THE REGAL FILM SOCIETY istered Charitv Number 1162286 Trustees, re rt for tbe 'ear ended 31 Au st 2023 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Officers and other committee members The officers acting during the yeaT to 31 August 2023, and at this date:_ P Muryjhv V ThoTna5 T Hedgecock E MurphN' Chair (resigned 14 April 2024) Chair (apwinted 14 April 2024) Treasurer Secretary. (resigned 14 April 2024) The other committee metnbers who acted during the year were."- V Thomas M Smith Committee tnembers apwinted since the year".- A Strik S Brati istered address Newhouse. Withyp(K>l. Minehead. TA24 7RH Bankers HSBC Bank Plc: Wellington Square, Minehead. SoTnerset AeeountaDts Amhersi & Shapland Limiled 4 Irnham Road, Minehead, TA24 5DG THE REGAL FILM SOCIETY Ch￿1 Number 1162286 Trnstets. re ort for the ear ended 31 Au st 2023 trne vernance and Man The Regal Film S(￿le1V is registered &8 an w1incorpo￿eJj tharity with the Charity Commission. and is subjea to a Consts"lution dated 12 Ma%. 2015. Under the C(MTrStitution TnL8tees are appointed ￿ the Annual Gaiernl Meeling and are re-elected annuallv. Trustees are dra￿￿ from tnembers of the society. There is an infomul induction proC￿S for tr￿t￿. If r￿UIrt suptM)rt is Teadily available for newly elected t￿￿e￿. ectivey and Activities The object of the Regal Film Society is lo adva1￿ the edwation of the public in the knowledge, understsnding and appreciatton of the arts. partsculaTly the art of film and allied visual teclmiques. In furtherance OF the foregoing objecL but not othenNise, the society shall have the power to arrange Shol￿ngS of films 10 ILS rnernb￿ and io the public particularl! but nol eXcI￿1ve1Y in the Regal Theatre. Minehead, as well as to promote the study and appr￿lation of films by means of lectures, discussions and exhibitions. The Trust￿ have complied with their to haTre due regard to the gwdance ffl public benefit published by the chariti￿ Commission in exercising their ￿werS or duties. Aehievements and Performanre During the }'ear, the Regal Film Swiets. held 33 Scre￿ingS Op￿ to mernb￿ and the public. shoTh'casing both ma1[￿ and illd¢pwxd￿t title& ￿tilch do not receiNe the exposure they deserve in commercial cinemas. Average member5 per film 54. and aveTrg¢ public was 51. The average members for live streaming w'&$ 51: and aTrerage public ￿'aS 4? In adth"tion, Niatilda_ The M￿sICal wag shopm for the local school 459 stlld￿ts att￿ding. Finaneial Review The S(Kiety holds £2921 I cash at bank at thei ear-ald au of ￿lch is unrestricteiL The T￿￿tee8 aim to hold at least £40:(KK> in unrestricted reserye5 at the year en(L in order to meet the osl of the Projector rep1xem￿l alld any uffotes¢¢n exp￿th"ture may occur. Ms Yirtoria Thon Date." 7 Mal 2024 THE REGAL FILM SOCIETY INDEPENDEIIT EXAMINER'S REPORT INDEPENDElYt EXAllfTNER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE REGAL FILM SOCIETY E report on the accounts of the Society for the year ¢nd¢d 31 August 2023 which are set out on pa&Tes 4 to 5. Respective responsibilities of trnstees and exanTriner The truslees are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not iequired t.or this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 201 l Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my resw)nsibility to: examine ihe accounts under section 145 olthe 2011 Act- follow the procedures laid down in the Genernl DireL'tion5 given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of th¢ 2011 Act- and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner'5 report My examination ￿'aS carried out in accordanee with the General Directions given bv the Charity Commission. An examination includes a rei'iew of the accounting records kept by the charity and a cornparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not proN'id¢ all the evidence that would be required in an audit aThd eonwuenilTr no opinion is giN'¢n as to whether the accounts pr¢sent a 'true and fair view, and the rewrt is limiied to those maiters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examinaiion. no matter has come to my attention: (i) which gives me reasonable cause to belIe￿e that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 201 l Act" and to prepare accounls which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requir¢Tnents of the 2011 Act have not been met. or (2) to whicm in my opinion: attention should be dra%￿￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r¢ached. Date.. 9 Mav 2024 K H D PRESTON Bsc FCA TEP Amherst & Shapland Limited Chartered Accountants 4 lrnham Road Min¢head THE REGAL FILM SOCIETY Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 Au ust 2023 Unrestricted Re5thcted Funds Funds Total PrioT Year Funds Total Funds RECEIPTS Incoming resources from generated funds= Voluntary Encome: Grants Investment income: Bank Interest Incoming Resources from Charitable Activities". Membership Subscriptions Admission Fees 5.700 215 215 2.764 2,764 3,671 Sub lolal 35,415 35,415 40,339 Asset sales TOTAL RECEiYrs 41 35 415 ￿39 PAYMENTS Cost of Charitable activities: Live Streaming costs Film Hire Insurance Print, Post, Stationery & Publicity Theatre Rent Repairs & Renewals Subscriptions Travel Expenses Other Expenses MATA donation 13.238 13,238 3,245 500 3.467 6,596 1.208 8,294 8,309 300 3,663 4,017 71 271 758 107 550 6,)96 1,208 684 178 684 178 Sub total 29.166 29.166 27,490 Asset pureha5es TOTAL PAYMEiYrs NET OF RECEIPTSI PAYMENTS 6250 6,250 (17214) Cash Funds 31 August 2022 Cash Funds 31 August 2023 £29 £29211 THE REGAL FILM SOCIETY d liabilities at 31 A st 20LI Tot81 Prior Yc&r FU￿ Totsl Futtds Ftttds Fur¥Js h Fund Bank Acwunt C&8h in hand 29,109 102 29.109 102 21859 102 Total Cash Funds £29.211 £29,211 £21961 Debtor& at ear end MATA Film admtssion Charges Creditors at ear end Film charges and other ex￿ Assets Retained for rhari 's own use ato nal to%t Futyl ￿ wbich Assd Extemal LED lightbox a¢qu￿rd 12 ja￿ 2017 Cupboatd atquircd 12 January 2017 Roller Screen Wu]￿1 9 (ktol*Y2017 Satellite Disc acqwral 18 [kn¢￿be[ 2017 Speaker Stands acqu￿￿ 23 January 2018 TV monitorsl satellite r￿e1Ver XqUiTtyJ 12 FeFnw 2018 Cabinet acquir￿1 4 O¢tolKt 2019 Laptop & programme acqwred 30 Novcmtr*r 2019 Speaker 5!stem & Cinema scaler 22 AUg￿l 2020 Blu-ra). plaver acquird 17 June 2021 Barco projeclor acquit&l 25 NovemF*t 2021 ACER laptop acqutreA 27 N1)v¢M￿ 2021 UnTE5tricted £584 £119 £16,539 £303 £780 £849 £300 £450 £4.966 £284 £36.667 £229 Unrestricted Approved ty the Tr￿.eeS and signed on their behalf Signed. Date.. Ms Yitforia Thomas 7 Mav 2024