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2023-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07193792 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1136157

Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Statement of Financial Position 8 to 9
Statement of Cash Flows 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 20
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 21 to 22

Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The charity aims to advance the education of students with emotional, behavioural or other learning difficulties. The aim is to also educate and assist the parents, carers and teachers of those students as well as the general public. The trustees have had due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

We aim to empower all learning disabled children and young people through creative interaction. It is our mission to offer learning disabled children and young people, along with their families and carers, innovative opportunities to interact meaningfully with the world and to confound expectations of what disabled children can achieve.

We deliver our aim through three strands of activity:

Education and Learning

Bamboozle provides creative and innovative learning experiences for children with special needs and shares its pioneering methodology with teachers and educators through training and research projects.

Families and Community

Bamboozle produces transformative multi-sensory experiences for learning disabled children and their whole families and finds ways to engage those that are hardest to reach.

Theatre and Touring

Bamboozle takes high quality, interactive and immersive performances into theatres and special schools in order to reach, engage and entertain all children no matter what their learning disability. All activities aim to leave a legacy beyond the time our beneficiaries spend with Bamboozle.

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Significant activities Theatre and Touring

Having developed a new format of show with Firebird in response to Covid for 2021/22 we retoured this to schools during the summer of 2022.

Rain Rain toured to schools in autumn 2022

The showcase of Rain Rain at Curve theatre was attended by over 100 people

We have created a new show The River for PMLD audiences which toured to schools in March 2023 and will continue in April.

International Touring

We attended Bibu Festival in Sweden with Storm and BRIK Festival in the Netherlands with Rain Rain.

Egypt. We co-created a show The Fisherman and The Swan with a team of Egyptian Actors from Afca funded by the British Council. We developed the show in online rehearsals with Bamboozle artistic team in Leicester and the Afca team in Cairo. The Egyptian company then toured to schools in the spring of 2023.

China. We delivered online training to teachers in Shanhai. Our shows Down to Earth and Storm continue to be regularly performed by the Chinese actors.

Families and Community

Family Residency River of Baada at Curve in Summer 2022 for families with a profoundly disabled child.

Backyard our outdoor provision for families with an autistic child delivered sessions in Leicester during the summer and October half term with a pilot in Nottingham at Easter.

A Hygge event in December and a series of personalised post cards to participants kept the contact going through the winter.

Festivals

Timber. We performed Firebird and hosted Back Yard sessions at Timber Festival in July 2022. These were for the festival audience and our families who received free festival tickets.

Education and Learning

We ran Masterclass sessions in January 2023 which was well attended by 10 staff from UK and international organisations we have previously worked with.

We delivered online training sessions for the Afca team in Cairo and for teachers in UK/internationally

Long Term Culture Change projects

The Lakeside project resumed after a break for Covid related reasons and will complete in Summer 2023.

Funding

Bamboozle was successful in our application to continue as an Arts Council National Portfolio organisation. We were also successful in securing an additional £100k a year to support creativity in Levelling up for culture places.

We have received a five year funding from the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund of £450k paid over five years to support the family programme.

These significant funds give Bamboozle a high level of security.

Additional funds are necessary to deliver our programme and are hard to come by. Strong applications across the arts sector are routinely turned down due to high demand for small pots of money to distribute.

Volunteers

The trustees recognise and appreciate the value of in-kind support offered by volunteers in respect of the administration of the charity and in the delivery of our charitable activities.

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The total income for the year was £716,634 (2022: £605,487) which, after deducting expenditure of £595,761 (2022: £402,962) resulted in net income of £120,873 (2022: £202,525).

At 31 March 2023 the charity had total reserves of £738,900 (2022: £618,027). £448,310 (2022: £26,437) of this is held in restricted funds.

Reserves policy

To protect the organisation against uncertainty, our Board Of Trustees approved a level of reserves that will cover all of our operational costs for 6 months as well as the cost of delivering on pre-planned activities and allow us a cushion to find a new funding model should untoward circumstances occur.

After deducting the value of fixed assets of £9,620, the level of unrestricted funds as at 31 March 2023 was £280,970 which exceeds the level in the reserves policy. The trustees will be reviewing upcoming performance costs and their delivery to bring the reserves into line with the policy.

FUTURE PLANS

Significant plans for 2023/24 include:

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing documents, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Trustees

The trustees include representatives from our key beneficiary groups alongside business and community representation.

Collectively the trustees cover a broad skill set and knowledge base. When recruiting new members, the gaps in this skill set are identified and candidates nominated who can bring the requisite skills. In the first instance personal invitations are made to potential trustees; where this is unsuccessful the opportunity is openly advertised.

Candidates are asked to observe a Board meeting, and to make a short presentation of their interest in becoming a trustee. The existing trustees will then then take a vote to confirm or reject the candidate.

The induction process for new trustees consists primarily of a meeting with the Artistic Executive. Training for all trustees takes place at Development Days. More specific training needs are addressed through an allocation of time at Board meetings, by participating in Bamboozle's own training courses or through external courses when necessary.

An indemnity insurance policy is maintained by the charity for the benefit of all trustees acting in that capacity.

Organisational structure

The Board of Trustees meet quarterly with the Artistic Executive where the operations of the Charity are reviewed and appropriate actions are agreed.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 07193792 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number 1136157

Registered office

Unit 10 St Marys Works 115 Burnmoor Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7JL

Trustees

James Hartshorne (Chair of Trustees) Corallie Murray Trusha Lakhani Dorothy Day Sandra Pollock James Harris Corinne Galloway Chris White Iona Mayo

Patron

Bella Ramsey

Artistic Executive Christopher Davies

Independent Examiner

Tommie Simpson torr waterfield Park House 37 Clarence Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3RW

Bankers

Barclays Bank plc Leicester Town Hall Square Branch 1-3 Haymarket Towers Humberstone Gate Leicester LE1 1WA

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 14 December 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

James Hartshorne - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors 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 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 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

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.

Tommie Simpson The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

torr waterfield Park House 37 Clarence Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3RW

15 December 2023

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Statement of Financial Activities

(Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
37,173
Charitable activities
5
Education and Learning
77,082
Families and Community
3,792
Theatre and Touring Shows
91,823
Other trading activities
3
25,467
Investment income
4
20,813
Total
256,150
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
6
9,609
Charitable activities
7
Education and Learning
99,569
Families and Community
134,455
Theatre and Touring Shows
313,517
Total
557,150
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(301,000)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
591,590
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
290,590
Restricted
funds
£
460,484
-
-
-
-
-
460,484
-
4,181
20,496
13,934
38,611
421,873
26,437
448,310
31.3.23
Total
funds
£
497,657
77,082
3,792
91,823
25,467
20,813
716,634
9,609
103,750
154,951
327,451
595,761
120,873
618,027
738,900
31.3.22
Total
funds
£
524,448
118
500
61,970
125
18,326
605,487
1,808
59,993
140,724
200,437
402,962
202,525
415,502
618,027

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Statement of Financial Position

31 March 2023

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
14
9,620
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
15
38,929
Cash at bank and in hand
293,739
332,668
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
16
(51,698)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
280,970
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
290,590
NET ASSETS
290,590
FUNDS
17
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds:
Family Focus fund
ACE Bamboozle Outdoor Project
Family Fund - Autism Spectrum Disorder
Family Focus - Nottingham
Backyard Project
The National Lottery Community Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Restricted
funds
£
-
448,310
-
448,310
-
448,310
448,310
448,310
31.3.23
Total
funds
£
9,620
487,239
293,739
780,978
(51,698)
729,280
738,900
738,900
290,590
-
-
-
-
-
448,310
448,310
738,900
31.3.22
Total
funds
£
8,325
254,704
402,275
656,979
(47,277)
609,702
618,027
618,027
591,590
9,070
8,425
1,692
3,750
3,500
-
26,437
618,027

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Statement of Financial Position - continued

31 March 2023

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 14 December 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:

James Hartshorne - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
31.3.23
Notes
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
19
(103,254)
Net cash used in operating activities
(103,254)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(5,887)
Interest received
605
Net cash used in investing activities
(5,282)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
in the reporting period
(108,536)
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
402,275
Cash and cash equivalents at the end
of the reporting period
293,739
31.3.22
£
(399)
(399)
(9,240)
150
(9,090)
(9,489)
411,764
402,275

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Company status

The charity is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The members of the company are the trustees named in the Report of the Trustees. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member. This potential liability is not extinguished until 12 months have elapsed from membership ceasing.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Where practical, donated goods and services are valued and included in income, with the equivalent amount included in expenditure in accordance with the policy below.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Allocation and apportionment of costs

Costs are apportioned between activities based on an estimate of management time spent.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Theatre equipment - 20% on reducing balance Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Debtors

Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective rate of interest method, less any impairment.

Creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Going concern

After reviewing the charity's forecasts and projections, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Government grants

Government grants receivable are recognised in accordance with the performance model.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations
Gift Aid
Grants
31.3.23
£
37,174
-
460,483
497,657
31.3.22
£
15,225
3,186
506,037
524,448

A grant of £448,310 from The National Lottery Community Fund has been included, as it meets the criteria of recognition under the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) being evidence of entitlement, receipt is probable and the amount can be measured reliably.

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:

Arts Council England
Nottinghamshire County Council
Leicestershire County Council
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
British Council
The National Forest
The Mighty Creatives
RC Midlands Region
31.3.23
£
-
-
-
-
-
5,673
6,500
448,310
460,483
31.3.22
£
434,458
3,750
13,110
3,500
51,219
-
-
-
506,037

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March
3.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Fundraising events
Sale of merchandise
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Studio rents
Deposit account interest
5.
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Activity
Service user contributions Education and Learning
Service user contributions Families and Community
Service user contributions Theatre and Touring Shows
6.
RAISING FUNDS
Other trading activities
Fundraising events
Project management
7.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct
Costs
£
Education and Learning
54,760
Families and Community
40,632
Theatre and Touring Shows
138,531
233,923
Notes to the Financial Statements Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
2023
Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
8)
£
-
-
25,609
25,609
for the Year Ended 31 March

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

8. GRANTS PAYABLE

GRANTS PAYABLE
Theatre and Touring Shows
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
AFCA Arts Centre
31.3.23
£
25,609
31.3.23
£
25,609
31.3.22
£
-
31.3.22
£
-

The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:

9. SUPPORT COSTS

Education and Learning
Families and Community
Theatre and Touring
Shows
Office
Totals
£
47,050
109,788
156,840
313,678
Finance Management Governance
£
£
£
47
187
1,706
111
439
3,981
158
627
5,686
316
1,253
11,373
£
48,990
114,319
163,311
326,620

Activity Basis of allocation Office Non-directly attributable costs - split on the basis of management time Finance Non-directly attributable costs - split on the basis of management time Information technology Non-directly attributable costs - split on the basis of management time Management Non-directly attributable costs - split on the basis of management time Governance Non-directly attributable costs - split on the basis of management time

The proportion of management time allocated to each charitable activity has been estimated as:

31.3.23 31.3.22
Education and Learning 15% 15%
Families and Community 35% 35%
Theatre and Touring Shows 50% 50%

10. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

Independent Examiner's Fees - External scrutiny
Independent Examiner's Fees - Other services
Depreciation - owned assets
Property rent
31.3.23
£
1,350
2,050
4,592
19,708
31.3.22
£
1,270
1,550
3,604
16,770

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

11. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022.

12. STAFF COSTS

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
31.3.23
£
229,008
16,739
5,192
250,939
31.3.22
£
178,254
11,460
4,031
193,745

Remuneration of key management personnel

Key management personnel are deemed to be those having authority and responsibility, delegated to them by the trustees for planning, directly and controlling the activities of the charity. The key management personnel of the charity comprise the executives and senior employees. The total benefits paid to key management personnel of the charity amounted to £105,176 (2022 - £108,376).

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

Administration
Project delivery
31.3.23
3
6
9
31.3.22
3
6
9

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

13.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
fund
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
504,088
Charitable activities
Education and Learning
118
Families and Community
500
Theatre and Touring Shows
61,970
Other trading activities
125
Investment income
18,326
Total
585,127
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
1,455
Charitable activities
Education and Learning
59,863
Restricted
funds
£
20,360
-
-
-
-
-
20,360
353
130
Total
funds
£
524,448
118
500
61,970
125
18,326
605,487
1,808
59,993

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

13.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted
Restricted
fund
funds
£
£
Families and Community
116,752
23,972
Theatre and Touring Shows
200,004
433
Total
378,074
24,888
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
207,053
(4,528)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
As previously reported
384,537
16,674
Prior year adjustment
-
14,291
As restated
384,537
30,965
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
591,590
26,437
14.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Theatre
and
Computer
equipment
fittings
equipment
£
£
£
COST
At 1 April 2022
6,512
1,313
9,796
Additions
2,517
-
3,370
At 31 March 2023
9,029
1,313
13,166
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2022
3,118
840
5,338
Charge for year
1,182
95
3,315
At 31 March 2023
4,300
935
8,653
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2023
4,729
378
4,513
At 31 March 2022
3,394
473
4,458
Total
funds
£
140,724
200,437
402,962
202,525
401,211
14,291
415,502
618,027
Totals
£
17,621
5,887
23,508
9,296
4,592
13,888
9,620
8,325

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

15. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
16.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Creditors
Social security and other taxes
VAT
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Rental deposits held
31.3.23
£
28,338
1,011
457,890
487,239
31.3.23
£
7,060
5,233
1,263
10,849
23,788
3,505
51,698
31.3.22
£
30,129
2,468
222,107
254,704
31.3.22
£
3,570
4,770
-
2,106
33,326
3,505
47,277

Included in accruals and deferred income is deferred income of £20,665 (2022 - £30,718) which consists of amounts invoiced in advance for events and services taking place after the year. The £30,718 as at 31 March 2022, has been released and recognised as income during the year to reflect that these services have now been provided. An additional £20,665 of invoices were raised which required deferment as at 31 March 2023.

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Family Focus fund
ACE Bamboozle Outdoor Project
Family Fund - Autism Spectrum
Disorder
Family Focus - Nottingham
Backyard Project
The National Lottery Community Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.4.22
£
591,590
9,070
8,425
1,692
3,750
3,500
-
26,437
618,027
Net
movement
in funds
£
(301,000)
(9,070)
(8,425)
(1,692)
(3,750)
(3,500)
448,310
421,873
120,873
At
31.3.23
£
290,590
-
-
-
-
-
448,310
448,310
738,900

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Family Focus fund
ACE Bamboozle Outdoor Project
Family Fund - Autism Spectrum
Disorder
Family Focus - Nottingham
Backyard Project
The National Forest
The Mighty Creative
The National Lottery Community Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
256,150
-
-
-
-
-
5,673
6,501
448,310
460,484
716,634
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(557,150)
(301,000)
(9,070)
(9,070)
(8,425)
(8,425)
(1,692)
(1,692)
(3,750)
(3,750)
(3,500)
(3,500)
(5,673)
-
(6,501)
-
-
448,310
(38,611)
421,873
(595,761)
120,873

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Family Focus fund
ACE Bamboozle Outdoor Project
Family Fund - Autism Spectrum
Disorder
Family Focus - Leicestershire
Family Focus - Nottingham
Backyard Project
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.4.21
£
384,537
9,070
14,022
1,692
(8,110)
-
-
16,674
401,211
Prior
year
adjustment
£
-
-
14,291
-
-
-
-
14,291
14,291
Net
movement
in funds
£
207,053
-
(19,888)
-
8,110
3,750
3,500
(4,528)
202,525
At
31.3.22
£
591,590
9,070
8,425
1,692
-
3,750
3,500
26,437
618,027

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
ACE Bamboozle Outdoor Project
Family Focus - Leicestershire
Family Focus - Nottingham
Backyard Project
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
585,127
-
13,110
3,750
3,500
20,360
605,487
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(378,074)
207,053
(19,888)
(19,888)
(5,000)
8,110
-
3,750
-
3,500
(24,888)
(4,528)
(402,962)
202,525

Family Focus fund

The Family Focus fund was set up to raise money towards the ongoing work of providing creative activities to children with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

The brought forward balance of the fund as at 1 April 2022 of £9,070 was fully expended during the year.

Family Focus Nottingham Fund

This fund is an extension to the 'Family Focus Fund' above where income is further restricted to children with severe disabilities and who have a Nottingham postcode.

The brought forward balance of the fund as at 1 April 2022 of £3,750 was fully expended during the year.

Family Focus Autism Spectrum Disorder

This fund is an extension to the 'Family Focus Fund' above where grant funding has been received towards developing creative activities for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

The brought forward balance of the fund as at 1 April 2022 of £1,692 was fully expended during the year.

Ace Bamboozle Outdoor Project

This fund was set up to help towards costs of re-making the outdoor projects, Down to Earth and Bamboozle Back Yard.

The brought forward balance of the fund as at 1 April 2022 of £8,425 was fully expended during the year.

The National Forest

This fund is to allow delivery of an outdoor outreach project at a local school and allow delivery of our Wildings project at Timber Festival.

A grant of £5,673 was awarded during the year ended 31 March 2023 and was fully expended during the year.

The Mighty Creatives

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

This fund is to enable "keeping in touch" time with families of learning disabled young people over the 2022/23 winter holidays, when outdoor activities ceased. The activities took the form of a winter "hygge" with music and performance, a Christmas concert via video and a series of interactive postcards.

A grant of £6,501 was awarded during the year ended 31 March 2023 and was fully expended during the year.

The National Lottery Community Fund - RC Midlands Region

The aim of this fund is to provide a programme for families with children and young people on the autism spectrum and those experiencing profound and multiple learning difficulties that delivers a safe positive experience and supports a lasting improvement in the quality of life for the families.

A grant of £448,310 was awarded during the year ended 31 March 2023 and remains unspent at the year end.

18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year ended 31 March 2023, unconditional donations were received from trustees or other related parties totalling £Nil (2022 - £1,404).

19. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING ACTIVITIES
31.3.23 31.3.22
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of
Financial Activities) 120,873 202,525
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 4,592 3,604
Interest received (605) (150)
Increase in debtors (232,535) (223,450)
Increase in creditors 4,421 17,072
Net cash used in operations (103,254) (399)

20. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.4.22 Cash flow At 31.3.23
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 402,275 (108,536) 293,739
402,275 (108,536) 293,739
Total 402,275 (108,536) 293,739

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
31.3.23 31.3.22
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations 37,174 15,225
Gift Aid - 3,186
Grants 460,483 506,037
497,657 524,448
Other trading activities
Fundraising events 25,159 -
Sale of merchandise 308 125
25,467 125
Investment income
Studio rents 20,208 18,176
Deposit account interest 605 150
20,813 18,326
Charitable activities
Service user contributions 172,697 62,588
Total incoming resources 716,634 605,487
EXPENDITURE
Other trading activities
Fundraising events 8,809 155
Project management 800 1,653
9,609 1,808
Charitable activities
Venue hire 145 1,277
Specialists and performers 222,533 124,366
Materials and similar costs 10,063 6,650
Depreciation of theatre equipment 1,182 849
Grants to institutions 25,609 -
259,532 133,142
Support costs
Office
Wages 229,008 178,254
Social security 16,739 11,460
Pensions 5,192 4,031
Rent 19,708 16,770
Insurance 4,032 2,407
Carried forward 274,679 212,922

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Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
31.3.23 31.3.22
£ £
Office
Brought forward 274,679 212,922
Light, heat and water 5,375 4,242
Telephone 762 692
Postage and stationery 1,693 792
IT costs 6,340 4,615
Marketing and website 2,475 1,395
Repairs and maintenance 2,167 2,554
Cleaning 1,757 1,086
Motor and travel 2,934 1,182
Vehicle hire 7,218 4,368
Sundry expenses 1,292 1,013
Training and development 2,477 811
Health and safety 1,099 1,012
Depreciation of fixtures and fittings 95 118
Depreciation of computer equipment 3,315 2,637
313,678 239,439
Finance
Bank charges 251 124
Credit card fees 65 69
316 193
Management
Legal and professional fees 1,253 9,440
Governance
Independent Examiner's fees 3,400 2,820
Accountancy fees 7,973 16,120
11,373 18,940
Total resources expended 595,761 402,962
Net income 120,873 202,525

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