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## THE TAMARITANS THEATRE COMPANY
## Registered Charity no 117499
## **Annual Report**
## **For the year ended 31 December 2022**
The Tamaritans Theatre Company of Manor Gardens, Stonehouse, Plymouth, is registered with the Charity Commission as a CIO under No 1174999. It was first registered on 5[th] October 2017 and is governed by its constitution of the same date. The assets of the former charity registered under number 274244 were transferred to it on 1[st] January 2018.
## Management
The charity is administered by a management committee comprising the following:
Chairman - Mrs C Teague
Secretary - Mrs J Dawson
Treasurer - Mr R Howard
Production Chairman - Mr S Hooper
Premises Manager - Mr M Teague
Workshop Coordinator - Mr N Clinton
Marketing and Publicity Coordinator – Mrs S Jones
Non-Officer Member- Mr. P. Shrayne
The property at Manor Gardens is vested in the CIO.
## Our Purposes
The object of the charity is to educate the public in the dramatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts and to further such charitable purpose as the management committee shall determine.
In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the management committee has considered the Charity Commissioners guidance on public benefit. In setting the level of membership fees, ticket prices and concessions, the management
committee has given careful consideration to the accessibility of its activities and performances for those on low income..
## Our activities
As a theatre company our core activity is the production of a number (currently 3 a year) of dramatic plays in theatres in the Plymouth area that are open to the public. The following notes explain the ways we seek to provide additional public benefit.
**Open Auditions.** We hold open auditions for our 3 annual plays encouraging participation by non-members.
**Website development.** The new website was launched in March 2019
**Letting Out Manor Gardens.** We make our premises available for hire to organised local groups wanting to use our rehearsal space.
**Wardrobe Hire.** We make our store of costumes available for hire to the public and local organised groups.
**Concessions.** We have structured our membership fees to make it easier for people with limited means to join in our activities. Currently we offer the following concessions:A reduced membership fee of £18 (compared to the annual fee of £36) for members under 18 and those suffering from financial hardship. A reduced membership fee of £30 is taken if members pay by direct debit. Free attendance for non-members at company functions (e.g. social events, play readings and auditions).
Reduced ticket prices for all public performances for students, the unwaged, the over 60’s and the disabled.
## Performance
he receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2022 recognised a profit for the year of £1,922 which has increased the charity’s level of cash reserves to £49,964 as presented in the statement of assets and liabilities.
The Trustees have considered the financial circumstances of this charity and are satisfied with the financial status.
A copy of the independent examiners report on the 2022 accounts is attached.
Mrs C Teague
Chairman
9[th] February 2023
## **THE TAMARITANS THEATRE COMPANY**
|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**For the year ending 31**|**st**
|**December 2022**||
|**2022 2021**||||
|**INCOME**||||
|**GENERAL INCOME**||||
|Subscriptions|||1,593|
|1 ,547||||
|Gift Aid|||-|
|534||||
|COVID Grant /Donations|||20|
|9,455||||
|Bank /CCLA Interest|||793|
|915||||
|Social Events|||421|
|-||||
|Hire of Manor Gardens|||25|
|-||||
|Wardrobe hire/sale|||-|
|20||||
|Sundry|||46|
|5||||
|**Sub-total**||||
|**2,898 12,546**||||
|**PRODUCTION INCOME**||||
|Box Ofice Receipts|||17,098|
|-||||
|Programmes, adverts||and scripts|595|
|-||||
|Refreshment Sales|||-|
|-||||
Sponsorship 600 600
**Sub-total 18,293 600 TOTAL RECEIPTS 21,191 13,146 EXPENDITURE – page 2 14,737 3,477**
**SURPLUS (LOSS) BEFORE CHANGE IN INVESTMENTS 6,454 9,669**
**Change in value of Investments (4,532) (2,063) SURPLUS (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR 1,922 7,606**
## **THE TAMARITANS THEATRE COMPANY**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (continued)**
**For the year ending 31st December 2022**
**EXPENDITURE 2022 2021**
## **Manor Gardens**
Rates and water 444 303 Heat and light 824 169 Insurance 1,922 1,437 Repairs and renewals 45 - Fire & Safety 217 75
||Security alarm 625|
|---|---|
|563||
||Telephone 59|
|248||
||Sundry 32|
|50||
||**Sub-total 4,168**|
|**2,845**||
|**Production Expenses**||
||Theatre costs|
||Theatre hire fee & staf costs 5,817|
||-|
||Commission -|
||-|
||VAT -|
||-|
||VAT SC -|
||-|
||Marketing, printing etc. -|
||-|
||Costume and wardrobe 278|
|-||
||Printing and publicity 421|
|365||
||Programmes 645|
|-||
||Royalties 948|
|-||
||Props 551|
|25||
||Scenery 45|
|-||
Light and sound 605 - Transport 414 - Stamps (Macbeth) 19 - Events Licenses - - Video 30 - Sundry Inc Bar and refreshment costs - 30 **Sub-total 9,772 420 General** Accountancy 150 100 Stationery and postage - - General stocks 266 - Social events 98 - Website 86 21 Scripts 4 - Sundry (inc NODA membership) 122 91 Bank Charges 70 - **Sub-total 796 212**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE 14,737 3,477**
|**THE TAMARITANS THEATRE COMPANY**|**THE TAMARITANS THEATRE COMPANY**|**THE TAMARITANS THEATRE COMPANY**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**RECONCILIATION OF CASH AND BANK BALANCES**||||
|**For the year ending 31**|**st**
|**December 2022**||
||||**2022**|
|**2021**||||
|**Opening Balance**||||
|**48,042**||**40,436**||
|**ADD: Surplus (Loss)**||**in year**|**1,922**|
|**7,606**||||
|**Closing Balance**||||
|**49,964**||**48,042**||
|**Represented by:**||||
|**Bank Balances**||||
|HSBC current account 12,043||||
|5,891||||
|COIF Charities Deposit Fund 6,614||||
|7,518||||
|COIF Charities Fixed Interest Fund /Ethical Fund 31,307||||
|34,633||||
|**Total**||**49,964**||
|**48,042**||||
## **OTHER PRINCIPAL ASSETS OWNED**
- Freehold workshop and rehearsal premises at Manor Gardens (purchased in February 2001 for £35,000) and refurbished in 2002 (cost £114,549)
The committee has elected under S133 of the Charities Act 2011 to prepare the accounts on a receipts and payment basis and confirm that the accounts are in accordance with the legal requirements of that Act.
R G Howard - Hon Treasurer Date