Registered Charity No. I 1051 $3 Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society Report of the Trustees and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 COD5 Qdnt)iooK Ooeratic 6 Drdmdtlc 5ocletu Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society Registered Charity No. 1105153 Index Page Independent Examiner's Report Trustee's Report Balance Sheet 2S it 31 December 2024 Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended ac 31 December 2024 Production Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2024 Additional No￿S (not forming parts of accounts) Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society Registered Charity No. 11051 $3 Independent Examiner'$ Report to the Trustees of Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 report co the trUs￿eS on my examination of the iccovnts of the above charity {"che Trusc") for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages two to seven. Responsibilitie5 and basis of report As che charicy's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accoun(s in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act"). I report in respett of my examination of the Trust'5 account5 carried out under sertion 145 of the 201 l Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicible Directions g'ven by the Charity Commission under settion 14515llbl ofthe ACL Independent Examiner's Statement I have coMple￿d my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in conneccion with the exitninat40n which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respecL the accouncing records were not kept in accordance with settion 130 of the Charities Acc or the accounts did not accord with the aceounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applieable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Report51 Regulations 2008 other than any requirement ¢ha¢ the accounts give a 'true and fair, View which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatyon. I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention shO￿ld be drawrb in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. M G Humphreys FCCA Mccabe Ford Williams 8ank Chambers 61 High Street Cranbrook Kent TN173EG Date.. Lr> LS Page I Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society Registered Charity No. 1105153 Trustees, Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Names of the charity trustees who managè the charity Marian Cumberland james Hanaway Glyn Robercs Annie Hatcher Sharon Pickles James Harper Guy Fillmore Executive Committee Presidents Chairmin Secretary Treasurer Business Manager to AGM 2024 Rita and Maurice Vvilkins limes Harper Penny Tobin Glyn Rober(s Guy Fillmore from AGM 2024 Rita Wilkin5 julie Hine Penny Tobin Glyn Roberts Guy Fillmo Committee Members Karen Kernber Alison Withey-Harrison Annie Hatcher Rebecca Evans Markleffery Louise Franklin Alison Withey-Harrison Steve Lenham Adrian Williams Mark leffery Kester Hulland-Rumley Bankers Natwest Independent Examiner M G Humphreys FCCA Mccabe Ford Williams Bank Chambers 61 High Street Cranbrook Kent TN173EG Type of Governing Document The Society 15 governed by a constiuFtion adopted on 3 I￿ne 2004 and imended 12 May 2015. How the Charity is constituted The Society is constituted as an unincorporated association. Charity Trustee selection methods Trustees are appointed by the Execuuve Committee. The Committee is eletted by the members at the Annual General Meeting. The objects of the Society As a charity, the objetts of the Society are to educate the public in the drdmacic and operatic arts and to further the development of the public appreciation and taste in the said art5. Page 2 Cranbrook Op•ratic and Dramatic Sgcl•ty Registered Charity No. 1105153 Summary of th• main activities in rnlation to th• objects The main actlwty has been to stage show5 Ih the Queen's H￿1. Cr2nbrook Members are Invited to audition 2nd tske part IFF a￿Y or all these productions either ￿ the stage or behind the scenes In variou5 capacities needed to xtxge a 5vcce5sful production. hjl perfornnnces are open to 3ny member of the publit to attend and are soged by a 12rge team ol local volunteers embracing many dlfferent 5k11 Is 2nd age groups. The Trustee5 have complied w￿h the duty in Section 17151 of the Charities Act 101 I to have regard 10 the public benellt guidance pui4tshed by the Charity Commlsslon. Summ*ry of the malh *chi•v•m•nts durillg the year Ma￿￿£ had a challehge to produce 3111023 shows our5eW we were extrem* ￿tast0 to be able to return to normal service in 2024 with our usual selettlon of play, musical and pantomime. It was also a welcome relief to see that all these production5 at le25t broke even. wlth 50me helping to boost our toffer5 further. The Spring Hay YRs 'Twefve-. direeted by Louisa Nelson-chambers 2nd loosety based on a famous courtroom drama film. Innoydtivety sr2ged and supÈrbty a¢ied, this was rezlly apprec13ted by the audience th2t fdme to see It- we only wish that they had been karger and we need to addre$5 how to get locat peopk to come and see play5 that don't have a wd-knoym de. No problem wlth the Autumn muslc31, however, a5 "Addams Family - The M¢J51cdl" directed by Annle Hatther was ImmedlateFy 1dem￿fiable and we had good audiences lor atl ol the perforniante5. Agaln, striking s(Oised st2ging. t05t￿MeS. makeup and use of puppets las well 75 a remote-controlled hand that could even swor&lence.) complemented the strong acting and singng performhnte5 on stage to provtde a memorable nlght lor 311 that came to see It The year wa5 crowned by the return of our own pancom*me. wlth '￿addIn. produced sn partnership wlth lon*Ume CODS collaborator lack Oavidson. who also directed 2n utl)eat and updated version ol the wdl-known s¢ory- b￿l with 211 of those pantomlme feature5 that audience5 are expettyn& Cranbrook was ob￿oUSty ready for thi4 as we managed to break box-offite re¢ord5 and set ourselves up well for the next in the series. Our collaboraflon wlth the Queen's Hall and Cratsbrook School contlnues to Improve and we have been able to help more thls year wlth 51gnrficant donations from the Dennls Russell legacy to buy proper stage extensions and equipment for the Perforniing Arts departrnenL Our membership has ag3in staye41 retatfvety consistenl both performers and hdpers b2ck-st2ge and FronE of H0ts5e. Given the itinerant nature of AmDram these days. this is a gotsd re5vIL The Income Irom the Investments we made last year from the Dennis Russell Legacy enable us to cover our fixed oper4tlng costs that are not linked to produciions. including rontsl of Hishinghurst and the Gray Room, as well as professional lees and insurance, whith Is a great benefit in relation to other 50cieues. Apart from the dona￿On Identrfied above to Cranbrook Sthool we have 3150 51JppofLed the creatlve communiw around Cranbrook Ènd our own members in upskn"Iling through attendance at NODA courses. 2025 *71 be another year of thallenge. as we compete Increaslngly lor a smaller audience 2nd 2galn5t more dI5￿ctionS - we are in i strong financial POSI￿On but It remains to be seen how effecuvely we can tske adydntage of th[5. R•sarw￿ Policy The policy is to keep the cost of one major perfornnnce in reserve, so a5 w prowde yinst a box office failure In additlon. a reserve 01 £12.000 is kept to cover the rental cost ol Ihe costumè store. SI￿ed.. Chaiman-lulle Hine 5i8ned: Trea5urer- GI￿ Roberts thte.. JI IoY-1&2< Pdge 3 Cranbrook Operatie and Dtr*Trotlc Society R•gi5tered Charity No. 1105153 ALANCE SHEÉT thtye*r 31 7•24 31 DEC 2024 JI OÈC Cnsh Cash h 15 33.711 50.871 85.[ Iiwo CCLA COFChJriUeJ EthKil knveiQnent BS,aOD 11.000 Strjrnth 191.065 186 Expvndiwle sh45 182.S17 Uablli¢ Cred￿ll 1.760 900 A¢rPui15 2.660 1 179.857 &B G•wo1 Fvnd ihcE Z024 IB7.446 Délcitfartht year 177.276 187,446 Pabhre It 15¢httu4ry 2024 Int¢rtnt fEtdved kn year EXP￿di￿re for year )￿&1 1.581 1 179.857 t 190.527 airnun-lule Hine DarÉ 1110I1gotf Page 4 Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society Registered Charity No. 1105153 STATEMENT OF FINANCblL ACTIVITIES For the yur •nd•d 31 DÉt*mber 2014 JI De¢ 21124 31 DÉC 1023 r•￿￿r￿S GeThEral Fund R•strlctsd Fu￿d riE5trfcted Fund InJb5CnPtyon5 and ¢olGr4yR FlIsh￿g￿￿TSt rent 234 Iso 185 677 Insurnnce 726 Accountancy 900 Fllshkn¥hurst repiir> tosrs EquipM￿lInd small r¢piir5 and publ￿1 rr cosr& ￿l￿re ind web5ile ghrkn8 746 269 RdréShM￿f￿ 62 T￿￿1￿ and aVArds Dortatian ￿ ￿)sPIte In the wE￿d DOrtati(￿ to Cranbrook Schopl 8$ Bhoo Dortati￿ to Mdody Sn Mlnd to Air knbuPdnc• 1.000 2S0 Don&ti￿ to WÈllbodng In thewtald 300 35 48 AGM exws¢S 77 30 4.704 Total ￿0￿¢¢5 expen¢J 4.701 De￿(1¢1$uTpl￿S for the yeat AllotatÉd tts In the yewr brought forward 15001 £187,446 Page 6 Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society Registered Charity No. I 1051 $3 PrOdUc￿￿n Intome and Expenses For the year Ended 31 Detember 1014 The Addam5 Incorne Twelve Famlly Muslcal Aladdln P*)x Offi¢e 2,674.38 122.74 IL515.40 55.15 12,821.35 212.40 Pfogrdmme sales Profit on Affle 33.45 14.75 201.32 10).(x) 619.30 51&95 415. 174.05 250. Show fees T ShirfHoodie ￿Pe5 Trknsftr frtsm Accem All Areas I￿.(￿) 3,131.89 12,854.fA) 14,475.74 Expenses Royaltie￿lIcenC bs and scor 513.48 4,249.58 L29).Tr) I￿).99 2ts).LK) 2,81L70 212.19 49). 150. Mu5Kiin5 Choreographer 3L97 .23 940.45 Praps ghtin& Sound effects 77.20 17.17 29.98 126.83 301.69 itp).t6 145.93 31.95 ktrup and wgs Pr¢grarnrne5 AcCe55ability services 2￿.{￿1 25Q(X> 2￿.63 I￿.25 27(k42 Directo45 Director profi¢ share Rehearsal room 3,752.81 91& 1,054.LX) L755.LK) .27 Refveshmen T ShIrt￿H0odIeS 2.274.55 11,9)2.62 10,682.63 Surplus on Prnduction £857.34 £95L98 £3,79Jll Cranbrook Operatit and Dramatic Society Registered Charity No. 1105153 Additional Notes for the information of members for the year ended 31 December 2024 (not forming part of the accounts) Peter Gray room in Queens Hall The Sum of £12,000 has been sec aside in the Scottish Widows account with the intention that the interest from this deposit can pay a contribution cowards the rent which Cranbrook School charges for che use ol this room. Page 8