Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pwiod start date FEB Peri(MJ end dale 31 January 2025 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name St Pauls Players OtMr nam89 chartty16 known by Not applicable Reg18ternd charlty nnber (If any) 1182499 Charlty's prlnclpal address 5 FIRCROFT ROAD CHESSINGTON KT9 1RN Nam•$ of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Tru•ts• n•m• Offlc•111 •ny) al p•rnon lor body) •ntltlod nt tru•t•• If•n Members Jan Hesse Amanda Williams Chairperson Producer Treasurer Members Nick Williams Memters Memb8rs Hannah Carter Secrelary 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustoos for the charfty, If any. (for example. any custodlan trustees) Name Dates act•d If not for vtholo ear Not applicable TAR March 2012
Namas and addrnsses of advlsers (Optlonal Informatk>n) of advlsgr Namè Address Not applicable Name of chlèf oX•CUtlve or names of sonlor staff members (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Section B Structure. overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the ¢harlty'S trust$ Charitsble Incorporated Organisab'on with Voting Members other than its Charity Trustees, sIgd by Trustees on 10 March 2019 Type of goveming document How the charity is constituted Association Trustee selection mellmxls Elect&J by Membern at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Addltk+nal gov•man¢• ls•u•• Ioptlonal Informatlon) We Obtain Register8d Charity Status on 19 March 2019. You may ¢hoo•• to Include additional information, where relevant, about.. We have darifj to every member our Safeguardlng Pollcles for adults and childn. policies and procedures adopted for the induction arKI training of trustses., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works., Every member has signed and agreed to a Ccmje of Conduct. Players has commercial relationship with any related part¢es. The main risks a conSided to be.. (i) High inflation re8ults.ng in cost of INing crfsls - material reductlon In ticket sales due to customers cutting bk on discretionary expenditur8. Mitsgation - obtain leedback after shovts, ensu ckets arn competitively priced and regularly revlew 8pproa¢h to sales and marketing. relationshlp vlth any r8lat8d partles; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. (ii) Parish hall - av8ilabilty of arKllor significant increases In the rent payable, as used for hearsalS and perfomiances. Mitigation- maintain gocrfl latIonShIp wlth biggest supplier end provide volunlary support to parish hall lo minimise maintenance costs and therefe future increases in rent. Section C Ob'ectives and activities (1) To advan the dramatic arts for the public benefit by encouraging local people wrthin Chessington, Surrey and the surrounding area to participate in perfonnan¢e of plays and events and to attend and support SLth plays arMJ events,. and (2) To support such general charitable purposes as the trustees may in their absolutg discretion datemiire by making grants to local charities offerirwJ support to those INing in ChessirwJton, Surrey and the surroundi area. Summary of the objects of the charlty set out In Its governlng document TAR MaTth 2012
The charity. EnhanceAble. was selected for the year at the AGM, May 2024. The Trustees have regard to Ihe guidance issued by the Charity Commission on the public benefit. Summary ofthe maln actlvltlas undertak•n for th• publlc benefft In relatlon to these objects (Include wlthln th1$ $Ktlon th $tatutory doclaratlon that trus1•o8 hav• had regard to tho guldance 183ued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc b•rnfft) Addlllonal detalls of obJoctlve$ and actfvftles Ioptlonal Infomiatlon) TAR March 2012
Please refer to Se(Iton C atK)ve for detsils of the Fwjlicy and the approach to nominating thariti8s and making grants. You may chom• to include further 8tstements. where r818vant, about.. poli on grantmaklng: policy programme related investmenl., ¢ontributson made by volunteerE. TAR Marth 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achlevoments of the charlty durln9 the year We began rehearsals for our summer shthv Murder Will Out in February 2024 This was performed on Friday June 7th & Saturday June 8th as we were guardnteed this last Friday.whiGh is no longer available for Panto. We reduced our hall rehearsal tiTrtres by 3 weeks as Jean allowed us to use her house, however despite gcrf)d audience numbers and great feedback wr profit was Iow8r than last year Two quttes this year in Aprll and September proved popular and made good profits each time, prizes were donated. Having fyers and posters ready to promote the next show was s(Kcessful and we seem to have developed a good lollowing. The Panto this year was Aaddln and audience numbers vrnre high both weekends.for mats'nee and evening performances, despite the ticket pnce bw'ng increased to £12. Our profit was higher than last year. Our thanks ty)ce again to Lesley arKI Sally for refreshments, wilh athjilional Pimms in the summer 8ThJ mulled win8 In the winter both proving a great success, to Charlotte for securing a bigger Selection of more generous raffle prizes. to Karen and Nick for GleCtIng gift ald,lo Jean for lighbng, to Ben for sound,to Bemie for props and to Geoff our newest member for making the Cave of Wonders. We were also pleased to welcome back to the Panto HaNey, who worked realty hard back stsge. and Ellie and Jessle. Our charity remained as EnharKable for another year. We pres8nted the charity with a donation of £4,000 in January 2025. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brlef statement of the charlty's pollcy on reserves Our policy on resèrving is to retsin sufficient funds to cover the future replacement of sound and lights'ng systems oth8r required equipment, to retain sufficient working capital and to maintain a contingency to cover future unexpected costs. Detalls of any funds matortally In deficit Not applicable Furthor flnanclal revlew d¢tall8 (Optlonal Infomiatlon) During normal limes: You may choos• to include additional information, where relevant about.. the Charity's prfndpal sources of lunds (including any fundraising)., how experKliture has support8d the key objectives of the ¢h8rity- investment policy and objectives Including any ethical investment policy adopted. our principal source of funding Is from the sale of Ickets purchased by members of the public attending our Summer Show arKJ Pantomime plus the sale of raffle tickets, confectionary and drinks. At the end of Ferfom)an¢es, we ask customers to make voluntsry donations into a 'bucket" prior to leaving the hall. Our main expenditure remains the cost of renting iha local parish hall during rehearsals and f shows and performanc88. Each year. we try to nominate a local charity and make a grant based on the net income generated from our revenue generating activitses dunng ts year. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees doclaro that Ihoy have appn>ved tho ttee$, report above. Slgned on behalf of the ¢harity's trustees TAR Marth 2012
Slgnature{s) Full name{s) Po8ltlon (eg Secretary. Chalr, etc) Amanda Williams Hesse Prcrfjucer Chairperson Date 11£12025 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR E14GLANO AND WALE5 St Pauls Players 1182499 Receipts and payments accounts CC18a 01-Fet24 31-Jan-25 Section A Rece Ipts and pa meiits E4M19wm•ryl fvnd• fvr .A1RK• n1 4nl 3+> rnli1¢ S1 iotsl(Grt)M 1ftco fi)rAR) A2 A• •nd In¥wtm•Thl Sub l ol C4r4r¢• Sub rchA¥e oltsad Assfjts To¢•lp•ynwA¥ 7.•0ts 1 J57 1.357 1.623 b•1W• A6Cwh lund• y•w•nd 003 16 39 CGYX Rl affjlL¥llS(SS} 11r021Z025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Re5trictod fund Endowmènt .Ll•oorh• fund lo E 81 CaghfvrxlB Cosh and fund$ in Tr•8wr•rn U01$ 1•.709 Il•Fkthl fundB Endowm•nt ftshd• lo E r•rl Nl B)1•81nt •s•t• Cwr•rt Vil B4 Ass•ts r•tskn•d lorth trIY,$ FwvJfowNth IfOY•II B5 U•blYIkn• Dat•ofaFgrtr4 Co-3.2 io. I z£ CCXX P2 AmnMFs} 1e402r202S