## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From February 28[th] 2021 Period start date to March 31st 2022 Period end date**
**Charity name:** Drama Express
**Charity registration number:** 1188250
## **Objectives and Activities**
Drama Express provides opportunities for young people with complex disabilities to access the performing arts within the county of Cornwall. Drama Express recognizes the importance of creating, developing and sustaining peer group friendships through a shared experience of drama. Drama Express aims to end the isolation of many young people with complex disabilities, linking the benefits of drama to maintaining positive mental health. There is a current membership of young people with disabilities including autism and asperser’s syndrome, sensory impairments, cognitive processing deficits, epilepsy, restricted/limited mobility, learning difficulties, genetic disorders, dyspraxia and chronic neurological conditions.
Through access to Drama Express there are a wide range of skills and knowledge opportunities available. These are focused on singing, dancing, acting, costume design, script writing, improvisation and technical production. The mental well-being of each young person is stimulated through an active mind, created through engagement in an exciting and fulfilling interest. There are also opportunities to create a greater trust in others and oneself, enhance social skills, better body and voice awareness and the promotion of imagination, play and creativity.
Aspects of performing arts, especially improvisation, help young people to understand how to appraise situations, think outside the box and be more confident going into unfamiliar situations. Being creative and learning to make creative choices helps young people to be better at thinking of new ideas, allowing them to view the world around them in new ways. Understanding characters and roles allows young people to relate better to different situations, backgrounds, and cultures. It encourages them to show compassion and tolerance for others.
Drama Express provides a sense of ownership and belonging through creating a welcoming and positive environment. Drama Express focusses on the key aim to make the performing arts accessible regardless of individual disabilities and complex support needs, with any barriers to inclusion identified and overcome.
## **Achievements During the Accounting Period**
- Drama Express has continued to increase it’s number of volunteers and membership of young people. An increase of 50% in both areas
- Activities have increased geographically with expansion into both Devon and the Isles of Scillies.
- A successful workshop programme delivered on the themes of creative writing, voice (accents and dialect) contemporary dance, improvisation skills, film studies, puppetry, developing a character, monologues, drumming /percussion, mime, role play, storytelling and musical theatre.
- Performances have been delivered throughout the West Country area including a range of theatres, festivals, and community spaces.
- Drama Express was honoured to receive the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, recognition for 'breaking down barriers' at the National Autism Awards, the Voluntary Arts Epic Award for England and the Amateo Award for European culture celebrating diversity in the arts
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## **Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)**
|Guidance Note
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income (Note 3)**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
Charitable activities
S02
-
S03
-
Investments
S04
-
S05
-
Other
S06
-
**_Total_**
S07
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
Raising funds
S08
- -
402
Charitable activities
S09
32,024 7,350 - 39,374 13,556
S10
295
Other
S11
585 - - 585 -
**_Total_**
S12
32,609 7,350 - 39,959 14,253
S13
- 8,731 -
- 8,173 48,947
S14
-
S15
- 8,731
- 8,173 48,947
S16
-
**income and expenditure account)**
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Unrest**
**ricted**
**funds**
**Restric**
**ted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowm**
**ent**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
Other trading
activities
Separate material
item of income
**Expend**
**iture**
**on:**
Separate material
expense item
**before tax for the**
**reporting period**
Tax
payable
**investment gains/**
**(losses)**
Net
gains/
(losses)
on
investm
ents|Guidance Note
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income (Note 3)**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
Charitable activities
S02
-
S03
-
Investments
S04
-
S05
-
Other
S06
-
**_Total_**
S07
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
Raising funds
S08
- -
402
Charitable activities
S09
32,024 7,350 - 39,374 13,556
S10
295
Other
S11
585 - - 585 -
**_Total_**
S12
32,609 7,350 - 39,959 14,253
S13
- 8,731 -
- 8,173 48,947
S14
-
S15
- 8,731
- 8,173 48,947
S16
-
**income and expenditure account)**
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Unrest**
**ricted**
**funds**
**Restric**
**ted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowm**
**ent**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
Other trading
activities
Separate material
item of income
**Expend**
**iture**
**on:**
Separate material
expense item
**before tax for the**
**reporting period**
Tax
payable
**investment gains/**
**(losses)**
Net
gains/
(losses)
on
investm
ents|Guidance Note
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income (Note 3)**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
Charitable activities
S02
-
S03
-
Investments
S04
-
S05
-
Other
S06
-
**_Total_**
S07
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
Raising funds
S08
- -
402
Charitable activities
S09
32,024 7,350 - 39,374 13,556
S10
295
Other
S11
585 - - 585 -
**_Total_**
S12
32,609 7,350 - 39,959 14,253
S13
- 8,731 -
- 8,173 48,947
S14
-
S15
- 8,731
- 8,173 48,947
S16
-
**income and expenditure account)**
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Unrest**
**ricted**
**funds**
**Restric**
**ted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowm**
**ent**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
Other trading
activities
Separate material
item of income
**Expend**
**iture**
**on:**
Separate material
expense item
**before tax for the**
**reporting period**
Tax
payable
**investment gains/**
**(losses)**
Net
gains/
(losses)
on
investm
ents|Guidance Note
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income (Note 3)**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
Charitable activities
S02
-
S03
-
Investments
S04
-
S05
-
Other
S06
-
**_Total_**
S07
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
Raising funds
S08
- -
402
Charitable activities
S09
32,024 7,350 - 39,374 13,556
S10
295
Other
S11
585 - - 585 -
**_Total_**
S12
32,609 7,350 - 39,959 14,253
S13
- 8,731 -
- 8,173 48,947
S14
-
S15
- 8,731
- 8,173 48,947
S16
-
**income and expenditure account)**
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Unrest**
**ricted**
**funds**
**Restric**
**ted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowm**
**ent**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
Other trading
activities
Separate material
item of income
**Expend**
**iture**
**on:**
Separate material
expense item
**before tax for the**
**reporting period**
Tax
payable
**investment gains/**
**(losses)**
Net
gains/
(losses)
on
investm
ents|Guidance Note
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income (Note 3)**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
Charitable activities
S02
-
S03
-
Investments
S04
-
S05
-
Other
S06
-
**_Total_**
S07
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
Raising funds
S08
- -
402
Charitable activities
S09
32,024 7,350 - 39,374 13,556
S10
295
Other
S11
585 - - 585 -
**_Total_**
S12
32,609 7,350 - 39,959 14,253
S13
- 8,731 -
- 8,173 48,947
S14
-
S15
- 8,731
- 8,173 48,947
S16
-
**income and expenditure account)**
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Unrest**
**ricted**
**funds**
**Restric**
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**income**
**funds**
**Endowm**
**ent**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
Other trading
activities
Separate material
item of income
**Expend**
**iture**
**on:**
Separate material
expense item
**before tax for the**
**reporting period**
Tax
payable
**investment gains/**
**(losses)**
Net
gains/
(losses)
on
investm
ents|Guidance Note
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Income (Note 3)**
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
Charitable activities
S02
-
S03
-
Investments
S04
-
S05
-
Other
S06
-
**_Total_**
S07
24,436 7,350
31,786 63,200
**Expenditure (Notes 6)**
Raising funds
S08
- -
402
Charitable activities
S09
32,024 7,350 - 39,374 13,556
S10
295
Other
S11
585 - - 585 -
**_Total_**
S12
32,609 7,350 - 39,959 14,253
S13
- 8,731 -
- 8,173 48,947
S14
-
S15
- 8,731
- 8,173 48,947
S16
-
**income and expenditure account)**
**Recommended**
**categories by**
**activity**
**Unrest**
**ricted**
**funds**
**Restric**
**ted**
**income**
**funds**
**Endowm**
**ent**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior**
**year**
**funds**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and
legacies
Other trading
activities
Separate material
item of income
**Expend**
**iture**
**on:**
Separate material
expense item
**before tax for the**
**reporting period**
Tax
payable
**investment gains/**
**(losses)**
Net
gains/
(losses)
on
investm
ents|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||- 8,731|-||- 8,173|48,947|
||||||-|
||- 8,731|||- 8,173|48,947|
||||||-|
|S17
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S18
S19
-
S20
-
S21
-
S22
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S23
-
S24
23,966 16,250
40,216 48,947
**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**
**Extraor**
**dinary**
**items**
**Transfers between**
**funds**
**Other recognised**
**gains/(losses):**
assets for the charity’s
own use
Other
gains/
(losses)
**_Net movement in_**
**_funds_**
**_Reconc_**
**_iliation_**
**_of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|S17
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S18
S19
-
S20
-
S21
-
S22
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S23
-
S24
23,966 16,250
40,216 48,947
**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**
**Extraor**
**dinary**
**items**
**Transfers between**
**funds**
**Other recognised**
**gains/(losses):**
assets for the charity’s
own use
Other
gains/
(losses)
**_Net movement in_**
**_funds_**
**_Reconc_**
**_iliation_**
**_of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|S17
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S18
S19
-
S20
-
S21
-
S22
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S23
-
S24
23,966 16,250
40,216 48,947
**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**
**Extraor**
**dinary**
**items**
**Transfers between**
**funds**
**Other recognised**
**gains/(losses):**
assets for the charity’s
own use
Other
gains/
(losses)
**_Net movement in_**
**_funds_**
**_Reconc_**
**_iliation_**
**_of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|S17
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S18
S19
-
S20
-
S21
-
S22
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S23
-
S24
23,966 16,250
40,216 48,947
**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**
**Extraor**
**dinary**
**items**
**Transfers between**
**funds**
**Other recognised**
**gains/(losses):**
assets for the charity’s
own use
Other
gains/
(losses)
**_Net movement in_**
**_funds_**
**_Reconc_**
**_iliation_**
**_of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|S17
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S18
S19
-
S20
-
S21
-
S22
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S23
-
S24
23,966 16,250
40,216 48,947
**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**
**Extraor**
**dinary**
**items**
**Transfers between**
**funds**
**Other recognised**
**gains/(losses):**
assets for the charity’s
own use
Other
gains/
(losses)
**_Net movement in_**
**_funds_**
**_Reconc_**
**_iliation_**
**_of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|S17
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S18
S19
-
S20
-
S21
-
S22
- 8,731
- 8,731 48,947
S23
-
S24
23,966 16,250
40,216 48,947
**Net income/**
**(expenditure)**
**Extraor**
**dinary**
**items**
**Transfers between**
**funds**
**Other recognised**
**gains/(losses):**
assets for the charity’s
own use
Other
gains/
(losses)
**_Net movement in_**
**_funds_**
**_Reconc_**
**_iliation_**
**_of_**
**_funds:_**
Total funds brought
forward
**_Total funds carried_**
**_forward_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||-|
||||||-|
||- 8,731|||- 8,731|48,947|
|||||||
||||||-|
||23,966|16,250||40,216|48,947|
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