74AUDIOACTIVE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 22 Charity No. 1168749 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE Contents Page No Legal and Administrative Information Chair's Review Trustees, Report 6-25 Independent Examiners, Report 26-27 Statement of Financial Activities 28 Balance Sheet 29 Statement of Cash flows 30 Notes to the Financial Statements 31-44 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE Le al and Administrative Information Charity Name= AudioActive Charity Number= 1168749 Registered Address.. Unit A 85-87 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex BNII 3BN Office Address.. 11 Jew Street Brighton BNI IUT Trustees.. Arjo Ghosh- Co-chair Aurelia Butler-Ball-Co-Chair Clare McKinley (Resigned 261011221 Amy Zamarripa Solis IResigned 151101211 Bronya Curwin-Treasurer Jedda Donnelly (Resigned 151101211 Josephine Simonon Jasmine Marshall-Fraser (appointed 04/05/221 James Stringfellow (appointed 041051221 Kriss Thakrar (appointed 041051221 Oamian Cataldo lappointed 041051221 Lambros FatS15 (appointed 041051221 Marilina Reina (appointed 041051221 CEO: Adam Joolia Patrons.. Rag'n'Bone Man, Rizzle Kicks Bankers: Metro Bank 82 North Street Brighton East Sussex BNI IZA Triodos Bank Deanery Road Bristol BSI SAS Independent Examiner.. Kreston Reeves LLP Plus X Innovation Hub Lewes Road Brighton East Su55ex BN2 4GL Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE CHAIR'S REVIEW We entered 2021 amidst the Covid pandemic and ended our year with optimism for 2022. Life was uncertain and we can only admire the resilience of our young people, many of whom began to return to our music programmes during the year. Amidst all of this are great examples of music practice and personal growth. Success in the music industry 15 hard won and we are delighted to see one of our SHIFT programme mentees. Kustom Vibes performance and mixtape artist, Arrdee, achieve four top 10 UK chart hits, 307 million streams on Spotify and a recording deal with Island Records. Many others took their first steps writing lyrics, making beats or just connecting with other young people on a journey of personal growth through making music. Our work took us into new areas including our successful pop-up community studio in Crawley, which has helped us to explore new underserved youth music communities. 100 young people engaged with this new initiative and potential town for a new AudioActive hub. Our commitment to helping to nurture grass roots talent development via our 'Ses5ions' programme worked by creating drop-in groups for open mics, lyric writing and production Support. As the events scene reopened we managed to hold three 'Kustom Vibes, events including an outdoor stage as part of a festival collaboration with Tarner Community Project. For those artists that were focused on taking their work into the profession we continued our Emerge programme, which supports up and coming artists with professional support and funding. We are also very proud of our work happening in our SHIF[ programme. This provided 103 young people in Brighton and Hove, Crawley and Worthing at risk of violence, vulnerability or exploitation with one-to-one mentoring. On the theme of mental health, we also continued our support for young men aged 16-25 via our'Room to Rant, weekly drop-in se55ions. Coverage of our work was broadcast on BBC South and as part of BBC One's Comic Relief programming for Red Nose Day. This coincided with the release of a mixtape of material made by participants from the sessions. Thank you to all of our AudioActive team for your work during the year, your dedication makes a Valuable contribution to our communities. During the year we also worked intensely to lay the groundwork for our new base in Worthing which opened 8 days after this financial year closed. Our partnership with Worthing Council is pioneering and we look forward to reporting on this in more detail next year. On behalf of the trustees I would like to thank the whole team for their immense effort in making this happen. We also bid farewell to our Director of Programmes, Michael Sells, who helped us grow so many of our areas of activity and welcomed Michelle Hunter into the role. Michelle brings great energy and many years of youth work experience to the organisation. Our operation5 manager, Laura Edmans also moved-on and we thank her for professionalising so many areas of our service design and delivery. In keeping with our significant growth, we have also successfully recruited some exceptional trustees, extending our capacity and skills in finance, marketing, music industry, safeguarding and policy. Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE CHAIRS REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Finally, thank you to our funders. Through dialogue and understanding many of our funding Streams have been resilient through the pandemic. your flexibility during extreme times has been extremely helpful. Your recognition of our work gives us much to be positive about. Sincerely, Arjo Ghosh Co-chair, AudioActive. Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEE'S REPORT Objectives The objectives of the charity are to encourage and promote the development of children and young people of all backgrounds living in the South East of England by: Providing music, music technology and cross-art form collaboration projects that support personal and social development Creating high-quality music making and performance opportunities to support career and artistic development Collaborating with educational establishments to provide innovative and creative ways of teaching and learning Promoting and encouraging youth participation, ownership and influence over the direction and work of the organisation Aiming to be an equal opportunity service provider, actively combating discrimination and marginalisation, and promoting a welcoming, inclusive and creative environment Activitie5 and Performance AudioActive made a strong recovery post social distancing restriction, directly benefiting 824 voung people in the year April 21- March 22. The overall number of young people reached is up on the previous year - the quality of our engagement with young people has gone up. Delivering group sessions in schools can see us work with 100 young people in a single day, repeat one-to-one sessions with specific young people and regular attendees to our sessions have been a huge positive, as well as an opportunity to track their progress and tailor our services towards their needs. A5 an organisation, we brought the opportunity for creative output straight to the heart of the community, supporting young people to grow and connect. Our main focuses were re-opening the Bottega Rooms Iwhich was re-launched with a highly successful open day showcasing our work to young people and their families), opening our new space in Worthing, delivering our first Holiday, Activities & Food IHAFI programmes and our Crawley Pop-up Community Studio. where we have started to build positive relationships with the local community. Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Engagement Figures Project Number of young people engaged Sessions Brighton 156 Kustom Vibes 60 Full Circle Emerge SHIFT- I to l Brighton 59 SHIFT- Targeted work Brighton 20 SHIFT- I to I Crawley 24 Crawley Community Outreach loo Pop Up Cypher loo Crawley APC SHIFT- I to I Worthing Targeted work Lancing IAPCI Room to Rant 32 AudioActive FM 15 Alleviating Digital Poverty 18 Youth Hub at the Level 50 Co-lab 15 Bottega Open Day 123 Newhaven HAF 13 Bexhill HAF Total direct engagement 824 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Spaces and Places Bottega Rooms- Brighton Bottega Rooms is our Brighton-based hub comprising a community recording studio, 4 practice rooms, a mac music production suite, breakout spaces and 6 music studios occupied by professional musical artists who also work for AudioActive. The Bottega Rooms continues to be the heart of AudioActive's Brighton's projects and a hive of activity for the wider local music scene. Many professional videos and photo shoots have taken place in the "Big Room" which is equipped with an "infinity wall" In October we held an open day at the space which consisted of studio tours, panel talks, taster sessions and artist showcases which welcomed many new young faces into the building and onto our projects. AudioArtive Worthing: A hub for Socially Engaged Talent Development For some time, we have been working towards establishing a space in Worthing to further develop our work and to support the development of the music ecosystem in the town. Having now secured a premises on the main shopping street in the town centre, works are now well underway to transform this ex-Dorothy Perkins large retail unit into a home for creativity, vibrancy and social innovation as part of The New High Street, post-pandemic. Opened in early April 2022, the hub comprises a cafe and live music venue on the ground floor and a community studio, professional artist studios, practice rooms and offices for partner organisations on the upper floors. Crawley Pop-up Community Studio AudioActive Pop-up Studio is a portable office Icontainerl that we hired and placed in Crawley College car park. Soft opening took place on Ilth November. We had over 50 young people in attendance at a cypher which was hosted by practitioners. We used the opportunity to gauge the young people in a feedback session to feed into our future strategic planning for Crawley. We asked: What's the music scene like in Crawley. Do you know about any good gigs, performance opportunities, workshops, venues? What are the barriers to learning, making and performing music for young people in Crawley? What does the town need to help musical young people and artists to develop. How can Audio Active help. Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022-CONTINUED Post the soft opening we have identified a need for sessions to support young people who are 14-16 years old not in employment, education or training INEETI. We have found revenue to devise an 18-week course to support young people to have an increased confidence in their musicality and themselves. We have a weekly rotation of free sessions on offer at our Crawley pop up studio Tuesday to Friday. We are working with the college to devise a programme to support young people to reach their potential to achieve key stage 4 English and Maths post pandemic funding. Our practitioners are working alongside the college to structure sessions to support re-engagement and achieve academic requirements. PROGRAMME As social distancing restrictions started to ease, we continued to engage young people from all backgrounds across a broad range of projects within our 2 distinct but interconnected work streams,. Grass Roots Talent Development & Social Change. Grass roots talent development These projects cater for young people and emerging artists from entry to advanced and semi- professional levels and so provide support and opportunities for young people at any point in their journey from participant to (should they wish) professional. Sessions Sessions is our open-access music making programme, with free weekly sessions taking place during term time. Sessions offers weekly drop-in workshops for young people of any level of experience with separate strands around music production, rap, singing song-writing and recording. 156 young people engoged Outcomes: To enable more young people to feel tonnected to a community and motivated through music making activities To reduce gender inequality in AudioActive projects & the wider industry To build young people's currency for further progression beyond the programme Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Brighton Music Production & Beat Making Offering expert support on making digital music on a range of DAWS IDigital Audio Workstations). The sessions are led by Gary Mercer (Gizmo) with Connor Budd IHuskyl and Bobbie Johnson, and supported by young music leader Madaliso Mwanza. There has been an increased focus on collaboration and networking with vocalists and musicians from other projects. "It's great being able to make music in a stable environment and gettingfeedback." Participant Equaliser Equaliser is a weekly music production session that offers free digital music production workshops for young people that identify as women, non-binary and gender variant individuals. Led exclusively by female musicians, Equaliser redresses the music industrfs archaic gender imbalante from the bottom up and offers a safe space open to all skill levels. "I get to make new friends. Moking music with people in the group thot I hoven't worked with before is reolly goodfun." Participant Recording Sessions With the new facilities at Bottega Rooms we have also been able to embed regular recording opportunities across all workshop provisions. We have a150 been able to allocate one-to-one studio recording hours to young people with AA staff as an engineer. These sessions allowed the more advanced participants the chance to focus on finishing their music with the support of an experienced studio holder, which is not always possible in a large group setting. "Freedom of expression ollows kids to express themselves and explore theirfeelings ond expond their vocabulory Participant Rap & Lyric Writing We have continued to nurture a new generation of local emcees with this popular, weekly drop- in session. The sessions are youth-led and promote collaboration and sharing material. The group work on writing, recording and improvising as well as polishing their performance techniques. "I like the community, creativefreedom and how included Ifeel as an autistic person (and being black/queerJ Participant 10 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- COlNUED Vocalise Vocalise is our young women's weekly drop-in focussing on vocal work with a focus on mental health and wellbeing. Our music leaders work alongside a counsellor a5 3 key part of the team. Female and gender variant individuals can put life experiences into music in a safe space. "Voculise hus very creative leads and fft helps to improve on my collaborative skills in music. Everyone is veryfriendly and kind.- Participant Worthing We continued our combined beatmaking, band-work and rap sessions through a combination of weekly online drop-ins via Zoom and face to face sessions at Ridiculously Cool Music Studios. This strand of sessions was put on hold in January 2022 with plans to reinstate it as part of a broader programme of activities following the laLJnch of our new Worthing hub in April 2022. Full Circle Full Circle is our ongoing young leadership training programme nurturing the next generation of inspirational AudioActive music leaders and mentors. A large proportion of our 35+ strong pool of practitioners has come up through Full Circle, ensuring that our workforce remains diverse, relevant to and representative of the communities we serve. In 2020-21, 8 trainees completed Full Circle training. In 2021-22 we have focussed on further skilling up and onboarding these young leaders and bringing them into our paid workforce. Outcomes.. Additional CPD and training including contextual safeguarding, county lines, first aid 7 trainees completed their voluntary placements (following their training in 2020-211 6 trainees progressed into paid work as Assistant Music Leaders in our projects including Room to Rant, and Sessions Trainees from the previous year progressed from Assistant Music Leaders to fully fledged Music Leaders Increased prospects and employability of young adults Increased resilience and relevance of AudioActive workforce 'f I didn't workfor AudioActive I wouldn't be working with young people, l am looking forward to developing my career, Connor, Young Music Leader Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Kustom Vibes Kustom Vibes is AudioActive's long-running event series that provides an opportunity for young people and emerging artists to gain valuable live performance experience. In December 2021, Kustom Vibes returned to the Rose Hill following a long absence of live music due to COVID. We had an array of fresh talent performing and the event was livestreamed by our very own AudioActive FM. At the end of the show, we held a cypher for young people from our Rap Session. This enabled the young people to achieve a digital badge in performance. There were a number of proud parents in the audience. The atmosphere was full of support and encouragement. Kustom Vibes has also evolved this year to include a touring 'Kustom Vibes Stage, giving young people and emerging artists the chance to perform in front of bigger crowds as part of outdoor events and community festivals. We collaborated with Tarner Community Project for 2 youth-led festivals in Tarner Park. Josh1161 led on curating the line ups and he stage-managed on the days. Performers included Dereck d.a.c, Boudicca, M. Kudo, AFLO. The poet, Priss Nash, Matthew Muli, Mac Perry, Miri FLC, J.P Rose & Frankie Jean. Total number of gigs held.. 3 Emerge Emerge is AudioArtive's professional level artist development programme, providing two exciting emerging artists per year with the support, guidance and funding needed to springboard them onto the next stage of their careers. The program was funded by PRSF. Outcomes: 2 talented Emerging Artists supported Mentoring and major exposure for both artists Releases and campaigns supported Following a very competitive application process the two successful candidates were Jazz Musician Nadav Schneerson and Neo-soul sensation. Kaisha. We helped K3isha with a brand refresh and subsequent production of new merchandise including branded hats and temporary tattoos. We produced a professional music video and digital content. Production and writing sessions were also supported, as well as a single launch and PR campaign. Kaisha's spotify following is now over 92K monthly listeners. Her top tracks have racked up over 1.4 million streams and featured on several Spotify playlists, 'Nightcap', 'Your Kitchen Stereo,, 'Lowkey' and more. 12 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Nadav recorded a full feature 7- track album, and is approaching a number of independent UK based Jazz record labels. He has filmed the creative and production process and will likely release this with the album. "The Emerge progrumforme has been gt7me chGnging (Jnd opened so Many doorsfor my career. With the guidance from AudioActive I was able to navigate things which I locked experience in. We were able to form o clear ond concise strategy to execute my vision. With the funding I was oble to bring o project to life which I had been buildingfor years and had no means offunding. I'm now going on to pitch my album to record labels and I have an abundance of promo assets to use thonks to the Emerge progrom. Nadav Schneerson, Emerge Artist 2021-22 AudioActive FM on Radio Reverb This youth-led monthly show on Radio Reverb includes music from AudioActive affiliated young musicians and artists. For many young people it is their first time having their music played on public radio. There were also themed episodes such as shows on small business appreciation day, LGBTQ+ appreciation, Black History Month and Mental Health Awareness which provided an opportunity to promote our Room to Rant young men's mental health project. The youth production team highlighted local community issues, signposted opportunities and gained journalism experience interviewing artists for the show. Young people involved have gone on to do radio shows of their own, put or) events, get paid voice-over work and apply for apprenticeships at the BBC. Initially, the show was broadcast on a Sunday afternoon but, due to its popularity, moved to a Tuesday drive-time slot, repeated on a Thursday morning. Although it's hard to ascertain live FM listener figures, the online replay figures are consistently over 200 plays. 20 young people engaged "I've definitely put it on my CV t7nd its bound to be goodfor college/Uni applications, you get loads of transferable skills, I'd definitely put it out there os one of my ochievements" Participant "The show introduced us to (J network of creatives (Jnd (J peer group of young (Jdults with (Jn interest in radio, music and technology." Participant Online Tips & Masterclasses Music leader, Madaliso took to our social media channels to share his quick production tips. The series was made for our Instagram and recently launched AudioActive TikTok. We also delivered an online masterclass 'How to Distribute Music, with former tutor Ben Diamond who is the E- Commerce Manager for Chillhop. Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED SOCIAL CHANGE Our Social Change work strand comprises a number of innovative cross-sector partnerships; projects that use music and creativity as the agent for change for tackling difficult problems in the lives of some of the most vulnerable young people in our communities. SHIFr SHIFT is our programme of targeted diversionary activities for young people at risk of violence, vulnerability or exploitation. Using music as common ground we provide one-to-one mentoring for young people, establishing a trusted relationship with trained mentors and building up protective factors to help keep young people safe and reach their potential. Running across Brighton & Hove, Crawley & Worthing the programme also includes community based cyphers Irap jams) in anti-social behaviour hotspots and group-work in schools and pupil referral units. Over the last year all SHIFf mentors have attended training to deepen their knowledge and understanding of issues affecting young people, signposting, professional boundaries, contextual safeguarding, attachment and endings. Number of young people engaged.. One-to- one mentoring.- 78 Targeted group work in schools and pupil referral unit5.' 41 CommunNty outreach and cyphers.. 80+ Outcomes: Reduced incidences and risk of school exclusion: Improved attendance Improved behaviour Improved engagement in learning and subsequent attainment Improved Mental Health & wellbeing: Mentees have a 'trusted relationship, and feel safe to ask for help Increased confidence & motivation Increased resilience land subsequent risk of violente vulnerability & exploitstionl: Young people are able to reflect & express themselves Young People are able to make decisions that are good for them Young People can see a positive future and have aspirations Young People have appropriate/pro-social relationships 14 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 1-2-1 Mentoring Brighton.. 59 young people engaged Worthing.. 9 young people eng(Jged Group Work Brighton Homewood College.. 8 young people engaged Longhill School.. 12 young people engoged Level Cypher.. 12 young people engaged Crawley Dormans Arts.. 6-30 young people engaged Crowley APC.- 4 young people engoged Pop Up Cyphers.. 100 young people engoged Crowley College Fresh Start.. 6 young people enguged Oriel Youth Club.. 10 young people engoged Crowley Youth Club.. 5 young people engGged Community Cyphers.. 100 young people engaged Lancing Lt7ncing APC.. 6 young people engt7ged he sessions are something tht7t she really enjoys, She is olways raring to go- it S Usually so hard to get her to tuke part in uctivities. This is thefirst time she has done anything and stuck to it- she hasn't missed a single session. It has really boosted her confidence, she is learning new things ond she hus on outletfor her mentol health with people thot she trusts ond I've never seen herso connected with anything- l om amazed by how successful it hos been." Porent feedback Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED he mentoring is just helpful with everydoy life to be honest. We talk about mindset5 and opinions- not just music." Mentee feedback Room to Rant Room to Rant is a weekly drop in for young men aged 16-25 focused on mental health. It offers a safe space for them to talk about feelings, worries or concerns through the medium of rap or spoken word. Starting in Brighton, the project has now expanded to Crawley, Eastbourne & Worthing with funding support from Comic Relief. Room to Rant 15 facilitated by an expanding team of AudioActive practitioners and supported by a full-time mental health professional. Sessions are delivered both in person and online for those who are more comfortable engaging remotely. Coverage of Room to Rant was broadcast on BBC South and as part of BBC One's Comic Relief programming for Red Nose Day. This coincided with the release of a mixtape of material made by participants from the sessions. In addition, we held bespoke sessions with Brighton & Hove Albion in the Community whose young players had been experiencing racism on the pitch. 32 young men engaged Outcomes- I lifesaving intervention/direct suicide prevention Providing broader lalternativel, more accessible ways Ifor young menl to get support An increase in vulnerable young men's self-efficacy & resilience Reducing isolation Young men are less bound by negative male stereotypes 4 young men accessed counselling psychotherapy provided within the project 15 young men prepared original material for a Mix Tape "I was just writing on my own till when Ifound Room to Rant, I was like FINALL Y! Participant hen I wos at my worst, Room to Ront helped me pick myself up.- Partlclpant It helps me sort my story out and helps me make sense of things." Partlclpant HAF (Holiday Activity Food) - East Sussex AudioActive worked with ESCC for Holiday Activity and Food IHAFI music-making Sessions in Bexhill and Newhaven during the February half-term of 2022. The sessions were open to young 16 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED people aged between 14 and 16 who receive free school meals during term time, as well as those referred to CAMHS or the Schools Mental Health Service, those with an EHCP or other SEND, Young Carers, Electively Home Educated, Looked After Children, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families or those living in areas of high deprivation. 'Just wanted to let you know what u positive experience it wosforj to attend the Music sessions in Bexhill Iu5t week. He really enjoyed collaborating and producing his track over the three days ond even spent time in the evenings back at home, writing lyrics in his notebookfor the next doy. It was great to See him absorbed in such a positive activity - thank youfor putting it on." Social Worker Youth Hub at The Level - Tarner Community Project ITCP) We have collaborated on a 'Youth Hub. at the Level in Brighton. Working alongside TCP'S detached youth work team, our music leaders engaged vulnerable young people in non-venue based music making activities. This project has supported young people suspected to be affected by child criminal exploitation and 'County Lines, who expressed an interest in music making but, for various reasons, couldn't access centre-based youth or music provisions. Young people have been signposted towards SHIFT, SESSIONS and further specialist support services. Approximotely 50 young people engoged Restart- Youth Consultation with Priority 1-541 Blagrave The pandemic and social distancing restrictions disrupted the work of our Youth Steering Group and as our face-to-face work settled back in after restrictions were lifted, we wanted to completely review the way in which we provide co-production opportunities for young people and enable them to make decisions about our work at all levels of the organisation. With funding support from Blagrave Trust, we worked with youth voice specialists Priority 1-54 to facilitate creative consultation activities in all of our projects. Priority 1-54 produced a report and recommendations and a film was produced documenting the highlights and key messages of the project Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS & COLLABORATIONS National Recognition Our application to continue a5 a PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner in 2022-23 wa5 approved. We will again join 49 other organisations across the UK deemed to be at the forefront of talent development in the UK. The kitemark tomes with funding from PRSF to support our talent development programme including EMERGE, Equalizer, Mixtape releases and Sessions drop-in programme. Youth Music Awards 2021 Two AudioActive affiliates were nominated this year and attended the awards ceremony at The Troxy in London. Phonetic was runner up for best music video. and Marshall Mandiangu was runner up for the social action award with hi5 BLM inspired project. Youth Music / VIP studio Competition Presented and judged by the legendary duo Bicep, the national competition to remix one of their tracks was won by participant Ruf us Blake, a participant of our music production drop in. As part of the prize Rufus got to spend a day with Bicep at their studio in London. Mahogany Sessions- Brightonian Brightonian was a short film published on leading platform Mahogany, which showcases the two exciting artists, Casper and Dereck d.a.c. from our EM ERGE artist development programme this year. Documenting these up and coming talent5 and the environments that have nurtured their creativity the f ilm also spotlights AudioActive, QM Records and Bottega Rooms studios. Director Olivia Emes brought together different generations across a spectrum of musical genres highlighting the music community that operates out of our Brighton hub. The documentary also features Hatter, Ceezlin, Bobbie Johnson, Cate Ferris, Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn amongst others. htt outube.com watch?v= aMCRrHtXfk 18 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED The Informals11 Presented as part of Brighton Festival 2021, The Informals11 was a non-linear, live- edited documentary created by Russian-Dutch artist duo Polina Medvedeva and Andreas Kiihne and featuring a host of AudioActive affiliates. The project was commissioned by Lighthouse as part of Re-lmagine Europe. The film was also shown live in Jubilee Square Brighton as part of with performances from Phonetic, Bobbie Johnson and Marshall Mandiangu. htt www. outube.com watch?v=iX9 bSWNEac Arrdee Former mentee and rap workshop regular Arrdee had a phenomenal year in 2021 topping the UK chart as well as becoming a TikTok sensation. Accolades included: Winner- YouTube- Artist of On the Rise 2021 Nominated-'Best Newcomer, at the MOBO Awards. Nominated- Breakthrough Artist of the year- Rated Awards Featured on the most viewed music video on YouTube in 2021 Featured on f irst UK Drill track to reach #l in the UK charts Feat on TokTok UK song of 2021 307 million streams on Spotify in 2021 Crawley Sounds - Crawley Community Youth Service (CCYS) CCYS and Dormans Youth Arts Centre are one of our key partners in Crawley. Founded in 2011 to deliver universal youth services, CCYS is a community driven youth Service, open to all. CCYS is dedicated to supporting young people in the local community through a range of interventions with a specific focus on creativity. They provide a safe place for all to enjoy being young. We delivered weekly production and rap sessions with young people at Dormans Youth Arts Centre which were well attended. We use our Thursday open session at Dormans as a progression pathway for young people that may have come through our 12 weeks Shift one-to-one programme, to enable them to become part of a wider music community and continue to access provision after their one-to-one mentoring has come to an end. 19 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED PLANS FOR THE FUTURE With emerging centres of gravity in both Worthing & Crawley, our long term aim is for young people and emerging artists in these towns to be able to access comparable facilities and opportunitie5 and support to that of their contemporaries in Brighton & Hove where our offer is already well established. We also want to build on our considerable track record in recent years as a developer of some of the UK'S brightest talent in black music by continuing to develop our Label-MXTR an artist development platform, that can connect the region's most exciting emerging artists with audiences worldwide and help them to build more sustainable careers than are on offer through the all too often exploitative deals typical in the commercial industries. Music for Social Innovation Scale up and establish long-term our mental health and 1-2-1 mentoring interventions in Worthing and Crawley Scale up Vocalise, our innovative intervention using music for good mental health for young women, which was successfully piloted in Brighton & Hove Build a more rigorous evidence base for Room to Rant to support its development and continuation beyond the current funding term Increase creative progression opportunities and bespoke support in Worthing & Crawley so that more vulnerable and marginalised Young People can progress from our social innovation projects to our grass roots talent development projects and beyond Grass Roots Talent Development Scale up successful skills/talent development strands to Worthing & Crawley and encourage collaboration between projects and young artists in different towns A Fairer Industry & World of Work Secure investment for MXTR though engaging and developing a pool of emerging content creators, and launch the platform. Identify our inaugural artists ahead of the label launch in early 2023. Launch our hub for socially engaged talent development in Worthing Identify and nurture opportunities to develop a hub for socially engaged talent development in Crawley Develop a team of staff and practitioners and a Board of Trustees that remains relevant and representative of our work and communities as the organisation grows 20 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED FINANCIAL REVIEW The total income for the year was £793,835 and expenditure of £624,822. The accounts show a surplus for the year of £169,01312021: £179,344). At the year end the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £180,08712021.. £176,927) and fixed assets with a value of £115,530. Therefore, the charity's total unrestricted reserve5 at the year- end totalled £295,61712021: £176,927). At the year end the charity held restricted funds of £161,01712021.. £110,694). Our main funders for the year.. Arts Council England Blagrave Trust Brighton and Hove City Council Comic Relief Sound CitylBrighton and Hove Music and Arts Performing Rights Society Foundation Suicide Prevention Fund West Sussex County Council and District and Borough Councils Youth Music East Sussex County Council Kickstart grant Income & Expenditure at a glance Income-£793,835 Unrestricted-contratts Unrestricted- Commilon5/Fee5- Urirestriited-Donation5 & Legacies & Other Incotne £194275. 24% Unrestricted-lncome Senerèted from rehearsal Studios UnrestrirtÈd-Grants 346.005, 44% E27,214. 3% ll Government grants f 38,386, 5% £30,OW, 4% RestrittÈd-Grants 21 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Expenditure £624,822 £1,901, 0%_ £21,729. 4% Ch3rit3ble artivities- Restricted Charitable artivities- UnrÉstrlcted 68,185, 3,ffl7, 53 DeprÈciation Raising fund5 Please see note 2 on pages 35 & 36 for breakdown of all the funders. Reserves policy It is the Charitws aim that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to 4 months operating expenditure being £188,000. The Trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. The charity will aim to maintain this level of reserves throughout the year. At the year end the level of free reserves of £180,087 falls short of the targeted level by £7,913. The trustees have put in place a Fundraising Strategy and employed a Freelance Fundraiser to assist in increasing the f ree reserves of the charity. This is to be achieved by raising money for use towards core costs and diversifying the charities income streams. Risks Capital Project The Worthing capital project could expose the organisation to a variety of risks over the coming years and a consultant has been engaged to create a risk register to identify and manage these risks accordinglv. 22 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED COVID-19 Pandemic The trustees have identified that COVID 19 pandemic as a possible continuing risk to ongoing performance of the Charity. The CEO and team are monitoring the situation and making contingency plans for business continuation and reallocation of resources based on consultation with our communities regarding their needs. Contingencies include the development of new activities, digital innovations and partnerships that will enable us to continue to deliver our work and public benefit within the changing landscape. Going concern After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the below financial review and the accounting policies in the accounts. STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT Constitution AudioActive is registered as a Charitable Incorporation Organisation and is constituted by a CIO Foundation dated 12 August 2016. Its registered charity number 15 1168749. Appointment of Trustees At present the board consists of 10 trustees. Trustees are appointed by a resolution passed at a convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, due consideration is given to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. Trustee Induction and Training New Trustees are given a role description and orientation. Trustee5 are a150 given access to training relevant to their role. 23 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Decision Making Trustees are responsible for setting the strategy for the organisation. The day to day running of the charity is delegated by the Trustees to the CEO, Adam Joolia and his staff team consisting of Director of Programme5 and Development, Operations Manager, land other) Coordinators and a team of freelance artist practitioners. Staff remuneration We are committed to Living Wage and ensuring that we pay our staff fairly. Trustees approve the annual percentage increase for all staff. Pay scale is determined by looking at similar roles within the local area. A pay-scale review was carried out by an external evaluator in 2019. Risk Management The Board of Trustees are satisfied that reasonable steps are being taken to limit the probability and the impact of risks. Public Benefit The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their power or dutie5. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP IFRS1021,' make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards IFRS 1021 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business. 24 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity IAccounts and Reports) Regulation 2008 and the provisions of the CIO Foundation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf bv.. Jfjo &AosA Arjo Ghosh Ico-chair of Trustees) Date:01130 12023 25 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AUDIOACTIVE I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the 2011 Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145lSllbl of the 2011 Act. Independent Examiner's Statement Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice issued on l April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn. l understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after l January 2019. Since the Charittys gross income exceeds £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because12m a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, whith is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records,. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl 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. 26 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF AUDIOAcfivE- CONTINUED I have no Concern5 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. This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might State to the Charity's Trustees those matter5 1 am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. Signed: Dated.. 31 January 2023 AL- S,- Alison Jones FCA Kreston Reeves LLP Plus X lllnovation Hub Lewes Road Brighton East Sussex BN2 4GL 27 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Total 2022 Total 2021 Notes Unrestricted Restricted Income Endowment From: Charitable Activities.. Commissions/Fees Contracts Rental of Rehearsal stu- dioslrooms 43,551 191,275 43,551 191,275 16,037 175,342 38,386 273.212 38,386 273,212 18,248 209,627 Donations & Legacies.. Donations Grants Capital Funds Government Grants 27,214 30,000 27,214 361,421 14,584 117,404 520.623 13,527 412,782 331,421 14,584 116,054 462.059 1,350 58.564 17,500 443,809 Total Income & Resources 331,776 462,059 793,835 653,436 Expenditure On: Charitable Activities Raising Funds Depreciation 333,007 16,699 1,901 351,607 268,185 5,030 601,192 21,729 1,901 624,822 443,150 30,942 Total Expenditure 273,215 474,092 Net Income/lExpenditurel {19,8311 188,844 169,013 179,344 Transfer between funds 138,521 1138,5211 Net Income/lExpendSturel for the year 118,690 50,323 169,013 179,344 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 176,927 295,617 110,694 161,017 287,621 456,634 108,277 287,621 The notes form part of these financial statements 28 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022 Notes 2022 2021 Fixed Assets Tangible Assets Leasehold Improvements Equipment 100,107 15,423 115,530 Total Tangible Assets Total Fixed Assets 115,530 Current Assets Debtors Cash at Bankand in hand 257,990 215,402 473,392 56,500 374,823 431,323 Liabilities Creditors falling due within one year Net current assets 132,288 143,702 341,104 287,621 Net Assets 456.634 287,621 The Funds of the charity Unrestricted funds general li Restricted Funds 12 295,617 161,017 176,927 110,694 456.634 287,621 Total charlty funds 456,634 287,621 The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by= Arjo Ghosh o &AosA Co-chair of Trustees Date.. 01130 12023 29 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Note 2022 2021 Cash flows from operating activities Net cash used in operating activities 15 141,9901 191,899 Cash flows from Invèstlng actlvltlès Purchase of fixed assets Net cash used in investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalents al the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 1117,4311 1117,4311 1159,4211 374,823 215,402 191,899 182,924 374,823 16 Government Grants Received Included within cash flow from operating activities is £1,350 Brighton and Hove City Council in relation to the Coronavirus support grant and £16,055 in relation to the Kickstart grant and £99,999 received from Worthing Borough Council for the refurbishment of the Worthing hub. The notes form part of these financial statements 30 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 General Information The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered at the Charities Commission in England and Wales. Its registered office and principal place of business is 11 Jew Street, Brighton, BNI IUT. l}Accounting Policies 1.1. Basls of preparatlon of flnanclal statements The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffective l January 20191, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair, view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair, view. This departure has involved following the Charitie5 SORP IFRS 1021 published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice effective from l April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. AudioActive meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy. The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. 1.2. Going concern The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees have taken advantage of the various sources of Government support during the COVID-19 pandemic and consider that it will not have a significant impact on the charity's ability to continue trading. Income from trading has increased since the COVID restrictions were lifted. The trustees regard any impact to be short term rather than affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. There are no material uncertainties affecting the current year's accounts and they are prepared on the going concern basis. 31 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 1.3. Incoming resources All income is recognised once the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purpose5 but not expended during the period 15 shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deterred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued. 1.4. Expenditure Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asseys use. Costs of generating funds are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds. Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the charitvs operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the tharity's apportioned to charitable activities. Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs. All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. 1.5. Government grants Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income in the same period as the related expenditure. During the year the charity received assistance from local council support grants. 1.6. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Tangible fixed assets are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measLJred reliably. 32 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost. Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives. Depreciation is provided on the following bases.. Leasehold improvements - Over the term of the lease Equipment-over 5 years 1.7. Debtors Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade dis- count offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. 1.8. Cash at bank Cash at bank includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 1.9. Liabilities Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payment5 for the goods or services It must provide. 1.10. Financial Instruments The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subse- quently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subse- quently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 1.11. Operating leases Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of financial activities incorpo- rating income and expenditure account on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 33 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 1.12. Pensions The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Charity to the fund in respect of the year. 1.13. Fund accounting General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. 34 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 2)Incoming Resources Total 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2022 Grants Arts Council-staff WellbeinE Arts Council- Elevate Arts Council-worthing Hub Blagrave Trust-core Costs Blagrave Trust- Re Start Project Blagrave Trust-lntersectionality 8lagrave Trust-staff Wellbeing Chalk Cliff Trust Chris Bevington Foundation - Kus- tom Vibes Comic Relief Recovery Fund-core Comic Relief-Room to Rant CCYS-Dormans sessions Ernest Kleinwort Foundation - Foreshaw Trust-shift Hastings Gatwick Trust JAG Fund Safer Hastings-sessions National Lottery-comm. Fund Performance Rights Society Foun- dation-Emerge/Sessions Suicide Prevention-Room to Rant Sussex Community Foundation - Community Studio Crawley Tarner Community-youth Hub Wellcome Trust-room to Rant YM Fund A-Equaliser/Digital sess YM Fund B-Sessions/Equaliser/ML Train YM-BHCC 1,000 33,954 38,750 1,000 33,954 38,750 30,000 8,722 75,152 30,000 50,000 9,550 1,000 400 2,500 I,(x)O 400 2,500 2,460 2,460 3,764 35,000 92,609 2,090 126,960 7,030 15,000 126,960 7,030 Is,000 5,264 2,050 2,050 2,728 9,910 9,910 16,900 10,250 16,900 10,250 6,000 13,845 4,807 2,062 20,609 13,995 3,950 11,196 3,950 11,196 3,495 49,750 99,999 9,450 3,495 49,750 99,999 9,450 34,155 17,093 Worthing BC East Sussex CC-HAF East Sussex Music Hub Co-op Hillier Trust 4,375 5,962 5,000 412,782 30,000 446,004 476,004 Government Grants COVID Grant Worthing BC Refurb Worthing Hub Kickstart 1,350 1,350 99,999 16,055 117,404 17,500 99,999 16,055 116,054 1,350 17,500 35 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Incoming Resources Continued Total 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2022 Contracts Adur Worthing Council EIYF Lanc- ing APC/RAP Adur Worthing VRU-Shift Worthing Adur Worthing Council-Lancing drop-ins Brighton & Hove Music & Arts Your Music Spaces Brighton & Hove Music & Arts Your Music Spaces Bexhill Crawley BC VRU-Shaft Crawley Crawley BC-Cypher5 Public Health BHCC-Shift B&H Public Health BHCC-Shift B&H Training Tarner Community-youth Hub Violent Reduction Unit-Hasting Po- lice-shift Hasting YMCA Early Years Intervention Re- boot West Sussex CCYOS- Crawley APC/Dormans 8904 7,412 8,904 7,412 895 5,933 4.536 4,536 14,814 14,814 14,506 4,000 59,803 5,280 78,371 4,000 59,803 5,280 78,371 42,684 47,906 2,090 6,065 2,090 6,065 8,385 48,184 6,849 175,342 191,275 191,275 Commissions Sundry Funders less than £2CN)O WSCC YOS-Spot Purchases Springboard Education Thomas Bennett School Commissions other 15,623 20,883 1,539 2,152 3,354 43.551 15,623 20,883 1,539 2,152 3,354 43.551 6,042 9,995 16,037 36 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 3)Resources Expended Total 2022 Total 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Charitable Activities comprise.. Direct costs.. Tuition Bottega Rooms costs (incl Rent, Heat & Power, H&SI Worthing Hub Studio/Room Hire Project Partners Costs Participant costs Equipment 97,339 93,689 191,028 122,757 50,063 16.088 4,687 50,063 16.088 11,232 42,848 13,557 4,986 329,802 37,016 6,545 42,848 13,557 4,545 161,184 2,530 15,345 4,555 3,134 185,337 441 168,618 Support Costs.. Administration Staff Training & Development Professional Fees Rent Marketing and Print Phone, Internet and Photocopy Stationery Motor and Travel Staff Insurance Subscription5 & licenses Sundries Depreciation 134,895 5,816 6,303 12,47S 1,147 1,179 180 78,398 1,885 22,877 213.293 7,701 29,180 12,475 4,531 1,179 210 221,726 6,391 27,963 13,200 1,017 3,384 30 36 9,912 1,730 1,819 2,148 1,901 179.505 3,366 13.278 1.730 1,929 4,129 1,901 291.536 4,793 3,242 1,369 4,956 iio 1,981 112,031 285,542 Governance Costs.. Independent Examiners costs Payroll charges 2,668 816 2,668 816 2,400 813 3.484 3.484 3,213 Total 351,607 273,215 624,822 474,092 37 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 4)Independent Examinerfs remuneration Total 2022 Total 2021 Fees payable to the Charity's independent examiner in respect of.. Independent examination of the Charity's annual actounts Accounting services 1,334 1,334 2,668 1,200 1,200 2,400 5)Staff Costs Total 2022 Total 2021 Gross Pay Employers National Insurance Employers Pension Costs 196,120 201,107 11,949 13,449 6,606 6,033 214.675 220,589 No employee received in excess of £60,00012021: None). The average number of employees 9 12021..91 The charity considers its key management personnel comprises the trustees and its Senior Man- agement Team. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel including employ- ers pension contributions in the year amounted to £104,29812021: £101,7241. 38 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 6)Tangible fixed Assets Use of Asset- Worthing Hub Equip- ment/lT Total Cost or Valuation At l April 2021 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2022 101,755 15,676 117,431 101,755 15,676 117,431 Depreciation At l April 2021 Charge for the year On Disposals At 31 March 2022 11,6481 12531 11,9011 11,6481 12531 11,9011 Net Book Value As at 31 March 22 100,107 15,423 115,530 Worthing Hub fitout costs depreciated over the life of the lease of 5 years Equipment/lT-depreciated over 5years 7)Debtors Total 2022 Total 2021 Grants/ContractslCommission owing Prepayments & accrued income Total 213,095 44,895 257.990 19,852 36,648 56,500 8) Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year Total 2022 Total 2021 Suppliers payable Deferred Income Accruals Other taxes and social security cost5 Total 16,205 4,767 79,436 114,501 30,403 17,613 6,244 6,821 132,288 143,702 39 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Note 8-Continued Reconciliation of deferred income Total 2022 Total 2021 Deferred income at l April 2021 Resources deferred during the year Amounts released from previous periods 114,501 186,781 79,436 114,501 1114,5011 1186,7811 Total 79,436 114,501 Deferred income is in relation to contracts & commissions received but activity yet to be deliv- ered. 9) Trustee Remuneration and Reimbursed Expenses No Trustee received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses from the charity. 10)Analysis of net assets between funds Net Cur- rent Assets Fixed Asset5 Total 2022 Total 2021 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 180,087 161,017 341,104 115,530 295,617 161,017 456,634 176,927 110,694 287,621 115,530 11)Unrestricted Funds Balances B/Fwd Incoming Resources Resources Expended Transfers Balances C/Fwd General Funds Designated Funds 176,927 331,776 351,607 138,521 295,617 176,927 331,776 351,607 138,521 295,617 40 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 12)Restricted Funds Balance5 B/Fwd Incoming Resources Resources Expended Transfers Balances CIFwd Arts Council England Arts Council England-Elevate Arts Council-worthing Hub Chalk Cliff Trust Chris Bevington Foundation Comic Relief fund Comic Relief fund 652 1,000 33,954 38,750 2,500 2,460 115,376 11,584 7,030 9,450 12,000 3,000 2,050 11,6521 132,0341 13,8031 13001 13,4511 194,0131 11,9201 34,947 2,200 449 1,440 51,221 17,0751 111,5841 14001 11,2001 65,509 CCYS-Dormans East Sussex CC-HAF Ernest Kleinwort Foundation Ernest Kleinwort Foundation Gatwick Trust JAG Fund-safer Hastings Kickstart-Gov grant National Lottery-comm. Fund PRS Foundation Suicide Prevention Fund Wellcome Trust 16,6301 18,2501 15,2341 6,766 13,0001 12,0501 12,3731 116,0551 2,373 16,055 9,910 16,900 10,250 3,950 11,196 3,495 49,750 9,910 218 116,9181 114,2071 140001 114,8221 13,4951 137,8991 12001 11201 50 9,369 5,292 YM-Fund A YM-Fund B YM-BHCC East Sussex Music Hub Sussex Comm Foundation Co-op Blagrave Trust Hillier Trust Worthing BC 9,701 13,7451 2,330 6,026 4,375 4,807 5,962 9,550 5,000 19,3281 8,549 4,375 3,702 5,962 6,026 5,000 11,1051 1,400 14,9241 99,999 462,059 199,9991 1273,2151 1138,5211 110,694 161,017 Transfers between restricted funds & unrestricted funds are the overheads recovered Transfer between capital fund and unrestricted are the fixed assets purchased Arts Council England-This is restricted for use towards staff wellbeing Arts Council-Grant towards Worthing Hub costs Arts Council England Elevate - For use towards the development of organisation 41 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED Chalk Cliff Trust-towards Radio Show Chris Bevington Foundation- For use towards AudioActive Radio FM show and Kustom Vibes Comic Relieffund - For use towards the Room to Rant projert and Worthing Hub CCYS-Dormans- For use towards targeted sessions at Dormans East Sussex CC-HAF-Holiday Activity for young people Ernest Kleinwort Foundation-towards Worthing Hub Gatwick Trust-towards the CommLJnity (Popl Studio in Crawley JAG Fund Safer Hastings- Providing sessions in Hastings Kickstart grant-towards salaries of young people PRS Foundation- For talent development Suicide Prevention Fund - For use towards the Room to Rant programme Tarner Community- Provision of sessions at the Level Brighton Wellcome Trust- For use towards the Room to Rant programme in YM-Fund A- Provision of sessions in Brighton & Worthing YM-Fund B- Provision of sessions in Brighton &Worthing YM-BHCC- For l-l mentoring, Inclusive group sessions East Sussex Music Hub- Towards development in Crawley Sussex Community Foundation - for use towards the Community Studio in Crawley Co-op- For use towards the Worthing space Blagrave Trust- For the Re-start project, Intersectionality, Staff Wellbeirbg Hillier Trust- For development of the Worthing space Worthing BC-Fitting out costs for Worthing Hub 13)Pension commitments The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amounted to £6,60612021 £6,033). At the balance sheet date, the amount payable to the fund was £1,36212021- £1,390). 42 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 14}Operating lease commitments At 31 March 2022 the Charity had commitments to make future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows: Total 2022 Total 2021 Due within one year Due one to five years 10,000 36.250 46,250 Total operating lease payments have been recognised as an expense in the statement of financial activi- ties of £266,853. 15) Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities Total 2022 Total 2021 Net income for the year las per Statement of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Decrease/llncreasel in debtors Decrease/llncrea5el in creditor5 Depreciation Net cash provided by operating artivities 169,013 179,344 1201,4901 72,384 111,4141 159,8291 1,901 141,9901 191,899 16) Analysis of cash and cash equivalents Total 2022 Total 2021 Cash at bank 215,402 374,823 215,402 374,823 Total cash and cash equlvalents 43 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a
AUDIOACTIVE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022- CONTINUED 17)Comparatives for the Statement of Financial Activities (2021) Unrestricted Designated Restrirted Total 2021 Income Endowrnent From: Charitable Activities.. Commi5sions/Fees Contracts Rental of Rehearsal stu- dioslrooms 16,037 175,342 16,037 175,342 18,248 209.627 18,248 209.627 Donations & Legacies- Donations Grants Government Grants 13,527 85,000 17,500 116,027 13,527 412,782 17,500 443,809 327,782 327,782 Total Income & Resources 325,654 327.782 653.436 Expendlture On: Charitable Activities Raising Funds 241,978 30,942 272.920 201,172 443,150 30,942 474.092 Total Expendlture 201,172 Net IncomellExpenditurel 52,734 126.610 179,344 Transfer between funds 22,916 17,0001 115,9161 Net IncomellExpenditurel for the year 75,650 {7,0001 110,694 179,344 Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 101,277 176,927 7,000 108,277 287,621 110,694 44 Doc ID.. 5ecb9d85690e15c79d69dc095ab548539d40d67a