Struts and Frets Struts and Frets 15 a registered Charlty Ireg no. 1162917), The Prlncipal office was 154 Metro Central Heights, 119, Newington Causeway, London, SEI 6BT until year ending 16th March 2025 and was updated to Pantelnlon Hall, Ffordd Panteinlon, Friogi Fairbourne, Gwynedd, LL38 2TJ in April 2025, RLPOI'I nt. tliL) ti'ii.stCL'S I'oi" tIIL' yeii. L'l)(liiig 16111 Mili'clI 2025 The following report and financial review have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smal ler Entities. Struts and Frets is a Charitable Incorporated Organization, governed by a Foundation Model Constitution since 30th July 2015. Sti"ucture, goveriiance and management Struts and Frets has three trustees, two of whom have been in place since foundation, and the third replaced in 2022. There have been no other trustees or custodians, and there are no plans to recruit or appointment any more trustees. No other person or body external to the charity is entitled to appoint one or more of the trustee5. The charity trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties. The daily operational running of the charity ha5 been delegated to the Director. All activities undertaken by Struts and Frets have been entirely for the public benefit, whether recruiting for productions as widely, openly and transparently as possible from the general public, to performing for free, collaborating with as many artists, designers, directors as possible at no expense to them and to no private benefit to ourselves. We have covered the cost of all productions and reimbursed all participants, have benefitted the public in free live or recorded performances. or discounted live performances, and have made no financial or other gain ourselves. Dii'ectOl'.5 and Trustees The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law. The trustees and officers serving from 17th March 2024 until 16th March 2025 were: Rosie Wesemann, Zumrut Somel Gray, Monika Stansall The Director is Francesca De Sica
There have been no other trustees or cu5lodian5 durlng the perlod to 16th March 2025. The Trustees have not recelved any beiiefll5 or payments from the charlty during the period ending 16th March 2025. Piii"p()se 'iii(I IILI jiiiliL' The Objectives of Struts and Frets is to advance, improve, develop and maintain public educatioii in, and appreciation of, the art of drama by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public performances. Pei'foi'iiiaiiLe aiid AcliievLsiiieiits Between 171h March 2024 and 16th March 2025, the main focus of the year was the acquisition of Panteinion Hall as_a creative retr.eat and events venue rehearsal space and residential retreat for other creative companies, offering it to the National Theatre WalesnEAM as a free space as part of a charlty-to-charity Wales and Welsh language partnership. The lease was signed on 14th March 2025 and the 'Land and Pro er details updated accordingly. Plans foi. futui'e periods The company took a break in 2024 to regroup and apply for appropriate funding to continue the tour of Y Mabinogi in smaller and more sustainable ways to every school in Wales for every year from 2026. This would mean bieaking down and developing the stories to blend with the specific areas in which the performances would happen, with smaller and local groups of actors, to make it more environmentally and economically more sustainable. We also entered into I0 collaborations with two Welsh based murder mystery events companies to host events at Panteinion Hall Black Box Events North Wales and Death on Demand in south Wales. Research and partnerships were made to host a yearly festival in Aberystwyth with ueddfa Ceredi ion Museum and other local and cultural organisations, based on the occasion in 1911 when the elephants swam in the bay. Funding applications are in progress. Financial review For the year ending 16th March 202S Struts and Frets balanced out their payments and receipts. Total expenditure for the charity for the year ending 16th March 2025 was £0. The charity received £0 in ticket sales or donations. Struts and Frets has no investments, no reserves and no assets. The Director has been responsible for the financial management of Struts and Frets. The detailed transactions and the summarised statements have been reviewed by the Trustees.
The followin8 financlal summary has been prepared on a recelpts and payments basis. The charity has no assets, no Ilabllltles and no Investmenls. Strut5 and Frets Annual accounts for the year endlng 161h March 2024 Income Expendlture Net Deficlt £0 £0 £0 Signed Trustee: Date: L£/L ILS
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts .. CC16a For the period from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to the nearest £ End1ment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to the nearest £ to the newest £ to the near•st £ A1 Receipts Ticket sales Director personal fund Other Sub total(Gross inGome for AR) set an {see table). Investment sa Sub total Total receipts A3Pa ments Staff costs Marketin Costumes. sel props, rehearsal and erformance s ace Travel and Visa Sundries Sub total CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 12106120:
A4 Asset and investment urchases see table Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearost £ Restricted funds lo near¢sl £ Endowment fvnds to nearest £ C3le9orie& Oeiails B1 Cash funds Total cash funds 0.00 0.00 0.00 la9ree balances with re¢¢iOS and payme8 acco[$)) (11. Unrgstrlcted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to near•$t £ Endowment fvnds to nearest £ Details B2 Other monetary assets Fund to whlch assfrl balon Details Cost {optlonal) Current valu• tional B3 Investment assets Fund lo whlch assel belon Current valu* ti¢)nal Details rNI Cost (optlonal) B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 12106120:
Fund to whlch B5 Liabilitles Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval ", /&/z , CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 1W06120;