Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peric#J start date ,FEB ertcwj end date 31 January 2024 From 2023 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name St Pauls Players Other names charlty is known by Not applicable Reglstered charity number (If any) 1182499 Charlty's prlnclpal address 5 FIRCROFT ROAD CHESSINGTON Postcode KT9 1RN Names of the charlty Irustees who manage Ihe charlty Dates act•d If not lof ¥vhol• •ar Trust•9 nam Office1Sf any) Chairperson Producer TreaSu￿r Secretary Name of porson lor body) •nthl•d toa int trustoe Ifan Members Members Jan Hesse Amanda Williams Nick Williams Hannah Carter M8mbers Members 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any. (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Not applicable TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advisers {Optional infomiatlon) e of adviser Name Address Not applicable Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Inforniatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charlly's trusts Charitable Incorporated Organisahon with Voting Members olh8r than its Charity Truslees. signed by Trustees on 10 March 2019 Type ofgoverning document How the charity is constituted Association Trustee selection methods Electad by Members at the Annual General Meeting (AGMI Addltlonal governance Issues {Optlonal Inforn7allon) This is our fourth full year of operations following the obtaining of Registered Chanty Status on 19 March 2019. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. We have clarified to every member our Safeguarding Policles for adults and children. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Irustee5'. the charity s organisational structure and any wider ne￿ork with which the charity works., Every member has signed and agreed to a Ct>Je of Conduct. Players has no commercial relationship with any related parties. The main risks are considered to be: li) Pandemics - (al loss of or material reduction in ticket sales (our principal source of revenue) through cancellation of perfomiances due to lockdownslrestrictions; and Ibl reduction in revenues once lo¢kdownlrestrictions lifted because of reluclance of customers to attend perf0mlan￿$ inside and imposition of any caps on numbers of customers lo comply with social distancing restrictions. Miitgalion continue lo monitor and take action (as appropriatel to minimise impact. relationship with any related parties. trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. (li) High inflation resulting in cost of living crisis - mat8rial reduction in ticket sales due to customers cutting back on discretionary expenditufe. Mitigation - obtain feedback after shows, ensure tickets are competitively priced and regularly review approach to sales and marketing. (iii) Parish hall - availability of andlor significant increases in the rent payable, as used for rehearsals and perforniances. Mitigation - maintain good relationship with biggest supplier and provide voluntsry support to parish hall to minimise rna1ntenan￿ costs and therefore future increases in rent. TAR March 2012 Section C Ob'ectives and activities (1) To advan￿ tho dramatic arts for the public benefit by encouraging Icral people within Chessinglon, Surrey and the surrounding area to participate in the perfomiance of plays and events and to attend and support such plays and events", and (2) To SUPFrf)rt such general charitabl8 purposes as the trustaes may in Iheir absolute discretion determine by making grants to hjcal charities offering support to thc>S8 living in Chessington. Surrey and the surrounding area. Summary of the objects of the charlty set out Sn Its govemlng document The chanty. EnhanceAble. was selected for the year at the AGM, February 2023. The Trust88s have regard to the guidance issued by the Charlty Commission on the publlc benefit. Summary of tho Tnaln actlvltles undertak•n for th• publlc bgneflt In relatlon to these objects (Includ• wlthln thls sectlon the statutory declaratlon that Irustèos hay• had regard to the guldance 588u¢d by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc benelltl Additional details of objecllves and activitles (Optlonal Infomiatlon) TAR arth 2012 Please refer to Secti¢M C above for detsils of the FK)licy and the approa to rK)minating charities arKI rnaking grants. You may choose lo include further slalements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking- policy programme relaled investment: contribution mad8 by volunteers. TAR Mard) 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe maln achievoments of tho charlty durlng the yoar The summer sh(yw this year was a murder mystery called tha 'Mystery of Soddam Hall". It was held on June 9th and 10th aThJ perfomied with a smaller casL reduced hire of hall, less staging and scenery and a minimum of props. The audEnce were encotjraged to participate by asklng questions and guessing the murderer.Th6 winners on each night were given free panto lickets. Despite selling fewer ttckets and an increase in the hall rental, a sllghty higher n8t income was generated this year. The show was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Gavin for the programmes. Jean and Ben for lighting and sound, Lesley and Sally for refre5hrnents. Karen and Paul for the raffle, Nick for collecting gift aid fomis and (of course) to the cast for performing such a hard play. CongraluLgtions to Gavin for winning the first Vlcky Spencer Award. In September, Players participated in the Surbiton festival and held a quiz raising sorne addits'onal revenues. Both events were used to promote the pantomim8 in t)ecember. Rehearsals for the pantomlme. which this year was Cinderella. started with some difficulty due lo the stage not being accèssible for a number of weeks. Once again Illness disrupted rehe8rsals. We welcomed back our Iwo young players, Ell18 and Jessle, plus hvo new members Alisha arKI Donna made thelr debut. We were also lucky to have Anlonia 8ingirvJ In 3 of the 4 perfoman￿. There were no Friday thls year. only a matln88 and an evenlng show on each Saturday. The total ticket sales for all four pantomime shows were hffJher than last year, and, although retaining our table format, we managed to increase capacity. We a￿ proud to have maintained ticket prices at the same level during these difficult times and still generale higher net income ￿mpared to last year. Thanks to Jean for lending us her house and doing costumes and lighting, for Ben doing sound. Lesley for refreshments, Maggie for th8 raffle,Siobhan for props arKI Amanda for wlling it all together as only. she can. Well done to the whote cast and rnngratulations to Hannah for winning the second Vicky Spencer Trophy.. We presented the charity, Enhanceable, with donation of £1,000 at the end of 2023, and welcomed representatives from the charity at prcrfjuctions of the pantomime and summer show. A smaller donatlon was made to the Royal Marsden Cancer Chanty. We finished our year by singing to residenls in the Star and Garter Horne. Surt)iton, whith was a lovely rxcasion. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance TAR Marth 2012 Section E Financial review Brief stslemont of the charlty's pollcy on rnserves Our policy on reserving is to retain sufficient funds lo covèr the future replacement of Sound and lighting systems and other required equipment, to retain sufficient working capital and to maintsin a contlngen¢y to cover fijture unexpected costs. Detalls of any funds matsrlally In deflclt Not applicabl8 Further llnancial rovlew detalls (Optlonal Inforniatlon) You may chooso to include During normal times: additional infomiation, where relevant about: the charity's prlncipal sources of funds (including any fundraislng): how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment poll¢y and objectives induding any ethical investment policy adopted. our principal source of funding is from the sale of tickets purchased by members of the public attending our Surnmer Show and Pantomime plus the sale of raffle tickets, cOnfeC￿onary and drinks. At Ihe end of perfomianc8s, we ask customers to make voluntary donations into a 'buckef prK)r to leaving the hall. Our main exp8ndlture remains the cost of rentlng the local parish hall during rehearsals and for shows and perfomianc88. Each year. we ty to nominate a local charity and make a grant based on the net income generated from our ravenue g8ner8tlng activities during the year. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trusteès doclare that they have approved the trustoes. r•port above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees TAR March 2012 Slgnature(s) 1,1 Full nameyyJnts (ss) 1810srI024 Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities atthe end ofthe period Unrestdetèd lund R•Blrfcl•d lunds Ertdowm•nl fund• 81 Ca•h fvr Cash and lund5 in Trea8urersAcc￿nC rtx•i¢••h 14wxl 18.•63 Unrwtrlct•d lun¢• Rmlrf￿•d lund* Endowm•nt lund• O•tJul$ It 82 Oth•r mM•lJry ••••t¥ IXvr•M B3 Inv•*tm•rrt ••Mt• 84 A•8•t• r•I•l￿dI0r th• ¢h•rty'• 1l*Jltyv￿l BS Ll•bllMI•J S¥nfjO by on• gr￿ knJ#••• on b•h•lof81th• 081odarvov 11- CCXX 112 aoyJunt8FSI 1WQSR2Q24