Charlty wlstrdtlon number 1194137 (Engtand and Wales)
MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
LEfjALAND i RAI IVE INFOR￿lA11 ON
Mr J J Bussell ITreasuw)
MsAMcGu•Wdn {s￿etary)
M5 M Pinder {Ch8ir}
E J Wcrt)IsteFKroft
GMFirth
(￿Ointed 7 ALtrJU8t 2024}
Charlty nurnbor {England and Wal8s)
1194137
Prlnclpal address
5a ￿gate Hill Terrace
Uniied I￿r￿0M
NE4 6AS
Inde￿ndent examiner
Rackham'SArL￿ntallts L Thnlted
3 Mellon Enterprise Park
Reddliff Road
Melton
t Yorkshire
HU14 3RS

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CONTENTS
Page
Trustees, report
Ind8pendent 8xaminerf8 repcrt
ststement of financHI acuvttles
10
Balan¢e she6t
11
Notes lo lh8 financid statements
12-19

MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
TRUèTEES' REPURT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
The trustse8 present thwr annual rewl and financial ststements forthe year ended 30 Jun8 2025.
The thar￿la1 statèments have been preparvAI in ￿￿ordan￿ ¥￿th the aCCc￿ntIng wli(xe8 8et out in note I tp the
finanaal stalements and comEty with the chaThty's consbtutN)n, the Charit￿ Act 2011 and Accounting and
Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Prdcitce apt4icaNe to tharities PfEparing their accounts in
accordance with the Flnanclal Reporting Starmyard aprAicatAe in the UK and Rèwblic of Ireland IFRS
1021" leffeclNe 1 January 2019).
Oblectives and actlvltles
To promote tho art ofpuppatry and ￿latedp&rfornanC9 skuts lorlhe public bènefft thmugh the PfDvisnTrn of fostivals.
Iheatricaf perfonnancgs. training opportunJlEes and wothhw, lo enable thp engagement and participation of the
publ￿.
Background to Movlng Part6 Arts CIO
Moving Parts Arts CIO is an awar(kwinning tharity based in Newcastlo upon Tyne.
Our rnis￿On is lo bring North East of England peorAe together thr(wh arts, celebrthn and Lyeatmty. Cxjr week-
long puppet festNal, dY[)aM￿ outreach kyoiects, and partiapatory communty events engage 30,000+ people a year.
A belief thal everyone Can be creative. that puppety is a unique way of bringing peoF4e togethgr, and breaknng
down barriws is al the core of what we th. Our wcffk is at its best when it is collab￿ative, accessible and
ceiebratw.
Newcasue Puppety Festival is now an annu818vent, lakng p[¥￿ duriry the Easter hdidays in the heart ol the aty.
The worfd-dass programme of perfomatKes. w(Kkshops, training Lyporlunrfoes, talks. films, outdoor theatre,
eyJ)ibibons, c(Mnrnissions and ￿ap-arOund ￿MmUnitY engagement twts, presents the very best of UK and
Internati¢Mal puppety. The festiV81 is fimily TrMAed in Newcaslle gr8S8roots arts delivery and 88eks to offér
8c¥ngthing for everybLKly. ￿th Ihe majority of th8 offar b￿ng fre&tO-￿$S for audiences and participants. ficketed
events are kept afft)r(lable atKI offer a wvje range of cono8s￿ W￿n$. Artist doveiopmenl and wider skills training
opportunities vthhin puppetry are embedded n the offer. and pa￿1patory communty projects are proudly presenied
alongside the main festival programme, such as wr puppet parades.
Throughout the rest of Ihe year we wn b&s￿e community. ed￿ation arKI eareer d8v8bw8nt pro1￿ In
Newcaslle, such as T￿Y Tiny Toon, to bring crealivty into the lives of North East of England residents. We focus
our ￿mmUnity projects in areas vh8r8 Soci￿ecOr￿1miC barrth prevent people aCceS￿ng culture. We are
pa￿CulartY committed to working in the ￿$1 End of Newca8lJe, t*rt th) work througlK)Lrt the lity, rnor8 re￿nlY In
Byker and Walker. Our office and base is rKPW ai Nortr￿m Stsge in the city centre.
Puppety is an inherently accessi￿8. expr￿1Ve aTrJ inclusNe creth.ve activity. As the puppèt is an extension of the
b(MJy las opposed lo actiffj or danong where the perf￿rner themselves are the focus), the art fom ercourage8
freedom of &xpression, builds confidence. and is a neutral medium to 8xplor8 dIffi￿jIt topics and I1￿￿e8. Puppety
18 often nOn-ve￿al, focusing on movemenL en3￿ing f( to Ixeak ¢￿￿M13n9￿age, derrttigraphic arwj cultural barrier6,
allowing urdTri dy part￿1panIS to ¢onn&t through creativity 8nd expressi￿.
Mowng Parts Arts CIO is govemed by 5 trustee8. Day-to-day athrbes are operated and manw by 4 memLws of
staff.. Arb"3tic Director. Engagement & PartEcipation Lead, Producer, and Assistant Producer. We also havè a ￿de
poc4 of freelanea specialists who are ￿aged for woiects throughwl the year, as wdl as the annual festival.

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Movlng Part8 Art8 was founded:
. To buikl and develop 8 c￿nMUnty. au￿lenCe and base for puppety In the North East of Engla￿1
To Improv8 the wellbethg of tlvuig In the North E88t of England through puppety engagement and
e￿nenCeS
. To represent the North Easl of England in pupk*ty on a national and Intanational platform
Wfr ￿lIeVe.
Puppety Is for evoryone and brtngs p8cWe tC￿er
Puppety is a uniqu8 art fc*Th that offers unique experien
Puppety 18 drver8e. O￿lUs￿e and accesslble
Between 2017-2021 Moviny Part8 Art8 operated a8 a Company timited by Guarantee. In Aprfl 2021 w@ we
entered onto the Reglster of Charlues as a CIO.
PublK benerrt
Movlng Parts Arts CIO focuses our projects in areas wheTr there is ts mpst reed. We are partkularty committed to
the We8t End of Newca8tJe. Byker and Walker- areas house some of the most uThler8erved and marglnallsed
communities In the aty. The vast majority of our a￿￿￿nceS and pathpants tn 20242025 engaged wth our events
and actlvltfes completety free of ¢harge. The remain* r)f authences engaged th high qLtality work ￿ere tlcket8
were heavily subsidised thank5 to fundr￿ - Ihe true a)St of facilitabro this bbrjrk In Newcas11e is far greater th￿ our
tiGkel prlcts rapresant.
Thè trustees. working wth Ihe Artistic Dir&tor: believe that arbslic and parlicipatory programme demon81rates
th? public benefit that our work brings to the ciKnmunty. The tru¥tees hove w15idered the Charity Cnmmi88ion's
guld8nce on public benefit and wll continue to Usel this guidance to shape ow work going f￿Ward.

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A¢hlevèmènts and perfomwnca
s￿nIficant acfivrfi8s and aCh￿Ve￿e1Jts against obiedives
2024-2025 was another busy period for Mowng Parts Arts, spanniThJ varigus ¢cffirnunty commissions, strengthened
partnerships and organisattonal development and delvwy of annud Newcastle Pupwry Festival.
We ar6 thrilled to welcome a new Trustee. Gillian Fith, to wr Board. Gillian has been a great supporter of Moving
Part8 Arts. nolloast through her invaluable fiJrKJraisirKJ thice.
Four highly skn11￿1 trustees manage the CIO. and Kerrin Tatman continues to lead the operational cknties of the
organisafjon In the AJtistic DIrectC￿ role. Three other core membèrs of operational stsff work&1 dosely wth Konin
during this pericKI.. Vicky Tate (Engagement & Parbapat'on Lead). Izaak Gledhill {ProdU￿rI arvj JonJoe Clennell
(Assistant Producer).
We t8mpor8rily moved our Offi￿ an(1 studio space into tr-&lison House. New¢asUe Business Park during this
period
a 'meanwhlle' space managed by East Stre8t Arts, after out of the John Marley Centre In
Scolswood. In April 2025 we moved into a m￿e pern￿nent home at Northern Stsg& in the city centre, ￿1th Is the
main theatre venue for Naw&*le Puppety Festival.
During the 2024-2025 period of actvity Mowry Parts Arts CIO has fcAwssed ￿ and Su[￿SfUllY delivered 5 key
projects, as well as year-round aCti￿ty..
1. Newcastle Puppelry Festlyal 2025- a kwfoMia￿e, tr8ining and partiapatory fedival ofpuppety across the dty
of Newcastle. This was the 6th edition of the now annual evenc I￿$ch had fhe frAIMng key OLrtpuls:
7 days of heavily subsidised perfomances, vthshops, tdks and films for a￿lts. children and fanmlies - a
le￿ing priyJramme of puppet theatre whth indud8d UK premieres from The Netherlands by f Magi8¢h
Thealerti8.
. Venues.. Northem Stsge. Great North Museum.. HanrAK*, Exhibltion Park
The festival included a programme of free outdorK Iheatre to break dovm socawonomic barriers to ac¢e88 the
arts. Free events spanned Toon Underground parade at ExhibI￿L￿ Park and 'B8asts on the Street, at Great
North hKuseum'. Hancock. There were also three days of free PUPFRt maldng workshops for families at I
Museum with artist Pul Lee.
Participatory Community co-cre8tion pr0￿Cts Isee T￿)n UNlergrouryl bdcrw)
M8slerclasse3 * trainlNJ for puppety artists and thoso interes￿￿ in the art fo¥m, includiru a Beglnners
Course
Total live audiences.. 3,823
Total workshop I community F>roi8ct F￿rti￿pallts.. $43
Total exhlbltlon visitors.. 12,205
Total artist8 and fredanc8rs employed.. 71
Total volunteers.. 28
Total online audien(e: 2,000
Total ffja¢h.' 18,670 people
30 events In programme
15 tree-t￿aCCess.' 50%
15 tlcketed {h&avity sub8idi8edl: 50%

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here people who engaged with the festival live..
Where people travelled from:
International
Wider UK
Wider NE of England
10 50
Newcastle
95.45% of audiences said that the festival is an important part of Newcastle's cultural offer.
"The ￿gI0￿,S most heartwarming feslival"_ Cultured. North East
"One of the ￿gI0￿ s most glorious festivals". The Crack Magazine
'The 2025 programme is dive￿8. 8XClting, and well thought out lo entice not only pupp6try enthusiasts but also
those who are intrigued.'_ NE Volume
Top Easter Family picks in The Mirror and The Telegraph
ience feedback..
"I think the festival is a fanlaslic event, & ch&nce lo see l&lenled creative people engaging with the public - this is
bssl display&d with Beasts on Ihg Str&et, showing people whats really possible wilh imagination and crealivily.
"Such an incredible range of work and forms s170wing, il was very inspiring stuffl Great lo meet and chal with people
from 811 differ&nl backgrounds, it made it feel like a really important con7munity event w17ich for me is the he&rt ol
puppetry..
"I thought the Puppet Otympics was a great experience. 11 was g￿at fun and a really good way to get the publ
involved in an inleraclive way (and it being free meant that it was very accessiblej.
"l absolutely loved Gavin Glovefs workshop - so inspiring- this spa￿ad so many new ideas and approaches."
"Its a beautiful, unique, inclusive, impressive &venl that showcases experts in Ihe field alongsile workshops for all
ab11￿￿s. which is a magioal mix.
"Th8 festival was wondgrful, thank you fors tmly magical eXper￿nce..

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The festiv￿ was smaller than in 2024 due to a tough ￿1￿lIal￿ng dirnate. Athowh
challenging, we were still able to raise sulficl&tt funds and capacty lo ddiver a wdl-
attended, successful evenl that met oui ¢haritai4e o14'ectNgS.
Newcastle Puppety Festivat 2025 (main tYLvaramme) was knnded by Arts Council England 8nd Community
Foundation Tyne & Wew and Northumber1and l New￿￿8 City Council.. Newcast￿ Cultur81 Investment Fund.
2. Toon Underyround Parade - Torm UrKlerground Parade was a hNTtagg, arts and thironmenlally-focused
partiopatory project as part of Newcasue Puppety Festival 2025. deltvered tvdo Y￿ekS of free-t￿acCess
c<Jmmunity worf(shops at the Great North Museum.. H*Kock for 149 partiThpants {295 inc. participants attenthng
multiple days}. Participants included children & yCAJng peop￿. ckler p￿Iple, pecple from low socso-economic
bad(ground8, disabled people, n8urcKlivergent people. & peokle from the Global Maiorty. v￿rkShopS were
intergeneralional,. a mix of iThJiwduals, families & communty groups. 140 of tlwe participants Ic<Jk part in the
Parade in Exhibition P&*, watched by 1,500 pe¢)ple- a colourkjl & inclusivè celaLYatic￿ of N￿KaStle.5 undergroun
heritage & natur￿ eco8yStems. The parade attract8d St￿rshiP for first *'me through Nexus. A c%)mmunlty
exthibth'on show(xsing parbcipant pardde crea￿On8 was instslled for 2 weèks, reachlng 12,205 vl8ilors.
Partic￿alIng communtygrDUPS uKludod.'
92 Beats Theat1$ Company, Children NE: FAB Group. L8mington Sca)uts, Moving Parts Amba8sadors, New(2sYe
Youth Circus, Ngage NE Ltd, The Bangshees, The Bostey Project, The Elders Councl arKfi The Vamish W(￿en.
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Due to continued roa(knks on NOrth￿th￿and StreeL we had to move the par￿je I￿ation for 2025 b) Exhlbitlon
Park.
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Toon Underground workshop parbcyants: 149 unique attertdees, 295 includiNJ r8tumlng
Parade performance parb"cipants.' 140
Toon UndergroLEnd Parade audience members eslimaie.. 1,500
12,205 people ¥I￿led the F¥)8t~par&k comm￿ty exhibiti￿ aithe Great Noth ￿L￿￿M.. Hanccck
116 people leamt how to Use a sewing M￿h1n8 (UW outc￿)
Resums of evaluatson:
94% of parlicipants said they had a 'greaf or a 'gctsS' experie￿ duriro workshops
900k of participants said they wrAJkJ like to do more *￿thShopS1￿(& this.
26.37% of participants said they had a disabi1ty or rridered themselves to be neurtsjlvergent. 27.47% said they
not. and 46.15% said they preferred ￿t to say.
Participant ages..
0.5.. (6.84%)- &10.. 120.54%)., 11-18: 19.58%)- 1￿25- (6.16%),. 2&30: (3.42%): 3140: 117.12%)., 41-50= (16.43%)..
51-60: (7.530￿)., 61-70.. (8.90%); 7140: {2.73%)'. 81-90: (0.88%); gl+: 0 {O.OO%)
"I Iov8d h¢Jv there was Spa￿ for every SI￿le and overy SI￿ pgrson there. ft w88 more than just a
wortshop.
"I would recomM￿d the eyrf8nc8 to anyLw who w88 k￿kIng foran op￿￿ttinty to be crnatNe andggl Invol￿ In
thg cc>mn7unity.-
°The trnvlmnmenl was ffpcrethbly and supwtive, and there was such a range of advlllgs Éo ggt stUGk
Into. I W(￿Idderin￿eIY wont lo do k again ngxtyear..

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°The busy atinosphere with people of all ages trying their hand al making their conlributioii to the para(le 8ncJ
watching il all come logellier was very uplifting. 11 made it a very special week, with such a positive atmosphere -
lovely l?avei? in an olhenvise clFallengiiig wortd. Th8nk you 811 for b8ing so welcoming..
"I leamt lo use a sewing machine an(1 sew by hand for Ihfj first lime al 62 Yea￿ of agel"
Toon Underground Parade was funded by The National Lottery Community Fund 'Awards for All., Nexus, The
Barbour Trust, Hadrian Trust and Newcastle's Best Holiday Ever I Street Games.
3. Byker Puppet Trail A Commission from Newcastle City Council lo ¢reale a trail of 10 bespoke puppets
displayed in shop windows along Shields Road in Byker. This commission was part of their 'Summer in the Square,
programme, which seeks lo help redevelop Byker through creative offerings on Shields Road. We engaged lo¢al
artists Georgia Hill, Chloe Rodham, Jo Feijo, Vlfilliam Steele, Calum Bru¢e and Saya Naruse to make the 10
puppets. Businesses on Shields Road Ihal were engaged.. Edinburgh Bike Company. Byker Shoe Repair. Max
Spielman, Little's News, Fantasia Florist. British Heart Foundation, Rayiex Shoes. Grazin. Kilchen, AV Taylor and
East End Pool. The trail was free to attend for visitors and ran for two weeks in August 2025. The puppets remained
with the shops after the trail officially closed, and some shops still have the puppets displayed in their windows.
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in the Square, programme. We engaged local artist Chloe Rodham lo ¢re8le a modekvillage style replica of Shields
Road, which was installed on Hadrian's Square for a weekend in August 2025. Cardboard Road had a second
outing later in the year, where some ol the models were repurposed as a sel for a bespoke puppet show that told
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A commission from Great North Museum. Han¢￿k lo create an inleraclive seahorse
sculpture ID celebrate The Late Shows and the inlemalional puppetry and environmental project 'The Herds,. The
seahorse is Newcastle's syrnbDI. as found on the ¢ity ¢resl We engaged local artist Chloe Rodham lo design and
build the structure of the seahorse. In May 2025. during The Late Shows, participants attended drop-in workshops
al the Museum to create macrame seahorse 's¢ales' which were then added lo the seahorse ID form ils skin. The
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6. Year-round workshop delivery, performances and tralning We continue to run community and professional
workshops, performances and training year-round in the North East of England. Partner organisalions this year
have included Sunderland Culture, Guild of Lillians. Bishop Bewick Catholic School and Highlights Rural Touring
arnongsl others. We have also taken some of our in-hoLJse puppets ID events around the UK, through Newcastle
Circus Arts in Co. Durham and HOCLJS Pocus in York. We ran a two-day CPD training programme with staff al Dry
WalerArts who wanted ID learn about creating parade puppets and event managing community parades.
Finally. Artistic Director Kerrin Talman was invited to attend GO FIGURE Festival in Oslo, Norway. which was
ftjnded by the Norwegian Embassy through Wakka Wakka Productions. This was a programming trip with our
festival in mind, bul also lo create international connections that could benefit Moving Parts Arts and Newcastle
Puppetry Festival.
Note". Although funding has been secured and received from Scottish Power Foundation and Garfield Weston in this
period for Teeny Tiny Toon 2025-2026, this project is not due lo start until September 2025, which is when this
funding will start lo be spent. This wll therefore be covered in our next Trustee Report.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Flnanclal rnvlew
ReseNe8 poIKy
Moving Patts Arts CIO is v￿￿king tchvards imF1￿￿ent1Trg a reseNes rKAty that W￿ld equate to a minim￿￿ of Ihroe
months expenditure and closure costs 1£15.OC(11. This level of reseTves VAII provid8 sufficient fijnds to cover
management, administrati￿ and overt*ads. In thi8 period we have managed to build up a small reseN89 WI to
provide stability during ￿riods of flLKluating cash llow. such as fvnding bid payment delays. Vve wll continue to
work toward8 a minimum reservè of three months experKlitur&, bul this ra an ambMlcMJs target in th8 (￿rrent funding
and economic la￿l$Cape. We are managing to £200 into a Sa￿1r￿JS acc(yJnl from unreslrthd funds to ￿lId our
reserves, which18 manageable our Charity at this ￿￿nt in 0￿￿M0Y.
Flnance
Our annual aCCo￿lS end in June each year. TINS is to our a¢￿￿nts m(Ke accuratety to rthct the financial
profile of the Nowcaslle Puppety Festival, as many OUtg￿ngS may paid as late as June.
We have managed to retain financial stability through this d￿lIe￿Ing economic and social wlod. Thls has been
made possible thanks lo the generous don￿ who have supportwj our ¢h8ritable acttvities and th8 audience
members who have supp￿18￿ our c(¥nmunity festival and events thrO￿h￿t the year.
Newcastle Cultur81 Investment Fund, through the Community Foundatitin Tyne & Wear and N(xthUmberfa￿4
and Newcastle Cty Council
Art8 Councll England, 'Grants for the Arts,
Nalicfial Lottery Community FurKI, 'ATrxdrds forAII'
Hadrfan Trust
Nexus
Newcastle Cty Council
The Barbour Foundation
Newc8sUe's Best Summer Ever I Street Games
Great North Museum.. HanccLk lusro funding c*)tslned through Fu
We are very grat8ful to all our furKlers ¥riltwJul VA￿ MowTrJ PartsArts GIO would not e>i8t.
Finally the Board would like to thank Kethn and the rest of the cperational team fortlHr dodication and hard work to
push Moving Parts Arts CIO forwatrl duri1￿ this next chapter of Tisjoumey.
Pinder Chairofthè Mdvlffj Parts Ats CIO Board.
struduroy governance and managemant
The charlty 18 controlled by tits govemiThJ documert a dwj of trLJsI and D)nsb'lutes a charitable inc(Nporated
organl$alion.
The trusl88s delegate the day to day management of fhe eharity to Kerrin Tatman (Artistic Direct￿). who is now (at
the time of ￿llIng) supported by Molly Barrei-manasseh IErvJagement & Participation Leadl, &aak Gl&ahlll
{Produc8r) and JonJoe Clennell (Asslslant Prc(lucerl.
The trustees who 8erved during Ihe and up k) the dale of dgnatute ofts financial stat￿ents w¥e:
Mr J J Bu88ell (Treasurer)
M8 A McGowan ISecr8tsry1
Ms M Pinder {Chair)
E J wo01st￿crOft
GMFlrth
(App(Mnied 7 A￿USt 2024)

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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
The thJstee8' report wa8 approved by the Boarrl of Trustees.
Ms M PlrKJ8r (Chalr)
Trust•&
6 Novemb8r 2025

MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
I report lo the trustees on my examination Df the financial statements of Moving Parts Arts CIO Ilhe charilyl for the
year ended 30 June 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible fDr the preparation of the financial Statements in accordance with
the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial slalemenls carried out under section 145 of the
Charities Act 2011 In carrying out my examination I have followed the Dirèctions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act 2011.
Independent examiner's statement
Your attention is drawn lo the fact that the charity has prepared the financial slalemenls in accordan￿ with the
relevant version ol the Slalement of Recommended Pra¢li¢e applicable lo charities preparing their financial
statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 8ppli¢able in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021 in preference lo the Accounting and Reporting by Chaiilies." Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1
April 2005 which is referred to in the exianl iegulalions bul h8s now been withdrawn l understand that this has
been done in order for the fi'nancial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with UK Generally
AcTrpled Accounting Practice.
I have completed my examination. l ¢onfirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the
examination giving me Cause lo believe that in any material respect..
a¢¢ounling re¢ords were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act 2011.
the financial slalements do not accord with those records", or
the financial slalemenls do not comply wlh the applicable requirements Con￿rning the form and content of
financial slalemenls set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requiretnenl that the financial stslemenls give a trLJe and fair view, which Is not 8 m8ller considered as part of
an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the exarnination lo which attention
should be clrawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding ol the financial statements lo be reached.
Trevor Mark Rackham
Rackham's Accountants Limited
3 Mellon Enterprise Park
Redclliff Road
Mellon
East Yorkshire
HU14 3RS
6 November 2025

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOMEAND EXPENDITUREACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Total Unr95tr1ctod Rgstrt¢ted
funds
lunds
2024
2024
Totsl
funds
2026
funds
2026
2025
2024
Income from:
Donatlon8 8nd leg8des
Charltable aciivtties
150.144
33,291
150.826
33.498
1,800
13,725
194,995
25,570
196.795
39,295
207
Totsl Incom8
689
183,435
184,124
15,525
220,565
236,090
ExpondltUTe on:
Charitable activities
1,596
136,733
138.329
16,103
208,527
224,630
Total expendtture
1.596
136.733
138,329
16,103
208,527
224,630
Net Incom81(oxp8ndtturnl
46,702
45.795
(578)
12.038
11,460
Transfers between
funds
4.304
{4.304)
252
{2521
Net movement In
nds
3,397
42,398
45,795
(3261
11,786
11.460
Reconclllatlon of fvnds:
Fund b81ances ot 1 July 2024
3,121
15,725
18,846
3,447
3,940
7,387
Fund balanc8s at 30 June
2025
6.518
58.123
84.641
3.121
15.726
18.847
The statement of financial activities indLKles al gains arKI losses recc¥3ni¥ed in the year. Al Irthme and expanditure
deriv8 from continuing acthvities.
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BALANCE SHEET
ASAT 30 JUNE 2025
2026
2024
urrent assèts
Debtors
Cash al bank and in harKI
11
1.431
14.828
4.799
65,421
19,627
Credltors: amounts tdlling duè wlthln
one year
12
(T801
(180)
Net cuThnt assets
64,641
18,847
The funds ofthe charity
ReBtricled income funds
Unrestricted funds
13
14
58,123
6,518
15.726
3,121
64,641
18,847
The financaal statements were approv￿1 by the tnJslee8 on 6 November 2025
Ms M PlrKler IChair}
Trustse
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MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
A¢¢ountlng ￿[¢188
Charlty Infornmtlon
Moving PartsArts CIO Is a thaiitsbk In¢orF*yabJ organisatson.
1.1 Accountlng conventlon
The fina￿la1 statements have been wepared in accordance vath the charlW8 goverr)ing documonl, Ihe
Charities Act 2Q11, FRS 102 ￿he Fin8ncial Rerx)rting Slandard applirable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland.
and the Charities SORP "AccounfiTrJ and ReForting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practlce
applicable to charities preparir¥J accounts in xcordance wÈlh the Financ4al Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and ReputrAic of Irela￿￿ (FRS 102).. The charity is a PLknlic Be￿frt Enuty as (knfined by
FRS 102.
The charity has tak8n advantag8 of lh8 pro¥iwns In the SORP for charities to prepare a ststanent of
cash fflow5.
The financial statetnents aro wepared In sterling. whlch t8 the fu￿tIonal currenw of the charity. Monetary
amounts In these flnan&al statements are r￿1nded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared the historral cost ccrf)vethn. The prlndpal accounting
polirAes adoptsd are set oui below.
1.2 Golng concom
At the time of appro￿r￿ the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charlty
has adequate resour￿ lo continue in operatIM￿ extst8nc* for th& foreseeable ftjlure. Thus the trLBtees
continue to adopt the goiro wncem basis of ￿Unti￿ in preparlng the fin8naal st818ments.
1.3 Chatltable funds
Unrestricted funds are avartable for use at the of the Irustees In furtherance of their charitable
objectives.
Restricted fvnds are subject to specific coTrJrtions by (kncfs or grantors as to how they may b8 usad. The
purposes arky uses ofthe restrthd funds aro set out in ts Th)tss to finan¢y?18tstements.
EndowTn8nt fvnds ar8 subject to swific cx)ndltions by donrKs that Ihe ￿[xtal must be m81ntained by the
charity.
1.4 Income
Income is r8cogrdsed ￿en Ihe tharity is18galty entiued to it after any Performan￿ cor¥JMlons have been met,
the amounts can be measured reliably. a￿1 it is probable that income will bè r￿1ved.
Cash donations Bre recognised on re￿pt. other d￿ti￿S are rerngnised once the charity has been notified
of the donation, unless perfomiance Co￿lI￿OnS require deferral of the amount Income tax recoverable In
r6lation to d(¥￿tiOnS ￿￿ely&1 under GiftAhJ or deeds of covenant is recognised al the lime of the don8ttr)n.
Legacies are recO￿lsed on receipt or oth&rwi8e rf the tharity has b88n noti[￿d of impendlng dÈtribuUon.
the amount Is known. and recdpt Is expecaed. If Ihe amount is not known. the legacy Is treated as a
Ct)ntingenl a88et
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MOVING PARTS ARTS CIO
NO I LS I O Thi E FINANCIAL S IAI EFlE￿I S (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Accountlng polkles
Icontlnuedl
1.5 Exp6ndltuTe
Exp6nditure is recrh3nised once thère is a legal or o)nstnrtive ¢)bligatwJn to transfer ecorK)mic benefft to
third paty, it is probabte that a transfer of ￿n0m￿ t￿￿fits wtll be requwed in settlemonL aNI the amount of
the obligation con be measured reliably.
Expenditure is d8ssifi8d by activrty. The costs of eth aC￿ty are madè vp of the totsl of di￿1 w5ts and
shared costs, including support costs invotved in undertaking each 8ctivity. Ekrect costs attribut8￿@ lo a single
activity are all￿ated dir￿tlY to that activty. Shared c08ts vthich contribute to more than one ac*vty arKI
support costs whtch are not attri￿ble lo a ￿ngle acbwty are apportBy*d befvn those activit￿ on a basis
CDnsislent wllh the usa of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the bass of time spent, and
depreciation charges are all(￿ated on the w)rticn of the asseys use.
1.6 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents iTrc￿de cash in haThJ, (W held at rall with banks. other slK)rt-temi liquid
investments with orwJinal malurib.es of three mMth5 or less, and bank over(trafts. Bonk overdrafts are shown
wlthin bcwrowings in ujrrent Ilabllities.
Bask flnanclalassets
Basic finanoal assets. which Indude deLrtor8 and (2sh and bank balances, are initialty measured at
transaction price incI￿l￿g tr￿￿￿0￿ costs aNI are subsequentty carried at amorbsed cost using the effèciive
interest method unless the arTangement constitutes a finanang transaction, where the transactlon is
measured at the present value of the firture receiFts discounted at a ma(kel ral8 of interesL Flnancial assets
assified as re￿Nable svithin one year are not amortised.
Bask flnancial Ilablllues
Basic finan￿al liabilities, inclu(firYJ cr&Jtors and bank loans a￿ initialty recc•Jnis&d at trans￿l0n prlce unless
the arran￿rn￿nt constitutes a fin8rring Iransxtion, vhwe the debt instrument is measured at thè present
value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interesL Financial liatrAlities ¢18gslfied a8 payable
within one year are rmjt amrb"s8J.
D8bt instruments are Subsequ￿ canied at amoitised eost. Using the effective interest r* method.
Trade credith are o￿l9800n$ to pay fr)r wls ￿ swvsces that have b88n acquired in the ordEn￿ cours8 of
Opera￿nS from swpliers. Arnounts payable aro dassified a$ current liabilities if payment 18 due wllhin one
y8ar or less. If noL they are presented as niwrr8nt llatx￿tle5. Trade creditors are recognlsed initsally at
tr8nsacb.on price and 5ubsequenty measured at am¢xtised cost using the effective int8rest method.
crftlcal accountlng esllmatss and Judgomgnts
In the application of th8 tharity's accountry p￿￿les. Ihe trustees are requreA to make judgoments, estimat88
and assumptions about the caryying amount of a8set8 liabililies that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimates and 8ssrKiated assumptions are based on hisiori¢al experierte and other factors that
are considered to be re￿anL results may differ frDm th8se estimates.
The estlmates and underfying awumpl1￿S are revivwed on an ongoing basis. Revision8 to accounlthg
estimate8 are reccvJt)Ised In the Ftriod ￿7 whi¢h the estimate Is re￿iSed where the revislon affects ￿lY that
period, or in the perio(l of the r8vlsion and future pertods where the reviston affects both current and fiJlLre
peri(NJs.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Income from donatlons and legacl&s
Total Unrestrlcted Rgstrlctad
funds
funds
2024
2024
Total
funds
2026
funds
2025
2025
2024
Donations and
Grants
6.￿0
144.144
6,482
141.144
1.800
1,800
194,995
194,995
150,144
150,626
1.800
194.995
196,795
Grants
Arts Councll England-
2023 Fesuval
Arts Counal England-
2024 Festival
Th& Newcastle Cultrnl
Investment Fund
(Community Foundation
Tyne & Wèar
Northumbodand)
Arts Council Engl￿-
2025 Festival
Barbour Found8tlon
Streetgames UK
Garfield Waslon
Hadrian Trust
Scotllsh PoV￿r
Foundation
North ofTyne Combined
Authority
Bart)our Foundation
Postrode Lottery
Malings Community F￿d
Community Fund Nati¢)nal
Lottery Awards forAII
HeritwJe Lottery Fund
8.500
8,500
8.KJO
8,900
80,100
80,100
21.500
21.500
18,500
18,500
27.(KJO
27,000
2,000
20.000
20.000
500
42,900
42.900
55,000
1,000
9,995
2,000
1,000
9,995
2,000
20,000
20,(XJO
9,900
10,000
9,900
10,OC)O
144.144
144.144
194,995
139,995
Arts Councfl England wovlded a grant of £89,000 for ts 2024 Newcastle Puppètry Fèstlval. £80,100 wa8
recelved In th8 previ(w ffinan¢ial year, the remaining 10% vrds re￿[ved this financial year.
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NOTES TO THE Fli4Ai4CIAL STATEhfEi4TS (CONTIHUED>
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Income from charltablg actlviti8S
Unrestrlcted Restrlcted
funds
nds
2025
2026
Total Unrestrfcted Restrictod
fvnds
2024
Total
2026
2024
2024
Charltsble Actmty Income
Service fees
Ticket sales
Sp￿SOrshIp
Other Incom6
13220
15.071
5.000
13,220
15,071
5,0Tr)
207
13.099
628
15,510
10,060
28.6L19
10.686
207
207
33,291
33.498
13.725
25.570
39,295
Expenditurn on charltsble actlvltlas
Charltable
Charltsble
Activity
ActEvlty
Expgndlturo Expendlturg
2025
2024
Dlrecl costs
Insurance
Postage and station￿Y
Advertising and marketiry
SuNYri8S
ArtistB fees
Production costs
Materials
Website 8fKI ￿ costs
Office rent
Subscrlptlons
Travel and accomodalion
Premises hire
Bank charges
951
1.483
4,320
717
377
7,593
80
58.956
110,256
8.746
237
5.451
455
24,007
s,￿3
120,218
3,899
989
5.209
65
392
138,329
223,070
Share of support and govemancg costs {8ee note 6)
Governance
1,580
138,329
224,630
Analysls by ftind
Unrestricted funds
Restrided ftJnd$
1,5
136,733
16.103
208.527
138,329
224.630
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Support costs allocated lo actlvllles
2025
2024
Governan￿ co¥ts
Analysed between:
Ch8ritableAthity Expenditure
1,560
Net nM)vement In fvnds
2026
2024
The net movement in funds is 5tabJ after ￿ar￿￿(cr&￿1tsng).
Fees payabte ts the independent examinalic￿ of the ¢thariiV8 ftt)anck8J
statements
1.560
Tr[￿tea8
None of thè trLtstses (or any pe￿)n5 comected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the
charity during the yeai.
Employees
The average monthly number ol em￿oYeeS d￿r￿j Ihe ye8rwas:
2025
Numb8r
2024
NuM￿r
Tot81
There were no enploya8s vh)se annuat rwmuneration vrds more than £60,000.
10 Taxatlon
The ¢harity Is exempt from taxatin on it8 activbties because all its Ir￿ome is appl￿ for chaTltablè purpose
11 Dobtor8
2026
2024
Amounts falllng due wlthln ono year:
Trade debtors
Prepaym6nts ￿ wxrued Income
1,100
331
13.7TI
1.051
1,431
14,828
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NOTES TO THE FINAACIAL STATEPAENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
12 Crodltors: amounts falllng due %•lthln one year
2025
2024
Accruals deferred income
780
780
13 Restrlcted fun<ts
The restricted fijnds of the tharity comprise the balarKe8 of donafions and grdnts hek1 on trust
subject to spècific condilions by domrs as to howttw may be uwj.
At 1 Juty 2024
lTrcomlng Rosources
re9c￿￿e$ oxppndad
Transfe
At 30 JLtTre
2026
N8WCaStle Puppetry Festval
2024
NewGastle Puppety Fest'val
2025
Bykei Puppet Trail and
Cardboard Road Commission
Red Kite Weekender
Commission
Toon UndergrouTh
Build a Puppet Tratre
Teeny Tiny Tcon
￿(￿ster Market
Seahorse Late Show Prqe(*
Worf(shop and PerfomiarKe
BooknNJs
OffKe Stsff Fees
2,215
8,9CN)
111.115)
61.452
(61,4521
11,700
2.550
(12,1121
(2,138)
1.810
(1.7001
(22.5001
1851
1110)
22.500
5.463
49,195
5.378
49.195
2.450
(1,0501
1225>
11.275}
5.670
22,705
13,769)
P2.705)
(781)
1.100
15,725
183.435
(136,733)
{4.304)
58,123
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
13 Restrlcted funds
{Contlnuedl
Pr8vlous year.
AtIW2022
Incomlng R88ources
rnsOU￿ expendod
Transfè
At 30 June
2024
Newca8l8 PL￿1P8￿Y F8StNal
2024
Newcasue PLq)pety Festwal
2023. Teeny Tiny Toon and ￿1)r
Seahors8 spec￿18
Eletthant RrKk CrAnmisslon
Tha Newcastle Cultural
Irwestment Fund
Byker Puppet Trall and
Cardboard Road Commlssi
Red Kito WgGkeThJer
Commission
180.055
(178,1￿)
350
2.215
8.500
18,5CI))
11.435)
2,037
{602)
1,903
18.500
{20.4031
11.700
11,700
1,810
1,810
220,585
208.528
(2521
15,725
14 UnTestrlcted fvnds
The unrestrfct&J fund8 of the charity comprlso the unexpended balances of donatKJns and grants whlch are
t subject to SW4fic {L)nd￿On5 by donorB and grantors as to how they may be used. These includè
d&slgn8ted fiJtK18 vANth have been set a8ide ¢yJt of unr88tricted fimds ty the twstees for specrfic PLfP08es.
At1 July 2024
Incomlfftg
Resourcès
resources expended
Transfers
At30 Junfr
2025
General funds
3,121
11,5961
6.518
Prevlous year.
At 1 May 2022
Inc¢)mlng Resourcos
resour￿6 expended
Transfern
At 30 June
2024
General fvnds
3.447
15,525
(16,103)
252
3,121
16 Anatysls of net assets bolween fvnds
Unrnstrfctod RgstrlGted
funds
funds
2025
2025
Totsl
2025
At 30 June 2025..
ctsff￿t a$$eWUiabilltles)
6.518
58,123
64,841
6,518
58.123
64.641
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P40TES TO TrIE FIP4AP4CIAL STATE."IENTS (COP4TIP4'JED}
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
15 Analysls of net assets bètween funds
Icontlnuvdl
Unrestrkted Reslricted
funds
funds
2024
2024
Total
2024
At 30 Juno 2024:
Curr8nl asselslOiabilities}
3.121
15,726
18.847
3,121
15,726
18,847
18 Related party trdnsactlons
Transactlons wlth relatod partles
Duri￿ the year the tharity errtered into the fLlkywing tr8n8￿ related parties..
Purchase of puppetry
$ervic05
2025
2024
A MLfjQW￿ (frusteel
1,160
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