The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO **Annual Report and Accounts** for the year ended 31st March 2023 

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## **Contents** 

|Welcome from Chris Shrubb, Chair|3|
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|Welcome from Jay Hare, CEO|3|
|Objectives and Activities|4|
|Key Achievements and project highlights|5|
|Fundraising|11|
|Financial review|11|
|Structure, governance and management|13|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|15|
|Financial statements|16|




The trustees are pleased to present their annual trustees’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the period 1/4/22 – 31/3/23. 

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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 October 2019). 


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## **Welcome from Chris Shrubb, Chair** 

Theatre Group. We also continue to have weekly Performing Arts Academies resulting in live performances in Morpeth and the Theatre Royal. We are delighted that we have been able to relaunch FRESH club night at World Headquarters following the Covid break. We have also worked with young people to explore Hate Crime, the heritage of Sunderland, and transitions. 

This year has been another busy year for the Twisting Ducks as we have been building back from Covid and continuing our work to use the arts to tackle inequalities and improve wellbeing by increasing opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autistic people to have their voices heard and to contribute to their communities. 

We are delighted that we have recruited two of our core artists who have lived experience of learning disability and autism to join our board.  This means that now 50% of our trustees are representative of the communities we serve. We have adapted our approach to make Board meetings more accessible and in order to facilitate this we have recruited a worker to support our new trustees to prepare for Board meetings and to provide ongoing training and support to enable them to carry out their roles and responsibilities. 

This is just a few of our achievements this year, none of which would have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the group members, staff and volunteers - and the Trustees are very grateful to them. This also could not have been achieved without the support from our donors and funders including Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, and Greggs Foundation, or without the continued support in kind from Newcastle City Learning (N’cle Council) and Northern Stage. 

We are very proud of our achievements which include outreach and performance work which supports people to speak up about issues that are important to them, and delivery of creative writing workshops by our Spectrum 

## **Chris Shrubb, Chair** 

## **Welcome from Jay Hare, CEO** 


This year we were proud to celebrate The Twisting Ducks 15-year anniversary at a members and supporters event in December. This afforded us the opportunity to showcase new work and to reflect on how much we have achieved. From starting very small (our 8 founding members meeting only once per week) we have grown larger and stronger, with a 6-day per week programme of activity across Newcastle, Northumberland and Sunderland, along with outreach workshops and events in these communities, benefitting over 500 people this year. 

As it becomes increasingly important for charities like ours to build financial resilience, we are very pleased to have generated just under half of our income this year through 

sales and commissions. Much of our commissioned work is produced in partnership with health and social care to tackle health inequalities; and we were proud this year to develop a series of films to support the STOMP campaign (Stop over medicating people) and LEDR initiative (stopping people with learning disabilities dying from preventable causes). We will continue to engage, challenge and raise awareness in creative ways like this, to help drive forward change. 

**Jay Hare, CEO** 

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## **Objectives and Activities** 

The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO aims to tackle inequalities and improve wellbeing by increasing opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autistic people to have their voices heard and to contribute to their community through participation in the creative arts. 

We achieve our aims by creating accessible opportunities for people to come together and create, to develop their artistic skills and talent, and to collaborate with communities and cultural partners. We support beneficiaries to share their work on a public platform, ensuring the uniqueness and relevance of their art reaches more people. We use issue–based art forms to educate and inform, to help people speak up about social issues, and to raise awareness. We create opportunities for people to lead as artists and practitioners, and to work and volunteer with us. 

This year, we have delivered against our objectives by providing a 6-day programme of participatory arts sessions across Newcastle, Northumberland and Sunderland, resulting in 4 original live theatre productions. Funding from the Newcastle Culture Investment Fund at Community Foundation has enabled us to deliver outreach drama and creative writing workshops and to hold spoken word performances in the local community. Our partnership working with health and social care has led to paid work for our actors and film-makers who are autistic and have learning disabilities; and has resulted in the production of creative awareness raising resources that tackle the health inequalities that our community of intertest face. We have delivered projects in Sunderland in partnership with local specialist education providers to help children and young people explore issues that are important to them through drama, and to produce their own original work. 

## **Public Benefit Statement** 

In deciding our annual objectives and planning our activities, the Trustees have duly considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit. This report describes the main activities undertaken by our charity to carry out its charitable purposes for the benefit of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. 

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## **Key Achievements and project highlights** 

## **Outreach and performance work supported by the Newcastle Culture Investment fund** 

A third consecutive multi-year Newcastle Culture Investment Fund grant through Community Foundation has enabled our 21 core artists with learning disabilities and autistic artists to remove barriers to creative participation by leading on a programme of accessible drama and creative writing outreach workshops, with 156 people taking part. 


Members of The Twisting Ducks worked with Skills For People at their Newcastle Learning Disability Partnership event at the Civic Centre on 31 October to facilitate creative workshops for 102 people with learning disabilities and their families/carers. The workshops supported people to speak up about issues that were important to them. The themes that emerged will inform a plan for the city, to make it the best place to live for people with a learning disability. 

Autistic artists from our Spectrum Theatre group delivered a series of creative writing workshops to Newcastle groups including Arcadea and Ouseburn Farm. Spectrum were then supported to create their own pieces of poetry, prose and story-telling themed around their relationship to the environment around them, titled ‘the ‘Effects of change’. The group performed this work at The Twisting Ducks 15 year anniversary celebration event in December at the Cluny 2, and at the Magic Hat in March. 

**“I wouldn't have had the confidence to write or perform my own material before joining the group”.** 

**“I enjoyed running the workshops. I took charge, and I had never done that. It was a different experience. It made me think wow! Because I was supporting people, and helping people, and I love supporting people”** 

Spectrum have continued their strong partnership with Northern Stage who generously host the group each week, and are looking forward to showcasing their work here next year. 

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## **Original Theatre through our Performing Arts Academies** 

Members of our Performing Arts Academies met weekly to devise and rehearse their own original theatre pieces and to develop their performance skills. 

Our Morpeth group produced and showcased their first live performance ‘Welcome to Sweetpea’ at the Methodist Church, Morpeth in August – 38 audience members came to hear the story of the fictional town and its interesting characters. 

“I was nervous because there was so many people, but it felt amazing that we all worked as a team and did it together” 


The Saturday Academy performed their drama ‘When We Were Together’ at Theatre Royal Stage 2 in January to an audience of 82 people. The play was inspired by people’s experience of lockdown and the importance of social connections. 

“We worked as a team; we could rely on each other. I loved the adrenaline and the feeling afterwards of having done it, and the audience really enjoyed it” 

Members of the Wednesday Performing Arts Academy performed Twisted Tales of Tyneside at Theatre Royal’s stage 2 space in March to an audience of 80 people. 


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"I was nervous<br>because there was so<br>many people, but it<br>felt amazing"<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **FRESH club night relaunch** Total participant numbers: 200 

Funding from the Social Enterprise Support Fund helped us to relaunch FRESH, following a series of online events during and post-lockdown. Our DJs with learning disabilities and our regular clubbers were very excited to return to World Headquarters, Newcastle, to run their inclusive monthly club night. 

After the long period of social isolation that lockdown brought, it’s been fantastic to see our community returning to enjoy music together, to socialize, and to stay up late. 


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## **Bede College Heritage arts project** 

When Bede College received funding from The Churches Conservation Trust, they asked us to work with their learners with learning disabilities and their autistic students to explore the heritage of Sunderland in a fun and creative way. Over 3 months, 16 young people participated in drama workshops to create their own 

interpretation of a local folk song. The group devised, starred in, and produced a film that brought the song to life, with one scene including flying black puddings! The final work was showcased at Bede College to over 100 students. 

“The students have done something that they would never have had the opportunity to do. I saw how the learners grew in confidence, and how this flowed to other aspects of their development socially” 

## **Sunderland Platform Theatre project** 

8 members of our Sunderland drama group delivered a series of workshops on the theme of transitions to 58 young people at Sunderland College and Bede College. The workshops used character development and role play to support participants to express their hopes and anxieties about life after college. 

Contributions made by the young people in the workshops, combined with the personal experiences of our group members, informed the production of a feature length performance called Hopes, Hoedowns and Horizons. 

**“I liked Coming up with ideas for the characters and making decisions for them.”** 

## **“This has been so incredibly helpful. It’s** 


**brought it to life. That’s why some of the learners are getting emotional, because we’ve done so much work on all this, but this has made it real.”** 

The project was funded by the National Lottery Awards for All and D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust. The group performed Hopes, Hoedowns and Horizons at the Fire Station Sunderland in November to an audience of 80 people. 

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## **Film Festival screenings** 

In competition with hundreds of applications, our music video ‘Standing Out From the Crowd’ was selected for the Oska Bright National film festival. The film was screened at cinemas across the UK, including Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema. The music video showcases an original song produced by our Band Academy, that celebrates the diverse identities of people with learning disabilities. 


From September to October, four of our films were showcased across 4 locations as part of the Whitely Bay film festival, reaching an audience of 510 viewers. 

## **Grace House Hate Crime project** 

We worked with 16 children and young people aged 10 – 25 at Grace House, Sunderland to deliver a programme of drama workshops exploring hate crime. Over 12 months, the group produced their own film about this issue, developing their skills, confidence and team work through the process. The group were proud to see their achievements on the big screen at a public screening of the film at the Grand Hotel, Sunderland. 

**“I think it’s had a profound impact on our young people. One of the group was very quiet, didn’t make eye contact and struggled talking in a group. By the end of the project, he had taken on the lead role in our project, contributed so much to ideas and had developed so much confidence”** (Grace House worker) 

**“I never want the drama to end, I’ve enjoyed it so much”** (project participant) 

**“I’ve seen a massive boost in my son’s confidence and he’s so much more comfortable being himself, couldn’t be prouder. Thanks for everything you’ve done for him”** (carer) 


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## **Accessible Health Resources** 

We produced 4 films commissioned by Positive Behavioural Support, North East & North Cumbria ICB, and NHS Health Education England. The films support the STOMP (Stop over-medicating people) campaign - raising awareness nationally amongst the health and social care workforce about stopping the over-Medication of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. As well as speaking to families, carers and health professionals, we traveled across the North East and Cumbria to film people’s lived experience of alternative approaches to medication, and included examples of choice and control over treatment leading to better outcomes for these people. 

People with learning disabilities face gross health inequalities and die, on average, 24 years earlier than the rest of the population. North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network and NHS North East and North Cumbria commissioned us to produce a film that raises awareness about this. ’24- Years Worth Living’ uses a music video format to highlight the dreams, opportunities and achievements of one woman with a learning disability over the space of 24 years. The film 


was showcased at North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network, the LEDR conference in Durham, in November, regional North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board event in Sunderland. 190 Health professionals attended, including lead commissioners. 

**“The Twisting Ducks embody coproduction into all they do and produce innovative, impactful and outstanding work”.** (Emma Cheetham, Network Project Manager North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network) 


## **Employability** 

We supported 13 of our group members to take on paid acting roles in a learning disability awareness film produced by Open Futures Learning. The film will be used nationally and internationally as a workforce training resource. For many people, this was their first experience of paid acting work. 

We worked with our partners Project Choice to support 2 young people with learning disabilities on 12-week work placements 

“I feel that I can tell Thomas stuff and he really understands because he is autistic like me. I know he will just get it" 

When Thomas joined us, he was keen to help and support his peers but lacked confidence doing this in larger group. During his placement, Thomas developed his skills as a group support worker, his confidence grew, and our members really valued having Thomas there to help them. 

Whilst Thomas was on his placement, we supported him to take up a paid acting opportunity on a film shoot. This has boosted his self-belief and raised his aspirations. 


**“The twisting ducks is just the best place I have ever been to. I learned things to become an actor and get my confidence and understand how to support people.** 

"It felt good being a professional actor. It was my first paid work and it was a professional actor job too. It's been exciting working with the groups at Theatre royal and Northern stage. Now I volunteer at Spectrum and it feels like one big community that I belong to” 

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## **Service Engagement project** 

We worked in partnership with STAND to deliver an engagement project to find out people’s views on a Regional service and to feed findings back to the local authority. The Twisting Ducks facilitated a series of creative workshops with 7 people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, many of whom do not use words to communicate. We used audio-visual stimulus (e.g., sound buttons to create sound-scapes, green screen filming) to help people engage and make choices. 

**“The support from The Twisting Ducks was invaluable to us. The expert guidance and advice from the whole team ensured that people and families had a voice and were able to fully express their thoughts and feelings. It was a real pleasure working alongside them to deliver this project”** (Caroline Latta, Director of STAND) 

## **Impact** 

This year, we co-designed an accessible self-evaluation form with our core group members, called ‘What are you getting out of your group?” to measure the difference taking part in our activity makes 

## **Through taking part in our activities:** 






**100% 92% 92% 524 1,152** reported increased said they have have built number of people audience numbers for wellbeing developed their skills stronger social who participated in our live performances and/or confidence connections our activities this year and film screenings 

## **Brooke’s story** 

Brooke is 22, has a learning disability, and lives with her Mum. When Brooke first joined the group, she was very shy and nervous, and would not communicate verbally. For the first 3 sessions, she did not join in with group activities, and her Mum would sit in the room with her. After the first 3 sessions, her Mum started to leave Brooke for the morning, and returned at lunch time. 

Over the next few months, we observed Brooke gradually growing in confidence and developing her communication skills. She started to show things on her mobile phone as a way of communicating, and then began talking quietly in one-to-one conversations. With encouragement and support from staff and peers, Brooke began to sit as part of the whole group, join in with drama games, and then, eventually, lead on her own warm up activity, which she continued to do each week. 

Initially Brooke said that she would not be able to perform in front of an audience of strangers, as she would feel too scared. We continued to practice and rehearse, asking Brooke each week how she felt about performing live. 3 weeks before the final performance, Brooke decided that she felt ‘brave’ enough to give it a go. 

**“Being in the show was scary and nerve wrecking because there was so many people watching me. But when I got on the stage, with all the lights, it felt brilliant. Afterwards I felt 100% proud of myself for doing it. When I first** 


**came here I was shaking, but now I don’t. I would like to be on the stage again with an audience. I would like to do more acting. I feel like I have really got my confidence back”** (Brooke) 

**“The show was absolutely brilliant. I’m still emotional thinking of her getting up and doing her dance with everyone watching her - it was just amazing. And hearing her little voice at the beginning crushed my heart; she hardly ever speaks. Thank you so much, she needed that first show to get her confidence up, she was so proud of herself”** (Brooke’s Mum) 

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## **Fundraising** 

We raised £1,505 in donations through our community fundraising challenge ’15 k Your Way’, in celebration of our 15 year anniversary. 

Donation received from charity Making Space in lieu of work done by Steve Shrubb £1,000. 

Other donations £381. 


## **Investments** 

We have £20k in a 35 day notice account with Redwood bank. 

**£1,505** in donations 

## **Financial review** 

## **Review of the year** 

The results for the year and the charity's financial position at the end of the year are shown in the attached financial statements. 

During the year the Charity had income of £286,137 (2022: £205,514) of which £135,326  was restricted (2022: £104,397) and expenditure of £245,240 (2022: £184,385) of which £120,032 was restricted (2022: £97,237). There was an operating surplus of £40,897 (2022:  £21,129) of which £12,577 was restricted (2022: £7,159). 

At 31st March 2023 the Charity had net assets of £119,764 (2022: £78,867) of which £36,442 was restricted (2022: £23,865). 

## **Reserves policy** 

## **Risk Management** 

The key controls used by the charity to mitigate risks include: 

- Strategic planning, budgeting and regular financial management reports; 

- Established organisational and governance structure and lines of reporting 

- Procedures to ensure the health and safety of staff, volunteers, service users and visitors; and procedures to safeguard children and vulnerable adults 

- Safeguarding vulnerable adults and Safeguarding Children training (refreshed every 2 years as a minimum) 

- Formal written policies, which are reviewed regularly 

- Annual review of reserves 

The Trustees regularly review levels of reserves and have agreed that reserves equivalent to between three and six months running costs are appropriate for the organisation. 

Three months running costs equate to around £60,000 and six months £120,000, based on the accounts for the 12 months to 31 March 2023. The reserves should not fall below this level in order to support good governance of the organisation. As at 31 March 2023 the unrestricted reserves were £83,322. 

- Formal agenda for Board activity and minutes of decisions. 

Trustees are satisfied that the major risks identified have been adequately mitigated. 

The Trustees plan to grow unrestricted reserves over the next 2 years to further strengthen the Charity. 

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## **Plans for future Periods** 

We have identified the following Key priorities to help us achieve against our vision and strategic objectives going forward: 

## **Widening participation.** 

We piloted a participatory drama programme at Customs House, South Shields during the summer and will be launching a Performing Arts Academy here in September, providing an opportunity for local people with learning disabilities currently not engaged in the arts to take part and develop their skills, confidence and wellbeing. 

We want to create new opportunities for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities to take part in our work. Alongside training for our Arts workers to enable them to develop their skills in this area, we will work with local providers to deliver outreach workshops, and to build a longer-term offer for participants. 

## **Raising our profile** 

With support from the Cranfield Trust, we are working with a specialist consultant to help us produce a 

Marketing and Communications plan. Implementing this plan will enable us to reach more people who can benefit from our work, to grow our audience, build our supporters and attract investment. 

## **Building creative solutions to tackle inequalities** 

We will be launching a new Accessible Health Resource service that will support our health and social care partners to engage with the learning disability community in more creative and accessible ways. As well as reducing health inequalities that our beneficiaries face, this will also enable us to achieve our target of increasing employment opportunities (e.g., voiceover work, acting, film-work) for our members who are aspiring to gain paid work in the creative industries and who face barriers to employment. 

||**Registered charity name**<br>The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO<br>**Charity number**<br>1170354<br>**Registered ofce**<br>Twisting Ducks Studio<br>Heaton Centre<br>Trewhitt Road<br>Newcastle Upon Tyne<br>NE6 5DY<br>**Trustees during 2022/2023**<br>Christine Shrubb (Chair)<br>Miles Henderson (Treasurer)<br>Una McNichol<br>Veronica Dougherty<br>**Newly appointed Trustees**<br>Victoria Smith, appointed 13/06/22<br>Lisa Kelly, appointed 13/06/22<br>**Chief Executive and Senior staf members**<br>Jay Hare, CEO<br>Elena Miller, Project Manager & Lead Drama Facilitator<br>Christine Jewers, Finance Ofcer<br>Alex Tate, Business Development Ofcer<br>**Independent Examiner**<br>Doug Maltman FMAAT<br>Connected Voice Business Services Ltd<br>One Strawberry Lane<br>Newcastle upon Tyne<br>NE1 4BX<br>**Main Bankers**<br>Unity Trust Bank<br>PO Box 7193<br>Planetary Road<br>Willenhall<br>WV1 9DG<br>**Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**|
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## **Structure, governance and management** 

## **Governing Document** 

The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO Constitution. CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Nov 2016 

## **Recruitment and Appointment of the Board** 

In April, we held an accessible recruitment event to recruit 2 new Trustees with lived experience to our Board. We wanted to improve the inclusivity of our Board and ensure it is representative of the people we support, by increasing the number of trustees who are ‘experts by experience’ - people with lived experience of learning disabilities and/or autism. The selection process involved an interactive workshop facilitated by staff and Board members, providing an opportunity for people to demonstrate their skills and values, and scoring their performance against key criteria. 

## **Meet our new Trustees** 

**Lisa** has been a core group member of The Twisting Ducks for 7 years and was keen to join the Board to share her expertise as a long-serving Trustee and former Co-Chair of another charity, and to take a more active role in networking for our organisation. 


**Victoria** is one of our Spectrum Theatre group artists, and a member of our Morpeth Performing Arts Academy. Victoria brings a wealth of experience and connections through her active Learning Disability Voice and interview panel roles for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. 


## **Board Induction and Training** 

New Board Members are introduced to the work of the organisation and informed of their legal roles and responsibilities at an induction meeting. The induction and training programme for new Board Members includes: 

- A briefing by the Chair or Chief Executive 

- An explanation of roles and responsibilities as a Board Member 

- Copies of the main charity documents including the Constitution and the Financial Statements 

- Copies of key policies, including our Safeguarding Policy and Procedure 

- Copy of the business plan 

- Copies of recent board papers including budgets and management accounts 

- A copy of the Charity Commission publication "How to be an Effective Trustee" (and NCVO’s “The Good Trustee Guide” for our Trustees who have learning disabilities). 

- A copy of the governance structure 

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## **Related parties** 

A trustee was a Board member of another charitable organisation during this period. We have transactions with this organisation to the value of £100 for our contributions to their autism research project. 

## **Statement of Trustee Responsibilities** 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Charity SORP requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of incoming resources and application of resources, including the receipts and payments of the charity for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They 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. 

Approved by the Trustees on: 26.10.2023 

and signed on their behalf by: 

Chair: 

Chris Shrubb 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** 

## For the year ended 31 March 2023 

I report on the financial statements of Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a Fellow of the Association of Accountancy Technicians. 

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: 

- h examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- h to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and 

- h to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner's statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- h the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- h the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- h the accounts did 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 

I 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. 

Doug Maltman FMAAT Connected Voice Charity Business Services One Strawberry Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BX Date: 01.11.2023 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

|5<br>6<br>Other trading activities<br>7<br>8<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>9<br>Operation of the charity<br>**_Total expenditure_**<br>**_Net income/(expenditure)_**<br>Transfers between funds<br>**_Net movement of funds_**<br>Charitable activities<br>**_Total income_**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**Income from:**<br>Investments<br>Charitable activities<br>Grants and contracts<br>Notes<br>**_Total funds carried forward_**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>2,886<br>5,000<br>142,664<br>261<br>150,811<br>125,208<br>125,208<br>25,603<br>2,717<br>28,320<br>55,002<br>83,322|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>135,191<br>135<br>-<br>135,326<br>120,032<br>120,032<br>15,294<br>( 2,717 )<br>12,577<br>23,865<br>36,442|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**2,886**<br>**140,191**<br>**142,799**<br>**261**<br>**286,137**<br>**245,240**<br>**245,240**<br>**40,897**<br>**-**<br>**40,897**<br>**78,867**<br>**119,764**|Total<br>2022<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||6,798<br>108,950<br>89,766<br>-|
|||||205,514|
|||||184,385|
|||||184,385|
|||||21,129<br>-|
|||||21,129<br>57,738|
|||||78,867|



The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities 

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Charity Number 1170354 

## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

As at 31 March 2023 

|**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>16<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>17<br>**_Total current assets_**<br>**Creditors:**amounts falling due within<br>one year<br>18<br>**_Net current assets_**<br>**_Total net assets or liabilities_**<br>**Funds of the charity**<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>Restricted income funds<br>**_Total funds_**<br>Notes|**£**<br>28,794<br>110,260<br>**139,054**<br>**( 19,290 )**|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**119,764**<br>**119,764**<br>83,322<br>36,442<br>**119,764**|**£**<br>29,224<br>72,062<br>**101,286**<br>**( 22,419 )**|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**78,867**|
|||||**78,867**|
|||||55,002<br>23,865|
|||||**78,867**|



These financial statements were approved by the Board on: 01.11.2023 

and are signed on its behalf by: 

M Henderson Treasurer 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 1 **Accounting Policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## 2 **Basis of accounting** 

## 2.1 **Basis of preparation** 

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. 

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective October 2019) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. 

## 2.2 **Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** 

The charity reported total unrestricted funds at the year end of £83,322 . The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern. 

## 3 **Income** 

## 3.1 **Recognition of income** 

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is more likely than not that the resources will be received and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability 

## 3.2 **Offsetting** 

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by FRS102 SORP or FRS102. 

## 3.3 **Grants and donations** 

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ 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 

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria of income recognition are met. 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 3.4 **Donated goods and services** 

Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so. 

Donated services and facilities are included in the SoFA when received at the value of the gift to the charity provided that the value of the gift can be measured reliably. Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income with the equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in the SoFA. 

## 3.5 **Volunteer help** 

The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report. 

## 3.6 **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. 

## 3.7 **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be  solely used for particular areas of the charity's work or for specific projects 

## 4 **Expenditure and liabilities** 

## 4.1 **Liability recognition** 

Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. 

## 4.2 **Charitable activities** 

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of work and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. 

## 4.3 **Governance and support costs** 

Support costs have been allocated between governance cost and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and 

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources. 

## 4.4 **Irrecoverable VAT** 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the  expenditure was incurred. 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 4.5 **Creditors** 

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts. 

## 4.6 **Provisions for liabilities** 

A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

|**Analysis of income**<br>5<br>**Donations and legacies**<br>6<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Income from grants<br>Lottery<br>Access to Work<br>Connected Voice<br>7<br>**Other trading activities**<br>Ticket sales<br>Commissioned work<br>Services<br>Newcastle City Learning<br>Other Grant - HMRC<br>Postcode Neighbourhood Trust<br>Social Enterprise Support Fund, Big Issue<br>Invest.<br>Greggs Foundation<br>The Clothworkers Foundation<br>Donations and gifts<br>Other<br>Newcastle Culture Investment Fund at the<br>Community Foundation Tyne and Wear and<br>Northumberland<br>Arts Council<br>Foyle Foundation<br>D'oyly Carte Charitable Trust<br>Rothley Trust<br>Community Led Local Development<br>Health Education England<br>Victoria Wood Foundation<br>Academies fees<br>Recovery and Renewal Fund at the<br>Community Foundation Tyne and Wear and<br>Northumberland<br>Barbour Foundation<br>The Worshipful Company of Grocers<br>Joicey Trust<br>The Newcastle Fund<br>RW Mann Trust|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>2,886<br>-<br>2,886<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>5,000<br>68,625<br>877<br>73,053<br>109<br>142,664|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>20,000<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>9,381<br>16,611<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>19,839<br>19,610<br>4,000<br>20,000<br>5,000<br>350<br>5,000<br>1,300<br>9,100<br>135,191<br>-<br>135<br>-<br>-<br>135|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**2,886**<br>**-**<br>**2,886**<br>**20,000**<br>**-**<br>**5,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,381**<br>**16,611**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,000**<br>**19,839**<br>**19,610**<br>**4,000**<br>**20,000**<br>**5,000**<br>**350**<br>**5,000**<br>**1,300**<br>**9,100**<br>**140,191**<br>**68,625**<br>**1,012**<br>**73,053**<br>**109**<br>**142,799**|Total<br>2022<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||5,750<br>1,048|
|||||6,798|
|||||35,000<br>837<br>15,000<br>5,000<br>9,961<br>5,898<br>1,500<br>800<br>10,418<br>3,168<br>10,815<br>1,000<br>5,000<br>4,553<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|||||108,950|
|||||59,153<br>-<br>30,613<br>-|
|||||89,766|



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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

- 8 **Income from investments** 

|Bank interest|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>261<br>261|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-|**Total**<br>Total<br>**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**261**<br>-<br>**261**<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|



Income was £286,137 (2022: £205,514) of which £150,811 was unrestricted or designated (2022: £101,117) and £135,326 was restricted (2022: £104,397) 

## **Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

|9|**_Charitable activities_**<br>Direct costs<br>Support costs<br>Governance costs<br>Hospitality and Volunteer expenses<br>Subscription<br>Promotion<br>Filming and Music costs<br>Office expenses<br>Equipment<br>Independent examiner's fees for reporting on<br>the accounts<br>Bank charges<br>Insurance<br>Fundraising costs<br>Professional fees<br>Wages<br>Transport<br>Room hire<br>National insurance<br>Sessional staff<br>Pension<br>Other staff costs<br>Training|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>68,096<br>11,075<br>1,854<br>13,715<br>633<br>3,612<br>9,978<br>1,495<br>931<br>1,269<br>2,487<br>1,680<br>3,870<br>251<br>37<br>324<br>104<br>2,633<br>1,164<br>125,208|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>102,369<br>-<br>-<br>1,938<br>-<br>229<br>1,168<br>99<br>-<br>57<br>-<br>399<br>9,209<br>-<br>800<br>-<br>2,813<br>951<br>-<br>120,032|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**170,465**<br>**11,075**<br>**1,854**<br>**15,653**<br>**633**<br>**3,841**<br>**11,146**<br>**1,594**<br>**931**<br>**1,326**<br>**2,487**<br>**2,079**<br>**13,079**<br>**251**<br>**837**<br>**324**<br>**2,917**<br>**3,584**<br>**1,164**<br>**245,240**|Total<br>2022<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||128,662<br>9,057<br>2,254<br>19,582<br>-<br>1,163<br>6,868<br>1,122<br>1,111<br>480<br>2,815<br>5,115<br>4,376<br>392<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,388|
||||||184,385|



Expenditure on charitable activities was £245,240 (2022: £184,384) of which £125,208 was unrestricted or designated (2022: £87,147) and £120,032 was restricted (2022: £97,237) 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 10 **Fees for examination of the accounts** 

|Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts<br>There were no other fees paid to the examiner (2022: £nil)|**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**1,164**<br>1,388<br>**1,164**<br>1,388|
|---|---|



## 11 **Analysis of staff costs and the** 

|Salaries and wages<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan)|**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**170,465**<br>128,662<br>**11,075**<br>9,057<br>**1,854**<br>2,254<br>**183,394**<br>139,973|
|---|---|



No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2022: nil) 

The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees and the charity manager . The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were  £0. 

## 12 **Staff numbers** 

The average monthly head count was 13 staff (2022: 8 staff) and the average monthly number of full-time equivalent employees during the year were as follows: 

|Charitable activities<br>The parts of the charity in which the employee's work|**2023**<br>2022<br>**Number**<br>Number<br>**5.0**<br>4.0<br>**5.0**<br>4.0|
|---|---|



## 13 **Transactions with trustees** 

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

No trustee expenses have been incurred in the year. 

## **Transaction(s) with related parties** 

The following detail the related party transactions in the reporting period. 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 14 **Defined contribution pension scheme** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. 

The employer's pension costs represent contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amount to £1,854 (2022: £2,254). There was  £845 outstanding as at 31 March 2023 (2022: £0) 

## 15 **Corporation 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 objectives. 

## 16 **Debtors and prepayments (receivable within 1 year)** 

|17 **Cash at bank and in hand**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>Deposit account<br>Cash at bank<br>Other debtors<br>Trade debtors<br>Prepayments|**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**28,649**<br>28,366<br>**145**<br>18<br>**-**<br>840<br>**28,794**<br>29,224<br>**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**20,000**<br>20,000<br>**90,260**<br>52,062<br>**110,260**<br>72,062|
|---|---|



## 18 **Creditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)** 

|Other creditors<br>Deferred income<br>Filming<br>Independent examination of accounts<br>Other accruals<br>NHS North East<br>Accruals|**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**1,164**<br>1,388<br>**336**<br>4,531<br>**-**<br>16,500<br>**5,500**<br>-<br>**12,290**<br>-<br>**19,290**<br>22,419|
|---|---|



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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 19 **Deferred income** 

Deferred income comprises of advance payments from grants that relate to future periods 

|Balance brought forward<br>Balance carried forward<br>Amount deferred in year<br>Amount released to income earned from<br>charitable activities|**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**16,500**<br>**24,000**<br>**( 16,500 )**<br>**( 24,000 )**<br>**5,500**<br>**16,500**<br>**5,500**<br>**16,500**|
|---|---|



## 20 **Events after the end of the reporting period** 

No events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period. 

## 21 **Analysis of charitable funds Unrestricted Funds** 

**Analysis of movements in unresUnrestricted Funds As at 31 March 2023** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General unrestricted fund<br>**_Totals_**|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**brought**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>55,002<br>55,002|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>£<br>150,811<br>150,811|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>£<br>( 125,208 )<br>(125,208)|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**carried**<br>**Transfers**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>**£**<br>2,717<br>**83,322**<br>2,717<br>**83,322**|
|---|---|---|---|---|



**Analysis of movements in unresUnrestricted Funds as at 31 March 2022** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General unrestricted fund<br>**_Totals_**|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**brought**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>41,032<br>41,032|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>£<br>101,117<br>101,117|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>£<br>( 87,147 )<br>(87,147)|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**carried**<br>**Transfers**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>**£**<br>-<br>**55,002**<br>-<br>**55,002**|
|---|---|---|---|---|



## **Purpose of unrestricted funds** 

General unrestricted fund 

The 'free reserves' of the charity 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## 21 **Analysis of movement in restricted funds** (continued) **As at 31 March 2023** 

|**Restricted funds**<br>Health Champions<br>Sunderland Platform Project<br>DWP<br>Victoria Wood Foundation<br>Foyle Foundation<br>Various funding grants<br>Newcastle Culture Investment<br>Fund at the Community<br>Foundation Tyne and Wear and<br>Northumberland<br>Recovery Fund<br>Social Enterprise<br>**_Totals_**|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**brought**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>723<br>12,975<br>2,717<br>5,000<br>2,450<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>23,865|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>£<br>-<br>19,840<br>25,992<br>-<br>-<br>44,750<br>20,135<br>5,000<br>19,610<br>135,327|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>£<br>( 723 )<br>( 14,035 )<br>( 25,992 )<br>-<br>-<br>( 37,207 )<br>( 20,135 )<br>( 5,000 )<br>( 16,941 )<br>(120,033)|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**carried**<br>**Transfers**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>**£**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**18,780**<br>-<br>**2,717**<br>-<br>**5,000**<br>-<br>**2,450**<br>( 2,717 )<br>**4,826**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**2,669**<br>(2,717)<br>**36,442**|
|---|---|---|---|---|



## **Analysis of movement in restricted funds As at 31 March 2022** 

|**Restricted funds**<br>Health Champions<br>Sunderland Platform Project<br>DWP<br>Victoria Wood Foundation<br>Foyle Foundation<br>Various funding grants<br>**_Totals_**|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**brought**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>-<br>14,058<br>769<br>-<br>-<br>1,879<br>16,706|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>£<br>3,168<br>66,216<br>10,815<br>5,000<br>5,000<br>14,198<br>104,397|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>£<br>( 2,445 )<br>( 67,299 )<br>( 8,867 )<br>-<br>( 2,550 )<br>( 16,077 )<br>(97,238)|**Fund**<br>**balances**<br>**carried**<br>**Transfers**<br>**forward**<br>£<br>**£**<br>-<br>**723**<br>-<br>**12,975**<br>-<br>**2,717**<br>-<br>**5,000**<br>-<br>**2,450**<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>**23,865**|
|---|---|---|---|---|



## **Purpose of restricted funds** 

Restricted funds represent income resources used for a specific purpose within the charity as identified by the donor. 

Health Champions 

Sunderland Platform Project 

## DWP 

Victoria Wood Foundation Foyle Foundation Various funding grants: 

A grant from Community Health Fund Newcastle City Council to support our Learning Disability Health Champions awareness raising A drama project funded by Postcode Neighbourhood Trust and D’oyly Carte. 

Access to work, employee support grants. A grant was received towards our core costs. A grant towards our core costs. 

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## **TWISTING DUCKS THEATRE COMPANY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the year ended 31 March 2023 

## **Purpose of restricted funds** (continued) 

- The Worshipful Company of A grant towards core costs. Grocers - The Greggs Foundation A grant towards core costs. - The Clothworkers' Foundation A grant towards equipment costs. - R W Mann Trust A grant towards cost of equipment. - The Joicey Trust A grant towards cost of equipment. - The Newcastle Fund A grant towards core costs. Newcastle Culture Investment Funding to deliver outreach drama and creative writing workshops in Fund at the Community Newcastle and to devise and perform theatre and spoken word pieces. Foundation Tyne and Wear and Northumberland Recovery Fund Recovery and Renewal fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & 

Recovery Fund Recovery and Renewal fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland -  Funding to support our organisation's recovery from Covid, including phased return to in-person activity. Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Support Fund, Big Issue Invest - grant to support our organisational development and Covid recovery. 

|**Transfers between funds**<br>**As at 31 March 2023**<br>Between unrestricted and<br>restricted funds<br>**Reason for transfer**<br>Various funding grants contribution to core funding.|**Amount**<br>**£**|
|---|---|
||**2,717**|



## 22 **Capital commitments** 

As at 31 March 2023, the charity had no capital commitments (2022 -£nil) 

## 23 **Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|Cash at bank and in hand<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>73,818<br>9,504<br>83,322|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>36,442<br>-<br>36,442|**Total**<br>Total<br>**2023**<br>2022<br>**£**<br>£<br>**110,260**<br>**72,062**<br>**9,504**<br>**6,805**<br>**119,764**<br>**78,867**|
|---|---|---|---|



Twisting Ducks Studio Heaton Centre Trewhitt Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5DY 

www.thetwistingducks.co.uk 

Registered charity name: The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO. Charity number 1170354. 

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## **Thank you to all our funders and partners who supported our work during 2022/2023** 

Community Foundation Tyne and Wear and Northumberland Connected Voice 

D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Foyle Foundation Greggs Foundation Health Education England Joicey Trust National Lottery Awards for All Newcastle City Council and City Learning Newcastle Community Health Fund 

Newcastle Culture Investment Fund at Community Foundation Tyne and Wear Newcastle Fund NHS Health Education England North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network Northern Stage Postcode Neighbourhood Trust R W Mann Trust 

Social Enterprise Support Fund, Big Issue Invest The Clothworkers Foundation The Worshipful Company of Grocers Victoria Wood Foundation 


Twisting Ducks Studio Heaton Centre Trewhitt Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5DY 

www.thetwistingducks.co.uk 

Registered charity name: The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO. Charity number 1170354.