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2022-03-31-accounts

Charity number: 1170960

Company number: 04971057

(England and Wales)

UP Projects

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

UP Projects Contents Page For the year ended 31 March 2022

Report of the Trustees 1 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Statement of Financial Position 9
Cashflow statement 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11to 17

UP Projects Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2022

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

UP Projects has been curating and commissioning ambitious, thought provoking and impactful public art projects for 20 years. The organisation was founded in 2002 by Emma Underhill, with a mission to bring artist-led projects to unexpected places and enable artists to achieve extraordinary, ambitious and risk-taking work that diverse communities can shape, participate in and relate to. In the years to come we will continue to reach and engage with millions of people through our public art commissions, informal learning activities, artist-led community engagement programmes and events.

We believe art and artists play a vital role in stimulating debate, shaping our environment, encouraging participation, and effecting social change. UP Projects is therefore committed to nurturing artists’ and curators’ socially-engaged practice through our learning and development programmes as well as through our projects.

We work with a broad range of public and private sector partners including major public bodies such as the Greater London Authority, local authorities and government ministerial departments, cultural institutions including Barbican Centre, Welcome Collection, Touchstones Rochdale, Liverpool Biennial and Flat Time House, corporations such as Crossrail and London Legacy Development Corporation, cultural festivals including Art Night London and Creative Folkestone Triennial, and education faculties such as Queen Mary University and Kings College London. We support our partners to be bold and innovative, bringing a breadth of experience and skills covering strategy writing, public art commissioning, digital commissioning, artist selection processes, community engagement, evaluation, and public event programming.

Our charitable objects are:

For the public benefit to promote contemporary art and to provide education in particular but not exclusively by:

· providing educational programmes and events to further the public's knowledge and appreciation of contemporary art

· providing educational opportunities for the public and particularly but not exclusively young people to take part in artist led activity.

Our values

Our work is underpinned by five core values:

Artistic Excellence – representing the height of ambition, talent, and skill

Relevance -responsive to contemporary life and engaging for our diverse communities

Learning to Learn - a collaborative and non-hierarchical approach to learning for all

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Openness – making our work as accessible as possible: conceptually, intellectually, physically, geographically, economically, considering disability and barriers to access.

Innovation – challenging convention, supporting risk taking, and testing new ideas in the physical and digital realms

UP Projects is a registered charity, based in London, UK.

Our mission

UP Projects enables artists to achieve extraordinary, ambitious and risk-taking work that diverse communities can shape, participate in and relate to. We bring art to unexpected corners of the public realm, finding creative potential in unlikely situations, and our work is always responsive to its environment. Our 20 years’ experience champions a bold yet sensitive approach that values time, takes care, inspires learning and enables the transformational impact of public art to flourish.

Objectives and aims

To deliver artist-led projects that engage, inspire and are relevant to diverse communities and public audiences.

To address and respond to urgent issues of our time.

To lead and share learning that supports the progression of socially engaged work and public practice.

To explore the digital domain as a site for public art and community engagement.

To build the organisation’s adaptive resilience and agility

The trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Significant activities

Following the challenging 2020-21 year when the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions meant that our outputs decreased significantly, during 2021-22 we were able to put our Recovery Plan into action with the support of Cultural Recovery Funding awarded by Arts Council England.

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The focus for our recovery was to secure UP’s financial sustainability and ensure the organisation’s profile continued to build despite the Covid related restrictions limiting in person activity. Our plan comprised the following:

Our resilience throughout the pandemic demonstrated that UP Projects’ operational and programme model is nimble and could adapt quickly to the many changes that impacted our organisation and programme. As a public art organisation, we do not have a venue that relies on regular audiences, and the majority of our physical work takes place outdoors which means we can more easily adapt to social distancing protocols and Covid-19 safety measures. We continued to serve our audiences through a hybrid programme of online and in person activity which included:

  1. New “Assembly” programme - an online learning and development programme of events for artists, curators and producers. This comprised 4 events within our digital event space The Hall, developed in partnership with the former Public Art Network and with support from Art Fund. The events attracted a “community of interest” of over 600 people and achieved an average of ~150 attendees. All events included live captioning and BSL interpretation.

  2. Completing Constellations 3, UP Projects’ learning and development programme for a cohort of 9 artists which took place entirely on line due to Covid-19 restrictions.

  3. Launching Constellations 4 which opened up to artists, curators and public art practitioners and combined Assembly with Constellations to provide open access events that promote public art sector learning and development, and a selected cohort that take part in a series of workshops and seminars. The programme introduced a new partnership with Liverpool Biennial– in addition to Flat Time House, London

  4. The Launch of two digital commissions by Herman & Maat and Shu Lea Cheang which responded to the conditions of the pandemic and the lack of physical interaction through an exploration of how digital interaction might fill the void.

  5. The launch of a public engagement and consultation programme around four shortlisted artists’ proposals for the National Windrush Monument at London Waterloo Station which led to the selection of Jamaican artist Basil Watson to produce the first national monument to the Windrush Generation, commissioned by the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities under the supervision of the Windrush Commemoration Committee. UP Projects’ role was to manage the artist selection process, public engagement and then support the production of the

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monument (unveiled 22[nd] June 2022).

  1. Launch of The Terrarium, a VR work by Shezad Dawood, commissioned by UP Projects for presentation at Creative Folkestone Triennial (22[nd] July – 22[nd] November 2021). The installation is accompanied by an online commission Anthropopangea by Dawood which launched at the same time as part of This Is Public Space.

  2. Completion and launch of Newham Trackside Wall Sonia Boyce OBE, curated and project managed by UP Projects on the behalf of Crossrail. This was the culmination of a project that began in 2016 and had been delayed due to the pandemic. The mile long artwork was created through an extensive community engagement process between the artist and communities in Newham. The artwork is accompanied by a website and a learning guide that was rolled out to 10,000 teachers across London.

  3. Launch of Gut Feelings, Meri Jaan by Jasleen Kaur at Touchstones in Rochdale. It was a wonderful conclusion to a project that had been four years in the making, and which, in many ways has benefitted from the Covid related delays and having more time to gently develop. The artist brought together a group of women and gender non-conforming people over zoom to collaborate on the work during the pandemic, and the outcome took the form of a series of films and an installation in Touchstones Gallery and in locations across Rochdale. This project was supported by Heritage Lottery Fund, Foyle Foundation, Garfield Weston, Rochdale Council and Arts Council England. Public engagement events took place on line and at Manchester Art Gallery.

  4. The launch of two podcasts produced by UP Projects working with journalist and broadcaster Hettie Judah that aimed to expand the audiences for The Terrarium and Gut Feelings Meri Jaan respectively.

Throughout the pandemic, and despite its challenges, our work continued to have national significance as well as providing opportunities for communities across the country to engage in cultural activity, particularly in areas where arts and cultural engagement is low, such as Newham, Rochdale, and Kent. Our digital work transcends geographical barriers and has become an invaluable engagement tool for people in places with low cultural provision. Each project we undertake involves collaboration with local partners and we build in training & skills development (such as audience development, marketing, site specific commissioning) for partners’ staff.

Our Live Research, gained through our Constellations and Assembly programmes, aims to push the boundaries of public art commissioning in the 21[st] Century, challenging convention particularly in relation to permanent commissioning. We strive to bring that learning into all that we do and share it with peers across the sector.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW Significant events

UP Projects operates with a mixed funding model, generating income to deliver the Charity’s core programme through fundraising via Trusts, Foundations and public grant giving bodies, as well as earning income through consultancy services that support third parties to develop public art strategies, commissions, and community engagement projects. UP also received a small amount of donations from individual donors.

UP Projects is a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) of Arts Council England and receives an annual grant of £102,431. In addition, we received a total of £120,000 of Culture Recovery Funding from Arts Council England and a further £69,959 from Trusts and Foundations.

The success of our recovery plan was demonstrated through our ability to achieve £283,891 in earned income, representing 49% of our total income (£576,286). For comparison, during 2020/21 our earned income reduced to 20% of our total income and in 2019/20 it had been60%. This demonstrates the financial resilience of the organisation and its ability to recover quickly from the impact of the pandemic.

Reserves

The organisation has a policy to maintain ringfenced reserves of eight weeks turnover as recommended by Arts Council England. At the close of the 2021/22 financial year UP Projects' ringfenced reserves were £75,000. The organisation also held £70,000 of funds designated to deliver projects in 2022/23 and £92,869 general funds.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

UP Projects was awarded charitable status in January 2017; the organisation's new Articles of Association were adopted by the Trustees in December 2016

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

Three long standing Trustees resigned due to their terms coming to an end, and a Trustee recruitment drive, supported by diversity consultant Ishreen Bradley engendered seven new Trustees joining the Board in January 2022, along with a new chair of Trustees:

Jagdip Jagpal (incoming Chair) appointed 18.01.2022 Thahmina Begum appointed 18.01.2022 Sam Allen appointed 18.01.2022

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Iain Bennett appointed 18.01.2022 Kaia Charles appointed 18.01.2022 Joao Guarantani appointed 18.01.2022 Massy Larizadeh appointed 18.01.2022

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Name of Charity UP Projects Charity registration number 1170960

Company registration number 04971057

Principal address The Coal Face, Clifton House, 46 Clifton Terrace, London N4 3JP

Trustees

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows: Mr Ian Henry Freshwater resigned 10.03.2022

Ms Xanthe Margaret Marianthe Arvanitakis resigned 21.06.22 Dr Helen Lucy Pheby resigned 21.06.22 Mr David Field Mr Paul Edward Joseph Augarde Ms Emma Underhill Mr Peter Ratcliffe Secretary Ms Emma Underhill

Independent examiners Andrew M Wells FMAAT

Counterculture Partnership LLP 99 Western Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RS

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Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by Jagdip Jagpal

8 December 2022

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UP Projects Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiners statement

Since the Charitable company's gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by virtue of my membership of Association of Accounting Technicians, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Andrew M Wells FMAAT Counterculture Partnership LLP 99 Western Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RS

8 December 2022

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UP Projects

Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) For the year ended 31 March 2022

Notes Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021
funds funds
£ £ £ £
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies 2 222,431 69,959 292,390 369,273
Charitable activities 3 283,891 - 283,891 86,913
Investments 4 5 - 5 33
Total 506,327 69,959 576,286 456,219
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities 5/6 (423,388) (69,959) (493,347) (384,372)
Total (423,388) (69,959) (493,347) (384,372)
Net income/expenditure 82,939 - 82,939 71,847
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 154,930 - 154,930 83,083
Total funds carried forward 237,869 - 237,869 154,930

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Registered Number : 04971057

UP Projects Statement of Financial Position As at 31 March 2022

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
Current assets
13
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds
15
Total funds
£
2022
391
391
58,078
294,150
352,228
(114,750)
237,478
237,869
237,869
237,869
237,869
£
2021
1,681
1,681
46,723
279,522
326,245
(172,996)
153,249
154,930
154,930
154,930
154,930

For the year ended 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

Ms Jagdip Jagpal 8 December 2022 Trustee

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UP Projects

Cashflow Statement

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Cash flow from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
Dividends, interest and rent from investments
Purchase of tangible assets
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Cash generated from operations
Net movement in funds
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation of fixed assets
Dividends, interest and rent from investments
Movement in working capital
(Increase)/decrease in stocks
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors
Cash generated from operations
14,623
5
-
5
14,628
279,522
294,150
82,939
1,290
(5)
-
(11,355)
(58,246)
14,623
2022
184,179
33
-
33
184,212
95,310
279,522
71,847
1,291
(33)
-
35,592
75,482
184,179
2021

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UP Projects Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.

UP Projects meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared, on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention.

Funds

The charity maintains a general unrestricted fund which represents funds which are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. Such funds may be held in order to finance both working capital and capital investment.

Designated funds comprise of unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes.

Restricted funds have been provided to the charity for particular purposes, and it is the policy of the board of trustees to carefully monitor the application of those funds in accordance with the restrictions placed upon them.

There is no formal policy of transfer between funds or on the allocation of funds to designated funds, other than that described above

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Liabilities are recognised as resources expended when there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure:

Taxation

As a registered charity, the company is exempt from income and corporation tax to the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis:

2. Income from donations and legacies

ncome from donations and legacies
Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021
funds funds
£ £ £ £
Donations received - - - 3,940
Grants received 222,431 69,959 292,390 365,333
222,431 69,959 292,390 369,273

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Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 March 2022

Analysis of grants received

Art Fund
Arts Council England Covid Support
Arts Council England NPO
Creative Folkestone
Furlough grants
Garfield Weston Foundation
Kickstart Scheme
Link4Life
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Wellcome Trust
ncome from charitable activities
Unrestricted funds
Curating, commissioning and
producing contemporary art.
Consultancy and project fees
nvestment income
Unrestricted funds
Bank interest receivable
2022
£
5,000
120,000
102,431
16,000
-
10,000
5,959
-
33,000
-
292,390
2022
£
283,891
2022
£
5
5
2021
£
5,420
210,000
102,431
15,000
14,182
-
-
6,500
4,000
7,800
365,333
2021
£
86,913
2021
£
33
33

3. Income from charitable activities

4. Investment income

5. Costs of charitable activities by fund type

osts of charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted 2022 2021
funds funds
£ £ £ £
Curating, commissioning and 283,847 64,000 347,847 224,380
producing contemporary art.
Support costs 139,541 5,959 145,500 159,992
423,388 69,959 493,347 384,372

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6. Costs of charitable activities by activity type

Activities Support 2022 2021
undertaken costs
directly
£ £ £ £
Support costs
Curating, commissioning and 347,847 145,500 493,347 384,372
producing contemporary art.

7. Analysis of support costs

Curating, commissioning and producing contemporary art.
Management
Finance
Office costs
Marketing
Governance costs
2022
£
83,563
7,219
36,025
17,693
1,000
145,500
2021
£
69,104
7,631
37,494
44,763
1,000
159,992

8. Net income/(expenditure) for the year

This is stated after charging/(crediting):

This is stated after charging/(crediting):
2022 2021
£ £
Depreciation of owned fixed assets 1,291 1,291
Accountancy fees 1,000 1,000
Staff pension contributions 5,238 4,072

9. Staff costs and emoluments

Total staff costs for the year ended 31 March 2022 were:

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs
2022
£
234,734
17,966
5,238
257,938
2021
£
191,455
13,632
4,072
209,159

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UP Projects Notes to the Financial Statements Continued

For the year ended 31 March 2022

2022 2021
Administrative 3 2
Direct charitable activities 6 5
9 7

10. Trustee remuneration and related party transactions

One employee, Ms Emma Underhill, is also a trustee. None of her remuneration is in respect of services as trustee.

11. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investments
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Total
Net income/expenditure
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Tangible fixed assets
Cost or valuation
At 01 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
Depreciation
At 01 April 2021
Charge for year
At 31 March 2022
Net book values
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
338,353
86,913
33
425,299
(353,452)
(353,452)
71,847
83,083
154,930
Restricted
funds
£
30,920
-
-
30,920
(30,920)
(30,920)
-
-
-
2021
£
369,273
86,913
33
456,219
(384,372)
(384,372)
71,847
83,083
154,930
Plant and
machinery
£
9,182
9,182
7,501
1,290
8,791
391
1,681

12. Tangible fixed assets

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Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 March 2022

13. Debtors

Amounts due within one year:
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
2022
2021
£
£
35,290
25,991
4,788
2,619
18,000
18,113
58,078
46,723

14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022 2021
£ £
Trade creditors 5,600 4,598
Other creditors 21,120 27,657
Accruals and deferred income 88,030 140,741
114,750 172,996

15. Movement in funds

Unrestricted Funds

Designated
Project funds
General
General
Unrestricted Funds - Previous year
Designated
Project funds
General
General
Balance at
01/04/2021
£
70,000
84,930
154,930
Balance at
01/04/2020
£
-
83,083
83,083
Incoming
resources
£
-
506,327
506,327
Incoming
resources
£
-
425,299
425,299
Outgoing
resources
£
-
(423,388)
(423,388)
Outgoing
resources
£
-
(353,452)
(353,452)
Transfers
£
50,000
(50,000)
-
Transfers
£
70,000
(70,000)
-
Balance at
31/03/2022
£
120,000
117,869
237,869
Balance at
31/03/2021
£
70,000
84,930
154,930

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UP Projects Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 March 2022

Purpose of unrestricted Funds

Project funds

The project fund consists of funds designated for future projects.

General

Curating, commissioning and producing contemporary art.

Restricted Funds

Restricted funds
Restricted Funds - Previous year
Restricted funds
Purpose of restricted funds
Restricted funds
Incoming
resources
£
69,959
69,959
Incoming
resources
£
30,920
30,920
Outgoing
resources
£
(69,959)
(69,959)
Outgoing
resources
£
(30,920)
(30,920)
Balance at
31/03/2022
£
-
-
Balance at
31/03/2021
£
-
-

Restricted funds held for curating, commissioning and producing contemporary art projects.

16. Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible Net current Net Assets
fixed assets assets /
(liabilities)
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General
General 391 117,478 117,869
Designated
Project funds - 120,000 120,000
Restricted funds
391 237,478 237,869

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UP Projects Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 March 2022

Previous year
Unrestricted funds
General
General
Designated
Project funds
Restricted funds
Tangible
fixed assets
Net current
assets /
(liabilities)
Net Assets
£
£
£
1,681
83,249
84,930
-
70,000
70,000
1,681
153,249
154,930

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