## **Northenden Players Theatre Club** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 30[st] June 2024** |Charity name|Northenden Players Theatre Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Northenden Players, NPTC| |Registered charity number|1175846| |Charity’s principal address|The Old Library
20, Church Road
Northenden
Manchester
M22 4WL| ## **Objectives and Activities for the Public Benefit** ## **Principal purpose** To advance the education of the public in the dramatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts by promoting participation in public performances and the presentation of public performances in Northenden, Manchester and the surrounding area. ## **Main activities** Encouraging participation from the local community in the execution of theatrical pursuits. We regularly present live performances of plays and encourage participation from all in various aspects of stagecraft. Normally 5 plays a year and various other community-inspired events and now visiting organisations. ## **Public benefit** Northenden Players strives to meet its objectives as a charity and use its resources efficiently and effectively. In addition to our own programme of 5 performances it has been gratifying to see the building being used for other community events and the chance for the facility to bring drama to the people. ## **Volunteer contribution** All members are volunteers and the theatre runs entirely from voluntary efforts with no paid staff. 1 ## **Achievements and Performance** TRUSTEE REPORT. As trustees we continue to ensure the Northenden Players strive to meet its objectives as a charity and use its resources efficiently and effectively. Having completed our second year in the Old Library we are now able to see the ongoing costs of running the building to ensure we are securing the future for Northenden Players both financially and culturally. There is concern with the challenging cost of electricity and other utilities and this is noted. More work has taken place on the policy suite to ensure governance and compliance with appropriate legislation. We have completed training in safeguarding, basic first aid and diversity and inclusion. Our code of conduct has been revised this year. Our accounts show we have sufficient resources for the immediate future, and we are advised plans for further spending will be fully costed. Once again, we held a full programme of 5 plays plus some visiting events. We hope to further increase our offering as a community asset in the coming period. ## **Financial Review** The executive committee suggested we change our financial period going forward to the last day of June. Revised working practices have led to our final production of the season going into the first few days of June. This was agreed by the Trustees and the new end of year of 30 June was registered at the Charity Commission. Our general financial performance is positive, and our income has exceeded our expenses over the year by £13,559. The surplus for the year has left us in a strong position going forwards with a reserves balance of £83,694. Any excess, over and above that required to protect our annual running costs, is to fund “Phase 2” of our theatre development program. ## **Additional Risks** None. 2 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The charity is a CIO. Trustees are elected at the AGM, and have a maximum continuous term of 3 years. There are 6 Trustees each appointed for 3 years – 2 up for re-election each year. There is an Executive Committee of up to 8 members currently consisting of: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Ticket Secretary, Membership Secretary, FOH Manager, Stage Manager, Technical Manager. ## **The trustees** |1
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6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Melanie Jane Davy|Trustee||Northenden Players Membership| ||Andrew Foulkes|Trustee||Northenden Players Membership| ||David John Moores|Trustee||Northenden Players Membership| ||David Edward
McGuire|Trustee||Northenden Players Membership| ||Tom Chinnery|Chair||Northenden Players Membership| ||Josephine Nelson|Trustee||Northenden Players Membership| **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Andrew Foulkes|| ||Andrew Foulkes|Tom Chinnery| ||
Trustee|Chair| ||25/04/2025|| ||25/04/2025|| 3 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No (if any)
Northenden Players Theatre Club 1175846
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/06/2023 30/06/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Membership (A, B, H) £ 5,423 - - £ 5,423 £ 4,820
Ticket Sales (C) £ 19,217 - - £ 19,217 £ 22,052
Other Sales (F,G,J,K,M,N) £ 13,197 - - £ 13,197 £ 12,386
Donations, Grants (D, E, L) £ 3,616 - - £ 3,616 £ 3,512
Miscellaneous (Z) £ 1,715 - - £ 1,715 £ 2,130
£ - - - £ - £ -
£ - - - £ - £ -
£ - - - £ - £ -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ £ 43,168 ] - - £ 43,168 £ 44,900
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts £ 43,168 £ - £ - £ 43,168 £ 44,900
A3 Payments
Performing Rights and Play Expenses
(1,5,8,9,15) £ 9,262 - - £ 9,262 9,323
Admin, Insurance, Running Costs
(2,3,4,6,13,16) £ 7,437 - - £ 7,437 6,895
Building Costs and Purchases (7,11) £ 5,338 - - £ 5,338 3,891
Bar and Refreshment Costs (10,12) £ 5,326 - - £ 5,326 5,540
Visiting Performers Fees (17) £ 600 - - £ 600 4,139
Miscellaneous (99) £ 1,647 - - £ 1,647 2,117
£ - - - £ - -
£ - - - £ - -
Sub total [ £ 29,609 ] - - £ 29,609 31,906
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ £ - ] £ - £ - £ - £ -
Total payments £ 29,609 £ - £ - £ 29,609 £ 31,906
Net of receipts/(payments) £ 13,559 £ - £ - £ 13,559 £ 12,995
A5 Transfers between funds £ - £ - £ - £ - £ -
A6 Cash funds last year end £ 70,134 £ - £ - £ 70,134 £ 57,139
Cash funds this year end £ 83,694 £ - £ - £ 83,694 £ 70,134
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**|Andrew Foulkes
Signature
Bank Acct
Reserve Acct
Cash
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**£ 6,016**
**£ -**
**£ 77,003**
**£ -**
**£ 674**
**£ -**
**£ 83,694**
**£ -**
OK
OK
Print Name
Andrew Foulkes|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**£ -**
**£ -**
**£ -**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**£ -**| ||||OK| ||||Date of
approval
24/04/2025| **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**|Northenden Players Theatre Company|Northenden Players Theatre Company|Northenden Players Theatre Company| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||30 June 2024|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1175846| ||||| ||4||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30thJune 2024.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the
Act”).||| I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body:**
**Address:**||26/04/2025| |---|---|---| |||| ||Andrew Entwisle|| |||| ||Certified Accountant|| |||| ||120 Bloomsbury Lane, Timperley,|| ||Cheshire WA15 6NT|| 1 ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of** None to report **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2