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Rationale Arts Yearly Report: 2022 -2023

Trustees:

Vignesh Murali (Chair) Author

Jason King

Altüghán Collingwood

Employees:

Nathan Geering – Charity Director

Rationale Arts RCN: 1181681

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1. Mission Statement

Rationale Arts is a registered charitable arts organisation with the key aims to promote, improve, and maintain public education and appreciation of the arts. Specifically, but not exclusively the art of dance, music, and theatre.

We aim to achieve our mission mainly through 4 avenues.

• Community engagement: We work with communities on topics they feel are relevant to them and develop bespoke arts packages to tackle specific issues the community faces.

• Theatre: We pride ourselves on creating professional standard accessible theatrical productions that are created in consultation with the communities we are trying to engage with.

• Injury Prevention : We deliver special courses to people with visual impairment These incorporates b-boying (Breakdance) as a means of injury prevention by improving spatial awareness.

• Workshops: We offer a variety of artistic workshops including:

• Theatre Skills

• Hip Hop Dance

• Contemporary Dance

• Disc jockey’ing and Music Production

2. Background

Rationale Arts officially received charity status in February 2019 from the charity commission. Our first board meeting took place on the 2[nd] of April 2019 and we have had regular board meetings since.

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3. Review of 2022 -23

Like many other charities, we focused on recovery post pandemic by adapting to the situation and to carrying on with our mission to make art accessible in ever more innovative ways.

3.1. Hip Hop Rehabilitation

Between April 2022 and November 2022, we delivered Hip-hop rehabilitation sessions at Sheffield Children's Hospital where we worked with physiotherapists to deliver engaging artistic sessions to promote recovery. The children we worked with had a variety of conditions ranging from Traumatic Brain Injury, Leukemia and Brittle Bone Disease.

Feedback from Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists

“The sessions injected fun into therapy!”

“The sessions helped the hospital feel less sterile and provided meaningful activity and find a space where they could have fun.”

“The music sessions allowed us to see the patient’s potential in a way we cannot replicate in a standard therapy session.”

“It was fantastic to see how the energy and fun from the hip hop session carried across to the next day. The energy from the first session lifted the whole ward and it had a positive impact for days.”

“The parents loved to see their child joining in and the children loved to see their parents joining in too.”

“It helped us connect positively with children and young people who were having a very difficult time.”

“The children’s faces lit up when we mentioned the Hip Hop artist was coming back in. They really looked forward to seeing him.”

The results:

The hip hop and physiotherapy collaborative sessions were welcomed by children and young people, families, and therapists, with the experience being overwhelmingly positive. Parental feedback centred around the sessions improving energy, motivating and boosting mood. Therapist feedback referred to the sessions being fun, meaningful, connecting with children positively and being able to better understand a child’s ability and potential.

The feedback from parents supports the encouragement of physical activity which is fun, safe and family-centred. It was tailored to each child’s abilities, interests and goals. Parents often

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joined in sessions with their child and encouraged them to join in, or asked to film sessions so they could share with the wider family, allowing the child to watch again and keep practising the dance steps between sessions, motivating the child be physically active outside of the session. Parental support is a known factor in encouraging children to be physically active.

3.2. Injury prevention courses

We were successful with our funding bid with the Children in Need to deliver our state-of-theArt Injury Prevention course. We delivered the first course consisting of eight sessions in Autumn 2022 and the second course between February and March 2023 by working with Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) and Sheffield International Venues (SIV).

3.3. Workshops

• During August 2022 we delivered a variety of Breakin and hip-hop dance sessions in Barnsley as part of their summer festival.

• In February 2023 and March 2023, we delivered dance sessions for Reach Up Youth.

• We did a hip hop and graffiti workshop with Nottingham Children’s Hospital Youth Service.

3.3. ACTs of creativity

We delivered ACT is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to:

• Early years children at Ellesmere Children's Centre – May 2022 - July2022, March 2023

• Care For Young People’s Future at Grimethorpe Community Centre with a specific focus on the Roma community. May 2022 – June 2022

• Refugees at Sheffield's City of Sanctuary – June 2022

• 3 schools in the Glossop area in partnership with Derbyshire County Council – Autumn 2022

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3.4. Theatre

In August 2022 Rationale Arts performed at an event called Paint Jam which was organized by Site Gallery as part of their Out and About series. The day was made up of some of Sheffield's best painters and artists coming together to reanimate Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter with vibrant paintings from Graffiti writers to visual artists. A DJ provided an energetic soundscape to the event, playing genres that spanned, funk, house and hip-hop.

In December 2022 we performed at Burn greave’s light switch on event to a culturally diverse audience.

In January 2023 Rationale Arts performed at Rotherham Children's Capital of Culture Manifesto Launch at Gulliver's Valley.

4. Finance Accounts

During the financial year 2022-23 the Charity received a total income of £24,510 and had a total expenditure of £37,847 with a total surplus of £532 (which includes monies carried over from the previous year). Since our inception as a Charity, we have managed to raise £100,785 to ‘ make art accessible’ .

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6. Summary

Overall, a very successful fourth year despite the ongoing after effects of the Pandemic in which we created some further inroads into our mission and built some sustainability into the Charity functions. We have gained national recognition for our projects and we have several partnerships lined up for 23-24.

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RATIONALE ARTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

RAYIONALI ART5 CHARITY INFORMATION Charlty Number 1181681 Tru5tee5 Dr Carollne Mawer VIEiiesh Mtjrall Tlmothy Bel Chi'ls Morris Address 2 W￿l111n611e1d Coui't S26 5RP Accountahts Lindrick Accountancy Sorvlces Lld 205 OuiganÈ Lane DlnninBton Sheflleld S25 3QY

RATIONALE AItTS INCOME AND EXPENDIYURf ACCOUNT YEAR ENDFD 41 MARCH 2023 Restrlcted UnrestrS¢ted Funds FuMd5 2023 Total 2<J21 INCOME 14,510 14.510 10,000 Grant% and Doiialioi)s 10.000 Tot41 Income io,o(x) 14,510 24,Jrio EXPENDITiIRE Nat(*rlHIs Subcontracl'or5 Travel IT 76 10,281 56 26,602 132 36,883 70(1 2?,Qb7 150 202 24U 141 36 186 202 240 141 Insijrance Aicoumtancy Professioi)al lees Substrlkitlons Bènk Chatges DÈpreciatlon- Lqulpment 21J2 ?,40 i# 63 63 315 d21 Total E)Ependlturo 27,009 38,162 (Deflcltllsurplus for the perlod 1,153 12,199 13,652 38 Bal&nce blf l Aprfl 2022 5,421 9,471 14,892 13,954 Balance clf 31 March 2023 4,268 3,028 1,240 The Income and oxpendlture account Includes all gèlns ond lossos r@co&nlsed In the yeaf. Page I

RATIONALE ARTS ALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDE[) 31 MARCH 2023 31 March 2023 31 Mai¢h 2022 TANGIBLE FIXELI ASSETS 947 1,262 CVRRENT ASSETS Casl) at bank 533 13,870 CURRENT LIA8ILITIES A￿r￿al$ 24(1 240 NIT CUIIRENY ASSETS 293 13,63U TOTAL ASSEYS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,240 1,4,892 RESERVES Unre5trlctpd Funds Restrlctod Funds 3,028 4,268 9,471 5,421 Total Reserves 1,240 14,892 The linai)ciol slJtemenls were approved by the Board of Tiuslees on and V MIArall Trustpe Page 2

RATIONALE ARTS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RATIONALE ARTS Irpijort on the accounts ts* the charty for tlie year ended 31 March 2023 whicli are 5Qt i)ut on paJJ&s 1- 2. Rospectlve Ilesponslbllltles of Trnsl¢os and Examlner Ihts r.l)ariiy's Irusto@s are re5ponsiblo for the preparallon Df the accounts, The charil'y's trusleps C9n.4114er that an audit is not requlred for thlg ye31 under section 144121 of the chBrI￿eS Act 2011 and that an independent examinaiion is requlied. TIIE cl)arity's gros5 Income exceeded £25.000 3nd l am qualifiÈd tD undertak@ the examinatloii as a QUBlilied In?Ixbor of the Instituttr of (hJrLered Accountant5 in England and Wiiles. examine thÈ accoiints und&r sectlon 145 of the Charltles Act 2011 follDW the procedures lald down in tl)e general Dlrectlons Blven by tl)¢ Cliarity Commision ui)dcJr sectlon 14Jl5llbl of the Ch8ritles Act 2011,. and State wlielher pai'llcular mill¢rs liave como to m¥ attcntioii Basls of Independent Examiner's Statèment Ny Lthxamination was c8rriÈd aut acco¥daiTrce wlth goiieral Dlrections given by the Charil'v Comm15slon. An oxamlnation includes a revlow of tlie actountlng r@cords kept by the tharlty and a comparison of the ac¢ount5 pres¢i)led wltli tliose r&cords. It a150 includes conslderatlon oliiiiv Untjsual itevns or digclosers in tlie accounts ond seeking explanatlotFs from you as tfUStee5 concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide èll the vidonce that would be required in an audlt ai)d a5 such i)0 oplnlon Is given as to whetlier the a¢touiits present a 'true and fair view" aiid tlie reporils limited to those Inatters Set out in the below statement. I￿tspendent Examlner's StatÈmÈnt IncoThnection with my examinatlon, no rnalter hds come to my attentlon which,- Elves me reasonable cause to belleve Ihat, In any material respect, the reqiilremtsnls.. to keep proper accuvmting records in accordante with section 130 of the Cha¥iries Act 2011,. aiid to preparo accounls which accord with the accounting records and complv with the accoulltlng requirementg of the 2011 Act have not been met,. or in my opinion. attention Should bÈ dr6wh in order to enable a p¥oper under5tand4ng of the a¢covnts to be reached. Mv Ii>hn P WaFning FCA Lindrick Accountancy Servlces Lt 205 Outgang Lane, Dlnnlngton, Sheffleld, 525 3QY Page 3