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2022-10-31-accounts

LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] October 2022

Little Theatre Company is constituted by Deed of Trust and is a registered charity, number 1072000.

The charity trustees during the year to 31[st] October 2022 were:

Mr P S Clemson Mr M R Mear Mr G Thompson

Mr J Bowness Mrs J Pike Mrs S McPhee

The following people constituted the managing committee, elected by the members of the society for renewable one-year terms:

Mr P S Clemson (Chair) Mr P Banton Mr T Robinson (Vice Chair) Mrs K Hailstone Mrs S McPhee (Secretary) Mrs K Haywood Mr J Bowness (Treasurer) Mr M Bancroft Mrs S Spencer Mrs J Pearson Mr M Mear Mr G Thompson Miss C Hailstone

The object of the charity is to advance education in the arts in Burton upon Trent and District by the production of one or more dramatic stage plays or musicals each year.

The charity’s reserve policy is to ensure that sufficient reserves are held to fund the production about to be presented. At 31[st] October 2022, reserves totalled £17,865.30.

In the year to 31[st] October 2022, the Chair of Trustees, Mr P S Clemson, reported that, despite the uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, three successful productions had been staged in the year: The Wind in the Willows, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The 39 Steps.

The situation remains very difficult for theatre companies and ticket sales are substantially down, mainly due to a lack of public confidence in resuming theatregoing. Little Theatre Company is taking every step to help restore this confidence and hopes to see an improvement in the next financial year. In the meantime, we are extremely grateful to the Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent for their continued support as we strive to improve our finances.

Presented at the Annual General Meeting held at the Brewhouse on Saturday 7[th] January 2023

Registered Charity No: 1072000

Little Theatre Company

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2022

2021

1,109
3,666
0
1,799
6,574
417
4,774
993
108
375
620
110
0
37
581
0
0
8,015
-1,441
23,015
21,574
INCOME
Subscriptions and Donations
Productions
Bank and Building Society interest
Fundraising
EXPENDITURE
Administration costs
Productions
Rehearsal rooms
Donations and gifts
Derby Road Unit rent
Derby Road Unit expenditure
Equipment purchases
Insurance
Other expenses
Website, internet and computer supplies
Bursary and Festval Awards
Bank charges
EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME FOR THE YEAR
Balance brought forward from last year
Balance carried forward to next year
4,588.30
29,084.00
51.26
114.05
33,837.61
505.97
31,996.50
2,803.00
50.00
0.00
555.96
74.98
403.38
277.63
657.62
150.00
71.60
37,546.64
-3,709.03
21,574.33
17,865.30
5,009
15,783
905
21,697
123
21,574
21,574
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at Bank
Balance at Building Society
Payments in advance of Future Productions
Less: Income in advance of Future Productions
Represented by:-
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2022
14,188.39
0.00
4,111.91
18,300.30
435.00
17,865.30
21,574 17,865.30

The above Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st October 2022 has been prepared from the books and records of Little Theatre Company, and gives a true statement of the Charity's finances according to the information and explanations given to me.

BUCKLER SPENCER LIMITED

The attached Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31[st] October 2022 have been prepared from the books and records of Little Theatre Company and give a true statement of the Charity’s finances according to the information and explanations given to us.

BUCKLER SPENCER LIMITED

4[th] January 2023