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2024-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 03296703 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1062498 Pluto Productions Unaudited Financial Statements For the Year Ending 31 March 2024

Pluto Productions Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024 Page Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Independent Examlneffs Report to the Trustees statement of Fin8ncial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure Account) Statement of Financial Position Notes to the Financial Statements

Pluto Productions Trustees, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Year Ended 31 March 2024 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose5 Ot- company law, PTe5ent their report and the unaudited fLnancial tatcmcnts o)f thL charity for thc yLar Lndcd 31 March 2024 . Oblectlves and Actlvltles Objects and aims The charity's principal objective. ds set out in lis MemoranLluni ot"Association is the development ot.new theatric¢il writinL'. To aihi¢v¢ thi% Pluto Produitions Produces bhows which are by new writers or are origitial productions. Hires theatres lo stage productions- The charity aims to advance public education in all aspects of the dramatic arts by the presentatioii and production of plays and oth¥r cxprcssions of drania, including th¢ cominissioiiing of ncw works and thc mounting of public p¢rformanc¢s of thcm. Publlc beneflt The trustees have had regard t.or the Cliarity Cointnlssioiis guidance 011 public benefLt. They coiisider the charity's activities are all in the public benefit in particular they COLisid¢r tl)Jt 2022 has been ali active >¢ar for Pluto Praduclions and has continued to fulfil ils public benefit requirenienls, Over the 24 years Plulo has been esiablished Ihere have been tnans perfonnances of plays such as original play 'Don'l Leave Me Now,. Performances have included clients Irom Care England lo Dernentia UK for their annual conference and have iiicluded perfvmiJnce5 iii hospitals, hospice4, churche5 (Iiid even a Musque. Pluto Production'% clicnls are health qervice orieniated. The iruslees confimi that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 lo have due regard to the public benelil guidance published by tlie Chariiy Coininission for England and Wales.

Achievements and Financial Review The accounts for Pluto Play Productions demonstrate a steady rise in income and a reduction iii expenditure since ￿'e draw further away from Covid. Like most organi.8atii)ni that intcrfacc with thc public, our busincss almost groLind to a halt with j ust the odd zoon) performance. Health and Social serviees ivere ehallenged enough without having lo consider additional audience facing events. It is ￿aSsurIng7 tv note that we have Inade a Invdest profit in the y<ar 2023124. This 15 largely due to our move away fr()ni ali office bage. reducir)g our aLcountancy and running cost% and our continuing commitment in strengthening the name and reputation of Pluto Play Produclions. Our sales for the currenl year 2024125 are promising and we have increased our fees for delivering our woi'k - we have also increased our payments to the actors so that they teel a valued parl ol. our organisation. We have tried tu reLruit aLlors1 ivinLi more locally lu the pl¢ly Ioc¢itions wliiLh resulis in lower trav¢llsubsistenLe Losts. We have al.%0 created an exhibition btand And we were grnteful to be allowed a free qptsce at the Wounded Hegler Conference at the Royal College of GPS. We were successlul in our application tor a Patienl Experience Network Award in 2023 a joini applicatioii with the cliarity D(Ktors iii Distress aJ]d we were a tinali5t ruiiiier up. We have had a Similar award in this financial year tou with a joint appliL'alion with Leeds C£ire Association. Thcsc awards altliough not financially rcwarded do go a long way lo strcngthening our rcpulation and Ihc ftedback from play perl"ormances h&qS continued to be posiliiTe with other recommendations tollowing thmugh troin Ibe audlences we play lo. I have been helped and supported particularly this last year by our valued trustees, Godfrey Smith , Yvonne Rose . Heleii Findlay and our newest Trustee D¥bbie Ripley. All of you ¢Five Ine enorinous suppurt iii Imany dreils. Als(Tr, Bev Taylvr who h¢lS worked for us now for around 16 year8 and she catches the bal 1% as I drop thein - always efficiently nd with good humour. Of course, many NHS and SociLI1 Care orgaiiisalions are financially ihallenged. When an eveiil is planned lo include one of our plays, tli¢y plaii a wliole event ot wliich tlie play li often jus1 a constituenl part. For a few weeks we brouglit in an iiiterii. Henry, Bryan to research the decision makers in most of the healtli authorities. It 8howed me the sheer volume of po%.sibilities open to us and the challenge of taking Pluio Productions to the next slep. I have had discussions with the Picker Insiiiute, an Oxford based international research organisaiion. Picker Insliluie was established in 1986 and is at the foretronl of t'urtherinb the link betweeii patient experience, person centred care and clinical excellence. They are ebsefttially a quality improveniei)t frainework and they hav¢ offered 10 lielp us t4) develop an assessrtient ind evaluation profile. The diqcus8ion.s are on-going. As we Inove into 2025, we have 27 dit7ei.enl plays on ot'fer biiid an oiigoing coinmitinent lo gel Ihese plays experienced bv as niany people as possible to iinpact on niore positive healili and social Ccire iinprovement. am hopeful that we will see another profilmble yeur 2024125 with Inore prestigiou% work at higher fees Loming to th¢ forefront. Structure, Governance and Management Nature of governing document Th¢ ¢harily is gov¢rn¢d by its m¢morandum and articlc.s of assoLiaiiL)n incorporaiLd on 27 D¢¢¢mbcr 1996. Recrultment and appolntment of trustees New Irustees are appointed during the ￿]nUal general Ineeting. Each subsequent year one third ot" the members ol. th¢ council shall retire. Inductlon and tralnlng of trustees Appropriate inductions and Iraining of new Iruslees is pmvided by th.. Charity. Organisational structure The charity directors. who a150 act as trustees, are responsible for the coinpany's uclivities. &nd meet as needed for admiiiistration of thc charity. A chi¢f cx¢cutivc is appoint¢d by th¢ trust¢¢s to manag¢ th¢ day- tD-day op¢ration of th¢ charity.

Reference and Administrative Details Registered eharitv nime Pluto Productions Charity registration number Company registration number Principal office and registered offiee 1062498 01296703 Ground Floor 6 Queen's Street Leeds Wesl Yorkshire LSI 2TW Th8 Trustees Helen Findlay Yvonne Rosa Godfrey Smith Deborah Ripley Jane Ascrotl FCA MA {Cantab) Enterprise House Harmire Eiiterprise Park Barnard Castle County Durhain DL12 8XP (Appointed 31 January 2024) Independent Examiner Small Company Provisions This rcport has bccn pr¢parcd in aL¥ordanLQ Wlth th¢ provisioiis applicablc lo ¢ompaiiics cntiilcd to Ihc small iompanics exempiion. The Irustees, aiiiiual report was approved oil I l December 2024 and signed on behalf ol, the board ot Iruslees by.. Godfrey Smith Trustee

Pluto Productions Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Pluto Productions Year Ended 31 March 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination ot the financial 5tateMeii￿ ot- Pluto Produclion5 ('the charity'} t-or the year ended 31 March 2024. Responslbllltles and Basls of Report As Ihe Iruslees of the company (and also ils directors lor the pu4)ose5 of cornpany law) you are responsible for the preparalion of the fiiiiincial blateiTLents in accordance with the requirement5 of the Coinpanies Act &U06 ('the 2006 Act'}. Having satisfiLd rnysclf that thi acLounts of thL' company arL Ilot rcquirLd to bc auditLd ui)dcr Part 16 of thL 2006 Aut and arL' eligible for independenl examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charilies Act 2011 ('the 201 l Act.). In carying out my examil￿tio1] I have followed the Directions given by tlie Ch(Irity CoininL¥SlOlI uiider section 145(5){b) ot the 201 l Act. Independent Examiner's Statement havc complctcd my cxaininalion. I confirm that no matlcrs havc coimc lo my attcntion in conncction witl) th¢ cxaininalion giving nic LdUS¥ lu bclicv¥.' l. accounting records were noi kept in respecl of the charity as required by section .386 of the 2￿6 Act. or 2. the findncial statements do not accord with those records. or 3. Ihc fin￿ncial 4tatcmcnts do i)ot comply witl) Ihc accounting rcqliircincnts of scction 396 of ihc 2006 Act othcr than ally requiremenl that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as parl of an independent examiiiatioii: or 4. the financial statements have not been prepared in aLcordJn¢e with the methL)ds and principles of tlie Statement uf Recomniended Practice for acc(iunting and reporting by ¢h&rilies applicable lo charitie% preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporiing Standard applicable in Ilie UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I Iiave no conceriis and have coine acr055 no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thib repvrt in order 10 ¢nabl¢ a proper und¢rt?tanding of th¢ uL¢ounts to b¢ i-eaLh¢d. Jane Ascroft FCA MA Icantab) Independent Examiner Enterprise House Harinire Enlerprise Park Barnard Castle County Durliam DL12 8XP I l Deceinber 2024

Pluto Productions Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account) Year Ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Unrcslrictcd funds Total funds Total funds Note Income and endowments Doiiations and l¢gacies Charitable activities 20 ?0 9,000 31,700 43,750 4.3,750 Total Income 43.770 43,770 40,700 Expendituro Expeiiditure on charilable activities .37,841 .37,841 31,246 Total expenditure .37,1141 .37,841 31,246 Net Income and net movement In funds 5,929 9.454 Reconciliation of funds l ()lal funds bruug7hi forward (9,857) Total fund9 carried forward 5.52(1 (4U3) The s141teiMent uf financial activities includes all gains and lusses recogFnised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activitie4.

Pluto Productions Statement of Financial Position 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Note Current Assets Lash at b<ink and in hand 5,886 Creditors: amount5 falling due within one year 12 360 40.3 Net Current Assels 5,5?6 (403) Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 5,5?6 (403) Net Assets (4U3) Funds of the Charity UnrLstrictcd tunds 5.526 (403) Total charity funds 13 5,5?6 (403) For th¢ y¢ar Lftdiftg 31 MarLh 2024 Ihc charity w'as ¢ntitl¢d io L'XCrnPtion from audit undcr s¢¢tion 477 of IhL Coinpanics Act 2006 relating to sinall compllnies. Directors, responsibilities.. Tlie meinbLfb h¢ive iiot required the conipany to obtaiii an audit ot" lis findncial stdteinenlb for tlie ye(Ir in quesiion in a¥cordai)Lc with S¢Llion 476 Tlie dii'ectors acki)owledge their ItSP011sibililiei foi. c0111pIyii18 willi tlie requiiriiieiils of tlie Act wilh I'espect lo accouiiliiig records and the preparation of finaiicial statements These tinancial slalernenlb have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to compaiiies subject to tlie sm¢ill cornpani¢s' rcgimc. Tliese tinancial staleinenls were approved by Ilie board ot. Iruslees and aulhorised tor issue on I l December 2024 , and are sib?ned on behall, of the board by., Godt"rey Smith Trustee

Pluto Productions Notes to the Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024 1. General Information ThL iharity is a public b¢nLfil ¢ntity and a privat¢ Company liinit¢d by guaran1¢¢, rLgist¢r¢d in England and Wal¢% and a registered charity in Enqland and Wales. The address of the registered office is Ground Floor, 6 Queen's Street, Leeds, Wesl Yorkshire, LS12TW. 2. Statement of Compliance Th¢s¢ finan¢i&l stat¢m¢nts hav¢ bccn prcparcd in conipliancc with FRS 102, 'Th¢ Fii)ancial Rcporting Siandjrd applicabl¢ In the UK and Ihe Republic of Jreland,, the Statemet)l of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK aiid Republic ot Ireland (FRS 102) (Charitie5 SORP (FRS 102)) und the Conipanies Act 2UO6. 3. Accounting Policies Basis of Preparation The financial staieinenis liave beeii prepared on Ihe historical cost basis. as modified by the revaluation of certain financial ¢)ssets aiid liabilitie5 and inveslnient prvperties nieasured at fdir value through incoine or expenditure. Thc financial slatcmcnt8 arc prcparcd in .%lcrling, which 1% the functi()nal ciirrcncy of th¥ cntity. Going Concern To be completed Judgements and Key Sources of Estlmatlon Uncertalnty The preparalion of the finan¢ial slatemenl% require% management to make judgements. estimates and a%sumption8 that affect the ainounls reporied. Tliese eslimaies and judgements are. conliniially reVIe￿ed and are based on experience and oiher factors, including expectations of future eveiits that are believed lo be re* regtricied incoine fundq or endowmeni funds.

Income All income is included in the statement uf finaiicial activities when the charity 15 entitled to the incunie, any performance rclatcd conditions attachcd havc bccn Inct or arc fully within Ihc control of thc charit), the income is considercd probablc and the ainount can be qllanlified with reasonable accuracy. The following speeific policies are applied lo particular categories of incoine.. Donations and legacy incoine 15 received by way ot. donation5, legTacies, grant5 and gift5 and 15 included in tull in the StalenieT]t of Financial Activities when receivable. Where legyacies liave been T]olified to the charity but the criteria for incoine recognition have not been met, the legacy is Ireaied a,4 a contingent aqsei and disclosed if material. CJrants, where entitlemenl 18 not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charily becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Donated services and taeilities are included at the value to the charity, being the amount tlie Lh¢irity would have been willing7 to pay IL) obtain serviles or faLililies of equivalellt economiL benefit on Ihe open Inarket. Investment income is included when reLeivable. Income fr(Trm Charitable trading activity 18 accounted for when eAmed. InLome tTOm grants. where related to pertonnance and specilic deliverables, are accounted tor as the charity earns Ilie righi lo consideration by its pertom]ance. Expenditure EApciidilui't is i'eLogiii%cd 011 ali aLLI'ualb ba￿1% a% a liability Is illLUlI'cd. EAiy¢iidilui'c illLludeb aiiy V A T whiLII Laiiiioi be fully recovered, Lind is reported as part ot, the expenditure lo which il relates.. Costs of raisinsi t"uiids coinprise the costs associated with attracting donation5, &Yrants and lebTracies and the costs of tradinsj t.or fundraising, purpus¢s. Charirable expenditure comprise4 those Costs Ai)curred by the charity Ai) the delivery of itq activitie.% and Se￿l¢e% for ii. beneliciaries. 11 includes bolli costs that can be alloc&?led direcily lo such aclLVitieb and ihose cosis ot. ali indirect nalure necessary 10 5UPPOrt them. Other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the Charity nor parl of its expenditure on charitable aclivilies, All costs are &2llocated between the expenditure categories ot" the SOFA on a basis desigiied lo reflect the use of the resource. Costs relatingF ro a particular activity are allocaied directly. others are apportioned on an appropriate basis, as set out in tlie notes to the accounls. Flnanclal Instruments The cliarity only has tinancial assets and liabilities ol. a kind Ilial qualil>' as basic tiiiancial inslrurnenls. Basic tinancial inslruinents are iiiilially recogmised at transaction value and subsequently Ineasured c1t their settlement value.

Deblors Trade and other debtors are recug7nised at the settlement amount due after any trade discDunt c)ffered. Prepayments are valued at thc ainount prcpaid nct of any Iradc discounts duc. Accrued income and tax recoverable is ineluded al the best estimate of the amounts receivable al the balance sheet dale. Cash at Bank and in Hand Cash al bdnk and Lash iii hand inLlud¢s Lash dnd short term hig7hly liquid investments with a short malurity of three nionths or le%q from the date of acqui.sition or opening of the deposit or similar account. Creditors Credilors are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting trom a past event that will probably result in the transfer vf funds tu a third party and the amount due tu s¢iil¢ the oblig7ation Lyn be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normLilly recogniqed ut their settlement urnount after allowing for any trud2 discountq due. Taxation The company is considered to pass the tests sel oiit in Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the Fiiiance Act 2010 and theret.ore it ineets tlie defiiiitivn vf d Lharitable iompaiiy for UK Lurpuratiun t¢lX purpose5. ALLUI'dinb,ly. tlie compaiiy is pulentidlly ¢xenipt from taxaiion in re8pect of income or capiial gains received wiihin categories covered by Chaptei. 3 Part I l of the Corporation Tax Act 201 O or Section 256 of the taxation ot Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the exlenl thlL t such income or gaiiis are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 4. Limited by Guarantee The company iq limited by guarantee. Al 3 lqt March 2024 there were 4 Inembers each of whom had undertaken 10 contribiite an amount not exceeding £ l in tlie event ot a winding up. 5. Donations and Legacies Unrestricted Funds Total Funds 2024 Unrestricted Fiinds Total Funds 2023 Donatlons Dvnalions 20 20 7,500 1.500 7,500 Gift uid 20 20 9,IX)O 6. Charitable Activities Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2024 Unrestricted Funds Total Funds 2023 Perforinaiicc f¢¢s 43.750 43,750 31.700 31.700

  1. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Fund Type Ui)r¢strAct¢d Total Funds Funds 2024 Ui)rcstri¢t¢d Funds Total Funds 2023 Cost of charitable activilies 37,481 360 37.481 30,886 360 30,886 360 Support costs 360 .37,841 37,841
  2. Expenditure on Charitable Activities by Activity Type Activities iinden2ken directly Total funds 2024 Total fund 2023 Support Gosls Cost (yf charitablc aclivilics CJovernance costs 37.481 37.481 30,886 360 360 360 37,481 360 37.841
  3. Independent Examination Fees 2024 2023 Fees payable to the independent exaininer for.. Independent ¢xaininalion ot. th¢ tinancial slal¢m¢nts 360 360
  4. Staff Costs The avera&Te liead count of einployee5 duringi the vear was Nil (2023.. Nil). No eiMployee received eniployee benefiti of Inore than £60,000 during the year (2023.. Nil).
  5. Trusteè Remuneratlon and Expenses Noiic of tlic ti'ustccs Iior aiiy y¢150115 GOllli¥Ctcd willi tliciii I'¢¥civcd aiiy Iriiiuiici'atioii oi. rxpciiscs ti'oiii Ilie Lliai'iiy dui'i1i8 tli curreiit or previous yeclr.

  6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2024 2023 Bank loan8 and overdrafLs 43 Accruals and deferred income 360 360 360 403

  7. Analysis of Charitable Funds Unrestricted funds At 31 March 2024 At l April 2023 Incorne Expenditure General tunds (403) (37,841) 5,526 At 31 March 2023 At l April 2022 Income Expendilure (ienerdl tunds {Y,8i71 40,70U (31,246) (4031

  8. Analysis of Net A55et5 Between Funds Unreslricled Total Funds Funds 2024 Current astsets Creclilors le%s thun l yeur 5,886 (360) 5.886 (360) Net assets 5,526 5,526 Unrestricted Total Funds Fiinds 2023 CutTenl assets Creditors less than l year (403) 140.3) Net assets (403) (403)

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