The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the Charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).
The charity's objectives are to provide the location, facilities and technical help to anyone interested in pursuing their sculpture practice. Based on these fundamentals, we seek to create opportunities for making sculpture, for exhibiting and siting sculpture and for increasing the public understanding and appreciation of sculpture. The charity raises funding for initiatives from a range of sources. The uses to which this funding can be put is usually restricted to the purposes for which it was sought.
The Trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake.
I am pleased to share an update on SSW’s recent accomplishments and developments over the past year to 2023.
1. Completion of Phase 1A of the Capital Programme:
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of Phase 1A of our capital programme. This milestone represents a significant step forward in our commitment to enhancing our facilities and expanding our vision. Phase 1A has included several critical components:
- Ceramics Workshop: Our newly constructed ceramics workshop is now fully operational, providing a dedicated space for artists and community.
- New Community Making Space: We have inaugurated a community making space that promises to be a hub for community and collaboration. This space fosters inclusivity, allowing us to engage with a wider range of community members.
- Renovation of Accommodation: Our accommodation facilities have undergone a comprehensive renovation, ensuring that we can continue to provide a comfortable and inspiring environment for resident artists and visiting guests.
- Improved Site Navigation: Recognizing the importance of a welcoming and accessible site, we have implemented enhancements to improve site navigation, making it easier for visitors and artists to explore and engage meaningfully at SSW.
2. Launch of the Community Making Space with MyVillages:
SSW partnered with MyVillages to launch our Community Making Space. This collaboration brought an international perspective to programming that has enriched the experiences of our local community and project participants.
3. Welcome Back Resident Artists:
We extend a warm welcome back to our resident artists who have played a vital role in our organisation's success. Their return adds to the vibrancy of the workshops that define SSW, and we look forward to contributions.
4. Changes in the Staff Team:
As part of our commitment to adapt and grow, there have been strategic changes within our staff team. These adjustments aim to enhance our capacity to support the expanded programming and operational needs resulting from our capital programme's successful completion and expansion of community engagement. We appreciate the dedication of all SSW staff, especially during these transitions.
In May 2022 we welcomed Director Sam Trotman back to the staff team after parental leave. Sara Gallie continued to support the team at a senior level on strategic organisational development but resuming her title as Office & Finance manager.
This year we invested in staff skills and capacities including Non Violent Communication, training in how to better support access needs for users to our site as well as Anti-racism training for SSW Director. CPD training in blacksmithing and attendance at the Iron Conference in Berlin were also taken up by technical staff.
There were also many changes in staffing this year with Jenny Salmean, SSW Programme and Communications Manager leaving to take up a new position with Deveron Projects in August 2023 and Technician Michael Hautemulle’s fixed term contract ending in January 2024.
Senior Technician Eden Jolly and Ceramic Technician Beth Bidwell stepped down from there roles and are focussing on their own practices. We acknowledge everyone's contributions to SSW and thank them for the knowledge they brought to the organisation over many years.
Freelance
The team welcomed Liz Burnham to support on accounts and administration and Jo Matthews as Programme Producer. Matthew Wilcock of Gray’s School of Art and Amy Benzie from Aberdeen Ceramics Studio provided temporary cover in our ceramics studio, bringing a wealth of experience and energy to the team. We also welcomed Mara Lewis to create and deliver the programme within the new Community Making Space in collaboration with myvillages and our local community in Lumsden.
Thanks also to Jane Robertson who completed her contract as Capital Project Manager. We also welcomed Uist Corrigan back to the team to help support the fit out of the site following the Capital development work in the ceramics studio and the office relocation.
Thanks also to our kind volunteers who helped support SSW over the year.
SSW has continued to make significant strides in fulfilling our mission and expanding our impact within the community. We are grateful for the unwavering support of the Board, the dedication of SSW staff, and the enthusiasm of resident and visiting artists and community members.
We would also like to thank our generous funders who have supported our work throughout 2022-23 including: Creative Scotland, William Grant Foundation, The Saastamoinen Foundation, Creative Europe, Bently Foundation, The William Syson Foundation, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Aberdeenshire Councils Marr Area Large Grant and Kildrummy, Towie and Lumsden Windfarms through Foundation Scotland.
Programme Overview
Open Access
Our ability to offer open access to facilities in 2022-23 was limited due to the Capital Development project and essential maintenance required in the Red Shed and Foundry areas. Despite this, open access residencies were completed by 32 artists in foundry, metalwork and stone carving over 126.5 days. Helping to support vital access to workshops, materials and expertise to complete their projects and research time.
Courses
Although many of our courses were unfortunately cancelled due to the delayed Capital timeline we delivered 6 courses including introductions to blacksmithing, forge and foundry, large handbuilt ceramics and a glaze intensive. This year we supported 36 people to enjoy 18 days of teaching.
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Credit: Newly refurbished ceramic studio at SSW 2023. Photo Felicity Crawshaw
Ceramics
In 2022-23 we completed the refurbishment and fit out of our ceramic studio and although there were changes to the programme, felt most by our regular makers and staff, the final outcome is our amazing new ceramics studio offering a light spacious studio, glaze room, clay store and kiln room which rivals offers across Scotland. Access to the studio supported our Caregiver residency and courses later in the year and the potential and capacity of this space will be reflected in our future offer and will be an invaluable asset for the future of making at SSW.
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Credit: Oren Shoestring working at the quarry during Caregivers residency. Photo by Felicity Crawshaw
Residency
A range of residency was successfully delivered including; two SSW x Counterflows Caregivers Residencies hosted at SSW, selected by previous SSW x Counterflows caregiving artists and providing funded residency support to artists Norma Hunter, based in Aberdeenshire and Rabindranath X Bhose and Oren Shoesmith, collaborative artists based in Glasgow. This pioneering residency was also supported by Creative Scotland's Radical Care targeted fund to help create sustained support for this programme and to provide funding for valuable research into how we can best support artists to access our facilities into the future. This included training in supporting artists with access needs, an access film to introduce artists to our site and a full access audit developed for future users of the site, lead by artists Hang Linton and Laura Lulika. The fund also enabled us to support writer Claire Sawers to attend residency at SSW to undertake a review of the Caregivers residency programme for the last 3 years.
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Credit: Iisa Lepisto stonecarving during Ecologies in the Making residency 2022. Photo by Felicity Crawshaw
Our initial Ecologies in the Making partner residency with Uniarts Helsinki and Cove Park, took place in 2023 when we hosted selected artist Iisa Lepistö at SSW for an 8 week fully funded production residency. Iisa learned new skills and experimented with stone carving during her stay and helped etch the foundations of this amazing 4 year programme. Recent graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Santtu Laine will join us with his family in 2024 to experiment with Bioplastics, as part of his exploration and research into new and sustainable materials. This residency programme has a focus on the future of making within the climate emergency.
SSW group residency took place in November when we welcomed our first 4 artists to enjoy the newly refurbished facilities at SSW. This was an absolute pleasure after the delays to the programme and saw artists Kane Stonestreet, Rosie McClean, Sophia Simenksy and Adrian Howard working in glass, foundry, ceramics and blacksmithing.
Projects & Networks
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Credit: Partners of the Be Part network 2023. Photo by Sam Trotman
Be Part
Working across 10 European partners the Beyond Participation project supports research and practice in developing the co-creation of art and the infrastructures needed to do this. This year our focus has been on the opening of our community maker space and an experimental year long programme entitled Lumbungsden: named after the shared rice barn ‘Lumbung’, adopted at Documenta15 by Rangrupa as the curatorial guide.
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Credit: Opening of community maker space with myvillages artist Kathrin Böhm. Photo by Felicity Crawshaw
Guided by the knowledge and experience of our fieldwork artists myvillages and following their Rural School of Economics model that is led by the local community and the creative economies they engage in, SSW launched the new space in December followed by a programme of free taster experiences for 85 of our local community, led by 6 local makers. We also contracted a Community Arts Organiser to develop the programme and work alongside the local community to focus and nurture future activity in the space.
As part of the Be Part EU network Sam Trotman participated in the Ghent Assembly in April and attended Documenta15 at Kassel in Germany with colleague Sara Gallie to explore the ‘Lumbung’ approach to community engagement and connect with myvillages participation in this experimental programming model. The programme launched with a day long event in December and will run for 1 year.
Scotland’s Workshops
We continue to connect through this network of workshop facilities across Scotland to share expertise and best practice and engage in active support for each other through our subgroup activity. We regularly participate in Director’s meetings and connect around pressing issues including recruitment, budget and funding, health & safety and future strategic planning. This year saw the network work together on our annual Workshops Week focussed on sustainability. At SSW we built a ‘bury box’ wood fired kiln and offered free workshop access to explore and discuss sustainable practices, and raise awareness of the network facilities during Scotland’s Workshops week as well as glaze and fire work within the new kiln.
Capital Development
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Credit: SSW refurbished exterior view winter 2023. Photo by Felicity Crawshaw
We completed Phase 1 A of our Capital refurbishment project in March 2023. The outcome is a wonderful large scale ceramic studio, with glaze & kiln rooms, a clay store and new equipment, a brilliant and accessible community maker space for the benefit of our local communities, a fresh new look exterior with level access around the main building and newly insulated and refurbished onsite accommodation.
This project was led by Collective Architecture, project managed by Jane Robertson, undertaken and managed by Coldwells Build and made possible through the support of our generous funders: The Bently Foundation, William Grant Foundation, The William Syson Foundation, Hugh Fraser Foundation, Aberdeenshire Councils Marr Area Large Grant and Kildrummy, Towie and Lumsden Windfarms through Foundation Scotland.
Thanks to everyone involved for their dedication in completing this exciting first phase of our capital master plan. We now look to Phase 1B which will see the refurbishment of our Bothy, surrounding yard and provide accessible accommodation on site for the first time. Phase 2 will include the redevelopment of our metal, wood, stone, forge and foundry workshop areas.
As at the balance sheet date the charitable company had total reserves of £795,910. This represents the reserves of the charitable company. Of this amount, £497,993 was represented by fixed assets (buildings, equipment etc), with £78,838 being represented by restricted funds (funding which has been received for specific purposes. Accordingly, the sum of £219,079 is freely available for use by the charitable company.
The remaining £219,079 of unrestricted reserves therefore represents the free reserves of the charitable company. This amount is represented by cash in hand and at bank plus short-term amounts receivable less short-term amounts payable.
At the AGM in 2018 it was decided that £50,000 of the unrestricted reserves would be designated for the proposed future capital development of the charity's workshop and premises, for which plans have now been drawn up.
Taking account of this designation, the charitable company therefore has £169,079 of free reserves at the balance sheet date.
It is the charitable company’s policy to keep between three and six months’ worth of operating costs within its free and unrestricted reserves, at all times, which have not been designated for a specific use. The Trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure continuity of operations in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This policy will also ensure an orderly closure of the charitable company if for whatever reason it has to cease its activities. The Trustees estimate that the charitable company’s monthly running costs are approximately £25,000 (2022: £22,500) per month, including potential staff redundancy costs.
With ongoing disruption to the facilities caused by the capital refurbishment project throughout 2022-23, SSW have had to restrict numbers able to attend their planned programme of activities along with the temporary closure of the wood and metal workshop. The monitoring of monthly running costs and other budgetary caution has been taken, to ensure funds are available to continue the refurbishment work necessary and that SSW continues as a going concern through the next stages of redevelopment in 2023 onwards. The trustees therefore believe that the current free reserves are sufficient to comply with the reserves policy as stated.
SSWs aims and objectives as outlined in its business plan state:
Strategic Aim
To deliver artistic excellence through providing affordable, accessible, high-quality facilities and experiences that support the development of art practice and making skills for all.
Objectives
1. To provide opportunities for artists to achieve artistic excellence and extend their practices
through learning and critical exchange within our rural landscape
2. To ensure strong leadership, an able workforce, and strengthen staff capacity supported by
appropriate governance
3. To develop an inclusive and inviting, financially stable, and well-respected organisation
4. To extend our reach through increased visibility and impact
5. To embed equalities, diversity and inclusion into all aspects of our organisation and activities
In 2022-23 SSW looks forward to reopening its main site following a period of capital development.
Within our newly refurbished site SSW will re-open our ceramics programme to increased users and deliver a range of residencies including partnership residencies, group residencies and open access..
We look forward to launching our new Community Making Space supported by artists MyVillages and developed with the local community.
We will also be reviewing plans for Phase 2 of our site development including the foundry, red shed and Bothy.
As the Trustees of SSW we are looking forward to seeing the impact of the newly redeveloped facilities in particular the new Community Making Space. Over the past years SSW’s programme has opened up access to local communities through projects such as Forging Futures and Lumsden Live Radio. With the new space local people will have ongoing and well needed creative provision in Lumsden.
We are also looking forward to seeing the newly developed ceramics studio which foregrounds social gathering as well as a space to share technical expertise. Prior to the redevelopment SSW had long waiting lists for joining the ceramics programme - now with increased capacity we will be able to meet this need.
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Risk Management
Our organisational risk register is assessed and updated annually and reported to the Board as a standing item on the Board meeting agenda.
Priority areas of risk are currently identified as:
Staffing
Risk: Unable to offer salary increases due to restrictions on funding
Mitigation: Ensure staff receive other benefits e.g. more than industry holidays, staff gatherings and development opportunities. Strategic approach to fundraising to support this and plan for staff salary uplifts within the new business plan 2023-24 onwards. Benchmark salaries within our closest networks and commit to a minimum rate of the NLW.
Facilities
Risk: Inadequate facilities to deliver activity
Mitigation: Phased capital development programme and consistent assessment and maintenance of facilities including a modest ring fenced budget. Users' access is limited despite demand in order to lessen pressure on workshop areas. Phase 1 of the capital plan builds in resilience with additional space and capacity that will support continued activity and income during phase 2
Organisational Structure
HMRC recognised the company as a charity for tax purposes in line with Parargraph 1 of Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 effective from 31 March 1983. The charity is also recognised as a registered charity by the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator.
Trustees are recruited through open call. We aim for Trustees to undertake training within 6 months of joining the Board through Arts and Business Scotland’s - Introduction to Being A Board Member. All Board members are given access to a shared Board File online which provides a range of information including SSW policies, business and action plans. In addition this includes guidance on being a trustee from OSCR and Creative Scotland - Working Together and other related documents required to inform and advise trustees in their roles and responsibilities.
Trustees are included in other training sessions alongside staff in areas including Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion, for recruitment practices, Gender and Identity expression and organisational development.
-How decisions are made, what types of decisions are delegated. Strategic decisions are made at Board level. Operational decisions are delegated to the Director.
Remuneration Policy
Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) operates an annual review system that includes market review and benchmarking within our sector before being considered for approval, this process ends in March. Changes are implemented from 1st April contingent on individual performance, budget affordability and retention issues
As part of a wider sector group of Creative Scotland RFO funded organisations we benchmark salaries which helps provide comparative rates for similar roles and informs decisions and future ambitions for setting fair rates of remuneration across our staff team, including key management roles. It also provides a platform for peer review and joint advocacy in this area. SSW provides a minimum rate of the National Living Wage
Relationship with Related Parties
here have been no related party transactions in the reporting period
The Trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
I report on the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 11 to 24.
The Charity’s Trustees, who are also the directors of The Scottish Sculpture Workshop for the purposes of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investments (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(a) to (c) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the financial statements as required under section 44(1)(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeks 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the financial statements.
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations; and
to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations;
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The Scottish Sculpture Workshop is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland. The registered office is 1 Main Street, Lumsden, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54 4JN, Scotland.1 Main Street, Lumsden, AB54 6JN.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charity's constitution, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The Charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The Charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the Charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Capitalisation of Equipment
All tangible assets with a useful life of more than one year and a acquisition cost of £100 or more will be capitalised and depreciated over its useful like using the appropriate method of depreciation.
At each reporting end date, the Charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. Items held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured the lower of replacement cost and cost.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
The Charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Charity's balance sheet when the Charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the Charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
In the application of the Charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Grants
Charitable Income
Charitable Income
Accommodation & workshop fees
Commission & services
Re-saleable stock items
Charitable Expenditure
Charitable Expenditure
Rates/Water & insurance
Telephone
Light & heat
Rent
Office costs & advertising
Sundries
Cleaning/laundry & waste disposal
Premises expenses
Travelling & conference fees
Artists fees & reimbursements
Purchases
Event/exhibition expenses
Staff development
Repairs & servicing
Bank charges
Consultancy fees
Independent examiners fee
Trustee expenses
Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £0 (2022- £5,400) for audit fees.
Board expenses were £35 board meeting subsistence. S Murray received £107 travel and £75 gift (2022: £217)
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
The charity considers its key management personnel comprise of Director and in 2022-23. The total employment benefits including employer pension contributions of the key management personnel was £37,800 (2022: £58,353). No employee had emoluments of more than £60,000 during either the current or previous year.
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxationof Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
The charity has committed to a building contract with an expected cost in the region of £250,000.
17 Main Street, Lumsden Huntley Aberdeenshire
Rolling Basis - 1 Month notice £500 per month
1 Main Street Lumsden Aberdeenshire
Lease period total of 91 years
Termination could take effect on every 15th anniversary from 31..03.2011 so commitment period up to 31.03.26 £8,000 plus vat = £9,600 per annum
Creative Europe - Be Part - a four year European collaborative programme that sets out to explore how artwork can be made collaboratively, by artists and citizens together.
Creative Scotland Strategic Fund - Radical Care - an action research project to try out new approaches to supporting those with caring responsibilities.
AC Projects - in support of Counterflows Caregiver Residency
Capital funding for Phase 1A of SSW site redevelopment
William Syson Foundation,
Bently Foundation,
Hugh Fraser Foundation,
William Grant Foundation,
Marr Area Large Grant from Aberdeenshire Council,
Kildrummy Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund and Foundation Scotland - for flooring in the new Community Making Space
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2022 - none).