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2025-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NI629769 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC102819

Photo Festival Belfast Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2025

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

Page
Trustees’ annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 3
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 4
Statement of financial position 5
Notestothefinancialstatements 6

Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 31 March 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Photo Festival Belfast
Charity registration number NIC102819
Company registration number NI629769
Principal office and registered 21 Ormeau Avenue
office Belfast
County Antrim
BT2 8HD
The trustees
S Allen
H Crowdy
A Desire
A Hassard
Lindsay
G Neill
L O'Donnell
J Watts (Appointed 30 January 2025)
J Patty (Appointed 30 January 2025)
Company secretary Michael Lee Weir
Independentexaminer PaulDolanFCA

Structure, governance and management

The company is a company limited by guarantee.

Objectives and activities

The principle objectives and activities of the charity during the year continued to be the organisation and management of a visual arts festival and photographic exhibitions. The charity carries out its activities on a “not for profit” basis.

The strategies employed to assist the charity to meet these objectives included the following: e to publish the work of emerging photographer

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees’ Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance

Financial review

The net surplus for the year was £2,522.

It is the policy of the company that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the company’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the company is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.

Plans for future periods

There are no significant changes planned for the forthcoming financial year. The directors will continue to govern the company in line with the constitution in order to achieve the objectives noted above.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

The trustees’ annual report was approved on 28" January 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

G Neill Trustee

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Photo Festival Belfast

Year ended 31 March 2025

| report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Photo Festival Belfast (‘the charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the ‘2008 Act’) and the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’). You are satisfied that the accounts of the company are not required by charity or company law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination.

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements as carried out under section 65 of the 2008 Act. In carrying out my examination | have followed the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the 2008 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 65 of the 2008 Act. | confirm that | am qualified to undertake the examination because | am a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, which is one of the listed bodies.

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with my examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. — the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

| confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Paul Dolan FCA Independent Examiner Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors 28!" January 2026

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

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Year ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Totalfunds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 1,530 1,530 -
Charitable activities 6 215,861 215,861 233,024
Other trading activities 7 139,162 139,162 =
Other income 8 2,048 - 2,048 181,258
Total income 142,740 215,861 358,601 414,282
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 9,10 161,980 194,099 356,079 467,736
Total expenditure 161,980 194,099 356,079 467,736
Net income/(expenditure) and net
movement in funds (19,240) 21,762 2,522 (53,454)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 55,424 36,000 91,424 144,878
Totalfundscarriedforward 36,184 57,762 93,946 91,424

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages6 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 16 23,540 28,115
Current assets
Debtors 17 4,862 50,813
Cash at bank and in hand 80,635 30,935
85,497 81,748
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 18 15,091 18,439
Net current assets 70,406 63,309
Total assets less current liabilities 93,946 91,424
Net assets 93,946 91,424
Funds ofthe charity
Restricted funds 57,762 36,000
Unrestricted funds 36,184 55,424
Totalcharityfunds 20 93,946 91,424

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 28th January 2026 and are signed on behalf of the board by:

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The notes on pages6 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in Northern Ireland and a registered charity in Northern Ireland. The address of the registered office is 21 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, County Antrim, BT2 8HD.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the 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 (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006. Accounting policies Basis of preparation The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

3. Accounting policies

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

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements,estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025

  1. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis asa liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continueg)

Year ended 31 March 2025

  1. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets (continued)

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Equipment

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomesa party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continueg)

Year ended 31 March 2025

  1. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship. Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

  1. Limited by guarantee

The company is a company limited by guarantee.

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continuea)

Year ended 31 March 2025

5. Donations and legacies

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Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 1,530 1,530 - -
6. Charitable activities
Restricted Total Funds Restricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
ACNI 26,277 26,277 88,424 88,424
BCC Annual 51,925 51,925 28,713 28,713
Belfast visitor centre - - 11,500 11,500
Cultural Institutes 15,580 15,580 16,114 16,114
Future Screens 21,038 21,038 26,273 26,273
NI Screnn - - 25,000 25,000
Salary Grant - 27,000 27,000
University of Ulster - 10,000 10,000
ABNI 23,500 23,500 - -
Jobstart 7,741 7,741 _ -
NLHF - National Lottery Heritage Fund 69,800 69,800 - =
215,861 215,861 233,024 233,024
7. Other trading activities
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Sponsorships 4,793 4,793 - -
Sales 104 104 -
Office Rental 2,074 2,074 -
Open subs 123,944 123,944 - -
Portfolio reviews 8,247 8,247 -
139,162 139,162 - -
8. Other income
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Otherincome 2,048 - 2,048

7. Other trading activities

8. Other income

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continueg)

Year ended 31 March 2025

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |8.|Other|income|(continued)| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds|2024| |£|£|£| |Other|income|155,972|25,286|181,258| |9.|Expenditure|on|charitable|activities|by|fund|type| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds|2025| |£|£|£| |Charitable|Activity|160,003|194,099|354,102| |Support|costs|1,977|-|1,977| |161,980|194,099|356,079| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Funds| |Funds|Funds|2024| |£|£|£| |Charitable|Activity|186,991|279,185|466,176| |Support|costs|1,560|-|1,560| |188,551|279,185|467,736| |10.|Expenditure|on|charitable|activities|by|activity|type| |Activities| |undertaken|Total|funds|Total|fund| |directly|Support|costs|2025|2024| |£|£|£|£| |Charitable|Activity|354,102|-|354,102|466,176| |Governance|costs|—-|1,977|1,977|1,560| |354,102|1,977|356,079|467,736| |11.|Analysis|of support|costs| |Total|2025|Total|2024| |£|£| |Governance|costs|-|1,560| |12.|Net|income/(expenditure)| |Net|income/(expenditure)|is|stated|after|charging/(crediting):| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Depreciation|of tangible|fixed|assets|11,984|19,323|

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Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

13. Independent examination fees

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Fees|payable|to|the|independent|examiner|for:| |Independent|examination|of the|financial|statements|1,680|1,560|

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14. Staff costs

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|||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |The|total|staff|costs|and|employee|benefits|for|the|reporting|period|are|analysed|as|follows:| |2025|2024| |£|£| |Wages|and|salaries|134,968|152,850| |Social|security|costs|8,485|-| |Employer|contributions|to|pension|plans|4,328|2,557| |147,781|155,407|

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The average head count of employees during the year was 5 (2024: 3).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

15. Trustee remuneration and expenses

None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the company during the year.

16. Tangible fixed assets

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Equipment| |£| |Cost| |At|1|April|2024|116,613| |Additions|7,409| |At|31|March|2025|124,022| |Depreciation| |At|1|April|2024|88,498| |Charge|for|the|year|11,984| |At|31|March|2025|100,482| |Carrying|amount| |At|31|March|2025|23,540| |At|31|March|2024|28,115|

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Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continueg)

Year ended 31 March 2025

17. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Other debtors 4,862 50,813
18. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Accrualsanddeferredincome 15,091 18,439

19. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £4,328 (2024: £2,557).

20. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 5
£ £ £ £
General funds 37,487 142,740 (161,980) 18,247
Festival 17,937 - = 17,937
55,424 142,740 (161,980) 36,184
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure 4
£ £ £ £
General funds 20,931 79,594 (63,038) 37,487
Festival 67,072 76,378 (125,513) 17,937
88,003 155,972 (188,551) 55,424

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Photo Festival Belfast

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

20. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2024 Income Expenditure 5
£ £ £ £
ACNI - 26,277 (26,277) -
BCC Annual - 51,925 (51,925) -
BCC Equipment 22,500 - (22,500) -
Belfast Visitor Centre - - - -
British council - - = -
Cultural institutes - 15,580 (315) 15,265
Future Screens - 21,038 (21,038)
NI Screen - - = -
Salary Grant 13,500 - (13,500) -
University of Ulster - - - -
Other - - - -
NI Tourist Board - - - -
NLHF - National lottery heritage fund
ABNI
Jobstart
-
-
-
69,800
23,500
7,741
(27,303)
(23,500)
(7,741)
42,497
-
~
36,000 215,861 (194,099) 57,762
At
At 31 March 202
1 April 2023 Income Expenditure 4
£ £ £ £
ACNI - 88,424 (88,424) -
BCC Annual 28,713 (28,713)
BCC Equipment 30,000 - (7,500) 22,500
Belfast Visitor Centre - 11,500 (11,500) -
British council 17,945 - (17,945) -
Cultural institutes - 16,114 (16,114) -
Future Screens
NI Screen
Salary Grant
-
-
-
26,273
25,000
27,000
(26,273)
(25,000)
(13,500)
-
-
13,500
University of Ulster - 10,000 (10,000) -
Other 300 25,286 (25,586) -
NI Tourist Board 8,630 - (8,630) -
NLHF - National lottery heritage fund - - = =
ABNI - - - -
Jobstart - - - =
56,875 258,310 (279,185) 36,000

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Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2025

21. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 23,540 - 23,540
Current assets 27,735 57,762 85,497
Creditors less than 1 year (15,091) - (15,091)
Net assets 36,184 57,762 93,946
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 5,615 22,500 28,115
Current assets 49,808 13,500 63,308
Creditors less than 1 year = - -
Netassets 55,423 36,000 91,423

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