DAO (DisabilityArtsOnline) Limited,Ltd - AccountsChartiy- Accounts
DAO (DisabilityArtsOnline) Limited,Ltd - AccountsChartiy- Accounts
| (England and Wales) |
| Company number: 05788574 |
| Charity number: 1180274 |
For the year ended 31 March 2022
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements
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For the year ended 31 March 2022
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Contents Page
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Report of the Trustees
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
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Statement of Financial Activities
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Statement of Financial Position
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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For the year ended 31 March 2022
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Report of the Trustees
| The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the |
| financial statements for the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2022. 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 the Republic of Ireland (FRS |
| 102) (effective 1 January 2019). |
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
| Statement on public benefit |
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Significant activities
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| The focus on accessible ways of presenting arts events online increased, recognising the numbers of disabled people shielding long-term. Alongside Deen's DAO Takeover we worked with Access All Areas on the highly successful Transforming Leadership conference event at Battersea Arts Centre. Learning disabled voices took centre-stage to present their challenge to the cultural sector in excluding them from leadership opportunities. This hybrid event led to 537 views and a significant amount of engagement with over 1000 comments on YouTube. Partnering with Jennifer Lauren Gallery we hosted an artists' conversation with Sonia Boue? about her Neurophototherapy Project on World Autistic Pride Day. It was a stimulating talk, redefining ways in which art can be used to deepen a relationship with issues of identity. DAO's self-published book Electric Bodies: Travels in Life History was launched, marking the culmination of the D4D project, documenting the life stories of a series of disabled artists. 'Mirrored to the Core' presented a video artwork with an operatic twist with a panel discussion hosted by Alys Skott-Hawkins with lead artist James Paddock, opera director Rosalind Parker, video artist Sarah Mace-Dennis and DAO editor Colin Hambrook. This broadcast is one of our highest viewed events. New DAO Associate Artist Priya Mistry presented Queered that Consent? - a two-part Video Podcast inviting audience to drop in on intersectional conversations about queer practices in partnership with Cultural eXchanges Festival and Duckie. Talent development:The partnership with Attenborough Arts Centre to deliver five Artist Support Commissions was completed this year, with the artists completing the work they were commissioned to do. This was rounded off with a showcase event in September '21. The 'community outreach' activities focussed on commissioning artists from the Facebook group to showcase their work on the DAO website. One such example was a poetry collection edited by Alan Morrison and Kate Jay-R, which received good traffic within the showcases section. Kate Rigby was commissioned to provide advice and information relating to her 40 year history of self-publishing. We also supported several new and many existing blogs and some crowdfunding campaigns. Our plans for 35 Covid Commissions were made concrete with the selection process delivered and commissions confirmed as well as a project partnership with Together 2012 who gave the project some investment with the intention of syndicating a selection of the showcases. Nearly all 35 commissions were delivered within the year, with just a few outstanding at the end of the year. Although valuable for the artists involved, this programme put significant strain on capacity. There are no plans to repeat the scheme now that the situation caused by the pandemic has evolved. Associate Artists:gobscureCEO, Trish supported gobscure on a fruitful research visit to Wales to further develop their 'yu have already survived' project and to make connections with local organisations including Llantarnum Grange and Theatr Brycheiniog. They developed an info pack about the multi-format work to send out to venues and developed an exhibition proposal for Llantarnum Grange. gobscure completed their blog series of audio rants 'different battle same war' and delivered four articles and a successful event on the intersection of disability and homelessness in partnership with the Museum of Homelessness. There was a lot of powerful positive feedback on the discussion, describing it as thought-provoking especially in terms of holding space and supporting one another safely. Ashokkumar MistryWe worked closely with Ashok Mistry to successfully apply to the British Art Network for a Disability Research Group. The project will run over the course of the next two years and will support Ashok's career as a curator and researcher, lending him much-deserved credibility. Letty McHughLetty developed her Book of Hours project. Originally planning to launch it at Keighley Creatives, the venue was forced to pull out due to undergoing refurbishment following a successful funding application. DAO facilitated an introduction to Leeds Playhouse who agreed to host the event (delivered in 2022-23 financial year). |
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| We also confirmed the next cohort of Associates in multidisciplinary, Midlands-based Priya Mistry, Scottish poet Ellen Renton (supported with funding from Edwin Morgan trust), and collage-artist Sasha Saben-Callaghan. 70 one-to-one Artist Development Sessions were delivered. Demand for one-to-one Artist Development Sessions was higher than we had capacity to meet or had planned for. On average, survey respondents scored the sessions 93 out of 100 for helpfulness and level of impact. One respondent said: Best session I've ever had! Heard, encouraged, given ideas for development. Such a positive reflection I was amazed and astounded. The Onyx project also delivered one-to-one sessions aimed at disabled artists who experience racism. Two visual arts 'peer critique' sessions were piloted and found to be useful to those participating. Sector development:A significant amount of consultancy and partnership work was delivered this year. We undertook consultancy work for Arts Council England's Investment Principles team, providing feedback on access and curation of content for the forthcoming Investment. Principles Hub. The British Council commissioned a series of training events including a webinar, and four workshops with groups of disabled writers and mainstream journalists in Indonesia. We continued our operational alliance with the British Council, working on Disability Arts International and Europe Beyond Access, extending our work to facilitate the delivery of online events as well as editorial support. Abandon Normal Devices sought advice for access for their festival. Training was delivered to disabled artists for Disability Arts in Shropshire (DASH), Autograph Disability Arts in Surrey (DAiSY) and Mind the Gap. Of particular note in Q3 was a demonstration of our potential to secure international consultancy work, with Arts MidWest, USA asking us to write a guide to the arts from a social model perspective for their online Ideas Hub. We took part in a hybrid, in-person and live-streamed event on 9 November set up by DAO Trustee Paul Wilshaw who is Agent for Change for Leeds Playhouse. Let's Talk: Turning Words into Actions was part of the Furnace Festival and included Colin Hambrook, Trish Wheatley and Associate Director Amy Leach discussing an action plan for putting inclusion on the agenda. An exciting development in making connections with higher education institutions for the disability arts history course occurred when links were made with Liverpool Hope University. This new connection with Dr Claire Penketh, head of disability studies and leader of the anti-ableist pedagogy group has led to fantastic opportunities to speak at the group meeting and be published in AD, the journal of the National Society of Education in Art and Design. Organisational development:The Trustees increased the size of the board to add further diversity and expertise. Much work went into advertising and interviewing new board members based on strategically seeking expertise and diversity lacking on the board. Four new board members were voted onto the board in 2021-22. They are Elinor Lisney, Ailis Ni Riain, Steph Fuller and Elinor Morgan. In summer 2021, eight 'Beyond 2023' development sessions were held aimed at long term strategic development. Associate artists (past and present), staff and trustees attended the sessions, helping DAO to embed the Arts Council's Investment Principles and prepare for the NPO application process. The process of appointing Investment Principle Champions was started. A board away day in November helped to cement the new board members into the team and look ahead at plans beyond 2023, specifically around how we articulate our offer and how we resource it. Salesforce implementation progressed, with data migration and initial staff induction complete. This work intends to create more efficient and effective ways to communicate with our beneficiaries and stakeholders. It will also become a repository for 'organisational knowledge' recording the history of significant interactions, reducing reliance on the knowledge of individual staff members. Support for individuals applying to the government's Access to Work scheme continued to be tested in its pilot phase in partnership with Cathy Waller Company. Having maintained a 100% success rate with applications throughout the pilot phase, it is intended that the support will continue through to a fully advertised service. Alongside this, an introductory webinar for disabled freelancers wanting to apply was delivered. For the first time, we asked participants to 'pay what you |
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| want' and received donations to the net value of £144 from 40 tickets sold. Through the development sessions and internal discussions, some initial ideas about a brand and website refresh were mooted. This led to a successful application to Arts Council England's Capital Investment Fund for a complete redevelopment of our digital infrastructure. This included a much more detailed approach to the website and brand refresh than we had originally anticipated. This will be delivered in a phased approach across 2022-25. Development of plans for paid educational content have progressed with Alison Wilde producing an initial report on likely partner institutions and an outline module structure. Work has begun to identify how the creation of this course might be funded. Conversations with web developers Surface Impression helped us to understand what web development would need to take place in order to provide a secure and accessible platform. Policy development has been focused on developing a supportive structure for everyone who works with DAO as well as tightening up our approach to procurement. A new Procurement Policy has been adopted by the board. With associate artist gobscure, we developed the 'Mad Manual', a working document for helping people to stay well at work and find ways to cope when things aren't going well - to help people navigate living and working in a 'mad world'. Alongside the manual a 'survive and thrive' plan template has been developed for individuals to identify their access requirements, optimum working conditions and a plan of action if they become unwell. This pioneering work will undergo further operational testing before we share it with the sector. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| Reserves |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
| Governing document |
| The organisation was incorporated on 20 April 2006 as a Company Limited by Guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act |
| 2016, without a Share Capital and was registered as a charity on 11 October 2018. It is governed by its Articles of |
| Association, under which each Member is required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the liabilities of the |
| charitable Company in the event of it being wound up whilst they are Members or within one year of their ceasing to be |
| Members. |
| Organisation Structure |
| The Trustees operate through a Board comprising of themselves, and with no voting rights the Executive Director. The |
| Board is responsible for the overall governance of the charitable Company and guiding its strategic direction. Day-to-day |
| operations are delegated to the Executive Director within a framework set out in approved policies and operational plans. |
| Risk Management |
| The major risks to which the charitable Company may be exposed, as identified by the Board, have been reviewed by staff |
| and at meetings of the Board and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. |
| Recruitment and appointment of trustees |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
| Name of Charity |
| Charity registration number |
| Company registration number |
| Principal address |
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For the year ended 31 March 2022
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Report of the Trustees Continued
| Trustees |
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
| (Appointed: 23 July 2021) |
| (Appointed: 23 July 2021) |
| (Appointed: 02 October 2021) |
| (Appointed: 23 July 2021) |
| Independent examiners |
Counterculture Partnership LLP
Unit 115 Ducie House
Ducie Street
Manchester
M1 2JW
| ............................................................................. |
| Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by |
| Melissa Hinkle Hill |
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Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees
| Responsibilities and basis of report |
| Independent examiners statement |
| Since the Charitable company's gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a body listed in |
| section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by virtue of my membership of |
| Association of Accounting Technicians, which is one of the listed bodies. |
| I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination |
| giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: |
| 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or |
| 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or |
| 3. the accounts do not comply with the requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the |
| accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or |
| 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended |
| Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the |
| Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). |
| I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be |
| drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
Andrew M Wells FMAAT
Counterculture Partnership LLP
Unit 115 Ducie House
Ducie Street
Manchester
M1 2JW
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For the year ended 31 March 2022
DAO (DisabilityArtsOnline) Limited
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)
| Notes |
2021
2022
| Restricted |
| funds |
| Unrestricted |
| funds |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| Income and endowments from: |
| Donations and legacies |
2
| Charitable activities |
3
| Total |
| Expenditure on: |
| Raising funds |
4
(1,161 )
| Charitable activities |
(207,600 )
(92,223 )
(299,823 )
(228,540 )
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| Total |
(299,823 )
(229,701 )
(92,223 )
(207,600 )
| Transfers between funds |
-
-
(55,115 )
| Net movement in funds |
| Reconciliation of funds |
| Total funds brought forward |
66,530
89,078
1,479
87,599
| Total funds carried forward |
122,514
10,721
133,235
89,078
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| Registered Number : |
| As at |
DAO (DisabilityArtsOnline) Limited
Statement of Financial Position
| £ |
| £ |
| Notes |
2022
2021
| Fixed assets |
| Tangible assets |
12
| Current assets |
13
Debtors
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
(121,063 )
(127,839 )
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Net current assets
85,700
| Total assets less current liabilities |
Net assets
| The funds of the charity |
| Restricted income funds |
15
| Unrestricted income funds |
15
| Total funds |
| The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by: |
| Melissa Hinkle Hill |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
| 1. Accounting Policies |
| Basis of accounting |
| Going concern |
| Statement of cash flows |
| The Trustees have taken advantage of the exemption in SORP FRS 102 from including a cash flow statement in the |
| financial statements on the grounds that the charitable company is small. |
| Funds |
| Incoming resources |
| Resources expended |
| Taxation |
| Tangible fixed assets |
Computer Equipment
Office equipment
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Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
| 2. Income from donations and legacies |
2021
2022
| Restricted |
| funds |
| Unrestricted |
| funds |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| Donations received |
| Grants received |
| Analysis of grants received |
2022
2021
| £ |
| £ |
132,382
101,840
Arts Council
30,000
20,000
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
-
7,000
Other Grants
128,840
162,382
| 3. Income from charitable activities |
2021
2022
| Restricted |
| funds |
| Unrestricted |
| funds |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| Championing Disability Arts & |
| Culture |
55,367
116,338
171,705
123,292
| Income from charitable |
| activities |
| 4. Expenditure on generating donations and legacies |
2021
2022
| £ |
| £ |
| Donations |
1,161
-
-
1,161
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| 5. Costs of charitable activities by fund type |
2021
2022
| Restricted |
| funds |
| Unrestricted |
| funds |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
165,140
92,223
172,534
257,363
| Championing Disability Arts & |
| Culture |
42,460
-
56,006
42,460
Support costs
207,600
92,223
228,540
299,823
| 6. Costs of charitable activities by activity type |
2021
2022
| Support |
| costs |
| Activities |
| undertaken |
| directly |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| Support costs |
| Championing Disability Arts & |
| Culture |
299,823
228,540
| 7. Analysis of support costs |
2021
2022
| £ |
| £ |
| Championing Disability Arts & Culture |
Office Costs
23,738
21,576
| Advertising and Website |
| Costs |
5,036
8,190
Consulting
8,536
21,175
Staff Costs
2,246
2,224
Governance costs
2,904
2,841
56,006
42,460
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| 8. Net income/(expenditure) for the year |
| This is stated after charging/(crediting): |
2022
2021
| £ |
| £ |
| Depreciation of owned fixed assets |
1,368
1,167
| Accountancy fees |
1,500
2,160
| Staff pension contributions |
3,092
2,555
| 9. Staff costs and emoluments |
| Total staff costs for the year ended 31 March 2022 were: |
2022
2021
| £ |
| £ |
| Salaries and wages |
| Social security costs |
| Pension costs |
No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2021: nil).
2022
2021
6
Management and Editorial
| 6 |
| The total employee benefits including pension contributions of the key management personnel were £74,625 (2021: |
| £72,612). Key management personnel include the CEO and Editor. |
| 10. Trustee remuneration and related party transactions |
| The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2021: |
| £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2021: £nil). Trustees' |
| expenses represents the payment or reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs totalling £871 (2021:£668). |
| There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of the Charity's business and no |
| restricted donations from related parties. |
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| 11. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities |
2021
| Restricted |
| funds |
| Unrestricted |
| funds |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| Income and endowments from: |
| Donations and legacies |
128,957
2,000
126,957
| Charitable activities |
123,292
88,291
35,001
| Total |
252,249
90,291
161,958
| Expenditure on: |
| Raising funds |
(397)
(764)
(1,161)
| Charitable activities |
(184,643)
(43,897)
(228,540)
| Total |
(229,701)
(44,661)
(185,040)
45,840
| Transfers between funds |
-
(45,840)
| Net movement in funds |
22,548
(210)
22,758
| Reconciliation of funds |
| Total funds brought forward |
66,530
1,689
64,841
| Total funds carried forward |
87,599
1,479
89,078
| 12. Tangible fixed assets |
| Computer |
| Equipment |
| Office |
| equipment |
| Total |
| Cost or valuation |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| At 01 April 2021 |
| Additions |
(1,400 )
(260 )
| Disposals |
(1,660 )
| At 31 March 2022 |
| Depreciation |
| At 01 April 2021 |
(1,638 )
(1,390 )
(248 )
| Disposals |
Charge for year
| At 31 March 2022 |
| Net book values |
| At 31 March 2022 |
| At 31 March 2021 |
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| 13. Debtors |
2022
2021
| £ |
| £ |
| Amounts due within one year: |
| Trade debtors |
| Other debtors |
| 14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2022
2021
| £ |
| £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 15. Movement in funds |
| Unrestricted Funds |
| Balance at |
| 01/04/2021 |
| Incoming |
| resources |
| Outgoing |
| resources |
Transfers
| Balance at |
| 31/03/2022 |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
General
87,599
(207,600 )
122,514
General
87,599
(207,600 )
122,514
| Unrestricted Funds - Previous year |
| Balance at |
| 01/04/2020 |
| Incoming |
| resources |
| Outgoing |
| resources |
Transfers
| Balance at |
| 31/03/2021 |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
General
64,841
(185,040 )
87,599
General
64,841
(185,040 )
87,599
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| Purpose of unrestricted Funds |
General
| Restricted Funds |
| Balance at |
| 01/04/2021 |
| Incoming |
| resources |
| Outgoing |
| resources |
Transfers
| Balance at |
| 31/03/2022 |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
Restricted
10,721
1,479
(92,223 )
(55,115 )
1,479
(92,223 )
(55,115 )
10,721
| Restricted Funds - Previous year |
| Balance at |
| 01/04/2020 |
| Incoming |
| resources |
| Outgoing |
| resources |
Transfers
| Balance at |
| 31/03/2021 |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
Restricted
1,479
1,689
(44,661 )
(45,840 )
1,689
(44,661 )
(45,840 )
1,479
| Purpose of restricted funds |
Restricted
| 16. Analysis of net assets between funds |
| Tangible |
| fixed assets |
| Net current |
| assets / |
| (liabilities) |
Net Assets
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
Unrestricted funds
General
2,484
120,030
122,514
General
Restricted funds
-
10,721
10,721
Restricted
2,484
130,751
133,235
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| Previous year |
| Tangible |
| fixed assets |
| Net current |
| assets / |
| (liabilities) |
Net Assets
| £ |
| £ |
| £ |
Unrestricted funds
General
3,378
84,221
87,599
General
Restricted funds
-
1,479
1,479
Restricted
3,378
85,700
89,078
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