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Registered Charity Number 1165934 (England & Wales) Registered Charity Number SC047502 (Scotland)

TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 5 April 2026

Bottoms at Dance International Glasgow, May 2026 (Photo: Beth Chalmers)

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TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2026

The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2026.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Charity number 1165934 (England & Wales) SC047502 (Scotland) – from 12 June 2017

Principal address ARC Stockton, 60 Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1LL

Trustees

The Trustees of the charity during the year and to the date of signing this report are as follows:

Ms Elizabeth Moriarty (Chair) Ms Tina Andrews Ms Eleanor Bally Mr Callum Madge Ms Elena Marchevska

Independent Examiner Pete O’Hara FCA, Chartered Accountant, 26 La Sagesse, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AF

Bankers Co-operative Bank plc, P.O. Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester M60 4EP

Governing Documents

Two Destination Language was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 8 March 2016. As a CIO it is governed by its constitution.

Recruitment & Appointment of Trustees

New Trustees are identified and appointed on the recommendation of the existing Trustees.

Operation of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees typically meets four times per year.

Trustee Induction & Training

In the first year of appointment an induction and training year is provided, covering both the distinctiveness of the organisation, as well as the duties and responsibilities of acting as a charity Trustee.

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TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2026

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The charity’s objects are to advance the arts for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively the art of drama.

Two Destination Language makes bold, ambitious, award-winning work about identity and community. Art and artist-led, we work towards a society where multiple identities co-exist equitably. We use the transformative power of art to bring people together across fragmented and complex identities, changing how they see themselves and the society we share. Rooted in dialogue and collaboration, our activities generate access to innovative and high-quality work, enabling audiences, artists and communities to explore identity, belonging and difference. We employ innovative artistic forms to cross cultural, economic and geographic barriers, celebrating difference and placing the lives of those we work with at the heart of everything we do. Our work brings people together in new, unexpected ways, creating shared spaces for reflection and mutual understanding.

This public engagement stimulates and enhances an understanding about the arts, and, particularly, performing arts. The organisation aims to extend performance practice and provide new ways for the public to experience performance. The organisation’s work has a wide geographical reach, presenting work and collaborating with partners nationally and internationally. Through all areas of its work, Two Destination Language strives to be inclusive and celebrates and champions diversity, presenting work in different spaces to engage a wider public beyond the traditional theatre audience, and working with a wide range of individuals across arts disciplines.

Mission

Led by a Scot and a Bulgarian-born migrant to the UK, living in a rural area, our work focuses on intercultural dialogue – fostering understanding and conversation.

It takes place in four principal ways:

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Our work is distinctive because:

Activities for the Public Benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.

The activity of Two Destination Language is intended for the benefit of the public. The charity engages the public through performances, installations, video, imagery, learning and engagement workshops, projects, residencies, research presentations and publications. Supporting artists and enabling creativity is key to achieving this.

Risk Management

The Trustees of the charity regularly review the major governance, operational and financial risks which the charity faces as part of its annual business planning process and confirm that systems have been established to mitigate these risks.

Two Destination Language has a risk management strategy in place, which comprises:

The Trustees are satisfied that appropriate financial systems and controls are in place.

The Trustees consider the key risks facing the charity at this time to be the financial risks arising if the organisation is unable to attract sufficient income to realise its planned projects to the scale and quality to which the organisation aspires.

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Risk Management (Cont.)

The Trustees have managed the potential impact of these risks by ensuring that:

Reserves Policy

As Trustees, we have reviewed the charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission. The Trustees seek to retain sufficient Unrestricted Reserves, to cover all known liabilities and to provide for a degree of contingency to complete the charity’s existing operations in an orderly manner in the event of an unforeseen reduction in income. These reserves also allow us to cashflow activities paid in arrears.

Our need for reserves is now estimated as a total requirement of approximately £20,000.

The statement of financial activities shows total unrestricted funds at 5 April 2026 of £21,768 (2025: £43,707). Free reserves, defined as unrestricted funds excluding any designated sums and the value of Fixed Assets, are £21,768 (2025: £43,508).

This slightly exceeds the stated level of unrestricted reserves required, but the Trustees do not believe the ‘excess’ amount to be material.

This policy is reviewed by the Trustees on an annual basis as part of the charity’s budgeting processes.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Both 40/40 and Hope & Ponies met audiences in Switzerland, including a particularly strong Deaf audience enabled by working to integrate sign language into 40/40.

We completed and premiered our new production, Bottoms, in Scotland and England, with partners Dance International Glasgow and FABRIC. A strong critical reception and positive audience feedback evidence the quality of the work’s playful approach to exploring labour, creativity and value through re-appropriating the can-can. As noted last year, this work has a larger touring company than most of our recent productions, and in the current climate it has been difficult to obtain funding to tour. This means it has not yet been possible to meet interest from partners in bringing the work to their communities within and beyond the United Kingdom.

The banners of Hope & Ponies continued to excite audiences, and again we have received interest from potential partners for further public engagement which we have not yet been able to resource. The project engages audiences with the circular economy, activating visitors’ agency in dealing with the global-scale environmental emergency, revitalising their ability to effect change at a variety of scales. The strength of this approach was reflected in feedback from peers in seminars on international touring and environmental responsibility.

Early development of new work was carried out, leading to funding proposals. This included R&D towards a commission for Bulgaria’s OneDance Festival in May 2026.

As noted last year, the lack of both regular core funding and consistent project funding is a significant barrier to strengthening our impact. We were able to secure support for work noted in Plans for Future Periods below, but it remains difficult to make longer-term plans from a position of such financial uncertainty. With a view to securing stronger foundational funding in the longerterm, we have taken a cautious approach to spending down reserves during this period of organisational and creative development.

Our work in 2025/6 reached live audiences of over 23,300 (and many more online and in print), of whom 459 attended stage performances, with the exhibition of Hope & Ponies in public spaces contributing the vast majority of the remainder. Our projects also engaged with 172 participants and worked with 22 professional creative practitioners.

Financial Review

The financial result for the year is a deficit on Unrestricted Funds of £21,939 (2025: Deficit £27,539. As a result, the charity’s Unrestricted Funds at 5 April 2026 are £21,768 (2025: £43,707). The Trustees believe the financial performance to be satisfactory.

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PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

International opportunities remain a priority, as we consider how to respond to the UK’s extremely challenging fundraising climate for cultural organisations, and in May 2026 we will be opening new work in Bulgaria. This is part of a wider project around migration, including new performance work and research into the experiences of eastern European migrants seeking careers in Scotland’s cultural sector.

Onward touring of Bottoms in the UK and internationally is an exciting prospect, and we look forward to developing the conditions to enable sharing the work with wider audiences. As already noted, this will principally depend on fundraising for touring. Selection as part of the Made in Scotland showcase for our earlier 40/40 offers routes to discussing our wider portfolio of creative offers with UK and international partners.

We expect to bring Hope & Ponies to Denmark in autumn 2026 and continue to explore ways we can enable wider audiences to experience the work.

Across 2026/27, we are undertaking work to better understand our position in the arts ecology nationally and internationally, and to identify how we can best match our skills and values to the financial support available. Against a background of increasing socio-political volatility, we believe our focus on intercultural communication should be a priority, but arts funding is too often a casualty of political decisions. As need for the work we do increases, the challenge of enabling rather than delivering it becomes increasingly pressing.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES

The Trustees shall manage the business of the Charity and may exercise all the powers of the Charity unless restricted by the Charities Act or the constitution of the Charity.

The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for each financial year which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year.

In preparation of the financial statements the Trustees should follow best practice and:

  1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them.

  2. Make judgements and exercises that are reasonable and prudent.

  3. Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue on that basis.

The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity.

The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (issued in March 2005 by the Charities Commission England and Wales).

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Elizabeth Moriarty, Trustee

4 June 2026

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2026

I hereby report to the Trustees/Members of Two Destination Language (Charity Registration Number 1165934) on the accounts for the year ended 5 April 2026 set out on pages 10 to 18.

Respective The charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the responsibilities of accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required Trustees and for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities examiner Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions independent given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review examiner’s of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the statement accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my examiner's attention statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements to: ● keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

4 June 2026

Pete O’Hara, FCA, Chartered Accountant

26 La Sagesse, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AF

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TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR TO 5 APRIL 2026

Note
Income
Income from Investments
2
Income from Grants, Donations &
Legacies
3
Income from Charitable Activities
4
Other Income
5
Total Income
Expenditure
Expenditure on Raising Funds
6
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
7
Total Expenditure
Net Income/(Expenditure)
8
Balance brought forward
Balance carried forward at 5 April		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2026
Total
2025
£
£
£
£
452
-
452
1,971
608
15,000
15,608
133,167
24,619
-
24,619
26,162
57,257
-
57,257
24,837
82,936
15,000
97,936
186,137
-
-
-
-
104,875
64,848
169,723
248,840
104,875
64,848
169,723
248,840
(21,939)
(49,848)
(71,787)
(62,703)
43,707
63,033
106,740
169,443
£21,768
£13,185
£34,953
£106,740

The notes on pages 12 to 18 form part of the financial statements.

There are no recognised gains and losses during the year other than as shown above.

All the activities for the year are continuing activities.

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TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION/BALANCE SHEET At 5 APRIL 2026

Notes
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
11
Current Assets
Debtors
12
Cash at Bank and In Hand
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within 1 Year
13
Net Current Assets
Total Net Assets
Represented By:
Unrestricted Funds
14, 15
Restricted Funds
14, 15		 2026
£
-
10,095
60,586
70,681
(35,728)
34,953
£34,953
21,768
13,185
£34,953		 2025
£
199
30,623
111,045
141,668
(35,127)
106,541
£106,740
43,707
63,033
£106,740

The notes on pages 12 to 18 form part of the financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees, and authorized for issue, on 4 June 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

Elizabeth Moriarty, Trustee

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TWO DESTINATION LANGUAGE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AT 5 APRIL 2026

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102 Section 1A Small Entities.

Income

Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Such income is only deferred when the donor or funder has specified that the grant or donation can only be used in future accounting years or where the donor or funder has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.

Income from Investments

Interest receivable on bank deposits is included on an accruals basis.

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and is recognised when a liability is incurred.

Irrecoverable VAT

All resources expended are classified under activity headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.

Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation

Depreciation is provided on any fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the assets over their remaining useful lives as follows:

IT & Stage Equipment - 33% per annum straight line

A full year’s depreciation charge is applied in the year of acquisition and no charge is made in the year of disposal.

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1. Accounting Policies (Cont.)

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.

Fund Accounting

The charity has a number of restricted income funds to account for situations in which a funder requires that a grant must be spent on a particular purpose or where funds have been raised for a specific purpose. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in Note 13 to the financial statements.

All other funds are considered Unrestricted Funds and are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Taxation

Two Destination Language is a registered charity and, as such, is not liable to taxation on its income in the current year.

2. Income from Investments

Interest on Cash Deposits Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
452
-
452
1,971
£452
£-
£452
£1,971

The 2025 total of £1,971 related wholly to Unrestricted Funds.

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3. Income – Grants, Donations & Legacies

Grant Income
Arts Council England – Bottoms
Creative Scotland / National Lottery
Open Fund
Fringe Society – Edinburgh Festival
Unlimited – WX Opening Exhibition
Donations		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
32,620
-
-
-
97,225
-
15,000
15,000
-
-
-
-
3,170
-
15,000
15,000
133,015
608
-
608
152
£608
£15,000
£15,608
£133,167

Of the 2025 total of £133,167, £152 relates to Unrestricted Funds and £133,015 to Restricted Funds.

4. Income from Charitable Activities

Box Office & Fee Income
Book Sales
Presenting Partner Contributions		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
24,619
-
24,619
10,111
-
-
-
51
-
-
-
16,000
£24,619
£-
£24,619
£26,162

The 2025 total of £26,162 relates wholly to Unrestricted Funds.

5. Other Income

Reimbursed Expenses
Theatre Tax Relief		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
7,143
-
7,143
2,450
50,114
-
50,114
22,387
£57,257
£-
£57,257
£24,837

The 2025 total of £24,837 relates wholly to Unrestricted Funds.

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6. Expenditure on Raising Funds

Fundraising Support
7.
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
Direct Project Costs
Core Artistic & Management Fees
General Manager Fees
Press, PR & Marketing Costs
Producer Fees
Production Costs
Support Costs
Overheads & Administration Costs
Depreciation
Governance Costs
Independent Examination Fees
Other Accountancy Costs		 Fundraising Support
7.
Expenditure on Charitable Activities
Direct Project Costs
Core Artistic & Management Fees
General Manager Fees
Press, PR & Marketing Costs
Producer Fees
Production Costs
Support Costs
Overheads & Administration Costs
Depreciation
Governance Costs
Independent Examination Fees
Other Accountancy Costs		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
£-
£-
£-
£-
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
21,800
-
21,800
60,000
-
-
-
5,400
6,965
1,765
8,730
9,761
13,900
-
13,900
21,450
59,568
63,083
122,651
149,023
1,183
1,676
199
-
199
330
720
-
720
600
540
-
540
600
£104,875
£64,848
£169,723
£248,840

Of the 2025 total of £248,840, £80,661 relates to Unrestricted Funds and £168,179 to Restricted Funds.

8. Net Income/(Expenditure)

2026 2025
Net Income/(Expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): £ £
Depreciation of owned Fixed Assets 199 330
Independent Examiner’s Fees 720 600
Independent Examiner – Other Services 540 600

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9. Staff Costs/Trustees’ Remuneration

No staff were employed in the year (2025: None).

No remuneration was paid to or waived by Trustees in the year, but Trustees are able to claim re-imbursement at cost for any out-of-pocket expenses they incur in the course of their Trustee duties. No such expenses were claimed in the year to 5 April 2026 (2025: £Nil).

10. Taxation

Two Destination Language is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and, therefore, is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income or gains derived from its activities as they fall within the exemptions available.

11. Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost
At 6 April 2025
Additions in year
Disposals
At 5 April 2026
Accumulated Depreciation
At 6 April 2025
Charge for year
Disposals
At 5 April 2026
Net Book Value
At 5 April 2026
At 6 April 2025		 Technical
& Stage
Equipment
£
IT &
Office
Equipment
£
Total
Fixed
Assets
£
7,444
11,188
18,632
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,444
11,188
18,632
7,444
10,989
18,433
-
199
199
-
-
-
7,444
11,188
18,632
£-
£-
£-
£-
£199
£199

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12. Debtors

Trade Debtors
Grant Debtors
Prepayments
13.
Creditors - Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
Accruals
Trade Creditors
14.
Analysis of Net Assets between Funds		 2026
2025
£
£
-
-
6,000
27,568
4,095
3,055
£10,095
£30,623
2026
2025
£
£
35,706
21,099
22
14,028
£35,728
£35,127
Fixed Assets
Debtors
Cash at Bank and In Hand
Creditors – Due Within 1 Year		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2026
2025
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
199
4,095
6,000
10,095
30,623
53,401
7,185
60,586
111,045
(35,728)
-
(35,728)
(35,127)
£21,768
£13,185
£34,953
£106,740

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15. Analysis of Charitable Funds

Unrestricted General Fund
Movement on Restricted Funds
Creative Scotland / National Lottery
Open Fund – Bottoms
Fringe Society – Edinburgh Festival
Total Restricted Funds
Total Funds
Name of Restricted Fund
Creative Scotland / National Lottery
Open Fund
Fringe Society – Edinburgh Festival		 At 6 April
2025
£
Income for
Year
£
Expenditure
for Year
£
At 5 April
2026
£
43,707
82,936
(104,875)
21,768
63,033
-
(63,033)
-
-
15,000
(1,815)
13,185
63,033
15,000
(64,848)
13,185
£106,740
£97,936
£(169,723)
£34,953
Description, Nature & Purpose of the Restricted
Fund
Towards the cost of Bottoms – Production &
Premiere at Dance International Glasgow
Towards the cost of Made In Scotland

16. Financial Commitments

No material financial commitments have been made in respect of future financial years.

17. Related Parties

There were no transactions in the year with related parties, such as are required to be disclosed (2025: None).

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