## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 8th September 2024 to period end date** ## **Zenith Youth Theatre Company** ## **Charity registration number: 1169585** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the CIO are:-
To educate young people in the
dramatic/musical arts and theatre studies, and
to further the development of public
appreciation and taste in the said arts.
To provide practical experiences in all aspects
of theatre production to young people.
To engage with young people who otherwise
might not see musical theatre as a means of
enhancing life chances and opportunity.| |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|Cast members are tasked to study their
characters and are given guidance on how
these characters are portrayed to the public.
They are asked to practice their dances, songs
and lines outside of the rehearsal process.
Zenith cast members performed in two shows
in this year, the first being Evita at Kingswood
Theatre, Bath. In the summer, we returned to
Kingswood with Everybody’s Talking About
Jamie.
Zenith shows are promoted through website,
social media, word of mouth and leaflet drops
across all socio economic groups in and
around Bath. In addition we produce a
quarterly newsletter which is available via
email and through our website.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|With reference to the statutory guidance on
public benefit, the trustees continue to promote
a ‘No Audition Policy’ to become a member of
Zenith Youth Theatre Company. In addition,| |issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit||due regard is given to ticket pricing and the
continuation of offering tickets at
concessionary rates.| |---|---|---| **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|The valued contribution made by volunteers is
welcomed and appreciated, especially during
show weeks and is essential to the operation
of Zenith Youth Theatre.| |Other||| |||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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 company rehearses Friday evenings at St
Marks Community Centre, Bath. During the
lockdown we rehearsed online. In November
2024 we won the Walter Hawkins Award at
the Rose Bowls for Creativity and Design for
The Addams Family.
Zenith cast members performed in two shows
in this year, the first being Evita, the second
being Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|As part of the rehearsal process for
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the
ensemble worked hard to create individual
characters to make up a group of classmates
for Jamie.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We were able to raise a modest sum this year
through fundraising. This figure was in line with
last year’s.| |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|Whilst ticket sales were slightly down due to a
heatwave in our summer show week, Front of
House sales were up and less money was
spent on hire.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity policy is to ensure that we hold
enough reserves to cover any outstanding
costs due to cancelation of a show through
unforeseen circumstance.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£31,474 (excluding funds already allocated).| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **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|Our principal sources are through ticket sales.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Our investment policy is continuously
monitored with the focus on balance of risk
versus income.| |A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| |||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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|Incorporated Organisation (Foundation)| |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|Four Appointed Trustees, five Elected Trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Induction Includes a general questionnaire
compiled from the Essential Trustee Guidance
(CC3)
Relevant regular updates from the CC are
circulated to all Trustees| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The day to day activities of the charity are
managed by a working committee of
volunteers, of which four members of the
committee are trustees.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| |||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Zenith Youth Theatre Company| |---|---| |
Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1169585| |
Charity’s principal address|St Marks Community Centre
Widcombe
Bath
BA2 4PA| ||| |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Joel White|Chair||| |Roy Page|Vice Chair||| |Carol Jones|Treasurer||| |Georgia Palmer|Secretary||| |JennyMcKim|||| |Michelle Tucker|||| |Patricia McSherry|||| |Delia Lee|||| |Scott Rogers|||| |Jenny McKim|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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) Name Address Type of 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** Joel White Chair of Trustees **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** SIGN **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 04/08/2026 Charlty number: 1169585 Zenith Youth Theatre Company Accounts for the year ended 09 October 2025 dty•nd•nt¢xamin•e• r•portto I￿11U$tQe5 of Z•nlthYouth Th••tr* Comi) I r8porton the wlptsand p•wnentsattOwtLYlheCrA￿tyIOrth9 gOctO￿r2026, Jetowttw pwes 2 105 RMp•¢Uv• r4qpon*lbllWg1 oftru•tWa and ex•mity•r charity's Iru$tees tsre ￿SpO￿l￿e fort￿preParat￿)n ofthe T￿￿&￿st￿￿telY￿)nNdttrt￿1 ￿ audit li Mt Mqulr8d forihs yearundersttbon 14412}of th8 ChgrftiFgAth2D11 lthe 2011 A¢tl •nd 1hll1￿ indepenthnitrxamlwts•n Li nJ6d8d, 1. •XAmin2 ac¢4unl&uNJèr%clKn 145oflh82011 2. l9fd1￿ pro¢AduMs drE4m kntsgener4 bythtreomml•won und8rggc*lon 14515)Ibl ofthg 2011 Act 3. io¥tat¢whether pwOuJlBrm•ttÉrA ha￿ comob7my atteniv) B•ilsof kndw•ndentox•mln•¢• Rport My ex8fflln@Uon w88 carrted out in grnxdan¢8 vAlh the general Thrpctionts tyen by the Ch8￿Y Commts5ion. AD9¥•nI￿on nclA688 rewewofthe accounlingrecoffh kept by the charity8nd a cDrnparfson oftheartounls yesented Y￿h It￿er￿￿ord& tt 8190 indLth cOns￿erat￿N0f any unugual rtemsu di¥40￿re5 m the at