Accountancy Solutions Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026 Charity number: 327415 Registered England and Wales Company number: 2059168 Company limited by guarantee > **[Call: 07926 450 250 ] Email: info@hslaccountancysolutions.co.uk www.hslaccountancysolutions.co.uk** **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Contents of the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026** ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ||Page| |---|---| |Administrative Details|1| |Directors (Trustees Report)|2 - 7| |Examiner's Report|8| |Statement of Financial Activities|9| |Balance Sheet|10| |Notes to the accounts|11 - 13| **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Administrative details for the year ended 31st March 2026** ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ## **Registered Charity number** ## 327415 **Registered Company number Directors (Trustees)** 2059168 Gordon Watson Andrew Ball Bongani Muchemwa (retired June 25) Trudi Entwistle Sanaa Shaikh (retired June 25) Jessica Richmond Henri Pearson (retired Nov 25) James Stephenson (joined Sept 25) Abbie Milandovic (joined Sept 25) Rina Arya (joined Sept 25) Claire Booth-Kurpnieks (joined Sept 25) ## **Secretary** ## **Principle address** **Bankers** ## **Independent Examiner** Andrew Ball The Art House Drury Lane Wakefield WF1 2TE Co-op Bank PO Box 250 Delf House Southway Skelmersdale WN8 6WT Mr Heera Singh FMAAT HSL Accountancy Solutions Enterprise House 4-6 Thorne Road Doncaster DN1 2HS Page 1 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) The Directors (trustees) present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2026** ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The trustees are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2026, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities. ## **Exemptions** The trustees have taken advantage of the exemptions available to small companies, including the audit exemption (see statement on balance sheet). ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Governing Document** The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 26 September 1986 and registered as a charity on 23 September 1987. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up during the period of membership, or within one year afterwards, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. Since January 2007 the company has been trading under the name of Beam. ## **Recruitment and Appointment to Board of Management Committee** The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Management Committee, sometimes referred to as the Board of Trustees. Members of the Management Committee are elected to serve a term of office of three years after which they are eligible to be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. The board reviews the skills of members regularly. Members of the Management Committee are generally recruited from the areas of our work – the arts, education and the built environment – supplemented by professional skills – legal and finance – as required. ## **Management Committee Induction and Training** Most members of the Management Committee are already familiar with some aspect of the organisation’s work, either as a creative practitioner or having come into contact with the organisation’s work in some other way. Prior to appointment they are invited to a meeting with the Chair at which the charitable aims, current position, and future plans of the organisation are discussed. Potential members are then invited to a board meeting as an observer, after which a vote on membership is taken. New members of the Management Committee receive a pack of information which includes the current business plan together with publicity material relating to recent and future events organised by Beam. Information produced by the Charity Commission is also provided, setting the roles and responsibilities of committee members and including an outline job description. ## **Organisation** The Management Committee directs the company. The day-to-day work of the company is organised by part time staff who co-ordinate the charitable company’s activities with freelance consultants supporting delivery. Freelance consultants are accountable to the Management Committee for ensuring the company delivers the services set out in its plans and achieving financial and other key performance indicators. ## **Risk Management** The Management Committee meet quarterly to review major risks, to establish systems and procedures to mitigate the risks and develop procedures for minimising any potential impact on the charitable company should any of the risks materialise. As part of the Business Planning Cycle the Management Committee undertakes a review of the major risks to the Charitable Company, supported by information supplied by freelance consultants, which are regularly reviewed as part of reports presented to the Management Committee. Page 2 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) The Directors (trustees) present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2026** ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ## **INTRODUCTION BY GORDON WATSON, CHAIR BEAM TRUSTEES** This year has been filled with creativity, collaboration and community. 2025 - 2026 was an inspiring and exceptionally busy year for Beam - from our home-town of Wakefield to Chesterfield, Barnsley, Catterick North Yorkshire, the Tees Valley and beyond, we enjoyed working with brilliant artists and local people who brought energy and enthusiasm to every project. Together we delivered ambitious public art - 15 permanent commissions, 9 temporary projects and 2 artist development programmes - reaching thousands of participants and engaging more than 69,000 people. It was a standout year for murals, with vibrant new artworks created in towns across the region, each rooted in the voices and stories of local communities. We are proud to support the next generation of artists through development programmes and mentoring opportunities, and we will strengthen this work in the years ahead. As we look forward to Beam’s 40th anniversary in 2026 and the launch of our business plan 2026-2030, I thank our staff team, associates and Board members for their invaluable contribution. Next year will see exciting new commissions come to life across Wakefield, North Yorkshire and Chesterfield. ## **OUR PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES** Beam is a cultural development organisation working across the North of England. Our inclusive approach champions, celebrates and engages Artists and Communities to shape and animate thriving places. Our work supports positive community wellbeing and economic benefit. We act locally and impact strategically. ## **Our Vision** Collaborating with Artists to shape inspiring, creative and inclusive public spaces for all, which are owned and loved by their communities ## **Our Core Values** - Enabling artistic innovation - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism - Cross-disciplinary and cross sector team working - Trust, respect and transparency - Nurture and support - Environmental responsibility ## **Our Services** - Creative Producers of public art programmes and commissions, including memorials - Place-based cultural strategies - Public art strategies and action plans - Public art feasibility studies to support regeneration funding bids - Artist-led community engagement, creative consultation and learning opportunities - Artist development and mentoring - Fundraising and bid writing ## **Our Collaborators, Partners and Audiences** We work with local authorities, public funders, trusts and foundations, artists, arts and heritage organisations, community groups, education settings, protected landscapes, and the voluntary sector. ## **Business Aims 2022-2026:** 1. INNOVATE & NURTURE: To be a leader in the field of art in the public realm and support and develop Artists from all backgrounds 2. CONNECT & COLLABORATE: Adopt a collaborative approach and increase Beam’s connectivity to deliver our business plan objectives. Page 3 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) The Directors (trustees) present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2026** **______________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **Business Aims 2022-2026:** 3. OUTSTANDING TRANSPARENT ORGANISATION: Committed to continually reviewing and improving our policies and processes, in order to deliver transparent and excellent work for people, places and planet. 4. GROWING OUR ORGANISATION: Expand capacity and knowledge, enabling Beam to increase the efficient delivery of high quality work across the North and beyond. ## **Charitable Object** - To establish and promote and to encourage the establishment and promotion of the commissioning and public display of all forms of art in public places, and in the environment and to enter into such commissions - To encourage and promote the advancement of the education, appreciation and understanding of the public at large of art in public places and the environment, of the artist in the skills and abilities required for the purpose of working in public places, of the public art large of the value of a quality environment and the responsibility to protect and sustain this environment for the future. ## **Beam aim to benefit the public by:** As a registered charity Beam aim to benefit the public through the delivery of work in the following areas: - Artistic Development: Place creativity at the heart of great place-shaping, creating opportunities for innovative and creative experiences for both artists and the public - Skills Development: Outstanding experiences and learning opportunities to help people articulate, demand and contribute to change and improved quality of life - Engagement: Meaningful involvement of individuals and groups in the community, reflecting the diversity of the local neighbourhood and skills, awareness and connections needed to make communities successful and sustainable ## **Overview of activities** 2025 - 2026 was a year defined by creative collaborations, support for emerging talent and art that responded sensitively to place and community. We worked alongside an extraordinary mix of creatives, clients, communities and emerging artists, delivering work that delivered impact across towns, neighbourhoods and public spaces. This year, Beam delivered 15 permanent public realm commissions, 9 temporary projects, and 2 artist development programmes involving 18 artists, alongside 3 public art strategies. In total, we commissioned 28 artists and creative practitioners, engaging 3,520 participants through 110 workshops, and reaching a wider audience of more than 69,500 people. 2025 was the year of the mural. Major artworks enhanced towns across the region, including: - The Normanton Junction by Harriet Colours and Ashfall and Bloom by Peachzz for Wakefield Council’s Our Year programme - Audacter et Sincere (Boldly & Frankly) by Cbloxx and This Place Has a Story to Tell by Emmeline North for the First and Last Mile programme - Local by Peachzz for Animate Chesterfield - The Stories by STATIC in Goldthorpe, Barnsley Each piece was shaped by conversations with local people, rooting the art firmly in place. For Animate Chesterfield, we secured over £77,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for A Sense of Chesterfield, a new heritage arts trail celebrating the town’s lesser-known stories, launching in 2026. This year also marked the completion of our artist development programme, UNBOUND in Wakefield (with YVAN) and Engage Create in Barnsley, alongside mentoring for Ailish Treanor and Nat Hues, strengthening our commitment to supporting emerging talent. We broadened our reach with new partnerships across the country, including collaborations with Disability Arts in Shropshire (DASH), the Contemporary Visual Arts Network (West Midlands), Down to Earth (Wigan), East Riding Council, and the FORGED partnership in the Tees Valley. Page 4 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) The Directors (trustees) present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2026** **______________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **Overview of activities** Closer to home, we supported Barnsley Council with a new sound and light commission for The Yorkshire Roses (launching 2026) and continued our work with Wakefield Council on the City Fields public art programme. We remain an active member of the Wakefield Public Art Framework Steering Group, championing and supporting ambitious public art. Our team grew stronger through the expertise of Associates Helen Moore, Hazel Colquhoun, and Richard King, who made key contributions to several major projects. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN LINE WITH BUSINESS PLAN 2022-2026** Over the past 5 years we have delivered against the business plan. Beam has delivered 30 permanent public realm commissions, 30 temporary projects, and 2 artist development programmes collaborating with 176 artists and creative practitioners, alongside delivery of 9 public art / cultural strategies, feasibility studies and creative consultation activity. We created 48 mentoring opportunities, engaged 9,424 participants through 348 workshops, and reached a wider audience of more than 312,024 people. ## **AIM 1: INNOVATE & NURTURE** 2025-26 included evaluation of two artist development programmes which we completed with partners in Wakefield and Barnsley which are now available on our website demonstrating progress against our objective to deliver Inclusive Support for Artists. - UNBOUND, delivered in partnership with YVAN as part of Wakefield Council's Our Year programme is summarised with a newly launched evaluation report. - A case study about Engage/ Create, delivered in partnership with Barnsley Council as part of their Storying Barnsley project is also now online. We continue to Advocate for Arts in Place-Shaping seeking opportunities to embed mentoring and learning within wider programmes. In Chesterfield, we coordinated artist talks with Chesterfield College via the Animate Public Art programme to support creative career pathways, we were also able to connect a live project with students from the University of Derby. In Wakefield with funding support via the West Yorkshire combined Authority we developed a student mural project working with artist Emmeline North and Crofton Academy providing students with a unique opportunity to collaborate with a professional artist. We worked with new partners Disability Arts in Shropshire & CVAN West Midlands, to scope public artist development opportunities in the West Midlands, and to be supporting a number of 121 emerging artist shadowing opportunities embedded within our live commissions. We have further advanced our objective to be Leaders of Innovation. At the start of the year, Beam celebrated the public launch of Hull’s new Public Art Policy, which we developed in consultation with stakeholders. Throughout 2025, Beam has also been working with the FORGED partnership in the Tees Valley. Led by Middlesbrough Art Week and Navigator North, and supported by the Tees Valley Combined Authority, FORGED aims to establish the region as a national hub for public art. Beam has led the development of practical public art guidance and supporting resources for commissioners, artists, developers, and communities, focusing on how to bring public art to life in public spaces. In the East Riding of Yorkshire, Beam has been appointed to guide the development of a new place-based Public Art Strategy, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The Strategy will provide a practical framework for commissioning and delivering public art across the region, identifying opportunities, challenges, and investment potential for the next 10 years. We continue our relationship with the University of Leeds to support our aim to be Leaders of Innovation. Katie Lee continues her PhD research project in collaboration with Beam and the School of Geography at the University of Leeds after securing ESRC funding for a three year PhD study based on the Beam archive. Beam also supported Barnsley Council to commission a bespoke sound and light show to animate the Yorkshire Roses. These new sculptures act as a symbol of Barnsley’s status as the UK’s first ‘Tech Town’. ## **AIM 2: CONNECT & COLLABORATE** We have strengthened our connections within the Creative Sector including our memberships with Academy of Urbanism, Wakefield Civic Society, Sustainable Arts in Leeds, and the Wakefield Public Art Framework Steering Group. Page 5 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) The Directors (trustees) present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2026** ## **________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **AIM 2: CONNECT & COLLABORATE** Communities remain at the heart of our practice embedding opportunities for residents to participate and influence public art programmes including: Animate Chesterfield, Public Art Catterick Garrison, Crossings and Gateways mural programme, City Fields public art commission, Goldthorpe public art commissioning, and ‘Made You Look’ with Down to Earth, Wigan. We continue to work closely with our Clients sharing good practice approaches and advocating for high quality programmes. Clients in the period included: Wakefield Council, Barnsley Council, Hull City Council, Chesterfield Borough Council, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire Council, FORGED partnership (Tees Valley), ‘Down to Earth’, Wigan, DASH, and CVAN West Midlands. ## **AIM 3: OUTSTANDING TRANSPARENT ORGANISATION** Equity, Diversity and Inclusion continues to be a key focus for us and we continue to embed good practice principles across our work through commissions and strategies, including the development of an EDI action plan. EDI principles inform our approach to artist recruitment and the design of artist briefs and delivery. People, Transparency and Good Governance - as a Board we retain an up to date risk register which is reviewed every other meeting or when required if urgent risks are identified. We review and update our policies annually. To support our focus on the Climate Emergency we continue to deliver against our Sustainability Policy and action plan. ## **AIM 4: GROWING OUR ORGANISATION** We have Built Capacity through the expansion of our team on numerous projects, engaging Helen Moore as a freelance Creative Producer, working on projects in Wakefield, East Riding of Yorkshire and Chesterfield and continuing engagement of Richard King as freelance evaluator for Animate Chesterfield. - This year the focus of our annual Away Day was the development of a new business plan. The aims of the day were: ● Refine Beam’s Vision - Tee up future activity against Aims - Support new business objectives - Articulate Beam’s story - Agree Trustee actions to support business plan development - The outcomes of the session have directly influenced the content of the new business plan. In January 2026 we shared our annual review for 2025 publically, to support our Identity & Communication. We continue to develop our presence via social media with a particular focus on Instagram and Linkedin alongside quarterly e- newsletters. Team members have continued to Build knowledge and awareness through attendance at regional events to support our business development alongside research into Local Authority priorities and relevant government agendas and funding. ## **Principal Sources of Income** The principal sources of funding for the charity were by way of consultancy work for Wakefield Council, Chesterfield Council, Barnsley Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire Council, DASH and Down to Earth Wigan. In April 2025 we implemented a 3% increase to Beam’s chargeable day rates to clients which are split into three bands to ensure a minimum of 25% surplus is generated to cover the organisation’s overheads. ## **Investment powers and policy** As a not for profit organisation, most of the charitable company’s funds are spent in the short term. However, the charitable company has the power to make any Investment, which the Board of Trustees sees fit. Throughout the year Trustees prioritised rebuilding Beam’s reserves to support future investment. ## **Reserves Policy** The Management Committee believes that it needs to hold a level of reserves to protect against the main risks to the organisation. In addition,the Committee wishes to utilise reserves to invest in strategic organisational development in pursuit of our charitable objectives. Therefore, the Directors seek to establish an appropriate equilibrium between types of risk. Page 6 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) The Directors (trustees) present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2026** **______________________________________________________________________________________________** ## **Reserves Policy** As of 27 June 2024 a target to hold reserves was agreed by Trustees that would cover 3 months operational costs and was set at £10,000. This was calculated taking into account the core costs of the organisation for a 3 month period to wind up the organisation including: staff salaries, statutory redundancy costs, and legal fees. It also reflects the current position of the organisation that now has minimal overheads, the majority of which only require 1 month's notice to cancel. ## **PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS** We’re excited to launch our 2026–2030 Business Plan as we enter Beam’s 40th anniversary year. Over four decades, we’ve built a strong track record for high-quality public art and strong relationships with artists, communities, and clients. While we look back with pride, this plan is firmly focused on the future - the future of public art, of Beam, and of the artists, places, and people we work with. We want to lead brave, inclusive public art which responds to the challenges that our places, communities and artists face today and prepares them for a bright future. Over the next five years, we will be ambitious and innovative, nurturing new talent, forging meaningful collaborations, and strengthening our foundations to ensure resilience, growth, and lasting impact. In order to grow our organisation, a third part time employee has been contracted from April 2026, to support further business development activity and carry out core duties. The role of the existing two part time employees will be shifted towards more business development. These changes will increase business development capacity by 200% leading to an incremental increase in turnover over the period of the business plan. ## **Statement of Directors and Trustees' responsibilities** The trustees (who are also the directors of the Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charitable company and the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - - departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and of the group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Small company provisions:** This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees declare that they have approved the above report. Signed on behalf of the trustees Signed: Name and position: Gordon Watson, Director/Trustee Date: 21[st] July 2026 Page 7 **Examiner's report to the trustees of Public Arts (Trading as Beam) for the year ended 31st March 2026** I report on the accounts of Public Arts (Trading as Beam) for the year ended 31 March 2026 which are set out on pages 9 to 13. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors of the Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other then the company and the company's trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: - accounting records have not been kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; - - the accounts do not accord with such records: - where accounts are prepared on an accruals basis, whether they fail to comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006, or are not consistent with the Charities SORP (FRS102) - any matter which the examiner believes should be drawn to the attention of the reader to gain a proper understanding of the accounts. Mr Heera Singh FMAAT HSL Accountancy Solutions Ltd Enterprise House 4-6 Thorne Road Doncaster DN1 2HS Date: 29[th] July 2026 Page 8 ## **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31st March 2026** |**Notes**
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
Charitable activities
**2**
Investments
Other
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
**3**
Other
**Total**
Net income/(expenditure)
Balance brought forward at 1st April 2025
**Balance carried forward at 31st March 2026**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2026**
**£**
240
262,731
209
0
**263,180**
256,314
0
**256,314**
6,865
37,343
**44,208**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
0
286,550
139
0| |---|---|---| |||**286,690**| |||267,873
0| |||**267,873**| |||18,817
18,527| |||**37,343**| The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. All the above amounts relate to continuing activities. The accounting policies and notes on pages 11 to 13 form part of these financial statements. Page 9 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Balance sheet As at 31st March 2026** |**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
**4**
Cash at bank & in hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors - amounts due within one year
**5**
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds of the company**
Unrestricted Funds
**Total funds**|**2026**
**£**
0
18,139
162,241
180,381
-136,172
44,208
**44,208**
**44,208**|**2025**
**£**
0
6,222
106,557| |---|---|---| |||112,779
-75,435
37,343| |||**37,343**| |||| |||**37,343**| |||| For the year 31st March 2026, the company is entitled to the audit exemption under section 477 (2) of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: a) ensuring the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386; and b) preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year, and its profit or loss for the financial year, in accordance with the requirement of the companies Act 2006 relating to accounts, so far as is applicable to the company. ## **Small company provisions:** These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors declare that they have approved the accounts above. Signed on behalf of the company's directors: Signed: Name and position: Gordon Watson, Director/Trustee Date: 21[st] July 2026 The accounting policies and notes on pages 11 to 13 form part of these financial statements. Page 10 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026** ## **1. Accounting policies** ## **1.1.1. Basis of preparation** These accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historic cost convention, with items recognised at cost or transaction value, unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s), in accordance with: - The Charities Act 2011 - The Companies Act 2006 - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland: FRS102 - Accounting & Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (Charities SORP FRS102) (effective January 2015) - **1.1.2.** The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. **1.1.3.** The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. - **1.1.4.** All figures presented in the statements and supporting notes have been rounded to the nearest pound. ## **1.2. Incoming resources** - These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities. Incoming resources are recognised when: - The company becomes entitled to the resources - The trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and - The monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fund-raising or contract income) the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the Statement of Financial Activities. Grants and donations are only included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the company has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Contractual income is only included in the Statement of Financial Activities once the related goods or performance related services have been delivered. Investment income is included in the accounts when receivable. ## **1.3. Expenditure** Expenditure is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered. Expenditure is classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred in the delivery of the charity’s activities and services for its beneficiaries, including both direct and support costs. The expenditure has been analysed but usage. Professional fees include those costs associated with meeting constitutional and statutory requirements, including Accountancy fees. ## **1.4. Fund accounting** Restricted funds are funds received from donors which are subject to restrictions on the purposes for which they may be used of which have been raised for a specific project. Unrestricted funds are those where there are no externally imposed restrictions. These include funds freely available to the charity for expenditure or appropriation to reserves for internally designated purposes. ## **1.5. Assets** Tangible assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost, or, if gifted, at the value to the company on receipt. Page 11 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026** ## **1.6. Stocks** Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based on the service potential provided by items of stock. ## **1.7. Debtors** Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. ## **1.8. Creditors** Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount, usually the invoice amount. Accrued charges are normally valued at their settlement amount. ## **1.9. Taxes** The company is not VAT registered. As a Charity the company is exempt from taxation on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or s256 of the Taxation of chargeable gains Act section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or s256 of the Taxation of chargeable gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. ## **2. Income from Charitable activities:** |**ncome from Charitable activities:**|| |---|---| |**Grants**
Programmes & services
**Donations**
**Fees**
Programmes & services
**Investment income**|**Total**
**Total**
**2026**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
0
0
240
0
262,731
286,550
209
139| ||**263,180**
**286,690**| ## **3. Expenditure on Charitable activities:** |Project costs
Staffing costs
Running costs
Marketing costs
Company costs
Governance
**Total 2026**
**Total 2025**|**Direct**
**Support**
**Governance**
**Total**
**costs**
**costs**
**costs**
**costs**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
224,271
0
0
224,271
0
19,871
0
19,871
0
8,972
0
8,972
0
1,491
0
1,491
0
350
0
350
0
0
1,360
1,360| |---|---| ||224,271
30,684
1,360
256,314| ||| ||239,833
26,990
1050
267,873| ## **4. Fixed assets** The Charity did not own any assets during the period of these accounts. ## **5. Debtors and creditors** Trade debtors |**2026**|**2025**| |---|---| |**£**|**£**| |18,139|6,222| Page 12 **Public Arts (Trading as Beam) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026** ## **5. Creditors and creditors (continued)** ## **6.** ## **7.** |Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Project income in advance of
expenditure
**Movement of funds**
**Opening**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Balance**
**Resources**
**Expended**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Unrestricted funds
37,343
263,180
-256,314
**Salaries**
Salaries and
wages
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.|**Opening**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Balance**
**Resources**
**Expended**
**£**
**£**
**£**
37,343
263,180
-256,314||**2026**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
14,457
11,162
5,633
12,866
116,082
51,408| |---|---|---|---| ||||136,172
75,435
**Closing**
**Transfer**
**Balance**
**£**
**£**
0
44,208| ||||**2026**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
19,871
19,750| ||||| ## **8.** ## **Analysis of net assets between funds** |Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities|**General**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
0
0
180,381
0
180,381
-136,172
0
-136,172| |---|---| ||**44,208**
**0**
**44,208**| ## **9.** ## **Company Limited by Guarantee** The charity 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 ## **10. Directors Remuneration and Related Party Transactions** No remuneration or expenses were paid to any trustee during the period of these accounts. (2025: Nil) No trustee or other person related to the Charitable Company has any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the Charitable Company during the year (2025: nil) ## **11. Previous period comparison** Where available, the previous period’s figures have been included for comparison purposes only. Page 13