2024-12-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
01	01	01	2024	To	31 12	2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name KESTREL THEATRE COMPANY

Other names charity is known by

	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any)1073298 Charity's principal address c/o Adler Shine Aston House, Cornwall Avenue LONDON Postcode N3 1LF ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any)1073298 Charity's principal address c/o Adler Shine Aston House, Cornwall Avenue LONDON Postcode N3 1LF ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any)1073298 Charity's principal address c/o Adler Shine Aston House, Cornwall Avenue LONDON Postcode N3 1LF ~~——~~
	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 James H White	1 James H White	Chair
2	Judith RM Ptaszynski		01/01/2024 – 05/09/2024
3 Simon W Tennant	3 Simon W Tennant	Treasurer
4 Peter DF Watson	4 Peter DF Watson	Secretary
5 Meketa	5 Meketaye Mesfin
6 Holl	6 HollyRace Rogan
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	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Memorandum and Articles of Association 22 September 1998 Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution) Private Limited Company How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Election by majority of board of Trustees

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote maintain improve and advance education particularly by the provision of training and vocational instruction and by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the arts including the arts of drama ballet music singing literature sculpture and painting and to formulate prepare and establish schemes therefore provided that all the objects of the company shall be of a charitable nature.

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We believe the arts can play a positive role within the criminal justice system, in education, health, rehabilitation and reintegration. We work creatively with offenders, using theatre professionals, usually young artists, to facilitate original pieces of theatre, film and spoken word performance. The impacts are:

in rehabilitation, helping to develop new skills and employment opportunities.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

in rediscovering self-worth and sense of identity and improving the ability to co-operate.
in reconnecting with the outside world, in particular improving relationships with families and children.
in enhancing health and wellbeing, including improved selfconfidence, interpersonal skills and mental health.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Kestrel enjoyed the busiest year in the charity’s history in 2024, delivering projects across the country. At Springhill prison in Buckinghamshire, the year began with another series of our long-standing Drama Club. Once a week between February and April, two theatre professionals went into the facility to oversee more than a dozen inmates engaging in theatrical workshops, learning key skills including projection and improvisation. At the end of the project, the regulars shared a short performance based on the ideas they had developed in front of an enthusiastic audience of fellow prisoners. This project was also run at the prison between September and November with an even larger group of participants. Twice in the year, our Artistic Director El Henderson, together with Kestrel alumnus Brian Murphy, were invited to give a keynote speech at conferences organised by Unlocked. This is the scheme which encourages recent university graduates into the prison service. And the audience was keen to hear how Kestrel’s work can provide such an important boost to inmates, giving them wholly practical skills to help prepare for release. In May, together with PACT, (Prison Advice and Care Trust) we worked in HMP Brinsford, a young offenders institution near Wolverhampton to produce an original short film. That month, at a packed screening house in Soho, we showed Saving Face, a half hour filmed drama about redemptive justice. Directed by Dorothy Allen-Pickard, it stars the renowned film actress Sharon Duncan-Brewster, who starred in the movie Dune, alongside Ricardo Thomas, one of our alumni. It was given a rousing reception by those who recognised its quality and power. And the actors joined a panel question and answer session afterwards, talking about the creative process behind the film. In June, we undertook two workshops at both HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey. In conjunction with the National Literacy Trust, the workshops proved hugely popular, involving more than 35 men at Elmley and 15 at Swaleside. Also in June, in conjunction with Buckinghamshire Libraries, we unveiled a new project at Springhill. Called Unbound, it involved two directors and a filmmaker helping a group of men to create short filmed dramas which they were able to share with their families. Then in September came another new Kestrel departure, called Magnify. We were invited by the Diorama Theatre in London to stage a new play, devised by a group of six Kestrel alumni, men who had worked with us while serving their sentences. Six men worked full time for a fortnight developing a half hour long drama. Paid equity rates for their work, through improvisation sessions at the Scrum Studios in Hammersmith, the cast workshopped

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Section D Achievements and performance

scenarios which were then coordinated by the playwright Simon Longman. In front of two packed houses, the men then performed the show, to huge acclaim. Such was the success of the project, the Diorama has asked us back to repeat the process with another group of men in August 2025.

In November we were invited by the new Garsington Opera Studios to use their recently opened multi-million pound facility for a fundraising evening. Together with Baco, the Buckinghamshirebased charity that offers men leaving prison practical assistance to ease their return to the outside world, we were able to invite nearly 250 people to enjoy an evening of film, performance and fine food in world-class surroundings. The films were those made with recently released prisoners by the acclaimed director Dorothy Allen-Pickard, talking about the issues they face trying to reintegrate into society. Together with spoken word performances from two Kestrel alumni and a panel discussion, we were able to give our supporters a first-hand insight into the work we do. Nearly £40,000 was raised during the course of the evening, a huge contribution to the work of the two organisations. In December came the highlight of any Kestrel year: the annual pantomime at Springhill. Called this year A Cactus Short of Christmas, this was a show conceived by the cast and worked on during a fortnight of intensive rehearsals. Nine show performers, three other men who helped in the devising, plus six musicians working with professionals from the Irene Taylor Trust, were involved. They gave four triumphantly received shows to a variety of audiences, from staff and governors, through fellow prisoners, to their families and friends. It provided a suitably uplifting finale to another packed year for Kestrel.

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Section E Financial review ~~ee~~

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

As before our policy remains simply to maintain always a sufficient reserve to fulfill projects we have agreed to deliver with the prisons in which we work. The reserves indicated in the financials below will comfortably cover the commitments of the present year 2025.

Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include For the first time in its history Kestrel’s income exceeded £100k in additional information, where 2024. Practically all is from philanthropic sources, including a small relevant about: number of regular charitable trust supporters. • the charity’s principal This allowed us to pursue our work in four main prisons, HMP sources of funds (including any fundraising); Springhill, HMP Elmley, HMP Swalesdale, and for the first time HMP Brinsford in Staffordshire. Our work also continues beyond • how expenditure has the prison gate to include activity with our alumni –with workshops supported the key objectives films and performances involving them taking place at the Mill of the charity; Screening Theatre and the New Diorama in London and at • investment policy and Garsington Opera’s new Stokenchurch Studios near Oxford. objectives including any ethical investment policy The Garsington event was also our first major fundraising event adopted. since the pandemic and in addition to the very welcome donations we were able to showcase Kestrel’s work to over 200 people, many for the first time.

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Section G Declaration ee

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) ~~fem~~ James White Full name(s) Peter Watson ~~ee ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) ~~es ee~~ Date ~~|~~

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~~ee~~	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No(if any)	No(if any)		CC16a
	Kestrel Theatre Company					1073298
	Receipts andpayments accounts ~~ee~~ ~~eee~~							~~eee~~
	For the period from ~~ee~~		Period start date ~~ee~~		To ~~eee~~	Period end date ~~eee~~		~~eee~~
			01/01/2024 ~~ee~~			31/12/2024 ~~eee~~		~~eee~~
Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year ~~ee~~ ~~eee~~
	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Performance Fund Raising	18,031		1,566		-		19,597		9,091
Major Donations	15,500		67,885		-		83,385		86,465
SundryDonations	1,690		-		-		1,690		3,953
Other	199		-		-		199		145
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*Sub total*_(Gross income for AR) _	35,420		69,451		-		104,871		99,654
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A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——=————~~	~~——=————~~	~~——=————~~	~~——=————~~	~~—~~	~~—~~	~~—~~
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*Sub total* ~~——=————~~	Sub total - ~~——=————~~	~~——=————~~	- ~~——=————~~	~~—~~	- ~~—~~	~~—~~	-		-
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*Total receipts* ~~——=————~~	35,420 ~~——=————~~	~~——=————~~	69,451 ~~——=————~~	~~—~~	- ~~—~~	~~—~~			99,654
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A3 Payments
Christmas Show Performances	-		16,567		-		16,567		19,861
Other Performance Activities	1,353		35,956		-		37,309		36,714
Performance Direction	10,000		-		-		10,000		10,000
Charity Management & Admin	609		-		-		609		1,146
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**Sub total **	11,962		52,523		-		64,485		67,721
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~==~~	~~==~~	~~===~~	~~=~~	~~=~~
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*Totalpayments* ~~==~~	11,962 ~~==~~	~~===~~	52,523 ~~=~~	~~=~~	-		64,485		67,721
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*Net of receipts/(payments)* ~~===>~~	23,458 ~~===>~~	23,458 ~~===>~~	16,928 ~~===>~~	16,928 ~~===>~~	- 40,386 ~~===>~~	40,386 ~~===>~~	40,386 ~~===>~~	40,386 ~~===>>~~	31,933 ~~>~~
A5 Transfers between funds ~~===>~~	- ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	- ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	- ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	- ~~===>~~	~~===>>~~	- ~~>~~
A6 Cash funds lastyear end ~~===>~~	38,837 ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	46,107 ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	- ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	84,944 ~~===>~~	~~===>>~~	53,011 ~~>~~
*Cash funds thisyear end* ~~===>~~	62,295 ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	63,035 ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	- ~~===>~~	~~===>~~	125,330 ~~===>~~	~~===>>~~	84,944 ~~>~~
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details ~~ee~~
					to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	~~1~~				62,295		63,035		-

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	*Total cash funds*		62,295	63,035	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK OK OK
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B2 Other monetary assets			-	-	-
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	Details		Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities	Retained Earnings		Restricted	63,035
	Retained Earnings		Unrestricted	62,295
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature		Print Name		Date of approval
			Simon William Tennant		24th March 2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

24/03/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees ES I L£L TEIEMTLE Cotr11 Aj Y Charity no (if any) On accounts for the year ended fD?3213 EC 2oL+ Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 12 2024 As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 145(5}(b) of the Act. Responsibllitles and basis of report Independent [T examiner's statement un I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord wlth the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete t17e words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: 2É Signed: 202f Name: P£T£I J)£LJ•hl Relevant professional qualification(s) or body CICA Oct 2018 IER

(if any): Address: MILU LATrJ£ IFFLEY IkES Section B Disclosure Only complete if the exaffliner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018

Charity name KESTREL THEATRE COMPANY

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Section C Objectives and activities

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Section D Achievements and performance

~~ee~~ Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration ~~ee~~

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Section G Declaration ee