2024-03-31-accounts - Fluid Motion Theatre Company

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Fluid Motion Theatre Company (A company limited by guarantee)

Report and Financial Statements From 1st April 2023 Period Start Date to 31st March 2024 Period End Date Charity Number: 1192793 Company Number: 07227917

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Report from the Chair of Trustees

Fluid Motion had another busy and thrilling year that matched the Adventure theme in the business plan. The company has reached over 2000 people this year and improved their mental wellbeing with various activities and interventions including a walkabout “hug”. It was unfortunate that the All in the Mind festival could not go ahead due to lack of funding but it offered the opportunity to reflect on the ongoing direction of the company and how to maximise the impact of the work. The future is very promising with the opening of the new Creative Support Hub in Totton. This will provide a base for the work providing ongoing support for the local community which can then become the model for further Support Hubs to open in other communities.

There is still a need to grow reserves in order to ensure more stability for the company. This is something that new paid workshops and training will be able to support and this is a great addition to the portfolio of work.

As the company grows and becomes more complex, the role of Chair also requires more time and dedication. It is with this in mind that I have decided to step down after three years in the role. I know that I leave Fluid Motion at a point of huge growth and possibility and I am confident that the company will continue to grow and flourish well into the future.

Annabel Cook

Chair

Objectives and Activities

The objects for which the Company is established are :

To advance the arts for the public benefit by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the art of drama.

About the company:

‘We are Fluid Motion. We use theatre to create happy brains.’

We are facilitators of lightbulb moments, unforgettable experiences that nurture and support people’s mental health. We push the boundaries of how theatre can help make happier brains. We make performances and deliver projects for communities and with them, using their own

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lives as inspiration. We want as many people as possible to experience the power of theatre and to be wowed by its impact on their wellbeing.

Fluid Motion is an award-winning organisation based in Basingstoke, Hampshire and a leader in the field of arts and health. We use theatre and creative activities in innovative ways to support and improve health and wellbeing. James Sanderson, Director of Personalised Care at NHS England said of us ‘ Innovative work like yours provides a great opportunity for new relationships between theatre and health’. The organisation was set up by Ali Gill, Executive Director, and Leigh Johnstone, Artistic Director, whose lived experiences of poor mental health issues underpin the focus of our work.

We deliver regular, weekly, free creative community and education programmes across Hampshire and in our own Creative Hub in Totton, New Forest. Our work is predominantly aimed at young people (8+) and adults who have low levels of wellbeing and poor mental health. In addition we deliver a national outdoor touring programme, focused on wellbeing, that brings theatre to some of the most deprived communities across the Country.

The aims, objectives and activities of the charity are reviewed annually within the staff team and with trustees and achievements and learning are assessed and evaluated. This helps inform future plans. When reviewing the aims and objectives of the charity, and in planning future activities, the trustees have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission

Achievements and Performance

The theme for the third year of our three programme plan was ‘Adventure’.

Flourish - Children and Young People

Flourish is an 8 to 10 week creative programme for children and young people that uses theatre as a tool to support the ongoing development of positive wellbeing, confidence and self esteem. Our Flourish Programme is an evolution of our Recovery Project that we developed as a result of the challenges CYP faced as a result of Covid-19. It is underpinned by research and has been developed alongside primary healthcare.

The aim of Flourish is to support children and young people’s mental health by using creative activities to help them explore and understand difficult emotions, develop positive communication skills, test out and adopt positive coping strategies to ultimately empower them so that they can take better ownership of their mental health and wellbeing.

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From April 2023 to March 2024 Flourish was delivered in primary and secondary schools across Hampshire as well as during a temporary residency at the Basingstoke Health Hub. It was delivered to a total of 219 young people from years 6 to 11. Data revealed that 83% of participants felt more empowered to talk about their mental health and 63% experienced an increase in their wellbeing. In addition, 19 young people went on to become creative ambassadors in their school, offering support and information to their peers.

‘My confidence has increased since week one of this project. I have made new friends and understand myself a bit more.’ Leila, Year 8 Student

The Gathering Project

The Gathering Project was a creative community programme which ran for three years from 2021 until 2023 across Hampshire. It was designed to promote community cohesion, resilience and positive health and wellbeing using theatre and creative activities.

Its aim was to work with participants whose wellbeing had room for improvement, giving them the opportunity to learn how to make healthier lifestyle choices and to reduce harmful behaviours, as well as learning how to access relevant local services and support. In addition, the project aimed to help people speak about their mental health and have an improved quality of life, adopt positive coping strategies, use arts and creative activity as a tool to support wellbeing, and give people more opportunities for ‘lightbulb moments’ using creative activities to improve their wellbeing.

In 2023, following development from the previous two years, the project was designed to run with eight partners for eight weeks. Each two hour session would focus on different topics surrounding mental health & wellbeing and explore these by learning and developing creative skills. The project targeted the deprived communities of Basingstoke, New Forest, Southampton, Rushmoor and Havant and worked with six project partners, Gosport Voluntary Action, Andover Mind, Families Matter – Women’s Wellbeing Group, YMCA, Enable Ability/Inter Activ, and Society of St James – North Lane Lodge. In total we worked with 369 participants.

The data from the project feedback form tells us that 100% of participants answered ‘yes’ to the question, ‘Do you feel the project has helped to improve your wellbeing?’. Additionally, against the question: ‘Would you feel more confident now, compared to before the project, asking for support in the future?’ 89% answered ‘yes’. 96% of participants stated that they now have a better understanding of how the arts can help with mental health and wellbeing. Against the question; ‘ Has the project made you feel closer to other people?’ 96% of participants answered ‘yes’ .

Overall the project was a success and fulfilled its aims and objectives and had a clear positive impact in the participants’ lives. For some of the participants, techniques they have learnt will stay with them for life and have an influential impact on their future decisions and coping

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mechanisms.

‘This course has been very helpful to me, for my positivity, my confidence and my general mental health and wellbeing.’, ‘After doing the activities and getting involved I feel a lot happier and lighter with less anxiety’ and ‘I am more capable than I think I am’. Participant - The Gathering Project

In our Business Plan 2023 - 2026 we stated that due to our new three year focus on setting up a Creative Hubs for children and young people (detailed below), this year marks the end of the Gathering Project in this current format. We will now only offer the project on a commissioned basis.

Creative Support Hubs

Since October 2022 we worked closely with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, becoming temporary residents at the NHS Health Hub in Basingstoke until May 2023, helping them build a suitable programme of arts interventions that can sit alongside health and community services to provide a well-rounded and proactive offer of support for patients.

The success of this work and its interest from health and community partners, led us to receive investment funds from Arts Council England to scope out what a physical hub programme might look like, working in close partnership with other cultural organisations, local authorities, health and the third sector across Hampshire.

As a result Fluid Motion is establishing a creative support hub in Totton, New Forest, for children and young people (8-18). Starting in the Spring of 2024 the hub will provide an innovative, year round programme of creative activity to children and young people in Totton and the surrounding area, alongside local health services and third sector organisations, to support the delivery of early mental health and wellbeing support

Our programme in the hub offers a carefully curated mix of activities that don’t always need a referral by a doctor or school. This will include regular drop in sessions, holiday club activities, longer creative workshops and art therapy courses.

The creative support hub is the natural progression in our journey as an arts and health organisation and a new way of working for us, as we learn more about how to work alongside health for the benefit of our communities. The hub has emerged as a result of need, the support and appetite of the New Forest District Council plus years worth of hard work developing theatre and creative activities based on the health and wellbeing needs of our communities.

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Touring

We have continued to tour nationally this year, developing our connections with national events and festivals that help build our earned income.

We premiered our new performance installation ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ at the Basingstoke Festival on 24th and 25th June and 160 people took part in the performances. The Greatest Show on Earth is an outdoor performance installation that encourages the general public to look differently at the spaces around them and how immersing ourselves in the natural world can improve our wellbeing. The show incorporated discussions around how local green spaces could be beneficial to mental health and encouraged audiences to think about using the outdoor places near where they live.

We also premiered a new walkabout called ‘Brain Hug’ in Festival Place, Basingstoke on 16th February 2024. This walkabout was developed from the brain puppet we had made for the Basingstoke Parade that opened the Basingstoke Festival and it’s all about encouraging people to spend a few minutes thinking about how they feel and encouraging them to take a moment to ‘give their brain a little love’. A whopping 486 people received a hug!

937 people took part in our popular ‘Take Ten’ installation which toured Bournemouth, Mablethorpe, Newcastle, Rochdale, Rushmoor and Skegness.

‘Take Ten’ is a performance installation designed to slow us down. It’s a space to be present, in the here and now, to reflect and to notice. Audiences can take a moment on our bespoke and colourful swing chairs, guided by a soundtrack that encourages them to sit comfortably, swing gently and breathe deeply. Take Ten is an artistic response, created in collaboration with Lorna Rees of Gobbledegook Theatre, that is centred around the idea of mental wellbeing. It is underpinned by the ‘5 steps to mental wellbeing’, Fluid Motion’s own research with communities across Hampshire and clinical psychologists who helped to shape the audio.

All in the Mind Festival

The All in the Mind Festival was our flagship annual event that ran from 2016 until 2022. It was created for performers to explore mental health themes and personal experience in their work. All in the Mind grew to become one of the UK’s leading mental health arts festivals, with an audience of 6,000 people in 2022. A free, family-friendly day out in the heart of Basingstoke, All in the Mind Festival celebrated the power of the arts to boost mental health, with a jam-packed line up to inspire and delight all ages.

The festival featured music, dance, theatre, spoken word, comedy and interactive activities to try. All in the Mind Festival had something for everyone, while giving performers a safe, supportive platform to try new ideas and reach new audiences.

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Due to funding constraints we were unable to run the festival in 2023 and the Trustees made the decision that we would no longer run the festival in its current form. The branding and ideas will still continue though and it is our intention that small ‘pop-up’ All in the Mind’s will still form part of our work in some capacity.

Basingstoke Parade

We were commissioned by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to run the Basingstoke Parade, which opens the Basingstoke Festival and is held each year. We held pre-parade workshops with community groups, local businesses and primary schools in Basingstoke. These workshops included discussions around mental health and what makes our brains happy. Every group made something that reflected their current mental health such as lightbulbs on sticks, brains on sticks, lifesize walkabout puppets and banners. In addition the workshops offered light touch information on understanding support services locally and how they can access other activities (including arts activities) to support their mental health and wellbeing.

Local businesses took part in the parade, helping to share and spread the sense of connectivity amongst the community around the importance of talking about your mental health. Employees wore colourful costumes and carried wellbeing banners and messages. The parade took place on the 23rd June 2023 and started outside Willows Cafe in Church street and ended at the Amphitheater where audiences and parade participants watched a short performance by Basingstoke dance group The Pop Star Academy, and were invited to dance to the music of the London Brass Roamers which was followed by a positivity rave led by a DJ.

We had 490 participants who took part in the workshops and in the parade itself, 19 external staff, 4 volunteers and 27 creatives.

Training Package

Over the last few years we have delivered training sessions on how to use creative activity to support people’s mental health and wellbeing. Due to the success of these CPD sessions it is our intention to create a training package that can be delivered from our Creative Hub in Totton, focussing on arts based practice with children and young people. These will be chargeable workshops that will start to build an earned income stream to ultimately support the running of the hub.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period

As at the balance sheet date unrestricted reserves stood at £77,091 (2023 - £61,029), of which £59,591 (2023 - £46,411) is held as designated by the Trustees in accordance with the policy below. Where grants are received in respect of a specified project, all income and related expenditure is treated as part of restricted reserves. The accumulated restricted reserves at the

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balance sheet date were £41,291 (2023- £36,560).

Designated Fund Note: The designated fund represents funding that has been allocated to rent and overhead costs for the new Creative Support Hub that will open in Totton in May 2024 and all designated funds are expected to be spent within the 2024-25 financial year.

Reserves

It is the policy of the company to maintain free reserves at a level which balances our objectives to develop and support services with our need to remain financially stable. The Trustees agree and will work towards acquiring a minimum level of free reserves equating to at least four months of unrestricted expenditure which is considered sufficient to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to emergency needs which arise from time to time. In addition, there is also a need to designate certain sums from free reserves for anticipated expenditure in the short to medium term.

At the point of writing this report there are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Trustees are recruited through an open call out to ensure that we reach a wide and diverse audience. Applicants have to formally apply by either written or video application together with a curriculum vitae. Applicants are selected in conjunction with the aims of the charity and their suitability to fit the roles that we require to be filled. The selected applicant is then invited to have an informal meeting with the Chair of Trustees, a Trustee and the Executive and Artistic Director. Following this meeting if the applicant deems suitable they are then invited to attend a board meeting as an observer. The current Board then discusses whether they wish to invite the applicant to join the Board and a formal offer is then made subject to relevant checks being carried out successfully.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The risk register is reviewed quarterly as a minimum by the Trustees.

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Reference and Administrative details

Charity Name: Fluid Motion Theatre Company Other Name: ‘Fluid Motion’ and ‘Fluid Motion Theatre’ Charity Number: 1192793 Charity First Registered: 15th December 2021 Company First Registered: 19th April 2010 Company Number : 07227917

Charity Registered Address: The Orchard, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AF Sail Address: 37 McCartney Walk, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4NZ

Accountants and Independent Examiners

Sherringtons Accountants, Chartered Certified Accountants and Business Advisers South Building, Upper Farm, Wootton St Lawrence, Basingstoke, RG23 8PE

Telephone: 01256 336 884

Email: paul@sherringtonandcompany.com

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

The Directors of the charitable company Fluid Motion Theatre Company are its trustees for the purpose of charitable law. The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end are below:

Trustee Name

Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year

G Amos

D Cornick appointed 30/10/2023

F Cox A Cook Chair

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Dr T Cooper

E Suanno

Founding Members

AM Gill Executive Director LT Johnstone Artistic Director

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above


Name:	Position:	Signature:	Date:
G Amos	Trustee		07 / 28 / 2024
D Cornick	Trustee		07 / 28 / 2024
F Cox	Trustee		07 / 31 / 2024
A Cook	Chair		07 / 28 / 2024
Dr T Cooper	Trustee		07 / 28 / 2024
E Suanno	Trustee		07 / 31 / 2024

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REGISTCREI D COMPANY NUMBEIR., 07227917 (Eingland and Ywiics) REGISIERED CHARITY NUMBER: 119* 193 Report of Ilie Trustees ai)d Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 for Fluld Motiot] Thoatre Compaiiy Sl)erringtons Chartei'ed Certified Accoulltants Sou(h Building Upp¢r barin Wootton St LaMT¢nce Basiiigstoke l-lampsl)ire RG23 8PE

Fluid Motion Theatre Company Content5 of the FinaJ)cial Statements for the Year Ci nded 31 March 2024 Page Report of the Trustee5 Independent Ex#miner'$ Report Statement of Flnanclal Actlvities Bttlan¢¢ Sheet Notes to the Flnancl&l StAtements 7 to 10 D¢tall¢d Stol¢nient of f%ln8nelal Aetlvltles to 12

Fluid Motion Theatre Company Report ofthe TrMst¢e$ for the Year F.nded 31 March 2024 The tr'ustees who are also directors of the ehai'ity foi. tl)e purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present theii. repoi witl) the financial statements of the chai'iiy for ihe year ¢nd¢d 31 Marcli 2024. The tru5tee5 have adopted die pi'OVlSKllli of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statein¢i)t of R¢¢oinm¢nd¢d Pra¢¢i¢e oppli¢able to charities preparing =heir aLcounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appli¢able in the UK and liepublic of Irel?nd (FR) lJ2) {effeLtive l January 20191. OBJ£C'fivES AND ACTIVITIEI S Objeetives and Aim$ Tlie coinpany'$ charitable iJbj¢¢ls are to advan¢¢ the arts foi. the public benefit by the promotion in particular, but not exclusiv¢ly, of the ail of drama. Funding The Trustee5 would like to acknowledge their appr¢¢i8lion of The HughBonGo fuiid as a funder. Th¢ fund mud¢ an award of £5,000 1¢)wurds ilie cl)ariiy's activities in tlie cui'irnt f5nancial year. It is th¢ policy of the company to maintain free reseives at 4 level wliicl) balanees our objective5 to develop and SUFPOrt sei'vi¢es with our n¢¢d to I'einain financially stablc. Tlic Truste¢s a&yr¢¢ nd will woi'k iowai'ds acquiring a Ininiinum kvel of fir¢ r¢gerv¢s equ81ing to at leust four montli.s of uni'cstrictcd exp¢iidi¢urL' wl)icli is considered sufficient to (Jver mHnagement, administration and suppoi't costs and to respond io cinergency i)ceds wliich arise froin time to time. In addiLion, there is also a need to designat¢ ¢ertain suins trom fr¢¢ reseives for anticipatcd cxpendituir in the short lo m¢diuin l¢i'in. As di il)e balance slieet date uni'esti'icted r¢s¢i'ves stood 81 £77,091 (2023 - £61.1129). of which £55.591 {2023 £46,411 l is licld 1¢ 5 (lesigiial¢d by the Trusiees in accoi'dance with the policy above. Whelp grants are I'eccrved in r¢spe¢t of a specified pi'ojcct, ull in¢oin¢ und rel¢lted expenditure is tieated as part of restricted IEserv<q. The accuinulated resii'icled res¢rv¢s at th¢ balance shect datc wcre £41,291 (2023- £36.560). Designated l-.und Note 10 ti) Ilie financial staieinents pi'ovides details about how funds that are held witliin t51¢ Designated fund are expc¢t¢d to be us¢d in futiire finoncial year8. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGFMENT Governiiig document The charity is conti'olled by its governing docuinent, o deed of ti'ust, and ronstiluies o limited company, liinit¢d by 8uai'antee, a5 d¢fin¢d by the Companies Act 2006. Recrultmenl alid oppolntment of new tr115tee5 Trustccs ale reci'Ult¢d Ilirough an opeii call out to en5uI'e that w¢ l'each a wide and diverse audieii¢e. Applicants ha¥r to formally apply by cither written oi. video appli¢atioii together witli a curriciiliim viiae. Applicants are selectea in conjun¢iion wilh the aiins of iliE ¢hai'ity and their suitability to fil the I'oles that we I'eouire lo be filled. The s¢lccted applicant IS thei) invii¢d to hdve an infoi'inal Ineeling with the Cliair of I'rustees, a Trustee and the F.xeeutiv¢ and .4ffistic Director. Following tl)is Ineeting if the applicant deeins suitsble they are tlien invited lo #ii¢i)d a board meeting as an obsei'ver. The current Board tlien dis¢uss wl)¢iher tliey wish to inYÉte tlic applicant to join the Botsrd and a formEI rjffor is then made subject to relevant cl)ecks being cari'i¢d out successfully. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS ReElStered Cornpany niimber 07227917 (England and Wales) Registered Charlty nUTnber 1192793 Registered office The Orchard Whitc Hart Lane Basingstoke Hainpshire KG214AF Pag¢ I

Fluid Motion The#tr¢ Company Rcport of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 Trustees ARCook E Suanno (resigned 29.4.24} Dr T Cooper GMAmos FGCOX D CoThick {appointed 26.10.23) Independent Examin¢r Sherringtons Chart¢r¢d C¢rtifi¢d A¢¢ount?nts Soiith Building Upper Farm Wootton St Lawrence Basingstoke Hamp$hir¢ RG23 8PE This report has been prepared in a¢cordance with tl)e special provisions of PBrt 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small ¢ompanies. Approved by order tsf the board of trustees on 25 June 2024 and signed on it5 behalf by.. A R Cook- Trustee Page 2

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Flllid Motion Tlieatre Company Imdepcndcnt examSner'$ report to the tru$t¢¢s of filuld Motloh Theotre Company ('the Company'> I report to the charity trustees on Iny exainination of the accounts of the ColpanY for the year ended 31 March 2014 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees of tlie Coinpany (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsi?le for the pr¢paration of tli¢ a¢¢ounts in a¢¢ord8t)c¢ with the requir¢m¢nts ofthe Coinpanies Act 2006 ('the ?006 A¢V). Having satisfied myself tliat the accounts of the Coinpany are not requii'ed to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 .Act and are eligible for independellt exainiiiation. I report in respect of Iny cxatntllation of youi. ¢harity's a¢¢ount5 as rarried out uiidei. Section 145 of th¢ Cliarilics Act 2011 ('111¢ 201 l ACV). Iii carrying out niy examiiiation I have followtd the Diiections given by the Cliai'ity Coininission uiidei. Section 145(5) (b) of the 201 l Act. Independent exAminer'$ $tfilemenl I have coinpleted my exainination. I confirm that 110 Inatters havc come to my attentioii in connection wtth the examination givi118 me cau$e to believe.. accounting records were noi kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act. or the ac¢oui)Is do not a¢¢ord witl) tho$¢ i'e¢ords' or the accounts do not coinply witli the aecouiitiiig iequireinents of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requircmeiit that tlie accounts give a ti'uc and fair view wliich is not a Inatler wnsid¢red as purl of inderer.&nt exainination,. oi. the a¢¢ounts liY)ve not been prepared iii accolance witli the Inetliods and principles of the Stateinrnt of Recominended Piacti¢¢ for a¢¢ouiiting and r¢portiiig by eliit l'ilies (applieable to cliarities preparing their a¢CntS in accordance witli the Financial Reportiiig Staiidard applicable in (l)e UK and Republic ofir¢land IFRS 1021 I havc iio coiicei'iis aiid liav¢ Goine u¢i'oss iio oih¢i' maltei's in coiineclion with the exomination to which attentitsn shId be dr8wiI in tliis report iii ordei. to eiiablc a propcr uiidcrstaiidiiig of lh¢ 4¢coun15 to be reaclied. Paul Sherriiigt n FCCA Sheri'inglons Chai'tered Certified Accountants South Building Uppcr Farm Wootton St l.awrence Basingstoke Hampshiie RG23 8PE 25 June 2024 Pag¢ 3

Fluld Motlon Theatre Company Statement of Finaneial Activities for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total fund$ Unrestricted fiiThds Re5trieted fund Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 62 150,042 150,104 94,623 Other trading activiti¢$ Other income 21,982 1,591 21,982 1,591 15,510 Tot#1 23.635 150.042 173.677 121,284 EXPEIYDII'URE ON Raisiiig fund 8,117 46,145 54,262 106,277 Other 226 98.396 98.622 92.538 Total 8,343 144,S41 152,884 198.815 NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITURE} 15,292 770 5.501 (770) 20.793 (77,531) TrJn$for¥ betWLben funds Net movement In funds 16,062 4,731 20,793 {77,5311 RECONCILIAI'ION OP FUNDS Total funds brought forward 61,029 36,560 97,589 175,120 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 77,091 41,291 118,382 97,589 The notes fom part of these financial stalem¢nts Poge 4

Fluid Motion Theatre Cornpany Balance Sheet 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Total fund5 Unrestricted fuiids Restricted fund funds Not¢s CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Prepayments and accrued in¢ome Cash at bank 1,591 4,500 3,190 55,101 6,091 3,190 134.603 2CI,094 79,S02 10&.395 81,093 62,791 143,884 13£,78Q CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one yeir (4,002} (21,500) (25,502) NET CURRENT ASSETS 77,091 41,291 118,382 9-,589 TOTAL ASSETS LEI SS CURRCI NT LIABILITIE 77,091 41,291 118,382 NET ASSETS 77,091 41,291 118,382 FUNDS Unre8lricted funds.. Gcn¢rdl fun(1 Designdied fund 17,500 59,591 77,091 61,0?9 Restri¢ted funds 41,291 30,550 TOTAL FUNDS 118,382 9-,589 The charitable conipany is entitled io ¢xemp¢ion froin audit Uiidei. Section 477 of the Coinpanie8 Act 2006 for t year ended 31 Mareli 2024. The members have iiot required tlie ColpanY to obtain an audit of lis financial statements foi. the yeer eided 31 Maich 2024 in a¢¢ordance with Section 476 of tlie Companies Act 2006. Tli¢ Irublees acknowlcdgc tli¢ir responsibilities foi. (a) ensuring thal tlie cliaritable coinpany keeps ac¢ountlng r¢¢oi¥ls that comply with Sectlons 386 and 387 of the Companie5 Act 2006 and pparIng financial statements which give a tNe and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable eompan'i as at the end of each finan¢ial year and of ils SLirpliis or deficit tor ea¢h finaiieial ycar in accordanec wilh the requireinents of Sections 394 and 393 and whicli otlicrwi5e ooinply with tli¢ requii'rments of tl)¢ Companies .4ct 2006 relatlllg to financial statein¢nts, $0 far as applicable to the charitable ¢ompany. (bl The Dotes fonn part of Ih¢se financial statements Page 5

Fluid Motion Theatre Company Bal2nce Sheet- eontinued 31 March 2024 Th¢se financial statements have been prepared in accordance with tli¢ provisions applicable to ch8ritabl¢ ¢ompanies subject to the SMAII companies regiine. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trusiees and authorised for issue on 25 June 2024 and were signed oil its belialf by.. ook- Trustee Th¢ notes fonn part of these financial stai¢tn¢nts Page 6

Fluid Motion Tlieatre Company Note$ to the Fiiian¢iil Statem¢nts for tl)e Year fi nded 31 March 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES B2sls of preparlng the fjnanclal statements Tl)e fiiiancial stateinents of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102. have been prepared in accordance witl) the Cliarities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting nd Reporting by Chariiies.. Sia-.ement of Re¢oinm¢nd¢d Proclice appli¢abl¢ lo ¢l)grilies prepo1.ing Ili¢ii' accounts in accordance with the Fi1ancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January ?019)', Financial Reporting Slandard 102 'The Financial Repoiting Standard applicable in the UK and RepuElic of Ireland, and the Coinpanies Act 2006. -rhe fii)ancial stateinents have beeii prepared under the historical cost convention. lThcom¢ All income is recognised in the Statement of Fiiiancial Activitie5 once the chai'ity has entill¢menl to the fund3 it is probabl¢ thai the in¢om¢ will b¢ i¢¢eived and Ilie ainounl cali be Imeasured reliably. xpendlÉur¢ Liabilities are recognised as expendituir as soon as there 1$ a legal (Trr constru¢tiv¢ obligation ¢ommittiryg th¢ ¢hai'ily lo Iliat expendiiure, it is probable that a ti'ansfer of economic beiiefits will be required in SettleMt and the dmuuiit ¢)f tlie ubligalion LUI) be rt)¢asured reli&bly. Expendituir is occounted for on an accruals basis Hr.d 1418 been c18ssified undei. Iieadings tliat aggieuTate all cost Irlaled to tlie category. Wh¥r¢ costs ¢annot be direcily attributed to particular lieadings they hftve been allo¢at¢d to a¢livili¢s oli a basis consistent witli the Je of resources. Tfix&tion Thc cliarity is exempt froim corpordtion tsx on its Charitable activities. Fuiid ¥ccuuntln Unrcstriclcd fuiids can be used iii accordance witli the cliaritable objectives at the discreilon of rhe trusiees. Restricted fLiiids can only b¢ uscd for pai'li¢ulllr restricted purposes wiihin the objects of tlie charity. Reslri¢iions aris¢ wli¢n $pecified by tl)e donor oi. wlien fuiids 01¢ I'oiscd for particiil8t' I'esti'ictcd PLirposes. FLlrther explanation oftlie nature and PLirpose of ¢acli fund is iiicluded in Ilie notes to the financial stateme5. Peiijloii ¢o$ts and otliei. post-ITtlretnent benefits The Ll)arilabl¢ ¢tsiMpaiiy operates <i defined contribution p¢n5ion 4clicinc. Contributions payable to the ¢h¥'iroble company's pension sclieme are charged to the Statement of Financial Aclivitic8 in thc period to which they relate. (YI'HER TRADING ACTIVITIES 2024 2023 Sponsorships Tickcl sales Other iiicoine 1.500 16,528 3,954 450 13,E90 70 21,982 Page 7

Fluld Motion Theatre Company Notes to the fi InancSal Statement5- CORtinued for the Year Ci 31 M#rch 2024 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS Th¢re were no trustees, remuneration or other bencfjts for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for ¢lie year ended 31 March 2023. Trustees, exp¢n$es There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor foi. the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2023. STAFF COSTS The avcragc monthly numb¢r of employe¢s during 11)e year was as follows: 2024 2023 General administration No employec$ received Cmoluments in excess of £60,000. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestrlcted funds Restricted fund Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS fiROM Donations and legacies 3,015 91,608 94,623 Otlier tt'ading a¢tivities Other in¢om¢ 15,510 Is,sio Total 29,676 91,008 121,284 F.XPFNDITURE or4 Raisii)M funds 12,583 93,694 106,277 Other 680 91,858 92,538 Total 13,263 185,532 198,815 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) 16,413 2,659 (93,944) 12,659) (77.531) Transfers between tunds Nel movement In funds 19,072 (96,603) (77,531) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS I'otal fund$ brought forward 41,957 133,163 175,120 TOTAL FUP4DS CARRIED FORWARD 61,029 36,560 97,589 Page 8

Fluid MotioD Theatre Company Not¢$ to the Financial Statem¢ntg- coiitinued for tlie Year nded 31 Mareh 2024 DEBTORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Other debtors Tax 4,500 1,591 8,943 6,091 20,)94 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 20?3 GTants received in advance Accj'ued expenbes 21.500 4,002 3,)00 25,502 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net moveni¢nt In flind$ TrAnsfors between funds At 1.4.23 31.3.24 Unrcstrlcted fun(Js General fund Designated fund 14,618 46,411 15,292 (12,410) 13,180 17,500 61,029 15,292 770 Re5trlcted fund$ Resirieted fund 36,560 5,501 (770) TOTAL FUNDS 97,589 20,793 118,384 Net Inovein¢nt in funds, included in the above air os follows.. Ineomlng reyour¢¢$ Rosourceg ¢xpend¢d Movemenl In fuiids Unrestriet¢d fund5 General fund 23,635 (8,343) Restricted fund$ Resti'icted fund 130,042 (144,5411 5,501 TOTAL FUNDS 173,677 (152,884) 20,793 Page 9

Fluid Motion Theatre Compiny Notes lo thc Financial Statcments- continued for th¢ Year Ended 31 Marf li 2024 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- tontinueil Comparatlves for movement in funds Net Movement in funds Transfers b¢tween funds At 31.3.23 At 1.4.22 Unrestrleted funds Gcn¢ral fund De5ignaled fund 14.618 27.339 16,413 (16.413) 19,072 14,618 46.411 41,957 16,413 2.659 61,029 Restricted funds Rcsiricted fund 133,163 (93,944) {2,6591 36,560 TOTAL FUNDS 175,120 (77,531) 97,589 ij Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows.. Incomlng reyourc¥5 Resoiir¢¢s expcnded Mov¢ment In funds Unreslrlcted fund$ tiencral fund 29,676 (13.263) 16,413 Reslrlcled thnds Re%iricted fund 91,608 (185,552) (93,944) TOTAL fiUNDS 121,284 (198,815) (77,531) RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 Mareh 2024. 10. DFSIGNATED FUND The designated fund represents fijnding that lias beeii allo¢ated to rent and overhead cos15 for the new Creative Support Hub that will open in Totton in May 2024 and tll d¢siEnated funds are expected to be spent wiiliin the 2024.25 financial year. Page 10

I luld Motlon Theatre Company Detthiled Statement of Illn*ntlal Aetlvltlos for thc Year Ci Dded 31 March 2024 2024 2023 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donation5 and legacies Donatioiis Grants Workshop f¢e5 62 150,042 59J 84,958 8,075 150,104 Other trAdin% a¢tiviti¢$ Sponsoi'ships Ticket sul¢s Oih¢r ineom¢ 1.500 10,528 3,954 55) 1_=,99) 97) 21.982 Other Income TTR tax credit 1,591 Total Incoming r¢$oure¢s 173,677 121,284 I XPEI NDITURC Ralsln% donatlons And legacles Insurance Postage ¢ind stationery Sundrics Advcrtising and liospitlllity I'iavellin& ac¢ommoda¢ion and sustenance Repairs and computer costs 2,558 96 444 1,480 7,333 1,293 ,035 1,784 861 16,677 1.61) 13,204 Otiier trhdlng activities Ai'Listic matei'ials Veiiuc hire Pei'formei. f¢¢s Set5 ond props 820 496 30,690 9,052 ,881 50,21ig 41,058 74,090 Other Wages Pensions A¢countan¢y and Ix)okkeeping Baiik charges Professional developinent Professional and consultancy fe¢s Storage renfal 87,502 2,715 4,818 74,306 ,761 i,900 627 1,280 1,680 10,8.J8 98,622 9?.538 This pag¢ does not fonn part of the stdtutoiy financial statements Paoe 11

Fluid Motion Theatr¢ Company Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 Mareh 2024 2024 2023 Total resources expended 152.884 198,815 Net rneomel{expenditure) 20,793 {77,531) This page does not ftsrm part of the statutory finantial stateinents Page 12