## **Douglas Centre Trust** 

## **Chair's Report for 2025** 

2025 saw a continuance of the process I reported on last year and the year before – the gradual expansion of activity and income.  Income and audience figures surpassed all previous figures. Fuel costs remain a challenge which led us into planning to improve our boiler and heating system and to investigate and plan for solar panels.  We also made improvements to the flooring and lighting systems.  A great deal of the work is carried out by volunteers, including an encouraging number of new people.  However, we ensure that any complex work is carried out by professionals.  Our reserves have continued to rise, putting us in a strong position to meet future needs in maintenance, investment, emergency resources for unexpected events and meeting the growing needs of the community.  The increase in income has also allowed us to consider a major piece of planning to install more toilet facilities.  The panto in 2025, a key element in in our income, had good audience numbers.  For the first time since 2020 we were able to include children on stage for this.  Other in-house activities produced positive results. 

There was an expansion in our visual arts work and the trend of bringing in children and families for events aimed specifically at them continued to be successful.  The diverse nature of the community was reflected in attendees at the film club and in our Singalong initiative for suffers of dementia and their supporters.  Comedy featuring locally and nationally known performers was again an important part of our offering.  Poetry, both through our own poetry group and from visiting poets, including Roger McGough, was a strong feature.  Folk music continued to expand and to draw large audiences. 

All in all, it was another highly successful year. 

We are now embarking on a number of changes to management and governance structures, leading to a successful transition to a new Chair of Trustees. 

Once again, we owe a debt of gratitude to our willing and resourceful volunteers, to our generous landlords, St Matthew’s Church and to our inspector of accounts, Tim Lucas. 

Jeremy Thorn 

Chair of Trustees 

April 2026 

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## **The Douglas Centre Trust** 

## **Balance Sheet as at  31 December 2025** 

|**Fixed Assets**<br>**Current Assets**<br>Stocks<br>Accounts Receivable<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Total Current Assets**<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>Creditor amounts falling due within one year<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Charity Funds**<br>Unrestricted funds<br>**Total Funds**|**2025**<br>**£**<br>0<br>1,560<br>3,317<br>178,719<br>183,596<br>-197<br>**183,400**<br>183,400<br>**183,400**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>0<br>1,596<br>2,391<br>172,444|
|---|---|---|
|||176,431<br>-1,773|
|||**174,658**|
|||174,658|
|||**174,658**|



The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption under section 477(1) of the Companies Act 2006 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. 

The company’s annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

Approved by the Board on 15 April 2026 

Signed on its behalf by 

Jeremy Thorn Director 

Company Number: 3057887 



## **THE DOUGLAS CENTRE TRUST** 

## **Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities For the Year ended 31 December 2025** 

||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total 2025**|**Total 2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**INCOME**|||||
|Box Office|28,946|0|28,946|28,046|
|Hire|21,053|0|21,053|22,033|
|Donations & Fund Raising|510|0|510|660|
|Bank Interest|3,693|0|3,693|2,583|
|Bar Takings|30,334|0|30,334|33,875|
|Miscellaneous Income|141|0|141|0|
|**Gross Incoming Resources**|**84,676**||**84,676**|**87,197**|
|Less Cost of Goods Sold - Bar Supplies|-15,899||-15,899|-16,347|
|**Net Incoming Resources**|**68,777**||**68,777**|**70,850**|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||||
|Utilities|8,089||8,089|10,076|
|Cleaning|2,275||2,275|2,218|
|Maintenance & Sundries|1,294||1,294|2,632|
|Electrical Work|3,977||3,977|2,315|
|New Equipment|24,144||24,144|6,750|
|Production Props & Costs|1,106||1,106|1,345|
|Insurance|1,371||1,371|2,336|
|Licences|832||832|604|
|Photocopier|122||122|213|
|Volunteer Expenses|1,948||1,948|2,359|
|IT & Website|2,431||2,431|1,897|
|Office and Accounts Supplies|652||652|15|
|Marketing and Publicity|5,070||5,070|3,707|
|Inhouse Performance Costs|575||575|772|
|Charcomm, Comp House & Audit|0||0|139|
|Medical Training|0||0|1,215|
|Box Office Split|6,031||6,031|0|
|Miscellaneous|120||120|35|
|Long Term Liability Write offs|0||0|-6,452|
|**Total Resources Expended**|**60,036**||**60,036**|**32,176**|
||||||
|**Net Income**|**8,741**||**8,741**|**38,674**|
|Net Movement in Funds|8,741|0|8,741|38,674|
|Fund Balances brought forward from 20|174,658|0|174,658|135,984|
|**Fund Balances carried forward 2025**|**183,400**|**0**|**183,400**|**174,658**|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examIne￿S report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Roport to the
trusteesldirectorsl
members of
The Douglas Centre Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
31112r2025
Charlty no.:
1047038
3057887
Set out on pages
I reF¥)rt to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Ihe
Company for the year ended 3111212025.
Responslbllfties and
basls of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company {who are also the directors of the
company for the purp08es of company law). you are resFon$ible for the
preparation of the accounts in w￿rdance with Tequirem8nts of the
Companw Act 20(fj (Ihe 20C6 Actl.
Having satisfied myself that the acc4)unts of the Company are not required
to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2(KJ6 Act and are el1g1b￿ for
Indèpendent examinatic￿, I report in respect of my examination of your
ehanty's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charilies Act 2011
('the 2011 Act'}. In carying out my examinatton, I have followed the
Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)(b) of the
2011 *£L
Indepondent
examinevs statsment
I have Completed my examination. I conffimi that no material matters have
come to my attenthm which gNes me cause to believe Ihal:
' accounting reetyds were not kept in accordance wrth section 386 of Ihe
Cornpan￿ Act 21)06', or
. the accounts do not accord with such records; c
. the accounts do not compty wth relevant a¢￿UntIng requirements under
section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any Tequiremenl th81 the
accounts give a Irue and fairf vithv whith 1$ nol a matter considered as part
of an independent examination: or
.the accounts have not been prepw&J In accordance wlth the Chantie
SORP {FRS102).
I have no concems and have come across no other matteTS in conneclion
vmh the exarninat￿n to which attentlon sl)ould ￿ dr8wn in th1$ report Sn
order to enable a proFer understanding of the &counts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
131C612026
Name:
Timothy Lucas
Relevant professional
qualification(s} or body
{rfany):
ACA
Address:
10. Presbury Road. New Malden. Surrny. KT3 SAH

Section B
Disclosure
Only ¢omptete rf the examiner needs to hohlight material matters of concern
(see CC32. Independent examination of charty ￿lunt$.. directions and
guidance for ex￿Iners}.
Give herè brief detalls of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclos•.
NIA