CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
12792421 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 29 November 2023

Period of accounts

Start date: 30 November 2022

End date: 29 November 2023

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 29 November 2023

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

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Directors' report period ended 29 November 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 29 November 2023

Principal activities of the company

The company's principal activity during the period was generating creative production towards action for human rights, environment, equality and wellbeing.



Directors

The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
30 November 2022 to 29 November 2023

Kuljit Chuhan


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
19 September 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Kuljit Chuhan
Status: Director

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 29 November 2023

2023 2022


£

£
Turnover: 15,372 21,709
Cost of sales: ( 14,798 ) ( 20,700 )
Gross profit(or loss): 574 1,009
Administrative expenses: ( 574 ) ( 1,009 )
Operating profit(or loss): 0 0
Profit(or loss) before tax: 0 0
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 0 0

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Balance sheet

As at 29 November 2023

Notes 2023 2022


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 0 44
Cash at bank and in hand: 2,508 1,965
Total current assets: 2,508 2,009
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 2,508 ) ( 2,009 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 0 0
Total assets less current liabilities: 0 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 0 0
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 0 0
Total members' funds: 0 0

The notes form part of these financial statements

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 29 November 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 19 September 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Kuljit Chuhan
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 29 November 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

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.

    Other accounting policies

    Debtors. Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Creditors. Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 29 November 2023

  • 2. Employees

    2023 2022
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 29 November 2023

3. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 0 44
Total 0 44

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 29 November 2023

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 400 450
Accruals and deferred income 2,108 1,559
Total 2,508 2,009

Kuljit Chuhan, the sole director receives no remuneration in return for services as an officer of the Company. He does receive remuneration for his involvement in project work. In the period under review, he received £9,765 (2022: £15,990).

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC

Company Number: 12792421 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 29 November 2023

Company activities and impact

CROSSING FOOTPRINTS CIC aims to generate creative production with both an educative and artistic emphasis that can encourage action by developing a better understanding of human rights, environment, equality and wellbeing. In this our third year of operation, the scale of activity and funding has significantly reduced due to the director’s capacity being severely restricted by the onset of complex caring responsibilities for his elderly father. Income was additionally reduced because of one project having been supported on a pro-bono basis. Nevertheless, the depth of the work remains demonstrably strong and clearly endorsed by other organisations working in the field. The project work delivered in the year December 2021-November 2022 includes the following: MAIN PROJECTS: - Climate Connections at Northmoor Library - Hope For The Future community climate activism with local councils - Histories, Stories and Voices with Manchester Histories - Migration Stories North West - Powerhouse Portraits with Segment Arts (pro-Bono) Other significant activity primarily involved networking, advice and support with group such as the national Climate Reframe, the local Ayna Arts and First Cut Media, and a number of individuals working in related fields. CLIMATE CONNECTIONS and HOPE FOR THE FUTURE December 2022 and the beginning of 2023 saw the completion of the Climate Connections project at Northmoor Library in Oldham. This project concluded with a Bangladeshi climate change cultural celebration in December 2022 to coincide with Bangladesh Victory Day. In addition, there was support from Hope For The Future via funding and also the contribution of research, consultation and workshop delivery to enable the integration of lobbying methodologies within the Climate Connections at Northmoor Library project, and to run a series of climate activism and creative arts training sessions for a group of local women, with a particular focus on ‘school streets’ initiatives. This was run by an excellent facilitator Jesmin Chowdhury from Ayna Arts, and resulted a textile exhibition being created which was launched at the event in December. Significantly, the event was attended by the deputy leader of Oldham Council, Abdul Jabbar MBE, which was a fantastic outcome enabling local communities to be able to have some influence on the policies of the local council. HISTORIES, STORIES AND VOICES Crossing Footprints undertook a significant programme of community consultations across the Manchester borough for the Histories, Stories and Voices project, encompassing groups and individuals in central areas of Manchester as well as the Wythenshawe and Harpurhey areas which are often neglected by such activity. The project aimed to evaluate how Manchester's history, identity and its people are reflected in the city’s public spaces within the context of the ongoing national and international debate about who and what is represented. The project also explores the potential for how our histories, stories and voices can be better represented for future generations. Detailed data from the interviews and groups sessions was collated and analysed A full report was produced Over the previous two years, Manchester City Council, Manchester Histories and Crossing Footprints along with other partners have been reviewing what is in our public spaces, what information is provided about it and how it gets there now and in the future. We have been working to co-develop a bid to the Heritage Fund and elsewhere for a major 3-year project to deliver cultural and educative activity and digital resources which will support future generations. MIGRATION STORIES NORTH WEST Crossing Footprints have continued to deliver the Greater Manchester section of a Heritage Fund supported project titled Migration Stories North West https://migrationstoriesnw.uk . This is a 3-year project unearthing histories of migration in the North West from ancient times to the present day, which will present migration as something that has been fundamental to the UK for a very long time. It’s headed by Global Link based in Lancaster, and is a partnership with four other organisations across the North West out of which Crossing Footprints is the one covering the Greater Manchester region. The other three are Liverpool World Centre, Cumbria Development Education Centre and Cheshire Global Learning. In this second year Crossing Footprints worked with pupils from The Derby High School in Bury to train and conduct research into stories of migration using oral history methodologies. Using their new found oral history skills the young people interviewed recent migrants to or from our region, and produced a compelling set of stories for the Greater Manchester section of the project. A local educational organisation, Fair Futures CIC who are very familiar with the local schools, were contracted to deliver this work at The Derby High School. These edited interviews have been added as digital (video) stories to the online map – more information is at https://crossingfootprints.com/migration-stories/ . POWERHOUSE PORTRAITS A community portrait of Moss Side, Manchester using photography, writing and magazine making. 45 local people used 100 film cameras through 18 workshops to create a vibrant exhibition and publication of photography, creative writing and art. A diverse, inter-generational project involving people of ages from 8 to 87 years. There were three sets of community workshops - juniors, teenagers, and seniors plus inter-generational cross sharing with each other through the exhibition, event and publication. There was a special launch event with guest speakers including Erinma Bell, and poetry by Nasima Begum. Thousands of local people have seen the exhibition. The exhibition also showcased rarely seen work by local photographer Ian Johns who has been documenting the local community for decades. We produced and distributed 300 copies of a 100-page publication, given out free to project members and local community. The project transformed a community centre into an art gallery, supported the cultural identity and everyday lives of local people to share and unite with each other, good for mental health, wellbeing, connecting with history. In 2023, Crossing Footprints provided significant pro-bono support as a primary partner to enable the Powerhouse Portraits project to take place. This involved fundraising, facilitation, development, mentoring and management activity for Segment Arts to deliver what has become a ground breaking project, which has been nominated for an award in 2024. An agreement for financial remuneration at the end of the project, dependent on the project’s needs and budgetary possibilities, will mean that some income for final evaluation, documentation and admin support will be received in 2024 from the project.

Consultation with stakeholders

The company’s projects and served communities will vary according the current needs, priorities and available support, therefore our stakeholders may also vary year on year. In 2023 our stakeholders comprised our project partners especially Oldham Libraries, Global Link in Lancaster, Manchester Histories, Hope For The Future, First Cut Media, Moss Side Powerhouse, Segment Arts, the related local communities and user base, physical and online audiences, local artists and community activists, and our funders. This is a complex set of relationships and all projects involve a regular and continual level of communication using meetings, emails and telephone at all stages of project delivery - from devising, designing and planning through project management and delivering the activities to documentation and final evaluation. Given the complex nature of such projects we tend to rely on the knowledge gained by staff, freelancers and other organisations embedded in and with long standing connections with local communities to advocate on behalf of those communities. In addition, project delivery generally begins with sessions involving elements of trial activity and generating evaluative feedback as a highly engaged way of consulting on the way forward for the rest of the project. Our work adheres to a high level of principles and ethics around community engagement as is shared by our long established and reputable partners.

Directors' remuneration

Kuljit Chuhan, the sole director receives no remuneration in return for services as an officer of the Company. He does receive remuneration for his involvement in project work delivery, management and administration. In the period under review, he received £9,765 as presented in the accounts. 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
19 September 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Kuljit Chuhan
Status: Director