-11 OUT OF CHARACTER THEATRE COMPANY 11 ANNUAL REPORT 202 |?hoto ra h b,, J,-:ksor, TrortrLi iture SEPTEMBER 2019- AUGUST 2020 OUT,/ CHARACTER
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This year has been a very different one for Out of Character, as it has been for all. It started with performances at the Multiple Complex Needs Conference and at York Theatre Royal, both well received and thought provoking performances.
Through this time it was important company members remained involved in the decision making process, and the company's AGM was held both online and face-to-face to ensure members could access in the best way for them.
In March lockdown began and Out of Character strived to remain creative and connected in a different way, making use of online video platforms and running the usual weekly sessions.
We would like to thank the Imagine Foundation and the Two Ridings Community Foundation for their ongoing support. Thank you to all the people and organisations who have supported us through this challenging time.
Director's Report
Photograph by Jackson Portraiture
OUT OF CHARACTER THEATRE COMPANY PAGE 03 Director s Report IN THE MOMENT (WEDNESDAY EVENING GROUP BY JANE ALLANACH (DIRECTOR) In November, In the Moment performed at the Multiple Complex Needs Conference at the Quaker Meeting House. The performance. devised by the group between September and November. was based around the lived experience of individua15 from various organisations across York that have experienced severe and multiple disadvantage and complex needs such as homelessness. addiction nd ill mental health. The conference aimed to share those experiences with health professionals in health and social care, the voluntary sector and those that work in this area. Our performance included those individual experiences. often using verbatim testimonials. Wè workèd closely with the Converge Evaluation and Resèareh Team who wrote a full and extensive report. Our artistic response.'It's My Life. was performed by 14 members of In the Moment and received very positively, with comments such as, '1 just wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone involved in the peer research project. It was so insightful, thought provoking and inspiring to See the performance and I picked up lots of positive feedback about it.. Following on from that, we had approximately three weeks to make a performance for the Christmas Converge sharing. so quickly began workshopping and playing with Commedia d'ellArte. We ended up with a Commedia inspired short panto involving wobbly jellies, a huge string of sausages and a Benny Hill chasel Our audience laughed along with us enjoying the complimentary marshmallows thrown at theml Thè Nèw Yéar brought a changè In dlrèetlon for us puppet makingl Anna took the lead after attending a puppet making and operating course last summer in Brighton. This was hugely successful culminating in some brilliant creations. It meant that when we went into lockdown. the group were able to continue their work with puppets via online weekly meetings. Our puppet sessions lasted until the end of May when we decided to have a change and look at writing our own duologues, which we did and performed at the Converge Open Mic event at the beginning of June. We continued to meet weekly until the end of July when we went into our Summer break.
Please see attached document for Independent Examiner's report and signed accounts
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Out of Character ICh•rlty Number: 11613991 Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31st August 2020
Out of Character ICh•rliy Numbv: 11613991 Contents Index Page Charity information Independent Examlner's Report Receipts & Payments Accounts Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Account5
Charity Information Fnxn: 01 September 2019 To: 31 Augusl 2020 Charfty¥ lull name Out of Charac Reglstered Charlty numkr 1161399 Structur•, ovomanco and mana ment DcrIptIOn ofthe trusts Typo of gov•rnlng docum•nt Conslilubon H)w th• charlty Is constltut•d cio Tru•ts• ¥èleetlon m•thods Includlng AM Iru8lee3 and p05thderS are 8Wgd 8t Ihe AGM Referenco and administratlon detalls Charlty's lull nam• Out of Character Other n•m•• th• eharlty18 known by NIA Charlty's prlnclpal addrg 165 Haxby Road YLN Po•t¢od• Y031 8JL Nam•s ofth• trustws who man• the ¢harl or body) •niiii•d to apwlnt tru6ts• Trultx n•rn• Omc• Ilt any) thole yHr Juliet Forster Nick Rowe Christie Barnes Matthew Harper Simon Nèwton Chair Treasuraf D•d•ratlon The tru•t••• d•dar• that they •ppro¥•d the •ceompanylmg TrustMs Annual Rwrt and Accounts Signed on b•half of tho ch Slgn4turi _ Full Nam• Posltlon Date .5 tru•t••s uliet Fo ter Chair otTrusiees 28.1.2021
Independent exarninerfs report to the trustees of UK Frfends of Khwendo Kor I report on the accounts of.. Out of Character for the year ended: 31st August 2020 Responslbilities and basis of report which are set out on pages 3 to 6. As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respert of my examination of the Charity's account5 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. l accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act,. or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached except that the priof year's accounts presented as comparative |/zfii Jeff Todd IFCA) Outsource independent examination seiceS The Hiscox Building Peasholme Green York YOI 7PR Date:
Out of Chararter (Charity Number-. 1161399} Receipts & Payments Accounts for the year ended: 31st Au8USt 2020 2020 Total fvnds 2019 Total funds Unrestrlrted funds Restrlcted fund5 Receipts Grants Donations Events Total receipts 25,994 1,687 3,095 30,776 2,031 28,025 1,687 3,095 32.807 25,932 731 2,031 26,663 Payments Artistic directors Assistant Direction Performers Pension payrnents York Theatre Royal show Playwritin8 Travel & ac¢omodation Refreshments Design Simulated admin Technician Music forshow Webslte Printing & tickets General and administration Gifts Props Total payments 7.599 3,760 982 794 9,199 4,191 982 794 5.431 3,105 532 422 350 294 200 2CQ 143 130 126 51 15 26,165 12,126 5,754 6.290 389 431 5,431 3,105 532 422 350 294 200 2CW) 143 130 126 51 15 24,134 2,074 1,998 loo 227 775 164 273 2,537 21 477 33,205 2,031 Net of recelptsllpayments) Tran5fer5 between funds 6.642 6.642 (6,5431 Balance brought forward Balance carried forward 2,502 2,502 9.045 9,144 9,144 2,502
Out of Character Icharity Number.. 11613991 Statement of Assets and Llabllftles at: 31st Auzust 2020 2020 Total funds 2019 Total funds Unrestrirted funds Restrirted funds Assets Cash at bank and in hand Current bank account Petty cash 9,104 40 9,104 40 9,144 2,343 159 2,502 9,144 2020 Totsl Funds 2019 Total Funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Llabilities Independent Examination fee
Out of Character (Charity Number: 11613991 Notes to the Accounts for the year ended: 315t Au8USt 2020 l. Basis of Accounts The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 and prepared the accounts on a receipt5 and payments bas15. 2. Analysis of Funds 2.1 Dètails of restrtrted fvnds Multiple Complex Needs Network Purpose To finante performance at multiple complex needs conference 2.2 Movement of malor fvnds Bal¥nce blfvid IncomlnN source5 Resotsrces experKled Balance fwd Transfers Unrestrlrted Funds General unrestricted funds 2,502 2,502 30,776 30,776 24,134 24,134 9,144 9,144 Restrlrted Funds Multiple Complex Needs 2.031 2,031 2,031 2,031
Approval of Accounts for the year ended: 3tst August 2020 The report and account5 were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on- 28 January 2021 Date SIEned for and on behalf of the Trustees: 518nature Signature Nick Rowe Juliet Forster Name Name Text Treasurer Chair Posltlon le.& Chalr etc) Posltlon le.g. Chalr ete) 28.1.21 28.1.21 Date Date