Trustees, Annual Report for Halrfax Light Opera Society Juniors Charfty No 1184294 For the perfod 1•1 April 2022 to 31st March 2023 Objectlvos and Actlvltlos As an amat•Jr dramatics Halrfax LW Opera SrKiety Jwicrfs (HLOSJ) gives 8 to 18-year olds In Halrfax and surrounding areas ￿￿rtUnitieS to be M stsge, help backstage. improve I￿1r actirKJ, singlng and dancing skills, bcKJSt tsir confid8n¢e. make Irf￿ friermts and have fun. We perform an annual musical. smaU8r corKerts use v￿ks1￿4)S to engage devekw their capabilitEs and skills fcff them to grow as ind8FefKlent, mature aThJ res[￿S￿￿e people. During ttys period, we ￿ our second year of annua ffl(Y￿ in May called 'Standing in the Spodw,. We ctrKEe a selectth of Disnèy cPAracters, both gcod and bad, for the children to pick from. OwjudgirvJ panel comprised of ttsee peo￿8 who are well Connect￿ with the Society, includirKJ c￿e of CNJr trust88s. We were pleased that the P*1 judg8 retumed for our second year. Thi8 was an wwment d lh8 Truslees d￿ty with I￿r membets. We intend to continue to r the event annualty. During the yjmrner. we took pwt Halfax Ltht Opera Society 14ight with the Light, corKert. We prepared a juni(ff wlN)n to perfom n the This was an oppc¥tunty for our members to rec¢)nnect fo[lC￿1n9 [￿r annual shcw ¥KI aso for to buikj on its relationship with the adu society from whtxn we deriv•Y mary years ago. The val￿4 supwth of the HLOS were ddighted to watch the young8r generabon perf(rni our memb¥s did so with such enthusiasm. The concert was an 0ppC￿nty for members to takè on solo gjngs where they have not Wev￿ls￿ h•J the opportunity to do so wlthin ow ann￿ pr￿Act￿. We began rehearsing for wr February 2023 of MadwJaxar Jr in Sept&nber 2022. The show proved pcpular. the number of members w as i*d the tickets sold. It was a fun fresh sh(w. It was drfferent to anything we h•J d￿e before which was in some ways a welcomed challenge for the members. the pr￿UCtion tean and teclwal team. It was an 0ppty￿nty to bè creatlV8 and the visions of all invcfved were certanty tfoutht to Ife with vibrant costumes, Intr￿ale make-up and colourful set d8sgned by students at Calderdal8 CThlege. We are lucky as a Soci8ty to have formed relationshlp with Calderdale College who Iwe ycAJng ￿ aspmry creatives who are eag8r trj create innOva￿ve sets fLY pr&Yuction& We inte￿j to c(x)tY￿ to with t1￿ throughcxrt the comrKJ years. Through aff of thts. the Tr￿ have Pbgd th regard to what the ￿lety has been dolThJ arwj how It is of public benefrt to ts Childr￿ involved *¥J the wnmuimty it is thated in. Achlevements and Performan From th8 ￿￿ty'S formati(xi. we have cortsistenty had young members who go on to wrs prof8ssional arts Care￿ We were the fwst in the area to f(Ym a junM)rs age range society, and from our example other S(￿101[e5 wer8 set up across C(￿ wtrKh led to the NODA listing jun societi8s ufKler ts umbrelk. HLOSJ were th8 frf5tpr￿￿ societies acc8FtsI by NODA natiC￿lty, and have been snc8 1976. One of our greatest ￿h1Overnents is haAJy c(rfKlwrt yourKJ p*. Whettw ￿ helping them build their confidence in their sctbjol lrfe. to wrsue arts cweers or enjoying a lrfelime of amateur dramatics• oung people who have gained from the S￿iety have now come bxk and ¥e contribuling to its fuiure. parents of (Th of Olf Members saMY f￿l￿r￿J. My daughter was part of the cast for M&Yagascar ￿th HLOSJ and had the best lime. ft t(*)k her out of her comfort zon8 not reaty knowing anyo￿ but made som8 lovely friands and the product￿ team We￿ anlazing. Communication was gr8at from the b8gint7ry and the committee always Ihought abo the little extras such as a Christmas p8ty and an afterparty. Hopefity Chloe wi71 be successfvl in auditiornng fOr[￿ure WOthti￿s. Flnancial Revlew The cheAity's financia I￿lOn at erKI of the pwKMJ is wglpie. For the purposes of the profitablty (A Jr ak)n8. thugh Ihi5 is not reflected in the CC16a this was £6,459.63. The income from the slKAv was receivéd in the folk)Wi￿d financial year (April 2023) however was related to the projuction that tCrf)k place wilhin the peric*J Awil 2022-March 2023. This will ensur8 we can continue to r￿ the cothirth to seThie cur local communty of chlldr and peopb who are aLKKrt ts art& As a resutt of the timiNJ of incom8 frcKn ￿r 2LfiJ main Majagascar Jr, it Is 4iparent at first glance on the CC16a, the (Mference in income and ¢xrtgoings is -£11.767 however. with a large income from ticket sales to follow and wRh £3.842 remarry in the rnan charity account. the Society continues to be ¥) p)sthe funds. After a number of years of bery ￿al￿8 to use thg monies ￿￿ded to the Society by the Cahjerdale Smal Grants sCr￿Me. due to Covid-19, we We￿ able to off-set tl* ￿an1 tcwar(Is the costs of taking part in the Halrfax Light Opera Society Concert. We made a wofrt of £1811.59 from th8 'Night with the Lighy Concert, as the wtgoirKJs of £1.120 were md by the Caklwdale Small Grant we received. Our reserves 8nwre we have w￿￿lent funds at di8posal to luce amual shcws thal retum a profit th8t can ￿ b8 used for otsr activtlies and initiatsv8s for our members. We look forward to our next kee￿￿ m8mbws engw. Structure. Gov•rnance and Managoment HLOSJ is govemed by a FourrfJatK)n Model cOr￿titU1Th as a Charitabl8 Inccffporated Organisation. In our Trustee selection math(xls we refer to the ctwity's cvln with r￿ard trj additi(Thl Tntstees. Refernnce and Adminlstratfv• detail Charity Name: Halrfax Ltght OFera kniety Other name chaiity ￿ HLOSJ. HLOS J￿￿￿5 Registered Chanty nlyntsr: 1184294 Chwty's principal addres&" 1 Gr*wJe. Greetla￿l. HalSfax. HX4 8LJ Names of tha charity trustees cl•: thon afet ranc s Swales nor Jamieson 31 19-31 -3110 20- 312023 Maril 081071 Declaratlons The trustees declare that they have apFrOV￿ the tru&ees' reFK*t taThe Signed by the Chair Full n¥ne(sj:Step Date.. ?zW.4ty1.................................. RayrK)r Janieson 94JM xoifr Signed on behalf of th8 C Tru Full na ).' i Charity Name No (if any)
Halifax Light Opera Society Juniors 1184294
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2022 31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Subscriptions 3,380 - - 3,380 -
Clothing Merchandise 372 - - 372 -
Ticket Sales 689 - - 689 -
Programme & Raffle 440 - - 440 -
Donations 275 - - 275 -
Costume Fefund 220 - - 220 -
Miscellaneous 95 - - 95 -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 5,471 ] - - 5,471 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 5,471 - - 5,471 -
A3 Payments
Rehearsal Space 2,375 - - 2,375 -
Costumes 827 - - 827 -
Set 1,337 - - 1,337 -
Lighting 1,304 - - 1,304 -
Sound 2,300 - - 2,300 -
Make Up 57 - - 57 -
Rights for Show/Royalties/Logo 5,460 - - 5,460 -
Insurance 406 - - 406 -
Production Team 1,251 - - 1,251 -
Marketing 629 - - 629 -
Programme & Raffle 500 - - 500 -
Clothing Merchandise 453 - - 453 -
Miscellaneous 340 - - 340 -
Sub total [ 17,238 ] - - 17,238 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 17,238 - - 17,238 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 11,767 - - - 11,767 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end - 11,767 - - - 11,767 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 26/01/2024 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
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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**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
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Barclays Account
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**3,842**
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**12,785**
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Print Name|**Endowment**
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Date of
approval| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 26/01/2024 2