2025-03-31-accounts - Sole Purpose

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Company No. NI037481

Sole Purpose {Company Limited by Guarantee)

Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

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Directors’ report 2-4
Independents examiners’ report 5
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Statement of financial activities 6
Balance sheet 7-8
Notes to the accounts 9-13
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Sole Purpose

Information

Accountants	McGroarty McCafferty&Company Ltd
	Accountants& Tax Consultants
	2 Carlisle Terrace
	Derry
	BT48 6JX
CompanyNumber	NI037481
CharityNumber	XR32282
	NIC100618
Bankers	BankofIreland
	27 Culmore Road
	Derry
	BT48 8J]B
Directors	JohnJoseph Philip McQuaide
	Lisa Fitzpatrick	Resigned 8th October2025
	AnnMarie Thompson	Resigned 19thNovember2025
	EllyOmondi Odhiambo
	Catherine McBride	Appointed 5th June2024
Secretary	Lisa Fitzpatrick	Resigned 8th October2025
Registered Office	The Playhouse
	5-7 Artillery Street
	Derry
	BT486RG

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Directors' report for the year ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is to advance the education of the public in the arts and sciences, by the presentation of movement, drama, theatre performances and other activities.

Objectives and activities

Solequality,Purposeinnovativeis a professionaltheatre on socialtheatreandcompanypublic issuesbasedsincein Derry/Londonderry.1997 and have toured ! ethroughouthave beenIrelandcreatingandhighthe UK. We have also taken productions to the USA. We produce new work for theatre and non-theatre venues, working in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations to bring professional theatre to working class and marginalised communities, as well as touring theatres, | Our repertoire includes plays which look at the issues of elder abuse, domestic violence, the ethnic minority experience in Northern Ireland, underage drinking, issues affecting the LGBT community, mental health and other themes. 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 has taken place in community centres, care homes, hospitals, schools, colleges, women's aid centres, prisons and theatres. The people who benefit from our work are diverse. The many productions that we have developed target different audiences — young people, parents, teachers and cafers, women, ethnic minority groups, working class communities, older people and their families, nurses, social workers, students, LGBT people, their friends and families, community workers and the mainstream eee Our most recent play, Blinkered by Patricia Byrne, which explores issues of s licide and mental health, has been touring schools and colleges since 2016. It has helped numerous young people to tackle their own mental health issues. In 2019 Sole Purpose won the Special Jury Prize at Origin Theatre's Ist Irish Folk Festival in New York for bringing theatre on difficult social issues to non theatre 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 McCollum. Sole Purpose is working with Syrian refugees, using theatre to asist with learning English and intergration.

Public benefit

Our purpose is to advance the education ofthe[public][in][the][arts] and[sciences,][in|][particular][the][art] and[science] of movement, drama and theatre performances by the presentation of drama, movement, theatre performances and other activities for charitable purposes, throughout Ireland and the UK. We believe that the purposes of our charity satisfy the public benefit requirement. There are five direct benefits| that flow from this purpose. They are: | 1) Promotion and growth of individual and collective knowledge and understandi ng of specific issues through our work. The subjects of our work are issue based and many pieces have been used by organisations such as schools and health care agencies as a means of further educating their pupils/staff on the subject, eg. our play on abusive relationships among young people has toured for three years to secondary schools and youth centres raising awareness on these issues. | 2) Development of individual capabilities and skills through creative education. We run scriptwriting workshops where we develop the creative writing and scriptwriting skills of new, emerging and established writers. We work with aspiring actors, developing their acting skills and giving them the confidence to take these skills further. We run Theatre Labs for people with a disability and/or a mental health condition.

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Directors' report for the year ended 31 March 2025

veers CONtiNUed

3) Increase the mental and physical wellbeing of the people who see our productions by staging plays which address subjects related to mental and physical health, 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 throughout Northern and Southem Ireland.

4) Advancement of human rights and promotion of equality and diversity. Our work with the local LGBT community 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 immigrant experience in Northem Ireland has promoted understanding, educated the audience in these issues and raised awareness of human rights violations. We staged She Wants to be a What? by Berni Kerr in November 2018, which explored transgender issues. We brought the play into local Nationalist and Unionist commumity venues.

5) Develop a sense of community. Our work is shown in many community settings including schools, hospitals, libraries and community centres — not just theatres. We work with marginalised groups to reduce social isolation. We encourage participation and raise awareness of issues important to building strong and confident communities. The benefit can be demonstrated by referring to evaluations received from audiences who see our work, the feedback we receive from our audience, public reviews, partnership organisations we work with 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 the actors on stage and in DVD/ digital recordings of our work. There is no harm flowing from our purposes.

Our beneficiaries are the audiences who come to see our performances, the participants in our workshops, the actors and production crew who take part in our performances and the marginalised and mistreated sections of our community for whom we strive to promote greater awareness and understanding. The only private benefit that may arise as a result of our work is that 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 further employment. This benefit is incidental and necessary to ensure the benefits are provided to our beneficiaries.

Directors

The directors who served during the year are as stated below:

John Joseph Philip McQuaide Lisa Fitzpatrick Resigned 8th October 2025 Ann Marie Thompson Resigned 19th November 2025 Elly Omondi Odhiambo _ Catherine McBride Appointed 5th June 2024

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Directors’ report

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Hetero CONtINUCM

Directors Respobsibilities

The 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 the directors to prepare financial statements that give a tft and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- observe methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS102); - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; |
- companyprepare the willfinancial continuestatements in business.on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriateP to presume that the The directors are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracystatementscharitable at complycompanyany time withandthe thehence Companies Actfinancialfor takingpositionreasonable 2006.of the Theystepscharity arefor alsoandthe responsiblepreventionenables them, erand todetectionguntingensure ofthat the fraud assetsthe andfinancial ofotherthe irregularities. | In so far as the directors are aware: | - there is no relevant information of which the charitable company's independent examiner is unaware; and - the directors have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.

This report is prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15|of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

A resolution will be prosed at the Annual General Meeting the McGroarty, McCafferty & Company Ltd be re-appointed as accountants for the charity for the ensuing year.

By order of the Board:

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Date: 30 November 2025

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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 the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 13.

Respective responsibilities of charity directors and examiner;

As the charity directors you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied ourselves that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to;

examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act 2008;
follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9(b) of the Charities Act 2008.
state whether particular matters have come to our attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

We have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and our examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern ireland under Section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included a consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity directors concerning any such matters.

Our role is to state whether any material matters have come to our attention giving us cause to believe:

that accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006;
that the accounts do not accord with those accounting records;
that the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and the methods and principles of the Charities 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;
that there is further information needed for proper understanding.

Independent examiner's statement

We have completed our examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters listed above and, in connection with following the directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, we have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.

McGroarty McCafferty & Company Ltd Accountant: ‘ax Consultants 2 Capliste Terrace Derry

BT48 6X

Date: 30 November 2025

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Statement ofFinancial Activities	Statement ofFinancial Activities	Statement ofFinancial Activities	Statement ofFinancial Activities
for	the yearended 31 March 2025
		Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	2025	2024
Income and Expenditure		£	£	£	£
Incoming Resources
Grants Received		-	169,95	169,950	73,507
Sundry Income		4,030		4,030	16,744
TotalIncomingResources	2	4,030 ee	169,950 patch	173,980 er	90,251 _—
ResourcesExpended Management& Administration		2,582		165,50	168,083
Total ResourcesExpended	3	2,582 —	165,501 weleeeents	168,083 a	84,986 —
NetIncoming /(Outgoing) Resources	8	1,448	4,449	5,897	5,265
Balances brought forward 1 April2024		13,776	(730)	13,046	7,781
Balancescarriedforward31March2025		15,224	3,719	18,943	13,046

The above amounts relate to continuing operations of the company.

The Company has no recognised gains and losses other than those included in the results above and therefore no separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has been presented. There is no difference between the net incoming resources for the year stated above and their historical cost equivalents.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025


	Notes	£	£	£	£
Fixed Assets
Tangible assets	5		304		456
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			304		456
Current Assets
Debtors and prepayments	6	12,505		-
Cash atbank and in hand		15,779		24,745
		28,284		24,745
Current Liabilities
Accruals and deferred income	7	9,645		12,155
Net Current assets			18,639		12,590
Total Assets Less Current
Liabilities			18,943		13,046
Capital Account
Brought forward at 1 April 2024
Restricted funds			3,719		(730)
Unrestricted funds			15,224		13,776
			18,943		13,046

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Balance Sheet (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

In approving these financial statements as directors ofthe company we herebyi The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance| with section 476 of the Companies 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. | These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to theThe smallfinancial companiesstatements regimewere and inapproved accordance withand authorised FRS 102for SORP.issue by the Boardi on 30 November 2025 and

and issue by the on 30 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by | Director a |

Registration number N1I037481

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Sole Purpose Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

1.1. Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: 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 Charties SORP 2019 (FRS 102), Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

1.2. Income

Gi) Grants

Grants represent all amounts received and receivable during the year.

Revenue grants are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are received,

Gi) Sundry Income

This comprises amounts received during the year.

Expenditure

(i) Direct Charitable Expenditure

This represents all expenditure directly attributable to charitable uses.

Gi) Managment & Administration

This includes all other expenditure not directly allocated above and a proportion of the overhead costs attributable to managment and administration.

1.3. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation Jess residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

Equipment

25% 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 the Profit and Loss account.

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |2.|Incoming|Resources| |Restricted|Funds| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Arts|Council|Northern|Ireland|37,208|35,833| |Newry|Council|13,802|-| |Derry|City &|Strabane|DC|9,047|-| |Foyle|Foundation|15,000|-| |British|Science|Association|11,159|27,230| |Heritage|Fund|57,824|-| |Box|Office|19,354|-| |Souter|Foundation|2,000|-| |Garfield Weston|Foundation|||4,556|5,444| |Donations|restricted|-|5,000| |169,950|73,507| |Unrestricted|Funds| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Box|Office|-|4,437| |Other|income|4,030|5,387| |Theatre|tax|credit|-|6,920| |4,030|16,744| |Total|Income|173,980|90,251| |Restricted|Funds|

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Funds received which are earmarked by the funder for specific purposes. |Such purposes[are][within][the] overall aims of the organisation.

Unrestricted Funds Funds which are expendable at the discretion of the company in furtherance of the aims of the charity. In addition funds may be held in order to finance capital investment and working capital.

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Resources Expended
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
	Funds	Funds	2025	2024
Management& Administration	£	£	£	£
Rent Payable	-	2,843	2,843	2,843
Insurance	-	1,346	1,346	1,218
Computer Costs	-	6,389	6,389	238
Travelling& Subsistence	1111	15,343	16,454	3,048
General Expenses	-	216	216	14
Printing, postage and stationery	:	78	78	424
Advertising&Publicity	-	10,699	10,699	2,152
Freelance Fees	-	34,166	34,166	25,284
Project Costs	1,019	92,119	93,138	45,438
Telephone& Fax	-	1,027	1,027	952
Subscriptions	-	156	156	312
Charitable donations	-	-	-	1,675
Accountancy	-	960	960	960
BankCharges	452	-	452	278
Profit/Loss on exchange	-	7	7	(2)
Depreciation	-	152	152	152
	2,582	165,501	168,083	84,986

4, Taxation

No charge to taxation is due as the company has charitable status.

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		Notes to the accounts
		for the yearended 31 March 2025
5.	Tangible assets
			Equipment	Total
			£	£
	Cost
	At 1 April 2024		1,598	1,598
	At31 March 2025		1,598	1,598
	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2024		1,142	1,142
	Charge forthe year		152	152
	At 31 March 2025		1,294	1,294
	Net book values
	At31 March 2025		304	304
	At 31 March 2024		456	456
é.	Debtors		2025	2024
			£	£
	Debtors		12,505	-
7.	Current Liabilities		2025	2024
			£	£
	Accrualsanddeferredincome		9,645	12,155

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Movements in Funds	At			At
	1 April	Incoming	Outgoing	31 March
	2024	resources	resources	2025
	£	£	£	£
Restricted funds:	(730)	169,950	(165,501)	3,719
Total restricted funds	(730)	169,950	(165,501)	3,719
Unrestricted funds:	13,776	4,030	(2,582)	15,224
Total unrestricted funds	13,776	4,030	(2,582)	15,224
	13,046	173,980	(168,083)	18,943

Purposes of Restricted Funds

Restricted grants awarded to the charity is provided to cover the core objects as explained in directors report.

9. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the period under review.

10. Company limited by guarantce

The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital.

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