SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
SC670941 (Scotland)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 September 2023

End date: 31 August 2024

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 August 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 760 760
Cash at bank and in hand: 1,982 953
Total current assets: 2,742 1,713
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 25,737 ) ( 25,676 )
Net current assets (liabilities): (22,995) (23,963)
Total assets less current liabilities: (22,995) ( 23,963)
Total net assets (liabilities): (22,995) (23,963)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: (22,995) ( 23,963)
Total members' funds: ( 22,995) (23,963)

The notes form part of these financial statements

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 August 2024 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.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 6 March 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Lauren Frances Mclaughlin
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

  • 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

    Other accounting policies

    Basis of accounting The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the FRS 105 Financial Reporting Standard for Micro Entities (effective January 2016).

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

3. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 760 760
Total 760 760

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 25,258 25,197
Accruals and deferred income 479 479
Total 25,737 25,676

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

SPILT MILK GALLERY CIC

Company Number: SC670941 (Scotland)

Year Ending: 31 August 2024

Company activities and impact

For the past year, we have supported our membership of artists through an online exhibition ‘Do you hear us, are you listening?’ as well as a physical collaborative exhibition titled ‘Formula for Care?’ Do you hear us, are you listening? 24 November 2023 – 13 January 2024 Bringing together the diverse voices of the Spilt Milk artist community, our latest online exhibition delves into themes of home, care, labour, and family, and how these intertwine with a sense of self as artist, as (m)other. The work featured in this exhibition implores us to not only stop and listen closely to these voices but to really hear what they are saying. This online exhibition was curated through an open submission to members, without a defined theme, nor a selection process. All members were invited to have their work included. The process of removing the selection committee allowed for a more democratic way of exhibiting our artists’ works, free of judgement or censoring and for all voices to be heard with equal importance. The exhibition included the work of 76 artists based both in Scotland, UK and internationally. Their in the exhibition was promoted through our marketing channels and social media. Formula for Care? 18 October 2023 – 24 March 2024 Formula For Care? is an exhibition of work by ten artist members of Spilt Milk, presented by Tonic Arts NHS Lothian Charity’s award-winning Arts in Health and Wellbeing programme. This exhibition brings together artists working in a range of mediums to represent their diverse perspectives and unique journeys of mothering. The artworks explore both the physical changes to the maternal body as well as the shifts in identity and changing priorities as children grow older, and the effects these have on mothers’ mental wellbeing. The exhibition hopes to encourage us to think about how we care for ourselves and our own health, while caring for others. How do we continue this care when unexpected feelings or circumstances arise, or when things happen beyond our control? While there are many aspects of mothering that are universal, each person’s journey is completely unique. Our hope is that all mothers can feel less alone on their journeys in the knowledge that each experience is different: there is no one formula for care rather, multiple formulas. The exhibition included a number of community engagement activities including exhibition tours, drop in workshops and artist talks to engage local mothers in Edinburgh, patients of NHS Lothian, and staff members at the Western General Hospital. We also hosted the Artists Way Reading and Support Group, hosted by Spilt Milk member Beckie Upton which ran online between 18 March – 15 July 2024. This group of mothers and those with caring responsibilities met online weekly to follow the artists way course together in a supportive environment facilitated by Beckie Upton. The group followed the path set out by the book and use the weekly sessions to reflect and share our thoughts, challenges, and successes in a supportive and non-judgemental environment. The course included: weekly reading, daily writing practice (morning pages), writing exercises, a weekly self-directed 'Artist Date'.

Consultation with stakeholders

NHS Lothian Charity’s award-winning Arts in Health and Wellbeing programme. This exhibition brings together artists working in a range of mediums to represent their diverse perspectives and unique journeys of mothering. The artworks explore both the physical changes to the maternal body as well as the shifts in identity and changing priorities as children grow older, and the effects these have on mothers’ mental wellbeing. The exhibition hopes to encourage us to think about how we care for ourselves and our own health, while caring for others. How do we continue this care when unexpected feelings or circumstances arise, or when things happen beyond our control? While there are many aspects of mothering that are universal, each person’s journey is completely unique. Our hope is that all mothers can feel less alone on their journeys in the knowledge that each experience is different: there is no one formula for care rather, multiple formulas. The exhibition included a number of community engagement activities including exhibition tours, drop in workshops and artist talks to engage local mothers in Edinburgh, patients of NHS Lothian, and staff members at the Western General Hospital. We also hosted the Artists Way Reading and Support Group, hosted by Spilt Milk member Beckie Upton which ran online between 18 March – 15 July 2024. This group of mothers and those with caring responsibilities met online weekly to follow the artists way course together in a supportive environment facilitated by Beckie Upton. The group followed the path set out by the book and use the weekly sessions to reflect and share our thoughts, challenges, and successes in a supportive and non-judgemental environment. The course included: weekly reading, daily writing practice (morning pages), writing exercises, a weekly self-directed 'Artist Date'.

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
6 March 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Lauren Frances Mclaughlin
Status: Director