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| Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 9 |
| Statement of financial activities (including income and | |
| expenditure account) | 11 |
| Statement of financial position | 12 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 13 |
| Registered charity name | Science Festivals NI | |
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| Charity registration number | NIC100332 | |
| Company registration number | Nl624114 | |
| Principal office and registered | 3rd Floor | |
| office | Botanic House | |
| Botanic Avenue | ||
| Belfast | ||
| BT7 1JG | ||
| The trustees | ||
| Elizabeth Conlon (Treasurer) | (Resigned 30 November 2023) | |
| Claire Lyttle (Secretary) | ||
| Judith Harvey | ||
| Jonathan Wallace | ||
| Alan Fitzsimmons | ||
| Anthony Byrne | ||
| William Connor | ||
| Victoria Simms (Chairperson) | ||
| Donna-Marie Rogers | ||
| Sara Catherine Gunn-Smith | (Resigned 9 December 2024) | |
| Cailin Lynn | (Appointed 9 December 2024) | |
| Simon Bailie | (Appointed 9 December 2024) | |
| Independent examiner | Finegan Gibson |
| Un restricted funds Note £ Income and endowments Charitable activities 5 115,360 Other trading activities 6 93,438 Other income 7 Total income 208,798 Expenditure Expenditure on charitable activities 8 217,059 Total expenditure 217,059 Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (8,261) Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward 382,449 Total funds carried forward 374,188 |
2024 Restricted funds Total funds £ £ 237,125 352,485 93,438 237,125 445,923 2023 Total funds £ 602,068 74,529 5,429 682,026 |
2024 Restricted funds Total funds £ £ 237,125 352,485 93,438 237,125 445,923 2023 Total funds £ 602,068 74,529 5,429 682,026 |
2024 Restricted funds Total funds £ £ 237,125 352,485 93,438 237,125 445,923 2023 Total funds £ 602,068 74,529 5,429 682,026 |
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| 238,237 455,296 238,237 455,296 (1,112) (9,373) 582,341 582,341 99,685 |
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| 99,685 | |||
| 6,800 389,249 5,688 379,876 289,564 389,249 |
| 30 April 2024 | |||
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 14 | 207 | 749 |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 15 | 43,679 | 139,907 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 343,036 | 274,929 | |
| 386,715 | 414,836 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 16 | 7,046 | 26,336 |
| Net current assets | 379,669 | 388,500 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 379,876 | 389,249 | |
| Net assets | 379,876 | 389,249 | |
| Funds of the charity | |||
| Restricted funds | 5,688 | 6,800 | |
| Unrestricted funds | 374,188 | 382,449 | |
| Total charity funds | 18 | 379,876 | 389,249 |
| Charitable activities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Belfast City Council | 26,200 | 97,600 | 123,800 |
| Department of the Economy | 93,000 | 93,000 | |
| Queen's University Belfast | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Ulster University | 20,000 | 20,000 | |
| British Council | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| British Science Association | 2,460 | 7,938 | 10,398 |
| MCS | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Tourism NI | |||
| Kaines Sponsorship | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| RSPB | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| National museums | 15,000 | 15,000 | |
| Institute of Physics | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Halifax | |||
| CQ Bid | 500 | 500 | |
| RSPCA | |||
| Belfast Harbour Commission | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Innovate UK | |||
| Derry and Strabane Council | 20,787 | 20,787 | |
| Matrix NI | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Film Hub NI | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| The Nerve Centre | |||
| Open University | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Arts and Business | 1,200 | 2,800 | 4,000 |
| Collective Act | |||
| Open College Network | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| 115,360 | 237,125 | 352,485 |
| Charitable activities(continued} | |||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Belfast City Council | 99,904 | 99,904 | |
| Department of the Economy | 83,000 | 83,000 | |
| Queen's University Belfast | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Ulster University | 20,000 | 20,000 | |
| British Council | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| British Science Association | 4,400 | 4,400 | |
| MCS | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Tourism NI | 30,000 | 30,000 | |
| Kainos Sponsorship | |||
| Royal Society of Chemistry | |||
| RSPB | |||
| National museums | |||
| Institute of Physics | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Halifax | 5,700 | 5,700 | |
| CQ Bid | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| RSPCA | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Belfast Harbour Commission | 3,950 | 3,950 | |
| Innovate UK | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Derry and Strabane Council | 23,309 | 23,309 | |
| Matrix NI | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Film Hub NI | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| The Nerve Centre | 47,317 | 47,317 | |
| Open University | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Arts and Business | |||
| Collective Act | 229,488 | 229,488 | |
| Open College Network | |||
| 329,488 | 272,580 | 602,068 |
| 6. | Other trading activities | ||||
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| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Ticket income | 93,438 | 93,438 | 74,529 | 74,529 | |
| 7. | Other income |
| Other income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnrestrictedTotal Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Gain on disposal of tangible fixed | ||||
| assets held for charity's own use | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
| Other income | 4,429 | 4,429 | ||
| 5,429 | 5,429 |
| Activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undertaken | Total funds | Total fund | ||
| directly | Support costs | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | 412,693 | 28,284 |
440,977 | 576,101 |
| Governance costs | 14,319 | 14,319 | 6,240 | |
| 412,693 | 42,603 |
455,296 | 582,341 |
| Analysis of support costs | |||
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| Analysis of | |||
| support costs | Total 2024 | Total 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Premises | 17,273 | 17,273 | 18,436 |
| General office | 11,011 | 11,011 | 24,850 |
| Governance costs | 14,319 | 14,319 | 6,240 |
| 42,603 | 42,603 | 49,526 |
| Net (expenditure)/income is stated after charging/(crediting): | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 677 | 632 |
| Gains on disposal of tangible fixed assets | (1,000) | |
| Loss on disposal of heritage assets | 384 | |
| Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements | 3,780 | |
| Independent examination fees | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 2,100 |
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 112,751 | 173,388 |
| Social security costs | 6,478 | 11,350 |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 5,111 | 4,994 |
| 124,340 | 189,732 |
| Equipment | |
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| £ | |
| Cost | |
| At 1 May 2023 | 3,215 |
| Additions | 135 |
| At 30 April 2024 | 3,350 |
| Depreciation | |
| At 1 May 2023 | 2,466 |
| Charge for the year | 677 |
| At 30 April 2024 | 3,143 |
| Carrying amount | |
| At 30 April 2024 | 207 |
| At 30 April 2023 | 749 |
| Debtors | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trade debtors | 43,679 | 139,682 |
| Other debtors | 225 | |
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| 43,679 | 139,907 | |
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| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trade creditors | 2,676 | 22,259 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 2,100 | 3,570 |
| Social security and other taxes | 1,543 | |
| Pension creditor | 727 | 298 |
| Net wages creditor | 209 | |
| 7,046 | 26,336 |
| At 1 May 2023 £ General funds 382,449 At 1 May 2022 £ General funds 282,258 |
At Income Expenditure Transfers30 April 2024 £ £ £ £ 208,798 (217,059) 374,188 -- At Income Expenditure Transfers 30 April 2023 £ £ £ £ 409,446 (330,604) 21,349 382,449 == |
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| At 1 May 2023 £ Department of the Economy Belfast City Council Derry and Strabane Council The Nerve Centre Queens University British Science Association 4,400 Halifax 2,400 Belfast Harbour Commission British Council Arts and Business 6,800 At 1 May 2022 £ Department of the Economy Belfast City Council Derry and Strabane Council The Nerve Centre 7,306 Queens University British Science Association Halifax Belfast Harbour Commission British Council Arts and Business 7,306 |
At Income Expenditure Transfers30 April 2024 £ £ £ £ 93,000 (93,000) 97,600 (97,600) 20,787 (20,787) 7,938 (6,650) 5,688 (2,400) 5,000 (5,000) 10,000 (10,000) 2,800 (2,800) 237,125 (238,237) 5,688 At Income Expenditure Transfers 30 April 2023 £ £ £ £ 83,000 (82,651) (349) 99,904 (99,904) 23,309 (23,309) 47,317 (33,623) (21,000) 5,000 (5,000) 4,400 4,400 5,700 (3,300) 2,400 3,950 (3,950) 272,580 (251,737) (21,349) 6,800 |
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| Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors less than 1 year Net assets Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors less than 1 year Net assets |
Unrestricted Funds £ 207 381,027 (7,046) 374,188 Unrestricted Funds £ 749 408,036 (26,336) 382,449 Restricted Funds £ 5,688 5,688 Restricted Funds £ 6,800 6,800 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 207 386,715 (7,046) 379,876 Total Funds 2023 £ 749 414,836 (26,336) 389,249 |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||
| Charitable activities | ||
| Belfast City Council | 123,800 | 99,904 |
| Department of the Economy | 93,000 | 83,000 |
| Queen's University Belfast | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Ulster University | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| British Council | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| British Science Association | 10,398 | 4,400 |
| MCS | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Tourism NI | 30,000 | |
| Kainos Sponsorship | 1,000 | |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | 5,000 | |
| RSPB | 2,000 | |
| National museums | 15,000 | |
| Institute of Physics | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Halifax | 5,700 | |
| CQBid | 500 | 1,000 |
| RSPCA | 2,000 | |
| Belfast Harbour Commission | 5,000 | 3,950 |
| Innovate UK | 10,000 | |
| Derry and Strabane Council | 20,787 | 23,309 |
| Matrix NI | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Film Hub NI | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| The Nerve Centre | 47,317 | |
| Open University | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Arts and Business | 4,000 | |
| Collective Act | 229,488 | |
| Open College Network | 5,000 | |
| 352,485 | 602,068 | |
| Other trading activities | ||
| Ticket income | 93,438 | 74,529 |
| Other income | ||
| Gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets held for charity's own use | 1,000 | |
| Other income | 4,429 | |
| 5,429 | ||
| Total income | 445,923 | 682,026 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities Charitable activities Activities undertaken directly Wages and salaries Employer's N IC Pension costs Staff travel and subsistence Depreciation Loss on disposal of assets Training costs Performer & Speaker Travel Performer & Speaker Fees Subscriptions and memberships Project support costs Marketing Performer and production costs Event catering Venue costs Venue hire R&D Bad debt Support costs Rent Insurance Other office costs General expenses Governance costs Independent examiners fees Audit fees Legal and professional fees Accountancy fees Governance costs - other finance costs Expenditure on charitable activities Net (expenditure)/income 2024 £ 112,751 6,478 5,111 1,133 677 1,192 10,254 83,075 239 73,000 52,181 834 40,033 176 25,559 412,693 13,860 3,413 1,860 9,151 -- 28,284 2,100 11,064 936 219 14,319 455,296 (9,373) |
2023 £ 173,388 11,350 4,994 2,653 632 384 13,752 56,803 913 12,669 93,130 128,277 189 778 33,450 (547) 532,815 -- 15,005 3,431 3,058 21,792 -- 43,286 3,780 2,306 154 6,240 582,341 99,685 |
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