**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FOR DRAMA EXPRESSIONS FOR CHILDREN** **CHARITY INFORMATION For the Year Ended 31 December 2020** **TRUSTEES: B. Friedrich E. Frankel C. Landau** **SECRETARY: C. Landau** **REGISTERED OFFICE: 59 Bethune Road London N16 5EE** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1145805** **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: De Claron Ltd 3A The Vale London NW11 8SB** **BANKERS: HSBC 312 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 2AW** **Drama Expressions for children is a registered charity (1145805) and is constituted as an unincorporated association. It operates within London. The charity is currently staffed by B. Friedrich, E. Frankel, S. Landau. Our trustees are a committed clan who care. They are a group of energetic and caring volunteers, some who are qualified counsellors and carers, who aim to improve the conditions of life. They are vibrant and vivacious, qualified and volunteers, younger and elder; the common denominator is that all share one desire; make the life of London`s children worth living. They grant our users the tools and opportunities to develop in to productive and content adults.** **The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020. The trustees confirm that the annual report and the financial statements of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charity's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in Jan 2015.** ## Message Of The Chair ## **On Behalf of the board Signed:** 20/04/2021 Aim: Advocate for girls ensuring that their basic needs are met and, empowering them with safety and confidence to unlock their inherent values and ensuring that theirvoice is heard. Vision: Every passing day, more girls should have confidence. Girls will be Courageous. Girls will get Kindness. Drama Expressions aims to give a voice and safe space for girls who are affected by destitution. low self-esteem. complex family backgrounds. abuse. poor body image. underachievement and social isolation. We operate by provisions of mentoring. a Saturday and Sunday Club, Holiday Club, skills development club, drama opportunities and recentlycrisessupport. We empower girls between ages 8-18 from low income families who are exhibiting signs of low self esteem, poor body image, abuse or emotional and mental health challenges infusing them with familial like support. comradeships. mentoring and fun and stimulating outlets encompassing, weekly get togothor, food and gama packages, bi- annual show and a summer retreat. 500 children enjoyed our services and forgot about their troubles. They once again savoured the flavour of plain solid fun that every child deserves. We also provide recreational and leisure facilities for young people who are in need of such provision because of their age. infirmity. poverty. social or economic circumstances. Our programme of extracurricular activities is designed to provide rich experiences to young people. They are all targeted towards the young people's interests and abilities. and we ensure that they experience all that mainstream children takeforgranted. We aim to teach the children new skills whilst at the same time empowering them with the self-esteem and self-confidence required to overcome their disadvantage. and to grow up as healthy individuals and productive members of society. All our projects are designed to give our users the opportunity to widen their social circles and make new friends. We also encourage young people to help lead our projects. thus they gain loadership skillswhich will help them in thairfuture livos. OUR PROJECTS Grit Girls reaches out to vulnerable girls. We delivered food packages to users. Additionally, girls could call our helpline and get assigned a vetted and trained mentor who helped them to navigate services available and provided a listening ear. We also ran weekly workshops on emotional health, resilience and selfprotection skills. Confidence Code reached out to young people with emotional and mental health challenges who were suffering more than ever. Our Drama -Therapy Club offered weekly sessions for groups of (max) 8 young people. Drama therapy involved verbal and non-verbal work and made use of a range of theatrical and dramatic techniques. Drama therapy enabled service users to cope with change, deal with anxiety, come to terms with loss and develop strong supportive relationships. Run-About is designed to ensure that our users have equal opportunities to that of mainstream children. We enable children from the inner city areas to explore the outer natural world through stimulating and educational trips. They enjoy outdoor trips like lakes, leisure centres and amusement parks. At Run-About they experience the serenity of a beach, the beauty of nature, and the thrill of a roller coaster. Respite 4 U: This is our respite programs which takes place bi-annually. It's a sleep away program in the British countryside, for children from inner city areas. This summer and winter camps is their only opportunity to let go, have fun and be kids. We provide nutritious meals, which is not necessarily a daily fare for some of our users. We offer fun, educational and inspirational activities entertainment. The most adventurous side to this program are the trips to waterparks, amusement parks, snow tubing, hikes and beaches. ## **OUR PROJECTS** This goes hand in hand with our on-site activities which includes including ice cream parties, sports competitions, camp fires, fruit carving and cake decorating sessions. We also arrange some evening programs where we offer educational and fun entertainment. We present various films, have discussions and games. All in all we nurture children by infusing them with thoughtful, well planned and exciting opportunities and experiences. Our campers leave with lovely memories and wish to return. Teens Triumphs is the highlight of our work. We select teens at risk to lead some of our projects where we offer full support and guidance. Thus they gain leadership skills as well as experience in working and dealing with people. They invest effort, and derive great satisfaction from their achievements. Being positively occupied, stimulates and satisfies them, ensuring they don't feel drawn to engaging in anti-social behaviour, including gangs and crime. As a reward for their unpaid efforts, we treat them to an annual overnight retreat in the countryside, where we offer educational and fun activities. We arrange our volunteers in groups, and give them the responsibility for arranging different parts of the project. This exciting program encourages young people to further volunteer and help the community. Above that all, As a further benefit their self-esteem improves significantly, they feel good with about themselves. Talent Express program is our annual user-led showcase performance for the wider community, which is always a sell out! Incredibly enough, our volunteers do it all: They sew costumes, create backdrops, collect props, write the script and arrange the choirs, dances and drama. Our users thrive with the opportunity to develop their talents, enhance their **OUR PROJECTS** social lives, and work in unity. They enjoy the chance toglow in the spotlight. BEAT is a weekly club where underprivileged children experience a thrilling and fun packed Saturday afternoon out. We encourage our users to 'Bring Everyone Along Today'. Children are treated with the utmost sensitivity and care. We provide a range of exciting activities, games and discussions. Every age group has a voluntary leader who leads the group. They aim to portray a positive aspect of life and do this via organised workshops and fun activities. We serve light refreshments during our activities, in order to enhance the atmosphere. Our projects have been a major success, impacting hugely on the self-image of vulnerable children. ## IMPACTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS **The grants and donations received this year were used towards our projects.** This year: - -1200 nutritious meal and girl essential packs delivered to girls - 45 new mentoring arrangements arranged - 210 children learnt new practical skills, cake decorating, gift arranging and fruit carving. - 350 children learnt drama skills-singing, dancing, acting etc. - 55 young people gained leadership skills - 300 children gained skills for life- social etiquette, social skills etc. - 300 children met weekly and enjoyed themselves. - 200 children explored the great outdoors and broadened their knowledge - 250 young people experienced the warmth of sing in unity, and connecting to each - 300 young people enjoyed the thrill of performing in the limelight - 450 young people widened their social circles **In short, 500 young people have better chances succeed in life and grow up to be productive members of society. We thank all our donors for supporting us in our mission.** ## FUTURE PLANS RESERVE POLICY Itis the policyof the charityto maintain unrestricted funds,which arethe free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximateLy three months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficientfunds to cover management, administration RISKASSESSMEMT The trustees have assessed the major rislis to which the charity is exposed,in particularthose related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that Systems are in pLace to mitigate their exposure to majorrisks. STATEMENTOFTRUSTEES'RESPONSIBILITIES Charity law requires the trustee5 to prepare financial statement5 for each financialyearwhich give atrueand fairviewof the state of affairs of the charity and of the profit or Loss of the charity for that period. In preparingthosefinancialstatements SelectsuitabLe accounting poLicies and then applythem consistentLy: .Make judgementsand estimatesthat are reasonableand prudent; .Prepare the financiaLstatements on the goingconcern basis unLessitis inappropriate to presume that the charity wiLL continue in its activities The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financiaL position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financiaL Statementscomplywiththe CharitiesAct2006. AUDITOR There is no audit requirementforthe charity. An independent examiner's unqualified reportwiLlbe prepared by De CLaron Ltd. # **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S UNQUALIFIED REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DRAMA EXPRESSIONS FOR CHILDREN** DRAMA EXPRESSIONS FOR CHILDREN Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2020 I ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparation of financial statements The financial statements have been prepared under the historical c05t convention as modified to include the revaluation of land and building with the exception of investments which are included at market value. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice {SORPI,"Accounting and Reporting by Charities" published in Jan 2015. Charity status The charity is an unincorporated association. The members of the charity are the trustees named on page l. Fund accounting General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other PLJrposes. Incoming resources All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deed of covenant is reco8nised at the time of the donation. Resources expended All expenditure is accounted for on a cash basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular activities they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of the resources. Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional ènd statutory requirements. Going Concern The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basi5 as the trustees consider the charity will continue to operate for a period of at least twelve months from the date of the approv31 of these accounts. 2 NET INCOMING RESOURCES During the year no trustees received any remuneration, benefits in kind or reimbursement of expenses. Drama Expressionsfor Children - y/e 31.12.2020 Draft StAtement of Financial Activities Ie 31.12.2020 Ip 31.12.2019 R8strict8d Unrestricted Total R*stricted nr8Strict8d Total Fund¥ Funds VundB FUrtd# Funds IN¢ONING RESODRCES Grants Donations 49, 278.00 78, 338.00 50, 396. 80 30,797. B7 80,000.00 55,000.00 30. 612.tI 40, 670.OD 135, 670.00 Fundiai3ih¥ Fees IS.Y4B. DO 15. 74B. 00 3.870.00 1,400.00 7.400.00 127,SL6.00 LOO,812. 67 228, 428.67 175,000.00 88. 503. D4 263. 503.04 T