NOW PLAY THIS C.I.C.

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
11655360 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 November 2021

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 December 2020

End date: 30 November 2021

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2021

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

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Directors' report period ended 30 November 2021

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 November 2021

Principal activities of the company

These accounts cover the 2021 festival period, where the physical installation in Somerset House was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. A fully digital festival was produced in partnership with our funders. This allowed us to maintain the high quality of our programme and pay all artists for their inclusion. Our artistic programme was extended beyond the April festival with a commissions strand that continued into the Autumn.



Directors

The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021

Ms Sophia Elizabeth Sampson


Secretary Nick Murray

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
23 August 2022

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Ms Sophia Elizabeth Sampson
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 November 2021

2021 2020


£

£
Turnover: 39,504 41,513
Gross profit(or loss): 39,504 41,513
Administrative expenses: ( 28,659 ) ( 43,269 )
Operating profit(or loss): 10,845 (1,756)
Profit(or loss) before tax: 10,845 (1,756)
Tax: ( 2,089 ) 334
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 8,756 (1,422)

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Balance sheet

As at 30 November 2021

Notes 2021 2020


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 334 334
Cash at bank and in hand: 20,186 19,491
Total current assets: 20,520 19,825
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 3,942 ) ( 12,003 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 16,578 7,822
Total assets less current liabilities: 16,578 7,822
Total net assets (liabilities): 16,578 7,822
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 16,578 7,822
Total members' funds: 16,578 7,822

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 November 2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 23 August 2022
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Ms Sophia Elizabeth Sampson
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2021

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Turnover includes grants receivable and income from ticket sales.

    Other accounting policies

    1.4. TaxationIncome tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. The tax currently payable is based on taxable surplus for the year. Taxable surplus differs fromsurplus as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other year and items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2021

  • 2. Employees

    2021 2020
    Average number of employees during the period 1 0

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2021

3. Debtors

2021 2020
£ £
Other debtors 334 334
Total 334 334

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 November 2021

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2021 2020
£ £
Taxation and social security 2,347
Accruals and deferred income 1,595 12,003
Total 3,942 12,003

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

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Company Number: 11655360 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 30 November 2021

Company activities and impact

Now Play This C.I.C. runs the arts festival and related educational activities under the Now Play This title. During the financial year 2020-2021, Now Play This’ activities have benefited the community in the following ways:- Organising an exhibition and events programme in April to introduce the community to new ways of thinking about the climate crisis, and presenting ways to live and work that benefit the environment. - Running a creative lab from April to July for artists and designers to share knowledge learn new skills in creation, game design, critical and analytical thinking, and community engagement skills. - Providing an incubation platform for new and emerging artists to present new work. This became the start of a new strand of commissions which allowed those artists to take their work to a heighted level including international touring.- Now Play This has provided part-time or freelance employment to over 50 people over the financial year.- In a time when the arts were unable to function as they normally would, and audiences had no real-world outlet for arts engagement, Now Play This provided a fully immersive and integrated digital festival for an audience of over 3000 people.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company’s stakeholders are artists and practitioners who have been involved in Now Play This and have a vested interest in its growth. The directors of the company founded Now Play This as a space for community growth and knowledge sharing, and with the stakeholders advice have grown the company to include a wide community of arts practitioners and game-makers. During the festival and after each event, we asked participants and users of the space to give us feedback on their experience, their typical arts-attendance and habits in the current climate. This helped us respond to audience’s needs in terms of providing community support during the pandemic, and how we could be resilient going forward. Our research enabled us to implement technological avenues for access for our community that were the most accessible, approachable and long-lasting. This allowed participants to continue the conversation around our work and provide further help for our shared growth.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
23 August 2022

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Ms Sophia Elizabeth Sampson
Status: Director