Charlty r•glstratlon numbor 1120663 Company regi$tratlon nurnbgr 04267423 (England and Wale¥) TUThI FRUThI PRODUCTIONS ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 TUThI FRU￿1 PRODUCTIONS CONTENTS Pagg Leg81 and adminislrstive Infcwmation TTUStees' ￿port Ststement of trustegs, responsibilities Independent examlnerfs report Statement of financial actiMlie3 Statement of fina￿la1 position Notes lo the ffinanaal statements 10-20 TUTh1 FRurri PRODUCTIONS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Tru•te•$ Mr C RS¢hmoTh Ms C List8r Mr S Thom9$ Mr N Stevgnson Mr M Harper-H8rdcastle MsNLee (Resigned 17Ap￿1 2￿24) (Resigned 16Ayll 21r25) r C Rlchmond was Chair until 16 Octob8r 2024 when Mr M Harp&r- Hardcaslle look over S¢¢relary E Killick Charlty number 1120663 Company numb 04267423 Prin¢￿1 address Unit F7 HOFE House 65 Leeds LS9 7DR Reglstèred offlco Unrt F7 H¢)po House 65 Mabgate L9eds LS9 7DR Independent examiner Fran¢e$ Howard FCA Fortth8 LlmSted Buslness Advisorn andAcxDuntsnls Equinox House Cltfton Park shi￿ Road York Y030 SPA Banke The c￿Operativ￿ Bank PIC PO Box 250 De￿ House Southway Skelmers(la19 L8n¢ashlra WN86 K•y m8nag•mgnt pernonntrl Mr8 W J Harris-Arti81ic Dire¢lor Ms E KlllSck- Exeujlive Dlrgctor TUThI FRurri PRODUCTIONS TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees pre8ent tholr annual report and financial ststemgnts for the year erKl8d 31 March 2025. Tho fin8n¢l81 $t8tements have been prepared in accordenoe with 0¢¢￿Un￿ng pc4icies sel out in note 1 to th6 financtol slalements and comply with tho charfjlls governing do¢um&nt, the Companles Ad 2￿6 and'AccountSng and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Pracll¢$ ¥ppllcable lo charftlgs preparing thelr 8￿COUn1$ in accord8nce wSth the Financial Rgportln9 Standard applicabl6 In UK and Republ1¢ of Ireland publish$d In October 201W. Th918gal and adminl8traJve information p8ge foms part of thi8 repryl. ObJe¢tlvey and o¢tlvltlgs The d)iects ol Iha charity are lo advancé educat￿ lorthe public be￿fit by Ihg promotion of the arts, In partlGular but not exclusively the art of drama. In order to achieve these oblects the ch8rity'. creates quallty Iheolre for childron and famity audiences tours règionally, notionally and Intèmatiortally to venues, wr81 settings arKI schools runs prolacts that nurture and develop 8rt1sls for the children's th98trg sector delivor$ ueative &ng8gomenl projects for ¢hlldren The twslees conflrm that they h8ve referred lo the guldance containod in lh¢ Charity Comffli58ion's 99neral guidance on public ￿nefit when ieviewlng the trust's aim8 and In planning lulure activities. ActSvltles of thg Ch8rlty Thls year has b&&n another impactlul and successful on& for the Charity. wllh our cre8tive produelions and projects contlnulThJ to reach ¢hlldran locally. nationally. and inlern8lion811y. We h8ve remalned fimily committed to our ¢¢ro vall￿s. placing p8rt1cular ernphasis on 8USt8inabilty by ¢ontSnulng to align our practices wilh the Th99tre Grèèn Book. end deepening our efforts to ensure greater wpresenlation acr088 our workf0￿e as part of our ongoing commilment to equality, dlversty, ond inclLtsiOn. Over the course of th8 year. our work has delivered meanlryful public beft￿l thrwgh the delivery of. Th• Gla$$ Sllppers by Emma Roeve5 A chamlng new production in8plrod by the clasBiC t8le of Clnderella, relmaglned with a ￿ntempOrary ￿151 for children aged 3 and ovgr. Th• show toured natlonally over 8n 11-week period, induding 8 three•week festlv& wn 81 the Lighthousg Centre the Ajts In Pwlg. Dorset, feachlng a tot81 audien¢e of 8,173. Our continwl commitment lo suslaSnable theatrtr-ma￿ng, wlth Cinde￿118 bgSng the third produ¢tSon creatsd In Ilne with the 88se Level standards of tho Theatre Grean Book-g leading inluallve promoting gnvironmenlally reBponsibla pr2Cttc&s In the performing arts. We successfully rnel 8nd &x¢agded thèse 8u81ainabilily benchmaths. Tha Glass Sllppers is truly & $l￿W to Gaplure the Imaginalion of young Ihéatre goers. Ils a Ix)Id, rglmagning of a classio Ihat is full of he8rt 8nd humour, allowing & wholesome snd begulifvl message that ltiffjlong friendships and being tnja to yours8Mm8tters rnore Ih8n rinding Iovo". E￿S on Stage review Undem•oth A Maglcal Moon by Mlke Kenny This popular show was remounl&d and performed for thra& weeks in December at the Tanya M¢1$8￿￿SCh Pl￿￿Ou59. Sheffield Theatr6¥ as Ihelr Christmas produ¢tlon for children ayed 3+ aTrJ Iheir famllles. 34 performancas took place reaching an gudle￿a of 3,028. Thè show th8n toured the USA for 14 weeks delivering 83 pgrfcwmancos in 22 vanues to audiences of 39.825. The Show was extremely well recoSved and surpassed all tsrgels. Tha tour has continued to $tranglhen tha ralatlonship with the LIS agents and • furlher tvrfo years of touring lh8 US 8re planned. You rocklll Thank you for CDmAng to lowaF We had the best time. My kid$ sald il was the b8sI perfotmanc8 Ihtrrfd ever seen- and wg watch qulte a bll of children's thgaterl Also gol to attend a workshop ar the library and w8 ebsolutely loved that. Would attand • thousand oflhose even Ifthey ￿ren1 Irsgl Thanks so much. Audience mernber Arts Engogoment This year marks the third of a fivg-ygar fvndiw programmè secured from th& Dldymus Charity to support Ihe devtrlopmant of arts engagemenl InllSa¢lves in the Harehllls area ol Leeds and Surrounding cA)mmunllles. Arts Eng8gem6nt Co-ordlnotor Suvi S8r8f has continued to work hard at dèveloplng Ihe Turti Frutti CILIt￿an after-sclKK)l arts prograrnme for ¢hSldren agèd 4 and atr*Jve. Delivored In partnership with Harehllls and Hovingh8rn Primary Sch¢X)Is, the project has continued thanks to Ihre&ygar funding from the Mohn Westlaka Foundation. Additional fln8nclal support has enabled its extanslon lo Shakespeare Prirnary S¢hool and local Ilbr8rie$. including Compton. the Reginald Centrg In Chapeltown, and Seacroft Library. TUThI FRUThI PRODUCTIONS TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ActlvNl•s of the Charity (contlnued) Children pgrficbpating In the pwamme have enjoyed 8 dlverse range of workshops. induding dancE, Music. creatwe writing, st￿telLi￿￿, ¢rafts. ond puppetry-deliverod by a tean ol cultur8lly representatfve. Le&Js-ba$ed professional the¥bB waclilioners. Thè Tulti Frutti Club is designed to address the lack of accessible 8rts and cultural provtsion for young children in tho low soci eCOr￿Mi¢ ar8as of Gipton, H8rehills. and BU￿￿￿nI0fts. S￿70￿cOn0m1c barrigrs often prevent (*ildren in thes& communities from participating in creative activities offersd elsewhere. The pr(wJrammg is ￿oUnded in evidènce highlighting the importan(£ of early crvative eng•Jement in fosterirrfJ irnaginalon. seK-esleem. aThJ aspiration. encouraging children lo see the wodd Ihrough new and inspiring perspe¢tives. We commsssioned an Impact sIL￿Y from Cameron & Lld to evaluate the difference the Club is maknng. A report will te published in July 2025 which will capture the expertences of èveryone Involv￿ and demonstrate Ihe effect dub is having. In addibon to programm delivery. Suvi Saraf has built r8latior￿hIpS with local organisatK)n5 and community members. She has also (x)nducted a sèries of fcKus gTOUPS ￿th parents at Hare1￿lES Primary School to gain deeper insights into Iheir aspirations a￿1 expectations for Iheir children's involvement in the arts. Nurlurlng & Developlng Artlsts J¢rwood Dov•loplng Artists FurMI The Jerwood FoutKlat1c￿ is dedi¢8tsd to Supp￿Ing outstsnding UK artists, curators and producers to develco and thrlve. The Jewiod Developing Artists Fund off8rs exceptional opportunilies for ea￿￿reeT aitists, UJTOtors and producers. d8liveTed by organisallons with Ihe c8pa¢liy and kn(M how to help indlvlduals to develop naw skills. idea8 and work. Leeds Playhouse mode su￿$Sful applicatlon to the Fund In paTIne￿hIp with Tuttl Frutti to support ts¥o resident dèslgners to wort wlth Ihe ¢*mpanies for two years. Leeds based designer Kate Marshall, was the successful canthdole for 24tt5 ond she worked as DeshJn Asslstanl on The Glass SIipp8rs and Und&meath A AlagiG81 Moon. Stag• Management Studgnts In partnershlp with Leeds CSty College we have given 2 students from Iho BTEC in Pn)duction Arts coursa work experl&Ne opportunili¢s as Stage Man8gars in rehearsals for tr*)Ih Glas$ SllppeTS and Undgmeath a Maglcal Moon. Both studonts really enjoyed the experience 8nd developed their stsge management skills and confiden￿. As#l8lan¢ Dlre¢tor Wrth fundiro from the Garrick Charliable Trust we 8ppolnied an emerglng Diredor to asslst on the rehe8wls of Undemeath A Magi￿1 M(y)n. We advertlsed the role to tIK)sè wilh some experfence bul who were facing barrfors- social, CLtllur81, 8conomic- to prc4Jr&ssing in the arts and appointtsd a young wom8n from the global malorSly. Observevs A recipignt of Arts Council England's Developtng Your Creative Praclice 8ward and an emerglng Leed8-based music4an obserw•d in rehearsals of Gtass Slippers lo leam more about t￿tre and develop their skllls. We remain octive members of SAIL ISusl8lnable Arts In Leeds) and PIPA (Parents in Perfonnlng Arts}. ￿fle(lIng our core values of sustainability and inclusivity. Our Artislic Dirèctor continues to serve as Chair of PYA Engla￿1 (Perfom￿n￿ for Young ALKliences} and 8$ a trustee of Assitej UK. Th1$ year. they a150 join￿ Leed533 as a trustee. furth$r demonstrating our ongoing ￿mmItMent to secbr developmènt. TUThI FRurri PRODUCTIONS TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORn (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Fin8n¢ial r•vl8W Despite challenge5 posgd by the ongolng ￿$1-Of-lIVIng crlsis and wider politicAI uncertainty. we have nav4galed the ye8r wtth onfidenwuc¢8ssfully producing and touring our wowk both nalionally and intemalionalty- This year we have c4Jntlnu8d to atheve high audien￿ figures. largely due to the succesB of our U.S. tour, which reacl*d impressive 39.825 children and their families. The Tutb Frutti Club continue5 to play a vital role in our engagemsnl work, providing meaningful arts access to children in low sow- economic arsas of Leeds. In a￿8$ where financlal barriers often limit opportuntties to experience th8 arts, the Club offers free. high- quality ueative ervJ8ggrnent. Over the past year, we have successfully exp8nded the pr￿J[aMMe tts include an additional k•L*I school several comrnunity libraries. enabling even more d)ildren to ￿nefIt from regular uealwe experiences. We eontinug to f8co challenges wth venue bookings and touriro in(x)me. Many venues and bookers are opting for k)wer-risk ptogramming in response to the current economic clirnale. making il more difficuli to secure performance opportunities. The enhanced 50Yo Theatre Tax Reli￿ for touring continues lo be welcome during this time. offgrfng 8ssenlial support and helping u$ to maintain nan¢ial Stability. On the fundraislng front. we have had a strong year. Our freelance fundraiser. CaTTie Carruthers. and the team havè had several sU￿sSIu1 fundlng bSds. We have $9Gured new and onping support from Wades Charity, The Seedlings Trus1. Thè Bramall Foundatlon, Sir George Marbn Trust, G8ffi¢k Charitabltr Trust. The Arts So¢i8ty, Victoria Wood Foundation, and the Robert Gavron Charitablè Trust. We are very grateful lo all of the8$ organisaticffis for their belief in and support of our work. We arg 81$0 pleased to have continued ourloSnl f￿dIng with Leeds Playhouse thr(AJgh the Jerwwd D8veloping Artists Fund. We are acutely 8war8 of the challenging fundlng dlmate imp8¢bng 811 our stakeholders from lo¢al authorilies to trusts and f¢xJndatlons. To future-proof Iha c4)mp8ny, we are proaclivgly dasignaling funds to safeguard agalnsl potential ¢hallenges or Bhortfalls in fvndralslng, which rem81n$ essential lo Sustaining and devgloping our wtrk. Finally, we extend our deepest thanks to our core f￿ders, Arts Cwndl England and Leeds csty Coundl. who$e support underpins all that we do. We also gr8tafully acknowledgg Dldymus for their oontinued investment and 5UPPOrt of th8 Tutti FrL￿1 Club. Ro*eNt8 poII¢y The Iruslees hav8 established the level of res¢Nes that the ch8Tlty should have as amounting lo 12 rrKJnths operaling costs. At 31 March 2025 ha$ free reservès of £213,37012024'. £239,548) which gquales to 1112024.. 151 months operatSng costs. Rlsk management The trustees have assessed the rnajor rjsks to which the charity 18 expo88d. and are satisfiod that systems are in plaL* lo mhlgate exposure lo Ihe major risks. Structure, govemance and managèm•nt The charity is a company limited by guarantee by its Memry8ndum of Articles of ASS￿latIon datÉd 9 Augu512001. The company adopt&J revis&Y Memorandum of Arti¢l¢s of Association on 2&h January 2011 vthen il became a charity A futheT amendrnent was m￿9 lo the Memorandum ofArbcles of ASK￿latIOn at the AGM on 14th Octobgr 2015 in whlch the number of trustbes was increa8od from 7 10 9. Truslees for thè charity are openly recruited based on 5￿cifiC skills. 81ionm8nt with our cors valu&s, and a genuine interest In the work we deliver. We are commltted to ensuring An incluslve and culturally diverso board. This year we have contlnued with thts by fo¢xJsing on recruitirYJ indi￿d￿a$S wth a wide range ot perspecthves. backgrounds. livod experi6nces and Gullural identides. The trustees. its rt wgs approved by the Board of Trustees. Mr M HarFer-Hard¢astl& Twstse Date". 22 Octobar 2025 TUThI FRurri PRODUCTIONS STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees, who a￿ also Ihe directors of Tulo Fnrtti Productions for thg purpose of comp8ny law, are responsiblo for preparing the Truslees, Report and the financial stslernents in accordan￿ with applic4ble law ond Unite(J Kingdffl) Accounting Standards (United Kingdom GenerOItyA￿Pted Accounting Practi￿1. Company L8w rewSrès th& trustees lo pr8pare flnandal statem8nls for each fina￿[al year whl¢h give 8 true and falr view of thg stst& of affaSrs of thè ch8rSty and of thg Incomlng r8sourcès and appllcallon of rgsour¢e$. Induding Ihe Income and expendllure, of the ¢harlt8bl company forthal year. In preparlrKJ t￿$? finandal stat•m8nts, Ihe Iwst88s ar8 raqulrad to: - select suitable accDunliThJ pc4icies and I￿n apply them consistently., - obs8rv6 the methods and principl6s in th8 Charities SORP- - m8kgludgementg and estimates thal are re8sonable and PnKlgnt,' and prepare the financial statements on the goiThJ concem basis unless il is inappropriate to presume that Ihe charity will continue in operatlon. The Iwstees are lesponsible for keeping adequate accounting records Ihal thsclose with reasonable 9￿ur9eY al any lime Ihe financial P05ilion of the charily and enable them lo ensure Ihal the financial stalemenls comply with the Companies Act 20Cfj. They are also responslblo for safwjarding th8 assets of the ¢h8rity and hen￿ for laklng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detsctton of fraud and other irrogularitiés. The INstegS are ￿sponsIble forthe m8intgn8n¢e 8nd intggrfty of the tharity and financial infom*lion included on the charity'$ website. Legislatlon In Ihe Urriteil Kingdom govemiNd the prep8r8tion and dIssemin8tk￿ of fin8n¢ial statements may differ from legisl8likY) in other jurisdictions. Turri FRurri PRODUCTIONS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TUTTI FRUThI PRODUCTIONS I rep(*t lo the trustees on my exgmlnation of Ihe financlal statèments ofTutti Frutti Producilons (the charity) for the yèar end•Y 31 Marth 2025. Responsiblliti•s and ba¥ls of r•port As thg trustees of the charty land al80 Its directors tho purpws of company lawl you ar8 re8Fonsible for lh& pieparation of the fin￿¢181 stalemonts In accordaneg wtth the rèqulr8ments of the Companles Ad 2￿6 Ilhe 2006 Act). HavlTrJ'satisfied myself that Ihe financi81 stst9rnents of the charity are not requrr¢d to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Acl artd are &llgi￿e for irKlep&ndenl examin8Uf)n, I report in respect of my èxamln8thc￿ of the charity's flnanual statements cathed oul under section 145 of the Charlues Ad 2011 Ithg 2011 Acll. In c8rryirKJ out my examlnali)n I have followwj all Ihe applicable Dlrections given by the Ch8rity CommSssion under Seotion 14515llbl of the 2011 ACL Independent examlnorfs 8tat•ment Since Ihe charity'$ gross inoJrne exc99ded £250,￿0 your exarniner must be a member Qf a b¢ty Ils1￿ in 8gcJon 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified lo undertak9 Ihe examlnallon because l am o member of Ihe Instiluts of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, whlch 1$ one of the Ilsted bodies. I have cornFleled my examinatlon. I confirm that no matters have wme to my attention In connection wrth thg èxaminauon glving me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect.. acrLwnting records were not kept in resFed of the charity as requlrgd by sedicffj 386 of the 2006 Act,. or the fin8nd81 statements do not accord wlth those records,. or the flnancial stalernents do not Comply wrfch the accouniing requirements of saction 396 of the 2006 Act oth8r ihan any requirement that the accounts givo 8 trug and fair view whlch is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examlnation. the fin8ndal statern8nts have not bean prepared in accordan¢g wlth Ihe methods and principles of the Slatement of Rel￿mend Practice for a¢cwntlng and reportlng by charilitis 8ppllcable lo charities pr8paring their accounts in accord8n¢& wflh the Financlal Reporting Sland8rd applicable In the UK and RepublSc of Ireland IFRS 1021. I have no C￿cernS and have ry)me across no olher matteTr in COnned￿n wth the ex8mlnailon to whlch attention should b& drawn in this report in lo engble a proper understanding of the financial slatemenls io be reached. Fr4n¢•s Howard FCA Fortus Limilen-concellable OP9ratlng ltsases. which fall duo as lollows.. 2025 2024 Within one year 2.870 1,148 19 Related p•rty transa¢tlon¥ One or the Trustees, N Stevenson, Ss a Director of Shèff￿1d Theatres Cwclble Trust. Dudng the year, the chorlty received tourfng fees of £19.514 12024.. £nill from Sheffield The8tres Crucxblè Trust, and incurred èxpenses of £12 12024.. £nil}. There were no ar￿UnIS outstallding at the year end. Duiing the yg8r tho charity purchased a saxophone at maiket value for use as 8 fixed asset frorn E lfjlllck. Executive Director. for £3,200 as the ¢harity h8d b88n using the assel some 5how8. Ext9mal valuallons were obtained Its detgrmine its markel value. Thare We￿ no amounts ouistanding 81 the year end. -20-