Company No. N1037481
Solc Purpose
(Company Limited by Guarantee)
Accounts
for tho ycar ended 31 March 2023

Sole Purpose
Contents
Page
Inforn]ation
Directors, report
Indepeiidents exaiiiiners, report
Statement of financial activities
Balanc¢ sheet
Notes to the accounts
9-13

Sole Purpose
Information
Accountants
McGroarty MCca￿ertY & Company Ltd
Accountants & Tax Consultants
2 Carlisle Terrace
Deny
BT48 6JX
Company Number
N1037481
Charity Number
XR 32282
NIC100618
Bankers
Bank of Ireland
27 Culmore Road
Derry
BT48 8JB
Directors
John Joseph Philip McQuaide
Clara O'connell
Lisa Fitzpatrick
Ann Marie Thoinpson
Elly Omondi Odhiambo
Daniel Mccampliill
Resigned December 2022
Appointed June 2022
Resigned June 2022
Seerotary
Clara O'connell
John J05¢ph Pliilip McQuaide
Resigned December 2022
Appointed December 2022
Registored Offic¢
The Playhouse
5-7 Artillery Street
Derry
BT48 6RG
Page I

Sole Purpose
Directors, report
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Tlie directors preseiit tlieir report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Prlncipal Actlvity
Tlie principal activity of the company is to advance the education of the public in the arts and sciences, by the
presentation of movement, draina, theatre perfomiances and otlier activities.
Objectives and activities
Sole Purpose is a professional theatre company based in Derry￿ond0ndcrry. We have been creatiiig high
quality, innovative theatre on social and public issues since 1997 and have toured throughout Ireland and the
UK. We have also takeii productions to the USA. We produce new work for theatre and non-theatre venue5,
working in partnersliip witli statutory and voluntary organisations to bring professional theatre to working
lass aiid iiiarginaliscd coininunities, as well as touring tlieatres.
Our repertoire includes plays which look at the issues of elder abuse, domestic violence, tlie ethnic minority
experience in Nortliem Ireland, underage drinking, issues affecting the LGBT community, mental health and
otlier theines. We also run drama related workshops and writing workshops for people from all walks of life.
to encourage creativity, build confidence and equip people with skills enabling them to pursue careers.
Our work lias taken place in coinmunity centres, care homes, hospitals, schools, colleges, woinen's aid centres,
prisons and theatres. The people wlio benefit from our work are diverse. The many productions tliat we have
developcd target different audieiices
young people, parents. teachers and carers, woinen, ethnic minority
groups. workiiig class coinmunities, older people and ilieir families, nurses, social workers, students, LGBT
people, tlieir friends and families, ¢ommunity workers and the mainstream audience.
Our most recent paly, Blinkered by Patricia Byrne, which explores issues of suicide and mental health, has
becn touring 5cliools and ¢oll¢ges since 2016. It has helped nuinerous young people to tackle their own mental
health issue5. In 2019 Sole Purpose won the Special Jury Prize at Origin Theatre's 1st Irisli Folk Festival in
New York for bringing theatre on difficult social issues to non tlieatre spaces. In 2014 the company won the
Eva Gore Booth Award at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival for Life and Love: Lesbian Style by
Hilary Mccolluin. Sole Purpose is working with Syrian Kfugees, using theatre to asist witli learning English
aiid iiitcrgration.
Publi¢ benefit
Our purpose is to advaiice the education of the publi¢ in the arts and sciences, in particular the art and science
of Inoveineiit, drama and tlieatre perforniances by tlie presentation of drama, moveinent, theatre perfonnances
and otlier activities for cliaritable purposes, throughout Ireland and the UK. We believe that tlie purposes of
our charity satisfy the public benefit requirement. There are five direct benefits that flow from this purpose.
Tliey are:
l ) Promotion and growth of individual and collective knowledge and understanding of specific issues througli
our work. The subjects of our work are issue based and many pieces have been used by organisations such as
scliools and healtli care ag¢nci¢s as a Ineans of further educating their pupils/staff on the subject, eg. our play
on abusive relationsliips among young people has tourcd for three years to secondary schools and youth
centres raising awareness on these issues.
2) Developillent of individual capabilities and skills through creative education. We run scriptwriting
Ivorkshops where we develop tlie creative writing and scriptivriting skills of new, emerging and established
writers. We work willi aspiring actors, developing their acting skills and giving them the confidence to take
thesc skills furthcr. We run Theatre Labs for people with a disability andlor a mental health condition.
Page 2

Sole Purpos¢
Directors, report
for the year ended 31 March 2023
continued
3) Increase the Inental and physical wellbeing of the people who see our productions by staging plays which
address subject5 related to mental and physical h¢alth, including work on underage drinking, domestic
violence, relationship abuse among young people, elder abuse and human trafficking. In 2016, 2017 and 2019
we staged Blinkered, a play on mental health and suicide which toured secondary schools and colleges
througliout Northern and Southern Ireland,
4) Advancement of human rights and promotion of equality and diversity. Our work with the local LGBT
coinmunity has helped to incorporate this marginalised community in the cultural life of the City, celebrated
diversity and has broken down barriers. Our plays on human trafficking, elder and domestic abuse, and the
iinmigrant experience in Northern Ireland has promoted understanding? educated the audience in these issues
and raised awareness of human riglils violations. We staged She Wants to be a What? by Berni Kerr in
November 2018, which explored transgender issues. We brouglit the play into local Nationalist and Unionist
ominumity venues.
5) Develop a sense of community. Our work is shown in many cominunity settings including schools,
hospitals, libraries and community centres
not just thcatres. We ivork with marginalised groups to reduce
social isolation. We encourage participation and raise awareness of issues important to building strong and
coiifident communities. The benefit can be demonstrated by referring to evaluations received from audiences
who see our ivork, the feedback we receive from our audience, public reviews, partnership organisations we
Ivork witli and promoters of the work and also by the demand for our services from local community
organisations. The benefits can also be demonstrated by looking at the scripts created as a result of our
workshops and seeing tlie actors on stage and in DVDI digital recordings of our work. There is no hami
flolving from our purposes.
Our beneficiaries are tlie audiences wlio ¢ome to see our p¢rfornianc¢s, the participants in our workshops, the
actors and production crew who tak¢ part in our perfonnances and the marginalised and Inistreated sections of
our cominunity for whom we strive to promote greater awar¢ness and understanding. The only private benefit
that Inay arise as a result of our work is tliat the professional actors and production staff may gain experience
of working in different venues and with different audiences, making contacts which may be useful to their
furtlier einployment. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefits are provided to our
b¢iieficiaries.
Directors
The directors wlio served during the year are as stated below:
Clara O'connell
Jolin Joseplj Philip M¢Quaide
Lisa Fitzpatrick
Ann Marie Thompson
Elly Omondi Odhiambo
Daniel Mccamphill
Resigned December 2022
Appointed June 2022
Resigned June 2022
Page 3

Sole Purpose
Direetors, report
for the year ¢nded 31 March 2023
continued
Directors Respohsibilities
Tlie directors of Sole Purpose for the purposes of company law are responsible for preparing the Directors,
Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom
Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires tlie directors to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of
affairs of tlie cliaritable conipany and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the
incoixe aiid expcnditure, of ilie charitable company for that period. In preparing the financial statements, tlie
direLtors are required to:
select suitable accountiiig policies and apply tliein consistently;
observe methods and principles in tlie Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102);
make judgeineiits and estimates tliat are reasonable aiid prudent.
state wliether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the fiiiaiicial statements.
prepare the finic ncial statements on tlie goiiig concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
coinpaiiy will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable
accuracy at any time tlie financial position of th¢ charity and enables them to ensure that the financial
stateinents comply witli the Coinpanies Act 2006. Tliey are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of tl)e
charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and d¢t¢ction of fraud and other
irregularities.
In so far as th¢ dircctors are aware:
tliere is no r¢levant infom]ation of which the cliarilable company's independent examiner is unaware; and
tlie directors liave taken all steps that they ought to have laken to make tliemselves aware of any relevant
inforn]ation aiid to establish that the independent examiner is aware of Iliat information.
This report is prepared in accordance with the Special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
relating to sinall companies.
A resolution will be proscd at tlie Aniiual General Meeting the McGroarty, Mccafferty & Company Ltd be
re-appointed as accountants for the charity for the cnsuing year.
By order of tlie Board:
Director
ector
Date: 16 August 2023

Sole Purpose
Independent examiner's report on the unaudited financial statements to the of
Sole Purpose
We report on the accounts of the company for tlie year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 6 to
13.
Respective responslbllitics of eharity directors and examlncr.
As the charity directors you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requirements of Ilie Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied ourselves tl)at the charity is not subject to audit
under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to;
examine the accouiits under section 65 of the Charities Act 2008;
follow tlie procedures laid down in the general directions given by tlie Charity Cominission for Northern
Ireland under sectioii 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act 2008.
state whcther particular matters have coin¢ to our attention.
B￿51$ of independent examlner's report
We have examined your cliarity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination
was carried out iii accordance ivitli tlie general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northem
Ireland undcr Section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of tlie accounting
records kept by the cliarity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included a
considcration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity
directors conceriiiiig any such matters.
Our role is to state wliether any inaterial matters have come to our attention giving us Cause to believe:
that acoounting rccords were not kept in accordance wilh section 386 of the Companies Act 2006;
Iliat the accounts do not accord witli thosc accounting records;
that the accounts do iiot comply with the accounting requirements of tlie Section 396 of the Compaiiies Act
2006 and tlie meiliods and principles of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to
cliarities preparing tlieir accounts iii a¢cordai)¢e with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland;
that there is furtlier inforination needed for proper uiiderstanding.
Indepcndcnt examinor's statement
We Iiave compleied our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters listed above and, in
connection with following the directions of the Cliarity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no
matters that require drawing to your attention.
Y t-ri 4W- ,,
McGrourty Mccafforty
Accounta
&TaxC
2 Carlis
Derry
BT48 6JX
Date: 16 August 2023
Com
tants
Page 5

Sole Purpose
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Unrestricted
Funds
Rostricted
Funds
2023
2022
Income and Expenditure
Incoming Resourccs
Grants Received
Suiidry Income
70,843
70,843
4,896
94,737
6,121
4,896
Total Incomlng Rcsour¢e¥
4,896
70,843
75,739
100,858
Resourccs Expended
Manageineiit & Adiniiiistration
1,806
72,153
73,959
101,559
Total Resources Expended
1,806
72,153
73,959
101,559
Net Incomfing / (Outgoing) Resources
3,090
(1,310)
1,780
(701)
Balances brouglit forward l April 2022
5,267
734
6,001
6,702
Balaiices Carried forward 31 March 2023
8,357
(576)
7,781
6,001
Tlie above ainounts relate to continuing operations of the company.
The Company has no recognised gains and losses other than those included in tlie results above and therefore
no scparate statement of total recogni5¢d gains and losses lias beeii presented. There is no difference between
the net incoming resources for tlie year stated above and their historical c05t equivalcnts.
Page 6

Sole Purpose
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2023
2023
2022
Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangiblc assets
Current Assets
Debtors and prepayments
Cash at baiik and in hand
116
1,692
22,854
12,783
5,187
24,546
17,970
Current Llabllltlcs
Accruals aiid deferred incoine
16,765
12,085
Net Current 115SCts
7,781
5,885
Total Assels Less Current
Liabilities
7,781
6,001
Capit￿1 Account
Brought forward at l April 2022
Rcstricted funds
Unrestricted funds
(576)
8,357
5,267
734
7,781
6,001
Page 7

Sole Purpose
Balance Sheet (continued)
for the year ended 31 March 2023
In approving these financial slatements as directors of the company we Iier¢by confirm:
Tlie company was entitlcd to exemption from audit under s477 of Companies Act 2006 relating to small
coinpanie5.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of th¢
Conipanies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006 with respect to accounting records and preparation of accounts.
Tliese accounts Iiave beeii prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to
the sinall compaiiies regime aiid in accordance with FRS 102 SORP.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by tlie Board on 16 August 2023 and signed
on its behalf by
Director
ector
Registration number N1037481
Page 8

Sole Purpose
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2023
Accounting policles
The priiicipal accouiiting policics adopted in the preparation of th¢ financial statements are set out
below and liave reillained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied
within the same accourits.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, wl)ich is the functional currency of the entity.
1.1. Accounting convontion
Tlie financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by
Charities: Statement of Recoinmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Charties SORP 2019 (FRS 102), Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
1.2. Income
(i) Grants
Grants represent all ainounts received and receivable during tlie year.
Revenue grants are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are
received.
(li) Sundry Income
This comprises amounts received during the year.
Expendlture
(i) Direet Charitable Exponditure
This represeiits all expenditure directly attributable to charitable uses.
(li) Managment & Administratlon
This iii¢ludes all other expenditure not directly allocated above and a proportion of the overhead costs
attributable to managment aiid adiministration.
1.3. Tanglble fixed assets and dopreciation
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation less residual value of each
asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Fixtures, fittings
and equipment
250/0 Straight Line
1.4. Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates
of exchange prevailing at the accounting date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the
date of the transactions. All differences are taken to tlie Profit and Loss account.
Page 9

Sole Purpose
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Incoming Resources
Restrictcd Funds
2023
2022
Arts Council Northern Ireland
Comixunity Relations Council
Derry City & Strabane DC
Britisli Science Association
Ulster Garden Villages
Latliersellers, Company Charitable
Community Foundation Nl
Halifax Foundation
38,031
4,285
4,800
15,227
40,528
4,800
23,604
6,679
4,000
1,500
11,036
2,590
4,000
4,500
70,843
94,737
Unrestrlcted Funds
2023
2022
Box O￿lCe
Book sales
Otlier income
Theatre tax credit
1,213
72
3,232
2,817
3,683
4,896
6,121
Total Income
75,739
100,858
Restricted Funds
runds received wliicli are ear5narked by the funder for specific purposes. Such purposes are within the
overall aims of the organisation.
Unrostrietod Funds
Funds which are expendable at the discretion oftlie company in furtherance of the aims of tlie charity.
In addition funds may be held in order to finance capital inveslm¢nt and working capital.
Page 10

SoIe Purpose
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Resources Expcnded
Unrestri¢ted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
Management & Adminlstrallon
Rent Payable
Insurance
Computer Costs
Travelling & Subsistence
General Expenses
Printing, postage and stationery
Advertising & Publicity
Freelance Fees
Project Costs
Legal & Professional Fees
Telephone & Fax
Subscriptions
Accountancy
Bank Char&ves
ProfitlLoss on exchange
Depr¢Giation
2,843
1,168
475
7,302
2,843
1,168
475
7,302
2,843
1,168
3,405
840
499
3,918
24,493
61,235
590
570
371
960
419
(i)
248
208
1,718
25,110
31,169
208
1,718
25,110
32,691
1,522
913
156
973
913
156
973
284
284
116
116
1,806
72.153
73.959
101,558
Taxation
No cliarge to taxation is due as the company has charitable status.
Page 11

Sole Purpose
Notes to the accounts
for th¢ year ended 31 March 2023
Tangiblo assets
Equlpmcnt
Total
Cost
At l April 2022
990
990
At 31 March 2023
990
990
Depreclatlon
At l April 2022
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2023
874
116
874
116
990
990
Net book values
At 31 March 2023
At 31 Marcli 2022
116
116
Debtors
2023
2022
Debtors
1,692
12,783
Current Llabllitios
2023
2022
Accruals and deferred income
16,765
12,085
Page 12

Sole Purpose
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
Movements in Funds
At
At
l Aprll Incoming Outgoing 31 March
2022 resources resources
2023
Restricied funds:
734
70,843
(72,153)
(576)
Total restricted funds
734
70,843
(72,153)
(576)
Uiirestricted funds:
5,267
4,896
(1 ,806)
8,357
Total unrestricted funds
5,267
4,896
(1,806)
8,357
6,001
75,739
(73,959)
7,781
Purposes of Restrlcted Funds
Restricted grants awarded to the charity is provided to cover the core obj¢¢ls as explained in directors
report.
Related party transactions
There w¢r¢ no related party transactions in the period under review.
10.
Company limited by guarantoe
The company is liinited by guarantee and does not have a share capital.
Page 13