Charfty reglstration number NIC107622
Company Trg161rntion numbor Nl662143 (Northorn Irelandl
ANNUAL REpoirrAND UNAUDITED HNANCIALSTATEMENTS
FOR ThEYEAR ENI)ED 31 IIAY 3

ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
CONTENTS
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ststement rf financlal acti¥lU
B•lanc• 8h•ot
Nrrtos to lh• fjnknd81 stat*n•
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ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Mr R Amistrrng
Mr O McFadden
(Appointsd 30 AUg￿t 2022)
Charlty numb•r
MC107622
Company nwnb•r
Nie62143
R•glJt•r•d offlco
127 Bdlyemon Road
r44 OQP
Ind0p￿d0rt ex•mlnor
Mom (N.I.} LLP
4th Floor Dmead Houie
7 Donegall Square Nthlh
BTI 5G8
aank•rn
stw Bonk Urnrted
PO 8ox 232
11.16 Dmogal Squn E••t
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ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY2023
The trustees who are also direclors of the diarity for tr￿ purposes of the com￿leS Act 20(￿. wuent thelr
report with the financial StateM￿ts of the charity for the y￿r ended 31 May 2023. The INste8s have adopted the
provlslons ofAccourting and Reportlry by ChaAile5.' Stslement of Recormiended Practice ap￿iCable to charities
preparing tr￿1r accounts in acryxthce *4th the Flnancial Reptyong Slandord epph'cd>le bn tha UK and Republlc
of Ireland.
The finanaol slatem*ffjts havo been prepared In ac¢udanca wilh the accthng pdlcies set out In note 1 to the
financial siatements and corrwfy *ith the charitys MemorarKlum & Artsdes of AssoGiation. the Companies Aci
2006 8nd 'Accounling and Rewbng by Charities" Statement of Reccrnmended Practice appllcable to chaiitles
preparing their accounts in accordm vith the Filw￿& Reporung Skndard aprAhcablo In th• UK RepJbll¢
of IrelarKI (FRS 102) (•Tectiv• 1 Janu￿ 2019)".
Obl•Gllv•s actlvltlas
Armstrong Sto1￿￿11n9 Tnjst was 8￿￿)￿￿8d ty.
. Provhda encournge Ihe develclrnrt of athlles In IltrA0rf￿ and ol1w￿8• vAthln
comm￿11[01
. Pfovid• w¢bal, cAdlwal aThl oduc•lrnd benoffts lo th• community by gm•rnling wnployment
oPpN￿n1￿ej ond me￿¥ ty In(l¥lthtds we th to dov* th•ir
. s￿re th• estabbth￿Qnt ¢1 a flmi I￿O￿an kn *llThJ to Cr￿U8 u an Import•rt and ￿d￿Eng
art ftxm.
Th• trusteeg have yld du• regvd to guid•nce I￿ad by tho Ch•rity CTh)vnis8i(m in d•cidlng ¥that •cOvlliu the
Project Updats•
The lable is an Ilustrallon d the aCti￿ty urm1th￿en In the pwiod Jun• 2022 to May 20rJ
ctivltles
oom Storytsffin
Sessi(￿•
Ilin
Session in Venues
ellin
ellln
torytellin
to
13
Sesslons wilh L¢ lthir
74
camps Attendees
Coufses Ddlvered
rainin
Course Attendees
amspinners Attendance
otal Attendees al AST Events
27
95
.681

ARMSTRONG STORYTELUNG TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA Y2023
Acttvlty hlghllghts
Herltage Lottery Fund
Re(￿lIm@￿t ts the Sttyelling F¥oied Officer post was urnlertak*) in J￿e 2022 and Clare O'Neill w
appoinled to the rdè with a start date o11P Au￿￿t 2￿. Slnca Ihen, she has worked dosely with the Storytsller
In Residence, Liz ￿lf. to ¢Yganlse the reojar yamsfv￿nners Sessions, the Glens Storytelling Feslval, updated
Having revlvwed prforiiies fty 2022 - 2023 It was agreed to use l￿d3 introduced by R. Arn15trong lo develop 3
speailc areas of whlch would act as plbts *ith a vlv* to so•kwig •xtwnAI fi5ndng for thelr fiJbJrn
development if they provod 5ucceMfuL
- Ethnl¢ Vdc
Under Ihls strand storfftier Janice Wthorspoon Is worklrfj wilh a grrw of Syrf•n Imxnen, glvlng Ihem Space to
share thdr storfes a vith¥ to ex￿wing hrMI best to $hwe these. Thls is an ongdng placa of worf( with a
liwlher £1,000 secjjred from &ad( Santa (SL Anne's Cathedral). A session for Sudanese Refvgeès dellvered
In July in pathqr5hlp wlth CoffsTheela, *lth tha •yctation ltr•t fithher￿￿I￿ w(xld bo cllnlod out ￿ trds LYOUP.
- Ycung blo￿￿19
pthlnered wSlh Flghllng to dthlver 2 sto￿￿lIng ￿l￿ap) as thetr u•at1￿ wrillng wryrammej
almed at pr&teeM. are •xplorlTra hcw we C￿ parlw knith a school as a pilot to develop this audience and
have made contact vrilh Ihe searn￿ H••My at QU8 to dlwAtJs hirw bolt to •ngage adults in
stOWlllng.
- Tralnlng & Oevd4)mthil
We delivered 2 tralnlng 38s8ion8 vla zoom 3poufi¢ally Slwyi•kn ddvwad by Marfa (UK) and
Donna Wtsthngton ILISA). Thesa wffew•W attorid•
Gl•ns Storytelllnu F•Atlval O¢lober 2022
Imth fvnthng Support secuw•d from CausvAw Co•sl & Gl•n• Herllago Tnmt al￿ Er&alon Found•lion, AST
oiganised Ihe Glens St￿le111n9 Festl¥81, hekl frcTh T￿r$daY 20th October to SurKl8y 23rd O#gb•r. A Mge (rf
28 8vents was offwed. maiorfty in pw8on. wllh hfvid Swap, a total 01703 att￿d?
FEST
Cdln weFresented Asr at tho Federauon of St¢￿e￿Ing Cthnra In Veuprwn, Hurvaary. Jun•
2￿3. He lthltted a report d Ns experienc
Four Natlon•
Tha Stwtellw tn Residence to AST in a wle5 01 on•lrva me8thgs %%ith
rnpre$￿tive5 of StOr￿￿rIng Organisati¢￿5 from Endand. Scolland and Vwes as well as a represenlative frr)m
FEST. The most signfficani ouw is the acceptance of the proposal to host 21724 F&ST Conferen￿ in Glasg¢x,
d by ￿Nage Storytguing Centre from ¢Jasg(w, whith *ill indude Inwrt from AST.
Arts COU￿11 ol North•m Ir•l•nd
AST gecurnd ￿nthng Irrxn ACNI 202>rJ.
The fvqemorles are Mad• of thSs Prw lthlch was funded *llh £2,941 under the Rwal Eryagem•rt in the Arts
nd. saw us engage wilh 4 rural groups. providing eath *ilh 4 reminiscence ses*on5. with local Primary
school chlldren lotning the group for the final session. The80 sessions worn very popular vdth atl tr￿e who
attended. Thls proiect com￿￿ed in MAY 20

ARMSTRONG STORYfELLING TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) IcoKllNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023
The Immersive Star￿ding Armmalion Ctllaboration prqec( ftmded £9.541 (50% paid so far) from the
Dlglial Evolution lund started in JarMJwy 2023. This proiect is imovalive in that it all(yws storytsller Mcky Mc
Farfand to collaborate wlth artist Corrlna Askin to devebp ￿ irnfflefsive storytelhng exwience for thlldren whkh
111 be projectsd and wfomied ￿￿thIn a dome. UsirnJ tadUtt￿OgY and 8xpeftis8 from Ulster University. this
afftIn￿dgo proied is lo be trialed *lth sthocls kn Autsynn 2023 be complthj by the of Decwnber
2023.
D•partm•ntforCommunllle¥• St￿1￿9 In Casil•s
In late November 2022. Oeptarthient for Cmunlties corthcted AST to ddlver a totsl of 5 Stor￿lIng sesslons
In Dunluce 4rKI Carrld(frys C•Jtla Th8M evffits were almed at Fami￿88 and took ￿c• in N￿o￿ler and
December.
Rural Communlty Natwork
AST was asked to deliver a 4 *Tek Introduclitin to storyt￿￿n9 course fLY the Cornmur4ty Neiwoth In
RSPB- Lough Em• Landl￿p• P•rtn•rnhlp
The RSPB Asr lo dellver • retreshw in Febnwy 21J23 fry trained s•veral yews ago
and to swjport an •vent h•W In Bdleek In Marth
Yam•plnn•rn
A speclal ses81(m was held as part c4 Eastslde Arts Faliival in Tullycamet Lltrary. Wdla attend￿ce Is lowor Ihan
prtrcovid lavall, It li CO￿lSte￿ lo bu4d audie￿ numbars in 2￿24.
Bord¢rTalk proj¢
March 2023 sw4 Ihe Intemationd Fund fly IrolorKI lsw• the lothw of offer for th• BoTderTal( pr(Ji•rt a value
of é89.600. This project is led by Storytellws of Ireland, wilh Arrnstrcmg Storyidllr¥J Twil a thct pwher. Wthln
the budget f5.000 ha3 bem oUo¢aled to Asr to covor admlni¥lrallM costs.
The projec( vthith is Cro￿ bord•f in natwe. IMII sae the delr¥ery of 4 &week NOCN Level 2 storyteifing trainlng
courses ￿ 12 partidponts por cour58 and 12 overts 40 peoFle pw ￿enL bltyellers of Ireland
have appa'nted a Fyojed ¢fyordlnator to orgw¢ise Ihe Fxoi•*
Tho dellvffy of tho training elemffit be by Lil Wbir •nd Step1￿ O'Harn and Is due lo start
September 202&
Art$ & Bu•lne•• Nl
AST engaged In the Board Matchlng FYogramm• by Arts & &Jsln8ss. saw a young pmfo851(x)al,
Kaillyn Martln. matched to AST. It is antiapated that she wll join the board offiudty In Novunber 2023.
The Storytstling Project Officer atten(led sevsd Arts & &Jsiness Evats induolng a nel%thing event %*ilh lttal
busin8s$eg. This has resulled in 1hè dwelopment ￿ relaticmships *ilh 3 slwiplrKJ centres. whiGh are ke•n to
exploro parthwship worklng. Thes8wIN be devdoped Ilwlher in 20￿24.
Makaton Tralnlng
Fundlng of £835 Th 5eawed frcffi Causeway C035t & Glens 1>di￿a arxl Commwmty Salety P8rtnershlp to
deliver MaK7ton L￿e1 1 training to a totsl of 8 people. including AST storytdlus and parents of young athdis ￿1th
leaming disabilities. Ths was well received *rfl several of the vrtk) und¥took the trthng have sinc•
used Makat1￿ duAng storytetling sessions with yo￿9 Ch￿dr￿L

ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT IINCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORn IcoKnNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY2023
Income Gqneratlon
Th• followlng Inc(xn• wu frcxn payment ts the drAlvery of stryyt•ling wlcas and frThn l￿d1￿j
applicatTroni made durfng the financlal yw to gUPPOrt the various wciad8 undertakn
under
nkalon F(Andation
CGFrr
CN
ward
21Y22
cl 2022
ov 2022
Ing Festiv* 2022
lens St
Iln
Fastival 2022
•iend$ Group Cu$hendo11, dolivwy of
in
se¥slon3
eryM)rfe5Are Made of Thls
.200
CNI Rural EngaGementArts
rogramme
auseway Coast & Glen• Pdlang &
mmuni
Safe
Partnershi
CNI Dlk4tal Evoluuan
2022
of Mthalon tralnlw lo paients and
eElers
mmersive Storyrtelling and Anknallon
aborntion
ISAC
ayment for delNery of 5 x storylellng
ossions In Cwricld
us & Ounluca Casual
.521
rtrnent for Ccffimunllle¥
n 2023
1,250
SL Anne's Cathed
SP& Lough Eme Landscape
arlnershl
auseway Coast & GI￿5 C￿n￿l
ommunity Festival Fund
ekers
Ilvwy ol rthoshw tralnlnq ft>r Stor￿0￿
attendance at evert
pwt ICY Glens storytdb.ng Festival 21JrJ
note this ftmding was not pald unlll Sept
023
aYM￿t for dellvery of a 4x week
troduction to 5ttydl￿9 course In
un
annon.
arch 2023
ural Community N•t¥K
Plans for th• Future
The locus wlll canllNa to th¢ fvilies ￿ identified n 1* 2022, n*1￿ the devdownent of younger
rytellern, etrffiic voices 4nd trnhing develcynenL
Our exwlence *ilh rurnl ¢(wnmunity grDUPS ￿ success of Memules we M•do of Ili$ has althwd ￿ to Submit
a fvrther proposal for Iljnrfmg to theArts Northem Irel￿d (ACNI) ts a ￿8$e 2 of thls prolecL
Engaging in events ￿1th Arts & Bu8ln•ss Nl has developed ow Ilnks *llh new fvnders and businesses. are
building relalionshlps vAth Ihe buslness seckny to expkn spo1￿rshiP and partrlwty opportunities in
202&24 and plan to submit ftmding apFllcatians to several new ftmders.
The Glens Storytelllng Fejlival 2023 take frDm 19h- 2> 0(*ober. FurKllng of £750 has been se¢xred
in Apnl 2023 from Causeway Coast and Glens Cotmcil COMM￿lty Festival Fund. *rylh additional applications
being made to CCGHT and Enkalon Fo￿￿110n as **ll as ￿ apwoach to a c4)nMnerraal sponsw, Glans of
Antrim Distillery.
The outworking ofthe lrnmer5ive Storyt&ling and Animat1<￿ Colloralion project *iIl wovide AST with a

ARMSTRONG STORYfELLING TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORn (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA Y 2023
ThrOugh￿rt the wiod the Tn￿ have adoptsd • pdicy on its reserve3 ￿s￿Ing Ihat the wuestric*ed financial
reserves arè such as Ih8y provlde a b￿ler In case of any10s8 of income I￿Uld give Ihe Charity the thance
to take approwiate steps. The TnBteeJ coiirtue to rnonitor Ihe level of reser+Ms.
Rl•k Managem•
The trustees has as80ssed the m8ity risks to ￿1¢h Ihe cknty is OXI￿¥•d. WKI v• ••O•fiad Ihat syst•mi arg In
Stat•rn•nt al tru•tee8' re•pon•lbllltl
The Irustees (who ￿ also the direciors ol Arn)strong Slorytelllng Trust for the puryjoses rrf compary law)
are responslble for preparing the Report ol the Trustees and the finandal statements in aCc￿dance wllh
the applicable l••V and Unlted lfjngdom Accwthig Standards (Unlted Klngdom Generalty AcceN8d
Accounting Pradlco).
Cryany law rewlre8 the tru8tees to prepare financ181statam￿ of each financial year which ¥va a true
and fair view of the 8t8te of affairs of the charitable company of Ihe incoming resources and appllcallon
of resource8, induding the income arKI eXp￿diture of the chan'table C￿)anY for that perlod.
In prnp8ring those financial statements. the truslo08 tn rewlr•d to:
. Select suitatle accounting pdkle$ and •gply tr￿M conslsmtly
. 0tsse￿e Ihe melhod5 and princlples In Ihe Charity SORP
Make judgements and estimates that we reasonable and PTudenl
. Prepare the financlal staternents on the going ccmcarn basis LW)less It18 Inawwlato to presume
The trustee8 are re8pongi14e fcf keeplThJ woper accw* records dlsd08e reasona1￿8
accuracy at any lim8 the financial position 01 the tharltable company to enth Ihem to ￿SU￿ that Iho
finanaal slatem￿lS wilh the CompaniesAct 2(#)6.
They are also responsibk for safoguarding the assets of Iho charitatde compwry and hence for taki
re4sCfflab￿ staps for the w•vethion and deleclicn of fraud othw irrngul•Sti•8.
Approved by order of Ihe board ol truslees and SI￿*1 on its bghaK by..
R Afm•trong
Dlrector
The trustees, report was apwoved by the Board of TNslees.
Mr R Amistrong
Trustee

ARMSTRONG STORYfELLING TRUST
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
I report on Ihe accounts afthe tharfty frfjthè year ￿dad 31 May 21r23, arn Jot out on pages 8 to 15.
Respectlve regpon•lblllU•s rf trustees and examlner
Thè trustees, who are 8150 the dlrectors of Arnistr￿9 Sltythg Tnjst tr tha wWpo￿5 ol compmy law, ar•
responsible for the prewatian of Iha act(￿￿13 in accorthce wilh the rnquirwnerts of th• Cc¥nparies Ad 20(￿.
Havlng 8allsfi8d myielf that the c￿lty li nol subi•cl IQ wMl•r c￿nP￿ry Iw, and li dSgllAe for ll￿P￿￿nt
examlnation, It Is my responsibility to:
{5) examlne the accounts Imder sedi<n 85 of Ihe Chthlues Act
{il) follow the procedur•s lald down in the grnal directicrn by th• Charlty Comm11￿On for N¢Jrthem
Ireland undar sectlon 649)(b) of the Charltles Act
{111) to stala ￿elher mattern ha￿ come to my att•rAI￿.
Bag18 of Indw•nd•nt •XAmln•rfs r•port
I have examlnad your chaflty xcounts as rewlred wmlor s•ctt(n 85 af ts Charftlos Act WKI my axaminalion w
carrtad Qui in accordance wilh the general Directlons glven by the Charlty CoMnN8Slt￿ lor NorthfAn Ireland undw
sedion 65(9)<b) crf the Chwitiej ACL ThB examinalion Inthded a review of the acc￿ntIng records kept by the
charity and a comparison of Ihe accounts presenknj with those rO￿dS. It also in(aud8d conslderntion of any
unusual items or dlsdosurns in the accowts, and ••thir¥J from you a8 dwlty truste0• wiceming
any su¢h mattw&
My role Is to stato any malarfal matt•r• hm c¢yn• lo my ￿tt￿ll¢n tyylng us caum to bdl•ve:
1. That •ccountlng r•ccrth not kw In accorthc• ￿ seckn 386 of tho Compartm Act 2006
3. That the accounts do not Gomply wllh the acccAmtrng feqw'remarts of 39S of thè Cunpanth Aci 20rhs
and Iho mothodi prlrKlpla6 ￿ Ihè Clwltsas Statwn•nt ￿ R•comm8ndod Pradic• applicablo to chwftl•s
preparing thdr accoifjils In accordm *ilh tho Fh)•ncial RepNting Stsndwd ap• In the UK and Republlc
of Ireland
4. Thal thwe 1$ ftfflhw inlormallon needed for a prw undw$￿9 of th• accumts to be r•Ach•d.
Independent examlneV8 Statement
I hava completed my examination and have In r•spad ol I￿ fflattws (1) to (4) Nst•d fjb￿ an4 In
connedlon wlth lollovAng th8 dlr•dions rf the Ch•lty c0mrnlss1o￿ ts N¢)rthem Irelan¢ I hava ftxmd no matters
that rewire dr￿ryng to your attentlo
(a) whlch gives me reasonable cause to b￿Qve that In ary materid respect the reqUirwn￿ts.
(l) to keep accounting record8 In acccffdance ￿ seclion 388 of the Companies Act 20fK', and
(li) kn prwre finanaal statemerts ￿thIGh accord vlth Ihe accoLTrfing recrKds, coryty Vlilh the acco￿tIng
requirements af s•clian 396 of the C(xnparMes Act 2C#)6 and With the methodi arKI Fxinrj￿ of the
Ststement ol Recommended kndica: Accourtin9 Rwting by Charities.,
have not beon met crf
(b) lo ¥tr￿Ch, in my opinion, Ottention shcAthJ be drAm In arder to I￿atIO a undffstandlng of the
financial slatwnents to be reathed.
9 fL -PW-
Dr R. Peters. Gallagher OBE, FCA
For and on the behalf of Moora (N.I.) LLP
Chartered Accourrt8nts
4th Floor Donegzu House
7 Donegall Sware North
Bellast
BT15G8
Dated: ...IL¥.. K! TrSL3

ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA Y 2023
fvnd•
2023
funds
2023
funds
2022
fund
2022
2023
2022
Donatlons and
legades
Other incom•
64251
1.402
88,627
27240
80,855 108,095
Total Incoffle
69,653 90.029
27.240
80,855 108.OB5
Charitsble activftl
4620 46,029 77,649
30,535
58,171
N•t In¢omeq•xp•n(Itur•)
forthe yearl
N•t mov•m•nt In f4md•
37.033
(24.653)
11380
(3,295)
53,219
49,924
Fund balon¢•i at 1 Juno
2022
4330
53,219
7.825
7,825
Fund balanc•s at 31 May
2023
2J,$66
53,219
57,649
Th $latemant of fflnanclal aclvloos Inthdes al arKI losses recOord￿ In Ihe y•ar.
All Income and expffidittn derlve from corkniiTrJ a(ththes.
Th• stalement of finer￿al aclivS1iu al30 COM￿ VAlh the rnqulrthnwits ftt ￿ IrKom• axpendlkne account
under the CompBnles Act 2CrfJ6.

ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
BALANCE SHEEr
ASAT31 MAY2023
2022
Intsngible uaots
Tangltle assets
2.350
3,328
10
4,521
7,015
6,678
Current assets
Cash at ba￿ and in h•nd
81513
52.471
Crndltor•: amount• l•Mlng du• *lthln
on• y•ar
11
Net curr•nt
61914
61,871
Total loss cuvr•nt IlabHIII
69.929
57.$4
Incom• fund•
Reslrfcied funds
Unre•trlcled fimd•
53,219
4,330
41,363
69,929
67,549
The company18 I￿110•d to th• •xrykn from audlt le￿￿reM￿￿ ¢4ytslned In 4T7 of tha c￿￿PanIeS Act
2006. for the ye8r ondad 31 May 20
Thg dlrectorn odmo%￿e thelr re4yMslbllbties for ￿m￿ing wilh the rwuirrrnents of the CUnp•nI￿ Ac* 2
V•ith respect to accountiThJ records and the weparatim of finanrial statemerts.
in accortsnce vjith s•cli(m 47&
These financial statements have be￿ wyred kn Accord¥￿ %lth wuvl81(ms •pplcable lo compwdw subleci
to the 4fflall Comp•￿ roglme.
Mr R Armstrry
Company Re￿stratIon N16ea143

ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIAY2023
Accountlng polld¢•
Charlty Inforniatl¢
Amistr¢)ng Storytdling Trust ￿ a wlvate conwwry limilod ty warpth ifK¥xpmW in Northem Ireland. The
regitsed dllce IS 127 Ballywn￿ ROA4 cU#W￿, Co. Antrim. wr44 OQP.
1.1 Ae¢ounilng conventlon
Tha finand81 stat•nffits hav• bo￿ prepared in acc<Ydance ￿ th• charftvs tgovamlng d￿ment], Ihe
Comparmes Act 2C#J3, FRS 102 Yhe Fwwncial Rem'w Standarf applicabjo in the UK and Republic of
Ireland. fFRS 10r) and Ihe Chariues SORP 'Accthmlry and Reporting by Charities: Statement of
Recommend•d Pra(*ice •Fpll¢atle to th•fjlJes FY8paring thelr accounts In accordan￿ th8 Financial
Reporting Skndard applicable in the UK and Repukllc of Irthd (FR8 102). {affectlve 1 Janu￿ 2019). Th•
tharity li a Pui* B￿0￿1 Enw a• ￿ned by FRS 102.
Cash FIM.
amounts In Ihese flnancial stalunonts m Nndwi to the newest £
TIKry fft)andal gtalemerti have bo•n pr•p•r•d under lh• hlstcrflcol cost conv￿￿￿. [modth•d lo Indudo the
valualion of freehold propert1￿ and lo IrK*Jde Invostrnffit propertla• and c8rtaln IlnarKaal In•lTum•nts at f•lr
vduel. The principal polde• adoptad wo sat oul bel￿.
1.2 13olnq ¢on¢•m
At the time ol apFYovlng the fvwcial statements, the Irustees hava a reasonable eXpe￿￿10n that the tharity
has adequate resources lo coniinua In opern1i0n￿ exlsknc• for th• trasaeable fuiurn. Thus the truste
conllnue to adopt the ccmc•m bull of ac¢¢xmtir4J In preparing th? fiMnL¥al statemont•.
1.3 Charltabl• funds
Unrestricted lunds ar• avalable for u¥e al th• dlsuekn (* Ihe INsto81 In of thelr ch•rlt
obleGllves.
Reslrfcted funds 8r8 3thlect to $F*dfic ccffldloons by donor5 as to they may be used. Th8 purpo•es and
uses of Ihe restricted funds are set out In Ihe nota$ to the finandal statements.
Endo*Thent fund• aro wbject to Ipoufjc c4>ndilirm by drffl(n Ihat Ihe capitsl muit b• malrtalnod by th•
charity.
1A In￿rn•
Inc(wne is recognised *hen Ihe ch8rity is legally entiued to It aftw perfrymance been mal
the amourts can be measured relaWy, it 1$ probable tr￿t income ￿ be received.
Cash donations are recognised on recwL Othw donakns are rxognls•d i?￿• Ihe charity has been noiifiad
af the dt)natiorn unless pwforniance condittons require deferral of the am¢xmL Income tax rncoverable in
relation to don81ions received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donaOt)n.
Legac4es are recognised on receipt or Othe￿Ise1* the cPwty has been nolffied crf an Smpendlng distyi1juti￿,
the amount is kn0¥4m. re• 18 oxpethd. Ir ts amt)unt Is not kntr*n, tha legacy Is trealed as
crrfingerrt asseL
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ARMSTRONG STORYTELLING TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA Y2023
Accountlng poll¢les
(Contlnued)
Expenditijre is reC￿gnISed c#Ke thwe is a legal or construthve 0￿gatIon to transler economlc benafft to
third party. It is probable that a transfer rf eGL￿OMiC b￿fits *ryl bo requirad in s•lllemrt and Iho wnount of
Ihe ottylon can be measured r8llably.
Exp•nditiKe Is da8sllled ty actr￿ty. The costs cl eath acti¥lty are made LP of Ihe tthal of dlrect costs and
shared costs. inthjding swort costs invofved in undwtthing eath actiw. Dlract costs attr￿U￿ble lo 0 Singlo
actsvity ￿ alouted dire(* to that adiw. Shared costs contribute to m(Ye than one acllvlty and
SUPPOrt c46ts arn not attribu￿* to a single acti¥lty are apwlicmwl bets¥een those aclivities on a kni5
¢onsiStent vAlh the use of rasources. ￿traI staff costs are alocated Ihe ba$1$ of time 8penL and
d•preclallffj Charg￿ arn allocal•d on th• W1ion rftho aM•f8 uje.
1.5 Int•nglbl• flx•d oth•r than goodwll
Int￿gIble assets affjuired #epar*ety from a tA￿lnesS wo recogntsed at c￿t arml arg 8ub*quer* measurod
Intsngthle assets a¢(wlred on bU￿n￿¥ combSnalioM •r• recOwl￿d waraknly from goo￿11 at th•
a¢qu15ilion data *there It 18 wobable that the expecied fijbn ec¢x)omle benefits that arn attrlbutable to the
asset will to Ihe ￿tsty and the lalr value of the asset can be rneaswed reliably.. the inlanglble awt arlses
fr￿1 ciythciud or other legal rights: arKI the Int•￿19 asset Is separable frc¥n the en￿.
Amortlsallcm 1$ r•COg￿sed $0 al to *Ttt• dl lh• cost or of •ii•ts lass th* 10th￿•1 ov•r th•k
useful lives on the ￿thI1ng bases:
1.8 T•nglbl• flx•d a8Mt•
Tangitle fixed assets are Inlllaty measured al colt and AbseqU￿ty m88gJr•d at cost or valuakn, net of
dewedatl(m arKI ary Impalmient
DeprerJaIl￿ Is r•cognlsed 80 as to vfi6ts I)￿ co•t lx valuotlon rf asiets less th•ir re811knl Val￿ over thelr
uselul Ilvas Im Ihé fc4ltrMng basm:
The galn or loss arlslng on Ols￿1￿ of an asset Is do1￿MIned as the diifTh¢e between tho Ml8
prnceeds and the Ca￿￿￿ vak* of the asse( and 5s re¢ognl¥•l In the slatement of finandal acfvitloj.
1.7 Impalrnierf< rfflxed assets
At each reportlng end date. the charity revie￿ the cwryiig amcxmrts of its kngible 4nd lrft￿glbIe auets to
detemine wheth•r thwe Is any Inthcation that Ihose assets have 8uifered an impaimient loss. If any such
Indlcation exlsts, the recoverable amount of Ihe asset is egtlmaled In order to detern￿ne the extem of the
Impwment loss Of wry).
1.8 Ca•h •nd cmh •qulval•nts
Cash and Cash equivalerrts indude in harKI. depo*ts held at call with bwths. ¢)thw SP￿r￿teM1 fiquid
inveslments vAth original maturities of three months (Y less. •MI bank ovffdrafts. Bank overdrnts are shlywn
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ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MA Y 2023
Accounllng pollcl•s
(Corrtlnuodl
Baslc flnanclal
BasiG financlal assets, Inrknle debkns and cash bank tAlanw, ar• h￿tr￿ty measur•d at
transactbon wice induding transaction costs and are sUbsequw￿Y carried al amrylised cost using the
effe¢Al¥e intttest method unless Ihe wangemant C￿s111Utes a finandng transadion. *there the transarAion Is
measured at Ihe present value of the lubjra receipts IfiscoLrted at a mwket rate of InteresL Nnandal assets
dassified as recelvable witrdn one year we nat amLYtised.
8a8k flnanclal114bHld
BasiG financial liabillties. Indu(Ing creOtNs and bank loam wa InIti￿ recognls•d It transad'50n price unless
the mngement c0nststtrt￿ a flnandng tr￿saCtIOn. the debt instrument Is measured at the present
value of the futLWO paymMts OlKO￿tted at a rate of intrnL FinarKial Uabllldo$ dasslfiod as p8y8blo
vAtrdn ono yoar tn not amo¢aM
Debt Instrum￿ are su￿•qU•￿Y cafflqd at amtyliaed cos( U￿ng the effethe Intwest rnte mattM)d.
Trade credltors we oUlgati(m$ to pay knr gocxls cf w¥icas that have bo8n acquired In the t)rdlnary co￿se of
opera11t￿5 from swllers. Arn￿jnts payablè afe closslfied as liabdltSe$ if payThent 18 due wilhln
year ¢x18s5. If nol thwi •re wesanted as noTrcurrent ￿4b111￿e8. Trade cr8dltors arn recognlsad inllialy at
tran8acllon price and subsequenty muwred at amortised cart u•hw tho affocllve Intw•it method.
DwKoqnftlon of flnancl•l Ilablllll••
F￿ancial 11th1511￿ are duecwised th• ctyththjal oNgatitsu axplre or •r• distharpd or
canGell•d.
1.0 Employ4M b•n•fft•
The cost of any unusad hdlday antittwn￿ h fecognmed In the wlod In the om￿0y¢e'• •w¥l¢u ar•
received.
termlnate the employmoni of an wnpknyee ty lo Novido twrninkn bwwfits.
CrflI￿1 •¢courtlnq •￿mI￿8 and ￿d9•MontI
In the awffjcalion af Ilw tharitys accounkng polcies, th• trustw are required to make jUdgeM￿ts. esiimates
and assumptlons ab￿1 the carying amolnt of assets l￿d Ibabillles that aro not weadily apparent from othor
sources. The eslimates and associaled a$s￿lp￿.0nS are based on hislori¢al experience and other factors that
are consldered to be relevart Athal r8sullS may dlffwfrom thoje ethYAts&
The estlmates and undew as8urytions are re￿￿ed rffj ￿ ¢yyolThJ bas1& R￿l￿an$ to accountkng
eslthnates ats recognisad In the period In the esllm8te Is revised there the revlslon affects only
period, or In the period ￿ Ihe r8¥1¥1￿ luttirn periods where Ihe revlsion affects both current and ftrture
Donatlons and laga¢l•s
Total Unrostrided Restrtcted
funds
funds
fund•
2022
DO￿tiOnS and
68.251
20,376
88,627
30.051
21,418
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ARMSTRONG STORYTELUNG TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIAY 2023
Other Income
Unr•Jtrlctod
funds
2022
rkslKp Income
Ch•rft4bl• KiMtI
2023
Staff eosts
Depreciation ￿ Impalmi•nt
storytelllng
Comw•r Costs
4896
1.7S6
1,41
26.2KI
1,319
S,205
15,820
C¢Jnsultancy
Event organisatton & manag
SLbscriptl￿
5,588
15.255
Insurnnco
Trainlng
AdvertrsiTrJ
1,229
225
492
222
71689
55,591
Share of costs (tsee noto 8)
Shorn of govwnan¢o cosis (see not• 8)
1.980
800
58,171
Analysls by fund
Unrnstrlcted fvnds
Restrirted funds
31620
44029
30,535
27,638
58.171
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ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023
Support ¢05t•
S￿pOrt Govemonco
¢0st•
23
2022
¢osts
600
Accounlancy
1,980
600
2,580
expenses frThn the (hwing tho yew.
Taxatlon
The charfty li exempt frtyn tax cffj Income and galn5 falllng vAlhin socllon 505 of th• Taxw Act 1888 or 8eckn
252 ofthe Chwgeablo GwsAd 1992 to the extent that thase are 8pplied to Its ch8rf1able objects.
Int•n9lbl• tlx•d a•••ts
Soft*•ro
Cost
At 1 June 2022
Additi(
3,328
768
At 31 May 20TJ
Amortls•lion and Irnpdrn￿rt
At 1 June 2022
978
824
1,800
At 31 May 21Y23
Carrylng •mount
At 31 May 2023
1494
2.350
Al 1 Jun• 2022
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ARMSTRONG STORYfELUNG TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023
10 Tangllle flxed amats
5,199
At 1 June 2022
Add￿On5
7.624
Al 31 May 21￿3
D•prnclatlon and Impalrni•
At 1 June 2022
Dveci4tion tharged In the yew
At 31 May 2023
1,871
1,132
Carrylng wmount
At 31 May 2Q23
4,621
3.328
At 31 May 2022
11 Crndltor•: amounts f•Mng du• wlthln on• y•ar
2023
2022
12 An•ly•l• al nat funds
. Totsl
lunds
2023
fund•
2022
funds
2022
2023
2023
Fund balances at 31
May 2023 are
represented by.
Intangible fixed as86ts
1494
4S21
Tanglble awts
Curlent 8ssetsl(Uablhies) 34348 A566
41,363
516
1494
4,521
61914
3.328
(1,348)
63,218
51,871
57,549
51929
53.219
13 Rd•t•d party tranaacllom
Thwe wwo no related party tr•MadiMs thring Ihè yw.
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