Brighton Dome and Festival Limited
(A company limited by guarantee)
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
for the year ended 31 March 2021
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0111212021
COMPANIES HOUSE
11109
Re9i5tered number. 00889184
Chty number.. 249748

CONTENTS
Page
The Trustees, Annual & Strategic Report
Independent Auditorfs Report
18
Consolidated Slalement of Fmiancial Actmties
21
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Company Balance Sheet
23
Consolidated Stslemenl of Cash Flows
24
Notes lo the Financial Slatemenls
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AND STRATEGIC REPORT
The TrLtslees are pleased to present Iheir annual report ILxJelher with the accounts, which includes both the
Tru51ees' Report and Strategic Report for the year ended 31 March 2021.
Reference and administrative details
Charrt
num
r.. 249748
Com
an number_" 00889184
Princi
al Office.. 12a Pavilion Buildings. Castle Squa￿. BrYJMon BN1 1EE
Bank r. Royal Bank of ScotLand. PO Box 300. 8righton. BN1 9TE
Au Itors.. Haysmacintyre LLP. 10 Queen Street P*e London. EC4R 1AG
Di￿¢10￿$ and Trustees..
The Directots of the charitable company Ithe Charity) a￿ it5 Trustees for the purposes of charty law a￿1
throu9houl this report are collectivety referred to as the Trustee5.
The Trustees serving durin9 the year ènd since the year end were as follows..
Mi Danny Homan- Chair
Mi Judah Armani
Mr Tim Aspinall {reS￿ned 15" December 2020)
Ms Lucy Davies
Prof. David Gann (resigned 22￿j September 20201
Mr David Jordan IresNJned 22￿j September 20201
Mr Nick Juba
Mr Jordan Kensington
Ms Melanie Lews
Mr Christopher Martin
Ms Marina Norris
Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty
Cllr Amanda Grimshaw (resigned 7th July 20201
Cllr Jaqueline O'Quinn
Officers and Executive Mana
emenl
The current officers, and those who served during the per￿. are as follows..
Mr Andiew Comben- Ch¢ef ExeculNe
Mrs Amanda Jones- Depuly Chief Executive. Director of Finance & Company Secretary (resigned as
Company Secretsry on 2¢Tr March 20211
Mr Andrew Caddy- Company Secrelary lapkK)inled March 20211
Ms Kyla Booth-Lucking- Director of Programming and Parttipation tsob-share)
Ms Carole Britten- Director of Marketing & Audiences
Ms Beth Burgess- Direct￿ of Pr(xluCi￿jn. Festival Execulive Prctyjucer
Mr Peter Chivers- Director of Music & Arts
Ms Zoe Curtis- Direclor ofvisilor & Venue SeNices
Ms Maxine Hort- Director of Operations
Mrs Laura Keogh - D1￿ClOr of Human Resources
Ms Tanya Peters- Director of Programming ar￿ Participation (J'ob-sharel
Dlsclosure of Inforniatlon to Audktor
Insofar as each of the Tru51ees of the Company at the date of approval of this report is aware Ihere is no
relevant audit infornat￿n (information needed by the Company's auditor in connection with preparing the

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number". 00889184>
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
audit reportl of which the Company s audrtor is unaware Each Tnjstee has taken all of the steps that helshe
should have taken as a Truslee in order to make himsewlherseff aware of any relevant audit infomalion and
lo establish that the Company S auditor is aware of that infomialton.
Auditor
The Trustees were pleased lo appoint Hay5macintyre LLP as auditors of BrvJhton Dome and Festival Limited
for the year ending 31 March 2021 and wsh to thank them for their professionalism. advice and guidance
throughout Ihe period. Appointment of audrtors for the financial year ending 31 March 2022 ￿11 be proposed
and discussed al a fulure meetin9 of the Board in accordance wrth sectbon 48S of the CoMpan￿S Act 2006.
Principal activities
Artistic Am
Brighton Oom8
The stsrt of the 202012021 finanual year came just a v*ek after the first natsonal lockdown for Covid-19.
Vve ultimately had lo cancel, postpone or reschedu￿ hundreds of live events originally programmed across
2020 8nd 2021.
We had to quickly learn and adapt lo lockdown requirements. tuming many events into online or INe stream
experiences and transrtioning others inlo ouldoor experiences. Although very few Iwe events were possible
in 202012021 we still managed to deliver sIgnrf￿nt audience engagement, mostly through our online
activity.
We also took the pragmatic decision lo plan for a kjngei-lerm recovery business model that would link to the
re-opening of our Corn E¥change and Studio Theatre venues in 2022. This plan takes a Ihree-phase
approach lo the period June 2020 to April 2022, a5 folloy•VS".
Recovery.. June- October 2020
Renewal". October 2020- October 2021
Reopening.. October 2021 - April 2022
Every arts Organisal￿)n continues to f%e an uncertain future, particularty those like us reliant on venues
generating commercial income. Our current business model. generating 67VD of ils Income from commercial
or philanthropic sources, relie5 on audience attendance capacilie5 of over 70% year-round which will be
harder lo achieve in the medium tem) due to audience confidence and is interdependent on hundreds ol
promoters and producers with whom we share risk or receive hire fees some of whom may not suryive the
pandemic.
In managing our 202012021 programme we were acutely aware of the risk and impact of both supply and
demand lor arts events andas was borne i)ut.. the likely possibiliiy ofonlysocially distanced
performances being permffted, the majorty of wh¢h proving unviable for our promolors. We worked with our
promolors and artists to reschedule dates - often several limes, wthich has meant our Concert Hall has been
primarily closed. We are looking Instead lo re-open in Autumn 2021 wilh the first return in 18 months of live
perfonnance event5 indoors at full capacty.
Inrtially focused on minimisin9 cancellalion5 and enabling the rescheduling of as many events as possible we
then WOTked with partners and promolors ab￿ to offer events online This year we were able lo present 7 live
events{3 of which were also Iivestreamed)with a total audienceof1,463. In addilion,we
presented 3 livestream-onty events from our Concert Hall. each wrth watch again ver$￿In$ and ctrpresented
61 online events and livestreams. There was a tolal of 80 events across the penod12020." 2841.
Recovery..
Wrth so much performance activity unable lo lake pla￿ we instead invested much line and resource into
artist development alongside fvrther devekynent of our role as a CIV￿ venue.
We continued our leading rok In the Brighton arts ecology. Abngside other key partners in the
city. we developed the
ABCD
Re¢overy
Plan,
supporting widespread
and in4eplh
consukalion and engagemenl with ofganisations, venues. independent artis15. practitioners and our City
council. This research and the resutting plan have enabled fresh thinking on 501ving some old and some
new. pandemic.exposed, chaI￿nge$ to sustaining arts and creatiwty in the cty.

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Additional consultation wrth artists and the develownent of new partnerships has enabkd arti5t-led inrtiatives
to partner wth BDBF on opening spaces to diverse artists, for example through the Open Venues scheme
with Br￿hton Artists Netwoth and In hosting safe. free spaces for creative practitioners to meet, support each
other and share ideas such as Crealwe C*ch Ups wrth Iron Clad Creative.
The launch of our In-House Artist scheme is bringing arts.st votss into the centre of our work. The scheme
provided £10,000 e&h lo 4 artists to pursue creative endeavours and contribute time as advisors and
provocateurs whi151 also informing our developing Business Plan for our newly refurbished spaces.
We reopened our foyer doors to the publ￿ tn September 2020 by welcoming Café Domenica, a social
enterprise supporting young adults with learning drfficutties. to manage both a daytime café (Tues- Fril and
offer their programme of enT￿hrnent aclNities in our Founders Room.
In July 2020 we partnered with one of our reguLHr talk5 and bx)ks event promotors FANE lo launch a series
of live stream talks with authors and celebrities linked to new book launches. These were pay-to-view online
experiences offering a book plus livestream or tsve stream only and with a IimTted'watch again. of 48
hours. All unique. new events these helped lo maintain our online presence and en*led us lo trial moving
into the lefrilory of paid for digital experiences.
Wrth several partner venues and promoters across the UK and intemationally these one-off filmed
eXperien￿S have been successful in gener*ing large audiences overall. Between August 2020 and March
2021. we co-presented 51 such events fealuring a wide range of hMJh profile and diverse arti515 including
Margaret Alwood.
Sir
Ranulph Fiennes,
Armislead
Maupin.
Stephanie Yeboah and
Kiley
Ried. 1,500 bcK*erslhouseholds were reached through this inrtialive- a modest lolal despite proactive
marketing campaigns. We learn& a bt regarding the viability of such events, particularly with respect
to price 160% of our surveyed audience would expect to pay spnrficanlly less than for 8 INe experience)
and audiences. equipment limitations.
We cfrhosled Wise Children's new musical Romantics AnC￿￿￿0￿S in September 2020 directed by Emma
Rice which was performed live at Bristol Old v￿ arhd require(l the company lo live in quaranline. We were
part
of
London
& Southeast venues
night,
cornparing very
with
the
other participating venues by selling 402 househokl tickets {mosl venues selling less than 1001.
Olher
free
online
events experiences that
made avaiiqble
via
our
website
plattomis either replaced cancelled performances or presented past events remade for a digital audien￿.
These
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20191614 viewers), Jazz Re."Fest13,4CKI viewers for the live event plu5 2.100 for the watch again).
We also engaged with this year's online Heiitage Open Day programme prc¥Jucing a series of herila9e blogs
via our heritage volunteers and signfficanlly increasin9 the narralwe and heritage conlenl available via our
website. For International Womens's Day in March 2021 we replaced our usual mutti-evenl formal with
seven free online events indvdTrng debales. mindful yoga. films and a play performed to individuals over the
phone.
In support of our chIld￿n and families programme we promoted a Brighton special streaming of Julia
Donaldson's The Snail and The Whale prc*Yuction. We also supported independent ccfjnpanies lo experiment
with different formals by bringing ch¢y)se-your-own-adventure The Mobik Anar¢hi8t's Library digital
experien￿ to families in half teim and dance-on-your-dwrstep wlh GOGGLEDANCE.
Renewal:
To support Ihe citys devasted arts communities we colkborated wrth 11 grass rcx)ts music venues once
resliictions were temporarily lifted to CO-prc*Juce a series of socially distanced, live performance5 across fouf
Saturdays in October and Novembec 2020 under the banner Live Is Alive1 The series showcased h)cal music
talent, with all t￿ke1 income and fundraising distributed amongsl the hard-pressed independenl
venues. Creating a new, cabaret-seated, sctially distan￿d format for our Coneert Hall lat a maximum 300
capacrtyl, these fully booked events were also streamed live using a pay-lo-view SerV￿e for the first
time. For these events we introduced both paperless ticketing and pre and in-seat ordering via an app - just
tsvo of the many Innoval￿nS and chan9es implemented to enable INe events lo be safely presented in our
venue.The finalevenl in this series wa5 sadlyunable to go ahead due to the second national
lockdown being imposed.

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We had hoped to folk)w this initiative a mini-series of chamber recrtal Coffee Concerts - and initially sold
the first of these for a live
auijience.
These sadly were not possible with
live
audience however was moved online and we livestreamed three such classical chamber recitals curated with
pianist Joanna MacGregor Ir(xn our Concert Hall. each with a month-lon9 Walch A9ain option to
inC￿aSe paid Vkews.
With restrictions lemporanly lifted again. we We￿ able lo present four live even15 in December 2020 to help
our audience embrace the festive spint wrth two special MUS￿ Ihealre perforniartces of A Christmas Carol
read by HaTiiel Waller accompanied by the Brass section of the BPO ￿th Joanna MacGre9or and we h05ted
two Christmas edi(ions of our Live at Brighton Dome comedy nights, again experiencing the cancellation of a
third final live line-up due lo a third national k)ck-dtMn being imposed.
For the year our total paid ticketed live event audiences were just 1,463 wrth an additional new pay-tO-
view audience our online ticketed evenls totaling 2.066.
Brighton Festival
On 17 March 2020 we look the heart-breaking deasion lo cancel Brighton Festival due to the outbreak of
Covid-19.
The S4￿ festival. due to lake place in May 2020 was to have had Lemn Sissay al the helm as Guest Director.
Our
programme, budgets. and ￿ntraCtS were all
plxeandwe wereal the slagE
of linalising our10glStical plans. Ovemighl our mission changed into winding-up these arrangements and
ensuring all participants, audiences and staff were clearly aware of our next steps. Within 24 hours all
artists.suppliers, partnÈrs,and staff were aware the festival had been cancelledal which point
we began ￿sChedu11ng events where possib￿ for online presentation and finalising actual costs.
The budget prior lo eancellatKJn prqected an overall subsidy requirement of £485,336 and after collaborative
discussvJn5 Wlth artists and Suppl￿[S we managed to reduce this 10 £203.210.
Aftef a lot of hwd woth and revised pLanning, we were abk to present Brighton Festival @ Home- a ffee,
online offering with a varied pfogramme hinting al what the originally planned festival would have offered.
Though a very drflicutt period for the organisalion. we weived an enormou5 amount of support from
our audiences. artists and partners and lor Ihal we owe huge gratitude.
This online pfogramme secured a reach of 44,000 Vk4 FacebcM)k and over 5,000 You Tube views across 15
events during May including an oversubscribed livestream laJ( with our Guest Director Lemn Sissay which
attracted a lolal audience of 1.600. A number of these events were made available to watch again, Including
Sam Lee's Nightingale Walk in Sussex which secured a further 3.200 views. Our major co<ommission A
Simple Act of Wonder. WaAer & Zoniel'sart installalion, exhibitron. sock?1 intervention & public art
trail. inspired h￿es. community centres and even the parks of Bevendean & Moulsecoomb lo be colourfully
transfomied. The artists were able to woik wrth Ictal communities in addition lo inslalling a brand-new, art
exhibition al Fabrica to creale an exclusivdy online gallery experience wh￿h attracted 1,300 visrts. Visitors
to the public art trail were estimated al 7,440 based on observations over the exhibition period.
Our overall audien￿ reach for the organisalion ¥ross BrNJhton Dome & Brighton Festival for this most
unusual year was 73,921 12020". 391,0821 which was under 20% of our largel reach sel prior to Ihe
pandemic.
Brlghton & Hove Music & Arts and &isl Sussex Music
Since the closure of schools at the end of March 2020 we pivoted our musie offer and moved to providing
online luilion to our young musicians. All 51aff were actively supported in using the necessary technology and
our safeguarding policy updated accofdingly and issued to all stsff ￿t￿mIng lo leaching.
By May 2020. 3,000 parents and carers had confimed that they wished lo conkn.nue with turtion. which
represented 60% of the total pupils we woukl expect in the summer temi. Although this was a significant
drop, the total was higher than initially projected. We were also able lo contact pupiL8 on our wa((ing list to
ask rf Ihey wouks like to start tuition as Ihe online ofter provKled more flexibility.

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To support this new model of learning we sel up the process of developing learning resources via our new
Virtual Learning Environment IVLEI. This work utilised M￿rOSOft Team and Flipgrid as an Interface for the
pupils. We also began lo expl￿ moving to Mw)soft Tewns Education.
To suppcKI the young musicians that previously attended one of our 5 Musi¢ Centres arbd played in an
ensemble, we designed and launched a new Virtual Music Centre IVMCI. The VMC offered activities ranging
from Jazz and Funk, Ofcheslral and Rc¢k & Pcp
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We also launched a fundraising campaign lo help young musicians whose parents OT caTers were facing
hardship. Our target was to raise £10.000 auoss both services and this was exceeded thanks lo the marby
supporters who kindly donated.
Since the start of the new acadern￿ year (September 2020), turt￿￿ continued both online and increasingly in
schoo15 Wlthin the requirements of Icckdcwn restr￿lI0n5 By working in partnership with
schools, parents and carers we made raphl progress to ensure that instrumental luilion could tcffllinue erther
online or in school. We worked wf(h colleagues in schools to understand their local policies and
arrangements for instrumental ￿SSOnS. In line wrth govemmenl guidance and Whe￿ appropriate miligalions
coukl be made, our teachers returned lo face-ttrface teaching. We continued lo offer the option of online
lesson5 for pupils, delivered al school and during the Scho￿ day where this was possible and offered
evening and weekend les50n lime5 as an attemalive.
Take up from schools varied across the diffe￿nt regional areas and as of November 2020 we were offering
lessons in 75% of schools in Brighlon & Hove. 550/9 in Eastboume, 85% in Hastings, 92YD in Lewes. 84% in
Ha51ings & 780h in Wealden. However. the overall number of pupils djd dec￿aSe wth 2,100 pupils learning
with East Sussex Music and 1,550 learning wrth Bnghton & Hove Music & Arts lapproxim8lely 300h down on
pupil number$ pre-Covid-19. of 5200 pupils).
In the autumn temi we engaged with primary schooLs regarding adaptatKsns lo our WCET (whole class
ensemble lurtKJnl in response lo govemmenl guidance. outlining options for face-lo-face delivery. This
included Soundmakers18righton & Hovel and First Access (East Sussex) programmes. alongside a menu ol
wKler schoo15' 5UPPOrt in East Sussex- currtulum must cover. Ready4Schcol (nursery lo KS1 Iransilionl
and Let's Make Music IKS11.
During the autumn lemi we ¢ontiny8d lo offer our Virtual Music Centre provisKJn and expanded the classes
to include Virtual Voices and Beginner Theory alongside the existing programme of Online Orchestra, Jazz &
Funk Improvisation, Rock & Pop sessions and classes for string players * drfferent ages and stages of
learning. Alongside Virtual Music Centre provision we began preparing for a phased relufn lo fa￿-tO-faCe
Mu51¢ Centre actNitie5 over the spring tern.
The Our Future Music prcgramme Igenerously funded by Youth Music) offered sessKJns virtually through the
Ea51 Brighton Music Space with a relurn to face-to-face delivery at Han9leton & Knoll. Orchestra 360
continued to provide online resources for young musicians wrth Special educational needs and disability
ISENDI and in November began a series of 5 weekty *r*tkshcps delivered online in real time.
Since September we have brought music leaders frcffi 0360 {8ri9hlon & Hove) and PIER..ONE {Easl
Sussex) together to develop plans foi ensemble sessions and create digital content to support session
delivery. In East Sussex we began to schedule a Series of online workshops with the Lindfield School
(Easlbournel and live online PIER..ONE sessions for the spring term., sharing resource5 across both inclusive
ensembles where appropriate.
For Christmas 2020 we developed an online Christmas concert and event series tilled 'A not so silent
Christmas,. Please find more infoTmalLon". htt s"IlwvM bhma.or
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The relum to l¢xkdown in January 2021 had a signrfi¢ant impact on the delivery of planned activities
by both BHMA and ESM. As in-schwl lessons needed to cease for a second time, online
lessons were reintroduced and reschedule. The relum to online lesson5 affected numbers of pupils
learning and In January were 50°A down to approximately 2600 compared lo the previous year. With the
announcement that sch¢xJls would be fully reopening from 8 March 2021 we began again preparing for a
phased return lo face-to-face leaching in ckssrooms We updated protccols and risk assessments in
line wrth government guidance and W0￿ed determinedly lo rebuild learner numbers. We also had lo pul-back
the plarbned reopening of MUS￿ Centre aclivrties to after Easter.

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Working in partnership with Easl Sussex Counlycouncifs Schwl Improvement Partnership we launched a
new Music EduCat￿n Network for teachers. Facilrtated through a new VLE (virtual leaming environmenll
the network has offered online CPD events including a popularTeachMeet. wh￿h was attended by 175
teachers fr¢)m scho)Is across Brighton & Hove. Easl Sussex. West Sussex and Newham. The event was
h051ed by our partners from UnNersity of Sussex and featured a keynote speech from HMI Mark Phillips,
Ofsled's National Lead for Music.
Delivery of oijr Cultural Recovery Fund programme continued during this year Notably signif1canl Work is
Unde￿aY on the rebranding of BHMA and ESM working as one servi￿, as part of BDBF. A new suite of
products for adulis including specialist instrumental online tuition. online courses in music prcKluclion
and song wrrting and downloadable courses for adults wantwNJ lo leam drum kit. ukulele and guitar were
developed and launched in February.
Future Creators
BDBF is the lead partnef in Future Creators Iformety known as 'Our Future Crty'l, a Cultural Education
Partnership that aims to enhance Ihe cty's long-terni future through the development of all children and
young people's cre*ive talent through arts and cuttural leaming and creative skills development.
In the past year Future Crealofs has focused on the devel¢Jpmenl of four slfategic workslreams..
l. Creative Learning, Skills and Talent
2. Creative Enterprise
3. Creative Well-being
4. Creative Connections
This has included the developrnent of programmes that support young pecs)le lo develop pathways lo skills
development and employment through programmes such as Badge NalK)n and Kickslart, alongside an
ongoing commitment to co4eveloping and delivering welkbeing-locused creative programmes and
L4unching the new Klentrty_ A govemance review is also undeTh￿y.
Klckstsrt Programme
BDBF is an approved Kickstart Gateway Organisalion. The Ki¢kslart Scheme provides funding lo create new
job placements for 16- 10 24-year-olds on Universal Credit who are al risk of long-term unemployrnenl.
Employers of all sizes Can appty lor funding which covets 100% of the National Minimum Wage for 25 hours
r week for a total 016 months.
As a Gateway Organisalion we represent Creative and Cuf(ural organisatKJns across the South-
East that offe¥ job placements. wrth options for addrtional wraparountt support provided by ourselves. A5 a
Gateway organisation we r￿e1Ve £300 per piacemenl from the Department for Work and Pensions, along
with addit￿nal fees for our wraparound service ranging trom £395 to £1.090 per placement paid fiom the
empkjyerfs grant.
To dale we have sueeessfully represented 20 organisations. in securing 1(Kl Kickstart Job placements,
providing opportunities for young people lo secure work experience ano build their confhlence and resilienee
to move on lo sustainable work. 12 of these placemenls are to be hosted by Brighton & Hove Music &
Arts and East Sussex Music in the ccwning year. OrganisatK)ns represented include a media production
company for p05rtive scci31 change, a dance chanty, music management and promotion. an acting group, a
theatre and museum, a radio broadcaster and video production services. Examples of the amazing job
opportunities Include Music Creative and Digrtal Assistant, Ed"rtorial Assistant. Development
Technical Assistant. Dance Project Administr*or. JUn￿)r Venue Assistanl, Trainee Curatorial Technician
(Art), Radio & Digital Pfoducer. Creative As5istsnl, Production Assistanl, Enrichment Technician and Artist
Management Assistant.
Preomployment support for the Cultural and Creative Sector IKi¢kslart)
The Flexible Support Fund IFSFI is intended lo help Jobcentre Plus serv￿ LeadeTS deliver elements of
their support services in the way they see fil for their Districts. Cu￿nI]Y there 15 no tailored prowsion
available lo support empk)yability wi(hin the Crealbve aTrJ Cultural sector for JCP Customers in Brighton and
Hove.
Future Creators has developed a sector specific provision programme cal￿￿ K￿kstart 4 Creatives.
to help address this gap. ané is designed lo enable JCP customers aged 18 10 24. receThiing Universal Credit,
(including those furthest from opwrtunitiesl and wrth an interest in Ihe Cukural and Creative industries, lo
explore and prepare for the opportunrty to secure employrnent within this sector, including applications for
Kickstart placements that have been sewred th￿Ugh BDBF Gateway provision detailed above.

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Following an applI￿110n process. we have been successful in securing a conlrncl lo support 180 young
people over a six-monlh period. with a maxmum contr&t vahje of £108.000. The fI￿t cohort start the
training pro9ramme on 1* March 2021.
Creative Well￿eing
Our established wellbeing programme continued to support young chldren durirg the pandemic by offering a
range ol well-being locused. creative activits.es online during the past year. Prqecls included Exploring the
Familiar, Be Well and Holiday Art Clubs and saw 228 childcen and young peopk from 8 drfferent schools
(including the Virtual School lor Children in Carel engaging. Explofing the Familiaf is a significant partnership
project involving Future Creators and University of Brighton that ulilises creativity and p5ychogeography to
explore well-being issues around Iransition. In the past year a was submitted lo AHRC lo further extend
and embed thi5 work but was unsuccessful.
Badge Nation
Building from Ihe Cr(ies of Learning pilot programme Nwth the RSA, Badge Nation is a collective of
employers. schools, colleges and training providers who are using digital badges lo recognise
accLYnplishmen15 outside of lo￿al accredited qualilicalions. Led by Future Creators and Real Ideas, all
badges issued by Badge Nat￿n are endorsed by Cty & Guilds and the RSA., and are designe(I to motivate
leaming and ambition. Organisalions can join Badge Nation throLTrgh a membership fee of £240 per year to
¢￿ale up lo 6 badges.
mmunil Pro
ects and Creative Learni
Wf(h I￿kdOWn in force ot the start of the year. most staff on fudough and our buildings closed. Creative
Learning activity was limited. With a priority to support those families al risk of digrtal poverty
we repurposed Heritage activity packs to'Build Your Own Dome, and dislributed via schools to
hildren considered in most need of offline, hard Copy activilw.
We took lime lo review our objective to extend and enrKh our CreatNe Leaming offer for local and regional
artisls IhroLJgh 'continued professional development. opportunrtie5. Wrth the refurbished C8PTtal spaces ¢)n
the ho¥izon for 2022 we have undertaken significanl consuAation with Ihe art15tic and arts practitioner
community to gauge need and gather Kleas and requests_ This is being drawn Into a Re-opening in 2022
plan for the yeaT-round activity focusing space for local and regional arttsts to extend their Practice and
onnect with us and each other. Wherever Frt)ssible we signposted people lo aclivilies being delivered by
others lo amplfy aCtivrt￿S in the wider arts sector.
Both'Forward Facing'and 'Umbrella Club'acliwties were postponed to 2021 as live activities
were deemed unsafe for the vulnerable chlldren and Iheir families. We exlended live Stre￿ tickets to the
families in Umbrella Club so they could continue lo acce55 art5 via BDBF.
Our flagship, award-*Mnning 'Miss Represented. prqeet continued prowding a safe space online for
exploration by vulnerable young women (aged 13-24) wrth particularly complex needs from within the 50ci31
Ca￿ and criminal justice systems. These young women. often disengaged frcmn other services availabk,
engage in order to feel they can exist without judgement and where they have autonomy. Referrals for
participation come frcyn Ihe Youth Offending Team, schools, Pupil Referral Units, The Connected Hub.
Leaving Care Team, inilividual S￿la1 workers. Fostering Service and CAMHS. Despite challenges of online
engagement, the young women worked wlh Brighton based film maker Rosie Powell to create a music video
.1 See Red,. The film has enjoyed a gotsy recept￿) frcm the publt and went on lo be p￿sented online as
part of the Brighton Festival 2021.
W rkforce Wellbein
& Oiversi
In 2020r2021 we spent much of the year dealing wi(h the vnp*l the global Pandem￿ was having on our
staff part￿ularlY those who were furloughed, wrth the need for greater emphasis on supporting staff
wi(h any mental health issues that may have developed or became more acute over the period.
We deveh)ped a staff newsletter Iwhih had 23 editions) including video message5 from the Chief Executive
and forwhich contribut￿n$ frryn slaff were aclNely encouraged. We promoted the use of our

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Employee Assistance Programme and ran an online well-being event on Time lo Talk day, 111th February
20211, which aims lo reduce the stigma associated with mental ill heatth. We also ran an online workshop for
managers to support them to manage staff wrth mental hearth issues and ran iesilient well-being workshops
for staff lin March 20211, wh￿h looked at whal staff could do lo support their own well-being. Our senior
managemenl team also led all-staff meetings at least once a month to ensure that staff were kept informed
throughout the 12 months. which stsff themsefve5 have greatly appreciated.
As a resutt of the pandern￿,we ha(1 to adaptour Equalty & Diversity Action Group meeting5to be
held online each quarter. one of which focussed spec￿lcallY on 'Black Lives Matter,. This was a facililaled
group di￿USsion where staff contributed their own thoughts. refieclions and ideas for how BDBF could
become a more inclusive organisation.
Our Equality ACt￿n Plan was updated with actions sel together as a senior rnanagemenl team. Our main
locus has been to improve the number of applutions during recnjitmenl ffom ethnically diverse people and
Irom people with disabilit￿S (by 10%), which proved drfficutt over Ihe past year as we have not recruited any
new staff for some time. We will be ensuring this target is carried through to 202112022 and will continue lo
post positive action slalemenls in our adverts to encourage people frcKn Ihese under-represented groups lo
jolll U5 and sel oursefves challenging targets lo improve ￿preSen￿tion.
We planned for and procured a new HR system (launching in July 20211 which will enab￿ online recruilmenl
applications which will be anonym*sed during short-listing and will require all new staff to provide us with their
equalitEs data before they are added to payroll. We hope that this wll encourage staff to provide us with this
inforniation, therefore, improving the quality of the data we hokl.
Our stsff group in 202012021 consisted of 13.6% ethn￿allY diverse people with the local demographic being
20Vo. 11.7% of our staff gcoup klenlrfied as LGBTQIA+ against a k)cal demographic of 13V•. In addl1￿)n, our
staff group are Cuirently made up of 6.10A who idenlrfy as disabled with the local demographic being
160/0. In March 2021. we renewed our 5elf-assessmenl evaluation for Level 2 of the Disability Confident
Scheme for employers and we remain a Disability Confident Empkjyer. We are aiming lo achieve level 3 of
this award. lo become a Disabilrty ConfKlent Leader. We are also a member of the Disability klion Alliance
Volunteer Charter.
Prior to the pandemic, 3 number of staff were involved in promoting jobs in the community including al the
BMECP volunleer fair. job lairs across the crty {e.g.. al the AMEX, BMECP elcl and Disabled Access and
BHM open days. We hope the opportunitie5 to promote working for us wll increase over the new financial
year for 2021122. All of our job5 are advertised on Communrtybase, Disability Art5 Online. Community works,
artsjob5 and on the DWP websites as well as on our own social media srtes and external website. We have
also re￿ntlY advertised some manager roles in The V0￿e arKI wll ￿ntinue lo dg $0 in order to promote oui
job vacancies lo a more diverse audience.
A rolling programme of unconscious bias l equality & diversity training continued and online learning has
taken place whefe pOSs￿le e.g. Equalty Champions training held in March 2021.
Despite the restricbons imposed by the pandemic we strived to offer the most diverse artistic programme.
Our programme of events and other projects delivered against our objeclTves to target 4 5pecrfic groups
which are LGBTQIA+
Ethnically diverse people, People with disabilities and people from Socic
Economic deprived backgrounds. We also launched our 'ln-House Artisl scheme, in September 2020 and
held an inclusive recruitment process which saw of the applicants ￿enIrfyln9 as (Jiverse against one or
more prolecled ¢haracterislic. 33°A were ethn￿llY diverse. 30% were LGBTQiA+ 15OA were disabled or
neurodiverse and 40h were Irans. non-binary or gender flu￿. Applicants were given the opportuni(y to apply
via video (which is the first time we have done this) and a diverse panel supported the selection process.
Conferencin
& Private Events
Prior lo the pandemicwewere planning to host a totsl of14eventslworth £84,900)wilhin the
220f2021financial year. wrth the numberand scaleof evenlsconlinuing to bereslricted by the
ongoing ck75ure of the Com Exchange and stud￿ Th&kn.
After the init￿1 lockdown commenced in March 21. li became evhjent that clients would be unable lo deliver
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events until late 2021 and into 2022 and the excellent Tel￿￿)nShIpS we have buitt stood BDBF in good stead
when needing to discuss contractual lemis and arrangements under such challenging circumstances.
Given that business levels dropped so significantty, all of our staffing team in this areawere ini(ially
fudoughed, bul plans were scKJn made lo redeploy some staff to other areas of the business to support
ongoing fundraising and marketing inrtotNes.
Despite the challenges of the last year. we have been ab￿ to take advantage of Some opportunities. We
were successful in applying for £40k funding from the Coast lo Capital LEP Growth Hub which ha5 enabled
the inslallalion of new Wi-Fi infraslruclure in the Concert Hall, Foyer and Founders Room strengthening our
dMJilal capability. In addition, this funding enabled us lo develop a new virtual lour of the Concert Hall. The
lour enabled us lo show the many Covid-19 secure measure5 in place at the venue, plus responds to the
move away frcm in-person srte visits and show rounds.
8ars & Caterin
The closufe of our venues and cancellali¢)n of shows meant thal that all bar activities were effectively
suspended for much of 2020r2021. Initially, we concentrated on closing the bars safely and organising for
stock lo be ￿41Stributed, in some cases to support NHS workers wrth snacks and soft drinks Strategi
projects such as the installation of a new till system and roll-out of our re-useable cups scheme were pul on
hold with plans made to revisit both when Ihe venues could fully Te-open.
Once if became clear that the venues were going to closed for some time, thoughts turned to how we could
be51 use our iconK city Cent￿ venues to support others in the communty. We were delighted lo be
approached by Team Domenta, a local srxial enterprise charity wh￿h works wrth young people with
learning disabilities, offering training opportunities lo break ¢Jown barriers lo employment. Team Domenica
were keen to lind a large space which woukj enable them to continue to operate a sc¢i8lly distanced training
café for candidates and together we develoFed plans to open a Covid-19 secure Cafe in our Foyer.
Candidate5 would also benefrt from 'enri¢hmenl' session (yoga. art. workshops) run daily in the Founders
Room. This inrtiatwe woulJ be the first time the venue had been open to the publ￿ since rts closure in March
2020.
We supported the initralive by proMding the 5pKe and helpino Team Dc*nenica develop Covid-19
salety mil￿allOns. Members of the Bars management team worked brilliantly to 5UPPOrt candidates and were
redeploye(I lo work in the Café which opened In September. The café ran suc￿SsfUlly, attracting a wide
range of users until the 2r4 lockdown in November. When restriclions were lifted rt opened again in
December until the Christmas break, but then had to stay closed from January 21 until reStriCt￿nS were
easecl in May 21.
The café delivered 80 hours ol café training per week for tand￿lateS and was vrtal lo Team DoMen￿a being
able to continue lo provi¢Je the support that the young people and their families are looking for_
'1 th￿k it Is an absolutely amaing opportunity to have another woth experience in Team
Domenica and the Dome Café.. Charfes Finch, Team Domeniea candidate
'I'm so happy making coffee. seeing my friends, being busy workir@ in a team at the D￿e
café. lssis Venables Team DOMen￿ candwjale.
OuTbarsaclivilyalso played a key role in delivering the socially distanced programme of events
programmed in the autumn season. Hospitalrty guidelines required an innovative approach and wrthin a
matter of weeks we had set up a new pre-ordering and in seat sales service. ReVis￿n$ were made lo the
product range to minimise louch points. The new seTrKe style enabled customers to safely enjoy drinks,
whilst maintaining (Jislancing requirements and minimising risk of transmiss￿n. Ail products sokj were still
able to be recycled. in line with our suslainabilrty principals.
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eals and Fundraisin
During 202012021, the fundraising team worked even harder and very ckjsety with ticketing, marketing and
press teams to nurture donor relationships and devek)p new fundraFsing income st￿aMS to support the
organisalion during Covid-19 closures and disruption5.
The resuA exceeded the reforecast tsrgel by 10%. including almost £1￿.(xX] in ticket donalKJns, following
the cancellation of Brighton Feslwal 2020. and over £50.000 net income through the
#BringBackBrighlonDome Crowdfunde¥ campawn that we ran in September and October 2020 as part of the
national #SaveourTheat￿s initiative led by Ihe Theatres Trusl.
We are immensely grateful for all the heartleli support our patrons. members, audience member donors,
trus15 and foundations and corpofale sponsor supporters showed. Together they supported our core
operation5, a5 well as Specif￿ prqecls such as". in¢lusNe music and Young Mus￿l3n Bursaries for children
and youn9 people. our CTealive and s(xial learning programme Mi55 Repre5enled and communrty co-
creation prograrnme Our Place. Thank you lo the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, BBC Children in Negd,
The Chalk Clrff Tru51. John Th￿ Foundalion. The Rayne FOUndat￿n, Sussex Pol￿e, Youth Endowment
Fund and Youth mus￿.
In terms of corporate support. the University of Sussex continued as our Major Sponsor and other
svpporters included. Southem Water. Infinty F()xls. Atka Onguial Funerals, Brighton College Nursery, Pre-
Prep & Prep School and Selrts.
Truslees are pleased with the ongoing strength of the fundraising operat¢on and building the 'case for
support. for Ihe whole organisation's activrties and pursuing new ways of incLyne generalion, Such as
commissiofting exclusive art prints for fundraising purposes.
Our established individual giving prc*Jrammes. namely membership (from £30 per yearl and patrons
1£1,000+ pei year) had a stronger year Ihal we had anlKipaled at the time of the first bckdown.
Despile the series of venue closures and piogramme cancellations. our patron circle in Apri1 retained
similar level of membershp as the prewous year wth 72 Patrons.
Ca
ital redevelo mpmt.
BDBF'S redevelopment of the 200-year-okl Com Exchange and Studio Theatre is at the heart of the
organisalKJns strategic wsion for the fvture and is Phase 1 of a longer-term plan to revitalise the Royal
Pavilion E51ale. The prqect includes significant restoration work to the Grade 1 listed Com Exchange,
historically buill by George Vl as a riding room. including installation of a 500-seat demovntable sealing
bl¢xk and new production infrastructure. The re￿￿iShment will also deliver substantial improvements to the
200-seat Studio Thealre and a modern Gallery space offerin9 new front of house areas which will improve
the visitor experience. Tired back of house facilities *MII be upgraded. and new heritage inlerprelalion will be
available for people lo understand more 8boLtt the history of the site. For the first time we will have
dedicate¢J rehearsal and development space on 5rte. wh￿h will enable more effective partnership5 with
wid8r range of communrty group5 and arts praclrtKJner$.
The project aims to decrease running costs and enable a more eff￿lent operalion of the building. The new
spaces offer BDBF the opportunity to generate more self-eamed income. lo invest into the upkeep of the
henlage spaces and an increased prograrnme of artist￿ and participation acliwt*s.
The pandemic has createdaddrtionalchallenges for the project in temis of increased costs.
lundraising pressures. and extensions to the programme wrf(h complelion now planned for Spring 2022. On a
practical level, restricted access to site, social distancing, remote working by the design team and 5ub-
conlractors, plus inevrtable issues wrth supply chains including materials. equipment and labour have all
made the project more drfr￿uK. We are Ihankfvl that work on site has continued in line with government
guidelines and with the inlioduclion of slrtl safety protocols.
Twslees recognise the commitment of Br¥Jhlon and Fkjve Cty Council IBHCCI, who are leading the pro1￿1
as owners of the building. in ensuring the conlinualion of the project desprte the huge challenges it faced
locally. Together BHCC and BDBF successfully secured £458,920 from Arts Council England's cU￿ural
Capital Kickslart Fund and £lm from NatK)nal L¢Xtery Heniage Fund's Herrtage Caprtal Kicksiart lund. both
part of the Oepartmenl for Cukure MedKg and Sport's £1_57bn Cuf(ural Recovery Fund package. designed to
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importance of the pfojecl to Ihe cuTtural and eeonomic lrfe of the ei(y and was aval￿ble lo organisalions who
could demonstrate capital funding shortfall due lo the pandemic.
Desprte the many issues resuhing in the L3St 12 months, Weslridge. who were brought on board in 2019 10
comp￿te the works (following the departure of main contractors R Durtnell & Sons), have managed lo
progress woths to a high standard and are workiThJ well ￿th lead architects FCB Studios. Together these
organisalions bring a wealth of experience lo the project having both heritage and performing arts spaces in
their wrtfolios.
In Ihe last year we have seen the cc*npletion of a raroe of remedial works lo ensure that the building
is watertight. and major slructtlral works ¢unpleled. Over 16.000 slale liles. weighing 55 tonnes have been
rePla￿d on the Corn Exchange roof and woth began lo install 6.500 linear metres of oak cladding along the
walls in this space. In addition, 34 oak pila51er columns have been recreated from archive drawings lo match
designs from 200 years ago.
In the Gallery the new bar and toilet areas have been fomied and. in the Studio Theatre. additional works to
deal with a ￿akIng roof aThl strengthen that structure have been idenlffied and wll be dealt with in Ihe
oming year.
ConsMJerab￿ prcgress has alsobeen made wth a vanety of mechanical and electrical services and
equipment such as the new front of house lrfis. wh￿h will ensure the new Gallery space is fully accessible.
have been installed.
rita e Inter
fetation and Activrt
The pandemic understandably also caused di5Tuplh)n lo our heritage inlerprelalK)n activity in the
202012021 year. Work with
Orinkall
Dean on
our
heritage
inlerprelalion
designs
was paused and our Participatory Interpretation Manager returned to BThJhton Museum at the end of her
secondmenl.
In the year, welook the opF<Jrtunily to review and revise the A¢livity Plan for Ihefinalphase
of our capital redevelopment prciecl. Thi5 has been in-depth work. engaging wrth ¢onsullanls and with much-
valued support from the National Lottery Herita9e Fund. We kept the staff heritage kn¢)wledge alive
wi(h heritage questions incorporated into our Staff Lockdown weekly quvzzes. We continued to meet with the
Oral History volunteers and undertook Some training to prepare to gather stories from members of the public in
202112022.
We priorilised connecting with those who may face barriers to xcess and inclusive aclTVrty for people.
especially children and young people. Whilst this was challenging in 2020. we were able lo extend activity
from 201912020- distributing more wmlely a heritage film created by 14-25 year olds on the autism
spectrum. wth the organisation 'Carousel'. We also disseminated an aclNrty pack ar*d make-your-own-
film tutorial videos to children and their families lo give a wbjer audience lo the film and inspire families in the
City to make their own film in response. Research volunteers explo￿ a number ol stories that specifically
relate lo the experience of Bla¢k and minority ethn￿ people e.g. Queen Charlotte, Treatment ol the Indian
Soldiers during WW1. Brighton's relationship wrth the slave trade and artists of colour who have pertormed
at BrKJhton Dome.
Environmental SusLiinabili
Energy
As we closed our buildings for the fitst lockdthyn in k41e March 2020 we made predict￿n$ that we may be
expecting a saving of at least 50% in electncrty. Over the early Ictkdowns the venues were occupied by
maintenance staff and contractors necessary to care for the buildings and works continued onlhe
redevelopment site. By the end of the summer as reslriclions began lo lrft we were preparing lo open a
public café in the Concert Hall foyer pr￿r to then running a limited amount of socially dislanced events over
the Autumn. Artists had opportunr(ies to rehearse and perfonn behind closed doors lor portions of the year
bul where public events were prohibrted. Beh¥een April an¢J July 2020 this predicted reduction was shown lo
be accurate as consumption of electncrty fell on average 540A across these months compared lo the
equivalent period in 2019. However, from then on, we saw the redudions slow and eventually cease with the
additional consumption of electricity cause(I by the harder running of the mechanical ventilation system
reqUI￿d as a Covid 19 mitigation We were able to use cuttural reeovery funds to invest in a further air
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handling unil. picking up areas of the Dome Concert Hall basement whith were not covered by investments
made in 2019. Improvements to M&E equipment will wle e￿￿EncieS in consumption again51 the same
der unf(.
BDBF'S main office at 12a Pavilion Buildings was kept closed across the ￿ancIal year. In Ihe winter months
consumption of electri¢rty reduced by an average of 90% year on year and in the summer months by
660h. Acros5 the year Ihts represented a reduction of 86% to 11,788kwh12020." 81,842kwhl. The building is
inefficient as rt is not equipped with energy saving lighting and Is heated by ouldaled night storage heaters.
We recognise the opportunty lo be more sustainable if we are ab￿ io reloeale to more modern premises or
upgrade the Offi￿ accommc*Jation The reliance on Off￿es has been tested this year wrth office staff not on
furlough moving exclusively lo home working. The pandem￿ has deeply embedded pa￿r free into the
adminislralion processes of BDBF.
We continued in 2020r2021 under our renewab￿ eleclrw conlracl which comes lo an end in 2022. 1000
of the electricrty purchased was Verrf￿d independently as renewable.
This was the first full 12 m¢)nth period usng 1￿ green gas. More sustainable than natural gas,
biomethane, or 'green gas,, cc¥nes from several renewable sources. These include domestic ￿aSte water
Irealmenl plants, food waste, resKlues such as straw and unusable vegetables, or a combination of
these. Usage fluctuated across the year wilh some reductions in usage achieved and other months Impacted
by very cold weather.
Water
Consumption of w*er in the C¢)ncert Hall was1753m3.haw that of Ihe201912020usage
levels12020 340tm31
Waste
A Irkgl of retumable and Teusable drinks cups was very successful in 201912020 and the response from
audience overwhelmingly positive Our plans lo proceed with the scheme on a pernianenl basis was stalled
by the Covid-19 pandemic but remains a s•3nificanl aim ￿thIn our enwronmenlal action plan for the near
future. albeit wrth necessary Covid Secure mrtigation In mind. It also remains our target to remove single use
plasti¢ entirety alongside the re-opening of the redevebped venues and new catering operation in New
Road. Planning for the new ¢atering oullet includes a f(Kus on kcal and sustainable food. atKI a composting
scheme.
Sadly the pandemic has generated new iequirements for consumabks which would not olherwise be a
feature in our Operat￿n, m05t notably face coverings.
However the Covid-19 pandemic expedrted planned changes to the operal*)ns which hav& helped us
towards our sustainability aims. In particular the move from pnnted tickets lo print al homelpaperless
ticketing over the Pandem￿ means 1,463 tickets were not printed nor posted out in envelopes, saving on
paper, ink, electr￿lty and indirect travel impacts C￿ated by the post office collection arKI delivery. In a typical
year of Concert Hall and Festival activity (example used 2019r2020) and based on an estimated 8OOh of
tickets not being printed in future by ourselves ￿ our customers, we to make a sawng of 242.￿0 paper
tickets and assccialed envelopes and postsge.
The uncertainly of the pandemic encouraged us lo Irigl relying almost coMp￿telY on d￿lIa1 marketing
for Brighton FeslTrval 2021 which bolh helped us lo ￿Spond to changes and save on paper and produdion
¥mpacts.
Financial Resu
Consolidated resutts are presented for the year ended 31 March 2021 wilh a recorded gain on unreslricled
net operations of £2.418,67912020.' Loss £121.371).
During the year the Charty's abilty to trade as nomial Yrns Seve￿lY impacted by govemment social-
distsncing and lockdown reslriclions lo manage the spread of Covid-19. In response. we moved rapidly lo
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offef charitable semces digitally in the fonm of INe-streamed events, and online music lessons. Despf(e
these ehallenges. we We￿ still able lo generate £1,843.983 in eamed income during the year12020.'
£7.650,0371. In
order
to
fund
the
operational shortfall however. we have
been
reliant on the assistance offered by the govemmenl's furtough scheme and Cutture Recovery Fund ICRFI as
well as continued support frC￿ our regular funders and exlremely generous donatKsns from our patrons,
members, and audiences.
The Charf(y eamed18YD 12020".63QAI of rts normal operating income from ticket sales.
sponsorship, catering and the prNate event income channelled through the trading company (Brighton Dome
and Festival (Trading) Limited) and82%12020_'37%1 of its income through grants and
donations. 520h (2020". 31 OAI of nomial operating income came frc¥n the Charity's two public funders..
8righlon & Hove City Countil IBHCCI and Arts Council England IACEI. The increase in the proportion of
income provided by these funders in 2020 was In large part due to support of £841.257 given by the
Departmenl for Culture, Med￿, and Sport. via ACE, through the CRF.
Thè Charity has a long-temi agreement {28 years remaining) wrth BHCC that determines the details of the
Lease of Brighton Dome, the Sinking Fund and the Arts Fund which 5UPPOrts the activty of both Bri9hlon
Dome and Brighton Festival In 2020121 the Arts Fund contribuled £1.907,61712020.. £1,885,44511o incorne.
The Charity is a long-standing Nalional Portfolio organisats.on of ACE with confirmed funding through to 31
March 2022.
Despite only being ab￿ offer limited in dassrcon leaching during the year. the Brighton & Hove and East
Sussex MUS￿ Services generated incorne fI￿n tuition and workshops lolallin9 £1.617, 10712020..
£1,919,166). Total expendilure on Creative Learning actNi1￿S increased year on year to £3.134,932 12020..
£2,817,673) as we were able to invest fund$ made avaiLable through the CRF.
Reseaich and devdopment costs for the year were £11,12212020'. £27.8161.
TheTrusleeswould like to thank all of OUT SUPPOrters, fundets and staff WI￿ have contributed to our
suslainabilrty over this immensely chalknging year, wrthout whom we would have had lo drastically cul our
charitable
services
and
OLrtput and
endanger
our long-term future.
In
particular,
the
government's Coronavirus job retenlion scheme has provtded a lifeline for oui employee5. In total we were
able lo successfully claim for £2.316.854 frc*m the s¢heme. wthith was paid in full to our staff. As a result of
thi5 Scheme, and the voluntary reduclions in salaries offered by many of our employees we didn't make any
compulsory redundancies in the year. The Trustees would also like to offer our thanks to our regular funders
BHCC and ACE for their continued financial support and guKlance over the la51 year. And fi'nally, we would
like lo thank all of our patrons and audience members for their contributions. and particularly to who donaled
their IKkets for cancelled evenls or gave to our"8ring Back 8righton Dome" crowdfunding carnpaign.
Going Concern
Accounting standards require the TTUStee5 to cons*Jer the appropriateness of the going concern basis when
preparing the financial statements.
Trustees have considered the level of funds currently held by the Group and the Company and the expected
level ol income and expendf(ure for a period of twelve months frcrfn the date of signature of these financial
slalemenls. These considerations take into account the expected continues impact of the COVID-19
pandemic. After reviewing the Itlnding streams available to it and making appropriate enquiries, Trustees
consider that the going concern basis is appfopriale. Additionally, the Group had a carried forward balance
of cash al bank and in hand at the reporting dale of £4.478.971 12020.. £2,016.7671 and have positive total
unrestricted cperalional reserves of £272.012 {2020.' £132.9501. Truslees have a reasonable expectation
that the Group and the Cofflpany have adequale resource5 to continue in opeiational existence for the
foreseeable future and until full Ifading has resumed. For this reason. they continue lo adopt the going
concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going
concern basis can be found in the Accounting PoI￿leS.
The Trustees are aware of the signrfunt uncertainties around the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
as well as Ihe imminent compklion of the Corn-Exchange renovation prciect In order lo manage these
future iisks a translef of £2.364.070 has been male to designated funds, with specific designations to
manage these risks. Al 31st March 2021 the Group haj positwe reserves, being unrestn.cted funds not held
in fixed assets, of £2,197k12020.' NegalNe £651 kl.
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After the balance sheet dale, we were $￿Slu1 in fvrther fuTrJing of £470,500 being awarded from the
second round of the Cukure Recovery Fund to support cost pressures in the first quarter of the 2021-22
financial year. This, in addition to an extension the furlough scheme until the end of September 2021, will
enable lo maintain our reserves to mitigate fLrture risks even further.
Plans for future
ericmys
After a challenging 12 months for the Chanty and for socEty as a whole, we are caut*)usly optimistic
about the coming year.
Brighton Festival made a triumphant retufn in 2021 as the first murti-arts festival in the UK lo open after the
ronavirus pandemic caused cancellations throughout 2020. Guest Director Lemn Sissay'5 inspired and
resonant theme of 'care' brought thousands ol people back to live art an(J perfomance across May and inlo
June.
With highly restl￿ted in-persorb event capacrty. artists adapted and invented new ways lo share their stories,
creating inlimate and powerful eXperien￿S that spoke to the radical Shifts in everyone's lives. Over 100
events were delivered safely and successfully nawgating two steps of the lockdown roadmap lo the deli9hl of
both audiences and artists. including instslla￿ns. perfomanees al k)cations In Brighton & Hove, across
Sussex and online.
Following the relaxing of all social distancing reslriclK)ns. are excited lo welcome our audiences back for
events in the Dome Concert Hall from September 2021. Through signrficant work ￿[h artisls and promoters
we will present a full pr¢yJramme of mulli4lisciplinary artistic events. including many performances which
were rescheduled due lo the CovKI-19 pandemic. Significant work is being undertaken lo ensure that
we can open the venue in a way which is as safe a5 possibbe for all staff and audv&nce mwnbws.
The resumplion ofour reguL8r wogramme of in Ferson live events will gain a further bwsl from
the reopening of the Com Exchange and Sludio Theatre in Spring 2022 following a fwe-year refurbishment
programme. Planning is underway lo conlinue to develcp our artistic offer abngside the efficient operational
delivery of these newly ￿h1rbI$hed spaces. A key part of this planning wll be the focus on the delivery ol our
Commercial Strategy including the use of new commerc￿1 spaces that wll be available once the renovation
is complele.
Historically, periods of great disruption and chaThJe have been mel by flowerings of a￿.$11¢ creativty and
invention and festivals provide the opportunity to ref￿, consider and reimagine. With renewed optimism
and cOnf￿enCe, the festival now knok5 forward to 2022 To address this p¢)werfully changed moment in lime,
next year's festival will be led jointly by Syriarb archrtect and author. Ma￿a al-sabouni and BrMJhlon-based
thealre artist Tristan Sharps. as the first Guest Co-Dire¢tors lo be invited lo collatmxate together on the
progtamme.
We are also playing an integral role as one of the part￿ipatIng venues of the SG Festival in March 2022. This
will be Ihe workl'5 first SG powered. inlemalronally a¢¢essible hybrid immersNe fe51wal experience. The
festival, which is led by Digital Catapum and is being developed in partnership wrth a range ol leading
industry players. will ¢ieate new 0pp0rtunrt￿S for artists lo experiment and ¢ollaborate. new business models
for festivals and Iwe performance venue and enhance the audience and conference delegate experience
wherever they choose to join in - either remolely or in a physul space.
Alongside our ambrtious artistic pL4ns. careful financial management ￿11 continue to be a leading priority for
the oryanisation over the next year as we adjust and respond to the long-temi impact that Covid-19 will likely
have on our audiences. artists. partners and stsff.
We reeognise that there a￿ still areas for inveslment wh￿￿ would help lo reduce our energy consumption
and we will be exploring these in the context of our hopes to use designated fund5 laid down al the year end
to make the organisalion more sustainable. Examples include complet￿n of Ihe phased installation of LEDS
in the foyer and auditorium, Ihe replacement of toilets water effKient units. and upgrade of the venue
Chil￿rS la project which has been fully ￿0ped in 20201.
We are a150 exploring our of1￿e accomm¢)dath?n need5 in the run up to the reopening of the redeveloped
area5, re¢ognising the valuable iole of home wothing in reducinglhecosls andenvironmenlal
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impacts assctiated wilh runnir4J buildings. frcffi office SLpplies and from the slaff themselves travelling
into woth.
We are al the wnl of 5vJning off the Heritage Aclwity Plan and undertaking a new phase wi(h 9 focus
aclivrties (some from the old plan and some newl wh￿h focus on engaging a range of largel audiences
people frLYn African Diaspora backgrounds. people of South Asian hentage, people with physical andlor
leaming disabilities. young people from pnmary arKI secondary schools and young adults. This will require
close working relationships wrth partners to attract and successfully engage these target audiences and we
have Spent time in 202012021 preparing and develcping these further. We continue to plan for the legacy of
this Wofk by embedding herrtage into the work of the Programming and Participation team Ihr¢)ugh shared
project responsibilty and aclmties across the year•round and festival prcgramme that are heritage focused.
Indemnity insurance
During the period Ihe Charity paid £1.079 (2020.. £1.0291 to Provide indemnity cover for the Charity and its
Trustees from loss arising Irom the neglect or defaulls of its Trustees and oifttrs.
Investment policy
The Charrty only holds short-tem) surplus funds whKh l invests in deposits wilh its bankers, the Royal Bank
of Scotland.
Reserves policy
wrth the Capf(al Project having commenced in earfy 2017 the Chanty has been working lo increase its
unrestricted general reserve to ellsU￿ that on exrting the project Per￿)d its reserves are in no worse a
financial situation than when it started 1£54.953). The carried forwaftl surplu5 on the general operations
reserve (unrestr￿tÈd} was £272,012 as al 31 March 2021. At 31st March 2021 the Group had negative free
reserves. being unrestricted fund5 not hehj ￿ fixed as5et5. of £2.197k12020'. negative £651kl.
Restricted reserves of £10.044k relate to the carrying value of the Dome Refurbishment project 1999 _ 2002
and £465k of reStr￿ted funds ￿late to funds received lo be used for projects in future periods.
It should also be noted that a portion of the Sinking Fund is held by Brighton & Hove City Council as a
reserve for replacing major capital items. The balance on this fund was£167,682 asat31 March
2021 {2020.' £242.500)_
Statement of Trustees. responsibililies
The charrty Iruslees for the purposes of Company W are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual report
and financial slatements in accordance wth appI￿ab￿ law and Unrted Kingdom Accounting Standards
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the charily trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true
and fair view of the stsle of affairs of the chantable ￿MpanY and the group and of the incoming resources
and applicalK)n ol resources, Including the income and expendrture. of the charitable group for that period. In
preparing the finanual statement5. the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting poI￿leS and then apply Ihem Consistent￿.,
observe th8 methods and princi￿e$ m the Charities SORP..
make judgemenls and esbmates that are reasonab￿ and pnjdent:
• slate whether applicab￿ UK acc￿JnI1n9 standards have been folk)wed. subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financol statements..
• prepare the financial statements on the wng concem basis urt￿ rt B inappropriate to presume that the
charily will continue in business.
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The tfustees are responsible for keeping propeT accounting records Ihat disclose wrth reasonable accuracy
al any lime the financial position of the charrty and to enable them lo ensure that the financial statements
comply with the Companies Act 20C6. They are also responsib￿ for safeguafding Ihe asse15 of the charity
and the group and hen￿ laking reasonable steps for the prevention and deleclion of fraud and other
irregularities.
The Iruslees are re5ponwble for the maintenance and integrity of the ¢orpofale and financial infomatson
included on the Charitable company s websrte. LegislatKsn in Ihe Unrted Kingdom goveming the preparation
and disseminalion of financial stslements may drffer from legislation in other jurisd￿tIonS.
This Annual Report of the Trustees, under the ChaTrties Act 2011 and the CoMpan￿S Act 2006, was
approved by the Board of Trustees on 21* September 2021 including approving in their capacity as company
directors the Stralegr Report contained lhe￿in, and is s￿ne￿ as authorised on tPeir behaw by..
Mr Oanny Homan (Chairl
21 September 2021
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INDEPENDE*￿ AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL
UMITED
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Brighton Dome and Festival Limrted for the year ended 31
March 2021 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Aclivfiies. the group and parent
chafilable company's Balance Sheets, the ConSol￿ated Cash Fk)w Statement and notes to the finan¢ral
slalements, including a summary of 5ignrficanl accounting policie5. The hnarbcial reporting framework thal
has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including
Financial Reporting Standard 102 The FinancRI Reporting Standa￿1 applKable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland {Unrted Kingdom Generally A￿pted A￿untsng prad￿).
In our opinion, the financial statements.
give a true and fair view of Ihe stale of the group's and of ¢he parent tharitable Company's affairs as
al 31 March 2021 and of the group's and parent charitable company's net movement in funds.
including the Income and expendrture. for the year then ended",
have been propefly prepared in accordance wrth Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Aeeounting
Practice., and
have b*n prepared in accordance with the reqU1￿ments of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We Conducled our audit in accordance wrth Inlemalional Standards on Audrting IUKI (ISA5 IUKII and
applicable law. Ouf responsibilities under those standard$ are further described in the Auditor's
responsibilities for the audit of the financial sl*emenls se¢tK)n of our report. We are independent of the
9roup in accordance wth the ethical requ1￿ments that are relevant lo our audrt of the financial stslemenls in
the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Stsndard, and we have fU￿illed our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance wth these requirements. We believe that the audrt ew(Jence we have obtained is Suff￿lent and
appropriate lo provKle a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In 8udrting the financial statements, we have concluded Ihal the trustees, use of the going concem basis of
accountin9 in the preparation of the financial stalements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed. we have not bjentif￿ any material uncertainties relating lo events or
conditions that, individually or col*lively, may Cast signrfi¢ant doubt on the group's abilrty to continue as
going concern for a peri&J of al least twelve monlhs fr¢>x when the financial statements are authorised for
issue.
Our responsibili1￿$ and the responsibilitses of the trustee5 Wth respect lo going eoncem are described in the
relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The trustees are responsible for the other inf0mat￿n. The other infomation comprises the infomalion
included in the Trustees. Annual Report. Our opinion on the financral slatements does not cover the other
information and. except lo Ihe extent otherwise eXpl￿rtlY stated in our report. we do not express any fomi of
assurance conclus¢on Ihereon.
In connedion with our audit of the financial slalernent5, our respon5ibilily is to read the other information
and, in doing so, ¢onshler vlhether the other information Is matertially inconsistent with the financial
slalements or our knowledge obtained in the audrf( or otheTh¥ise appears to be materially misslaled. If we
identify such material inCons￿lenc1es or apparent material M￿stateMents, we are required lo determine
whether there is a material misstatement in the financial ststements or a material misslalemenl of the other
information. If, based on the wort we have perfomied, we condude Ihal there is a material misstalemenl of
this other infofmalion. we are required lo report that fact. We have nothing lo report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit..
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the infomialion given in the TnJstees' Annual Report (which includes Ihe strategic report and the
directors, report prepared lor the purposes of company lawl for the financial year for which the
financial statements are prepared is ￿nSistenI wrth the financial stèlemenls", and
the strategic report and the dire¢lor5' report included wrthin the Trustees. Annual Report have been
prepared in accordants with applicable legal Tequirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knO￿edge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable Company and ils
environment obtained in the coutse of the audit, we h8ve not identrfie<J material misstatements in the
Trustees, Annual Report (which incorporates the strategt report and the directors, reporti.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following malters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006
quires us lo report to you if, In our opinion..
adequate accounting records have not been kept by Ihe parent charitable company". or
the parent charitable company financ￿1 statemen15 are not in agreement with the accounting records
and returns.. or
certain disclosures ol trustees. remuneration spe¢rf￿d by are not made.
we have nol received all the informalK)n and explanations we ￿Ul￿ for our audit.
Responslb116ties of trustees for the financlal slatements
As explained more fully in the trustees, re5ponsibililies statement set out on page 16. the trustees (who are
also the directors of the charrtable company for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for the
preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied thal they give a true and lair view, and for such
internal conlrol as the trustees determine 1$ necessary lo enable the preparati￿ of financial stateffjen15 that
are free from mateiTral misstatement. whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements. the trustees are responsib￿ for assessing the group's and the parent
charitable company's ability to continue as a going concem, disclosing. as applicable, matter5 related to
going concem and using the going cOr￿M basis of accounting unless the trustees eilher Intend to liquidate
the group or the parent charrtable company or to cease operations, or have no realistsc alternative but to do
so.
Audito¢s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are lo obtain reasonable assuran￿ about whether the financial statements as a whole are
Iree from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. and lo issue an audrtorfs report that includes
our opinion. Reasonable assuran￿ is a hb3h ￿Ve1 of assurance. bul 15 not a guarantee that an audit
conducted in accordance with ISAS {UKI will a￿y5 detecl a material misstslemenl when il exists.
Misstatemenls can arise frchn fraud or error and are considered malerkal if, individually or in the a9gregale,
they Could reasonably be expected to inflLwice the eCOr￿Mi¢ decision5 of"users taken on the basis of these
financial slalernent5.
Irregulanties, inclL5ding fraud, are instances of non•cunpliance with laws and regulatsons. We design
procedures in line wrth our responsibilities, outlined above. to detect material misstatements in respect of
Irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which Qui prccedures are capable of detecting irregu￿[￿leS,
including fraud is detailed bekjw..
Based on our understanding of the gfOUP the environment in whth rt opeoles, we ￿entIfiel1 that the
principal risks of non-compliance wlh laws and ￿gulabOnS related to the regulatory requirements of the
Charity Comm￿S1on, and we con5i¢Jered the exlenl lo which non-compliance might have a material effect on
the financial statements We also consKlered Ih05e law5 and regulatK)ns that have a direct impact on the
preparation of the financial statements such a5 the Charrt￿S Act 2011. CharitEs SORP 120191. Companies
Act 2006 and payroll taxes.
We evaluated management'5 Incerttives and opportuni1￿S for fraudulent manipulation of the financial
slalements (including the risk of ovefride ol controls) and determir*ed that the principal risk is related ID the
recognition of grants and donalKJns income Audit procedures K*rformed by the engagement team included..
Enquiries of managernenl regarding correspondence with regulators and tax authorities",
DiscussKJns with management Trnduding consideration of kncmn 01 suspected instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulation and fraud."
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Reviewing the ￿ntrOlS and Pr￿edU￿$ of the charity, particularly in ￿latiOn to the recording of
income and processing of payments and payroll, lo ensure these were w) p￿ce throughout the year.
induding during the Covid-19 remote working period".
Evaluating management's controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities..
Reviewin9 and testing journal entries made in the year, partIcu￿rtY those maje as part of the year
end financial reporting process., and
Challengin9 assumptions and judgements made by management in their critical accounting
estimates which comprise depiecialion, bad debt PfOViSP)n and the valualKJn of musical instruments.
A further description of our respon$ibilrt*s for the audrt of the financial $talementS is lo&*ed on the Financial
Reporling Council's website at.. www.frc.or
-uklaudilorsres
Onsibilit￿$. This descripthjn forms part of our
auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely lo the charitable companWs members. as a bc*Jy. in accordance with Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 20tIS. Our audit work has been undertaken so Ihal we Might $18le to the
Charitable company's members Ihose matters are required lo state lo them in an Auditor's report and for
no other purpose. To the fullest extent permrtted by law. we do not a￿ept or assume responsibility lo
anyone other than the Chantab￿ company and the charitable company's members, as a body, for ouf audit
work. for this report, or for the opinions we have fomied.
Jane Askew {Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Haysmacintyre LLP. St*utory Audrtors
Date.. 23 November 2021
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
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Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(including consolidated Income & Expenditure Account)
Unrestrlcted funds
Restricted funds
Total
2021
Total
2020
The
Brighton
Dome
Venue
£OOO's
Operations Designated
£OOO's
£OOO's
Projects
£OOO's
Note
£OOO's
£OOO's
Incom•.'
Grants & donations
5.180
3.196
115
8.491
5,046
Income from charilable activities
IncLYne from trading activities
1.752
91
1.752
7,429
217
Investment InCc￿ne
Total income
7,024
3.1%
115
10,335
12.6
Expenditure on:
Raising furwjs
Charitable actNilies
192
4.329
192
7,794
373
12,078
2,947
434
Total expenditurè
4.521
2.947
434
7,986
12,451
Net incomellexpendilurel
2.503
184)
249
13191
2,349
245
Transfers be￿en funds
12.3641
Net movement in funds
139
2,280
249
13191
2.349
245
Total funds brought forward
19.20
133
736
217
10,363
11.449
11,204
Total funds Carried forward
19.20
272
3.016
10.044
13.798
11,449
Note 27 shows 2020 comparatives for the Ststemenl of Financial Aclmlies
The r￿leS on pages 25 to 44 fom part ol these financi81 statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 March 2021
Nole
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
FIXEDASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
14.186
14.587
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
13
14
15
15
548
4.479
18
956
2,017
5.042
2,991
CREDITORS.. amounts falling due ￿thin one year
16
12,0481
13,3911
Nel currenl assetsllliabilities)
2.994
14001
Totsl assets less Current liabiifties
17.180
14,187
CREDITORS.. amounts falling due after one year
18
13,382)
12.7381
Total nel a5set5
13.798
11,449
The funds of the group:
unreStr￿ted inc¢￿e funds
Restricted income funds
19
20
3,288
10,510
869
10,580
Total group funds
13,798
11,449
The financial slalemenls on pages 21 to 44 were approved. and aulhorised for issue, by the 8oard of
Trustees on 215I September and are svJned on its behatF by".
Mr Oanny Homan (Chair)
Th8 notes on pages 25 10 44 form part of these fv)ancial ststemenls.

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the yeai er￿e<l31 March 2021
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 March 2021
Note
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets
Investments
14.148
14,587
12
14,148
14.587
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock
13
15
18
Debtors
14
585
950
Cash at bank and in hand
15
5.013
2,828
CREDITORS.. anounls falling due wrthin one year
16
12,0261
13.3231
Net current asse1sllliabilit￿SI
2,988
14951
Total assets less current liabiliknes
17,136
14,092
CREDITORS. amounts falling due after one year
18
13,3661
12,7041
Total net asse15
13.770
11,388
The funds of the charity..
Unrestricted ineeffle fijnds
19
3.261
809
Restricted incLNne funds
20
10,509
10.579
Total charity funds
13,770
11,388
A separate statement of the financial activrties of the Brighton Dc¥ne and Festival Limf(ed. the Chanly, is
not presented following the exemptions afforded by section 408 of the Companies Act 20C6.
The financial statements on pages 21 to 44 We￿ approved. and authorised lor bssue, by the Board of
Oirectors on 21st Septembef and a￿ soned on its treha￿ by".
Mr Danny Homan (Chair}
The notes on pages 25 to 44 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of cash flows for the year ending 31 March 2021
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Cash provided by operating aclivities (Not• 241
2.594
1,127
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest incorne
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (Note 11)
Disposal of tangible fixed assets (Note 11)
(1321
{7¢￿)
Cash used in investing activities
(131)
{6981
Increase in ¢a5h in the year
2,463
429
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
2.017
1,588
Increase in cash IA)
2.462
429
Total cash and cash equivalents al the end of the year
4.479
2,017
A. Analysis of changes in net cash funds
At 1 April 2020 Cashflows
At 31 March 2021
Cash and cash equivalents
2.017
2.462
4.479
Totsl cash and cash equivalents
2.017
2.462
4,479
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Principal Accounting Policies
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The financial statements have been prepared in a¢wrdance with Acwunting and Reporting by Charities". Ststemenl of
Recommended Practice Charities ISORP 20151 (Second Edrtion, effectwe 1 January 20191 applicable lo charities
preparing their accounts in accordance wth the Financial ReportirTrg Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ifeland IFRS1021 (effective 1 January 20151 (Charilies SORP IFRS102}l. the Financial Reportin9 Standard
applicable in the UK aThJ Repub￿"¢ of Ireland (FRS102- issued March 20181, and the Companies Act 2006.
GOING CONCER
Accounting standards requiTe the Trustees to consider the approprialene5s of the going concem basis when
preparing the financial sialemenls. The Twuslees consider that the going concern ba515 is appropriate as the Group
had a surplus on unrestricted fUr￿S of É3.288.281 al the balance sheet date and the Charity had a surplus on
unr8stri¢ted funds of £3.261.028. The financing of the Group and Charity is supported through future fLtnding
commitments from BrKJhlon & Hove Cily Council and Arts C¢xtncil England.
PRINCIPAL ACTIWTV
The principal activity of the eompany during the yeai was lo rnanage the Charrtab￿ business ol Brighton Dome and
Festival Lirniled IBDBFI. This includes the running of the Brighton Dome venues and the annual Brighton Festival
each May including the Telaled provision of catering and beverage Ser¥￿eS.
Brighton Dome and Festival Limited is a priv*e limrted company (￿gIStered number 008891841 incofported and
doM￿lled in EngLand and Wales. The chariiy is a public benefft entty.
The address of the registered of[￿e is..
12a Pavilion Buildings
Castle Square
Brighton
East Sussex
8N1 1EE
CONSOLIDATION
The Group accounts consolidate the resuHs of the Charity and its subsidiaries, Brighton Dome and Festival (Trading)
Limited and Brighton Dome & Museum Devek4)menl C(Anpany Limited on a line by line basis.
INCOME
Voluntary Income ccffiprises all incoming resource5 from sponsow5hp. donatiC￿$. membership 5ubscriplion$ and
grants.
All grants and donatsons receivable are recc•3nised when the cOndrt￿ns for receipt have been met. There is
enlillemenl to income when il can be reliably measured and it 15 probable that il will be received. whe￿ grants and
donations ￿CeiVed are perfomian¢e reLAted or restricted to future accounting periods they are deferred and
accounted for as a liabilrty.
Government grant income paid under the Coronawrus Job Retention Scheme ICJRSI has been recognised in the
ststement of Financial ActMtEs in the per￿1 to whKh the underfying furknughed stafl costs relale to.
Other government grants are reccgni5ed in Ihe financial statements when there is enli(lemenl, the grant is
Measurab￿ and receipt is piobable.
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Goods and services received in kind are included within the accounts where malerial and are included al the lower of
eurrent market value and value to the charty.
Income from charitable activrties includes amounts received from I￿ketS and other event sa￿$ for productions and
educalionol activities directly pr¢)moled by the Group or. where it shares the financial risk for such an event, promoted
by other organi5ations where such evenls conlribule lo the artislic programme of the Group.
Investment Irbcome ccffiprises interest re¢eNable on Cash balances held in appropriate Inte￿$1 bearing deposits.
EXPENDITURE
All expenditure 1$ accounted for on an accnjals basis.
The cost of raising funds includes the costs of securing sponsorship and donations, and aL80 includes the costs of
providing membership benefrts and othef costs incurred in the Group s trading adivty.
Expenditure on charitable activities include expendrture asswaled wrth staging promoted events, providing educ*ion
projecls and the costs of the artisli¢ programme at Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival. Support C0515 relating to
single activities a￿ allo¢aled direclly tr) that actNrty. Where support costs relate lo several activities they are
apportioned accordingly Govemance costs include secretanal, legal and audit fees associated with the eonslrtulional
and slalutory requirements of the Charty.
INVESTMENTS
Investments in active subsidiary undertakings are induded in the balance sheet at cost.
DEPRECIATION ANO FIXED ASSETS
Depfecialion is provided on all tangible frrted assels al rates calculated to ￿T￿e off the c051 less estimated residual
value of each asset systematscally over Its expected useful lrfe as folk)ws.'
Long-term improvements
Short-lerm improvernenls
Venue fittings and equipment
Office equipment
Musical instrumenls
Over the lrfe of the lease
10%- 20% pei annum
l￿- 20% per annum
20%- 25% pei annum
perannum
Fixed assets costing more than £1.000 are Capitalised. The Charity does not have a policy to revalue ils assets.
LEASES
Rentals applicable lo operating leases Whe￿ subslanlially all of the benefils and risks of ownership remain with the
lessor are charged lo the SOFA as incurred. Rental charges are charged on a slraighl-line basis over the life ol Ihe
lease.
STOCK
SlcKks of goc*J$ for resale are included in the balance sheet at the lower of cost or net reali5able value. Thi5 includes
Bar stock and Front of House consumables.
PENSION COSTS
The Charity offers a stakeholder scheme lo its employees and contributes to a defined contribution scheme for certain
other employees. Costs are expensed in th8 Consolidaled Stslement of Financial Activities.
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Certain staff are members of the Teachers, Pension Scheme which is a multiomployer pension scheme. 11 is not
possible lo identify the Charity's Sha￿ of the underI￿ng assets and liabilities of Ihe Teachets, Pension Scheme on a
consislenl and ceasonable basis and therefore, as required by FRS102. accounts for the scheme as if it were a
defined contribution scheme. The Charrty'5 Contributions. which are in accordance with the recommendations of the
Government Actuary. are chargeij in Ihe period in which the salaries to which they relate are payable.
TAXATION
Brighton Dome and Festival Limrted's charitable actiwtie5 fall within Ihe exemptions afforded by section 505 of the
Income Corporation Taxes A¢t 1988. The trading subsidiary. Brighton Dome and Feslival ITradingl Limrted donates
its prolits to the charitable Company under the provssions of Gfft Aid_ k¢ordin9ty IheTe is no Corporalion Tax charge
in these account5.
VALUE ADDED TAX
The Group is registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) and income expendrture is ststed net of VAT lo the extent
that it is recoverable.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial assets and liabilities are Tecognised when the Charrty becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the
instrument. Trade debtors do not cairy any inteiest and are stated at nominal amount less any prowsion for estimated
irrecoverable amount. Trade creditors are Th)1 interest bearing and a￿ stated at their nominal value.
JUDGEMENTS IN APPLYING ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
The gioup makes judgements. estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and the carrying
values of assets and liabilities. income and expenses. The ￿$Uh1ng accounting estimates calculated using these
judgements will, by definrtion, seldom equal the reIaled actual results bvl are based on the experience of the Directors
lor Trustees) and the expectslions of future events. The eslimales are Tewewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions lo
accounting estimates are recc•Jnised in the period in which the estimate is reviewed. Such ba515 Include..
Expendrture accounted for on an accruals bas
Costs allocated to Charli￿$ adN11￿ a Iwne basis.
Grants and donations receivab￿ are recoanised when the conditions for receipt have been mel.
Valual•Jn of mu%cal instruments
The valuat￿n of muS￿al instruments was made independently by Nomian's Instruments. a specialist in
supplying Musical Education equipment. The group have reviewed instrument usage and income generated
(both actual and expected), and that Ihis assessment ha$ allowed the Trustees to be sat¢sfied that there is no
material impairment to the value ol the musul instrumenls as at 31 March 2021
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Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
1. GRANTS & DONATIONS-ANALYSIS BY FUND
Unrestr￿e￿ funds
Designated
funds
2021
£'OOOs
Reslrthd funds
Brighton
DLNne
venue
2021
£'ooo
Opwalional
funds
2021
£'oc
Proiecls
2021
£'ooo
T¢Xal
2021
£'ooo
Brighton and Hove Ctty Council
East Sussex County Council
Arts Council England, Soulh East
CJRS Income
CRF Income
Other grants
Donations, TNsts and Foundations
Members, subscriptr'ons and events
1.792
115
1,907
445
2,130
2,575
2,317
2,317
287
15
274
555
271
240
514
2021
5,180
3,196
8,491
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'OOOs
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020 COMPARATIVES
Brighton and Hove Crty Council
East Sussex County Council
Arts Council England. SoLrth East
Other grants
DonalhJns, Trusts and Foundation5
Members, subscriptions and events
1.723
15
147
1,885
600
1,870
193
414
84
600
1.870
187
292
122
2020
1.935
600
147
5,046
2. GRANTS & DO￿TIoNs-ANALYSls BY TYPE
Brighton Dome
programme and
hires
2021
£'ooo
Biighlon
Dome
venues
2021
£'ooo
Creative
Learning activity
2021
£'ooo
Brighton
Feslwal
2021
£'ooo
2021
Totsl
£'ooo
Brighton an(5 Hove City Council
East Sussex County Council
Arts Council England
Other grants
Donations, Trusts and Foundations
Members, subs¢ripttons and events
1.793
115
1.908
2.144
2.437
274
1.272
97
213
3,416
2,600
517
so
66
30
2021
6.698
115
1,S82
96
8.491
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2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020 COMPARATIVES
Brighton and Hove Cty Council
Easi Sussex County Council
Arts Council England
Other grants
Donations, Tnjsls and Foundations
Members. subsCript￿nS and events
2020
1.723
147
15
600
720
150
247
1.885
600
1.870
193
414
1,150
36
4S
122
3.084
147
1.732
83
5,046
3. INCOME FROM TRADING ACTIVITIES IBI
Br¥Jhlon
Dome
programme
and hives
£'ooo
Brighton
Festival
£'ooo
32
2021
Total
£'ooo
32
2020
Total
£'ooo
43
133
41
Sponsorship
Event Hires
Consultancy
Other Incom8
52
52
59
91
217
4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITES BY INCOME TYPE IBI
Brighton Dome
prcgramme and
hires
2021
£'ooo
Creab"ve
Leaming actiwty
2021
È'ooo
Brighton
Festival
2021
£'ooo
Total
2021
£'ooo
Ticket sales
Perfomiances and Hires
Bar and catering for events
Tuition & workshops
Ticketing fees
Programme sales
27
27
14
33
50
14
1,617
38
23
1.617
2021
106
1,752
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'o(J)
2020
£'ooo
Ticket sales
Performances an(J Hires
Bar and catering for events
Tuition & worksh¢)ps
Ticketing fees
Programme sales
2,503
974
59
21
632
3.194
995
861
1.919
423
37
1.919
423
37
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Annual Report and Accounts
lor the year ended 31 March 2021
2020
4.798
1.999
632
7,429
. INCOME FROM TRADING ACTIVITIES ANO CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
There has been a ￿9￿￿ICant drop in income in the year for b)th Trading arbd Charrtable Actiwlies due lo the
ongoing pandemic. Minimal events and conferencing events were pul on in Ihe year as as school closures,
which has all accounted for the drop in inc￿e.
5. INVESTMENT INCOME
All of the Group's investment income of £911 12020.. £3.6921 arose from interest bearing deposit accounts.

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
6. EXPENDITURE ON CFI4RITABLE ACTIVITIES
The Charity undertakes drrect charrtable activrties arKI rM)t make grant payments.
Unreslricle(J Designated
funds
funds
2021
2021
£'ooo
£'ooo
Restricted
funds
2021
£'ooo
Brighton
Dome venue
2021
£'ooo
Total
2021
£'ooo
Brighton Dome programme and hires
Creative Learning a¢lbviIy
8righton Festival
Support and governance costs
1.519
1.718
79
1,168
1,417
85
277
42
2.729
3.135
164
1,161
4,200
2.947
42
7,189
Brighton t)ome venues
Depreciation
73
319
73
532
129
4.329
2.947
434
7,794
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'o(
2020
£'oc
2020
£'ooo
2020 COMPARATWES
Brighton Dome programme and hires
Creative Learning aclivily
8fghton Festival
Support and govemance costs
4.836
1.856
1.650
1.188
962
69
59
6.082
2.818
1,719
845
9.187
2.219
59
11,465
Brighton Dome venues
Depreciation
88
319
88
489
146
25
2020
9,333
25
2,219
12,042
7. ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT AND GOVERMNCE COSTS
2021
Total
£'ooo
2020
Total
£'ooo
Executive and finance costs
Lease payments
Audrtors remuneration
Infomialion lechnology
Research & devekjpment
931
21
21
188
634
22
16
173
1.161
Cost$ are allocated to the Chanws actmties on a lime basis.
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number: 00889184)
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for the year ended 31 March 2021
8 STAFF COSTS ANO NUMBERS
The average number of perrnanenl staff ￿p￿Yed dvrin9 the period, and as at 31 March 2021. was 209 12020..
1491 Addi(ionally an average head count of 136 12020. 1831 casual weekly staff worked on an houdy basis lo
support events and perfomances.
Permanent slaff are allocated lo the charitls activit*s as folhyws..
2021
Number
2020
Number
Artistic Planning
Learning, Access & PartiCipal￿n
Trading.
Operations
Marketing & Sales
Development
Support & Governance
12
120
14
55
47
10
10
14
14
209
149
'All staff engaged in trading reLaled aclNitie5 are employed through ¢onlra¢ls with Brighton Dome and Festival
Limited. Relevant costs are therefore rechar9ed lo Brighton Dome and Festival (Tradingl Limited.
2021
Total
È'ooo
2020
Total
£'ooo
Payroll costs
Wages and salaiies
Social security
Other pension costs
4,657
353
475
4,583
363
451
5,485
5,397
The number of employees who received emoluments g￿ter than £60.000 in the followng range was".
21r21
Number
2020
Number
£60.001 - £70,000
£70,001- £80,000
£80,001- £90,000
£100,001 - £105.000
£110,001 - £115.000
The Key Management Personnel are considered to be the Officers and ExecLrtive Management Team. Their
employment benefits were £482.913 in 2021 (£553.291 in 20201.
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NET TRADING RESULTS OF SUBSIDIARY TRADING COMPANY BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL
ITRADINGI LIMITED
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Turnover
Other Income
Cost of sales
87
217
1231
1641
Gross profrt
Administration and overhead5
153
1921
1411
27
61
Interest rec￿able
27
61
DonatKJn payable lo parent company
1611
1431
Nel1105sII profil
1341
18
Cost of sales inclLKles £21.90312020.. £25.4C61 charged by the parenl ¢c¥npany for Ihe provision of se￿ICe$.
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
None of the Trustees received any remuneration during the period under review. Trustee expenses of £31 12020..
£1.2551 were recorded for meeting catering for 14 trustee$.
The financial resutts of our Trading Company las per note 9 above) are fefflected within our Consolidale(I SOFA
on Page 21.
A yearly r￿harge is made in March belween the Charity and Tiading Company 8PPOrth)ning venue runn￿9
costs on the basis of Conference tumoverl total group lumover. This incllrdes insurance, utilities and cleaning
costs and is eliminated on con501idation. Inler Company balances as a131 March 2021 were £70,08D. 12020..
£22,246)
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounls
for the year ended 31 March 2021
11. TANGIBLE FIXEO ASSETS
GROUP AND COMPANY
Dome leasehtjd asset..
Long-lem
Short-temi
Improve
Improve
£'oo)
£'oDo
Venue
Fittings
Musical
arnl equp Instruments
£'oc
'£OOOs
Office
Equip
£'ooo
Enabling
Works
Total
£'ooo
t'ooo
COST
As al 1 April 2020
Additions
Disposals
16,444
6,508
2.744
24
821
569
2.858
29.944
133
As at 31 March 2021
16,444
6.508
2.768
821
665
2,871
30,077
DEPRECIATION
As * 1 April 2020
Charge for the period
Disposals
5,757
329
6.502
2.515
89
85
499
28
15,3S8
533
A5 at 31 March 2021
6.505
169
527
15,891
NET BOOK VALUE
As at 31 March 2021
10,358
164
652
138
2,871
14,186
As a131 March 2020
10,687
229
736
70
2,858
14,587
2020
GROUP AND COMPANY
Dome leasehold assel..
Long-term
Short-lem)
Improve
Improve
E'o
£'ooo
Venue
Fittings
Musical
and equip Instruments
'£OOOs
Office
Equip
£'ooo
Enabling
Works
Total
£'ooo
£'ooo
COST
As al 1 April 2019
Additions
Disposals
16.444
6,508
2.728
19
(41
221
600
542
27
2.797
61
29,240
707
14
As al 31 March 2020
16,444
6.508
2.744
821
569
2.858
29.944
DEPRECIATION
As at 1 April 2019
Charge for the period
Disposals
5,427
329
6,497
2.410
107
121
25
60
474
25
14,833
525
121
As al 31 March 2020
5,757
6.501
2.515
85
499
15,357
NET BOOK VALUE
As al 31 March 2020
10.687
229
736
70
2,858
14,587
As at 31 March 2019
11,017
318
196
68
2.797
14.407

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number: 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Iconlinuedl
All of the Group's tsngible fixed assets are used for aclrvrties In furtherance of the Charity's objects. Arts Council
England and Brighton & Hove Ctty Council hold legal Charges over the value of the leasehold asset in accordance
wi(h their slandatd funding terms.
The lease of Ihe Brighton Dome was granted to Brighton Dorne and Festival Limrted in 1999 by Brighton & Hove City
Council for a lolal 0150 years at a peppercom lent. The leasehold improvements shcrwn above represent the value of
the capital refurbishment work carried out by the Group. The lease cannot be assigned or sold.
The main categories of fixed assets are as folk)vts".
Dome leasehold asset.. long-lem improvements - represents the value of the niain eonslruction works to the venues
wrth a useful life extending over the remaining term of the lease.
Dome leasehold asset.. short-temi improvements - represents the value ot improvements to the venues with a useful
life of len years.
Brighton & Hove City Council have made available a Sinking Fund in order lo provKJe lor ￿ newals of fixtures and
fittings included in this category. The Crty Council sel asKle, fr(m the annual Sinking Fund allocation, sums lo cover
r￿n-recurrlng major maintenance work al the Brighton Dome Venue. At 31 March 2021 the allocation stood al
£167.68212020." £242,500} and is held in a designated xcounl by Brighton & Hove Crty Council and eon5equenlly is
not included in Ihese accounts.
Venue fittings and equipmenl - represents the value of fittin9s and equipment purchased for the operation ol the
Dome venues. which have a useful lrfe of five years.
Musical Instruments represents the estimated valualion of mvsical instruments kased lo Brighton Dome and Festival
by Bcighlon and Hove Ci(y Council and Easl Sussex County COU￿11 for use by Bruhlon and Hove Music and Arts
Service and Easl Sussex MUS￿ Servi￿.
Office equipment
represents the value of uynputer hardware arKI sofiwwe and similar rtems which have an
expecied useful life of th￿e years.
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accoun15
foF the year ended 31 March 2021
12. FIXEDASSET INVESTMENTS
2021
Cost
2020
Cost
Inveslmenl in subsidiaries..
181
The investment above represents Brighton Dome and Fests"val Limited's investment in Subsidiary companies. On
1 September 2005 the Group reorgani5ed its subsidiar￿5 folk)wing completion of the BrwJhlon Dome
Development. Since that dale all charitable activities are managed in the registered charity. the BrMJhlon Dome
and Festival Limited. All non-charrtable activities are managed through Brighton Dome and Fesb"val (Trading)
Limited. The remaining company in the Group was a domianl c¢)mpany from 1 September 2006.
Details of the subsKliar￿s as at 31 March 2021 a￿ set out below:
Name
Controlling
Inlerest
Incorporatedlcompany number
Brighton Dome and Feslwal (Trading) Limrted
100%
UK 5541005
80th subsKliafies are registered al 12a Pavilion Buikjings. Castle Square, BrKJhlon, BN1 1EE
The nel assets I Iliabilrtiesl of the SUbs￿laneS at the end of the financ￿1 period were as follows..
Net assets I
Share capital
Reserves
Brighton Dome and Festival (Trading) Limrted
60.932
61,032
13. STOCK
Group and Cornpany
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Bar Stock
Front of House Consumables
12
Total
15
18
Stock recognised as an expense in 2021 lotalled £8k12020.. £220kl.

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number". 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounls
for the year ended 31 March 2021
14. DEBTORS
Group
2021
t'o
Company
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Amounts owed by Brighton Dome
and Festival (Tradingl Llmited
Sundry debtors
112
435
82
433
774
152
152
69
22
956
585
950
15. CASH AT BANK AND IN HANO
Cash at bank and In hand indudes petty cash. floats and short term h*3hly liquhJ investments wth a short maturity of
three months or less from the date of acquisit￿n or weniThJ of the deposit or swnilar amount.
16. CREDITORS- AMOUNTS FALLING DUEWITHIN ONE YEAR
Group
2021
£'ooo
Company
2021
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Trade creditors
Bank overdraft
Accruals
Oeferred income
Other creditors
Taxation and s¢xial secufty
VAT Payable
118
110
601
374
1.184
92
3*
1.075
1.027
112
172
372
1.173
391
1.065
987
112
162
179
178
2.048
3,391
2.026
3.323
Royal Bank of Scotland holds a legal charge over the lJ)ok debls of the Charity as security against the overdraft
facilrty. Deferred income includes £1.320,72812020.. £W.6661 relaung to ticket sales for events taking place
beyond the balance sheet date.
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number: 00889184)
Annual Report and Acwunls
for the year ended 31 March 2021
17. DEFERREO INCOME
Group
Company
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Deferred Inc￿8 < 1 year
Balance as at 1 April 2020
Released in-year
Deferred In-year
1,075
(1,0751
1,184
2.302
12.302)
1.075
1.C65
11,C651
1.173
2.269
(2,3021
1,065
BalarKe as al 31 March 2021
1.184
1,075
1.173
1.065
Deferred Income relates lo advance deposi¢s and advance I￿ke1 sales for events taking place beyond the
balance sheet date.
18. CREDITORS- AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER ONE YEAR
Gro
2021
£'ooo
Company
2021
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
Loan frcvn BHCC
AccTued Inte￿st on BHCC Loan
Deferred income
2.704
347
332
2.704
2.704
347
315
2,704
3,383
2.738
2,704
The loan of £2.7m is secured by a fk￿ling charge against Ihe assets of the chanty. The loan 15 repayable in
equal in51almenls commencing in 2022 and endin9 in 2050. Interest is Charged on the loan at 2.85%.
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Aceounls
for the year ended 31 March 2021
19. ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS IN UNRESTRICTED FUNOS
Balance al
1 Aprd
2020
Transfer to
designated
funds
£'ooo
Balan￿ al 31
March
2021
£'ooo
Movement in ￿$OUrceS
Income
Expend"rtu
£'ooo
£'ooo
GROUP AND COMPANY
Operational funds
133
7.024
14,5211
12,364)
272
Designated funds
Musical Instruments
736
1841
652
Managing future Covid-19
rdaled risks
751
751
Corn Exchange
redevelopment costs &
investments in future
sustainability
413
413
Communrty engagement &
artistic Commissioning
4C
400
MUS￿ Services future
investment
800
Total
7.024
14.6051
3.288
2020 Totsl
450
9.585
19.7311
304
Designated funds brought fomard represent the eaTryn9 value of musical Trnstruments. the use of which have
been gifted to BrKJhlon Dome and Festwal by Brighton and Hove City Council for use by Ihe Mu$1¢ Ser¥i¢es.
Transfers lo designaled funds were made during the year lor the following pU￿OSeS..
1. Supporting the Dome and FestNal activty wrth future risks Ihal may arise due to Covid-19
2. To create a fund to be spent on equipment and operational expenditure related to the completion of the
Corn Exchange redevelopment. and other future Investments that support oper*ional sustainabilily
3. To create a fund for communrty engagement prqects and ¢ommissK)ning new works of art
4. To designaie fuThJs to be used for future inveslment in the mus￿ se￿￿es.
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
20 ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENT IN RESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance at
1 April
Transfer
from
unresliicled
funds
Movement in reSou￿e$
Balance al
31 March
2020
£'ooo
Inccyne
Expenditure
£'Doo
2021
£'ooo
£'ooo
£'ooo
GROUP AND COMPANY
Brighton Dome Regeneration
Project & B[￿htOn Dome
Venue
Brighton 1kn8 Other Projects
10.363
217
115
3,195
14341
12,947)
10.044
465
Total 2021
10,580
3.310
13.381}
10.509
Balan￿ al
1 April
Transfer
ffom
unre5tricled
lund$
Balance al
31 March
Movement in reSou￿e$
2019
£'ooo
Incoming
Outgoing
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
£'ooo
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GROUP ANO COMPANY
Brighton Oome Regeneration
Pioie¢l & 8righlon Dome
Venue
8Tighton O(Mne Cxhef Projects
10,682
72
147
14661
12,2191
10,363
217
Total 2020
10,754
2,511
12,685)
10,580
The Dome Regeneration Project fund represents the caprtalised value receNed in respect of the development
and regeneration of the Brighton Dome.. rt comprises improvements to the leasehold asset and income from
fund.raising activitie5. Arts Council Engbnd & Brighton and Hove City Councl hold legal Charges over the value
of the leasehold asset in accordance their standard funding te￿$.
The D(Mme Sinking Fund cepresenls monies from Brighlon & Hove City Council lo enable
expendrture on certain items of building maintenan￿ and renewals in accordance wilh the terms of the ￿ase of
the 8f￿hlon Dome venues.
Brighton Dome Other Prc¥ecls Fund represents monies received from Individuals, Trusts, Foundations and
other grant making bodies.

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
21. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Fi¥ed
Assets
£'ooo
Net Assetsl
(L￿bIlities)
£'ooo
Cash
£'ooo
Total
£'ooo
GROUP
Unrestricted funds
Restri¢led funds..
Bf￿hlOn Dome Venue
Com Exchange RenovalK)n
Other Prgects
1.438
4.098
11,9011
3,635
10.044
2.704
10,044
12,7041
381
465
Tolal funds
14.186
4,479
{4,5211
14,144
2020 Totsl
14.587
2.017
15,1551
11,449
COMPANY
Unreslricled fund$
Restricted funds..
1.400
4.032
11,7401
3,692
Brighton Dome Venue
Corn Exchange RenOvat￿n
Other Projects
10,044
2,704
10,044
12.7041
381
381
Total funds
14.148
4.413
14.4441
14,117
2020 Total
14,022
1,859
15,0571
10,824
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Group
Company
2021
2020
2021
£'ooo
2020
È'ooo
Balance as at 1 Apnl
Surplu5 1 Ideficill for the year
Transfer from restncted funds
450
419
809
408
2.419
2.452
401
Balance as al 31 March
3.288
3.261
809
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number". 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
22. 2020 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Fixed
Assets
£'ooo
Net
Liabilities
£'ooo
Cash
£'ooo
Total
£'ooo
GROUP
Unrestncled funds
Reslricled funds".
Brighton Dome Venue
Corn Exchange Renovation
Other Projects
1.520
1,800
12,451)
10.363
2.704
10.363
12,704)
217
217
Total funds
14,587
2,017
15,155)
11.449
2019 Tolal
14,407
1.588
14,7911
11,204
COMPANY
Unrestricted funds
Reslricled fvnd$'
955
1.642
12.3531
244
8righlon Dome Venue
Corn Exchange Renovation
Other Projects
10.363
2.704
10,363
12.7041
217
217
Total funds
14,022
1.859
15.0571
10.824
2019 Total
14.407
1,360
{4.6051
11,162
23. PENSION COMMITMENTS
Defined contribution Schemes
The Group operates defined Contribution schemes for certain employees. The assets of the schemes are held
separately from those of the Group in independently administered funds. The pension cost charge rep￿sentS
contributions payable by the Group and Charity lo the funds and amounted lo £118,112 12020.. £177,899).
Included in the total are conlribulions of £34.572 {2020: of £38,767} wh￿h were owed lo the ￿levant pension
funds at 31 March 2021.
Teachers, Pension Schen
The Charity participates in the Teachers. Pension Scheme (England and Wales) I'lhe TPSJ for relevant 51aff in
the Music Services. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the TPS of £381.355
12020.. £274,192) and at the year*nd £41.17912020.. £50,801) was accrued in respect of contributions lo this
scheme. The scheme is ck)sed lo new mwnbers.
The TPS is an unfunded mulii-employer defined benefrts ￿nsIOn seheme govemed by The Teachers. Pensions
Regulations 2010 las amendedl and The Teachers, PensK)n Scheme Regulations 2014 las amended).
Members contribute on a °pay as you go. basis contributions from members and Ihe employer being
credrted to Ihe ExcheqLser_ Retirement and other pension benefrts are paid by public fur￿$ provided by
Parliament.
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED (Company Number.. 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
fol the year ended 31 March 2021
The employer contribution rale is set by the Secretary of Stale following scheme valuations undertaken by the
Government Actuary's Department. The m051 recent actuarial valuation of the TPS was prepared as al 31
March 2018 Employeis are also currently required to pay a scheme administration levy of 0.08Dh giving a total
employer contribution iale of 16.48%.
As a result of the 31 March 2016 ValUat￿n of the Teachers, PensK)n Scheme. the Government has determined
that the employer contribution rale Should increase lo 23.68% of conlribulory pay wlh effect from 1 Septernber
2020 Ilhis include5 the administralK)n levy of O.OB%I.
The Department for Education has launched a consultation seek￿9 views on their proposal to support certain
educatKJn institutions wrth the increase to the Teachers, Pension Scheme. The consu￿atIon closed on 12
February 2020 and we received Ihe addrtional percentage drfference for TPS and a￿ in ¥eeeipt of funding up
until the end of 31.03.2022.
Local Government Pension Scheme
The Charrty also participate in the East Sussex L￿1 Government Pens*)n Scheme I'LGPS") fof relevant staff
in the Music Services. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable lo the LGPS of £8,263
12020.. £9.009) and at the year-end £9312020". £4321 was accrued in respect ol contributions to this scheme.
The scheme is closed lo new members.
The East Sussex Local Government Pension Scheme is a¢kninislered by the County Council. The scheme
prowdes ￿li￿eMent benefit5 for County Council employees, but members aL80 include employees of Brighton &
Hove City Council. the five borough ar￿ district councils. academies. universilies, wlleges and public
authonties.
In aec¢rdance with the L￿81 Government penS￿n &heme Regulations, associated legislation and the
Pensions Committee terms of refe￿nCe. the East Sussex PensK)n Fund Pension Commrttee is responsibTe for
811 functions and responsibilrties relating lo the managewnent of the East Sussex Pension Fund. Ihis includes
making arrangements for the investment, administration and managemenl of the Pension Fund, re￿n11ng
8dvi¢e as approprk2te from the Pension Board. The Pension comM￿ee also agrees Policy Slalements, as
required under the LGPS regulalKJns, and decides on the admission and cessation of bodies lo the Pension
Fund.
The employer contribution rate sel by the administrators of the scheme was 0% of contributory pay during the
20121 financial year It was determined that the employer conlribulion rate for the financial years 2021122 10
2022123 wll be 0% also.
24. RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Group
2021
£'ooo
Group
2020
£'ooo
Net movement in funds
Add back depreciatiort charge
Deduct interest inctyne
Decrease in stock
Decrease in debtors
(Decreasell increase in credrtors
2.349
533
245
S22
141
408
698
211
152
Net cash used in operating activities
2.594
1.127
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BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LIMITED {Company Number: 00889184)
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
25. AGENCY RELATIONSHIP IMTH BHCC (CAPTAL PROJECTI
During the financial year BDBF collected fundraising income and incurred costs on behalf of the Capital Prqe¢l.
Fundraising income is invoiced by BHCC and costs ￿harged by BDBF. All balances relating to the funds raised and
costs incurred were invoiced for by the balance sheet dale.
26. AUDITORS REMUNERATION
A fee of £20,830 for the audFt of the group of companies ha5 been accrued in the 2020121 ￿ou￿￿. (2020.. £18,750)
27. 2020 COMPARATIVES FOR SOFA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIWTIES
(including consolidated Income & Expendrture Account)
Unrestricted lunds
Restricted funds
Total
2020
The
Brighton
Dom
Venue
£OOO's
Operations
£OOO'$
Designated
£OOO's
Projects
£OOO's
£OOO's
Income:
Grants & donations
1.935
600
147
5,046
Income from charrtable activities
Income from trading activities
7,429
217
7,429
217
Investment Income
Total income
9,585
600
147
12.696
Expenditure on..
Cosl of raising funds
Expenditure on charitable actNIt*s
373
9.333
373
12,078
2,219
Total expenditure
9,706
2,219
466
12,451
Nel lexpendrturell income
Transfers beiween funds
{121)
S40
145
(3191
245
Nel movement in funds
11211
145
1319}
245
Total funds brought foNdard
254
196
72
10,682
11,204
Total funds Carried forward
133
736
217
10.363
11,449