## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 1/6/24 To Period end date 31/5/25**
## **Charity name: Leading Players Charity registration number: 1161385**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To enable adults with a learning disability
from across Warwickshire to explore
learning disability issues in drama
workshops to include mime, role-play,
improvisation and song.
To engage with the wider community and
organisations to raise awareness about
learning disability through drama
productions, presentations, consultation
events and training activities.
To learn new skills in the performing arts to
build confidence, independence and raise
self-esteem.
To promote social skills, social interaction
and integration within the wider community
in a non-tokenistic way.
To promote equality and diversity using the
performing arts.
To produce resources like DVD’s and
accessible information to raise awareness
and break down barriers.|
|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|Leading Players makes an enormous
difference to people’s lives, it enables them
to grow in confidence, increases their
feelings of self-worth and sense of
belonging. Motivation is high and everyone
has a strong desire to achieve. Headed by a
pro-active Steering Committee, Group
Facilitator and Trustees, we ensure that
everyone is fully included and given the
opportunity to voice their views and opinions
openly and explore these through drama,
role-play, improvisation and other arts
activities on a weekly basis.|
|||Working alongside professional artists,
members have developed their existing
acting skills and learnt a variety of new skills
to include mask making, acting with masks,
scriptwriting, storyboarding, stage etiquette,
manual dexterity skills, film making and
creative imagination. All activities have
boosted confidence, broadened horizons
and raised everyone’s aspirations.
Members have a strong sense of belonging
and members have made huge strides
socially that have decreased their social and
emotional isolation. Members have grown
into a warm, friendly and caring group who
have great pride in their achievements and
stage performances. We have made lasting
links with many community groups and
organisations and have performed live
shows and given presentations about our
work to these groups to raise awareness
about learning disability and promote
equality and diversity.
Members feel very positive and
accomplished about raising awareness
through their inspirational performances.
Through Leading Players members have
more confidence to speak up for themselves
and explain to others about their rights,
independence, choice and control of their
lives, breaking down barriers and bringing
about positive change for all.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees declare that they have had regard
to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on Public Benefit (PB2)|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by|Para 1.38|Leading Players is a user-led drama group
facilitated by a volunteer leader/ drama
teacher and are overseen by a small group|
|volunteers||of volunteer Trustees. We are very fortunate
to have very keen and willing volunteer
helpers who assist in all aspects of our work
during weekly drama workshops, live
performances and events. They are
responsible for preparing refreshments,
cleaning up and general backstage duties to
include wardrobe, props, sound, lighting,
front of house and set construction.
We also have a group of volunteer
fundraisers who assist in various fundraising
activities throughout the year.|
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|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|Our main achievements this year have been
performing a musical extravaganza ‘Singing
Sensations’ in collaboration with professional
musicians and choir and our annual sell out
Christmas production which this year was
‘Beauty and the Beast’.
Through our work within the community
members have a strong sense of belonging
and have made huge strides socially that
have decreased their social and emotional
isolation. Members have grown into a warm,
friendly and caring group who have great
pride in their achievements and
performances. We have made lasting links
with many community groups and
organisations and have performed live
shows and given presentations about our
work to these groups to raise awareness
about learning disability and promote
equality and diversity to make lives better for
all.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|In January of each new year we complete an
annual review of our achievements against
our yearly action plan.
We discuss ideas and formulate a new
action plan for the forthcoming year.|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Performance of funding objectives is
discussed and monitored by the Steering
Committee and Trustees.|
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|As above.|
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Annual Income £11729
Annual Expenditure £8157
Total funds remaining £3572|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|An amount is held in a Business Reserve
Account, Trustees oversee this and transfer
funds to top up our current account if
necessary.|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|£14,971|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|We do not have any funds materially in
deficit.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|We have no concerns and the charity
continues to thrive.|
## **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|From April 2017 we became self-financing
and we continue to successfully raise funds
through fundraising events, ticket sales,
raffles and private donations.
Members also pay a weekly subscription|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||Charitable Incorporated Organisation –
Associated Model Constitution||
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|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25||Associated Model Constitution||
|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||Individuals are personally invited by the
current Trustees, they must be of good
standing, are suitably skilled for the post and
can provide references. Trustees are elected
and appointed by Trustees and the Steering
Committee and are subject to enhanced
DBS checks.||
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Leading Players have a Code of Conduct
and Group Rules for all Members and
includes Trustees.
New Trustees are given copies of the
following policies and information at
Induction:-
Charity Commission Guidance on becoming
a Trustee
Leading Players Mission Statement & Aims
CIO Constitution
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy
Policy for the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
Data Protection Policy
Health & Safety Policy
Disciplinary/Grievance Procedures
Organisational Structure|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|LeadingPlayers|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1161385|
|Charity’s principal address|‘Downsway’, Nuneaton Road, Mancetter, Atherstone,
Warwickshire, CV9 1NN.|
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||Dawn Teagles|Secretary|||
||Elizabeth Ratcliffe|Treasurer|||
||Sharon Andrews|Chairperson|||
||Lynda McKenzie|Fundraisinglead|||
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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
Name and objects of the 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 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
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** _Dawn Yvonne Teagles_ **Full name(s)** Dawn Yvonne Teagles **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 10/3/26
## Leading Players Accounts 2024/2025
|Date|Details|Banked|Cheque NoAmount|Cheque NoAmount|Venue HireSessional|Statonery|Props &|Costumes|Publicity|
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||Brought forward 1/6/24|2772.38||||||||
|5-Jun-24|One Media Shed||467|576|||||576|
|10-Jun|Mrs Dawn Teagles||468|223.22||6.8|26.37|178.15||
||Cheque destroyed||469|||||||
||Cheque destroyed, out of date||471|||||||
|1-Jul-24|One Media Shed||473|200|||||200|
|10-Jul||906||||||||
|12-Jul|Mr Brian Redfern||474|6.24|||6.24|||
||Cheque destroyed||475|||||||
|18-Jul|Concordia Theatre||472|50||||50||
|14-Aug-24|Mrs Dawn Teagles||476|235.48||4||149||
|10-Aug|Media Duplicaton||470|75.54|||||75.54|
|18-Sep-24||360||||||||
|18-Sep|O.S.C.A Rent||477|379.5|379.5|||||
|7-Oct|One Media Shed||481|426|||||426|
|8-Oct|Mrs Dawn Teagles||478|255.97||1|12.5|210.15||
|11-Oct|Automated credit|30||||||||
|21-Oct|Automated credit|42||||||||
|21-Oct|Membership subs & tcket sales|883||||||||
|22-Oct|Automated credit|10.1||||||||
|28-Oct|Mrs Dawn Teagles||479|429.39|||64.24|340.91||
|14-Nov|O.S.C.A Rent||480|483|483|||||
|18-Nov|Membership subs & tcket sales|700.5||||||||
|3-Dec|Warwickshire County Council Grant|750|||||||||
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|11-Dec|Mrs Dawn Teagles||482|347.53||||70.74|140.81||
|16-Dec|Panto Takings|913.6|||||||||
|23-Dec|One Media Shed||485|127||||||127|
|27-Dec|Auto credit - A Town Sound donaton|345|||||||||
|7-Jan-25|Mr Brian Redfern||483|11.34||||11.34|||
|8-Jan|Mrs Dawn Teagles||487|257.22|||||18.98|200|
|13-Jan|Mrs Kim Jones - Singer||488|400||400|||||
|15-Jan|Mrs Kim Jones - Singer, Cheque Cancelled||484|400||400|||||
|17-Jan|Mr Stephen Teagles (Concordia Theatre fee)||490|60|||||60||
|17-Jan|Media Duplicatons||486|92.04||||||92.04|
|17-Jan|Cheque destroyed||489||||||||
|24-Feb|Mrs Dawn Teagles||491|68.81|||17.78||||
|14-Feb|Membership subs & donatons|1720|||||||||
|24-Feb|Repayment from Mrs K Jones|400|||||||||
|5-Mar|Irvine Commercial Insurance Brokers||492|238.23|||||||
|7-Mar|Cheque destroyed||493||||||||
|7-Mar|Pitch Perfect Coaching||494|50||50|||||
|7-Mar|O.S.C.A Rent||495|678.5|678.5||||||
|7-Mar|Street Style Surgery (Graft Art Workshop)||496|420||420|||||
|8-Mar|Pitch Perfect Coaching||497|50||50|||||
|17-Mar|Membership subs|162.5|||||||||
|17-Mar|Mrs Dawn Teagles||498|166.92|||6.8||31.98|22.75|
|17-Mar|Street Style Surgery (Hip Hop Workshop)||499|520||520|||||
|23-Apr|Mrs Dawn Teagles||500|312.23|||1.9|55.94|||
|14-Apr|Membership subs|241|||||||||
|23-Apr|Felicity Banbury donaton|150|||||||||
|24-Apr|Automated credit|28.25|||||||||
|1-May North Warwickshire Council donaton|250|||||||||
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|1-May Mrs Kim Jones -Singer||501|300||300|||||
|8-May Lisa Duby - Singer||502|50||50|||||
|8-May Mrs Dawn Teagles||503|213.01|||6.96|5.96|98.06|26|
|30-May Membership subs, sponsored walk money|1065|||||||||
|8-May Extra Room Storage||Direct Deb|54|||||||
||11729.33||8157.17|1541|2190|45.24|253.33|1278.04|1745.33|
|||Balance|3572.16|||||||
## RefreshmePrinter ink Miscellaneous
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|12.45|70.03|
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|7.58|24.74|
|3.75|20.49|
|9.7|126.28|
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|16.48|21.76|
|15.08|35.95|
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|32.28|73.11|
|27.7|226.69|
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