
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From   1 NOVEMBER 2021 (Period start date) To 31 OCTOBER 2022   (Period end date)** 

## **Charity name: WATERPERRY OPERA FESTIVAL** 

## **Charity registration number: 1177966** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Objects as stated in the Constitution are as<br>Follows:<br>1.1 For the public benefit, to promote and<br>advance the arts, by establishing and<br>maintaining an Opera Festival to be<br>held at the Waterperry Estate in<br>Oxfordshire to improve the public’s<br>artistic tastes, appreciation of, and<br>engagement with, opera, music and<br>related arts.<br>1.2 For the public benefit, to promote and<br>advance education, by training young<br>artists in the presentation of opera,<br>music and related arts, as part of the<br>Opera Festival referred to in 1.1 above|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|In line with our Mission to create a unique<br>and innovative Opera Festival based at<br>Waterperry House & Gardens in<br>Oxfordshire, we have:<br>**Made our work accessible and inclusive**<br>– by developing new diverse audiences for<br>opera, producing work in English where<br>possible and offering affordable tickets to<br>our audiences<br>**Created socially relevant work –**by<br>making it meaningful to today’s audiences<br>through an exploration of contemporary<br>social issues and timeless themes that<br>touch the very nature of the human<br>condition<br>**Bridged the gap between artists and**<br>**audiences -**by offering innovative and site-<br>responsive work, pushing the boundaries of<br>the operatic form, and producing talks,|





|||masterclasses and workshops to inform,<br>encourage and inspire<br>**Supported a diverse community of**<br>**artists –**by offering equal opportunity for<br>all, growing a company from a broad<br>variety of backgrounds and developing<br>diverse emerging talent on our Young Artist<br>Programme|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm they have had regard<br>to the Charity Commission guidance on<br>public benefit|



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SORP reference<br>Waterperry Opera Company Does not<br>Para 1.38  make any grants<br>Policy on grant making<br>It is. a key objective of our Mission<br>Para 1.38  Statement to develop and broaden<br>Policy on social investment  knowledge of opera for as wide an<br>including program related  audience as possible by providing<br>investment  accessible opportunity to discover,<br>experience and participate in the art form<br>and this is at the heart of planning all future<br>activities<br>As always, Waterperry Opera Festival<br>Para 1.38  could not function without the significant<br>Contribution made by  support it receives from volunteers, many<br>volunteers  of whom return year after year. A wide<br>range of roles are covered by volunteers<br>including: kitchen/catering duties for cast<br>and crew, cleaning’ housekeeping, box<br>office and stewarding throughout the<br>Festival itself, the period preceding the<br>Festival opening and various preparatory<br>work beforehand. Total volunteer hours<br>were recorded as  915 and at £11 per hour,<br>the total volunteer input has been valued at<br>£10,065 as stated and included in the<br>CC17 financial report.<br>Not applicable<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The 2022 Waterperry Opera Festival took<br>place on the Waterperry Estate between<br>Friday 12th and Saturday 20th August 2022.<br>Our 2022 festival was an evolution of our<br>successful 2021 festival. As in previous<br>years, the many and varied spaces available<br>on the Waterperry Estate were used to<br>maximum advantage to provide a unique<br>experience for audiences. With many<br>pandemic restrictions lifted, we were able to<br>maximise ticket sales, and return to<br>producing work indoors and in intimate<br>settings.<br>The programme was led by 5 performances<br>of The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart),<br>conducted by Festival Musical Director,<br>Bertie Baigent which was staged in front of<br>the main Waterperry House façade.<br>Audiences enjoyed performances on the<br>front lawn, with many taking their picnics in<br>our dining pavilion. In the amphitheatre we<br>produced a new production of Ana<br>Sokolovic’s Svadba (A Wedding), a UK<br>professional premier, performed and created<br>by an all-female group of artists. We revived<br>our critically-acclaimed production of<br>Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park, performed<br>in the intimate period setting of the<br>Waterperry Ballroom. We also toured the<br>production to a number of different venues<br>across the UK from May to September 2022.<br>The ballroom also saw staged performances<br>of Janacek’s The Diary of One Who<br>Disappeared. The garden played host to a<br>number of different performances during the<br>festival. These included the revival of our<br>puppetry inspired production of Prokofiev’s<br>Peter and the Wolf for families, a twilight<br>concert of music by Richard Wagner, a<br>dance staging of Dove’s Figures in the<br>Garden, and a new commission for dancer<br>and viola called ‘Flora’. The performances of<br>Peter and the Wolf also incorporated British<br>Sign Language, signed by Paul Whittaker<br>who appeared in our 2021 production of<br>Hansel & Gretel. Figures in the Garden was<br>performed by dance students from Trinity<br>Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance<br>and musicians from Oxfordshire County<br>Youth Orchestra.<br>Our Young Artist Programme returned again<br>in 2022, where we took on a new cohort of<br>emerging artists and creatives. The<br>programme supports promising young|





practitioners (singers, directors, designers, musical directors) who are given the opportunity to gain experience in a professional environment together with coaching, mentoring and careers advice. The YA Programme was led by Rebecca Meltzer, supported by Head of Music Ashley Beauchamp. As well as taking part as the chorus in The Marriage of Figaro, there was a Young Artist Gala of material from the opera repertoire also presented in the ballroom. As in previous years, there was also a series of Pre- Show Talks by industry professionals and prominent artists. More details are available on the website including quotations from various sources in support of the Festival and its achievements. (http://www.waterperryoperafestival.co.uk). A total of 4126 attendees came to the festival in 2022; concessionary discounted ticket prices were made available to unwaged, disabled, students and NHS staff to support our objective and commitment to accessibility. 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|The key objective of Waterperry Opera<br>Festival is to produce a successful, good<br>quality and financially sound Festival which<br>meets our constitution’s ‘Objects’ and<br>‘Mission Statement’ as referred to above.<br>The trustees are satisfied this was clearly<br>achieved. The Festival is now well<br>established on the national opera calendar<br>and has attracted much positive comment<br>and support from all quarters including the<br>opera community nationally and local<br>institutions together with positive feedback<br>from audiences and all those involved in<br>curating the Festival|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|Fundraising was continuous throughout the<br>year, and overall delivered in line with the<br>budget. Several new approaches were<br>used in the year, a majority with reasonable<br>success, some with good success|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable, there are as yet insufficient<br>funds to consider investment separate from<br>the current account|
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## **Financial Review** 


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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21  Income  - £426.1k, comprised as follows<br>financial position at the end  Donations/Grants - £105.1k<br>of the period  (Including gift aid of £13.4)<br>Charitable Activities - £233.6k<br>(Including TTR of £51.9k)<br>Other Trading Activities - £11.0k<br>In Kind Support Valuation - £76.4k<br>Expenditure  - £420.4k, comprised as<br>follows<br>Fundraising - £3.9k<br>Charitable Activities – 266.3k<br>Other Trading - £3.5k<br>Core Support Costs – £70.3k<br>In Kind Support Valuation - £76.4k<br>Net Income 2021/2022  - +£5.6k<br>Total Funds Carried Forward   was £20.6k<br>(Including £5.8k restricted funds)<br>Cash Balance  – at the end of the financial<br>year, the combined cash balance in the two<br>bank accounts (Virgin Money and Metro)<br>was £26.1k<br>Statement explaining the  Para 1.22  The current policy on this (last agreed in<br>policy for holding reserves  February 2021) identifies a target Financial<br>stating why they are held  Reserve of £20,000. The budgets and<br>financial plans take account of this as best<br>possible.<br>In line with this policy and regardless of the<br>level of reserves/surplus funds, the trustees<br>review the financial situation at each board<br>meeting, and in the early months of the<br>calendar year make a call on the viability of<br>that year’s festival, with the option to cancel<br>unless the financial situation, both actual<br>and expected, is acceptable to all<br>Amount of reserves held  Para 1.22  The level of reserves on the Balance Sheet<br>at the end of the Financial Year was £21.6k<br>Reasons for holding zero  Para 1.22  Not applicable<br>reserves<br>Details of fund materially in  Para 1.24  Not applicable<br>deficit<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23  Based on the agreed budgets for the<br>uncertainties about the  financial year, along with regular monitoring<br>charity continuing as a going  of the current and expected outcomes, as<br>concern  mentioned earlier, the trustees have no<br>uncertainty regarding the charity as a<br>‘Going Concern’<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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The primary funding sources are: 




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Donations – individual and in the form of<br>The charity’s principal  Para 1.47  sponsorship<br>sources of funds (including  Ticket Sales<br>any fundraising)   Grants<br>HMRC support via Gift Aid and Theatre Tax<br>Relief (TTR)<br>All funds are held currently in a non interest<br>bearing current account and an interest<br>Investment policy and  bearing deposit account<br>objectives including any  Para 1.46<br>social investment policy<br>adopted<br>The principal risks facing the charity are<br>A description of the principal  Para 1.46  Low level of ticket sales<br>risks facing the charity   Insufficient fund-raising<br>Delivery of poor audience/customer<br>outcomes at the Festival, which could lead<br>to a more challenging environment for ticket<br>sales at the following year’s festival<br>Bad weather which causes cancellation(s)<br>of the open air productions at the Festival<br>(but the ticket sale conditions advise of the<br>actions which can be taken to mitigate the<br>financial impact of this)<br>Not applicable<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||Not applicable|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution (revise din October 2018)|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a Charitable<br>Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are selected via open<br>advertisements followed by interviews. The<br>existing trustees make the new<br>appointments|



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|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|John Meltzer (trustee) has declared himself<br>to be a connected Person, being the parent<br>of Rebecca Meltzer (Director of the Young<br>Artist programme) and a member of the<br>governing body of SPES, who own<br>Waterperry House|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name WATERPERRY OPERA FESTIVAL<br>Other name the charity uses  NONE<br>Registered charity number 1177966<br>Charity’s principal address  WATERPERRY OPERA FESTIVAL<br>C/O Orchard Barn<br>Ilmer<br>Buckinghamshire<br>HP27 9RA<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Dates acted if not for whole  Name of person (or body) entitled<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year  to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Judith Tew  Chair  WOF Board of Trustees<br>2 John Meltzer  Trustee  As above<br>Mark Wilde  Trustee (resigned  As above<br>3<br>Feb 2023)<br>4 Howard Gatiss  Trustee  As above<br>5 Sue Wilkinson  Trustee  As above<br>Roger Dix  Trustee, Treasurer  As above<br>6<br>and Secretary<br>7 Jeremy Young Trustee  As above<br>8<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 


Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|NONE|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|Not applicable|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|Not applicable|





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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 


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Type of  Name  Address<br>adviser<br>TTR  Graham Suggett  Creative Tax Reliefs Ltd, Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1<br>adviser  4QZ<br>Independe Tom Wilcox  Counterculture Partnership LLP, Unit 115 Ducie House,<br>nt  Ducie Street, Manchester, M1 2JW<br>Examiner<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

Guy Withers (CEO and Artistic Director) 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

Not applicable 

## **Other optional information** 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)** <br>**Full name(s)** <br> **Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**||
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||Judith Tew|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** WATERPERRY OPERA FESTIVAL **members of On accounts for the year** 31 October 2022 **Charity no** 1177966 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/10/2022. 

**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 Charity’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** Since the Charitable company’s gross income exceeded £250,000, your 

- **examiner's statement** examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by virtue of being a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), which is one of the listed bodies. 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have 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. 


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> **Relevant professional** Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries 

**Oct 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



## **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** Counterculture Partnership LLP Ducie House Unit 115, 37 Ducie Street, Manchester, England, M1 2JW 

## **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** . 

**Oct 2018** 

2 

**IER** 





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Waterperry Opera Festival Charity No<br>(if any) 1177966<br>Annual accounts for the period<br>Period end<br>Period start date 01/11/2021 To date 31/10/2022<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Section A                      Statement of financial activities** 

|**Recommended categories by**<br>**activity**<br>Guidance Notes<br>**Incoming resources (Note 3)**<br>**Income and endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>S01<br>Charitable activities<br>S02<br>Other trading activities<br>S03<br>Investments<br>S04<br>Separate material item of income<br>S05<br>Other<br>S06<br>S07<br>**Resources expended (Note 6)**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>S08<br>Charitable activities<br>S09<br>Separate material item of expense<br>S10<br>Other<br>S11<br>S12<br>S13<br>Net gains/(losses) on investments<br>S14<br>S15<br>**Extraordinary items**<br>S16<br>S17<br>S18<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>S19<br>S20<br>**_Reconciliation of funds:_**<br>S21<br>S22<br>**_Total_**<br>**_Net movement in funds_**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**_Total funds carried forward_**<br>**_Total_**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) before investment**<br>**gains/(losses)**<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**<br>Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04<br>F05<br>75,168<br>106,275<br>-<br>181,443<br>136,980<br>226,615<br>7,000<br>-<br>233,615<br>84,606<br>11,032<br>-<br>-<br>11,032<br>7,811<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
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||312,815<br>113,275<br>-<br>426,090<br>229,397|
||3,911<br>-<br>-<br>3,911<br>4,193<br>305,654<br>107,435<br>-<br>413,089<br>233,553<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>3,448<br>-<br>-<br>3,448<br>7,756|
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## **Section B                      Balance sheet** 

|**Fixed assets**<br>**Intangible assets            (Note 15)**<br>**Tangible assets              (Note 14)**<br>**Heritage assets              (Note 16)**<br>**Investments                    (Note 17)**<br>**_Total fixed assets_**<br>**Current assets**<br>**Stocks                             (Note 18)**<br>**Debtors                           (Note 19)**<br>**Investments                  (Note 17.4)**<br>**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)**<br>**_Total current assets_**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year              (Note 20)**<br>**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**<br>**_Total assets less current liabilities_**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due after**<br>**one year                (Note 20)**<br>**Provisions for liabilities**<br>**_Total net assets or liabilities_**<br>**Funds of the Charity**<br>**Endowment funds (Note 27)**<br>**Restricted income funds (Note 27)**<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Revaluation reserve**<br>**_Total funds_**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all<br>the trustees|Guidance Notes<br>B01<br>B02<br>B03<br>B04<br>B05<br>B06<br>B07<br>B08<br>B09<br>B10<br> <br>B11<br>B12<br>B13<br>B14<br>B15<br>B16<br>B17<br>B18<br>B19<br>B20<br>B21<br>|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>-<br>2,660<br>-<br>-|<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F02<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F03<br>F04<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,660<br>-<br>-<br>-                  -|**Total last**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>F05|
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|||2,660|-|-<br>2,660|825|
|||-<br>42,785<br>-<br>20,285|-<br>-<br>-<br>5,840|-<br>-<br>-          42,785<br>-<br>-<br>-          26,125||
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|||63,069|5,840|-<br>68,909|24,826|
|||50,984|-|-          50,984|10,708|
|||12,085|5,840|-<br>17,925|14,118|
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|||14,745|5,840|-<br>20,585|14,943|
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|||Signature||Print Name<br>Judith Tew|Date of<br>approval<br>dd/mm/yyyy<br>28/04/2023|



CC17a (Excel) 

03/05/2023 

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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts** 

Note 1 **Basis of preparation** 

_**This section should be completed by all charities** ._ 

## **1.1 Basis of accounting** 

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with: 

|•  and with*<br>•  and with*<br>The charity cons<br>FRS 102.*<br>• and with the C<br>Where accounts<br>concern basis, p<br>together with the<br>prepared the ac<br>charity is not reg<br>**1.2  Going con**<br>**_If there are mat_**<br>**_charity's ability_**<br>**_applicable", if a_**<br>Disclosure of an<br>going concern a<br>* -Tick as appropr<br>An explanation a<br>the conclusion th<br>concern;|<br><br>titutes a public benefit entity a<br>harities Act 2011.<br>are not prepared on a going<br>lease disclose this fact<br>basis on which the trustees<br>counts and the reason why the<br>arded as a going concern.<br>**cern**<br>**_erial uncertainties related to_**<br>**_to continue as a going conc_**<br>**_ppropriate:_**<br>y uncertainties that make the<br>ssumption doubtful;<br>iate<br>s to those factors that support<br>at the charity is a going<br>the Statement of R<br>preparing their acc<br>in the UK and Rep<br>the Financial Repo<br>Ireland (FRS 102)|s defined by<br> <br>**_events or co_**<br>**_ern, please p_**<br>The Waterpe<br>Concern and<br> <br>ecommended<br>ounts in accord<br>ublic of Ireland<br>rting Standard|<br>**NONE**<br>**_nditions that cast significant doubt on the_**<br>**_rovide the following details or state "Not_**<br>rry Opera Festival is considered to be a Going<br>there are no Material Uncertainties.<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities<br>ance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable<br>(FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014<br>applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of|
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## **1.3 Change of accounting policy** 

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note {  }. 

|Yes*<br>No*<br>**_Please disclose_**<br>**_(i) the nature of_**<br>**_(ii) the reasons_**<br>**_provides more_**<br>**_and_**<br>**_(iii) the amount_**<br>**_in the current p_**<br>**_the aggregate a_**<br>**_periods before_**||* -Tick as appropriate|
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||**_:_**<br>**_the chan_**<br>**_why app_**<br>**_reliable a_**<br>**_of the ad_**<br>**_eriod, ea_**<br>**_mount o_**<br>**_those pr_**|**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**_ge in accounting policy;_**<br>**_lying the new accounting policy_**<br>**_nd more relevant information;_**<br>**_justment for each line affected_**<br>**_ch prior period presented and_**<br>**_f the adjustment relating to_**<br>**_esented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP._**|



## **1.4 Changes to accounting estimates** 

|Yes*<br>No*<br>No changes to a|ccounting|estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).|
|---|---|---|
|||* -Tick as appropriate|



|**_Please disclose:_**||
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|**_(i) the nature of any changes;_**|**NOT APPLICABLE**|
|**_(ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or_**<br>**_assets and liabilities for the current period; and_**|**NOT APPLICABLE**|
|**_(iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or_**||
|**_more future periods._**||
||**NOT APPLICABLE**|



## **1.5 Material prior year errors** 

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP). 

|Yes*<br>No*<br>**_Please disclose_**<br>**_(i) the nature of_**<br>**_(ii) for each pri_**<br>**_amount of the_**<br>**_affected; and_**<br>**_(iii) the amount_**<br>**_earliest prior p_**||* -Tick as appropriate|
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||**_:_**<br>**_the prio_**<br>**_or period_**<br>**_correctio_**<br>**_of the co_**<br>**_eriod pre_**|**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**_r period error;_**<br>**_presented in the accounts, the_**<br>**_n for each account line item_**<br>**_rrection at the beginning of the_**<br>**_sented in the accounts._**|



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**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 2                           Accounting policies** 

## **2.2 INCOME** 


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This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a".  Where a<br>different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.<br>Recognition of income These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:<br> the charity becomes entitled to the resources;<br>·       it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and<br>Yes<br>No N/a<br> the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. <br>Yes No N/a<br>There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required<br><br>Offsetting or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.<br>Yes No N/a<br>Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income<br>Grants and donations recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).  <br>In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the<br>extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to  Yes No N/a<br>the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102<br>SORP). <br>Legacies Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has<br>been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets  Yes No N/a<br>in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of  <br>the charity or have been met.<br>Yes No N/a<br>Government grants The charity has received government grants in the reporting period<br><br>Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the<br>Tax reclaims on  donor.  Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that  Yes No N/a<br>donations and gifts gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the  <br>donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.<br>Contractual income and  This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or  Yes No N/a<br>performance related  services or met the performance related conditions. <br>grants<br>Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be  Yes No N/a<br>Donated goods<br>exchanged) unless impractical to do so. <br>The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be<br>the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on  Yes No N/a<br>receipt.  In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised<br><br>as an expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.<br>Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the<br>expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in  Yes No N/a<br>'Income from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the<br><br>balance sheet.  On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other<br>Yes No N/a<br>Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets<br><br>and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.<br>Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations  Yes No N/a<br>when receivable.<br><br>Donated services and  Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of  Yes No N/a<br>facilities  the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.   <br>Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as  Yes No N/a<br>income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate<br><br>heading in the SOFA.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs. 

## **Support costs** 

|**Volunteer help**|The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is<br>described in the trustees’ annual report.|
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|**Income from interest,**|This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable|
|**royalties and dividends**|can be measured reliably.|
|**Income from membership**|Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations|
|**subscriptions**|and Legacies.|
||Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other|
||benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as|
||income from charitable activities.|
|**Settlement of insurance**<br>**claims**|Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition<br>criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other<br>income in the SoFA.|
|**Investment gains and**|This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and|
|**losses**|any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the|
||year.|
|**2.3 EXPENDITURE**|**AND LIABILITIES**|
|**Liability recognition**|Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or|
||constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of|
||the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.|
|**Governance  and support**<br>**costs**|Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.<br>Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and<br>its compliance with regulation and good practice.|
||Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost|
||categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs|
||by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their|
||usage.|
|**Grants with performance**<br>**conditions**|Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of<br>service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the<br>recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.|
|**Grants payable without**<br>**performance conditions**|Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to<br>realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be<br>recognised.|
|**Redundancy cost**|The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.|
|**Deferred income**|No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.|
|**Creditors**|The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade<br>discounts|
||A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently|
|**Provisions for liabilities**|measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the|
||reporting date|
|**Basic financial**<br>**instruments**|The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per<br>paragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP.  Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17<br>to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.|




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## **2.4 ASSETS** 

|£500<br>**Intangible fixed assets**<br>**Heritage assets**<br>**Tangible fixed assets for**<br>**use by charity**<br>These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least<br>They are valued at cost.<br>The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 14<br>The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have<br>physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through<br>custody or legal rights.  The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note<br>9.5<br>They are valued at cost.<br>The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,<br>scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held  and<br>maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture.  The depreciation<br>rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.<br>They are valued at cost.<br>**Investments**<br>Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are<br>valued at initially at cost  and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year<br>end.  The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot<br>be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.<br>Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a<br>maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments<br>**Stocks and work in**<br>**progress**<br>Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net<br>realisable value.<br>Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value<br>based on the service potential provided by items of stock.<br>Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the<br>contract.<br>**Debtors**<br>Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at<br>settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity.<br>Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.<br>**Current asset**<br>**investments**<br>The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and<br>cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and<br>cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather<br>than to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.<br>They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments.|Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>Yes<br>No<br>N/a<br><br>|
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**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 3                           Analysis of income** 


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Restricted<br>Unrestricted  income  Endowment<br>funds funds funds Total funds Prior year<br>Analysis £ £<br>Donations  Donations and gifts     61,406       8,500              -       69,906     46,945<br>and legacies: Gift Aid     13,391            -                -       13,391       8,799<br>Legacies             -              -                -                -              -<br>General grants provided by government/other<br>charities          372     21,350              -       21,722     22,385<br>Membership subscriptions and sponsorships<br>which are in substance donations<br>            -              -                -                -<br>Donated goods, facilities and services             -      76,425              -       76,425     58,851<br>Other             -              -                -                -              -<br>Total      75,168   106,275               -      181,443   136,980<br>Charitable  Theatre Tax Relief     51,944            -                -       51,944       3,211<br>activities: Fundraising       1,300            -                -         1,300            -<br>Festival Productions   115,951            -                -     115,951     76,092<br>Non-Festival Events     11,413            -                -       11,413       1,203<br>External Tour Productions     45,710            -                -       45,710       4,100<br>Young Artist Programme          297       7,000              -         7,297            -<br>Total    226,615       7,000               -     233,615     84,606<br>Other trading  Catering<br>activities:       7,810            -                -         7,810      3,674<br>Festival Programme       3,142            -                -         3,142      3,977<br>Waterperry House Bedding & Towel Hire            80            -                -              80         160<br>Other             -              -                -                -              -<br>Total      11,032             -                -       11,032       7,811<br>Income from  Interest income             -              -                -                -              -<br>investments: Dividend income             -              -                -                -              -<br>Rental and leasing income             -              -                -                -              -<br>Other              -              -                -                -              -<br>Total              -              -                -                -              -<br>Separate  Debtors last year             -              -                -                -              -<br>material item              -              -                -                -              -<br>of income:             -              -                -                -              -<br>            -              -                -                -              -<br>Total              -              -                -                -              -<br>Total              -              -                -                -              -<br>TOTAL INCOME   312,815   113,275              -     426,090   229,397<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 5                           Donated goods, facilities and services** 


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This year Last year<br>£ £<br>Use of Property (Auditions) - Note 1                        1,750                     1,750<br>Use of Property (Performance Venues) - Note 2                      35,035                   22,585<br>Use of Property (Accommodation Cast & Crew) - Note 3                      37,400                   34,416<br>Use of Property (Trustee Meetings) - Note 4                           800                        100<br>Use of Property (Rehearsals)                              -                             -<br>Bookkeeping Services - Note 5                        1,440                            -<br>                     76,425                   58,851<br>This year  Last year<br>Please provide details of the<br>accounting policy for the recognition  Use Notes below: Use Notes below:<br>and valuation of donated goods,<br>facilities and services.<br>Auditions took place at McClaren Hall, London  Auditions took place at McClaren Hall, London<br>over a total of 5 days; a total of 35 hours @ at  over a total of 5 days; a total of 35 hours @<br>Note 1 - Auditions £50 per hour. £50 per hour.<br>Total value £1,750 Total value £1750<br>Waterperry Performance venues were provided  Waterperry Performance venues were<br>free of charge, but their normal fee is 30% of  provided free of charge but normal fee is 30%<br>ticket sales (£115,951). Additionally, McClaren  of ticket sales (£75285).<br>Note 2 - Performance Venues<br>Hall was used for a supporters event; 5 hours in  Total value £22585<br>total, valued at £250<br>Total value £35035<br>Accommodation /Food for Cast and Crew at  Accommodation/Food for Cast & Crew at<br>Waterperry House was subsidised at the rate of  Waterperry House was subsidised at the rate<br>Note 3 - Accommodation/Food £50 per person per day (748 units)  of £48 per person per day (717 units).<br>Total value £37400 Total value £34416<br>All trustee meetings took place, with no charge  Only two Trustee Meetings took place at<br>made, either in London at the SPES  Waterperry House and Gardens free of charge<br>Note 4 - Trustee Meetings headquarters or at Waterperry House and  as others took place on Zoom.<br>Gardens. There were 8 meetings each of 3 hours  Total value £100<br>duration, in the year, market cost £100 per<br>Between February and October 2022 (9 months), ti T t l l £800<br>the equivalent of 8 hours of bookkeeping<br>Note 5 - Bookkeeping Services services was provided free of charge by Diligent<br>Accounting Services Limited at a rate of £20 per<br>hour.<br>T t l l £1 440<br>Please provide details of any<br>unfulfilled conditions and other<br>contingencies attaching to resources  Not Applicable Not Applicable<br>from donated goods and services not<br>recognised in income.<br>Volunteers: Volunteers undertook a variety of  Volunteers: Volunteers undertook a variety of<br>roles including Kitchen Catering duties,  roles including Kitchen Catering duties,<br>Housekeeping, Cleaning, Box Office, Stewarding  Housekeeping, Cleaning, Box Office,<br>and general assistance.  Stewarding and general assistance.<br>Please give details of other forms of  Total number of volunteer hours - 915  Total number of volunteers - 25<br>other donated goods and services not  @ £11 per hour, the total volunteer time has  Total number of volunteer hours - 954<br>recognised in the accounts, eg  been valued at £10065  @ £10 per hour, the total volunteer time has<br>contribution of unpaid volunteers. This figure includes time spent by Kitchen Staff  been valued at £9540<br>before the Festival Week preparing meals in  This figure includes time spent by Kitchen<br>advance Staff before the Festival Week preparing<br>meals in advance<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Note 6                           Analysis of expenditure** 


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This year Last year<br>Restricted<br>Unrestricted   Restricted  Endowment  Unrestricted   income  Endowment<br>Analysis funds income funds funds Total funds funds funds funds Total funds<br>Expenditure on raising funds: £ £<br>Incurred seeking donations & grants             -                 -                   -                 -          3,000             -                 -           3,000<br>Incurred on Fundraising events<br>       3,911               -                   -          3,911            985             -                 -              985<br>Staging fundraising events<br>            -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Other fundraising costs             -                 -                   -                 -             208             -                 -              208<br>Fudraising agents             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Operating charity shops             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Operating a trading company<br>undertaking non-charitable trading<br>activity             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Advertising, marketing, direct mail and<br>publicity             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Start up costs incurred in generating<br>new source of future income<br>            -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Database development costs             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Other trading activities             -                 -                   -                 -                 -<br>Investment management costs:             -                 -                   -                 -                 -<br>Portfolio management costs             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Cost of obtaining investment advice<br>            -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Investment administration costs<br>            -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Intellectual property licencing costs<br>            -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Rent collection, property repairs and<br>maintenance charges             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Total expenditure on raising funds         3,911                -                   -           3,911         4,193              -                 -            4,193<br>Expenditure on charitable activities:<br>Festival Management      44,263         9,335                 -        53,598       19,826             -                 -         19,826<br>Marketing, Advertising & Publicity        9,148         3,000                 -        12,148         5,015             -                 -           5,015<br>Waterperry Accommodation & Fees      27,982               -                   -        27,982       17,719             -                 -         17,719<br>Festival Productions    108,597       11,000                 -      119,597       68,981      17,694               -         86,675<br>External Productions      40,773               -                   -        40,773         2,615       1,703               -           4,318<br>Ticketing             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Non-Festival Events        8,819               -                   -          8,819               -         2,577               -           2,577<br>Young Artist Programme             -           3,447                 -          3,447            885        1,502               -           2,387<br>Core Support Costs (see Note 9)      66,071         4,228                 -        70,299       36,185             -                 -         36,185<br>In Kind Support Valuation (see Note 5)             -         76,425                 -        76,425               -       58,851               -         58,851<br>Total expenditure on charitable<br>activities    305,653     107,435                 -      413,089     151,226      82,327               -       233,553<br>Separate material item of expense<br>            -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Total             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Other<br>Festival Programme        1,565               -                   -          1,565         4,605             -                 -           4,605<br>Catering        1,675               -                   -          1,675         2,928             -                 -           2,928<br>Waterperry House Bedding & Towels           208               -                   -             208              63          160               -              223<br>Other Non-Operating Costs             -                 -                   -                 -                -               -                 -                 -<br>Total other expenditure        3,448               -                   -          3,448         7,596          160               -           7,756<br>TOTAL EXPENDITURE 313,013 107,435 -    420,448  163,015 82,487 -     245,502<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts** 

## **Note 9                           Support Costs** _**Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.**_ 

## **This year** 


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Support cost  Raising funds Core Costs Grand total Basis of allocation<br>(examples) £ £ £ £ £ (Describe method)<br>Salary Costs - Raising               11,092                     -                       -                       -               11,092<br>Funds<br>                    -               44,983                     -                       -               44,983<br>Salary Costs - Core<br>Planning for Next                      -                    805                     -                       -                    805<br>Year's Festival<br>Insurance, Storage, IT                      -                 3,651                     -                       -                 3,651<br>costs and Training<br>                    -                    680                     -                       -                    680<br>Accounting Fees<br>                    -                 3,480                     -                       -                 3,480<br>Tax Advisory<br>Independent                      -                    450                     -                       -                    450<br>Examination Fees<br>                    -                    978                     -                       -                    978<br>Depreciation<br>Small Asset Purchases [                    -                 2,324                     -                       -                 2,324 ]<br>                    -                 1,856                     -                       -                 1,856<br>General Expenses<br>             11,092             59,207                     -                       -               70,299<br>Total<br>Last year<br>Support cost  Raising funds Core Costs Grand total Basis of allocation<br>(examples) £ £ £ £ £ (Describe method)<br>Salary Costs - Raising                 3,000                     -                       -                       -                 3,000<br>Funds<br>Salary Costs - Core             30,690                     -                       -               30,690<br>Insurance, Storage, IT                      -                 2,522                     -                       -                 2,522<br>costs & Training<br>Recruitment Fee                  600                     -                       -                    600<br>Tax Advisor Fee                  480                     -                       -                    480<br>Independent Examination                      -                    420                     -                       -                    420<br>Fee<br>Depreciation                  275                     -                       -                    275<br>General Expenses                  859                     -                       -                    859<br>Small Asset Purchases                  339                     -                       -                    339<br>               3,000             36,185                     -                       -               39,185<br>Total<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts** 

## **Note 10                           Details of certain items of expenditure** 

## **10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts** 

_**Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner.  If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).**_ 

|**Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid**<br>**to the independent examiner**<br>**Independent examiner’s fees**<br>**Assurance services other than audit or independent examination**<br>**Tax advisory fees**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>450                 420<br>-                      -<br>1,800                 480<br>-                      -<br>|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                         (cont)** 

## **Note 14                           Tangible fixed assets** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets**_ 

## **14.1 Cost or valuation** 

|**14.1 Cost or valuation**||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Freehold land &**<br>**buildings**<br>**£**||**Other land &**<br>**buildings**<br>**£**|**Plant,**<br>**machinery**<br>**and motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**£**|**Fixtures, fittings**<br>**and equipment**<br>**£**|**Total**<br>**£**|
|At the beginning of the year|||-|-|-|1,100|1,100|
|Additions|||-|-|-|2,814|2,814|
|Revaluations|||-|-|-|-|-|
|Disposals|||-|-|-|-|-|
|Transfers *|||-|-|-|-|-|
|At end of the year|||-|-|-|3,914|3,914|
|**14.2 Depreciation and impairments**||||||||
||****Basis**|Straight Line||Straight Line|Straight Line|Straight Line|Straight Line|
||**** Rate**|||||25%||
|||||||||
|At beginning of the year|||-|-|-|275|275|
|Disposals|||-|-|-|-|-|
|Depreciation|||-|-|-|979|979|
|Impairment|||-|-|-|-|-|
|Transfers*|||-|-|-|-|-|
|At end of the year|||-|-|-|1,254|1,254|
|**14.3 Net book value**||||||||
|Net book value at the beginning of the|year||-|-|-|825|825|
|Net book value at the end of the year|||-|-|-|2,660|2,660|



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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                               (cont)** 

## **Note 19                         Debtors and prepayments** 

## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.**_ 

|**_Please complete this note if the charity has any_**<br>**_debtors or prepayments._**<br>**Note 19                         Debtors and prepayments**||
|---|---|
|**19.1     Analysis of debtors**<br>Trade debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>Other Debtors<br>**Total**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>100<br>-<br>42,685            9,090<br>-              1,517|
||42,785          10,607|



## _**Please complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.**_ 

## **19.2     Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)** 

|**Prepayments and accrued income**<br>**Other debtors**<br>**Total**<br>**Trade debtors**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-                   -<br>-                   -<br>-                   -<br>-                   -|
|---|---|
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## **Section C                                          Notes to the accounts                                                   (cont)** 

## **Note 20                         Creditors and accruals** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.**_ 

## **20.1 Analysis of creditors** 

|**Accruals for grants payable**<br>**Bank loans and overdrafts**<br>**Trade creditors**<br>**Payments received on account for contracts or**<br>**performance-related grants**<br>**Accruals and deferred income**<br>**Taxation and social security**<br>**Deferred Income**<br>**Total**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-                      -                       -                    -<br>-                      -                       -                    -<br>2,977              1,026                     -                    -<br>-                      -                       -                    -<br>48,008                 432                     -                    -<br>-                      -                       -                    -<br>-                9,250                     -                    -<br>**Amounts falling due within**<br>**one year**<br>**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than one year**|
|---|---|
||50,984<br>10,708<br>-                    -|



## **20.2 Deferred income** 

## _**Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.**_ 

|**_Please explain the reasons why income is deferred._**<br>**_Movement in deferred income account_**<br>**Balance at the start of the reporting period**<br>**Amounts added in current period**<br>**Amounts released to income from previous periods**<br>**Balance at the end of the reporting period**|**This year**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-                    -<br>-              9,250<br>-                    -<br>**Last year**<br>Income from tickets sold by<br>Eventbrite for The Messiah<br>(17th & !8th December 2021)<br>but not paid to Waterperry<br>Opera before End of Year -<br>£9090 recorded as Debtor<br>(N19)|
|---|---|---|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

|**Note 24                     Cash at bank and in hand**<br>**Other**<br>**Cash at bank and on hand**<br>**Total**<br>**Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)**<br>**Short term deposits**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>26,125<br>14,219<br>-<br>-|
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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 27                         Charity funds** 

## **27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period** 

_**Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'.  The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.**_ 

_*** Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds**_ 


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Fund  Fund<br>balances  balances<br>Type PE, EE   Purpose and Restrictions brought  Gains and  carried<br>R or UR *<br>forward Income Expenditure Transfers losses forward<br>Fund names £ £ £ £ £ £<br>General Fund UR All Festival issues         14,943        314,255 -       314,453                  -             14,745<br>Restricted Fund R Young Artist Programme                 -           36,850 -         31,010                  -                   -              5,840<br>Restricted Fund R In-Kind Support                 -           76,425 -         76,425                  -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>                -                   -                    -                    -                   -                    -<br>Other funds N/a N/a                  -                    -                     -                    -                    -                     -<br>Total Funds          14,943        427,530 -       421,888                  -                    -             20,585<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

**Note 27                         Charity funds (cont)** 

## **27.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period** 

_**Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'.  The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.**_ 

_*** Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds**_ 


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Fund  Fund<br>balances  balances<br>Type PE, EE   Purpose and Restrictions brought  Gains and  carried<br>R or UR *<br>forward Income Expenditure Transfers losses forward<br>Fund names £ £ £ £ £ £<br>General Fund UR All other Festival issues         30,047        147,910 -       163,015                  -                    -             14,943<br>                -                    -                      -                   -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R Festival Productions                 -            15,275 -         15,275                  -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R External Productions                 -              1,703 -           1,703                  -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R Non-Festival Events                 -              2,577 -           2,577                  -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R Waterperry Bedding/Towels                 -                 160 -              160                  -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R Young Artist Programme           1,000            1,502 -           2,502                  -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R In-Kind Support                 -            58,851 -         58,851                  -                    -                     -<br>Restricted Fund R ACE Outstanding                 -              1,419 -           1,419                  -                    -                     -<br>Sub Total Restricted - £81,487<br>Other funds N/a N/a                  -                    -                      -                    -                    -                     -<br>Total Funds          31,047        229,397 -       245,502                  -                    -             14,943<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 28                         Transactions with trustees and related parties** 

_**If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note.  If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.**_ 

## **28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits** 

## **This year** 

**None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)** 

**TRUE** 

_**In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits.  Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.**_ 

|**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**_Please give details of why remuneration or other_**<br>**_employment benefits were paid._**<br>**_Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee,_**<br>**_provide an explanation of the nature of the payment._**<br>**Name of trustee**<br>**Legal authority (eg**<br>**order, governing**<br>**document)**|**Remuneration**<br>**Pension**<br>**contribution**<br>**Redundancy**<br>**(including**<br>**loss of**<br>**office)/ex**<br>**gratia**<br>**Other**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-                       -                   -               -<br>**-**<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**Amounts paid or benefit value**|
|---|---|



## **Last year** 

**None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment TRUE with their charity or a related entity (True or False)** 

_**In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits.  Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.**_ 

|**NOT APPLICABLE**<br>**Legal authority (eg**<br>**order, governing**<br>**document)**<br>**Name of trustee**|**Remuneration**<br>**Pension**<br>**contribution**<br>**Redundancy**<br>**(including**<br>**loss of**<br>**office)/ex**<br>**gratia**<br>**Other**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-                       -                   -               -<br>**-**<br>**Amounts paid or benefit value**|
|---|---|



_**Please give details of why remuneration or other**_ **NOT APPLICABLE** _**employment benefits were paid. Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee,**_ **NOT APPLICABLE** _**provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.**_ 

## **28.2 Trustees' expenses** 

_**If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".**_ 

**No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False) TRUE** 

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## **28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties** 

_**Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties.  If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.**_ 


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There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) FALSE<br>Amounts<br>written off<br>Name of the trustee  Relationship  Description of the  Balance at  Provision for bad<br>Amount during<br>or related party to charity transaction(s) period end debts at period end<br>reporting<br>period<br>£ £ £ £<br>Guy Withers  Son of  Paid Remuneration for position  2022: £33,275  N/A N/A N/A<br>(CEO/Artistic Director) Trustee  held (agreed by other Trustees without involvement of ‘Connected  (2021: £15,000)<br>Robert  Persons’) plus a number of<br>Withers  reimbursements in respect of<br>purchases to support the Festival<br>(declared as  Productions (not included above).<br>Connected  Contract runs from 1 October 2020<br>Person) to 30 September 2023. Freelance<br>Self Employed status.<br>Rebecca Meltzer  Daughter of  Rebecca was engaged as a  2022: £3,920  N/A N/A N/A<br>(Associate Artistic  Trustee John  freelance with self employment status in the year, on terms  (2021: £3,990)<br>Director) Meltzer  commensurate with her role and<br>(declared as  with others holding similar<br>positions at the company. Her<br>Connected  employment terms, including<br>Person) remuneration, were determined by<br>the CEO and Artistic Director, as is<br>normal.<br>Howard Gatiss       Trustee Income and Expenditure for  2022: £0  N/A N/A N/A<br>(only for 2021) Personal Performance event  (2021: £1,041)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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