2024-12-31-accounts - Poole & Parkstone Productions

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 January 2024 31 December 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Poole and Parkstone Productions

Other names charity is known by

	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	1112901 12 Woodlinken Drive Verwood Postcode BH31 6BN ~~ee~~	1112901 12 Woodlinken Drive Verwood Postcode BH31 6BN ~~ee~~	1112901 12 Woodlinken Drive Verwood Postcode BH31 6BN ~~ee~~	1112901 12 Woodlinken Drive Verwood Postcode BH31 6BN ~~ee~~
	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	Clare Albanozzo	Chairman				Members
2	Clare I’Anson	DeputyChairman	Chairman	Chairman		Members
3	Sharon Abel	Treasurer				Members
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Society How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by members at AGM Trustee selection methods

(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 educate the Public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation of said arts. To provide wide-ranging opportunities to all local people, enabling them to benefit from the proven health benefits that singing, dancing and acting, particularly as a group, can have on both participants and audience. To work alongside local arts venues and charities to both promote the arts and to raise money for local and national charitable causes.

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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 shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The strategies employed to achieve the charity’s aims and objectives are to: Present a broad range of theatre productions and concerts for the enjoyment and education of our local community. We offer opportunities for a broad range of people to get involved in arts activity exploring their own creative powers. We provide a means by both amateur and professional artists can develop. We involve young people in the arts to help encourage a culture in which different age ranges play a complementary part. Putting these strategies into action we have three major areas of activity which are: Musical theatre productions which are performed in the major theatres of the area, Plays which are performed by the Players in smaller theatres around the area and concerts which are given by the Singers in both theatres and small venues, a number of which are on behalf of other charities.

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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

Good evening everyone, and welcome to P&P’s AGM 2025. It’s lovely to have you all with us tonight. “It is Poole and Parkstone Productions 105th year and the standard of shows is as high as ever”… well that’s according to local reviewer, Lyn Richell, and I think our audiences would agree. MTS Report - The first performance of the year for MTS was the society’s joint production, Its’ A Spring Thing , here at the Spire. Members of the cast delighted the audience with their performance of a selection of songs from their upcoming musical, Oliver! - Then in May, we returned to the Lighthouse with a near sell-out production of said production of Oliver! , directed and choreographed by Claire Camble-Hutchins, joined once again by Musical Director, Chris McDouall. With a cast of near 50 adults and two teams of 25 children, the stage was full of life, colour and a huge amount of talent, as 2 local reviewers agreed: From Encore’s, Liz Turner: “Glorious tunes, fine performances and infectious energy - this is a thrilling show that should not be missed…Poole and Parkstone Productions had been in rehearsal for Oliver! in 2020 when Covid-19 hit…And to answer the question posed by Oliver and the children of the workhouse in Food Glorious Food - is it worth the waiting for? – the answer is definitely yes” And Lyn Richell of Dorset Theatre Reviews wrote: “I really don’t know where to start with this production. The words going through my head are:- superb, magical, outstanding, excellent, world class and many more. Every single one of the cast and backstage deserve a mention however that is not possible but be in no doubt that that is what I would like to do…It is difficult to believe that these are amateurs as they could easily be thought to be professionals…The costumes, settings, seamless scene changes and singing performances were a delight from start to finish…Congratulations must go to Claire Camble-Hutchins as Director and Choreographer and Chris McDouall, Musical Director, for a show which could easily grace the West End…The costumes, settings, seamless scene changes and singing performances were a delight from start to finish.” - November saw a return to The Barrington Theatre, Ferndown, for our Christmas Extravaganza, That’s Snowbusiness . This year, director/choreographer, Dani Warner, headed up the production team of choreographer Kellie Oxborrow, Musical Director Chris McDouall and children’s choreographer, Leanne Holland. These productions provide the opportunity for our audiences to be entertained by the huge wealth of talent that we have within the society, with solos and group numbers performed by so many different members. A fantastically successful and enjoyable, near sell-out production! - In December, MTS took part in the societies two, annual Christmas performances. The first, A Christmas Cracker , held here at the Spire, and the second, at St Aldhelms church, as part of their Christmas Tree Festival, A Concert of Songs

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Carols and Readings , both of which you will here more about in the following sectional reports. I will say hear however, that it is always a joy to see, and of course, hear, members from across the society, performing together and I am always so proud to head up such a talented and supportive lot!

A quick plug for the next big MTS production, My Fair Lady . I cannot tell you how incredibly talented this cast is! I sit in rehearsals mesmerised by the… I was going to say acting, but it doesn’t appear as acting, the cast truly inhabit their characters! It is spell-binding and I urge you all to come along and to encourage your friends and family to join you. You will be blown away I promise you. The chorus numbers are so full of energy in both the singing and dancing too, do not miss this one!

A huge thank you must go to Kellie Oxborrow, who not sends out all cast communications and somehow manages to translate all of my, Claire CH and Dad’s ramblings into Google Docs, forms, files etc! But also creates the most fantastic social media video posts – I, for one, would be lost without you!

Clare Albanozzo – MTS Rep

Players Report

In March 2024 the Players performed the critically acclaimed play Deathtrap by Ira Levin. Performed at the Barrington, the play was directed by Chris Roberts, one of our regular and established creatives. This murder thriller, focused on the intriguing events of playwright Sidney Bruhl, his wife Myra and Sidney's protégé Clifford. The play contained many shocking twist and turns, with the audience left on the edge of their seats and wondering who was killed and, indeed, who was the killer. Scene one noted “This play may well be over 40 years old, but it still packs a thrilling punch. Such a clever plot which keeps the audience guessing throughout… the performance was a great success and did not disappoint”. This production made a tidy profit of £949.

In the summer the Players performed Summer Cocktail on at the Spire, supported by P&P Singers. The performance consisted of some playlets, of various lengths, followed by some musical numbers from the Singers. It included scenes from The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Fallen Angels by Noel Coward, The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence by Madeleine George and two wonderful monologues. This production, of two performances, made a fabulous £841 profit. After a break over the summer holidays the Players returned to a short rehearsal period for another Evening of One Act Plays, performed at the Spire in October. Eight Seconds by Stephen Scheurer-Smith, directed by Clare l’Anson, was a comedy play around a locum doctor and his poor manners. Women Only by David Tristram and directed by Chris Roberts was a splendid twohander about Laura, a divorcee, and her recently widowed mother Ruth, who decide to go on a much needed holiday. Scene One commented: “P&P Players was est. in 2005 and always has something great to show us.” Further saying of both plays, “the acting was great and held your focus throughout “.

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Both plays were well received by audiences and rounded off another successful year for the Players with a stunning £1081 profit.

The Players are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and are currently planning a celebratory afternoon tea, featuring performances and memories, on 21st June at the Spire.

The Players will then be performing Ladies Day by Amanda Whittington in the Autumn, directed by Genette Churchill.

Many thanks to both Chris Roberts and Genette Churchill for their help, talent and support this year. We hope that both old, and more recent, members will join us for our celebrations in June, so please watch out for the Chairman’s email for more information.

Singers Report
February 2024
 Ade goes to Canada to avoid rehearsals, the bad news is that he takes Julie
with him.
 Crispin has a birthday for which, at his age, he is always grateful.
 Ian Metcalfe threatens a diva moment when ‘Flowers that bloom in the
Spring’ he is due to sing is accidentally, cut. Crispin thinks the idea of cut
flowers is lovely.
March
 Democratic consultation in March about what music to sing inSing for the
*Summer*
 Jane decides what music to sing inSing for the Summer.
 Keri joins the WhatsApp group, hurrah
 9 MarchSpring ThingMen able to sit on the stage with music in their
newspapers for ‘Dock in the Bay’. Never had it so easy.
 David Edge suggests men sing ‘The Gendarmes’. Those who remember the
choreography are uncertain, especially uncertain about remembering the
choreography.
April
 Gordon on holiday in the Cotswolds. David H. suggests he takes Google
Drive with him, strangely, no response from Gordon.
 Germy viruses strike and Simon ends up in A&E, it was that sort of a month
 Singers required forOliver!Not for any singing ability but the talent to sell
programmes and raffle tickets. Crispin runs out of programmes. David H. The
maestro at raffle ticket sales
May
 Tom Swadling added to WhatsApp group
 Sarah Chadwick reports she is in charge of 50 children at the Mayflower.
This is the theatre, not the ship, although the latter suggests possible
advantages
 Bagpuss and Sumer is icumen in feature in the same WhatsApp message,
how do we do it?
 Oliver! The musical, a huge success, well done to all.
June,
 Ade goes to Tenerife to avoid rehearsals, the bad news is that Keri’s going
to Wimbledon
 *Sing for the Summer*tickets go on sale, food ordered.

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July
	*Summer Cocktail*with P&P Players, 5th and 6th July, good fun for all
	*Sing for the Summer*, July 20th, sold out. The potato peeling party, the
	night before the concert, has become a bit of a joyful tradition. It was noted that
	some timed their arrival brilliantly, not only to miss the potatoes, but to
	observe bottles being opened.
	On the day of the concert; one door closes with the sad loss of chief masher,
	Pete Redfern (he’s still alive by the way) but it opens again with the sparkling
	Keri in full whites, in the kitchen. Crispin, under Keri’s tutelage, rules the
	kitchen at St Mark’s with a large soup ladle, several spoons and a trivet or two.
	The bar is in full swing and we even managed some singing, equally ruled by
	our very own Jane with Carol at the keyboard and Chris plucking at his strings.
	I’m always very impressed how dropped pavlovas, miraculously, become Eton
	mess. All in all a lovely occasion.
August
	Tickets on sale for the P&P Ball, this year at Broadstone Golf Club, yummy
	food
	Music for singing at Christmas being sorted
	Holidays
September
	Here we go again
	Most people still on holiday!
	Crispin learns from Becky about the source of the words of Britten’s ‘Deo
	Gratias’
	Apart from everything else, she has on her plate, Clare starts to organise
	rest home gigs for Christmas
October
	Very sadly, our good friend and one of nature’s gentlemen, Charles Watts
	has a fall and bids us a last farewell, our condolences go out to his wife Muriel
	Chris McDouall has a significant birthday, for which we tenors are
	especially grateful
	‘The Virgin Mary’ gets on to google drive, another miracle
	Dates for The Spire, Wareham and St Aldhelm’s confirmed.
November
	Chris McDouall seeking onions, beret and a moustache for an acting role
	Everyone hard at work on learning music
December
	As Christmas approaches dress codes being applied
	Wareham Concert, a challenging evening, no changing room but singing
	goes well and we are booked for 2025. Hand bells, hand bells, what to say about
	hand bells.
	Spire is a happy occasion with Daytime Voices
	All hands to the pumps for St Aldhelm’s. Sold out, P&P Productions at its
	best. Great after show party, thanks to Katherine, lots of clothes pegs.
January
	Happy New Year Everyone
	Thursday 9 January, off we go again
	As the year swings around Jane asking Singers what they would like to sing.
	Hmm
February
	John Rutter knighted
March
• Jane’s birthday, clandestine rehearsing rules, enough said.
Love to everyone connected with Singers,for the laughs for the love,for our

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wonderful Music Director and her equally marvellous husband and daughter. For Carol our wonderful accompanist to Corrine our equally wonderful steperinner. To David H. Who gets music up on to Google drive faster than anyone else I know, to Rosie for keeping us in order and for designing delightful leaflets. Most of all, thank you for your friendship and the music! Crispin Goodall 23 March 2025 InSpire Daytime Voices Daytime Voices have had another busy year and the choir continues to go from strength to strength. We no longer do any external advertising, but continue to grow, with most new members coming on the recommendation of a friend. We currently have 106 members on the register, with average attendance each week of between 70 and 80 people. Jane has had us working on some increasingly challenging repertoire- a choir favourite has been Look at The World , by John Rutter which, members will be pleased to know, we are planning to revisit after Spring Thing . 2024 saw us start with It's A Spring Thing , alongside the Singers and cast of Oliver! to a sell-out audience in the Rose Hall. We held two of our end of term “Family & Friends” concerts (16[th] July & 22[nd] October 2024) which, with their accompanying (delicious) cake sales, raised a fantastic £246.42 for Ehlers-Danlos Support UK. We visited Victoria School twice in 2024 on 4[th] June, and again for a festive sing on 3[rd] December. Those performances are always so heart-warming, and it is great to see the camaraderie between the choir, and the impact that music has on the pupils at the school. Sadly, Jo Whittaker, their performing arts coordinator has now left the school but we are hoping to work with her again once she is settled into her new school. We performed at a new, and more unusual location too, at Avon Heath Country Park , on a rather windy, but thankfully dry day at the beginning of the summer holidays (23[rd] July 2024). Many thanks to Julie Harris who arranged this with her daughter Sophie, who is a park ranger at Avon Heath. We had two tables full of members attend the P&P Ball in September, which was a lot of fun in its new venue, Broadstone Golf Club. Lisa Cope was the winner of our “Star Award” for 2024. Lisa is one of our original members from 2018, and hasn’t missed a single performance since we started. It has been wonderful to see her confidence grow over our time together. Chris Roberts stepped down as Daytime Voices Rep in October, and a big thank you must go to her for all her hard work for the choir during her time as rep. She has been particularly instrumental in growing the social side of the choir, and I know that the friendships she has encouraged, will continue to thrive. Thank you for all you have done Chris. We held our annual Christmas party , following our final rehearsal of 2024 on 10[th] December. We hosted this in The Rose Hall, as with 80+ attendees, we have outgrown most local venues! With a little help from Sainsbury’s, and all-hands-on deck (in true P&P fashion!) we enjoyed a simple buffet, and celebrated the end of a

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wonderful year of making music together! Our joint Christmas concert at The Spire on 14[th] December, P&P’s Christmas Cracker , was another sell-out and with the Rose Hall full to the brim with performers and audience, it was decided to add a second Matinée performance to our Spire concerts going forward. The first of these will be It's A Spring Thing on Saturday 5th April at 2pm & 4:30pm. Celebrating Jane's birthday recently has been an opportunity for many of us to reflect on the bigger impact Daytime Voices has on its membership; it is not only a welcoming place to come and sing, but there are some wonderful friendships that have grown from those connections and there are many who are now very close friends outside of rehearsals. Tuesday mornings really are the happiest time of the week for me, and for so many others! Of course, the AGM is a time to publicly thank all of those who make Daytime Voices possible so here we go; to Chris Roberts for all of her help during her time as the Daytime Voices Rep; to Joanna Sims who welcomes all of our new members with their own cross-stitched name badge; to all of those who volunteer on the tea and chair rotas (it is no mean feat organising all of this for 80 people every week!); to Sarah Maybury who is always ready to lend a hand wherever it may be required. Of course the biggest thanks must go to our InSpiring musical team, the wonderful Corrine, Chris and Jane. Rosie Luxford Daytime Voices Rep Treasurers Report 2024 has been a busy and successful year, with a full calendar of events across each section of the society. Non show income in 2024 was 22% higher than 2023 at £32,800 compared to £26,900. For MTS/Singers, average membership rose very slightly from 69 in 2023 to around 72 in 2024. But DTV continued to grow: total subscriptions in the year were 22% higher than 2023; and regular weekly attendance increased from 50 at the start of the year, up to around 65 on average by the Autumn term. Patrons subscriptions increased to £607 (2023 £445), and we were also able to earn £1,000 of interest on our cash deposits during the year. Our day-to-day running costs, not unexpectedly, rose by 18% from £24,200 to £28,500. The largest increase was our Rehearsal costs which went up by 18% from £15,100 to £17,800. Early in the year The Spire announced an overhaul of all their pricing and so our session rate went from £48 to £64 (34% increase). The new rate was effective from September 2024 and so, this increase will continue to have an effect in 2025. For day-to-day running costs, we generated a surplus of £4,347 (2023 £2,721). Production results: All of our productions were a success this year with none of them being loss making. It was particularly pleasing that MTS was finally able to

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take their production of Oliver! to The Lighthouse in June which was very popular and a great success, and made a profit of £3,200. Our Book Shows more often will make a loss not a profit, and this puts us in a good position to stage My Fair Lady in May 2025 which is expected to sell fewer tickets (because of the lack of children’s company) and will likely have additional expenses (because of the costume hire needed). The MTS Christmas concert, That’s Snowbusiness, at The Barrington in November produced a profit of £1,380. This was despite an unexpected change in pricing structure at Barrington imposed by the members earlier in the year.

Both A Spring Thing and P&P’s Christmas Cracker were performed at the Spire and involved both Singers and DTV. They were pretty well sold out and so this year we are intending having 2 afternoon performances for each. They made £715 and £995 respectively. Sing for the Summer turned a profit of £813 and St Aldhelm’s £823, only slightly less than last year. The Players performed Deathtrap at The Barrington in March and an Evening of One Act Plays at The Spire in October and these made profits of £949 and £1,081. Summer Cocktail was reduced to just two performances: Friday evening and Saturday matinee due to lack of interest in a Saturday night show but made £841 in profit. In total, performances made a profit for the society of £10,850. As mentioned previously, this puts us in a good position for 2025 as we are still noticing the effects of recent inflation. Our rehearsal costs at The Spire have increased by around 30%, and the Barrington Hir costse by around 20%. But we won’t need to increase our ticket prices in the short-term, which will hopefully allow our current audiences to continue to support us. During 2024 we collected £1,059 in donations for EDS (2023: £765), and paid £250 to St Marks Church in July and £770 to St Aldhelm’s Church as their share of income for the December concert (2023: £840). Moving on to the Balance Sheet: Cash reserves were £53,940 as at 31/12/24, up from £37,700 at the end of the previous year, and we have paid £4,180 in advance for upcoming shows compared to £1,800 at December 2023. Reserves have increased by £15,000 on the previous year and at the year-end stand at £46,092. As required by law the accounts have been independently examined by Jamie Luxford, a former treasurer of P&P. No errors were identified and no amendments deemed necessary. Prepared by Sharon Abel 1st March 2025

Accounts submitted to a vote

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Proposed by – Chris Burdon

Seconded by – Gordon Sutterby

Unanimous – No abstentions No objections

Social Activity Report

A new venue, Broadstone Golf Club, was chosen for the Society Ball and what a fantastic venue it was, so much so, that we will be there again on Saturday, 20[th] September, this year! With members from all sections enjoying lovely food, much dancing and games, with the Tubs of Terrific Tat for prizes! The DAVE and Star awards were presented to well deserving sectional champions for their acts of kindness and helpfulness and other various antics! A huge thank you to Holly Chivers, and her fantastic team, at the Golf Club for making the evening such a success.

Post-rehearsal drinks and food at the Wetherspoons pub have become regular weekly social events for many members of MTS, the Players and The Singers – a great way to unwind and chat.

Thankyous

As always, there are so many people to thank for all their hard work in keeping our society running this year – it’s no mean task but we have a fantastic team. Particular thanks to our committee members, our production teams: directors, choreographers, musical directors, rehearsal pianists, stage managers, props and tech teams. But, thank you also to all those who help with costumes, moving things, setting up, putting away, making tea, FOH duties, ticket sales, promo days, putting up posters etc etc etc. you are all invaluable.

In Closing

Here’s to another year of fun, friendships and fantastic productions. 106 years old and stronger than ever!

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Reserves are sometimes needed to bridge the gap between the spending and receiving of resources and to cover other expenses. The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 December 2024 would be £20,000 which amounts to about half of the cost of a major production.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

NA

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	C Albanozzo C I’Anson
	C Albanozzo C I’Anson
	Chairman Deputy Chairman
	25/03/2025
	25/03/2025

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Poole and Parkstone Productions|Charity No| |FOR|ENGLAND|AND|WALES|(if any)|1112901| |Annual accounts for the period| |Period end| |Period start date|To| |01/01/2024|date|31/12/2024| |e|“———————|in| |Section A Statement of financial activities| |Restricted| |Recommended categories by|Unrestricted|income|Endowment|Prior year| |activity|funds|funds|funds|Total funds|funds| |£|£|£|£|£| |Incoming resources (Note 3)|F01|F02|F03|F04|F05| |Income and endowments from:| |Donations and legacies|S01|26,649|-|-|26,649|22,869| |Charitable activities|S02|86,442|-|-|86,442|63,328| |Other trading activities|S03|5,145|-|-|5,145|3,794| |Investments|S04|1,007|-|1,007|218| |Separate material item of income|S05|-|-|-|-|-| |Other|S06|-|-|-|-|-| |Total|S07|119,243|-|-|119,243|90,209| |Resources expended (Note 6)| |Expenditure on:| |Raising funds|S08|3,714|-|-|3,714|3,082| |Charitable activities|S09|100,332|-|-|100,332|79,225| |Separate material item of expense|S10|-|-|-|-|-| |Other|S11|-|-|-|-|-| |Total|S12|104,046|-|-|104,046|82,306| |Net income/(expenditure) before investment| |gains/(losses)|S13|15,197|-|-|15,197|7,903| |Net gains/(losses) on investments|S14|-|-|-|-|-| |Net income/(expenditure)|S15|15,197|-|-|15,197|7,903| |Extraordinary items|S16|-|-|-|-|-| |Transfers between funds|S17|-|-|-|-|-| |Other recognised|gains/(losses):| |Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use|S18|-|-|-|-|-| |Other gains/(losses)|S19|-|-|-|-|-| |Net movement in funds|S20|15,197|-|-|15,197|7,903| |Reconciliation of funds:| |Total funds brought forward|S21|30,895|-|-|30,895|22,992| |Total funds carried forward|S22|46,092|-|-|46,092|30,895|

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Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds £ F01 - - - -	Restricted income funds £ F02 - - - -	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04 - - - - - - - -	Total last year £ F05
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- 6,682 - 53,940	- - - -	- - - 6,682 - - - 53,940
			- 3,814 - 37,678
60,622	-	- 60,622	41,491
			10,597
14,530	-	- 14,530

46,092	-	- 46,092	30,895

46,092	-	-46,092	30,895
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46,092	-	- 46,092	30,895
- 46,092	-	- - - 46,092 -
			- - 30,895
46,092	-	- 46,092	30,895
Signature C Albanozzo C I'Anson		C Albanozzo C I'Anson Print Name	Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy 27/03/2025 27/03/2025

CC17a (Excel)

28/07/2025

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities • and with  preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 • and with  the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) • and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

An explanation as to those factors that Not applicable support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern; Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the Not applicable going concern assumption doubtful; Where accounts are not prepared on a going Not applicable concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern. 1.3 Change of accounting policy The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note { }. Yes  * -Tick as appropriate No Please disclose: (i) the nature of the change in accounting policy; (ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy provides more reliable and more relevant information; and (iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected in the current period, each prior period presented and the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP.

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP). Yes  * -Tick as appropriate No Please disclose: (i) the nature of any changes;

(ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or assets and liabilities for the current period; and (iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or more future periods.

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP). Yes  * -Tick as appropriate No Please disclose: (i) the nature of the prior period error; (ii) for each prior period presented in the accounts, the amount of the correction for each account line item affected; and (iii) the amount of the correction at the beginning of the earliest prior period presented in the accounts.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies

2.2 INCOME

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a". Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

Recognition of income
· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
 the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or
permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
 the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
Tax reclaims on
donations and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.
Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is
treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the
terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
services or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent
that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant
only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has
been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in
the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the
charity or have been met.
Government grants
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations
when receivable.
Donated services and
facilities
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of
the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income
with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in
the SOFA.
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be
the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt.
In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an
expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the
expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance
sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading
activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading
activities'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets
and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
Income from membership
subscriptions
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations
and Legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other
benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as
income from charitable activities.
Support costs
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
in the trustees’ annual report.
Income from interest,
royalties and dividends
This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can
be measured reliably.

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Settlement of insurance claims	Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the SoFA.		Yes	No	N/a 
Investment gains and losses	This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.		Yes	No	N/a 
2.3 EXPENDITURE	AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition	Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or		Yes	No	N/a
	constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.		
Governance and support costs	Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.		Yes 	No	N/a
	Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.		Yes	No 	N/a
Grants with performance conditions Grants payable without performance conditions Redundancy cost Deferred income	Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be recognised. The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.		Yes Yes Yes Yes 	No No No No	N/a  N/a  N/a  N/a
Creditors Provisions for liabilities	The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date		Yes  Yes 	No No	N/a N/a
2.4 ASSETS Basic financial instruments Tangible fixed assets for use by charity	The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP. These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least They are valued at cost.	1000	Yes Yes 	No No	N/a  N/a
Intangible fixed assets	The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2. The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have		Yes	No	N/a
	physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5				
			Yes	No	N/a
	They are valued at cost.				
Heritage assets	The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic, scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.		Yes	No	N/a 
			Yes	No	N/a
	They are valued at cost.				
Investments	Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year		Yes	No	N/a
	end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.				
	Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments		Yes	No	N/a 
Stocks and work in	Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net		Yes	No	N/a
progress	realisable value.				
	Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based on the service potential provided by items of stock.		Yes	No	N/a 
			Yes	No	N/a
	Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.				
Debtors	Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.		Yes 	No	N/a

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The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash Yes No N/a
Current asset investments equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and cash
equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather than to 
meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.
Yes No N/a
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments. 
POLICIES ADOPTED
ADDITIONAL TO OR
DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE ABOVE
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Note 3 Analysis of income

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Restricted
Unrestricted income Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Prior year
Analysis £ £
Donations Donations and gifts 1,322 - - 1,322 880
and legacies: Gift Aid 2,378 - - 2,378 1,780
Legacies - - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities - - - - -
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
22,950 - - 22,950 20,209
Donated goods, facilities and services - - - - -
Other - - - -
Total 26,649 - - 26,649 22,869
Charitable Income from MTS Productions
activities: 74,679 - - 74,679 52,370
Income from Players Productions 6,486 - - 6,486 5,342
Income from Choir Productions 5,278 - - 5,278 5,616
Other - - - - -
Total 86,443 - - 86,443 63,328
Other trading Refreshments
activities: 541 - - 541 733
Other sundry fundraising 4,604 - - 4,604 3,061
- - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 5,145 - - 5,145 3,794
Income from Interest income 1,007 - - 1,007 218
investments: Dividend income - - - - -
Rental and leasing income - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 1,007 - - 1,007 218
Separate - - - - -
material item - - - - -
of income: - - - - -
- - - - -
Total - - - - -
Other: Conversion of endowment funds into income
- - - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment - - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
property rights - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
TOTAL INCOME 119,243 - - 119,243 90,209
Other information:
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All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please provide description and amounts)

Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.

Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.

Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts)

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Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

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This year Last year
Restricted
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Unrestricted income Endowment
Analysis funds income funds funds Total funds funds funds funds Total funds
Expenditure on raising funds: £ £
Incurred seeking donations - - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking legacies
- - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking grants
- - - - -
Operating membership schemes and
social lotteries - - - - -
Staging fundraising events
3,714 - - 3,714 3,082 3,082
Fudraising agents
- - - - -
Operating charity shops
- - - - -
Operating a trading company
undertaking non-charitable trading
activity - - - - -
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and
publicity - - - - - - - -
Start up costs incurred in generating
new source of future income
- - - - - - - -
Database development costs - - - - - - - -
Other trading activities - - - - -
Investment management costs: - - - - -
Portfolio management costs - - - - - - - -
Cost of obtaining investment advice
- - - - - - - -
Investment administration costs
- - - - - - - -
Intellectual property licencing costs
- - - - - - - -
Rent collection, property repairs and
maintenance charges - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on raising funds 3,714 - - 3,714 3,082 - - 3,082
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Production Costs 75,592 - - 75,592 58,146 - - 58,146
Rehearsal Costs 17,785 - - 17,785 15,122 - - 15,122
Storage 3,151 - - 3,151 3,049 - - 3,049
Printing, postage, stationery, insurance
and other admin 3,803 - - 3,803 2,908 - - 2,908
Total expenditure on charitable
activities 100,332 - - 100,332 79,225 - - 79,225
Separate material item of expense
Donations made to local musicians - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -
Other
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total other expenditure - - - - - - - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 104,046 - - 104,046 82,306 - - 82,306
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Other information:

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Activity or programme Activity 1 Activity 2 Other Total	Activities undertaken directly Grant funding of activities Support Costs Total this year Activities undertaken directly Grant funding of activities Support Costs Total last year £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This year Last year
	- - - - - - - -

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Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments
*Please complete this note if the charity has any* *debtors or prepayments.* 19.1 Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors	This year Last year £ £ - - 4,390 1,935 2,292 1,878
	6,682 3,814

Total

Please complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.

19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)

Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total	This year Last year £ £ - - - - - - - -
	- -

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Note 20 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable Bank loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Payments received on account for contracts or performance-related grants Accruals and deferred income Taxation and social security Other creditors Total	This year Last year This year Last year £ £ £ £ - - - - - - - - 9,680 4,775 - - - - 770 1,070 - - - - 4,080 4,752 - - Amounts falling due within one year Amounts falling due after more than one year
	14,530 10,597 - -

20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.

*Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.* *Movement in deferred income account* Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period	This year	This year Last year £ £ 230 - 230 - Last year *Deposits taken for a* *Singing workshop orignally* *scheduled for October 2023* *but postponed to Feb 2024*
		230 230

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Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand

Other Cash at bank and on hand Total Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits	This year Last year £ £ 10,000 20,000 - - 43,940 17,678 - -
	53,940 37,678

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

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28.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False)

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28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

This year

Last year There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)	*TRUE* *TRUE*

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trusteesldlrectorsl members of Poole and Parkstone Productions On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charlty no.: 1112901 Company no.: NA Sel out on pages I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 3111212024. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's trustees of Ihe Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act"). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ("Ihe 2011 Act.). In carrylng out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my exarnination. I confirm that no material matters have Come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectlon 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records", or the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requiremenl that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or .the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please del8t8 the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 1210312025 IER October 2018

Name: Jamie Luxford Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (If any): FCCA Address: 49 Richmond Road Poole BH14 OBU IER October 2018