## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company**
## **Company Registration Number:07593599 (England and Wales)**
**Report of the Directors and Unaudited Financial Statements**
**For the Year ended 5 April 2021**
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## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company Information for the Year Ended 5 April 2021**
**Directors: Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Adam James Quayle John Alexander Quayle**
**Registered Office: 52 Brundretts Road Manchester M21 9DE**
**Company Type: Private Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Directors Report for Year Ended 5 April 2021**
The directors present their report, together with the financial statements of the company, for the year ended 5 April 2021.
## **Principal activities**
The principal activity of the company in the period under review continued to be the advancement of the arts by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the art of drama.
Box of Tricks 2020-21 activities were predominantly digital due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
In May, we shared a digital companion piece to our curtailed tour of The Last Quiz Night on Earth _Kathy in Lockdown_ to connect with our audiences and community of artists at the height of the first national lockdown.
Later that month, we launched our PlayMakers Network for Northern playwrights and theatremakers to connect, collaborate and create. Now with 550+ members, the network goes from strength to strength with a range of talent development opportunities and events for playwrights at all stages of their career – all completely free to access.
Covid-19 has highlighted the many injustices and inequalities in our society and accelerated urgent social change. In June, we shared our Positive Action Plan and commitments to positive change now and in the future. We continue to work with the support of consultant Sara Rasul to develop and implement the policies outlined in the plan.
In July, we launched our PlayMakers Fund to raise much-needed creative funding for Northern talent during this crisis and beyond. We’ve already raised nearly £2500 that has been paid forward and invested in professional development, creative projects and artistic opportunities for Northern playwrights and theatremakers.
In summer, we committed to supporting PlayMakers through our brand new Pen Pals exchange programme. Matching pairs of playwrights to connect, share
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ideas and develop their craft, our first cohort of 12 Pen Pals began in September and, overwhelmed with talent, we launched a second dozen in November. Cohort 3 will begin their exchange in summer 2021 and we envisage the scheme continuing to run beyond that.
October saw us commission 12 mini digital plays in response to Manchester moving into Tier 3. Take Back Manchester, in collaboration with Take Back Theatre, gave Mancunian playwright performers 48 hours to raise their voice and respond artistically whilst theatres remained dark. The rapid responses were seen by over 21,000 people and had over 2500+ complete views. We closed the submission window for our inaugural Screen/Play Award in partnership with Sky Studios in November. At a time when our industry faces the greatest crisis of a generation and stands to lose a wealth of talent, **Screen/Play** shines a light on voices that need to be heard and stories that need to be told. We received **341 submissions** and unveiled the Longlist of 64 writers and Shortlist of 15 in December 2020. The two winning writers – Sarah Tarbit and Conway McDermott – were announced in January and will have their plays showcased at HOME in early 2022. Alongside the development of the two winning writers, we have also planned and delivered a series of online masterclasses with industry professionals for the 15 finalists.
Following the Covid-curtailed _The Last Quiz Night on Earth_ , we reunited the original cast to livestream _Last Quizmas_ by Alison Carr – a speciallycommissioned piece of digital quizzical theatre – which zoomed directly into over 130+ living rooms across the country during two performances in December. We are still planning to remount the original show in 2022.
In January 2021 we announced the writers for our fourth cycle of PlayBox – our early career writer on attachment programme. This year we will be working with four writers, rather than the usual three. The writers are: Daneka Etchells, Adam Fenton, Stef Reynolds and Mitesh Soni. All writers will have their plays showcased at HOME in early 2022.
We would like to thank the Arts Council for its continued support as well as the individual donors and trusts and foundations who continue to support our work, including: Garrick Charitable Trust; Unity Theatre Trust; Granada Foundation; Manchester Neighbourhood Investment Fund; Salford City Council.
For more information, visit www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
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## **Directors**
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 6 April 2020 to 5 April 2021:
Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Adam James Quayle John Alexander Quayle
Caz Brader resigned as a trustee in July 2020. and David Bryan has agreed to continue to serve as a trustee of the charity, and additionally, Graeme Gregory, Debbie Androlia and Davinia Johki have agreed to join the Board of Trustees. We look forward to benefitting from their expertise.
## **Political and charitable donations :**
No such donations were made during the year.
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006, was approved by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021 and was signed on behalf of the Board by:
Name: Adam Quayle
Director
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## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 5 April 2021**
||**Note Ref**|**Current Year**|**Prior Year**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
|**Turnover**|2|52,775|173,619|
|Cost of Sales||72,051|158,882|
|**Gross Profit**||(19,277)|14,736|
|Administrative Expenses||1,734|4,430|
|**Operating Profit**||(21,011)|10,307|
|Interest receivable and similar income||||
|Interest payable and similar charges||82|84|
|**Profit before Taxation**||(21,093)|10,223|
|Tax on Profits|3|0|0|
|**Profit or (loss) for the financial year**||(21,093)|10,223|
|**Box of Tricks Theatre Company**||||
|**Balance Sheet as at 5 April 2021**||||
||**Note Ref**|**Current Year**|**Prior Year**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|Cash at Bank and in Hand||59,154|49,775|
|Sundry Receivables||1,500|10,782|
|Prepaid Expenses||||
|**Total Current Assets**||60,654|60,557|
|Creditors: amounts falling due within one||||
|year||21,691|500|
|**Net current assets (liabilities):**||**38,963**|**60,057**|
|Creditors: amounts falling due after||||
|more than one year|4|5,779|5,779|
|Prepayments||||
|**Total Net Assets**||**33,184**|**54,277**|
|**Capital and Reserves**||||
|Profit brought forward||54,277|44,054|
|Profit and Loss account||(21,093)|10,223|
|**Total Capital and Reserves**||**33,184**|**54,277**|
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## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 5 April 2020**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (Effective April 2008)
- For the year ending 5 April 2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
- These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective 2008).
## **2. Turnover**
The turnover shown in the profit and loss account (exclusively in the UK) represents revenue recognised by the company in respect of goods and services supplied during the period, exclusive of Value Added Tax and trade discounts
## **3. Taxation**
The income generated by the Company during this period was wholly exempt from tax.
## **4. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year**
The amount shown in this caption represents an interest free loan from two of the Directors made at the date of incorporation.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021
## **SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BY:**
Name Adam Quayle
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Alby"
Director
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## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company**
## **Company Registration Number:07593599 (England and Wales)**
**Report of the Directors and Unaudited Financial Statements**
**For the Year ended 5 April 2021**
1
## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company Information for the Year Ended 5 April 2021**
**Directors: Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Adam James Quayle John Alexander Quayle**
**Registered Office: 52 Brundretts Road Manchester M21 9DE**
**Company Type: Private Company Limited by Guarantee**
## **Directors Report for Year Ended 5 April 2021**
The directors present their report, together with the financial statements of the company, for the year ended 5 April 2021.
## **Principal activities**
The principal activity of the company in the period under review continued to be the advancement of the arts by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the art of drama.
Box of Tricks 2020-21 activities were predominantly digital due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
In May, we shared a digital companion piece to our curtailed tour of The Last Quiz Night on Earth _Kathy in Lockdown_ to connect with our audiences and community of artists at the height of the first national lockdown.
Later that month, we launched our PlayMakers Network for Northern playwrights and theatremakers to connect, collaborate and create. Now with 550+ members, the network goes from strength to strength with a range of talent development opportunities and events for playwrights at all stages of their career – all completely free to access.
Covid-19 has highlighted the many injustices and inequalities in our society and accelerated urgent social change. In June, we shared our Positive Action Plan and commitments to positive change now and in the future. We continue to work with the support of consultant Sara Rasul to develop and implement the policies outlined in the plan.
In July, we launched our PlayMakers Fund to raise much-needed creative funding for Northern talent during this crisis and beyond. We’ve already raised nearly £2500 that has been paid forward and invested in professional development, creative projects and artistic opportunities for Northern playwrights and theatremakers.
In summer, we committed to supporting PlayMakers through our brand new Pen Pals exchange programme. Matching pairs of playwrights to connect, share
2
ideas and develop their craft, our first cohort of 12 Pen Pals began in September and, overwhelmed with talent, we launched a second dozen in November. Cohort 3 will begin their exchange in summer 2021 and we envisage the scheme continuing to run beyond that.
October saw us commission 12 mini digital plays in response to Manchester moving into Tier 3. Take Back Manchester, in collaboration with Take Back Theatre, gave Mancunian playwright performers 48 hours to raise their voice and respond artistically whilst theatres remained dark. The rapid responses were seen by over 21,000 people and had over 2500+ complete views. We closed the submission window for our inaugural Screen/Play Award in partnership with Sky Studios in November. At a time when our industry faces the greatest crisis of a generation and stands to lose a wealth of talent, **Screen/Play** shines a light on voices that need to be heard and stories that need to be told. We received **341 submissions** and unveiled the Longlist of 64 writers and Shortlist of 15 in December 2020. The two winning writers – Sarah Tarbit and Conway McDermott – were announced in January and will have their plays showcased at HOME in early 2022. Alongside the development of the two winning writers, we have also planned and delivered a series of online masterclasses with industry professionals for the 15 finalists.
Following the Covid-curtailed _The Last Quiz Night on Earth_ , we reunited the original cast to livestream _Last Quizmas_ by Alison Carr – a speciallycommissioned piece of digital quizzical theatre – which zoomed directly into over 130+ living rooms across the country during two performances in December. We are still planning to remount the original show in 2022.
In January 2021 we announced the writers for our fourth cycle of PlayBox – our early career writer on attachment programme. This year we will be working with four writers, rather than the usual three. The writers are: Daneka Etchells, Adam Fenton, Stef Reynolds and Mitesh Soni. All writers will have their plays showcased at HOME in early 2022.
We would like to thank the Arts Council for its continued support as well as the individual donors and trusts and foundations who continue to support our work, including: Garrick Charitable Trust; Unity Theatre Trust; Granada Foundation; Manchester Neighbourhood Investment Fund; Salford City Council.
For more information, visit www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
3
## **Directors**
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 6 April 2020 to 5 April 2021:
Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Adam James Quayle John Alexander Quayle
Caz Brader resigned as a trustee in July 2020. and David Bryan has agreed to continue to serve as a trustee of the charity, and additionally, Graeme Gregory, Debbie Androlia and Davinia Johki have agreed to join the Board of Trustees. We look forward to benefitting from their expertise.
## **Political and charitable donations :**
No such donations were made during the year.
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006, was approved by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021 and was signed on behalf of the Board by:
Name: Adam Quayle
Director
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## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 5 April 2021**
||**Note Ref**|**Current Year**|**Prior Year**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
|**Turnover**|2|52,775|173,619|
|Cost of Sales||72,051|158,882|
|**Gross Profit**||(19,277)|14,736|
|Administrative Expenses||1,734|4,430|
|**Operating Profit**||(21,011)|10,307|
|Interest receivable and similar income||||
|Interest payable and similar charges||82|84|
|**Profit before Taxation**||(21,093)|10,223|
|Tax on Profits|3|0|0|
|**Profit or (loss) for the financial year**||(21,093)|10,223|
|**Box of Tricks Theatre Company**||||
|**Balance Sheet as at 5 April 2021**||||
||**Note Ref**|**Current Year**|**Prior Year**|
|||**£**|**£**|
|Cash at Bank and in Hand||59,154|49,775|
|Sundry Receivables||1,500|10,782|
|Prepaid Expenses||||
|**Total Current Assets**||60,654|60,557|
|Creditors: amounts falling due within one||||
|year||21,691|500|
|**Net current assets (liabilities):**||**38,963**|**60,057**|
|Creditors: amounts falling due after||||
|more than one year|4|5,779|5,779|
|Prepayments||||
|**Total Net Assets**||**33,184**|**54,277**|
|**Capital and Reserves**||||
|Profit brought forward||54,277|44,054|
|Profit and Loss account||(21,093)|10,223|
|**Total Capital and Reserves**||**33,184**|**54,277**|
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## **Box of Tricks Theatre Company Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 5 April 2020**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (Effective April 2008)
- For the year ending 5 April 2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
- These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective 2008).
## **2. Turnover**
The turnover shown in the profit and loss account (exclusively in the UK) represents revenue recognised by the company in respect of goods and services supplied during the period, exclusive of Value Added Tax and trade discounts
## **3. Taxation**
The income generated by the Company during this period was wholly exempt from tax.
## **4. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year**
The amount shown in this caption represents an interest free loan from two of the Directors made at the date of incorporation.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 9 June 2021
## **SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BY:**
Name Adam Quayle
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Alby"
Director
**----- End of picture text -----**
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(HARITY
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
BOX OF TRICKS THEATRE COMPANY
On accounts for the year
ended
5 APRIL 2021
Charity no
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Set out on pages
Respective The chartty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charTty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Chartties Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibilty to=
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charrty Commission (under section 145(5}(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordan wtth general Directions given
examinerfs statement by the Chanty Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
rfcems or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue
and fairf view and the report is limrted to those matters set OLrt in the
statement below.
Independent In connection wtih my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements"
to keep accounting records in accordan with section 130 of the
Chartties Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply wtih the accounting requirements of the Charities Ad
have not been met", or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy.
Date:
Signed:
Name:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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