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2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod for theperiod for theperiod
From Period start date To Period end date
1st January 2022
31		 December 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)

Charity's principal address

Crown Wharf Theatre 1181516 6 Boundary Close Stone Staffordshire Postcode ST15 0BA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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7		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or
body) entitled to appoint
trustee(if any)
Robert Kenney Chairman
CraigChesters Secretary
Leo Capernaros
Harriet Capernaros Treasurer
Mark Doran
Jill Hood

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Not Applicable

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Not Applicable

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

Not Applicable

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

A maximum of 12 trustees can be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. One nominated trustee is permitted from Stone Revellers Theatre.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Trustee meetings are on a monthly basis to discuss, plan, implement and review proposals regarding community engagement, fundraising activities and the technical and operational requirements involved in fitting out and running a theatre. Outside expertise are engaged when necessary.

The theatre has been built in partnership with Joules Brewery and forms part of their canal-side tap-house establishment. Joules have provided the building and the charity has been set up to convert the building into a multifunctional theatre and events space.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote the arts for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively by:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Our aim is to provide a vibrant event space for the growing town of Stone and surrounding areas. People from various established community groups have joined together to form the Crown Wharf Theatre charity with the aim of creating an affordable and accessible facility for the whole community. This project is about creating enhanced local access to arts and culture, advancing education and learning for children and adults and inspiring community participation across a range of performing arts and cultural activities.

We have continued to have a strong presence across the community hosting our own fundraising events, working alongside local community groups and continuing to support the cultural offering of the town as part Summary of the main activities of Stone Festival. undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these We have also been working hard to actively engage with our current and objects (include within this future volunteer base through technical and cinema focused open events section the statutory and providing hands on opportunities for our volunteers to get involved declaration that trustees have on the build side of things. This provides a great chance for people to had regard to the guidance engage with the project, meet other volunteers and to contribute. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

And at the end of the year we found out that we were successful in securing a significant funding grant of £495,00 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This will enable us to complete the outstanding installation works and get the doors to the Crown Wharf Theatre open in the not-too-distant future!

We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Main achievements for 2022 achievements for 2022
Events
o
Easter Theatre Takeover Event- The Kids Edition. We
engaged local youth community groups to dazzle the
crowds at Crown Wharf. This showcased the talent of our
young people and helped raised some money for the
project in the process.
o Ran specific drop in events to kick off conversations for
those volunteers interested in technical theatre and
cinema.
o Following on from the success of our first comedy night we
hosted further sold-out comedy nights in the Crown Wharf
board room which were enjoyed by all.
o Ran a theatrical Bingo stand as part of Stone Festival to
get the community excited by all things theatre.
o Organised a volunteer paint party where 25+ people
turned up with paint brushes in hand and helped us make
great progress Back of House.
o Held several site tours throughout the year with an open
invite for any members of the public to join. We also held
specific user group focused tours for those interested in
using the space in future.
Fundraising Activities
o Successful funding bid from UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
o The community continued to support our seat sponsorship
scheme as more people sign up to get their chosen name
on a seat.
o Secured further Gold, Silver & Bronze Founding Partners.
o Joules Brewery continued to support the project through
various fundraising events from the Crown Wharf Turkey
Trot (which CWT supported with volunteers) to a
Christmas quiz.
Community Engagement
o Volunteer engagement and support across all events.
o Strong social media presence and video content shared.
o Regular email newsletters.
o Regular articles in local publications.
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Section E Financial review

The charity does not have a reserves policy.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

During 2022 the charity secured £495,000 of funding from the UK You may choose to include Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair..)

Harriet Capernaros Robert Kenney Chairman Treasurer

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Date 1010812023 TAR Mar¢h 2012

Charity Name No (if any) Crown Wharf Theatre 1181516 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2022 31/12/2022

Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
2,000
28,000
650
195
105,348
30,107
99
3,145
-
-
169,544
-
-
-
169,544
34,691
7,356
129,389
789
258
145
644
895
81
-
174,248
-
-
-
174,248
- 4,704
-
57,359
52,655		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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-
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-
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-
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-
-
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-
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-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
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-
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-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
2,000
28,000
650
195
105,348
30,107
99
3,145
-
-
169,544
-
-
-
169,544
34,691
7,356
129,389
789
258
145
644
895
81
-
174,248
-
-
-
174,248
- 4,704		 Last year
to the nearest £
Theatre Seat Sponsorship 2,000 9,200
Founders Donations 28,000 -
Commercial Donations 650 -
Just Giving 195 -
Personal Donations / Collections 105,348 22,308
Gift Aid 30,107 2,086
Interest received 99 9
Events 3,145
Grants - 25,000
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 169,544 58,603
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
58,603
Back of House Works 34,691 -
Electrical Works / Joules Loan 7,356 -
Auditorium 129,389 42,960
Events 789 1,079
Equipment 258 928
Subscriptions 145 -
Utilities 644 567
Insurance 895 663
Bank Charges 81 101
Design Costs 3,042
Other Overheads 404
- -
**Sub total ** 174,248 49,744
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
49,744
- 4,704 - - - 4,704 8,859
- - - - -
57,359 - - 57,359 -
52,655 - - 52,655 8,859

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

30/10/2023

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Building Society Account
Bank Account
Details
Details
Theatre Build / Fixtures & Fittings
Theatre Equipment
Details
Unsecured Long Term Loan
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
2,877
-
49,779
-
-
-
52,656
-
Agreement Error
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
242,813
Unrestricted
1,186
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-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
Unrestricted
29,017
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-
-
-
Print Name
Robert Kenney
H Capernaros		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
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-
Current value
(optional)
-
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Robert Kenney 15/10/2023
H Capernaros 15/10/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/10/2023

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Crown Wharf Theatre On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Charity no (if any) 1181516 Set out on pages nla I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3111212020 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 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: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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. Date: 28 October 2023 Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: Dominic Rodi Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Address: 29 Ampleforth Drive Stafford ST17 4TE Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). October 2018 IER