ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) COMPANY REGISTRATION No: 10465606 CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1172149
Castle View Accounting Ltd New Barn Mudberry Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TS
RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
CONTENTS
| Page 3 | Legal & Administrative Information |
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| Pages 4 to 9 | Report of the Directors' |
| Page 10 | Statement of Financial Activities |
| Page 11 | Balance Sheet |
| Pages 12 to 18 | Notes to the Financial Statements |
| Page 19 | Independent Examiner's Report |
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
CHARITY NUMBER 1172149 COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 10465606 DATE OF INCORPORATION 7th November 2016 START OF FINANCIAL YEAR 1st April 2022 END OF FINANCIAL YEAR 31st March 2023 DIRECTORS AT 31ST MARCH 2023 Gemma Beattie Eileen Gregory Eleanor Keevil Catherine Spooner GOVERNING DOCUMENT Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated 7th November 2016 As Amended by Special Resolution Dated 28th February 2017.
OBJECTS
To advance education for the public benefit and preserve and protect the good physical and mental health of the general public by the provision of Artistic performances and workshops.
REGISTERED ADDRESS 9 Heath Drive London SW20 9BE PRIMARY BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS Castle View Accounting Ltd New Barn Mudberry Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TS
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS'
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
Governing Document
Rah Rah Community Theatre Company is a charity constituted as a private company limited by shares. Its purpose and administration arrangements are set out in the constitution. The constitution was adopted on 7th November 2016 and amended by special resolution on 28th February 2017.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
Recruitment and appointment of trustees is done by the company. Gaps in experience and expertise are identified and a search for new trustees from our own networks is carried out. As written in the Articles of Association, trustees of the charity should be:
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Over 16 years old
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Not disqualified from directorship
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Not disqualified from charity trusteeship
Objects of the Charity
The Charity’s objects are to advance education for the Public Benefit and to preserve and protect the good physical and mental health of the general public by the provision of artistic performances and workshops. Our aim is to take theatre into the community that makes an impact, having a particular focus on using theatre for social change so as to raise awareness and using theatre as a form of therapy. We specialise in physical theatre, audience interaction and using drama therapy techniques. Our work focuses on reaching out to marginalised groups such as the elderly, people with learning difficulties, young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who have been trafficked and enslaved.
Main Activities for the benefit of the public in the Period
The trustees have read the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and will continue to deliver the charity’s projects within the guidance.
Main Achievements of the Charity in the period
• Jubilee Singers (23rd May – 27th June 2022) - The Jubilee Singers, a talented group, singing a selection of feel good sing along songs to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. The show was devised to whisk audiences back to memorable times throughout the Queen’s life allowing them to participate and reminisce. The show toured 144 community venues in London and the Home Counties primarily to an elderly or learning difficulties audience. We received funding from Let’s Create Jubilee Fund, National Lottery – Awards for All Grant Arts Grant and The Wimbledon Foundation which allowed us to perform fifty of the performances for free. The funding we received strengthened our relationships with our regular community groups and has connected us with new groups which has led to future bookings for other projects. With all the shows we deliver we see the huge benefits of the arts within the communities we visit. However none of us were quite prepared for how emotional our audiences would be whilst watching the Jubilee show. The Queen was the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom. The majority of our audiences have lived through the same ups and downs that she had and admired her courage and fortitude over the years. She was a monarch they related to through shared experiences and it was so special to give them the opportunity to celebrate and reminisce. For each Jubilee show we performed we always had several people in the audience with tears in their eyes and wheelchair users finding the strength from somewhere to stand when we sang the National Anthem.
• Queen’s Jubilee – Activity Pack (May –June 2022) - We created a free fun activity pack which celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The activities pack was designed to be run by activities organisers in care home or community centres. Each section of the pack was led by one of our lovely team and could be watched via an online video. The following link takes you to a downloadable version of the pack. https://www.rahrahtheatre.com/let-s-create The pack was emailed out to over 2000 community groups and care homes. There was no way of quantifying how many people it reached. However the feedback we received from those who did receive it was very positive.
• Swinging 60’s (14th June 2022 – 2nd August 2022) - A fun-loving musical set in the 60s with comedy, dancing and well known tunes for the audience to join in and sing along with. The show toured 106 community venues in London and the Home Counties primarily to an elderly or learning difficulties audience. We were pleased to see booking numbers were back up after Covid although we still faced the challenges of last minute cancellations due to cases of Covid within the homes.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS' (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
• CindeRahRahella (28th November 202220th January 2023) - Our ‘tried and tested’ pantomime ‘CindeRahRahella’, which has been loved by our audiences for over 20 years. Guaranteed to have audiences laughing, singing and dancing throughout! The show toured 215 community venues in London and the Home Counties primarily to an elderly or learning difficulties audience. We were pleased to see booking numbers were back up after Covid although we still faced the challenges of cancellations and illness.
• Jingle Bell Singers (28th November to 30th December 2022) - A collection of ‘feel good’ Christmas songs performed by our ‘Christmas Carollers’ with 3 part harmonies and a comic through line. The show toured 92 community venues in London and the Home Counties primarily to an elderly or learning difficulties audience. Due to popular demand we had two teams tour this production and doubled the number of bookings from previous years.
• Work Related Learning Shows (On going project) - We continued to tour our shows: “Wex Factor” which prepares pupils for work experience and the world of work; “Enterprise: The Next Generation” which introduces pupils to the idea of Business and Enterprise; and our Communication Workshop which looks at enhancing pupils' communication skills in the workplace and in everyday life. We toured 20 schools across London and the Home Counties. Unfortunately bookings were still relatively low due to insufficient time to market the projects.
• Teddy Bear’s Picnic (On going project) - The show is about Milly and her Bear who go on an exciting adventure to get to the picnic on time! The show incorporates puppets, well-known songs and dancing together with important educational areas such as numbers, colours and shapes. It is aimed at children aged 2-6. We went to some lovely new venues this year, including Thorington and Hawth theatre which have opened up doors to new future work. Unfortunately bookings were still relatively low due to insufficient time to market the project.
• Continued employment of our admin and marketing member of staff - Michael our admin and marketing employee has been a valuable asset to Rah Rah over the last YEAR and has generated enough additional income through bookings to allow the charity to continue to employ him on a self employed basis of 20 hours per week.
• My Mind is Free (On going project) - My Mind is Free is a powerful interpretation of the degradations of human trafficking. It tells the interlinked stories of four people trafficked to and within the UK and their horrifying tales of abuse, exploitation and enslavement. The production uses a mixture of physical theatre and multi–role playing to portray the epic journey and terrible risks that desperate people will go to in the pursuit of what they believe to be a better life, only to find that they are then exploited, ending up in a far worse position than when they started. As part of the project we offer frontline worker training workshops, an immersive experience and an online version. Unfortunately bookings were low due to insufficient time to market the project.
Challenges Faced
• The community venues we visit can sometimes be very challenging. The quality of care may not be up to standard and the service users may have complex mental health needs. Rah Rah’s mission is to make a difference and bring happiness in such places. Rah Rah tries to prepare its actors for these types of venues. However it can be too overwhelming and soul destroying for certain actors which unfortunately results in them not wishing to do this type of work again.
• Covid is still impacting on our shows as the majority of the venues we perform at have vulnerable people in the audiences. We have faced last minute cancellations and have needed to continue to employ cover actors to cover any actors who got Covid. This is an additional cost Rah Rah did not factor in pre Covid.
• Bookings for both our work related learning shows and Teddy Bear’s Picnic were disappointingly lower than expected primarily due to insufficient time to market these projects.
• Unfortunately Rah Rah’s car was broken into and one of our panto kits was stolen. The costumes were found abandoned however both our PA and roller banners were never found. We are currently looking in to additional insurance to cover all equipment.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS' (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
• Rah Rah is struggling to meet the demand for its services and the challenges involved in making the next step to become a larger charity. The transition to employing more staff to meet the demand and expand is currently too big a financial risk. Unfortunately we were unsuccessful with our NPO application which would have allowed us to do this. Where time permits we will continue to seek funding opportunities to allow us to make the next step. Unfortunately these type of application are lengthy and very time consuming.
Snap Shot of Feedback received this year
· "One of our residents who normally wanders constantly, sat through the whole show and made comments such as "wonderful" and "very good" He even laughed at the jokes.
· Some of our residents who don't normally come down to entertainment, stated that they would like to come down again if Rah Rah were coming.
· One of our lovely residents who sits and doesn't show any interest and often says music is too loud, was tapping her foot along to the music, and was giggling when one of the performers came over to sing to her.
· Even the staff commented on the talent of the young people and are begging me to book them again.
· "They were brilliant!" "They are so talented" "It is so nice to have something different". “These performers are amazing and do not realise how much enjoyment they bring to the clients.”
· The residents we have in our care home have complex needs and we had a resident’s family member in that day and she really enjoyed the show as she said that her husband was really showing an interest in the music and was smiling and singing along to every song, also the residents were all smiling after the show and some of the residents that can give feedback said it was a fantastic show and would love to have them back again in the home.
· A relative popped in the following day to ask what had happened the day before as the gentleman had gone home in a completely different mood and was so much happier than when he came in on the day of the entertainment.
· The residents at Manresa are all able to live independently so this event was more of a Friday night out for them. They loved it and always ask me to book the next show.
· I loved the singing and it did make me laugh, they were all very entertaining it didn't seem like an hour. I could have watched for longer.
· The most common comments are always "why can’t we see these shows more often". " I haven't laughed so much is years". "My face aches through smiling".
· Great company, really accommodating and helpful.
· The interaction with the actors was incredible, taking time before the performance to chat with each resident and get their names to include them in the show made it feel a very personal performance.
· The interaction with the residents is second to none! Finding out their names and using them throughout the show is fabulous!
· They got all my residents and even the staff involved. They were rolling on the floor. It was hilarious.
· It was young and vibrant, with talented professional performers.
- You were genuinely funny, approachable/at our level, the songs chosen for the show - and the ways you performed them!
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS' (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
· We loved it last year but this year was even better! We couldn't fault it! Jokes and script was fantastic.
· They had a brilliant time and because we subsidise the tickets they are able to afford to see a live performance on their door step.
· One resident said he thought the pantomime was "the best one the Rah Rah Theatre Company had done by far". Another resident said it was "The tonic that I needed today." Another resident stood up at the end of the Jingle Bells Singers performance to say how much they had enjoyed the show.
· The Rah Rah Theatre Company are regular visitors to our Sheltered Housing Building in Hammersmith, West London, Sycamore House. The Cast are absolutely wonderful and so very professional and the residents absolutely loved both the 'Jingle Bell Singers' and also the performance of 'Cinderahrahella'. The Cast are so very kind, caring and compassionate to the residents at Sycamore House and their performances are absolutely First Class and highly professional and the cast have such a massive amount of Energy and Positivity. It means so much to the Residents at Sycamore House to have the Cast performing for them every year and please can you thank them all so very much for working so very hard on making the shows such a huge success!
· They were taken back to happy times in their lives when they were well enough to go to the theatre. It was amazing that you could bring it to them.
· My residents and the staff loved this panto. They were laughing and joining in. It surprised us that a resident who does not interact much was singing along and taking part. Wonderful. Even had a staff member dancing along until they all fell on the floor, but even then carried on. A great time was had by all. Thank you to those wonderful actors.
· The actors were extremely talented, with lovely singing voices and they interacted beautifully with our elderly residents. We particularly liked the fact that once they had set up and changed into their costumes they chatted with all of our residents in the lounge and found out their names. They were lovely.
· Rah Rah always energizes and uplifts the spirit every time they visit us! A real treat that lasts and lasts. So important to the isolated elderly who are generally at their lowest ebb and hating old age. We also had four year olds from the local nursery coming along and equally enjoyed the fun and the attention!
· A wonderful entertaining performance involving Service Users and making them feel special so many thanks for your kindness. You really brought the Christmas vibe to the Arc and all in it!
· All our residents really enjoy your shows and as soon as one is over they are asking when the next one will be. As some of our residents have little to no family, or are suffering poor health, it is so important (and lovely) to see them singing along and leaving their troubles behind, if only for an hour. Thank you.
· We had a gentleman that normally gets up and wanders after about 10 minutes, he sat through the whole performance and was laughing and smiling.
· Thank you so much to both Jude and Michael at The Rah Rah Theatre Company for your incredible hard work and for bringing so much joy and happiness to the residents at Sycamore House, you are both amazing. Have a Wonderful Christmas and all the very best for 2023.
· You are doing a brilliant job in offering some joy and happiness to those who might not otherwise grace the doors of the theatre, keep going because you offer a beautiful ray of sunshine and hope in what can sometimes seem like a desperately needy community.
· Cinderahrahella went down a treat with residents at all three schemes, with many saying how much they enjoyed the performances. I went to all three shows and still laughed at the jokes and enjoyed seeing our residents getting interactive with the performers. I had a resident who told me, “This was just the tonic I needed today” and another one said it was the best performance they had seen the Rah Rah Theatre Company do.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS' (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
The Jingle Bell Singers were equally well received and one resident, at the end of the last performance, felt compelled to stand and say what a great show it had been and how much they had enjoyed it.
Some of our residents have been experiencing difficult times, made harder by the upcoming festive season and to see and hear how much they enjoy your shows is a wonderful thing.
Please thank everyone that was involved and have a healthy and happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to booking the Rah Rah Theatre Company in 2023 for your Spring shows!
· I would like to thank you and your marvellous cast for yesterday’s performance of Cinder-rah-rah-rella. The residents and the staff loved it. It was so immersive how they included everyone in the storyline. They even got some of our more reluctant residents to participate which was so lovely to see. Please give our grateful thanks to the cast as they were brilliant!
· Just a quick biggest thank you for your company’s performance this morning at our home (Alder House, Chigwell). All three of your performers were just incredible and every resident just loved the show – BRILLIANT!!.
Full Feedback Surveys and Project Evaluations
Full feedback and evaluations received can be viewed on the following link:
https://www.rahrahtheatre.com/evaluation-forms
Plans for the Future / next year
· Country Roads and Summer Singing Sensations will be visiting community venues May- July 2023. The target is 180 shows - 3 shows a day, 5 days a week. Funding applications are being made to allow us to offer some of the shows for free.
· Christmas 2023 - Jingle Bell Singers and Jack and the Beanstalk will be visiting community venues in December and January 2024 – target 300 shows. Funding applications will be made to offer some of these shows for free.
· For Christmas 2023 - We may look to employ an additional team that covers schools and a static theatre at weekends.
· Teddy Bear’s picnic – Target 20 shows. Trialling box office splits as opposed to flat fees in some venues.
· WRL – Reworking marketing and mailing out. Unfortunately this is currently a tough sell due to limited time resources and schools’ budgets. Jude and Michael have decided to dedicate at least 5 hours of marketing to this to see if the situation can be improved.
· MMIF – No time resources to tackle this project currently.
· We will continue to seek and apply for funding opportunities for the following activities/projects: A new project on County Lines, a part time funding officer and a new updated booking system.
- Expand our board of trustees.
Reserves Policy
The charities reserves target is £18,000 which is equal to three months payroll costs to pay our core team.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
(Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account)
| Notes INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming Resources from Generated Funds Donations, Grants & Legacies 3a Activities for Generating Funds 3b Other Incoming Resources 3c TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED Cost of Generating Funds Charitable Activities 4a Governance Costs 4b TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED NET INCOMING/ (OUTGOING) RESOURCES Balance Brought Forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL Funds Funds 2022/23 2021/22 £ £ £ £ - 37,536 37,536 85,739 - 106,138 106,138 48,427 - - - 2,240 - 143,675 143,675 136,406 - 140,093 140,093 110,120 - 1,206 1,206 2,976 - 141,299 141,299 113,096 - 2,376 2,376 23,309 - 27,331 27,331 4,021 - 29,707 29,707 27,330 |
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Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. All of the organisation's operations are classed as continuing.
The notes on pages 12 to 18 form part of these financial statements.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Preparation & Assessment of Going Concern
Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1st January 2015) - (Charities SORP - FRS102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Assessment of Going Concern
Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Incoming Resources
Recognition of Incoming Resources
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:
▪ the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
▪ the Directors are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
▪ the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability
Incoming Resources with Related Expenditure
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resource and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.
Grants and Donations
Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts
Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA in the same financial period as the gift to which they relate.
Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants
This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services has been delivered.
Gifts in Kind
Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable.
Donated Services and Facilities
These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.
Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Directors' annual report.
Investment Income
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment Gains and Losses
This included any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Expenditure and Liabilities
Liability Recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Governance Costs
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the Directors' meetings and cost of any legal advice to Directors on governance or constitutional matters.
Changes in Accounting Policies and Previous Accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (variation rules and methods of accounting) since last year, and no changes to the previous accounts.
Grants Payable without Performance Conditions
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.
Unrestricted funds
These funds can be used for the general objectives of the charity as set out in the trustees report. The movements of the unrestricted funds are given in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Restricted funds
These funds are where the donor has specified a purpose for the donation made. These restrictions often arise as a result of appeals for special offerings for specific purposes.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Legal Status of the Charity
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.
Fixed Assets
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied per annum are as follows:
| Equipment Cost | 25% - Reducing Balance Basis |
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| Motor Vehicles | 33.33% - Straight Line Basis |
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| Cost 01-Apr-22 Additions Cost at 31-Mar-23 Depreciation 01-Apr-22 Charge Depreciation at 31-Mar-23 Net Book Value 31-Mar-23 Net Book Value 31-Mar-22 |
Motor Equipment Total Vehicles Cost 2022/23 £ £ £ 6,490 - 6,490 - - - 6,490 - 6,490 2,163 - 2,163 2,163 - 2,163 4,326 - 4,326 2,164 - 2,164 4,327 - 4,327 |
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The annual commitments under non-cancelling operating leases and capital commitments are as follows:
31st March 2023 : None
31st March 2022 : None
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
3. INCOMING RESOURCES
| a) Donations, Grants & Legacies Grants Received b) Activities for Generating Funds Ticket Sales c) Other Incoming Resources Sundry Income 4. RESOURCES EXPENDED a) Charitable Activities Acting Costs Administrative Costs Advertising & Publicity Costume & Set Costs Depreciation Expense Directors Fees Fundraising Costs Insurance Costs Office Costs Production Costs Rehearsal Costs Travel & Subsistence Writers Fees b) Governance Costs Independent Examiners Fee Legal & Professional Fees |
Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL Funds Funds 2022/23 2021/22 £ £ £ £ - 37,536 37,536 85,739 - 37,536 37,536 85,739 - 106,138 106,138 48,427 - 106,138 106,138 48,427 - - - 2,240 - - - 2,240 Unrestricted Restricted TOTAL TOTAL Funds Funds 2022/23 2021/22 £ £ £ £ - 66,073 66,073 40,233 - 45,037 45,037 45,177 - 11,863 11,863 4,467 - 2,495 2,495 715 - 2,163 2,163 2,163 - 3,659 3,659 2,426 - - - 1,000 - 510 510 803 - 114 114 1,852 - 565 565 7,494 - 398 398 280 - 7,216 7,216 2,885 - - - 625 - 140,093 140,093 110,120 - 950 950 850 - 256 256 2,126 - 1,206 1,206 2,976 |
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
5. RESTRICTED FUNDS
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
| Theatre Fund PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR Theatre Fund |
Balance Balance 01-Apr-22 Income Expenditure Transfers 31-Mar-23 £ £ £ £ £ 27,331 143,675 141,299 - 29,707 27,331 143,675 141,299 - 29,707 Balance Balance 01-Apr-21 Income Expenditure Transfers 31-Mar-22 £ £ £ £ £ 4,021 136,406 113,096 - 27,331 4,021 136,406 113,096 - 27,331 |
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The Restricted Funds held are wholly represented by the Charity's Cash Reserves and are to be expended as specified above.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
| Cash at Bank and in Hand 7. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS Sundry Debtors |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Fund Fund 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 £ £ £ £ - 28,493 28,493 24,204 - 28,493 28,493 24,204 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Fund Fund 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 £ £ £ £ - - - - - - - - |
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8. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| Independent Examiners Fee Sundry Creditors |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Fund Fund 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 £ £ £ £ - 950 950 850 - - - 350 - 950 950 1,200 |
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9. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR
The Charity held no long term liabilities during this or the previous financial year.
10. NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| Fixed Asset Investments Net Current Assets Long Term Liabilities |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22 £ £ £ £ - 2,164 2,164 4,327 - 27,543 27,543 22,154 - - - - - 29,707 29,707 26,481 |
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
11. RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENT ON CAPITAL AND RESERVES
The Company is Limited by Guarantee (10465606) and is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission (1172149) and does not have a Share capital and has no income subject to Corporation Tax.
| Profit / Deficit for the financial year Other Recognised Gains Balance Brought Forward Closing Funds at 31st March 2023 |
TOTAL 2022/23 £ 2,376 - 2,376 27,330 29,706 |
TOTAL 2021/22 £ 23,309 - 23,309 4,021 27,330 |
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12. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
| TOTAL 2022/23 £ Gross Wages, Salaries & Fees 45,037 Employer's National Insurance Costs - Pension Contributions - 45,037 Employees who were engaged in each of the following activities: TOTAL 2022/23 Charitable Activities 3 |
TOTAL 2021/22 £ 45,177 - - 45,177 TOTAL 2021/22 3 |
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The Charity employs members of staff on a Self-Employed basis and is not liable for their Income Tax and National Insurance payments. No members of staff received emoluments of over £60,000. (2021/22:None)
13. DIRECTORS AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES
No payments were made to Directors or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a Director or any person connected with them.
14. RISK ASSESSMENT
The Directors actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Directors have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
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RAH RAH COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023
15. RESERVES POLICY
The Directors have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs. This is based on the charity's size and the level of financial commitments held. The Directors aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The directors will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.
16. PUBLIC BENEFIT
The Charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or ‘aims’ that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTON THEACCOUNTS Report to the trusteesl members of the Rah Rah CmUnty atre Company on the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023 set out on pag8s 10 to 18. Rw•etlvè rnsponblllllQl of trustees and •xamln•r The Charws truste (who a ab30 the directors of the company for the purp)se3 of Company lawl are responsible for the preparation of Ihe finanoal ststements. The truste8s are satisfi8d that th& audit requirement of Seth'on 144111 ol th Charilies A¢t 2011 Ithe Act) not appty. and that there is no requirement in the goveming documgnt or constitution of the Charty for the conducting of an a11. As a eAMtsÈqUW. the trLtees have d8ct8d that th8 financial slatements b8 subject to independent examFnation. Havin9 satisfi¢il myself that the charity is rt Subject to audit and 18 eligibl8 for Indyndont examination. li is my responsibility to-. al examine the accounts undor saction 145 of thg Act- bl to follow th8 pro¢edures18id down in Ihe General Dir8¢twM gfven by thè Charity Ccrfnmi%sion under sgdon 145lSllbl of the Act.. and.. ¢1 to stste whethgr partilaT motters hav8 CO to my attention. Ba818 of Ind•p•nd•nt examln•rfg stat•m•nt I conducl8d my examination in aCCCdan vthi the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners for England & Wales in relation to the conducting of an independent examination. rolerre(I to above. An independ&nt examination includes a rewew of Ihe accounting r•cords kept by the Charity and of th8 a¢¢ountin9 systems employed by the Charity an¢J o companson of the financial stalement$ preSert with those records. It also inclLJgs ¢sidratn ol any unusual Items or disclosures in the financial statements. and seekirwJ explanations from y¢)u as trust con¢8ming such matter5. The purpose of tho ¥xamin8tion 18 to establish as far as p0ble Ihat Ihere have been no breaches of the Charlti&s leglslation and thal the nnanclal siaiements compty with th8 SORP. on a ¢&st basi& of 8vthnce relevanl to the amounts And dis¢l08ure8 in the financlal stateménts. Tho procgdur89 undort8k•n do not provJg 011 th• that vthihj bè r•quirwJ in •n •LKlit. and InfomiOn suppli•d by the trustees in the course of the examination is rt subi8ct8d to audit tests or enquiries. and consequently I do not express an audrt opinion on the vthy given by Ihe financial slatements. and in particular, l èxpr858 opinion as to whether the financial statements give a Inje and fair view ol the affairs of the charity. and my report is limited to Ihg matters sel out Sn th8 statoment bel¢y•. I planned and perfomied my examination 80 as to liSfy myself Ihal the obiectNes of the Ind8p8ndent gxamlnatlon 8rg achleved and belore finallslng th• r¢wrt l obtain written aswrances from thts trust of•ll m•t¢ri81 matters. Indep•nd•nt •xamln•rfs stat•m•nt In tho cours8 of my examinat, no matter has come to my atttK)n'. hich gives me reasonablg cause lo Wieve thal In, any materlal resw. the trust8 fequlrem¢nts.' . lo keep accounting records in accordan wth seumy) 386 ofthe Companies Act 21XJ6', and . to prepare accounts which accord wth the am)unting re¢ord$ comply with the accounting requiremonls of wtion 396 of the Companies Act 2CQ6 and with the methods a1 &winuples of Ihe Stsiement of recommended Practice.. Aecounting and R8POrtiThJ by Charbt have not been met: or to whlch. in my opinion, attenlion Sh1 be drawn in ordèr to ¢nablo a proper understsnding ol tho accounts to bg Teached. K. Collaku MAAT Ca511e View Accounting Ltd New Barn Mudberry Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex P018 8TS Date: 31st Cktob•r 2023