REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: SC470392 (Scotland)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: SC044679

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Bazooka Arts

Page

Report of the Trustees

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Independent Examiner's Report

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Balance Sheet

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The key objects of the charity are;

- To advance arts and culture through the development of a wide range of opportunities to enable maximum participation in and exposure to the arts;

- The advancement of education and training in the arts with the object of increasing participation and development in the arts and in particular through the development of an education service that uses participation in arts and creative projects to teach multiple skills, whilst aiding in the economic social and environmental regeneration of communities;

- The relief of those in need of people living in poverty and deprivation, people affected by disability, caring for others, age related and mental ill health and to improve their quality of life through delivery of an empowering inclusive participatory arts service in particular to prioritise the inclusion of those disadvantaged by inequality;

- To advance citizenship and community development by encouraging community participation and active engagement to ensure the services offered meet the needs of the community, and help to create artistic skills and perspectives by utilising participatory arts.

Significant activities

To fulfil our objects we deliver programmes of inclusive therapeutic arts for adults and children who are isolated through disability, mental health, age related illness, poverty or through caring for others. Our projects connect our participants to their community and to the arts on a local and national level through engaging in inspiring arts activity which aims to create meaningful connections and promote opportunities for personal development.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

April 1st, 2024 - 31st March 2025 has been our eleventh year as a charity.

This year the work of the charity has continued to focus on the development and delivery of our therapeutic arts and supported-volunteering programmes and on organisational development. A higher proportion of our funded programmes were delivered in North Lanarkshire with smaller programmes running in South Lanarkshire.

Over the 12-month period we delivered 215 therapeutic arts workshops for 270 beneficiaries from our target groups. 200 of whom were adults and 70 were children. We provided 21 volunteering opportunities which led to 361 volunteering hours.

The charity's activities were managed by Zoe Brook and Bryony Murray with support from a team of 10 specialist artists and 2 clinical supervisors were engaged.

The creative work of participants and the charity's therapeutic arts approach was shared widely through taking part in national and international festivals and through hosting exhibitions, plays and film screenings.

Bazooka Arts participated in the national Healing Arts Scotland Festival, a partnership between Scottish Ballet, World Health Organisation (WHO) and Jameel Arts & Health Lab in the summer of 2024.

The festival celebrated and showcased the wealth of arts & health work taking place nationally, advocating the need for physical, mental and social health through the arts. Our project participants exhibited artworks at Trongate 103 and in the Scottish Parliament as part of the festival. The work was then shared again at Summerlee Museum in the café as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival in October and has remained in the venue since that date. Involvement in such large national events in public spaces makes it impossible to know how many people we have reached as wider audience this year.

We can anticipate this will have easily exceeded 10,000 as last year one exhibition in Trongate 103 reached an audience of 13,000 in a month.

Grant Funded Programmes

Create and Connect- Community

Scottish Government Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.

The 3rd year of this fund has supported the continuation and development of our Create and Connect programme, providing introductory level projects for new participants and a more advanced level of therapeutic arts workshops for longer term participants.

This offered a wide range of opportunities to work with a variety of artforms and techniques including drama, creative writing, film making, dance, choreography, watercolour, silk painting, collage, cyanotype, and lino printing.

Programmes were primarily delivered at Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre and Summerlee Museum with additional outreach programmes delivered within sheltered housing complexes and community centres in partnership with health and social care and Community Learning and Development.

Therapeutic Arts Support: Children and Young people in Schools; Scottish Government Fund Community Mental Health and Well Being Children and Young People

Funding through the Community Mental Health & Wellbeing fund for Children and Young People enabled us to continue delivery of 'The Garden of Dreams', providing therapeutic arts support for primary and secondary pupils in North Lanarkshire.

This year's programme had a key focus on transitions support providing therapeutic arts workshop for pupils from P6, P7 and S1 within the St Andrews, St Ambrose and Chryston Clusters identified in need of therapeutic support.

The project theme Garden of Dreams supported pupils to work both therapeutically and creatively with imagination, memories, hopes, dreams and aspirations. The programme provided; therapeutic visual art, drama, film and multi artform programmes designed to reduce stress, anxiety, build confidence and self-esteem and strengthen relationships with peers and with the school environment. Therapeutic artists worked with a person led approach responding to individual needs, ideas and suggestions, empowering the pupils throughout all stages

The programme was led by Zoe Brook and Bryony Murray with Specialist art support from Helena Ohman, Jenni Green, Sooz Aitken, Beth Marshall, Gayle Robinson, Tracy Marshall and Jenny Olley

Artists developed bespoke therapeutic arts programmes according to differing age groups, needs and school timings which included:

o 6-week Therapeutic Visual Art programmes were delivered within the primary schools within all 3 clusters.

o Therapeutic Drama & Film programmes were delivered with 1st Yr pupils within St Ambrose and St Andrews Secondary schools.

o Transitions support events were held at Summerlee providing immersive multiform events for P7s supporting transitions to secondary school.

o Celebratory sharing events showcasing creative achievements with wider schools' community and family held within all three clusters.

These programmes were delivered to small groups with a high ratio of therapeutic arts specialists to pupils ensuring maximum benefit for participants with a minimum of 2 artists to 8 pupils. The project provided a key role in building peer relationships and provided recommendations to staff to help support pupils beyond participation in the project. This included recommending class placements with identified peers, highlighting individual skills, strengths and supportive environment, contributing to current and future pupil support plans.

Feedback from the pupils identified benefits experienced through working creatively in smaller groups and with opportunities to develop relationships and build friendships:

'I feel great because it's really calming to do the painting, and I really enjoy it!'

'I felt nervous at first talking to them (the students from different schools) then I made friends...'

'It was nerve wracking at first coming from different schools, then it was very exciting!'

'I liked working in a small group, its way better like this'.

'I definitely think there should be more days like this at school, everyone would like it.'

'I feel really proud of what I've done, I never thought I could have done something so good'.

'It made me happy when I made this painting and I can take it home and show it to my family'

Creative and Connected Carers: Carer Breather Scottish Government Funding

This is the 2nd year of phase two of funding supporting our Creative and Connected Carers therapeutic arts programme, providing therapeutic arts support for unpaid carers.

This year we continued to provide 3 tiers of support - an introductory level for new participants, advanced level for more experienced participants and remote delivery for participants unable to attend workshops due to caring responsibilities.

Partnership working with Community Learning and Development continued to support new referrals into this programme for parent/carers through connecting to the delivery of the therapeutic arts programmes for schools.

The main achievement this year was North Lanarkshire carers accessing Bazooka Arts' therapeutic arts programme exhibiting in Scottish Parliament and several national arts galleries as part of the Healing Arts Scotland Festival that was mentioned above.

"It was sheer joy from start to finish. I loved every minute of working together with the artists.

(participant quote)

Involvement in the festival provided an exciting opportunity for unpaid carers to participate in a national arts relay, connecting participatory arts organisations, artists and participants from across Scotland through shared and responsive art making. A creative baton was passed from one art organisation to another, each responding to the creative stimulus handed to them.

Bazooka Arts joined forces with Glasgow Print Studio to collaborate in the relay, with participants from Bazooka Arts' Creative & Connected Carers Project in Coatbridge.

The project was delivered in Coatbridge at Summerlee Museum and at Glasgow Print Studio, where the participants worked alongside professional artists in a professional art making space. They began through viewing, recording and responding to the artworks passed to them from Glasgow based arts organisation Project Ability. The rich colours, patterns and recurrent themes of the natural environment led to the title 'Hidden Sanctuary' being formed for the group's work.

The project itself was described as providing a sense of sanctuary, providing meaningful respite relief for the unpaid carers taking part.

"It really was my sanctuary; it was better than any therapy I've ever had!"

The group received expert tuition from Master Printmaker and acclaimed Scottish artist Rosalind Lawless, developing a wide range of printmaking skills and techniques which led to a series of beautiful screenprints. These artworks formed the Hidden Sanctuary exhibition, which was shared in Scottish Parliament, Trongate 103, The National Galleries of Scotland, The National Portrait Gallery and Tramway before returning home to Coatbridge in October where it was exhibited in Summerlee Museum as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. A series of accompanying participatory arts workshops were delivered for the SMHAF in response to the artwork keeping the spirit of the arts relay alive.

Bazooka Arts' involvement with this national festival and partnerships with national arts organisations has provided valuable opportunities for unpaid carers not only to experience the therapeutic benefits of the project but has provided platforms to be visible, sharing their creative achievements in highly regarded establishments.

"Going to my own exhibition opening felt so special, it was quite unreal seeing my artwork framed in a gallery! I couldn't believe it, things like this don't tend to happen to people like me. My whole family have gone in to see it, it's amazing!"

Bryony Murray (Bazooka Arts' Director /Visual Arts) shared the project further as a panel speaker at the Healing Arts Scotland: Glasgow conference. The conference was attended by international and national arts & health professionals and policy makers including Chief Medical Officer Sir Gregor Smith.

This was followed by two further sharing events, one online for international artists and health professionals with ITAC and Jameel Arts and Health Lab (New York) and the other a further exhibition in the Scottish Parliament as part of the launch of the impact report for the Healing Arts Scotland Festival.

Supported Volunteering and Skill Development Programmes. - Funders: Impact Funding Partners and Bairdwatson Charitable Trust

Our supported volunteering and skills development opportunities have continued to be supported this year through funding from Impact Funders and Baird Watson. Skill based training was delivered in visual art, theatre and film making.

Projects this year included 2 theatre performance projects and a making / art and design project - all with community connecting elements. Both theatre projects were an opportunity for people that have attended our therapeutic arts programmes to take the next steps, becoming involved in creating entertainment for the wider community or targeted groups rather than just for friends and family. For some newer members their first ever public performance was as part of the museum or care home production which is a huge achievement.

The first theatre programme engaged adults with learning disabilities from the All-Stars Drama group, giving group members an opportunity to create, rehearse and perform a version of Peter Pan for an audience of children and families at the Summerlee Museum Christmas weekend celebrations and Coatbridge Community event.

They were well received by audiences and performed to approximately 100 people. The immediate outcomes for everyone were an increase in confidence and a great sense of achievement and joy at being part of the Summerlee Community and providing entertainment for families in the Coatbridge Community.

The second performance project was the creation of a new play for Care Homes. This was undertaken by members of the Theatre Tonic group. The play was based on Red Riding Hood and was a pantomime like show with humour and opportunities for audience participation in singing and dancing.

This was the first time the group had undertaken such a project. So far the Care Home project has only reached 40 people as the audiences and the performance spaces are small, but more shows are lined up to take place over the next couple of months, and we hope to be able to repeat this in the autumn.

An exciting aspect of this work has been that the show created for care homes with the volunteers can live

on beyond the life of the project and be taken out to care homes with a professional or volunteer cast and can also be used with other groups as a participatory drama resource. It is the most flexible theatre resource created to date so is a great new addition to our organisational resources.

We have also continued to offer art and design programmes that create artwork for public display and promotion to promote the role of arts for health and well being

All Stars

The All-Stars Drama group's 22 regular members meet weekly through term time at Summerlee Museum. Most group members have additional support needs and are supported to attend the group or to live independently by staff from council Locality teams or other support service providers.

This year the group have been inspired by Musicals playing at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow. Working on scenes from Grease the Musical in the Summer, which they performed and filmed outdoors at Summerlee Museum, which was followed by trip to watch the professional production. They enjoyed this so much they decided to work on creating their own version of Peter Pan in the Autumn term, which was aided by a trip to the King's Theatre Pantomime version of Peter Pan which was great fun and a source of inspiration. The group performed their Peter Pan production for an audience of families attending Summerlee Christmas weekend events.

Therapeutic Movement

This is a fully inclusive movement class led by dance artist Jenni Green which primarily supports adults with complex disabilities through gentle exercise, music and dance using props to support therapeutic movement such as ribbons and scarves. The sessions provide valuable opportunities for people who traditionally face barriers to engaging in fitness activities, to make improvements to their physical health. The group runs weekly during termtime at Summerlee Museum supporting 10-15 participants.

Theatre Tonic - South Lanarkshire Therapeutic Theatre Group

Theatre Tonic is an East Kilbride based therapeutic theatre group providing support for adults with long term health conditions, disabilities, mental ill health or other factors contributing to social isolation. The group meets weekly throughout termtime and provides valuable social connecting and skill development for the group members.

This year the group have been working on monologues and sketches for filming. Scenes included extracts from Chicago, Line of Duty, Downton Abbey, The Two Ronnie's, Mrs Doubtfire and Macbeth as well as some original pieces written and performed by group members. The group were also supported through the See Me Art Fund and The SMHAF Lanarkshire grant to produce a film for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival to celebrate 10 years of the group, which began as a one-off therapeutic theatre workshop delivered by Bazooka Arts for SMHAF. The film is called Spotlights and Shadows and was screened as part of this year's festival at Rutherglen Town Hall.

Dramatherapy - Student Placements in school

From Oct - March we hosted 2 student placements for the third consecutive year from the MSc Dramatherapy course, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Once again, the students were supported to prepare and deliver a 12-week dramatherapy group for S1 Pupils in St Andrews High School, managed by Zoe Brook (Drama therapist) with support from the school's pupil support team. This partnership provided an excellent opportunity for mutual development, hosting the placement meant working closely with the students sharing experience and learning to deliver a supportive therapy programme. We were able to utilise the additional capacity working with the students provided for our support in school whilst providing a practice-based learning experience supported by the expertise of QMU staff.

MSc Dramatherapy Therapeutic Theatre Module

In March 2025 Zoe Brook taught the therapeutic theatre module to first year students on the third year of the new MSc in Dramatherapy at Queen Margaret University.

Wider Reach

Bazooka Arts have provided workshops and information stalls at sharing events which have included:

World mental health day NHS Lanarkshire Walk and Talk event Summerlee.

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire AGM - Exhibition and participatory workshop.

Carer Breather Fund information event / taster sessions - Forgewood, Motherwell.

Partnership working

We continue to work closely with Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre and Summerlee Museum which bring valuable opportunities for our participants and for the development of our work.

Kirkshaws support signposting in and out of our project and provide valuable additional supports for participants including, financial aid, foodshare, clothing bank, subsidised café, free sanitary provision and access to a range of free training and activity programmes.

Our connections to statutory and third sector providers in Health and Social Care throughout Lanarkshire remains robust and mutually beneficial for two-way referrals and signposting for support services and wider community opportunities.

We continue to build strong partnership with Cluster Improvement Leads (Education Services) and Head Teachers. This is essential for the success of our therapeutic arts programmes delivered within schools.

Collaborations with the following national health, education and cultural partners have brought great added value to our programmes and to the development of the work of the charity:

ITAC Jammeel, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Public Health Scotland, Glasgow Print Studio and East Kilbride Art Centre

Organisational Development

This year we have continued to develop our governance and are in the process of updating our constitution. We have been reviewing all aspects of the work we do and how we do it. One of the most significant aspects has been working with volunteers and participants on our handbook for participants creating an accessible resource to

interact with that helps create more accessibility and clarity about policies, boundaries and the creation of safe spaces together for everyone involved with the organisation.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The charity had unrestricted reserves of £2,528 at the year end.

Reserves policy

The trustees are working towards retaining sufficient free reserves to provide for up to three months basic running costs but recognises that this is currently below target.

FUTURE PLANS

Bazooka Arts have been approached by Summerlee Museum to be key partners on the steering group for the redevelopment of Summerlee Museum. This feels like a great accolade in recognition of the effective community engagement work developed at Summerlee through delivery of our therapeutic arts programmes currently supported by Community Mental Health and Well Being and Carer Breather funding. The first steering group meeting was held in September. We hope to have more exciting news on this to report next year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The charity currently has five trustees who we would like to thank for their commitment and support, each of them bringing a unique and valuable skills set to the company supporting it through the eleventh year of operations.

Our trustees are selected based on their skills and expertise to bring the balance of skills needed to best support the requirements of the company.

Any person who wishes to become a member/trustee must sign, and lodge with the company, a written application for directorship.

The trustees will consider each application for directorship at the first trustees' meeting held after the receipt of the application; the trustees will notify the applicant of their decision on the application after a reasonable time following the meeting.

Currently our trustees retain their directorship until they choose to resign from their position or circumstances lead to their directorship being ceased. This will be reviewed at the next meeting of the Board. The positions of Treasurer, Secretary and Chairperson are elected on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting.

Organisational structure

The two executive directors are responsible to the board of directors for the overall direction, management and smooth running and delivery of all aspects of the charity. The executive directors report to the board on all aspects of delivery and management at board meetings and individual board members use their expertise as and when required to meet the needs of specific aspects of charity or project development.

A team of specialist artists support the practical delivery of the work of the company on a project basis.

Induction and training of new trustees

The executive directors will provide an induction session for new trustees to introduce them to their role as trustee and to provide a full understanding of their aims and objectives of the organisation and a background into the work that the company has delivered past and present.

Trustees will be encouraged to engage with the organisation's work on a practical basis through attending company events and connecting to the work of the company, contributing to both project and organisational strategic developments.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

SC470392 (Scotland)

Registered Charity number

SC044679

Registered office

Kirkshaws Neighbourhood Centre

Community House

25 Haddington Way

Coatbridge

ML5

5BF

Trustees

Ms A Marr Treasurer

Ms B I Murray

Ms K M Kay Chair

Dr K V Jones (resigned 26.4.25)

Ms Z G Brook Secretary

E Sanders (appointed 26.4.25)

Independent Examiner

DCH Carslaw CA

MacMillan Craig Chartered Accountants

100 Brand Street

Glasgow

G51 1DG

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 15 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Ms Z G Brook - Trustee

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on pages ten to twenty three.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity's trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under Section 44(1)(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of the independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention :

(1)	which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements

-	to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations; and

-	to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met; or

(2)	to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

DCH Carslaw CA

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

MacMillan Craig Chartered Accountants

100 Brand Street

Glasgow

G51 1DG

15 December 2025

31.3.25

31.3.24

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

funds

funds

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Charitable activities

2

Education and training in arts

6,884

122,179

129,063

164,710

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

3

Education and training in arts

5,864

131,894

137,758

143,541

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

1,020

(9,715

)

(8,695

)

21,169

Transfers between funds

13

(2

)

2

-

-

Net movement in funds

1,018

(9,713

)

(8,695

)

21,169

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

1,510

112,919

114,429

93,260

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

2,528

103,206

105,734

114,429

31.3.25

31.3.24

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

funds

funds

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

10

-

-

-

387

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

11

109

-

109

111

Cash at bank

13,921

103,206

117,127

129,259

14,030

103,206

117,236

129,370

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

12

(11,502

)

-

(11,502

)

(15,328

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

2,528

103,206

105,734

114,042

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

2,528

103,206

105,734

114,429

NET ASSETS

2,528

103,206

105,734

114,429

FUNDS

13

Unrestricted funds

2,528

1,510

Restricted funds

103,206

112,919

TOTAL FUNDS

105,734

114,429

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a)	ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 15 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Z G Brook - Trustee

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Bazooka Arts is a registered charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland under the Companies Act 2006. The company number, address of the charity's registered office and the nature of its principal activities are set out in the Trustee's Report.

The reporting currency of the financial statements is GBP. No level of rounding has been applied in the financial statements.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Computer equipment

-

33% on cost

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

2.	INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

31.3.25

31.3.24

Activity

£

£

Grants

Education and training in arts

122,179

157,721

Workshops

Education and training in arts

6,884

6,989

129,063

164,710

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Impact Funders

10,500

13,000

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire - Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund

30,000

79,824

Bairdwatson Charitable Trust

-

9,936

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire - Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing programme

38,270

27,447

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Community Solutions - Carer Breather

43,409

22,598

Scottish Action for Mental Health

-

4,916

122,179

157,721

3.	CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

Direct

Support

Costs (see

costs (see

note 4)

note 5)

Totals

£

£

£

Education and training in arts

135,478

2,280

137,758

4.	DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Staff costs

83,416

89,862

Insurance

1,192

1,092

Telephone

1,942

2,038

Printing, postage and stationery

234

582

Sundries

1,134

1,527

Materials

11,694

5,750

Premises rental

5,757

6,369

Artists fees

23,960

27,723

Volunteer expenses

-

95

Travel

382

917

Events

2,670

749

Software subscriptions & IT

1,373

1,331

Fundraising and business development support

-

180

Professional fees

1,337

2,900

Depreciation

387

386

135,478

141,501

5.	SUPPORT COSTS

Governance

costs

£

Education and training in arts

2,280

Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:

Governance costs

31.3.25

31.3.24

Education

and

training

Total

in arts

activities

£

£

Independent examination

2,280

2,040

6.	NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Depreciation - owned assets

387

386

7.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

During the year two trustees received remuneration. This remuneration was in accordance with the provisions set out in the charity's constitution covering such payments. Bryony Murray and Zoe Brook received £38,924 (2024:£38,924) and £38,924 (2024:£38,924) respectively for delivering art workshops.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

8.	STAFF COSTS

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Wages and salaries

77,848

83,528

Social security costs

3,232

3,704

Other pension costs

2,336

2,630

83,416

89,862

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.3.25

31.3.24

Art workshops

2

2

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

9.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

funds

funds

funds

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Charitable activities

Education and training in arts

6,989

157,721

164,710

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

Education and training in arts

5,681

137,860

143,541

NET INCOME

1,308

19,861

21,169

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

202

93,058

93,260

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

1,510

112,919

114,429

10.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Computer

equipment

£

COST

At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025

4,678

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2024

4,291

Charge for year

387

At 31 March 2025

4,678

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

-

At 31 March 2024

387

11.	DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Other debtors

109

111

12.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.25

31.3.24

£

£

Social security and other taxes

-

2,539

Accrued expenses

11,502

12,789

11,502

15,328

13.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Net

Transfers

movement

between

At

At 1.4.24

in funds

funds

31.3.25

£

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

1,510

1,020

(2

)

2,528

Restricted funds

The Robertson Trust

209

(209

)

-

-

The National Lottery

1,030

(1,030

)

-

-

Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund

44,693

(14,524

)

-

30,169

Adapt & Thrive

29,333

(6,074

)

-

23,259

Bairdwatson Trust Airdrie

10,251

(10,251

)

-

-

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Community Solutions - Carer Breather

4,706

16,203

-

20,909

Scottish Action for Mental Health - See Me Anti Stigma Art Fund

4,916

(4,916

)

-

-

Calderhead School

845

(847

)

2

-

Coltness School

1,675

(1,675

)

-

-

St Aidans School

1,162

(1,162

)

-

-

St Margarets School

2,737

(2,737

)

-

-

Bellshill School

8

4,517

-

4,525

St Andrews and St Ambrose Schools

11,354

(11,354

)

-

-

Chryston School

-

2,690

-

2,690

Our Lady's School

-

4,743

-

4,743

St Ambrose School

-

7,266

-

7,266

St Andrew's School

-

9,645

-

9,645

112,919

(9,715

)

2

103,206

TOTAL FUNDS

114,429

(8,695

)

-

105,734

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

6,884

(5,864

)

1,020

Restricted funds

The Robertson Trust

-

(209

)

(209

)

The National Lottery

-

(1,030

)

(1,030

)

Impact Funding Partners

10,500

(10,500

)

-

Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund

30,000

(44,524

)

(14,524

)

Adapt & Thrive

-

(6,074

)

(6,074

)

Bairdwatson Trust Airdrie

-

(10,251

)

(10,251

)

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire Community Solutions - Carer Breather

43,409

(27,206

)

16,203

Scottish Action for Mental Health - See Me Anti Stigma Art Fund

-

(4,916

)

(4,916

)

Calderhead School

-

(847

)

(847

)

Coltness School

-

(1,675

)

(1,675

)

St Aidans School

-

(1,162

)

(1,162

)

St Margarets School

-

(2,737

)

(2,737

)

Bellshill School

4,640

(123

)

4,517

St Andrews and St Ambrose Schools

4,000

(15,354

)

(11,354

)

Chryston School

3,000

(310

)

2,690

Our Lady's School

6,000

(1,257

)

4,743

St Ambrose School

8,590

(1,324

)

7,266

St Andrew's School

12,040

(2,395

)

9,645

122,179

(131,894

)

(9,715

)

TOTAL FUNDS

129,063

(137,758

)

(8,695

)