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OUT OF CHARACTER THEATRE COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT 2022 SEPTEMBER 2021 - AUGUST 2022 ## CONTENTS ## SUMMARY _a e 1 p g_ ## ' DIRECTOR S REPORTS _Out of Character page 2 In the Moment page 3_ ## ACCOUNTS _page 4_ Finally, after what felt like a very long time, members of Out of Character were back together again for live sessions. The company threw themselves into rehearsals for Paul Birch’s last production as Artistic Director. After successful performances in other venues, Voices of Reason finally made it to the wonderful new stage at York St John’s new Creative Centre. The Company was extremely sad to goodbye to long standing Artistic Director, Paul Birch but also happy to welcome Kate Veysey who joined the company in January 2022. Also of note was the departure of Rachel Wall, Assistant Director, who brought such a lot to the company. Out of Character have continued their valuable patient simulation work with York University Nursing students and will build on this in the coming year. Both Out of Character and In the Moment spent time devising content as a response to the Converge Evaluation Report. The short film that resulted, was shared with audiences at the recent Converge Conference. September 2022 heralds a new direction as In the Moment and Out of Character merge to form a new company. The future looks exciting! We would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who continue to support us in so many ways. PAGE 02 OUT OF CHARACTER THEATRE COMPANY ## _Director's Report_ OUT OF CHARACTER (THURSDAY EVENING GROUP) ## **From Paul Birch…** Voices of Reason was an ambitious project which told an epic story with a large cast. We invited two other artists - the cellist Rachel Gray and the Sound designer Matt Seymour to help us tell a terrific true story of the reformation of Bootham Psychiatric hospital and how it impacted our nation. We experimented, for the first time, with using scent in the show. Filling jam jars with port, earth and some other (rather unmentionable) smells we sought to transport listeners back in time. With a blindfolded audience we captivated our audience with a tale of liberation and it was wonderful to hear so many positive responses to the show afterwards. Its final performance also saw us be part of the opening of the new YSJ Creative Centre. This is a wonderful space and we look forward to filling its stage, once again, with future performances… ## **From Kate Veysey…** Since I started working with Out of Character in March 2022, we have had a lot of exciting projects, new members and some changes. Not only has the company had a new Artistic Director, but also the wonderful Rachel Wall has left us as Assistant Director and the great Hannah Munro has taken the role. We have had a few members leave too, and will miss Christie, Chloe and Wayne but have welcomed Rose to the company. We have undertaken two projects, with some of the company and supporting YSJ and myself and Nick delivering a workshop on Stigma for 70 nurses at the University of York in July. This workshop included the sharing of monologues and a facilitated workshop, alongside Nick’s lecture on Stigma. The university are keen to continue this partnership, which is longstanding, and potentially extend this to new projects. Our second project, alongside In the Moment, was a commissioned film which was a response to the Converge Report findings. We worked with Paul Gowland, filmmaker, and Lucy Coleman, Melissa Hartman and Ben Herron from the Converge Music department to create a 25-minute film of creative responses. 17 Out of Character members performed, with some also writing, directing and filming sections. The films will be shown at the Converge conference in September. We now look forward to the autumn term where members of In the Moment will join Out of Character to form a single company going forward. Sessions will now be 3 hours long, with an hour long ‘Out of Character Prepares’ skills development and warm up session, followed by ‘Out of Character Production’ which will be rehearsals for productions and projects. Jane Allanach will take the role of Associate Director, working with myself as Artistic Director and Hannah Munro as Assistant Director. Our first production will be A Christmas Carol. This will be a promenade performance, across various rooms and spaces in The Creative Centre at YSJ to be performed the week before Christmas. The Converge music department and Creative writing departments, as well as the Converge choir, will be contributing to this production, which will be our first as a merged company with previous Introduction to Theatre members moving into the company too. PAGE 03 OUT OF CHARACTER THEATRE COMPANY ## _Director's Report_ ## IN THE MOMENT (WEDNESDAY EVENING GROUP) ## BY JANE ALLANACH (DIRECTOR) In December 2021 In the Moment performed their new piece Campfire Stories as part of the Foss Park Autumn Exhibition. Campfire Stories, an energetic and light hearted performance, explored the origin of fire through myths, story and song. The audience were warmed and sang away their winter blues with rousing choruses of ‘She’ll be Rubbing Sticks Together as She Comes’, as well as making wishes for a brighter future, whilst seated around a fire that each member of the audience helped to build on their arrival. The piece was devised by Neanderthals of the group – I mean members! The first few weeks of the New Year were spent analysing text and performing to each other, whilst waiting for the next project to come in, which soon did – an artistic response to the Converge Evaluation Project, alongside OOC. Three key areas were workshopped by members of In the Moment – Creativity, Identity and Knowledge Exchange – using poetry, puppets and music. A work in progress of the project was presented at the Converge Summer Festival by members and puppets in June 2022. Paul Gowland filmed and edited the finished project which was shown on 5[th] September 2022 as part of the Converge Evaluated: Findings & Responses Conference. In the Moment’s six years came to an end on 29th June 2022. The merge with Out of Character began on 8th September with a Christmas Project of A Christmas Carol. Fifteen members of the group join Out of Character on Thursday evenings. |**Income**|| |---|---| |Grants received from:
_Imagine Trust_
_Cooperative Society_
_Arnold Clark_
_York St John University_|£6,662| |Donations|£50| |Events|£2,171| |**Total Income**|**£8,883**| |||£9,586
£2,419
£1,309
-
-
£485
£745
-
£118
£1,061
-
£280
£985
£146
£179
£39
**£17,552**| |---|---|---| ||**Expenditure**|| |||| ||Artistic directors|£9,586| ||Assistant direction|£2,419| ||Performers|£1,309| ||Pension payments|-| ||Playwriting|-| ||Refreshments|£485| ||Design|£745| ||Simulated admin|-| |||| ||Website|£118| ||General and administration|£1,061| ||Training|-| ||Props|£280| ||Technician and technical
equipment|£985| ||Insurance|£146| ||Gifts|£179| ||Travel and accommodation|£39| ||**Total Expenditure**|**£17,552**| |||| |Balance to carryforward|£8,187| |---|---| ||| |Cash in hand|£60| ## Out Out of Character working on their creative response to the Converge Evaluation Report 2022 outofcharactertheatre.squarespace.com Registered Charity (1161399) ## **Out of Character** **(Charity Number: 1161399)** **Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended** **31st August 2022** ## **Out of Character** **(Charity Number: 1161399)** |**Contents**|| |---|---| |**Index**|**Page**| |**Charity information**|**1**| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|**2**| |**Receipts & Payments Accounts**|**3**| |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**|**4**| |**Notes to the Accounts**|**5**| ## **Charity information** **From:** 01 September 2021 **To:** 31 August 2022 **Charity's full name** Out of Character **Registered Charity number** 1161399 ## **Structure, governance and management** **Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document** Constitution **How the charity is constituted** CIO **Trustee selection methods including** All trustees and postholders are elected at the AGM ## **Reference and administration details** **Charity's full name** Out of Character **Other names the charity is known by** N/A **Charity’s principal address** 165 Haxby Road York **Postcode** YO31 8JL ## **Names of the trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**| |---|---|---|---| |Juliet Forster
Simon Newton
Chair
Nick Rowe
Treasurer
Christie Barnes
Matthew Harper|||| ## **Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the accompanyimg Trustees Annual Report and Accounts** **Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees** **Signature Full Name Position Date** 1 **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of UK Friends of Khwendo Kor** I report on the accounts of: **Out of Character** for the year ended: **31st August 2022** which are set out on pages 3 to 6. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 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 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts 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 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner'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: - 1 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 prior year's accounts presented as comparative figures Jeff Todd 5/9/22 **Jeff Todd (FCA) Date:** Outsource independent examination services The Hiscox Building Peasholme Green York YO1 7PR 2 ## **Out of Character** (Charity Number: 1161399) |**Receipts & Payments Accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st August 2022**|**Receipts & Payments Accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st August 2022**|**Receipts & Payments Accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st August 2022**|**Receipts & Payments Accounts for theyear ended:**
**31st August 2022**| |---|---|---|---| |Events
**Payments**
**Net of receipts/(payments)**
Simulated admin
**Total payments**
Pension payments
Travel & accomodation
Performers
Training
Technician and technical equipment
Professional fees
**Balance brought forward**
**Balance carried forward**
Artistic directors
Assistant Direction
Refreshments
Design
**Transfers between funds**
General and administration
Insurance
Playwriting
Website
Props
Gifts
**Total receipts**
**Receipts**
Grants
Donations|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
6,662
50
2,171
**8,883**
9,586
2,419
1,309
-
-
39
485
745
-
-
985
280
200
118
1,061
146
179
**17,552**
**(8,669)**
-
**16,856**
**8,187**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
-
**-**
**-**|**2022**
**2021**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
6,662
20,090
50
-
2,171
1,822
**8,883**
**21,912**
9,586
5,978
2,419
1,708
1,309
980
-
1,274
-
500
39
-
485
266
745
540
-
73
-
300
985
530
280
-
200
355
118
153
1,061
1,543
146
-
179
-
**17,552**
**14,200**
-
**(8,669)**
**7,712**
**-**
**16,856**
**9144**
**8,187**
**16,856**| 3 ## **Out of Character** (Charity Number: 1161399) |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at:**||**31st August 2022**|**31st August 2022**|**31st August 2022**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Current bank account
**Liabilities**
Independent Examination fee
Petty cash
**Assets**
**Cash at bank and in hand**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
8,127
60
**8,187**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
200
**200**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
**-**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2022**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
8,127
60
**8,187**
**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
200
**200**|**2021**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
16,816
40| |||||**16,856**| |||||**2021**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
200| |||||**200**| 4 ## **Out of Character** (Charity Number: 1161399) **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended:** ## **31st August 2022** ## **1. Basis of Accounts** The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 and prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. **Approval of Accounts for the year ended: 31st August 2022** 29/9/22 The report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on: **Date** ## **Signed for and on behalf of the Trustees:** Nick Rowe Juliet Forster ## **Signature** ## **Signature** Nick Rowe **Name** Treasurer and Trustee **Position (e.g. Chair etc)** Juliet Forster **Name** Chair **Position (e.g. Chair etc)** 29/9/22 **Date** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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