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The Paper Birds Theatre Company Referen and admini5trzttve detailsof the charity Trustees. Report Statement of Tru5tees' Respon%bilities Independent EXamIr5 Rer Statement of FinarKial Activitres èalance Sheet Notes to the finarKtI statements 9-13
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company Ilmlted by Guarantee Year ended 31 March 2021 Rose Abderabbani Ilaider* Carter Kate Craddo¢k Rod Dixon Iresi8ned 30 September 20211 Cri5tina Hdst Klrsty Housley Fiona Ledger {resigned 5 March 20211 Leonte Moreton (resigned 16June 2020) Ramaa Sharma lappointed 8 July 2019 and resigned 16 June 20201 Laura wdWard (appOted 8jU 20191 Company rqlstered number 05363584 Charfty reBlstered numb•r Its2736 Re8lstered offlce 3 St Peterfs Buildings York Street LS9W . Independert Examill Jo Wathin KA Purple Cat Accountsncy Llmited . 87 Highgate Road Walsall West Mldlar WSI 3JA
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company Ilmlted by Guarantee Year ended 31 March 2021 T Paper BlrdsTheatre Companyts IrThed undertt5Artide5dAssocki¢i(m wasitKwpwaied on 14 February 2(5 asa eompaoy Mited ty8u•nrrtee ha¥Aw a sharecaprtal. The Paper8ird5 becwnE o thiri1able¢wPaw 24. No¥ember 2017. The charlty15¥wrned bya etsjrd ofTntst¢es totslhngrt4mce than9. as statsd In ourArtle50f As%oOoW. Owio day manawnent of the wmpony 15 led by cAstic rectOrS and Co4(#1ers. Mcoonnell and KW¢e been In post $4nceJanuary 2018. eoard meetsqy•rtethf ara trK)sts an knnual General Meets"w eathyear. Il eoird sohastwo su&¢ommWtees'. l) Intefrsotlonal Work SuKornnHttee115C) ¢h•ired by Kai¢ Cradd£. 21 fIron SubCommttteèlFSQthaired Mf ft¥4der Cart•r. Ooth sub-cornwAttee% mtetre¢uloththrwknttheyear-th ihe FSC rnectll to revlewflnances overy3 In quJrte¥ l Jnd 2 Of2020dlotho4ry Impart COVID 19 porthrnK.. Wc app(MntedJo Watkin * Purp(alA¢CntsnCytO independenty re¥wand exarf OWEcnvESOFTrIE OAGAPIISATIIY4 T Paper Blids exists toadvarKe educ4tkntstht prumtion 0fthe8 paCL)r, butnot cx¢luplvcly. thiou8h thc Jrtofdrama, &Jr companymi4ion ond st•t¢s.. IV¢ •r¢ wiÈt rebels. amrlrfwrrfthe of eyeryday people. Changingtho wNkl. one en(LyJmerM a Ow do¥todoyac¢tr¥We5 Irludewththops aftd Icrturc:, portltipotory PTOit¢ts. ithtrrncwsofvj semir4rs. as wdl as fve wthfKperformm. ltrtrustes ho¥e had re6¥d tothe charIty1¥s1rs6Ul1rte on pubk berffththth Klamiry theactP4i1sofTl PaT (XIR POUCIES We ore ¢omfttted to makIThe Paper Birds a stable. sth. and l•1r¢Y8h•I1W trall Its Staff. stskeiic4ders. and beneficiaries. All of ¢ur pleS are re¥fjed and updated reylath. Ouv Equaltyand Diver5bty Polity statesthat The Paperolrds Is CL¥f4nItj toeliminatln8 d15rrknin•tw)n and dlversltyarnonyt our rtJff.' Tho pl1ndp$ ofth& pd¢yaro v41ththe Equalltyhrt XIIO. Equostyamd l)Ivtdty Is a stsnding agenda itern at all qvarterty BtsaTd Meetino This year we focukr d on updating tyJrCre•tive L¢arriYvdpoIw4and wottdurex kn rroUT(b11d etitin Pollcy IlUdIng a Di8ital Code of CoThJuct io underyin ay our1)n1 deliveryw1thity peo.. Our Reserve.. Policy.1¢tfvtt cos set 3 ftth'S rwfoiin8costsas reSeTh equalirvdto [28,250 by 2023. Wlth the Surplus achirnd thisyear. thistsriet h•sfitywtr n The h•$ d*¥•lop•d a PJsk Retysterwhh tdenufiesand assesses fv1631 rtsi A15ksart tenns of Irhvto high. Theypre a$5e55ed In ¢atwes indudkn8Gtrrtm•rt¢e artd M•)aeemeni FInal. OFeratlonal. Porsonndi and ENtern. The 8oJrd J¢ree5 that annual a55e55rnerrt 15ade4uoie. aSThtW 0$ d)Jt qy•rtc.th monagementol mpanya¢¢oynts.
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company limlted by Guarantee Year ended 31 Marth 2021 The Paper blrdspTepare5 quartttty m•n•emntoctoum hKh are s1ed by tyjr FtharKe Sub Cornmthe Ythlth mE¢tsa mlnmmum of4 Vrnes per yrar. The FIr4n Sub Cornmlttee then pr¢sents manaqementauounts ateath fvu 604r41 meetyrM a quznefy bwforvmderdlscussion aThJ appfO¥al. YEAR OVERVIEW As rn05t ofcur,lp, attfvityv¥as patssed in 202fy21 thJetoCOVILk19. dramatlcalty wvoted our prtrdmme. atyj dovidod newwar of reachlr4 our tharitsbk alrns bydovoknpww an innovatrde dlwtsiaffÈr. RespthJth810 thè iriipaci ofCOViD-19. we cr¢at¢d a broad raNde 01partpatY oppmnfjtTes foraudrKes aDd partts. toc1n8 in partlctslar on the needs of youni peWe aTrJ teathers. Westren8thened ourre•th and relationshlps th the UKa We also expanded OUT Nltem•ti(Nl In p•rtthisTW twy0w1fo7k1arnInternatI)nè1 sthod5 In the Mlddle East and South EastA5ia. and in part dueto Comr. as Peop disctrrtred a rwfwnd appreciatlon of dlWtsI, whith alh7wed t1 to makeu)nrtcty(Xbswith dfftrtnt ¢ountries•nd ty1turesot1ne'hl not beln8able totravel in lockd04vr enonMents. ¥ ye•rof enornious un¢ert¥lfity. The Papef Blyrfs pred0rYaltse aThJ relevance toouruynmww, loralty. not11¥ •nd intematknna5. Instead of lawn8 kmtand tryknBtO 5irnpIy syr¥i. we stayed tr1¢( tharitable wpose. and snt our erle$and re50urre$ sn rea¢hlfi6OtQ ovrfdkmfs ac0mprehenve dwtsl offer. Ehte to popular demand, we dramaticalty8rewourCre•tNe Lemiryprogramme. CjrcomwytthoTh-thJTron1 the wodd ot tntounter at a iimÈ- was orKe again putinto wortKe: suppwted tsath¢r5 and nurtuved people as they navl4ated the unprecedthtedovubrnthn¢esw ourselves in. ththan expandeddi•tal learnirff offer. In Sprin8 202Q In th¢ hl8hl of kxkdovm. o4er UD) leather5W theth wKtitlorv5 (rom rnind tor& p•rt In our newty developed. Onlifie..Diwnd Devis( CPDcour. We reCed rawurou5feedbackfrm teadr8 who.felt rtewsy equipped toteach and iether pupi15. thank5 toTtive 5upmartd Here'5lu5t a handful of larye numberof loVetell•mOnqls we reCeid.. estCPD Ihove done In 16 yeors oltevchmg.- 7hls woson involuoblemonntg1$ptr& iii them0¥doWTh- Trliveredwith darity. POSSiOn ttrtdcreorThity." Out of1 4 main sthoc4 examirth spe£ift(akn used acn)ss Enonde l¥ve n( bEeft •dd•d to 3 ofthem asa 'pr•scrlbcd pra¢iitlon¢rf: Edu4ad already promoted tyjrwork toxhooL- end hwe pre¥iousty booked u5 to run CPDf¢r theirteachers. EdEx1 reurttty put outan Update from thdr thf eKarnIrlthilpsf0r apwoathln8deviyn8arkl used us•$ the prirne example of a campanyto efflulate. FlTralty.AOA made a Special aThndrnent totheirspe¢ifI¢th tt) •4Jd usiothelr ltst of prartftloner
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company limited by Guarantee Year eled JI March 2021 We dt¥eW and reheatsed tyJrslv'Bioke' abtwt fvthtrtyar debL feadyfor a Sd0 tour xross En8Lgnd and Wales. Vnfortunately. due to further lockdvwn5. this tour had to postprnl until 2021-22. However, we hove since secured o¥er 90 tr#)okiryforthi5 perfomwnct and patkage.demorttlngthe trustand value schc•)J5ahd educational Instriution5, up ènd dDwnthe UK pce inour From Aprll 2020- March 2021 ourcreatfve OrnIng prugramrne enEayd a totsl of 3.028 Packpats3cro55 the world. across 101 partlcipatory worsW Idigitsl aNI in pefsonl. Online4yJr reath 8rew expjnentialty: we had 18,002 vltws of our recorded show5 ClIne lupfrom 7.103 In 20120) and 9&136¥lew5 of Ourb$kn lupfrorn 513761n 201201. OUR PEOPLE We sald farewell to Trnsrees Fiona arJ Ramaa who both dcwndue to per%1 rea50n& Ramaa's 5klMsset as asan £dorat the 88C aftd F0.$ a5 Ourfundraislr expertwill be rnh mi55ed were sad to see them 80. We plan to recwst • mlnimum of 2 new TNstees in 2021-22toiake us backto Capac. We are akn looklngto expand. ourcorefreel•n¢e stsff team in 2021- 22. kn respond toour irKfease in attfviryand ifowiry demand forwr Work The trustees thrilled that deswte. Trn part due tots pandeffli The hper8irds has frjrtherstablllsed financlally, and finish the year wrth unrertriaed lunds of just obr £79.iKQ lan Irease 0193Xon the prev)Js vearl. Thls 15 attribe tothe tard gerrnted thrOh all ourcreatY4 leamiry actirY delivered In the pondemK, mostly online. The 8oard is del¢hted atthe mmparf5finwKlal pklure.alhj"IYS toexceed ¢JUrreS¢Th poIIcy. FUNDRAISING The try5tees would liketo express the4r slrKere than&stoArts COUKII Elar#I for theirconwnued support in enabll us to reach ourdwritabte aims. This arttrey aware The Paper Bird$8rantstotalliry £53.493.. £34m inemerger ' rellEf, £13,496 to supptsrtr schocw tour Troke. ar a final Instsimentof £4.999 trpJardsour nathjnal tour of 'A5k MeAnythin¢. OUR PLAItsMOVING FORWAAO In 2021-22. thanbto our dynamic relevart prov00rIl p1str. ¢omwiry is ¢omTrrqfroma plaaf strength 3ndamlOn a5 we emer8e from the paTrJemiL We have an amb5tbus and strate8Èc buslne55 plan in pkce, ond In lh* wlth this, we alm toconllrwJt develDpkn8 . opportunitieslor ¢ommunlliesau055 the UK ar•J abroad toeryle with our olartl5ticathts. l)Jr 8uslness Plan sets Qui otsr ambition be kI1n forour tsnKiue di8113l offer. Wewill deveksp CPD prramme5. onfine worksIP$. •nda unique partfcfpaw rfrM&e proiecL expknjthe theme ofempathy. wNaboratton with youn8 peoplefrom across the world. Thls prLyertwill #rate1 alTr the artèrtK and Creatist aIning side of the compony.
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company1Srnited by Guarantee Year ended 31.March 2021 The trustees are reSponsie for preparirethe trustees. report and the financial statements in accordance with the United KirEdom Accountin8 Standards Iuntted ndft GeneralF¥ Accepted Accouln8 Prarticel and applicable law and regulatic. The law applicable to charbties requirts the trustees to prepare financial statements for each finandal vear which glve a true and fair view of state of affalrs of the dwrSty and of the Income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparlre these flnancl staterfnts th¢ trustees are fequired to: 4elect suitable accounting policies ar applythem C{515tenty -obser¥e the methods and principles in the thafities SORP -make judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent -state whether applicable accounting standards have been fdlo*ryl. 5ufyect to any mateTlal departures -dlsclosed and explained in the financial statements and -prepare the finandal statements i>n the goin8 concem basis unkss it ts inappropriate to presume that the -charity wlll CtInue in business The trustees are responsie for keepin8 proper accountlng recwds that disdosure with rea%)nable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity ènd enable them to ensure that the finanaal statements comply with the Charltles Act 2011. the appllcable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons and the provisions of the constitutlm. The trustees are also respons1te for safe8uardin8 the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps fry the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the trustees of the charity ry18 rcember 2021 and gfte on their behaff by: Raidene Carter Trustee
Conwnynumber05363584 Charltynumber 11817a6 The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company Ilmlted by GuaTrntee Year ended 31 March 2021 Independent Examlnefs Report 10t Tfttstees olThe Paper BlrdsTheatre Company I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2021. Respectl¥e responslbllltles of truste¢s and èxaminer The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit 15 not required for thi5 year under Section 144 of the Charities Art 2011 Ithe Charities Acil and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. ' examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities A¢t' . fdlow the prc<edures laid down in the General Dirertions 8Nert by the Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act and to- ' state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 8asls of Independent examlnees report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Dirertions 8Nen by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chartty and a comparison of the a¢¢ounts presented with those records. It also includes consider31ion of any unusual items or dtsclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you a5 trustees concerning any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no Opini 15 8i¥en a5 to whether the atcounts present a -true and fair vierf and the report is limiied to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent exarnlnees ststement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention to indicate that.. - accounting record5 have not been kept in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of The Charities Art 2011 - the accounts do not accord with such re¢ords-. - attention should be drawn to enable proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached Joanne Watkin BA (Honsl FCA Purple Cat Accountancy Limited 87 Hi8h8ate Road Walsall West Midlands WSI 31A 8 Decèmber 2021
The Paper 81rds Theatre Company T•i•lfid• In(qmE DMatSxsand8ranis Cth¥ltat1eacr1tye5 lhtstriertiftcome S3.493 54.681 8,l77 16 Y•tsiinr•ffl 97985 ISL478 297.SL chart1*3¥it1 F4749 5U41 26&73È .749 s21 266,738 NethK4mEllewdttut•) 37236 3a762 . 952 20U 197 YY.047
The Paper Birds Theatre Company th•rftynwnl)•r 11927 Balantè as •t31 Mwth ZOZI 2020 Equiprnent 1.4)1 Current assèts Debtors Cash at bank and In hand 5.923 101.377 43.671 11,307 Tcrtal current a55ets 107.3(Kl $4.978 credIto afflourt> lalllry duewithlnom 129.6541 114.1191 N•t ¥59•ts 79.047 40.859 "Repr•s•nted bv Funds Unrestrlcted general fund Restrlctedfvnds 79J147 40.859 79.047 40,859 Forthe flnandal year In questkM the companywas enutled to exefflptn from au&rt under sectlon 477 of the COrnpan5 Act 26 relatineto small compan5. No members ha¥e fequlred the companytoobtain èn •u&rtof its acc(yJ7tsfor yEarln questioft inaccordance with sectlon 476 01 the Cornpanits Ati x6. dlrectors acknowledgethelr re$rSIbIlIty forcomthlng wlth tht requirementsof A¢twith respettto accountln8 record$ and ftythe prernt10n o1accots. . These atcounts hève beèn ppal In acc<Ydm with the proVis•Mapplicatt¢ ttffjmnles sutiettto thesmall comp•ftits' regime. The finarKFal Matements We apwmd tytttrusteÈs on 8 Oecernbw 2021 and sw)edon their beha by. Raidtnè Carter Trusttt
The Paper Blrds Theatre Company Coffyarry Ilmlted tyGuarart Ytai Èjhkd 31 Marth 2021 lththe rele1 e(sI tothese accounts prepailnÉ thelracojunts F4r4nu RewiW¥St[dapainthQ UKand Rle01 trelaThllFPS I2) and whh thÈ CharitSA201I. l rttounthi¢polkl knCe Li induded in thestsiÈiiieni of FiftantialLtthlSoFA)Twhen . the tharitybMeserf1fr to Ihe resow¢es Ewndllure E¥penditure Is retcefi15ed otrIsa0l4yttKIe0bllVtf0thatlllWthreIfvd Itis wobabletMtsettmeni ts rewlred 4ndthatthe amtrjnttan be re4abty measwed. l expendft¥re1s rÉro8nlsed pnan accn415 ib Twtlo Thecharity i5an exempt tharity %inthE meanw Df$d3otthecha1A 2011 ¥J is cthisOered io pas51 ie5ES stt r[ In para8raph i Sched 6 FinanAtE 2010aThl trwefrKe meets chwiublectynpafiyfllr UKtorpJratitin t pyrpo Fu5 been degnated forffjher pwpo Restnrted fundsafe fvJndSthKhalO be 5Feth.re5trx¢v5 irryo5ed be¢Ar¥ld bythe thaiity f¢r$¢ wrpo
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Company Ilmlted by Guar•Trtee Year ended 31 Mah 2021 3. Inmme 2021 ' 2020 DoTr•tlons and Giants Donatio 53,493 1.189 107539 1.768 54.682 109,307 (hèrlt•ble acll¥llles Box offitè and performancelees Commissions Merchandise sales . Workshop tees Theatretax relief 55.311 53,401 2.942 30.052 63.801 47A53 26,124 96,795 188,177 Bank interesi 16 io
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Cixnpany Ilrnited by Guarnrtee Year ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Artists, fÈes ProtIOn costs Hotels, tr•teland 5ub5iStènt Advertisln8 and prorThxK•n Printin& posts8e and stationery Subscriwions Computer costs Bookkeeping Accountancy fee5 Insufan¢es Bank charges Interest payable Bad debts siofage Sundry expense5 Consujtancv Deprecbathon 81570 1.876 3,SX13 7.603 2.690 857 177.769 13.170 45.237 13.271 707 1.212 1.978 1.025 1.749 613 L169 140 141 20 3.148 119 4.397 291 4.625 113.290 266.738 No trustee re¢•Nd any remratIOn in the year under re¥. li
The Paper Birds Theatre Company Cfjmpany Ilmlted by Guarantee Year ended 31 Marth 2021 Brou8ht for¥Ard asai l Aprll 2020 Additions Carrled forward a5 at 31 Marth 2021 Oepredètlon Brought fon¥ard as at I WI 2020 Charge fortheyear 467 Caffied forwrord as at 31 Marth 2021 467 Nrt bookwdlu•at31 Marth 2021 L401 Trade debtors Other debtors Theatre tax reli•f 5S23 17.403 144 26,124 5,923 43.671 & (l1t01$. •munts fallk¥ &J* wlthin oney 2020 Trade creditors Othertax and so¢lal securlty Accrnals and deferd income Orhercreditors 1,021 7,745 819 20,069 461 2,448 850 .360 29.654 14.119
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