Struts and Frets
Struts and Frets is a re81slered Cliarlty (reE no. 1162917). The Principal office was updated
to Panteinion Hall, Ffordd Paiiteliilui), l=rlogi Falrbourne, Gwynedd, LL38 2TJ from April 2025
to Noveniber 2025, ai)d tliei) to Ilroi)Ciipel, 5wyddffynnon, Ystrad MeuriE, Ceredigion, SY25
6AP froni Noveiiibei" 2025.
Repoi't of (IILI Ii'iislLILJS (oi" IIIL yLlal' L'll(Iliig 16111 March 2026
The followi1)8 report aiid financial review have been prepared in accordance with the
Cliarities Act 2011, and the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities
preparin8 their accounts in accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reporting Standards for Smaller
Entities.
Struts and Frets is a Charitable Incorporated Organization, governed by a Foundation Model
Constitution since 301h July 2015.
Structure, governance and managemenL
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 appoint any more trustees. No other person or body external to the
charity Is entitled to appoint one or more of the trustees.
The charity trustees have complied with thelr duty to have due regard to the guidance on
public benefit published by the commission in exercising thelr powers or duties.
The daily operational runnin8 of the charity has been dele8ated 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, 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
or discounted live and recorded performances, free workshops In schools, and have made
no financial or other gain ourselves.
Dlrectors 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 2025 until 16th March 2026 were:
Rosie Wesemann,
Zumrut Somel Grayi
Monlka Stansall
The Director is Francesca De Slca

There liave been no otlier trustees or cu5todlan5 durlng the perlod to 16th March 2026,
The Trustees liave not received aiiy beiieflts or payment5 from the charity during the period
ending 16th March 2026.
Piirpose aiid ALtlvitlcs
The Objectives of Struts and Frets Is to advance, Improve, develop and maintain public
educatioii it), ai)d appreciation of, the art of drama by any means the trustees see fit,
includiiig througli tl)e presentatlon of publlc performances.
Performance and Achlevements
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Between l? March 2025 and 16 March 2026, the main focus of the year, after the
acquisition of Panteinion Hall as a creative retreat and evénts venue in March 2025 was the
operation of Panteinion Hall as a rehearsal space and residential retreat for other creative
companies, offering it to the National Theatre WalesnEAM as a free space as part of a
charity-to-charity Wales and Welsh language partnership. Paying guests providing the
income to allow us to host non-paying artlstic guests for free, benefltting us both.
We also entered into two collaboratlons 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. The guests paid the performers directly, allowing the artists to
benefit financially while we benefitted by gainin8 a reputation as an arts and events venue.
The company took a break from performing in 2025 to regroup and apply for appropriate
funding to continue the tour of YMt7binogi In smaller and more sustainable ways to every
school in Wales for every year from 2026.
We also sought out other venues beside those managed by CADW, including local museums,
National Trust managed sites, local festivals, Botanic Gardens and any party with an interest
in either children's theatre, folklore and Welsh language, even outside Wales. This meant
breaking down and developing the stories to blend with the specific areas in which the
performances would happen according to requirements, with smaller and local groups of
actors, to make it more environmentally and economlcally more sustainable. It made for a
more flexible, better distributed and ultimately more rewarding performance and workshop
schedule.
Research was undertaken and partnerships made to produce and organize a yearly festival
in Aberystwyth, "AberEleFesV' with Am
ueddfa Ceredi
ion Museum and other local and
cultural organisations to celebrate Aberystwyth's hlstorical and cultural past, basin8 it on
the occasion in 1911 when the elephants swam in the bay and when Aberystwyth was at its
most commercially successful as a seaside resort and centre of tourism. The museum is now
closed for essential repairs until 2027, allowing us time to develop more partnerships,
receive and adapt to feedback and successfully apply for fundin8 to make this a yearly
event.

Plans for futui'e perlods
Performances and creating more partnershlps wlth Ymablnogl will contlnue, as it will every
year, across Wales, while thls year we are seekln8 some natlonal and international
opportunities.
Collaborative partnersliips wlll contlnue to be sought and establlshed within Aberystwyth
and wider Ceredi8ion for AberEleFest. As wlth Ymabinogl, we intend this to be a mutually
beneficial and lon8Standing venture so we are benefitting from the time allowed with the
museuiii's closure to better establish a solid and sustainable network of partnerships and
fundin8 model for the future.
A comedy musical play is in draft and in the process of devising, focusing on the Victorian
spiritualism, which should be ready for previev¥s in late 2026.
Financial revlew
For the year endlng 16th March 2026 Struts and Frets balanced out their payments and
receipts.
Total expenditure for the charity for the year endin8 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 following financial summary has been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. The
charity has no assets, no liabilitie5 and no investments.
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Struts and Frets Annual accounts for the year endlng 16 March 2026
Income
' Expenditure
Net Deficit
£0
£0
£0
Signed Trustee:
Date:

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Struts and Frels
1162917
171h March 2025
16th March
2026
CC16a
Section A Receipts
and pa
ments
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
Total funds
Last year
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Ticket sales
Director
rsonal fund
Other
Sub total(Gross income forAR)
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see tsble).
Sub tota
A3 Payments
Staff costs
Markekn'ng
Costumes. set props. rehearsal and
perfomiance space

Travel and Visa
Sundries
Sub tota
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see tsble)
Sub tota
Total paymen
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year en
0.00
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at
the end of the
eriod
Categories
Details
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funds
to nearest £
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funds
to nea￿t £
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accounllsll
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Details
to nemrnfyt £
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to neare8t £
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83 Investment assets
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bolongs
Current value
(OPtiofMII
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
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Ilability relate8
Amount due
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B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
approval
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