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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 106675
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 March 2023
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Stalemenls
Year ended 31 March 2023
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Trusiees, annual report (incorporating the directorfs report)
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees
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Statement of financial activities (including incorne and
expenditure accounl)
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Statement of financial position
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Notes to the financial slatemenls
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustèes. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report)
Year ended 31 March 2023
The Iwslees, who are also Ihe direclors lor Ihe purposes of company law, presenl their report and Ihe
unaudiled flnan¢lal siai6ments ol the chariiy for Ihe year ended 31 March 2022.
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R•g1st•r•d chaflty name
Vault Artist Studsos
Chaffty reglstratlon number
106675
CornpaThy r•gls¢ratlon numb•r N1643892
Princlpal officg and r•glst•red 41 Greenview
PaFkgate
8allyclarn
8T39 OJP
The Irustees
Ms McBurney
Ms O'Neill-Nicholl
Mr Hilken
Mr Tur*ington
Ms Halligan
Ms Campbell
Mr Dilchfield
Mr Pallon
Resigned 31• December 2022
Resigned 101 November 2022
Restgned 131h May 2022
Appointed 91Th December 2022
Appolnted 3161 December 2022
Appolnted 1•t Novernber 2022
Company Soerotary
Llnda McBumèy
Indèpend•nl examin•r
Louise Gorman ACMA
17 Willowbank Orive
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Structure, g•v•rnancé, and management
Vaull Artisls Studio is a company 1Sm51ed by Guafanlee 9ovemed by Ils Memorandum and Arlicles of
Association daled 27LTh October 2021 (amendéd). It 1$ regislered 83 a charfly with HMRC and the
Charilies Commission Noilhern Ifeland.

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Introductlon
11 was anolher year filled with Ihe acuvlly at Vault Artlst Sludios agalnst the b3¢kdryp of bein9 seN•d
notice on oui space al Tower Slfeet. This news, whlle exliemely dlsappoinling and challenging, provided
us wlth Ihe energy lo deliver an exciung and dynamlc arts public programme for Ihe lasi year of our lime
In the spaee thai we had ca116d home lor almosi S yeais.
We welcomed over 5.000 people into Ihe bvildlng lo attend gallery exhibllions. thealre and cabar¢i
perfoimances, and arts markets. We 8lso share(l our skills and lalenis wllh over 400 people who
allended woikshops and classes wilh our members.
The'MembOf'S Association, continue io represenl and s6￿e our member$, communily needs. Cheylene
Murphy. Mlck Mccullagh, Ashton. Jacob Anderson, Siobhan McKinley and Emily M¢D¢nagh worke
Incfedlbly hard to help the new group become the be8tln9 heart of Vaull. Thelr efforts to hosi Communlly
evtnls. members meetings. social meolups and Improve communicalion have conlinued lo Impact in
helplng cur members engage with the ￿mMUnity and make il an important part ol everyone's Ilves once
more.
The tiustees conlinued lo tyuild the oiganisational capacity Ihrough a SUC￿551￿1 gf8nt application (rom
Future Screens funding whlch allowed us lo recruit a brand new Sludio and Events ASSIS￿nI lor 3 years.
We now have Ihls lull Ilme posltiorn f511ed by Jocab Anderson who woiks alongside aur 5elf-employed
Building Manager. Neal Campbell and Admin Asslstant, Mick Mccullagh to deliver events and sludlo
support and managemenl. We ale delighled lo have such a strong leam thal is cMiplelely invested in
the organisallon. We hav8 lald the groundwork lo secuie more perrnanenl lunding for Ihe exisling staff
and will work lowards Ihis in Ihe next financlal yeai. In addition lo this. Ihrough Ihe Arts & Business
81ueprlnl fundlng we have secured an addlllonal £30k Irom January 2023 - December 2023 lo supp
purchase ol equlpmenl as well as organ15alional PR costs. To date. PR work has been done voluntsrlly
by a srnall dadicaièd team of members bul fecognlsing the importance ol this In generallng income and
securing the lulure of the organlsalion. the trustees fell it was important to Invest in this element of the
organlsallon.
Rising energy costs and Ihe cosi of livlng continued Io poge challenges for the organlsation. Eleclriclly
prOV￿e$ Ihe only way lor our member5 to heal thelr sludlos. and our building Manager conlinues lo
explore utililiès supply 8nd costs wilh an energy consultanl which has helped us to secufe an advanced
and stable cosl for electricily. We are also anlicipaling a considerable decrease in our cvffenl reseples
to help us move premises and we had prepared lor Ihis evenluality in previous years by buildin9 UP our
reserves.
Our previous 01ganisalional planning had been underlaken with a vlew Io securing a new 5 year lease
to remain in Ihe Tower Stréet buildin9. Howèver. Ihis tumed out nol lo be Ihe case an¢ we were serrfed
nolice in February 2022 and advlsed thai we would only have until March 2023 in ihe Towel Slffeel
building. 2022123 became Ihe year ol preparing lor change, and we spenl a lot of Ihe year lrying 10
secure new premiS8S. Our building manager. wilh thé SUPPOrt of a small gr¢up ol people. searched lor
a new bulldlng and engaged in research io search for suilable premises. We successfully secured
premises for approximalely 30 people in Ihe Shankill Mission building on the Shankill Road which is
owned by Argyle Business Cenlre and premises for approximalely 70180 people in MarlboroLKJh House,
ViG(oria Slreel. Belfast ciiy Cenire.
Lastly. our boafd of trustees underwenl many changes Ihroughout the ye818nd we would like lo thank
everyone lor Ihe lime and energy they ¢ommined lo servln9 the organisation, Outgoing liustees between
Aprll 2022 and March 2023 Included Gemma Mae Halllgan. Adam Turkingion and Rob Hilken, who we
Ihank foi Iheir long ienufes as Iwslees and recognlse thelr Influential contritsutions to the lounding and
developmenl ol Ihe organisalion.

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Adam Turkinglon was Ihe founder ol the Bellasl Bankers and drlvlng lorce behind the gfowlh of Vaull
Artist Sludios. The six years that he served as Chalr of the 8oard saw hlm oversee the blossoming of
Ihe organlsallon from our first bullding with less Ihan 25 members to our curreni position ol housing over
25Vo of Ihe clly's artisl Studio pla¢es.11 was wilh greai sadness Ihal we said goodbye lo hlrn as Chair irt
2022, bul are delighted Ihat he wlll remaln a valuable rnember and assel lo Ihe or9anlsalion golng
lo￿ard.
Rob Hilken was a dedicaled member and esteemed truslee al Vault for almosl six years. where he held
Ihe posilion of Treasurer and Secietary duiing his ienure. Rob's commilment lo Ihe organisalion and
90t)d governance is invaluable and unwaverin9 and we are glad Ihal he continues lo support Ihe
org8nisalion Ihrough hls conllnu8d Invofvemenl in Ihe Members Assoc5alion and Iha Gallery Team.
Gemme Mae Holllgan was a commilled and esleemed Irusleg on Ihe board for Ihree and a half yea
and hei ￿ntribUtIon lo the development ol Ihg orgat)isalion has been invaluable. Drivin9 ¢h8nge in
organisalional policy and slructuie was a key fealuie of Gemma's fole in the organisation and promoling
non-hierarchical methods of communicalion has been ¢fu¢lal in th6 Qfo%fflh ol Ihe organisats'on.
In Oecember 2022, Slnéad O'Nelll.Nicholl was appolnted lo Ihe role ol Chair of ihe organisalion and
Kristi Campbell was recrniled from Our membershlp lo joln the board ol trustees based on her exlenslve
business and finance experience and knowlèdge of the organisalion. Kdsli is a piofessional
pholographer, a fomer lThvestmenl anatyst she is currently finishlng her mastets degree in City Plannlng
and Design, with a locus on the role ol Ihe arts in plannlng. The truslees also held a ¢ecnJitmeni pf•xesg
lor exlemal Iruslees whlch recelved a signifficanl nurnber ol quality applicalion3. The process led lo the
recrullment of Mike Dllchfield who comes to Ihe organlsallon with 8 wealth ol experience in the public
$8clor. A Chartered Valuation SuTheyor. he curyenuy works In a publlc seclor finance role and enloys
hostin9 brealhwork. druffl clrcles and coachlng sesslons. Krisli and Mlke Join Sinéad and Llnda
McBurney who have served on th8 board fol alm0513 years, 8longslde another recentty rgcrulted trustee
MafCUS Patlon. Marcus has an exlenslve sklll set as an experienced archilecl speclalising In hefltage
buildings, he is also an accornpllshed artist and Royal U151er Academy Academlcian. He is a member
of many orche5tsal ensembles and has served as a boar(J member for a nurnber ol organisalions
throughoul is life.
ObJe¢tlv•s and acllv115•5
Why ar• we her¢?
To creato a place where art and people Gan Ihflve
Our manlfe8to
We are a collective of individuals. Each dIfIe￿nI bul held togelher by Ihe need to create lo make
something come alive arnd lo shape it.
We revlve Ihe overtQQked. lh¢ iindervalued. the empiy spa¢¢,
Thi5 building is where we work but we choose to make 51 a place for us lo play - wthere we can expiess
ourselves and invesl in each olher.
We make il a slffjngroom for our idegs, our developrnent, our collKtive voice.
This is Vaull,
Be here. Speak up. Love thls place.

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The Charity's obj•ct5 ("Objects") are to:.
(1 I Promole arts and c￿all¥llY to the 9eneial public in the G￿ater Bellasi a￿a an(1 its environs (the
"area 0¢ benefit.) by:
(a) eslablishing and mainlalnin9 one or rnore Arts Centres Ihat will provlde affordable
sludio, offirA and workspace lor artists and crdftsmen on lerrns appropriaie lo their
means. enabllng dlr8cI engagomenl wilh other arlists. Craftsmen and Ihe public in a
Sludio or WQfkola¢e setting:
(b) promollng. organising and delivering ￿entS which irnpfove publlc access to. and
participation in. arts and crafts,.
(c) organislng workshopg and seminars and enablin9 th8 use of lacillli8s by communlly
gioup5 and organisalion8:
{d) encouraging inleresl in. rai5irvJ awareness of and foslering Ihe developrnenl of
crealivelexperimental projects:
le) encouraglng and loslering a vlew of the arts as a medium ol Informa￿on. expr088i0n
and advancement.
(2> Promoie community deveiopmeni and ihe ffjgen¢raiion of local areas by occupylng l¢m¢¢ly empty
premiseslbuildings and. where appropriate, presen4ing. maintaining and •mprovSng such lacililies.
Whlt do ￿ do and how do we do It?
We salvag0 disused buildings as affordable spac8 for people lo mako arl and support creativlty.
We losler engagement 8mon951 Our members 1¢ develop new ways ol working and strengthen
o•Ji impaei 8s a colleclive.
We provldè 8n 811offlaiiv8 independent piaiiorm for ¢hallen9ln9 and celebfollng the arts.
Whal makes us dlff¢i•n17
Ouf members cover 8 broad range ol art and creative dlscipllnes.
Our Independence allows us to org8nl$o 8rcund Ihelf individuel needs and Invesl In e8ch other.
Our collective atttlude glves us Ihe energy lo aflect Ihe change Ihat matteffd to us.
Boneflelarlos
Oui beneficiaries fall under Ihree distinct calegories.. our members. lo whom we provide affordable
workspaces and support: olher afls Pfofessionals and community groups who rent spaces on an adhoc
basis: and Ihe general public who allend oui exhibllions and events.

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Memborn
We provlde affordable workspaces Io Our 106 afltsl members. Our membership Includes artists from
acr055 a wide range of ueative dbSC4plines and practices al all stages of their careers. Our members
include ihose Ihat work as:
Wisual arllsls (Including painters. sculplors. pe1tomian￿ artisls. sound artisls. photogiaphers.
prinlmakefs, craft fftake￿, curalors, slte8t artisls, lextile artists, illusifdtors)
Filfflmakers (including direct*YS. producers. wrilern. anlmatorn, motion giaphic designern,
actors)
Cornmunity artlsts and fadlilatofs
Theat￿ makers (including aclors. vrrilefs. directofs, pr(x4ucers)
Other performin9 artists linduding circus, slreet perfomiers, dancers. choreographefs)
Writers (Including literalufe. gfaphlc novetslcomic artlsls)
Musiciarts IlftdudiNJ S¢¥)gwf•ters, singers. iradilional muslcians. bands. c4)mposers)
R•)om renlals
We provide sht)rt lerm Tenlal opporlunilies of four spaces lo arts profe551onals, communlly groups and
Individuals. Uses of renle(I spaces Include.,
Classes (dancing. hèallh and wellbein9 (yoga. pilales)
Reheafsals (Iheatrè, dance)
Youth gfOUPS
Partnerships wilh other local art8 organisaiims such 0$ Easl Side arts a8 a venue
Achlevements and p•rfomian
Exhlbltlon Prograrnme
Our gallery exhibition programme began In June wilh 'The Space 8etween' by Aaron Macgowan. The
exhibiliort progr8mrne was one ol the main casualltes ol the pandemi¢. which greatly reduced our
ability lo delivw indoor 8vents. However. this ambilious exhibillon. the first solo presenlation of work
by the artist. was a slalemenl of intenl for Ihe use of our canleen space and kicksl8rted a ￿neWed
enthusiasm lo delfvei a regular visual arts prograTr*ne In Ihe space. We woukl like Io ihank Cathy
Scullion and Laufa Nelson for Iheir passion and commilmenl lo the 9allery and th811 eHoits in leading
the gallery team Ihat included around a dozen other members who SUPPMed Ihe ptogramrne.
Room bookings continue
The following rooms remaln av8ilabie for fent
Rehearsal space
Oance studio
Theaire
Room bookings conlinued when covid Tegulalions permilted but suffered significanl impacl whèn strici
re9ulalions reslricled particular adivilles
With the support ol Easlslde Arts. Belfast City Council and the Lyric Tr*alre. we recently received a
reiraciable sealin9 sysiem Ihal will allow more flexibilily lor oui Iheaire space 10 hosi evenls when
regulalions alk￿.

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Ouf 2022 rales are deslgned to meel the needs of Iho$e on low if￿Orne and are as follows:
Mourly
Mall day
Full day
Wooll IS dayAI
Woo*17 days)
Sthndard rotos
D•n¢• aludlo I
rth•4rs•l i•om
£30
£120
£195
£780
(1170
7he411•
£360
£58>
£2340
È3510
Commvnlty l ¢on¢e$¥lonary rn10s
D•nc• •tudlo I
¢•h•4rs•i Tgtym
£10
£65
(260
E390
Th••lr•
£100
£180
£720
£1080
Ev•nls
This year saw a lull pro9ram of events lak• place In Vault Artlst Sludlos Tower Street. Seelng ar¢￿nd
400 Anisls Involved $246 audlence rnembers and 438 workshop attendees.
Much of this is due lo Ihe success 'NOW thats Vlhal I Call Vaull, gallery progfom, culminating in a gioup
show In MART Dublin.
Aiongside this we had 2 succèssful m8rkels. (one managed In drlficult clrcumslances created by the
sudden dealh of the Queen. which fequlred 8 scaling back of Ihe progr8mme as a rnark of fespecl lo
the local community around Tower Streel). 8 successlul and hjll program of events in partnership with
Easlside Arts Fèslival who used VAS lo smoothly hosl 12 separ8te evenis and Vauft Fesiival.
celebrali'on of all things Vault. part lunded by ACNI.
Ail of Ihis is bittersweel because il leli like we were slarting to get a real grasp on how to besl utili5e the
building shorlly before we h8d to vacate it. However, we will use Ihe leamlng ffom Ihls period io Dnlofffl
Ihe evenls in our current and fulure buildings.
Ev•nt Name, Date
Oescrlpiion
Artjsls /
Staff
8eneflclarfes,
Audleneé
8enell¢larf•s,
attendees
(workshop)
Hit Ihe North
Exhibilion opening
21st April
Exhibilion openlng ol slieel art
Fesllval hil the north
10
73
What's he building
in there? We
deser4e to know.
Exhibition openin9 01 Ihe worf¢
of Leo Boyd
Young Wab . Th•
rilm. 21 sl Jun8
Film screening
59
Zebra Town
opening, 22nd July
Exhibillon opening ol disabled
and chronically ill artisls,
including Wendy Nichole Keys
and H6len Gomez
41

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Evenl Name. Date
Descrfp¢lon
Arf15ts 1
Staff
Beneflclarfes.
Audlence
8eneflclarles.
attendees
(workshopj
Il's Bk)wing a Gale
oulside. 291h July
Exhibilion opening ol Ihe work ol
Joshua Bufnside
45
Car Bool sale, 3151 July
Vaull Artisls car boot sale
500
ESAF- Billy Boy. 41h
August
ESAF Iheatre Wofk
75
ESAF - Otler Debauchery.
51h August
EASF comedy perfom)an¢e
ESAF - Cabarel VavllBife.
61h Augusl
ESAF Vauli ¢abaret featuiin9
music. clrcus and dar
12
100
ESAF -Orogkstic
Cabarel, 7th Augusi
ESAF Cabarel
10
100
ESAF - LG8TQ+ film
screenlng. 91h Augusl
ESAF film showirvj
ESAF - Streal art walking
tour Iolh August
ESAF $eedhead arts wolking
toui startlng @ Tower Street
20
ESAF-111 lell me ma
ESAF solo Ihealre piece ty VAS
member Chrisiina Nelson
ESAF Murder she
vrfolo off - 11112lh Au9uSI
ESAF interacti¥8 Ih8alre pie
including VAS member Mary
Jordan
179
ESAF Anthem - 131h
August
ESAF solo Iheatre piece by VAS
member Alice Malsefjd
77
ESAF - Works of
unpaialleled genius - 141h
Au9usI
ESAF - drcus short fdms
showing ol VAS mern￿rs Neil
Hainsworth and Ken FanniThJ
28
ESAF Funkademy - 81h -
1 llh August
ESAF - series of chiklfen's arts
wort(shops based in Tower
Streel including Filmmaking,
Circus ran by VAS memb¢r
Christina Nels
10
250
ESAF Faculty weekendef
131h1141h Augusl
ESAF . series af adull focused
W0￿$hopS coordinaled by
Seedhead arts
60
It Could be You - 191h
Augusi
Exhibition opening ol the work
Rob Hilken
48

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Event Name, Oate
O¢$¢riptlon
Artists I
Staff
Benofl¢larloS,
Audlenco
8enellclarles.
attendees
Iworkshop)
Vault Festival- 27lh Au9USt
One day lestival Including over SO
perfom)ances Inclu¢lng wall dance,
music. circus. dance. workshops elc
75
300
100
Remolely Radlcal . 2nd
Sepi
Exhibltion openin9 and family
lriendly workshop showcasin9 lh•
work ol Sally O'Dowd. Grace
Mcmurray and Charlolle Bosanquel
42
10
Vault Summer M8rk8t-
10111 Ih Sepi
Artist Market lealurfng 60+ stalls ol
VAS members and other 8rtisls
75
1487
Change as a Conslant-
17th Sepi
Exhibition opening of the work of
Dra9os Mu5al
53
A Hopeless Roman¢e I
8elongin9 - 30lh Sepi
Exhlbilion opening and circus
performance double blll featuring
work ol Rulh Crolhefs and Cikada
Circus
75
XR Change is now Tour
slop
XR bus tour slop wilh lalks and
Information sessi¢ns
32
East Bellast Enterprise
Crealive afternoon - 14th
Ocl
EBE conference feaiuring food and
perforrnances supplied by VAS
arlists
43
Sense ol Place - 14th Ocl
Exhibition opening ol the work ol
Jonathon Brènnan
55
Szuszu and Joha Mune
slgn painling weekend
class
Oct
Sign painllng Wofkshop with VAS
arlist Szuszu arxj inlemational
signpainter Joha Mune.
18
Everything is empty . 3rd
Nov
Exhibilian opening ol the Wofk of
Jamie Hafper including film
screenlng
38
Wofship the L8sI Thread as
a Relic- 21sl Nov
Exhibilion openln9 of Ihe work of
John 83ucher
72
Hallowisimas - 251h Nov
Comedy show
59
Chrislmas Markel 3141h Dec
VAS market wilh 604 artisls from
VAS and elsewhere
75
1000
Law of S's - 91h Dec
Exhibilion opening ol the work of
FG8
71

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Evenl Nam6, Datè
Oescrlptlon
Artists I
si•ff
Benèllclarles.
Audlen¢o
8•nèflclarles,
attend¢¢$
(work8hop>
Shadowlands- 161h
Dec
Exhibillon opening of the woth of
Wilhemina Peace Covington, Raouel
Amat and muslc lrnm DraAos Musai
47
Open SludiL)s - 17th
Open sludios from a variety of VAS
artisls induding Leo 8oy<J, Cullure(I Club
and Hannah Smiih
15
153
Belfasl J￿glIng
Conventton 2023
ClfCUS festival wlth a varlely ol shows
and workskK>ps
10
200
S246
Audl6n¢•
Membern
438
Partlelp•nts
Artlsts
Sludlo provlslon
We began Ihe year provlding Siudio worf(spa¢e to 111 artlsts and ended Ihe yea¢ wilh 106 ff*mbers.
We currenlly have 8n extensive walling ltst in •xc•$s of 70 appliC8nlS.
Crealed pald roles and WQfk opp¢)rtunltl•s for our membern.
We cre8led paid roles lo manage our Summer 2022 m8rk&l and Chfislmas 2022 markel. Paid (oles
were also created fof perfomiefs and artisls who showcased elements of their artlsltc praclice al Ihese
evenls.
Pald rolès wera Cfèaled lof elèrnenls of our events programm6 Includlng ihe VaLtII Fesllval and.
Funkademy {wllh Easl &de Arts). where roles for proiect managers. curators. slewards. performers
and lulor5 were Grp318d.
Oui exhibition prografflffle has banefrtied frcm a fonéwed sense ol vigwr made possible by tho
dedication and hardwoTk of a small learn of volunleers namely, Laura Nelson. Cathy Scullion. Llnda
Mc8umey. Rob Hilken. Sally O'l)owd. Leo Boyd. Marta Dyczkowska. Mary Jor¢an, Rvlh Crolhefs and
Jonaihan Brenrtan. A series ol monthly av•n(S was pr¢gramm8d thiou9houl thè yaar Io Support
the members of Vault vla submlsslon to an open call piocess. The open calls are open lo all members
fegardless of Iheir pracltu or discipline. Wo received lunding from Ihe Esmo Mitchell Trusl. ensvrin9
that arli515 ethibltlng bn our 2022123 programme each I￿1Ved a nomlnal lee to help with exhibilion
expenses.
Restrlctlons on who can benefit
There are reslrlclions on who can loin as a rn8mbei. Th8 folowing criteria are used to assess naw
applicatsons
Ensure we represenl a diverse range ol artlomis
Ensure we mainlain a good gendef balanr
Ensure our mefnbers have an aclive artistic practice
Ensuffj rnernbe￿ demonsifaie a need lor low Cosi workspaces
Priofity Is given lo members Ihal ale based In Bellast

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People thal make use of (￿r loom rentals musl ensure they have adequate public liability insurance.
There ara no restrictions on those Ihat can benefil as audiences and parlicipants at events.
In Ihe pasl year. several ol our unpaid TNslees have received a small financial benefil from v￿rt(ln9 al
even15 on behalf ol VAS. This was undertaken with the express approval of the Board member8 and
only in very exceptional circumstances e.g. wfien no other suilably qualified rnembec was available Of
thai tho Truslee perfomied a duty Ihal no other member wlshed to undertake but was sIgnif￿an1 to
VAS repulalion wilhin Ihe local community.
Exceptlonal paymènts to Trustéés
Sinead O'Neill Nicholl received a per diam lee for her continued partlclpalion in Ihe Blueprint
programme as a contribution tOW8rds expenses Incurred loi Iravel and subsislence, working days and
olher study lo ensure the successful complellon of Ihe 81ueprlnt progf8mrne which spanned the
nan¢lal years 21122 and 22123. This small fee ensure(J Ihal Vaull was SUC￿81U1 in reachlng ihe
Sacond round of this S year programme lo receive lundlng lor 4 years Irom Arts and Buslnèss. No
other trustees or Staff were in 8 posllion to do thls work on behalf of Vault.
Slnéad O'Neill-Nlcholl rernived a payrnenl for perfomer lee lo fill a role Ihal was gpedflc to her skills
and Iho broader evenl and Ihai Could noi b8 re¢fulted lor elsewhere. Gemma Mae H811igan r8c4lved
market perfofmer lees in ord8r10 fill a role ih81 was offered broadly lo members bul Ihai we Were
Othe￿1$8 unable lo fill.
Hami
There Is IK) hami arfsing from any of our purposes.
Prlvatg B¢neflt
Truslees Ihat exhlblted thelf work in the gallery did so 8s mernbers where 811 members were permitted
lo do so vn¢Jor Ihe gvidance ol a non.IfUStee curator. Trusiees avalled of studi¢ sp8ce bul Ihis is
necessary as sludlo rnernbers must be représ8nte<l on the Board of Trustees and is incldenial as
Truslees applied lor and were 8SSl9ned Studio Spa￿ in the same way as all olher beneliciarfes
W• have nol undertaken any mainl8n8nc• lo the bulldlng thel was nol essentlal loi us to Oul
normal opei8llons an(1 $0 Ihe only pilvale benefil lo Ihe buildlng owners was Incidenial.
Statement gf compllancg
In setting our objective5 and plannin9 our adivilies for Ihe year Ihe liuslee5 have given carelul
consideralion lo Ihe Charity Commission lor Northem Ireland's guldance on public benefil lo ensure Ihat
the activities have helped lo achieve the charity's purposes and provlde a benefit to the tseneficlaries.
Flnan¢lal revlew
It is Ihe view of Ihe 8oard of Direclors that Vault Artisls Studio operaled pnjdenlly and effectlvely wilhin
Ihe paramelers of the financial resources whith were ava51able.
The Irustees. annual feport and Ihe slrate9i¢ feport were appr¢ved on 111h December 2023 and signed
on behall of the board of trustees by:
Ms McBumey
Tnjslee
Ms O'Neill-Nkholl
Trustee
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guaranlee
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Vault Artlst Sludlos
Year ended 31 March 2023
I report lo Ihe Iwslees on my oxaminalion of Ihe ffinancial slalements ofvaull Artisl Siudios flhe charily'l
lor Ihe period ended 31 March 2023.
Responsibilltles and basls of report
As Ihe Irustees of the company (and also ils ￿1￿ClOr$ for the purposes of ¢ornpany law) you afe
responsible l¢r the preparation of Ihe linancial slatements in accordance wilh the requirements of
Charilies Ad (Northern Ireland) 2CK)8 {Ihe .2008 Act.) a￿1 Ihe Companies Acl 20061.the 2006 Act.). You
afe salislied Ihat the Bccounls ol the company are nol required by chariiy or company law lo be audlted
and have clv)sen in51ead to have an in¢ependenl examlnalion.
Havlng saiisf*d myself Ihal Ihe ac￿UnIS of Iho ¢ompany aré noi réquired io be 8udiled urKl8r Part 16
ol Ihe 2006 Acl and are eligible lof independenl examinalion. I report in respecl of my examinalion of
ihe chafity's firtan¢ial slalements as carrled out undef seclion 65 of Ihe 2008 Acl. In carying oui my
¢xamlnalion I have followed Ihe general Directions glven by the Charity Commlsslon for Northem Ireland
under seclion 65{9I(b) of Ihe 2008 Act.
Independenl examln•r's Staten￿￿t
I have compleled my examinallon. I confirm that no matters havo come lo my 8ttenlion In conneclton
wilh my oxamination glvin9 me cause lo b6llev• Ih•l in any m8lerlal respecl..
accounling records were kept in fespecl ol the ¢hariiy as required by seciim 386 of Ihe
2006 Acl: or
the fmanclal slatemenls do not accord wilh those records. or
the financial statements do not comply V•ith Ihe accounting requiremen15 01 section 396 of the
2006 Act olher Ihan any requiremenl thal Ihe accounls give a 'true and fai¢ viftw vthich is nol
a rnatter eonsldered as parl ol an Independenl examin8lion: or
the linandal slalements have nol been prepared In ac¢<*dan￿ wllh Ihg methods and
prin¢iplgs ol Ihe Slalemeni ol Recommended Practice lor a¢Gounllng and reporfing by
charilies applicable lo charilies preparlng thelr accounls In accordance wllh Ihe Flnancbal
Reportlng Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.
I cohfinn Ihai Ihere are ￿h￿r matters lo which your allention Shoukj bè drawn io enable a proper
unde1s1a￿linS ol Ihe accounis lo be ceached.
Louise Gom)an ACMA
Independenl Examiner
17 Willowbank Diive
8elfasl
8T6 OLN

Vault Artist Studios
Company Llmited by Guaranlee
Statement of Financial Aclivitles
(Includlng income and expenditure account)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Peii¢)d to 31
Mar 22
Year ended 31 Maich 2023
VTrrestsicled
Reslricied
lunds
lunds Total fund8 Total fvnds
Note
Income and ¢ndowfft•nts
Donaiions and legacies
Chariiable aclivilies
Olher trading aclivilies
Olher income
983
94,227
402
2,950
98,$62
5,006
83,029
8,580
28.719
122,946
402
2,950
127,281
Total Incon
28.719
96,615
Expondllur•
Expendilure on raising funds:
Expendilure on chaiilable 8cllvities
Cos1$ ol other trading acllvitles
Total expendlture
8,9
10
94.371
360
31.836
126,207
360
92,967
7.362
94.731
31,836
126,56Y
100,329
N•1 Income and net M0￿ment In funds
3,831
{3.117)
714
(3.714)
R¢¢onclllatlon of lund$
T￿al funds lyoughl fo￿?¢￿
Tolal funds earrl•d forward
23.949
12.487
36,436
40.149
27.780
9,370
37.150
36,436
The slalemenl oi financial aclivilies includes all 98in$ and losses re¢ognlsed in the year.
All income and expendllure defive from conllnuing aclivilies.
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Llmited by Guarantee
Stalement of Flnanclal Positoon
31 March 2023
31 Maf 23
31 Mar 22
Nolo
Flxed assets
Tangible fixed a$selS
13
17,546
21,272
Current assets
Deblors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
11.037
64.149
75,186
5,765
14.726
20.491
Cfedltors: afflounts falllng due wlthln on• year 15.16
Net current as8ets
55.582
5,327
15.164
19.604
37.150
Total asse16 less current Ilabllllles
36.436
Cfedliors." amounts falllng duo after moro than
one year
Nel assets
37,150
36,436
Funds of the charfty
Reslrlcled funds
Vnr8slricled funds
9.370
27,780
12.487
23.949
Total ¢harlty lund8
17
37.150
36.436
For ihe yéar endlng 31 March 2023 the ch8rily was entitled lo exemption Irom audil under section 477
of the CM)panies Act 2006 relaling to small companies.
DlrectOfS' responslbllllles..
The members have nol reoulred Ihe company to Oblain an audil of its financial Slalemenls lor lh6
period In question in accord8n¢e wilh secllon 476..
The direclors acknowledge ihelr responsibililies lor complying wilh the requirements of the ￿1 wilh
respecl to accounlin9 records and Ihe preparalion oi financial slalemenls.
These financial stslemenis have been prepared in aCconJan￿ with the provigorvJ applicable to
companles subjecl lo Ihe small companies. regime.
These financial stalemenls were appioved by the board of lrnslees and authorised for issue on 12rh
February 2024. and are Signed on behall of the board by:
Ms McBvmey
Tiuslee
Ms O'Neill.Ni¢holl
Tnjslee
The notes on pagès 14 la 20 lorm part oflhe$e flnancial slatemonts.

Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes lo the Financlal Statements
Year ended 31 March 2023
Genefal Inforrnatlon
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private cornpany limiled by guafanlee. registered in
Nonhem Ireland and a re9sslefed charily in Northern Ireland. The 8ddcess of the regislered office
Is 41 Greenvlew. Parkgale. 8allydaie. BT39 OJP.
Statement ol compliance
These financial slalemenls have been Pfepared in compliance wllh FRS 102. The Financlal
Reportin9 standa￿ applicable sn Ihe UK and Ihe Republic of I￿land.. Ihe Slalemenl ol
Recommended Practice applicable to charilios preparing their accounis In accordance wilh the
Financial Reponing Standard applicab16 in Ihe UK and Republic ol Iréland (FRS 102) (Charilies
SORP (FRS 1021> and the Companie5 AGI 2006.
Accounling policios
Basls of pr¢parallon
Th6 financial $taiemeniS havo been prepared on Ihe his1or1￿1 c¢sl basis, 89 modified by the
r8valuation of certain financial ass81s and liabilities and invéstm8nl prop8rt¢es measured al lair
value through income or expenditufe.
Tho financlal slalements are prepared in slerfing, which is Ihe functional currency of Ihe enlity.
Golng concern
There are no malerlal unc4rtalnlies about Ihe charity's abilily10 ￿nI1￿lja,
Judgement8 and key sources of esllmatlon uncertalnty
The Pfeparallon ol the financial Slatemenis requI￿S managemenl to make judgements. esltmales
and assumpiions Ihal affect the amounls reported. These eslimales and judgemenls are
continually reviewed and are based an experience ond olher factors, including expeclatlons al
fulure evenls that ar• believed lo be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accountlng
Unreslricled lunds are avoi18ty1e lor Use al the dlscrellon ol Ihe Iruslees to lunhgr any of the
charity's pvrposes.
Deslgnaled lunds ar8 unr8slricled lunds earmarted by the Iruslees for particular luture projecl or
commllmenl.
Restricied funds are subjecled Io restriction5 on their expendilure declared by ihe donor or through
the terms ol an appeal. and lall into one of tsvo sub-classes: rostricled Income funds or endowment
fund$.
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Llmited by Guaranlee
Notes te the Financlal Statements (contlfftfod)
Year ended 31 March 2023
AG¢ountlng pollcles (conllnuodj
Incomlng fesources
AN incoming fesources are included in Ihe slalemenl ol firt8r*ial activilies when entillemenl has
passed lo Ihe ch8rity'. it is probable Ihal Ihe ec(Yiomic benefits associated wilh Ihe Iransaction will
flow lo Ihe charily and Ihe amounl Can be reliably measuied. The following Specif￿ policies a
applled to particular ulegories of income..
income Ifom donalims Of grants ig fe¢ognised when If*r¢ is evldence ol enlillefflenl to ihe
gin, ce¢eipl is probable and Its amounl be measured reliably.
legacy Income Is (ecognlsed when recelpl Is pmbable and enlilement Is established.
income from donated goods is measured at ihe falf value ol the goods unless thls Is
impracli¢al lo measure reliably. In wthich case Ihe value Is derived from Ihe cosl lo Ihe donor
or Ihe eslSmaled resale value. Donated lacilities and services are cecognised in ihe accounis
when r￿e1Ve￿ rf Ihe value can be reliably measured. No amounls ore included 14x Ihe
conlrfbution ol general volUn(ee￿.
income Irom contracls loi Ihe svppty ¢1 ser4*i¢es is re¢ognlsed with the delivery ol Ihe
Ctmlracled ser4ic8. This is classified as unieslricled lunds unless ther• Is a ￿ntraCtual
reqU1￿men1 for il lo be spenl on a Part￿lar purpose and ietume4J il unspeni, in which Case
il rn8y be regarded as restriclad.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as ? liability Is incurred. Expendilure includes any
VAT which Cannol be fully ie¢overed, and 15 classified under headings ol Ihe State￿nI ol linancial
aclivilles lo which it relates:
expendituie on ratsing funds indudes Ihe cosls of all fundraisirvj activilias. evon13. r￿n.
charilable Irading aclivil¢es. and Ihe sale ol donaled goods.
expenditure on charilable adivities includes all cosls lrtcurred by 8 ch8fily in undertaking
acllvities thal further ils charit3ble aims lor Ihe benefil of ils beneficlaries, including those
support costs and cost5 felating to govemance of the charity apporticned lo charitable
aclivities.
other expendilure indvdes all expendilufe thal Is neilher relaled Io faisin9 lunds for lh• charity
nor part of ils expendilure on charllable aclivilies.
All cosls afe allocaled lo expenditu￿ calegoriés réflecling the use ol the resource. Dirttl costs
allribulable lo a single activily are allocatad direcity lo that activily. Shared cosls are apportioned
between the activiti85 Ihey c4)ntri1￿18 lo on a reasonable, justifiatjle and consistenl basis.
Tangible assels
Tangible assets are inillally recorded al cost. and subsequently $18ted al cost less 8fty 8C¢Urnulated
deprecialion arK1 Impairment losses. Any iangible assets carrted at revalued amounts are recorded
al Ihe lair value al Ihe date ol fevalualion less any subsequent accvmulaled deprecialion and
subsequent accumulated impaimienl losses.
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements ftondnuod)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Accounting pollcies f¢onthTnuodJ
Tangible assets (conilnued)
An increase in Ihe carryiThJ amounl of an as5el as a result ol a revalu8lion. Is recogni5e(I In olher
recognised gains and1055es. unless il reverses a ¢hgfge for impairmenl Ih81 h85 pieviou51y been
fecognised as expendilure wilhln the stsiemenl of financial 8clivilies. A decrease in Ihe carrying
amounl of an assel as a result of revalualion, is recognised in olher recognlsed gains and losses.
excew io whlch il offsels any previous revalualion galn. in vthlch case Ihe loss is shown wilhln
other fe¢ognised gains arHJ losse5 on Ihe slalemenl of finanoal ael•vilie5.
Depr•¢lallon
Depreci8ik>n 15 calculaled so as to ￿lIe off the cosi or valuation of an •sset. less its residual value.
ovef the uselul econofftic lrfe of Ihal 85Set as follows:
Fixtures and fittings
Equipment
20% straight line
25% sltaighl line
Llmllod by ouaianlo9
The Ilablllty of Ihe members is limlled.
Every member of the Chafily promises, if Ihe Charfly is dlssolved whlle he. she or tl Is a member
oi wthin ￿e1ve months alter he, she or il ceases to be 8 rnernbef, to coniribul8 such sum (not
Qxceeding £1 > as may be demanded of him. her or it towards Ihe paymenl of the debts and liabilities
of Ihe Charily incurred before he. she Of It ceases lo be a member. and of Ihe eosls. charges arn
expenses ol winding up, and the adjustment of lh8 ryhis ol ihe contri1￿(O[leS among themselves.
Donatlons and legacles
Unr851rided
Funds
R8slricied Total Funds
Funds
2023
Oonatlons
Donations
983
Granls
Grants Received
28.719
28.719
983
28.719
29,702
Unreslricled Resiri¢ifjd Total Funds
Funds
Funds
2022
Donallon$
Donalions
Grants
Granis Re¢eived
561
561
4.445
4,445
561
4.445
5,006
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financlal Statemenls fcontlnvod)
Year ended 31 Mareh 2023
Charotable activitles
Unrestricled Total Funds Unrestricled Total Funds
Funds
2023
Funds
2022
Mèmbers Rental Incoma
Key Culling Inmme
Room Hiro Income
Markets & Member Events Income
Olher Income
54.701
$4.701
43,811
10
17,285
21,923
43,811
10
17,285
21,923
19,619
18.372
1.535
19,619
18,372
1.535
94,227
94.227
83,029
83,029
Othèr Iradlng actlvl¢le$
Unréstricted Totsi Funds Unresirf¢led Toiai Furtd$
Funds
2023
Funds
2022
402
402
8.580
8,580
Shop Sales & Commlsslon
402
402
8,$80
8,580
Expéndlturè &n charliabl• 8ctlvltle8 by lund typ•
Unfeslricled
Funds
Reslricied Total Funds
Funds
2023
Artisi Siudlos
Pop Up shop
Mafkel8 & Member Evenls
79.438
360
14.573
94,371
3,772
83,210
360
42,637
28.064
31,836
126.207
Uncestiicled
Fund$
Reslricled Tolal Funds
Funds
2022
Arfisl Studlos
Pop Up shop
MaJ*els & Mernber Events
59,910
7.362
16.788
soo
60,410
7,362
19.899
84.060
3,611
87.671
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Flnancial Statements i¢onUnuoO)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Expendltur• on charitable acllvities by aclivlty type
Aetivilies
undertaken Total funds
direclly
2023
Total fund
2022
Ariist Studios
Pop Up shop
Markels & Mernbei Events
83,210
360
42,637
83,210
360
42,637
126.207
60,410
7.362
19,899
126.207
87,671
10. Costs ol other iradlng actlvllles
Unfeslilcted
Funds
Restricted Total Funds
Funds
2023
Costs ol other trndin9 acllvllles - Shop Sales &
Commission
360
360
Unfeslficled
Funds
Reslrkled Total Funds
Funds
2022
Costs ol other trading acllvitle5 - Shop Sales &
Commlssion
7.362
7,362
11. Nol In¢¢m•
Nei Income Is stated after chargingl(uediling):
31 Mar 23
31 Mar 22
Depieclaiton of langlblè fixed assels
3,726
9,669
11. Independent examlnatlon fees
31 Mar 23
31 Mar 22
Fees payable lo Ihe independenl examiner Iof:
Independenl examinalion of the financial stalemenls
I,soo
1,250
12. Trustee reffluneration and expenses
Slnead O'Neill Nicholl received a per diem lee lor her ¢onllnued partl¢lpalion in Ihe Blueprini programme
as a conlribulion towafds expenses incurred for travel and subsistence, working days and olher study
to ensure the succ8ssful completion of Ihe Blueprint programffle which spanned the financial years
21122 and 22123. This small lee ensured Ihal Vault was successlul in reaching the second round of this
5 year programme Io feceive fundlng for 4 years fram Arts and Business. No other truslees ar slaff V￿re
in a posllion lo do Ihls w¢rk on b&h8lf ol Vaull.
Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl ieceived 8 Payment for performer fee lo fill a fole Ihat was specific lo her skills
and Ihe bioader event and that could not be recruiled for elsewhere. Gemma Mae Halligan ceceived
markei perlomier lees in order lo fill a role thal was offered broadly lo members but Ihal we were
olherwlse unable lo fill.
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limiled by Guarantee
Notes to the Financlal Statements (¢ontlntsoGIJ
Year ended 31 March 2023
13. Tanglble fixed assets
Flxlures and
rittings
Equlpmenl
Total
Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
28,891
4,928
33,819
At 31 Illar¢h 2023
28.891
4,928
33,819
Depreciatlon
At 1 April 2022
Chargè lor the poriod
At 31 March 2023
9.889
2.749
2,658
977
12,547
3,726
12,638
3,635
16,273
Carrylng amounl
At 31 March 2023
16.253
1.293
17.546
Al 1 Api15 2022
19.002
2,270
21,272
14. D•bto
31 Mar 23
3Mar22
Tfade debtoryJ
Piepaymenls and accfued Income
Slock
Othér debtors
9,271
792
833
141
3,973
727
1,065
11,037
5,785
IS. Credltorn: 8mounts fallln9 duo wlthln on• year
31 Mar 23 31 Mar 22
Accruals
Other ciedilor5
6,292
1,043
10,335
3,624
273
3,897
16. Deforred Incomo
31 Mar 23
31 Mar 22
Amounl delerred in pefiod
48,247
1.430
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Vault Artist Studios
Company Limiled by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Slatemenls Icwitlnugdl
Year ended 31 March 2023
17. Analysis ol charitable lunds
Unrestrict•d lund$
Al
1 April 2022
Al
Income Expendilure 31 March 2023
General lunds
23.949
98.562
94.731
27,780
Al
1 Mar¢h 2021
At 31 March
2022
In¢ome Expenditure
General funds
25.062
92.170
(93.283)
23,949
Restrlcl•d funds
Al
1 April 2022
At
Income Expendilufe 31 March 2023
Restrlcled Funds
12,487
28,719
31.836
9.370
At
1 Mar¢h 2021
At 31 March
2022
In¢omo Expendilure
Resliicled Funds
15.087
4.445
17,045)
12.487
20