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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FOR DRAMA EXPRESSIONS FOR CHILDREN

CHARITY INFORMATION For the Year Ended 31 December 2022

TRUSTEES: B. Friedrich E. Frankel S. Landau

SECRETARY: S. 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 2022. The trustees confirm that the annual report and the financial statements of the charity comply with the c u r r e n t s t a t u t o r y r e q u i r eme n t s , t h e 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

In unprecedented times, Drama Expressions has been agile, innovative, and responsive to the needs of our girls, in the communities which we work. We remain more committed than ever to helping girls feel confident, happy and safe and be a generation of leaders. You make this possible every day.

We were coming into our office-home office dealing with more challenges and referrals than we have to cope with in a regular months. Referral rate trebled and complexity of our users' needs increased. This is all on the balance of increased costs and reduced initial funding, but we surged onward and forward and achievements speaks for itself.

Third paragraph-please change to: Thank you to:.

Forrester Family Trust St James Place Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Edward Gostling Foundation West Hackney Parochial Charity Mrs Smith & Mount Trust

Scott Badder Charity

And all our donors for investing and believing in our work

The future we are working towards will require strategic direction, forward thinking, and new paths of success and it will also require the continued generous investment of supporters like you. Thanks to your commitment, Drama Expressions is prepared for the challenge.

On Behalf of the board Signed:

20/03/2023

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. underachievoment and social isolation. Wo 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 in¢ome 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 game packagos, 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 skillswhichwill helpthem in thairfuture lives.

OUR PROJECTS 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.

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.

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.

Awards Scored 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.

OUR PROJECTS 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 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.

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.

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:

• 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 It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a leveL which equates 10 approximateLy three months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficientfund5 to cover management, administration RISKASSESSMENT The trustees have assessed the major rislis to which the charity is exposed. in particular those 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 require5 the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financialyearwhich give a true and fairviewof the state of affairs of the charity and of the profit or loss of the charity for that period. In preparingthosefinancialstatements Select suitabLe accounting policies and then apply them consistently- .Mal<e judgementsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent; .Prepare the fi nanciaL statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that Ihe charity wilL conti nue in its activities The trustee5 are responsible for keeping proper accounting record5 which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financiaL position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financiaL statementscomplywith the CharitiesAct 2022. AUDITOR Thereisnoauditrequirementforthecharity.Anindependentexaminer's unqualified reportwiLI be prepared by De Claron Ltd.

De Claron Ltd 3a The Vale London, NW11 8SB 20 March 2023

DRAMA EXPRESSIONS FOR CHILDREN Notes to the Financial Statements For Ihe Year Endod 31 December 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparation of financial statements The financial statements have been prepared under the hislorical cost convention as odified lo Include the rev8lualion of land and building with the exceplion of investments which are Included al markel vzlue These financial slaternenis have been prepared In accordance with the Siaiemeni ol Recommended Practice ISORPI."Accounling and Reporting by Chaii11es publ shed In Jan 2021 Charity stalus The charity Is an unincorporaied association The membeis of the charity are the trustees named on page 2. Fund accounting General funds are uniestricted fLJnds which are available for use al the discretion of Ihe trustees in furtherance tsf phe general obieclive5 of the charily and which have not been designated for other purposes Incowning resourc&s All Incoming resources are Included In the Slalemenl of Financial Activities when the charity Is legally enlillod '.0 the Income and the arnount can be quanlified wilh reasonablo accuracy Income tax recoverable In rei3iion lo aonaiions receivea under tsitt Ale or deed ot covenant Is recogn15ed al Ihc time of ihe donation Resources expended All expenditure Is accounted lor on a cash basis and has been Included undei expense categories that aggregate 311 costs for allocation lo aclivilies Where cosis cannot be directly allribuled lo particular aclivilies Ihey have been allLKaled on a basis consislenl with Ihe use ol the resoruces M2nagernent and administralion costs are those Incuried In connection with adminislfalion of the cmarily and compliance wilh constitutional and statutory requiiefnenls Going Concern The accoijnls have been prepared on a going concern bas15 as the tiuslees consider the chaiily will continue lo operate for a period ot al least twelve monihs from the dale of the approval ol these accounts NET INCOMING RESOURCES During the year no Irusiees received any remuneration, benefils In kind or reimbursement ol expen58s.

DRAMA EXPRESSIONS FOR CHILDREN STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER2022 1¢31 122022 RuinGt¢d Unrestnu¢¢ Furrt Tot31 Funds Re$triried Fwd Unre¥Tfflcted Fund¥ Totyi ¢OkllNG RESOUR¢ES fyanL% Don￿lOn$ 66.594 UQ $2,700.00 47.435.(¥J 65.352.79 114.02Y 118.052.79 75.￿ ,600.00 12.290.tyJ 126.S99.70 852SO 181.199 70 Funal5￿g Campain mp F98$ 7.6W.fy) 12,225. 6.988fy) 12.E6t 77 14.40DODI 6,988(M) 12.661 77 14.40DQQI 12.225 132.642 19 251.B36.79 110.56Q UO 154.139.41 264.699.4Y TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 2S1.936 79 264.69947 ble Equipmènt (¥ocery8 &IKs Premise5 Hire Klatènaig & Tnps V(4untetrfsCost Wages 9.430.00 25.363 00 23.500.00 9,65000 31.￿0( 30,(th.00 11.80000 25.58600 68441 87 82.25000 19.20589 43.￿5.46 1.07702 16hSS.89 37.853 76 41.9W. 12.489 36.541 87 52.250th) 7.405 89 24.35546 1.077.02 9.65S.89 65460. 25.54D 06 32.657 00 869.70 16.138.W 9,700.00 8,438. 7,￿0.00 Adrninisttalion &AC￿￿t 3.795riJ 3.7eO 163.fy) 273.03 73.38 3.196. 3.76O.00 163. 273.03 7338 1.890.OD 473 30 1.89D.OD 1.073aO Bank Charge5 & Inhrtsi lfflswanc Tthepho 293.36 7t8 293.36 146.92567 260.527.67 110.56Q OU 149.93067 XO.49D67 TOTALOUTGOING 260,627.67 2￿.49067 NET fv*)VEMENTS IN FUNDS FOR THEYEAR 18 sw e81 4.20880 FUI•JS CARRIED FORWARD 27.397.74 23.18894 BALANCE SHEET 31st DECEMBER 2022 31.12 2022 31.12.2021 CURRENT ASSETS TRADE DEBTORS ACCRUALS CASH IN HANO & BANK 8.494.01 16.￿3.73 18.706 86 16.706.86 27.397.14 c￿￿￿ENT L1ABILITIES TRADE CREOITORS NET ASSETS 16.706.86 27.￿7.74 FUNDA¢COUNT 16,706.8 27.397 74

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