## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/10/2023 Period start date To 30/09/2024 Period end date**
**Charity name: The Gielgud Academy Trust**
**Charity registration number: 1186845**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of the**
**public in the study of performing**
**arts, dance, drama, singing, music**
**and related subjects.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The Gielgud Academy of Performing**
**Arts (GAPA) offers a part time**
**professional performing arts training**
**and education to children between**
**the ages of 3 – 18. This includes a full**
**programme of ISTD, RAD and LAMDA**
**examinations and public**
**performance opportunities.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm that the Trustees have**
**had regard to the Charity**
**Commission’s guidance on public**
**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**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
difference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society as
a whole.|
Para 1.20|**The 2023/2024 school year saw**
**continued improvements mainly due**
**to the school’s return to the Hub in**
**Haywards Heath College. Details**
**available on**
**www.gielgudacademy.co.uk**|
## **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**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|**Because of the move back to the Hub,**
**student numbers continue to increase**
**from last year, but still to nowhere**
**near pre-COVID levels.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The only reason for reserves would be**
**to pay rent and bills for the office**
**space, in the event of no income. Staff**
**are all freelance or volunteer so there**
**is no payroll to maintain and we only**
**pay for the performing arts facilities**
**when we use them.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not enough income.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|
Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|**There are none. The improvements**
**continue since moving into improved**
**facilities.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity|Para 1.46||
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Memorandum and Articles of**
**Association.**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Company Limited by Guarantee.**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees|Para 1.25|**The Chair of Trustees is also the**
**Founding Director. Trustees are**
**selected from the parents of the**
**student body. All Trustees are**
**volunteers and all applications to join**
**are considered by the board and**
**voted on accordingly. The Charity**
**has a minimum of 3 trustees which is**
**a quorum and the board must always**
**be an odd number to prevent**
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s
organisational structure
and any wider network
with which the charity
works|Para 1.51||
Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Gielgud Academy Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity
uses|The Gielgud Academy of Performing Arts (GAPA)|
|Registered charity number|Company Limited by Guarantee # 10379861 Registered
Charity # 1186845|
|Charity’s principal address|Oathall House, 70 Oathall Road, Haywards Heath, West
Sussex, RH16 3EN|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20|T Piers
|Chair|Whole Year|~~**(if any)**~~
N/A|
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David
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Catherine
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
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf
the assets are held and
how this falls within the
custodian charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements
for safe custody and
segregation of such
assets from the charity’s
own assets|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**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.**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s) Thomas Piers Gielgud
Position (eg Chair
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Date 28/02/2025
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Company registration number: **10379861**
THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST Company limited by guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2024
## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
## Unaudited Financial Statements
## Year ended 31 August 2024
|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
Year ended 31 August 2024
Directors
THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD DAVID JONATHAN MORDECAI CATHERINE GREENWOOD
Oathall House 70 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EN United Kingdom
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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
## Directors’ Report
## Year ended 31 August 2024
The directors present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 August 2024.
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 24 February 2025 and signed on behalf of the board by:
THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD
Director
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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
## Income Statement
## Year ended 31 August 2024
|THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
Income Statement
Year ended 31 August 2024|||
|---|---|---|
|Turnover
Other income
Cost of raw materials and consumables
Staff costs
Other charges
**Proft**|2024
£
94,774
-|2023|
|||£|
|||105,613|
|||11,910|
||94,774
(1,289)
(36,142)
(47,569)|117,523|
||||
|||(2,831)|
|||(50,069)|
|||(64,421)|
||9,774|202|
||||
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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
## Statement of Financial Position
## 31 August 2024
|THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
Statement of Financial Position
31 August 2024|||
|---|---|---|
|Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
**Net current assets/(liabilities)**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Capital and reserves**|2024
£
1,129
(547)|2023|
|||£|
|||833|
|||(10,025)|
||582|(9,192)|
||582|(9,192)|
||||
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||582|(9,192)|
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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 Oathall House, 70 Oathall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex , RH16 3EN, United Kingdom.
## **2 Average number of employees**
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year was 3 (2023: 3).
For the year ending 31 August 2024, 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.
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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST Statement of Financial Position (continued)
## 31 August 2024
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 24 February 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
THOMAS PIERS GIELGUD
Director
pp
pp
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 2024
|TURNOVER
Sales
OTHER INCOME
Other income
COST OF RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES
Purchases
STAFF COSTS
Total wages and salaries
OTHER CHARGES
Equipment hire
Rent
Travelling
Advertising
Printing, postage and stationery
Telephone|2024
2023
£
£
94,774
105,613
2024
2023
£
£
-
11,910|2024
2023
£
£
94,774
105,613
2024
2023
£
£
-
11,910|
|---|---|---|
|||11,910|
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||94,774|117,523|
||2024
2023
£
£
1,289
2,831
2024
2023
£
£
36,142
50,069
2024
2023
£
£
29,142
26,796
4,400
4,840
883
77
6,536
7,129
-
908
819
971||
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|||2023|
|||£|
|||2,831|
||||
|||2023|
|||£|
|||50,069|
||||
|||26,796|
|||4,840|
|||77|
|||7,129|
|||908|
|||971|
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## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST
## Detailed Income Statement (continued)
## Year ended 31 August 2024
|Computer costs
Accountancy fees
Professional fees
Management charges payable
General insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Subscriptions
**Proft**|1,493
475
3,281
-
-
-
540|1,129|
|---|---|---|
|||450|
|||5,707|
|||13,150|
|||528|
|||1,117|
|||1,619|
||47,569|64,421|
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||9,774|202|
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## ~~IAN UMPLEBY~~
## _ACCOUNTANT_
OATHALL HOUSE 70 OATHALL ROAD HAYWARDS HEATH WEST SUSSEX RH16 3EN
## **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 2024.
## **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:
Name: Ian Umpleby
Address: Oathall House, 70 Oathall Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3EN
Date: 24[th] February 2025
MOBILE: 07711 430 220
## ~~IAN UMPLEBY~~
## _ACCOUNTANT_
OATHALL HOUSE 70 OATHALL ROAD HAYWARDS HEATH WEST SUSSEX RH16 3EN
MOBILE: 07711 430 220