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Report of the Trustees year
ending 31st March 2024
Objectives
Achievements &
Performance
Financial Review
Structure. Governance
and Staff
Future Plans
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The Iru￿ceS present their annual repori and financial statemenis lor the year ended 31 March 2024.
The financial slalemenls have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies sel out in note 110 the financial slalemenls and comply with the charilvs
constitution, the Charities Act 20118nd 'Accouniing and Reportin
by Ch8rilies- siatemeni of Recommended Practice ap
licable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard app
icable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021, leff
eclive 1 January 20191.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
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The charity's objectives are: The advancement of arts and culture for the public benefit in
Crawley, West Sussex and the surrounding area, in particular, but not exclusively by the
provision of public performances. exhibitions, installations, and workshops.
Vision
Mission
Our vision is for Crawley and the people
who are there to be fulfilled, vibrant and
thrive through creativity.
With gentle tenacity and kind
energy we champion creative
people and their creativity in
Crawley as a catalyst for positive
social change in their lives.
Values
Create:
creativity and creative acts are at the heart of what we do
Support:
we develop the ideas & talent of creative practitioners to make the best
work they can in Crawley and beyond
Include:
anyone who wants to join in, can
Surprise:
we encourage people to expect the unexpected
Listen:
we take time to respond to what people tell us and remain nimble
enough to respond
Collaborate: we work with people to become more than the sum of our parts

ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE
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The trustees have paid due regard to the
public benefit guidance issued by the Charity
Commission in deciding what activities the
charity should undertake.
Our work to developthe cultural
infrastructure in the town
continued through a partnership with
national touring theatre company;
Theatre Centre, who make new plays
for and with young people.
This year saw the beginning of our delivery phase
for Arts Council England's Creative People and
Places programme in Crawley; craWle￿S
CreatlvePlayground, a national action-research
programme supporting 39 different locations in
England and running since 2012.
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We supported them to move their base
to Crawley and togetherwe
launched a new creation space In
Crawleyfor the development of new
work for and with young people.
Its aim is to get more people involved in arts and
culture in the areas of least engagement through
resident led activity. Crawley joined this
programme in 2022 led by Manor Royal Business
Improvement District and managed by Creative
Crawley.
In this year we also secured significant
investment from Arts Council England
to begin a pilot programme in 24125
called The Creative Village,. a brand
new project to test the potential of
creative hubs, workforce development
and the creative economy in Crawley,
West Sussex and Surrey.
We continued to develop our support for local
creative professionals through the Crawley
Creatives network and now host a directory of
over 50 local creatives on our website.
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Our Give ita Go season encouraged local people
to take part in and watch surprising
contemporary performance in community
centres, shopping centres and events in their own
homes.
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THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK
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Crawley Creatives
We toured an exhibition celebrating local professional creatives to the
Ancient Priors (a disused restaurant on the High Street in Crawley),
Theatre Centre's new space in West Green and Broadfield Community
Centre. The exhibition proved a great way to raise the profile of local
creative professionals and offered good networking opportunities for
stakeholders and creatives.
( RAWLEY
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Alongside the exhibition we hosted creative meetups in different
locations in Crawley with guest speakers covering subjects such as
"how to set up a festival" and "fundraising for individuals" We also
visited a local spoken word artist (Woodzyl at one of his gigs in a
shopping centre in Redhill and held a Crawley Creatives meet up
beforehand, encouraging cross town collaboration.
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Graphic Rewilding.. Crawley Town
Centre by Baker & Borowski
The LOOKoufMuralby
Kart Singporewala
The Graphic Rewilding." Crawley Town Centre
mural was installed in October 2021 with a view
to it lasting until February 2022. At the lime of
writing (June 20241 the vinyl mural and
suffounding bin and tree wraps are still in sltu.
Installed in 2022 The LOOKOUTMural by Karl
Singporewala in Crawley Library continues io
bring joy to m8ny visitors in its position In the
entrance to the Children's Library.
Crawley Town Centre BID has now taken over Its
upkeep as our contract with them has come to
an end.
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Gr>phicR8bvllding CffivA8yTowne8nlr&. Photo
by B2kerand Barowskl.

GIVE IT A GO
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Building on our work in 22123 the Give it a Go season 2024, encouraged Crawley people to take part in and
experience new performances in unusual places and offered Local young people the chance to meet and
engage with local professional creatives.
The Give ita Go season delivered 17 events reaching nearly 500 Ilve audlences, over 2000 dlgltal
audSences and nearly 500 particlpants.
Worf(shops and talksforyoung
people aboutthe Creatlve Industrfes
We hosted fourworkshops for Year 6 and Year 9 children from Seymour
Primary School, Broadfield and The Gatwick Sch(x)I covering careers in Event
Managemenc Production Management. Novel Writing and Architecture and
offered talks and workshops led by local professional creatives for teachers.
4 eventsfor 160 participants.
Crawleystories
Working in partnership with Theatra
Centre. we created a six part podcast
series matching six young people fvom
Crawley and six local artists. The series
explores their favourite places in Crawley
and is a great way to see the world
through the eyes of local young people.
870 digftal audiencos (to March 2024).
Llve perfomiancesand films
We continued our relationship with videoclub and presented an outdoor film
Irail around Bewbush shopping area Dorsten Square. We presented Figs In
Wigs, AstrologyBingo in partnership with The Posh Club and Crawley LGBT+ at
Broadfield Community Centre and supported four Crawley residents to take
part in choreographer Gille Kleiman's friend,. a seven week project culminating
in a simultaneous performance in participants, own homes in front of their
friends and families. 8 events for 347 audlences.
Manor RoyaL Where Arts and
Business Collides and launch
ofTheatre Centre space
We showcased two ic￿1 creative spa￿S In
Crawley by hosting high quality creative
events: in partnership with Manor Royal BID
and Gatwick Production Studios we
welcomed nationally renowned performance
company Clod Ensemble and immersive
gaming studio BRiGHTBLACKand in
P8rtnership with Theatre Centre we
launched their new space welcoming local
stakeholders to experience the polential of
that building. 2 events for 103 audiences.
We hoped to present Fatt Projects, PalaverPaty in in partnership with
Marlborough Productions and Crawley LGBT+ at The Hawth, Crawley but due
to threat of violent protest and onkn'ne hate crime the show was cancelled.
This eXperIe￿e has resulted in CrawLey Borough Council developing their
internal processes to better support organisations when there is negative
responses to cultural aclivity in ihe town and has led to an increased level of
security being put in place for Creative Crawiey events in the future.
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CRAWLEY'S CREATIVE PLAYGROUND
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From January to April 2023, we worked with a group of Crawley residents to develop a Theory of Change over 6 weeks ihat now underpins ihis programme of
work. This year we ran a series of test events in order to listen to and learn from Crawley residents and help them shape the future programme. This year we worked
across the whole town and focussed on 5 neighbourhrx)ds. We dellvered 125 eventsfor 31.185 people.
Playmakers
We started to develop a group of local volunteers who we call
Playmakers. They worked with us to develop the core values of
Ihe project, a mural project and told us the themes ihey care
about that now form the basis of the programme. We
experimented with panels. project specific meetings arKJ
Programming Parties as ways of encouraging Playmakers to
decide on the programme. 13 events for 138 peopla
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lrniite Us
We are regularly invited to attend events hosted by other
community, business and education groups in the town. It's a
fantastic Way for us to meet new people, learn about them and
share ourvision and values. Each time we are invited into
someone's space we ensure we bring a creative activity. We
attended 21 events and engaged wlth over 1.000 people.
Come Wrth Us
We invite Crawley residents to visit high quality cultural events in
London, Brighton and across West Sussex. This year we visited
Brighton Dome and Brighton FestivaL Chichester Festival
Theatre. The H8Wth, The Old Market, Hove, Croydon Mela
Greenwich & Dockiands International Festival. Royal Academy,
BroaJhvldAnsF95tival May2021 Ph)ioby RosiePow91L Southbank Centre and Wakehurst. 10 events for 70 people.
BOOST
This is our initiative of investment in small scale, sustainable creative ideas to encourage entrepreneurial and creative thinking in IC￿al residents. 6 local people were
awarded up to £500 each to support their idea and received support in kind from the Creative Playground team. Thls included developing rna￿eting assets for The
Friends of Goffs Parl developing floristry W0￿shOp skills and purchasing equipment to enhance an individual's freelan￿ opwrtunities supporting production of an
outdoor poetry trail for a local writers group, supporting cost of room hire for a new writing group, career support for a movement-wellbeing practitioner and helping
kick start a micro garden in BroadfieLd. Intotsl 792 people benefitted from these award&

Free Frfdays
BREATHE Academy
Once a monih on a Friday aftemoon from July- October 2023 in
different neighbourh(K)ds in Crawley we hosted drop in creative event&
Free Fridays focus on fun, light touch engagement and were a great way
to iniroduce ourselves io people. We hosted 7 artists from writers io
cyanotype to printing and character creation. 13 events for 343 people.
In partnership with inlernational beatboxeT SK Shlomo and l(omedia
Production& we ran taster workshops secondary schfX)is Oriel High
and The Gatwick School for 50 young people in Crawley aged 12
to 24 building to a performance on stage al Brighton Dome in April
2024. 3 events for 50 people.
Muralworf(shopsand instsllation
We have worked with 19 Playmakers to develop and curate 6 public art murals in the town in this year. Meeting monthly, they have shaped the artist brief,
recruited the artists. contributed to the designs and helped spread the word. From January to March 2023 we undertook 26 mural creatlon workshops In
different thations for ovor 350 residen
5 of the 6 murals began installation in March 2023 and ovar 23,000 people have engaged wlth them to the end of March.
Bookof Crawleyworf(shops
This is a guidebook created by 8 - 11 year olds in partnership wtth
The Mil Primary School in lfield, Bewbush Academy, Langley Green
Primary School, Seymour Primary School. Broadfield by Andy Field
and Beckie Dariington.
In this year we held 6 workshops vwth the children and teachers to
develop the content for the iK)ok which will be launched in 24-25.
324 people We￿ Involved.
11 It sgreat fijn. iys greatforthecommunityto be mixing. ftopens up
a lot of doors forparents thatdon'thave those activitiesat home.
Partlc4)anL Free Frlday
11 I walkpast here everydayanditreallydoes lookgrey. These
(murals) arebrightening up theplace andgiving it newlife.
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HOMECOMING
Estabrak's HOMECOMING installation in Crawley was co-produced by
Marlborough Productions and Crawley's Creative Playground to ask
the simple question: "What does home mean to you?" We ran
workshops in the lead up to the installation in February with the WyLd
Moihers group for moihers with young children and the Muslim
Women's Jumma Group.
Choogh Clwh by Beeja
Wod<ing in partnership with Brighton Festival we hosted the South Asian da￿e
company Bee18 at Seymour Primary Sch¢xsl in Broadfield who presented two
shows and a workshop programme for the whole school and parents and
carers at pick up time.
We supplemented Beeja's offer at pick up time wilh a Bollywood Dance
workshop led by local artist Saaj Raja. 3 eventsfor 748 people.
Residents contributed to an interactive installation in a shippiro
container on Queensway in Crawley town centre and anyone could
respond to the question in UV pen onto the walls of the installation.
12 events for443 people.
Bn)adfield Arts Festival
Broadfield Arts Festival has taken place twice before. It showcases performances
food and artwork by BroadfieLd residents 8t Broadfield Community Centre. This
year we worked with Viv and Tracy who run the centre to open the festival up to
people in other neighbourhoods and offer professional performances and arlists to
boost the impact of the hyper-1￿31 festival chosen by Tracy and Viv.
Second Hand Dance
We tested the Theatre Centre space as a perfomiance venue by
hosting We Touch. We Play. We Dance a dance show for 0 - 3
year olds and thelr carers. 1 event for 52 people.
The festival t(K)k pl￿ overtwo days for the first time and included participatory
artist Alice B(x)th working with the Swallows Eiders Group who developed a Bank of
Hope, the premiere of Simple Cypherfs Roll Play (who did a dress rehearsal in front
of the Dimensions group for learning disabled people) and Mimbre's Lifted on
Broadfield Barton shopping parade. 4 events for 675 peopl8.
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Peace Poem
We toured 8 14ft high illuminated artwork commissioned by Emergency Exit Arts 8nd
poet Robert Montgomery io diflerent neighbourhoods in Crawley and built upon
Crawley Borough Council's offer in the town centre. 1 event for 917 people.
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How ouractivities deliver public benefrt
We supported local and national professional artists and local community
groups to present their creative work in Crawley and local people took part
in that worf(. We offered outdoor creative experiences to the people of
Crawley on a regular basis and gave work to Iccal people.
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ARE FRAGil& THE PEACE BUILDERS
.E HEROES OF KINDNES&
The Giveita Go workshops gave the public a chance to try new creative acts
in a shared space building confidence and offering 8 place for new people
to meet each other.
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WHO USED AND BENEFITTED FROM OUR SERVICES?
210.785
AUDIENCES
5.095
PARTICIPANTS
12.000+
25 COMMUNITY
GROUPS
DIGITAL ENGAGEMENTS
52 CREATIVE
PROFESSIONALS
37
BUSINESSES
25 OTHER
FREELANCERS
Which was achieved through:
Q 3 OUTDOOR
PERFORMANCES
1 OUTDOOR t
FILM TRAIL
1 TOURING Q_
EXHIBITION
INDOOR
PERFORMANCES
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WORKSHOPS. TALKS
& CREATIVE MEET-UPS
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COMMISSIONS
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s events in London
Brighton & West Sussex
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TOURING ARTWORK
19 DIFFERENT
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES
The audiences who saw our work consisted of adults and children who live and work
in Crawiey with a f(xus on Bewbush. Broadfield and West Green residents.
22Y• ofthe CreatlvePlayground audlences were under 16 years old and 54% of
the programme reached a mixed aged audiences encouraging intergenerati￿al
experience and collaboralion.
It's difficult to track the exact number of people who have experienced our
work because it moslly exists in the public realm.
We have used CTC BID'S fcrf)tfall data to calculate the no. of people who
have experienced the Graphic Rewilding.. Crawley Town Centre mural and
have used Crawiey Library's data to calculate 25% of the annual total
visitors that have witnessed the mural in the children's kn'brary.
29°A of ouraudiences had neverengaged wlth arts
and creativity.
We used an average footfall headcount at different times of the day to track
the other mural engagements and recorded 30% of the figures here.

WORKPLACE WELLBEING
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Training
This year we offered tralnlng sesslons for 39 people (permanent
and freelance staff, local residents and creative professionals). The
team and other partners attended training in:
Partnershlp wlth Theatre Centre at
the West Green Space
Since August 2023, Theatre Cenlre officially moved their offices to
Crawley which is a game changer for the Crawley creative and
theatre iandseape. Theatre Centre create theatre for and with young
people. touring across the country working wwth esteemed
playwrights. Our partnership so far has been beneficial from
launching the new space in West Green in NoveM1￿r 2023 and
coliaboraling on the Crawley Stories podcast.
Worf(Ing In Publlc (Health & Safety) and Flrst Ald with RB Heatth
& Safety. Access and Incluslon in outdoor festivals by Wilhout
Walls, Unconscious Bias by Tonic Theatre. Autism Awareness by
Access All Area& Gender Identlty by Allsorts and Backlash
training by Adam Carver.
We have also delivered several public facing and closed events at
the centre such as Free Frida￿. Second Hand Dance's We Touch,
We Play, We Dance la show for 0-3 year olds). a trainlng day with
Theatre Centre and training with Access All Areas.
Office move
We moved to another, bigger office in Crawley College took
over a large space in the Longley11 building. Crawley College offers
us this space in kind and the Head of Leaming and Production was
instrumental in setting up our base.
On a practical level. we have found Ihe space very help￿1 as a
storage solution as the College is inaccessible at weekends.
In 2025, we hope to activate the space further through having sole
access to programme and occupy it as part of The Cre8tive Village.
Supportfor stsff
In this year developed our relationship with Prestige Security
ensuring that whenever our team are working in public space levon
wlthout audlencesl we have a securlty presence followlng events In
March 2024.
Towns Fund
Creative Crawley is playing a crucial role in the wider cultural strategy for
the town. Sophie Eustace is part ofthe Council's steering group for the
emerging Cultural Quarter masterplan. This is part of the Towns Fund
investment led by Cr8wley Borough Council.
We have developed a partnership with Brighton Dome & Brighton
Festival who. from April 2024, will offer our team access to their
Employee Assistance Programme with Life and Progress.
Louise Blackwell sits on the Towns Fund Board and we will ensure our
methodology continues to help lo shape this strategic thinking playing
our part in Crawiey's creative place making agenda.
It s the most fun job I've ever had.
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Board of Trustees
STEVE SAWYER
Executive Director. Manor Royal BID
(Chairl
Stsff
Communlty Connectors
VIVEVANS
MARK HALES
NIAFINLAY
SAAJ RAJA
LUCY BEAR
LOUISE BLACKWELL
Creative Director and Co-Projecl Direclor
(Creative Playground)
SOPHIE EUSTACE
Co-Projecl Director, Creative Playground
SAM EVANS IPTthen FT PAYEI
Head of Learning and Production
BEN LINT0￿ (PT PAYE)
Digit81 and Marketing Coordinator
LARA HOCKMAN
Finance and Admin Coordinator
VICKI ILLINGWORTH
Principal and Deputy Chief Executive
Chichester College Group (Vice-chair
and Trustee Safeguarding Lead)
ADAM JOOLIA
CEO Audio Active
TNstee responslbllltles
Crawley Creative CIO is registered as a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation ICIOI with the Charities
Commission IEngland & Wales). charity number 1195308
and is governed by its constitution dated 23rd July 2021.
PARVEEN KHAN
Response Officer, Carers Support
West Sussex
BECKY JONES IFT PAYEI
Community Producer
VINCENTWoO￿ON
Engagement Pr(MJucer. Give ita Go
ERIN BEESLEY (PT PAYEI
Community Engagement Manager
HARRIETMCDERMOThIPTPAYEI
Communications and Admin Assistant
LAIBA BAIG
Chairwoman Crawley Youth Councll
DAVE SAVAGE
CEO Crawley Community Youth
SeNice (resigned 24th January 20241
SOPHIE THACKER
Deputy Head of Planning, National
Theatre lapwinled 8th January 20241
TONYWIThON
Arts & Cultural Services Manager, Kent
County Council and Chair Crawley
Festival
Recruitment and apwintment of trustees- new trustees
are recruited in consultation with the Creative Director to
ensure that the requisite skills are available to support the
charity's activities. TrLJslees are appointed Ljnder the terms
of the charity's constitution. Each new trustee is given a
copy of the constitution, a copy of The Essential Trustee
(guidance issued by the Charity Commission) and details
of the charity's latest Annual Report.
PAV RANDHAWA
Evaluation and Admin Assistant
MARYPATERSON
Evaluation Consultant
The trustees are responsible for the overall governance of
the charity, and the day-to-day managetnent is delegated
to the Creative Director, who is assisted by a small team of
staff.
LUCYSTONE
Fundraiser
VANESSADELL
Head of Art, Manor Green College
ANDREADUMBRELL
(resigned 26th June 20231
All the staffwere employed on a
part-time freelance basis unless stated.
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The Partners
PEOPLE
PLaC£S
ARTS COUNCIL
ENGLAND
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CRAWLEY
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Crawley
Community
MANOR ROYAL
crawloy
THEATRE AUDIOACTIVE
CENTRE
ARLBOROUG
WITHOUT
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TovJn Centre
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COUNTY MALL
The Community Groups
Aulism Support Crawley . Bewbush Academy . Bewbush Free Shop Broadfield Community Centre . The Butterfly Project . Carers Support West
Sussex. Carey House . Willow Tree Nursery. Crawley Writers Circle . Diverse Crawley . Dimensions. Friends of Goffs Park. The Gatwick School .
Inspire Castle Community Hub. Jumma Group. Langley Green Primary School . Manor Green College . The Mill Primary School. Seymour Primary
School. Oriel Secondary School. Hazelwick School . Swallows Elders Group. Thoughtfull Mental Health Support . Wyld Mothers. WORDFest
The Cr&qtive Professionals
Abdollah Nafisi . Abigail Conway. Alice Rools. Aflo the Poet. Alec Saunders . Alison Guile . Anna Howie. Annabelle Sami . Anna Arthur. Annie
Bowden . Andy Field and Beckie Darlington . Areej Abdi . Baker & Borowski . BRIGHTBLACK. Chloe Bond . Clod Ensemble . Daniel Li . Eloise Gillow
Emergency Exit Arts. Enkay Rockson . Erin James . Estabrak/,
Eve Ainsworth . Fatl Projects . Figs in Wigs . Gillie Kleiman Grace Saif. Helen
Fraser. lan Greenland . Karl Singporewala . Keith Jarrett . Laura De Moxom . Mimbre . Murmuration Arts. Oluwafemi Babalola . The Posh Club . Rob
Watt . Rosie Powell. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra . Romesh Ranganathan . Sarah Maple . Sarah Pimenta . Second Hand Dance. Silvina De Vita . SK
Shlomo. Slow Time Mondays . Simple Cypher. Split Image . Theatre Centre . videoclub. Woodzy
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WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
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11 The best part is actually meeting with
new people of different backgrounds
and life experiences. The whole thing
was a privilege," to go backstage and
meet some big wigs was something
very special. In addition of course the
quality of the music was amazing.
Come With Us attendee
16 The activity was very creative
and I learnt new skills. We made
different things and it made me
feel really proud of myself.
Jumma Groupparticipant
HOMECOMING
11 The children loved it. We took the
whole year off timetable so they could
do it in one week and make it special.
The pack was so easy to use and the
prompts really good for the children.
They wanted to do more...
Year 5 Teacher at The Mill SchooL
Crawley, January 2024
11 Having done a lot of applications
recently, it is extremely rare to get a
personal and thoughtful response like
this from organisations and it gives me
encouragement to keep going.
Job applicanL 2023
l As a young person I think it is great
that we are being heard and even to
have this opportunity because what
we do now will shape howthistown
will be.
Crawleystories podcast listener
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This is the best morning that I have had
and I can't remember feeling this safe
and comfortable before. I don't feel like
I belong anywhere but I do here.
SEN student from Gatwick School
after BREATHEAcademy
Crawley lacked a lot of creativity, I'd say.
Creative offerings in terms of workshops
and different things like that. But I see now
since Creative Playground, there's definitely a
lot more really good stuff going on. I see that
building, which I think is really important.
Crawley resident
The children were able to see aspirational
people from their local area do something
worthwhile with their lives and it allowed
them to think they could do the same.
Teacherfrom Seymour Primary School
Creative Playground has definitely increased
my appetite for arts and things like that and
culture I still haven't experienced. I feel like it's
one of the only proper gateways into it that I
know of here.
Free Fridays and Come With Us participant
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PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
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Crawley's Creative Playground will continue to focus on engaging residents in target neighbourhoods and be led by residents,
ideas and themes. It is funded by Arts Council England's Creative People and Places Programme.
Tha Creative Village will support the creative talent pipeline, skill up local people, open career paths for young people & enable
Crawley to be seen as the creative hub for West Sussex & the South East. It is funded by an Arts Council England Place Partnership
Fund and supwrted by Crawley Borough Council's Shared Prosperity Fund and Gatwick Airport Ltd.
This report was approved by the Board ofTrustees on
1stAugust2024 and signed on itsbehalfby:
Steve S
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Chair of tThe oard of Trustees, Creative Crawley
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C R A W L E Y
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Graphic design by Ben Lintott
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**Charity registration number 1195308** 

## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

**ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** 



## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

|**Trustees**|Steve Sawyer||
|---|---|---|
||Vanessa Dell||
||Vicki Illingworth||
||Laiba Baig||
||Adam Joolia||
||Tony Witton||
||Parveen Khan||
||Sophia Thacker|(Appointed 8 January 2024)|
|**Charity number**|1195308||
|**Principal address**|Crawley College||
||College Road||
||Crawley||
||RH10 1NR||
|**Independent examiner**|West & Berry Limited||
||Mocatta House||
||Trafalgar Place||
||Brighton||
||BN1 4DU||





## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **CONTENTS** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Independent examiner's report|1|
|Statement of financial activities|2|
|Balance sheet|3|
|Notes to the financial statements|5 - 15|





## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Creative Crawley CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. 

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn. 

I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 

- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 

- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

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. 


## **Michelle Westbury FCCA** 

## **West & Berry Limited** 

Nile House Nile Street Brighton BN1 1HW 

September 16, 2024 Dated: ......................... 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>-<br>530,015<br>Charitable activities<br>**4**<br>-<br>61,540<br>Investments<br>**5**<br>274<br>-<br>**Total income**<br>274<br>591,555<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>**6**<br>-<br>2,313<br>Charitable activities<br>**7**<br>14,696<br>527,850<br>**Total expenditure**<br>14,696<br>530,163<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>(14,422)<br>61,392<br>Transfers between<br>funds<br>(482)<br>482<br>**Net movement in**<br>**funds**<br>**9**<br>(14,904)<br>61,874<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Fund balances at 1 April 2023<br>29,561<br>100,269<br>**Fund balances at 31 March**<br>**2024**<br>14,657<br>162,143|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>530,015<br>25,000<br>212,560<br>61,540<br>-<br>122,654<br>274<br>85<br>-<br>591,829<br>25,085<br>335,214<br>2,313<br>1,313<br>2,288<br>542,546<br>3,747<br>258,004<br>544,859<br>5,060<br>260,292<br>46,970<br>20,025<br>74,922<br>-<br>8,568<br>(8,568)<br>46,970<br>28,593<br>66,354<br>129,830<br>968<br>33,915<br>176,800<br>29,561<br>100,269|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>237,560<br>122,654<br>85|
|---|---|---|
|||360,299|
|||3,601<br>261,751|
|||265,352|
|||94,947<br>-|
|||94,947<br>34,883|
|||129,830|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**2024**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**13**<br>17,283<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>406,803<br>424,086<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year**<br>**14**<br>(247,286)<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets excluding pension liability**<br>**The funds of the charity**<br>Restricted income funds<br>**17**<br>Unrestricted funds|**£**<br>176,800<br>176,800<br>162,143<br>14,657<br>176,800|**2023**<br>**£**<br>111,437<br>48,848<br>160,285<br>(30,455)|**£**<br>129,830|
|---|---|---|---|
||||129,830|
||||100,269<br>29,561|
||||129,830|



The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 1 August 2024 


Steve Sawyer **Trustee** 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**Notes**<br>**Cash flows from operating activities**<br>Cash generated from/(absorbed by)<br>operations<br>**21**<br>**Investing activities**<br>Investment income received<br>**Net cash generated from investing**<br>**activities**<br>**Net cash used in financing activities**<br>**Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash**<br>**equivalents**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>274|**£**<br>357,681<br>274<br>-<br>357,955<br>48,848<br>406,803|**2023**<br>**£**<br>85|**£**<br>(29,468)<br>85<br>-<br>(29,383)<br>78,231<br>48,848|
|---|---|---|---|---|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Charity information** 

Creative Crawley CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation, charity number 1195308. The principal address of the charity is Crawley College, College Road, Crawley RH10 1NR. 

## **1.1 Accounting convention** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document,  the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "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 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. 

The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn. 

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 

## **1.2 Going concern** 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 

## **1.3 Charitable funds** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. 

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity. 

## **1.4 Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. 

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. 

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset. 

Donated goods and services are recognised when the charity is legally entitled to those goods or services, it is probable that the items will be received and the value to the charity of the donated item can be measured reliably. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **(Continued)** 

Income from government grants and other grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income from contracts is recognised on an earned basis in the year in which the conditions for receipt are met. 

## **1.5 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. 

Governance costs are those costs incurred in connection with the compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity. 

Costs of raising funds comprises fundraising costs incurred in seeking donations and grants. 

## **1.6 Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. 

## **1.7 Financial instruments** 

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. 

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

## _**Basic financial assets**_ 

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

**(Continued)** 

## _**Basic financial liabilities**_ 

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_ 

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. 

## **1.8 Employee benefits** 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received. 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. 

## **1.9 Retirement benefits** 

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. 

## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements** 

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. 

## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations and gifts<br>-<br>455,868<br>Government grants<br>-<br>-<br>Donated goods and<br>services<br>-<br>74,147<br>-<br>530,015|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>455,868<br>25,000<br>206,560<br>-<br>-<br>6,000<br>74,147<br>-<br>-<br>530,015<br>25,000<br>212,560|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>231,560<br>6,000<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||237,560|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**Income from donations and legacies**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Donations and gifts**<br>Arts Council England<br>-<br>455,726<br>Small donations<br>-<br>142<br>-<br>455,868|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**(Continued)**<br>455,726<br>25,000<br>206,500<br>231,500<br>142<br>-<br>60<br>60<br>455,868<br>25,000<br>206,560<br>231,560|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**(Continued)**<br>455,726<br>25,000<br>206,500<br>231,500<br>142<br>-<br>60<br>60<br>455,868<br>25,000<br>206,560<br>231,560|
|---|---|---|
|||231,560|



## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

## **4 Income from charitable activities** 

|||||**Restricted**|**Restricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**funds**|**funds**|
||||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||||**£**|**£**|
|**Charitable activities**|||||||
|Services provided under|contract||||55,000|117,075|
|Other income|||||6,540|5,579|
||||||61,540|122,654|
|**Income from investments**|||||||
|||||**Unrestricted**||**Unrestricted**|
||||||**funds**|**funds**|
||||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||||**£**|**£**|
|Interest receivable|||||274|85|
|**Expenditure on raising**|**funds**||||||
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|**funds**||
||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fundraising and publicity**|||||||
|Other fundraising costs|-|2,313|2,313|1,313|2,288|3,601|



## **5 Income from investments** 

**6 Expenditure on raising funds** 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **7 Expenditure on charitable activities** 

||**Charitable**|**Charitable**|
|---|---|---|
||**activities**|**activities**|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Direct costs**|||
|Staff costs|99,572|17,036|
|Artist fees and expenses|69,490|56,127|
|General production costs|38,457|9,994|
|Production materials and equipment|21,363|19,297|
|Venue hire|8,859|779|
|Freelance staff costs|138,555|120,622|
|Recruitment, training and development|8,033|1,385|
|Advertising and marketing|10,151|11,702|
|Evaluation|22,340|10,170|
|Freelance crew and production support|5,745|4,217|
|Hospitality and catering|2,650|676|
|Project travel, accommodation and subsistence|12,490|2,298|
|Consultants fees|3,363|-|
|Payroll fees|540|240|
|Management fee|5,000|-|
|Donated goods, facilities and services|74,147|-|
||520,755|254,543|
|**Share of support and governance costs (see note 8)**|||
|Support|19,391|5,308|
|Governance|2,400|1,900|
||542,546|261,751|
|**Analysis by fund**|||
|Unrestricted funds|14,696|3,747|
|Restricted funds|527,850|258,004|
||542,546|261,751|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **8 Support costs allocated to activities** 

|Telephone and internet<br>Insurance<br>IT equipment and software<br>Printing, postage and stationery<br>Website costs<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>Sundry expenses<br>Bank fees<br>Subscriptions<br>Travel, accommodation and subsistence<br>Governance costs<br>**Analysed between:**<br>Charitable activities<br>**9**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):<br>Fees payable to the charity's independent examiner:<br>- for the independent examination of the charity's financial statements<br>- for other assurance services<br>- for other financial services|**2024**<br>**£**<br>660<br>3,004<br>6,270<br>728<br>4,711<br>240<br>394<br>61<br>1,149<br>2,174<br>2,400<br>21,791<br>21,791<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>950<br>500<br>950|**2023**<br>**£**<br>-<br>1,776<br>1,289<br>2<br>-<br>-<br>288<br>73<br>1,385<br>495<br>1,900|
|---|---|---|
|||7,208|
|||7,208|
|||**2023**<br>**£**<br>950<br>-<br>950|



## **10 Trustees** 

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year or prior year. 

## **11 Employees** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 

|**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|
|**Number**|**Number**|
|4|1|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**11**<br>**Employees**<br>**Employment costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Other pension costs<br>There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.<br>**Remuneration of key management personnel**<br>The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:<br>Aggregate compensation|**(Continued)**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>94,758<br>17,036<br>3,214<br>-<br>1,600<br>-<br>99,572<br>17,036<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>46,600<br>-|**(Continued)**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>94,758<br>17,036<br>3,214<br>-<br>1,600<br>-<br>99,572<br>17,036<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>46,600<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||17,036|
|||**2023**<br>**£**<br>-|



|**12**|**Taxation**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable|||purposes.|
|**13**|**Debtors**||||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||**Amounts falling due within one year:**||**£**|**£**|
||Trade debtors||1,200|-|
||Other debtors||6,283|111,437|
||Prepayments and accrued income||9,800|-|
||||17,283|111,437|
|**14**|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**||||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
|||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|
||Other taxation and social security||13,003|-|
||Deferred income|**15**|185,000|-|
||Trade creditors||21,941|8,450|
||Other creditors||19,942|20,105|
||Accruals and deferred income||7,400|1,900|
||||247,286|30,455|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **15 Deferred income** 

|**15**|**Deferred income**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Other deferred income||185,000|-|
||Deferred income relates to income received in the current period that is for projects for the 2024-25|||year, and|
||is included in the financial statements as follows:||||
||Crawley Borough Council Shared Prosperity funding|£10,000|||
||Arts Council England Creative Village project funding|£175,000|||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Deferred income is included within:||||
||Current liabilities||185,000|-|
||Movements in the year:||||
||Deferred income at 1 April 2023||-|29,269|
||Released from previous periods||-|(29,269)|
||Resources deferred in the year||185,000|-|
||Deferred income at 31 March 2024||185,000|-|
|**16**|**Retirement benefit schemes**||||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||**Defined contribution schemes**||**£**|**£**|
||Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes||1,600|-|



The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **17 Restricted funds** 

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. 

|**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2022**<br>**r**<br>**£**<br>Arts Council England - Enliven<br>13,500<br>Crawley Town Centre - Enliven<br>15,514<br>Crawley Borough Council - Enliven<br>5,000<br>Arts Council England - Creative Playground<br>(99)<br>ACE National Lottery Project Grants -<br>Crawley Creatives<br>-<br>Crawley Borough Council - Creative Crawley<br>Give It A go<br>-<br>Crawley Borough Council - Creative<br>Playground<br>-<br>Crawley Town Centre BID - Creative<br>Playground<br>-<br>Small donations and earned income -<br>Creative Playground<br>-<br>Arts Council England - Creative Crawley<br>Give It A Go<br>-<br>Small donations and earned income -<br>Creative Crawley Give It A Go<br>-<br>Crawley Creatives<br>-<br>33,915|**Movement in funds**<br>**Incoming**<br>**esources**<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>1,500<br>(15,000)<br>122,654<br>(129,600)<br>-<br>(5,000)<br>175,000<br>(80,632)<br>30,060<br>(30,060)<br>6,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>335,214<br>(260,292)|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2023**<br>**r**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>(8,568)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>94,269<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>6,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(8,568)<br>100,269|**Movement in funds**<br>**Incoming**<br>**esources**<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>458,968<br>(391,094)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(6,000)<br>50,000<br>(50,000)<br>5,000<br>(5,000)<br>2,612<br>(2,612)<br>70,905<br>(70,905)<br>4,070<br>(4,070)<br>-<br>(482)<br>591,555<br>(530,163)|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>162,143<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>482<br>-<br>482<br>162,143|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>162,143<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>482<br>-<br>482<br>162,143|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||162,143|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **18 Unrestricted funds** 

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes. 

||**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**resources**|**expended**||**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Operating reserve|-|-|-|10,000|10,000|
|General funds|29,561|274|(14,696)|(10,482)|4,657|
||29,561|274|(14,696)|(482)|14,657|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
||**2022**|**resources**|**expended**||**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|968|25,085|(5,060)|8,568|29,561|



A transfer from general unrestricted funds of £10,000 has been made in the year to a designated reserve. This fund has been set up to manage operational risk by allocating funds needed to cover operating costs. Our aim is to build this reserve over the next few years to cover at least three months running costs. 

## **19 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**At 31 March 2024:**<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>14,657<br>162,143<br>14,657<br>162,143<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**At 31 March 2023:**<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>29,561<br>100,269<br>29,561<br>100,269|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>176,800|
|---|---|
||176,800|
||**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>129,830|
||129,830|



## **20 Related party transactions** 

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year or in the prior period. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**21**<br>**Cash generated from operations**<br>Surplus for the year<br>Adjustments for:<br>Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities<br>Movements in working capital:<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase in creditors<br>Increase/(decrease) in deferred income<br>**Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations**<br>**22**<br>**Analysis of changes in net funds**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>46,970<br>(274)<br>94,154<br>31,831<br>185,000<br>357,681|**2023**<br>**£**<br>94,947<br>(85)<br>(111,437)<br>16,376<br>(29,269)<br>(29,468)|
|---|---|---|



The charity had no material debt during the year. 

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**Charity registration number 1195308** 

## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

**ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024** 



## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

|**Trustees**|Steve Sawyer||
|---|---|---|
||Vanessa Dell||
||Vicki Illingworth||
||Laiba Baig||
||Adam Joolia||
||Tony Witton||
||Parveen Khan||
||Sophia Thacker|(Appointed 8 January 2024)|
|**Charity number**|1195308||
|**Principal address**|Crawley College||
||College Road||
||Crawley||
||RH10 1NR||
|**Independent examiner**|West & Berry Limited||
||Mocatta House||
||Trafalgar Place||
||Brighton||
||BN1 4DU||





## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **CONTENTS** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Independent examiner's report|1|
|Statement of financial activities|2|
|Balance sheet|3|
|Notes to the financial statements|5 - 15|





## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Creative Crawley CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. 

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn. 

I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 

- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or 

- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

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. 


## **Michelle Westbury FCCA** 

## **West & Berry Limited** 

Nile House Nile Street Brighton BN1 1HW 

September 16, 2024 Dated: ......................... 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>-<br>530,015<br>Charitable activities<br>**4**<br>-<br>61,540<br>Investments<br>**5**<br>274<br>-<br>**Total income**<br>274<br>591,555<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>**6**<br>-<br>2,313<br>Charitable activities<br>**7**<br>14,696<br>527,850<br>**Total expenditure**<br>14,696<br>530,163<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>(14,422)<br>61,392<br>Transfers between<br>funds<br>(482)<br>482<br>**Net movement in**<br>**funds**<br>**9**<br>(14,904)<br>61,874<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Fund balances at 1 April 2023<br>29,561<br>100,269<br>**Fund balances at 31 March**<br>**2024**<br>14,657<br>162,143|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>530,015<br>25,000<br>212,560<br>61,540<br>-<br>122,654<br>274<br>85<br>-<br>591,829<br>25,085<br>335,214<br>2,313<br>1,313<br>2,288<br>542,546<br>3,747<br>258,004<br>544,859<br>5,060<br>260,292<br>46,970<br>20,025<br>74,922<br>-<br>8,568<br>(8,568)<br>46,970<br>28,593<br>66,354<br>129,830<br>968<br>33,915<br>176,800<br>29,561<br>100,269|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>237,560<br>122,654<br>85|
|---|---|---|
|||360,299|
|||3,601<br>261,751|
|||265,352|
|||94,947<br>-|
|||94,947<br>34,883|
|||129,830|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**2024**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**13**<br>17,283<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>406,803<br>424,086<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year**<br>**14**<br>(247,286)<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets excluding pension liability**<br>**The funds of the charity**<br>Restricted income funds<br>**17**<br>Unrestricted funds|**£**<br>176,800<br>176,800<br>162,143<br>14,657<br>176,800|**2023**<br>**£**<br>111,437<br>48,848<br>160,285<br>(30,455)|**£**<br>129,830|
|---|---|---|---|
||||129,830|
||||100,269<br>29,561|
||||129,830|



The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 1 August 2024 


Steve Sawyer **Trustee** 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**Notes**<br>**Cash flows from operating activities**<br>Cash generated from/(absorbed by)<br>operations<br>**21**<br>**Investing activities**<br>Investment income received<br>**Net cash generated from investing**<br>**activities**<br>**Net cash used in financing activities**<br>**Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash**<br>**equivalents**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>274|**£**<br>357,681<br>274<br>-<br>357,955<br>48,848<br>406,803|**2023**<br>**£**<br>85|**£**<br>(29,468)<br>85<br>-<br>(29,383)<br>78,231<br>48,848|
|---|---|---|---|---|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Charity information** 

Creative Crawley CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation, charity number 1195308. The principal address of the charity is Crawley College, College Road, Crawley RH10 1NR. 

## **1.1 Accounting convention** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document,  the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "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 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. 

The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn. 

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 

## **1.2 Going concern** 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 

## **1.3 Charitable funds** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. 

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity. 

## **1.4 Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. 

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. 

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset. 

Donated goods and services are recognised when the charity is legally entitled to those goods or services, it is probable that the items will be received and the value to the charity of the donated item can be measured reliably. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **(Continued)** 

Income from government grants and other grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income from contracts is recognised on an earned basis in the year in which the conditions for receipt are met. 

## **1.5 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. 

Governance costs are those costs incurred in connection with the compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity. 

Costs of raising funds comprises fundraising costs incurred in seeking donations and grants. 

## **1.6 Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. 

## **1.7 Financial instruments** 

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. 

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

## _**Basic financial assets**_ 

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

**(Continued)** 

## _**Basic financial liabilities**_ 

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_ 

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. 

## **1.8 Employee benefits** 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received. 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. 

## **1.9 Retirement benefits** 

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. 

## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements** 

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. 

## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations and gifts<br>-<br>455,868<br>Government grants<br>-<br>-<br>Donated goods and<br>services<br>-<br>74,147<br>-<br>530,015|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>455,868<br>25,000<br>206,560<br>-<br>-<br>6,000<br>74,147<br>-<br>-<br>530,015<br>25,000<br>212,560|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>231,560<br>6,000<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||237,560|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**Income from donations and legacies**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Donations and gifts**<br>Arts Council England<br>-<br>455,726<br>Small donations<br>-<br>142<br>-<br>455,868|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**(Continued)**<br>455,726<br>25,000<br>206,500<br>231,500<br>142<br>-<br>60<br>60<br>455,868<br>25,000<br>206,560<br>231,560|**Total**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**(Continued)**<br>455,726<br>25,000<br>206,500<br>231,500<br>142<br>-<br>60<br>60<br>455,868<br>25,000<br>206,560<br>231,560|
|---|---|---|
|||231,560|



## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

## **4 Income from charitable activities** 

|||||**Restricted**|**Restricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**funds**|**funds**|
||||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||||**£**|**£**|
|**Charitable activities**|||||||
|Services provided under|contract||||55,000|117,075|
|Other income|||||6,540|5,579|
||||||61,540|122,654|
|**Income from investments**|||||||
|||||**Unrestricted**||**Unrestricted**|
||||||**funds**|**funds**|
||||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||||**£**|**£**|
|Interest receivable|||||274|85|
|**Expenditure on raising**|**funds**||||||
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**|**funds**||
||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fundraising and publicity**|||||||
|Other fundraising costs|-|2,313|2,313|1,313|2,288|3,601|



## **5 Income from investments** 

**6 Expenditure on raising funds** 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **7 Expenditure on charitable activities** 

||**Charitable**|**Charitable**|
|---|---|---|
||**activities**|**activities**|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Direct costs**|||
|Staff costs|99,572|17,036|
|Artist fees and expenses|69,490|56,127|
|General production costs|38,457|9,994|
|Production materials and equipment|21,363|19,297|
|Venue hire|8,859|779|
|Freelance staff costs|138,555|120,622|
|Recruitment, training and development|8,033|1,385|
|Advertising and marketing|10,151|11,702|
|Evaluation|22,340|10,170|
|Freelance crew and production support|5,745|4,217|
|Hospitality and catering|2,650|676|
|Project travel, accommodation and subsistence|12,490|2,298|
|Consultants fees|3,363|-|
|Payroll fees|540|240|
|Management fee|5,000|-|
|Donated goods, facilities and services|74,147|-|
||520,755|254,543|
|**Share of support and governance costs (see note 8)**|||
|Support|19,391|5,308|
|Governance|2,400|1,900|
||542,546|261,751|
|**Analysis by fund**|||
|Unrestricted funds|14,696|3,747|
|Restricted funds|527,850|258,004|
||542,546|261,751|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **8 Support costs allocated to activities** 

|Telephone and internet<br>Insurance<br>IT equipment and software<br>Printing, postage and stationery<br>Website costs<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>Sundry expenses<br>Bank fees<br>Subscriptions<br>Travel, accommodation and subsistence<br>Governance costs<br>**Analysed between:**<br>Charitable activities<br>**9**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):<br>Fees payable to the charity's independent examiner:<br>- for the independent examination of the charity's financial statements<br>- for other assurance services<br>- for other financial services|**2024**<br>**£**<br>660<br>3,004<br>6,270<br>728<br>4,711<br>240<br>394<br>61<br>1,149<br>2,174<br>2,400<br>21,791<br>21,791<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>950<br>500<br>950|**2023**<br>**£**<br>-<br>1,776<br>1,289<br>2<br>-<br>-<br>288<br>73<br>1,385<br>495<br>1,900|
|---|---|---|
|||7,208|
|||7,208|
|||**2023**<br>**£**<br>950<br>-<br>950|



## **10 Trustees** 

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year or prior year. 

## **11 Employees** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 

|**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|
|**Number**|**Number**|
|4|1|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**11**<br>**Employees**<br>**Employment costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Other pension costs<br>There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.<br>**Remuneration of key management personnel**<br>The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:<br>Aggregate compensation|**(Continued)**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>94,758<br>17,036<br>3,214<br>-<br>1,600<br>-<br>99,572<br>17,036<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>46,600<br>-|**(Continued)**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>94,758<br>17,036<br>3,214<br>-<br>1,600<br>-<br>99,572<br>17,036<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>46,600<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||17,036|
|||**2023**<br>**£**<br>-|



|**12**|**Taxation**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable|||purposes.|
|**13**|**Debtors**||||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||**Amounts falling due within one year:**||**£**|**£**|
||Trade debtors||1,200|-|
||Other debtors||6,283|111,437|
||Prepayments and accrued income||9,800|-|
||||17,283|111,437|
|**14**|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**||||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
|||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|
||Other taxation and social security||13,003|-|
||Deferred income|**15**|185,000|-|
||Trade creditors||21,941|8,450|
||Other creditors||19,942|20,105|
||Accruals and deferred income||7,400|1,900|
||||247,286|30,455|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **15 Deferred income** 

|**15**|**Deferred income**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Other deferred income||185,000|-|
||Deferred income relates to income received in the current period that is for projects for the 2024-25|||year, and|
||is included in the financial statements as follows:||||
||Crawley Borough Council Shared Prosperity funding|£10,000|||
||Arts Council England Creative Village project funding|£175,000|||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Deferred income is included within:||||
||Current liabilities||185,000|-|
||Movements in the year:||||
||Deferred income at 1 April 2023||-|29,269|
||Released from previous periods||-|(29,269)|
||Resources deferred in the year||185,000|-|
||Deferred income at 31 March 2024||185,000|-|
|**16**|**Retirement benefit schemes**||||
||||**2024**|**2023**|
||**Defined contribution schemes**||**£**|**£**|
||Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes||1,600|-|



The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **17 Restricted funds** 

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. 

|**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2022**<br>**r**<br>**£**<br>Arts Council England - Enliven<br>13,500<br>Crawley Town Centre - Enliven<br>15,514<br>Crawley Borough Council - Enliven<br>5,000<br>Arts Council England - Creative Playground<br>(99)<br>ACE National Lottery Project Grants -<br>Crawley Creatives<br>-<br>Crawley Borough Council - Creative Crawley<br>Give It A go<br>-<br>Crawley Borough Council - Creative<br>Playground<br>-<br>Crawley Town Centre BID - Creative<br>Playground<br>-<br>Small donations and earned income -<br>Creative Playground<br>-<br>Arts Council England - Creative Crawley<br>Give It A Go<br>-<br>Small donations and earned income -<br>Creative Crawley Give It A Go<br>-<br>Crawley Creatives<br>-<br>33,915|**Movement in funds**<br>**Incoming**<br>**esources**<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>1,500<br>(15,000)<br>122,654<br>(129,600)<br>-<br>(5,000)<br>175,000<br>(80,632)<br>30,060<br>(30,060)<br>6,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>335,214<br>(260,292)|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2023**<br>**r**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>(8,568)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>94,269<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>6,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(8,568)<br>100,269|**Movement in funds**<br>**Incoming**<br>**esources**<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>458,968<br>(391,094)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(6,000)<br>50,000<br>(50,000)<br>5,000<br>(5,000)<br>2,612<br>(2,612)<br>70,905<br>(70,905)<br>4,070<br>(4,070)<br>-<br>(482)<br>591,555<br>(530,163)|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>162,143<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>482<br>-<br>482<br>162,143|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March 2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>162,143<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>482<br>-<br>482<br>162,143|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||162,143|



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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

## **18 Unrestricted funds** 

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes. 

||**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**resources**|**expended**||**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Operating reserve|-|-|-|10,000|10,000|
|General funds|29,561|274|(14,696)|(10,482)|4,657|
||29,561|274|(14,696)|(482)|14,657|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1 April**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers**|**At 31 March**|
||**2022**|**resources**|**expended**||**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|968|25,085|(5,060)|8,568|29,561|



A transfer from general unrestricted funds of £10,000 has been made in the year to a designated reserve. This fund has been set up to manage operational risk by allocating funds needed to cover operating costs. Our aim is to build this reserve over the next few years to cover at least three months running costs. 

## **19 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**At 31 March 2024:**<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>14,657<br>162,143<br>14,657<br>162,143<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**At 31 March 2023:**<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>29,561<br>100,269<br>29,561<br>100,269|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>176,800|
|---|---|
||176,800|
||**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>129,830|
||129,830|



## **20 Related party transactions** 

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year or in the prior period. 

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## **CREATIVE CRAWLEY CIO** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024**_ 

|**21**<br>**Cash generated from operations**<br>Surplus for the year<br>Adjustments for:<br>Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities<br>Movements in working capital:<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase in creditors<br>Increase/(decrease) in deferred income<br>**Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations**<br>**22**<br>**Analysis of changes in net funds**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>46,970<br>(274)<br>94,154<br>31,831<br>185,000<br>357,681|**2023**<br>**£**<br>94,947<br>(85)<br>(111,437)<br>16,376<br>(29,269)<br>(29,468)|
|---|---|---|



The charity had no material debt during the year. 

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