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NOT CRICKET
PRODUCTIONS
ANNUAL
REPORT AND
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2021
Cknrity Nw&r: 1175772
**Trustees** Hannah Forsyth (Chair) Kate Stephenson Graham Stephenson **Charity Registration Number** 1175772 **Registered Address** 23 Valley Road Scarborough YO11 2LY **Bankers** HSBC 33 St Nicholas Street Scarborough YO11 2HN **Governing Document** The charity is regulated by its constitution
dated 16 November 2017
## **TRUSTEE’S REPORT**
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This report will cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. The report has been prepared in compliance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.
## **Charitable Objectives**
Advance public education in, and appreciation of, dramatic arts through the production and presentation of public performances.
Develop and encourage an interest in theatre, literature and history, in particular but not limited to young people.
## **Aims**
Not Cricket entertains and educates through theatre, interactive performance and associated creative arts. Working with a range of educational, heritage and community partners, the company revives classic texts and forgotten historical narratives. All of its work is based on rigorous research and the company is always seeking new locations and stories.
## **Activities**
Not Cricket returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2021, with another outdoor puzzle adventure, _Hunt for Treasure Island_ . This was a familyfriendly experience based on the works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Post Covid, the Fringe was considerably smaller than in previous years (around a third of the size of 2019) and performing brought challenges in terms of adherence to covid regulations. The small scale and many attendees eager for a return to live theatre, however, ensured sell out audiences and 111 teams participated during the run.
Throughout August, the company also partnered with the National Trust for Scotland, helping to operate one of their properties, The Georgian House in Edinburgh’s New Town, as a Fringe venue. This partnership continued throughout the rest of the year with Not Cricket operating theatrical and engagement events at Halloween and Christmas including a public reading of _A Christmas Carol_ with toured all three of the Trust’s Edinburgh properties in December. Ongoing Covid concerns restricted numbers at these, but they were well received nonetheless.
The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit (section 4 of the 2006 Act) and through the work detailed above, they consider that the charity is fulfilling its obligations by achieving its objectives.
On behalf of the Trustees
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Hannah Forsyth (Chair) 27 October 2022
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
||**Unrestricte**
**d funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**TOTAL**
**FUNDS**
**Last Year**|
|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**
Income from ticket
sales
**Sub Total**
**Asset and**
**Investment Sales**
**Sub Total**
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**Payments**
Cost of charitable
activities
**Sub Total**
**Asset and**
**Investment**
**Purchases**
Purchase of fxed
assets
**Sub Total**
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET OF**
**RECEIPTS/PAYMENT**
**S**
**Transfers Between**
**Funds**
**Cash Funds Last**
**Year End**
**CASH FUNDS AT**
**YEAR END**|3,175
3,175
**3,175**
2,621
2,621
65
65
**2,686**
489
10
499|**3,175**
121
**3,175**
121|
||||
|||**3,175**
**121**|
|||**2,621**
245
**2,621**
245|
|||**65**
6
**65**
6|
|||**2,686**
**251**|
|||**489**
**(130)**
**10**
140
**499**
10|
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## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
||**Unrestricte**
**d funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**TOTAL**
**FUNDS**
**Last Year**|
|---|---|---|
|**Cash Funds**
**Sub Total**
**Other Monetary**
**Assets**
**Sub Total**
**Investment Assets**
**Sub Total**
**Assets Retained for**
**the Charities Own**
**Use**
Other Assets
**Sub Total**
**Liabilities**
**Sub Total**|499
499
5,165
5,165|**499**
10
**499**
10|
||||
||||
|||**5,165**
5,100
**5,165**
5,100|
||||
## **Notes**
From December 2021, HSBC changed all of their charity accounts from free banking to a £5 monthly charge. We are investigating alternative options to prevent unnecessary expenditure.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 30 October 2022 and are signed on its behalf by Kate Stephenson, Trustee.
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