REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1191412 bEw SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 BELL TINDLE WILLIAMSON LLP Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors The Old Post Office 63 Saville Street North Shields Tyne and Wear NE30 IAY SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 CONTENTS Pa Report of the Trustees Independent EKatniners Report Receipts and Paymenis Account Statement of Assets & Liabiliiies Notes to the Financial 5¢oiemenrs Page I SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR EIYDED 31 AUGUST 2025 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The Trnslees are pleased to present their report togeiher with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025. Reference aThd Administrative D¢tai15 Charity Name.. Salto Art5 Productions Charity Re￿Strali￿N Nuinber.. 191412 OperutionulAddress.- 10 Wind%or Crescent Whitley Bay NE26 2PA Bankers.. Lloyds Bank 115 Victoria Road Aldershol GUII IJQ IndepenAentExtyminer.' E. J. Hanshome-Ferguson BA FCA Bell Tindle Williamstsn LLP The Old Post Office 63 Saville Street North Shields NEJO IAY Truslee5.' The Trustees who served during the year were as follows.. Eleeied TYu.vees.' Brian Debnam Christine Kennedy Bradley Creswick Elliot George Thomson Andrew O'sullivan Coletnatt Macha Natasha Pauline Mohindra Ruth Fiolla Robson Lindsay Ford Helen Green (Resigned 15.09.25) (ReJigned 06. 12.25) (Rg.figned 11.08. ?5) (ReJigned 15.U2.25) (RgsignÉd 15.02.25) (Resigned 15.06.25) (Resigned 15.01.26) (AppoEntgd 01.04.26) Structure Goi'erllance and i¥lana ement Goverrting DocumÉni Salio Arts Productions was registered as a Charity on 22 September 2020 and is govenied by a Constitution dated 18 September 2020. The Constitution gives the Tn￿reeS the power to apply the funds of the Charity in such a manner as they think fit or for the benefjt of any ¢hariiable object or purpose. Page 2 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The Trustees named on page I have served throughout the year and up to Ihe date of this report. The Constitution of Ihe Charity governs appointment of Trustees. Under ihe requirement of the Constiiuiion the flrst Charity Trustees are as follows, and are appointed on the following tern￿..- Brian Debnam for 4 years Jean Laurie for 3 years Christine Kenlledy for 2 years Apart fron] the first Charity Trustees. every Trustee must be appointed for a temi of three years by a resolution pas%ed at properly collvened meetin¥ of the Cl￿rity Tru8tees. Any person retiring as a Charity Trnsiee is eligible for reappointment. TTUStees devote their time voluntarily. When appointing Trustees, emphasis 18 placed on the diversity of skn.lls and knowledge Currently required to be effective. New Ttusiees are considered and qelected for their skills, knowledge and experience given the operaiional climate and needs of the Charity. Our Pur oses and Activities Purposes andAims The object of the Cbaiity IS to advance the education of the public and to promote the public appreciation of arts, culture and heritage with particular reference but not limited to carnival and participatory arts mainly in the North Easi of England by Promoting public knowledge and awareness of the roles played by arts culture and heritage with panicular reference to carnival and participatory arts in the past, present and future of the North-Easi Region. Providing training via carnival clubs in specific 5ki11s relating to carnival afts. Providing opporn]nities for local people to panicipaie in ans. culwral and her2tage activities through invtslvement in preparation for and perfom)ance of camivals, street parades, open air perforn)ance and other public events. Promoting carnival ans and other participatory arts. Ensmrirtg Our Work Delivers Our AIMJ We review our aim%. objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we have achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous 12 months. The review looks at the suc¢ess of each key activity and the benefits that they have brought io those groups of people we are set up to help. Tbe review also helps us to ensure that our aims, objectives and a¢tivities have remained focused on our slated purposes. We have referred to guidance contained in ihe Charity's Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objeciives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the tnLStees consider how planned activiiies will contribuie 10 the aims and objectives they have set. Page 3 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ELNDED 31 AUGUST 2025 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES The Foeus of Omr Work During ihe year, Salto Arts Productions continued to promote its four main objectives by hosting the Whitley Bay Carnival in May 2025 and the Mouth Of The Tyne Festival in July 2025. How Our Aetivities Deliver Public Benefit Aehievements Performunee Salto Arts Productions continues to maintain and further develop its excellent reputation as pmviders of carnivals and woriL8hop%. The Trustee% are 8atl8fied with what the Charity has achieved during the year. Fillallcial Review The charity. with the aid of sound financial maDagement, reports net expendituie of £4,836 for ihe year. Inve5tmeni Powers Policy Under ihe Memorandum and Articles of Association. the charity bas the power to inve8t how the tru5tee5 wish. Reserves Policy Goirtg Concern At the end of Ihe yeai total cash re5ervts of the ChaTity atnounted to £2,396 which were all unrestricted. New dotJor5 are actively being sought to guarantee fLmditig that will sustain tbe Cbarity's planned expendiwre for the foreseeable fubjre. Tru5tee5 Re5 0115ibilities ID Relation to the FiDallcial Statemellt5 The Trustees are ie5ponsible for preparing the Report of tbe Trustees and the financial statrments in accordance with applicable law aud regulations. Cbarity law requires tbe T￿SteeS to prepare financial statetnents for eacb financial year whsch give a Iwe and fair view of the state of affairs of the Chariry as ai the balance sheet dale and of its inco￿1￿8 resources and application of resources, including inc02ne and expenditure, for the financial year. Page 4 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ELNDED 31 AUGUST 2025 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES Trustee5 Res 0115ibilities in Relatiou to the Financial Statements Icoiiiinued) In preparing those financial Sta￿ments. the Trustees are required to.. selecr suitable accounting policies and then apply the￿ consistellily: ob8erve the meihods and principles in the Chatitie5 SORP: make sound judgments that are reasonable and prudent: stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and Statements of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject to any material deparwies disclosed and explained in the financial siatemellts., and prepare ihe financial State￿entS on the going collcern basi5 unles5 Lt l5 inappropriate to presume the Charity will Continue in operation. The Trustee8 have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Charity has appropriate systems and Controls. financial and oiherwi8e. The Trustees are also responsible for keeping proper accounting recordb which disclose with reasonable accura¢y at any time ihe finan¢ial Pobltion of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that Ihe financial statements comply ￿1th Ihe Charities Act 201 l. The TN5tee5 are also responsible for safeguarding the asseis of the Charity and For their proper application a5 iequired by Charity law. and hence lor takiiig reasonable steps for the preveniion and detection of fraud and other irregularities and to provide reasonable assurance that.. Salio Art5 Productions is operating effJ¢iently and effeciively. All assets are safeguarded against Ut￿uthOriSed use or disposition and are properly applied- Proper records are maintained, and financial inforn)aiion used within Salto Arts Productions is reliable,. and Salto Arts Productions complies with relevant laws artd regulations. Trustees The Trustee5 who Served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page l. The Trustees certify that.. So far as we are aware there is no relevant infomiation of which the Charitys independellt examiner is ullaware., and We have taken all the step5 that we ought to have taken in older lo ￿ake ourselves aware of any relevant Information and 10 establish that the Charity's independellt examiner 15 aware oFthat infomaiion. Approval This report wa5 approved by the board of trustees on 8 June 2026. LtNDSAY FORD Trnsiee Page 5 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES I report on the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025, wbicb are set oui on pages 6 to 8. Respeetiwe Responstbilities vf Tr￿￿teES ondExaminer The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The Chariry's Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2} of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independeni examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the financial Sta￿mentS under section 145 of the 2011 Act,. to follow the procedure5 laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Con]missioner under section l4515llb} of the 2011 Act., and to state whethet particular matter5 have come to tny attelltion. Basis Independent Examiner's Reporl My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Conunissioner. An examination includes a review of the accounting record5 kept by the charity and a compatison of ihe financial statemen presented with those rebords. It a150 Lnclude5 consideration of any unusual iteTf15 or disclosures in the financial stalernen￿. and rhe seeking of explanations fro￿ you a5 Trustees concettjing any 5UEh matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required lli an audit and, consequently no opinion is given as 10 whether the financial siatemeuts present a 't￿e and fair view, and the report is litnited 10 those matters set out in the statement below. IiidependentExaminer's Siatement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to tny attentLOn'. wbich gives me reasotmble cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements.. la} to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act., and to piepaie r]nallcial statements which accord with the accounting re¢ordb and io con]ply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been ￿et. or to wbich, in my opinion, attention should be drawm in order to enable a proper Understa[￿l￿g of the f￿ancial statements to be reached. Ibl Bell Tindle Williamson LLP Chartered Accountants and Regisiered Auditors The Old Post Office 63 Saville Street North Shield5 Tyne and Wear NE30 IAY E. I. HARTSHORNE-FERGUSON BA FCA Independeni Examiner 8 June 2026 Page 6 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUINT Unrestricted Fuiids Restricted Fuiid5 Total 2025 Total 2024 Note RECEIPTS Volumlary Rec'eipts. Grallts and Donations 3.602 49.324 52.926 84.835 Charitablv Activitie5 Provision of Servi¢es 12,300 12,300 10,000 Other TYodiAg Activities 17.320 17,320 18.800 TOTAL RECEIPTS 33,222 49,324 82,546 113,635 PAYMENTS Cosl of Charitable Activities 37,218 49,324 86,542 106,634 Goverhanee Costs Independent Examinaiion 840 840 810 TOTAL PAYMENTS 38.058 49,324 87.382 107,444 NET (EXPENDITURE) I INCOME {4.8361 (4.8361 6.191 CASH FUNDS AT I SEPTEMBER 2024 7.892 7.892 1.701 CASH FUNDS AT 31 AUGUST 2025 3.056 3,056 7,89? The nvtes onpage 8form part of ihe5cfinancial stRlements. Page 7 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES UnresÉritted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 CASH FUNDS Lloyds Bank Account 2.396 2,396 7,202 OTHER MONETARY ASSETS Rent Deposit 1,500 1,500 1,500 ASSETS RETAtNED FOR THE CHèilUTY'S USE C05tutnes Billy ihe Giant and 3 Friends Trolleys Tools PA Equipment Lighting Flags & Poles Mi]Tor Ball LED Gobo Projector 2,000 4,000 670 880 240 1,620 900 200 1,500 2.000 4,000 670 880 240 1,620 900 200 I,500 2,000 2,500 670 880 240 1.640 900 210 1.730 12,010 12,010 10,770 LLIBILITIES Independent Examination 840 840 810 The financial statements ser out on page 6 to 8 were approved by the Trustees on S June 2026 and are Signed on their behalf by.. LINDSAY FORD Twstee The notes oll pttge &fOr￿ pttrl thesÉfiNonciol statements. Page 8 SALTO ARTS PRODUCTIONS YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COST OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 CaTnival Costs Rent. Insurallce and Service Charges Light and Heat Telephone and Internet Subsbriptions Professional Fees Bank Charge 34,133 2,325 352 140 47 120 101 49.324 83.457 2.325 352 140 47 120 loi 103,719 1,998 535 128 35 120 99 37,218 49,324 86.542 106.634