## **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||
|---|---|---|
|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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## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|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.|
|---|---|---|---|
||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||
|---|---|---|
|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.|
|---|---|---|
|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:|||
|---|---|---|
|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.|
|---|---|---|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|TrajectoryTheatre|
|---|---|
|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)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|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**|
|---|---|
|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**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|||||
|**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 £**|
|Donations|**-**
**2,133-**
**-**
**18,714-**|**-**
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**2,133-**|**-**
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|Primary Purpose Trading|||**-**
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**18,714-**|**-**
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|Tax Rebate|**-**
**376-**
**-**
**1,127-**
**-**
**2,000-**|**-**
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**376-**|**-**
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|Recharged Expenses|||**-**
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**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-**|**-**
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**24,350-**|**-**
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**||||||
|NA|**-**
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|**_Sub total_-**
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**_Total receipts_ -**
**24,350-**
**A3 Payments**|**-**
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**24,350-**|**-**
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**24,350-**|**-**
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|Freelancer Fees|**-**
**18,873-**
**-**
**100-**
**-**
**60-**
**-**
**90-**
**-**
**183-**
**-**
**301-**
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**57-**
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**259-**
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**1,218-**
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**34-**
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**143-**
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**161-**
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**656-**
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**984-**
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**1,218-**
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**203-**
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**18,873-**|**-**
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|Staff and Volunteer Entertaining|||**-**
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**100-**|**-**
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|Application and Festival Fees|||**-**
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**60-**|**-**
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|Online Services|||**-**
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**90-**|**-**
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|Computer Software|||**-**
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**183-**|**-**
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|Computer Hardware and Equipment|||**-**
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**301-**|**-**
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|Stationary, Printing and Office Equipment|||**-**
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**57-**|**-**
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|Motor Expenses|||**-**
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**259-**|**-**
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|Accommodation and Meals|||**-**
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**1,218-**|**-**
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|Advertising and Promotion|||**-**
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**34-**|**-**
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|Insurance|||**-**
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**143-**|**-**
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|Leasing and Hiring Equipment Fees|||**-**
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**161-**|**-**
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|Postage and Courier|||**-**
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**656-**|**-**
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|Travel|||**-**
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**984-**|**-**
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|Accommodation and Meals|||**-**
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**1,218-**|**-**
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|Postage and Courier|||**-**
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**203-**|**-**
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|Business Entertaining|||**-**
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**36-**|**-**
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|**_Sub total_ -**
**24,576-**
**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**|**-**
**24,576-**|**-**
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**24,576-**|**-**
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**(see table)**||||||
|NA|**-**
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|**_Sub total_ -**
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**_Total payments_ -**
**24,576-**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -**
**226-**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
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**_Cash funds this year end_ -**
**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 £**|
||||**-**
**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**
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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 £**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**-**
**1,689-**|**-**
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|||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||
||||**-**
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|||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||
||||**-**
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|||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||
|||Unrestricted|**-**
**71-**|
|||Unrestricted|**-**
**476-**|
|||Mikaela Murekian||
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
1/30/2023
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