COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 06121326 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1152168 Alive and Klcking Theatre Company Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 August 2025 NTANCY LTD Chartered Certffied Accountants 14 Beech Hill Otley West Yorkshire LS213AX
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements Year ended 31 August 2026 Page Trustees, annual report (incorporating the directors report) Independent examiners report to the trustees Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) Statement of financial position Notes to the financial statements The followlng pages do not fonn part of the flnanclal statements Detailed statement of financial activities 12
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Limlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Dlrectofs Report) Year ended 31 August 2025 The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law. present their ieport and the unaudited financial ststements of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025. Reference and adminlstrative details Registered chaiity namo Ative and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Charity registration number 1152168 Company regislration numb•r 06121325 Principal office and rngistered 3 Laywood Road office Leeds LS8 2QF West Yorkshire The trustees A K Wilkinson E Frost D D Brown LRew M Mesh R PeTkin (Appolnted 22 Jonuary 2025) Independent examlner Nuvo Accountancy Ltd 14 Beech Hill Oley West Yorkshire LS213AX Structure• governance and management The Charity is controlled by its governlng document, a deed of trust. and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporatlng the Directorfs Report) {nnUdJ Year ended 31 August 2025 Objectives and activities Aclivity Summary During the year 2024-25 Alive & Klcking Theatre has worked wilh 2,638 chlldren in 28 schools and nurserles, during 126 visits to 77 th01e classes, tsktng them on 20 different drama advenreS, during which children confronted teOrS and conquered quests Fn ancient Gr88ce, joumeyed through mountains and enjoyed exciting adventures at the bottom of the bottom of the bottom of the sea. They uncovered hFStory and challenged the threats facing Bradford Beck through time, and they expeilenced the horrors of the Victorian workhouse and foughl for justice. They encountered the ghosts of Egyptlan Pharaohs, faced great perll and burlt PyTamids without modem aids. And they created incredible original tsles, meeting witches. friends, foes and heroes, solving mysteries and defeating demons, discovering magic and harnessing the poVr of language and imaginatlon. Over 200 teachers and classroom staff Joined Iheir children in drama adventures and 300 more participated in speclallst Alive & Ki¢khng CPD and training. "That was sooooo fvnlll" (Year 3 pupil) "(It was a) much needed drama session for the children, rarely gel to experience this art form in or out of school.. (Teacher) Activity Highllghts The company has created and rolled out a brand-new PToje¢t, The Book Buslders. Inspired by annual World Book Day celebrations, this is a fantastic whole school I key 81age event Mthich invites children to collaborate across classes and year groups in the Creation of new storles. We have tested new Ideas, worklng wlth teachers to develop a workshop whl¢h supports the launch of class reader, books, insplrlng children (and teachers) to dive into new book8 with enthusiasm and confidence. This supports the upcoming National Year of Readlng 2026. knd we have adapted drama adventures developed during our long-running involvement in the major Sknymakers partnership programme, spearheaded by Leeds Beckett Universlty, creating versions of The Hidden River and Eath Split Island that can be delivered in any school. We have worked closely with all OUT schools and have created bespoke packages which see us bringing multiple dfama adventures and working vfith different classes, often as part of wtder school evenls or projects. And we are thrilled to be woiking Y•ith Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture a8 delivery partner, meeting lots of new children, teachers and schools, as we support thelr mission to work ryth all Bradford primary schools. Ajive & Kicking Theatre Company was proud to be supported in 2024-25 by: Frances Muers, Trust and by R. E. Chadwick Charitable Trust, The Chartered Accountanfs Llvery Charity, The Mollle Croysdale Charitable Twst, Foyle Foundation, Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation. KSng Charles 111 Charitable Fund, The Meti5 Tiust and Postcode Neighbourhood TNSL
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Dlrectofs Report) (contlnued) Year ended 31 August 2025 The tfustees, annual report vrds approved on 14 November 2025 and slgned on behalf of the boaTd of trustees by: CLkn kb Lthlkns- A K Wllklnson Trustee
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Allve and Klcking Theatre Company Limited Year ended 31 August 2025 I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Plive and Kicking Theatre Company Limlted (Ihe chariv) for the year ended 31 August 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the company (and also fts directors for the purposes ol company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements tn accordance wilh Ihe requirements of the Companies A¢t 2006 (Ihe 2006 Art). 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 examinalion, I report in respect of my examination of the charity'5 accounts as caFfied out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act.). In carrylng out my examination I have followed the Dyeclions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Acl. Independent examinees slatement I have completed my examinatlon. I confirni that no matters have come to my attenllon in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: accounting records were not kept In re8pect of the charlty as required by 8edion 386 of the 2006 Act. or the financial statements do not accord with those record8: OT the financial statements do not compty with the a¢counting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view vthich is not a matter considered a8 part of an independent examinalion; or the financial statements have not been prepared In accordance wilh the melhods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to char5ties pieparing thelr accounts in accordance wlth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no concerns and have come across no ¢)ther matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report n order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Nuvo Accountancy Ltd Independent Examiner 14 Beech Hill Otley West Yorkshire LS21311X
Alive and Klcking Theatre Company Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Statement of Flnancial Actlvitles (Including income and expendlture account) Year ended 31 August 2025 2026 Reslricted funds Total funds Total funds 2024 Unrestficted funds Income and endowments Donations and legacies Charitable activities Investment income 29.915 17,738 177 780 4,727 30.695 22,465 177 38.546 20.570 253 Totsl income 47,830 5.507 53,337 59,369 Expenditure Expenditure on raising funds: Costs of raising donations and legacles Expenditure on charitable a¢tivits'e8 Other expendiiure Total expenditurn 7.800 43,978 72 7,800 49,485 72 7,800 50,137 62 5,507 51,850 5.507 57,357 57,999 Net (expendituro)lincom• and net movement in funds (4,020) (4,020) 1,370 ReconcSllation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds canied loard 9,299 5,279 9,299 5,279 7,929 9,299 The statement of financial activities Includes all gains and losses recognlsed In the year. l income and expenditure derive from continuing activlties. The notes on pages 7 to 10 fomi part of Ihe5e Ilnanclal statements.
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Statement of Flnanclal Position 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Nole Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 9.598 10,731 20,329 2,165 8.502 10,667 Credltors: amounts falllng due wSthin one year Net current assets 15,050 5,279 5,279 5,279 1,368 9,299 9.299 9.299 Total assets less cumt liabilities Net a55ets Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds 5,279 5.279 9,299 9,299 Total charity funds 10 For the year endlng 31 guSt 2025 the charity was entitted to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating lo small companie5. Dlrector8' re8pon8ibilities". The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of Its fjnancial 8tatements fof1he year in question in accordance V*ith secllon 476. The dlrectors acknov4ledge their responsibililies for complytng 1h the requirements of the Act vath respect to accountlng records and Ihe prepaiation of finandal statements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provision6 applicable to companies subject to the small companies, regime. These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorlsed for issue on 14 November 2025. and are signed on behalf of Ihe b(Kiid by." A K Wilkin8on Trustee The notes on pages 7 to 10 Alim part of these Ilnandal statements.
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Llmited by Guarantee Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 August 2025 General Infon)l10Th The charity 15 a public benefit enlty and a private company limited by guarantee. registered in England and Wales and a iegistered charity in England and Wales. The address of the reglstered office is 3 Laywood Road. Leeds. LS8 2QF, West YoTk5hlre. Statement of compliance These financlal 5tstements have been prepar8d in compllance with FRS 102, The Financlal Reportlno Slandard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland., the Ststement of Recommended Practice appllcable to charities preparing their aGcounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of lieland (FRS 102) {Charftie8 SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Acl 20. Accounting pollcies Basis of preparation The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basls, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabiliti'es and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure. The financlal statements are prepared in sterfing, which15 the functional currency of the eniity. Golng concem There are no materlal uncertainties about the charitys ability to continue. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are avallable for use at Ihe dscretion of the trustees lo further any of the charlvg purposes. Designated funds are unre8trict8d funds earmarked by the trustee8 for particular future project or commitrnefrt. Restrlcted lunds are subjected to re8trldi¢)ns on Iheir expenditure dedared by the donor or through Ihe terms of an appeal. and fall nto one of two sub-classes: restricted Income funds or endowment funds. Incoming resources NJI Income ts recognised in the Statement of Financial Aclivities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the Flnancial Statements {contlnued) Year ended 31 August 2025 Accounting policies (conthw•dJ Resources expended Liabilities are recognised as expenditure a5 soon as there 18 a legal or constructlve obligation committing the charity to the expendiknre, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of Ihe obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for pn an accruals basis and has been classified under the headings that aggregate all cost5 related to that category. Where costs cannot be directly altrlbuted to particular headings Ihey have been allocated to aclivilies on a basis consistent witt) Ihe use of recoutse6. Flnancial Instruments A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only thl)en the charity becomes a party lo the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financl81 instruments are inltialty recognlsed at the amount receivable or payable Sncludlng any related transactlon c06t3. Current assets and cuffent liabilities are subsequenty measured at the cash or other conslderation expected lo be paid or received and nol discounted. Debt instruments are subsewenlly measured at amortised cost. Where investments In shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otheFwsse be measured reliably, Ihe investment Is 8ubsequentty measured at falr value 7th changes In fair value recognlsed In income and expendilure. All othei such investments are subsequently measured at C06t less impalmient. other financial Instruments, Including derivatives, are initialty recognised at falr value. unle88 payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms 01 financed al a rate of interest that is not a market rate, In 1¢h case the asset is measured at fhe present value of ihe future payments discounted at a market rate of Interest for a similar debt Instrument. Other financlal instsuments are subsequenty measuTed at falr value, with any changes recognlsed in the ststement of financial aclivities, the exception of hedging Instwments in a designated hedging ielationship. Flnanclal assets that are measured at cost or amorlised cost are reviewed for objecive evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an Impairment loss Is re¢ogniBed under the appropriate headlng in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised. For all equity instruments regardless of slgnificance. and other financial assets that are Individually significant, theBe are assessed individually for impaiiment. Other financial assets ale either as8essed Individualty oi grouped on Ihe baBiS of similaT eAedit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impainnent are recognised Immediately. to Ihe extent Ihat the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds at the calg amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Alive and Klcking Theatre Company Llmited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (conllmiod) Year ended 31 August 2025 Charitable activitios Unrestricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2025 Schools 17,738 4,727 22,465 Unrestricted Funds Restrlcted Total Funds Funds 2024 Schools 20,570 20,570 Investment income Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2025 Funds 2024 Deposit accounl intsresl 177 177 253 253 Staff costs The average head count of employee8 during the year was Nil (2024: Nil>. No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: NII). Trustee rnmuneration and •xpens•s There vrfere no trustees, Temuneiallon or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2025 nor for the year ended 31 August 2024. There were no trustees, expenses pald for the year ended 31 August 2025 nor for the year ended 31 August 2024. Debtors 2026 2024 Trade debtors 9,598 2.185 Creditors: amounts falling due wilhin one year 2026 2024 Accruals and deferred income 15,050 1,368
Alive and Kicklng Theatre Company Llmited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Notes to the Flnancial Statements {¢onllnuod) Year ended 31 August 2025 10. Analysis of charitable funds Unrestricted funds At 31 August 20 25 1 September 2024 Income Expenditure General funds 9,299 47,830 <51,850) 5,279 At 1 September 2023 Al 31 August 20 24 Income Expenditure General funds 7,929 55,991 (54,621) 9,299 Restricted funds At 31 August 20 25 1 September 2024 Income Expenditure Restricted Fund 1- desc in alc$ 5,507 (5,507) At 1 September 2023 At 31 August 20 24 Income Expendliure Restricted Fund 1- desc In alcs 3,378 (3,378) 11. Anatysls of not assets between funds Unrestricted Fund8 Restricted Total Funds Fundg 2025 Current assets Creditors less than 1 year Net assets 6,359 (1,080) 5,279 13,970 (13,970) 20,329 (15,050) 5,279 UnTestricted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2024 Current assets Creditrjrs less than 1 year Net assets 9,299 1,368 (1,368) 10.667 (1,368) 9.299 9,299 12. Related parties There were no related party transacllons for the year ended 31 August 2025. 10
Alive and Kicking Theatre Company Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Management Informatlon Year ended 31 August 2025 The lollowing pages do not fomi part of the financial sL*ements. 11
Alive and Klcking Theatre Company Limited Company Llmlted by Guarantee Detalled Statement of Financial Actlvltles Year ended 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Income and endowments Donations and legacies Trusts & Foundations Community Frances Muers, Trust 16,630 65 14.000 30,695 26,528 18 12.000 38.546 Charitable activities Schools 22.465 20.570 Investment income Deposit account interest 177 253 Total income 53,337 59,369 Expenditure Costs of ralslng donations and legacies C08t of fundralslng activllles 7,800 7,800 Expenditure on charitable activlties Insurance other motorltravel costs Legal and professional fees Cost of goods for primary purpose tra¢*ng Other support costs Discounted performances Marketing of servlces 293 115 3,018 23,763 20,564 180 178 2,952 23,302 21.633 825 1,067 50,137 1,732 49,485 Other expendfture Telephone 72 62 Total expenditure 57.357 57.999 Net {expenditure)lincome 14.020) 1,370 12