BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health
Charity No. 1190327
Company No. CE022464
Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts
19 July 2024
BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Contents
| Pages | ||
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 2 to 4 | |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 | |
| Summary Income and Expenditure Account | 7 | |
| Balance Sheet | 8 | |
| Statement of Cash flows | 9 | |
| Notes to the Accounts | 10 to | 17 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 18 to | 19 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Trustees Annual Report
The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 19 July 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Company No. CE022464
Charity No. 1190327
Principal Office
Leicestershire Partnership Trust Suite P1 Bridge Park Road Thurmaston Leicester LE4 8PQ
Registered Office
Leicestershire Partnership Beaumont Leys Health Centre Little Wood Road Leicester LE4 0UZ
Directors and Trustees
The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year:
S. Dyer
S. Elliott
E. Haynes
N. Leet
J. Nixon
Accountants
I Hate Numbers Limited Forester Building 29-35 St Nicholas Place Leicester LE1 4LD
Bankers
The co-operative bank
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Trustees Annual Report
Our purpose is to protect and promote good health amongst people experiencing mental health conditions by providing creative opportunities for people living with mental health conditions in Leicester/Shire and beyond. The aim is to build self-esteem, develop skills and challenge stigma. We deliver workshops, projects, events, exhibitions and publications to showcase the work of participants, and provide advocacy and advice to organisation and the public.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Our coordinators have:
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Remained dedicated to delivering a programme of artistic projects, in partnership with other organisations, across in-patient areas and the community, involving a range of different service users.
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Been highly successful in engaging ‘hard to reach’ and vulnerable mental health service users in their work.
• Continued to expand, not only their own range of projects, but also by supporting external partners in delivering high quality arts in mental health work.
• Been essential in delivering an evidence-based recovery focused model of care, allowing service users to develop positive creative identities whilst engaging in meaningful artistic activity, leading to becoming more of an inclusive part of the communities in which they live.
Examples of this work being:
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Mish Mash a newly Lottery funding programme for inpatient men using music as a medium for recovery.
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Developing the Green Room Gardeners, which is now at capacity.
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Look a Lady Ukelele a project for South Asian Women to express their voice and empower themselves.
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Comedy Asylum and Humour Hubs continue to gain new members and develop new materials putting on shows at the Attenborough Arts.
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Smoothie collective putting their music together, performing and hosting open mic nights.
• Have developed our board and governance to be more representative of our mental health community with 5 members with lived experience of severe and enduring mental health now making up the board.
Through the above activity we continue to deliver an evidence-based recovery focused model of care, allowing service users to develop positive creative identities whilst engaging in meaningful artistic activity, leading to becoming more of an inclusive part of the communities in which they live.
We, through our Co-ordinators, have become a very much valued service within the Leicestershire Partnership Trust and have promoted a positive image of the Trust, and our service users, to other organisations and the wider community.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The results for the year ending 19 July 2024 are shown in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 5. This, together with the Balance Sheet on page 6, should be read with the related notes which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102).
Total income for the year amounted to £102295 (2023: £80281). The principal funding source continued to be grant income. The charity does not carry out significant fundraising activities.
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Trustees Annual Report
Total expenditure for the year amounted to £102630 (2022: £87386). A breakdown of expenditure is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
After transfers between funds, there was a deficit on unrestricted funds for year totalling £49 and a deficit on restricted funds totalling £286. This has resulted in a total decrease for the year of £335.
The funds of the charity at the year end totalled £177059 which comprise restricted funds of £139441 and unrestricted funds of £37618.
Reserves
Reserves are needed to cover items of expenditure not covered by project income. The reserves policy of the Board of Trustees is currently under review. However, current unrestricted reserves balance of £37618 is deemed sufficient to meet any unexpected falls in income or exceptional expenditure in the near future.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
Signed on behalf of the board
J. Nixon Trustee 12 May 2025
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Independent Examiners Report
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the financial statements of BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health for the year ended 19 July 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the Charity 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 financial statements as 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 examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the 2006 Act ; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements under section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the financial statements give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the financial statements 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 financial statements to be reached.
Mahmood Reza FCCA I Hate Numbers Limited Forester Building 29-35 St Nicholas Place Leicester
LE1 4LD 12 May 2025
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 19 July 2024
| Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 4 Charitable activities 5 Total Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Other 8 Total Net gains on investments Net expenditure 9 Transfers between funds Net expenditure before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 1,672 20 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ 927 99,676 |
Total funds 2024 £ 2,599 99,696 |
Total funds 2023 £ 13,212 67,069 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,692 - 605 1,135 |
100,603 3,000 77,941 19,949 |
102,295 3,000 78,546 21,084 |
80,281 4,517 75,215 7,654 |
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| 1,741 - |
100,889 - |
102,630 - |
87,386 - |
|
| (49) - |
(286) - |
(335) - |
(7,105) - |
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| (49) | (286) | (335) | (7,105) | |
| (49) 37,667 |
(286) 139,727 |
(335) 177,394 |
(7,105) 184,499 |
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| 37,618 | 139,441 | 177,059 | 177,394 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Summary Income and Expenditure Account
for the year ended 19 July 2024
| Income Gross income for the year Expenditure Depreciation and charges for impairment of fixed assets Total expenditure for the year Net expenditure before tax for the year Net expenditure for the year |
2024 £ 102,295 102,295 102,422 208 102,630 (335) (335) |
2023 £ 80,281 |
|---|---|---|
| 80,281 | ||
| 87,075 311 |
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| 87,386 | ||
| (7,105) | ||
| (7,105) |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Balance Sheet
at 19 July 2024
| Company No. CE022464 Notes 2024 £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 11 423 423 Current assets Debtors 12 5,797 Cash at bank and in hand 174,718 180,515 Creditors:Amount falling due within one year 13 (3,879) Net current assets 176,636 Total assets less current liabilities 177,059 Net assets excluding pension asset or liability 177,059 Total net assets 177,059 The funds of the charity Restricted funds 14 Restricted income funds 139,441 139,441 Unrestricted funds 14 General funds 37,618 37,618 Reserves 14 Total funds 177,059 |
2023 £ 631 |
|---|---|
| 631 466 177,706 |
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| 178,172 (1,409) |
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| 176,763 177,394 |
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| 177,394 | |
| 177,394 | |
| 139,727 | |
| 139,727 37,667 |
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| 37,667 | |
| 177,394 |
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
For the year ended 19 July 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
Approved by the board on 12 May 2025
And signed on its behalf by:
J. Nixon Trustee 12 May 2025
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 19 July 2024
| Cash flows from operating activities Net expenditure per Statement of Financial Activities Adjustments for: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Other gains/losses Increase in trade and other receivables Increase in trade and other payables Net cash used in operating activities Net cash used in investing activities Net cash from financing activities Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year Components of cash and cash equivalents Cash and bank balances |
2024 £ (335) 208 - (5,331) 2,470 (2,988) - - (2,988) 177,706 174,718 174,718 174,718 |
2023 £ (7,105) 775 - (57) - |
|---|---|---|
| (6,387) | ||
| (1,406) | ||
| - | ||
| (7,793) | ||
| 185,499 | ||
| 177,706 | ||
| 177,706 | ||
| 177,706 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 19 July 2024
- 1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
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) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Fund accounting
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Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.
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Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values.
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Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.
Income
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Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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Income with related Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is expenditure reported gross in the SoFA. Donations and Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the legacies the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income.
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Tax reclaims on Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the donations and gifts gift/donation to which it relates. Donated services These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) and facilities where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material.
Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
Expenditure
Recognition of Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which expenditure cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Expenditure on These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising raising funds trading costs and investment management costs. Expenditure on These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and charitable activities services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and governance costs. Grants payable All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet paid.
- Governance costs These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs.
Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:
Fixtures and equipment 33%% Reducing balance
Freehold investment property
Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.
Stocks
Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
Trade and other creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably 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 normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.
Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.
All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.
Leased assets
Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.
Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.
Pension costs
The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.
Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services
All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
2 Company status
The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.
3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
| 3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Total Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Other Total Net income Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses: Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 4 Income from donations and legacies Donations Transfer from other project 5 Income from charitable activities Development & Fundraising |
Unrestricted £ 1,672 0 1,672 Unrestricted £ 20 20 |
Unrestricted funds 2023 £ 8,424 1,134 9,558 1,441 7,229 1,772 10,443 (885) (885) (885) 38,553 37,668 Restricted £ 268 659 927 Restricted £ 99,676 99,676 |
Restricted funds 2023 £ 4,788 65,935 70,723 3,076 67,986 5,882 76,943 (6,220) (6,220) (6,220) 145,946 139,726 Total 2024 £ 1,940 659 2,599 Total 2024 £ 99,696 99,696 |
Total funds 2023 £ 13,212 67,069 |
| 80,281 4,517 75,215 7,654 |
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| 87,386 | ||||
| (7,105) | ||||
| (7,105) | ||||
| (7,105) 184,499 |
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| 177,394 | ||||
| Total 2023 £ 13,212 - |
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| 13,212 | ||||
| Total 2023 £ 67,069 |
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| 67,069 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
6 Expenditure on raising funds
| Costs of generating voluntary income Donations 7 Expenditure on charitable activities Expenditure on charitable activities Project & Workshop Delivery Governance costs 8 Other expenditure Employee costs Motor and travel costs Premises costs Amortisation, depreciation, impairment, profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets General administrative costs Legal and professional costs 9 Net expenditure before transfers This is stated after charging: Depreciation of owned fixed assets 10 Staff costs No employee received emoluments in excess |
Unrestricted £ 605 605 Unrestricted £ 0 - 0 0 582 554 1,135 of £60,000. |
Restricted £ 3,000 3,000 Restricted £ 77,941 77,941 Restricted £ 2,954 - 3,312 208 13,474 - 19,949 2024 £ 208 |
Total 2024 £ 3,000 3,000 Total 2024 £ 78,546 78,546 Total 2024 £ 2,954 - 3,312 208 14,056 554 21,084 |
Total 2023 £ 4,517 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,517 | ||||
| Total 2023 £ 75,215 |
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| 75,215 | ||||
| Total 2023 £ - 97 2,871 311 2,585 1,790 |
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| 7,654 | ||||
| 2023 £ 311 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
11 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost or revaluation At 20 July 2023 At 19 July 2024 Depreciation and impairment At 20 July 2023 Depreciation charge for the year At 19 July 2024 Net book values At 19 July 2024 At 19 July 2023 12 Debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income 13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accruals |
2024 £ 5,292 505 5,797 2024 £ 3,879 3,879 |
Fixtures and equipment £ 1,406 1,406 775 208 983 423 631 |
Total £ 1,406 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,406 | |||
| 775 208 |
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| 983 | |||
| 423 | |||
| 631 | |||
| 2023 £ - 466 |
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| 466 | |||
| 2023 £ 1,409 |
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| 1,409 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
14 Movement in funds
| Restricted funds: Restricted income funds: Green Room Gardeners House of Circus Pictures + framing All for One Vaccine All Together National Lottery Arts Workshops Attenborough Art BLF Comedy Asylum Comedy on the Bus MHSCE Arts Workshops MHSCE Sounds Inc. Painting for Wellbeing Remote art Riverside Festival 2022 School of Comedy Smoothie Launch Fund Word Comedy Wellbeing Hubs Community Matters Humour Hubs Other Funds Total Unrestricted funds: General funds Total funds |
At 20 July 2023 3,762 291 2,407 6,042 6,570 960 1,904 25,589 3,509 922 3,618 1,202 3,593 2,102 36,220 13,580 1,700 19,876 581 - 5,299 139,727 37,667 177,394 |
Incoming resources (including other gains/losses ) £ 5,292 20 659 - - 1,963 - 57,379 - - - - - - - - - (292) 1,750 29,507 4,326 100,603 1,692 102,295 |
Resources expended £ (2,032) (200) - - (3,831) (875) - (34,282) - (262) (95) - - 942 (24,920) (7,895) - (19,465) (420) (4,058) (3,495) (100,889) (1,741) (102,630) |
At 19 July 2024 £ 7,022 111 3,066 6,042 2,739 2,048 1,904 48,686 3,509 660 3,523 1,202 3,593 3,044 11,300 5,685 1,700 120 1,911 25,449 6,129 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139,441 | ||||
| 37,618 | ||||
| 177,059 |
Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Restricted funds:
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
| es to the Accounts | |
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| Green Room Gardeners | The Green Room Gardeners are based at the Clarendon Allotments and |
| are led by LPT and Brightsparks: Arts in Mental Health Group in | |
| partnership with Wildscapes CIC. The project is designed to boost health, | |
| wellbeing, self-esteem and confidence, whilst enabling participants to | |
| develop horticultural skills, knowledge and experience, boost biodiversity, | |
| and become ambassadors for the environment. | |
| House of Circus | Funding to cover workshop costs and venue hire. |
| Pictures + framing | Historic funding received to cover costs of production of artworks. |
| All for One Vaccine | Leicester City Council funding for workshops culminating in service user |
| performances. | |
| All Together National Lottery | Delivered by BrightSparks: Arts in Mental Health Group in partnership with |
| LPT, the project was to bring together different diverse communities in | |
| engaging with activities to create wonderful artworks which were shared | |
| in a publication. ‘All Together’ delivered over sixty multimedia arts | |
| workshops across The Attenborough Arts Centre, The Highfields Centre, | |
| and with The Khushi Ladies (based in the Belgrave area of Leicester). | |
| Arts Workshops | Funding from various sources to deliver art workshops. |
| Attenborough Art | Funding to cover workshop costs and venue hire. |
| BLF Comedy Asylum | Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for this award-winning |
| project to continue to deliver its exciting programme of activities for a | |
| further five years. The project traditionally delivers a series of twelve | |
| comedy workshops each year culminating in yearly shows as part of | |
| Leicester Comedy Festival. | |
| This project now delivers: | |
| • Regular workshops in hospital and in the community throughout the | |
| year in Leicestershire, Nottingham, and Kettering. | |
| • Comedy courses at The Leicestershire Recovery College and other | |
| regional Recovery Colleges. | |
| • A pantomime show delivered this Christmas in the Theatre at The | |
| Attenborough Arts Centre. | |
| Comedy on the Bus | Supported by Leicestershire County Council and part funded from the |
| Comedy Asylum to deliver mobile comedy workshops. | |
| MHSCE Arts Workshops | Historic funding received at the inception of Bright Sparks for its’ |
| establishment and running, such as materials, equipment and other items | |
| of capital expenditure. | |
| MHSCE Sounds Inc. | |
| Painting for Wellbeing | Delivery of art workshops at Stewart House, Mill Lodge and The Willows funded by Leicestershire County Council. |
| Remote art | Leicestershire County Council and ACE funded project to deliver remote |
| art workshops during the pandemic. |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
| es to the Accounts | |
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| Riverside Festival 2022 | Mini Arts in Health Festival as part of the larger Riverside Festival. With |
| our own stage presenting performances by mental health service users | |
| from all our projects alongside a programme of arts, writing and dance | |
| workshops and other stalls. A wonderful event which promotes social | |
| inclusion of our service users as part of the wider festival. | |
| School of Comedy | A grant of £65,000 was secured from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to |
| deliver a programme of comedy-based workshops in a school to support | |
| pupil engagement with learning and wellbeing. The project delivered three | |
| terms of activity at Willowbrook Mead Academy and a twelve-week course | |
| of activity at Newbold Verdon Primary School. | |
| Smoothie Launch Fund | The Smoothie Group are coming to the end of two years funding from the |
| LLR ICB Project Launch Fund which has supported weekly music sessions | |
| alongside DJ’ing sessions + Sound Production sessions on Mental Health | |
| Wards. The group is based at The Bridge Centre in Belgrave. | |
| Word | WORD! Is a Leicester-based voluntary organization delivering one of the |
| longest running poetry events in the UK, alongside an expanding | |
| programme of other activities. The organisation is nationally unique in | |
| being co-produced by an NHS Trust – LPT, and is an exceptional example of | |
| mental health partnership working, with many of our performers and | |
| audience coming from our mental health community. | |
| Comedy Wellbeing Hubs | Getting Help in Neighbourhoods Fund, distributing community based |
| mental health support for the ICB. The project delivered weekly | |
| workshops in Loughborough, Coalville, Desford and Burbage. Funding has | |
| been re-granted from 1 April 2024 for a further twelve months’ activity. | |
| Community Matters | National Lottery funding to support community meetings. |
| Humour Hubs | The Humour Hubs programme has been funded by the ICB's Getting Help |
| in Neighbourhoods fund for the past three years and is funded until March | |
| 2027. | |
| The programme offers regular comedy based workshops in community | |
| venues around Leicestershire. We work with partner organisations to build | |
| groups that people living with mental health challenges feel safe and | |
| welcomed in to be creative and build self confidence through comedy | |
| while making friends. | |
| Other Funds |
15 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Analysis of net assets between funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets Net current assets |
Unrestricted funds £ 423 176,636 177,059 |
Total £ 423 176,636 |
| 177,059 |
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Notes to the Accounts
16 Reconciliation of net debt
| Cash and cash equivalents Net debt |
At 20 July 2023 £ |
Cash flows £ |
At 19 July 2024 £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177,706 | (2,988) | 174,718 | |
| 177,706 177,706 |
(2,988) (2,988) |
174,718 | |
| 174,718 |
17 Related party disclosures
Controlling party
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital; thus no single party controls the company.
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 19 July 2024
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Donations Transfer from other project Charitable activities Development & Fundraising Total income and endowments Expenditure on: Costs of generating donations and legacies Donations Total of expenditure on raising funds Charitable activities Project & Workshop Delivery Total of expenditure on charitable activities Employee costs Staff training Temporary staff Travel and subsistence Premises costs Other premises costs General administrative costs, including depreciation and amortisation Depreciation of Fixtures and equipment General insurances Information and publications Legal and professional costs |
Unrestricte d funds 2024 £ 1,672 0 1,672 20 20 1,692 - - - 605 605 605 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 582 0 581 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ 268 659 927 99,676 99,676 100,603 3,000 3,000 3,000 77,941 77,941 77,941 2,295 659 2,954 - - 3,312 3,312 208 - 13,474 13,683 |
Total funds 2024 £ 1,940 659 2,599 99,696 99,696 102,295 3,000 3,000 3,000 78,546 78,546 78,546 2,295 659 2,954 - - 3,312 3,312 208 582 13,474 14,264 |
Total funds 2023 £ 13,212 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,212 | ||||
| 67,069 | ||||
| 67,069 | ||||
| 80,281 4,517 |
||||
| 4,517 | ||||
| 4,517 75,215 |
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| 75,215 | ||||
| 75,215 - - |
||||
| - | ||||
| 97 | ||||
| 97 | ||||
| 2,871 | ||||
| 2,871 | ||||
| 311 491 2,094 |
||||
| 2,896 | ||||
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BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
| BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health Detailed Statement of Financial Activities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit/Independent examination fees Accountancy and bookkeeping Consultancy fees Total of expenditure of other costs Total expenditure Net gains on investments Net expenditure Net expenditure before other gains/(losses) Other Gains Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
- 554 - 554 1,135 1,741 - (49) (49) - (49) 37,667 37,618 |
- - - - 19,949 100,889 - (286) (286) - (286) 139,727 139,441 |
- 554 - 554 21,084 102,630 - (335) (335) - (335) 177,394 177,059 |
660 1,030 100 |
| 1,790 | ||||
| 7,654 | ||||
| 87,386 - |
||||
| (7,105) | ||||
| (7,105) - |
||||
| (7,105) | ||||
| 184,499 | ||||
| 177,394 |
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