During this year Positive Light Projects (PLP) has continued to deliver a broad and impactful programme of creative activities, exhibitions, workshops and collaborations that benefit the local community and support inclusive access to the arts. A major focus of this period has been the Pelican Prints project, developed in collaboration with The Pelican Project. This initiative enables Pelican artists to design and produce high-quality, limited-edition prints for public sale through a dedicated gallery and shop space at PLP. The project supports increased visibility, creative autonomy and opportunities for income generation for disabled artists, embedding inclusive and accessible practice at the heart of PLP’s activity. PLP also continues to host Traction Project Space, an artist-led gallery within the building that provides emerging and early-career artists with opportunities to test ideas, curate exhibitions and present contemporary visual art to public audiences. This space supports artistic development, experimentation and peer-to-peer learning. Alongside these programmes, PLP functions as a shared community hub, hosting and supporting a number of partner organisations whose work aligns with our community benefit aims. Current resident organisations include Exeter Toy Library, Magic Carpet, The Pelican Project, Young Asylum Seekers, Inky Fingers and Four Swords. By providing affordable, flexible and welcoming space, PLP enables these organisations to deliver creative, social and support- focused activities for a wide range of community members, including families, young people, refugees and people with additional needs. PLP also provides studio space for nine independent artists, offering affordable, long-term workspace that supports sustained creative practice and professional development. Studio holders contribute to the life of the building through open days, exhibitions, skills-sharing and engagement with the wider community, strengthening PLP’s role as a collaborative creative environment. In addition, PLP facilitates a range of accessible workshops, artist networking events and externally led activities, including printmaking, photography and creative skill-building sessions. These activities encourage participation, learning and connection, while supporting fair pay for artists and practitioners. Together, these activities demonstrate Positive Light Projects’ ongoing commitment to community benefit by reducing barriers to arts access, supporting underrepresented voices, fostering collaboration and contributing to a vibrant, inclusive cultural ecology in Exeter. (If applicable, please just state “A social audit report covering these points is attached”). (The date format is required in full and should match the date of the accounts e.g. 31st March 2020) Please ensure the company name is consistent with the company name entered on the accounts. This template illustrates what the Regulator of Community Interest Companies considers to be best practice for completing a simplified community interest company report. All such reports must be delivered in accordance with section 34 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 and contain the information required by Part 7 of the Community Interest Company Regulations 2005. (N.B. A Filing Fee of £15 is payable on this document. Please enclose a cheque or postal order payable to Companies House) PART 1 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT In the space provided below, please insert a general account of the company’s activities in the financial year to which the report relates, including a description of how they have benefited the community. During this year Positive Light Projects (PLP) has continued to deliver a broad and impactful programme of creative activities, exhibitions, workshops and collaborations that benefit the local community and support inclusive access to the arts. A major focus of this period has been the Pelican Prints project, developed in collaboration with The Pelican Project. This initiative enables Pelican artists to design and produce high-quality, limited-edition prints for public sale through a dedicated gallery and shop space at PLP. The project supports increased visibility, creative autonomy and opportunities for income generation for disabled artists, embedding inclusive and accessible practice at the heart of PLP’s activity. PLP also continues to host Traction Project Space, an artist-led gallery within the building that provides emerging and early-career artists with opportunities to test ideas, curate exhibitions and present contemporary visual art to public audiences. This space supports artistic development, experimentation and peer-to-peer learning. Alongside these programmes, PLP functions as a shared community hub, hosting and supporting a number of partner organisations whose work aligns with our community benefit aims. Current resident organisations include Exeter Toy Library, Magic Carpet, The Pelican Project, Young Asylum Seekers, Inky Fingers and Four Swords. By providing affordable, flexible and welcoming space, PLP enables these organisations to deliver creative, social and support- focused activities for a wide range of community members, including families, young people, refugees and people with additional needs. PLP also provides studio space for nine independent artists, offering affordable, long-term workspace that supports sustained creative practice and professional development. Studio holders contribute to the life of the building through open days, exhibitions, skills-sharing and engagement with the wider community, strengthening PLP’s role as a collaborative creative environment. In addition, PLP facilitates a range of accessible workshops, artist networking events and externally led activities, including printmaking, photography and creative skill-building sessions. These activities encourage participation, learning and connection, while supporting fair pay for artists and practitioners. Together, these activities demonstrate Positive Light Projects’ ongoing commitment to community benefit by reducing barriers to arts access, supporting underrepresented voices, fostering collaboration and contributing to a vibrant, inclusive cultural ecology in Exeter.

Everything we do is undertaken with a focus on equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, embedding this in all our planning and production so it reflects the full range of backgrounds, perspectives and abilities within our society. This approach allows us to engage with our community as a whole, reach marginalised groups and those with specific needs and ensure our space is truly inclusive with the community at the forefront. As all individuals are different, have different wants and needs it is important to think beyond ourselves as individuals. Having a strong focus on EDI allows all groups to voice how our space can be made safe, welcoming, and accessible to them. Exeter is around 5.1% non-white e.g Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups. Individuals from these groups may feel less welcome in the space and there may have barriers to entry. In Exeter, the latest data shows 10,683 individuals with long term health problems or disabilities have their day-to-day activities limited a little and 9,006 are limited a lot. Focusing on EDI will allow us to engage & support a part of our community who may not be able to reach marginalised groups and those with specific needs and ensure our space is truly inclusive with the community at the forefront. As all individuals are different, have different wants and needs it is important to think beyond ourselves as individuals. Having a strong focus on EDI allows all groups to voice how our space can be made safe, welcoming, and accessible to them. Exeter is around 5.1% non-white e.g Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups. Individuals from these groups may feel less welcome in the space and there may have barriers to entry. In Exeter, the latest data shows 10,683 individuals with long term health problems or disabilities have their day-to-day activities limited a little and 9,006 are limited a lot. Focusing on EDI will allow us to engage & support a part of our community who may not be able to access the same opportunities as others, feel welcome in spaces or have the correct conditions to thrive. (Source: Office for National Statistics) Our work aims to bring cultural activities and artistic experiences to our community, creating a focused but wide and varied programme that suits the needs and interests of the 128,900 residents of Exeter and attracts people from across The South West and beyond. We endeavour, through our programming to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience and to be inspired by the richness of art. Through workshops, discussions, a range of immersive activities and exhibitions we document and evaluate the progress, development and learning experiences of our participants highlighting the importance of creative, social and participatory acts. The participatory element of socially engaged practice, is key, with the artworks created often holding equal or less importance to the collaborative act of creating them. As Tom Finkelpearl outlines in his book What We Made: Conversations on Art and Social Cooperation, social practice is ‘art that’s socially engaged, where the social interaction is at some level the art.’ Co-designing what we deliver is also central to what we do so it is essential that all the groups we work with engage in the planning and development stage of the project. Breaking down barriers to participation is key and we have employed a variety of methods to make sure that all feel welcome in our space - appropriate timetabling, manageable groups sizes depending on the individual needs of the groups, especially where these needs are complex, accessible working environment, and effective marketing and promotion are just some of the ways do this. One of the things we are most proud of is how welcoming and accessible our space is. The accessible toilet we built was made after consultation with The Pelican Project group who helped us design a space that met their needs and not just the legal requirements. We have been working with an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion advisor throughout who has helped us to reach out to and consult with minority ethic groups, making the effort to not just open the doors and say everyone is welcome, but to put the ground work in so that everyone genuinely feels they are welcome.

Renumeration is shown in the accounts under the expense line 'management fees'. This is paid on a freelance basis, and is a monthly amount dependent on days worked by each Director.

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