Company registration number.. 03103602 Charity number: 1054121 TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) Afi6DPLV(* 171fW2¢y22 COMPANIES FM)USE Al8 MENZIES BRIGHTER THINKING
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DODJSn Envekipelo". 384A3731-oCfw5F4422oA7O5 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Tru$t••* Sarah NKholson. Cha Donna Munday Dan4el Br&Jie Emma Kenda Yasmin HafesJ"i {apwrrted 10 20211 Joanne Royce lappointed 2 Decernter 20211 Shenton Ife5yned 4 Febwary 20211 Tamara Harvey Iresgned 4 Febwary 2021) Anthony AhJersl 2 December 20211 Company regi$trved number 03103602 Charity r•9lster•d 1054121 Re9l$tered offi¢e Paines Pknwh Offtts 2nd Fk)or 10 Leake Street London Unrted Kiwjom SE1 7NN Company Geeretary Oonna Munday Chlgl gX•CUti¥• offl¢er James Philkps A¢¢ountsnts Men2ies LLP Charted Ac0tsfits Cenlrum House 36 Stslion Road Egham Suryey TW20 8ank?r• Uoyds TSB 47 Mjh Street Brentsvocd Essex CM144RN Ind•p•ndent Examin•r Janice Matthews FCA Menies LLP Centwm House 36 Station Road Egham. Surrey TW20 9LF Page 1
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Thè Trustees preserf thwr anwal report tsjether vith the frnanryal statements of the charity for the year enE1ed 3D Sepiernber 2027. 1th are also prepared to meel Ihe requirements for a directors, rert and accounts fof Cornpanies House purpos•$. The relence and administrative detai15 set out on page 1 form part of this report The finanual statement5 Comply with the Chanty Act 2011, the Cwipanies Acl 2C(6. the MernoraThJum and Artides of AssociatK)n. and Accounting and R¢porbn9 ty Charities". Ststement of Recornmended Pracce applicobk to tharitiey preparing Iheif accounts in attydance wth the Financial Rewtirwj StaTrJard a01t4e in the UK and Republ of Ireland IFRS 1021. NC The princpal activty of the cLYnpany coth.nues trJ be tr wLYnoliM and adVTrt for p)1 beneffit I Party.ar 16 to 25-year•okl students and yourg peoe) of knoAedge. '11S and edutiOn in the arts. NSDF identifies and nuriures talented indidual5 aged 16 to 25. suppth'ro mentoring them to make exceptional theatre. We are a bridge betsveen ambition the worbj ofwth. The Festival 15 anww81 in the spnTrJ of exh year. TRUCTU ERNANCE D MANAGEMENT The NSDF OirectorlCEO is part time, vilh an Exewb¥e Dirertor. 0150 part tirne prowding business supp)rt both contracted. The NSDF Génèral Manager is a frju tirne èmployee 15 managad by the Director. A freelan¢e Tethnical Director ond Producb"on C¢cdinator and a team of A$socote$ work as necessary throty3hout the year. Additional freelan Techn1 Adthsors work at the FestNal under the leadership of the Technical Director. 1 report to Director. CONSTITUTION Tl company is a private company kmrted by 9uarantee re91sle in EThJIal and Wobes. irKorporoted urKler thè Companie5 Ad and its go¥eming $jIMent is its Memorandum and Artid85 of A$SatiON. RECTORS D TRUSTEES The dire¢tors of Ihe ¢harilJkn thari) 115 tnJstee5 for ts purpose of charity l•v aThJ throughout this port are Colective relerred to as thg trLLqt. Poli¢s and procedurss adopted for th• aThJ tr•"rmg of trustees a ongory an(1 incorporated inth"r•ctty into the re9ulartrustees meet1rs. As set out in the artides of association the number OfIntee5 shal not be sS than 2. The trustees rnay by ordinary resolution appoint a person who 15 wllliTrJ to act as a trvstee. All new appointrnents shall hold office unbl the next annual meeting, onè third of the trustÈ5 who are sutyéeito retirenI ty sh811 rebfe Irom offic8 if lI1ft9 to ac( ba subject to reappointsnent. The Tntstees maintain a Ris1( Regist•r ol cunt arnj potsnts.al risks lch company B expo. The Risk Register is reVied annually indudes a strategy WKI acon plan fw risk aK18nce a01 mrt19atb. ANOA FOR Th In Shaping our objectives for the year and annIj our actmtses, the Trustees ha¥e ¢onsKlered the Charity CLYMli5si0n's guidance on wblic benefft. iaUdI the 9uMlance'ptht benefit nJnnw¥J a tharty IPB21'. NSDF celebratès. priynotes and produces the work of yow¥J and errr9ir9 asts Ihroughoutthe year. NSDF is an innovative. unKJue and WKyeathlr y¢xth arts chanty. whKh consBtenty bridges the gap b•ts%pen young people and the professv)nal wthj. NSDF ensu$ that the arts.sls embrace the ¢cvnrnunities they seNè a5 young practib"oners are wr¥irJ tther their peers wll be lUtU Page 2
DogJ&"gn En¥eW ID.. 384A3731-W45F48220-30WA4B6705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 NSDF has teen woTkirrfJ will thc4Jsands of young people eath year. STnc• the Festival began in 1956 and is commrtted to prowding a platform to present the best theatre ated by youw recpk 10 t seen by both their peers and industry profes$M?nal$ and the wwjusty in gerral. IMPACT OF CO The tharity has b8en diredy impacted by the contr¢S measures introjuced arouTra Cowd-19. Our 2021 Fesbval I#NSDF211 was delivered enb.rely online due to the COntind kKkdown reSIncts in MarchlAwil 2021. Wg are retuming to Ltsicester ltsr 2022 Festival and have our cmn •xten5ive Risk Assessment. and am TA£+V4 wlh our L8it•st•r partners to ensu the safety of our partpants. and adhere tts latest 904emTrt guwjelines. We ha teen awarded all Ihree roLmds of tr Cultural Reco¥ery GWL first awarded to ¢eli¥er Festival in Mar 2021. the second awarded to $LPPOrt us during April- June 2021. and the third to support 115 through to 31st March 2022. Our ACE grant has been exiended unlA March 2023 are mainlainiru relabon5hips with our other sponsor and donors. The ¢harity has ree*d antj updated it maiw arnas of risk n relatitin to Covi&19. We a satsfi•d we remain a going )nrn moviryj forward. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
NSDF21 was the oJlmination ofts*l¥e months of Fxolound. ddfoerate purposefvj char9e for NSDF.
The pandemic made it Ihe rnosl chThJiro year in the histryy of our 0r9ant5atjn. and ong of the most dilfvJl¢ times for youThJ people in decades. In order to.meet the mcrfnent NSDF tc¥Jed to w the uisis to every part of tyjr wactre. Thg problems re Var anLI seeming¥ insumiixHtsbk. How do you create wwork when Ihe you se cant even rneeri How- during a pandomK which ts seein9 OPWtunit*s lor th• yowvj disappaar- can expand ow r•ach and bring peopl8 from underserve(F back9ic4Jr¥Js into the NSDF lamity7 can ensure thal #NSOF21 is a$ste lo 41 youThJ peoF4e. an¢J fvlty kryneS ywng artists who are Dldèaf. disabled and n•urodivers87 NSDF eXts to cate new art. new arttsts and neAf C4)mmunTbes. Yet can create coffffiunity when the pandemic has caused us to bè morè atomtsed than at any wnt in rnt histw.
NSOF21 was our 65th Afinibwsary Fesbval. It vras a ¥Ohary and a ¥rntershed m¢>n8nt for us. It was the most
diverse. accessitye a1 recessary festival in hist. He,5 th¢ story ofwhatwe and ¢JwJ ..it wasn't just an opportunty to Èe Creative but it was a chance to be hewd and to feel part of a mmunity ol people when loc*down and the paTrJemi¢ h•J taken away e¥erything e." Amnie JO. N•¥ham Sixth Form College
NSDF21. What wa5 it lkn?
NSDF also eommissioned short fArns m•Je by 14 young arbsls. Genr&¥Jannir¥J and drdvm frryn across the UK they sh¢Jwed a generation escapirvj the pandernic with WIL invenb'on and sknrism. firstts5cribed lrfe in lod(down.' the sau)nd their tpe5 dre0rn5 for the Irf8 after.
NSOF21 made one thiThJ dear.. our industry tsces a rnent of radical possibihty. We stin have gatekeeFers. but the walis
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THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 NSDF Associate Nima Tale9hani caired a panel a$.J.. "Is theats Sh. It was a furv)us and foren5K exploratyon asking." Who realty has a¢$$ to our theatre buiklin9s and our industry? 110 we treat our freelaTh2rs? Is the county alty 9ryn9 to bac Èetter. or scrabble to reirtsbtLrte a model that wasnl e¥en before the crisis? NSDF wll ne¥er tvm away fvom the of INe performarmx shared in a L)mrnunal space. but the drtaI workl widgns axess and in¢rease5 CPPOrtunty. We had partj'capants frryn m¢ye than 40 COtrieS this year, more crucially, had participants frwn our ¢>1 ¢wnty have been atrAe to reach ¥itthout thè thgtsl rèvdution th• pandemic has 1ced. So on thè last day of Ihe Fesfva 7Ae 1aUrfh NSDF Hth." a year•rouThJ. curated online spa where young peopk VAII get their work Seen. Like everything èt our new NSDF. it be free and cpen to all. l think Ihere is Chan coming in the arts. It won t tnd(le drwn from the tw", it erLWt from Lkn. And that really 11 fed like spring a[YJ. "NSDF has been the l)est thir91kn ever been part of. I' heard so many th"fferent ¢xeab"ve votis t.9 week. and each one has been speual. unv4ue. and $0 needed.. #NSDF21 Partioparrt New NSDF Crisis must bre innovab"on, arKI aBat8 chwy8. Thi8 wa5 a radKal year for ow organi%akn. We became an orgaThsatson that offers ClunrtY aThJ purpose all year rtyJnd. For the first time we our own wryk and (ated. Ment0 and championed rw communiknes. We transfonned outrg4¢h to group5. made a¢¢ess an w9anisats.onal wiority. and ènsurèd Ihat ev¢rythirrfJ we did was free and op•n ta al. ..I'm bIn away Th)t just by the slw amount that y¢)u do. but kn by Ihe h¥h qualty NSDF nSiStenY ¢Jeliver. Nowhem else do I see su¢h an honest commrtment for in the wbdusty. and vAllingne55 to speak very real truths.. Mohammed Barber. NSOF CREATES Path"pant NSDF.. F and op to All NSDF exi8ts to ueate practical pathways iwKILBty for youry ol eIry bathgrour¥J. But too often finarrièl Conm$ these f¢th. TherefNe, every sryle Ihiro NSDF has done year has been free to all. The Bigger Roeffj Project. NSDF CREATES. NSDF SPOTUGHT and try sTh318 asFed ofth8 NSDF 21 Fesbval itselt. all ol rt was fm. This commthent to rernown9 arla1 baryrs and in so dory wekx)mYJ a more dwsa 9r01 of yourg people into the NSDF Famdy is a fijndamentsl part of our new NSDF. "After the Black Ve$ Matter movemert Ihere a car ageThJa to eypkjre discriminath.on within the industry which was unapologeticalty Klentified vthin the'ls Tratre Sh"f panel disuJssK)n. ThroLyhout the le5b.val wthin programrning and the new meetirYJ spaS for POC and Dldeaf or disabled attendees. the was a dear agenda to ensure that NSDF are doin9 mofe to create a cutturalty diverse and accessljle fesb.val thi spOnSe to Ihe current dirnate." #NSDF21 Peer Review NSOF CREATES F the time in our 6&year hist NSDF a woduclth t*mpany. We dbj it to inuease our ach aThJ the divètsty of our young arb"sts. For Èach oflhe 64 years of F•sbval t'd t•Èn re¥onsive". we'd se1 (#Jt selertors to seewoths apptying tr• pèrform at our annual festival. Therelore. the wè presented and the MmunItyeS we fostered We formed befor• we got to them. So good can do in forming rx8ats.ve ccfflrnun.es and rew ways ofwothing is lesSed. Page 4
Do¢SIgn Envelope K).. 384A373I4F4-B22fh8omB67oS THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 This year Cfeated rw th and rthy c4)mmunths cdwselves: to akni us, after th• long Cowd wntèr. to force the sprin9. This matters because the boThJs lo(m&Y at NSDF a lithig. Tle e Mi th&r fifts and &xbes who still workiThJ wrfh peopte they met %thifst your9 at NSDF. NSOF CREATES will make swe those relation51wp5 ae IrKm&J by pec frim different ba(grounds and locations.. rn8king it 8 truty natiwal evert You can watch a little vbjeo about NSDF CREATES he. NSOF CREATES was maj8 up of thr•• ttffiÈnnI PL5'. NSDF LIB. NSOF Educational Partnerships and NSDF and Theatre C¢Jnpanies. 'With the introduction of NSDF cateS. NSDF Lab. and the NSDF Hub. it is dear that NSDF have seen their online venture as an opportunity lor gro•rth and to reevaluate what MO they tan (Jo to support and champion young theatre maker5 8ry055 1he UK .. I teh'eve they have develoFed a totslty groun&aki1¥j new formula. NSDF21 Peer Rev 'We are all 50 gratefvl and honoured to have been pari of NSDF LAB and that it has tnAy been such a huge huge Iwht dIng th• last year." #NSOF21 Pear R•¥i NSDF CREATES for NSDF21.. Ports .NSDF Education Parth8rships tt•atsd 2 new Ix8tss ofwrAk wwe shAa at #NSDF21. NSDF 1$ committed to givifKJ OPPOrtunthes to Underpnted tmUnitia$. So as part of NSDF CREATES we partne th 2 Colge$ to create newwottt and discovef new tsnt. We produce(I Seen. a ol work ilh Nwhn St¥th Fom) Cl98. Ths project was mentored by NSDF Associat85 Debe Korley and Phlsky. W• produe8d Beneath the Surfac• Irom BKJ Cr•alN• Academy, a si¥th forn in Warthstow which d8a15 Wrth exduded yc4Jng pet). This proJe¢twas mentored by NSDF Assco Nirna Tahanr Ray Sèsay. .NSDF LA8 cated S pteces ofneww(rfk. al rnented by ¢yJr JeadnYJ Assoo"ate We knew that to have any Char of cTratirwJ nBW cornmunibes lIt woukl in twn ueate rWwO for our festsval we wouh hava to start tsarfy. So in May 2020 we tegan NSDF LAB. We chose 22 brilliant youThJ peor4e from arxoss the cwnty. and bègan a h)rrfJ perictyj of mentored crè"on. The pro$$ was led by NSDF Assoa"ates Nma Tateghani, H•kA aln. Aji hJsl•y. Sam Steiner. Anna Hirnali Howth. Tr whole experien of worktng you...oTrJ doing thi5 Fwect NSDF has grven the group such a renthved sense ol energy and determinab.on and focus. Try - sts grtt•hJl to all for inv•stiro in us.. Ann J¢)hn, Sixth Form Coffege. NSDF CREATES SDF and Theatre CompaThes We began cclabcrfating wth knJiTrJ iheatre c(mpare$ acrnss the UK to create th for #NSDF21. as part of NSDF CREATES. Our first proJe¢t was 'Bafrel Organ and Company.. We partIed vrilh award winning Barrel Organ, in order to m•ntor an emerging theatre CpartY to sxoduce new for #NSDF21. Barrtl Organ wrcJuc4d the now pitc prowded SUFPOrt. mentoring and a meanir1 introJUcti to the theatre iTrJLt5try. After worfKing through 70 opern applKations, NSDF and Barrel Oryan Thunk4t Tlatre. created 'Cornmon Ground.. an inlergtnerational èxptora1w for #NSDF21. Page S
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Our partnersfvps wth theatre compwies 11 C¢yrt#1 as NSDF CREATES expaTrJs Yea to corne. "The Fesbval itself was so much aThJ it was eat to be able to connect orthne ith suth a vast amount of young compani¥s like ourselves. At a b.me when neIng and rnakirg winections wlhin the iTrJusfry has been turned on its head - NSDF has been a fantssti¢ C9pThity to get involved Yth so many othgr ywng creatives.. Jules Risingharn, Thk-It Theatre. NSDF CREATES NSDF'S N8w Commilrnenl to Accssknilty NSDF seeks to mak• th8atr• acc•ssib to all. and to embed Ihks k¥mcple in emer9ing tPalre maws.
NSOF21 we ring-lenced money for access lor Dldeaf. disabled and neurodtverse parbripants. Thi¥ money was spent
in consultation with NSDF Associate and DadaFest Arbstic Diredor NI1 Miles•Wildin. We wanted to make sure not only that money was spent. bui thai thas of practise tre ombedded into the Festival and the w01ng Practi of a new g8waln of Iheatre makew5. So each company was gwen a budgei of £275 to cover their bespoke access requirèments, and gNe them a sense ol re$ponsilx"lty in thts wtal WOFk. Along&dt this Nid(ie MIS-WikIIn and Chl¢x Clarke ran pre-Festival wothshops on all aspects of ac$$ for ¢Jigital pruCtion, which were attended by participants from every o)rrw presentry at #NSDF21. We w$h to ¢xJntiwe this drbve to erwre access. NSDF is parlwirvJ wlh OadaFe5t aTrJ SlurvJ L¢)w lor a new project for NSDF22, where a new Ple of wryk led by young disabled arbsts will forn part of our orM>)iTrg NSDF CREATES Programme. "NSOF are seth"NJ an example for yn9 theatre makers. ald e4En other giant Organ¢$atns, on ensuring your content is a¢cessAe to all.. #NSDF21 Peer ReVW 'So grateful for Ihe incf•Yible cyportunths and experww I've h•J with NSDFe5t Itss year. Last nMJht's accessibility wothshop...altere(l and tdj my entire apkyoath tg theatre making. Thank yw th?nk you Ihank you. Bex Vemon. NSDF LAB Partiapant "Loads of inspirational ideas for innovative ways of integratsrYJ creab.ve %cess. It Was SO 9reat to hear aboul Audio Descriptson... have done a few access workshops tsefo, but that area has [ver been covered in so much detail." Josoph Winer. F1¢¢ Director The Bigger Rocm Prge¢t
NSDF20. our first rtUal Feshv. was Created in *Eeks after CoronwnB PaTrJemic forced us to can1 o
Original plans. It was an industy first aThJ a huge SLwesg. Jt made u5 uJder5tsnd that an c•ne r£1 can be a bigger room. So we creed the Bigger RO ProJL and open to •1. In The Bigger Room have offered year round Masterdas5e5 from some of Ihe rThtst lncsedlb figu5 in the UK arts. and we continue to do so. Guèsts In The BvJger Room have induded". Phoebe Waler-Brbe. R¢)5amuTrJ Pike, Vid(y Jones, Kwame KweFArniah. Roy Williams. IrKlira Vanna, Mike LevJh. Michael Balcgun. Rthard Sthiff. Tarn¥ra Hany. Francèsca Mtxdy. Morgan Lloyd Malcolrn. Amiando lannucci. Joanna S¢anlan. Erica Whyrnan aTrJ Ajan Lane. 'That was a totsl lockdown hi9NvJht! Thar* you so mh for us tor wgani8irg these tslks.. Pho8t• Waller- Bn'dp. The Bigger Room Proiecl NSOF X Spo1ht It was cfear ta us that youThJ peopk bÈariTr3 the of Ihe psTraemic. wilh cyportunej to be séen. lo $har? their Page 6
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TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
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We chose 10 emer9iry mpanIeS and arbsts. We wrated and Ment0 a seas(x) oftheir work, and gave them our Zc
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NSDF Shtr ..it fèm evérythiro shtsvffi was ¢p?18 tsrigina made by your9 FeoF4e. for youn9 pecple" #NSOF21 Peer
NSDF21 was our 65th Annual Festival. NO hab m in strw¥Jerurwm5tanc¢s. None have shry•m more dèarfy
Ihe resiliene¢ ofy¢yJng people. None have rnade u5 Prr. These are the sh¢)ws 1¢h we prtsented. made in the vast majofity by your¥J Feople %thJ Trjt even mè( bLrt who oveicame every obstade to ¢al8 woth of I%InalIty. amlyti¢)n and power.. °Al perfomianc•s l tsxper1end at the onl1r te5tNal %re ol a Imgh qualty fett tol4ty n0Vati¥ their apwach to creating dKJitsl Yrtth.. #NSOF21 Pètr Revi to hunt wolets l juniper theats I written by Fbya Wilson Br(pn Seèn l Takè A Brealh. NvwVl¢ Sth Form College INSDF CREITESI The Lt Catther l Theatron EntertaiNnert Pune- Mahw&htra. This 19 A Love Son91 Tiny Change Theatre Beneath th8 Surface l BVJ Creative Academy INSOF CREATES) Not Near EnQh l Gwirvos Theatre. Fabnouth Unfy Page 7
Do¢uSyn ErNelope10.. 384A3n14r6045FB2230A8OA4705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 The SCRUBBERS Guide to Drama School I SCRU88ERS INSDF CREATES) HOME l unde3VeS Theatre INSDF CREATES) Jigsaw I Poun¢J ol Flesh Rum 8 Coke l Mistaken Identty Theats {NSDF CREATES) In A Cave. a vol I PbrOke Players. CwnW UnNei&ty Genius l Fishbowl Thea Cwimon Ground l ThU-11 Theatre aTrJ Bwrel Organ {NSDF CREATES) bratTrS l GABII INSDF CREATES) The Choir I by Mohwnmed Bathrwith rnus by Nicholas E$>ar INSOF CREATES) You Will See Everything l Defirritsly FIM l itten by St Green 'This years Festival ha$ been so wnpxiful. he¥)fiA arJ luWlliNJ IN us as arttsts and as a young cornpany...NSDF gave us such sense of purpose and pride wfn needed rt most. The Festival has 9iven us the momenium to keep going after what has been such a difficult year ts everyone.. Emily Hamitton. finrtefy Fi, #NSDF21 NSDF Fikn$ "Lockd¢)wn Stoiies- and Vlhere We're G"n9. The pandemic has led to an ewosion digitsl and W"d work. and NSDF ¥rante(J to hamess and explore ttws rnoment. So we ¢omrnissK)ned short fkn$. to open and close our festrvaL Thè fitsi, Lockdo Siories, èxF4Jred the h.ves ofywng peoF4e duriThJ the demIC. The second, v¥The We're GoiTrJ. looked towd to the If• thatTA mt fwwj after ihe wrus. Both films We made up of three minute shorts frryn some of most excepb.onal your¥J people VR have worked wth over the last year. TW were rnentored and then edited into Organ hole by NSDF AssorAate and Filmmaker 8rett Chapman. You ean VAtch them both hefe. NSDF Workshops SOF21 nIaIned an industry spanning serie5 01 workslws aTrJ masterdasses t•thir every aspecl of wothirvj the performing arts. They were lad by exFerts arKI èNry ofthem was free and ryen to all young Ople. 'I've nèver attèndad a lèstivaj such as this where the workshops span such a larg8 5COP8 of fièlds, and rt truly encouragès ywng people to sirnpty kam somthiNJ new, thus deveW"rvJ a Cohort of rounded Iheatre makats. I hava really expefteneed nothing else of Ihis size ¢)n a dKJrtal Wlomi that saw rt so much as èn èxcrtfvJ creats.ve opportunty for new cdlaboration." #NSDF21 Peer Review NSDF Momry Ad¥entures I1h NNfvthrlUS Gavin Ed8n Introduction to the Technical Team Stage Management 101 Noises Off.. Introduction to reviwry wilh Hnce Bell and Na1 Otng Combinirfj film & iheatre." The m]"ng of Tr Good Book wnth Brelt Chapman Creative AcAxss with Miles-wildin and Chloè Clarte Lighting 101 Sound 101 Video 101 The pIr of DYSLEXIA+ li a wffjf iThJusty (Part 11 Ryging 101 meeb.ro space f¢x EthnO th"¥erse pathpants at NSDF 21 AlexaThJer Zebjin in conver5ab.on Tthh Elin Schofiekl Lucy Hind In Conveation wrth Jarne5 Phillps Meets"NJ spaes fcrf LGBTQIA+ participarrts at NSDF 21 NSDF MomiTrJ Advenlure5 New Athntures with NKole K*era Page 8
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED} FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Flwng Sok)- PriKlucb"¢)n by Ith• s•at of your pants! Level-up Yourzoom Game Dldeal, Disaed and NeurcJiverse pa"Clpant Meetup Writing and perlom)ing yovrfp•m work wth Ydanda reY SItepeOfic and prothn9 wth Ch&e Bunker Set Ekdri¢s Story StnjctU wlh Sam Sleww Risk Assessments? Mgney. Money. Money- FundiThJ Your Show Rory Kinn8ar in eonversation wrfh Jarnés Phillips Edinburgh Calling- WOrng the Fringe WOW- Women of the Wodd Fesbval Meetup Elèanor Lloyd in conversab"(M) vrith Dfi0 MaY Getbng to Grips wth QLab We Neeoj To Talk- Pewe a Scary NSDF MomiThJ Adventures wilh Acfventur85 with Bryony Harrison Status. Value and Confidence wth Lucy Hind Meet the New Mytr¥s- Same as the Obj the St1 of Noht Demysbfying V¥Jeo wth Will Duke On Book.. Geth'ry Stsrted as a Dewtrty Stage Manayor InspinThJ creab.vty with KatE Posner Cwl've Criticism wrfh Maddy C051a Audition Secfets wthh Hannah Milkr. Ca5knJ Dr8dor at the RSC Chai Tapri Th•sPO Clint Dyer in eonversatson wrth Mark Sherton Nell Ausb"n and Frank Bradshaw in ConVersatn Polly Findlay in conVwSati Peter Bradky NSDF Moming Adventures vAth Athrrtures t•nth OorniThc Norfh How the Hell Dhl l End up Here? Get Lit. A Beginner5 Guide to LhtiThj Katy Brand in conver5ats.on with James Phillips Salf-pènn•d pèrfomance wth Cha• Josephine Dewwng The Paper Birds ghb.ng Control wth Zero 88 Dave's AuSti¢ Workshop Help, I'm Wiibng SornethiThJl with Chris Tlbxpe Movernent on Zoorn. lirnitiTrJ or brnths5? wih Elin 5fiekI Making Theatre ft)r a DVrt Audience. Wh8 do I Start? Bunny Chnsb"a in convwsabon wih Grac• Smart NSOF Moming thenbJres vith New Adtu vAth Ross CarFenter Theatre.. Tray"0n and Revolt! wrth Fitsr Th&itre Audib"on Hints and rips wlh Debe Kortey Wothiry with HI corrWn with SLX Virtual Reality A people laughing ..or are they all on mute? (Clw)ing Online) tth Gr Galagher IntroduCtn to Gwj Theatre with Marc Graham, MNJte Chik1 Streamed Produth"ons.' Not Just For MixirMJ Colourwith LED th ETC 8acksta9e at The... Royal Ajbert Hall lrnportanc ol Destgn wth Gra( Smart Chai @ Tapri with Thespo An Introdu¢on to fv"ggiThJ for Ihe Errtertairvnent Ir¥lustsy Tamsin GreNJ in conversatson wfjth Simon Gctsn Phyllda Lloyd in conversation Elin StofiehJ NSDF MorniNJ Ad¥efitu wlh New Adventsjres ilh Sr•ia Fhjrd rh"r8etsng vs Assistant Dir8cbry vnth Elin Schofk1 30 Pnnb"ryJ for Thèatre wlh David Farf•y Managing Ihe Jul." PrcJuthion EIEcriics ProdutirwJ. Propar Job- Honèsii Chris lady Page 9
Do¢AJSvJn Erwekipe ID.. 384A373141Ceo45F&822C30•)A4867o5 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Which Light is Right? wh Er¢ The Immer5Ne RevoPLrtJn Makè ntw work fTeffi nothing! Lucy M¢Comi The prywer ol DYSLEXIA+ in a %)rdy industry.. Part 2 To Tfain or not to Tfatn". Should I go to Drama Sc1bJ? When God GNe You Paperwoth- CIK F.. To Company Man•38r Josh O'connor in conversation Apolo In Conversation with O¢d( Straker NSDF Morning Ad¥entuw New AthEntU vthh Jamie M¢Dw Self-Ernployment.. A Beginrfs Gu•Je Follow-me (remote fc41ow W ctsntrol. thè ftrtwell ¥th Ben nw0cJ CreatiThJ lrnmediate sponSe pohbeal theatre with Nadia Emam Sitè Visits lof T(xJring Theatre vthh Curve Theatre How to get your first jcJ in Iatre produfing vhfh Ocx)na Murn1ay Playin9 The Game With Your Rules.. Stswng to Yourse in ts dUsty with Nina Taleghani and AngUS Imf VerbatKn 8rknp with LUNG Chai Tzpri with Thespo Daniel Bailey in conversab"¢M Ray Sesay Lucy Bners in ¢Xffj¥ersal with GI Terera Inte$te in AL'ng? Josh O'connor, Tarnsin Glg, Gi$ Teff3. Rory "nnÈar. Debb Kow, Ray Sesay. Nwna Tak9hani. Angus Imrie, Lucy 8riers and others all Offe wothshops and masterdass6S. Interested in pro¢)ng? President of SOLT UK Eleanor Uoyd and Freelance Exec Producer Donna Mund8y. Site Specific aTrJ Outdoor PrJng wth Chartig Bunkgr. A special daY 5erie5 of Projuang 101 seon$ for our ManaJ8mgnt Team. Interested in technical ttatre orworkirg backnlage? An exlensve prograrnme of technul worksmcps spannin9 Sound. Vi¢Jeo. LKJhb"ry. Stsge ana9ent. Rigging. M8$terclasses vAth industry knaders as Gareth Fry aj Straker. Panel 0$S1On$ and ¥¥tykshops with our technical sponsors SLX. Blad(OLrt. Zero 88. ETC a1 olhers. Interested in Oe5ign? Join murti-award ww)ning Deslqner Bunny Chrisbe arn1 ¢kn Smart in conrsab"on. LpJhb"rvJ Desvjner Neil Austin and Frank Bradshaw. Or 30 pnnting wth Dawd Faty. Intere3te(J in Wfitsng. Ch005e kn Yolanda Mercy. Lucy M¢Cormi¢. Chartv& Jowl. Chrs TW. Sam Sleiner. c1? Immediate response politKal theatre wth Nadia Emam. Or Verbatirn theats vAlh LUNG. Interested in Directs'ng? PhWINJa Lloyd. Clint Dyer (National Theatrè). Simon Gcthbin. Axander Zekjin. Pc41y Findlay, Danièl Bailey Bu$hl all olfered Mastordasses in DirectiThJ. Ci¢abng WOTk over Zoom? We'NE got that covered t¢xJ. NSDF Panel DISCU0[ 'The Kwo9rarnming of panel di50n5 such as 'ls Tle Shy, and 'Le•aw5hip in thg Arts, undoubtethy demonstrated challenge, innovathm arKI ri5k4akn'r¥J.' #NSDF21 Peer Review Genuir dis55 in a p()h'c 5pKe is art of NSDF'S Ffx #NSDF21 we wc#Juced two Sp1&pa. Is Theatrè Sh. And how dg we make it betterfl Chaired by Nirna Taleghani wrth Ray Sesay. Dthie y. Grace Smt aThJ Atti Greenland Paga 10
Oor#sSign En1celO." 384A3731Q45FB223[iè&705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Leadètship in th• Ajts What are the kays to Leadetship M) the Arts and what è thè us•fiJl patMys and prtfalls? Are 7Ae well led. and fvjw can we do betterfl Chald by M.¢ l11d wth Kat Posnef. Twek15karwJw Alan Lane. Our panels were ui wtal issues. featured irxlusty kadirrj speakers anLI frce debate whith wntin on ¥val media long after the Se$sn had ded. "Phtnemenal panel at NSOFest iusi ntrAf. So geat to so many FOFle speaking so opènty about how fed up thèy are the way the theat industy ¢)pefates. A 1 cau to acbon. Ir thae ¥e MO conversations like this then we w8nt to be part of 1MI. #NSDF21 Parb"opant In fact r panet on Ltadership in ts Arts attracted nats)nal press ottenlion. an arb'de in Stage devoted to IL Read thrthoughts on the event herg. NOISES OFF." our Festival Magaan8 "The Noi5e3 Off ma9oJne rate<l by NSDF to te of most di8b"ncb"ve, exubng Festival atbi"butes."
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Over the week, the Noises Off ream wblished rolin9 content onh"n• cobtriry intel•w5, wothshop reviews, pieces, memes and everythiro in betwee publishgj wline Y0n$ ol Ihe FestNal TW ran daoy sesshyffj arKI drop ins. and $pwal workshops on Critscisrn includiNJ N¢ises Off.. Introduction to revieiNJ th Fbrenco Bell and Naomi Oberij Creabve Criticism with Maddy Costa On nuItn#t èvÈnirvJ of the festival NOFF parfy'apants to NOFF. par, Sussors- making our Festival zin8, where ihey made a speoal ZI edition of the rnagane whith wa5 publhed mht to Colde with the final day of
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You ¢an ad everything from NOFF he. 'Be8n thinking about this. and the impad Ihat NSDF has bolh on my CP programming and on the widèr industry. There 15 a case to be rnade that nofftnag is truly one of the UKS most influenbal Iheatre pUblItionS over Ihe last few decadg5.' Dawd Byme, h1isb"c & EXets Oii•ctor Dhira Theatre NSDF Bwjdy Systwn NSDF exists to create new art. rw arti8ts and new o)mmunths. The Festival and our year round work is deslgned to bring new people from e¥ery ba¢*ground into our indu51ry. But rt's often tough to hove the ConftIere to join something new. esperiaty ilyou are afteIrS akTh. as w many dKI in thi5 pathtuc year. NSDF institLtted a stern so all soh) parbcyants at the Festival had ts opportunity to join an initial small Kale ' meebng session. rnèntor•d by one of ourAssorAates. Ithere Ihey coulJ meet their ¢onlemporaries and forge relabon5hips. ong$¢ this we ran a sèries ofbespjke mertWTh3 5essws. 1gJ by cw AoateS. to offer e¥F¢rt ad. and Jupport to young theatre maker5. NSDF Evenu Eftts Even during th¢ rnost difficutt Dmes we 5bV need to have fun. #NSDF21 pre5enled a series of e¥eniTrJ events to allow people to conrpci enjoy thernsel and present pieces ofwoth made durin9 the week. The NSOF Quvz Pag•11
Oo¢uSigfi EnNElope ID.. 384A373141CE4H%482Xk3ts4BOA486705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 NSDF Open Mic Night NQFF. Paper. Sassors Maknrg E¥Enry) DJ Afterpaty Wnth Wll Ja¢ks¢)n .1 just wanted to express my graty.tude to you. the NSDF tearn that was present for ts wen rnio and the entire force at NSDF. As a young arttst. yesterday was very enwuragiThJ and ha5 gi¥en me th8 confidenc4 to perlonn rn0. wrfhout thinking too nyjch about IL Thank you lor all the warmth. ndntr$s. and Ihe twornity to give artists a spacè to express and rtraY their work. It W8S such a joy not onty to pre$•nt rny woth but atso to experbents so rnany drfferl uniqL* kyeces frorn across th• glob8.' Tanwe Joe. #NSDF21 Pa¢ant
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97% of pathpants rated workshqB as ExrAlent or Very GWJ. 95% of partiopant5 wated techiwcal wcShOpS as Ex¢11 or Very Gc(Kl. 89% of partipants rated masterdasses as Excelent orvery Gocxl. 83% of partp rated perlormances as Excellent or Vwy GO4. 94% olpath"op)ts rated p1 disoJsgon$ as Exc4knt ry Very Goc#J. 85% of parts"opants rnted •ing •v•nts as ExcntOr Vèry . of pwbcipants rnted meet ups as Excdknnt c¢ Very Good. 80% ofparticipants Noises Off as Excelknt or Very GoTrJ. 93% 01pa"¢1PanIs rated the o¥eral exFerierK8 of Ihe Festi¥al as Eknt or Very Gotsj. Totsl AttendanrAs 7,102 Parb"cipants 1,023 Attendees 1,193 Total Pecple 2.216 16 17 18 36 42 Shows Masterclasses Events Wothsh¢)ps Technical Work51bJps Management Ttn Workshef -1 have watch&l $0 many masterdasse5 thi5 WEek thanks to NSDFesL I have wcknd up so fflh gr¢al adv£ from so many industry wof8s5ionals which I wll use hokl on to TrThvto imprth and d70p my earterl" #NSDF21 Participant
NSDF21 Patron and
N5DF was thrilled lo COrne NSDF Athjmni SteFthen Fry as a Festy Patron. as Patron of our brand new Alumni Supporters Stheme. Our Ajumni Sch•m? aims to 'n9 the NSDF famity. 65 yews. doser togth. tt hopes to erwre we can conb.nue to grow that famly for mary years to ¢orre. The alm ofthis scheme is simple: For NSOF to femain free ar#J OFen to a. as it was at#NSOF21 Removlng this finanL?al banier mearts can h more peok, from different bar*grow9. Page 12
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 If NSDF is free Ihen it ks aCsble to entwIrVtr thattal&nt comes from. If it is free. young people from vaslty drfIe ba0$ who Ij1 wnalty ne¥er meet wll meet. And kam an¢J make things together. You con watth Sl•n's rness•Je, 4ThJ read ffle abwt owrnnI suFv¢erS Scheme re. "I'rn reaty honoured to bè a Patron...I hcye you gel 85 much ovl of NSDF as I dvj." SteFthgn Fry
NSDF21 Partn•rs
NSDF is inCxedfy proud of its in(lusty parthers. We conts'nued our fNitfvJl relationslup Curve in LeKester. there the festival VAII retum in 2022. Adventures At #NSDF21 partnered with Matth&w 8oume's Ne Ad¥enture5 to crnat• WSOF Momin9 Adventures wilh New Adventu.. Thi$ was daity rnorning sess¢on rnomirvj Ir¥ment da55 led by thg company dance artBts. Eath 5855ion wa5 based around InIC Pi¢)ductions from New Advenlvres." a playfvl. inwgorab.ng movement vrdrm up flowing )to creab"v• eyplorntion of chweo9raphy and dewsing, Inspired by the storytelliTrJ narrative of Mètthtrw Boume Productions. Thespo NSDF is a natit% organisation, but a150 believe Mi ¢xeatir¥J and strenglhening ties bètsfftn young artists internationalty. For #NSDF21 we partne th Th•sF4). l•adiff4 Indrdn youth tratre fvsbval. We showcased a new ple of worf¢ from young Indian Theatre Make.. The Lwjht Catcher. an acoyjnt of a female photOgraphe¢s search for auty all over the wodd. AJOngde this w• ran 'Chai at Tw.: o Mrtual hangout foryoung emwging artr5ts. A metting potofeuNw•s. th• Tapri was a sale Spa to chat about al thir¥Js theatre, to meet new F¢oP atNJ share stories. We were thrtled that We joined by over 300 atteThdees frtyn Irx&a during #NSDF21. ting rw international lationshys. 'AbsohJtely k)ved The L?hI Caichef by Tratron Entertainrrnl at NSDFesL Beaubfvly ry8fted and impeccably perforrned. DvJital theatre 15 just gTrat ts g)nnecliThJ ¥&ith theatre groLPS nght auoss ts worfd. Thi$ is the festival is all aboutl" #NSDF21 Parb"apant NSDF". The Futurè NSOF HUB On Ihe last t1ay of #NSDF21 a new initiatilt, NSDF HUB. A notionaf. yeat round. cJJrated online Spa lor young peoF4e to get theirwork seen. T11.S one $lmple trlrth about stsrtir@ out in this industy. It's unbeh8vatAy t0h to get seen. Tha pandemic has made rt harder. NSDF HUB is fvee aThJ cyen to all 1&25"year We ill curate, mèThtor and dwdrtalty showcase new work frem young artists and 0)rnpan. aryj help to PUt415t and connect them. What15 the NSDF HU8? Ifyou want Y(rThrk seen ty an Arb'si C*•cttir eanl pttsuade them to trabpl. this VAI bè a place for yw. If you have a woth in wogress Pl that wanl to presert in ordèrlo find other yourvJ artists to colaborate wth. this will be a place fory¢u. Page 13
DocuSwJn En¥elcpe ID.. 381A373114sf¥B230ABoA4o6705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Ifyou've pioreered a new fom) ofdvJital hybThJ wort thai you Wa to sha. this be a for you. Ifyou've madè somèthiNJ you kTh)w rnattèrs, that you love and want to 9et out Ihera. this will be a place for you. Every part of NSDF HUB v•ill be free. and rt be free to any to wati. The ycwrg artists wll ¢)wn Iheir woth. Al we want is to 9Ne peoFAe thè chae to see it. Ifs a free Nettbx for emwgirvJ thealre arb"sts. We have received our first typlicab"ons. NSDF HUB wll open in Jwe 2021. NSOF CREATES fvr2022 NSDF CREATES wll again Èe the drivir¥J force of ourwork for 2022. We will continue to create commlti85 of artists frovn acr055 the county, to 105ter rglabonships wth s¢hoe4s and cols trad'onalty badly served by our industy, armj make access a fouxs ofthjr work. NSDF will again ts makirg new in NSDF LA8. Mented by lThytry le•Jirs wotssionats. whKh wll be presented at NSOF22. We be again rJeating new wryk wi? our NSDF EdLKalJn PartnetsW.' ueating fflento work from undersery8d commuThti8S. Our wmmitment to a$$ and to Dldeaf. disabled and neur¢)Jiverse tatre makers wil be a focus ol NSDF CREATES for 2022.. we wjl be cLwroduorvJ a r¥ wrth DadaFesL supported by Slwg Low. This worf( 11 be led by young Oldeaf, disabled arbj neurc<liverse arbsts. In September we will start a rw prqect asmed at bringing a new generation of YjThJ prtssucers into the p05t pandemic industry, m•ntor•d by NSOF A$Sat&S Joanna ResnicK Gabby Vautier aThY. Grant. After a bespoke pfograrnrne of leaming. our plan is that Ihese youThJ PrlLer5 wll then work prci•¢t5 in our NSDF CREATES portrdio, using th• skills they have lea and then guhliTrJ them to the Festival rtsdl in 2022. NSDF EMERGE NSDF is commrttad lo cYeatin9 lastirg oFwttJiNty aTrJ gerwrne legacy. It wtyjld be easy to wdcorne peOe irto our farThty for a slhjrt penod. dèdare arKI then rnove onto the nèxt group. But this wo be a poor gaCy. So we have stsrted NSDF EMERGE". SUKW. who hame come through NSDF wth money and mentorship as they move lorward into the industy. These five ¢pare5 projects we part of NSDF EMERGE after NSDF21'. BCA the Company of Beneath the S¢xlace Newham College and the cpanY of Seen. He¢ty Hoson, who wll be workirrfJ ¥h Thes to rrnate a rwAWdian p8. Definitely Fine. ueators ofyou Will See Erythirs. Mistsken Idethty. creators of Rwft aTrJ Cthe. Arnbassadors NSDF is commilted to honouriJYJ thè 'Nath)no1' in its tittè. rèllèth"rwJ thè of thè COLmty an¢1 tg ¢rats"ng 4 $pacs for people from •v•ry backgrouTrJ. Our Règitinal AmbaadOr$ Prcsramrne al u5 to spread tt* of the Festival and its opptUn5 to new Page 14
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 commLW)itY8s. and wè have èxpanded the inthtsvè to indude North IrelaThJ. For NSDF 22 our Re91 AmtrAssrt v•ill be." Northem Ireland ca1n M Keams North Joanna Resnick N¢)rth-East Marc Graham N¢yth_West Nicola Miles-Wdin S(th E35t Nirna Taleghani South West Gabby Vautser Waks Catherine Paskem ScoOan¢J Abts" Ferguson NSDF.. Our Principle5 Last yèar NSDF sought to Set down th• which govem its WOTk. As wilh any bng lou kntrrf wè'rè not yet near our destination. As with any fist not exha$bYe. AThJ as v•th al difficJJtt hoFe5 we kncrw wll lail as often as we suced. But we will try. Everythirv4 have d¢)ne in creatirwj the new NSDF preparirg ¥NSDF21 has Cl frun these wiroples. NSDF is a national organisatyon. We arè ¢ornrnrtt8d to honouring the 'NationaJ' in OLK Irk. in thry of Ihe word.•Ne want a Festh'val vthere people from bathgrounds that never meet, do meeLMe want to encourage the next generation of emerging young arfists, CricS, produ[5. technlan5, adrninistrator5 and audnce memb8r5 to come tog8theT wlh peop18 frorn very diffent backgrounds and trom auoss the whole cwntry", to l•am eath other, to discuss, dèbatè, collaborate and. for one week, to step beyond their partiujlaf understsnding ofthe wTrJ. NSDF bdeves in sjiversty and seeks to repent the UK as a whcAe. NSDF 1$ a practical argar$8. The primary purpose of NSDF is to make IhiThJs'. ther il is a fe51ival. a shuw. a magazine arbck or the beginnings of lifelong wthing partner5hip.7NSDF is femuwsly pradcal. and au its staff Share this aim, and have genuine Industry experiènto to fvlfil this ethos. NSDF èxists to share kTrowge gained from the praclscal wt of doing. INhilst NSDF is committed to programming debates and discussions olthe h¥Jlst ordw, these events extst to allow us to make rn0. with greatef skill and knovAedge. NSDF is the link youn9 people and the wl r1d of rnakirJ thirys. NSDF seeks to offer a 81 workd. pra1 F4oce to leam aThJ gr. Our staff aKays be drawn frorn Ihe best and brvJhte5t of the theatre iTrJusty. NSDF bdieve5 in buikling new aStiC cornmunrfies. NSDF believes Ihat rf you bring tC4Jether group5 of F£op ¥&h gcrf>d intsnl you can thaThJe ts wcrfld. It th8 conlinual aSrat10Th of NSDF to help buiw and renew full rafvJ8 of the theatre communty.. perfonr5. writets, dimetors. prtsjucers, off stsge professionals and Fethaps most vilally the aud ofth¢ future. NSDF wants to build Ioj communth. Thè key strength of NSDF is in the long tenn bonds rt makès.?A at NSOF can change your life. NSDF fatslitates collaborations which can endure decade5. NSDF wants young Peop to meet th¢ir peers trom every part of the eountry and to forge Ifelor¥J collaborations. Ajongside this NSDF 15 Imrsety proud lh people Started as stLKlents at the Fèstival are rkn¥ Board kqembers. It 15 ganISaty1 whKh 5eek5 to buibj ktelong latIonp5. and to maintain them with our alurnni. NSDF beligves anyore have a ¥ryc4. on any sutr¥e¢t NSDF believes irnaginatyon 15 a suwemety wnportant aTrJ a m¢Yal acl and Ihat Ihe chance to seek to express yourself i one whi¢h must be alL8ble to eVey regardss ol any asFe(X oftheir bac4(ground. NSDF is sustsinable. NSDF was founded 1956, and is cwimrtted to management and the finanual sustainabilrty that VAII allow it to Continue another seventy yea. Alorrfjsth this NSDF tleves in a sustsinable environmental fIrtU for our industry and our pLgn8L Pa9e 15
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 NSDF aspires to be necessary. It 1$ e$Sary that there is a ate Peop can corne tWhar to imagine and to think and to argue and to rnake thirvJs. It is ne$sary that do not for9et that art makes our worfd wmprehensle at)d bèarable and that it improves everything it touthes. It is recessary Ihat rn0 evriend generab.ons me together to pass on their knthedg8. It was always necessary. But rt's doubfy [sary r. Twhen ujts to the arts aTrJ to arts educaty'on ha limited p05&bilities for so many. when ebpry institIOn thought coukj rety on seerns $ehoW to have failed, must Stil eontinue no¢iusl to eThJure to hopp. NSDF 15 kind. NSDF is a place where what 5hryJkl happ•n. h4J)8n. Not ju51 in thB mth"rwJ ofwrytt but in •v•ry asFeCt of how work and CA)¢p•rattr together. NSOF seeks to be a place of u5efrJls$. g•Mrtssity and Ilec•nty. Ifwe have a resource that you rwd and we can help. then we aayS wdl. 'INhat an EXTRAORDINARY week that was. A massi. indusNp. joyous ¢ekbralioTr of $tLhlent work pulw togeth¢r eXpeY...A staggering athievernentvthich gNes gse pimF4es every twne l think of IL It was a priwlege to be invol¥ed - thank you lor hawro me." Sean Lrmen. Director NSDF Thank Yous NSOF WId be impossib wrthoul the n¢T0$[W ofour frwds. and pathers. We could not have Purd NSDF vthhout ow a)wrg term Spons5. The Surthy T and Arts Counul Englan Similarfy ¥itsl are our Ixlliant partners in Lwcester.. {run by the CerhJl Chris Ststrd and Nikolai Foster) and Ihe Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby. W¢ bok forward lo re-iThniThJ them in the Iee dimensional ¥Yorld. Arts Counol ENJlaTh Here For Culture The Sunday Tmes Soaety of London Theatre Ihrough the Tlats De¥dqxrwt Tnjst SLX Blackout Spotlight Paines Pl0h Slung Lgw Curve Lethster Cty Counc Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundab Mackintosh Foundation Martin Charitabl? Trust The Ashley Farnity Foundation Noel Coward FouTrJation The Garrid( Charntsblè Tntst The D'oyly Cartg Charitabk Trust Good CRM New AdvenbJrÈs Barrel Organ Shedinburgh Zéro 88 ETC SDF CreIts NSDF 65th Anniv¢rsaryFestival Pa&vn Stephen Fry Patron$ P4e 16
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Sif Alan Aycboum Meerz Sy81 CBE Pr•sident Pat Wdf• Board of Trusfoes Anthony Alderson Daniel Bro<lie Emrna Kenda Donna MuTrday Sarah Nitholson (Chairl Math Shenton Yasmin Hafesii Staff Jarnes Phillips- Director "m Giant- Ex8tiJtive Direraor LzIe melbolt- Ge Man Graeme Ni¥on- Technical Director Ellie FItzerald- Coordinator 8rett Chapman- D3rtal Produeer T•ehnical Wortrshop Coordinator5 Lucy Jenkins Jasmin Dawes COve Access Consultants Nic&i8 Mi185-WibJin Chloè Clarke NSDF CREA TES Ali Pidsley Anna Himali Howard Debbie Korfey Elin Sthof181d Gabby Vauber Helen Goalen Nima Taleghani Ray Sesay Sam Steiner Barrel Organ Ali Pl$eY Ellie Claughton Rosie Gray Associates Abbi Greenlan¢J Ali Pi¢Jsley Anna Himali Howard Brett Chapman Chris Thorpe Debbie Korfey Elin SchorId Gabby vaub.ef Grace Smart Helen Goaten Jennifer Tang Page 17
Do¢u&9n ErwekiFe10.. 381A3731-OC6W&822r>Y0s THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Joanna Rtrsnick Lucy Ellinson Marc Graham Nadia Ernam NICK MiksWitrJin Nima Taleghani Oliwa Vinall P?ter Bradley Psyche Stott Ray Sesay Roy AlexaThJ8r-Weis• Sam Steiner Sean Linnen rinuke Cra Technical Team Adarn Wileman Ali Stringei Oavid BUtr David Kett lain Orr Jasmin Davies Je Rcwe Jack Simpson Lucy Jenkins Rowan Read Sarn House Management Tèèm exandar Cohan Brad MeH Danni Watm¢xe Emily Hamiltc Ernily Prior Ernily Wilkinson Erin Waks Gabble Sills Hana KohcwJt Jade Parkin Katye Blackwell Lilian Race Lucy Donald Mar.na Rog Me9an S¢ephen$ Misha Mah Nancy Case Natalig Chan Nicole Henson Olma Swain Pppa Le Grand Saxon Noises Off E¢*tors Naomi Oben Fhjrence Be No$ ¢XJoumthsts Anna Mahtsni 8elh Edwards Page 18
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THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021
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Emma Robinsc
Esbbaliz Bragado
Issy Flower
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V•4D THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 charitable MpanY'S websrte. Legislation in lh8 United ngdl govemiTrd ts PreParats and dtsseminats.on of firtanaal statements May differ from tegtslab¢)n in otherjurdlction5. The trustees ha¥e a reasonabk expectat that the Charity has adequate reswrces to c4ntinue opwational existenc for the loreseeable future. For this a, Ihe tfustees conb.rwe to •Jopt tt going concem bags of a¢Inty'n9 in paring the annual financial slatements. SMALL COMPANY EXEMPTIONS This report IS pfepa in Tance vrith tr* pmwsions olthe Ccmpanies Atl relalirrfJ to small companEs. This reprt in[pOrating th¢ strateg re[ was apyoved by Board of Trustees and svJned on their bghalfby.. 20-May-2022 Satsh Nlcholson (Chair of Trustee51 Pagè 20
Docu&w £[lOt ID.. 381A3731&>45f2r>1W67r THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) MENZIES BRIGHTER THINKING INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Independent exarnlnerfs report to the Tryjtees of Th¢ Nalk>nJl Drnma F•8tiv•l Ltd Ilhe Compan l port to the charity Trustees on my examination ofthe accounts ofthe Company lor the ytareThaed 30 Seoember 2021. R•wnslblllties and basls of report As the Trustees of the Corryny (and rts d1ctO lor the puryjses ol cwipany lawl you a responsibte for the preparat#)n ol the acc4wnts in %COrdan Ihe wuifemerts ofthe ComparMes Acl 20C6 Cthe 2C(E Arfl. Hawng satisfd mysolfthat the accounts ofthe Company are not rBwired to be aaited uryler Part 16 ofthe 2006 Act and are eligib ts iThYependent examinab"on, I iewt in f•sp&d of my examinatM)n of the Company5 accounts eanied out un¢Jer sethon 145 01 the Chaithes Act 2011 llhe 2011 Aefi. In catywng out my exwninabon I have falbwed Ihe DItiOnS given by fv Charity ComnNssion under secboTh 14SISXb) ofthe 2011 Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlnefs Statement I have comFl8ted my 8xaminal)n. l gjnfinn that no matters habp r1? to my attenb"w in c4Thne¢tn with the gxaminabon giving m• caus• to be11¥e.. acwinbn9 records were not kept in pect ofthe C(Knpany as required ty secon 386 ofthe 2006 A(a,' or the accounts do not accord with thryJe records.. or the accounts do not cornpty vrtb Ihe accounb.ng r•quinn•nts of s•th"on 396 of the 2CK16.Act othof than any U1Ment that acetrjrts give a and la view 1¢h is not a matter cOnSred as part of an insjependent eXaminatn.. or the accounts ha¥e not been wepared in a¢crydarKe with Ihe Metr)$ pnnaple5 of the Statement of RecomrneTraed Practice for a¢¢ountiThJ and rwting by tharities laFwe to tharitie5 preparing their accounts in accordanc with the Finanaal Rep)rb'ng Star*Jard applicable in the UK and of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no cOnmS and have corne ac¥oss no other matters in ¢onwbon th ts examinatw to attenbon should be drawn in this rwrt in order to enable a proper under5tsTrJtry of Ihe accounts lo be reathed. This feport ts made to the Comptys Trustees. as a body. in aC£Qrfan with Part 4 of the Charitres (Accounts and Reports) Regulab'ons 2ThJ8. My work has beern undertaken so that I mTrght slate to the Company's Trustees those matters I am required lo stste to Ihem in an Independent exami$ report and for no otW purpose. To Ihe fvllest extent pem)itted by law. I do not accept or assume $pL¥till ty to anyone other than the Ccryany and the Companys Trustees as a bc#Jy, for my work or forlhi8 report 07-Jun-2022 J4nic8 Matthews FCA M•nzh•S LLP Centrum House 36 Station Road Egham Sutrèy TW20 9LF Pago 21
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 T¢>tal Total funds 2021 fvndg 2021 2021 2020 In¢orne from: Donation5 and aCk.. Grants Other donatio and legacae5 Charitable acDwbe$ Other trading thties Investsnents 129.500 3,931 129.SOO 57.789 131.933 16.955 7,155 32,000 32.1100 29 Total incom• 133.431 85,865 219.296 176,072 Expendlture on: Charitable atht 133N31 76.029 210.260 165,534 Total •xp•ndllur• 133h31 76.829 210,260 165,534 9.036 9.036 10,538 N•t mov•m•nt In funds Ron¢111011Qn of fvndj: Total fvnd5 brought forward Net movement HI lunds 1028 47.448 9.036 49.476 9.036 38,938 10,538 1028 56,484 $8.S12 49,476 Totsl fund$ ¢¥rrfed f¢>wwanl Th• Statement of finanoal actitreS inclth all gain5 and lJ5ses reccfjnts•d in tho year. The notes on pages 24 to 35 fomi part oth• finwcial statemerts. Pag? 22
OocuS3Th EnsElry ID.. 384A373l-F42WeB67(k% THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 03103602 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 20 2020 Fixed assets Tangibl• ass•ts 11 2.461 3.TTI 2h81 3,771 CurTent assets Oel)tors Cash at bank and in haTrJ 12 10.2X 68.814 2. 769 57,490 69.IMO 6Q.259 Creditw. amounts falin9 within year 13 (12.9891 (14.554) Net eurrtnt assets 56.051 45,705 Totsl •ets les• current liabilities 58.512 49.476 Total net a$$•ts 58.512 49,476 Chadty funds Restricted fvnds Unrestricted fijnds 14 1028 56.484 2,028 47,448 14 Totsl funds 58,512 49,476 Th8 Cornpanywas enbtted to exemplhjn from 8j uTrkn sectton 477 ofthe Compan5 Act 2(K6. The members have not required Ihe cornpany to obl•"n JJit for the year in question in accordan with seclion 476 of C¢mpanEs Act 2006. The Trustee5 athnuwkdge their respOnsi"be5 vith the I1MentS of the Act with re5Feci to accountir9 records aTrJ preparati of rm8191 slateThen The finanual statérnénts have been kyepared in acrdance With thè icJle to enbbès SleCt to Small cornpanie5 regime. The fmanrial statements We apwoved authri3•J tr i55ue by fv Tnee5 svJnp•J on their h8bY.. Sarah Nicholson Chair Date.. 20-May-2022 Pa9e 23
Docuslgn Enveke10.. 384A3731-WSF4822B)A4B670S THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Ac¢ounWng polici 1.1 Basls of preparalk>n of finanelal statrment4 finanaal statements have been prepared in accordan tMth Charibes SORP IFRS 1021- Accounting nd Reportir¥J by Charitss.. Statement of Recommended Pracce aFpIlble to charibes preparing their accounts in accordar vAth the Financ4al Rep(xb"ng Slandard applicab in the LIK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffe¢tsve 1 January 20191. the Firtanoal Reportj'ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 aTrJ Ihe Compan5 Acl 2rx6. The National Sttthnt Drama Festf"val Ltd meets the deffnition of a pubk benefit entty undef FRS 702. Assets and liabilibes a In"anY reco9nised at histon"c c4)st iy transacon value unkss otherwtse ststed in the rebvant acwunting Oi¢y. 1.2 Comp•ny status The N'onal Student t)rama Fe$ty4 Limited s a company Inmted by warantee. mernb?rs of Ihe cornpany are the TnJslee$ named on page 1. In the event of the beir8 wound up. the lia.1Y in respect of the guarante¢ is Iwnited trt £1 Fer member of the cornpany. 1.3 In¢+)me All income is reco9nised once the Ccfflpany has entillement lo Ihe income. it is probable that the income will b8 reCVed and the amount ofincome T1Vable can be measured reliably. Don•tlon$ aTrd Ia¢S Grants. legacjes and tjonat10 a recoJThs•d in w)ccm)g resources in the yèar in fiich Ilw are TlVatIe. eXpt as fdlo - When donor5 SP8tsfy that gtsntsldalIon& gwi tt> ehty must be used in lulw¢ •ctounb"n9 periojs, the W)cMe is d8feThod unb"l thos• perK)ds. - When donor5 impose cvndrtnS tth¢th ha¥e to be fUlfilj tef0 the ¢hanty becwies enboed IQ Use such irKome. the incy)me is deferred not indutsj in irojmry resouios until Ihe preo)nditigns for w 8re rnet Charitabl• aetivilies Theatre income is Ind resoms tr in V.¢ the vant aCtsty takes arE. Project speofic fvnding- 5pec4fy that donations and 9rants are lor parb"cular $triCed purposes. whi¢h (lo not amount to prThJ)n$ regarth.rg enb"lmert this tnc4)me rs induded in inccffiin9 resour$ of fe5trKted frjnds when recevable. Doftatsd s•rvlc•s and facllNt Donated seNces or facilibes are reco3ni5ed as Ir? vkn?n Ihe charty has ¢ontrol 0r the ilern, any coThJiti¢)ns asscoated wth the dOrted rt•m have been met the T11 ofècorKffjic benèfft freffj the use by the chènty ofthe item is probable and Ihat econcrfnic befft can be measured rdiabty. On r•¢eipt, donated Se$ and faalitS afe recL¥3nised on the ba515 of Ihe Value ofthe gift to the chaNty which is the amount the charity wtyJld have baen wlling to pay to obtain 5erwt8s of PdciIth"es of equivalent atonom benefft on thè open martet. a corre5poNling amount is Ihen rec03n in expendrture in Ihe FericJ of receipt. Investment hk¢>m• Inte$t on hjnds hekd ¢)n depot is induded re•¥able and the amount can be Measured reliably by the charity", this is noallY up)n notificab.on ofthe wrterest pa or payab by th? Bank. Pag• 24
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 A¢countSng polkles (¢ontlnu•dl 1.4 Expenditurn JI expeTrJrtU is an ac17ua15 basis iNausi4 of any VAT cannot be ¢0¥ere11 and is recognised %then". - there is a al or construclive oblvJation to make a paymwrt - rt r6 probable that settlement wll be requirthy . the arnounl olthg obb3alh can be me35wed rel Costs of rnlslng fvnd5 Costs incurred in attrath.ng donabons. and Ifw)se Miojrred in tradry aciMis that raise fvnd5. Charllable a¢flvMles Producon costs. Costs irrwwred in the and of vfyJ(.onS twred in the year. Support Costs The adrniNstratN• cosls assotsated with runThrvJ the office Irom company tpèrates as well as goVernar K>sts. sup[ are Wh¢[Y atirtsuiable to theatre production costs. Go¥ern•n¢e ¢o$ts Costs associwJ with the wnstslu1Kal ststutory requints ofthe thowty. EndIture on chantae a¢bbe$ is in¢JJThed on diredy undertakwj the a"tieS vthith further the Companls obJ"ectives. as well as any assoried supwt cost 1A Goln9 ¢onurn The COna1ruS paw¥J8mic Ys swJThficant unrta aTrJ th8 dbarity 15 not wnmum to thi5 although, at thks stage, it is not ptsssible tts reliabty loaSt what the kng tènn impact of this may be. The Trustèes are confi¢Jent. however. thai the charity be able to see ihrough the cuffent uncertainty as income staM$ have not been affected by CovKJ-19 as they a taking to cmtrol costs where appropriate and will continue to monitor the posits'on reThy. Gi¥en Ihe uncertainties that exist. the Trustees believe these actsons shoukl enable the chanty to conb'nue in operational existen. Therefore. it i8 the Tru5tee5 opin)n that Ihe going ncem bas of preparalJn ofthe attrnts continues lo be app¥ote. 1.6 Tumov•r Tumo¥ef comprises venue Cogn by Ihe company in r8sp8ctolgoods and seNS $upWiad dtwing the y•ar, •xclu&v• ofvalue At1tJed Tax and tradB dnts. 1.7 Tangibl• fix•d ass•ts and d•prn¢Fallon Tar¥Jible fixe(l assets c4)stirwJ £).( or more are Caktsl.s. A eW for impaimnt of a fixed awt i8 rrIed out rf ebents or charges in rirrAJm$tsnces in(lte that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be etseratIe. Shc¥tlalls bets¥een the carryirg vafue of fixed assets and their recoverabk amounts are rec¥)gnised as impairynents. lrnpairment kisses are recc9nised in the Statwnent offinanoal acb.vths incorporatin9 income and expendiiure accthjnt Pag¢ 25
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 A¢eounting polieiès le4)ntinued> 1.7 T•nqlble fixed •ts •nd depyeciation Icontlnuedl DeFxeoalion is charged so as to <att cost ol futd assèts kss thèir rtsidual value ovtr the¥ estynated u5etul kn5, . Fixtures. fith.rgs and ewitent Produ¢Don equwment 25% strat9ht line 10% strai9ht line 1.8 Liabiliti•s and provision5 Liabilrties a recognised when there is an oblwjab.on at Ihe Balance sneet date as a of a past event, il is probable that a trarbfer ol eCtrn benefit wll be require(l in settMeTht, and the amount of the setdement Can be estimated rehatty. LiabilitiBS arè recogni48d at Iha n¢yJnt th the Cornpany anticipatès i( ill pay to settk the debt or the amtyjnt rt has roeeived as advanced payments for th8 goc#Js or servtos it must provide. Prowsrons a measwed al the best eslwnate of the •mounts r¢wired to seth the oblKJation. whe the effect of the ts'me Val of money Is rnaterial. the prowsion is based on the present value of those amounts. discounted at the we-tax discount rate that fierf$ the risks 5fiC to ihe liabrty. The unwinding of the iscount is reccgnised in the Slaternent Offfinaal aoliwls as a finarwz cosL 1.9 Financial instrum•nts The Company only has finCial a55ets and fmancial IK4Jilthg of a that qualify as tsa$ fin¢181 instrurnènts. BasK finan instruments are Inal recOgnis at transadon valkre and sub5•quenly measured at their setoernent ¥ahJe with th? excwtion of bank loans a subsequenljy measured ai amth.sed cost u&r¥J the effects interest mèthe•J. 1.10 P•nslo The Company cperales a defined tontrbub'on rts1on scheme and lh8 p8nsion repts th8 amounts paya8 by the Comwy to tr fvnd in respecl ofthe year. 1.11 Fund eeounting General funds a Untft¢ted fvnds whth are avaiLgble for use at the dISction of the Trustees in fvthrar oflhe 9eneral rti"e(lives ofthe Company and have not been desvjnated for other purposes. Reslncted funds are fvnds whth are to used in a¢cA)rdance stlffic restrictions inposed by donor6 or whith have been raBed by Ihe Cornpany for parts"(lar purwses. (y)sts of raising and a¢kninistenng such fvnds are tharged against the speryfic fund. The awn and use ol each re$tricted fund 15 set 04rt in the notes to the financial statements. Page 26
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Income from dgnallons and l•gacles R•stri¢t¢d Unr*strict•d nds lunds 2021 2021 Total fund$ 2021 Tol81 fvnds 2C120 Donations Donaknons In kind d¢)nabons Gr•nts 3.931 1.275 S.208 4.955 12.000 Art5 Councal EThJland Swety of Lond¢)n Tratre-1hroh the Th De¥¢)ment Trust The Foyle Fo(tndabon The Erala Rothschi Fe4Jndation Ma¢kintosh Foundab"on Marnn BovA¢y Charit[e TnBt Andr•¥ Uoyd Webber Foundatson Th? D'oyty Carte Charitable Tnjst Ashky Famity Foundation Nod Coward Foundati¢ GarndK Charitae Twst 45.063 130.083 51.333 25,000 25,000 15,C 10,000 5.000 2.500 5.000 3.$00 6.000 3.QOO 3.000 5.100 2.500 1,000 Total donallons and graAts 133.431 53.858 187.289 138.888 Tolal 2021 133.431 53,858 187.289 138.888 Total 2020 I7.1 61.387 138,888 In¢om• from eharitabl• activiti•s Totsl funds 20 Tol funds 2020 funds 2021 F•$val entry f8•s 7,155 Total 2020 7,155 7, 155 Page 27
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Incomo from 0th•rtradlg acfivitws In¢ome Irom non chariiabl• tsadln9 athltles Unr¢stri¢ted fund$ 2021 Total funds 2021 Tot81 funds 2020 Sponsorshy. News Intemali other sporbsorsh 30.000 32,(yJ) 32,000 30,OL rot 2020 3Q,C 30,OC Inv•stm•nt In• Totsl funds 2021 Total lunds 2020 funds 2021 Inveslrnent incom8 29 Tot 2020 29 Anatysls of eXndItUr* by actm undertak•n direelty X121 Support $ts 2021 Totsl funds 2021 To181 nds 202Q Festh"val and support costs Othef NOFe$"¥al Costs 66.4 71.666 138.162 72.lJ98 165.534 138.594 71,666 210.Z60 165,534 Total 2020 81,621 83,913 165,534 Page 28
OrsrI En¥elope ID.. 384A3731-OC6WF4-822tWA)A486705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 An•tysfs ofexpendityre by•¢ti¢S (¢onthMd) Analy•ls of direct costs Total lunds 2021 Tot funds 3020 Oepreaation Festival eynses Other NO[leStiVal Costs 1.311 65.18S 72.098 1,957 Tg,664 138,594 81.621 Anatysl$ ol $upport Costs Total fvnds 2021 Aettvltfjes 2021 202Q Staff costs Direc103 Fees arbJ exFertses In kind donatrfjns. officè spacelovertads Stsff eruthent Office costs Profes0#1 otherfees 34,861 28.218 34.861 28.218 24,$34 37.563 12,000 750 750 331 1.713 92 331 1.713 865 1.911 90 1,133 2,950 2.867 Bank charges Board costs Independent examThbon IT $LWJrt and website manageme 2,950 2.751 2,950 2,751 71,666 71.666 83,913 Total 2020 83,913 83,913 Page 29
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Anatysi of f•$ti¥•l costs 2021 2020 Cr•ativ8 i othèr fet¥ Venue hire I security CreatNe travel I SLbg"stenrL l acc4)ftotron Publi¢ty I prrnotion In5uran¢•s 2871 44,369 350 8,214 15,890 1.978 8.863 11033 18,045 2,021 6.715 Other costs 65.185 79.664 Independent examlnees mneratIOn The independent examinerfs rémuneration anounts to an irthpèndert examiner feé of £1,500 (2020- £1.500J, and accountancy SerS of£1.45012020- £1,451. Staff 2021 20 Wag8s and salaries 34.103 758 24.0(kl 534 34,861 24,534 The average nthnber of pers •rnpkny•J by the Company during thè y•arwas as Idlo•." 2021 No. 2020 No. No emptoyee recewed remuneratth am(wnb"ng to morB Ihan £60.000 th •rth8f year. 10. Trust•e$' rnmungratlon and •xp•nses Durirrfj the year. no Trustees recewl any reMelatiOn benefits (2020. £NILI. Durin9 the year ended 30 September2021. no Trustee eyr have teen intrred (2020. £NILI. Page 30
•4• Docusign EThope ID.. 304A3731-(FB22rk3tl1OA4867OS THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 11. Tanglble Ilxed •ss•ts Flxiures and Illl19¥ Production equiprnent Total C08t orvaluatio At 1 Ociobtr 2 6.187 4.355 10.542 At 30 September 2021 6.187 4.365 10.542 Dtpreclatlon At l October 2020 Charge for the ye 4,812 876 1.959 435 6.771 1.310 At 30 September 2021 5,687 2,394 8.081 N•t book value At 30 September 2021 500 1461 At 30 S8Ptember 2020 1.375 2.J96 3, 771 11 Debtord 2021 2020 Due wlthln one year Othei (lebtors Prepayments and accrued income 2, 769 10,085 10.226 2, T69 Pa 31
Dorjssign Enwefvj ID." 384A37314C604SF4822WJAI86?05 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 13. Cr•dltorn: Amounts falling du• withln on• y•ar 2021 2020 Other taxation sockn81 serity Aeeruals snd dèferred inccffle 719 473 12.270 14,081 12,969 14,554 2021 2020 Deferred incfjme at 1 October 2020 ResoUe$ deferred durin9 the y Arnounts released frcffl FericK15 1.093 3.536 1.093 (3,536) 11.093 D•f•rr•d ineom• at 30 S•p1thnl 2021 1.093 Det•r¥ed irKom8 rnlat•s to SFonsor5hy and Festival re¢eN¢d in alvance. Page 32
THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 14. Ststemtnt ollunds Statement of lunds- eurrttht 41 8alanc¢ at 3Q septsMr 2021 B•l•nc• al 1 O¢tober 2020 Income Exp¢ndltsr• Unr•$trict•d funds G&Tal Funds- an hmds 47N48 8S.865 176.8291 S6.484 B•lance at 30 Septernbèr 2021 B•lan¢e at 1 October 2020 Ineomt Expondiiur• Buf5arie5 Virtual Fesb"val Donalion5 Other resfrid¢d fvnds 2.028 2.028 iioosi 1131.4261 131.426 2.028 133.431 1133,4311 102B Total of fvnds 49.476 219.296 1210,2601 58,512 Butsaritis Received to finance t[SarleS tthYard5 aThJ I"¥ing éxpenses. Pagg 33
00yn En ID.. 364Am1-W4sF&822f3IIéB)A4B67Qs THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 14. St•tsment of funds l¢ontinu•d) Slatsrn¢ni offund$ - wlor aff Balance 81 l Od¢*r 2019 8alance al 30 S•plbe1 2020 Unre8tricted funds Genefal fiJnd$ 37.986 98.571 (89.109J 47,448 Restrl¢ted funds Bursaries irtual Fests"val Donatsons In kind donations other resthcted fiJnd$ 952 1,076 2.236 2.028 (2.236) (12.000) (62.189) 62.189 952 77.%1 (76.42S) 2.028 Totsl oflunds 38.938 77,1 (165,534) 49.476 15. Summ•ry of funds Surnmary of funds- Current )r Balart• &t 30 Septernber 2021 Balance at 1 Octob•r 2020 General fvnds Restricted fvnds 47A4 2.028 85.865 133A31 176,829) 1133,4311 56.484 2.028 49h76 219.296 1210.2601 58,512 Pagè 34
OocuSn D.. 384A3731W5F4822t>30P4OA486705 THE NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL LTD (A company limited by guarantee) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Summary gf funds {continuBdl Summary of funds . prior year Balance at 30 Sepl$mtser 2020 2019 General fijnds ReStted fvnds 37.986 952 98.5TI 71.501 (89.109) (T6,425) 47,448 2.028 38,938 176.OT2 (165,534) 49.476 16. Anafy¥l$ of net assets t••n funds Anatysls of Mt ats l)etrAwn lunds. ¢urrnntyaT Restricted Unrestricted funds nds 2021 2021 Total funds 2021 Tangibfe frxgj assets Cuffent assets Creditors ¢lu& within one year 2.481 67.012 112.9891 2,461 69.040 (12.9891 2,028 Total 2,028 56,484 58.512 Anafysls of n•t aM•ts b•twn funds- pwior y•ar Reslricled UnMSGIed funds 2030 Total funds 202Q 2020 Tanble ffixed assets Current assets CrtoIS dt* wthin one year 3. 771 58.231 (14.554) 3, 771 ,259 (14,554) 2.028 Total 2.028 4T,448 49,476 17. Relatsd p•rty transactions During ts year QYnpY had no related transactions that r¢quir8d discI)su. Page 35