Company registration num1￿". CEOI 5497
Charity r¢gistration numEtr: 1180504
The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatlc Society
(A Charitsble Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2020
Contents
Trustees Report
tndependent EKqminers Report
Statement of financial activities - Income and Expenditure Account
Statement of financial activities - Balance Sheet
Notes on the Financial Statements
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account
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The FolkestoDe-Hyth¢ Operati¢ & Dramatic Society
Trnstees, Report for 2020
The tru5tffs present their ryrt with the financi31 statements of the charity for lh¢ Jrar ended 31 D￿ber 2020.
The trustees have adopted the provisions ofihe Statetn¢nl of Recommended Ptadice (SOIIF) FLS 102.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
R¢gistered Ch¥Tity Dumber
1180504
Principal address
The Towtt Theatre
North Rogd
Folkcstone
Kent
cr20 3HL
Trustees
The Executive Commtttee of the eharity are its trustees ftr the purtxTrse of charity law artd thr(Ktgh(K
this rew are colleetivelv referred to as the tnLStce& The SLYbing during the year and
subsequently were as foll(Trws with their date of apwintmcmt..
Chkirnian
Sam kn)v¢lace-W8lne (JuDe 2018)
Paul Hoveman (June 20181
Natali¢ HOIn￿ (Nov 2020)
Pde Raine {June 2018)
Mike Mant(m. (June 20181
Michael Chisnall (June 2018)
David Lewis (June 2019)
Myra Collingridge (Nov 2020)
The following staff and volunteers a&sist¢d in running the ￿le1V are not Inth p05itii)ns:
Vice-Presid¢nt
Anne Mortimer
Theatre Manager
Ev¢ttts Cwrdinatt
Techni¢a] Managtr
Bar Manager
Pertormance and P]artDing Su
cnmmittee Chair
Administrat
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Other Truste¢s
Pritchard
Rana Her¢hen1￿￿
Sandte Ltroy
Natslie Trk)Iness
Michelle Hartley
ltsdependent exxminer
Mr Neil Hope CIPFA
10 Jam¢s Close
Lyming¢ CT18 8NL
&AicitoYs
M¢ssrs Girlings
16 Rose Lane
Cant￿￿ CTI 2UR

STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEiYr
Govtrnanee
On Octolxy 31" 2018, following agreemtht at the June 2018 AGM. a new FHODS was set up as a Chariiable
In¢ortK)raied Organtsation (CIO). (kn tknnF*r 315t 2018. all and liabilities were transferr￿1 fr¢)ui th¢ old
Society to the Dew CIO. Its charitsble ststus re￿aInS Utta1ter￿ although the Charity Numbu has cha￿ged from
1001 J I I to 1180504.
AppoiD¢mtnt of Tru5t¢ts
Any memkxr of the sttiety agul 18 ￿ over is ¢ligilAe io serve the Ex￿utive Commiitee provtded they are
nominated and seconded by IAher members of the s(Kiety. and proptrlv elected. Memixrs of th¢ Executive
Comjnittee be, ixrt need ￿, Trust¢cs. The Vice-President and all tneml*rs of the Executive Committee are
elected at the Annual Generdl Meeting held as near to the end of J￿e as is praaicabie. The ovttall responsibiliry
for the Society lies with the Executive Committee. The Hon.Treasurer is respfflsible f¢x ovttseeing the fin8nce5 of
the 8tKiety. All memEtrs are circulatcd with invitati￿$ io nomknate trustee5 to the AGM advising them of the
retiring and requesting n(xninati(x]s fv th¢ AGM.
OrggJDisalioJ
The trustets adminisier the charity. The Executive Colnmittee me£ts m(M)thly and thtre is a Perf(rmanee and
Plallning Committee Covering the platming and sthging of pla￿& musieal 8nd pantiKnimes.
0￿ECTIVEs AND AcfiviTIES
The charitable objectiV¢5 of FHODS ar¢ to alu(ate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to fiwther the
development of public appreciati￿ and tLste in the said arts. The knÈcty aLso aims to c4MJtrtbJte to the quality of life
of ihe I￿al community and wider area by expanding their h(rizons through the provision of exciting. ehallengiilg
and acC￿1b[e prductiffls of pla)% musi￿15 #nd Y￿th ￿fO￿nance
The So¢ietV 15 vary involved in the communitv and is der*ndent on volwttsry help. Over th¢ few years the
SIKiety has had around 100 Acting MemtrkTS alld 80 Friends, with a 90 mLinbers of the Youth Secti(M.
In shaping our objeLlives for the )Ear and p]anning (w activities the In￿ have eonsidrnl the Charity
Comtni5SLoners' guidanee on public l*nefit. including the guidance on public Etnefit and fee charging. The charity
relies on grants and the in(￿¢ from charges to covtt its operating c(tsts. In setting the level of charges and
concessions. the trustees give ￿reful consid￿111￿ to the a¢￿sIbIlity of the theatre for those ￿ low income.
FHODS WdS forni￿1 In 1902. we I￿ the Little Theatre itt Sandgate in 1965. purch&8ing its freehold in 1973:
bought the Shorncliffe Garrison Church (as it Wds) in 21)01: and Tnovcd into it 85 our pemaneni h(me in 2006
afteT it had ixen converted into the prewt Tomrr Theatre.

PRODUCTIONS IN 2020
The coronavtrus pandemic meant that The Tower Theatre closaj in Tnid March following Goyemment guidan
No FHODS Shows were stsged the peti(NJ January 1° to the closur
Some outside wfornian¢¢s and hires did tske place in that Wi(KL mostly smalle¥ shows in the foyer although there
were two perforniances in the main auditorium.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
2019 compaTXtÈYtS
2019 C(xnparatives are lor the 14 mmths to fkc 31" 2019. the firsÈ acc{￿tIng pexiixl for the 'new' FHODS. The
cl(wre of th¢ theatre ￿ most of the year mean& of ¢otuparino 2020 ￿th 2019 is of limited value.
Incotnt
At the time of closure. we held s(Mne £27.IKK) in advance tickd 5alL8. The vasl TnajorÈty of tick¢t holdus have not
asked for a refiEn¢l and are C¢￿tent to wJii until we are abl¢ to sta?e show5 Will. We gratefiil for their
understanding.
For the th<rt peri(d in rJrty 2020 we wue (w. 1￿C￿me was deriv￿ fr(xn hire fees (£5000) and bar Profits
(£3000). Over the ￿￿01¢ year, the rental incthne friyn the Jumptng Jacks nurw contributed £42￿. and donations,
subs¢riptions and l¢g8¢ies totalled £9.O¢X>.
We also receival a tsjtal of£29,000 in grant al￿ m(tstly thr(AJgh (h)vunmart supFKYt relatal to the pandemic.
Expendt¢u
For obvious rI￿nS, expendityre was much I￿ than n(Thal. and wages in parti(￿lar were very much lower as we
took advantage ol.the fijr]Lx￿h payments ttwougb the Jth Rrtenti￿ Scheme. Nffidheles& the bank loan still had to
9ervice(L and the bjilding insured. maintoÈnbJ and heat
FiDaneial Overview
Th¢ profit and loss account shows a Yirtual break-¢ven for 2020 with a tiny profil of £71. We have done well to
swvive fittancialty, even now the fijture for theatres in 2021 and Iw)d l(K*s very uncertain. Nonetheless, the
Trustees consider that FHODS 15 0 going con¢xrn, and we face th¢ re-Cry￿ning of the theatre in sumTn& 2021 with a
g￿d cash rM)sitiffl.
Reserves Polies
The trustees are attunpting io establish the level of r&8erv¢s (that is those fi￿d$ that are freety available) the Swiety
ought to have. Reserve5 provide the finaTt¢ial $2fety net Ivhid) we need have Devu achi¢ve

srATEMEF4T OF TRUSTEES. REs}￿NsIBILITIEs
The trustees are resFthsRble f￿ preFwiDg thc tr￿4¢e5. rwt and the financial statements in alr￿[anCe with th¢
Unkted Kingdom Acc(All)tin8 Sthndards (ilnitoj Kingd(Kn G￿K￿lty Accqtsl Acc4)unting Practice) and applicaNe
law and regulations.
The law applicable to charitie5 requir&s the tr￿Stee5 lo prepare financial siaiemeTJts for each fin8n¢ial which
give a irue and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming rewJrLts and applicati(M) of
reswwes of the charity fry that rKriod. In prq)aring these financial &ate¥n¢nts: the trustees aFe requir￿ to:
s¢leKt suitable accthmting policies and appty thun OX￿1￿Cntly.
otwve the meth(xls and principle5 in the Charities SORP.
makepidgemen15 and estimates that are reasonable and prndtht"
state whether applicable attounting standards have folloThr4 ￿bject to any tllatcrial departures
disclosed and axplatnryj in the financial stateiIients; and
prepare lh¢ financial stsielnents on the going cfflC￿n i￿SiS unless it is iDappr(VTiate to presume that the charity
will continu¢ in I￿sineSS.
The trustees are responsible fi* keeping prq)er accwniing reclxds that ¢thScI￿ wtth reasiN)able accuracy ai any
time th¢ financial positioll of the chartty and enable them to ensure that the finan¢ial statements comply with the
Charities Act 2011, Ihe applicable Charities (Accounts and Rem) Regulations. and the provisions of the
¢on5titution. The trustees alw r￿p(M)Sible safeguarding the assds of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steDS fiw the Dr¢v¢ntion and ddecti(A) of fraud and rther irre￿I￿r[￿£s.
i and SI￿￿1 its tthalf by:
atn Lovelace-WalDe Chairman

The Folkcstone-Hvthe Operatic & Dramatic Society
Independent Examiner's Report to the trnstees of The Folkestone-Hyth¢
Operatic & Dramatic Soeieti.
I report to the trustees on ffly examination of the aco)unts of the Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic S(xiety for
the year endal 31 Dttemi*r 2020 which are sd (xrt this rcp(rt
RespoD5ibilities and basis of rei
As the charity t￿St￿ of the Folk¢stMe-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Sc¢idy y(Ki are responsible for the pTeparation
of the acc4M]nts in acciYilan(Y wth the r4uirema)ts of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ('the Act").
Having Satisfi￿ rn￿1f that the accounts ar¢ nix requirLxI to ￿ audit8J. I rep)rt in r¢5￿ of MY examination of
vour charits15 ac¢im￿ts carried (xrt undtt stttith) 145 of the 2011 Act and in orrving out tnv exarnlnati￿ I have
followed all the appliGgble Dir&#i(ns givcm by the Charity cunmissi(￿ uDd&- sttti(m 145(5Mb) of the Art.
Independent examiner's 51*ltmept
Since The Folkestone-Hyth¢ (¥¢r￿1¢ & tknattc gr(￿ InC￿e did not exceed £250.000 examiner
dtts not need to ￿ a memlxr of a t￿Y listed tn 145 of th¢ 2011 Ad
I have completed my ¢x4mInati￿. I confirni that no material fflatt￿s have ￿e to my att￿tion ID winertion with
the examination giving me caus¢ ￿ beli¢v¢ that in any material re5P¢It:
l. accounting rec(Yds were not kept in respect of the as required by S￿*1(￿ 130 of the Act: (r
2. the accounts do nirt accord with reeAxds:
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicabl¢ require1n￿ts c(mcuning the forni and content of accimmts sd
out in the Chariti£s {Acc(Amts and Repwts) Regulati￿￿ 2￿8 than any WUiTement that the accounts give a
'true and Fair va¢w whith is n(* a matttr c(xtsidffed as part of an indwdent exmminati
I have no Concerns and have c(Kne acrffis no other matters in comie¢lFon with the examination lo which attention
should k drawn in this repyt in order to enable a proper underthding of the ac¢ounts to be w¢hed
Neil HO￿ CIPFA
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The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatlc Society
statement of Flnancial Aclivities for the yw to Decemkn 31 2020
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
Year to
Note 3111212020
Period to
3111Z12019
Income and End0Vffl￿nts from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable and trading *ivities
Total income
34,881
44,937
79
472,747
230,815
703.562
Expenditurg on-
Rai￿n9 funds
Charitable xtivilies
Other exFenditure
Total expenditure
-24.261
-23,453
-32,033
-79,747
-11Y2.039
-79,223
43,789
-225,051
Net movement in funds
71
478511

Thg Folkeston&Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Soc
Statement of Financial Activitses for the year to De¢anber 31 2020
BALANCE SHE￿ AT DECEMBER 31ST 2020
Note 3111212020
3111212019
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
605 903
608,136
Current assets
St￿ks
Debtors
Cash at bank and in harml
10
11
12
1.223
9.159
56.903
67.285
3.268
700
37.691
41.659
Creditors: Amunts falling due
within one year
13
-13.903
-25.111
Net current assets
53.382
16.548
Total net assets
659,285
624,684
Credltors: Amounts falling due
after more than one year
Net a99ets
14
-180.703
-146.173
478511
Funds of the charity:
Unrestricted funds imight foNud
Profit for the year
478.511
71
478,511
Total unr8strictgd funds at year end
15
Approved by the Trustees on Juty 12th 2021
Slgned on behall of all Trustees by Pete Rain& Hon. Tr￿￿

The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society
Notgs to the Financial Statgments for the yoar to 31 December 2020
1. Charity Status
The charity is a Charitable IrKorp￿raled Organisation. incor5￿ted ir) England and Wales, and
¢onsequently drR8 have share wital.
year to 3111212020
Period to 3111212019
2. Incomo from Donations and Iggacies
Donations
Legacies
Grants from other agencies
Net assets transferr&1 from previous charity
5,881
8,745
2,305
5,172
456,525
29.(MlO
34.881
472,747
3. Income frorn trading and charitable activities
Trading income
Sales of gocKIs
Ptopetty rental
Other trading
10.333
4,230
82
59,136
4,200
100
Charitable income
Theatrical events income
27,C62
3.230
164,070
3,309
Membership subscriptions
44.937
230,815
4. Expendknre on ralslng funds
Cost of goods sdd
Staff salaries
24,769
77,270
16,698
24.261
102.039
No employee receiv8J more than £60.[￿ in the year. Staff salartes are shIy￿ net of furtough
payments of £34,322 received through the Govemrnenys Job Retention Scheme
5. Expenditure on charitable athibe¥
Production costs
Independent exanminers fees
Legal fees
Bank interest
Bank charges
Insurance
9,016
1.747
105
7.376
63,651
1,749
8,053
290
5,294
5,183
23.453
79,223

6. Other expenditure
Staff trainiThJ
Marketing and publicity
Depreciation and ￿milar rA)sts
Building repairs
Other reSoUr￿S experthl
250
5,1r
3.526
11,507
11,644
442
7,187
3,214
8.063
24.883
32.033
43,789
7. Trustees remuneration and expenses
No trustees. nor any rErsons wnn&ted v￿h them. have received any remunerabon
from Ihe charity during the year
No trustees have rewved any reimbursed expen￿ other benefits from the charity
during the year.
8. Taxatson
The &Kiety is a registered chaity and is ttterefc￿ exempt frcffj taxation
9. Tangible r￿ed assets
Freehold land
and buildings
Fixtures and Total
equipment
Cost at December 312019
Additions
Cost at December 312020
598,534
12,816
1.293
14,109
611,350
1.293
612,643
598.534
Depreciation at December 312019
Charge for the year
Depreciation at December 312020
3.214
3.526
6,740
3,214
3.526
6,740
Net bc()k value at DecembeF 312020
598.534
7.369
605,903
The Trustees ￿￿leY is that fixtures a￿1 8]uipment are depreciated at 25% on a straight line
basis.
Freehold land and buildings are r￿t depreciated in the cpinion of the Trustees. their value
on the otEn market exceeds their net tKx)k value.
year to 3111212020
Perfod to 3111212019
10. Stocks
Bar stocks
1.223
3.268
11. Debtors and prepayments
Debtors
Prepayments
5,549
3.610
9.159
700
700

12. Cash and bank
Cash on h￿d
Cash at bank
500
37,191
37,691
13. Creditors- amunts falling due wtthin one year
Trade creditors
PAYE and Nab"onal Irwran
Other creditors
Accruals
Bank loans
797
8.595
1,388
501
6,143
8.484
25.111
9.7(KJ
13.903
14. Credltors: wnounts falling due after one year
Bank loans
180,703
146,173
15. Funds
Balance brought foTh•Rrd
Incoming resour
Resources exKkfMled
Balance carriwj fowdrd
478,511
79.818
79.747
478,582
703.￿2
225,051
478,511
16. Analysls of net assets
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Cu￿ent liabilities
Liabilib"es over one year
605,903
67.285
13.903
180.703
478,582
608.136
41,659
25,111
146,173
478,511

The FolkestonevHythe oPe￿IC & Drnmatlc Society
Detailed Statement of Financial A¢livities for the year to IYe¢ 31st 2020
2019
INCOME
Donations grants and legacles
Legacies and Iwuests
Gifts & donati<K
Grants- other agencies
Donated assets from previcAJs chanty
8.745
5,172
456.525
472,747
34881
Other trading actlvlties
Bar sales
Income from pr￿￿￿tIonS
Theatre and foyer letting
SubscTiptson$
Costume hire & sales
Rental inc¥)me
Interest r￿1Ved
59,136
105,382
58.688
3,309
100
4,200
22077
32
4230
44937
Total Income
79.818
703,562
EXPENDITURE
Raising funds
Bar Purchases
Wages and salaries
.7563
-16698
-24261
-24,769
-TT.270
-102.039
Charltsble adivlUe8
Pr¢x1uction costs
Perfomiing Rights
Box office fees
Insuran
Accountancy fee5
Consultancy fees
Legal and professional fees
Bank charges
Bank interest payable
-52.359
4.308
-6.984
-5,294
-1,749
-107
-79
-290
-8,053
-79,223
447
-5183
-1747
-105
-7376
-23453
Other expenditiwe
Staff training
Light, heal and po
Rewrs and maintenance
Telephone
Computer SOf￿￿e and maintenance o
Printing, postage and stati¢wy
Sundry eX￿nSeS
Cleaning
Generd marketing
Credit card charges
Deweciation of fixtures and fittiThJs
Depreuation of office equipment
-250
-3302
-11507
-649
-2379
442
-8,486
4.063
-1,114
-2,859
-851
-1,573
4.593
-7,187
-1,407
-2,869
-345
43,789
-1121
-51C
-120
-32033
Total ExpendI￿re
-79,747
.225,051
Net Income
71
478,511