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THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

Charity Number 1060174

THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

Trustees MrJNewman (Chairman)
MrT Paris (Treasurer)
Mrs P Bridge
Mrs A Dunton
Mrs S$ Lock
Mr B Dunton
Mrs
A Newman
Mrs R Stacey
Mrs F Howe
Mrs H Coombes
MrsG Lucking (Secretary)
Mr M Paullock
MrG Stacey
Registered Charityname The Wayfarers Pantomime Society
Registered Charity number 1060174
Bankers Lloyds Bank
Blackheath Village
London SE3 9LH
Principal Address The Thatch
Thornfalcon
Taunton
Somerset TA3 5NW
independentExaminer MrGCaldecott(ACMA,CGMA)

THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

The Trustees present their report and the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 29 February 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies set out therein and comply with the Charitys Trust Deed and applicable charity law. The Trustees who served the Charity during the period are shown on earlier pages.

STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Charity is constituted under its governing document, Constitution adopted 20 June 1995 as amended 26 November 1996. The Charity is registered with the Charity Commissioners registered number 1060174.

Appointment of Trustees is governed by the Trust Deed of the Charity. The Board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new Trustees to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing Trustee.

New trustees receive induction and training by working alongside existing Trustees to gain an insight into the different aspects of the Charity's activities such as front of house, backstage, organisation of costumes and props. All new Trustees are invited to attend and contribute to committee meetings and are encouraged to take on tasks that assist the Charity in its activaties.

The Trustees delegate the day to day responsibilty of the Charity to Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, who are all Trustees.

. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Charity is constituted by a Trust Deed, and its objective to educate young children in the dramatic and operatic arts and to develop their appreciation in the arts by providing a public performance of pantomime.

This year the Charity were able to perform the pantomime, Dick Whittington.

The Tustees take guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when carrying out their activites.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The Wayfarers performed the Pantomime, Dick Whittington, in January 2024.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

FINANCIAL REVIEW.

The loss for the year on the production was £6,066. The surplus from the TWYGS section amounted to £197 thereby giving an over all loss to the Society of £5,867.

Attendance levels were down on previous years and it was felt that the economic environment was a large factor in this.

The Charity did not make any further capital improvements during the year.

Surplus funds were invested in a Savings Account which generated £1,325 in interest income.

PLANS FOR THE YEAR 2024/25

Preparations for a production in 2025 are currently underway. Together with TWYGs, the aim is to produce a performance of Beauty and The Beast at the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton in January 2025.

Signed by order of the Board of Trustees

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THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

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; Unrestricted Unrestricted
; Total Funds Total Funds
2024 2023
Note £ £
INCOME
Donations and Legacies : 2 2,373 892
Other trading activities 3 2,653 3,113
Investments 1,325 60
Income from charitable activities 4 42,175 46,514
48,526 50,579
EXPENDITURE
Raising funds 5 945 673
Chartable activities:
Pantomime costs 6 50,912 45,136
Taunton Wayfarers Youth Group y 2,537 2131
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 54,394 47,940
NETINCOME/ (LOSS) FORTHEYEAR (5,868) 2,639
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 75,045 72,406
TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD 69,177 75,045

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THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of accounting

The Wayfarers Pantomime Society is an unincorporated charity. The principal address of the charity is given on page 1. The nature of the charity's operations and its principal activities are set out in the Trustees report on pages 2 and 3.

The financial statements have been prepared in £ sterling on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention and in accordance with accounting and reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)

The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102

Income

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is certain that the income will be received and the monetary value of income can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.

Costs of raising funds

Costs of raising funds comprises all costs associated with raising additional funds for the charity through fundraising and sales of promotional items.

Charitable Activities

Charitable activities comprise all costs directly incurred in undertaking activities to fulfil the charity's objectives. Charitable activities undertaken consist of the annual performance and the Taunton Wayfarers Youth Group (TWYG).

Support costs

Support and governance costs comprise all costs incurred in running the charity itself as an organisation, and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of the resources. .

Valued Added Tax

Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the charity, and as such is included in the relevant costs in the accounts.

Fixed Assets

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset - Equipment - 10% reducing balance

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YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Cashatbank _ Cash at bank and in hand comprise of instant access deposit accounts which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Current asset investments

There are no investments held by the charity.

Tax status

Under section 505 ICTA 1988 the charity is exempt from certain taxes.

Fund accounting

The unrestricted general fund represents the accumulation of the charity's income and expenditure that has not been earmaked for specific projects and is not considered by the Trustees to be for a restricted purpose. To the extent that the fund is represented by readily realisable assets, it provides a means of financing the day to day operations.

Designated funds represent the funds of the Charity set-aside by the Trustees for a particular purpose or activity.

Going concern

The Trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate. The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation of the accounts. The Trustees have concluded that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

2. DONATIONSAND LEGACIES Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
Donations 1,371 249
Members Subscriptions 1,002 643
£ 2,373 £ 892
3. INCOME FROM OTHERTRADING ACTIVITIES Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
Performance fees 1,158 1,135
Raffle and programme sales 1,495 1,978
£ 2,653 £ 3,113

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
; Total Total
2024 2023
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£ £
Performance ticket sales 39,441 42,279
TWYGS subscription income . 2,578 4,144
TWYGS tuck shop and other income 156 91
2,734 4,235
£ 42,175 £ 46,514
5. FUNDRAISING TRADING: COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS
Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
Raffle and programmes 945 673
6. COST OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: PANTOMIME COSTS
Total Total
2024 2023
Activities undertaken directly: £ £
Performance costs:
Hire charges -venue 11,205 10,986
Event Management Costs 3342 2,606
Backstage expenses 15,856 12,332
Orchestra and music 4,710 4,200
Hire and purchase ofcostumes 4,973 4,072
Producer, choreographer and stage manager 2,160 2,250
Advertising and promotion 1,863 1,656
Rehearsals and meetings 2,625 2,053
Licences, subscritions and fees 1,938 2,233
Insurance a I Kt : L175
Total performance costs 49,783 43,563
Awards evening and gifts -7 189
Total direct costs 49,776 43,752
Support costs:
Sundry expenese 222 356
Bank charges 138 166
Office expenses 0) 0
Depreciation 776 862
£ 50,912 £ 45,136

THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

  1. COST OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: TAUNTON WAYFARERS YOUTH GROUP (TWYG) COSTS
Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
TWYGS stage school and performance costs 2,537 1,989
Other costs 0 142
2,537 2,131
  1. STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS The Charity did not have any employees during the current or proceeding year, and therefore the Charity does not have any staff costs.
9. TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS -EQUIPMENT Total Total
2024 2023
£ £
COST
At 1 March 2023 16,042 15,258
Additions in the year 0 784
Disposals in the year . -
At 29 February 2024 16,042 16,042
DEPRECIATION
At 1 March 2023 8,281 7,419
Charge forthe year 776 862
At 29 February 2024 9,057 8,281
NET BOOK VALUE AT29 FEBRUARY 2024 6,985 7,761
At 1 March 2023 7,761 7,839
10. INVESTMENTS 2024 2023
£ £
£ 0 £ 0

THE WAYFARERS PANTOMIME SOCIETY

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 29TH FEBRUARY 2024

11. TRANSACTIONS WITH TRUSTEES AND RELATED PARTIES

No remuneratian has been paid to the Trustees in either the current or proceeding period. The Charity has not met any individual expenses incurred by the Trustees for the services provided to the Charity. There were no related party transactions during the year.

12. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

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UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
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Designated Total
General funds unrestricted
funds TWYG funds
£ ff: £
Balance at 1 March 2023 54,415 14,763 69,178
Incoming resources 45,792 2,734 48,526
Outgoing resources (51,857) (2,537) (54,394)
Balanceat29February2024 48,350 14,960 63,310

Designated funds represent the funds of the Charity set aside by the Trustees for a particular purpose.

13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

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Fixed Other net
Assets assets Total
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds 6,985 48,350 55,335
Designated funds - 14,960 14,960
Balanceat29February2024 6,985 63,310 70,295

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| CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES __ report on the accounts

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| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. =e . <> rue Signed: | _Ses | Date: | 17/07/2024 |

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IER

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October 2018

Section B Disclosure

, Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

IER

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October 2018