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2023-03-31-accounts

ALL CHANGE ARTS LIMITED

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Registered Company Number. 1964724

Registered Charity Number. 293972

All Change Arts Limited Contents

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees’ Report 2 – 7
Independent Examiners’ Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 – 21

All Change Arts Limited Reference and Administrative Details

For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

Trustees G. M. Evans
J. M. Mason
A. G. Cezar
S. Singh
R. Dhut
N. Mirzaie
A. Brooks
N. Henriques
Company Secretary S. E. Lee
Charity Registration Number 293972
Company Registration Number 1964724
Registered Office 27 Dingley Place
London
EC1V 8BR
Independent Examiner John Howard FCA
Azets Audit Services Limited
2ndFloor, Regis House
45 King William Street
London
EC4R 9AN
Banker Cooperative Bank PLC
1 Islington High Street
Islington
London
N1 9TR
Key Management Personnel Artistic Director – Suzanne Lee
Associate Director – Lisa Stolworthy

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All Change Arts Limited Report of The Trustees

For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year end 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

In the period from April 2022 to March 2023, the Company has managed numerous projects designed to meet both All Change’s aims and the needs of our partners and participants.

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The Company relies on grants to cover its operating costs.

Our Aim

All Change – world-class art made by, with and for communities.

All Change brings artists and communities together to transform lives. Our work reaches people of all ages and backgrounds, especially those who would not usually have the opportunity to participate in the arts. We are committed to partnership, collaboration, innovation and risk taking. Our projects are cross art form and interdisciplinary, led by exceptional artists. We produce original and authentic arts experiences which make connections between people. Based in north London since 1985.

All Change - ambitious for communities, ambitious for artists.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

In 2022/23, despite the continuing challenges posed by the continuing impact of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, All Change has designed, managed and delivered a full programme of successful projects with communities in north London, and contributed to strategic local and national arts and community engagement initiatives, movements and conversations.

Our 2022/23 programme: -

1. Arts and Innovation programme:

The company continues to take a strategic leadership role in the development of community arts practice and the emerging civic arts movement in north London and beyond. We work in a hyper local way which resonates with national and international partners, with an exceptional team of Associate Artists from different disciplines, and in partnership with a diverse group of cross-sector partners - chosen for their particular experience and expertise. We continue to develop and test new approaches to working creatively with communities, sharing what we create and learn with others. Our approach embraces change, innovation and learning, exploring and developing the role of the arts in society, and the role the arts can play in this particular moment in history in bringing joy and connection, building reliance, and developing understanding and connection between communities. We continue to deliver key arts partnership programmes including Islington Word Festival (2012-2023), B Creative arts activism programme with young women (2011-2023) and #Islington4Women; and in 2023 have contributed to the development of Imagine Islington , a new cultural strategy for our home borough. These initiatives see the company working in collaboration with arts, cultural and cross-sector partners to achieve excellent outcomes co-created with communities and to develop practice in the civic role of the arts.

All Change continues to develop complementary programme strands to support the creative and professional development of local young adults and community members. Our Arts Award, Young Creatives and Community Producer programmes utilise coproduction to design and develop new approaches to skills development, accreditation, work-based training, leadership and paid employment opportunities for young people age 16-25 and local adults age 25+ in creative settings.

This year All Change’s team and those involved in our programme, have contributed to conferences, conversations and events with organisations including Islington Council, The Reading Agency, National Literacy Trust and Museum of London.

We have continued to nurture international partnerships and cultural exchanges with the British Council in the UK, East Africa and Malaysia, and with Singapore Arts Council. Creative outcomes from our Safe/Selamat programme were published on social media in Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2022. This programme brought together emerging artists and activists in the UK and Malaysia to explore safe spaces, creative risk and reward.

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For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE - continued

Arts and Innovation programme - continued:

Creative Producer - WORD Festival 2012-23 – a year-round programme celebrating reading, writing and freedom of expression:

WORD is an established part of Islington’s cultural calendar, produced and curated by All Change. Originally emerging in response to Islington Reads, the Council’s 2012 reading strategy, it sees libraries, arts companies and communities working together using arts and culture to reduce isolation and loneliness, providing a platform for new and often unheard voices and stories. WORD has a focus on engaging older people, young families, young people and those with mental health problems – and since its inception, has seen local residents perform alongside high profile artists including Michael Rosen, Inua Ellams, Hussain Manawer, Cecilia Knapp and John Hegley; and work with companies including Cardboard Citizens and Almeida Theatre. The 2022 programme has included programmes of work and presentations including: - our Andrea Levy legacy project with young women at Highbury Fields School; the launch of ENOUGH, a zine by our B Creative programme created as a response to increased violence against women and girls in London; an open air poetry event tackling climate change at Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground with local children; and a Recreate intergenerational storytelling event at Finsbury Library by our Well Versed company of older people for local families.

The Poetry School – a creative curriculum development project with Thornhill Primary School:

The 13[th] and final year of our poet-in-residence programme at Thornhill Primary School, was delivered by a team of diverse poets, chosen to reflect the school community, including Kenny Baraka and Ruth Awolola, and illustrator Chanté Timothy. The artists worked with children as part of the schools Enrichment programme, to develop confidence and creativity in written and spoken word within the school community. Public performances by the pupils took place both in school and at Cally Festival in 2022 and 2023, continuing to develop the tradition of creating opportunities to share the children’s work with public audiences.

Young Creatives and Community Producers - Emerging Arts Professionals - work based training opportunities for 16-25 year olds and local community members age 25+:

Since 2009 All Change has offered a programme of employment opportunities for emerging young professionals and young adults The programme includes Young Creative (age 16-25) and Community Producer (age 25+) roles paid at London Living Wage. There are project-based roles – flexible positions to co-plan and co-produce projects, developing skills and knowledge as they work; and office-based roles – which develop project and administration skills. Alongside valuable work experience employees receive formal training in transferable skills such as First Aid and Safeguarding. In 2022/23, All Change provided paid Young Creative and Community Producer opportunities to 14 individuals, including people with Autism and learning disabilities, 3 young parents who have been Inspire project participants, and 4 Community Producers age 25+. All Change has provided employment for more than 70 individuals since 2009.

Arts Award initiatives - developing new models of delivery across the arts and education sectors:

All Change has delivered Arts Award (Trinity Guildhall and Arts Council England) since 2008, supporting over 125 young people to achieve Bronze (Level 1), Silver (Level 2) and Gold (Level 3 – 35 UCAS points), through participation in arts projects in informal settings. We continue to develop ways to integrate this accreditation into projects, to enable young people who may not flourish in mainstream education, to achieve qualifications which recognise their creative achievements.

2. Young People, Children & Families

All Change has continued to develop projects designed to engage young people and young families this year, including new programmes of work with Endurance Land, Museum of London and Art Night. Each project includes paid Young Creative (young adults) and Community Producer (local community members) roles within the project teams, ensuring that projects are designed and delivered in collaboration with the target participants.

B Creative - arts activism projects for young women led by young women:

B Creative, launched in 2011, is an Arts Activism programme led by young women for young women aged 16-25. The project welcomes all young people who identify as young women including d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent young women, LGBTQ+ young women, and young women from global majority and ethnically diverse backgrounds. All Change has engaged teams of Young Creatives in paid roles over the past 12 years to co-produce the project alongside inspiring professional female artists responding to the needs, wishes and interests of young women. To date, B has provided 30 paid roles. The project engages young women who face barriers to participation and who are at risk. Work with a focus on arts activism, is delivered in partnership with exceptional arts companies including: - Autograph ABP and Apple, offering young women opportunities to develop skills, broaden horizons, create and share original work, and a platform to explore and express their voices and ideas. Young women make photography, poetry, dance, performance and music work about issues that matter to them and shared their work with public audiences in arts settings, public spaces and online. Over the past year young women have created powerful public facing work responding and contributing to public discourse around women’s safety and the Climate Emergency; responded to opportunities in the creative industries, technology and life sciences offered by a new development in Kings Cross; collaborated with Museum of London and Art Night; and designed and delivered a festival focused on opportunities for employment in the creative industries. ENOUGH, a zine responding to violence against women and girls was launched at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in December and distributed to schools and youth projects locally. Young women co-produced a partnership project with Islington Play Association funded by Kusuma Trust, for children at Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground. Climate Café, explored what we can do to protect the planet, producing artworks for the playground, a poetry performance for local families, workshops for the wider at Cally Festival, a podcast and a series of tote bags which were used to deliver winter food parcels to over 300 local families. In the summer and autumn the young women delivered the

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE – continued

Fantastic Futures Festival offering opportunities for behind the scenes access, free tickets to exhibitions and shows, and a chance to meet and talk to artists and women working in varied roles at All Change, Almeida Theatre, Autograph and Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration. Homespun, a partnership with Endurance Land, saw young women working with associate artist Francesca Beard and illustrator Grace Attlee and professionals involved in the creative industries, technology and life sciences, to create art work for hoardings around a new development in Kings Cross which expressed their response to the opportunity it will offer.

Known in Your Bones – arts and heritage project exploring Vitamin D:

Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund - Known in Your Bones is an arts and heritage project that shines a light on the 'Sunshine Vitamin’ D, revealing its all-powerful influence on and in all of our lives. The project took a journey back in time to explore and compare attitudes to Vitamin D, looking at a range of extraordinary archives and collections – LMA (London Metropolitan Archives), Wellcome Collection, Museum of London and The Royal London Hospital, and collecting stories from the local community to learn more about London and those who live and have lived here, and what we have in common. The project was led by Associate Artists Marysa Dowling and Francesca Beard, Associate Producer Abira Hussein and a team of young women aged 16-25 . The project concluded with a 2-day Festival of Sunshine at the Story Garden in Kings Cross in June 2021. A series of 5 podcasts was published in Summer 2022, available on Acast, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Inspire! - a creative learning programme for young parents and pregnant young women aged 14-25 in Islington:

Inspire! provides an accredited creative learning programme of arts activities - including music, photography, film-making, performing arts and creative writing, designed to support young parents to develop skills and confidence, express their ideas, create high quality work and shape plans for future learning to achieve their aspirations. Creative engagement activities are complemented by a programme of advice and support around education, parenting and health delivered by project partners. This year young parents have enjoyed visits to see pantomime at Hackney Empire and Drag Queen Storytime at Central Library. They have worked with artists including photography artist Marysa Dowling and poet Cecilia Knapp to explore finding hope and optimism in challenging times. A body of photography work and poetry was created for an exhibition at Barbican Library in July 2023.

ReCreate – a creative workshop programme for young parents aged 19-25 and their children:

ReCreate is our project for young parents aged 19-25 and their children, which addresses a recognised need to provide a project for younger parents and their children together. This year we have continued to deliver a programme of interactive storytelling events for young families, with a focus on stories and characters which reflect the diversity of our families. Families take home ideas for play and books, materials and musical instruments to use with their children at home.

Mums the Word – a creative podcast project for mums age 25+

Mums the Word is a new sister project to Inspire and ReCreate for mums aged 25+, co-produced with young parents supported by a grant from Islington Giving Residents’ Panel. The project is build connections and support for parents to develop skills and confidence, and to create and broadcast and original podcast series – Throwing Glitter , working with artists including Talia Randal, Cecilia Knapp, Francesca Beard and Tony Nwachukwu.

3. Civic Arts – older people and a complementary intergenerational programme

This year, we have begun to build and grow a wider Civic Arts programme of work around our core programme with isolated older people. This work responds to the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis and the impact of the pandemic, and builds on the success of our approach to the work and the positive response of older people to intergenerational activities and opportunities. this wider programme continues to work in collaboration with a range of partners including Almeida Theatre, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama [CSSD], Notting Hill Genesis, Housing 21, Cubitt Education, Sadler’s Wells and Arsenal in the Community; supported by Islington Giving, Arts Council England, The Arsenal Foundation and City Bridge Trust.

Well Versed - creative events and activities for older people aged 55+:

To address isolation and loneliness amongst older people, Well Versed is our company of older people, who participate in weekly sessions led by Francesca Beard, creating extraordinary creative work, which is shared through public performance events, and a mix of online and postal distribution. This year the group participated in an exceptional and ambitious collaboration with Almeida Theatre, which saw Francesca and the group create and perform ‘Face the Music: The Social Care Workers Play’ at the Almeida - one of a 9-play cycle celebrating Key Workers in March 2022. 3 of our social care partners were also part of the cast for the show, which was great success, attracting 4 and 5 star reviews in the national press. The group has also enjoyed visit to see plays at Almeida Theatre, and to perform at WXSP (Whitecross Street Party) and to lead workshops at Cally Festival. Original poetry by the group, written over the past decade, will be published in an anthology which will be published in Autumn 2023.

Generations – improvisation and older people, collaboration with Improbable, CSM, Central School of Speech and Drama and Islington Play Association

Following a ground-breaking pilot with Improbable in Spring 2018, All Change has continued the Generations improvised performance collaboration between older participants from Well Versed and students, working with Francesca Beard – and including new partnerships in 2022 with Central School of Speech and Drama and Islington Play Association. This has been the 4[th] iteration of the project and saw the introduction of a new generation of children into this project focussed on the positive impact of improvisation and play.

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All Change Arts Limited Report of The Trustees

For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE – continued

Going Places – dance, photography and poetry project for isolated older people in residential and day centre settings:

All Change has continued to deliver combined arts activities with the Mildmays Extra Care residents. All Change associate artists Francesca Beard, Tony Nwachukwu and Kenny Baraka work with isolated older people who have limited mobility and other health issues including dementia. Participants are supported to create poetry and to celebrate, sing and move together. As Covid-19 restrictions have eased, we have led poetry sessions in the garden and held a Jubilee Block Party.

Jubilee Queens – intergenerational photography and poetry project

Older people and young women from B Creative collaborated on a photography and creative writing project to mark the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, created portraits and poetic ‘kennings’ exploring what it means to be a Queen which were published online.

During 2022/23, the company has continued to consolidate its practice and reputation for delivering high quality and impactful arts work in community settings, through a variety of means:

• Publishing high quality print and digital products to share the creative results and learning from our projects – including a series of five Known in Your Bones podcasts on Acast, Spotify and Apple podcasts; ENOUGH - a poetry, photography and illustration zine, published in partnership with Islington Council VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls team) and launched at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.

• Holding exhibitions and events on digital platforms and in person in partnership with high profile organisations including: Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2023 and British Council Malaysia.

• Developing projects which use social media – including Instagram and Twitter - to engage with communities and to share creative work both in the UK and internationally.

• All Change project case studies and images featuring in the publications, websites and publicity of leading funding bodies, arts companies and programme partners, including an appearance by 97 year-old Eula Harrison and Artistic Director Suzanne Lee on London Live discussing our Going Places programme with older people.

All Stars

All Stars is our individual giving scheme, developed in partnership with Macquarie Bank volunteers, as part of the Cripplegate CoRe partnership scheme, launched in November 2012. All Stars provides a mechanism for individual giving – including one-off and regular online donations, and new fundraising initiatives.

#Islington4Women

All Change is a founder member of #Islinton4Women – a voluntary and public sector coalition of women leaders, which includes local cross-party politicians, and aims to improve the lives of women in Islington and to promote equality. In 2022/23 #Islington4Women delivered a number of initiatives designed to respond to priorities identified by local women. Bold, Brave, Wonder Women of Islington , developed with local women of all ages, celebrates the stories of local women throughout history nominated by local women; and we are developing a series of zines and publications featuring these stories to provide inspiration for future generations. A special event on International Women’s Day 2023 brought together women of all ages to share and celebrate some the stories.

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All Change Arts Limited Report of The Trustees

For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Review of the charity’s financial performance at the end of the period

2022/23 saw All Change begin to feel the effects of the UK’s stressed economy, with a combination of issues including fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit and the war in Ukraine causing high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis leading to increased social need, oversubscribed charitable trusts and reduced public funding. In this climate, All Change has been pleased to retain Islington Council support towards its local operation including its flagship young parents’ creative learning programme. Despite no financial uplift being possible, such anchor funding provided a foundation for staff to build on, making significant additional fundraising approaches throughout the year. Despite ultimately securing adequate income enabling the company to balance its annual budget and end the year in a healthy financial position, All Change experienced a lower fundraising success rate than in recent years. This phenomenon will be monitored in order to allocate resources appropriately to mitigate risk if a more challenging fundraising environment endures. All Change is therefore unsurprised to report a reduction in turnover of approximately 14%. However, the company’s varied portfolio of projects leads to a jigsaw of different income sources and amounts each year, anywhere from £200,000 to over £300,000 per annum, which means it is accustomed to annual fluctuations and remains unconcerned by this slight decrease. As scheduled, planned amounts of restricted reserve funding were expended on initiatives spanning the year-end. An increase in All Change’s carried forward unrestricted funds at 31/03/23, sees the company move closer to the target set by its Reserves Policy.

Reserves policy

All Change Arts Limited endeavours to maintain sufficient reserves to cover overheads and salary costs for a minimum of three months operation. At 2023/24 levels All Change's overheads and salary costs for three months amount to £34,086 As at year-end 2022/23 All Change holds unrestricted reserve funds of £35,987. A review of the current reserves level and reserves policy is carried out annually. All Change maintains this level of unrestricted reserve in order to satisfy the conditions listed below:

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

The Company is a charitable company limited by guarantee, number 1964724 and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 25 November 1985.

The Company is also a registered charity, number 293972.

Method of appointment or election of trustees

The management of the Company is the responsibility of the trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association. Recruitment is undertaken as necessary through the identification of skills gaps at trustee level.

Policies adopted for the induction and training of trustees

New trustees are given a copy of ‘The Essential Trustee: what you need to know’ published by the Charity Commission and ‘Directors and Secretaries Guide’ published by Companies House. In addition, new trustees are met in advance of joining the Board by the Chair and have the opportunity to attend a Board meeting as an invited guest. Existing All Change trustees and senior staff work together to ensure thorough and effective induction of new trustees, enabling them to understand and deliver the commitment and duties required to govern the charity. To enable All Change to fulfil the objectives set out in the governing document as effectively as possible, skills sharing is carried out so that trustees can focus with maximum insight on All Change’s charitable objects and issues of governance.

Management Structure

The senior management team comprises the Artistic Director (CEO) and Associate Director. Management decisions are made at this level and implemented by the staff team led by the Artistic Director who reports directly to the Board.

Arrangements for setting pay and remuneration of key management personnel and criteria used

The pay of All Change's salaried staff is reviewed annually and is normally increased in accordance with average earnings and with consideration of the current rate of inflation. This applies to senior staff including All Change’s CEO, the Artistic Director. In view of the nature of the charity, the Board of Directors bench-mark against pay levels in other arts organisations of a similar size and scale and run on a voluntary basis. The remuneration bench-mark is the mid-point of the range paid for similar roles. If recruitment has proven difficult in the recent past a market addition may also be paid with the pay maximum no greater than the highest bench-marked salary for a comparable role.

All members of the board of directors, who are trustees of the charity, give of their time freely and no director received remuneration in the year.

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All Change Arts Limited Independent Examiner's Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2023 l ￿P(}rt lo the charity trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the company for the year end8d 31 March 2023 which are sel out on pages 9 to 21. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the company {and also its directors for the purposes of cornpany lawl you are responsible for thè preparation of the accounts in accordance with the reqU1￿ments ofthe Companies Act 20061.the 20[16 Act'l. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required lo be audited under Part 16 01 the 2006 Act and are eligible foi independent exarnination. I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under seotion 145 of the Charities Act 20111'th8 2011 Acl'l. In ¢arrying oul rny exarnination I have followed the Directions givén by the Charity Commission urKl¢r sectron 14515llbl of Ihe 2011 A¢1. Indepèndent examiner's statement Since the company s gross income exce8ded £250,000 your examiner rnust be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified lo undertake the examination because l a member of The Institute of Chartered Aocounlants in England and Wales, which 1$ one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confim that no Matters have come to rny attention in conn8etSon with the examination givlng me cau8e to believe that in any material respect.. accountlng records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Aet,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records., or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting r8ouirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a'true and fairview. whi¢h is not a matter con$idered as part of an independent exarnination- or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statèment of Recommended Practice for aceounling and reporting by charities applicable to charitbes preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicab18 In the UK and Republio of I￿land IFRS 1021- I have no cOr￿rnS and have wme across no other matters in conne¢tion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a propor urKlerstanding of the accounts to be reachad. John Howard FCA For and on behall of Azèts Audit SeNices Limited 2Thd Floor Regis House 45 King William Streel London EC4R 9AN Date.. Si C)cfeAÉQ ooa3

All Change Arts Limited Statement of Financial Activities

For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted
Notes
Funds
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
34,081
Charitable activities
3
350
Government grants
-
_
Total incoming resources
34,431
_
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
27,326
Charitable activities
6,053
_
Total resources expended
4
33,379
_
Net incoming resources
before transfers
1,052
Transfers between funds
-
_
Net movement in funds
9
1,052
Fund balances brought
forward 1 April 2022
34,935
_
Fund balances carried
forward 31 March 2023
17
35,987
 Restricted
Funds
£
204,933
17,028
-
_
221,961
_
-
214,875
_
214,875
_
7,086
-
_
7,086
844
_
7,930
 Total
Total
2023
2022
£
£
239,014
283,617
17,378
10,430
-
5,017
_
_
256,392
299,064
_
_
27,326
27,417
220,928
298,969
_
_
248,254
326,386
_
_
8,138
(27,322)
-
-
_
_
8,138
(27,322)
35,779
63,101
_
_
43,917
35,779

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of the financial statements.

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All Change Arts Limited Balance Shèèt As at 31 March 2023 Com ny no. 1964724 2023 2022 FIx8d Asse¢s 11 5,676 7,293 Curront A¥•¥ts Debtors Cash at bank and Sn haThJ 12 9.239 68.929 15,258 73,340 78,168 88,598 Cr•dltors= amounts f811ing du8 within one year 13 139,9271 160.1121 N•t CurrontA880ts 38,241 28.486 N•t Assets 43,917 3&n9 Represented by.. R8stri¢ted fund5 Unr8Stricted ftJnd5 15 16 7.930 35,987 34,935 43,917 3S,779 The charitab18 company tsntidad to exernption from audit under ￿tion 477 01 th8 Companres Act2006 for the yearend•d 31 March 2023. The ￿ern￿r5 have not required the charitable company to obtain an au¢Jit of its financial st2tements for the ￿ar ènd￿ 31 March 2023 in accordance wth Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The Trust885 acknow18dge th8ir r8sfA)nsibilities for. lal ensuring that th8 (x)rnpany keeps aCC￿unt5Trg re¢￿)rdS vthkh compty with Sectk)ns 386 and 387 (rf th8 Compani8s Act 2008 and preparing finanrAal staternenls which giv8 a tru• and fairvi8w of the State of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of ils profit or loss foraach financial y&ar in accordanco with the r8quir8m8nts of Sections 394 and 395 and whith otherwise cOm￿Y with the requirements of tho Cornpanies kt 2006 relating lo finanval statements, $0 far as applica￿9 to th8 company. Ibl rhe finanrA81 statement5 have been prepared in accordancè with th& speaal provisK)ns of Part 15 of thg CLYnpanies Act 2006 relating to small 8ntiti&s. Approv8d by Ihe Board of twsi88s on 30 Octobor 2023 &nd signed on their behaK by.. The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of th85e financial ststeTh*nts. 10

All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) General information and basis of preparation

All Change Arts Limited is a company limited by guarantee in the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are set out on page 2.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

b) Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

c) Judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Accounting estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under circumstances.

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have been made in the process of applying the above accounting policies that have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements:

Useful economic lives of tangible assets

The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lived and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and physical condition of the assets. See note 11 for the carrying amount of the plant and equipment and note 1j for the useful economic lives for each class of assets,

There are no key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainly at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

d) Legal status

All Change Arts Limited is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of a winding up is limited to £1.

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

e) Funds accounting

Restricted funds – these are funds that can only be used for specific restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Unrestricted general funds – these are funds, which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

f) Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

g) Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. The irrecoverable element of VAT is included with the item of expense to which it relates. It is categorised under the following headings:

h) Support costs allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative and payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly; other are apportioned on an appropriate basis, for example, time spent, per capita or floor area.

i) Taxation

The charitable company is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part II Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

j) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives as follows:

Computer equipment - 25% reducing balance basis Office Furniture - 10% reducing balance basis

k) Debtors

Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. Accrued income is measured at the amount due to be received.

l) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a shorty maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

m) Creditors

Creditors are recognised when there is a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.

Other creditors and accruals are recognised at their settlement amount due.

n) Financial instruments

The charity only has assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

o) Operating leases

Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred.

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

2.
INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Apple Europe Ltd
Arts Council of England
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
-
-
-
-
9,998
1,000
British Council
City Bridge Trust
Co-op Local Community Fund
Derwent Tech Belt Community Fund
-
2,245
-
-
7,000
-
5,000
The Edward Gostling Foundation
Film Fixer
-
500
5,000
-
Greater London Authority
-
-
Islington Council – Arts Service
-
7,500
Islington Council – Children’s Services, Play
and Youth
Islington Council - VCS Fund
-
20,000
24,900
-
Islington Council – Camden and Islington
Public Health
-
-
Islington Council – VAWG
-
-
Islington Council – Fairness and Equality team
-
1,300
Islington Council - LIF
-
12,000
Islington Council – Transformation Unit
-
2,380
Islington Council – Jubilee Fund
-
600
Islington Giving
5,000
42,500
The Joanies Trust
-
3,500
Kusuma Trust (via Islington Play Association)
-
30,960
Lloyds Bank Foundation
London Youth - Burberry
London Youth
2,250
-
-
18,640
-
3,903
The National Lottery Community Fund
-
9,998
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
-
-
Notting Hill Genesis
-
6,642
Old Street Community Pot
Sheldon Trust
-
-
1,700
10,000
Stephen Bush Donation
-
-
Miscellaneous Donations
890
411
All Stars Scheme – Donations
3,195
-
Bank interest
2
-
_
_
Total core grants and donations receivable
34,082
204,932		 2023
2022
£
£
-
9,998
1,000
30,750
7,500
-
-
7,000
2,245
5,000
16,000
-
4,471
-
5,000
500
-
-
-
4,462
7,500
2,500
24,900
20,000
24,900
20,000
-
12,500
-
250
1,300
516
12,000
-
2,380
-
600
-
47,500
43,000
3,500
-
30,960
-
20,890
-
3,903
28,639
42,000
3,000
9,998
-
-
4,990
6,642
18,904
1,700
10,000
-
-
-
10,000
1,301
1,059
3,195
3,176
2
-
_
_
239,014
283,617

In 2022, £240,970 of income from donations and legacies was attributable to the restricted fund and the remaining £42,647 as attributable to unrestricted funds.

3.
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
Restricted
£
£
Almeida Theatre
-
-
Endurance Land
8,965
Islington Play Association: Cally Festival/I4W
1,162
Michael Spencer – consultancy fee
350
-
Museum of London/Art Night
-
1,801
The Reading Agency
-
2,000
Thornhill Primary School
-
3,100
_
_
350
17,028		 2023
2022
£
£
-
850
8,965
1,162
350
1,801
2,000
3,100
9,580
_
_
17,378
10,430

In 2022 £10,430 of income from charitable activities was attributable to the restricted fund and nothing was attributable to unrestricted funds.

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

4.

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Raising funds:
Costs of generating voluntary income
Charitable activities:
Arts and Innovation
Young People and Families
Civic Arts (Reducing Isolation - Older People)
Furloughed Project Staff
Total resources expended		 Direct
costs
£
-
2,437
85,074
29,228
-
____
116,739		 Support
costs
£
27,326
2,299
64,093
37,797
-
____
131,515		 2023
2022
£
£
27,326
24,417
4,736
51,987
149,167
147,202
67,025
-
94,763
5,017
_
_
248,254
326,386

In 2022, £179,743 of the resources expended costs related to direct costs with the remaining £146,643 relating to support costs.

5. SUPPORT COSTS

Governance (note 6)
Staff costs
Finance
Depreciation
Office costs
Travel
Other
GOVERNANCE COSTS
Independent examiners’ fee
Other costs		 2023
2022
£
£
2,600
2,591
112,019
112,011
4
4
1,616
1,992
13,507
18,037
-
-
1,769
12,008
_
_
131,515
146,643
_
_
2023
2022
£
£
2,640
2,460
-40
131
_
_
2,600
2,591

6. GOVERNANCE COSTS

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

7. TRUSTEE’S REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

None of the Trustees received any remuneration or other financial benefits during the year (2021: Nil).

The trustees were not reimbursed for expenses (2021 £nil).

8. STAFF COSTS AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension contributions
Less: Costs directly related to projects
The average number of employees was:
Leadership/management
In-house project management		 2023
2022
£
£
142,855
147,874
7,227
7,762
982
1,108
_
_
151,064
156,744
_
_
(39,045)
(44,733)
_
_
112,019
112,011
_
_
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.9
_
_
3.5
3.5

There were no employees earning more than £60,000 during the year (2021: £nil more than £60,000).

The key management of the charitable company comprise of the Trustees, the Artistic Director and Associate Director.

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £80,110 (2022: £79,785).

9. The SOFA shows a surplus of £8,138 for the year (net incoming resources before transfers). This is made up £7,086 of restricted funds received prior to April 2023 but allocated to projects in 2023/24 in accordance with funding agreements, plus £1,052 unrestricted income added to unrestricted reserves.

10.
NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME FOR THE YEAR
This is stated after charging
Independent examiners’ fee
Depreciation		 2023
2022
£
£
2,640
2,400
1,616
1,992

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Office
Equipment
£
Cost
As at 1 April 2022 34,502
Additions 0
____
As at 31 March 2023 34,502
____
Depreciation
As at 1 April 2022 27,210
Charge for year 1,616
____
As at 31 March 2023 28,826
____
Net Book Values
At 31 March 2023 5,676
____
At 31 March 2022 7,293
____
12. DEBTORS
2023 2022
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 9,239 15,259
____ ____
13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 39,927 60,112
____ ____
14. DEFERRED INCOME
2023 2022
£ £
Balance at 1 April 2022 47,364 104,617
Amount released to incoming resources (47,364) (104,617)
Amount deferred in year 30,047 47,364
____ ____
Balance as at 31 March 2023 30,047
____		 47,364
____

The deferred income relates to grants received during this financial year, but are to be utilised in financial year 20232024.

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

15. RESTRICTED FUND

Balance
31 March
2022
£
Arts and Innovation
Word Festival/Outer Space
33
Arts Award
10
Connect 360/Safe Selamat
254
_
297
_
Young People and Families
B Project
72
Inspire!/ReCreate
84
_
156
_
Civic Arts (Reducing Isolation,
Older People)
Saturday Socials
391
#Keeping Connected
-
_
391
_
844		 Balance
31 March
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
2022
£
£
£
£
5,600
(4,290)
-
1,343
-
(10)
-
-
0
254
-
-
_
_
_
_
40,580
(4,554)
-
1,343
___
_
_
_
85,589
(85,616)
-
45
59,945
(59,617)
-
412
_
_
_
_
145,534
(145,233)
-
457
_
_
_
_
46,749
(44,759)
-
2,381
24,078
(20,329)
-
3,749
_
_
_
_
70,827
(65,088)
-
6,130
_
_
_
____
221,961
(214,875)
-
7,930
_

A project balance at 31 March 2023 indicates expenditure to be incurred in 2023/24 corresponding to the individual project, see page 2 to 5 for detail of projects.

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

15a.
16.
16a.		 RESTRICTED FUND – Prior year
Balance
Balance
31 March
31 March
2021
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
2022
£
£
£
£
£
Arts and Innovation
Word Festival/Outer Space
9,772
24,580
(34,319)
-
33
Arts Award
10
-
-
-
10
Connect 360/Safe Selamat
-
16,000
15,746
-
254
_
_
_
_
_
9,782
40,580
(50,605)
-
297
_
_
_
_
_
Young People and Families
B Project
43
76,584
(76,555)
-
72
Inspire!/ReCreate
8,662
53,939
(62,517)
-
84
_
_
_
_
_
8,705
130,523
(139,072)
-
156
_
_
_
_
_
Reducing Isolation
Saturday Socials
8,457
80,
88,363)
-
391
Pause
#Keeping Connected
776
894
-
-
(776)
(894)
-
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
10,127
80,297
(90,033)
-
391
Furloughed Project Staff
_
-
_
_
5,017
_
_
(5,017)
_
_
-
_
_
-
_
28,614
256,417
(284,187)
-
844
_
_
_
_
_
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance
Balance
31 March
31 March
2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
2023
£
£
£
£
£
General reserve
34,935
34,431
(33,379)
-
35,987
__
__
_
_
_
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS – Prior year
Balance
Balance
31 March
31 March
2021
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
2022
£
£
£
£
£
General reserve
34,487
42,647
(42,199)
-
34,935

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

17. ALLOCATION OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

The funds of the charity are represented by the following net assets:

Unrestricted
£
Tangible fixed assets
5,676
Current assets
38,147
Current liabilities
(7,836)
______
35,987		 Restricted
Total
£
£
-
5,676
40,021
78,168
(32,091)
(39,927)
____
______
7,930
43,917

17a. ALLOCATION OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS – Prior year

The funds of the charity are represented by the following net assets:

Unrestricted
£
Tangible fixed assets
7,293
Current assets
30,102
Current liabilities
(2460)
______
34,935		 Restricted
Total
£
£
-
7,293
58,496
88,598
(57,652)
(60,112)
____
______
844
35,779

18. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The charity had total commitments under an operating lease as follows:

Operating leases which expire:
Within one year
Between one and five years		 2023
2022
£
£
7,800
1,950
6,500
-

19.

RELATED PARTY

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023 (2022: none).

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All Change Arts Limited Notes To The Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

20. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES – Prior year

Unrestricted
Notes
Funds
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
42,647
Charitable activities
3
-
Government grants
-
_
Total incoming resources
42,647
_
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
27,417
Charitable activities
14,782
_
Total resources expended
4
42,199
_
Net incoming resources
before transfers
448
Transfers between funds
-
_
Net movement in funds
9
448
Fund balances brought
forward 1 April 2021
34,487
_
Fund balances carried
forward 31 March 2022
17
34,935
 Restricted
Funds
£
240,970
10,430
5,017
_
256,417
_
-
284,187
_
284,187
_
(27,770)
-
_
(27,770)
28,614
_
844
 Total
Total
2022
2021
£
£
283,617
287,293
10,430
9,400
5,017
19,563
_
_
299,064
316,256
_
_
27,417
26,599
298,969
261,324
_
_
326,386
287,923
_
_
(27,322)
28,333
-
-
_
_
(27,322)
28,333
63,101
34,768
_
_
35,779
63,101

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