Cowy r¢Wrstion nurnber. 02828276 Charity registsion numbET". 1034809 The Play House ( B'ham ) Ltd AnDuaJ Repxt and FID#1 Ststements rw the Y¢ar EDded 31 Augu 2025 Biss¢ll & BrowD BirmiDgkn Ltd 12 PortsD8n Rd B130SL AF20PMNU* 2310512026 C¢)MPANIES trK)USE
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The Play House ( B'hAm ) Lld Reference and AdmiDistrgtive Details Charlty Retrntlom Number 1034809 Compatty RegL4trnlh Number 02828276 R¢gistered Office o Acti(m ForChildreD 24 Guild Closc B168EL ActountsDts Bissell & Brown Birrri* IAd 12 Portmao Rd Kings Heath B13 OSL PaBe I
The Play House ( B'ham ) Ltd Trustees, Report The trusteA who ate dIreCtS f¢x the PWFX)ses of company law. prtsent the aDUal ryrfxt together with the finala] statetnents of the cbaritsbk ¢panY forthe yeK ended 31 August 2025. FIDonel•l and operatloDl revkw The Play House is a long establithed aDd bigbty respecied the4tst irt CdUC compw. knowu for its trndemth participatory approach. STrnce it was in 1986. the company has developed a strong track record of hi8b-quality work iti schw14 l¥crIng eogogiD8 theatse WO whicb stimules children's imagination and creativity. cuniallutn learniD8 and esseniial life skill development. It has an ¢xceU¢Dt r¢puiation IcllY and fteBKdty with tratbus kKal awhoriiiA ans OrLtionS and ac&kmRC ]D$¢itionS. (hr visiiKt is io enb& k4rning and developnenr of curiosity for children 8Dd ylmmg peopk in the W¢5t Midlall(Lk thTh)u8b en88gem¢nl in dra0 exFeriell¢es. We have a strong ethos of meaningful participatioD at the heart of everything we do through the creation of ricb ficti{] world& childmi tttra¢i with a range of situations and cb8rndets. We strongty believe in the traDsf<KtDxonal power of theatre. aud we are conunitted io prluCin8 work tbat provides all exclting alld cbaiicw fitSt CXPCTiaK¢ of live theatre a5 ¢Dri¢luDent. Page 2
The Play House ( B'ham ) Ltd Trustees, Report ID the academic year 2024-2025. The P]ay Hoe delivettd over 150 worksbop-perfonn&nce5 alld re4thed over 4500 children gnd young people frThD across e8rty ye4TS settings prllnary And secondary schwls. as well as Ial cultural venues including libraries art gallertes alld tnus¢um& Key projects and bighh'gbts 2024r2025 Does Bitmingbam Beloog to Me? CootiDUiDg the fDaJ projea fr PviOUS year. with fuDdiDg from the Paul HatlltyD FoUD(l The Play H0C ¢1>]nUed this proj#L whith explored the concepts of citszeDthp and wh it mety to belong to a place. By exploriog lived ¢x[trI cwtatiD8 iDspired by the ridl diva5ity of the city, the chiltheD weye able to Communi their own ideas alx)ut belongTll& Higb¢r Education Booknugs The Play House was gsked to act &s guest lecturers in A of Higher Educ1 Sdtings (iti¢ludiDg MA Drama and Educattrn students Univer5Rty of Wtin¥i¢k UDdergTthte Appl&ed Theatre Course * The Royal Bir]ngbll C(owrvatoi UDdergT*Ju8te Education Stiles & Theatre. Actitig and Perfornmott Univetsity of Worcesw.) Tbe tt4tn gayc an overview of the ¢(%llpaDy'$ work aDd dem¢Xr&t our panicip8tioo llK>deL ID order to iDcrease aw¥relleys alld ulld¢rstathlw8 fry subsequent Benoations of arti5 School ProyAtDm¢ (bighJigbLK J)oi ttIL1ve lilt) Thls project wos a new additioo to our Sch$ W08r and dcvd(Fd from laStyS proiecL Maker Space. The fictiOll81 storyline been rewrlttcu to eDabk students access the STEM activities within th¢ 90 minute Structuft of OUT progran¢S. Sttthts work throu8b bifrmedical en8inetrÈn8 task5 to suppxt problem 501viug 8nd reach a positive solution withill the story. This proiect bas become a powlar attd effe¢ttve additioll io the The Rom8ns ¢x8niiDes tbe k8acy of the Rixtwl iDV&SiOn of Britsin alld its relevance tlmlay. kn their role 8S ar¢bAeologists at the site of a Dewty diScoved Romao Villa the wils uncover the ev¢ryday life and custon)5 of Rojnan Briion5. This worksbop develops a dew awaren of both the role of the modern day archaeolo8iSt alld those of the Ron)aD aDd C¢liic 51ave5 ill the vill&s ocliomall Jack snd the Beanstsik A participatory retelling of the traditicd of Jack aDJ the thc pf8ce en1$ chilthen a5 the Jack's frieDd5. They grrive ftr a play dale io find Jack has gone missiog! The cbilthen bety to find Jack by 4dventiyin8 up the bean$th io expl(te the land in the d(H¥is and save Jack fr(MD the Giant.
The Play House ( B'ham ) Lld Trnstees, Report Little He The Lith Red Hen w(?0P introdll ¢hilitreD WEighiD& 8th1 ur1 within the contrxt of this traditional story sn interactivc learning exwience for young ¢bil&en. Little Red Hen uses puppets, cookiug, gDd 5torytelltD8 to t- lore the concepts of growllig and sbaring. The ¢hildreD travel with The Little Red Hen arouDd tb¢ f8rrnY the aDittiab and Noblem solve how she wAll mak¢ the bread by berself. Split S¢£olld Split Seeood is a progrdTnULe f( 9.13 yes explciog Conse of kDifr crim¢ in t¢TmS of the impact those diredly involve4 their loved ones and th¢ wider C1ty. Set irL 8 Ix)xiog club, the childrtn engage itt thought provoking discussions people'$ re5potssibiiity io One and bow we ¢on support yom people experiellciD8 youth 01¢(& This PffOwd is delivered aoDU8lly off the back of ConsistllY success] tours. Cartless Taik Car¢l¢ss Talk is a IoD85tsbEished ts[ing trfornLa1tt.worksh which explores bow 8 yOWLg person could bé groomed to take pan in extrem1 a¢tion. The plex¢ is set ID the fictional to% of Brodin8b8m and tells the si¢)ry of Scarletl a y(yJng meTnber of amiDority comthw, The Circle. wbo 8re ixing persecuted by Snother group. The children are 8uided througb a pmcess where they fll p)sitive and p¢acefvl solutions f the ¢haractCTS this piece which promotes swial TesEK)Dsi7¥ility. toler8n¢e and we¢L Rtsilieoce (¢$1 Created with 8 8r¢)wJ of Applied Theatre Srudents fr(¥D Royal Binnittgh Conser4gtoir¢ alld wformed by them. A hiiiori¢ legend ts used enabk ebihlreD io gain resili¢llce alldpttsistenc¢ through difficulties. The trustees confllTr th thry have complied the requi of sedi(rtL 17 of the Cboriti¢5 Ad 2011 to h4v¢ due tewd to thc public beu¢fit pthlisbed by the Cbarity c(rfDm11Oll for ED8iand and Wales. Trste oflke The tru5tres aDd offic¢J5 seThiDg duTiDg th¢ year aDd SitiL£ the yar wue 85 follows: Truste¢s: Tessa Tayl Adaya Henry Li8m AlexaDdN (ap]nted 22 Octoir2024) AlexaDdr8 HeDWO(d (TesisDed 21 Octob¢r2024) Sballe Sbamblvj {resiwl 21 ¢knber 2024) Secrew: StteM¢n¢ of trustees. respoTr$ibilitits The trustees (0 are 81s0 the directOTS of The Play HthLse ( the purp)su of company law) are responsible for preparing the tru5tees' aod the fiDaDcial ststtmts in #cc<)rdon¢e with applicable18w and United Kin8th>m ActOUlltin8 Stsndarth Iutiiied Kiti8d(Mn Gellet8lly Accepted Attountillg Practicek inChing FRS 102 'The Ffftrthticial Rep)niDg Srand8rd appiithle in the UK gJd Republi¢ of JrelaDd'. Page 4
The Play House ( B'ham ) Ltd Trn5ttts' Report C(watty law requites the tntstees to prepare fiD8DCi81 ststaneDts for eacb fiDancial YUT. Under coznpally law tbe trustees must noi approve the finaocial statemeots unless they gre saiisfi¢d that Ihey giv¢ a trne and fair view of the stsie of affaits of the Charitsble copw and of the iDCIXnin8 rt5(Mtrcts and 4)plication of Tes(xute statem¢n th¢ trStee$ are requid io: select suitable accimmtiog p)Ik¢ies and 8Eyty them ciwislenty, observ¢ tbe metb(MLs and prillcipl¢s ill the Cbarities SORP: swe whether applieabk *cotwti08 stsodard& £(151D8 FRS 102 h&v¢ beeo followesl subject to any eharithble Compdny will cth11tll ID busin 8ny lime the fin81]ci posiiion of the ¢baritsble mP4Dy and enable them to etL8ur¢ that the fiJJ8nciai stst¢ments compty with the Companies Ad 2(M)6. Thry 8re also rtsp(msible for safeguaTditig the L%sets of the charltable compauy 8nd beo¢e for tskiD8 reaso sw f(Y the pttveDtithL 8lld detecti of fiaud and other irre8ularities. The trust¢e5 are resN)ttsibk fct th¢ maiDleDatv and integrity of the coryx)Tate aDd knci81 inforon included on the cljaritable compan5 website. fllwicial staiemeots may dtffer from legislation in (thrjurisdidio Th¢ reprt approvéd by the tsustees of the Clwity (o.......... and SI its b¢balf ty. Tessa Taylor Trustee
The Play House ( B'lwn ) Lld Ind¢pendeDt Examiner's Report to the trust of The Play House ( B'ham ) Ltd {'th¢ Company,) 2025. Ruponslbilltles ofreport As th¢ chariry's tntee$ of the Cornpw (alld its ditedm fw the pWp? of ¢(panY law) you 8r¢ responsible for the Fwtion of th¢ in acc4)Tkn with the requireJne of th¢ CoJDPaDies Ad 2(K16 ('the 21X)6 Aet.). Haviog sa11sfi myse]f that the ac¢(rtiDts of the CompTy 8re Jot tequired to be aAlled under Part 16 of the 2006 Act 8ttd are eli8ible for 1ndqll exati}itio I leF ill respeci of my examin0 of yow clwity's accoullts as caEried under sedion 145 of the Ch8riti¢s Act 2011 ('the 2011 A¢t'). In caThyiDg out my examination I have followed the given by the Cb*ity C(MDtoissl 145(5Xb) of th¢ 2011 Act. Independent eIDIner's slatstyent examiDo1ioll givi8 me U$¢ believe: l. coulting re¢oEd8 W¢Te kw ID re5F¢<I ofTh¢ Play How¢ { ) Ltd as by section 386 or the 2006 ACL or 2. tbe accounts do not accord with records: 3. the accounts do noi comply with th¢ aOnI)ng reqUIrts of section 396 of the 2CN)6 Act other than any requiremeat the ac¢o¥nts give a and fair which is matter coDsidered &s part of an 4. tbe accoijllts bave becn preped accOTd8t with the rnett and prI1p]eS of the Ststemellt of Recottthiended Plalee for accountmg aDd repkniD8 by ¢bgrities [appli¢abk to ¢lwiiies pryarill8 thelr Ir¢]ond (FLS 102)]. I have no corKerns 8Dd bave Co0 across no othermallets ID conDeciith with the examination which attention sbould be drawn iti thi% rettht in (thto enable aproper unde1dIng of the aCtsts io be Eeathed. DY Matthews FCA Chartered Accoulltants Bissell & Brown BirmiDgkni L 12 Portm8D Rd KIngs Heath Binningba B13 OSL Dat¢..
The Play House { B'bam ) Ltd Statement of FinaDci*l Attivities for tbe Year Ended 31 August 2025 Oncluding In¢ome and Expenditure Aecount and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses) fuDd$ Gen¢r•l Tot•1 2025 Note Inrothe and EDdowm¢nts from: DOtiOnS 8Dd legacies Charitsble a1VItieS IDvestyJent iticome 26.1 73.¢KKI 26.100 127.885 18 13.451 54.885 13.451 Total Jnwne 68.354 99.100 167.454 ExpeDditrJr¢ o•: Ch8rithble activities 41.604 76.559 118.163 Total Exp¢Ddiwre (41,(4M) (76.559) (11&163 Net iti¢ome 26.750 22.541 49.291 Net movemellt in fullds 2Q750 21541 49.291 Recon¢lllatloM orrllndi Total funds bmugbt forvArd 111.109 16.859 127.968 12 137.859 39,4(Kl 177,259
The Ptsy House { B'1 ) Ltd Oiegistration number 112828276) Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Flxed gts T8n8ible 8s5ets C¥rreDt usets Debiors Cash ai b8Dk 8od ill 940 io 20.946 164,141 14,965 142,971 185.087 157,936 {30.908 Credltors: Arnounts fallknt du¢ wlthlD yur li 7,827) Net ¢urr¢ry¢ 88%18 177,260 127,028 Net assets 177.2(A) 127.968 Funds ofthe charlty: Restrl¢ted itte0n Restrirted fi)J 12 39,400 16.859 Unreyirlcted funds Unrestrided fullds 137,860 11.109 Total funds 12 177260 127.968 For the year ending 31 A8 2025 the clty eDtitied to exeMo1 from 4J11 der section 477 ofthe Companies Act 2)0 Ye1lti8 to ¢{Panic$. Direct015' reS[51b111tl¢S. The n)embers havc not required thc clwity io oi*aiD 4ll audi¢ of its for the year in question iti c¢xd8n¢e with seciion 476. alld Th¢ diTXtors acknowledge their respc$11>llltles fff cpIY1DB with the re4lu1r of th¢ Act with Te5pect an¢ial statejnthts on pages 7 to 13 wrre •nYov&l by the attd wthorised f(Y issue on and sisd OD thexrbchalf by. Tessa Taylor TTUSt¢e The not¢s w py 9 to 13 fonn att iDiewl part of these financial 5Wemts. P88e 8
The Play House ( B'hany ) Ltd Notes to Ihe Financi Sl4temeDts for Ihe Year Ended 31 August 2025 I Charity gtstus The ch8Tity is by guat¥nie< in E4larf and eqUY Dot bave sban ¢apith]. Each of thc tree$ is liable io an Dot ¢x¢eeth8 £1 ioward% th¢ s5ets of the clwity ill the event of liquidation. The dresS of its regislu office clo A10 For Children 24 Guild Close B168EL PriDCi I l#ee of business Authorised for issu te 2 A(rourt¢iDg poli¢iLq Sumrnary of $18nifi¢ant a¢¢OllDliDg polieies #nd key accountKti¥ eJ¢lmtes The priucip81 ac£ouDtiDg policies applied ID the prep8ration of these fllwicial ststements are set below. These p)licies hav¢ been consisiently applied io all the ytgts presettie41 unless Othenvi sthte Stst¢meDt ofcomptiiee Statematt of RecoTnmelldcd Practice (applicable to ch8ritie5 prepsmg their accounts in accord tht Financial Reportillg Standard applicabk in the UK and R¢wblic of Ireland (FRS 102)) lissued in October 2019) . (CharilRes SORP (FRS 102)). the Finacl Rqx)rting Stth applicable ill the UK and Republic of Itelalld RS 102) gnd the Companies A¢t 21J)O. Bsi8 ofpr¢paratioD Th¢ Pltty HOSe ( BlD ) meets the d¢fiDIti of 8 public btfit entity under FRS 102. Assets at liabilities are iDiliaUy rtcogllised ai hi(1¢1 c4)M or ts8L$8¢tiL value unkss Othe statrd tn the relevant accounting w)licy noies. GolD8 CODeern The trustees consi(kr that the are no material unccrtsinties ab(XLt the c]wi5 ability io ¢ODtiDue as 8 80iDg concern noraoy sigllifillt areas of un¢¢rtawty that affed th¢ wing V9h of &ssets held by the thrity. T•xatio The cbarity is COD5idertd to Pa55 tests set io P8ragr8pb I Schethlle 6 of the FiDallc¢ Act 2010 8Dd therefore it D)eets the defiDitiw of a eb8ritsbk eompgoy ts UK COTT)[¥0 tsx puryrf)se5. Awrdingty. the cbarity is potentialty exempt from ttiC iti respect of I[¢ or capitsl gaiTr5 received thIll categories covered by Chapter 3 P8rt 1 l of the Cowion T&x Act 2010 OT SedTron 256 of the Taxation of Ch8r8¢able GaiDS Ad I92. to the cxt¢Dt that such income or BaiDs aT¢ applied exclusively to cbaritable purpos¢s. DeprteSatlom and aMOrtilI0• Depreciation is provided ¢)n t87>]e fixcd assets so as to write off the cost SX TrniU1oD. le5S 8Dy estimated resithwl valu4 over their expecied usefijl economic life follows:
The Play Houx ( B'ham ) Ltd Notes to the FinAne1 Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 3 ID¢Om¢ from ¢h•rltsble Kdvllks fTABd Getteral Total 2025 Totsl 2024 nds Schoob & uuiversiti Arts Council Willdr project Proud to be a Brumtw pwoixt Paul H8ml Theatse Tax Claim William Cadbury 54.885 54.885 26.1 63.335 20.000 11.997 26,1 68.IKKI 68.(XlO 13.451 s,0 13.451 68J36 99.100 167.436 104,332 4 hveJtYAeDt IAtome Totsl funds GeTr¢ral terest Te1vable aDd similar income. Lnierst receivable oll bgllk deposits Total for 2025 18 18 18 5 EXpedItre 0 eharltsbk attlvltles Totsl 2025 Tot1 2024 General Prothiciion costs Freelance fe&8 Sigff costs PR & mateiitig Travel 28.829 SJl)O 34,129 17,602 5&439 2,555 270 72,603 19.080 66,397 2.534 258 i0.if2 1555 270 913 (6.(K4)) i J(KJ 387 48.257 1.913 (6.(KJO) ijoo 1.387 724 1,908 Release of old t&x wjvisions Accts & indepellde ex8m 1.200 912 Computer & commulliC&iC)S Rent L¢gg1 & Pmf B8llk charges D¢prcciaiion of fixed T24 787 4.400 333 170 940 333 170 940 159 942 Pa8e 10
The PIAY House ( B'ham ) Ltd Notes to tbe Finn¢ial Statemellts for the YeAr Ended 31 August 2025 funds G¢•¢r41 Totsl 2025 Total 21n4 r4Dds 41.fA13 76.559 118.162 172.292 6 Trnstees re•uner•tlon ##d ex1 No ITusrees. n(r any p¢rsoDS comeded with have receiNrd w raDun¢r4t1C from the ¢lwiry o)wiDg the No trustees have received any reitnljuwl eXSe5 orally other knefits the cJArity thrAti8 the year. 7 Staifeosts The llttthty average number of persons (iticluth8 selli maDagematt I le4tsship team) employed by the chartty duritig the yar ¢XFffe55ed a5 lime equivalellts was as follows: 21J2S 2024 TTUSes 10 No employee re¢eiYed emolutnents of more thaD £60.INXI thm8 the yts. 8 TxatRo The charity is a iegistcttd ClrIty and is thuefiY¢ exempt fr(XD taxatio Pagell
The Play House ( B'ham ) Lld Notes to the FIDan¢lal Stxtsments for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 9 T#D8lble fixed ¥ets F¥rniture Slld equipmeDt Tot*l Cost Ai I September 2024 At 31 Aii8USt 2025 3,766 3,766 3.766 3,766 Depreeiatlon Ai I Sepiember 2024 Charge for the year 2,826 940 2,826 940 At 31 Augwt 2025 3.766 3.766 L¥et b(k v•lu¢ At 31 Au8U5t 2025 At 31 Au8USt 2024 940 940 10 Debtors 2024 Trade debt Accrued InCle 7.495 13,451 14.965 li Credltors: f4lllDg du¢ ome year 2025 2024 Otber tsxation and 181 sec¥Jrity Other Creditors 5.126 10.256 ijoo 20,652 7.827 30.908 P8Be 12
Tbe Play House ( B'harn ) Ltd Notes lo the FinaD¢ial Statements for th¢ Y¢ar End¢d 31 Augusl 2025 12 Fund5 B•lance at I SeptsDhbtr 21ll4 Bal*D¢e ¥t 31 Au8¥JSt 2025 ¢SP¢Dded UDre8trirtsd funds Genernl Geoeral 101.109 6&354 {41,3) 127.860 D£¥iznaied Designated. devel & fiuKI 10.1 10.000 Tot81 UDrestrltted 111.109 68.354 {41.603) 137,860 Re8¢Tieted Tthd Pwjl HatnlyD FOUDd 16.859 68.(KK) 26.1(K) (76.559) 26,100 5,Oc) Total re8trlcted fumds 16,859 76.559 39.400 Total fllttds 127.968 167.454 (118,162) 177260 P48¢ 13