Company registratlon number: N1651617 Charity Number: NIC107929 ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Company Ilmlted by guarantee Trustees report and unaudited flnancial statements 31 March 2025 ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Company Ilmltod by guarantee Content8 Page TNstees and other Information Trustees annual report (incorporating the dlrectors report) Independent examiners report statement of financial activities statement of financial position Notes to the financial statements 8-12 ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Company Ilmlted by guarantee Trustees and othèr Inforniatlon Truste85 Martin Bradley Dolores O'Reilly Deirdre Dohety Key management personnel Lisa Heaney Company number N1651617 Reglstered offlce Mlllennlum Forum 3 Newmarket Street L Derry BT48 8EB Buslne88 address Millennium Forum 3 Newmarket Street Derry BT48 8EB Accountants McDaid Mccullough Moore PO Box 28 28132 Clarendon Street Derry BT48 7HD Page 1 ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Company Ilmited by guarantee Trustees report Year ended 31 March 2025 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financlal statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1. The report is prepared in accordan￿ with Accounting and Reporting by Charities". Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing Ihelr accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006. structure, governance and management Govoming doGument Access To Arts For All Nl Ltd is a charitable company limited by guarantee not having a share capital. It was recognised as a charity in November 2020. registratlon number 107929. The charity is governed by its Articles of Association. Organisational structure The charitable company is mana9ed by the trustees. Trustees are chosen based on their skills and professional backgrounds so as to ensure a wide range of experience is represented on the board. Trustees meet bi-monthly to review strategies, assess risk and plan future policies. Appointment of tnistees New trustees are nominated by current trustees. Induction and training of new trustees is provided by existing trustees. Principal nsks and uncertainties The trustees have conducted its own review of the major risks to which the charitable company is exposed and systems have been estsblished to mitigate those risks. The trustees continually monitor their exposure to financial risk. Given the size of the company, the trustees have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk to a sub committee. The financial viability and sustainability of the charity is a major risk recognised. The trustees continually strive to source additional or new funding to enhance the facilities and services provided. Business and financial risk is managed by ensuring trustees, with the necessary experience, are recruited and budgets and forecasts are prepared. The reporting net￿ork makes use of IT systems which includes Microsoft Exceltword which are continuously updated and maintained. The charitable company's principal financial assets is cash at bank, grant debtors and trade creditors. Associated risks include credit risk and liquidity risk. To minimize credit risk the trustees have implemented policies that require appropriate credit checks on potential customers before transactions take place. To minimize liquidity risk material purchases are carefully planned to ensure appropriate cash flows exist to meet operational costs. Irileiiidl liliks aré niinimised by the implementation of control8 and proccdurQ￿ for authorisation of all transactions. Related partles Access to Arts For All Nl Ltd works closely with M Forum Trading Limited in meeting its aims and objectives. Objectives and activltles The principal objective of the charitable company is to provide original and accessible theatre based activities for the entertainment and education of a wider public audience, reaching in particular those who may lack the opportunity due to disability, geographic, economic, mobility or other constraints. The Trustees considered guidance from the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland in relation to the public benefit statement. Page 2 ACCESS TO ARTS FORALL NI LTD Company Ilmlted by guarantee Trustees report (continued) Year ended 31 March 2025 The aims of the organisation are'.- to provide opportunities for the inhabitants of the Dery City & Strabane District Council area, without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance citizenship and promote good health by providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants to promote inclusivity, good community relations, social cohesion, racial harmony, equality and diversity and to advance the education of those who learn dlfferently, in partiLulai' but iiot exclusively through the promotion of the arts such as drama. dance, music, workshops and related activities with a view to providing relief to those in need and developing life skills. To achieve the objectives above Access To Arts For All Nl Ltd provides various facilities at the millennium forum theatre through its links with M Forum Trading Limited. Public beneflt How our activities deliverpubliG benefit Our main activities are set out below. All our charitable activities are undertaken to further our aims of providing public benefit. The maln objective is to provide facilities to promote social inclusion for all via theat￿ based activities such as drama, dance, music, workshops and related activities. To achieve this objective Access To Arts For All Nl Ltd provides DJ training courses, Dimentia tea dances and Energy of Light discos at the millennium forum. The trustees believe they are meeting the public benefit test by increasing accessibility to the arts to everyone in the locality from the young to the elderly, from able bodied to those with disabilities and other mobility constraints. Achievements and performance Throughout this period, Access to Arts for All provided a range of social engagement and outreach activities in line with our charitable objectives. Funding was secured from the Halifax Foundation for Northem Ireland to provide programmes for Sensory Music, Movers & Shakers classes, Memory Train for Older People classes and Energy Train classes for young people with disabilities. The programmes enabled young people to come together and enjoy arts based activities, bringing people together to develop their skills. During the year, we provided regular engagement which aided social inclusion. interest in the arts and increased belonging for children and their parents with a setting which encouraged arts based activities. Access to Arts provided facilitation, materials and refreshments for participants, including arts activities in drama, dance and performance. As part of our ongoing work, Access to Arts for All provided Energy of Light Disco's in partnership with the Millenium Forum. These were available to young people to attend, with a particular focu5 on targeting children with disabilities or mobility issues. This provided creative and social activities through the arts. to improve their circumstance and quality of life. Achievements through this programme included the ability for young people to engage within a safe social environment with peers, expressing their feelings, problem solving, learning new skills and developing new friendships. In the period. Access to Arts for All provided Dementia Friendly Tea dances within the Millenium Forum.The aim of this programme was to provide relief, through the arts for those with dementia or early signs of dementia. They benefited from connecting with others, reminiscing and reducin9 feelings of loneliness. Page 3 ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Company Ilmlted by guarantee Trustees report (contlnued) Year ended 31 March 2025 Financial performanc& Income for the year was £4,157 (31 March 2024 £12,280) and expenditure £4,973 (31 March 2024 £12.551}. Operating deficit was {£816) (31 March 2024 - deficit (£271). Net assets at the balance sheet date were £846 (31 March 2024 - £1.662). Public and private funding and donations continues to be vital to the operation of the charitable company. Reserves The trustees over time will ty and accumulate an adequate reserve requirement. Plans for tha future The trustees are satisfied with the performan￿ of the charitable company during these difficult times. The future aims of Access To Arts For All Nl Ltd are to sustain and expand on the actvities outlined above, maintain the viability of the charitsble company, ensure facilities are accessible to all, secure funding for new projects, and Co-operate with other bodies to develope additional facilities. Trustees responsibility statement The twstees are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kin9dom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the stste of affairs of the company and the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to", select suitsble accounting policies and then apply them consistently. make Judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. and prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The trustees are ￿spOnSible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable companvs transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. This report VRS approved by the board of trustees on 2 December 2025 and signed on behalf of the board by.. Dolores O'Rellly Trustee Page 4 ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Company Ilmlted by guarantee Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of ACCESS TO ARTS FOR ALL NI LTD Year ended 31 March 2025 I report to the charity trustees on my examlnatlon of the financial statements of the Charitable Company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the statement of financial activities, the statement of financial position and the related notes. Respectlve responsibilities of trustees and examlner As the charity trustees (and also the dlrector$ of the company for the pui'PU&4eS of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satlsfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law, and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to.. xamine the accounts under section 65 of the Charlties Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. -follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act: and -state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9){b) of the Charities Act. The examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: 1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records 3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charlties preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland 4. That there Is further infomiation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examlner's Statement I have completed my examination and have no concems in respect of the matters (1 } to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission ft)r Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. Kevl ullough FCA McDaid Mccullough Moore Chartered Accountants PO Box 28 28132 Clarendon Street Derry BT48 7HD 2 December 2025 Page 5 Inv ** ￿ (D I Iii- LL u) ou8