail Khokon
Dr Isobel LI￿0b
Se¢retAry
Alexander Jovcic-
Senior MAn*gement TeAm
MJithcM' C.hL￿nO'. l)irecior
u/￿￿Tre CJ()IdL'n. l)epui) l)irecior
Charity Rtgi5trAtion P4urnber
1167258
Company Reglstratlon Number
08329205
Re%lstered Office
Ni)Iiinbiham
Ni)iiin8hdm5hire
N(13 lJ(i
Independent ExAminer
John ()'14rien. cmplo)cc or
C'(Immunill- Aiix?unLin8 1)Iu5
I,'nii% l & 2 Ni)nh Il'L'S1
41 SirL*I
Noiiingham
Ncil 5CpT.
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The trustees, w'ho are directs)rs for ihc purp)ses of compan!, laM'. present the annual rcrrf)rt Logether with the
tinancial statements ol-the charitable compan!. lor the l'ear erbded 31 March 2023.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and ofticers seTrin8 during the year and since ihe )'ear end Mere as follom's..
Trustees:
Laura-Jade Vaughan
Craig Cheule
AILKtindLY Jo%'¢ii-S&s
Susthn And¢rson. Triwur¢r
Josh PiLk¢rin8 lapwini¢d 8 D¢¢em￿r 20221
Dr Ter¢sa For(l¢ lapFrf)ini¢d S D¢¢'¢mb¢r 20?21
Ja% Ilarris lapwinted ¥ DeceM￿r ?0221
Ro￿rts Brdlii¢ laprx)ini¢d 8 December 20221
Ismail Khokon lappTrinted ¥ l)ecemkr 20221
l)r 1s()k.I l.'Isiob lawA)in1L￿ 8 IXYLynbLY 20221
Abid Qd)um (ap￿inE¢4 8 I)ccem￿r 2022 wid r¢Si￿ned 2 1)eLL'mk.r
21123
l>hilip IInx)k￿%lL'phL￿￿)Tr. Chair IrLsi8ncd 29 Junc 20231
liallanl. VILX. C-hoir IrL5l8nL￿ l April 20231
Muii Ilall IrislynL￿ 8 1)LYLrntK'r 2U?21
l.aurn l-.cliharn Ircsigncd 29 Junc 21)931
l)anicl Poolc IrLSigncd ?9 Junc 20231
Structure• %overnAnce rnana%ement
,Naiure tpfgoverning
"I"hL ihariiN is a Li)mpani limitl￿ by guarantee and regislcred charil).. li is O￿ated undcr ihc rulc5 of its
mcmorandum and 4rticlc5 01. as50cialion dalrd l ? DLr¢Mt￿r ?{11 ? and ￿[X)￿ rcrcnilj aml'ndcd 12 MaN 2016. It
hds n(i %hdrL Idpiial IhL' liJbilii%- 4)f idLh M¢m￿r in th¥ ¢i-¢ni (Trf ii-indin8-UP ib limiwxl LtTr £1.
Recriiilmenl andappoinlmenl ollruslee5
"Ihc charli> iJLntiliL5 thL nLcd lor nLl¥ Irustcts. Thi5 is duc to i'acancies that haie ariscn ihrough rcsignation5.
or it may be that el151ing trusi¢e5 haie decided thal on¢ or rnor¢ neil" tru51ees li ith 5pKcific Skills are needed
help run the rhari¢J more ¢ff¢c¢is'elJ".
The irusiee% a8ree i%hai skill%. e.K￿r1enLe and kn4)i%ledoe ore needed. The senior managemeni itrdm wriie this
dowm in thc form ofr'a Shon job description and per￿n spcciticaiion.
Th¢ tTUbt¢¢s agr¢¢ re5ryinsibiliti¢s and a pr(KY55 f(ii rtsruitm¢ni and ensu￿ tha¢ th¢ ¢h¥itTr ciimpli ￿1th the
speLifiL requirements set oui in the ILS g()ieming IknL'umeni.
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The trusiecs consider ihc ￿st Meth￿1$ ot allraciing a dii'erse rdngc of &gndidatrs ￿1th ihc skills thc charit),
needs. I'his includes adi'ertising in ihe local andloT Spti-ialisi press and using Irusiee netii"ork's. Sl)ort-lisling and
inteTh'ieII5 take place againsi agreed criteria. InleTh ieivs are carried oui bi" a small panel of iru51ees. and each
Lan(liLl￿7lt 15 ￿￿k¢(l sirnilar 4u¢s1iL)ns enSUTe a fair (IbjeL11It appr(Ixh. N(Il¢s ure k¢pi of eJLh ]ni¢￿'1¢w.
Prelerred candidates are ideniifjcd and in%'iied io join the tnjsiecs. subjeci ts) references. fornial K'etiin8 and
appro￿.a1 b) the lull trusiee knard.
ObJt¢tlveg xtthvltles
Objects llims
To adiiillLI' LdLILation in th¢ li¢lds of %'isug1. ¢wa¢ii'¢ and applicd ans b) the esthblishm¢ni and maini¢nan¢c of
an ￿irt gallL Tr and in partiLular Ihc proi'ision uf siudiL)s and galleries ￿h¢re art may be practised. crcatLd and
LxhihitLd <ind puhliL Lxhihilic)n% c)I'art r(IT thL I￿￿tryi ufthL publiL.
ObJeciive.%, slrllleRie.T dndrtctiiplrfes
.1 i) pru% idL an JL¥Ls5iblL publii PTogramm¢ of ¢Yhibitions. tslks and Lw¢nts for divew audi¢nLes. To providc
J pr()ILs%ional plailom lor nci%' and cmcrgin8 artists. oftcring a550Liaie Incmhcrsliip und allordablc 5ludiu and
L¥hibitiiin %PULL1511 in l(iiall %i'iih IhL' i)ITLr ()fsuprrfirtin8 LfLaii%'L %kill% dLI'clI)pmLni.
l i)IILr J bNiad rdngL lif an r()mi% an4J Mx)rkNhi)p% ILXILn4Jing t() rL'rfi)rJnin¥ urL%. nc￿4, rnL￿1￿ %LrLLnin&41 as
IILII a Luruiorial l%￿rIm￿nI#ll{JTh 5pa¢L' lur un4JL'rlwsigrnLluaics and loLal PrnLlilii)riLrs.
'I'o ¥urrLnt dudiinLL¥ Jnd uLix'ss Iolal ¢JlLni. thN)u¥h d¢liiLrn ()l- a pr(?litssionul arts and liaming
pri)bJramniL l)l-Li)Ilah()rJiic)ns k•ll4'LLn Icxal. rbJiii)nal and iniLmaii()nJl ani%ts.
InNilingt arli%t% Iii LxpliirL. L4)Ilalx)ratL and rn.%￿nd IhL' lo￿] hcrith8c ol. N(13 and bL'yTrnd via rL%LarLh,
•"] (? bc an artb. u)mmuniiN and l()L'al rcs()ur¢¢ lor artists. audi¢n¢cs and hard rcaLh gT(?UPS.
Publlc benefil
.1 1> p￿>￿1￿￿. an aL￿L￿Si￿1L publiL pri)8rdmmL l)fL'xhibLI4)nK ￿[k% and L'l'LnL% f£)r dLfvL'f*L' JudiL'nLI'%.
-1 i) wiirk Llii.%Lly with thL II)Lal TLsidLnt% Jnd LX)mmunii)' 8r()up% i)fN()Iiin8ham C'iiN. and thL l..a5l %idL aTLa5 1)r
l Ann'5 and Sniinton IC'rcaiii'L Vuartcrl.
"r() work" in partnLT%hip i%'ith thL unii'cr5ilic5 and culturnl F￿nerS lo cmi*d public workshops. critical dchaie
and nL¢N¥iirk"in8. Lrlating a ILgJi>' ¢0 pro8tammc ¢iints. 'lThi5 pJx)i"idcs a 14idLr (IprK)rtunily li)r publi¥ dLhalc,
hri)adLn% our aud1enLL￿ I partlLipanLS and encourag0$ 8raduaies ￿ I￿Ome re%ideni sludio rnLmhcrs at
EIACKLI"I.
• To manaBC a ￿￿lUn1¢￿r und intcm5hip pro8rnmmc proi"iding iocaiional C1￿1CncC and fir5l-hand cxpcricncc
in thc art5 licld. M'c aim lo altTacl a ii.idc range of F*ople from diffcTcni back"ground5 and dilTcrcnl ugcs. the
majorit} of iihiih ivould not oih¢nYi5e gd lh¢ oprK)rtunili".
RL¥ional rcLLnt 8raduaies and emergin8 artists make up the majoriiN of BACKLIT'S audiences and
partilipanls. BAC KL TT bcing a venuc Ihat olTcrs coniinucd Icarning and noi" elpcricnccs.
To provide creative actiN itics for Joun8¢r rKople to tngage i¥ith the arts.
Thr ¢ru5t¢¢3 wnfimi thJ¢ ¢ho" hai¢ wmplicd ii.ith th¢ rrquir¢m¢nts of 5fflion 17 lif the (.'harili¢s Art 2011 to
have due regard to the public benefii guidance pjblished the Chariii" Commission for England and I￿,ales.
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A¢hievcm¢nts *nd p¢rform*n¢¢
G(Ivemance I
BACkLIT r¢Lruil¢d 7 nem. tru%iee8 to_%UPlM)d iioTk arowid tsur four kth pillars I priorit) aw% i)f EDI. Menial
Health. En%'ironmen¢ and Digithl.
NPU
FJACKI.IT was 5ucce5sful in securing sialu5 a5 a National Portfolio Organi&Yion from 2023-?026.
Environm¢nial
E.'ni'ironmental arts group- Nottingham INL% I'l
FIA('KI.IT ILd ()n a gr(iup (If ans and culwrdl spxes in NoUingh¥m ￿ look at to ￿￿rk more Lx)IleLiivelv i(Tr
mJkL hLtl¢r ¢ni'ironmLnial JLLisions.
Lco-Poeiry
IIAC'kl.I I. ha￿e eonlinncd lunding for an ec￿￿￿1). pro8fdinmc iviih RAC'KI.IT PLnding ('i)IILLllI'L and
IINI.'%C'() C'iiN <il- l.it lcd l)r l.ilu MaL¥umiit(). As5istsnl lkn)fLsKIT in C'rLUlii'L Writin¥. UniN'Lf5il> lif
Ni)tlin¥ham. -I'hLrL will ￿. a st'riLs ()I'ill)rk%hi)ps. Cn4Jing in a sh<iring sh()iiL&%ing LILni.
CrfLLn l.i&hi Proj¢ct
IIAC'KI.I I. LiintinuLd t() k. ini'(ll￿Ld in J Llll'li idL' nLll4'1)rk ￿ disLUSS cni'ir(inmcnthl Lh(Tricc5 Lx)IILLIiNLly iiith
IhL C'iiunLil part ()I'C'N28. al(IM)u%h dLI'clopmLnl is s10M".
'.quitJ l)ifvir4i¢y & Inilusion
IAC'kl.I I. inlri)duLLd mi)nthl% l.'l)I mLLlin¥% quJrtLrl> (rusiLX %uIKM)mmiltLX' mL*lin¥% t(> oll(Iw a foLu5 (In
(Il'w(Irk. t() inLfLa5l TLpfLsLnlJli%)n iil'jll￿k. AS1￿ and Cpl()bal. l.'thniL Majorili pc()plL.
IIAL'KI.I'l' Jl.%i) i%()rked %iiih an l.'l)l %¢L*'ring group ￿ part of N(IllinghJm L'ill's ¢uliurul ()nir. Il￿ hy
Ni)tiingham 1>1 JN.h(iu.s¢. WL, als(1 dL'I'L'I41PL￿ d partniyship ii.ith N¢ii" Art l..xLhdnbi Iiviih (iihiy att% in ih¢
C'ilyl a Crl£)bal Majoriti. Lrddcr5hip Programmc 2023-25.
BACkl.IT dLILII)PLd a menial Healih and Arts rerM)rt ￿. Shelle). MaLD4)nald inLluding a 'hoM' ts), guidL li)r
artists and CTcalivL PTacliti()ncrs and Sign￿￿st1ng.
PartncT in thc Pccr lo Pecr progTammL
3AC'KLI"I' cotnrnis5ioned 2 LIACKLIT artlsts to pr(Kluce digital iwrk a5 Part of th¢ international online
f¢btiNfjil peer tti P¢¢r in wllaLx)rdiion v4.ith UK and Hvnk Kvng based organi5alion5.
Website
BACKLIT launchcd a new. w'ebsiie in Junc 2022 Mthieh w&$ made EtSFK>kc to BACKLIT b), Kind IFuture
Iriendli Ltd).
Training
BACkLIT took pan in The British Li￿. s
opponunities continue.
Gel Rcad). for Business GrO￿th network. and training
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Artisi Devclopmcnt
BAC'KLI"I' ran sessions w'ith artists on appl)'ing lor funding. mark'eiing and digitsl OPFQrtunities.
Ans W'riting
We delivered a new 'remark' i%ebsiie. all ihe info has been migraied oker fJ%)m ArnRel'i￿w.
UON and N"I'U CreatLI'e Lxchange Progrdmme a(13AC KLI"1- 2U23
Fl(Iih IluN and NTLI c(Intinued sup￿)rt ￿ deiel(IP il neil. pyogramme of I￿}r￿. to do'elop 5tudent5 to iv(Irk
Lx)IlUb(Irutii'Ll￿. Th¢ f(Ku% iiill IK. L'ni ir()nrnentJl. iir ii'ill 141)rk k)i%ar(Lts d¢i'¢l()ping u publiL pr(iBTamtnL flir
Ihe Cjreen Husile les¢i%'al in Jurte 2023.
l)laLLmLnis
14A('KI.I'l' Lurried uul tM'L) plaLem¢nts' during this periimj L4w¢#r progr¢ssi(In f(IT till) Brdduuie5'.
MLmbL'rship and Hirc
IIAC'KI.I'l' remain¥d ut full LWML)t) thruu¥houl this perii)d and expundd 5paLe in Io Ilic()mmodaic fi)r u gn)up
i)I' arti%t% iihl) i%LrL laLinB ¢h¥ Lliisurt. <)l- their ￿￿di(>S ai (Inl Th()rL%b) StrL￿. WL als() li)i)kLQ t()i%*r(Js lurthcr
LNpJnsion in ihL buildin8 ts) th¢ ground Ilth)r.
l>rikutL IlirL IntLrL.%t sthrtcd slow in thc fir￿ iwo quarters iyji incrcased on aNLrage w &r(iund £fyK PCT 4ULtrtLr.
I lirLw haie in¢ludLd a graphic dtsign IN-I'lll draM'it)g m'¢ni. cuban Po8ier cxhibiiion. lil'¢ art. and a iintagc
N'l'l I PuhliL Art Purlhasc
IJAQ'KI.I1' siild 41 PIILL of%ulpiuTC bi. Joshua ctsllcd"l>las1ic Man- t() Ni)tlingham I'r¢ni Ilnivcrsitk and
Ihe work 1% pern)anenilv on displav.
FinAncial review
InLI)mL'
Cilmeraicd incomc rcc£ived in the flnancial vcar of2022123 lias £83k.
l)th¥r ￿ran15 OUisid¢ i?f lh¢ Art5 C.ounril iiyrr lolirr than budgrl¢d du¢ ¢0 0 5¢fBt¢gir dwision i(i rLYluce
pri)grdmming in thL iniLrim (If diiaiLin¥ NP() itaius rn.fining ()ur 5-10 I'w siraiL&l¢S illth %tdkL'hi>ldirs,
mLmbLr8. the BACKI.IT icam and (ruste￿.
In thc lirst quartcr. BAC KLIT eipanded its sludi05 on the s¢(x)nd fl￿r. 50 there is a a slight incT£asc in incornc.
l)cbior5 haic ken wll¢ct¢d and thu¢ 15 Iw nK>nth" oii.rd than in pM"iou5 quarter5 of ihi5 financial Jear. See
IldI￿LL 8hL**I fJgllre% beli)iY Ic)r m(>re deuil.
Ex[￿nditUTe
ExtKnditure loii.er ihan budgeted tyimaril) because other grants I￿re not receii'ed and so no expenditure
on the proj¢Lls mad¢. Within COT¢ and NPO ac¢ii"ili¢& 5tstT w5ts iirT¢ loi¥¢r than an¢icipal¢d due to
trategiL deLl%lI)n li) reduLe %tatYLOSl8 and pau%e reLYuiiment fc)r ft)les uniil DeceM￿r 2022.
Conclusion
"I'he 5ai"ing5 On Staff costs. progTarntning. and lark of ￿pansion lo the ground fl(K)r ha5 been offset bN lower
in¢(irn¢ l¢i'¢lb in grant funding Jnd priN"al¢ hire. Wilh surh ffonomir un¢¢rlainty hai"e delii'¢red a usual
annual progrJmme oracl1￿11% ￿ert i%tsrking iiith a reduced team. %0 spending is less than budgeied.
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Pulicj. ijn r￿erVe%
BAL'KLI [' set a iarget in 2019 to estsblish a momkst financial resen'e of unrestricted fvnd5 equil'alent to three
i)nth5 Illtal ¢Y1￿￿(li1uTe. Thi5 TfLone) is sel aside in nT(ler to L7*r for Lx)nlingenLies. The tre&%ureT tru%le¢s
ill r¢gulwl) T¢Vi¢iY th¢ l¢i'¢l i)f T<*n"¢S &% ￿ ()r th¢ir finaThL¢ di*w%sii)n ai h(iard tn¢¢lin¥* ¢nsurin¥ ihul
current Iinanlial LirLumsiances and anv oiher rel￿an1 faciors arc iaken into aLcouni. BAC"KLIT is commi1￿d
continuall). raising tund5 in order io mainthin the agreed I￿.el of reseTh'es namelj BACKLI'I"s Folic), to have
unreslriLted funds to 5UPtK)rt.I months, opernLing c0515.
Prlnelpal rlsks onduneert&lniles
An ollLr ivas madL in FibnJar> 2U? l. and pur¢hw pri¢e agreed in ih¢ %'Qdr. I￿,C ha￿e had no update in Ihis
linancial pLriod dLSPltc ini'estin8 £14K on re￿rts. sur%'th's and consulthiion from ihe Alll.. We need to ￿)n1117ue
iii (?Ilir un()rdahlL artisi .siudiii%. a publiL wallLI)' and Lornmunii). 4paLx and ii-ithoui thL building. Ihi% ￿'1)Uld
rui%¢ Liin%id¢rahl¢ linunLiuI Ti%K.% l(1 ()ur lu¢ur¢ %usiainabilil! iind i)r￿all(l￿. N(-C' iiere di%pi.4ing lif pri)iiertk and
rais¢d ion¢¢rn tha¢ Allr¢d Ilous¥' would ￿. sold on ¢h¢ mgrk¢i. lThis puts 14AL KI,Il"s luiurc in jLX)pard>' so
ii'ill Loniinue coni'ersation ￿ ensure BAC'KI.I'l' can Procced ii'ith ihe purchase.
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St#tem¢nt of R¢5ponsibiliti¢s
The trustees are a15(i the (lirect()rs L)f EIACKI.IT I.Tl) for the pur￿5¢5 (If c()Tnpani' laii'l are re5p(insible flir
preparing the ¢ru41ee%' TeTK)rt and ihe fitwn¢ial %taietn¢nL% in aLLoTdanc¢ ii'ith appliLahle lai¥ and Ilnilvd
irtgdi)m A¥¢oiiniin¥ %tartdard% IlJrtiied Kin¥th)m CJethernll1 .4vL¥Plvxi Am)unting Pra¢iiL¢l. in¢lvdin¥ FR
102 "Thc FinanLial RLrM)rtin8 Standard appliLablc in the UK and RipubliL of IrL'land" The report and accounis
have been prepared in aLcoTdance i%"ith the PTO¥'isions in the Conipanies Aei ?006 relaiing ￿ small companies.
C'(Impanv law. requires Ihe tTUStees ￿ prepare linancial sthiernents for each financial Near. Under company law.
lh¢ tru%tee% mu.41 n(It appr(ii'e ihe finanLial %tstetn¢nL¥ unleK% tho. lire %ali%lied thul the). gil'e a Irue lind lair i'iov
(Il. thl sliilL (il. ii17(Iir% i)r tht. Lb￿lIahIl (?r th¢ inLIIITIjJI¥ TL%)urLx% appliLitii()n lif rL41)urc¥
in¢luLlin8 its iniy)mi an4J ¢.%￿n￿lI￿n,, ol- th¢ iharitsblL ¢omw)}' lor thai ￿riod. In pr¢pJring thi￿¢ finan¢ial
siatements. the Irustees arL required to..
Select suitable acLountin8 pK>licies and applv them consi5￿n[IV-
obser¥'e Ihe m￿hOd5 and principle5 in the C'hariiies 50RP..
make judscments and csiimaies ihai are reasonable ond prudcni:
51alL vshLihcr appliLJblL ￿X)UnLin8 sthndards. c()mwisin8 1.-R$ 102 hai'c bccn followcd. 5ubjeci uny
mJlLrial dLpanurL% di%Llii8Ld Jn4J L.¥plaincd in thc fJnuThLiJI %talL￿)E￿L%.' und
prLpurL' the finanLial 5th1em¢n15 th¢ 8(iin8 LX)ncem basi5 un1ts5 il is inappr()priat¢ i(} presume thui ihe
LhuritublL Li1mp￿% Mill LM)ntinuc in businc&4.
I'hu truslL*'% arL' rl'.%￿)￿41bIl l()r kL*'pin¥ prI)￿r a¢¢ouniing rc¢ords ¢ha¢ can diYlose ii'ith rethwnuhl¢ ULLurJ¥K' at
anj tim¥ lh¢ IinJn¢ial ￿>11111)n (1l'th¥ ihJriLibl¢ icimpan!. anJ imabl¢ ihlm t() In%urn' th)1 lh¢ linJn¥ial %tsiim¢iiLS
ii)mplN ivith th¥ C'c)mp4Lni¢% Ail 21M16. '1'h¢* aN' al￿1 r¥'%rxinsibl¢ li)r ￿1￿￿)￿ar(lIn￿1 ih¢ ill. thL ¢hdriiabl¢
L()mPan￿ dnd hL'nLL fi)r iakiThb7 fLJ54)nablL' SIL'PS fc)r ihL pfL￿.L'n1i{￿n dnd JL￿L￿￿1£)n (If IrJud dnd (iihLf iTfL'gulariiiLs.
'rhL tru%tcLs urc TLsrrtin.%iblc ILIT thL muintLmanLX and inlc8ril)' (Dr the c()rrA)raic und linunLiul inli)mi4Llii)n
inLludLd ()n IhL Lharilablc Lx)mpani's MLhsitc. l.cgislaii()n 8(iicmin8 the preparalion and di55eminali(In of
linJniial SthlLmLnts ma) di17ir Irvm IL8islalivn in oihcr juri5diLIions.
Small companies prowi5ion statement
'I"his rLN)ri hds bL'Ln prLpiirLxl in JLLordanLL' M'ith ihe small companies re8ime under the Companic5 Aci 2(KK>.
The annual rLrrt)rt appr()fved hv Ihe tsustees i)fih¢ Lhariiv .
and %igned ()n its behaifby:
Alexander Joi'ci¥-535
C.'(Impany swriW afid ¢TU51¢¢
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Independent Examiner's Report to tbe trustees of BACKLIT LTD ('the Company,)
IndeptDdent exathltttr's report to tht trllsltts of BACKLIT LTD ('tht Comp*lly'
I rewn ￿ (he chariii. Iru5tees on m!. e¥aminaiion of ihe accounts of the compani. foT the Near ended 31 March
2023.
Respon5ibllltles basls of rtport
As IhL Lliariii s trusiLXS ol- IhL Conipani. land alsY> its dIrec￿rS lor the pu￿￿Se5 of compan%. lam.) vou are
reswnsible lor the prepardtion ol-lhe accounts in aecLYdance %i'ith the requirement5 of the C'ompanies Aci 20U6
i-the 2006 ALt'I.
I lai'ing saiislied mJsLlI' thai Ihc accounis ol. Ihe COM￿￿!. arc noi required ￿ bc audiied under Part 16 01. Ihe
2U06 Act and are eligible for inde￿nden1 examinaiion. I re￿irt in respea of mi. examination ol. i'our charil) s
ULLLiunis LarriLd ()ui undLY xiiiiin 145 of thL C-haTiiiLS 21111 l-the 2011 ALI-I. In Ltsrr>ing ()ul tnv
examirtali(In I have li)Ili)IveJ the DirLxli(ms gii'en b) the Charit!. Commissiov under ￿11(￿n 14i15llbl i)i- Il)e
2011 Act.
Independent examiner's 5tatemeTrt
I hai'c ¢ompl¢icd my cxaminoliot). l confirm ihai ma¢ieYs hai'¢ ¢om¢ 10 m). au¢niion in ¢onnc¢iioo i¥iih ihc
exuminaii()n 81I'in8 ML. Lause io ￿lie5.C thai in an). maiLrial respeci..
aLL(iuniin8 reLords ivLre noi k'ept in respeci ofih¢ C'ompBn! ￿ r¢quir¢d b), s¢¢tion 386 orth¢ 2006 A¢l' or
2. IhL' aLLiiunls do noi aLLurd w'ith ihosL' fLXY)r(15- or
3. IhL' aLLI)uni% d() n()l L()mplJ i%iih Ihc aeLouniin8 requiremenLs ofseciion 396 ol. Ihe 211116 Aci ()IhLr ihan an>,
rLLILiirLmLni that ihL' aLLM)unl¥ ¥ii'L u -Irue fairf VIL￿ which 15 [￿1 a muttcr L￿nS1dL.rcd a5 Purt i)l- un
in(J¥pLndLni ¥xaminall(bn: vr
4. IhL aLLiiunt% hail n()t bL*'n prL.parl￿ in aLxY)rdanc¢ ivith thi mLAIK)ds and principlLs ol- IhL %thiLmLni lif
RLxiimmLndixi l)Mili¢L fi)r J¢L(iuniing anJ rl'￿[11ng hi- Ihiirilics lappliL<ibl¢ lil LhariliLs pr¥'paring ihLir
JLL()uni% in Ji¢orJJni¢ iliih (h¥. l.'inJniiJl R¥wnin8 %tJndarJ Jppliubli in ihi LIK R¢publi¥ ol. IrilJnJ
hJvL ni) Li)nLL'ms and hdvL LxTrmL aLYI)ks ni) c)IhL'r mJiiLYS in LxinnLXli(?n i¥ith ihL L'xJminaiiiin li) }￿hlEh atLenlii)n
5hi)uld bl drawn in this rLport in or4JLr 10 cNblL a propLr undL'rstsndin8 ofthl JLLY)unts t() k" TLaLhLd.
Ji)hn O'TlriLn MSL. FAIA. FCCA. Fcif.. empli)!'cL ofcommuniiy Accountin8 Plus
l.clloi%" ol-lhc A550ciation ol-charil)" Indep￿dent L%arninff5
I Init% l & 2 N()rth We51
Notlin¥ham
N(tl 5ti1.
Dat¢..
11/1823
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Statemellt of Financial Actii'ities for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
{Including Income and Expenditure Account and Slatement of Total Reeognised Gains
and Losses)
Total
2023
Total
2022
Llttrtstrltted
Rtstrlrttd
Note
Income And Endowmettts from:
Donations and ILgaill
2.012
105.357
2,012
205.956
2.360
248.4117
I￿.599
Total income
107.369
I￿.)99
207.968
2SU.767
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
182.2991
IYl.0321
1242.6671
Toial ¢.¥￿ndI1￿rQ
182.2991
191.0321
1242.6671
Net ineom¢
'I'ranslLr5 b￿ween lunds
2S.07(b
7.¥40
9.567
17.8401
34.637
NL¥t mi)I'LmL'ni in lund
32.910
1.727
34.637
8.100
Reconcilixtion of fundj
164.657
38.470
203.127
IY5.1127
'I'c¥ial I'und% LJrriixl l()N•rd
20
11)7.567
4(1.197
237.7(>4
2113.1?7
All iil'thL Lhdrii%'% aLtiTritiLs dL'f1￿L, fTI)m wniinuin8 or&rations durin8 the aknve PL'riod5.
'I'h¥ luniLs hr¢akdi)wm l()r th¥ r&riixl 15 sh()Mn in N)w. 20.
The noles on pages 12 to 23 fonn an inlcgral part of these financial statements.
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Statemellt of Financial Actii'ities for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2023
{Including Income and Expenditure Account and Slatement of Total Reeognised Gains
and Losses)
Th¢s¢ #rt tht llgures for tht prevlous att•utttlttg ptrlod *ttd xrt Intludtd for etsmp#r*tlve purposes
Unrcstrit¢ed
R¢5tri¢tcd
Total
futtds
funds
2022
Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and ILsaLiL
2.360
)4.461
2.360
248.4117
153.Y46
Total inwm¢
96.¥21
153.946
25U.767
Expenditure on:
ChariiJbl¢ aLtiviiiis
181.9231
1160.7441
1242.6671
'I'oial e.XF&ndiiure
181.9231
11611.7441
1242.6671
Net inLomsliLxpcndiiur¢l
'I'Tun%lir% hLiwLLn lund5
14.¥98
4.3.456
14:,.
NL* rn(IVLmLnl in lund5
511,354
150,2541
Recontilixtion of fundj
c>ial I'uniL% broushi fi)tiiJr
106.303
811.7?4
'] ()ial lunÉL% idrriixl IciN?rd
20
164.(157
-IN.4711
The noles on pages 12 to 23 forni an inlcgral part of these financial statements.
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## **BACKLIT LTD** 

## **(Registration number: 08329205) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023** 

|||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed assets**||||
|Tangible assets|14|28,555|30,339|
|**Current assets**||||
|Debtors|15|29,340|45,253|
|Cash at bank and in had|16|194,270|137,791|
|||223,610|183,044|
|**Creditors: Amounts flling due within one year**|17|(14,401)|(10,256)|
|**Net current assets**||209,209|172,788|
|**Net assets**||237,764|203,127|
|**Funds of the charity:**||||
|**Restricted income fnds**||||
|Restricted fnds|20|40,197|38,470|
|**Unrestricted income fnds**||||
|Unrestricted fnds||197,567|164,657|
|**Total fnds**|20|237,764|203,127|



For the financial year ending 31 March 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

Directors' responsibilities: 

- The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and 

- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The financial statements on pages 9 to 23 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by: 


Susan Anderson 

The notes on pages 12 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. 

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Notes to the Fillancial Statemellts for the Year Ellded 31 March 2023
l Accounting policies
Summar> of si%nifi¢aDt A¢toutttitt% policies and kev Attouniin2 esllmates
ThL prinLipal aLLouniing w)IiLILS appliLd in ihL
prL￿r￿10rt tsl" IbL￿L. linanLial stalL4nenis are sei out btloii,.
ThLsc wlicics haN'e ￿.en consi51enil)' applied io all the iLWS pfLwnied. unless oihcni'isc ststed.
Siatem¢nt of ¢ompli*n¢¢
I'hL tinani1￿11 .%iatLmLnL% hai¢ k¢n prvpard in aLwTdanLY with AcLX)unling and R¢tM)riing b). charit1￿-
tJtimLni i)I' RLLI)mmirtd¥d Praiiii¥ iappliLablL io ihaiili¥4 pr¥,￿rirtg ihlir aLu)unis in aLLI)TJJn¥¥ i¥ith ihe
I".inanLial RLrK)rtinbi Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ o(IrelJnd {l.-RS 10?11 (issued in OLiobtr ?0191
IChariiie% S()FiP 11.'R% 10?11. the l.'irbanLial RcrN)rting %iandard applicable in ihe IIK and Republic of Ireland
11.'R% IU21 and the Companics Acl 21MK>.
BASIS of prepargtio
IIAL'kl.I I. l.'I l) m&X'¢S Ihl dLlini¢itsn tsl'a publi¥ Lx'nLlii cniil) undlr l.'R4 102. AssL'lS and liabililil￿ arc inilially
r¢¢L)b)nis¥d Ji histori¢al ¢osi or Iran￿LI￿On %"ulw' unl¢ss oth¢ni'is¢ s￿¢￿1 in th¢ ￿.]￿￿￿n¢ J¢¢ounLin& w)li¢i ni)(Ls.
concern
'I'ht linanLial slatcrncnls haNe lyeen PTcparcd on a going u)ncern b&%is.
'I'h¥ Iru.%¢LK'% whi*hLY thl us¢ of ¥tsing Ltsn¢¢rn is appN)Fvial¢ 1.1. I4hL4hL'r ih¢rL' url an>. IllUlLriul
unLLriJiniiL% fL.laiLd li) ￿'Lni5 QT e4)ndiiions thai ma>. la￿ si8niliLani d(Trubi on Ihc Jbilil). i)I' IhL LhJril)' l()
Lc)nlinuL a 81)in8 Ll)niLm. "I'hL tru.slLLS mJkL this J¥sL*%mLni in rCSpL￿ ()fu PLYi(xl (If i)nL I'car In)m ihL dalc
(Il'appr(ival ol'thc linancial siatcrncnts.
Exemption from preparing g eash Ilow stgtement
'I'h¥ Lharill l?PtLd iii 14rl) 4thipi IlullL4in I published on 2 1.¢bnthry" 2016 hav¢ th¢r¢fvr¢ noi in¢lud¢d a rush
liii¥ %talLrnLnt in thL%L lindnLidl sLILLments.
In¢ome tndowmen15
Viiluntar%' inuirne including donation5. gift5. IcgaciLS and grants that PTOi"idc corc funding tir arc of o gencral
natUT¢ 15 rwogni5ed Mhen ¢he rharilTr" ha5 ¢n¢i¢lem¢n¢ ￿ th¢ inrome. il 15 probable Uiai ihe income ￿"111 be
r¢L¢lI'¢d dnd the dmouni Lan be measured ivith suifi¥i¢ni r¢liabilii)'.
Donalions andleRticie5
Donations arc rccogni5ed ii.hcn (he chants. ha5 bccn noiified in %￿llIng ot-knth the amount and scttlcrncnt datc.
In the cTrenl that a donation 15 5ubjcct to conditions that rcquiT£ a lTh'cl of pcrlomiancc bN thc chai'il} kfore the
ch8ritN is ¢n¢itl¢d lo the lund& the iDcom¢ 15 d¢ftrred and nol r¢cogni5ed until eitheT those rondilions are fulli.
m¢t, c?r th¢ luifilment (If Ihiise wndiLii)n5 is i%-hi?111 14-ithin the ¢vntrvl vf th¢ ¢hatitN iLnd il is pti?babl¢ thiii ih¢se
Londitions will bL" lull1llL￿ in thc reportin8 ￿riod.
Grfjnts receivable
tirants are Tecognised Mhen ihe chariti" has an entitlement to the fund5 and anj conditions link.ed to the grants
hav¢ been rna. W'here performanre condition5 are attsched io the grant and aTe l.et to be rn¢L the incoTne 15
reLO8nised as a liabiliii anil included on the balance sheei as deferred income (o te released.
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Notes to the Fillancial Statemellts for the Year Ellded 31 March 2023
Deferred Inc'ume
Deterred income represents amounts receiied for fvture periods and is Teleased to inc4)ming resources in the
I￿rI1)(l fi)r which. it ha5 I￿¢n T¢LeiieJ. SuLh in¢￿[ne 15 Unl)" defeTred iihen..
- The donor specilies thai the 8rani ordonaiion MU￿ onlv be used in fi]ture accounLin8 periods.. or
'I'he donor has imr￿Sed conditions ii'hich MU￿ kfore the charit). has uneonditional eniitlernent.
Expendlturt
All LxpLnJilure is r¢ii)gni%trJ onL* there 1% a legal i)r LoDslruitii"e i)bligatll)O li) thai expen(Jilure, ii i% pri)buhle
s¢*ttlLmLnt is r¥quir¢￿ and th¢ amouni Can I￿ miYsur¢d r¢li#bl!'. All cosis arn, all(xat¢d to ih¢ appliLabl¢
¥Kp¢ndiiuN. hiading thai aggre8aiL similar losis io thai c￿Ls01￿.. Wh¢r¥' iosts ¢annoi b¢ dir¢¢ili aitributLd 10
P&irtiLular hL'adings thL>' hai'c kcn all￿ated Lin a basis L()nsisieni ii'ith ihc use ()f res()urLLs. iiiih LL'lltral 5thff
Li)%t% ull1)L￿11L(J i)n IhL bu%1¥ ()I' titDL %TK'nL and dLprLxiJii()Tl Lh&W¥L.% alloiulLYJ ()n thL P()rtii)n ()f d)L u%L.
()thir siipKx)rt ¥1)$18 arL' ul11)LaiL￿ (In thL 8prnad ()I'%uiTLxbts.
Choriiable acliviries
C'huriiJble e¥rKndiiure Lompriscs Ihose eosts incurred bi. Ihc Lharii). in ihc deliNer)' of ils acliiitjC5 and scn'iLcs
li)r IL% k'nLliciariL%. It inLludc% IKJih eosis ihJi can be all(u￿d direcily ￿ suLh aLli%'iiie5 and thosc Lx)%ts ()I' un
indirLLI naiurL t() ¥uprrt)rt thLm.
Government ErAntS
(TiiILrnmini ¥riini% arL' rttognixxl bJs¢xl th¢ a¢¢nwl mcxl¢l ur¢ mkwur￿ ui thL fjir wulu¥ ol- th¥ ¥*%K'I
r¢LIlI'L￿ c)r rLKLII'dblL. CirJni% ¢lJ%%iliLd r¢'laiing ¥iihLf li) (Trr (ifdnL% rn.Idtin&y ti) rLWL'nu¢
arL rLxiigni%Lxi in inLI)mL Iii'Lr ihL PLYi(wJ in 14.hich thc TclJtL'd co%L% arc rcLogni%cd. (iranL% TLluling i() a%%Ll% arc
rLL(IBni￿d (IvLr ihi ¢¥￿clld u5clul lili ()I' thi WhL'rL piirl tkfu wnl rLlaiing l(} an 1.% dLlirrLd. il i
rclO￿ni￿xJ as dcfcrrcd in¢om¢.
Taxation
'I'hL' Lhiirit) 1% LX)n%idL'fLd ti> pa*$ th¢ iL%I4 %L41 (wi in l)arn8raph I SLhLdulL 6 (If ihL l.'inanLL ALI 211111 and
IhLfLlI)rL li mLits IhL dLlinitic)n c?r a ihariiahlc ix)mrran!' for IIK ix)rrrt)raiic)n tax purrK>$l￿. ALLnrdin811'. Ihe
Lharity is tK)Irnlialli' cN<mpl Irom taia¢ion in Te5P¢ft ol. inrom¢ or rapitsl gains Teccipcd i¥ithin LalcgoriLs
cDI'cr¥d C'h4p¢ir 3 1)Jrt I l ol. thl C'owrJ¢ion -l.ai Ad 2VIO or SLYlion 256 ol. Ihc "I'aiation ol- C'.hargcable
Crain% ALI 1992. ti) thL' L'.%IL'nt thJi SiJLh inLC?mi i)r B41in.% ar¢ dppliibd LXLIusiiLlJ tl? Lharitsbli puryx?%LS.
Tangible fixed a55et5
Indi￿1￿11￿1 IixLd a5SLlS cosiing £500.￿1 or morc are iniliall). recorded al cost. les5 anv sub5cqucnl accumulated
deprcciation and sub5cqucnl accufftulatcd impairmcni 1055¢5.
Arnortisfition
AMi)rtI￿li1)n is pr()vided on inlan8ible fi.xed assets as ofythe eosL less an). esiimaled residual i'alue.
oi'cr ihcir cxpclicd usclul CLonomic lifc &s follows=
A5SCt cl¥35
Digitsl assets
Amorti58tion methgd #nd r*t¢
20% on cost
D¢preriation #nd xrthortisatign
Depreciatlon 15 proi ided on tangible filed a55etS s) a5 to i4Tite oif the cosi or i'aluation. le55 any ¢stiTnated
T¢sidudl Ndlu¢, vi'¢T theiT ¢x￿Lled us¢ful ￿N)noMiC lif¢ ￿ r()Ilvivs.'
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A5Stt clws5
'ixtures & tiitings
Dcprtciation method and rate
reducing balance
SirJighi lin¢ (ii'er the Temaining lime ar
thel&
250/17 reducin8 balance
Leasehold improi'emenis
oiricL cquipment
Trade debtors
'I'rade Jebiors are amounts due ITOM eustomers for merchandise sold or serwiees perforned in ihe Ordinary
course ot busines5.
TTade debioTS are rewgnised iniliall) * ihe (ranwtion price. The). are subsequen¢l) measured ai amorti%ed L()st
u_%inB Ihl Ll7iL¢ii'L iniLrLsi m¢¢hiMI. Ilss pro% ision toi impaimicnt. A proK'ision tor th¢ impaimi¢ni ol. IraJc
debti)rs Is LStablished therL' is i)bjeLllI'e N'idLmce ihai the Lhariii. i%ill noi ￿ able to collcLt all amounts du¢
aLC(IfLling t(} the original tem15 ofthe reCti￿.ableS.
Cash Ind egsh equlwglents
C'ash JrtJ L4uiiJlLrtt% compris¥' Lash on hand and call dLy)siW and other short-w'mi highly liquid
inv¢%imini% tha¢ ar¢ readily ¢onv¢nibl¢ WJ a ktM)iim amouni ol. cash and are subjeci ￿ an in5ignili¢anl risk or
LhanuL in ￿￿1￿￿.
5tru¢tur¢
Ilnri%lriitLd inLiimc lund% ar¢ gcncral funds thai ar¢ availablc for use ai ihc discrL¢ion in lurthLranLL ol.
IhL ()hjix¢iii% ()I' IhL iharilv.
FiL%iri¥lLJ in¥i)m¥ lund8 ar¢ ¢ho%c grnnLS for use in a pani¢ular area or for srrtifil p￿ry￿Se$. th¢ usc 01-￿￿1¢h 1%
r¥%tri¢t¥d ti) ¢ha¢ ()r purtK)s¢.
Pen5ion5 other pos1 reliremenl oblig4tlOllS
"I'hL iharit) OPLratcs a dclinLd Lx)n¢ribulion pcnsion sLhLrne for Lmplo!"ces. Thc of the s¥heinL arL hLld
sLparut¥li Ir(Trm Ih(Ix ol-thl charil!. P¢n5ion c051S chargc5 in th¢ %UlCm￿t ()I'1-.inancial ALtipiliLs rcprc5¥nt IhL
LDn¢ribuiions pa%'abl¢ bv ih¢ ¢hariiv durin8 th¢ yew.
2 Inoome from donatlon.4 and legatlts
Total
1023
Total
2022
GeneT81
Donations and l¢gari¢5-
l)(Iniili0rt5 from Ix>mpani¢5. trusts and 5imilaT
prÉiLeeds
Grants. includin8 capital 8rants'.
tioTreTnment grants
lJ12
2.36U
50U
50U
2.012
2.012
2.360
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Notes to the Fillancial Statemellts for the Year Ellded 31 March 2023
3 Income from charitable activities
Unrestritted
funds
Cjeneral
Rtstyitted
Total
2023
Total
2022
CrrartLq & Jonaiiorts
Rcni &. studio hir¢
UthLr income
86,639
,130
86,639
80.400
183
12.830
142.256
72.278
1,730
11.030
1.441
19.672
79.270
IR3
Purtner inL(Ime
FILnl% & %uTr¥*riptii)n$
Crea(i%e industry. relief
12.830
1.242
24.662
24.662
105.i57
I￿.5¥9
?(}5 l)5fi
?48.4117
4 Crants & donations
Unre%lrit¢ed
fund$
Restritted
funds
Tot*1
76.3BII
()rKn l..JL (raller%'
'.nviN)nmLnlal A￿lnl
-I'h¥ Nli¥ht) C'rL'a¢ii'cs
N()tiin¥ham C'it). (.'i)un¢il
%undr¥ di)naiii)ns
2.U113
3.256
3.25fi
500
0.63Y
N.b51
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Notes to the Fillancial Statemellts for the Year Ellded 31 March 2023
5 Expenditure on charitablt activitie5
LI￿reSIr1e1ed
General funds Resiricted funds
Tolal
21123
Tot*1
2022
l.,xhibiiion & event cosis
594
59.894
1.20¥
574
5.264
?25
93
4,413
5.007
59.894
1.208
574
5.264
625
32,953
i8,063
9.455
632
2.?31
8.42?
Ci)mmuniLaii()n Losis
'I'ravel
ALLX)untancv
Ciin_%ulianL)'
Ilank iharg¢s
25
395
1.857
1.89V)
303
798
9112
W7
l)LprLLiaiion
InsLiranLL
AJi'Lrtising & pr()mc)lii)n
1)17ILL' LyuipmLnt. L'XPLnSLS & siatic)nLTh'
1.784
1.784
18
612
396
770
6.296
3.931
18
650
396
770
88.555
7.1$28
640
38
ub%Lripii(>n%
SdlJriL'%. NI &. PLn%ii)n
l.'rLLlanLL & I%()Tk plaiLmenls
82.25Y
3,897
21,3111
173.131
242.667
6 Net Incomlngltsutgolng re8ouret*
inu)minb r¥wurL¥s Ivr th¥ inLILLJ¢':
2023
2022
Dcprcciation ot-fi¥cd as5cts
1.784
1.857
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7 Staff eosts
'I"he aggregate payroll costs were follows=
2023
2022
StAff Costs during the yeAr wtre:
WugL4 und %JluriLs
ScKial security cos¢s
Pension Losts
86.508
6Y2
1..155
99.330
67
88.555
111(>.554
The m()nthlv av¢ruge Thurnkr (If ￿r￿()￿S linLludin8 %ni()r rnanu8ern¢nt teaml ¢mpli)ILYJ b). the Lhuril>' durins
Ihe }'¢)r ￿8$ as lolloiis..
2023
2022
Avcrugc numbcr i)f cmplovccs
412022 - 5101'th¢ akni'¢ Cmploy￿S partiCiP9￿d in th¢ l)¢fin¢d LonvibuLion l)¥n4ion %¢hemcs.
C(Iniribuli(In.8 io ihL cmplo)Lc ￿M$1(￿n.￿hLyncs for th¢ )LW 10th11L￿ £1.35512022. £1.1571.
N() Lmplo>'cc rcLcivcd cmolumcnts ofThK>rc than £N).OIX) durin8 thc Year.
I'he i(Trial empl(?yee heneliL% c)rthe ke) mana8emenL ￿T￿nnel ofthe charil>' were £46.06912022- £3C).6261.
8 Tru5tee5 rtmun¢r*¢lon Ind ex￿￿5¢$
No iruSlLL5, nor PLfsL)ns LonnLLILd iiith them. hai'e receii'ed any remunerdtion from the charit> durin8 ihe
ear.
No tru5tee5 have Teceii'cd an). r¢imbur5ed e¥pen5¢s or an). other benefits from the charily during the Near.
9 Related party transactions
ThLr¥ w¢rL nc> rl'laiid Pilrtl trJnbdi*l()ns in the )"¢ar.
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10 Fees payable to independtDt examiner
During the period. the fees paiable le¥cluding VA"I'l ￿ the charih, s independent examiner are analvsed as
falli)ws:
2023
2022
IndLkKndLni ixaminaiiL)n
Other finanLial serb'iees
9?0
875
1.996
1.702
.846
2.577
I I C.harltv stotus
'I'hL Lhdriii IS d lompan) limiied bi. 8ugfdni¢e and consequ¢nil!' thes n(A hav¢ shar¢ capiLqI. Lach ot. lh¢
IruslL*'S 15 liablL to cciniribuie an amount noi exceedin8 £1 iomards Ihe assets ol- Lhe charit> in the evcnl Dl.
12 Tax#ilon
I'hl ¥h41r1t￿ 1% a rcgisiLYcil Lharil). ond is iherL'I(Trrc cxLmo irom tsxaiion.
13 Intsnglble flxed xssets
Dlgltg18%5¢t$
Totfil
C'.ost
At l April 2022
14.955
14.955
At 31 March 2023
14.Y55
14.955
Amortisatlon
A¢ l April 2022
14.1155
14.4155
At 31 March 2023
14.955
14.955
Net book WAlue
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
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14 Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures &
rittings
se
I￿pro1.¢￿ent5
tquipment
Total
C'ost
At l April 2022
3.849
3.401
33.869
At 31 March 2023
3.849
3.401
33.869
Depreciatio
At l April 2022
C'hur¥e flir th¢ %eaT
3.3
2.¥61
ijs
4.619
1.539
10.780
.784
At.3 l MurLh 2U2.
3.41
6.158
12.564
Net book VAlue
At 31 MarLh ?U?3
439
405
27.711
211.555
At 31 MarLh 2U22
54
540
29.250
311,339
14 Debtors
2023
2022
'rradL dLht<)r5
>rLpa}'mLnib
()¢h¥r dibi()rs
1.77n
21).10
1.1172
24.6h?
2Y.3411
16 CAsh cAsh equlvglents
2023
2022
C'ash on hand
C'&%h ai hank
1211
194.142
108
137.083
194.270
137.791
17 Creditor5: 8mounts fAlling due witbiD one year
21123
2022
Oth¢r taxation and 50rial srcurity"
Other Lrediii)rs
Accruals
Deterred income
2.654
2.001
1.948
2.332
7.414
1.810
6.41)2
14.401
10.25(1
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18 Obligations under leases and hire pllrchase tonlracts
Operating lease c0￿mIl￿ents
Total I'ulure minimum lease payments under ni)n-L)nc¢llablr (4Kraiing are as f(Illoivs'.
2023
2022
Land and buil(lings
Wiihin i)nL IL'ar
Ileiiyeen one and til'e lears
AIILr livL yurs
16.500
37.2110
134.851
16.500
37.200
188.55(
197.8511
19 Analy$l$ of #sstts btiwten fvtyd$
Unresirl¢fed
2023
Total funds
ener*l
Designated
Restricted
'1'4Lngiblc lixLsJ
C'urrLni
28.555
43.413
2X.555
223.6111
I40.￿)0
4(1.197
.1 ()ial assets
57.567
14(1.o(10
4U.197
2.17.704
Unresirleftd
2022
TotAI funds
Gener*1
Designated
Restricted
Tangiblc fixLd a55cts
C'urrcni
C'urrent lidhiliti
-10.339
44.574
110.2501
Iw.IK)o
38.470
1113.1144
lQ.2Shl
(A.657
100.(x)o
3¥.47U
203.127
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20 Funds
BAlante gt
31 March
2023
Bal8nc¢ at J
April 2022
Incoming
rtsourtts
ResourctS
txpendtd
Tr#tt$fers
Ilnre5tricted funds
General
CiLllL'rJl lund
64.657
107.369
182.299
132.1601
57.567
Desl£hrtierf
l)urLha%L l)I'Allred I louse
100.(NX)
40.(KK)
140.1100
TotAI unrestricted funds
164.657
l(b7..36
1¥7 21)9)
7.1140
IY7.fj67
Restritttd fund5
An% ('IlUnLiI
PL¥r 10 Pc¥'r
25.460
76.380
170.273
13.4751
31.567
1.525
450
3.111M)
2.OU3
14501
12.(MX)I
l)lu41iL Man
l..ni ir()nmLni Agcn¢%'
I I.IMH)I
12.(J031
'hL A.%Jlum l)r(IjLLI
Ja// Siiali IAualii%.
4.695
1.130
4.7116
9.380
3.256
2.933
13.9571
14801
KiLk%tJrt¢r
la031
RI.:MARK
Nl'l l and IION CTcaliTr¢
pla¢em¢ni
480
1.588
1.588
11991
13..7.111
Tolal restrir¢¢d funds
38.47
l(M).599
91.032
17.841))
40.197
Total funds
203.127
207.968
1173.3311
237.7h4
Thc iranslcr from ihe Gcncrdl fund ￿ thc Jazz Sii2li Equalil!, &. Inclusion fund is ￿ covcr the dcticit on this
"rh¢ transf¢r5 Irotn lh¢ Silk ¢0 Siliron. RLN1ARK. Kick"51art¢r. Lni'ironrnent Agenc). and Plastic Nlan fund5 10
lh¢ G¥nrrJl fund r¢la¢¢s Iv 4i¢ii'it1¢5 M"hich hai¢ and th¢ ￿1¢?5¢ of arti. T¢strictivn5 vn the use (If ihtbe
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The swific purwses tor which the fvnds are tsTr applied are &$ folloMs:
Arts Council - the main focus of thLS projeci LS ￿ develop ihe artisiic and learning programme ￿ collaborate
14.iih highli. reputable and inlluential arti515. 11-ith arh inieniion lo proi'ide opporiuniiies for cri)ss v'orkiiig iiith
li)Lal ￿Irt1%1% ii)rntnuniti¢% iviih a Telilt¢J theme: Ihi.% eniihled u4 11) expl()r¢ Ihv Ii)¢dti()n and thu¢f(Ire
relLI'iL nLL io IoLal aUdiLrtLL￿. In ordLr io achiLie ihis. i¥c identilicd a rtllm￿r of areas wanted io lurthLr
support. research, monitor and dei'elop. Ihis included 8roii'in8 and prolessionallN supportin8 the studio and
a55uciaie ani5t5. reNiu4ing and Securing 5tstT roles and resFonsibiliiies. mapping. recording and archiN'ing good
pruLIiLC.
PLndin¥ ci)II¢Lli￿¢- t() %UPtX)d w(Irk%h()P-% wid pn)gramming.
Th¥ As￿luM ProjL*I- 10 LKplor¢' heriiagL' Tl's¢Jr¢h i4.ith Lommuni¢N and loLal artists.
Jazz %%i'ali L4ualii> & InLlusion Jazz %iiali recruiied as a Equali(!' and Dii'crsiti. L"oordinator in Januury,
21)20. 1'hL Ilig Ili)usL L'I)1 Sranl. Ihr()ugh Ihe Ilnii'ersiti., prLii'idcd 200/0 grnnt funding t()￿"ardS thL ￿}5( lif
BA('kl.I'l' Ltnplc)!'iDg a &TraduutL' fi)r up iii ¢)nL l'ear.
L￿￿1￿>￿mL￿l￿l H.IC'kl.I'l' txhibili(m b). arti￿ Joshua knlaer in Parthership ￿1th ihL Lni'in)nmLnt
A¥LmL}'. This irt¢¢rJi%¢iplIni￿ Lxhibiii()n. broughi and wiiironm¢ni wgi4h¢Y w iriggir somi Lriii¢)I
di%LUS%lI)ns aknui thL imp4LLt ol-pl&stlL Il.&￿e.
I'hL dL'hut x)l().%h(i%i' IifLM)nlemw)rnr)' artlsi and desi8ner. %elJo5tian K()%Lda. bringing i()geiher
mill'in￿ imagL, WllVL'n tLNtilL'%. and gruphiL dt%ign li) 4x)ilighi thL IL*si()ns auts)matii)n, LrulL%pLYiplL,
anLI i%'i¥rk'Lr% ()Icr thl la%¢ Ill'l) IL'nturii% tsnd inio iomom)iv.
IIAC'KI.I'l' Ll)mmi%8ii)n¢d ? 13.4L'KI.I'l' artlSLS t() proJui¢ neI4' digitsl ￿￿r￿. a% pan ol. lh¢
¢¥'r in its11J￿lrJ(I0n iiith UK anJ I long Kong bJ¥¥'d or8Jniwiic)ns.
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These art the figure5 for the prevlous ate•utttlttg ptriod *ttd hntludtd for eomparxtlve purposes
Balantt At I
April 2021
Resourtes
expended
31 Mgrth
2022
rtsourtes
TraD5fers
Unrestricted funds
General
CrLnL'rdl luDd
106.303
96.821
181.9231
156.5441
64.657
De.Ilxnaled
PLir¥htigL i)t'Allrl￿ Housc
100.(KK)
100.000
Total uDresiri¢ttd fund$
106.303
96.821
181.923
43.456
164,657
R¢strl¢ttd
Art% C'ounLiI
76.380
7.216
170,091
17,3961
15.7201
15.8371
112291
25.4611
Culiurul RLL(IvLry l.'und 1>1
52.141
6.ed8
5.924
146.4211
'I'hL A%Jlum l)r(IjLXI
Jaij. 514.ali I￿4UalIt>
4.fy95
4.840
1.360
27.475
26.11?2
7.Ih3
1.480
16.3611
1•11.8X9)
197.2321
15.2591
I I.(MK)I
Luliurul RLLii%¢ry l.'und 1>2
'.n%'in¥nM¢￿1aI
KiLk%tartir
RI:.MARK
N'l'l l Ilc)N C'r¢aiiY¢
pIJLL'mLml
1.414
1.210
1.904
4811
1.6(M)
5.250
1.SB8
3..f.72
Total restri¢ted funds
88.724
153.946
116U.7441
143.4561
38.4711
Tolal funds
195.027
250.707
124? 6671
203.127
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