Northern Lines Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31st March 2025 Charity number: 1169480
Northern Lines Trustees. Annual Report Year to 31st March 2025 CONTENTS Page Referen and Administrative Information Structure, Govemance and Management Objects and Activities Achievements and Performance Financial Review Statement of Responsibilities of Trustees Independent Examiner's Report 10. Statement of Financial Activities 11 Balance Sheet 12. Notes to the Accounts Reference and Administrative Information Charity name.. Northem Lines, trading as the Javaad Alipoor Company Charity registration number.. 1169480 Registered Office and operational address: 86 Princess St. Manchester M16NG Trustees 2024-25 Aliceson Robinson (Chalr) Nadia Balool Ann Marie Teed Neelay Patel (appointed 26th June 2024) Eileen McAuley (resigned 22" August 20251 Structure, Governance and Management Th8 organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organis81ion, incorporated on 15th September 2015 and regISted as a charity on 41h October 2016. Its goveming document is the Conslilulion dated 15th September 2015. as amended on 4th January 2022. Recrultment and Appointment of Trustees Ail Iruslees 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 eff&ctive administration of the CIO. 121
Objects and Activities Charitable Objects To advance the arts for the public benefil 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 wlth theatre makers and communities across the UK and internationally to create productions that often take plac8 in non-traditional theatre spaces or digitally. We engage with audiences and communities who have little, or no experience of theatre or live performan. We tell slories 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 actsss lo 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, guidan on public benefrt. Achievements and Performance Northern Lines CIO enjoyed a fantastic year of organisational development and creative ambition over 2024125, in which we have established our core team, launched a new website, toured across the USA. and secured two new commissions to develop our audiences in the North West of England building on our principles of artistic quality. growth and impact. We recruited a new trustèe, Neelay Patel. an accomplished technology and media executive with extensive experien overseeing large-scale digital transformation, innovalion, and strategy. We on-boarded a new full tlme Producer. Abir Tobji, and engaged external financial management consultants, Adding Value, who have taken over from our General Manager position to support the team with bookkeeping. accounting and payroll. We 8Stablished our Community Council - a specially selected advisory team that contributes to company outcomes through value4riven insights and advice, in particular feeding into and interrogating our cfeative programme - and hèld the first of these meetings. We delivered our first Staff Away Day on 25 July 2024 where we engaged the team on mission. brand and values and established key frameworks for success. Formal meetings between trustees and staff continued, mainly In person, with a Board Away day taking place in July 2024 to discuss strategic direction and opportunities for
development. There has been regular ongoing contsct belween the chair and executive team to support decision-making. We also established a voluntsry Board Buddy programme, matching board members with staff members to touch base, develop transparency in govemance and connect our board and staff. Fundraising Successful a licalions We submitted a successful application to The Perelman Perfonyting Arts Center NYC for The Democracy Cycle, a program which invites artists to explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experienc6 of democracy. We are one ofjust 8 selected artlstlc commissions {and the only member from the UK) for the inaugural year ofThe Democracy Cycle, receiving a grant to R&D a new work entitled, Am8rica's Kingdoms, for development in 2025-26. As members of the Horizon cohort of 2023, w8 were supported through their Onward Touring Fund to tour Things Hiddgn Since the Foundation of the World across the USA, to Portland, Seattle and LA, in September 2024. We received funding from O'oyly Carte Charitable Tnjsl for our 2025 project Democracy.. New Roots, lo support participatory workshops in Manchester, empowering young migrants to develop creative responses on dèmocracy and migration. Pendin lications We hav8 submitted further applications to: Paul Hamlyn Foundatlon for multi-year core funding ACE NPO extension for £370,000 for 26127. oin Fundin Arts Council England IACEI We successfully reported agsinst our NPO grant, est8blishing a strong relationship wilh our ACE Relationship Manager, maintaining a sensible level of risk and ensuring clear. open communication with ACE. John Ellerman Foundation We completed our annual progress report lo the John Elleman Foundation who have provided core funding lo the company ov8r 3 years from 2023 - 2026. Other Income We continue to diversify our income streams and have put a focus on earned income and building prospect journeys for donor income in 24125. We have established an account through CAF donate for individuals to donate through our website more eff8Ctively, helping us receive Gift Aid from donations.
We continue to eam income through digital presentations of our work on Digital Theatre + and through speaking events. We have met our reserves target of £60,000. Artistic Activity On 16 May 2024, our participatory project A Flag Large Enough, culminated in a perfomiance at Theatre in the Mill, Bradford, where four diverse Roma groups from Bradford and Bolton cx)me together to share the history of the 1944 Romani uprising in Auschwitz-Birkenau. This was a hugely successful project by every metric we set= the depth and transformative power for parlicipants., the exploration of a politically thomy but important topic with people who wouldn't usually engage with our work,. meaningful and lasting relationships with a new community for our company and a sense offlair and joy at the final sharing. Partner company Kaskosan, built new relationships with local venues and with ACE through the project. In September and October 2024 Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World undertook a hugely successful tour lo Merrill Theatre. On The Boards (Seattle), TBA Festival, Portland Institute of Contemporary Arts (Portland), Nimoy Theatre, UCLA (Los Angeles) and Dublin Theatre Feslival (Dublinl. Before going onto The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Ihe University of Maryland (Washington D.Cl in November 24. This final chunk of touring engaged with approx 2000 people across the frve presentations. We delivered a broad range of wrap around activities, including installations in LA and work with studenls in Maryland and Dublin. The show has generated huge inlerest with sell out performances and a new film. Aside from the success of the tour. we've made some exciting new relalionships with internalional presenters that we will take fOard as we develop new projects. In October 2024 Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World was added to the Digital Theatre website and is currently available online for audiences to view. Alongside Things Hidden we began development on Elmet. an adaptation of Ihe Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel of the same name by Fiona Mozley, commissioned by Bradford City of Culture 2025. This was greenlil in October 2024 and beeen Oclober 2024- March 2025 we engaged an exemplary creative team including Deb Pugh (Ad Infinituml, The Mercury Prize nominated band The Unthanks, designers Good Teeth and dramaturg Laurence Cook, among others. In March 25 we undertook a 2 week devising and development intensive with performers, writers, directors and trainees that resulted in a firsl draft script. Elmet will be presented beeen 22 Oct- 2 Nov 2025 at the Loading Bay. Bradford. Planning for Democracy.. New Roots began in the latter part of the yearfor delivery in JulylAugust 25. We will seek oul opportunities lo work with new partners in the North West. In 24125 we also further researched and developed another large-scale new show working with Factory International, creating a fitst draft scripl. 15]
Our new website launched in June 2024. offering a window across the breadth of our work and a new space for us to platform our collaborators and projects and connect with our audiences across the world. An interactive world map, with pins representing our international collaborators and venue partners, sits behind the website presenting a global, collaborative outlook. Artist Support In October 2024, TJAC supported and commissioned Eve Leigh and Louise Stephens to research and develop a new show conp1 brief, with the polential for fvrther investrnent. Javaad Alipoor has worked with several artists over the course of the year including Dina Niyari. Chris Thorpe. Juice Vamosi and Shahid Iqbal Khan. Through a new partnership with Bradford Producing Hub, we engaged a paid trainee to work on Elmet R&D. supporting them to gain hands-on experience with our creative team. We also look on a placement from Warwick TPS (Theatre and Perfomance Studies) who worked closely with our Director and supported the team through the 2 week R&D devising intensive. We will engage two further paid trainee roles for Elmet to shadow our Production Manager and Movement Direclor. Talks Posl show discussions took place for Things Hidden, co-curated with the venues, that focused on the content of the show. Organisational Development In August 2024 Aliceson Robinson led our second annual board away day which included sessions on strategic goals. creative ambition and target outcomes as well as a review of the fundraising strategy. Our new staff team has undergone some changes with a focus on a core administrative team of a full time Producer and Company Assistant and a part time Communications Manager who can work flexibly across our projects. Adding Value have been engaged externally to undertake financial management and accounlancy. wilh overall financial oversight remaining with the Execulive Producer. The focus in 25-26 is the recruitment of new tnjstees. 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 addition to monitoring and updating our company policies, we wrote a new Sustainability Strategy and Environmental Action Plan, in collaboration with GMAST. We also developed an extensive data collection plan and actioned this across the team. Each member of Ihe team is responsible for collecting quantitive and qualitalive data across our programme on audiences, ED&1 and environmental impact- using internal logs and It3ckers that we have sel up for each department. Illuminate Gontinues lo support Ihe collection of data. We also use the following platforms=
Plausible {for online data) Julie's Bicycle Climate Tools We have drawn up a new aLlence development strategy and make sure we track audien metrics through box Offi reports and surveys. In 24125 we reached over 3800 live audiences across the US, UK and Dublin. and further audiences online through Ihe shows that we have on Digital Theatre + We aim to build on this in 25126 to show our growth. Challenges and looking ahead As we move into the next phase of our dellvery, we are continuing to develop the scale and ambition of our produced work, whilst broadening our offer to emerging artists. young people and communities. We have main risks over the nexl year. The first is around capacity and development. As our productions are growing in scale. we are mitigaling these risks by engaging new teams of freelancers. We have developed a new SLSite of contracts that reflect the step change in planning and management we have undertaken around production. We are also mitigating the risks around capacity by seeking a balance of co-producing options- leading on some projects and supporting on others. As we plan for Ihe future, we are updating our organisational design and developing new training strategies to create fewer bottle necks in terms of business continuity. Second, we face an external risk around the economic cLJntext of our industry. Funding is becoming more and more cnmpetilive. Al the end of Ihis year. we come to the end of three years funding through John Ellemian. Our EP is leading on fundraising in collaboration with our Chair. and we are also seeking support in kind- especially around Offi and Gore costs to mitigate this. Areas for Development Over the next year we will be cOnntrating on three main areas of development. We are developing a new series of organisational OKRS, which will drive staff development, organisalional growth and our ambitious plans. We want to embed these as new way of working and make it a key part of our HR approach. We will continue to develop our fundraising work. As well as exploring more work around individual giving and philanthropy, we are seeking new kinds of partnerships lo access support in kind and increasing the funding we achieve through grant making trusts and through the ACE. Artistically, we stsnd at a very interesting moment. We ar8 at the tipping point of really transfomiing the scale of our produced work. But al the same time, we are clear that this is not the only metric, still less the most important, for assessing artistic quality. Artistic development this year will be driven by asking fundamental questions about whal the next step of development means for the company- and how the DNA of our work can move behveen different foTh and artistic communities.
Financial Review The accounts for the year show a surplus on unrestricted funds. due to financially successful touring activity. The annual budget Is approved by the board of Iruslees prior to each new financlal 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 expècted, re-budgeling lakes place by the Executive Producer to reduce expenditure. Therefore the trustees are satisfied that the charity Is a golng concem, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Reserves Pollcy The trustees have established a policy to provide for any sudden and unexpeded loss of Income, whereby the unrestricted funds should equal al least th e months of core running costs, which equates to around £58,000. At the balance sheet dale the free cash reserves amounted to £265,339 {2024 £142,364), of which £60,000 has been set aside in Contingency Fund to cover three months, running costs. [81
Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees Trustees are required to Prepare financial statements for each financial year, which glve tnje and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and applicalion of resources, including the net Income or expendilure, of the charity for the year. In preparing thos8 financial ststements the trustees are required to: Select suitable acr£)unting policies and then apply them consistently., Observe the molhods and principles in the applicablé Charities SORP., Make ludgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.. Slate whelher applicable accounling standards and statements of re(mmended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and Prepare the financial slalements on the going conrn 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 wlth reasonable accuracy al 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 trustses are also responslble for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevenllon and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees confirm that to th8 best of th8ir knowledge there is no information relevant lo 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 awar6 of all rel8vant financial information and that this information has been communicated to the Examiner. The Irust688 are m8mbers of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rlghts. The trust8es have no beneficial interest in the charity. Approved by the twstees on 25th November 2025 and signed on their behalf by: Aliceson Robinson, Trust88 Nadia Batool, Trustee [9]
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Northern Lines I report on the accounts of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year to 31•1 March 2025 which are set out on pages 11 to 18. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charit16s Act 20111'lhe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts Caled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢arrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ib) of the Act. Independent examlner's slatemant Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must bè a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified lo undertake the examination because l am a member ofthe Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ICIMA), which is one of the listed bodies. I have ¢ompl8led my examination. I confim that no mal8rial matt8rs have come to my attention in connectlon with the examinatlon giving me caus8 lo believe: 1. accounting records were not kept in raspect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records., 3. lh8 accounts do not comply with the applicable requlrements conceming the fomi and content of accotjnts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and falr view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination., or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charitiés [applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102)]. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the 8xamination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. 26th November 2025 Jon Harris. ACMA, CGMA, MA, FRSA 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N17GU 1101
Northern Lines Statement of Financial Activities (incorporatlng Income & Expenditure Account) Year to 31st March 2025 Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2025 2025 Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 [see Note 12] Notes Income: Donations Charitable activities pi 45 518.023 45 550,094 1.250 519,864 32,070 Total Income 518,068 32.070 550,138 521,114 Expendfture: Fundraising Charitable activities 150 396,872 150 434,091 5,150 388.427 Is] 37,219 Total Expenditure 397,022 37,219 434,241 393,577 Net Income l (Expendllure) Transfers beeen funds 121,046 (5,149) 115.897 127,537 Not Movement In Funds 121,046 {5,149) 115,897 127.537 Totsl funds broughtfoNard 147,968 8,649 156.616 29,079 Totsl funds carried forward 269,013 3,500 272,513 156,616 [111
Northern Lines Balance Sheet As at 31st March 2025 2025 2024 Not8$ Fixed Assets [61 3.674 5,603 Current Assets Debtors and prepayments Cash al bank and on hand [71 8,475 425,151 20,435 143.037 433,626 163,472 Current Liabilitles Creditors and accruals 164,787 12,459 Net CurrentAssots 268,839 151.013 Net Assets 272.513 IS6.616 The funds of the charity". Unrestricted funds: General funds Designated ftJnds Restrlcted funds: [91 pi 205,339 63.674 3,500 102,364 45,603 8.649 272,513 156,616 Approved by the trustees on 251h November 2025 and signed on their behalf by.. IsOn Robinson Trustee Nadia Batool Trustee [121
Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts Yoar to 31st March 2025 111 Prlnclpal A¢coun¥ng Poll¢l•• The prfndpal aontIng polKles adopted in the PT8PaTrtlon of the flnandal 5taternnt5 are set out bg10w. The financial 51ateThnls have bgen prnpar8d in 8Ctordancè wtth the Accounllrsg antj Reportlng by charfl8.. statMnI ol Recommond¢d Practw appicabkn ¢0 Cha0$ pfBpadng Ihelr 8CCOUnt$ In accordance with the Finandal Reportlng Standard applicable in tho UK and Republk of I9nd IFRS 1021 lelfectfve 1 January 20191, bnd th• Charbtkrys Act 2011. Northom Lnes CIO meets th8 dafinllk)n of a publ bnelit ?ntty unijer FRS 102. At$ and l&blltlg5 are Inrtlalty recognL8ed 81 historical cost ortransaction value unlèss oth9Ths• Stated In the pa¥0Th1 accountlng poILcy nolo1$1. Ibl The charltls balance sheet al 31st March 2025 Is In sU1u$, and threa year core lundlng hai bo?n 88curnd frDm 2023 10 202e from the Art5 Council. Thernforn Ihe InJst8es ar8 sallsfied that the charlty is a golng coneem on an ongolng basi5. For mor8 detall$. sge the 'Flnonc401 Rev obove. In¢om8 15 recognls•d whon thè charity has enlrtlemenl to th• fund5, 8ny perfomkqnc8 eondMkns attached to Iho Items of Incorne hav• ban ml, M 1$ probable Ihtht the Incom• 11 b• T•¢ofved and tha amount can bo rneaiurod relwbty. Inco 1M grnnt$ Is pacognlsed vthèn the chgrtiy has &nlKbm8nl to the fund$. any perfomwnce condnlona alto¢hed to the grants h8ve been m01, tt Is prob8bl• that the incomo wlll be m¢olv8d and tha amtsunt ¢an b• m8asured rellably and 1$ not dèfeffe¢. Incorne r•¢efv•d In advan of act1vmsl$ ¢el8rr8d unll th¢ ¢rflerta lor In¢om• mcognhbn h•vg b•on m•1 1508 Not• 71. Idi rac Donated profo$slonal 6eNl¢ofy 8nd focllltl•• ar• r¥cognhe¢J J3 Incorn %th?n th• ch•rfly h85 control over th• rt8rn, any condflion5 associaled wth Ihe donaled Item have bèen mel, the rnceipt ol ewn0Tr¢ ben•ftt from thè Use by tho chartiy 1$ probab ond that Ott)nOm benerrt can be megsured rolLgbly, Thèr• no 6u¢h dongtbns dufv)g the year In question. In 8ecordanc• vAlh the Chorfties SORP IFRS 1021, the gengTr1 volunleertlme of InJsl•es and volunteer¥ L8 not recognised lth any mnethry valua. Int8FèSt on funds held on deposit 15 included when receiv8b and the arnunl can be rrtsasur8d lIab by Ihe ¢h8rlty', Ihls 18 normally upon notIatIon ol the Inlernsl p8ld or payable by Iha Bank. lfj uThre5Ited funds ar¢ #Vallabk for use at lh8 d¢re1tn of tho trust885 In furtheranc¢ ol th• genernl obctIV•S of th• Chartiy. lill Dosignated fund8 8Tr unTrstrlclèd funds sèl asbje by the Managemant Comrnltle8 lor partlcvigr purpos•s. Illfj Rsslrfcted funds are 8ubi8cl&d to Trsldcllon8 on Ihek expendtture Imposed by th• éonof or thugh the lem¥ of an &ppeal. nd Exp8ndtture h r•wffllsed once Ih•r• IB a 911 or¢on81wctN• obliqatlon lo m•k• 8 poyrnent lo a th p8rty. it Is PTobab18 that 58ttlenwnt wl be RQUiTBd and the anv)unt of lh8 obllgallon can be moasured rellably. All ¢xponditure Is exp$sd not ol VAT wherg charged. Exp•ndltur¢ 18 ¢18$sKkgd under tho folksn9 8dfvlty actfvty he8dlng5'. IQ Costs ol rang funds eomprise th¢ eosts associatèd vllh artrncllng v0tary Incom• and thè eosls ol tndlng for fundTaisln9 purpo$&$. lili Charitable expenditurè compris8J thos• costs ineurred by thè charity In thg dOlory of act18$ and s•rvte8 lor Ns ban8flcSarfes. 11 Includes both costs thBI ¢An be aKoc8tod dlrfrdty to sueh aCtttle8, #nd Iho$8 co8t$ of an Indlrect natufg n8c8ssary to support them. Illil Other 8xpendttu¥e represents those llems not falllng Into any othèr hoadlng. Therè no such cost¥ durfng the y88r In quostbn. Support costs aTr those fundions that aSSi5t the thrsrt of the charlty but do not dlrBCtiv uThdgrt8ke chadtablg aclNrtles. Those Snclude Offr costs. flnance, p8rnonn•l, p8yffjU and qov8m8nce costs whth 811PPOrt tho chantl5 chantabk actNitles. 1131
Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (contlnued) Year to 31st March 2025 111 The ¢hartly ts èxempt from 18x on Income and 08lns falllng wlthln 8ecllon 505 of thè Toxe8 Act 1988 or geclkn 252 01 Ihfr Taxatlon of Chènjeable Galns AG1 1992 to the extent th81 tha&& are applled lo 118 charft8bl8 oblacl8. Ul Flxed As r8nglble flxed ass919 WTlllen off ov•rth¢ expected uaelul IW6 olthe a8891, at 25% per8nnum on thg r8dudng baLynce m8lhod. Indfvhlual Ilems co8tlng 198$ th•n £500 8rn not lrnat8d ¥8 flxed a8•et8. Ikl Trade and other dgblors ar• reco9nL4ed at Iho sottl&rn•nt amount due aftor any lrnde dlscounl offtrmd. Cash al bgnk and $h In hand Includ88 C88h ond short tgnn hhlY114u Inv¢stm&nl$ wtth a 8hort mBludly ol thre& mnlh$ or1088 Irn the dète ol ocqulslllon or op8nlng ol th• èecount. Im) Credllorn arn recognlse¢ where the ch8rSty has a prgs8nl obl91k)n rnsuhlng frDm 8 pa81 event that wlll prDbably In the lrnnsfgr of fund$ lo a thkd psrty and th• arr)unt du8 to $ellle the oblWJallon CBn bo me8$urad or e511maled rell8bly. Crndttors arn norm81ty recognlsed at thelr 6ettl&Thnl amount aft•r allowlng lor 8ny tr8d8 dlscounts du•. 2025 202S 2025 Total 2024 2024 2024 Total Unrqlllrl¢lod knlrlcied Unra•irlGl•d Reilrl¢lad Don811tsns lrtjrn In¢lvldua 45 4$ 1,250 1,250 45 45 1,250 1,250 2025 2025 2025 Tol81 2024 2024 2024 Totsl ihirèslilcled Rg¥irl¢i•d UnreNlflci•d R•aiilcled Gr8nls'. Arts Councll of England John EIK?an Foundation Brfllsh Coun¢ll Trus15 and foundallong 370.000 30,000 370,000 30.000 370,000 370,000 6.844 16,109 8.486 3,500 6,844 47,609 11,988 31.$00 Tolal grnnls Box office 8nd tl¢k8t 8ale8 Perfomance f8e8 Comnl8$lon5 End olh•r I••B Royattles Relrnbursed ¢xpenseg Othor 88med Incorno 408,486 3,500 411,986 401,500 5,248 26,087 55.381 5,337 3,378 22.954 424,454 5,248 20,087 55.361 5.337 3,378 97,77S 97,775 28,570 7,545 ,957 281 28,570 1.54S 9,957 261 Total Incomo from chBrttgble 518,023 32.070 S50,094 496,910 22.954 519.884 Ourtng the year. the chamty rnc•lved govomrnenl 9rnnls totaMng £370,00012024 £378,844). Thls fundlng from the Art$ Councll Io 8UPPtsrt tts a¢llvhles. Thère Dre no unfvmlled condttlon8 orconllngendeB attachlng to th••• graftls ITr 202445. dral Total 2025 Total 2024 Fundr8151ng fegs 150 5,150 150 5.150 {141
Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2025 151 Tolal 2025 Total 2024 Artlslk salari88 ArtISt fees Pndu¢lbn fe?¥ Other produ¢tlon cost5 Tr8nsport, travel and sub51518nce Markellng & PR Roy8ttias and eroatfve rights 38.690 70,451 16.372 9.082 45,503 8,464 11,595 37,727 28.186 28,143 22,667 34,231 2.830 2.000 200.157 155,783 Salaries1se8 Noto 111 RecruMm&nt Trnlnhg Travel and acmMOd0t1on M88thg costs PrDfo8slonal f••s Offlc8 Costs IT costs Insurnnce Rent, les, heBI & Ilht Bank charges Exehange rat• lo8 Web6lte Subxrfpllon M8rk811ng & PR Sundry expens•8 Accounlaney Fee for Indapendenl Examknatbn lff8cover8bio VAT DeprBclallon Loss on dl8po8al 150,802 670 3,242 14,957 4,832 22,330 368 1,248 2,290 19,468 254 953 743 483 3,389 1,293 1.595 199 2,889 1.929 121,857 1.073 2,752 13,939 4.510 38,478 1,392 1,224 2.675 13,885 423 110 25,310 242 1.$83 1,371 900 199 1.868 308 Total Support C08t8 233.934 232,099 Tot81 Chadtable Expendttur• At Iho charfty oniv un4grtook ong klnd of durfng th8 y•81, support co618 hAw not tsgen apportlon•d. 434.091 387.882 1151
Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (contlnued) Year to 318t March 2025 Equlptrnnt Equlpm•nl 2025 2024 Optrnlng bakqnc8 AddMksn8 Iho year DIBpolI 7,998 1.936 6,794 (7311 7,998 7,g98 Openlng bafanto Chary8 forthe year Ejtrninaled on dk8posals 2.395 1,929 950 1,888 14231 4,324 2,395 Net Book va0= 3.674 5.603 2025 2024 Trado detstors Grants due Prepayrn8nts Rent dep9811 VAT rBlund duo 4,443 16.717 300 $38 1,157 1,725 1,725 2,307 8.475 20,435 2025 Arkv)unt8 duo wllNn 12 rrnnlh•.' Trnda ¢7od#tsrn AccJu818 08f8Thed Incorng Tax and N81bno1 In8urnne• P8nskJn lbIY 2024 18,854 1,576 138,987 4.524 7,014 955 3,879 612 164,787 12.459 1161
Northem Lines Notes to the Accounts (continuedy Yearto 31st March 2025 Banc4 at 3110312024 Trnnsfers 88lance at bolLwan 3110312025 lund8 [rorprnvlou5 y88r, see Nol8 12] Incom& Expendtture 88rth8 FoundalK)n DemGracy New Roo18 Etsmat 8.649 18.6491 3,500 28.570 3.500 128,5701 Total ReStrt04 Funds.. 8,649 32,070 137,2191 3,500 nTrstrfctad Funds.. Dewgna18d Funds: Fixed Assel R858N8 Conllngency lund 5,603 4Q.000 11,9291 3,074 60,000 20,000 Total 085lgnat8d Funds,. 45,603 11,9291 20,QOO 63.674 102.364 518.068 1395.0931 120.0001 20S,339 Tot41 Vnr••lrfcl•d Fund&'. 147,968 518,088 P97.0221 269,013 Total Funds.. 158,616 550,138 1434,2411 272,513 The Bertha Foundallon grnnt funded tho plect A Flag Largo Enough. The DemoGrn¢y New Rools fund $upport8 partlcipotory workshops lor young ryrnnl8 In Manchestar. The Elrwt lund Is loi the pr0ct ol th1¥ name dellveTBd as part of th8 8rndford aiy ol ¢uNure. Th• Flxed Asset ReseNe provld85 lor future depr8clatk)n ol equipment. Th? Conting•n¢y Fund 881$ osk18 three rnonlhs, core runnlng costs lo ¢ovèf for an ur5expèded drop In lundln9, ai poi tho R8seryes pollcy. No Iru5t88s e88d mneIl0 for acllng a5 Iruslees lurfng Iha ye8r12024 n41. Thern rg no e*pon$g8 paymnls to tnJsl•es durtng the year12024 nlll. Ann M8de Toed b 8 aenlor 8rrploy8è of F8clory Intèmatlonal. Iwth whom the Charhy Conducted bu¥lness mbllon to ong pro¢1. The Trus1••& d[acu8d • polonllal confllct of Interast and ¢onclud•d Ihat nonè exls18d. Thero 1 no olhgf rnLated party IRns8dk)n$ durtnq the y#ar12024 nlll. 2025 2024 SaLarfes Ernployarfs Natlonal Inwranet Ewpioyer pension 173.0S2 12.605 3,834 146.105 10,352 3,169 189,491 159,626 The average numbèr ol employg•s durtng the yeorwas 5.1 12024 3.8X and the average lun tlm• equfvs18nt 4.1 12024 3.251. No gmploye• 88med ov¢r£60.000 per annum dudng lh• yeor. The key manag8Thnl personnel of the charfty durfng th• year the Irusl885, th8 Ex8CUtfvo Producer and the G•nernl Manager. The total 8mployee ben81bts pald lo th8 key rnanagemenl per50nno1 Oung lh8 year was £116,923 P024 £123,100). thSs belng th8 and fo8$ pah1 to the Artlstk ThCtOr, Execut8 PdUce¢ and G8Tr8ral MBnag¢r. 117]
Northern Lines Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year to 31st March 2025 1121 Prev ar nd 88LgTr¢• at 3110312023 Tnn$fers Bal8n¢e at between 3110312024 funds IncK)rne Expenditu Restricted Fun British Council Bertha Foundation 6.844 16.109 16,8441 IT.4611 8.649 Total Restricted Funds.. 22,954 114,3051 8.049 51n DesvJnated Funds.. Fixed A55el Resgrye Contingency fvnd 986 20,000 12,1761 6,794 20.000 S.603 40,000 Toi31 Desbjnated Funds.. 20,986 (2,1761 26,794 45.603 General Funds 8.093 498, 160 (377.0961 126,7941 102.364 Total unstratrd Funds.. 25,079 498,160 1379,2721 147,968 Total Funds-. 29,079 521.114 1393,$771 156.616 Slalemenl of Financ1 A¢iivfts 2023.24 UTrrBsiricted Restrid8d hJnd5 fund5 2024 2024 Totsi fvJnds 2024 Donation5 Charfable actrtIeS 1.250 496,910 1,250 519,864 22,954 Total Iwrcom6 498,160 22,954 521.114 ExPendIr•. Fundraising Charitable actwrties 5.150 374.122 5.150 388,427 14,305 Totsl Expendltyro 379,272 14,305 393.577 N•t Incorne I IExpondlknr•l Transfers b8twen funds 118,888 8.649 127.537 Net IveMent In Funds 118.888 8,649 127.537 Total fiJnd$ brtsught fobwa 29.079 29.079 Totsl funds ¢arrJod ffoard 147.968 6.649 156,618 1181