## **St Nicolas Players**
# **Registered Charity No: 1185653**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements**
**For the year ended 30 September 2025**
**ST NICOLAS PLAYERS Officials and Addresses**
**Registered Charity No: 1185653**
## **Trustees**
Mr A Fell President Mrs A Evenden Chairperson Mr D Whipps Vice-Chairperson Mr N Hancocks Vice-President Miss W Carter Treasurer Mrs J Jones Secretary and Membership Secretary Mr N Fletcher Mr G Barker Mrs J Staples Mr D Whipps Mrs S Turner Mrs K Taylor Mrs M Wood
## **Charity Address**
C/o Mr & Mrs R Evenden 25 Penway Drive Pinchbeck Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 3PG
## **Solicitors**
Roythornes Limited Enterprise Way Pinchbeck Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 3YR
## **Bankers**
HSBC UK 8 Market Place Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 1SN
**ST NICOLAS PLAYERS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
**Registered Charity No: 1185653**
The St Nicolas Players is a Charity registered from 7 October 2019 with the Charity Commissioners (Number 1185653).
## Structure and Management
The Charity is administered by a management committee. The trustees serving the charity throughout the period ended 30 September 2025 were as follows:-
Mr A Fell Mrs A Evenden Miss W Carter Mrs J Jones Mr N Fletcher Mr N Hancocks Mr D Whipps Mr G Barker Mrs J Staples Mrs S Turner Mrs K Taylor Mrs M Wood
The Trustees are elected by votes of the members each year at the AGM.
## Activities and Objectives
The main objective of the charity is to educate the public in the dramatic arts and music in South Lincolnshire and the surrounding area and to develop the public understanding of the dramatic arts and music and to involve people of all ages and abilities, particularly young people, wherever possible. The object is also to help and assist other organisations and schools in the development of dramatic arts and music.
## Achievements and Performance
The opportunities afforded by our shows provide experience in acting, directing, set design, set construction, stage management, people management, team working, as well as financial management, administration and marketing. Our auditions are advertised locally, and are open to all-comers regardless of age or physical abilities. The venue we mainly use for our productions has disabled access, and an audio loop for those with hearing difficulties, so our productions are also open to all members of society for their enjoyment and entertainment. We have continued with our fund raising activities, and have regular Trustee committee meetings, and play readings. We continue to put shows on stage for the general public to attend, and managed to produce 4 performances within the financial year, 2 full scale performances in our regular venue, plus taking the opportunity to utilise other venues in our region too - we held a Murder Mystery evening at a local hotel in Spalding, and participated in a One Act Play Festival in Boston. Therefore the Trustees are continuing to make every effort to ensure that the charity continues to thrive.
## Financial Review
Our funds have unfortunaltey decreased during the course of this financial year by a little under £3,500, mainly due to our 2 full productions having costs exceeding income. Additionally we had applied for and paid for a licence for a production which sadly we were unable to go ahead with. However (since the accounts year end), we have had the cost reimbursed to us - so no Financial loss incurred thankfully. This highlights the need for the continued fund-raising efforts. During this last financial year we only achieved a small income from our fund-riaiing efforts. However, we continue to recieve both financial, and physical, support from our sponsors, and together with the donations from our mystery benefactor, we manage to stay afloat. Additionally, our ever wonderful St Nicolas Community Brass Band also generates funds for us. We are of course most grateful to our continuing financial support from our 'sponsors', and especially our benefactor. In view of continuing cost increases, the Trusttes made the decision to make a small increase in annual subscriptions, with effect from the date of this AGM, to assist in the continuing maintenance of the Society to achieve its objectives. We are confident therefore that we can maintain sufficient funds to continue to meet our financial commitments in respect of the rental of our rehearsal / storage space. In addition to the continued subscriptions of our regular members of both our Community Brass Band, and St Nicolas Players members, with the increased opportunity for involvement in the society we have acquired some new members whose subscriptions to the society have therefore boosted our funds too. Ultimately, we remain in a comfortable financial position to continue with the Charity's objectives for the immediate future.
We appreciate the many hours that members committ to our charity for rehearsing, set building, costume making to name but a few of the activities undertaken. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy, and expertise we would not have been able to achieve so much.
## Signed and agreed by
**Mrs A Evenden**
(Chairman)
Trustee of St Nicolas Players Signed on: **14 January 2026**
**Registered Charity No: 1185653**
## **ST NICOLAS PLAYERS RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
|**RECEIPTS**
Notes
Production income
2(a)
Investment income
Subscriptions
Other income
2(b)
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Direct charitable expenditure
3(a)
Other charitable expenditure
3(b)
Governance costs
3(c)
**Total expenditure**
**NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)**
Transfers between funds
Cash funds brought forward
**Cash funds carried at 30 September**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Year**
**Ended**
**30/09/2025**
**30/09/2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**4,628**
**2,608**
**7,236**
13,759
**-**
**377**
**377**
446
**20**
**745**
**765**
712
**2,136**
**418**
**2,553**
2,937
**6,784**
**4,148**
**10,932**
17,854
**7,936**
**-**
**7,936**
9,239
**78**
**-**
**78**
1,364
**6,344**
**-**
**6,344**
6,146
**14,358**
**-**
**14,358**
16,749
**(7,574)**
**4,148**
**(3,427)**
1,105
**9,000**
**(9,000)**
**-**
-
**3,388**
**22,092**
**25,480**
24,375
**4,814**
**17,240**
**22,053**
25,480|
|---|---|
**Registered Charity No: 1185653**
## **ST NICOLAS PLAYERS RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
|**Cash Funds**
Lloyds Business Account
Lloyds Business Money Manager Account
Petty Cash
Music Hall Petty Cash
Stage Manager Petty Cash
**Total Cash Funds**
(as per Receipts and Payments account)|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**4,731**
**-**
**4,731**
**-**
**17,240**
**17,240**
**2**
**-**
**2**
**44**
**-**
**44**
**36**
**-**
**36**
**4,814**
**17,240**
**22,053**
**30/09/2025**|**30/09/2024**
**Total**
**£**
3,306
22,092
2
44
36
-
25,480|
|---|---|---|
## **Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by**
|**Chairperson**|**Mrs A Evenden**|
|---|---|
|**Treasurer**|**Miss W Carter**|
|**Signed on:**|**14 January 2025**|
## **The notes on pages 5 and 6 form a part of these accounts**
**Registered Charity No: 1185653**
## **ST NICOLAS PLAYERS NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
- (a) The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis only, referring to applicable UK Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 2011.
## (b) **Designated funds**
Designated Funds held in the Savings account are intended to cover the expenses relating to The Patch, particularly the rent but also all other running and maintenance costs. The Trustees intend to maintain a minimum balance in this account to cover at least 2 years rent costs, which are currently £4,000 per annum.
## (c) **Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted funds are donations and other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
|**2. INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Holiday**
**Snap**
**Flint**
**Street**
**Nativity**
**A Kiss on**
**the Bottom**
**£**
**£**
**£**
(a) Production Income
Ticket sales
**3,954**
**-**
**2,930**
Programme sales
**190**
**-**
**163**
Script costs contributions
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,144**
**-**
**3,093**
(a) Income from other charitable activities
Donations
Anonymous Annual donation
Sundry small donations
Christmas Social - Raffle proceeds
Donations for Christmas performances - St Nicolas Brass
Sponsors
Other
Murder Mystery Evening
Other
Spalding Flower Parade Charity Stall
Play readings
St Nicolas Players Sweathshirts
Frog Race night proceeds
Hire / Sales of costunes, scenery and props
Hire of Marquee
Social Event - Leeds for Chrsitmas Shopping and attend 'Brassed off' play|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**TOTAL**
**30/9/25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**4,311**
**2,573**
**6,884**
**317**
**36**
**352**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,628**
**2,608**
**7,236**
**1,500**
**-**
**1,500**
**-**
**25**
**25**
**56**
**-**
**56**
**210**
**-**
**210**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**150**
**-**
**150**
**66**
**3**
**69**
**5**
**-**
**5**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**109**
**110**
**219**
**40**
**-**
**40**
**-**
**280**
**280**
**2,136**
**418**
**2,553**|**TOTAL**
**30/9/24**
**Holiday**
**Snap**
**Mother**
**Goose**
**Fight**
**them for**
**The**
**Beeches**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
12,819
-
9,379
3,440
940
-
770
170
-
-
-
-
**13,759**
**-**
**10,149**
**3,610**
**1,500**
**25**
**-**
**300**
**500**
**-**
**222**
**17**
**270**
**53**
**50**
**-**
**-**
**2,937**|
|---|---|---|
**Registered Charity No: 1185653**
## **ST NICOLAS PLAYERS NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
|**3. RESOURCES USED**
**Holiday**
**Snap**
**Flint**
**Street**
**Nativity**
**A Kiss on**
**the Bottom**
**£**
**£**
**£**
(a) Direct charitable expenditure
Production costs
Venue / Theatre hire
**1,386**
**-**
**1,980**
Ticket sales commission
**395**
**-**
**253**
Licences
**-**
**740**
**573**
Scripts
**-**
**-**
**-**
Programmes
**-**
**-**
**358**
Publicity (including banners and posters)
**450**
**-**
**326**
Set costs (including props and costumes)
**90**
**-**
**69**
Technical expenses
**-**
**-**
**1,233**
Sponsors entertaining costs
**52**
**-**
**32**
**2,373**
**740**
**4,823**
(b) Costs of charitable activities
General expenses
Boston One Act Play Festival - Entrey Cost
Murder Mystery Evening - costs of microphones
Spalding Flower Parade - stall hire
Frog Race night - new frogs made / Room hire
St Nicolas Players Sweatshirts
Scripts / Room hire costs for events - AGM, Christmas Social, play readings
Music Hall costs
Play reading scripts
Reimburse Society member for losses not covered by insurance
St Nicolas Brass
Sheet music and rehearsal room hire costs
St Nicolas Brass
Music Stands 2024 / Ties for band members 2023
St Nicolas Brass
Storage Box for Band Banners
(c) Governance costs
Premises expenses
Rent
Electricity
General repairs
Insurance and Subscription to NODA
Website costs
Admin and paper
Mobile phone costs
Bank charges
**4. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Cash funds held at 1 October 2024 (2023)
Movements per receipts and payments account
Balance as at 30 September 2025 (2024)|
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**TOTAL**
**30/9/25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**3,366**
**-**
**3,366**
**648**
**-**
**648**
**1,313**
**-**
**1,313**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**358**
**-**
**358**
**776**
**-**
**776**
**159**
**-**
**159**
**1,233**
**-**
**1,233**
**84**
**-**
**84**
**7,936**
**-**
**7,936**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50**
**-**
**50**
**13**
**-**
**13**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15**
**-**
**15**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**78**
**-**
**78**
**4,000**
**-**
**4,000**
**900**
**-**
**900**
**537**
**-**
**537**
**667**
**-**
**667**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**22**
**-**
**22**
**145**
**-**
**145**
**73**
**-**
**73**
**6,344**
**-**
**6,344**
**14,357**
**-**
**14,358**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**TOTAL**
**30/9/25**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**3,388**
**22,092**
**25,480**
**(7,574)**
**4,148**
**(3,427)**
**(4,186)**
**26,240**
**22,053**|**TOTAL**
**30/9/24**
**Holiday**
**Snap**
**Mother**
**Goose**
**Fight**
**them For**
**The**
**Beeches**
**£**
**£**
**£**
4,068
-
2,268
1,800
1,254
-
910
344
642
442
200
-
115
115
-
-
289
-
289
-
714
-
300
414
1,275
437
604
234
882
-
799
83
-
-
-
-
**9,239**
**995**
**5,370**
**2,874**
**-**
**-**
**145**
**31**
**215**
**110**
**-**
**-**
**500**
**125**
**199**
**39**
**1,364**
4,175
933
456
316
76
-
106
84
**6,146**
**16,749**
**TOTAL**
**30/9/24**
**£**
**24,375**
**1,106**
**25,481**|
|---|---|---|
## **5. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES**
None of the Trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the current year. Any payments made to Trustees, purely relate to the reimbursement of expenses incurred in relation to objects of the charity.