Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 April 2021 Period start date To 31 March 2022 Period end date
Charity name: Trajectory Theatre
Charity registration number: 1187022
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Trajectory Theatre is committed to advancing public appreciation of the immersive digital arts, through the production and exhibition of new creative works, as well as to aid other makers bysharingresearch and learnings. |
| 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 |
Across this period we have developed and presented artistic works which have pushed the boundaries of both our capabilities and the status quo of the immersive arts sector. Alongside this we have helped more established organisations deliver projects that put access at the core of the work, ensuring more people are able to see high quality digital art. We’ve delivered workshops covering subjects across the spectrum of digital creativity. This includes subjects such as game engines, virtual reality, augmented reality, photogrammetry, XR access and always with a focus on how these technologies could be used to artistic ends. The participants for these have included established theatre practitioners wishing to enter the digital space and early career artists interested in expanding their skills. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have regard for the public benefit guidance and have used these principles when making decisions about the activities taken on by the organisation. |
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| Contribution made by volunteers |
Contribution made by volunteers |
Volunteering has made up the majority of the benefaction to the organisation over this period. Without the tireless effort of the board, the artistic director and various other individuals we would have been unable to conduct our activities. |
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| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Volunteering has made up the majority of the benefaction to the organisation over this period. Without the tireless effort of the board, the artistic director and various other individuals we would have been unable to conduct our activities. |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 | Our work is divided into three strands: creation, showing and community. In our creation work we continued development of our ongoing ‘Circus in a Bottle’ augmented reality performance and presented it to audiences in the first of many public showings. We partnered with Fast Familiar, a registered charity with similar goals to our own, to create David’s Bad Day; an augmented reality and social game which interrogates our relationship to big data. This work was shown to test audiences with further development planned. We began research and development on a new tool, named Story Starter, that will allow a variety of makers with different levels of resources to effectively deliver location based XR experiences to audiences. As part of our showing strand we helped director Sacha Wares deliver Museum of Austerity, an augmented reality work that told the stories of people profoundly affected by austerity measures introduced in the UK. As part of its presentation at the London Film Festival, this work featured accessibility support which was hitherto unprecedented in XR strands of national film festivals. This has helped begin a shift step change in the way access is thought about in these events. |
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We oversaw various work across our community strand. This included delivering workshops for theatre writers with the Young Vic and DeMontfort University. In these spaces we were able to share our expertise and learning as well as deal directly with our beneficiaries to better understand their needs. The work we have carried out in this period has contributed to the successful growth of Trajectory's reputation within the digital immersive theatre space and has directly helped a number of artists and makers. We feel we are still at the beginning of our journey but we have been able to grow our impact significantly in the last 18 months and will continue to do so into the future.
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | At the end of this period our financial situation is acceptably stable. We have seen a good deal of growth in our overall turnover and our losses were within the limits of our reserves. We do note that we end the period with limited reserves but have managed to grow our regular income stream. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Limited reserves are held in order to account for future uncertainties or in an attempt to accumulate sufficient funding to deliver projects. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £2756 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | - |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | - |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | - |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trajectory is governed by a constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association,CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trajectory Theatre is a charitable incorporated organisation |
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| 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 | We use Reach Volunteering as our main advertising and recruitment platform. Beyond this we do our best to get word of openings to our networks across social media. New trustees candidates are selected via panel. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the candidate must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee candidate must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. Resolution in writing or electronic form must be agreed by a majorityof all of the charitytrustees. |
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Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | TrajectoryTheatre |
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| Other name the charityuses | |
| Registered charity number | 1187022 |
| Charity’s principal address | StoryFutures Innovation Hub, 2nd Floor Schilling Building, RHUL, Egham Hill, Egham |
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | Jo Kerr | Chair | ||
| 2 | Elaine Wong | |||
| 3 | Ian Patrick | |||
| 4 | Charlotte Whitbread | |||
| 5 | Jazmin Morris | |||
| 6 | Mikaela Murekian |
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name NA
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| NA |
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
NA |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
NA |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
NA |
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
NA
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Declarations | Declarations | Declarations | Declarations | Declarations |
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| The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |
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| Signature(s) | ||||
| Full name(s) | Sophia Mikaela Murekian | Jo Kerr | ||
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) |
Chair | Board Member | ||
| Date | 2023-01-25 | 2023-01-25 |
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| Charity Name Trajectory Theatre |
Charity Name Trajectory Theatre |
Charity Name Trajectory Theatre |
No (if any) 1187022 |
CC16a | |
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| Receipts and payments accounts | |||||
| For the period from |
Period start date April 1st 20 |
To | Period end date 31 March 21 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | - 2,133- - 18,714- |
- -- - -- |
- -- |
- 2,133- |
- -- |
| Primary Purpose Trading | - -- |
- 18,714- |
- -- |
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| Tax Rebate | - 376- - 1,127- - 2,000- |
- -- - -- - -- |
- -- |
- 376- |
- -- |
| Recharged Expenses | - -- |
- 1,127- |
- -- |
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| Grants | - -- |
- 2,000- |
- -- |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) - 24,350- A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
- 24,350- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 24,350- |
- -- |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| NA | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| Sub total- -- Total receipts - 24,350- A3 Payments |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
| - 24,350- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 24,350- |
- -- |
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| Freelancer Fees | - 18,873- - 100- - 60- - 90- - 183- - 301- - 57- - 259- - 1,218- - 34- - 143- - 161- - 656- - 984- - 1,218- - 203- - 36- |
- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
- -- |
- 18,873- |
- -- |
| Staff and Volunteer Entertaining | - -- |
- 100- |
- -- |
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| Application and Festival Fees | - -- |
- 60- |
- -- |
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| Online Services | - -- |
- 90- |
- -- |
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| Computer Software | - -- |
- 183- |
- -- |
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| Computer Hardware and Equipment | - -- |
- 301- |
- -- |
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| Stationary, Printing and Office Equipment | - -- |
- 57- |
- -- |
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| Motor Expenses | - -- |
- 259- |
- -- |
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| Accommodation and Meals | - -- |
- 1,218- |
- -- |
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| Advertising and Promotion | - -- |
- 34- |
- -- |
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| Insurance | - -- |
- 143- |
- -- |
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| Leasing and Hiring Equipment Fees | - -- |
- 161- |
- -- |
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| Postage and Courier | - -- |
- 656- |
- -- |
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| Travel | - -- |
- 984- |
- -- |
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| Accommodation and Meals | - -- |
- 1,218- |
- -- |
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| Postage and Courier | - -- |
- 203- |
- -- |
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| Business Entertaining | - -- |
- 36- |
- -- |
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| Sub total - 24,576- A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
- 24,576- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 24,576- |
- -- |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| NA | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| Sub total - -- Total payments - 24,576- Net of receipts/(payments) - 226- A5 Transfers between funds - -- A6 Cash funds last year end - -- Cash funds this year end - 226- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| - 24,576- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 24,576- |
- -- |
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| - 226- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 226- |
- -- |
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| - -- - -- - 226- |
- -- - -- - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| - -- |
- 226- |
- -- |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |||||
| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details Bank account |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - 226- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| Total cash funds | - 226- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||||||||||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | funds | ||||||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Cash | funds | Bank account | - | 226- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||
| Total cash funds | - | 226- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
1/30/2023
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| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Reserves Details NA Details NA Details NA Unpaid Volunteer Expenses Signature |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
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| - 1,689- |
- -- |
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| Fund to which asset belongs |
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| - -- |
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| Fund to which asset belongs |
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| - -- |
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| Fund to which liability relates |
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| Unrestricted | - 71- |
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| Unrestricted | - 476- |
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| Mikaela Murekian | |||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
1/30/2023
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