## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025** ## **Charity name: Imagine If Theatre Company** ## **Charity registration number: 1160935** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the charitable**
**incorporated organisation are to**
**educate the public about the causes and**
**consequences of issues of social and**
**economic disadvantage by artistic**
**performances and workshops**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**We instigate active change in people's**
**lives through arts-based interventions,**
**workshops and productions.**
**People with experience of the care**
**system and criminal justice system are**
**at the forefront of our work.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**In setting our objectives and planning**
**our activities our trustees have given**
**serious consideration to the Charity**
**Commission’s general guidance on**
**public benefit and particularly the**
**advancement of education through the**
**arts to develop individuals' capabilities,**
**competences, skills and the**
**rehabilitation of prisoners and people**
**with**
**convictions.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on grant making||**N/A**| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment||**N/A**| |including program related||| |investment||| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**As reported in last year’s Annual**
**Statement, Imagine If Theatre**
**Company’s founding Artistic Director**
**and Chief Executive sadly passed away**
**on 1 May 2024.**
**During the financial year 2024/25 no**
**activities have taken place whilst the**
**Trustees have reflected upon the future**
**of the organisation.**
**During the year. The Trustees have**
**retained the employment of the**
**Administrator who has assisted in the**
**management of the organisation, and in**
**closing down the office and planned**
**projects. She was made redundant**
**during the year. The Trustees would like**
**to extend their heartfelt thanks to the**
**Administrator for her professionalism**
**during such a challenging time.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The net expenditure for the year was**
**£18,614, including net expenditure of £0**
**on unrestricted funds and**
**net expenditure of £18,614 on restricted**
**funds. Receipts of £436 were received.**
**There was a balance of Restricted funds**
**totalling £6,430 and unrestricted funds**
**totalling £42,715. **| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The current policy establishes a level of**
**reserves to be maintained of £15k-£50k,**
**the equivalent of 6-20**
**weeks of turnover. At the time of**
**approving the accounts, the charity's**
**work has ceased and the trustees are**
**considering how best to deal with the**
**charity's future given the passing of the**
**founder.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**The charity's free reserves, excluding**
**fixed assets, at the year end were**
**£42,715**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**The Charitable Incorporated**
**organisation (CIO) was registered on 17**
**March 2015 and is governed by a**
**foundation constitution adopted on this**
**date and amended on 22July 2016. **| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated organisation**
**(CIO)**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The trustees of the charity are appointed**
**by a resolution passed at a properly**
**convened meeting of the**
**charity trustees**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|ImagineIf Theatre Company| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1160935| |Charity’s principal address|c/o Slung Low at Temple
131 Water Lane
Leeds
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Jane|Chair||| ||Iain Michael
Bloomfield|Trustee||| ||Kathrine Ives|Trustee||| ||Deborah Jane
Dickinson|Trustee||| ||Hannah Eugenie
Tookey|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets N/A from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **The Chief Executive passed away on 1 May 2024 and was not replaced during this financial year** ## **Other optional information** Declarations The trustees deGlarn thatthey have appn)ved th• trustees. Y•m aljove. Slgn•d on ￿hall01the Gharity's trustoes Slgnatsre(5) Full name(s) Posidon (09 Secretary, Chalr. etc) QAVID Chair L.￿lp) Trustee 26 January 2tr25 CHARITY COMM15510 FOR ENGLAND AND WALE Imagin•11 Th•atrn Company Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For the p•riod To 01rtJ4r2024 31103ft025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restrieted fund• Endowment lunds Total funds Last y•ar to th• n•*MI to th• n￿re*l£ to th• n￿rn•t£ io th• n￿￿$t£ A1 Recel ts k Inter8St rec& Ewnod 1Th￿Me Grants and Donth'oni 126 310 120 310 1111761 tota ross income or AR) 1H761 and Invutmont •al•8, tota 104761 A3Pa Ptyoll Projects Math•Ong L*whead• rnents 9A98 3.785 36 1785 42.seo S295 19,063 Sub total 1•M14 114594 A4 A8￿t and inveslm•nt Sub total 18,614 18.814 It5,594 Net of rnceipts/(paymonts) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year •nd Cash funds this end 4J6 18,614 18,178 lo￿3) 436 18,11 18,178 10033 CCXX R1 accounts {SS) 28K11r2tY28 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to n•aMtÈ Restricted fund# to noa￿1£ Endo￿eftt funds to nurast£ Categories Qolails 81 Cash funds 1l614 Total cash funds 18,614 lund• funds to n￿mSte funds n•Drnst£ Details B2 Other monetary a880ts Fund to whlrh strt b•lon Currnnt V41u• Details Co•t (oplknal} Fund to whlch asset b•lon Currnntv8lu• on•1 Details C¢•t lopthn*ll 84 Aslets retalned for th• charlty's own us• Fund to whlch Ilabll Amount du• t6onal Whon du• Details 85 Uabllltle4 Slgned by ong orlwo Irustses on behalf of all the trustees Signatute Print N8me Date of roval Oabwj J8n8 26Jan-28 Oeborah Dickinson 2￿ar CCXX R2 accounts {SS