Northenden Players Theatre Club
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 30th June 2025
| Charity name | Northenden Players Theatre Club |
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| 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.
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Achievements and Performance
Another season of sell out performances indicates that Northenden Players Theatre Club are getting it right on stage and meeting the objects of the constitution of the charity in at least one respect. Their community commitment continues to enhance their reputation as a quality venue, and they look forward to more opportunities. The Charity will press forward next year with a planning application to enhance the facilities and create a new community space.
Financial Review
The general financial performance is positive, and income has exceeded our expenses over the year. This has left the charity with a balance of £95,041.73
Whilst this figure is high, it is anticipated that they will be beginning to spend some of those reserves over the next 12 months as they progress a planning application for development of the site.
Additional Risks
None.
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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 and 9 officers currently consisting of: Chair , Vice Chair , Secretary, Assistant Secretary , Treasurer , House Manager , Membership Secretary , Stage Manager/ASM , Tech Manager
The trustees
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Melanie Jane Davy | Trustee | Northenden Players Membership |
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| Andrew Foulkes | Trustee | Northenden Players Membership |
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| David John Moores | Trustee | Northenden Players Membership |
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| David Edward McGuire |
Trustee | Northenden Players Membership |
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| Tom Chinnery | Trustee | Northenden Players Membership |
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| 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 | |
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| Andrew Foulkes | ||
Secretary |
Trustee | |
02/12/2025 |
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02/12/2025 |
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Northenden Players Theatre Club
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Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/07/2024 30/06/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 5 613 23 005 19 152 1 914 1 967 - - - 51 651 - - - 51 651 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 5 613 23 005 19 152 1 914 1 967 - - - 51 651 - - - 51 651 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Membership (Cash Only) (A,B,H) | 5 613 | 5 423 | |||
| Ticket Sales(Cash Sales)© | 23 005 | 19 217 | |||
| Other Sales(F,G,J,K,M,N) | 19 152 | 13 197 | |||
| Donations,Grants(D,E,L) | 1 914 | 3 616 | |||
| Micellaneous(Z) | 1 967 | 1 715 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
51 651 | 43 168 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||
| Total receipts | |||||
| 51 651 | - | - | 51 651 | 43 168 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
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| Perfoming Rights and Play Expences | |||||||||||
| (1,5,8,9,19) | 10 323 | - | - | 10 323 | 9 262 | ||||||
| Admn, Insurnace,Running Costs | |||||||||||
| (2,3,4,6,13,16) | 9 635 | - | - | 9 635 | 7 437 | ||||||
| BuildingCosts and Purchases(7,11) | 8 004 | - | - | 8 004 | 5 338 | ||||||
| Bar and Rrefreshment Costs(10,12) | 6 575 | - | - | 6 575 | 5 326 | ||||||
| VisiyingPerformer Fees(17) | 4 891 | - | - | 4 891 | 600 | ||||||
| Misceaneous(99) | 1 011 | - | - | 1 011 | 1 647 | ||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 40 439 | - | - | 40 439 | 29 610 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total payments | 40 439 | - | - | 40 439 | 29 610 | ||||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 11 212 | - | - | 11 212 | 13 558 | ||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 83 694 | - | - | 83 694 | - | ||||||
| Cash funds this year end | 94 906 | - | - | 94 906 | 13 558 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds CCXX R1 accounts (SS) |
Details Bank account 1 |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 15 370 |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Bank account 1 |
15 370 | - | - |
| Reserve Acct | 36 | 283 | - | - | ||||
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| High Interest Reserve acct | 41 | 153 | - | - | ||||
| cash | 2 | 100 | ||||||
| Total cash funds | 94 | 906 | - | - | ||||
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| account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||||
| funds | funds | funds | ||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | |||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | ||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | - | - | ||||||
| charity’s own use | - | - | ||||||
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | ||||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | |||||
| B5 Liabilities | - | |||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | Date of approval |
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| Andrew Foulkes | Andrew Foulkes | 02/12/2025 | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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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 |
Northenden Players Theatre Company | Northenden Players Theatre Company | Northenden Players Theatre Company |
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| 30 June 2025 | Charity no (if any) |
1175846 | |
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30[th] June 2025. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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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: |
28/04/2026 | |
| Andrew Entwisle | ||
Certified Accountant |
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| 120 Bloomsbury Lane, Timperley, | ||
| Cheshire WA15 6NT |
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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 .
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