LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY
Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] October 2024
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 2024 were:
Mr J Bowness Mr T Robinson Mr M R Mear Mr G Thompson Mrs S Spencer Mrs S McPhee
The following people constituted the managing committee, elected by the members of the society for renewable one year terms:
Mr T Robinson (Chair) Mrs K Hailstone Mrs S McPhee (Company Secretary) Mrs K Haywood Mrs S Spencer (Company Treasurer) Mrs H Kirkpatrick Mr M Bancroft Mr M Mear Mr P Banton Mrs J Pearson Mr J Bowness 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 2024, reserves totalled £32652.57.
In the year to 31[st] October 2024, the Trustees, reported that three successful productions had been staged. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, “Some Mothers do .ave em” and “Shakespeare in Love”.
Presented at the Annual General Meeting held at The Brewhouse, Burtonon-Trent on Saturday 15[th] February 2025
Registered Charity No: 1072000
YEAR TO DATE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024
Little Theatre Company
| 2022/3 36467.00 1326.47 935.00 650.00 166.00 2355.00 1450.00 339.06 0.00 34.00 3000.00 240.00 108.25 0.00 89.54 144.00 125.00 47429.32 7520.00 2337.87 0.00 1088.24 5745.44 1042.85 158.49 4573.11 336.00 9606.36 822.69 19.50 460.00 330.70 207.02 3109.80 403.38 40.00 709.63 69.80 363.91 68.20 404.96 22.06 150.00 39590.01 7839.31 |
INCOME Ticket Sales Programme Sales Show Fees Set sales Miscellaneous Production Income Membership Subscriptions Patrons' Donations Gift Aid Bank and Building Society interest Sundry donations Grant - Lloyd Trust (Staffordshire Community Fund) ESBC Lottery fundraising share Fundraising - Amazon Smile Crowdfunder PE - raffle Cake Sales Puppet Workshop EXPENDITURE Theatre Hire Printing Refreshments Advertising Scenery Props Scripts Costumes Wigs Royalties Sound/Music Miscellaneous Production Costs Transport Puppet Workshop Administration Costs and 50 % telephone Rehearsal rooms Insurance Donations and gifts Unit expenditure Equipment purchases Other expenses Bank Charges Website, internet and computer supplies Sum-Up charges Burton Vocal Festival PROFIT OR LOSS TO DATE |
44604.00 1681.00 3034.65 0.00 74.42 2124.00 1852.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1359.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 226.00 0.00 54955.57 8009.60 3598.92 69.88 200.00 6462.65 2951.98 125.87 7085.01 762.12 8564.90 300.00 0.00 746.26 0.00 352.72 3578.56 408.85 150.00 3059.08 0.00 129.15 19.00 1528.50 2.48 49.20 48154.73 6800.84 |
Chitty 21118.00 700.00 1982.50 46.00 110.00 |
Chitty 21118.00 700.00 1982.50 46.00 110.00 |
SIL Misc 13907.00 9579.00 519.00 462.00 99.66 952.49 28.42 2124.00 1852.50 1359.00 56.00 60.00 Some Mothers |
SIL Misc 13907.00 9579.00 519.00 462.00 99.66 952.49 28.42 2124.00 1852.50 1359.00 56.00 60.00 Some Mothers |
SIL Misc 13907.00 9579.00 519.00 462.00 99.66 952.49 28.42 2124.00 1852.50 1359.00 56.00 60.00 Some Mothers |
SIL Misc 13907.00 9579.00 519.00 462.00 99.66 952.49 28.42 2124.00 1852.50 1359.00 56.00 60.00 Some Mothers |
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| 23956.50 | 14610.08 11053.49 0.00 5335.50 |
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| 2584.00 1331.20 4829.96 992.15 13.19 3981.26 345.60 5723.30 300.00 180.00 |
2712.80 2712.80 1133.86 1133.86 59.63 10.25 100.00 100.00 1002.27 630.42 57.65 1902.18 36.36 76.32 353.78 2749.97 416.52 1103.38 1738.22 270.00 296.26 352.72 3578.56 408.85 150.00 3059.08 129.15 19.00 1528.50 2.48 49.20 |
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| 20280.66 | 6829.73 11766.80 0.00 9277.54 |
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| 7839.31 | 6800.84 | 3675.84 | 7780.35 | -713.31 | 0.00 | -3942.04 |
2022/3
2023/4
Little Theatre Company
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024
| INCOME 4292 Member Subscriptions Patrons' Donations 39544 Productions: Show fees Ticket Sales Programme sales 843 Fundraising: Programme adverts Raffle Sales Cake Sales Donations ESBC Lottery 3000 Grants 47679 EXPENDITURE 34041 Productions: Royalties Theatre Hire Printing Advertising Scripts Scenery Props Costumes Wigs Sound & Music Transport Refreshments Donations & Gifts 3110 Rehearsal rooms 805 Derby Road Unit: Rent Water Rates Insurance Electricity Consumables 403 Company Insurance 405 Website, internet and computer supplies 207 Postage 366 Stationery Printing 70 Equipment purchases Committee Expenses 150 Bursary and Festival Awards 40 Donations and gifts 96 Bank charges Sumup charges 39693 7986 EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR 17865 Balance brought forward from last year |
2124.00 1792.50 3034.65 44604.00 1681.00 60.00 0.00 226.00 74.42 1359.00 0.00 |
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| 54955.57 | |
| 8564.90 8009.60 3598.92 200.00 125.87 6462.65 2951.98 7085.01 762.12 300.00 746.26 69.88 0.00 3578.56 2250.00 191.61 171.42 440.67 5.38 408.85 1528.50 347.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 129.15 100.00 50.00 73.20 2.48 |
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| 48154.73 | |
| 6800.84 25851.73 |
Balance carried forward to next year
25851
32652.57
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2024
CURRENT ASSETS
| 23676 Cash at Bank 4078 Payments in advance of Future Productions 27754 1903 Less: Income in advance of Future Productions 25851 Represented by:- 25851 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT |
26636.64 7185.93 |
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| 33822.57 1170.00 |
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| 32652.57 | |
| 32652.57 |
The above Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st October 2024 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
Little Theatre Company
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS Membership subscriptions Patrons' donations Gift Aid tax rebate Sundry donations PRODUCTION RECEIPTS November Production April Production June Production PRODUCTION EXPENSES November Production April Production June Production BANK AND BUILDING SOCIETY INTEREST Building Society Interest FUNDRAISING Amazon Smile Crowdfunder ESBC Lottery Fundraising Share PE - raffle Cake Sales Puppet Workshop EQUIPMENT PURCHASES Antivirus software and updates OTHER EXPENSES Facebook adverts Committee expenses PPE LAFTA awards DBS Checks |
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| 3976.50 | |||
| 129.15 |
LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY
PRODUCTIONS FOR 2023/4
| PRODUCTIONS FOR 2023/4 | ||||||||
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| INCOME Ticket Sales Programme sales Show fees Cake Sales Miscellaneous TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Theatre hire Printing Refreshments Advertising Scenery Props Scripts Costumes Wigs Royalties Sound and music Miscellaneous Costs Transport Puppet Workshop TOTAL EXPENDITURE PROFIT OR (LOSS) ON PRODUCTION |
Total 44604.00 1681.00 3034.65 226.00 74.42 49620.07 8009.60 3598.92 69.88 200.00 6462.65 2951.98 125.87 7085.01 762.12 8564.90 300.00 0.00 746.26 38877.19 10742.88 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 21118.00 700.00 1982.50 110.00 46.00 23956.50 2584.00 1331.20 0.00 0.00 4829.96 992.15 13.19 3981.26 345.60 5723.30 300.00 0.00 180.00 20280.66 3675.84 |
Some Mothers Do'Ave'Em 13907.00 519.00 99.66 56.00 28.42 14610.08 2712.80 1133.86 59.63 100.00 1002.27 57.65 36.36 353.78 0.00 1103.38 0.00 0.00 270.00 6829.73 7780.35 |
Shakespeare in Love 9579.00 462.00 952.49 60.00 11053.49 2712.80 1133.86 10.25 100.00 630.42 1902.18 76.32 2749.97 416.52 1738.22 0.00 0.00 296.26 11766.80 -713.31 |
2022/3 36467.00 1326.47 935.00 650.00 166.00 |
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| 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 |
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| 34041.25 | ||||||||
| 10742.88 | 3675.84 | 7780.35 | -713.31 | 5503.22 |
In accordan with the charity accounts notes of guidance, I have examined the receipts and payments account together with the books and documents relating to The Little Theatre Company for the year ended 31st Ortober 2024 and of the balance held at that date. In my opinion the books have been properly kept and the financial statements give a true and 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 Accountant IACMAI Dated: 09112124