Charity Registration No. NIC 100152 Company Registration No. N1041616 (Northern Ireland) MAIDEN VOYAGE (NI) LTD ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Iii harbinson mulholland MAIDEN VOYAGE (NI) LTD CONTENTS Page Oire¢tors' report Independent examinerfs report statement of financial actWTties statement of financial postlton statement of cash flow5 Notes to the financial statements 10-18 MAIDEN VOYAGE (NI) LTD REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Directors JD Burke M P Robinson C McGr8il K Mccann A Bradley F Bell (Appointed 15 August 2024) (Appointed 27 September 2024) Secretary JD Burke Charity number NIC 100152 Company number N1041616 Registered office Crescent Arts Centre 24 UnNersty Road Belfast Co Antrim Northern Ireland BT/ 1NH Independent examiner Harbinson Mulholland Centrepoint 24 Ormeau Avenue Belfast Co. Antrim Northern Ireland BT2 8HS MAIDEN VOYAGE (NI) LTD DIRECTORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Directors presenttheir report and accounts forthe year ended 31 Match 2024. Results The directors are pleased to present the resuts for 2023-24. There was a net surplus for the year of £5,119 attributable to unrestricted reserves. Unrestrtcted reserves now stand at £43.438. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting polic￿$ set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the chartys Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounts"ng and Reporting by Charitie5" Statement of Recommended Prath"¢e applicable to charrties preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS102}" las amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 20161. Structure, Governance and Management Maiden Voyage INI) Limrted is a company limited by guarantee. registration number N1041616_ The company is recognised by HM Revenue and Customs as having charitable status, reference number XR63074. Maiden Voyage (Nll Limlted's conduct is governed by its Mernoréndum and Articles otAssociation. The Board of Directors are responsible for the policy and $￿tegY of the company along with the financial and legal probty of the organisation and the appointrnent of directors. The Board of Directors meet on a quarterfy ba515 and receive management and financial reports from the Management. The Management implement policy and strategy, vthich have been approved by the directors. progressing organi5ational objecttves and ensuring the long-temi sustainabilty of the organisation. The Management consists of Arb"stic Director Nicola Curry and Company Manager Nuala McGreevy. Directors are recruited to ensure that representstive skills and experiences are in place to deliver the company's vision and that the mission and objectives are achieved. The Board considers potential directors of the company. Applicants considered suitable are then invited by the Chair to join the Board. Primarily this review considers whether. in the opinion ofthe board. the prospectThie memberwill help the company meet its aims and objectives. Directors undertake govemance training wf(h appropriate training organisations. Objectives and activities The Companls objects are specifically restricted to the adVan￿Ment, improvement production, performance and promotion of dance. arts and culture. the advancement of education and training in dance and related subjects and the promotion of the benefft of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland in particular. (al to foster, promote and advance the educatron of the public in the knowledge, understanding and practice of dance. music and the visual arts in all their aspects and the training of dancers and choreographers through the management of a dance theatre produ(*on company for public performance and the showcasing of dance and visual arts. (b) to advance the education and training of young artists, and in particular but not exclusively, dancers, choreographers, musicians, composers. designe15 and visual artists through the performance ot dance and the production of professional stage shows. (c} to foster, promote and advance the education of the public in the art of dance and to encourage appreci8tior¢ for 8nd participation in dance by the provision of educational dance projects, information and training, classes, workshops, arts facilities and equipment. support and instruction and the organisation of exhibitions of works and events as the directors shall in their absolute discretion determine. (dl to promote and foster learning about the creatNe processes invofved in dance and in this respect, to promote mentoring and work experience tor school pupils, graduates and postgraduate artists for the benefit of their education. lel to advance and raise the profile of dance as an art form through the promotion of artisttc collaborations and the fostering of partnerships with similar artistic organisations. MAIDEN VOYAGE {NI) LTD DIRECTORS. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Achievements and perforniance Maiden Voyage offer5 discoveries in dance wtth by and for artists, audiences and parbcipants through commissioning and touring new dance work. providing professional development and training opportunthes for performers and opportunrttes for partÉcipats"on and learning across the cultural. educational and hea￿h sectors. The focus of 2023-24 vias live performances. both on stage and outdoors" maximising showcasing opportunities nationally and inremationally. and creab.ng opporbjnrties for artist development and continued participatory engagementfor all ages. Maiden Voyage is immensely proud of our stsff team, freelance artist collaborators, dan￿ sector, partner organisations, board of director5 and fvnders in the management planning and delNery of our programmes. Contracts - 26 artists on 46 pa"Kl contracts across the arttstic programme. Commissions & Performances - Good Times Never Seemed at 8elPd5t Intemational Arts Festival {12 perfonnances) - Haiku {1 performance) Gell To Mnd at Belfast Children's Festwal (6 performances) Homegrown Belfast Children's FestÉval Professional Development 240 artist development hours Reached 1510 Itve audiences - 96 workshop sessions delivered with 373 direct participants totalling 2776 contact hours. Commissions Good Times Never Soemed was an initial SEED commission from 2021r22 for dancelvisual artist Vasiliki Stasinaki and wtrterlperformer Sarah Gordon. R was developed into a durational installat.on in 2023. The partnership originated from Maiden Voyage's 2020 Match Make short film collaborations during Covid and we viere delighted to support the further working partnership and artistic collaboration of the arb"sts. Good fimes Never Seemed was perfoTmed as a 5-hour durab.on installation each day for 4 days at QSS Gallery in Belfast during Belfast Intemational Arts Festival in November 2023. Gall to Mind was created by London-based choreographer Sarah Golding and Nl musician Steve Davis for teenage audiences_ Inibal creation was supported by ACNI Commission Fund allowing the collaborators to work for four weeks in MaylJune 2023 wtth three dancers and three Itve musicians. Cdl to Mind prÈrn￿red at Belfast Children's Festival 2024 with 6 performances_ Haiku is a short dance for public space work commissioned from Erik Kaiel {NL) which premiered at Belfast Children's Festival in March 2023 and was adapted for invttational perfom*nce from Newry Mourne and Down District Council for opening of a light instsllation outside Newry Town Hall in February 2024. We combined this opportunty with mentoring and skill building in making dance for public spaces wrth the Ha-ku performers. Show¢asTng Call to Mind was part of the homegrown showcase at Beffast Children's FestNal. Homegrown is a welk established industry showcase for theatre and dance for young audiences during Belfast Children's Festwal. Thirty national and intemational delegates attended the showcase in Belfast during the first weekend of the festival. This showcase is an important point of connection to national and intemational colleagues, producers, programmer and festwals. MAIDEN VOYAGE (NI) LTD INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS OF MAIDEN VOYAGE (NI) LTD We report to the Directors on our examination of the accounts of Maiden Voyage INI) (the charty) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprtse the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on pages 9-11. Responsibilities and basis of report As the Directors of the charity (and also tis directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and you consider that the audit requirement of Section 65(31 of the Chartties Act {Nl} 2008 (the Act). Having satisfied oUrse￿eS that the charity is not subject to audit under company law. and is eligible for independent examinatr"on. rt is our responsibility to- examine the accourrts undersection 65 ofthe Chariknes Act {Northem Ireland) 2008., Tollow the pro￿d￿re$ laid down in the general Directions given by the Chatity Commission for Northem Ireland under sethon 6519)Ib) of the Charittes Act. stste whether particular matters have come to our attention. Independent examIne￿$ statement We have examined your charty accounts as required under Section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance wtth the general Directions gwen by the Charrty Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65{9){bl of the Char￿-e$ Act The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charty and a comparison of the accounts presented wrf(h those records. It also included consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees conceming any such Matters. Our role is to state whether any rTraterial matters have come to our attention gwing me cause to believe.. That accounting records were not kept in respect ofthe chartty as required L5y section 386 of the 2006 Art or That the accounts do not accord with those records,. or That the 8ccounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Chartties Statement of Recommended Practice appliceble to charFties preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. I hat there is fvrther infomiation needed for a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters {1) to (4) listed above and. in connection wrth following the Directions of the Charty Commission for Northem Ireland. we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. Harbinson Mulholland Centrepoint 2L Ormeau Avenue 8elfast Co. Antrim 8128HS orthem Ireland Dated.. 2wil￿o24