THE COMPANY OF FOUR MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY
# FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
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1071678
The Company of Four Musical Theatre Society Registered Charity
1071678
## Balance Sheet
||30th June 2025|30th June 2025||30th June 2024|30th June 2024|
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||£|£||£|£|
|FIXED ASSETS||||||
|Equipment atcost|21,093|||21,093||
|Additions||||||
|Less Disposals atcost||||||
|Net Gross assets|21,093|||21,093||
|Depreciation brought forward|20,871|||20,760||
|Less Disposals depn to date||||||
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Current year|222|||111||
|Net gross depreciation|21,093|||20,871||
|||0|||222|
|CURRENT ASSETS||||||
|Cash at Bank|97,730|||77,091||
|Cash in Hand|345|||315||
|Stock - Company & Show Merchandise|245|||646||
|Debtors|4,582|||7,331||
||102,902|||85,383||
|CURRENT LIABILITIES||||||
|Accruals|322|||483||
||322|||483||
|NET CURRENTASSETS||102,580|||84,900|
|||102,580|||85,122|
|CAPITAL AND RESERVES||||||
|Balance brought forward||85,122|||92,777|
|Net surplus / deficit forthe year
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|||102,580|||85,122|
|ALLOCATION OF RESERVES||||||
|General Reserve||67,580|||58,822|
|Property Reserve||30,000|||21,300|
|Maintenance Reserve||5,000|||5,000|
|||102,580||||85,122|
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The Company of Four Musical Theatre Society Registered Charity 1071678
## Income and Expenditure Account
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Year ended
30th June 2025 30th June 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
GENERAL INCOME
Membership Fees 4,660 3,935
Fred Reynolds Centre 9,390 5,960
Donations - Friends of Co4 10,302 445
Other donations 17 0
Social Events 904 173
Gift Aid 920 904
Bank Interest 1,207 989
Equipment hire 58 1,000
Costume Hire 633 601
Sundry Income 187 64
28,278 14,071
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ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
Insurance 1,266 1,195
Debit / Credit card charges 99 115
AGM Expenses 38 45
Fred Reynolds Centre 3,460 3207
Accommodation 10,685 12,397
Equipment 521 2,032
Social Events 324 0
Website expenses 360 360
NODA subscription 299 245
Licences 134 186
Write down 347 0
Miscellaneous expenses 314 - 286
17,847 20,618
DEPRECIATION
Equipment 222 111
222 111
18,069 : 20,729
10,209 6,658
PRODUCTIONS Net income/ cost (-) 7,249 -997
NET SURPLUS / DEFICIT (-) FOR THE YEAR 17,458 (-)7,655
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The Company of Four Musical Theatre Society Registered Charity 1071678
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## Production Summary
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|Year|ended|
|30th|June|2025|30th|June|2024|
|£|£|£|£|
|INCOME|
|Ticket|Sales|64,198|53,998|
|Merchandise|&|Refreshments|195|712|
|Programme|Sales|1,634|1,817|
|Sponsorship|/|Other|820|0|
|66,847|56,527|
|EXPENDITURE|
|Theatre|Hire|17,318|14,199|
|Costumes|3,341|3,907|
|Sound|&|Lighting|Hire|8,430|7,993|
|Musicians|Fees|4,803|6,714|
|Scenery|6,171|6,140|
|Rehearsals|4,138|2,720|
|Programme|1,251|1,122|
|Publicity|1,737|1,042|Sa|
|Portacabins|1,884|—|4,891|
|Staging|Expenses|4,230|2,242|
|Box|Office|Expenses|1,600|2,725|
|Merchandise|&|Refreshments|0|292|
|Sundries|458|911|
|Royalties|4,237|5,626|
|59,598|57,524|
|NET SURPLUS|/|DEFICIT|(-)|FOR THE YEAR|7,249|(-)997|
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The Company of Four Musical Theatre Society Registered Charity 1071678
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## independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Company of Four Musical Theatre Society
| report on the accounts of the Society for the year ended 30 June 2025 which are set out on pages 1 to 3.
## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act), and that an independent examination is needed.
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It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
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## independent examiner's statement
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In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act;and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act; have not been met; or
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(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:E Howard SuneeSwo Date: 27~ TeAvg osfera QOS :
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’ Presented to and accepted at the Company of Four AGM on 15th September 2025
Chairperson
L Griffiths HYG
Treasurer eb
N Woolnough pe SS
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Prod Comps
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Production Comparisons for 2024/25 and 2023/24
2024/25 2023/24
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££ £ £ £ £
INCOME
Ticket Sales 13,542 34,606 16,050 17,253 32,262 4,483
Merchandise & Refreshments 0 195 0 0 402 310
Programme Sales 404 756 474 627 990 200
Sponsorship / Other 80 690 50 ie) 0 0
14,026 36,247 16,574 17,880 33,654 4993
EXPENDITURE
Theatre Hire 3,524 11,000 2,794 3,943 9,600 656
Costumes 302 1,851 1,188 525 3,240 142
Sound & Lighting Hire 1,750 4,283 2,397 2,015 5,098 880
Musicians Fees 0 4,803 0 3,750 2,964 0
Scenery 41,198 306 4,667 4,080 1,904 156
Rehearsals 536 1,888 1,714 640 1,158 922
Programme 404 575 272 418 532 172
Publicity 516 660 561 §12 530 0
Portacabins 0 1,884 0 0 1,891 0
Staging / Props Expenses 1,243 2,406 581 119 1,821 302
Box Office Expenses 0 1,600 0 1,018 1,440 267
Merchandise & Refreshments 0 0 0 0 91 201
Sundries 24 365 69 416 465 30
Royalties 408 0 3,829 4,027 0 1,599
9,905 31,621 18072 21,463 30,734 5,327
SURPLUS / DEFICIT (-) 4,121 4,626 (1,498 (-)3,583 2,920 _(-)334
SHOWS £
1 The Railway Children 4,121
2 Dick Whittington 4,626
3 Les Mis (Junior) (-)1,498
Total Production surplus 2024/25 7,249
4 Little Shop of Horrors (-)3,583
§ Jack & the Beanstalk 2,920
6 SpongeBob (Jnr) (-)334
Total Production cost (-) 2023/24 (997
Fred Reynolds Centre 2024/25
Expenses 24/25 23/24 Income 24/25 23/24
£ £ : £ £
Maintenance 863 628 Hire - External 6,690 3,960
Rates 39 32 Hire - Internal 2,700 2,000
Electricity 4,298 1,530
Refuse 205 117
Insurance 602 495
Licences 182 175
Water 252 280
Other 19 0
TOTAL EXPENSES 3,460 3,257 TOTAL INCOME 9,390 5,960
FRC NET SURPLUS {| £5,930| £2,703
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## COMPANY OF FOUR
## Report on 2024/25 activity from the Trustees
It has been another great year for The Company of Four with some extremely successful productions, both for ticket sales and member recruitment.
Last October, we staged The Railway Children at Seckford theatre. We had fantastic ticket sales and some very complimentary audience feedback.
Our annual panto in February was Dick Whittington with show stopping musical numbers and some messy slapstick scene. It was a large cast of 65 each with numerous costume changes, most sourced from our own wardrobe.
‘The summer saw another great production for our youth contingent, ‘Les Miserables — the School Edition’. This was yet another example of the talent of our youth members as well as an adept production team. The membership of youngsters continues to grow and secure the company for future generations.
We are now heading into another show this autumn, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We plan to use an elaborate set as well as screens. The involvement of such tech is a brand new experience for the company.
We continue to organise social events to maintain the feeling of community.
We continue to maintain our costume store in order to maximise our revenue, we are also continuing to amalgamate our assets currently in storage in order to minimise storing costs and also to have a clear awareness of our stock.
| would like to take this opportunity to thank our members and friends for their continued support, the committee for their enthusiasm and the fundraising.
## Lily Griffiths
Chairperson at The Company of Four
Aug 2025