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Charity number: 1169585
Z•nlth Youth Theatre Company
Accounts for the year ended
09 October 2023

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Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary incorne and expencSiture accounti
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Income Illo1• 11
F01
F02
F04
F05
9.661
17,294
51,191
6.774
3.19B
33.767
Charitth adr41
51.191
10
11.717
Totsi
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S07
75,763
49.720
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cha￿abl0 wJfr4rf198
580
87,
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Tot•1
S12
8.631
S13
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14.129
12,868
12,4of1
Tax wiab*
S15
14.129
12,888
12,451
Nel on
S18
S17
S18
S19
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14.129
12.868
12.451
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Other gal￿(1)SSes￿
S21
26.997
14.129
12.868
12,4fJ1
Totsl frjnds fr#vHd
S23
31.748
4.751
40.475
f2,T23
59.355
59,Y72
72,223

1169585
Section B
Balance sheet
10 O¢t 2022 - 9 Oct 2023
Fixed assets
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T•ngllAe 4•8ets
F01
F03
F04
F05
Curr•nt as80ts
70.777
70.777
on• y••r
11
70.TIF
T2,223
Cr•dltorn: amowth f•MlTrJ
y••r
Provknlon• for Il•bllllS
14
37,151
72.223
Funds of th• Charity
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4604
47S1
40.475
31,748
Unr•Btskl•d fvnd•
Roval￿lIOn v•wrn
19
4.751

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Income
nd
Tolal Pvior>ybAr
Membetshi
Grants and donatKJns
Fr￿￿S subscn
Fundtaisin
Hire
Gift aid
le9acie6:
6.791
852
852
436
269
1.401
Tol•l
7.633
9.661
17.294
10.(X)5
Charit•bl•
Ticket sales
Fronl of house sal8S
4.779
760
Meals
Totsi
51.191
51.191
Other
Tol•1
Intefest incon
10
10
TOTAL INCOME
49,720
Note 2
Analy81• of •xpendltur•
ThSs year
L•st y•ar
Tol•l fw
nd•
dityr• on charitabl• acti¥itlM:
Cost of
Insurance and mernber5hi
Website aThJ mathetm
80.182
1.495
2.803
80.182
1.495
2.803
29.140
29.140
1,300
2,951
631
2.951
631
airs and renewals
Sund
ex
2,681
234
574
2.681
234
574
1.686
222
574
iat
574
Tolal expondi￿n on charitable acfjvltl••
87.969
iiure on raisin
Hire. Fundraisin
& Fnends ex
185
580
765
Total 0Xp￿dIt￿re on raising funds
185
580
765
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
0631
88.631
580
37.269

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Note 3
Tangl￿0 fixed assets
Cost or valualion
Equlwn•nQ
Total
At the beginning of the year
Athjitions
Revaluations
Disposals
At end of the year
2,870
2.870
Depreclatlon and Impairnients
Strarym Line
Straight Line
20%
At beginning of the year
Disposal8
1,424
1,424
Depreciation
574
574
At efKI of ￿ year
Net book valu•
Net book value al Ihe beginniThJ of the year
1,446
Net book value at the end of the y
8n
872
Note 4
Cash at bank and in hand
This year
Last year
Cash at bank and on hand
Total
58,483
70,777


## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 8th September 2022 to 7[th] September 2023** 

## **Zenith Youth Theatre Company** 

## **Charity registration number: 1169585** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the CIO are:-<br>To educate young people in the<br>dramatic/musical arts and theatre studies, and<br>to further the development of public<br>appreciation and taste in the said arts.<br>To provide practical experiences in all aspects<br>of theatre production to young people.<br>To engage with young people who otherwise<br>might not see musical theatre as a means of<br>enhancing life chances and opportunity.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Cast members are tasked to study their<br>characters and are given guidance on how<br>these characters are portrayed to the public.<br>They are asked to practice their dances, songs<br>and lines outside of the rehearsal process.<br>Zenith cast members performed in two shows<br>in this year, the first being Joseph and the<br>Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In the<br>summer, we took 4 different shows to the<br>Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with the cast split<br>into 4 smaller productions.<br>Zenith shows are promoted through website,<br>social media, word of mouth and leaflet drops<br>across all socio economic groups in and<br>around Bath. In addition we produce a<br>quarterly newsletter which is available via<br>email and through our website. In Edinburgh,<br>our show was advertised on the Edinburgh<br>Fringe Festival website and in their official<br>brochure.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|With reference to the statutory guidance on<br>public benefit, the trustees continue to promote<br>a ‘No Audition Policy’ to become a member of<br>Zenith Youth Theatre Company. In addition,|





|issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit||due regard is given to ticket pricing and the<br>continuation of offering tickets at<br>concessionary rates.|
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## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The valued contribution made by volunteers is<br>welcomed and appreciated, especially during<br>show weeks and is essential to the operation<br>of Zenith Youth Theatre.|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 



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||||The company rehearses Friday evenings at St||
||||Marks Community Centre, Bath. During the||
||||lockdown we rehearsed online. In October||
||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,|Para 1.20|2022 we won the Rose Bowl Award for the<br>best youth production for Sweeney Todd, and||
||identifying the difference the||the best light opera award for The Pirates of||
||charity’s work has made to||Penzance.||
||the circumstances of its||||
||beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.||Zenith cast members performed in two shows<br>in this year, the first being Joseph and the<br>Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In the||
||||summer, we took 4 different shows to the||
||||Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with the cast split||
||||into 4 smaller productions.||
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||Achievements against|Para 1.41|||
||objectives set||||
||Performance of fundraising||||
||activities against objectives|Para 1.41|||
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||Investment performance|Para 1.41|||
||against objectives||||
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Due to the additional costs of taking 4 shows to<br>Edinburgh, our expenditure and ticket sales<br>were lower than normal. However, we still<br>ended the year with a surplus.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity policy is to ensure that we hold<br>enough reserves to cover any outstanding<br>costs due to cancelation of a show through<br>unforeseen circumstance.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£36,577 (excluding funds already allocated).|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our principal sources are through ticket sales.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|Our investment policy is continuously<br>monitored with the focus on balance of risk<br>versus income.|
|A description of the<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity|Para 1.46||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association,CIO)|Para 1.25|Incorporated Organisation (Foundation)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Five Appointed Trustees, five Elected Trustees|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|Induction Includes a general questionnaire<br>compiled from the Essential Trustee Guidance<br>(CC3)<br>Relevant regular updates from the CC are<br>circulated to all Trustees|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The day to day activities of the charity are<br>managed by a working committee of<br>volunteers, of which four members of the<br>committee are trustees.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Zenith Youth Theatre Company|
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|<br>Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1169585|
|<br>Charity’s principal address|St Marks Community Centre<br>Widcombe<br>Bath<br>BA2 4PA|
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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|Joel White|Chair|||
|Roy Page|Vice Chair|||
|Carol Jones|Treasurer|||
|Georgia Palmer|Secretary|||
|Chris Jones||||
|Michelle Tucker||||
|Patricia McSherry||||
|Delia Lee||||
|Scott Rogers||||
|Jenny McKim||||
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Joel White Chair of Trustees 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

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