
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  01/10/2021 Period start date   To  30/09/2022   Period end date** 

**Charity name: The Gielgud Academy Trust** 

**Charity registration number: 1186845** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of the**<br>**public in the study of performing arts,**<br>**dance, drama, singing, music and**<br>**related subjects.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in particular,<br>the activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**The Gielgud Academy of Performing**<br>**Arts (GAPA) offers a part time**<br>**professional performing arts training**<br>**and education to children between the**<br>**ages of 3 – 18. This includes a full**<br>**programme of ISTD, RAD and LAMDA**<br>**examinations and public performance**<br>**opportunities.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm that the Trustees have**<br>**had regard to the Charity**<br>**Commission’s guidance on public**<br>**benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by 



## volunteers 

Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|**The 2021/2022 school year was**<br>**compromised by the effects of the**<br>**COVID 19 Pandemic. After a 4 year re-**<br>**location to Great Walstead School,**<br>**GAPA was able to reopen on**<br>**01/09/2021 in its original home at the**<br>**Hub in Haywards Heath College. The**<br>**students were thrilled to be able to**<br>**dance and perform in its wonderful,**<br>**specially built performing arts**<br>**facilities and studios. In April 22, our**<br>**Head Girl Eve Lewis and our Dance**<br>**Captain Eve Lewis achieved places on**<br>**the BA Hons Ballet Performance course**<br>**at the School of Ballet Theatre UK, which**<br>**they have both accepted, in spite of being**<br>**awarded places at London Studio Centre,**<br>**London Contemporary Dance School and**<br>**Northern Contemporary Dance School.**<br>**They start at BTUK in September 22.**<br>**On July 2nd & 3rd we were able to hold our**<br>**first GAPA show back at the Hub since**<br>**the closure of the Central Sussex College**<br>**in 2017. Sadly our long time Patron Dame**<br>**Beryl Gray was unable to attend because**<br>**of illness, but Prizegiving was presided**<br>**over by Principal Suzanne Gielgud, who**<br>**also directed the show, and ably assisted**<br>**by Patron Alfreda Thorogood and by**<br>**former GAPA pupil now West End star**<br>**Matt Trevorrow. Our new Head Girl was**<br>**announced as Bella Evans, with Ella**<br>**Richardson announced as Head Prefect**<br>**and Libby Saunders announced as Dance**<br>**Captain. A full list of medal winners can**<br>**be found on our website.**<br>**26th August was the last day of our week**<br>**long Summer School which was a**<br>**performance of some superb student**<br>**choreography.**|



**Additional information (optional)** 



## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

**N/A** Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of Para 1.41 fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other 



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21|**Because of the COVID 19 pandemic**<br>**and a 2nd lockdown, the charity again**<br>**started and finished the period in**<br>**deficit but by significantly less than**<br>**the previous year. Student numbers**<br>**increased but to nowhere near pre-**<br>**COVID levels. This period the Charity**<br>**again successfully claimed a support**<br>**grant from the local authority.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The only reason for reserves would**<br>**be to pay rent and bills for the office**<br>**space, in the event of no income. Staff**<br>**are all freelance or volunteer so there**<br>**is no payroll to maintain and we only**<br>**pay for the performing arts facilities**<br>**when we use them.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Not enough income.**|
|Details of fund materially<br>in deficit|Para 1.24|**£787**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern|Para 1.23|**There are none. The improvements**<br>**continue since moving into improved**<br>**facilities.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**N/A**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity|Para 1.46||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

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|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Memorandum and Articles of**<br>**Association.**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Company Limited by Guarantee.**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or<br>body entitled to appoint<br>one or more trustees|Para 1.25|**The Chair of Trustees is also the**<br>**Founding Director. Trustees are**<br>**selected from the parents of the**<br>**student body. All Trustees are**<br>**volunteers and all applications to join**<br>**are considered by the board and**<br>**voted on accordingly. The Charity has**<br>**a minimum of 3 trustees which is a**<br>**quorum and the board must always**<br>**be an odd number to prevent**<br>**deadlock.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|The charity’s<br>organisational structure<br>and any wider network<br>with which the charity<br>works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



**Reference and Administrative details** 



|Charity name|The Gielgud Academy Trust|
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|Other name the charity<br>uses|The Gielgud Academy of Performing Arts (GAPA)|
|Registered charity number|Company Limited by Guarantee # 10379861 Registered<br>Charity # 1186845|
|Charity’s principal address|Unit 5b, More House Farm Business Centre<br>Ditchling Road<br>Wivelsfield<br>East Sussex, RH17 7RE|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||T Piers Gielgud|Chair|Whole Year|N/A|
||David Mordecai||Whole Year||
||Catherine<br>Greenwood||Whole Year||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name T Piers Gielgud David Mordecai Catherine Greenwood** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|
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|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/A|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf<br>the assets are held and<br>how this falls within the<br>custodian charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements<br>for safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Thomas Piers Gielgud **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 26/07/2023 



Company registration number: **10379861** 

THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST Company limited by guarantee UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2022 



## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

## Unaudited Financial Statements 

## Year ended 31 August 2022 

|CONTENTS|PAGE|
|---|---|
|Offcers and Professional Advisers|1|
|Directors’ Report|2|
|Income Statement|3|
|Statement of Financial Position|4 - 5|
|**The following pages do not form part of the fnancial statements**||
|Detailed Income Statement|6 - 7|





## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

Officers and Professional Advisers 

Year ended 31 August 2022 

Directors 

THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD 

DAVID JONATHAN MORDECAI CATHERINE GREENWOOD 

Registered office 

Basepoint Business Centre Bridge Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1UA United Kingdom 

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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

## Directors’ Report 

## Year ended 31 August 2022 

The directors present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 August 2022. 

DIRECTORS 

The directors who served the company during the year were as follows: 

THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD 

DAVID JONATHAN MORDECAI 

CATHERINE GREENWOOD 

SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. 

This report was approved by the board of directors on 28 May 2023 and signed on behalf of the board by: 

THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD 

Director 

2 



## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

## Income Statement 

## Year ended 31 August 2022 

|Turnover<br>Other income<br>Cost of raw materials and consumables<br>Staff costs<br>Other charges<br>**Loss**|Year to 31<br>Aug 2022<br>£<br>100,938<br>5,000|<br> <br>Period from 1<br>Oct 2020 to<br>31 Aug 2021|
|---|---|---|
|||£|
|||82,485|
|||24,208|
||105,938<br>(3,777)<br>(50,086)<br>(52,862)|106,693|
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|||(1,859)|
|||(68,398)|
|||(44,012)|
||(787)|(7,576)|
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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

## Statement of Financial Position 

## 31 August 2022 

|Current assets<br>Creditors: amounts falling due within one year<br>**Net current liabilities**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Capital and reserves**|2022<br>£<br>1,041<br>(10,435)|2021|
|---|---|---|
|||£|
|||944|
|||(9,551)|
||(9,394)|(8,607)|
||(9,394)|(8,607)|
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||(9,394)|(8,607)|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

## **1 General information** 

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Basepoint Business Centre, Bridge Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1UA, United Kingdom. 

## **2 Average number of employees** 

The average number of persons employed by the company during the year was 3 (2021: 3). 

For the year ending 31 August 2022, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

Directors’ responsibilities: 

- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476; 

- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions. 

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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

Statement of Financial Position (continued) 

31 August 2022 

These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 28 May 2023, and are signed on behalf of the board by: 

THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD Director 

DAVID JONATHAN MORDECAI Director 

CATHERINE GREENWOOD 

Director 

Company registration number: 10379861 

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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

## Detailed Income Statement 

## Year ended 31 August 2022 

TURNOVER 

|TURNOVER|||
|---|---|---|
|Sales<br>OTHER INCOME<br>Government grant recognised directly into income<br>Other income<br>COST OF RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES<br>Purchases<br>STAFF COSTS<br>Total wages and salaries|Year to 31<br>Aug 2022<br>£<br>100,938<br>Year to 31<br>Aug 2022<br>£<br>-<br>5,000|<br> <br>Period from 1<br>Oct 2020 to<br>31 Aug 2021|
|||£|
|||82,485|
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|||<br> <br>Period from 1<br>Oct 2020 to<br>31 Aug 2021|
|||£|
|||18,708|
|||5,500|
||5,000|24,208|
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||105,938|106,693|
||Year to 31<br>Aug 2022<br>£<br>3,777<br>Year to 31<br>Aug 2022<br>£<br>50,086||
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|||<br> <br>Period from 1<br>Oct 2020 to<br>31 Aug 2021|
|||£|
|||1,859|
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|||<br> <br>Period from 1<br>Oct 2020 to<br>31 Aug 2021|
|||£|
|||68,398|



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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST 

## Detailed Income Statement (continued) 

## Year ended 31 August 2022 

## OTHER CHARGES 

|Equipment hire<br>Rent<br>Motor expenses<br>Travelling<br>Subsistence<br>Advertising<br>Printing, postage and stationery<br>Telephone<br>Computer costs<br>Accountancy fees<br>Professional fees<br>Management charges payable<br>General insurance<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>Bank charges<br>Subscriptions<br>**Loss**|Year to 31<br>Aug 2022<br>£<br>27,017<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,180<br>1,591<br>1,118<br>462<br>425<br>1,065<br>8,500<br>602<br>1,371<br>-<br>1,531|<br> <br>Period from 1<br>Oct 2020 to<br>31 Aug 2021|
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|||£|
|||12,216|
|||4,400|
|||2,359|
|||55|
|||56|
|||2,055|
|||304|
|||866|
|||1,203|
|||425|
|||1,771|
|||16,000|
|||582|
|||244|
|||36|
|||1,440|
||52,862|44,012|
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_ACCOUNTANT_ 

## IAN UMPLEBY 

BASEPOINT BUSINESS CENTRE      BRIDGE ROAD      HAYWARDS HEATH      WEST SUSSEX       RH16 1UA 

## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The Gielgud Academy Trust** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Gielgud Academy Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31[st] August 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Signed: 

## Ian Umpleby 

Name: Ian Umpleby 

Address: Basepoint, Bridge Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1UA 

Date: 18[th] July 2023 

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