## **Annual Report 2023 - 2024** 

2023 - 2024 once again saw an enthused and committed audience engaging with live jazz and improvised music, feeling truly secure to experience event environments post-pandemic. As an organisation Jazz North East do still remain aware of ongoing potential threats, not just through potential threats from illness, but also with concern for global finance, and as such we have continued to ensure that artists are well paid for their work, and ticket prices remain accessible for all persons. 

During this period we were delighted to see a number of sell out concerts, affirming the excitement and demand for the art-form in Tyneside and the North of England, and also the thirst for artists from outside the area, and internationally, wanting to perform in the region. 

Building on existing framework, working in conjunction with local promoters and educators, through our programme of work Jazz North East successfully supported and developed musicians, audiences, promoters and grassroots venues in Tyne and Wear. 

We continued to use spaces that regularly promote jazz but also employed new performance environments to engage new diverse untapped audiences and provide a wider venue network for artists from and coming to the region. 

With this in mind we were delighted to include silent films with live soundtracking and also in partnership with Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music the use of the historic Edith Adamson Carillon at Newcastle Civic Centre. 

Our project featured concerts, workshops, film screenings, jazz socials, group meetings and discussion platforms. 

Partnerships continued to grow which also saw us achieve some great coverage through BBC Radio including participation in the BBC Proms at Glasshouse International Centre for Music. 

We are proud that Jazz North East continues to enhance Tyne and Wear as a great place to live and reinforce the reputation of North England as a culturally vibrant centre for the arts. 



Amongst others, our key venues throughout this time frame included The Globe, The Literary and Philosophical Society, Gosforth Civic Theatre, Bobiks and Jesmond United Reformed Church. 

Alongside venues, partners organisations included the South Asian GemArts with whom we staged a number of concerts for their annual Masala festival, we continued to show support for the regional New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings label, and remained lead partner for the forward thinking Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. 

We were delighted to work in partnership with Jazz.Coop at The Globe throughout the year and also on International Jazz Day presenting the Corrie Dick ‘Sun Swells’ Band. 

Other concerts of note included the contemporary Scottish folk fusion of Fraser Fifield’s ‘Secret Path’ for International Bagpipe Day, and Scottish folkie James Yorkson with Jon Thorne and the South Asian vocalist Ranjana Ghatak. We continue to promote and celebrate diversity and inclusion across our field of work. 

Whilst the lockdown period of 2020 - 2021 presented a question of the ongoing existence of Jazz North East and what the future could look like, with funding support and the vital enthusiasm from our board and audiences we feel we have managed to return stronger than ever, and continued to build this momentum throughout 2023 into 2024. 

Our project manager and administrator was allowed to continue steering the ship, managing the required elements of the regular workload whilst attending many Zoom sector sessions and in person meetings planning for the future. Notably this includes regular contact with the Northern development agency Jazz North, and the nationwide Jazz Promotion Network. 

We continued to promote with our ‘Women Make Music’ concert series ever present, showing commitment to the Keychange initiative. We also maintained membership with Black Lives in Music continuing to promote diversity through our programme and action. Embodying the values of Music Declares Emergency we continue to evolve our strategies for ecological sustainability. 

Jazz North East continues in its determination to sustain the high quality of programming that has been its hallmark since the organisation’s inception in 1966. Whilst we fully appreciate the importance of the jazz tradition, we believe that jazz as a creative art form is constantly moving forward and that it is our responsibility to reflect and celebrate this dynamism. Thus presentation of new artists, collaboration with other promoters and further development of international links remain crucial to our work, alongside the development of new concepts and ideas to inspire creative practise, artists and audiences. 

The Jazz North East mission is that of reflecting the diversity of jazz and improvised music. The future is exciting and our commitment to being a forward-looking organisation involves a degree of financial risk. Jazz North East, our audiences, and the artists that we support are immensely grateful to Arts Council England for their continued funding, and to all other supporting organisations. 

We very much look forward to celebrating the 60th anniversary of Jazz North East in 2026. 

We have remained conscious that there should be no compromise on quality, ensuring that we sustain our mantra “the Best in Jazz since 1966”. We continue to maintain a programme that covers a wide spectrum of jazz styles from performances, rooted in both the ‘mainstream’ jazz tradition through to highly experimental concerts of free improvisation. We support established artists, alongside young newcomers and recent graduates just beginning to emerge onto the scene. 

We continue to remain in close contact with many regional festivals in planning future events. These include the South Asian ‘Masala’ Festival working the with regional GemArts, Tyneside Irish Festival, and the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. 

A significant strand in our past programme has been our PRSF supported ‘Women Make Music’ project to highlight female musicians as composers, performers and instructors. We continue to 



develop this project and have discussed at great length the need to further support diversity within our work, to bring more people of colour into our activity, and to also find more representation for those with disabilities working alongside Attitude is Everything. 

As an organisation we continue to step further into the position of a developmental body, as well as maintaining a reputation as a highly regarded promoter. Our involvement with musicians is apparent with frequent approaches in an advisory role to artists career development, requests to deliver presentations, appearing as panel members at forums and writing references and letters of support for local and international artists. 

## **Venues and Partnerships** 

We were delighted to continue working with the award winning Globe. In doing so this has given us access to a well equipped venue following refurbishment, the venue is also fully accessible. 

We also continued to work with Gosforth Civic Theatre. As an arts venue Gosforth Civic Theatre is home to, and run by, Liberdade Community Development Trust, a charity that works with people with learning disabilities and autism, giving them a place to belong, work and get involved in the arts and their community. As a truly inclusive space for performance, music, cinema, and events aimed at the heart of the community Gosforth Civic Theatre is a socially conscious and responsible space that prioritises the health, safety and wellbeing of its audiences, participants and performers. The Theatre acts as a live performance space with cinema projection facilities. The venue is also fully accessible, in a prime location for green transport links and benefits from on site free parking. 

A third venue was the prestigious and historical Literary and Philosophical Society, which benefits from one of the finest grand pianos in the North of England, and a highly supportive team of staff and volunteers. The Lit and Phil continues to remain the central hub for Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, and a venue celebrated by all musicians who perform there. 

A new venue to us has been Jesmond United Reformed Church which also benefits a beautiful grand piano and a fantastic and enthusiastic staff body. 

Sadly we saw the closure of the venue Bobiks with which we had established a strong partnership including three sell out concerts, the venue had allowed access to new audiences in Jesmond on the outskirts beyond the city centre. With this loss we have employed other spaces such as Cluny in Ouseburn Valley, again allowing access to newer audiences. 

With a new production team in place at Glasshouse International Centre for Music (formerly know as Sage Gateshead) we were delighted to see our partnerships developing further where we worked in conjunction on promotions at BBC Proms. 

## **International Partnerships** 

Jazz North East’s reputation as a significant presence on the international jazz scene continues. Artists and organisations continue to grapple with the fallout from Brexit and Covid, but we continue to maintain relations with Dutch Performing Arts and Jazz Danmark, whilst also maintaining a commitment to artists from many overseas countries including Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Canada and the USA, and many many more. 

## **Finance** 

The adventurous nature of Jazz North East’s programming would not be possible without the support of public funding, which enables us to maintain a creatively vibrant and forward-looking approach. Continued assistance from Arts Council England, who provide the largest share of our funding provided ongoing and gratefully received financial stability for the organisation. We received an Arts Council grant of £29,996 to support the calendar year period October 2022 - December 2023 followed by an additional grant of £29,959 to support January 2024 - December 2024. We also benefit from a small amount of public donations alongside ticket sales, our online Discogs CD shop and contributions from our lead partner organisations. 



## **The Board** 

The Board has continued to benefit from the services of our paid admin assistant and project manager Wesley Stephenson, whose work in co-ordinating our concert programme and in liaison with the artists, concept and organisational development, alongside fundraising and marketing, has proved absolutely invaluable. 

The Board members for 2023 - 2024 were: 

John Pope (Chair) Melanie Grundy (Secretary) Stewart Smith (Treasurer) Ken Drew Charlie McGovern Toshitaka Zenimoto 

## **Concert Schedule: 2023 - 2024 (Financial Year)** 

Friday 7th April: Abbie Finn's 'Finntet' + Zoë Gilby with Andy Champion 

Saturday 8th April: Me Lost Me + Ceitidh Mac + Heather Ferrier 

Sunday 30th April: Corrie Dick ‘Sun Swells’ Album Tour (International Jazz Day) 

Friday 12th May: Taking The Dog For A Walk (Film Screening) 

Sunday 14th May: Eternal Triangle (Trevor Watts / Veryan Weston / Jamie Harris) + Andy Champion 

Friday 19th May: Kira Kira (Satoko Fujii / Alister Spence / Natsuki Tamura / Tom Bancroft) 

Friday 16th June: Steve Beresford / Hannah Marshall / John Butcher 

Sunday 18th June: Graham Costello's STRATA 

Sunday 9th July: Spaces Unfolding + Alex Ward and Dominic Lash 

Wednesday 19th July: Michael Messer’s Mitra (GemArts Masala Festival) 

Friday 21st July: Yazz Ahmed and Arun Ghosh (GemArts Masala Festival: BBC Proms at Sage Gateshead) 

Friday 22nd September - Sunday 8th October 

Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 2023 

_Jon Bradley (The Edith Adamson Carillon) Three Tsuru Origami + Paul Edis and Graeme Wilson Zoe Rahman Octet John Pope Quintet + Late Girl + Shapeshifters Sarah Gail Brand / Cath Roberts / Andy Champion / Emil Karlsen Alcyona Mick Balo: Manon McCoy / Will Shaw Sebastian Lexer / Michael Mayes / Steve Noble + Semay Wu + Miman Maja Bugge and Sarah Nicolls + Olivia Moore and Adam Fairhall Rie Nakajima Samuel Blaser Trio + Laura Toxværd with Jeppe Zeeberg + Atzi Muramatsu Zoë Gilby Quintet w/ Tony Kofi + Ubunye_ 

Friday 20th October: Get The Blessing + Power Out 



Friday 27th October: Paul G.Smyth / John Edwards / Mark Sanders 

Sunday 5th November: Greg Abate with Dean Stockdale / John Pope / Abbie Finn 

Sunday 12th November: Han-earl Park / Lara Jones / Pat Thomas 

Friday 17th November: James Yorkston / Jon Thorne / Ranjana Ghatak 

Sunday 10th December: Tele-Port (Zhenya Strigalev / Jérôme Klein / Pol Belardi / Jeff Herr) Sunday 28th January: SENTIENT BEINGS with John O’Gallagher, Faith Brackenbury, John Pope, Tony Bianco 

Saturday 17th February: The Family Band + Abbie Finn Trio 

Sunday 25th February: Bex Burch + Rachel Musson 

Sunday 10th March: Fraser Fifield - Secret Path Trio 



COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 01357300
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 507509
Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2024

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limiled by Guarantee
Flnanclal Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
Page
Trustees, annual report (incorporating the director's report)
Independent examiner's report to the trustees
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account>
Statement of financial position
Notes to the financial statements
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statemenl of financial activities
13

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the
unaudiled financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and admlnlstratlve details
Registered charily name
Jazz North East Limtted
Charlty reglstratlon number
507509
Company registration number 01357300
Prlnclpal offlce and reglstered 14 Kirkstone Gardens
offlce
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7AN
The trustees
Melanie Grundy
Stewart Smith
John Charles McGovern
Kenneth Drew
Richard John Pope
Jamie Matyn Toms
Toshitaka Zenimoto
Secretary
Treasurer
Independenl examiner
JFS Torbitt
Chartered Certrfied Accountants
58 Durham Road
Birtley
Co Durham
DH3 2QJ
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to
the small companies exemption.
The trustees, annual report was approved on 1811212024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees
by:
John charles M¢Govern
Trustee

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Jazz North East Limited
Year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Jazz North East Limited ('the
charity.) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responslbllllles and basis of report
As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for Ihe purposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 {'Ihe 2006 Act.).
Having satisfied myself that the accounls of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16
of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of
the charty's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act,). In
carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Chariiy Commission under
section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's staiement
I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection
with the examination giving me cause to believe..
accounting records were not kepl in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the
2006 Act. or
the financial statements do not accord with those records" or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of
the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a Yrue and fairf view which
is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the financial slatements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and
principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by
charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting StarKlard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this ￿pOrt in order to enable a proper understanding of Ihe
accounts to be reached.
Jane Freeman
FCCA
Independent Examiner
58 Durham Road
Birtley
Co Durham
DH3 2QJ

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities
(including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
Resiricted
funds Totsl funds Total funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Note
Income
Grants
Other trading activities
Investment income
29,963
29,963
21,864
28,496
6,126
21,864
Total Income
21.868
29,963
51,831
34,623
Expendilure
Expenditure on raising funds..
Cosls of raising grants and funds
Totsl expendilure
11.787
33,159
33,159
44,946
44,946
30,453
30,453
11,787
Net Income and net movement In funds
10.081
(3,196)
6.885
4,170
Reconclllatlon of funds
Total funds brought forward
Toial funds Carried forward
1.757
17,422
19.179
15,009
11,838
14,226
26.064
19,179
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 5 10 1110rn) part of thèse linanclal stalements.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Positlon
31 March 2024
2024
2023
Note
Flxed assets
Tangible fixed assets
13
91
Currenl assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
392
25,884
20.084
26,276
20,084
Credilors: amounts falling due wlthin one year
Net currenl assets
15
1280)
25,996
(996)
19.088
Tolal assets less Currenl Ilabllitles
26.064
19.179
Nei assels
26,064
19.179
Funds of the charlty
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
14,226
11,838
26,064
17,422
1,757
Total charlty funds
16
19,179
For the year ending 31 March 2024 the charity was enlitled lo exemption from audit under section 477
of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors, responsibilities:
The members have not required the company io obtain an audit of its financial statemenls for Ihe
year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act
with respect to accounting records and the preparats'on of financial statements.
These financial statements have been pr8pared in accordance with the provisions applicable to
companies subjecl to the small companies, regime.
These financial statemenis were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on
1811212024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
John Charles McGovern
Trustee
The noles on pages S to 111orni part ot these flnancial 8tatsm8nts.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
General informatlon
The charty is a public benefit entiiy and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in
England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the
registered office is 14 Kirkstone Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7AN.
siaiemeni of compllan¢e
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and the Republic of Ireland,, the 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) (Charities
SORP (FRS 1021) and the Companies Act 2006.
A¢¢ounting pollcl8s
Basls of preparatlon
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. as modified by the
revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair
value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going Concorn
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Dlsclosure exemption8
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such,
advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph
1.12 of FRS 102:
{a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.
{bl Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at Ihe discretion of the trustees to further any of the
charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricied funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or
commitment.
Reslricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or
through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes.. restricted income funds or
endowment funds.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnu•d)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounllng polleles {contlnued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has
passed to the charity. it is probable that the economic benetits associated with the transaction
will flow lo the charty and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies
are applied to particular categories of income:
income from donations or granls is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the
gift. receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entillement is established.
income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is
impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor
or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in Ihe
accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for
the contribution of general volunteers.
income from contracts for the supply of seThices is recognised with the delivery of the
¢ontra¢ted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual
requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and retumed rf unspenl, in which case
it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liabilty is incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of
financial activities to which it relates:
expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events,
non-charitable Irading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking
activities that further its Charitable aims for the benelit of its beneficiaries, including those
support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable
activities.
other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the
charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs
attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that aclivity. Shared costs are apportioned
between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Slatements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting pollcles (continued)
Tanglble assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost. and subsequently staled at cost less any
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued
amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent
accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impaimient losses.
An increase in the carying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation. is recognised in other
recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been
recognised as expenditure within Ihe statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carying
amount of an asset as a resutt of revaluation. is recognised in other recognised gains and losses.
except to which il offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within
other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Deprecialion
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual
value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows..
Plant and machinery
25 /• reducing balance
Impairnent ol fixed asseis
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable
amount being eslimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the
recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for
possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the pU￿OSe$ of impaimient testing. when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable
amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable aTnount of the
cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest
identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely
independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill. the goodwill acquired in a business combination is. from the
acquisition date, allocated to each of the cashrfjeneraling units that are expecled lo benefit from
the synergies of the combinalion. irrespective of whether other assels or liabilities of the charily
are assigned to those units.
Llmlted by guarantee
Jazz North Easl Limiled is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does nol have a
share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not
exceeding £1 to the assets of the Charitable company in the evenl of its being wound up while he
or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financlal Statements (conthiued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Grants
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Restrict8d Total Funds
Funds
2023
Grants
Arts Council
29.963
29,963
28,496
28,496
Othor tradlng actlvltles
Unrestricted Totsi Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funds
2023
Concert Receipts
Sundry income
20,542
1,322
20,542
1.322
5,906
220
5,906
220
21,864
21,864
6,126
6,126
Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unreslricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funds
2023
Bank interest receivable
Costs of ralslng grant8 and funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricled Total Funds
Funds
2024
Artisls Fee
Artisls Expens85
Hall & Instrument Costs
Newcastle Fesiival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Accountancy
Printing, postage and stalionery
Depreciation
Subscriptions
Bank charges
Advertising and PR
3,661
12,991
1,696
2,040
10,254
16,652
1,696
4,985
10,254
390
39
23
1,145
15
9,747
44,946
2,945
390
39
23
1,145
3,569
11,787
6,178
33,159

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
C08t8 of ra181ng grants and funds (conllnued)
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Artists Fee
Artists Expenses
Hall & Instrumerrt Costs
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Accountancy
Printing, postage and stalionery
Depreciation
Subscriptions
Advertising and PR
197
9.115
270
3.646
6.483
1.323
6,680
10,438
270
3.646
372
372
60
30
1,055
5,006
19,379
30
1,055
7,902
30,453
2,896
11.074
Net income
Net income is stated after chargingl(crediting):
2024
2023
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
30
10. Independent examlnatlon fees
2024
2023
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements
390
372
11. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil12023.' Nill.
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
12. Trustee remuneratlon and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related 8ntty were
received by the trustees

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmited by Guarantee
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (conllnuodj
Year ended 31 March 2024
13. Tanglble fixed assets
Plant and
machlnery
Cost
Al 1 Aprll 2023 and 31 March 2024
Depreclatlon
At 1 April 2023
Charge for Ihe year
At 31 March 2024
1,113
1,022
23
1,045
Carrying amount
Al 31 March 2024
68
At 31 March 2023
91
14. Debiors
2024
2023
Prepayments and accrued income
392
15. Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one year
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
716
280
280
280
996
16. Analysls of charilable funds
Unrestricied funds
At
1 April 2023
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2024
General tunds
1,757
21,868
{11 ,7871
11,838
At
1 April 2022
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2023
General funds
15,009
6,127
{19,3791
1,757
10

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conllnu•d)
Year ended 31 March 2024
15. Analysis of charitable funds (contlnued)
Reslricted funds
At
1 April 2023
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2024
Arts Council England
17.422
29.963
{33,1591
14,226
At
1 April 2022
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2023
Arts Council England
28,496
111,0741
17,422
16. Analysis of nel assels belween funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Nel assels
68
12,050
(280)
11,838
14,226
26,276
{280)
26,064
14,226
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Tangible fixed assets
Currenl assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Nei asseis
91
2,662
(996)
1,757
91
20,084
{996)
19,179
17,422
17,422
11

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Management Information
Year ended 31 March 2024
The followlng pages do not forni part of the financlal Statements.
12

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limiled by Guarantee
Detalled Ststement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Income
Grants
Grants
29,963
28,496
Other trading aclivitiès
Concert Receipts
Sundry income
20,542
1,322
5,906
220
21,864
6.126
Investment Income
Bank interest receivable
Total Income
51,831
34.623
Expendllure
Costs of raising grants and funds
Artists Fees
Artisits Expenses
Hall & Instrument Costs
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
A￿untanCY fees
Printing, postage and stationery
Depreciation
Subscripiions
Advertising and PR
Bank charges
16,653
1,696
4,985
10,255
390
39
23
1.145
9.747
13
6,680
10,438
270
3,646
372
60
30
1.055
7,902
44,946
30,453
Total expendilure
44.946
30,453
Net Income
6.885
4.170
13

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 01357300
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 507509
Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2024

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limiled by Guarantee
Flnanclal Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
Page
Trustees, annual report (incorporating the director's report)
Independent examiner's report to the trustees
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account>
Statement of financial position
Notes to the financial statements
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statemenl of financial activities
13

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees. who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the
unaudiled financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and admlnlstratlve details
Registered charily name
Jazz North East Limtted
Charlty reglstratlon number
507509
Company registration number 01357300
Prlnclpal offlce and reglstered 14 Kirkstone Gardens
offlce
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7AN
The trustees
Melanie Grundy
Stewart Smith
John Charles McGovern
Kenneth Drew
Richard John Pope
Jamie Matyn Toms
Toshitaka Zenimoto
Secretary
Treasurer
Independenl examiner
JFS Torbitt
Chartered Certrfied Accountants
58 Durham Road
Birtley
Co Durham
DH3 2QJ
Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to
the small companies exemption.
The trustees, annual report was approved on 1811212024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees
by:
John charles M¢Govern
Trustee

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Jazz North East Limited
Year ended 31 March 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Jazz North East Limited ('the
charity.) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responslbllllles and basis of report
As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for Ihe purposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act 2006 {'Ihe 2006 Act.).
Having satisfied myself that the accounls of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16
of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of
the charty's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act,). In
carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Chariiy Commission under
section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's staiement
I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection
with the examination giving me cause to believe..
accounting records were not kepl in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the
2006 Act. or
the financial statements do not accord with those records" or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of
the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a Yrue and fairf view which
is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the financial slatements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and
principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by
charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting StarKlard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this ￿pOrt in order to enable a proper understanding of Ihe
accounts to be reached.
Jane Freeman
FCCA
Independent Examiner
58 Durham Road
Birtley
Co Durham
DH3 2QJ

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities
(including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
Resiricted
funds Totsl funds Total funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Note
Income
Grants
Other trading activities
Investment income
29,963
29,963
21,864
28,496
6,126
21,864
Total Income
21.868
29,963
51,831
34,623
Expendilure
Expenditure on raising funds..
Cosls of raising grants and funds
Totsl expendilure
11.787
33,159
33,159
44,946
44,946
30,453
30,453
11,787
Net Income and net movement In funds
10.081
(3,196)
6.885
4,170
Reconclllatlon of funds
Total funds brought forward
Toial funds Carried forward
1.757
17,422
19.179
15,009
11,838
14,226
26.064
19,179
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 5 10 1110rn) part of thèse linanclal stalements.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmlted by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Positlon
31 March 2024
2024
2023
Note
Flxed assets
Tangible fixed assets
13
91
Currenl assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
392
25,884
20.084
26,276
20,084
Credilors: amounts falling due wlthin one year
Net currenl assets
15
1280)
25,996
(996)
19.088
Tolal assets less Currenl Ilabllitles
26.064
19.179
Nei assels
26,064
19.179
Funds of the charlty
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
14,226
11,838
26,064
17,422
1,757
Total charlty funds
16
19,179
For the year ending 31 March 2024 the charity was enlitled lo exemption from audit under section 477
of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors, responsibilities:
The members have not required the company io obtain an audit of its financial statemenls for Ihe
year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act
with respect to accounting records and the preparats'on of financial statements.
These financial statements have been pr8pared in accordance with the provisions applicable to
companies subjecl to the small companies, regime.
These financial statemenis were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on
1811212024, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
John Charles McGovern
Trustee
The noles on pages S to 111orni part ot these flnancial 8tatsm8nts.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2024
General informatlon
The charty is a public benefit entiiy and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in
England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the
registered office is 14 Kirkstone Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7AN.
siaiemeni of compllan¢e
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and the Republic of Ireland,, the 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) (Charities
SORP (FRS 1021) and the Companies Act 2006.
A¢¢ounting pollcl8s
Basls of preparatlon
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. as modified by the
revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair
value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going Concorn
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Dlsclosure exemption8
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such,
advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph
1.12 of FRS 102:
{a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.
{bl Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at Ihe discretion of the trustees to further any of the
charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricied funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or
commitment.
Reslricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or
through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes.. restricted income funds or
endowment funds.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnu•d)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounllng polleles {contlnued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has
passed to the charity. it is probable that the economic benetits associated with the transaction
will flow lo the charty and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies
are applied to particular categories of income:
income from donations or granls is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the
gift. receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entillement is established.
income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is
impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor
or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in Ihe
accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for
the contribution of general volunteers.
income from contracts for the supply of seThices is recognised with the delivery of the
¢ontra¢ted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual
requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and retumed rf unspenl, in which case
it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liabilty is incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of
financial activities to which it relates:
expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events,
non-charitable Irading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking
activities that further its Charitable aims for the benelit of its beneficiaries, including those
support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable
activities.
other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the
charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs
attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that aclivity. Shared costs are apportioned
between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Slatements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Accounting pollcles (continued)
Tanglble assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost. and subsequently staled at cost less any
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued
amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent
accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impaimient losses.
An increase in the carying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation. is recognised in other
recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been
recognised as expenditure within Ihe statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carying
amount of an asset as a resutt of revaluation. is recognised in other recognised gains and losses.
except to which il offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within
other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Deprecialion
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual
value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows..
Plant and machinery
25 /• reducing balance
Impairnent ol fixed asseis
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable
amount being eslimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the
recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for
possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the pU￿OSe$ of impaimient testing. when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable
amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable aTnount of the
cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest
identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely
independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill. the goodwill acquired in a business combination is. from the
acquisition date, allocated to each of the cashrfjeneraling units that are expecled lo benefit from
the synergies of the combinalion. irrespective of whether other assels or liabilities of the charily
are assigned to those units.
Llmlted by guarantee
Jazz North Easl Limiled is a company limited by guarantee and accordingly does nol have a
share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not
exceeding £1 to the assets of the Charitable company in the evenl of its being wound up while he
or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financlal Statements (conthiued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
Grants
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Restrict8d Total Funds
Funds
2023
Grants
Arts Council
29.963
29,963
28,496
28,496
Othor tradlng actlvltles
Unrestricted Totsi Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funds
2023
Concert Receipts
Sundry income
20,542
1,322
20,542
1.322
5,906
220
5,906
220
21,864
21,864
6,126
6,126
Investment income
Unrestricted Total Funds Unreslricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Funds
2023
Bank interest receivable
Costs of ralslng grant8 and funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricled Total Funds
Funds
2024
Artisls Fee
Artisls Expens85
Hall & Instrument Costs
Newcastle Fesiival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Accountancy
Printing, postage and stalionery
Depreciation
Subscriptions
Bank charges
Advertising and PR
3,661
12,991
1,696
2,040
10,254
16,652
1,696
4,985
10,254
390
39
23
1,145
15
9,747
44,946
2,945
390
39
23
1,145
3,569
11,787
6,178
33,159

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
C08t8 of ra181ng grants and funds (conllnued)
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Artists Fee
Artists Expenses
Hall & Instrumerrt Costs
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Accountancy
Printing, postage and stalionery
Depreciation
Subscriptions
Advertising and PR
197
9.115
270
3.646
6.483
1.323
6,680
10,438
270
3.646
372
372
60
30
1,055
5,006
19,379
30
1,055
7,902
30,453
2,896
11.074
Net income
Net income is stated after chargingl(crediting):
2024
2023
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
30
10. Independent examlnatlon fees
2024
2023
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements
390
372
11. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil12023.' Nill.
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
12. Trustee remuneratlon and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related 8ntty were
received by the trustees

Jazz North East Limited
Company Llmited by Guarantee
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (conllnuodj
Year ended 31 March 2024
13. Tanglble fixed assets
Plant and
machlnery
Cost
Al 1 Aprll 2023 and 31 March 2024
Depreclatlon
At 1 April 2023
Charge for Ihe year
At 31 March 2024
1,113
1,022
23
1,045
Carrying amount
Al 31 March 2024
68
At 31 March 2023
91
14. Debiors
2024
2023
Prepayments and accrued income
392
15. Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one year
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
716
280
280
280
996
16. Analysls of charilable funds
Unrestricied funds
At
1 April 2023
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2024
General tunds
1,757
21,868
{11 ,7871
11,838
At
1 April 2022
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2023
General funds
15,009
6,127
{19,3791
1,757
10

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (conllnu•d)
Year ended 31 March 2024
15. Analysis of charitable funds (contlnued)
Reslricted funds
At
1 April 2023
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2024
Arts Council England
17.422
29.963
{33,1591
14,226
At
1 April 2022
At
Income Expenditure 31 March 2023
Arts Council England
28,496
111,0741
17,422
16. Analysis of nel assels belween funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2024
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Nel assels
68
12,050
(280)
11,838
14,226
26,276
{280)
26,064
14,226
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Tangible fixed assets
Currenl assets
Creditors less than 1 year
Nei asseis
91
2,662
(996)
1,757
91
20,084
{996)
19,179
17,422
17,422
11

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Management Information
Year ended 31 March 2024
The followlng pages do not forni part of the financlal Statements.
12

Jazz North East Limited
Company Limiled by Guarantee
Detalled Ststement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Income
Grants
Grants
29,963
28,496
Other trading aclivitiès
Concert Receipts
Sundry income
20,542
1,322
5,906
220
21,864
6.126
Investment Income
Bank interest receivable
Total Income
51,831
34.623
Expendllure
Costs of raising grants and funds
Artists Fees
Artisits Expenses
Hall & Instrument Costs
Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
A￿untanCY fees
Printing, postage and stationery
Depreciation
Subscripiions
Advertising and PR
Bank charges
16,653
1,696
4,985
10,255
390
39
23
1.145
9.747
13
6,680
10,438
270
3,646
372
60
30
1.055
7,902
44,946
30,453
Total expendilure
44.946
30,453
Net Income
6.885
4.170
13