## **Northern Lines Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st March 2023**
Charity number: 1169480
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## **Northern Lines Trustees' Annual Report Year to 31st March 2023**
## **CONTENTS**
Page
2. Reference and Administrative Information
3. Structure, Governance and Management
3. Objects and Activities
4. Achievements and Performance
7. Financial Review
8. Statement of Responsibilities of Trustees
9. Independent Examiner's Report
10. Statement of Financial Activities
11. Balance Sheet
12. Notes to the Accounts
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
Charity name: Northern Lines, trading as the Javaad Alipoor Company Charity registration number: 1169480
Registered Office and operational address: Use.Space, Paddock St, Manchester M12 6HT
## **Trustees 2022-23**
Eileen McAuley Nadia Batool Anne Marie Teed (appointed 13[th] December 2022) Aliceson Robinson (appointed 16[th] June 2023) Catherine Anamaria Wills (resigned 16[th] June 2023) Sophie Collins (resigned 21[st] June 2022) Jennifer Reynolds (resigned 21[st] February 2023)
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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, as amended on 4[th] January 2022.
## **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 6 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:
- 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.
- We engage with audiences and communities who have little, or no experience of theatre or live performance.
- We tell stories of diverse experiences.
- We create high quality participation projects in some of the most deprived wards in England.
- We respond to broader agendas such as social justice and health & wellbeing.
- 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**
## **April 2022 - March 2023**
The highlight of the year was that, with the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions, Northern Lines premiered its first full live performance ‘Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World’ at HOME, in Manchester. This was a development of our international residency at Sydney Festival in January 2022 where an initial version was shown.
The team continued working both from home, and from SPACES, a co-working space where we have a small office and access to shared desks.
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 to ACE for £73,500 to support the creation of the full show of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World which was presented at HOME in Manchester (Oct 22) and Battersea Arts Centre (Nov 22) in London. As mentioned above the production was our first live show since October 2019.
A significant amount of staff time was spent planning and writing an application to ACE to join the National Portfolio from April 2023. We requested £370,000 per year over the 3- year funding period and in October 2022 we found out we were successful.
## 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.
We have been slower than we hoped to implement the strategy – mostly due to staff resource.
We had previously applied unsuccessfully to the John Ellerman Foundation to support core costs but had a strong steer that they would like to see another bid from us in 12 months. We submitted the second bid in March 2023 which was ultimately successful. John Ellerman will support the company with 30K a year for 3 years.
## Other Income
We were supported by HOME, Manchester, and The National Theatre of Parramatta to create Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World. We also earned £34,750 in performance fees from HOME and Battersea Arts Centre.
We will submit a Theatre Tax Relief Claim of approximately £40K to HMRC.
Despite reasonably heathy reserves, at the beginning of 2023 cashflow was a challenge which meant we had to request a temporary overdraft of £20K from our bank. This was due to the project-to-project nature of the organisation as final grant payments related to March were not received until April. The lack of capacity to submit more fundraising applications was also an issue; with NPO funding and a full team, we don’t anticipate
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cashflow being an issue going forward. On reflection we could have considered applying for further COVID support from ACE through their 3[rd] strand of Cultural Recovery funds.
## **Artistic Activity**
In October 2022 we premiered our first show since October 2019. ‘Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World’ opened at HOME in Manchester before showing at Battersea Arts Centre for 2 weeks to an almost sold out audience. The show, which explores violence, digital culture and the post-colonial world, received excellent reviews including a 5 star review from The Guardian.
_“Alipoor and his collaborators have the skill of turning mind-stretching ideas into theatrically thrilling performance. The show gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle of multimedia performance – while simultaneously deconstructing each of these forms. In a culture that so often seeks to simplify, this is a dazzling argument for complexity”_
- _**The Guardian**_
Things Hidden has since been presented as part of the Horizon Showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival through a 2-week run at The Traverse Theatre in August 2023. The show will be presented at Michigan in Nov 23, be part of Sydney Festival in January 2024, and tour to the USA in 2024.
Alongside Things Hidden we further developed our strands of engagement and participation work, including on our Pop Icons and Gypsy Jams projects.
- In Bradford we worked with Juice Vamossi and Kasko San to create and deliver a musical project which brought traditional Roma and Gypsy music together with stories of resisting racism during the holocaust. More than two hundred participants engaged.
- In Manchester and London we delivered a strand of engagement projects that were based on our Pop Icons methodology. Through rehearsal and previews at both venues we opened up the front of house and bar areas of the venues and empowered people from local MENA communities to participats by curating their own “pop icon” parties. Over five events, around five hundred people participated.
In April 2022 we began a new marketing and engagement campaign to promote a weekly relaunch 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 co-host 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. 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.
## **Artist Support**
Another Route – we are part of a consortium led by Forest Fringe in 2022 which is supporting a group of artists to internationalise their creative practice through a curated programme of events and residencies. This was developed in 2023, and Javaad mentoring
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a young artist from North of England called Jamal Gerrard, which involved supporting the dramaturgy of his new play.
We did a series of workshops and panel discussions focussed on international emerging artists presenting at the Edinburgh Fringe, had mentorship sessions with 6 Canadian artists as part of an ongoing partnership with the Canadian High Commission,
## **Talks**
Post show discussions took place for Things Hidden, co-curated with the venues, that focused on the content of the show and the women’s movement in Iran.
Javad co-curated and participated in a series of events in Bradford Literature Festival about the war in Ukraine and how it is represented in literature and theatre.
Javaad spoke at two events curated by the Fringe Society and Farnham Maltings, and also hosted the installation of Bradford University’s new chancellor.
## **Organisational 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 and preparation to apply to Arts Council England to be a National Portfolio organisation.
The focus in 22-23 was the recruitment of new trustees. 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. Two new trustees, including a new dynamic chair (Aliceson Robinson), have since been elected to the board.
With the success of National Portfolio application, planning for a new team took place. Supported by our new trustee, Ann Marie Teed, who has expertise in HR we successfully recruited a full time Executive Producer who started in May. Three new full-time members of staff and a part time General Manager will join us in September 2023.
## **Challenges and the impact of COVID 19**
As mentioned above fundraising was a challenge this year. As a result of COVID 19 ACE delayed by a year the National Portfolio Application process. Our ACE Elevate funds were extended but only 50K was granted, half the amount of the first year’s grant, so our resource to fundraise further was limited.
We recruited an Administrator in October 2021 however this didn't work out which added to our capacity challenges. However, we did engage a young producer to support the team during the production of Things Hidden.
## **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 and a condition of our ACE funding agreement is to use a new platform, Illuminate, to capture data and audience feedback.
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We will also work on measuring our environmental impact, particularly in relation to touring both live and digital and have engaged a consultant to support us.
The induction of the new team including the move to a new office big enough to accommodate the entire staff.
## **Financial Review**
The accounts for the period show a deficit on unrestricted funds; however this was planned for by temporarily utilising unrestricted reserves, including £21,000 of designated funds set aside for this purpose.
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 takes place by the Executive Producer to reduce expenditure.
Other than office rent, 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 £58,000. At the balance sheet date the free cash reserves amounted to £28,093 (2022 £51,625); therefore £20,000 has been set aside in a Contingency Fund to cover three months’ running costs as mentioned above, and a plan is in place to increase those reserves to £45,000 by the end of 2023-24, and £60,000 by the end of 24-25.
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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 charity for the year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- 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
- 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 25[th ] October 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
………………………………………………………… Aliceson Robinson, 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 2023 which are set out on pages 10 to 17.
## **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:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 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 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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26[th] October 2023
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 2023**
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||funds|funds|funds|funds|
|||**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|**2022**|
||||||[see Note 12]|
||Notes|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income:**||||||
|Donations|[2]|-|-|-|412|
|Charitable activities|[3]|45,991|163,805|209,796|244,882|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Total Income**||**45,991**|**163,805**|**209,796**|**245,295**|
|**Expenditure:**||||||
|Fundraising|[4]|-|6,113|6,113|8,575|
|Charitable activities|[5]|58,852|206,502|265,354|202,830|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Total Expenditure**||**58,852**|**212,615**|**271,466**|**211,405**|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Net Income / (Expenditure)**||**(12,861)**|**(48,810)**|**(61,670)**|**33,890**|
|Transfers between funds|[9]|(11,000)|11,000|-|-|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Net Movement in Funds**||**(23,861)**|**(37,810)**|**(61,670)**|**33,890**|
|Total funds brought forward||52,940|37,810|90,749|56,860|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**29,079**|**-**|**29,079**|**90,749**|
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## **Northern Lines Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2023**
|||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Notes|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed Assets**|[6]|986|1,315|
|**Current Assets**||||
|Debtors and prepayments|[7]|56,361|31,606|
|Cash at bank and on hand||-|72,016|
|||-----------------|-----------------|
|||56,361|103,622|
|**Current Liabilities**||||
|Creditors and accruals|[8]|28,268|14,188|
|||-----------------|-----------------|
|**Net Current Assets**||28,093|89,434|
|||-----------------|-----------------|
|**Net Assets**||**29,079**|**90,749**|
|**The funds of the charity:**||||
|**Unrestricted funds:**||||
|General funds|[9]|8,093|30,625|
|Designated funds|[9]|20,986|22,315|
|**Restricted funds:**|[9]|-|37,810|
|||-----------------|-----------------|
|||**29,079**|**90,749**|
Approved by the trustees on 25th October 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… Aliceson Robinson Nadia Batool Trustee Trustee
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## **Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts Year to 31st March 2023**
## [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 2023 is in surplus, and three year core funding has been secured from 2023 to 2026 from the Arts Council. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the charity is 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. [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 2023**
## (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 charity 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.
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[3]|2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Income from donations
£
£
£
£
£
£
Other donations
-
-
-
412
412
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-
-
-
-
412
412
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
Grants:
Arts Council of England
-
82,365
82,365
-
125,958
125,958
British Council
1,000
-
1,000
10,000
-
10,000
Trusts and foundations
-
-
-
-
3,000
3,000
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Total grants
1,000
82,365
83,365
10,000
128,958
138,958
Box office and ticket sales
14
-
14
-
-
-
Performance fees
-
34,750
34,750
66,894
-
66,894
Commissions and other fees
125
46,690
46,815
1,600
35,300
36,900
Royalties
3,000
-
3,000
591
-
591
Reimbursed expenses
-
-
-
-
1,540
1,540
Theatre Tax Relief
41,852
-
41,852
-
-
-
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---------------
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---------------
Total income from charitable activities
45,991
163,805
209,796
79,085
165,798
244,882|
|---|---|
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 £83,365 (2022 £135,958). There are no unfulfilled conditions or contingencies attaching to these grants in 2022-23.
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|||Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|
|||2023|2022|
|||£|£|
|Fees to|fundraisers|6,113|8,575|
|||---------------|---------------|
|||6,113|8,575|
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## **Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2023**
## [5] Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
||Total|Total|
|---|---|---|
||2023|2022|
||£|£|
|Direct costs:|||
|Artistic fees|36,074|41,775|
|Production fees|18,000|7,125|
|Other production costs|54,735|22,130|
|Transport, travel and subsistence|31,082|8,984|
|Marketing|5,152|6,518|
|Royalties|300|1,075|
||---------------|---------------|
||145,344|87,607|
|Support costs:|||
|Salaries [see Note 11]|53,053|57,346|
|Recruitment|625|530|
|Training|-|197|
|Travel and accommodation|6,080|2,555|
|Meeting costs|1,250|1,473|
|Professional fees|42,463|41,136|
|Office costs|472|817|
|IT costs|977|794|
|Insurance|2,128|1,092|
|Rent, rates, heat & light|8,487|6,303|
|Bank charges|1,243|142|
|Exchange rate losses|579|(1)|
|Website|220|131|
|Subscriptions|185|404|
|Sundry expenses|758|1,090|
|Accountancy|826|439|
|Fee for Independent Examination|336|336|
|Depreciation|329|438|
||---------------|---------------|
|Total Support Costs|120,010|115,223|
||---------------|---------------|
|Total Charitable Expenditure|265,354|202,830|
As the charity only undertook one kind of activity during the year, support costs have not been apportioned.
|[6]|Tangible Fixed Assets
Equipment
Equipment
2023
2022
Cost
£
£
Opening balance
1,936
731
Additions during the year
-
1,205
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1,936
1,936
Depreciation
Opening balance
621
183
Charge for the year
329
438
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950
621
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Net Book Value:
986
1,315|
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## **Northern Lines**
## **Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2023**
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[9]|Debtors and prepayments
2023
2022
£
£
Trade debtors
150
26,614
Grants due
12,350
-
Prepayments
852
1,344
Rent deposit
1,157
1,157
VAT refund due
-
2,492
Theatre Tax Relief due
41,852
-
---------------
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56,361
31,606
Creditors
2023
2022
Amounts due within 12 months:
£
£
Trade creditors
8,387
13,852
Accruals
456
336
VAT liability
156
-
Bank overdraft
19,270
-
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28,268
14,188
Movements in funds
Balance at
Transfers
Balance at
_[for previous year, see Note 11]_
31/03/2022
Income Expenditure
between 31/03/2023
funds
Restricted Funds:
Arts Council - Elevate
37,330
5,000
(42,330)
-
-
Arts Council - Creating in Uncertainty
480
3,865
(4,345)
-
-
Arts Council - Things Hidden
-
154,940
(165,940)
11,000
-
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Total Restricted Funds:
37,810
163,805
(212,615)
11,000
-
Unrestricted Funds:
Designated Funds:
Fixed Asset Reserve
1,315
-
(329)
-
986
ACE match funding reserve
11,000
-
-
(11,000)
-
Core funding designated fund
10,000
-
-
(10,000)
-
Contingency fund
-
-
-
20,000
20,000
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Total Designated Funds:
42,315
-
(329)
(1,000)
20,986
General Funds
30,625
45,991
(58,523)
(10,000)
8,093
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Total Unrestricted Funds:
52,940
45,991
(58,852)
(11,000)
29,079
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---------------
---------------
---------------
Total Funds:
90,749
209,796
(271,466)
-
29,079|
|---|---|
The Arts Council Elevate grant is for organisational development, to improve the charity's resilience. The Arts Council "Creating in Uncertainty" grant was to make a podcast and further develop two new shows. The Things Hidden funding is to support the production by this name.
The Fixed Asset Reserve provides for future depreciation of equipment.
The ACE Match Funding Reserve held funds required to secure grant funding for the Things Hidden project. This project is now completed, and the full amount has been transferred to the Things Hidden restricted fund. The Core Funding Designated Fund was a budgeted contribution from general reserves to core costs in 2022-23.
The Contingency Fund sets aside three months' core running costs to cover for an unexpected drop in funding, as per the Reserves policy.
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## **Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2023**
## [10] Payments to trustees and related party transactions
No trustees received remuneration for acting as trustees during the year (2022 nil).
One trustee received payments totalling £3,450 for PR services to the charity (2022 £1,722 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 (2022 nil).
There were no other related party transactions during the year (2022 nil).
|[11]|Staff costs
2023
2022
£
£
Salaries
51,338
55,035
Employer's National Insurance
466
1,099
Employer pension
1,249
1,212
---------------
---------------
53,053
57,346|
|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 2.0 (2022 2.0), and the full time equivalent 1.5 (2022 1.5).
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 £58,213 (2022 £56,950), 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|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||31/03/2021|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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## **Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2023**
## [12] Previous year comparison (continued)
|Statement of Financial Activities 2021-22||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||funds|funds|funds|
|||**2022**|**2022**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income:**|||||
|Donations|[2]|-|412|412|
|Charitable activities|[3]|79,085|165,798|244,882|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Total Income**||**79,085**|**166,210**|**245,295**|
|**Expenditure:**|||||
|Fundraising|[4]|-|8,575|8,575|
|Charitable activities|[5]|37,554|165,275|202,830|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Total Expenditure**||**37,554**|**173,850**|**211,405**|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Net Income / (Expenditure)**||**41,530**|**(7,641)**|**33,890**|
|Transfers between funds|[9]|1,205|(1,205)|-|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Net Movement in Funds**||**42,735**|**(8,846)**|**33,890**|
|Total funds brought forward||10,204|46,655|56,860|
|||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**52,940**|**37,810**|**90,749**|
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