2025-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 08 2024 To 31 07 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Doncaster Stage Productions

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1187468

Charity's principal address 31, Manor Drive Doncaster

Postcode: DN2 6BX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Claire Rowley	Chair
	Janet Foster	Vice Chair
	Frances Lister	Secretary
	Beth Booth	Treasurer	1.08.2024- 14.11.2024
	EmilySummerill	ActingTreasurer	1.08.2024- 14.11.2024
	EmilySummerill	Treasurer	14.11.2024-31.07.2025
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by the membership Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

• a. the presentation of dramatic stage plays and musicals b. providing opportunities for members to participate in the production of amateur dramatic performances including script writing, acting, production, theatre production and “back stage” elements of stagecraft and the operation of a theatre company

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• the membership engages in presentation of dramatic stage plays and musicals and musical performances

• the charity provides opportunities for members to participate in the production of amateur dramatic performances including script writing, acting, production, theatre production and “back stage” elements of stagecraft and the operation of a theatre company

• in undertaking these activities trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

• The trustees and committee have continued to work hard to sustain the delivery of successful, quality productions.

• DSP worked with a very high – quality production team and cast and successfully performed Everybody’s Talking Jamie in May 2025. The society were delighted with the excellent reviews.

• The society is now excited to be performing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in May 2026 and are pleased with the current ticket sales.

• We have also secured the rights to perform Anything Goes in May 2027.

• The social committee has continued to provide a number of social events for the membership which have been much appreciated.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity retains any reserves to utilise for future productions and activities.

Details of any funds materially There are currently no funds materially in deficit. in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Janet Foster Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice Chair etc)

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