for the Period Ended 31 July 2023
Directors report | |
Profit and loss | |
Balance sheet | |
Additional notes | |
Balance sheet notes | |
Community Interest Report |
Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 July 2023
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 August 2022 to 23 May 2023
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 August 2022 to 14 March 2023
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 August 2022 to 9 March 2023
The director shown below has held office during the period of
2 November 2022 to 31 July 2023
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
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
for the Period Ended
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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 31 July 2023
Basis of measurement and preparation
Turnover policy
Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy
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The Community Darkrooms were well-used by Darkroom Members throughout the year. We held Darkroom Inductions every month with small groups plus workshops in traditional black and white photography, evening courses open to the public and a Sustainable Photography Summer School in June / July 2023 for the first time, which proved popular. Through 2022 and 2023, we invited volunteers to regular free training workshops in darkroom processes and techniques, funded through our Community Pot. We supervised our first Artist’s Residency with a visiting student from France who was experimenting with cyanotype printing on fabric, and supported her to hold an exhibition and cyanotype printing workshop open to the public.In October 2023, we held an Eclipse Experiment Day funded by the Institute of Physics to bring people together to experience the partial eclipse of the sun in a safe way and conduct activities associated with light and the solar system. We published a comprehensive online learning resource for schools which is still available on our web site.
We have worked closely with St Pauls Learning Centre management (The Ethical Property Company) where the Darkrooms are based, and we presented our Business Plan to their management team in Feb 2023 and renewed our lease on the Darkrooms for another 5 years. The rent increased by 50% and is due to increase again in 2024.We collaborated with local community-based organisations to implement 12 free community photography workshops followed by hot lunch at the cosy Darkrooms for people experiencing the cost of living crisis throughout the winter of 2023, in our Winter Warmer Photography Project. This was funded by Bristol City Council via Quartet through the Social Action Small Grants programme.We continue to ask all course and project participants to complete evaluation forms to give feedback on our activities to assist Directors in planning for future events, courses and workshops, ensuring we deliver what people want.We worked closely with a team of trained volunteers who are becoming more active in the delivery of projects and workshops, and have a say in how we run our programmes and manage the Darkrooms.
Directors’ Remuneration totalled £18,235.00This was for teaching on courses, workshops and projects carried out by Directors, eg. supporting Darkroom users, running Darkroom Inductions, and carrying out Darkroom maintenance and management. Directors were also paid for work on funded projects which included consultations, publicity, admin, planning and leading photographic workshops and other events, evaluation and mounting exhibitions.
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
5 January 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: R Jacobs
Status: Director