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 2022
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Box of Tricks Theatre Company Information for the Year Ended 5 April 2022
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 2022
The directors present their report, together with the financial statements of the company, for the year ended 5 April 2022.
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 2021-22 activities were a hybrid of digital and live as we transitioned back to producing work after the various lockdowns.
Our PlayMakers Network for Northern playwrights and theatremakers continues to develop with a range of talent development opportunities and events for playwrights at all stages of their career – all completely free to access. Throughout 2021-22 we have continued to run online masterclasses, creative surgeries and further cycles of our Pen Pals writer exchange programme.
In May, our recording of SparkPlug at HOME in 2019 was broadcast on Sky Arts, to audiences to 4000+. In August we presented work in front of live audiences for the first time since the 2020 lockdown, with rehearsed readings at Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough of How To Survive The War by Lizzie Nunnery and Too Much World at Once by Billie Collins. Both readings sold well and received positive audience feedback.
In October, we presented a third New Tricks rehearsed reading – How Soon Is Now? by Sian Owen at Bolton Octagon. Both Too Much World at Once and How Soon Is Now? are slated for production in 2023 in Manchester.
Our four PlayBox playwrights had their R&D workshop days for their plays, putting their work-in-progress scripts in front of actors for the first time and paving the way for the next drafts for public rehearsed readings in 2022.
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We celebrated our 15[th] Birthday in October with a party at The Yard, presenting music and short plays and launching our 15[th] Birthday Fund raising money to support playwrights through a Time to Write / Time to Create initiative.
November saw our first PlayMakers Takeover at HOME, bringing together Northern playwrights and theatremakers for a day of conversation, connection and collaboration. Alongside workshops from designer Katie Scott and playwright/performer David Judge, we had a screening of SparkPlug in one of HOME’s cinemas followed by a Q&A.
The first quarter of 2022 was very busy with the culmination of our fourth PlayBox cycle and a weekend-long PlayBox Takeover at HOME in January. Alongside four rehearsed readings, we ran a session on Creative Wellbeing and a collaborative networking event for freelance artists. It was a really successful weekend, and a very positive experience bringing the local community of theatremakers back together after a prolonged separation.
In February, we returned to HOME to rehearsed readings of the plays written by the winners of our inaugural Screen/Play Award in partnership with Sky Studios. Both Dead Boys by Sarah Tarbit and Priestess by Conway McDermott will undergo further development with Box of Tricks ahead of future production.
Following its cancellation mid-way through an eight-week tour in March 2020, The Last Quiz Night on Earth by Alison Carr – voted amongst The Guardian’s Best of Culture & Readers’ Favourite Theatre of the Year 2020 – returned to non-theatre spaces on a 6-week tour in Spring 2022. The tour was a huge success. Box of Tricks toured to 18 venues in the heart of local communities from 23 February – 3 April 2022 and reached audiences of 1506 (80% capacity) including 21 sold-out performances out of 33.
We would like to thank all the individual donors as well as the trusts and foundations who continue to support our work, including: Arts Council England, Fenton Arts Trust, Granada Foundation, Leche Trust, Golsoncott Foundation, Unity Theatre Trust, Thistle Trust, Sir Barry Jackson Trust, Genesis Foundation, Salford City Council Community Committee .
For more information, visit www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
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The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 6 April 2021 to 5 April 2022:
Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Adam James Quayle John Alexander Quayle
David Bryan resigned as a trustee in March 2021.We are pleased formally to welcome the appointment of Graeme Gregory, Debbie Androlia and Davinia Johki to 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 30 June 2022 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 2022
| Note Ref | Current Year | Prior Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Turnover | 2 | 213,429 | 52,775 |
| Cost of Sales | 219,898 | 72,051 | |
| Gross Profit | (6,470) | (19,277) | |
| Administrative Expenses | 3,030 | 1,734 | |
| Operating Profit | (9,500) | (21,011) | |
| Interest receivable and similar income | |||
| Interest payable and similar charges | 89 | 82 | |
| Profit before Taxation | (9,589) | (21,093) | |
| Tax on Profits | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit or (loss) for the financial year | (9,589) | (21,093) | |
| Box of Tricks Theatre Company | |||
| Balance Sheet as at 5 April 2022 | |||
| Note Ref | Current Year | Prior Year | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand | 32,587 | 59,154 | |
| Sundry Receivables | 16,280 | 1,500 | |
| Prepaid Expenses | |||
| Total Current Assets | 48,868 | 60,654 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one | |||
| year | 19,493 | 21,691 | |
| Net current assets (liabilities): | 29,375 | 38,963 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after | |||
| more than one year | 4 | 5,779 | 5,779 |
| Prepayments | |||
| Total Net Assets | 23,596 | 33,184 | |
| Capital and Reserves | |||
| Profit brought forward | 33,184 | 54,277 | |
| Profit and Loss account | (9,588) | (21,093) | |
| Total Capital and Reserves | 23,596 | 33,184 |
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Box of Tricks Theatre Company Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 5 April 2022
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)
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For the year ending 5 April 2022 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
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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 30 June 2022.
SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BY:
Name Adam Quayle
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 2022
1
Box of Tricks Theatre Company Information for the Year Ended 5 April 2022
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 2022
The directors present their report, together with the financial statements of the company, for the year ended 5 April 2022.
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 2021-22 activities were a hybrid of digital and live as we transitioned back to producing work after the various lockdowns.
Our PlayMakers Network for Northern playwrights and theatremakers continues to develop with a range of talent development opportunities and events for playwrights at all stages of their career – all completely free to access. Throughout 2021-22 we have continued to run online masterclasses, creative surgeries and further cycles of our Pen Pals writer exchange programme.
In May, our recording of SparkPlug at HOME in 2019 was broadcast on Sky Arts, to audiences to 4000+. In August we presented work in front of live audiences for the first time since the 2020 lockdown, with rehearsed readings at Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough of How To Survive The War by Lizzie Nunnery and Too Much World at Once by Billie Collins. Both readings sold well and received positive audience feedback.
In October, we presented a third New Tricks rehearsed reading – How Soon Is Now? by Sian Owen at Bolton Octagon. Both Too Much World at Once and How Soon Is Now? are slated for production in 2023 in Manchester.
Our four PlayBox playwrights had their R&D workshop days for their plays, putting their work-in-progress scripts in front of actors for the first time and paving the way for the next drafts for public rehearsed readings in 2022.
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We celebrated our 15[th] Birthday in October with a party at The Yard, presenting music and short plays and launching our 15[th] Birthday Fund raising money to support playwrights through a Time to Write / Time to Create initiative.
November saw our first PlayMakers Takeover at HOME, bringing together Northern playwrights and theatremakers for a day of conversation, connection and collaboration. Alongside workshops from designer Katie Scott and playwright/performer David Judge, we had a screening of SparkPlug in one of HOME’s cinemas followed by a Q&A.
The first quarter of 2022 was very busy with the culmination of our fourth PlayBox cycle and a weekend-long PlayBox Takeover at HOME in January. Alongside four rehearsed readings, we ran a session on Creative Wellbeing and a collaborative networking event for freelance artists. It was a really successful weekend, and a very positive experience bringing the local community of theatremakers back together after a prolonged separation.
In February, we returned to HOME to rehearsed readings of the plays written by the winners of our inaugural Screen/Play Award in partnership with Sky Studios. Both Dead Boys by Sarah Tarbit and Priestess by Conway McDermott will undergo further development with Box of Tricks ahead of future production.
Following its cancellation mid-way through an eight-week tour in March 2020, The Last Quiz Night on Earth by Alison Carr – voted amongst The Guardian’s Best of Culture & Readers’ Favourite Theatre of the Year 2020 – returned to non-theatre spaces on a 6-week tour in Spring 2022. The tour was a huge success. Box of Tricks toured to 18 venues in the heart of local communities from 23 February – 3 April 2022 and reached audiences of 1506 (80% capacity) including 21 sold-out performances out of 33.
We would like to thank all the individual donors as well as the trusts and foundations who continue to support our work, including: Arts Council England, Fenton Arts Trust, Granada Foundation, Leche Trust, Golsoncott Foundation, Unity Theatre Trust, Thistle Trust, Sir Barry Jackson Trust, Genesis Foundation, Salford City Council Community Committee .
For more information, visit www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
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The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 6 April 2021 to 5 April 2022:
Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder Adam James Quayle John Alexander Quayle
David Bryan resigned as a trustee in March 2021.We are pleased formally to welcome the appointment of Graeme Gregory, Debbie Androlia and Davinia Johki to 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 30 June 2022 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 2022
| Note Ref | Current Year | Prior Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Turnover | 2 | 213,429 | 52,775 |
| Cost of Sales | 219,898 | 72,051 | |
| Gross Profit | (6,470) | (19,277) | |
| Administrative Expenses | 3,030 | 1,734 | |
| Operating Profit | (9,500) | (21,011) | |
| Interest receivable and similar income | |||
| Interest payable and similar charges | 89 | 82 | |
| Profit before Taxation | (9,589) | (21,093) | |
| Tax on Profits | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit or (loss) for the financial year | (9,589) | (21,093) | |
| Box of Tricks Theatre Company | |||
| Balance Sheet as at 5 April 2022 | |||
| Note Ref | Current Year | Prior Year | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand | 32,587 | 59,154 | |
| Sundry Receivables | 16,280 | 1,500 | |
| Prepaid Expenses | |||
| Total Current Assets | 48,868 | 60,654 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one | |||
| year | 19,493 | 21,691 | |
| Net current assets (liabilities): | 29,375 | 38,963 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after | |||
| more than one year | 4 | 5,779 | 5,779 |
| Prepayments | |||
| Total Net Assets | 23,596 | 33,184 | |
| Capital and Reserves | |||
| Profit brought forward | 33,184 | 54,277 | |
| Profit and Loss account | (9,588) | (21,093) | |
| Total Capital and Reserves | 23,596 | 33,184 |
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Box of Tricks Theatre Company Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year ended 5 April 2022
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 2022 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 30 June 2022.
SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BY:
Name Adam Quayle
Director
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Independent examinerfs port on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl memberts of BOX OF TRICKS THEATRE COMPANY On accounts for the year ended 5 APRIL 2022 Charity no lif any) 1146483 Set out on pages 1-6 Respective The chanty's trust are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibiltty to- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)Ib) of the Charities Act, and to state whether parbcular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried OLrt in accordance with general Directions given examinerfs statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the acwunts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items 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 Yrue and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the ststement lOw. Independent In connection wtth my examination. no matter has come to my attention examiner's statement lother than that disclosed below ") 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 whith accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met" or 2. to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢Unts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not appty. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (rf any): IER March 2012
Address." L4Q SL Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material probleffls. IER March 2012