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 regISte￿d 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.
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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 fO￿ard 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 be￿een 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 be￿een 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.
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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 con￿p1 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 aL￿lence 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 cOn￿ntrating 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.
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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 con￿rn 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 Ca￿led 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
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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 be￿een 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
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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..
I￿sOn Robinson
Trustee
Nadia Batool
Trustee
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Northern Lines
Notes to the Accounts
Yoar to 31st March 2025
111 Prlnclpal A¢coun¥ng Poll¢l••
The prfndpal a￿o￿ntIng 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 charfl￿8..
stat￿M￿nI ol Recommond¢d Practw appicabkn ¢0 Cha￿0$ pfBpadng Ihelr 8CCOUnt$ In accordance with the
Finandal Reportlng Standard applicable in tho UK and Republk of I￿￿9nd IFRS 1021 lelfectfve 1 January 20191,
bnd th• Charbtkrys Act 2011.
Northom Lnes CIO meets th8 dafinllk)n of a publ* b*nelit ?ntty unijer FRS 102. A￿t$ and l&blltlg5 are
Inrtlalty recognL8ed 81 historical cost ortransaction value unlèss oth9Th￿s• Stated In the pa￿¥0Th1 accountlng
poILcy nolo1$1.
Ibl
The charltls balance sheet al 31st March 2025 Is In sU￿1u$, 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$. sge the 'Flnonc401 Rev￿￿ obove.
In¢om8 15 recognls•d whon thè charity has enlrtlemenl to th• fund5, 8ny perfomkqnc8 eondMk*ns attached to
Iho Items of Incorne hav• b*an ml, M 1$ probable Ihtht the Incom• ￿11 b• T•¢ofved and tha amount can bo
rneaiurod relwbty.
Inco￿ 1￿M 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 act1vm￿sl$ ¢el8rr8d unll th¢ ¢rflerta lor In¢om• mcognhbn h•vg b•on m•1
1508 Not• 71.
Idi
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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 notI￿atIon ol the Inlernsl p8ld or payable by Iha Bank.
lfj uThre5I￿ted funds ar¢ #Vallabk for use at lh8 d￿¢re1t￿n of tho trust885 In furtheranc¢ ol th• genernl
ob￿ctIV•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 th￿ugh 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￿$s￿d not ol VAT wherg charged. Exp•ndltur¢ 18 ¢18$sKkgd under tho folks￿n9 8dfvlty
actfvty he8dlng5'.
IQ Costs ol ra￿ng funds eomprise th¢ eosts associatèd vllh artrncllng v0￿￿tary Incom• and thè eosls ol
tndlng for fundTaisln9 purpo$&$.
lili Charitable expenditurè compris8J thos• costs ineurred by thè charity In thg dOl￿ory of act￿￿18$ and
s•rvte8 lor Ns ban8flcSarfes. 11 Includes both costs thBI ¢An be aKoc8tod dlrfrdty to sueh aCt￿ttle8, #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.
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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 geclk*n
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 ￿$h In hand Includ88 C88h ond short tgnn h￿hlY114u￿ Inv¢stm&nl$ wtth a 8hort mBludly ol
thre& mnlh$ or1088 I￿rn the dète ol ocqulslllon or op8nlng ol th• èecount.
Im)
Credllorn arn recognlse¢ where the ch8rSty has a prgs8nl obl￿91k)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

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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 ac￿mMOd0t1on
M88thg costs
PrDfo8slonal f••s
Offlc8 Costs
IT costs
Insurnnce
Rent, ￿les, heBI & Ilht
Bank charges
Exehange rat• lo￿8
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
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Notes to the Accounts (contlnued)
Year to 318t March 2025
Equlptrnnt Equlpm•nl
2025
2024
Optrnlng bakqnc8
AddMksn8 Iho year
DIBpo￿lI
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 va￿0=
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 l￿bI￿Y
2024
18,854
1,576
138,987
4.524
7,014
955
3,879
612
164,787
12.459
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Notes to the Accounts (continuedy
Yearto 31st March 2025
Ba￿nc4 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 ReStr￿t04 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 p￿lect A Flag Largo Enough.
The DemoGrn¢y New Rools fund $upport8 partlcipotory workshops lor young ryrnnl8 In Manchestar.
The Elrwt lund Is loi the pr0￿ct ol th1¥ name dellveTBd as part of th8 8rndford aiy ol ¢uNure.
Th• Flxed Asset ReseNe provld85 lor future depr8clatk)n ol equipment.
Th? Conting•n¢y Fund 881$ osk18 three rnonlhs, core runnlng costs lo ¢ovèf for an ur5expèded drop In lundln9,
ai poi tho R8seryes pollcy.
No Iru5t88s ￿e8￿8d ￿m￿ne￿Il0￿ for acllng a5 Iruslees lurfng Iha ye8r12024 n41.
Thern ￿rg no e*pon$g8 paymnls to tnJsl•es durtng the year12024 nlll.
Ann M8de Toed b 8 aenlor 8rrploy8è of F8clory Intèmatlonal. Iwth whom the Charhy Conducted bu¥lness
mbllon to ong pro￿¢1. The Trus1••& d[acu8￿d • polonllal confllct of Interast and ¢onclud•d Ihat nonè
exls18d.
Thero ￿1￿ no olhgf rnLated party IRns8dk)n$ 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 Ou￿ng lh8 year
was £116,923 P024 £123,100). thSs belng th8 and fo8$ pah1 to the Artlstk Th￿CtOr, Execut￿8
P￿dUce¢ and G8Tr8ral MBnag¢r.
117]

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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 un￿str￿atrd Funds..
25,079
498,160
1379,2721
147,968
Total Funds-.
29,079
521.114
1393,$771
156.616
Slalemenl of Financ￿1 A¢iivft*s 2023.24
UTrrBsiricted Restrid8d
hJnd5
fund5
2024
2024
Totsi
fvJnds
2024
Donation5
Charfable act￿rtIeS
1.250
496,910
1,250
519,864
22,954
Total Iwrcom6
498,160
22,954
521.114
ExPendI￿r•.
Fundraising
Charitable actwrties
5.150
374.122
5.150
388,427
14,305
Totsl Expendltyro
379,272
14,305
393.577
N•t Incorne I IExpondlknr•l
Transfers b8tw*en funds
118,888
8.649
127.537
Net I￿veMent In Funds
118.888
8,649
127.537
Total fiJnd$ brtsught fobwa
29.079
29.079
Totsl funds ¢arrJod ffo￿ard
147.968
6.649
156,618
1181