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2022-01-31-accounts

sales and marketing. sales and marketing.
(iii) Signilicant increases in the rent paid for
the parish
haN used
for rehearsals
ance''or performances or parish hall is
no longer available —provide
voluntary
support to parish
hall
to
help mirImise maintenance
costs and
future increases
in the rentai.
1)Toadvance the dramatic arts for the public benefit by encouraging
local people within Chessington, Surrey and the surrounding
area to
par5cipate in the performance ofplays and events and to attend and
Summary ofthe obJecls ofthe support such plays and events; and
charity set out in its governing 2)Tosupport such general charitable
purposes asthe trustees
may
in
document their absolute discretion determine
by making granls
to local charities
olfering support tothose living in Chessington,
Surrey and the
surrouncfing area.
regret, the number ofShows was reduced from two to one this year
as a result ofthe COVID pandemic.
charity to support was chosen atthe start ofyear given the uncertainty
round number ofshows and therefore future revenues (ticket sales) and
ofits.
Truslees have regard tothe guidance issued by the Charity
Commission
on the public benefit.
ummary ofthe main activitms
undertaken for the pubac
benefit in relation tothese
objects (include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard tothe guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on puMc benaflQ
ou may choose to include ou may choose to include
her statemerrls, where
relevant,
about
~ policy on grantmaking;
~ policy programme related
investment
~contribution
made
by volunteers.
mmary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
mmary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year
he year 2021 started as 2020finished
with no chance ofany
performances
or rehearsals as we continued
in lockdown
in compliance
Covid restridions.
the restnctions eased the Committee
began to investigate
the
bility of pulting on a Pantomime.
Rehearsals
became possible again
n September and risk assessments
were done. Members agreed todo
dteals before meefing and very few rehearsals
had full attendance.
Itwas decided to limit numbers at all performances,
thereby
ensuring
dslanang.
All booking was online and those booking together were
eated attables together.
were able to promote the Pantomime
atthe Surbiton festival which
place in September
having been cancelled last year.
r policy on reserving
isto retain sufhdent
funds to cover the future
Briefstahanent
ofthe charity's
replacement
ofsound and lighting systems and other required
equipment,
policy on reserves o rabbin su5cient working capital and to maintain a contingency tocover
ure unewlmcked
costs.
Details ofany funds rn~rially
in deficit
Furlher financial
review dehils
(Qphonal
infarrnahon)
You may choose to indude uring normal times:
additional
information,
where
relevant about
our principal source affunding isfrom the sale cftickets purchased
~the charity's
principal sources of
funds (indudng
any
by member ofthe puNc atterKIng our Summer Show
Pantomime
plus the sale ofprogrammes,
ralfle tickets
confectionery
and drinks. Atthe end of Shows, we ask
and
and
that
fundraising); attendees
make voluntary
donations
into a bucket" upon exiting
~ how experwmture
has supported
the hall.
the key objectives ofthe
charity; ~Our main expendture
remains the costcfrenting the local parish
~investment
pa8cy and objedives
haN during rehearsals
and Shows.
induding
any ethical
inve~ent
policy adopted.
~ Each year, we try to nominate a local charity and make a grant
based on the prolits generated
from
our fund-raising
activities
during the year.
stated in Sections Cand Dabove, we were forced to cancel our 2021
Show due tothe Covid pandemic, sorevenues forthe year were
bstan5aHy
lower than forthe pre-pandemic
years.
Signature(s)
Full name(s) an Hest Amanda VNlliams
Position (egSecretary, Chair, hairperson Producer
etc)
Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment
funds funds
Details to nearest K tonearest' to nearest E
Notappgoabte
Details Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
83Investtrtent assets
84Assets rekairted forthe Details
Stage curtasts and props
Cost (optional) Current value
)
charity's own use Costumes
Sound system
Lighting system
Details Amount due
(optional)
When due (optional)
85Liabilibes
Signed by one ortrro trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
Signature Print Name Date of approval
Jan Hesse ft-r-u
Nicholas Williams l 'l -(i-?.'4