## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: 01/10/2024 Period start date To: 30/09/2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Gielgud Academy Trust** **Charity registration number: 1186845** ## **Company number: 10379861** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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 Walkhouse Gielgud Academy of**
**Performing Arts (WGA) 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**
**and RAD 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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
The 2024/2025 school year saw Michelle
Walkhouse return to teach for WGA and
become the Artistic Director for the
Summary of the main Para 1.20 academy in January 2025. In September
achievements of the charity, Michelle was appointed as Principal of
identifying the difference the the academy as Suzanne Gielgud retired.
charity’s work has made to The trading name of the academy was
the circumstances of its updated to Walkhouse Gielgud Academy
beneficiaries and any wider of Performing Arts. Details available on
benefits to society as a www.walkhousegielgudacademy.com
whole.
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N/A
Para 1.41
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Other
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## **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 the previous 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: **N/A** Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**Memorandum and Articles of**
**Association.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
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**
**Director. Trustees are selected from**
**the parents of the student body, and**
**the community. 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**
**deadlock.**| |||| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **N/A** Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Other ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charityname|The Gielgud Academy Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|The Walkhouse Gielgud Academy of Performing Arts| |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| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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19|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||T Piers Gielgud|Chair|01/10/2024 – 27/02/2025|| ||David Mordecai||01/10/2024 – 27/02/2025|| ||Catherine
Greenwood||Whole Year|| ||Claire Matthews|Chair|28/02/2025 – 30/09/2025|| ||Corinna Jean
McCormick||16/09/2025 – 30/09/2025|| ||Richard Glover||28/02/2025 – 15/09/2025|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 20 ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name Claire Matthews Catherine Greenwood Corinna Jean McCormick** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |**N/A**|| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ## **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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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 company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Claire Matthews **Position (for example Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 23/07/2026 Company registration number: **10379861** THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST Company limited by guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST ## Unaudited Financial Statements ## Year ended 31 August 2025 |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 2025 Directors CATHERINE GREENWOOD CLAIRE MATTHEWS CORRINA McCORMICK Registered office Oathall House 70 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EN United Kingdom 1 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST ## Directors’ Report ## Year ended 31 August 2025 The directors present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 August 2025. DIRECTORS The directors who served the company during the year were as follows: CATHERINE GREENWOOD CLAIRE MATTHEWS CORRINA McCORMICK ## 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 22 May 2026 and signed on behalf of the board by: CATHERINE GREENWOOD Director CLAIRE MATTHEWS Director CORRINA McCORMICK Director 2 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST ## Income Statement ## Year ended 31 August 2025 |Turnover
Cost of raw materials and consumables
Staff costs
Other charges
**(Loss)/proft**|2025
£
98,197
(2,217)
(50,892)
(46,226)|2024| |---|---|---| |||£| |||94,774| |||(1,289)| |||(36,142)| |||(47,569)| ||(1,138)|9,774| |||| 3 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST ## Statement of Financial Position ## 31 August 2025 |Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
**Net current (liabilities)/assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Capital and reserves**|2025
£
152
(708)|2024| |---|---|---| |||£| |||1,129| |||(547)| ||(556)|582| ||(556)|582| |||| |||| ||(556)|582| |||| ## 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 (2024: 3). For the year ending 31 August 2025, 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. 4 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST Statement of Financial Position (continued) 31 August 2025 These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 22 May 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board by: CATHERINE GREENWOOD Director CLAIRE MATTHEWS Director ## CORRINA McCORMICK Director Company registration number: 10379861 5 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST ## Detailed Income Statement ## Year ended 31 August 2025 |TURNOVER
Sales
COST OF RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES
Purchases
STAFF COSTS
Total wages and salaries
OTHER CHARGES
Equipment hire
Rent
Travelling
Advertising
Telephone
Computer costs
Accountancy fees
Professional fees
Subscriptions|2025
£
98,197|| |---|---|---| |||2024| |||£| |||94,774| |||| ||98,197|94,774| ||2025
£
2,217
2025
£
50,892
2025
£
26,495
4,238
2,839
5,821
86
1,456
550
4,031
710|| |||| |||2024| |||£| |||1,289| |||| |||2024| |||£| |||36,142| |||| |||2024| |||£| |||29,142| |||4,400| |||883| |||6,536| |||819| |||1,493| |||475| |||3,281| |||540| ||46,226|47,569| 6 ## THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST Detailed Income Statement (continued) Year ended 31 August 2025 ## **(Loss)/profit** (1,138) 9,774 7 _ACCOUNTANT_ ## IAN UMPLEBY 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 2025. ## **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: 22[nd] May 2026 MOBILE: 07711 430 220