Northern Lines Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st March 2022
Charity number: 1169480
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Northern Lines Trustees' Annual Report Year to 31st March 2022
CONTENTS
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Reference and Administrative Information
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Objects and Activities
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Achievements and Performance
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Financial Review
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Statement of Responsibilities of Trustees
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Independent Examiner's Report
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Statement of Financial Activities
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Balance Sheet
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Notes to the Accounts
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity name: Northern Lines, trading as the Javaad Alipoor Company Charity registration number: 1169480 Registered Office: 83 Ducie St, Manchester M1 2JQ Operational Address: Peter House, Oxford St, Manchester M1 5AN
Trustees 2021-22
Catherine Anamaria Wills [chair] Jennifer Reynolds Eileen McAuley Nadia Batool Sophie Collins (resigned 21[st] June 2022)
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Structure, Governance and Management
The organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, incorporated on 15[th] September 2015 and registered as a charity on 4[th] October 2016. Its governing document is the Constitution dated 15[th] September 2015.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
All trustees are nominated by existing trustees, and elected by a simple majority vote at Trustees' Meetings. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. For details of the ongoing trustee recruitment drive, see “Organisational development” on page 7 below.
Objects and Activities
Charitable Objects
To advance the arts for the public benefit by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the art of drama.
Public Benefit
The main activities which deliver public benefit are as follows:
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We collaborate with theatre makers and communities across the UK and internationally to create productions that often take place in non-traditional theatre spaces or digitally.
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We engage with audiences and communities who have little, or no experience of theatre or live performance.
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We tell stories of diverse experiences.
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We create high quality participation projects in some of the most deprived wards in England.
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We respond to broader agendas such as social justice and health & wellbeing.
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We increase access to our projects for those who face barriers to inclusion .
The Trustees are aware of the requirement of public benefit and seek to implement the Charity Commissioners' guidance on public benefit.
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Achievements and Performance
As the Covid-19 pandemic entered its second year Northern Lines continued to adapt and evolve in response. Digital touring continued and other activity was delivered online, then as restrictions eased in the summer of 2021, face to face work returned. This culminated in January 2022 with an international residency in Sydney, Australia where a first version of our new play, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, was shown as part of The Sydney Festival, and an online / live hybrid version of Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran was also presented.
At the beginning of the year the team continued to work primarily remotely, and then in October we moved into a small office in SPACES, Manchester, which included co-working space for the whole team.
Formal meetings between trustees and staff continued (via Zoom and in person), with regular ongoing contact between the chair and staff to support decision-making.
Fundraising
Arts Council England (ACE)
We successfully applied for the second round of Cultural Recovery Funding which was designed to strengthen organisations as they came out of the early 2021 lockdown. The grant supported staff costs, some time to work with freelance artists and the development of infrastructure for digital work which we intend to continue presenting alongside live work post pandemic. The infrastructure will enable us to improve the distribution of our work worldwide while reducing our environmental impact.
In January 2021 ACE supported us with project funding to make The Colour of Our Politics, a podcast, and to support the development of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World as well as Pop Icons, a project which worked with migrant/refugee communities to celebrate the heritage of international pop stars, unknown outside their community.
We also successfully applied for Elevate extension funding for ongoing organisational development until March 2023. The purpose of the fund is to encourage an increase of diverse-led organisations within the National Portfolio (NPO); due to COVID the NPO process has been delayed for one year.
A significant amount of staff time was spent planning and writing an application to ACE to join the National Portfolio from April 2023, funding decisions will be announced in October 2022. We requested £370,000 per year over the 3-year funding period.
Finally, we successfully applied to ACE for £73,500 to support the creation of the full show of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World which will be presented at HOME in Manchester and Battersea Arts Centre in London later in 2022. The production will be our first live show since October 2019.
Other Fundraising
In the Spring of 2021, we began working with Caroline McCormack of Achates Philanthropy to develop an ambitious fundraising strategy and evaluation framework to support our artistic plans through to 2024.
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We have been slower than we hoped to implement the strategy – mostly due to staff capacity, but applications to Trusts and Foundations (Garfield Weston and John Ellerman) to support core costs, and an application to support the future of Gypsy Jams (formally Pop Icons) are now all in progress. (We have previously applied unsuccessfully to John Ellerman but had a strong steer that they would like to see another bid from us in 12 months.)
We received 25K from The British Council to support Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World in Sydney, as well as 20K support from our Australian partners The National Theatre of Parramatta.
Other Income
We generated just over 41K from our digital touring and earned a 14K commission from The National Theatre of Manheim as well as other small commission pots from our partners on Pop Icons and The Colour of Our Politics.
Artistic Activity
2021 began with the launch of our first podcast, The Colour of our Politics, which explored anti-racism in the UK and how it has been shaped by a rich history of activism and resistance. Each of the 11 episodes focussed on a moment of past political, cultural and community struggles of Black and Asian people in the UK. Javaad and co-creator and cohost Tanya Vital interviewed expert and high-profile guests including Magid Magid, Priyamvada Gopal & Arun Kundnani to discuss those moments and the effect they have had on our present. To date the podcast has reached an audience of over 1400 and prompted a vibrant community online; listeners came from far afield including the USA, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Europe, as well as the UK. We have received messages from two different community education groups saying that they are using the podcast to teach anti-racism in Yorkshire and London. In April 2022 we began a new marketing and engagement campaign to promote a weekly relaunch for each of the episodes.
In May, during the easing of Covid retractions Javaad and writer and performer Chris Thorpe travelled to Mannheim, Germany to co-create Made of Mannheim. The piece was a trilingual production (English, German and Turkish) inspired by Schiller's The Maiden of Orleans and produced in co-production with Theaterhaus G7 and Nationaltheater Mannheim (NTM) as part of the Internationale Schillertage. The Despite the challenges of travelling to Europe at that time, the production was a success with a 5 star review in The Stage. We performed live over 5 nights in June to an audience of 69, with a live stream to open the production, a recording on screen at the Festival Centre and an online showing.
“Potent and thought-provoking reworking of Schiller’s play about Joan of Arc.” (Verity Healey, The Stage)
Prior to our Australian residency to present a first version of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, an in-person R&D had been planned followed by a sharing. Due to Covid this was not possible. Instead, we completed a significant amount of development work online, as well as some work in the rehearsal room. During that time we worked with directors Tanuja Amarasuriya, and Kirsty Housley, and writer Chris Thorpe, providing work for theatre professionals at a time of uncertainty in the industry.
Alongside Things Hidden we continued the development of Pop Icons, our participation project with migrant/refugee communities, building audiences and delivering creative
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engagement. Although the pandemic impacted on our ability to deliver live events, we were able to work with partners across our four identified locations to connect with local communities and deliver a series of small test events/community engagements for approximately 315 participants:
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In Slough we worked with VIBE to create and deliver an online event with a cross section of migrant communities.
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In London we collaborated with BAC and 2 local producers to engage with people from the Afro Caribbean, West African communities, culminating in an evening of sharing /celebration at BAC.
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In Manchester we worked with Sheba Arts to make initial contact with MENA refugee participants and held sharing sessions as well as mapping potential future iterations.
Then in Bradford we worked with Juice Vamosi to set up a series of meetings with members of the Roma community, and delivered 4 sharing events in the home studios and performance space, Kala Sangam: Gypsy musicians exploring musical heritage and the living heritage of that music, and how the new generation of musicians are re-writing older Slovakian and Hungarian gypsy songs so they are about Bradford.
As a result of this work the project has evolved into two strands:
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Pop Icons which will support our audience development for Things Hidden in partnership with community facing organisations like Sheba Arts in Manchester who have reach into communities.
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Gypsy Jams which will deliver workshops for Gypsy migrant communities in the North (in partnership with KaskoSan, the Gypsies’ community group), and culminate in a cross-community performance night to introducing these communities to cultural organisations and vice versa & featuring facilitated opportunities for young people to develop work responding to this heritage.
We continued to digitally tour our show Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran nationally and internationally including venues in the USA and Canada and two secondary schools (a pilot programme funded by the Cultural Recovery Fund), reaching audiences of over 1500.
We also presented a live / digital hybrid version of the Rich Kids as part of Sydney Festival which was so successful that a larger venue had to be found. The success of this has led to the planning of an Australian digital tour in 2023. The show appeared in Stage Whispers Festival highlights which described it as
“… a darkly comedic, urgent new play about entitlement, consumption and digital technology, that explores the ubiquitous feeling that our societies are falling apart.”
In all we presented three shows of Rich Kids in Australia, with livestream audiences of 150 as well as the Live/Hybrid audiences of 600 which all sold out.
Finally, our residency as part of Sydney Festival in partnership with The National Theatre of Parramatta culminated with digital and live presentations of a first version of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World at the Festival. We were a major part of the 2021/22 UK/Australia season which was the largest ever cultural exchange between the two countries. As well as financial support amounting to Aus$50,000, this was an invaluable time of development, and we worked with dramaturg Natalie Diddams, Chris
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Thorpe and many of the team who will create the final show in Autumn 2022. We had an in-person audience of 160 for the sharing, and approximately the same again online.
Organisational Development
We have followed government guidance relating to working from home when it has been in place, using zoom or teams for regular communication. From October we started to use our new office, although with the Omicron surge in December 2021 and January 2022 we were back at home for a period
The trustees and team have worked hard this year to continue to build the foundations of a company capable of delivering ambitious artistic, engagement & organisational plans. This has included implementing new management, finance & HR systems, overhauling all IT and communications methods and writing new policies. As mentioned above we have worked with consultant Achates Philanthropy to create a fundraising strategy.
The focus is now on the recruitment of new trustees. A skills audit has been carried out and a recruitment pack written. Both trustees and staff recognise the value in a deepening diversity as well as a wider range of skills to support the next stage of development
In March 2022 the chair led the first annual board away day which included a session led by Achates on how the trustees can support the delivery of the fundraising strategy.
This year we have begun to look at staff development. As well as regular 1-2-1s and a CPD budget for each member of staff, we are working with The Growth Company in Manchester who are experienced in helping organisations develop new ways to support staff to develop & make the most of opportunities to move their careers forward, as well as improving and developing leadership skills. Each member of staff is also allocated a board buddy as their personal contact.
Challenges and the impact of COVID 19
A second year of Covid restrictions have been tiring. A main challenge has been planning as changes to Covid rates and restrictions have meant last minute changes. Although there have been no more lockdowns, we have been sensitive to the personal circumstances of partners and collaborators which may mean they don’t feel comfortable working in person.
Restrictions, quarantines, and tests have all become part of international travel, with the risk of people not being able to travel at the last minute.
As outlined above the development of ‘Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World’ and ‘Pop Icons’ were particularly impacted by the lockdowns of early 2021.
Trustee recruitment has been delayed, mostly due to capacity.
Areas for Development
Both trustees and staff recognise that a major area for development is evaluation and measuring the impact of our work including data collection. This is a priority going forward
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and our work with Achates Philanthropy is supporting us including creating logic models for each project in order to track and evaluate progress. A priority for our administrator is to develop data collections systems for audiences, participants and collaborators.
In 2022-23 we will also work on measuring our environmental impact, particularly in relation to touring both live and digital. We plan to work with a consultant on this and have budgeted accordingly.
Financial Review
The accounts for the period show a surplus on unrestricted funds.
The annual budget is approved by the board of trustees prior to each new financial year. Fundraising targets are realistic and income and expenditure is monitored monthly by the general manager. Management accounts are prepared for trustee meetings (at least quarterly). Where income targets are not met as expected, re-budgeting take place by the General Manager and Senior Producer to reduce expenditure. Overheads are minimal. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the charity is a going concern, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.
Reserves Policy
The trustees have established a policy to provide for any sudden and unexpected loss of income, whereby the unrestricted funds should equal at least three months of core running costs, which equates to around £20,000. At the balance sheet date the free cash reserves amounted to £51,625 (2021 £9,656); of this £11,000 is set aside as match funding. £10,000 of the remainder has been set aside in a Designated Fund towards the reserves target.
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Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees
Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations.
The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information relevant to the Independent Examination of which the Examiner is unaware.
The trustees also confirm that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that they themselves are aware of all relevant financial information and that this information has been communicated to the Examiner.
The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.
Approved by the trustees on 13[th] December 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
………………………………………………………… Catherine Anamaria Wills, Trustee
………………………………………………………… Nadia Batool, Trustee
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Northern Lines
I report on the accounts of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year to 31[st] March 2022 which are set out on pages 11 to 18.
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 2011 (‘the Act’).
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 all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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14[th] December 2022
Rupert Taylor Easton Business Centre, Felix Road Bristol BS5 0HE
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Northern Lines Statement of Financial Activities
(incorporating Income & Expenditure Account) Year to 31st March 2022
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
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| funds | funds | funds | funds | ||
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
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| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income: | |||||
| Donations | [2] | - | 412 | 412 | 16,338 |
| Charitable activities | [3] | 79,085 | 165,798 | 244,882 | 116,982 |
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| Total Income | 79,085 | 166,210 | 245,295 | 133,320 | |
| Expenditure: | |||||
| Fundraising | [4] | - | 8,575 | 8,575 | - |
| Charitable activities | [5] | 37,554 | 165,275 | 202,830 | 139,907 |
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| Total Expenditure | 37,554 | 173,850 | 211,405 | 139,907 | |
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| Net Income / (Expenditure) | 41,530 | (7,641) | 33,890 | (6,587) | |
| Transfers between funds | [9] | 1,205 | (1,205) | - | - |
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| Net Movement in Funds | 42,735 | (8,846) | 33,890 | (6,587) | |
| Total funds brought forward | 10,204 | 46,655 | 56,860 | 63,446 | |
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| Total funds carried forward | 52,940 | 37,810 | 90,749 | 56,860 |
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Northern Lines Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
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| Notes | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | [6] | 1,315 | 548 |
| Current Assets | |||
| Debtors and prepayments | [7] | 31,606 | 28,345 |
| Cash at bank and on hand | 72,016 | 40,127 | |
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| 103,622 | 68,472 | ||
| Current Liabilities | |||
| Creditors and accruals | [8] | 14,188 | 12,161 |
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| Net Current Assets | 89,434 | 56,312 | |
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| Net Assets | 90,749 | 56,860 | |
| The funds of the charity: | |||
| Unrestricted funds: | |||
| General funds | [9] | 30,625 | 9,656 |
| Designated funds | [9] | 22,315 | 548 |
| Restricted funds: | [9] | 37,810 | 46,655 |
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| 90,749 | 56,860 |
Approved by the trustees on 13th December 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… Catherine Anamaria Wills Nadia Batool Trustee Trustee
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Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts Year to 31st March 2022
[1] Principal Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
(a) Basis of preparation The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015), as amended by Update Bulletin 1 issued on 2nd February 2016, and the Charities Act 2011. Northern Lines 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 note(s). (b) Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis The charity's balance sheet at 31st March 2022 is in surplus, and grant funding for 2022-23 has been secured for the planned activities of the charity. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the charity s a going concern on an ongoing basis. For more details, see the "Financial Review" above. (c) Income Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the items of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Income from grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance of activities is deferred until the criteria for income recognition have been met (see Note 7). (d) Donated services and facilities Donated professional services and facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. There were no such donations during the year in question. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general volunteer time of trustees and volunteers is not recognised with any monetary value. (e) Interest receivable Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank. (f) Fund Accounting [i] Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. [ii] Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the Management Committee for particular purposes. [iii] Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. (g) Expenditure Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is expressed net of VAT where charged. Expenditure is classified under the following activity activity headings: [i] Costs of raising funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income and the costs of trading for fundraising purposes. There were no such costs during the year in question. [ii] Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities, and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. [iii] Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. There were no such costs during the year in question. (h) Allocation of support costs Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. These include office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's charitable activities.
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Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2022
(i) Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. (j) Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are written off over the expected useful life of the asset, at 25% per annum on the reducing balance method. Individual items costing less than £500 are not treated as fixed assets.
(k) Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered.
(l) Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and cash in hand 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 account.
(m) Creditors
Creditors are recognised where the charitable company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
(n) 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 subsequently measured at their settlement value.
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2022 2022 2022 Unrestricted Restricted Total Income from donations £ £ £ Donation from JA Arts Productions Ltd - - - Other donations - 412 412 --------------- --------------- --------------- - 412 412 2022 2022 2022 Income from charitable activities Unrestricted Restricted Total £ £ £ Grants: Arts Council of England - 125,958 125,958 British Council 10,000 - 10,000 Trusts and foundations - 3,000 3,000 --------------- --------------- --------------- Total grants 10,000 128,958 138,958 Box office and ticket sales - - - Performance fees 66,894 - 66,894 Commissions and other fees 1,600 35,300 36,900 Royalties 591 - 591 Reimbursed expenses - 1,540 1,540 --------------- --------------- --------------- Total income from charitable activities 79,085 165,798 244,882 |
2021 2021 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total £ £ £ 731 15,606 16,337 2 - 2 --------------- --------------- --------------- 733 15,606 16,338 2021 2021 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total £ £ £ - 20,825 20,825 - 25,000 25,000 - - - --------------- --------------- --------------- - 45,825 45,825 959 262 1,221 18,788 16,787 35,575 22,361 12,000 34,361 - - - - - - --------------- --------------- --------------- 42,107 74,874 116,982 |
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The charity receives government grants from the Arts Council and the British Council to support its activities. The total value of such grants in the year was £135,958 (2022 £45,825). There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attaching to these grants in 2021-22.
[4] Analysis of expenditure on fundraising
Total Total 2022 2021 £ £ Fees to fundraisers 8,575 - ----------------------------8,575 -
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Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2022
[5] Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
| Total | Total | |
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| 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Direct costs: | ||
| Artistic fees | 41,775 | 26,907 |
| Production fees | 7,125 | 8,983 |
| Other production costs | 22,130 | 12,638 |
| Project travel and subsistence | 8,984 | 1,800 |
| Marketing | 6,518 | 50 |
| Royalties | 1,075 | - |
| Other direct costs | - | 56 |
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| 87,607 | 50,434 | |
| Support costs: | ||
| Salaries | 57,346 | 48,707 |
| Recruitment | 530 | - |
| Training | 197 | 294 |
| Travel and accommodation | 2,555 | - |
| Meeting costs | 1,473 | - |
| Professional fees | 41,136 | 35,817 |
| Office costs | 817 | 894 |
| IT costs | 794 | - |
| Insurance | 1,092 | - |
| Rent, rates, heat & light | 6,303 | 1,732 |
| Bank charges | 141 | 151 |
| Website | 131 | 927 |
| Subscriptions | 404 | 292 |
| Sundry expenses | 1,090 | 173 |
| Accountancy | 439 | - |
| Fee for Independent Examination | 336 | 303 |
| Depreciation | 438 | 183 |
| --------------- | --------------- | |
| Total Support Costs | 115,223 | 89,473 |
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| Total Expenditure | 202,830 | 139,907 |
As the charity only undertook one kind of activity during the year, support costs have not been apportioned.
| [6] | Tangible Fixed Assets Equipment Equipment 2022 2021 Cost £ £ Opening balance 731 - Additions during the year 1,205 731 --------------- --------------- 1,936 731 Depreciation Opening balance 183 - Charge for the year 438 183 --------------- --------------- 621 183 --------------- --------------- Net Book Value: 1,315 548 |
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Northern Lines
Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2022
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Debtors and prepayments 2022 2021 £ £ Trade debtors 26,614 28,345 Prepayments 1,344 - Rent deposit 1,157 - VAT refund due 2,492 - --------------- --------------- 31,606 28,345 Creditors 2022 2021 Amounts due within 12 months: £ £ Trade creditors 13,852 10,873 Accruals 336 252 VAT liability - 1,036 --------------- --------------- 14,188 12,161 Movements in funds Balance at Transfers Balance at [for previous year, see Note 11] 31/03/2021 Income Expenditure between 31/03/2022 funds Restricted Funds: Arts Council - Elevate 3,462 107,252 (72,179) (1,205) 37,330 Arts Council - Creating in Uncertainty 18,193 33,460 (51,173) - 480 Arts Council - Cultural Recovery Fund - 25,498 (25,498) - - British Council 25,000 - (25,000) - - --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- Total Restricted Funds: 46,655 166,210 (173,850) (1,205) 37,810 Unrestricted Funds: Designated Funds: Fixed Asset Reserve 548 - (438) 1,205 1,315 ACE match funding reserve - - - 11,000 11,000 Core funding designated fund - - - 10,000 10,000 --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- Total Designated Funds: 548 - (438) 22,205 22,315 General Funds 9,656 79,085 (37,116) (21,000) 30,625 --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- Total Unrestricted Funds: 10,204 79,085 (37,554) 1,205 52,940 --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- Total Funds: 56,860 245,295 (211,405) - 90,749 |
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The Arts Council Elevate grant is for organisational development, to improve the charity's resilience. The Arts Council "Creating in Uncertainty" grant is to make a podcast and further develop two new shows. The Arts Council "Cultural Recovery Fund" grant is to support the charity in returning to a sustainable operating model following the Covid lockdowns.
The British Council grant is to support Australian touring costs for two new shows.
The transfer from the Arts Council Elevate fund to the Fixed Asset Reserve is to cover future depreciation on assets funded from this grant.
The Fixed Asset Reserve provides for future depreciation of equipment.
The ACE Match Funding Reserve holds funds required to secure future grant funding.
The Core Funding Designated Fund provides for contingency in the event of loss of funding, as per the Reserve policy.
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Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2022
[10] Payments to trustees and related party transactions
No trustees received remuneration for acting as trustees during the year (2021 nil).
One trustee received payments totalling £1,722 for PR services to the charity (2021 £2,654 to one trustee). Such payments are permitted by the charity's governing document and compliant with Section 185 of the Charities Act 2011.
There were no expenses payments to trustees during the year (2021 nil).
There were no other related party transactions during the year (2021 nil).
| [11] | Staff costs 2022 2021 £ £ Salaries 55,035 47,417 Employer's National Insurance 1,099 321 Employer pension 1,212 970 --------------- --------------- 57,346 48,707 |
|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 2.0 (2021 1.8), and the full time equivalent 1.5 (2021 1.3).
No employee earned over £60,000 per annum during the year.
The key management personnel of the charity during the year were the trustees, the Executive Producer and the General Manager. The total employee benefits paid to the key management personnel during the year was £56,950 (2021 £52,663), this being the salaries and fees paid to the Artistic Director and General Manager.
[12] Previous year comparison
| Movements in funds | Balance at | Transfers | Balance at | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2020 | Income | Expenditure | between | 31/03/2021 | |
| funds | |||||
| Restricted Funds: | |||||
| Arts Council - Elevate | 53,977 | 16,287 | (66,801) | - | 3,462 |
| Arts Council - National Lottery | 8,352 | 29,868 | (38,220) | - | - |
| Arts Council - Creating in Uncertainty | - | 19,325 | (1,132) | - | 18,193 |
| British Council | - | 25,000 | - | - | 25,000 |
| --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | |
| Total Restricted Funds: | 62,328 | 90,480 | (106,153) | - | 46,655 |
| Unrestricted Funds: | |||||
| Designated Funds: | |||||
| Fixed Asset Reserve | - | - | - | 548 | 548 |
| --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | |
| Total Designated Funds: | - | - | - | 548 | 548 |
| General Funds | 1,118 | 42,840 | (33,754) | (548) | 9,656 |
| --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | |
| Total Unrestricted Funds: | 1,118 | 42,840 | (33,754) | - | 10,204 |
| --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | --------------- | |
| Total Funds: | 63,446 | 133,320 | (139,907) | - | 56,860 |
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Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2022
[12] Previous year comparison (continued)
| Statement of Financial Activities 2020-21 | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | |
| 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Income: | |||
| Donations | 733 | 15,606 | 16,338 |
| Charitable activities | 42,107 | 74,874 | 116,982 |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | |
| Total Income | 42,840 | 90,480 | 133,320 |
| Expenditure: | |||
| Charitable activities | 33,754 | 106,153 | 139,907 |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | |
| Total Expenditure | 33,754 | 106,153 | 139,907 |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | |
| Net Income / (Expenditure) | 9,086 | (15,673) | (6,587) |
| Transfers between funds | - | - | - |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | |
| Net Movement in Funds | 9,086 | (15,673) | (6,587) |
| Total funds brought forward | 1,118 | 62,328 | 63,446 |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | |
| Total funds carried forward | 10,204 | 46,655 | 56,860 |
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