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Echo Echo marked the tenth annNersary of movlng Into its beautlful home studios In Waierloo House durSng
8pnfYJ 2023 h)wever the 2023124 flnancLql year remained challervJlng for many arts organi8ation8 In Northern
Ireland.
Grant incorn• w89 down on previou8 yèarn and Marty all cor• and projeGt Gosts conllnued to Increase. Total
earned income wa6 mdntalned at around simllar lovol to prevlous ￿ar acro88 a range of dbfferont servkps
prOvkI￿1. Echo Echo r84ngao8d wtth tts eoro audlgnces And workad tDwarda mbuilding its different
programm6s ol production, porformance dnd partldpation after the challewes of the lockdown years ar￿ the
ongolng CO￿ of li￿n9 crisls
siarKlsOII grant Income 01 £112k was 88cured through the ACNI Annual FurKling Programme atKI a welcome
add111onal award of £18k was PTOVKled at end of Ilnawal year vla the ACNI AFP uplfft schgma. Conttnued
Gore fundlng Irom Derry Clty arsd Slrabane Dlstrlct Councll was a vltal support. A 8ingl&-y8ar core grant of
£20k trom the Qwffield Weston Foyn¢aiion helped tQ 6afeguar(I Ihe Gornpany durlng ihls perfod of rapdty
kncreaslw costs.
EC￿ Echo F8Stlval secured Increag8d grant fundlng from th&1ri8h governmenl Co-operation wllh Northom
IrolarKI Fundina Schéme {£14k) towards the sewnd gditlon of It6 Tradttlon arK1 BehDnd programm8 of dan¢e,
movemern and muslc events Inspired by the Irlsh Tradltlon. Th1$ programme was a partnership betbveen
Echo Echo, Cullurlann Ul Chanain (Derry), Unlver6lly of Llmerl¢k, Siamsa Tlr8 (K&rry) and Leitrim Dance
Project. Thls Is the slxlh tlme Echo Echo Fesllval has been 8UFWrt•d by th18 cr0884x>rd¢r Scheme and ihg
largest grant award recelved Irom the fund to dale.
Major Echo Echo Fe8tfvol commlgslon Irorn 2021 . Amid the Noise and the Ha8te by Colln Norrby and Echo
Echo . was award6d tho prlzg for 898t Orlalnal Soundtrack at the pre8￿9[0V6 Llght Movfr8 Film F0811val 2023.
Colln ha8 been commis81oned to creaie a new score for the Echo Echo - PETEC (Romanlal Intemaiional
COwprodixt5on in 2024.
Echo Echo Ensembl8 - Ayesha Mailey, Kelly Qulgley, Zoe Ramsey and TDnya Shelna - 3Jong wlth TechnlcAI
Manager Barry Davls produced two orfglnal ¥wrks wllh sm811 txxlgets 8UPPOrted prlncSpally by voluntary time,
Ix)x off Ice Income as well a8 Small grant contrlbutlons from Dery Strabana Counctl and the Enkak)n
Foundallon - The Expgrfmenl In October 2023 and Winterf8 Dream In Dec8mber 2023. Both prt)duclions
were well atterKJed and 8xlr8meiy well rec8iV8d by audl8nc88. Sourcing funding for new work continues lo be
a malor challenge ft>r Ihe company with only one research and developmant grant and no produclion grant8
In the last ten year8 oespiie 8￿8n81Ve effort8.
Other perk>rmance projects durlng 2023124 Includgd:
Echo Echc Trlple Blll le￿urIng The World {Inlo which I was born) by St￿6 Batts, Swing Llghlly by Tonya
Shelna and Zoe Ramsey arKI Move It by Zoe Ramsey & Echo Echo Ensemble
Steve Batts perforrnlng 8010 work at Dancer Irom tha Dance Fe8llval of Irlsh Choreographyi Dublln
A BOX - partoman¢es ol thls ortglnal work by Zoe Ramsey arKI Torya Sheina ai Ro8 Valley Arts aNI
Echo Echo Studios In summer 2023
Show n Tale Sesslon8 was a new inleracttve stowelllng perfomiance project by Gernma Walker.Farren
(MakeyUpper5) and Tonya Shelna (Echo Echol
Wall Dancos - a new outdoor video In8tallallon for Cullure Night 2023 by Barry Davls arKI EC1￿ Echo
Ensemble
GHOSTS - by G8mrna Walker-Farren & Etho E¢hD - toured In Ireland as part of the First Fortnight
Festfval In January 2024
Four & Fioriture presented in February 2024 are two new work8 for dancers and irnmersive audlo.
created collaboratively by Peter (YDoherty with Echo Echo Ensemble arKI Steve Batts

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Echo Echo contlnued to work In partnershlp with a broad vadety of artlstlc partner8 Includlng maj'or outdoor
performances LUXE, lestivals includlng Nl Mental Health Arts F88tival, Dancer from the Dance F8StivaJ
(Dublln) and First Fortnight, and muslc partners Including Celtfonic. Northern LwJhts Projéct and Music Capltal
vtho pr8s•nt4d #omo gpdlbindlng eoncorte At Echo Eeho Studiog.
Echo Echo Gallery supported the vrt)rk of over So artlsls In 20fJR4 under tha r)Jratorshlp of Slnéad Smyth,
Includlw Blow In - a 8010 exhlbklon by Flona Ralney. The Edges of This Place by Sinéad Srn￿h', D8rry Prtnt
Workshop artist8 Paul Ba￿1$6, Cara DorHghy and Stephanio Gaumond; a￿1 the 88cond A5 Wlnter
Internafjonal exhlolilon. New ¢ro&s-bor(ler and cross-artfonn partnershlps Wlth vl$ud arts organlsallong and
artlsls were created Indudlng collaboratlons wllh Prtlnk. Inlshowen Artlsts. Retreat, Donegal Visual Arts
Nelwork arKI North West Regional College throughout the year. Barry Davls, Niglrt Llghts m4or outdoor Iloht
knstallaiion at waterk￿ Street for DCSDC continued throughoul Ihe year,
Echo Echo Sbjdlos hSre incom• was a valuable 80urce of unrestricted Income arKI th• Studlo8 rela1￿d hlre
raias at very reasonable levels and ensured a hlgh level of sefNlc8 to all hirers. Feedback from a very broad
rang6 of arta and ¢ommunhy hirer8 ha• bo•n unanlmou81y positlvo.
Tho company 8UPPQrt•d a wklo ranao of artists ￿r0e1 dlffgrenl artforms wllh free and lo￿1 8pace*
equlpmenl and lechnScal SUFf)Ort through ils Re81dency Programme and ABSC￿1&19 Artlst Programme -
8tronglhenlng art181 nelwork? and partnersh￿5 and Contrlbullng io local cultural dgvglopmeni.
The Assocl8te Artlst programme has grown to fouf a8Baclatss - Slnéad Smyth, Gemma Walker-Farren. Karen
Torfoy and Laune Schneld8r - each worklng wlth tha company in diffèmnt ways, doveloping thelr own wactlce
and collatsoratlng wlth the company on specff Ic projects.
EEDTC ¢ontinued lo demon8trate Its commttrnent to acce8slblllly by eNJaglng wlth the DCSDC kGe86 arKI
Inclusion Pfojeet where opportunltles arose durlw 2023124 - Includlrwd ISUBSL Iralnlng, Deaf Awareness
Tralnlng and Disability Awarene88 Tralnlro for staff and ensemble artists. Further to an Independent access
audtt, fijrthar acc888 Improvements were made to Echo Eckwj Studios. Three new Soclal Narrative accessltA8
vldeo8 wre pr(xluced for tho venue and aro hosted on the company websh8 . thanks to Councll and lo t
Unfverslty of Atyplcal for thelr Support th680.
EEDTC cornme￿0 a SI￿h Body Wlsdom In the Comrnuntty programme facllltated by Echo Echo Ensemt4e
athts alorw wlth muslclans Mark O'Doherty and Amanda Ko8er-Gllle8pie. Sur¥)ortÈd by the ACNI Arts and
Older People Programme, The Barfng Fourmjatlon and the Natlonal Lottery. thi8 project provkl8d dance arKI
movoment workshops in local care 8ettlngs I￿ludIr￿￿ Deanfbld, Eglinlon, Wllllam Street and Praxls Care.
Weekly Body Wledom 8ès6lons %%rfth K61ty Qulgley have gone from Strength lo strowh wlth contlnued
Gommltmert ￿ the core group and new members lolniffj,
The company prOd￿8d a Gc)od Relatlons pro}ect 8UPPOrted by DCSDC and T8UC In Iwo Ne*l)ulldlnp8
prfmary sclK>ol£ loadlNJ io a do8lng pèrformanc8 at Echo Echo StudioB' and E¢ho Echo's REAP programme
supported by ACNI Lottery funding engaged ovar 300 audl•nc• arrfl partlclpatlon in Eglinton, Plumbrldge, Slon
Mllls and throuohout the Dprry Strabane Councll area

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Echo Echo Studlos support￿1 a var￿ty of arts and communty actimties that contributed to the crèatlve
develokYn8nt and health and wellbeing of local citizens In 202W24 In¢ludlng, to name but a few ol many
dozens of examples:
Echo Echo Klds Classes on saturda￿ vAth Ayesha Malley and Torya Shglna
Weekly Adull Dance ses8lons wllh Zoe Ramsgy
Body Wlsdom weekly dasse8 wlth Kolly Quigley for older athils
Echo Echo Summer Scheme Intensive week8 of darKe, movement, arts and crafts
Fofv Down Syndrome Assoclatlon 8esslons wlth Tonya Shelna
Flrst Aci Youth Theatre wgokly clasges and Perforniaf￿ss hfth Mary Fllzpatrfck
SinglrvJ Mamas se53ions wtth Music Kln
Baby Yoga Reflexology sesslons wryth Women's Centr8
In Your Space Clrcu8 Acro cla88es for kid8 and adults
Nourigh Winier SesBlons vlth Uhl Shlvak
Clrcle Oan¢e cour8e818d by Jean Parker
Y(>ga Chloe
Yoga wlth Megan
Northwest Alkldo Clrcle
Echo Echo has been developing o straleglc partnershlp vAth An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny wlth a vlew to
n8w creatlve projects, new work development and cr09s-bord8r lundlng bids., and conllnued lo wotk wtth the
Atlanllc Technologkxl Unlversity In Sllgo.
Internatlonal prolecis during the ￿ar induded: Steve Batts teaching at Italy Contact lrnprovlsatlon Festlval
arnj at Bodymgld Festfval Bulgarfa; development of a major Intemallond cg-producllon PETEC due
commence in Aprll 2024,, as well as Internallonal artlst rgsldencles at Echo Echo Sludlos.
Echo Echo Artistic Dlrector, Slave Batts, contlnued to play an actlve rol8 on the DCSDC Art6 and Strategy
CtrDelfvary Group durlng 2023124 and engaged In a wlde range of 8tr&t•Jlc sectoral meatlngs. Echo Echo
tyked wth Thrlve audlence development aoency on the NW Audlence Supiey and DCSDC Audl8nc8
t>evekynerrt Stralfgy.
Thanks to dll ot lh8 people and organisa￿on3 who rnad8 Echo Echo's work p0881ble In 20tJr24 - our
audlonce8 and partKipants, the Echo Echo En6emble. Ihe core Btaff leam, our volumeers, our clrcles of
associate and resldent art18t8 and muslclans, the Echo E¢1￿ Board of Dlrector5 and all of wr funders arKI
project partner8.
Flnally, speclal menllons and thank8 to outgolThJ dlrector Caih McBrlde who stetV8d down from the Echo
Echo Board after supportlng arKI advislro the company so oenerously over the last ten years, and to OU￿OIng
Echo Echo Dgvel(ymern Offlcer Anna Nolan moved on Irom the company in October 2023 8ft8r more
than 11 ￿arS In post . IhAnks for all of your gupport And wo vlsh you 411 Iho bo81 for the futurol
Allbé Belme
Company Secretary

ECHO E
TRE COMPANY
REpoKf OF THE MANAGEMENT C
MMITT
31M
The Statement ol Flnandal Actlvltl8s on page 13 details Ihe resufts for the year. Q￿ra11, ITr￿ Company had a
net movemenl out ol fun¢s In the surn ol £e,082, Thi818 made up of net movement In 01 unre￿rtted funds of
217.339 and a ngt movemont out ol r68trktgd fund8 of £23,421. The net moyemenls In ol unrestrl¢ted lurMJs
for liie year of £17,339 ha8 been added to the unreslr1ct￿I balances brought forward from 1 April 20tJ of
£50.669 givlng a not unréslrtcl&1 balance cardgj forward at 31 March 2024 of £68.008. Th8 not movements
oirt of restrlcted funds for the ygar of £23,421 has deducted from tho funds balanGo brought foThYard at 1 Awll
2023 01 £25,051, al￿n0 a rth restricted fvnd bdan¢8s carrled lorward al 31 March 2024 of £1,630.
Tho company has developed a new flve year Slrateglc Plan lor 2023-28. Thi5 provld85 a Flan as10 how the
¢ompany adapt and suth over the next few years. Due to the nature and fundlng ol Ihe company, ￿)sts
can quickty be reduced11 Income Is reduced, Due lo the re8erves and forecast budgets the management
commltte8 belleve that thls provides sufflclent confidence that the company Ss a golng concem and the
coun18 have boon prepared on thai ba813.
The comrnhtee has assessed the major rlsks to whlch the Company Is exposed, In partk￿lar those reLqted to
the operations and flnancK of tho Gompanyi and are 8alslle(I Ihat smoms are In ￿&cel0 mlttyt81tr
exposure to major rl8k$.
Echo Echo has a buslnesB plan In plac8 for 2023.28 arKI ¥￿11 bulkl on tha outstanding succe88es ol th8
prevlous cory)orate plannino ￿riod which Saw the realt8atlon of most key $lr&tegic obj8Ctive8. The company
alms io remaln artlsi led and to retaln core Staff whlle e8tabll8hlw the centre in Increa8lngly challenglng
economlc clrcumstanc88.

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The organisatlon Is a company Limlt&d by Guarantee not having a share c8pltal, Incorporated on 23 April
1998 and Is reglslered vAth the Nl Charlly Cornmisslon.
In
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Thèrè are currenlty 5 dir•ctors on th¢ Managernenl Commfftee,
ona
Trglnl
New dIr￿terS underao an orferrtayon day to brief them on .' Ihoir lègal ollgatbns urKler eharty aTrJ company
law. Ihe charity commisslon guklance on public benefit, and Inform th6m of tha content of the M8morandum
arKI Artides of Associatlon, Ihe committee and the dec181on-rnaklno process, the busine83 plan and recent
linancial ptsrformance of the charlty. Durlng the Inducuon day they mael key omtyoyees arKI other members.
Member8 are encouraged lo attend approprlate extemal events ￿ere thase wlll facllltate the undertaklng of
the r¢le.
The Management CDmrnlttee admintsiers th8 Charity. To faciiiiate 8ffec15ve opefaiions, SteP￿n 8atts a8
Artlstsc Director and Allbe Bolme as Company Manager iolnlly have d81eoated auihorlty from th8 Managamern
Commlttee for operatK)nal matters Including flnance and management and general day to day oparatlons of
the organlGallon.
Non8 of the Dlr6ctor8 recgive8 rernuneratlon or oth6r benefits from thelr work wlth th• Charfty. Any connectlon
be￿On a dlroctor or 8enlor member of the charlty a contraGba suppller must b8 dI8cIos8L110 the full
Management Committee In the Same way as any thher conlractual relatlonshlp wlth a relatgj party. In the
xjrrent year no such related party tran8aGtions were reported.
The narne of th8 Charlty Is Echo Echo Dance Thoatre CompAny. It Is a company Umltad by Guarantee noi
havlrKJ a share c¥tal. The Company was Incorporatad on 23 Aprll 1998 arKI has charitaue status.
The compary is Ilmited by guararnee and therefore th8re were no dlrectors, Interesl In share capltal.

DAN
PW4Y
THE YEAR ENDED
ARCH 21V24
Delrdre Qlllesp
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Cotherlne Mc Brkse IRe8ign&l 0610312024)
FrwKls Raffety (Wnted 2710412023)
Dolrdr8 Gll*le
Gall Mahon
Concettlna McCaul8y
Clara Bradley (Apwlnted 2710412023)
Esther AJl•yne (B￿loned 2wo8120￿j
sieve Ba118
FFI
Watsth Hou8
Maga2ln8 Street
Dory, BT48 6HH
Bank ot Ireland
Strand Road
Dery BT48 78T
E F McCambrKlgo & Co
6 Ba)kni Torraco
D8rry BT48 7EE
NI 34042
Company Umw By Guarantoe
IA
XR 23797
NIC 11)0060

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The Managemenl Commlttee (who are also dlrectors of Echo Echo Dance Theairg Company for the purposes ot
company law) are resp)nsibie for preparing tho Management Commlltees, Annual Report and the finandal
atatemenls In aceordarth with appllcable law and United Klnodom Accountlng StaThlardS {Unlt&l lfjrwom
Generally Accepted Accountlng PraCt￿e).
Company law requlres the Managemènt Committee to prepare financial gtst8m8nts for •ach flnanclal year, whth
gfve a true and falr view of Ihe 8iaie of affalng of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and
appltation of resource8, Ir￿lUdIng the income arvj exp8ndlture, of the charttabl8 company lor ihat pertod. In
prèpartng thoao Ilnancial 8taiement8, tho Management Commlttee are requlred lo:
selecl suttablo accountlng polldes and then apply them conslstently;
observe the methods and prlnclp16s In the charl￿'8S SORP (FRS 102);
make judgements arxj 88tlmates Ihat ar6 reasonalye and prudent;
state whether appllcaUe UK A¢counllng Standards have begn follow*d, subj.e￿ io any malerlal departur8S
db8cbs8d and explaln8d In the flnanclal Siatemems.,
prepare Ihe flnanclal 81atemenls on Ihe golng concern basls unless it18 Inapprcprfate to prasume that the
charllable Gompany wlll contlnue In op6ratlon
The Management COrnm￿e8 are ro$F()nsbl8 for k88plng adequato accounting record8 that d18cIo8e with
reasonable accuracy at any time the flnancSaJ posttlon ol the charltabl8 company arKI to enable thèm to ensure
thal the financial statements comply wlth the Companies Act 2006. They arg al$0 responslble lor safeguardlng
Ihe assets of the Char￿able company and hence lor taklro reaBonable 8t6P8 lor the prw4entlon and detectlon of
fraud and othgr Irrggularftièg.
In 80 far ￿ Ihe Managem8nt Commltt8e are aware.,
Iher? 55 no relevarrt audlt Informaibn of whlch the charlt￿O compan18 audltor18 unaware: and
lh8 tftl8taes have laken all steps that they ought lo have taken io make themsefves aware of any relevant
audlt Informatlon aThY to aslabllsh that the audltor18 aware of that Inlormatlon.
Drr
A resolullon proposlrKJ that E F Mccambrldge & Co. be re-8ppdnt8d a8 Audltors of the company Vo111 b8 Put to the
Annual General Meeting.
YPA
Th18 report ha$ been prepared in occordance vAlh Ihe prollslons applicable to compan6es enlltled to the small
companies exemption.
Awoved by Ihe Managemant Commlttee on 19 December 2024 and slgned on thelr behalf by '.
DIREGfoR:

INDEPENDENT
DIT
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ECXO ECHO D
THE MEM
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AND TR
We have a￿llIed the tinanclal statemènts of the Echo Echo Dance Theatr? Company for the year endwj 31
March 2024 whlch comprlse the Slaiemem of Flnancial Aciiwlles, the Batance Sheet, and the relaiea r￿te8 tt)
Ihe financial statements, Includlng a summary of 8ignlficant aGcounting F)olloes. The flnandal r8pDrting
framework that ha8 b8en applled in their preparation Is applicable law and United Klng(k)m Accounti
Standards. InCI￿J1ng Flnancial Reporting Standard 102 'T￿￿ Flnanclal Roportino Standard appllcable in the UK
and Rgpublk ol Ireland. (United Kingdom Generally A¢c8Pled Accounllng Pracllce).
In our or4nlon th• financhl statements '.
gfve a irue and falr vlew Of Ihe 8tate of the charttable companys affalrs as at 31 March 2024 and ol Its
ncomlng resour￿6 and appIl￿tIon ol re8our6es. tor Ihe year Ihen 8fKled'
have been properly prepared In acGordarKe UnltBd Klngdom Generally Accepted Accountlw PrAthico;
have be￿ prepared in accordance the requlr6mont8 of the Companles Act 2006
We GgfKIuGied our audlt In a¢cordanc8 w￿h Irrt8mallonal siandArdB on Auditlng {UK)118Ag (UK)) and
8ppllcable law. Our respon81bllitle8 under those standard6 are lurthgr descrlbed In the Audllofs respon8lbilitles
lor the audot ol Ihe Ilnancial statements sectlon of our report, We are Independ8nt of Ihe charll8bl8 company In
accordance wtth the ethlcal requlrements thot are relevant io our audM of the flnanclal statements In the UK.
Inckniing th8 FRC'8 Ethlcal Standard, arKI we have lultllled our other ethlcal responslblllties In accorda￿& wlth
Ihese requlrements. We bellove Ihat the audtt evldenGe we have obtalned Is Buffldenl approprlale to
provlde a basls for our Oplnlon.
In audlling Ihe flnarKlal stalemgnts, we have conduded that the Trustees, use of the golno corrArn ba6ls of
accountlrvJ In the preparatlon of IIN8 financlal staternenls Is appioprlate.
Based on the work we have performed. we have not Id8ntlfl81l any matortat uneortgJntie8 relatlng to fftnts
or condlllons that, indivKlually or collocdvely. may ca$t 8ignificanl doubt on the ¢ompanl8 aksllty to contlnue
as a going concern for a period of at le￿ ￿e1ve months from when the financial statements are
authoriged for188ue.
Our r6sp)nsibbllllos arKI tho fe8pon81blllle8 of the Trustees w51h respect to going con¢grn are d88crfbed In
the relevant sections of thls report.
Tha othor Informatlon compii8e8 the inforrnat￿n Induded In the annual report olher Ih8n the flnancl
Stalemgnts and our auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responslble lor the other informallon conlalned
wlthln the annual report. Our ¢)plnlon on the flnancial statements does not cover the other informallon and,
excepl to the extent otherwise expll¢rtly stated in our report, we do noi express any torm of assurance
onclusion thereon. Our r8sponslbility is to read the other informatlon and, In dolng $0, Conslder whether the
Other inlomiatlon L8 matèrially incor6lstent with the financial statèments or our knowledge obtained in the
course of the audtt, or olhen*vlse appears to be materlally mlsstated. If we Identity Such material
InGonslslenGlos or aFparent material mlsstal8m8nts, we ar8 r8quired lo dtherffline whothor thlg glve8 rf88 to a
material misstatement in the tInanC￿ statements themselves. If, based on the WO￿ we have perf0m1￿, we
¢ondude that there Is a material mlsstatement of thls ot￿r inlomiatlon, we are required 10 report thal fact.
We have noihlng to report in thls regard.

IND
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AThERS PRESCRIB
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In our oplnlon, based on the work un(Jertaken Sn tha courso of th8 audit:
the inlonnatlon glven In Ihe Trusteg5' Fleport lor the linancid year for vthlth the flnancial statements are
preporeo Is consi￿en1 witn the Ilnandal stai8ments', and
the Trustse8' Report has ￿en prepared In a¢(yJrdance *ilh aFvllcable legal r￿UIreMents.
UIAED
RTBYE
In the light of our knovAodae a￿1 understandlno ol the charrtatle cornpany and Its onvironmont obtainod In the
course of the audtt, we have not idgntified malor1￿ m186tatements In the Trusle6s' Report.
We have nothlng to rw)ort In respect of t￿ lollo*lng matter8 In relaiion to whlch Ihe Companlos Aet 2006
roquires us io report to K, In our opinlon:
adequate ac(x)unllng records have not been kept, or returns adequat• tor our audlt have noi been recelvod
by u8; or
Ihe flnancial stat8m8nt8 are noi In agreèment wllh the accounting re¢¢rd8 arKI returro; or
certaln dlsclosures of Trustees. remun9ratlon 8peclfled by law are not made: or
we have r￿t r￿e1Ve￿ all of the Inlormatlon and explanalions r8qulre for our audlt.
AS explalned more fulty In th8 Trust88'8 re8ponsibllltle8 8tat•ment J•t out on page 5, the Tru8tee8, who are
also tha dirgctors of the charlty for tho purpo888 ol company law, are responslble for the preparallon of Ihe
ffinancial stataments and for belro satisfled that Ihey glve a Irue and falr vlow, and for such Inlemal ¢ontrcA as
the Trustees determlne is nec8s8ary to 8nable th8 preparatlon ot tinanclal statements that are free from
matertal mhsialemenl. whether due lo fraud or error.
In prepartng the flnancl8f stat8ments, Iho Trust998 aro respon$lbl8 for a98eB8ino thé charitable eompan5ls
abllrty lo wntlnue as a 9olng conGern, di8cIo8lng, as appllcable, matters relatecl to goSng concern and u61ng the
going concern ba818 01 accountlng unless the Trustees etlher Intend to Ilquklate the charllable company or to
ceage operatlon8, or have no reall$tlc atternallve bul to dej 80.
18ILITI
TEME
Our oblectlves are to oblaln reasonable assurance about whether the flnanGlal statemen15 as a whde are free
Irom rnaterlal mlsstatement, whether duo to fraud or error, and to Issue an Audiior's R8POrt Ihai Includes our
opinlon. Flaasonable assurance L8 a hlgh level of assurarK￿, but18 not a guarantee that an audit corKJucted In
accordance with ISAS (UK) will always deteGI a maierlal mlsstalemenl when ft exlsis. Migstatements can 8ri86
from fraud or error and are consklered materlal If, Indlvldually or In the aggregatg, they could r8asonably be
expected to influence the economic declslons of users taken on the basls of these tInar￿al statements.
Irreoularities. includirKJ fraud. are instances ol non-coMtylar￿ wtth laws and regulallons. We deslgn
ocedures in lin8 wth our respmsibilities. oudlned above, to delect material mlsstatemenls in resp8Ct of
Irregularltles, Sncludlng Iraud. The speelflc procedure8 for this engagèment and Ihe exterrt to whlch these
are capable of deiething irmgularltlos, includlng fraud is détalled below..

DEP
NDEKf AUDrr
EP
O DANCE THEAT
OTHE
BEA
ANY.
EES
. coKriNUED
Revigmrfng the full linanclal statement élsclosures and testing to supporting documentth'on to assess
mplIar￿ with provision8 of relevant laws and regulation8 descrlbed as havlng a dlrect ellect on the
financial statèments;
Enquiring of management c¢nGerns of actual and poienllal Ihlgatlon and dalms and di$￿SSIng with
management how they Klentrfy, as8e$8 and respond to fraud risk;
Pérforming Ènaloical procadures to identlfy any unueud or unexp6ct&d rolation8hip8 that may IrKlir*te
rl8ks of materlal mlssthtement due to fraud.,
In addressing the risk of fraud thr￿0h management ovethde of controls, t88ting the appropdaten888 01
lournal entries and Oiher adjustments. assesslng whether the judgemènt made In maklng accountlng
88tlmat85 are Indkaiive of a potentlal blas,. arxl evduatino buslness ratlonale of any slonificant
transactlons that are unusual or outslde the nOrrn￿ coufbo of bu8lno6s.
Wo also communlcated relevant identlfied laws and regulatlons arKI ptstendal Iratxl rlsks to all eroaoement
team members and remalned alert lo any Indloallon8 of Iraud Dr n0ncompl1an￿ with laws and regulati¢)ns
thrwgk>ut the audit.
Because of Ihe Inherent Ilmllations ol an audlt, there Is a rl8k thai w8 wlll del8￿ all Irragularftios
IncluthrYJ I￿se leadlna to a materfal misstatement In tho finAnalal stat8ment8 or non<ompllarbCa with
regulalion. Thls risk incraa6es the more thal comrAlanc6 a law or regulat￿jn Ss removed from the
events and tran8actk)ns rellected In the Ilnanclal stAtements, as wa w511 be1098 Ilkely to become awaro ol
in8tan¢e6 of non-compliance. The risk Is also greater regardlng Irreuularlllos o¢currfng due to froLKI rathar
than error, as fraud Invo￿$ Intenllonal concealmènt, forgèry, collusion, omisgion or mEsrepre8entatlon.
A lurther de8crlpibon of our rosponBlbllltla8 lor the aud￿ of Ihe flnanclal 8tatements l• located on the FInar￿581
Reportlng Councll's webslte at.,
http8j/￿m.frC.Org.ukJo￿r-WorklAUdMlAuftht-and-a9suran¢e1SIa￿Iard8-alKj-gUIdanGelStandard6-and￿Uldanc8-
for-auditorslAuditor8-respon8lbllltle8-for.audltlDescrtpllon-0f-aud￿0fS-re5PDns1bIll1Ies-IOr-aUdlt.aSpx. Thls
description forms part ol our awJitor'8 rewrt.
This report 65 madg SDlely to Ihe charttable compansls m8mb8rs, as a body, In a¢xordanc8 Chwor a of
Part 16 of the Companles Act 2006. Our audlt work ha$ been undertaken 80 that wa mlghl stata kn the
company8 m8mbers those matters are requlred to Stale to them in an audltols report and for no other
purpose. To the lullest extent Pgrmittgd by law, we do not accept or assume responslblllty lo anyone other than
the company and Ihe company's m&mbefS as a b¢)dy, for our work, for th18 foport, or for the oplnlons we
hav6 form&J.
48 7EE

ATE
THE
F FINA
MES
Unre8trlctsd Restricted Tot81 FuNlg Total Fund9
FU￿18
Fund8
Not8S
DI)na￿on$ & Legacles
Charltable Actfvllles
(Xhar Tradlng Actmtles
Investh)8nt Incom6
1.172
1,172
180,056
51,953
244
180,056
51,953
51,800
53,125
180,056
233,181
282,127
ENDir
Ra161ng FurKJ8
Charltabl8 Athllle8
259
35,527
18,701
184,776
203.477
18,960
220,303
19,138
236,392
35.786
239283
255,528
ND
RE
17,339
(23,421)
(6,082)
Transfer bthyeen lund8
17,339
(23,421)
(6,082)
26,599
N•t rnov•menl In fund8 for Perfod
Total funds brought loward 1 Aprll 2023
Total fund• ￿rrIOd lorward 31 M•rch 2024
17,339
60,669
{23,421)
25,051
(6,082)
75.720
26,599
49,121
68,008
1,630
69,638
75,720
Tl* Income and exp9n(ltturo summary as r￿uIr8d to b8 dlsclosed by the Companles Act
2006 Is Included al note 12.
The ab)ve amounts rdate to continulng operations ¢1 the Company.
Tnjsl has no recogn19￿1 aalng and 109908 olhar than tho8è in¢luded In the rejults above
aTrJ therefore no 5eparale statemenl of total recogn16ed gains and losses has been presented.
There Is no dllteren¢e between Ihe not Incomlng resources for the year 51at8d above and
their hijtorlcai cost equlval6nis.
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EC
THEAT
AT 31 MARCH 2024
(￿rnpany Ilmfted ty guarant￿ and not hAvlng a shar• capttal)
FIX
Dd)tors & Gfants Outstandlng
Cash at Bank & In Hand
28,113
46.505
19.088
62,049
74,618
81,117
Credtor8 & Accrued Expen8e8
10
5,397
4,980
5,397
69,638
75,720
69,638
75,720
Unrestricted Fund8
Rostrlctgd Fund8
68,008
1,630
11
25,1)51
69,638
75,720
The88 ffnanclal statements have been prepared in accordance wllh Ihe Sk)eclal provl8ions relatlrKJ io
¢ompanies sublect to the small companlos reglme.
ac£ounts werè approvéd and authorfsod for IB8ue by the Management Commlttee on 19 DECEMBER
2024
DIRECTOR .
DEIRDRE GILLESPIE
SECRETARY ..
AILBE BEIR
-12.

RMIN
F THE FINAN
OR T
YEAR ENDED
IAL
ATEME
TH
The compaty was in¢OrF0ra￿ on 23rd Nprll 1998 and Is Ilmhed by guarantee. It is r9gistered as a
ctrhgrlty whh the Charty Comml8sbn Nl wlth eff8CI from 21 March 2014, Thè charlty is a publlc benelit
enllty.
2STA
ro
Ll
The flnanclal Statements have been preparg(I In acxordance wlth the accountyng and rgporting
recornmendatkins of the Charltl8s Statemerrt of R￿ornMended PraGtlce and appllcaLqe to charltle8
preparlr¥J I￿1r accounts In accordance wtth Flnanclal Reporting Standard apk4icable In the UK arKI
Republlc of Ireland (FRS 1021 ICharitla8 SORP {FRS 102)), lh6 Financial ReP￿ttr￿a StarKlar
applic&tAe In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) and the Companle8 Act 2(￿.
The prlndpal accountlng polkles adopted, judgement8 an(J key sourc6s of estimallon urwlalnty In Ihe
proparalon DI thg flnan¢lal statements are a¥ lollows:
501
The financlal 8iaiem6nt$ have been prepar8d on the hl$torlcal cost baslg, a8 modlfled by the
revaluallon of certaln fi'nancial aBsets arKI Ilabllltles aTra Inv081ment propertles mea8uf8d at falr
valu8 through proflt or loss.
flnan￿￿ Sialemèn18 arè prepared In atertlng, whlch18 thè tunctlonal currency of the entlty.
(b)
The Managernenl Commlttee arg of the vlew thai they wlll racelve 8ufflclenl lunding to cover
runnlng costs for more than a year and on thi3 ba515 the charlty is a ooing conc8m. The
Management are In regular contaGI with funders to secure ihelr ongolng support.
All In¢omo Is Included In the Statemenl ot Flnanclal Actmtles when lh8 charlty18 legally entltled to
Ihe Income after any wrformance conditions have been met, Ihe amount can b8 measured reliably
ar%J it Is probable that the Income will be reCe￿ed. Donation8 are Included in full In the Statement
of Financlal Act1￿16$ when receIv￿,
The charlty recoivè8 gDvemrn8N and other grarrtg In r8SP8Ct of thelr charttabla alms. Incomè trom
a0￿Mm0nt and olhor grants aro recognlaed at lalr value the charity has entiuernenl after
any ￿rforMAne8 eonditions ha￿ been met, M 18 probable that the Income wlll be reGetved aTKI Ihe
amount Can be measured rellably. If enthlemeni Is not m8t then these amounts are delerred,
Unreslrictecl fund8 are expgndable at the discretlon of the Management Cornmltt8e In lurtherance
of the objects of the ¢harfty. In addltlon fund8 may be held In order lo flnance capftal Investmont
and w0￿1ng ca&￿tal.
DeswJnated funds are restricted of the charfty whlch the Management Commlttee may at its
dlscretion set aslde funds for specific purposes whi¢h would Other￿Se form part of the ge￿ra1
resorya of the charity.
Restrfcted funds are grants and donatlon$ re¢eNed which are earmarked by ihe donor for
partlcolar areas or for s￿¢ffiC purposes.

PANY
F THE FIN
31M
IN
ESCO
Interest on funds hekl on d&pDSit is included when recefvable and th8 amount can be measured
rellably by1he charlty. This Is normalty on notlllcation of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
nd Irr
ver
AT
Expgndllurg Is reoognl8ed once there Is a16g•l obligatlon lo make a payment lo a thlrd paty, It Is
Fxobatle that settlement wtll be required and tho amount of obllgalk)n can be measured reliably.
Expondilure Is dassllied under the following activty headlngs:
' Cost of Raising Funds.. comprises the cost incurred In 8eeking dOna￿On8 and fuTrJlng, Stagl
evènts and contactlng lurKlers and others to rat8e furKls on behalf ol th8 chadty.
. Expendllure on Charltable Actlvlltes Ir￿1￿188 the c08tB of runnlng all Ihe projects and all actmtles
urKlertaken lo further the purpo¥es of the charlty and thdr a88oclated cost8.
There are no Tanglbla Flxed A8set8 in the accounts.
(h)
hln
Debtors and credltors vllh rK) Btated Interest rate recelvable or pftyable wlthln one Spar are
racorded al transactlon price. Any losses arising from Impalrment arg recognlsed In expe￿I￿vre.
(i)
As a charlty reg18tored wlth the Chaffty Commlsslon Nl INIC 100069) and also havlno charitable
staius through HMRC the company 1$ not Ilable to gilher Incorne lax or Corporatlon Tax.
There are no assets In Ihe Accounts, therefor6 no i88ues wlth impaiment.
Monetary asseis and Ilabtiitles d8N)mlnated In forelon currènci08 are tran8lated Into 8t8rling at the
rate of exchange pievallirwJ ￿ th8 accounting d&1&. For8lgn curr8n¢y trangaetion8 ora rècorded at
the d￿e of the transactlon and all dlffer8nces are tsken lo thé Statement ol FinRnclal Actlvttles.
When employees have render￿1 servlce to the charlty, shortlerm emplo￿0 benefrts io wlKh the
empioypes are enlltled are recognlsed al the undiscounted amount expected ty b8 pald In
exchange for that sepilce.
(m)
li
In the appllcalion ol the charit518 accounting pol￿88, th8 Iru8tees are requlred to Make
Judgoments, estlmat8s and assumptbons atout the carrylng amount of assels and 1[a￿lIti0S that
are not readlly apparent from other sources. The esiimaies ano assoclated assumptlon5 are
based on historlcal exporience and other factors that are consldered to be relevant. Actual results
may dlNgr from Ihese esdmates.
The estimates and underfyw a68umptlon8 are reVIe￿*d on an ongoing basi5. Revlglons io
a¢￿Unting eslimat8$ are recognised in the p8rlod In whlch the esllmate is revtsed where the
revision affects only that perlod, or in the perlod ol the revislon and future perlods where Ihe
i8k)n attocls both current arKI future pgrfod6.
The charitable company has takerb advantage of the exemption in SORP 2015 from the
requlrement to produce a cash flow statement txGause R is a small charity,
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OF
ANCIAL sfATEM
24
Unrn8trlct•d Rmtsictad
Funds
Funds
Total Fund8
2024
Total Fund•
FR
Donatjons
1.172
1,172
244
LE
Grants R•celvod:
Arts Council of N l - Annud Funding Programme
Art8 Cou￿1 of N l - Equlpment Fund
Arts cou￿1 ol N I . Arts & Older People Prog. Year 6
Art8 Councl ol N l - Art¥ & Okler Peooe Prog. Year 5
Arts cour￿11 ol N l - Rural Engagement Arts Programma
DCSD Councll - cultur￿ Organlsatlons Fund
DCSD Councll - Good R8IAlbng
Co-Op6rallon Wlth Nl
Enkalon Foundallon
DGSD Councll - Headllne Event8 Fund
Foyle Foundalon
Garfleld Weston Foundatlon
DCSD Councll . Walled Chy Partn8rshlp Herlta9e
Iv
131,589
9.066
4,500
4,000
1.000
12.619
4,000
12,782
500
131,589
9,066
4,500
4,rxJo
116,772
11,437
3,804
4.000
9,000
12,619
4,000
9,403
12,619
4,000
12.782
500
18,316
15,000
20,000
5.932
180,056
180.058
230,083
Workshop 8 Other Fees
Box Offke Income & P•rtormance Fee$
Rental Income
HMRC Emtyoyment Allowance
Other Income
Gallary Sa188
18.409
17,731
g,359
5,000
729
725
18.409
17,731
9,359
s,000
729
725
14,436
22,518
9.704
5,01)0
51,953
51,953
51.800
IN
ES
Nel Incorning resources Is after chargiry: Depreclallon
2024
2023
PER
DREM
ER
The Managemeirt Gommittee nelther recelved nor walved any rgrnun8ralion durlng the year;
The Management Committee did nol have any expenses reimbursed during th8 year.,
There wer8 rK) employee benefrts received by key managemenl personnel durfry the yoar.
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DAN
FIMIN
E FINAN
AL STATE
Unro4trfetod A••trf¢t•d Total Coal• Total Co•1•
2024
Noi8s
Fundra181ng Salary C08ts
Rem
Heat & Llgh1
TelÉphon6
Printing Postago & sta￿Onery
Insurance
7(al
7(bl
7(bl
7(b)
7(b)
7(b)
271
15,317
2,360
578
98
15.588
2,363
631
15,617
2,362
735
67
72
283
55
1751
259
349
274
18,701
18,960
19,136
7 (a)3￿￿ of the Company Managevs Salary Costs, 10% of Ihe Artlsllc Directorfs Salary Costs aTKI 10% of tha
Development Offlcerfs Salary Cosls have been all￿ated as Ralslng FurKIB Ex￿ndIt￿re.
7 (b)10% of the total overhead costs have bgen allocatad as RalslrYJ Funds Expenditure.
NDI
Freelance F8es
Prqect Materla18 & Other Costs
Salary Costs
Publlclty & Events Management
Travel & AccommtyJation Expen$e8
Stall Trainlng
Premlse8 a Equ￿Men1 Cakltai Cost
Rent
H8at & Llght
T81ophone
Prlntlng Postalle & Stationery
Insurance
Audii & Accountancy Fees
Logal & Professlonal Fees
Subscrlptions & Llcence8
Repalr8, Maintonance & Cleanlng
Bank Charges & Interest
ProllVL098 on Forelgn Exchange
Mlscellaneous
20,671
1,756
4,729
38,326
1.528
92.864
3,D28
130
60
9,086
21,236
5,187
886
10
3,138
s.goo
900
1.018
3,212
274
58,997
3,284
97,593
3,507
5,419
56,929
6,605
99￿78
6,614
5,023
8<aJ
5,289
21,858
21,259
6,612
600
654
2,551
3,480
8(b)
8(bl
8<bl
81bl
8(b)
23
497
21,259
41
(676)
600
51
4,SOO
1,018
4.401
446
437
333
1,169
172
437
318
3.412
478
(1.3101
1,863
15
35.527
184.776
220,303
236,3
(•)70% 01 Ihe Company Manager's Salary Costs, 90VD of the Artistic Directors Salary Costs arKI gOY• of the
Development Officer's Salary Costs havè been allocated as Chariiable Activitles E4)erKliture.
(b)90% of the lolal overhead costs have been alk)cat8d as Gharftatsle Actlvlt68s ExF4nditure.
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CHOD
MPAN
ANDF
OF
E FINANCIAL
ATEME
9 DEBT
so
ANDIN
Li4fAI
Grant & 0th8r Debior8
28.113
19.068
Total
28.113
19,068
REDIT
Accrued Expens88
Audit & Accountancy Fees
Total
1,080
3,900
2,097
3.300
4,980
5,397
The [r￿me funds of the charlty include r88trktad funds comprisino ihe follDwSno unaxpended balance8 ol grants to
be applled lor sp8cmc purpo8è8 '.
•1
ov
Arts Councll of N l - Annual FurKling Programme
Arts Council of N l - Arts & OkJ8r People Prog. - Year 5
Arts Councll of N l . Arts & Older People Prog. - Year 6
Arts Gouncil of N l - Rural Eroagement Arts Programme
DCSD Cr)urKal . Headllne Events Fund
DCSD CourK41- Cuttural Organ18atlons FurKI
DCSD Coundl - Good Relations
ROI - Co.Op8raiiDn with Nl
Garfle￿ Weston FOUIXlat4on
Enkalon FoundatK)n
131,589
{131.5B9)
{5,410)
(2,870)
(10,000)
1,410
4,500
1,000
1,830
9,000
12,619
(12,619)
14,000)
(12,782)
(14,641)
(500)
12,782
14,641
25,051
170,990
(194,411)
1.630
RA
Ans Gouncil oi N l - Equipment Fund
9.086
(9,(￿)
(9,￿>
25,051
180,056
(203,477)
1,630
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RE
MPAN
ING PART
F THE FINAN
ATEM
12 Ilc
EXPE
RE
Gro•• Incomg
2&3.181
282.127
RMourc•• Exp•ndllur•
Cost ol GeneratiNJ Fund8
C￿1 of Chathable ActivM88
18.960
220.309
19,136
236,392
ZJ9.263
255.528
N61 Incomlryj re8ourc08
16,082)
28,599
9urplWDofl¢tt) loi lh• y•Ar
18,1)82)
28.$99
' Total kncome cornprf8e8 £53,125 lor unre•trlcted fu￿13 and £180.056 for rastric￿l fvnd8. A d•taned
anal￿13 01 Income by 8ourc* Is wovW In th? Statement of Flnanclal Aclmkn and noto 4.
' Deta1￿ analy818 of Iha expand￿Ure aro proNidad in tho Statement ol Flnandal AdlvMle8 nom 7 a
8 , and gx¢ludeB expgrKltture whloh18 not OLrt ol Income lunds.
' The IrKome and ExpgfKl1￿r8 Summary18 dertv¢d from the Statwnent of FlnwKlal kllvltb8 on page
13 whlch tog￿hOr with tho noto$ to the account8 on page8 15 to 20 provld8s full Snformatlon on tk
movernants durfng thé yoar on dl th• funds of the Charlty.
Wage8 arKI Salarfes
8odal 8e￿rfty Coats
Penslon C08ts
100,682
9,499
3,020
102.521
9,600
3,074
119,181
115,195
Average numtsr ol employa88
The number of empbyees whose emolumont$, as defined for taxatlon pury)0898, amounted to over
£60,000 In Iho wr was a8 folth..
Greater than £60,000
14
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In common wtth many other t￿SInesses our slze and nalur• ￿ u88 our audltors to prepare
arKI submit returns to the tax authoffties and as8iSt with the preparatlon of the Ilnandal slatements.
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