2025-06-30-annual-report - Derry Print Workshop Ltd

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DERRY PRINT WORKSHOP LTD (A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital) TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

GOVERNANCE

The company is governed and managed by the board of directors and management committee. The directors who served the company throughout the year are shown on page 1. The registered office and details of other professional advisors are also listed on page 1.

The board of directors carry out their governance role throughout the year by way of meetings on a regular basis to review the performance of the company and to make decisions regarding the company's financial and operational matters. The directors govern the activities of the company in line with the objectives set out in the governing documents of the charity, namely the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the charity's constitution.

REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

As under our 5-year lease agreement with the in Inner City Trust on 12th June 2023 DPW is paying rent as follows:

For the period of 3 years starting on 1 st July 2023 and ending on 30th June 2026 paying the landlord rent at the rate of £2,250.00 per annum by monthly instalments of £187.50 The rent will increase as follows:

1st July 2024 £2,500.00 p.a. 1st July 2025 £2,750.00 p.a.

This reasonable rent has been of great benefit to the workshop and the board would like to record their appreciation of this during these difficult economic times.

2. Course Provision

We have again increased course provision during 2024/25. A number of courses in Textile screenprint, (tote bags) linocut, and monoprint were facilitated with the addition of kitchen lithography classes and one to one facilitation provision. During previous years the workshop was reorganized so that we could accommodate a limited number of course participants (3- 5 at a time). We have kept this format again for this year. This means we will only break even on course fees there will be limited income to the workshop from running courses but the board feel that running courses serve as an important educational service to the local community and benefit the workshop in promoting its aims.

3. Riso Printer

Last year's Risograph courses were a success, and we plan to continue to run courses for the local public.

There is a Riso Christmas card course planned for November / December.
An A3 poster course for the following Spring.

Also Still working with practicing artists and art groups on various projects i.e Future project with local artist Mhairi Sutherland

And

The project run by the National Gallery (London) headed by the Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller is still ongoing but not confirmed. It may not happen now but hopefully we can help with something.

During previous years a number of our members were again successful in gaining individual artist grants from the Arts Council in order to promote their practice in printmaking. The board would like to thank the AGNI for helping and encouraging our practicing printmakers.

Members still continue to exhibit and sell their work successfully and it is encouraging to see this beginning to take a turn to the positive after the previous years. It is a major aim for DPW to provide a resource that enables local artist / printmakers to develop their practice and help to secure and sustain a future within the creative sector.

DPW continue to offer a facility for professional artist I printmakers. The online booking system is still in place. We have decided to keep this policy for the time being. The booking system is working well and with still no technician only experienced printmakers are able to use premises unassisted. With no

E-Sign ID: a7b9ea47-0335-431d-8d2b-ee84a9747b47

DERRY PRINT WORKSHOP LTD

(A company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTOR-WIDE LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS

The charity engages pro-actively with legislation, standards and codes which are developed for the sector. Derry Print Workshop Ltd subscribes to and is compliant with the following:

The Companies Act 2006
The Charities SORP (FRS 102)

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON 30 MARCH 2026 AND SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY:

P Barwise > . ARVO LAD Paul barwise Trustee

A Hepburn ; Dil er Andrew hepburn Trustee