## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 April 2022 Period start date To 31 March 2023 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 dedicated to fostering a
broader understanding of immersive digital
arts within the public sphere. Our stated
mission is the creation and presentation of
innovative work intended for Extended
Reality (XR). In our pursuit of elevating
public appreciation for immersive digital arts,
we offer valuable insights and lessons
learned from our own endeavours to
empower other makers to push the
boundaries of their creativepursuits.|
|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|We have been actively engaged in providing
free consultations and training in XR and as
part of offering an open door advice service
have provided approximately 40 hours of
consultation. By equipping professionals with
the tools and knowledge needed to utilise
XR technology, we are pursuing our
charitable aims, though this impact can often
be hard to judge.
We have extended our reach beyond our
immediate network to collaborate with other
theatre groups and charities, in particular
David’s Bad Day, with Fast Familiar, that is
currently in pre-production. This collaborative
endeavour demonstrates our commitment to
community engagement and the
development of new artistic ventures. We
hope to create a project that resonates with
a wide and diverse audience, thus amplifying
the collective impact on public benefit.
In line with our commitment to fostering
innovation and knowledge sharing, our
Artistic Director visited the Sheffield Doc|
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|||Festival. During this event, we had the
opportunity to share insights on XR,
contributing to the growth and understanding
of this transformative technology within the
field of documentary filmmaking. Our
involvement in such events underscores our
dedication to enriching the creative and
technological landscape for the benefit of
both professionals in the industry and the
wider public.
Our main activities, including providing
training, collaborating with other
organisations, and sharing insights on XR,
are all driven by our commitment to
enhancing public benefit through the
advancement of the arts, education, and
technology. We remain focused on these
initiatives and continuously seek new
avenues to expand our impact and fulfil our
charitable mission.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees affirm that they have duly
considered and followed the guidance
provided by the Charity Commission on
public benefit in all charitable activities and
decision-making processes. The
commitment to adhering to this guidance
remains unwavering.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Eileen Murekian, who has been the social
media volunteer for the charity in this period
has made significant contributions by writing
creative posts and increasing our social
media presence and reach.
Our board members’ dedication, expertise,
and commitment have been instrumental in
the success of the charity. Through their
leadership, they have provided strategic
direction and oversight, ensuring that our
charity's goals are met effectively and
efficiently. They have offered their
professional insights, leveraging their diverse
backgrounds and experiences to enhance
ourprograms and initiatives.|
|---|---|---|
## **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|In this period we presented Circus in a Bottle
(CIAB), a live performance which uses
augmented reality at Vaults Festival to mixed
critical reviews and overall positive audience
reviews.
Additionally, Trajectory Theatre was the sole
producer for a mixed media project for a
calligraphist called Soraya. The project
Sound and silence shows Arabic calligraphy,
a rare form of art, in multiple different
iterations through projection screens and in
traditional ink on paper. The project in this
period was still in its early stages of
production.
We showed our work IPORB (In Pursuit of
Repetitive Beats) in multiple venues across
the UK, including Coventry, at London Film
Festival, in Cardiff, at the international
documentary festival in Amsterdam (IDFA),
and South by Southwest (SXSW)
We continued research on our Startr project
which aims to facilitate onboarding for VR by
making the journey of the host as easy as
possible.
Trajectory worked with Parabolic’s Crypt on
helping out with some VR elements of their
project Bridge Command- Away Mission VR,
fusing gamingtechnologywith theatrical|
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performance. This is a location based VR experience inside of the Bridge Command Immersive theatre experience. Trajectory helped deliver Story trails as part of Unboxed: Creativity in the UK festival. This is an immersive project, led by StoryFutures, consisting of seven artworks that help the general public reimagine public spaces in cities across the UK. We also collaborated with Tamasha Theatre for their Digital Research & Development lab, a series where artists from the Global Majority worked to create a new piece of work using a chosen form of technology – all inspired by the theme of Home. We delivered consultation to Young Vic and the National Theatre for their XR projects.
## **Financial Review**
|**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
sustained growth and have doubled the
turnover of the previous year. Though our
reserves have decreased as a factor of
continued activity, we are implementing a
reserves policy that will ensure we are
prepared for future instability.|
|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|£228|
|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|
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|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association,CIO)|Para 1.25|Trajectory Theatre is a charitable
incorporated organisation (CIO)|
|---|---|---|
|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|Reach Volunteering is our main platform for
recruiting trustees. We have also been
advertising on social media including X
(formerly) Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin,
although these posts link back to the Reach
platform.
New trustee candidates are selected via
panel. When we choose a candidate, their
profile has to match the skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
Every trustee candidate must be appointed
by a resolution which is passed at an
officially convened meeting of the charity
trustees. Resolution in writing or electronic
form is agreed upon by a majority of all of
the charitytrustees.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|TrajectoryTheatre|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1187022|
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Charity’s principal address
StoryFutures Innovation Hub, 2nd Floor Schilling Building, RHUL, Egham Hill, Egham
## **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|Mikaela Murekian|ActingChair|||
|3|Ian Patrick||||
|4|Charlotte Whitbread||||
|5|Jazmin Morris||01/04/22- 18/10/22||
|6|Elaine Wong||||
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
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**NA**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
|**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)**||Joanna Kerr|||
|**Position (eg**
**Secretary, Chair, etc)**||Chair|||
|**Date**||30/01/24|||
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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 2022|**To**|Period end date
March 31st 2023||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|-
2,778-
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19,198-
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13,050-
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**2,778-**|**-**
**2,133-**|
|Primary Purpose Trading|||**-**
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**19,198-**|**-**
**18,714-**|
|Tax Rebate|||**-**
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**376-**|
|Recharged Expenses|||**-**
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**13,050-**|**-**
**1,127-**|
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**4,000-**|**-**
**2,000-**|
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**39,026-**|**-**
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**39,026-**|**-**
**24,350-**|
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**39,026-**|**-**
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**39,026-**|**-**
**24,350-**|
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|Freelancer Fees|-
32,350-
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41-
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7-
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347-
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848-
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18-
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701-
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180-
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68-
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361-
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755-
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100-
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27-
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1,618-
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**32,350-**|**-**
**18,873-**|
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**41-**|**-**
**100-**|
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**7-**|**-**
**60-**|
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**90-**|
|Computer Software|||**-**
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**347-**|**-**
**183-**|
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**848-**|**-**
**301-**|
|Stationary, Printing and Office Equipment|||**-**
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**18-**|**-**
**57-**|
|Creative Production Costs|||**-**
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**701-**|**-**
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**259-**|
|Rent or Space Hire|||**-**
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**180-**|**-**
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**68-**|**-**
**34-**|
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**361-**|**-**
**143-**|
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**755-**|**-**
**161-**|
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**12-**|**-**
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**100-**|**-**
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**27-**|**-**
**656-**|
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**1,618-**|**-**
**984-**|
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**3,047-**|**-**
**1,217-**|
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**2-**|**-**
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**132-**|**-**
**119-**|
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**40,613-**|**-**
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**23,237-**|
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**987-**
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**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_ **|**-**
**987-**|**-**
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||||||
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**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
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**to nearest £**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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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|**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account
(s))
**Details**
Trade Debtors
**Details**
Subsidiary Shares
**Details**
Computer Equipment
**Details**
Trade Creditors
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** TRAJECTORY TREATRE **members of On accounts for the year** 31 March 2023 **Charity no** 1187022 **ended (if any) Set out on page** 1-2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2023.
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date:** 26 March 2024 **Name:** Chaweevan Williams FCCA **Relevant professional** Chartered Certified Accountants **qualification(s) or body : Address:** Verdant Accountants Limited 20-22 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU