2023-12-31-accounts

Charity No. 1198849

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ASPIRE VIA STUDIOS
(Dormant Accounts)
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
1 [st] January 2023 to 31 [s t] December 2023
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Contents

Legal and administrative information

Report of the Trustees Dormant Balance Sheet

Notes forming part of the financial statements

Legal and administrative information

Charity number

Registered address

Trustees

1198849

KENSINGTON PAVILION 96 KENSINGTON HIGH STREET KENSINGTON LONDON W8 4SG WARRICK WINCUP MARARET WHITEHOUSE O.B.E. THOMAS BLEASEDALE

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ASPITE VIA STUDIOS

Trustees' Report

The Trustees present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2023

During this period, the charity had dormant accounts.

Structure, governance and management

The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Foundation, as a body corporate under Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 on the 5th May 2022. The CIO registered with the Charity Commission on the same day.

Trustees are legally responsible for the governance and management of the charity. Trustees are responsible of setting strategies and policies for ensuring these are implemented.

Risk management

The charity's trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed potential risks. Systems and procedures have been put in place to manage the risks and to mitigate any adverse outcomes.

Objectives and activities

The governing scheme defines the charity's objects as being to:

• a) THE RELIEF OF NEED IN PARTICULAR OF ARTISTS OR CRAFTSMEN WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE STUDIOS, WORKSPACES, EVENT VENUES AND ARTIST RESIDENCIES TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR LIVING;

• b) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ARTS

• c) THE PROMOTION OF THE APPRECIATION OF ART

Achievements and Performance

The CIO was dormant during this period.

Financial review

No transaction took place during this period.

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Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

• observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities

This report was approved by the trustees on 17[th] November 2025 signed on their behalf by:

Warrick Wincup

Trustee

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ASPIRE VIA STUDIOS

Balance Sheet as at 31[st] December 2023

(Dormant Accounts)

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Period to 31 [st] Dec 2022 Period to 31 [st] Dec 2022
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Total fixed assets - -
Current assets
Stock and work in progress - -
Debtors - -
Cash at bank and in hand - -
- -
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year - -
-
-
Net current assets - -
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year - -
Provision for liabilities - -
Net assets - -
Reserves - -
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This report was approved by the Board on 17[th] November 2025 signed on their behalf by:

Warrick Wincup

Trustee

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the period ending 31[st] December 2023

1. Accounting policies

• (a) Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance.

• (b) Charity status

Aspire via Studios was established under a CIO Foundation constitution and is a registered with the Charity Commission under the reference of 1198849. The Trustees are appointed and function in accordance with the Constitution.

• (c) Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

(d) Receipts

All incoming resources are included in the Receipt & payment Accounts when the charity actually obtains legally entitled income.

(e) Payments

All expenditure is accounted for on payments basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

2. Member liabilities

The members of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.

3. Debt outstanding

There is no particulars of any debt outstanding at the date the statement of assets and liabilities which is owed by Aspire via Studios and which is secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the Aspire via Studios .

4. Related Parties

Controlling entity

The charity is controlled by the trustees. During the year the Trustees received no emoluments or incurred any expenses using Trust funds.

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