GROUND WORKSHOP CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14547071 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 19 December 2022

End date: 31 December 2023

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

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

GROUND WORKSHOP CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 December 2023

Principal activities of the company

The principal activity of the company is to carry out activities which benefit the creative community in Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas.

Additional information

Going Concern: The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis based on the on going support of the directors. Small companies provision statement: This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
19 December 2022 to 31 December 2023

Jessica Mason
Katrina Wilde
Natalia Kasprzycka


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
4 September 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jessica Mason
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

2023


£
Turnover: 7,540
Cost of sales: ( 6,415 )
Gross profit(or loss): 1,125
Administrative expenses: ( 1,168 )
Operating profit(or loss): (43)
Profit(or loss) before tax: (43)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (43)

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Balance sheet

As at 31 December 2023

Notes 2023


£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 500
Cash at bank and in hand: 7,957
Total current assets: 8,457
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 8,500 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (43)
Total assets less current liabilities: (43)
Total net assets (liabilities): (43)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (43)
Total members' funds: ( 43)

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 December 2023 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 4 September 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Jessica Mason
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

  • 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

    Revenue recognition: Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company's activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

3. Debtors

2023
£
Other debtors 500
Total 500

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 December 2023

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023
£
Accruals and deferred income 8,500
Total 8,500

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

GROUND WORKSHOP CIC

Company Number: 14547071 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 December 2023

Company activities and impact

Ground is a project working seasonally with artists, using ideas and materials that come from the ground. Led by Jessica Mason, Katrina Wilde and Natalia Kasprzycka, Ground runs workshops across the city of Stoke-on-Trent in collaboration with local businesses and organisations. The project was initially funded by Stoke-on-Trent BID, and then has continued through an Arts Council England Project Grant. Working seasonally and cyclically, each workshop is anchored to the earth; Soil, Clay, Cloth and Conversation. As makers and artists ourselves, we believe in the need to understand how things come to be, to deepen connections with the materials world and move away from throw-away culture. By bringing in practitioners that can share their particular material knowledge in a workshop, we hope this can give you good grounding to understanding materials and the living world around us, at a deeper and more intimate level. This project was a testing ground for a wider, accessible programme of creative skill-sharing and connecting the public with their natural environment through working with creative practitioners, in Stoke-on-Trent. The information we collected during the project suggests that it has benefited the people and communities we wanted to connect with. Of the participants who submitted feedback: - 75% were Stoke-on-Trent based - 52% work outside of the creative industries - 40% have never attended a skill-sharing workshop before - 88% learned a new skill The project received an overwhelmingly positive response. Our sliding scale tickets (£0-£15), based on the same income guide as Glasgow Zine Library have been successful in opening the project to people from diverse income backgrounds. 40% of our participants assessed themselves to be in the lowest paying tier of £1-5, 10% in the middle tier of £5-10 and another 40% in the highest of £10-15. Each of the 12 sessions got booked up very quickly, usually on the day of releasing tickets. We achieved our aim of connecting with local residents but were also pleased to have 25% of participants come from outside of Stoke-on-Trent, some as far as Lancashire and Manchester. This created a sense that the project was relevant outside of the city and has the potential to draw people into Stoke-on-Trent. However, our audiences were predominantly from white backgrounds, which is not representative of Stoke-on-Trent’s diverse population. This led us to consider strategies for connecting with a wider range of communities in the future.

Consultation with stakeholders

Partnerships have been instrumental to the process, not only through promotion but by providing us with venues to work in across the city. The individual and often contrasting nature of those spaces, which included shop units, artists studios, bars, hairdressers and galleries, allowed us to imagine the right conditions for a permanent space. Airspace Gallery, ACAVA Spode Works, Urban Wilderness, Bottlecraft, Altar Salon were instrumental partners in offering space, mentorship and in-kind support. Of the creative practitioners who worked on the project: - 9 were Stoke-on-Trent/Staffordshire-based - 8 were based elsewhere in the country - All were satisfied with support from us (marketing and promotion, facilitation during the day, communication) The project allowed us to form meaningful relationships with creative practitioners both locally and nationally. We invited specific practitioners to work with us and the curated programme of activity and practice we deemed relevant in Stoke-on-Trent was well received. Going forward, we would like to combine invitation with call outs, in order to open up the selection process to those who might not be as established or have as much of an online presence. The regular work with graphic designer Holly Temple and photographer Adam Gruning during the project allowed us to forge a permanent team, establish our visual identity and ways of communicating with our audiences.

Directors' remuneration

The aggregate amount of emoluments paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £2,481.51 There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
4 September 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jessica Mason
Status: Director