Worcester Musical Theatre Company Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) No. 1186651 Report of the trustees for the year ended 31[st] December 2020
The CIO was formed for the purpose of assuming the assets and activities of Worcester Musial Theatre Company, Registered Charity No. 508730, and a Special General Meeting of the Registered Charity held on 6[th] July 2020 approved a motion to transfer its assets and activities to the CIO, and for its consequent winding up, which took place in August 2020.
The CIO had been registered on 28[th] November 2019 and then remained dormant throughout 2019, and a “nil return” for the period 28[th] November 2019 to 31[st] December 2019 has been filed with the Charity Commission by its Deputy Chairman.
A transfer of £500 from the Registered Charity to the CIO was made on 6[th] May 2020, followed by the balance of its cash of £18,445.45 on 5[th] August 2020.
Its only other financial activities have been payment of the NODA insurance premium £244.12 room hire from the Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club £30 and bank charges £54.
In its previous incarnation as a Registered Charity Worcester Musial Theatre Company had staged its annual musical show “Celebrate the Season” at The Swan Theatre, Worcester during the period 12[th] - 16[th] November 2019, and in its new incarnation as a CIO it was intended to stage its next show “Happy Together” at The Swan during the period 1[st] - 8[th] November 2020. This proved impossible due to the Coronavirus lockdowns, and no contract was issued by The Swan.
The show had been designed and the music prepared and learnt by the company and hence some expenses incurred, but because these preparations will benefit the show when it is
rescheduled, no claim was made on the business interruption indemnity insurance.
It was then proposed to hold a “Charity Show” at The Swan on 15[th] May 2021, but again this was cancelled due to theatres being closed due to the virus.
At the time of writing, it is intended to hold the rescheduled “Happy Together” show, slightly revised, at The Swan during the period 7[th] - 14[th] November 2021, subject to various provisos with respect to the government’s road map out of lockdown and to the terms under which the theatre would be available. There is also a provisional booking at The Swan for the period 6[th] - 13[th] November 2022.
During this very difficult period, contact has been maintained with the theatre, and with some of the more vulnerable members and supporters, and some members have been participating in the distribution of free meals by Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club to isolated residents in Worcester City.
We look forward to singing and dancing together when rehearsals recommence, hopefully in May 2021 on a socially distance basis, and in June 2021 without restriction.
David Rippe
David Rippe, Chairman of Trustees
16[th] March 2021
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