SIXTEENFEET PRODUCTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The trustees (who are also the directors) present their report and unaudited financial statements of Sixteenfeet Productions (the Company) for the year ended 31 March 2023. The statutory information is shown on page 1.
STATUS
The Company, number 07674820, is a private limited company by guarantee without share capital use of ‘Limited’ exemption and has a Memorandum and Articles of Association as its governing document. It is also a registered charity, number 1153684.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITES
The Company's principal activity during the year continued to be that of entertainment production.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
We believe that theatre is a force for stimulating ideas and discussion, encouraging creativity and broadening horizons. The Company tries to ensure its work is affordable to all, but in particular to young people who may not get the opportunity to participate because of social or economic factors. Our ethos is to create engaging and accessible theatre with a wide appeal. We achieve this by:
Adapting classic stories and presenting them to a new generation in an entertaining, interactive, and involving way.
Providing workshops for primary and secondary school children that help explore their creativity.
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Giving young people from local groups such as Brixton Youth Theatre an
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opportunity to work with us as volunteers and paid placements.
Ensuring that our resources are affordable and accessible to our community.
MISSION
To bring theatre to local audiences, working in non-traditional spaces.
ARTISTIC POLICY
Sixteenfeet Productions provides an alternative theatre going experience. The company works collaboratively with local writers, musicians, and performers to produce inclusive new work, which challenges expectations and re-imagines the classics for a contemporary audience.
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SIXTEENFEET PRODUCTIONS TRUSTEES’ REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
PROJECTS
Theatre on Kew 2023
A Summer Season of open-air Theatre at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew invited the company back to Kew Gardens for their 2023 summer season. As Wakehurst had planned renovations it was decided that the run at Kew would be extended to the late August Bank Holiday.
The play was re-worked from promenade to end-on production and set in Berberis Dell, a far better and more visible location than in 2022. Re-working by all members of the creative team and the addition of new musical arrangements and an additional song resulted in a successful and well-attended show despite an unseasonably wet and windy summer.
Alice in Wonderland adapted Bradley Cole
Music and lyrics Guy Holden Directed by Francesca Murray-Fuentes Design: Hazel McIntosh Musical Director: Loren O’Daire
“So many thanks msgs came in last night and today. Please thank the cast on behalf of all of us, they are loved for the fab show but also after photos, tell the king he was requested and missed for pics. We explained kings are very busy to the children who thought he was the best”
Jo – Islington
“Alice in Wonderland was simply amazing! I loved the Mad Hatter, he was so funny. Elsie (aged 6)
‘We sat beneath the trees and enjoyed the show as much as our children’
“The music was a beautiful element and it stayed with us all the way home in the car.” Peter - Ealing
Community Engagement
This season we engaged Elaine Grant as community engagement officer which resulted in attendance of over 340 adults and children from hard to reach groups at discounted rates.
We also worked once again with The Mousetrap charity ‘Family First Nights’ offering discounted tickets for families who would not otherwise afford to visit theatre events.
We offered tickets free tickets to ‘ Scene and Heard’ charity
Support from The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation and The Enterprise Arts Trust enabled us to offer 100 tickets free of charge to financially disadvantaged children including amilies from Asylum seeking and refugee backgrounds, in particular Care4Calais, Lambeth.
Tickets included free entry to Kew Gardens for all groups so that they were able to spend the day there as well as attending the performance.
A widely diverse audience, in regard to age, ability and ethnicity were introduced to Theatre On Kew this year. From the survey completed by community groups 60% had never seen an open-air production and everyone enjoyed the experience. What stood out most was that it was in the open-air, the diversity of the cast ,and the interaction of the actors including the opportunity at the end of the show to have their photos taken with members of the cast. The effect that the visit had on everyone’s well-being was very positive.
“ We were thrilled to receive complimentary family tickets to ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Kew this summer. We work with children in one of the most underserved communities in the UK and opportunities like this one are rare. We are incredibly grateful that so many tickets could be taken up by the families we support. The benefits of this kind of cultural engagement for our young people cannot be overstated. Your generous support has allowed us to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families in our community, thank you!”
Roz Paul MBE, CEO & Artistic Director, Scene & Heard Charity.
“I just wanted to thank you again for the amazing performance that was put on at Kew. The young people we brought absolutely loved it. We really appreciate the cast coming up to our group to take pictures with them, this really made it special for them. One child kept talking about how he 'met the cat' and that was really a really special moment for him.
Additionally, staff supporting the show (checking tickets at the entrance and the shop) were incredibly helpful and attentive.
Our young people would often not be able to access theatre but your shows make it possible.”
Amelia Norris, Home and Community Support Advisor Achieving for Children
Workshop Programme
Sixteenfeet has continued to work in partnership with Brixton Youth Theatre to deliver a free workshop programme to young people in Lambeth. This has included a new 7-11-year-old. strand to deliver drama workshops to children from an asylum-seeking background based in Lambeth. This included providing drama games, as well as a visit by Father Christmas at Christmas parties run by Lambeth Sanctuary scheme for young asylum-seekers in Lambeth in December 2023.
Board
All Board members remain in post.
Sixteenfeet Productions are delighted that Sir Mark Rylance continues as our Patron.
Future Plans
Theatre On Kew 2024
The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew invited the Company back to produce the 2024 summer season. Initial agreement was reached to produce ‘Wind in the Willows’ s the daytime family show. Kew were keen that the 2024 season should have an evening component. We had originally planned to produce ‘Much Ado About Nothing but lack of funding and company resources meant that a production on the scale required by Kew would be too much of a risk financially for the Company but proposals for a smaller scale production were proposed. In December 2023 Kew decided that they wanted a full-scale Shakespeare production. Reluctantly the Board felt that this would not be viable for Sixteenfeet to undertake.
Community Engagement
Our key aims will be to prioritise our community engagement We will continue to work with Brixton Youth Theatre to deliver a vibrant programme of free workshops to young people in Lambeth.
Website Development
To commission and develop a new website for the Company.
SIXTEENFEET PRODUCTIONS DIRECTORS. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Sixteenfeet Productions Contents Page Company Information D1CtOrS, Report Accountant's Report Income and Expenditure Account Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts: Detailed Income and Expenditure Account
Sixteenfeet Productions Company Information For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 Directors Miss Victoria Hibbs Ms Jennifer Davis Mr Colin Hurley Ms Caroline Funnell Ms Marina Caldarone Ms Janet Baker Company Number 07674820 Registered Office 25 Rattray Road London SW2 IAZ Accountants Wynniatt-Husey Limited ICAEW The Old Bakehouse Dove Walk Uttoxeter staffordshire ST14 8EH Page I
Sixteenfeet Productions Company No. 07674820 Directors. Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. Directors The directors who held office during the year were as follows: Miss Victoria Hibbs Ms Jennifer Davis Mr Colin Hurley Ms Caroline Funnell Ms Marina Caldarone Ms Janet Baker Statement of Directors. Responsibilities The dirertors are responsible for preparing the Directors. Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law)- Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing the financial statements the directors are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. make Judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent: prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufFicient to show and explain the cornpany'5 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The direttors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. Small Company Rules This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. On behalf of the board Ms Caroline Funnell Direttor 15 August 2024 Page 2
Sixteenfeet Productions Accountant's Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 Chartered Accountant's report to the directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Sixteenfeet Productions for the year ended 31 March 2024 In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, 1 have prepared for your approval the accounts of Sixteenfeet Productions for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given to us. As a practising member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http'.//www.icaew.com/en/membershiplregulations-standards-and- guidance. This report is made solely to the directors of Sixteenfeet Productions. as a body. in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Sixteenfeet Productions and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the directors of Sixteenfeet Productions. as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07116 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Sixteenfeet Productions and its directors. as a body. for our work or for this report. It is your duty to ensure that Sixteenfeet Productions has kept adequate accounting record5 and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of Sixteenfeet Productions. You consider that Sixteenfeet Productions is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year. We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the accounts of Sixteenfeet Productions. For this reason. we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements. Signed 15 August 2024 Wynniatt-Husey Limited ICAEW The Old Bakehouse Dove Walk Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8EH Page 3
Sixteenfeet Productions Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Notes TURNOVER 138,485 (129,663) 193,184 (262,797) Cost of sales GROSS SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 8,822 (69,613) Administrative expenses {32.227) 142,0601 OPERATING DEFICIT AND DEFICIT BEFORE TAXATION Tax on Deficit {23,405) 86,530 (111,673) SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) AER TAXATION BEING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 63.125 (111,673) The notes on pages 6 to 7 form part of these financial statements. Page 4
Sixteenfeet Productions Balance Sheet As At 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible Assets 4.493 5,075 4,493 5,075 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 417 231 14.792 11,050 15.209 11,281 Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 21,334 (I,ioo) NET CURRENT ASSETS {LIABILITIES) 36,543 10,181 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 41,036 15,256 Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year {83,855) (121,200) NET LIABILITIES {42,819) (105,944) Income and Expenditure Account {42.819) (105,9441 MEMBERS. FUNDS {42,819) (105,944) For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit 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 Att 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. On behalf of the board Ms Caroline Funnell Dirertor 15 August 2024 The notes on pages 6 to 7 form part of these financial statements. Page 5
Sixteenfeet Productions Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 l. General Information Sixteenfeet Productions is a private company. limited by guarantee. incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 07674820. The registered office is 25 Rattray Road, London, SW2 IAZ. 2. Accounting Policies 2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 section IA Small Entities 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. 2.2. Turnover Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns. rebates and other similar allowances. Sale of goods Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods has transferred to the buyer. This is usually at the point that the customer has signed for the delivery of the goods. Rendering of services Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estirnated contract costs. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably. 2.3. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment10sses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets. less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases- Plant & Machinery Fixtures & Fittings Computer Equipment 25 33 33 2.4. Taxation Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. The tax currently payable is based on taxable surplus for the year. Taxable surplus differ5 from surplus as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enarted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable surplus. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable surplus will be available against which those deductible tirning differences can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred tax asset5 is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable surplus will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflert the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects. at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. Current or deferred tax for the year is recognised in surplus or deficit, except when they related to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the turnt and deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. Average Number of Employees Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was- NIL (2023- ) Page 6
Sixteenfeet Productions Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 4. Tangible Assets Plant & Machinery Fixtures & Fittings Computer Equipment Total Cost As at l April 2023 Additions 5,075 5,075 2,172 415 1,757 As at 31 March 2024 415 5.075 1,757 7,247 Depreciation As at l April 2023 Provided during the period 47 2.321 386 2,754 As at 31 March 2024 47 2,321 386 2,754 Net Book Value As at 31 March 2024 368 2.754 1,371 4,493 As at l April 2023 5,075 5,075 Debtors 2024 2023 Due within one year Prepayments and accrued income 417 231 6. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 2024 2023 Corporation tax Accruals and deferred income {22,804) 1,470 I,ioo {21,334) I,ioo 7. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year 2024 2023 Other creditors 83,855 121,200 8. Company limited by guarantee The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the companyi in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1. Page 7
Sixteenfeet Productions Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 TURNOVER Sales Donations 134.698 1,037 2.750 181,257 8,965 2,962 Grants and subsidies received 138,485 193,184 COST OF SALES Production costs 125.816 3.847 253,468 9,329 Hire of equipment (129,663) (262,797) GROSS SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 8.822 169,613) Administrative Expenses Travel expenses Light and heat Computer and consumables Insurance 855 960 7,903 960 915 1,388 415 21,726 1,996 1,153 861 23,052 823 Printing, postsge and ststionery Advertising and marketing costs Training seminars and workshops Telecommunications 380 Accountancy fees Subscriptions Bank charges Depreciation of plant and machinery Depreciation of fixtures and fittings Depreciation of computer equipment Entertaining Sundry expenses 1,703 219 1,113 324 69 67 47 2,321 386 1,669 120 iio 723 2,029 {32,227) (42,060) OPERATING DEFICIT {23,405) (111,673) DEFICIT BEFORE TAXATION (23,405) (111,673) Tax on Deficit Corporation tax charge (86.530) 86,530 SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) AER TAXATION BEING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 63,125 (111,673) Page 8
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustoesldirectorsl members of SiXtecfK fec Pfoclvc t.'OnS On accounts for the yeai ended Charity no.: I536S Company no.: Set out on pages I report to the charty trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended3 I 03 Responsibilities and basls of report As the chari$ trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law). you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Companie5 Act 200S nhe 2006 Acr). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Compary are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are ellgible for Independent examination, I report in respect of my examinatlcn of your charty's accounts as carried out under seclion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Acf). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)(b) of the 2011 ACL Independent examineVs statement trhe company's gross income exceeded £250.000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delele [ ] rf not applicable. I have completed rny examinalion. I confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ? which gives me cause to believe that: . accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 af the Companies Act 2006: or . the accounts do not accord with such records; or . the accounts do not comply wilh relevant accounting requirement5 under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the acGoullls give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination: or •lhe accounts have nat been prepared in accoidance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). IER October 2018
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