LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY
Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] October 2023
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 2023 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) Mrs K Hailstone Mr T Robinson (Vice Chair) Mrs K Haywood Mrs S McPhee (Company Secretary) Mr M Mear Mr J Bowness (Company Treasurer) Mrs J Pearson Mr M Bancroft Mrs S Spencer Mr P Banton 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 2023, reserves totalled £25851.73.
In the year to 31[st] October 2023, the Trustees, reported that three successful productions had been staged. “Young Frankenstein”, “Avenue Q” and “Private Peaceful”.
Presented at the Annual General Meeting held at The Brewhouse, Burtonon-Trent on Tuesday 16[th] July 2024
Registered Charity No: 1072000
Little Theatre Company
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2023
2022
2023
| 4589.00 29084.00 51.00 114.00 0.00 33838.00 506.00 31996.00 2803.00 50.00 556.00 75.00 403.00 278.00 658.00 150.00 72.00 37547.00 -3709.00 21574.00 17865.00 |
INCOME Subscriptons and Donatons Productons Bank and Building Society interest Fundraising Grant EXPENDITURE Administraton costs Productons Rehearsal rooms Donatons and gifs Derby Road Unit expenditure Equipment purchases Insurance Other expenses Website, internet and computer supplies Bursary and Festval Awards Bank & sumup charges EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR Balance brought forward from last year Balance carried forward to next year |
4292.06 39544.47 0.00 843.29 3000.00 |
|---|---|---|
| 47679.82 | ||
| 207.02 34041.25 3109.80 40.00 805.43 69.80 403.38 365.69 404.96 150.00 96.06 |
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| 39693.39 | ||
| 7986.43 17865.30 |
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| 25851.73 | ||
| 14188.00 4112.00 18300.00 435.00 17865.00 17865.00 |
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2023 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank Payments in advance of Future Productons Less: Income in advance of Future Productons Represented by:- INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT |
23675.99 4078.24 |
| 27754.23 1902.50 |
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| 25851.73 | ||
| 17865.00 | 25851.73 |
The above Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st October 2023 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.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2023
Little Theatre Company
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Membership subscriptons Patrons' donatons Gif Aid tax rebate Sundry donatons PRODUCTION RECEIPTS November producton April producton June producton PRODUCTION EXPENSES November producton April producton June producton BANK AND BUILDING SOCIETY INTEREST Building Society Interest FUNDRAISING Amazon Smile Crowdfunder ESBC Lotery fundraising share PE - rafe Cake Sales Puppet Workshop EQUIPMENT PURCHASES Antvirus sofware and updates OTHER EXPENSES Facebook adverts Commitee expenses LAFTA awards DBS checks |
2023 2,469 1,450 339 34 4,292 13,474 16,896 9,174 39,544 14,498 12,140 7,404 34,041 0 0 108 0 377 90 144 125 843 70 70 0 116 173 75 364 |
2022 1,047 1,475 0 2,067 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,589 | |||
| 9,921 10,943 8,220 |
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| 29,084 | |||
| 13,307 12,569 6,120 |
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| 31,996 | |||
| 51 | |||
| 51 | |||
| 85 29 0 0 0 0 |
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| 114 | |||
| 75 | |||
| 75 | |||
| 27 118 133 0 |
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| 364 | 278 |
LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY
PRODUCTIONS FOR 2022/23
| INCOME Ticket Sales Programme sales Show fees Set sales Miscellaneous Producton Income TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Theatre hire Printng Refreshments Scenery Props Scripts Costumes Wigs Royaltes Sound and music Miscellaneous Costs Transport Puppet Workshop TOTAL EXPENDITURE PROFIT OR (LOSS) ON PRODUCTION |
Total 36467.00 1326.47 935.00 650.00 166.00 39544.47 7520.00 2337.87 1088.24 5745.44 1042.85 158.49 4573.11 336.00 9606.36 822.69 19.50 460.00 330.70 34041.25 5503.22 |
Young Frankenstein 12028.00 306.00 490.00 650.00 0.00 13474.00 2352.00 781.87 168.90 1986.57 445.04 0.00 2923.71 336.00 4700.95 522.69 0.00 280.00 0.00 14497.73 -1023.73 |
Young Frankenstein 12028.00 306.00 490.00 650.00 0.00 13474.00 2352.00 781.87 168.90 1986.57 445.04 0.00 2923.71 336.00 4700.95 522.69 0.00 280.00 0.00 14497.73 -1023.73 |
Avenue Q 15967.00 618.47 145.00 0.00 166.00 16896.47 2584.00 856.00 341.14 3721.98 58.81 0.00 30.00 0.00 3897.41 300.00 19.50 0.00 330.70 12139.54 4756.93 |
Private Peaceful 8472.00 402.00 300.00 0.00 0.00 9174.00 2584.00 700.00 578.20 36.89 539.00 158.49 1619.40 0.00 1008.00 0.00 0.00 180.00 0.00 7403.98 1770.02 |
2021/22 27501.00 785.00 798.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 29084.00 | ||||||||
| 6995.00 2479.00 0.00 7985.00 1166.00 0.00 6239.00 319.00 4943.00 480.00 100.00 1290.00 0.00 |
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| 31996.00 | ||||||||
| 5503.22 | -1023.73 | 4756.93 | 1770.02 | -2912.00 |
In accordance with the charity accounts notes of guidance. I have examined the receipts and payments ceount together with the books and documents relating to The Little Theatre Company for the year ended 31st Ortober 2023 and of the balance held at that date. In my opinion the books have been properly kept and the financial statements give a true 3nd fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. Mrs Lesley Oates Accovntant IACMAI