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2025-04-30-accounts

Curious Arts

Charity No. 1198708

Company No. 10709247

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

30 April 2025

Curious Arts Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 2 to 13
Independent Examiner's Report 14
Statement of Financial Activities 15
Summary Income and Expenditure Account 16
Balance Sheet 17
Statement of Cash flows 18
Notes to the Accounts 19 to 27
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 28 to 29

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Trustee Report For the year ended 30 April 2025

1. Objectives and activities

Curious Arts' charitable objects are the promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit through the staging of an annual LGBTQIA arts and culture festival and the provision of a programme of year round local and national arts activities designed to: a) eliminate discrimination and inequality on the grounds of gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation; b) advance education and raise awareness of issues relating to sexual orientation or gender identity and discrimination and the needs of LGBTQIA people and the issues affecting their communities; and c) cultivate a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity in relation to persons who identify as LGBTQIA. For the purposes of this clause 'LGBTQIA' is defined as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual.

The company's principal activity is the exploration and celebration of LGBTQIA+ culture through the arts, increasing visibility, dialogue and understanding of the LGBTQIA+ community of the North East.

The organisation strives to improve the quality of life of LGBTQIA+ communities and their friends and families by promoting visibility and opportunities for audiences and artists.

Curious Arts is proud to be championing activity with and for children, young people and families, queer artists of colour and female-led activity.

2. Achievements and Performance

The past year has seen the continued growth of Curious Arts through the hard work and dedication of our team and trustees.

We have significantly increased our impact and reach in Hartlepool and Tees Valley from our new Hartlepool Borough Hall base. Taking an active role in local strategic, cultural and community partnerships in Hartlepool, Redcar and Middlesbrough.

2024 saw the launch of two-year Tees Valley Combined Authority supported project Pride in Tees Valley. Bringing together community planning groups and cultural and community partners to curate Pride events in Hartlepool, Saltburn, Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough. Alongside supporting Darlington Pride Weekender produced by Darlington Borough Council. Creating numerous volunteering opportunities and producing joyful, inclusive celebrations representative of the communities they empowered. As part of this programme we took volunteers to York Pride for a ‘Go See’ to widen and inform their contributions to planning meetings. Alongside our Pride in Tees Valley work we supported and co-delivered Newcastle

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Pride's shift to its new city centre model.

We continued to develop our family programme, scaling up Mini Pride with repeated partners to Curious Takeovers at Kirkleatham Museum, Seaton Delaval Hall and Darlington Hippodrome. Mini Pride continued to provide families across the country with creative crafts with highlights including a return to Canary Wharf and new venue partners Ormesby Hall and Hopetown Darlington.

Following the success of Wildflower we developed one final national tour including Bradford, RHS Bridgewater Manchester and closing at International Children’s Arts Festival Boing! in Winchester. Further building on our touring family work we developed glow in the dark touring work, Groove and Glow. An illuminated street theatre performance, the pilot tour included Hexham Lantern Parade, Sunderland Light Festival and Hartepool Fireworks Display. We will continue to develop new work and tour activity widely.

We have continued to position ourselves as a key provider of LGBTQIA+ youth arts services in the region, sustaining delivery of regular youth groups in Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland.

We have invested in piloting new activity including digital content and reaching online audiences through a new podcast - Chatti Patti, spotlighting LGBTQIA+ creatives. Heritage project Curious Histories saw the beginnings of the creation of an LGBTQIA+ archive capturing lived experiences of community members in Newcastle, Barnard Castle and Sunderland. Live Theatre also hosted artist platform Live Theatre is Curious, amplifying Northern LGBTQIA+ artists.

We continue to contribute to arts and culture sector development with national impact through our LGBTQIA+ Awareness training. We have delivered training sessions to varied sectors including arts and care charity Blue Cabin, Further Education establishment New College Durham, Construction Company Morgan Sindell, Finance company Sage, and scientific engineering firm Leica Bio systems.

We continue to coordinate and deliver Queer Arts North, supporting peer organisations and offering Artist support and commissions. This year we piloted a new online Artist Development programme ‘Connect & Develop’.

We continue to raise awareness of our work, develop and encourage best practice understanding through University lectures, workshops and guest speaking at conferences on the areas of LGBTQIA+ Culture and inclusion. This year our Chief Executive undertook a Clore Fellowship and research trips internationally, team members also undertook a varied and high quality programme of training. Organisational development achievements and growth included expanding the team with additional administration and producer roles.

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We acknowledge a further an increase in negativity towards our family and youth work. This is being seen across the country as anti LGBTQIA+ sentiment and views towards LGBTQIA+ communities continues to polarise with rising hate crimes. We are managing this by supporting team members and developing our own internal practice.

We are looking forward to our future developments with confidence that Curious Arts will continue to adapt and evolve, but will not defer from our charitable purpose. Promoting equality and diversity and working to eliminate discrimination of LGBTQIA+ communities, through creative programmes that champion, increase visibility and understanding of LGBTQIA+ people.

We are grateful to all of our partners and funders, who have helped us to deliver during the year, in particular we would like to thank the Joicey Trust, UK Youth, Children in Need and PFC Trust for their support.

We also thank

Youth Music for funding our Trailblazers Dec 2024 - 2025 ( restricted funds)

Woodsmith Foundation for their funding to support community activity in Redcar and Cleveland contributing to pride activity.

Shears (restricted income) for supporting our youth and community activity.

3. Public benefit

The Board of Trustees has referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's objectives and planning its future activities. This annual report will aim to demonstrate the link between our charitable activity and how this benefits our service users. The Trustees understand and have discussed the implications of the provisions of the Charities Act 2006, which state that all charities must meet two key principles and i) demonstrate that they are established for public benefit, and ii) have had due regard to the public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission. Curious Arts' beneficiaries are appropriate to its aims, and the public benefits from its work. Benefits are evidenced and relate directly to its aims. The Trustees do not consider that any detriment or harm flows from its work and therefore believe that the charity meets both key principles.

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4. Plans for future periods

Recognising Curious Arts continued ambition, scale and growth trajectory and its impact on team capacity and wellbeing; We plan to sustain and develop our activity by:

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Our approach to future plans is underpinned by building resilience, efficient ways of working, partnerships and the development of new products and services to ensure the charity is at the forefront of its field in terms of effective activity programmes to make the impact needed to further its charitable aims.

Reserves Policy

The Trustees have reviewed the charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

The Trustees aim to firstly hold a level of unrestricted Reserves which enables the charity to have sufficient financial resources to meet various liabilities which would crystallise if Curious Arts's funding were to be withdrawn and/or it were unable to continue operating.

At present, the Trustees estimate that the Unrestricted Reserves required for such purposes amount to approximately £85,000.

If possible, the Trustees then aspire to retain an additional allowance of £25,000 to enable the charity to respond flexibly to issues or appropriate initiatives which might be identified outside of its annual budgeting process.

The required level of Reserves is therefore £110,000. Curious Arts currently holds total Unrestricted Reserves of £113,000 at 30 April 2025. The Trustees will monitor turnover and costs and set objectives to ensure reserves are appropriate.

This policy will be regularly appraised by the Trustee finance sub group and reviewed by all Trustees on an annual basis as part of the charity's budgeting processes.

The Trustees regularly review specific liabilities at each Board meeting. The Reserves Policy is re-visited by the Board annually in the light of progress against budget and is updated at the time of drafting the annual accounts.

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The Trustees have acknowledged the growth of the organisation, the challenging fundraising climate and the increasingly complex political and legal operating context of our work with this in mind they have identified the need to invest funds strategically through designating funds. £65,000 will be designated for three specific organisational development activities including;

5. Structure, governance and management

Appointment of Trustees

The charity currently has a board of 9 non-executive Trustees.

The Board meets a minimum of four times per year and has taken advantage of the provisions of the Companies Act enabling the waiver of the need to conduct an Annual General Meeting.

Detailed written Board reports and an agenda are prepared by the Chief Executive Officer and circulated in advance of meetings.

Potential Trustees are identified through discussions and recommendations offered by existing Trustees and outside advisors to the organisation, as well as through the formal advertisement of vacancies through arts and charitable networks.

Trustee applicants complete an application process and undergo an interview with a trustee recruitment panel, including the Chair and the Chief Executive, before being recommended to the full Board. Trustees are appointed once the Board has authorised the selection, and on completion of the necessary registration paperwork. New Trustees are offered induction, guidance and required to attend Trustee and Staff away day activities to ensure familiarisation with the charity, its work, finances and their legal duties as a Trustee. New Trustees are inducted by the Chair of the Board, other Trustees and the staff team. They are provided with a range of resources to support their understanding of Curious Arts’ activities.

From time to time, the Trustees elect a Chair and determine for what period the Chair is to hold office.

Organisation

The trustees administer the charity and the Chief Executive is responsible for managing the work of the charity on a day-to-day basis. The Chief Executive is supported by the Creative Producer as part of the leadership team function. The Chief Executive also is supported by an administration

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and access worker.

The trustees are aware that the major risk to the organisation is lack of funding. Each quarter the risk is assessed when budgets are compared to actual spend and reserves are reviewed on a yearly basis to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover five months running costs and any possible redundancy costs.

Risk management

The finance sub-committee has conducted its own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and for ensuring the consistent quality of the delivery of all operational aspects of the charitable company. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.

As part of its annual business planning process, the Trustees of the charity regularly review the major governance, operational and financial risks the charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to mitigate these risks.

Curious Arts has a risk management strategy in place which comprises:

The Trustees have managed the potential impact of these risks by:

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6. Reference and administrative details

Organisation Name Curious Arts Company No. 10709247 Registered Charity No. 1198708 Directors & Trustees V.J. Bartesch H Imtiaz G.E. Longstaff C Taylor D Tuffnell P.C.L Wong S Broadhurst Chair J.D Smith P Holliday Appointed 10th January 2025 D J Fahey Appointed 10th January 2025

Registered Office C/O Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre Raby Road Hartlepool TS24 8AH

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Accountants Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon NE21 5BT

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Curious Arts Trustees Annual Report

The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Company No. 10709247

Charity No. 1198708

Registered Office

Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre Raby Road Hartlepool TS24 8AH

Directors and Trustees

The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year:

V.J. Bartesch S. Broadhurst D.J. Fahey P. Holliday H. Imtiaz G.E. Longstaff J. McAndrew (Resigned 6 June 2024) J.D.E. Smith C. Taylor D. Tuffnell P.C.L. Wong

Accountants

Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon on Tyne Tyne and Wear NE21 5BT

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Curious Arts Trustees Annual Report

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Signed on behalf of the board

V. Bartesch

V. Bartesch (Jan 23, 2026 09:03:35 GMT)

Sian Broadhurst

V.J. Bartesch

Trustee

28 December 2025

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Curious Arts Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Curious Arts

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Curious Arts for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the Charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's financial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

As 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 FFA FTA, which is one of the listed bodies.

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

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.

Kay Wightman FFA FTA Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon on Tyne Tyne and Wear NE21 5BT 28 December 2025

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Curious Arts Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 30 April 2025

Notes
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Other
Total
Net gains on investments
Net income
Transfers between funds
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
2025
£
4,293
241,704
1,507		 Restricted
funds
2025
£
-
281,554
-		 Total funds
2025
£
4,293
523,258
1,507		 Total funds
2024
£
5,784
369,915
261
247,504
1,309
61,631
109,629		 281,554
-
264,436
-		 529,058
1,309
326,067
109,629		 375,960
564
304,149
37,669
172,569
-		 264,436
-		 437,005
-		 342,382
-
74,935
-		 17,118
-		 92,053
-		 33,578
-
74,935 17,118 92,053 33,578
74,935
103,357		 17,118
16,882		 92,053
120,239		 33,578
86,661
178,292 34,000 212,292 120,239

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Curious Arts Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30 April 2025

Income
Gross income for the year
Expenditure
Depreciation and charges for
impairment of fixed assets
Total expenditure for the year
Net income before tax for the year
Net income for the year		 2025
£
529,058
529,058
435,967
1,038
437,005
92,053
92,053		 2024
£
375,960
375,960
341,582
800
342,382
33,578
33,578

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Curious Arts Balance Sheet

at 30 April 2025

Company No.
10709247
Notes
2025
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
3,834
3,834
Current assets
Debtors
13
18,143
Cash at bank and in hand
217,505
235,648
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
14
(27,190)
Net current assets
208,458
Total assets less current liabilities
212,292
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
212,292
Total net assets
212,292
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
15
Restricted income funds
34,000
34,000
Unrestricted funds
15
General funds
113,292
Designated funds
65,000
178,292
Reserves
15
Total funds
212,292		 2024
£
2,933
2,933
23,393
123,108
146,501
(29,195)
117,306
120,239
120,239
120,239
16,882
16,882
73,357
30,000
103,357
120,239

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

For the year ended 30 April 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Approved by the board on 28 December 2025

And signed on its behalf by:

V. Bartesch

V. Bartesch (Jan 23, 2026 09:03:35 GMT)

Sian Broadhurst

V.J. Bartesch

Trustee

28 December 2025

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Curious Arts Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 30 April 2025

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income per Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Decrease in trade and other receivables
(Decrease)/Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash from financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances		 2025
£
92,053
1,038
5,250
(2,005)
96,336
(1,939)
(1,939)
-
94,397
123,108
217,505
217,505
217,505		 2024
£
33,578
800
1,124
9,574
45,076
-
-
-
45,076
76,819
121,895
123,108
123,108

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 30 April 2025

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Income

Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Plant & Machinery 3% Reducing Balance

IT & Office Equipment 3% Straight Line

Freehold investment property

Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.

Stocks

Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Research and development

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Leased assets

Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

2 Company status

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.

3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year

3
Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Other
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
4
Income from donations and legacies
Donations, Gift Aid,
Fundraising		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
5,784
170,343
261
176,388
564
84,128
37,669
122,361
54,027
54,027
54,027
49,330
103,357
Unrestricted
£
4,293
4,293		 Restricted
funds
2024
£
-
199,572
-
199,572
-
220,021
-
220,021
(20,449)
(20,449)
(20,449)
37,331
16,882
Total
2025
£
4,293
4,293		 Total funds
2024
£
5,784
369,915
261
375,960
564
304,149
37,669
342,382
33,578
33,578
33,578
86,661
120,239
Total
2024
£
5,784
5,784

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Curious Arts

Notes to the Accounts

5 Income from charitable activities

Grant Income
Other Public Funds
Earned Income
6
Income from other trading activities
Fundraising Events
7
Expenditure on raising funds
Fundraising trading costs
Merchandising/Shop Costs
8
Expenditure on charitable activities
Expenditure on charitable
activities
Freelance Fees
Marketing Costs
Project Costs
Governance costs
Board Meetings		 Unrestricted
£
46,802
2,375
192,527
241,704
Unrestricted
£
27,194
16,518
17,757
162
61,631		 Restricted
£
281,554
-
-
281,554
Unrestricted
£
1,507
1,507
Unrestricted
£
1,309
1,309
Restricted
£
-
-
264,436
-
264,436		 Total
2025
£
328,356
2,375
192,527
523,258
Total
2025
£
1,507
1,507
Total
2025
£
1,309
1,309
Total
2025
£
27,194
16,518
282,193
162
326,067		 Total
2024
£
238,647
11,505
119,763
369,915
Total
2024
£
261
261
Total
2024
£
564
564
Total
2024
£
128,344
4,775
171,002
28
304,149

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

9 Other expenditure

Employee costs
Motor and travel costs
Premises costs
Amortisation, depreciation,
impairment, profit/loss on
disposal of fixed assets
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
10 Net income before transfers
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation of owned fixed assets
11 Staff costs
Salaries and wages
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
12 Tangible fixed assets
Cost or revaluation
At 1 May 2024
Additions
At 30 April 2025
Depreciation and
impairment
At 1 May 2024
Depreciation charge for the
year
At 30 April 2025
Net book values
At 30 April 2025
At 30 April 2024		 Unrestricted
£
68,487
22,877
6,124
1,038
4,298
6,805
109,629
2025
£
1,038
2025
62,644
62,644
Plant &
Machinery
£
4,000
250
4,250
1,067
813
1,880
2,370
2,933		 Total
2025
£
68,487
22,877
6,124
1,038
4,298
6,805
109,629
IT & Office
Equipment
£
1,525
1,689
3,214
1,525
225
1,750
1,464
-		 Total
2024
£
9,029
15,992
3,560
800
3,303
4,985
37,669
2024
£
800
2024
4,975
4,975
Total
£
5,525
1,939
7,464
2,592
1,038
3,630
3,834
2,933

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

13 Debtors

13 Debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
14 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other taxes and social security
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income		 2025
£
16,050
2,093
18,143
2025
£
3,728
8,886
1,606
1,650
11,320
27,190		 2024
£
22,674
719
23,393
2024
£
8,880
7,553
-
2,862
9,900
29,195

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

15 Movement in funds

15 Movement in funds
At 1 May
2024
-
-
16,882
-
-
-
16,882
73,357
30,000
-
-
-
-
30,000
120,239		 Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses)
£
28,488
54,428
140,314
4,481
3,843
50,000
281,554
247,504
-
-
-
-
-
-
529,058		 Resources
expended
£		 Gross
transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(65,000)
20,000
7,000
10,000
20,000
8,000
65,000
-		 At 30 April
2025
£
5,432
7,686
20,882
-
-
-
Restricted funds:
Restricted income funds:
Youth Music Trailblazer
Youth Groups
Pride/Mini Pride/Other
Events
Woodsmith Foundation
Shears Foundation
Arts Events
Total
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Designated funds:
New Product Development
Research
Legal Fees
(23,056)
(46,742)
(136,314)
(4,481)
(3,843)
(50,000)
(264,436)
(142,569)
(30,000)
-
-
-
-
(30,000)
(437,005)
34,000
113,292
20,000
7,000
10,000
20,000
8,000
Staffing Costs
Website & CRM
Total
Total funds
65,000
212,292

Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Restricted funds: Youth Music Trailblazer Youth Music Trailblazer Costs Youth Groups Cost towards Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Teesdale Youth Group Sessions Pride/Mini Pride/Other Cost towards pride/mini pride events & other events Events Woodsmith Foundation Cost towards pride/mini pride events & other events Shears Foundation Cost toward Shears Foundation Project Arts Events Cost towards arts events and general support Designated funds: New Product Development Development of new products and services to ensure the charity is at the forefront of its field in terms of effective activity programmes to make the impact needed to further its charitable aims

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Curious Arts Notes to the Accounts

ious Arts
es to the Accounts
Research Planning time for capital based strategic projects and partnership
development
Legal Fees Increased legal expertise and increased insurance to navigate the complex
and shifting legal context
Staffing Costs Increased staffing costs including recruitment, wellbeing, salary costs,
additional fundraising and increased office costs.
Website & CRM Finalise development of website and CRM systems

16 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fixed assets
Net current assets
Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt		 Unrestricted
funds
£
3,834
235,648
239,482
At 1 May
2024
£		 Restricted
funds
£
-
(27,190)
(27,190)
Cash flows
£		 Total
£
3,834
208,458
212,292
At 30 April
2025
£
123,108 94,397 217,505
123,108
123,108		 94,397
94,397		 217,505
217,505

17 Reconciliation of net debt

18 Related party disclosures

Controlling party

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital; thus no single party controls the company.

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Curious Arts Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 30 April 2025

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Donations, Gift Aid, Fundraising
Charitable activities
Grant Income
Other Public Funds
Earned Income
Other trading activities
Fundraising Events
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Costs of other trading activities
Merchandising/Shop Costs
Total of expenditure on raising
funds
Charitable activities
Freelance Fees
Marketing Costs
Project Costs
Governance costs
Board Meetings
Total of expenditure on charitable
activities
Employee costs
Salaries/wages
Staff training
Motor and travel costs
Travel and subsistence
Fares
Premises costs
Rent		 Unrestricte
d funds
2025
£
4,293
4,293
46,802
2,375
192,527
241,704
1,507
1,507
247,504
1,309
1,309
1,309
27,194
16,518
17,757
61,469
162
162
61,631
62,644
5,843
68,487
20,343
2,534
22,877
6,084		 Restricted
funds
2025
£
-
-
281,554
-
-
281,554
-
-
281,554
-
-
-
-
-
264,436
264,436
-
-
264,436
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
2025
£
4,293
4,293
328,356
2,375
192,527
523,258
1,507
1,507
529,058
1,309
1,309
1,309
27,194
16,518
282,193
325,905
162
162
326,067
62,644
5,843
68,487
20,343
2,534
22,877
6,084		 Total funds
2024
£
5,784
5,784
238,647
11,505
119,763
369,915
261
261
375,960
564
564
564
128,344
4,775
171,002
304,121
28
28
304,149
4,975
4,054
9,029
14,533
1,459
15,992
3,347

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Curious Arts

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Premises cleaning
Premises repairs and
maintenance
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Depreciation of Plant &
Machinery
Depreciation of IT & Office
Equipment
Bank charges
General insurances
Postage and couriers
Software, IT support and related
costs
Stationery and printing
Subscriptions
Sundry expenses
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Audit/Independent examination
fees
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Other legal and professional
costs
Total of expenditure of other costs
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other Gains
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 -
40
6,124
813
225
98
1,154
210
948
476
1,220
150
42
5,336
1,650
5,061
94
6,805
109,629
172,569
-
74,935
74,935
-
74,935
103,357
178,292		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
264,436
-
17,118
17,118
-
17,118
16,882
34,000		 -
40
6,124
813
225
98
1,154
210
948
476
1,220
150
42
5,336
1,650
5,061
94
6,805
109,629
437,005
-
92,053
92,053
-
92,053
120,239
212,292		 101
112
3,560
800
-
145
609
299
539
588
550
479
94
4,103
1,650
3,322
13
4,985
37,669
342,382
-
33,578
33,578
-
33,578
86,661
120,239

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