## **Trustees' Annual Re ort for the eriod p p**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 06 April 2023 **To** 05 April 2024
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** QQF (Quite Quite Fantastic) **Other names charity is known by** QQF **Registered charity number (if any)** 1177196 **Charity's principal address** 20 North Street Walton On The Naze Essex **Postcode CO14 8PH**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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9|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
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||Robert Alastair
Irvine|Trustee|7/8/2024|QQF Trustees|
||Jonathan Leverett|Trustee|16/2/2018|QQF Trustees|
||Robert Ian William
Boyd|Trustee|16/2/2018|QQF Trustees|
||Julian Charles
David Dakin|Trustee|16/2/2018|QQF Trustees|
||Thomas Lee|Trustee|15/10/2024|QQF Trustees|
||Jean Taylor|Trustee(retired)|16/2/2018 – 30/9/2024|Retired as Trustee|
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
> **Type of adviser Name Address**
> **Accountant** UHY Ross Brooke 31A Charnham Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0EJ
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The promotion for the public benefit of social inclusion of people with a learning disability who are socially excluded, including by providing facilities for engagement in performing arts and amateur sport. For the purposes of this clause “socially excluded” means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of learning disability QQF provides weekly performing arts sessions and weekly sports sessions.
The performing arts sessions develop beneficiaries’ skills in acting, dance, prop-making, stage management, and in devising, rehearsing and performing shows.
The sports sessions provide opportunities for both individual and team sports such as table tennis and football. There is also a weekly walking group.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
In addition to developing service users’ talents in performing arts and sports, their self-confidence and assertiveness is enhanced. QQF sessions also provide an opportunity for social interaction between users whose lives can otherwise be very isolated. Shows have been performed in public and in colleges and schools, and football matches played with other local teams – as well as developing skills and building self esteem events such as these promote inclusion in the wider community and raise public awareness.
The beneficiaries are adults with a learning disability. Although we would not wish to exclude anyone on the ground of age, if adult, QQF service users tend to be over the age of 25 since there is nowadays little further education provision for those over this age. Most current QQF users live in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, though again we would not exclude anyone from joining on geographic grounds. Beneficiaries have been made aware of QQF via word of mouth from other beneficiaries and family members, through local community groups and voluntary organisations and a further education college. Flyers are distributed at performances and a website has been developed. We intend to build on and extend these activities in order to broaden awareness.
QQF sessions are led by Joe Murphy and Diane Leverett who both have many years experience of working with people with a learning disability and have relevant qualifications in performing arts and sport. They have enhanced DBS checks. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Please see website for full record of activities QQF **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** The group are currently working on the production of Shakespear’s **during the year** Macbeth which is scheduled for performance in June 2025. This is against the backdrop of previous performances and QQF sees each production as a continuation of the ongoing therapy and development of its actors/members through the performing arts and amateur sporting activity. Previous performances include:2023 July 14th Alice In Wonderland Jackson’s Lane, 269 Archway Road, London N6 5AA 2019 April 5th Romeo & Juliet Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road, Camden NW1 1TT Theatro Technis website 2017 December 15th Queen's Crescent Community Association, Kentish Town, London Short Christmas show for local community. December 4th Theatro Technis, Camden, London Short performance in association with Camden Society. November 17th Kestrel House School, Crouch End, London N8 "Moonhead & The Music Machine" (abridged 30 minute version for AntiBullying Week) June 16th Camden People's Theatre "Moonhead & The Music Machine" QQF's first full-length show (45 mins). An adaptation of the graphic novel by Andrew Rae. May 19th LDN Drop-in Camden, 104a Queen's Crescent NW5 4DU Dementia Awareness Week. Joint workshop (incl QQF performance) with LDN. Theme is "Memories". 2016 June 24th Jack Tizard School, London W12. QQF perform their self-devised play "A Midsummer Ice Cream". March 17th Mountview Academy, Clarendon Road, Wood Green, London N22 6XF. QQF perform scenes from Romeo And Juliet with a Banksy twist at an event inspired by the street artist. 2015 October 9th Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE Mayor's Reception. QQF preview excerpts from "A Midsummer Ice Cream"
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
QQF activities are primarily financed by the session subs paid by members (performers) participating in the weekly activities. Costs are flexible but room hire for sessions is paid monthly in advance. Current reserves policy is set at £500 to cover 1 months’ rent (currently £343) plus an additional margin to cover travel costs and out of pocket expenses of our session leaders. Whilst this policy sustained QQF’s activities to date and throughout the pandemic the reserves policy is currently under review since receiving external funding. In particular, a reserve of £1,500 has been set aside to secure venue hire as early as possible to stage the performance of Macbeth in 2025.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The primary source of funding is the weekly session subs paid by members (performers).
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
The group aims to put on periodic public performances for which ticket • the charity’s principal sales additionally contribute to expenditure. sources of funds (including External funding in addition to personal charitable donations are:any fundraising); City Bridge Foundation – annual grant £5,950 per annum – paid quarterly until March 2028.
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Rix Thompson Rothenberg Foundation (RTR) – single grant £5,000 received February 2024 towards the funding of QQF production of Macbeth (scheduled June 2025)
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
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## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**
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## **Charities Commission Return for Year Ending 5[th] April 2024**
**Cash Position at Opening of Period £3,183 Total Income £31,159 Total Expenditure £28,385 Cash Position at Close of Period £5,958**
## **Summary QQF Accounts to 5th April 2024 (** SORP FRS 102 Format)
||Unrestricted
Funds|Designated
unrestricted
Funds|Endowment
Funds|Total Funds|Prior Period|
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|Income and endowments
from:||||||
|Donations and legacies|11,481.87|Nil||11,481.87|3,829|
|Charitable activities|14,677.31|5,000.00||19,677.31|14,430|
|Other trading activities|Nil|Nil||Nil|NIL|
|Investments|Nil|Nil||Nil|NIL|
|Other|Nil|Nil||Nil|NIL|
|Total|26,159.18|5,000.00||31,159.18|18,259|
|Expenditure on:||||||
|Raising funds||||||
|Charitable activities|28,384.60|Nil||28,384.60|16,075|
|Other||||||
|Total|28,384.60|Nil||28,384.60|16,075|
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|Net gains/(losses) on
investments|Nil|Nil||Nil|Nil|
|Net income/(expenditure)|(2,225.42)|5,000.00||2,774.58|2,183|
|Transfers between funds|N/A|N/A||N/A|N/A|
|Other recognised
gains/(losses):|Nil|Nil||Nil|Nil|
|Gains/(losses) on
revaluation of fixed assets|N/A|N/A||N/A|N/A|
|Actuarial gains/(losses) on
defined benefit pension
schemes|N/A|N/A||N/A|N/A|
|Other gains/(losses)|Nil|Nil||Nil|Nil|
|Net movement in funds|Nil|Nil||Nil|Nil|
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|Reconciliation of funds:||||||
|Total funds brought
forward|3,183.28|-||3,183.28|972|
|Total funds carried
forward|957.86|5,000.00||5,957.86|3,156|
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## **Quite Quite Fantsatic (QQF) Annual Report And Accounts (6/4/2023-5/4/2024)**
## **Summary QQF Accounts to 5[th] April 2024**
Opening Cash £3,183 (1)
|Income|Actual|
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|Subscriptions|£18,269|
|CityBridges|£5,950|
|Rix Thompson|£5,000|
|Donations & Other|£966|
|Tickets|£973|
|Total|£31,158|
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|Expenditure||
|Session Work Reimbursement|£21,687|
|Rent|£2,855|
|Venue Hire|£1,500|
|Audit Fees||
|IT/Website|£244|
|Insurance|£300|
|Training& Certification|£473|
|Props & PropMaking|£562|
|Sports Equipment|£70|
|Stationery|£102|
|Other|£591|
|Total|£28,384|
|Surplus/(Deficit)
ClosingCash|£2,774
£5,957|
Notes:
1. £27 extra in cash tin explains discrepancy from previous year’s reported closing cash position
2. £5,000 Rix Thompson donation is for next year’s (2024-25) expenditure on Hamlet production
3. £300 insurance paid direct by a Trustee and also reflected in donations.
4. Closing cash of £5,957 represented by £5,791.10 at bank and £166.76 in cash tin.
5. Tickets and Venue Hire represent income and expenditure on the Alice In Wonderland performance at Jacksons Lane Theatre on 14/7/2023 QQF Presents Alice in Wonderland - Jacksons Lane Events - The Home of Contemporary Circus
No guarantees have been given as at 5[th] April 2024.
No debt is outstanding as at 5[th] April 2024 which is secured by an express charge on the CIO assets.
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print Name||Date of
approval|
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CC Reported Financials To Be Input
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|Income|31,159|
|Spending|28,385|
|Donation & Legacies Excluding Endowments Received|11,482|
|Charitable Activities|19,677|
|Other Trading Activities|NIL|
|Investments|NIL|
|Other|NIL|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
|**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**|**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**|
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|**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|QQF (Quite Quite Fantastic)
5thApril 2024
**Charity no**1177196
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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 05/04/2024. **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 (other than that disclosed below *) 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.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**
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||Kerry Hawkins on behalf of UHY Ross Brooke||
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||31a Charnham Street, Hungerford||
||Berkshire, RG17 0EJ||
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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 any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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