Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 22/07/2023 To 21/07/2024
Charity name: St Neots Players
Charity registration number: 1162775
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objective of the Society is to educate the public in dramatic and comedic arts, as well as further the development of public appreciation and taste in said arts. |
| 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 |
Performance of two plays (Ladies Day and The Girl On The Train) and one pantomime (Jack & the Beanstalk). |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees of St Neots Players have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | St Neots Players relies almost entirely on the contribution of time and effort by volunteers, except in cases where professional service is required. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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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 | The productions staged by St Neots Players have educated and entertained almost 2,000 residents or visitors to St Neots on the dramatic arts, as well as provided an opportunity to roughly 50 residents to learn theatrecraft on- and off-stage. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
|---|---|---|
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | St Neots Players have maintained and slightly increased their financial reserve over this year. The reserve remains large enough to cover a year’s worth of productions. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The staging of a production involves significant up-front costs and a level of risk of cancellation. In order to ensure that we can afford to take a show through to completion and that we can afford to continue operating if anything interferes with ticket sales (like cancellation), we maintain financial reserves. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £15,000 |
| 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 | St Neots Players relies primarily on ticket sales at its productions for funding. These are necessarily subject to economic factors, as are our production expenditures. |
| 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 | St Neots Players relies totally upon ticket sales and Front-of-House sales for our funds. |
| 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 | St Neots Players relies primarily on ticket sales at its productions for funding. These are necessarily subject to economic factors, as are our production expenditures. |
| 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 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Unincorporated Association |
| 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 | Trustees are elected by the membership of the society at an Annual General Meeting. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | St Neots Players |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1162775 |
| Charity’s principal address | 14 Crocus Close Eynesbury St Neots PE19 2LP |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fitt | Chair | |||
| Thomas Monkhouse |
Treasurer | |||
| Christine Suggars | Secretary | |||
| Rita Coleman | ||||
| George Kelly | ||||
| AmyEmery | ||||
| Gillian Haverson | ||||
| Kelvin West | ||||
| Nigel Moorhouse | ||||
| Paul Robbins | ||||
| Rianna Thorpe | ||||
– 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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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|---|---|---|
| Thomas Allan Monkhouse | ||
Treasurer |
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| 21/05/2025 | ||
| 21/05/2025 |
St Neots Players
| St Neots Players | ||
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| Annual Accounts | This Year | Last Year |
| Period Beginning: | 22 July 2023 | 22 July 2022 |
| Period Ending | 21 July 2024 | 21 July 2023 |
| Balance at Period Start | £13,650.10 |
|---|---|
| Balance at Period End | £16,249.31 |
| Cash Account | £1,893.82 |
| Income | Income | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | Expenditure | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TicketSource Sales | £16,971.60 | £13,664.60 | Production Costs Lighting |
£5,866.80 | £5,428.40 | ||
| Tickets | £4,006.80 | £4,522.23 | Hall Hire - Show Week | £4,179.75 | £4,662.50 | ||
| Priory Centre Sales | £4,881.75 | £2,921.40 | Room Hire - Rehearsals | £3,656.50 | £3,403.80 | ||
| Raffle | £87.00 | £1,461.95 | Set | £2,025.90 | £2,701.92 | ||
| Membership | £880.00 | £645.00 | Show Publicity | £1,513.33 | £1,771.45 | ||
| Sponsorship | £0.00 | £500.00 | Licence | £504.73 | £2,125.60 | ||
| Front of House | £55.00 | £365.89 | Catering | £1,060.60 | £1,409.82 | ||
| Programmes | £40.00 | £351.00 | Costumes | £751.00 | £449.09 | ||
| Sweets | £0.00 | £233.10 | Props | £525.50 | £535.22 | ||
| Set Capital | £0.00 | £156.00 | Transport | £660.00 | £339.06 | ||
| 50/50 | £0.00 | £65.50 | Programmes | £224.85 | £206.08 | ||
| Costumes | £0.00 | £20.00 | Scripts | £140.87 | £122.48 | ||
| Fundraising | £6.79 | £0.00 | Room Hire - Auditions | £0.00 | £127.50 | ||
| Commission | -£258.59 | -£164.85 | Sundries | £114.48 | £0.00 | ||
| Front of House | £0.00 | £111.67 | |||||
| Tickets | £61.80 | £0.00 | |||||
| Raffle | £30.00 | £0.00 | |||||
| Commission | £0.00 | £10.00 | |||||
| Running Costs Barn Hire |
£1,200.00 | £437.50 | |||||
| Insurance | £411.10 | £411.10 | |||||
| Membership | £391.00 | £284.72 | |||||
| NODA Subscription | £230.00 | £190.00 | |||||
| Barn Operating | £276.96 | £93.00 | |||||
| Catering | £144.00 | £210.46 | |||||
| Transport | £0.00 | £175.00 | |||||
| Set Capital | £87.99 | £76.77 | |||||
| Hall Hire - Show Week | £0.00 | £30.00 | |||||
| Webhosting | £13.98 | £0.00 | |||||
| Total Income | £26,670.35 | £24,741.82 | Total Expenditure | £24,071.14 | £25,313.14 | ||
| £2,599.21 | -£571.32 | ||||||
| By Production | Income Expenditure Net |
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| The Lost Bee Ladies Day Panto: Jack & the Beanstalk The Girl On The Train Awards Night 2023 |
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustses Signature(sl Full name(s) Position (eg Se¢retsry, Chair, etc) Thomas Allan Monkhouse Treasurer Date 2110512025