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2023-07-31-accounts

Cambridge Community Arts

A company limited by guarantee

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 July 2023

Empowering People Creatively

Company Number: 08934371 Charity Number: 1187718

Cambridge Community Arts Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2023

Page Trustees’ Report 2 Statement of Financial Activities 11 Balance Sheet 12 Notes to the Financial Statements 13 Administrative Information 17 Independent Review 18

“ I have both mental and physical health challenges and CCA gives me a really positive experience of something to look forward to each week ”

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The Trustees of Cambridge Community Arts (the Charity) present their annual report together with the unaudited financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 July 2023. The administrative information on page 17 forms part of this report.

Objects & Objectives for the public benefit

The charitable object of Cambridge Community Arts (CCA) is to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society, particularly but not exclusively, through the provision of arts-based activities.

For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society). CCA also considers those with caring responsibilities to be at risk of social exclusion.

CCAs’ vision is of healthier communities empowered by their own creativity.

Our mission is supporting adults to overcome barriers to social inclusion through creative participation and learning.

Our values encompass everything we do. These are: Welcoming, Empathetic, Inclusive, Respectful & Empowering.

Our guiding principles underpin everything we do:

The Trustees have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on Public Benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning the Charity’s future activities and believe that the activities of the Charity clearly demonstrate a direct public benefit. Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on the promotion of social inclusion and assisting those who are socially excluded to integrate into society and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

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Review of the year

Equality, diversity and inclusion are integral to our work as we reach out to minoritized communities and give them a voice through their creative expression.

COURSES

CCA ran the following programme of creative arts activities for adults at risk of social exclusion in a variety of community centres across Cambridge and Fenland:

6 x year-long programmes in Creative Writing, Drama, Music for Performance, Music Production, Photography and Visual Arts. These programmes were each divided into three courses.

32 x 8-week (in-person) courses in:

Art in Nature Drawing + Colour (Fenland) x 2 Art Journalling (Fenland) x 2 Impressions in Paint (Fenland) x 2 Beginners Guitar Introduction to Digital Animation Block Print & Stitch Introduction to Stop Motion Animation Blues Guitar Latin American Dances Bookbinding Music Performance (Fenland) Conversations With Clay x 3 Nature Writing x 2 Creative Writing: Experimenting with Nature Writing (Fenland) Words & Stories Pencil + Watercolour (Fenland) Creative Writing: How to Tell a Story Relief Printmaking (Fenland) Digital Illustration x 2 Selling Your Work Discover Oil Pastels Singing for Wellbeing x 2

6 x 8-week (live online) courses in:

Expressive Painting Fun with Illustration Nature Sketchbook

Screenwriting for Beginners x 2 Writing Prose Fiction

PROJECTS

Next Steps

Funding by National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund through the Building Better Opportunities for the Next Steps project ended in March 2023. Between 2018-2023 the project held 22 events, had 92 employer engagements, and provided support to 102 people enabling them to continue their journey towards employment. Outcomes included 21 moving into employment, 43 taking steps towards self-employment of making money from their creative practice, 42 into training or further education and 17 moved into volunteering.

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Creative Fenland – a two-year project using public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Providing opportunities for Creative Practitioners in Fenland for employment, skills development, and networking and creative arts courses for adults at risk of social exclusion due to their health, developed with local partners and communities. Further support was provided by the Know Your Neighbourhood fund for enhancement by developing volunteering opportunities and activities to reduce loneliness.

Support was received from the D & J Lloyd Foundation, High Sheriff’s Fund and Cambridge City Council to support a programme of short courses.

Achievements and performance

CCA provided 1560 guided learning hours; 371 learners directly benefited from the courses and projects. Our overall achievement average was 90% in comparison with a national achievement of 96%. Overall retention of learners was 94.6%. These high achievement levels testify to the quality of delivery and commitment of our adult learners who face many barriers to learning.

External quality inspection reported on a “highly values-led organisation – all staff contribute to a culture of ‘learners first’. Learners are extremely positive about their experiences at CCA. Learners develop their confidence, often from very low starting points, and they feel well-supported by all staff at CCA”

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Our learners have complex health conditions: Of the 22-23 learner cohort, 49% had a physical health condition. 16% had a learning difficulty, difference, or disability. 10% had an unpaid caring responsibility.

66% had a mental health condition with 83% experiencing anxiety or depression. Other disclosed diagnoses include post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, psychosis and eating disorder.

The top reasons for coming on a course were: to improve mental wellbeing (32%), to improve art form skills (39%) and to improve confidence (12%).

“After decades lost in illness and isolation, I have found a part of myself that I had lost. Before my illness performance art was my life, my passion. I forgot the value of that. Through this course and the opportunities and inspiration offered I have been able to reconnect with skills I had long forgotten about” . R.M., Photography

Outcomes reported by Learners:

Data from the Short Warwick & Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale showed a statistically significant positive increase in wellbeing. The number of people with low wellbeing before the course was reduced after the course CCA filled a gap in provision in geographical areas of extreme deprivation including North Cambridge and Fenland delivering in a range of community centres.

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During the year, the charity worked towards achieving its strategic aims:

  1. To become more financially sustainable by diversifying income streams and holding more strong financial partnerships.

  2. A Development Officer was employed to focus on fundraising. Funding partnerships were pursued for future projects.

2. To communicate who we are to our communities by reviewing and creating a strong brand and identity that expands our reputation as a leader in the field of creativity and wellbeing.

The post of Marketing Assistant was promoted to Marketing and Communications Officer to improve communications and provide support for fundraising.

  1. To maintain and develop our excellent quality by supporting the development of Creative Practitioners to develop shared good practices and by improving our evaluation processes to measure impact.

  2. The development of a training programme for creative practitioners. . A best practice log was developed and shared with Creative Tutors.

  3. To continue to manage and resource growth by ensuing we have enough people with the right support and skills to deliver our services; finding a home based in Cambridge; increasing delivery locations throughout the region and increasing our use of good IT. Creative Fenland are delivering in more Fenland locations including Whittlesey and Chatteris.

  4. To respond to the needs of our community by identifying and engaging with those who need us most and to work with our learners to consider their next steps. CCA continues to listen to feedback from Learners and is developing Creative Futures a project to support people into employment, with a focus on the Creative Industries.

CCA held an exhibition as part of the Cambridge Open Studios providing an opportunity to raise funds from public. The Cambridge Business and Professionals Network chose CCA as their chosen charity raising funds through their networking events.

The strategy to increase resources invested in future development to diversify income included applications to both public and private funding sources.

Contributions made by volunteers

The creative learning programme was run by professional creative tutors who were supported by volunteers. This role offers valuable experience and volunteers included past learners (beneficiaries) and artists wishing to develop careers in Community Arts for Health.

Two previous learners voluntarily provided the role of Learner Rep, receiving peer feedback from all long courses and reflecting this to the Community Advisory Panel.

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Financial Review

Most of the Charity’s income comes from an annual contract. Overall CCA achieved a growth in delivery of courses, reaching more people whilst successfully covering day to day running costs during the period and obtaining additional grants to fund specific projects. The Charity has continued to build good reputation, trust, and return on investment for current funders putting it in a strong position for continued funding.

The charity started the year with unrestricted funds of £63,397 and restricted £7,325. Resources were committed to growth and funds invested in income generation and diversifying sources of income to ensure long term sustainability and resilience for the future of the charity. In particular, reserves were invested in a full-time salaried post to achieve this aim and to become less dependent on government’s Adult Education Budget funding through service provision after level 2 qualifications was discontinued. The charity did not see a financial return on this investment during the year as anticipated in budgeted income, resulting in a net loss of £47,422. The Trustees recognise that there has been a drop in the carry forward reserves but that this is not severe enough to threaten the Charity’s ability to continue its work.

How the incoming resources are spent is laid out in note 5.

Reserves policy

CCA’s reserves policy is to retain 3 month’s essential operational costs and 1 month’s delivery costs in reserve. This includes staff salaries and committed monthly payments. The purpose of the reserves policy is;

In normal circumstances the reserve funds will not be used for the charity’s day to day expenditure. The Trustees may by exception allocate reserve funding to:

In accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidance (Charity Commissioners Booklet CC19 ‘Charity Reserves’), reviews its reserves on an annual basis. The Trustees and senior leadership are working towards ensuring that target reserves are met.

The Charity had set aside £15,000 in a designated fund to allow resources to be available for the planning and development of future projects; this fund was utilised in the year.

Grants received for specific projects are held in a restricted fund : the balance at the end of the year was £16,241 (2022: £7,325). It is anticipated that these resources will be spent in the coming year.

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Going Concern

The Trustees have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of these financial statements.

In particular, the Trustees have considered the Charity's forecasts and projections and have taken account of pressures on reserves. After making enquiries the Trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.

Risk Review

The Trustees have worked with senior leadership to conduct their own review of the major risks, financial, physical and operational to which the Charity is exposed, and systems have, if necessary, been modified to mitigate those risks. Procedures have been put in place to minimise both external and internal risks and these procedures are reviewed annually to ensure that they still meet the needs of the Charity.

The Board recognises that maintaining healthy reserves enables the charity to take calculated risks to help generate future investment and demonstrates good stewardship of financial management to future potential funders. Rebuilding of reserves is therefore a priority for 2024.

Structure, Governance and Management

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales, on 11 March 2014 and registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission on 3rd February 2020. The Company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association, amended by special resolution on 4 July 2019.

Trustees meet as a full Board at least four times a year. There is in addition a finance subcommittee which meets no less than three times a year.

Trustees have delegated day to day management to senior staff.

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Cambridge Community Arts Tru9tees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2023 continu statement of Trustges, Responsibllltles The Trustees (who are also directors of Cambridge Community Arts for the purposes of company law} are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordan￿ with applicable law and United Klngdam Accounting standards (Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting PraGtl￿). Company law requires Trustees to prepare financial statetryents for each financlal year which give 8 true and fair view of the State oflhe affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming reSoUr￿S and application of re8ource8, Includlng the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing Ihese financial staternents, the Trustees are r8quired to: select SLtitable accounting pollcles and then apply them con8i8tently' observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (FRS 102); • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., slate whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any materlal departures disclosed and explained in the financlal statements., prepare the financial statement5 on the going concern basis unless it 18 inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue In business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the fi'nanclal pOSi￿On of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companie5 2006. They are also responslble for safeguarding the asset8 of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Tha Trustees are responslble for the maintenance and inlegrity of the corporate and financial inft>rmation included in th& Charity's webslte, Leglslation In the United Klngdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the financial statements may dlffer from legislation in other jurisdidions. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Signed on behalf of the Trustees All￿ Newton, Chair dat&J: l3 ¢&b .202kk

Cambridge Community Arts

Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 July 2023

Unrestricted
Funds
Notes
2023
£
Income from
Grants
2
7,000
Charitable activities
3
171,364
Donations
4,299
Other
436
Total income
183,099
Expenditure on
Raising funds:
4
4,687
Charitable activities:
5
234,750
Total expenditure
239,437
7
(56,338)
Net movement in funds
(56,338)
Balances at 1 August
63,397
Balances at 31 July
7,059
Net (expenditure)/income
for the year		 Restricted
Funds
2023
£
136,301
-
-
-
136,301
-
127,385
127,385
8,916
8,916
7,325
16,241		 Total
Funds
2023
£
143,301
171,364
4,299
436
319,400
4,687
362,135
366,822
(47,422)
(47,422)
70,722
23,300		 Unrestricted
Funds
2022
£
12,800
208,871
3,434
405
225,510
3,965
227,190
231,155
(5,645)
(5,645)
69,042
63,397		 Restricted
Funds
2022
£
70,517
-
-
-
70,517
-
70,692
70,692
(175)
(175)
7,500
7,325		 Total
Funds
2022
£
83,317
208,871
3,434
405
296,027
3,965
297,882
301,847
(5,820)
(5,820)
76,542
70,722

All amounts relate to continuing activities. There were no recognised gains or losses other than those included above.

The notes on pages 13 to 17 form a part of these financial statements.

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C3n71Kldge Communlty Arts Balancé Sheet as at31July2023 Unrestrlcted Fvnth 2023 Rèstrkted Funds 2023 Total Fund5 2023 Unre$trict4d Funds 2012 Resirktod Funds Total Fynd5 2022 Noies 2022 Fixed As$et$ Tan8ible fixed sels CurYnt A55ets Debtors 3,054 17.513 3,Q54 33,754 45,389 54,211 45,389 61,536 C85h Wt bink and in hand 16.241 7,325 20.S67 16.241 36,808 99.6(MJ 7A25 106,925 Cfedltorn: amounis falllni due wlthln one year 113.S081 113.5081 136,2031 136.2031 Net C￿rrent 7,059 IE,241 23,300 63,397 7,325 70,722 Totll Not Aswts 7,059 16,241 29,300 63,397 7,Y25 70,722 Funds General re$¢rve De51KnJted fund5 Total unre5trlcted funds 7,059 7,059 48,397 15,000 63,397 48,397 15,000 63,397 7,059 7,OS9 Restrlcted fund5 L6,241 16,241 7,325 7,325 LO 7,059 16,241 23,300 63.397 7,325 70,722 These account5 have been p¢t￿red In accordance wlth the 5peci&l provision5 )f Part 15 of thè thmpanlos Act 21Y)S relatlng to SMBII cornponles •nd in 4cEordance wlth the FSn4n¢lal ReportJnE Standard 102. Company number08934371 The dlreeters are sawsfied that the company Is entltled to exemptlon from the requSrement to obt41n an audlt under sectlon 477 af the Companles Act 2006 ThE members have not requlred the company to obtaln an audSt In accordan¢e wlth sertlon 476 of th2 Act The dlrertcrs acknovlledge thelr responslbllltle5 for complying the requlrements of the Companles Art 2006 wlth respect to accountlng ￿ordS and th& preparnilDn of accounts Appwèd by the TnJstee5, and authori5o.d for issue. on Alice Newton (Chair Tht notes cn pages 13 tu 17 a part of these flnandal statements. 12

Cambridge Community Arts

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2023

Basis of preparation

These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, as modified by the revaluation of investments, under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), and the Companies Act 2006.

The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The presentation currency is the British £.

Going Concern

The trustees have considered possible events or conditions that might cast significant doubt on the ability of the Charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees have made this assessment for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. In particular, the trustees have considered the Charity's forecast and projections and have taken account of pressures on investments.

After making enquiries the trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

The preparation of the financial statemenents requires the Trustees and management to make significant judgements and estimates.

The items in the financial statements where such judgements and estimates have been made include estimating the useful economic life of fixed assets.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand is taken to mean cash and short term highly liquid investment deposits with a maturity date of three months or less.

2 Grants

Accounting policy : Income from grants is recognised gross when notification of approval is received and treated as unrestricted unless they are specifically restricted by the donor.

.
Cambridge City Council
ambs Community Foundation
Arts Council England
BBO
DWP - Kickstart
The Fore		 Unrestricted
2023
£
-
7,000
-
-
-
7,000		 Restricted
2023
£
8,000
18,948
69,240
38,620
1,493
-
136,301		 TOTAL
2023
£
8,000
25,948
69,240
38,620
1,493
-
143,301		 Unrestricted
2022
£
-
-
-
-
12,800
12,800		 Restricted
2022
£
7,325
18,690
40,046
4,456
-
70,517		 TOTAL
2022
£
7,325
18,690
40,046
4,456
12,800
83,317

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for the year ended 31 July 2023

Cambridge Community Arts

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 Income from charitable activities

Accounting policy : Incoming resources from charitable activities is included gross when it is due.

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Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL
2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Contracts 162,137 - 162,137 199,206 - 199,206
Learner fees 9,226 - 9,226 9,665 - 9,665
Club fees - - - - -
- -
171,363 171,363 208,871 208,871
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4 Raising funds

Accounting policy: expenditure on raising funds consists of cost of marketing the learner programme

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL|Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL| |2023|2023|2023|2022|2022|2022| |£|£|£|£|£|£| |-|-| |Marketing|4,687|4,687|3,965|3,965|

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5 Charitable activities costs

Accounting policy: Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred and include irrecoverable VAT where applicable. Resources are allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to an activity. Salary costs are allocated on the basis of hours worked. Support and governance costs are allocated based on an estimate of staff time.

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Learner|Governance|Learner|Governance| |programme|costs|TOTAL|programme|costs|TOTAL| |2023|2023|2023|2022|2022|2022| |£|£|£|£|£|£| |Costs directly allocated to activities| |Tutor fees|61,476|-|61,476|58,617|58,617| |Course costs|29,159|-|29,159|24,987|24,987| |Events|1,876|-|1,876|1,758|1,758| |Exam fees|-|-|-|2,168|2,168| |-|-|-|-|-| |Hardship fund| |Staff costs|224,515|-|224,515|174,104|2,437|176,541| |Training|389|-|389|2,037|2,037| |Support costs allocated to activities| |Professional fees|13,753|-|13,753|1,504|1,504| |Insurance|1,254|-|1,254|990|990| |Premises costs|-|-|-|9,467|9,467| |Office costs|10,879|-|10,879|13,079|13,079| |Travel|2,791|-|2,791|888|888| |IT|16,043|-|16,043|5,846|5,846| |-| |362,135|362,135|295,445|2,437|297,882|

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Cambridge Community Arts

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2023

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|||| |---|---|---| |2023|2022| |Staff Costs:|£|£| |Wages and salaries|206,486|169,103| |Social security|13,057|4,336| |Other pension costs|4,094|3,102| |223,637|176,541|

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The Trust considers its key management personnel comprise the trustees and the Charity CEO. The total employment benefits including pension contributions of the key management personnel were £34,363 (2022: £24,375)

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|||| |---|---|---| |2023|2022| |Average number of employees|11|12|

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No member of staff was paid a salary in excess of £60,000.

The above numbers do not include Trustees who are not permitted to receive remuneration for their duties.

No Trustee was reimbursed travel expenses incurred on Charity business (2022: nil) .

7 Pensions

Accounting policy : The Charity contributes to the personal pension policies of employees. Its commitment to these defined contribution schemes is limited to the contributions payable, which are accounted for as expenditure in the year in which they are incurred.

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2023 2022
£ £
Pension contribution 4,094 3,102
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Cambridge Community Arts Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2023

8 Debtors

Accounting policy : other debtors are shown as the amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. Debtors are considered to be basic financial instruments under FRS 102.

Other debtors 2023
£
3,054
3,054		 2022
£
45,389
45,389

All outstanding debtors were received in the first quarter of the following year.

9 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Accounting policy : creditors and provisions are recognised when the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event which will result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at their settlement value. With the exception of accruals, creditors are considered to be basic financial instruments under FRS102 and are measured at fair value.

Trade creditors
Tax and Social Security		 2023
£
8,340
5,168
13,508		 2022
£
33,534
2,669
36,203

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Cambridge Community Arts Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2023

10 Funds

Accounting policy : Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their spending, imposed by the donor.

Unrestricted Funds
General reserve
Designated Funds
Restricted Funds
Total Funds		 Balance at
1 August 2022
£
48,397
15,000
63,397
7,325
70,722
Incoming
Resources
£
183,099
183,099
136,301
319,400		 Resources
Expended
£
(239,437)
( 239,437)
( 127,385)
( 366,822)		 Transfers
£
15,000
( 15,000)
-
-
-		 Balance at
31 July
2023
£
7,059
-
7,059
16,241
23,300

Funds which were set aside for development of future projects utilised in the year.

Designated Funds year. The Charity receives occasional grants and donations for specific charitable purposes. Any Restricted Funds balances will be spent in the coming year to complete the projects.

11 Administrative information

Company number 8934371 Charity number 1187718 Registered Office 16-18 Arbury Court Cambridge CB4 2JQ

Trustees who are also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Umaima Ahmad(resigned 14 May 2023) Qazi Arsalan (appointed 15 March 2023) Sophie Baillie Matthew Bryan Katharine Collins (appointed 15 March 2023) Kim Cridland Olivia Downs (resigned 14 December 2022 Rupa Grahame (resigned 14 June 2023) Alice Newton (Chair) Bassey Orok Okon (appointed 23 April 2023) Anne Taylor (resigned 14 December 2022) Michael Thelwall

Key management personnel Jane Rich CEO & Company Secretary Independent Reviewer Rahim Uddin Artifin Accountants Docklands Business Centre Suite 12/3D. 10-16 Tiller Road, London

Bankers Co-op Bank PO Box 250 Skelmersdale WN8 6WT

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Artifin • w (0) 207 185 6288 +44 (0) 207 093 2S44 •rt1finaccc￿￿tsnE>Co.￿k Irbfoo*rtlfinbceountsnt&eo.uk Docki•nds BuslTh•ss ¢•Thtr•, Sult• 1¥30 10-16 fill•r Road, Do¢kl•nds. London E14 BPX ACCOUNTANTS TERED IIA14AGE¥EIIT ACCOUIITANTS Cambridge CommunityArts Independent Examiners Report Independent Examiner's Report to the tnjstees of Cambridge Community Arts I report lo the charity trustees on my examination ol the financial statements ol Cambridge Communrty Arts for the year ended 31 July 2023 which comprise the Statement ol Financial Activities. the Summary Income and Expenditure Account. the 8alance Sheet and the reialed notes. Responsibilities and basis of report A5 the Iru51ees ol the charily land also ils directors for the purtNJses ol company lawl you are re5pon5ible lor the preparation of the financial statements in accordancewith the requirements ol the Companies Act 20061'ihe 2006 Act. Having satisfied myself that the financial slalemenls ol the charity are not Tequired to beaudiled under Part 16 01 the 2006 Ad and are eli&ble lor independent examination. l oport in respe¢t ol my examination of your charity's linancial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 20111.lhe 2011 Acl'l. In cairyingout my examination I have followed the Oireclion5 given by the Charity CoMmi￿10n undersection 1451511bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement As the charity's gross income exceeded £250.OLKI your examiner musl bea member ol a body listed in section 145 01 the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examinalion because l am a member ol Chartered Management A¢countanl. I have completed my examination. I can conlim that no material matters ha￿ cc¥))e to myattenlion in connKlion with the examination Wving me cause to believe that: . accounting records were not kepl in accordance with section 386 of the 21x16 Act: or . the financial statements do not accord with Ihose records: or • the financial statements do not complywith the accountingrequiremenls under section 396 otthe 2006 Act other than any requirement that the linawal statements wve a'liue and lairf view which is not a matter considered a5 part ol an independent examination; or • the financial 5talemenls have not teen p￿pared in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 102} I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to whi¢h attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper undetstandingol the financial statements to be reached. Rahim Uddin Chartered Management Accounlant Artifin Accountants Oocklands Business Centre Suite1213D,10-16 Tiller Road London E14 8PX 06 February 2024 CGMA, P(6 18 Artifin Accountants is trading name ol Artffin Accountants Limited. registe￿1 in En￿and & Wales under the Companies Act 2006 as a prNate company. RegislTation No. 07430682