THE DOUGLAS CEhlTRE TRUST
REPORT AN'D ACC
UNTS
R THE YF.AR ENDED 31 DECENqBER 2020
CHARITY RLGISTRATION NL'UBER
1047038
COMPANY REGISTRATION NIJMBF,R
3057887

THE DOUGLAS CENTRE "fRiIST
TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR EN'DED J l DECEMBER 2020
The Trustees present their report and ac¢ounts for the >'ear ended 31 D¢¢eiiiber 2020.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE MANAGE,MEYT.4ND OBJECTS
The Douglas cent￿ Trust w'as established bv a charitable trust deed on 8 1995.
The objectives of ihc trust ar¢.'_
To proniote tlie ideals ot lifelong learning in the arts and Inaximise tlie potential of the arts to furtlier
pers051al and social development.
To ensure cqualih, of opponunity and acccss to the facilities.
To retlecl in ils programme and act1￿ ilies ihe rich diversily which is manifest in the commuiiity al large,
To endeavour to give a¢cess io tlie ver). best contemporary artistic pi'acti¢e.
Triistees arc required to participaic in an induction and rrainiiig programme at tlie start of tlieiF teriii.
E.MPLOYF.F.S
Tl)e Douglab Cenire TrLlSt has no cliiplo￿ees.
ACHIEVEMENTS .4ND PERFORMANCE
The aclii'ities ol'ihe-lrusl are described in full in the Cliairman's Report.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Tlie details arc set out in tlie attaclied financial statements.
TRUSTEES
Tlie TrLlSt¢¢s who seri'ed at i 1° Decetnber ?020 were.'_
jei.e1￿Y Jolill Tliom
Barbara Jane Thorn
laiTr Robert Daijies
Pliillip John Co()per
Joan Matilda styri￿en
Andreii, Janies Keaiie
Paul GeofYre>' Aikins
Regist¢rcd Oftice
The Cornerhouse, 116 Douglas Road, Surbiloii. Surrey KT6 7SB
The Corncrhouse
10470)8
)057887
Slodne WiRckless & Co
Chartered Accountants
?_4 Ston¢leigh Park Road
Epsoin
Surrey KT19 OQT
Cliarily Nuihber
C()mpaii}' Nuniber
R¢pDitiiig Accountanis

REVIEW OF THE FIN'ANCIAL POSITION
Asset Covcr for Flin
Tlie Trust'"s assets are held as short-term bank deposits. These are sulTicient lo meet the Trust"s immediaie
obligations.
Reserves Poli¢
and RisL ,Mana
etnent
The Trust reviews its reserves and risk polici¢s routinely as part of its maiiagement of the Cliariiy""s operations.
1.lie Trust idenlifiei ihe biTrg¢st risk lo ils activities as ihe I*ithdra￿al of the virtually free premises. To &iddre8s
tl)is, it contiiiues to negotiat¢ the agreemcnl i*iih the Parocl)iil Cl)urch Council M,Iiich s¢ts out ilie iioi
eommercial nature of the proN'isioo of th¢ premises. The oiher significant risk is an intern]plion lo da)'_to-day
a¢livities which ivould impact on income whilst requiring continu¢d Ineeling of outgoings. 'fhe Trust ¢oi)siders
thai il iieeds to bc able to meei these oiitgoinos for a period of at least six Inontl)s lo enable it io Illanage any
sucli crisis. Thc Cxperieiice of the pandeinic reinforccd our i'icii that iliis ilas a sensible course. It tliei'¢for¢
¢oiTrlinueg to reserve £12:000 to meet basic cosi coniiiiitinents for si.1 rnontlis.
TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATENiEN'TS
.liarity' Iruslecs {wlio are also lh¢ directors of ihe company for tlie purposes of comp8tJy laiv) are
respoi)sible for preparing a trustees, annual rcport aud fii)at)cial s￿leinen1￿ in aecordance ivitli appliLabl¢ law
aiid United Kingdom A¢coiiiiting Staiidards (Ui?it¢d Kinodoin Generallv Accepted AcLOUI)ling Practice).
Coinpan}' lam, requires the ehariti, tn]stees to prepare fIiiancial _%tateinents for each year whiLli give a triie aiid
tair i'ieii of the state of affairs of tlie charitable compan} and the group and of ihe incoming resoiir-
¢s and
applicaiion of resoiirces, Ineliidjng the iftcome and e.[￿1}ditU1"e, of d)e charitable group for tliat period. Iii
prepariiig Ilie finall￿1￿[ staiements, the triistees are re4uir¢d to-.-
s¢l¢ct suitable accoLiiJlinu policies and ihen apply them ¢onsistently-
obseiv¢ tlie tnetliods and principles in ihe Chariiies SORP-
make judgements and ¢slittiaies thai are reasonable aiid prudeiit-
slate whetlier applicable UK accountiiig siandards hai'e been folloiied: subject to any Inaterial
departurcs disclosed 4ind explaiiied in the finaiicial staietneiits;
prepare the financial statements on ihe goints COllC¢Tn basis unless i( is ii)appiopriate to presiiire tl?at the
charitv ￿lI1 Lontinue ii) business.
The trustees aiE responsible for k¢¢piii
proper accoiii)ling records il)&t disclose with reasonable aecuracy at any
tinie ilie financial position of the el)aritv and to enable thein to ensure th<lt the finaiicial staiemeiits eonipl). with
Ili¢ Companies Act 2006.. They are also responsible fi)r safeguarding tlie assets of Ilie charity ai)d henc¢ taking
asonabl¢ Meps for the prcvciition and detection of fraud ajid other irregularities.
LL
MPANY PROVISION
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisioiis r¢lating to companies subject to tlie
ssnall coinpaiiies regime ivitliin Part 15 of tl)e Conipanies Aci 2006.
Approved bN' the Tn]stees on
Sigiied oli its behalf by
JTThom
Trustee

THE
CJLAS CENTRE TRUST
CHAIR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
ST
DECEMBER 20?0
2019 ivas, arguably, the most 5￿C¢s$fi]I Jcar in our history,. Bltr contrasL ?020 presented us witli Linpreeedented
Challenges.
At tlie end of 2019 w¢ took the decision to increase oiir r¢seTr'e specificallv allocated to kcepiiig tlie cei)(r¢
goiiig when unabl¢ to tyenerate iiicom¢. W'e were thinkinu of some disaster bcfalling our ageiiig building, iiot a
global pandemic. In practice, the pandemic slopped us earning. eiil)¢r coinpletel}' or partiall)., froin niid-Nlarch
oiiw'ards. Noneilieless, we ￿'¢re able io successfully survik'e the J'ear, by a tnixture of opening to redliced
audieiices in COVID-s¢cure ¢onditions, reducing expenditure i¥herever possible atid maintaining aiid cxtei?ding
our onliiie presence.
We ii""erc also niucli l)elped b). a uenerous ani froni Ihe go￿e[nine11t'S coronavirus support fund, and by a
sucee%5fiil start to lh¢ )'ear, most iiotabl)" througli our annual pantotnime.
A fairly small group of dediLated volunteers continiied to ii"ork- liard lo maiJ)Idin the ¢entre aEid get in ready for
l15¢ 111 tli¢ periods %vhen thai ￿a$ possible. Our ti'easurer has worked ii'ondeFS, despite shielding tliroiigl)out this
difficult period.
As alw<lyS, we are indebted to our benevoleni landlords. St. ￿lattIleW"s Churcli.
Thanks also go to Sloane Wiiickless & Co.. Chartered Accountants, who agaiii inspected our accouiits iiiilioul
Lliai'ge.
Je￿mY Thorji
April 2021

THB DOUGLAS CENTRE TRU'ST
COMPANY LIIMITED BY GUARAN"fEE
IJNDEPENTDENT EXAMINER'S RLPOIIT
ST
FOR T14E YEAR ENDED 31 t)ECEMBF.R 2020
We report to Il)e Charity trustces 01) our e.xaiiiiiiatioi) of Ilie aecounts of the cliaritable compaiiy for the year
elided 31, Deccinber 2020.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS or REPORT
As tlie cliariiv's Lruslees of the compaii), (aIid also 118 (lireclors for tlie ptirposes of compaiiy laiv} you are
respoiisible for tlic pi'eparatioii of tl)¢ acLOUllts in a¢cordance ivith tlie requireiiients of the Compaiiies Act 20Q6
{'tlie 2006 Act).
Hal'ing sati£ficd ourselves that Ilie &LOLlllts of tl)e coinpaJ)y are iiol required to be audited Liiider l)
art 16oftlie
?006 Act aiid are eligible for indepeiideiit examiiiatioi). Ive report in respect of oiir exaJniii#lioi) of j'oiir cliarity's
accounts as carried out Liiidei. 5ectioi1 145 ofilitt Charilies Aer 2011 ('tlie 201 l Act,). In caFTriiig oiit oiir
¢xamin<1tEoii, Ive l)uve followed ilic dire¢tions giveii by Il)e Chai'it). Coininissioi) under section 145(5)(b) of the
2011 Act.
EPENDENT EXAMINER'S SI"ATEMENT
'e hawe coi))pl¢ted oiii. exaniinatioii. We coiifirin ilial no iiialters Ii<ive coine to our attentioii iii eoiTriiection with
tlie exaniiiidtioi) giving us eause to believ¢'.-
accouiiliiig I'ecords weir iiDI kept 111 I'especl of tlie compaiiy as reqiiircd b>, secrion )86 of Il)¢ 2006 Act- or
tlie accounts do not accord Kvitli tlioso records; or
Ilit accounts do iiDt coiiiplj. witli the accountiiig requireinejits of section 396 of the 2006 Act otlier il)an
ally I'equireineiii Iliat tlie accoiii)ts give a tribe aiid fair view which is not a mitlei. coiisidered as part of an
iiidepciidcnt ex21iiiiiation,' or
tlie accouiits liave not bcen prepared iii a¢cvrdai)cc iwith rl)c iiietl)ods aiid priiiciples of Elie Staicineiii of
Recoiiiinciided Pracii¢¢ lor accounting aiid reportiiig bji charities (dpplicable to charities prep2< ring theii-
dC¢OUlIts til accordaiic¢ witli the Fiiiaiicial Ilcportiiig Siaiidard applicable in the UK aiid Repiibl ie of
Ii'elaiid (FRS 102).
We l)aN'e no conccrns aiid lia￿e coiiie across no oilier iiiallers iii coiiiiectioii ivitli tlie e.xamiiiatioii to ivl)ich
aii¢i)tioii shoiild be druwn iii this I'eport iii ol'der to eiiable a proper uiidei'stuiidiiig of the accouiits to be J'C2L ched.
2-4 Stoneleigh Park Road
Epsoiii
SLirrcy KTI 9 OQT
SLOANE WINCKLESS & CO
Chattered Accoiiiitants

THE
OL'GLAS CF.NTRE TRUST
CONSOI,LDATED STATENIEN"I' OF Fll*ANCIAL ACTIVITtES
FOR
E YEAR ENDED 31 ' DECEMBF,R 2020
Unresiricled Restricted
Fiii)ds
Fiiiids
Total
2020
2019
IliCOMtNG RESOURCES
Ceiiii-e Iiire
Doiiations aiid gifts
Gr•nts r¢e¢ivabl¢
Bank iiiterest
BoX office
Oil)ei' incoiii¢
Bar Likings
9,301
16,640
150
1,500
3?
i o,ooo
63
7,797
808
7.977
0,000
63
7,797
808
7,977
15,179
25,557
TOT
, IN,COMIN:Cy RESOURCES
36,078
60,172
IILgObP.CES EXPENDED
Prodiictioii costs
1,781
4.8?7
2,029
1.781
4,827
3.146
5.784
2,803
3,712
1,320
9.604
Of'fice costs
Iiisiirance
Licei)ces
fvlaiiiteiiaJ)¢e
Oiher expeiidiiur¢
Bar siippli¢s
Publicitv
3,701
218
3,606
1,036
218
3,606
1,036
3,910
,954
189
194
T'OTAL Rb.SOURCES EXPENIDE
21,302
42,061
Ner ii)eoiiiii)g resoiirces
14,776
14,776
Nei mowements in tiinds
14,776
14,776
Fuiid balaiices brouiyht foThvard fi'otn 2019
63,425
12,000
75,425
57,314
FL,ND BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD 2020
78,201
12,000
90,20
75,425

THE DOUGLAS CENTRE TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
ST
T JI DECEMBER 2020
2020
cu
RENT Assf,TS
Siocks
Cash at baiik" and in liaiid
360
95,487
695
95,847
81,071
CRE.DITORS (AIMoui)ts
falliiig due M'itliiii one vear)
5,646
5,646
N,ET CLIRRENT ASSETS
90,201
75,425
TOTAL ASSETS LE
RF.N I- LIARILI-fiES
90,201
75.42)
THE FUNDS OF THF. CHARITY
Resli'icted fui)ds
Ui)rLslricied fiinds
12,000
78,201
12,000
63,425
90,201
75,42)
TIIL tI'll)ieeg lire satisfied that tlie coiiipaiiy is entitled to e.iemplioii Iiiidcr seciiui) 477(1) of Ilie Coi)IP&1nies Act
2006 aiid tlial iio J)Iciiiber or Iiieillbers liave reqLiested ali audil pui'siianr to section 476 of tlie Act.
ThL¥ ti'iistees acknoivledi)¢ their responsibilities for compl>'ing witli th¢ I'equireiiieiits of tl)c Coinpanies Act 2006
ilh resp¢ct to accouiitiiig records aiid for the pi'eparation of accoiints.
The coiiipaiiy's aiiiiual accouiits liave beeii prepared in accordaiice will) tlie special provisioiis relatEiig to
companies siibje¢t to the. small coiiipat)ies iEgiille within Part 15 of the Coiiipai)ies Act 2006.
Approved by the Board on
sigiied on its belialf by
aiid
J J Thorii
Dir¢¢lor
Coinpany Nunibei.: 3057887

THE DOUGLAS CEXITRE TRL:ST
hroTE
TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEI11NI"S FOR THE YEAR ENDED J ]- DECEMBER 2
20
ACCOUTr*TING POLICIES
Con%'eniion
Tlie ftnancial stateiii¢nts are prepared under tl)e historical cost con&'ention iii accordance willi fRS 102 Seciioii
l A: tIIL' Stateiiieni of Recoiniiiended Prnctice-"Ac¢ountinu aiid Reporting b!. Cl)arities ' issiied iii ￿l¢1r¢I] ?015
(SORP 201 qi.- -file Cotnpanies Act ?006.
Tl)c compaiiy is liiiiited by guarant¢¢ and coi)>¢quei)Il)' doe5 Ilot liai."e 51iare capital.
The priiicipE)l accoiinting policies adopted iji tli¢ preparaiioii of tl)e finai)eial statemeiits are as folloi¥>'.-
INCOMING RE.SOURCES
Ii)Luine froin evenrs aiid centre hires are included in inconiii)LT r¢sources ii) tlie period in wliicli Tl)e rclei'aiit
L￿.elit takts pliLe. Iiicoii)e froiii doiialioiis and ur1nts li included iii ii)coining resoiirces: wlieii tliese are
receii'able eNcept ii,l)ere thL doiior specifies thar the qraiit nlUSt be used in luluie accouiiiing periods. In siich
cases, th¢ incoine is deferred uniil Ilie i¢lei'aiit period.
Inierl'bt is ii)cILided ii."hen receivable b), the ¢harit)-.
RESOURCES EXPENDED
RLgoLiireR expended are incliided in the Stateme111 of Finaiicial Actii'iiies on ali a¢ci'iials basis.
Certaiii e.ipeiidiiLire is diicctl}' attribiithble io specific aciil'iiies and lias bceii included in those categiories.
Certaiii otlier ¢0515, i¥,liieh are attrtbuiable. to more than one a¢tiiiit)', are apportioned across Cost cat¢gori¢s on
Ihe basis of ali estimate of tlie propottion that can reasoiiabli. be costed io tlie categFory."