MANOR MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
CHAIRMAN'S NOTES
AGM THURSDAY 31 JULY 2025
Welcome everyone. This AGM is for the year ended 30 June 2025 which covers our recent
production of Kipps.
We will begin tonight's meeting with a summaryof the financial report for Kipp5 and summary
of our accounts which Paul Stewart will talk us through. {HANO OVER TO PAULI.
Produrtlon
For Kipps Pam and James Garrington continued as our as Co-Production directors with Izzy
Larkin returning as choreographer and Chris Arnold joining us as our new Musical Director.
Lewis Wescott was our Stage Manager and Tina Townsend was in charge of props.
The principal parts in Kipps were:
Jamie Wilson as Arthur Kipps
Elzia Tall as Ann Pornick
Juliet Fisher as Helen Walsin8ham
Nick Salter as Chitterlow
The Apprentices were played by Jack Goode, Alex Brown, Matt Cotter and Jenna Morley.
Lynette Coffey as Mrs Walsingham and Tom Wells as James Walsingham
Richard Parry as Mr Shalford and Mike Gem as Mr Car5hot
Linda Parkes as Lady Punnet and Jane Ware as Mrs Bindo-Botting
Other smaller principal roles were Paul Stewart as Uncle Bert and Katrina Cadman as Lady
Dacre.
As has been the case with all of our recent shows. the principals and the chorus received
positive feedback both from independent reviewers and our audiences. Whilst the audience
numbers did not reach the levels we had hoped for, there is no doubt that Kipps was a critical
success and many people said it was one of the best shows Manor has ever produced.
Despite our best efforts to publicise the show. which involved having 50,00 leaflets delivered
to homes in Sutton Coldfield and surrounding areas, 25 Correx boards placed at prominent
locations and numerous social media posts, we only sold 903 tickets. This compared to 1,070
tickets for Anything Goes and 1,337 for Fiddler on The Roof which resulted in a loss of just
under £12k on Kipps. The poor ticket sales for Kipps are probably due to a combination of it
not it being such a well-known show and the impact of the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Even though we have made a combined loss of almost £21k from the last three shows,
fortunately, we are in a relatively sound financial position with £27k in our bank account
which is due in no small part to efforts of the committee and production team to keep a tight
rein on financial expendlture and the Theatre Tax Credit of £27.945 we were able to claim
from HMRC for the last four shows, including Kipps. However, there is no guarantee that we
can continue to rely on this scheme as a source of income due to the parlous state of
government finances.
Production Team
Pam and James Garrington have been with the society as Producer/Directors since 2016 and
Izzy Larkin joined us as choreographer for Anything Goes in 2023. However, the committee
made the decision that in future we would advertise for a new production team each year
which was common prartice in many other societies and gives the society the opportunity to
find new talent. As the role of Musical Director is harder to recruit to, it was agreed that we
would continue with Chris Arnold as our MD for our next show.
I would like to place on our record our appreciation for Pam. James and Izzy and thank them
for all of their hard work and commitment to the society and to W15h them every success in
the future.
I would also like to wish our new production team of Louise Farmer as Director. Connie
Mortiboy as Choreographer and Chris Arnold as our Musical Director the best of luck for our
next show We Will Rock You.
Committee
I must also place on record mythanks to the rest of the committee fortheirwork and support
since the last AG when I became Chairman. l am sure that those who haven't served on the
committee don't always appreciate the amount of work that goes on in the background to
produce a show and we are fortunate to have had such a dedicated group of committee
members who work closely with the production team.
As I personally disagreed with the decision to recruit a new production team for our next
show and the process that was proposed. I have decided to step down from my role as
Chairman of the society and as a committee member. Paul Stewart has also decided to resign
from his roles as Treasurer and Secretary and as a committee member.
Katrina Cadman has also stated her intention to resign from the committee as a General
Member.

The role of Chairman will be taken by Matt Cotter and Tom Wells will be assume the roles of
Treasurer and Secretary. No nomination forms for new committee members have been
received.
The Future
Our next show will be the Queen musical; We Will Rock You. A launch date for the show and
rehearsal schedule will be announced shortly. In 2027 the society celebrates it's 75
th
anniversary and l am sure the commtttee will have lots of ideas on how they plan to markthi5
momentous occasion.
The creative arts sector has struggled to recover from the effects of post-covid audience
behaviours. Marsy of our older patrons have etther passed away or are less likely to come to
our shows due to ill health or to concerns about being in crowded public spaces. Many theatre
goers are feeling the ongoing effects of the cost-of-living crisis. We have seen a noticeable
change in booking behaviours with people booking tickets much later than has been the case
in the past.
Societies face increased production costs but have limited scope to increase ticket prices
which might deter people from coming to see shows. In Sutton Coldfield we face the
additional challenge of a limited talent pool and too many societies competing to attract new
members. People are now more likely to move between societies in search of shows they
wish to perform rather than remaining loyal to a particular group. Manorfs core membership
has Steadily declined over the last few years and many of our older members who made up
that core have retired from the stage.
Whilst it is no bad thing that the average age of the membership has decreased, younger
members pay a heavily discounted subscription fee and are possibly less likely to remain with
the society as they go away into higher education or to take part in shows with other societies.
We have always relied heavily on membership subs and member ticket sales and this
dwindling source of income is a worry.
Traditional shows which Manor has been known for are not necessarily attractive to younger
audiences and so I fully understand the committee's desire to be more adventurous in future
show choices. However, I would advise the new committee to exercise caution when it comes
to show selection as we have seen how critical it is to choose the right show which will both
attrart new members and be commercially viable so that we maintain the societqs financial
position. That said. I recognise how difficult it is becoming to choose the right show given the
limited options available to amateur societies.
I would like to wish the committee and production team the very best forthe future.

MANOR MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
TREASURER'S NOTES
AC.M THURSDAY 31 JULY 2025
Produetion of KAPPS, The N¢w Half a SixpeDee Musieal
Total iicket sales were £17,618 compared to ticket sales for Anything Goes of £20,851
& Fiddler on the Roof of £26,080.
The combined profit from progrdmme advertising & sales and raffle tickets was £601
compared io £1,161 foi Anything Goes & £1,418 for Fiddler.
Members subscriptions totalled £2.260 compared to £3,212 for Anything Goes &
£3,130 for Fiddler. Part of this reduction is due to the smaller cast size for Kipps plus
also the number of students. As we'Te a registered charity we were able to clairn gift
aid on some of these subscriptions & these totalled £525. The members, subscription
includes a £1 O levy to contribute towards the leafietting costs.
So total income for Kipps was £21.005 compared to £25.947 for Anything Goes &
£31,204 for Fiddler
Production expenses for Kipps tolalled £32,915 compared to £33.367 for Anything
Goes & £32,523 for Fiddler. So the production costs for these 3 shows were fairly
similar. The most notsble changes to costs this year were:
o The orchestra Cost £1,170 more than for both Anything Goes & Fiddler. This
was in part due io the session rdte increasing by £1 O to £60 plus l additional
band member coMp￿ed io the 2 previous shows (I l instead of10).
Expenditure on publicity increased by about £900. This w￿￿ mainly due to
increasing the number of leafiets delivered from 30.000 to 50,000.
Royalties for Kipps were b&sed on the ticket saIes & due to the lower number
of tickeis sold for Kipps the royalties were only £3,383 compared to £5,067 for
Fiddler. The royalties for Anything Goes were a fixed rate for each perforniance
irrespective of the actual ticket sales income.
The s¢enery for Kipps was quite simple so cost £1.977 less than Anything Goes
& £983 less than Fiddler. Part of the reduciion compared to Anything Goes was
due io spectfic requirements of that show that required bespoke staging.
The r￿u¢ll0n in the Town Hall hir¢ costs w&$ in part due to the reduction in
this year's charge negotiated by Richard & in part F¢cause the Town Hall didn't
charge for opening the baT after the show on Thursday evening (they forgot to
open it after the Wethicsday perforniance!
Givlng rise to a loss on the productions itself of £11.910 compare to a loss of £7,419
for Anything Goes & £1.319 for FiddleT on the Roof.

Otber Exp¢n$
Included within these costs is £150.(K) audii fee to Tom Cadman which he has kindly agreed to
donate to the society & I would like to extend the cornpany's thanks to him for this generous
donation.
Tbeatre Tydx Credit
It came to light during the year that Ls a Charitable IncoTpofdted Organisation we could make
a claim for a payable Theatre T&x Credtt. A claim w&s made in September 2024 to cover some
of the costs incurred for Oliver, Fiddler on the R(K)f & Anything Goes. The total monies
received, including interesl, was £21.262. A similar Claim can be made for some of the costs
incurred for Kipps & based on these accounts that will amount to £6,745.
Tolal Deficit for the Year
After taking into account a few administrdtive expenses the overall surplus foi the year to 30
June 2025 was £15.491 compared to a deficit last year of £9,109. This su4)lus has increased
the society's reserves from £19,640 to £35.281.
Chydrity Speeial Reserve
Other than those fund-raising activities already m¢ntioned there were no other fund raising
activities for the Charity Special Reserve
The balance in this reserve is now £435.73.
BalaD¢e Sheet
Bank- the society's bank account at 30 June 2025 was £26,931
Debtors - this comprises £6.745 Theatre Credit, noted above. plus deposits paid for
future years. shows being £765 licence deposit for We Will R￿k You, £500 licence deposit
for Into The Woods & £200 deposit for Going Dark.
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MANOR MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Fiddler &
Anything
Goes
2024
Kipps
2025
Fiddler Anything Goes
2024
2024
Productlon
Tb¢k¢t Money
Ti¢ket Money.. Mailin9 li$1
Ticket Money". Mèmbers
Ticket Money.. Parties
Tkket Money.. Patron$ el¢
Tkkel Money.. Publi¢ity
Ticket Money." Ticketsource
17.618.CK)
8.972.rA)
7.383.00
0.00
16.355.00
0.00
0.00
o.c()
17,108.
13.468.00
30.576.00
Total Tlcket Money
Programm•8
17,618.00
26.080.00
20.851.00
46.931.00
Advertisements
Programme Sales
Total Progrnmm•
o.co
385.20
385.20
216.26
25.00
590.CQ
615.
803.10
25.00
1,102.73
1.127.73
1,4SI.36
512.73
512.73
6d8.26
Show Raffle
Oth•r p￿duc￿On Incom•
Rehèarsal Drink$
Reh&ar5al Raffle
subscripb.ons
Gift aid
Vidw Sal68
0.00
8,342.50
1.299.54
2,280.00
525.11
3,130.IXI
576.36
3,212 $0
723 18
2,785.11
3,7[￿.36
3.935.68
7,642.04
Total In¢¢n7e
21,004.S7
25 947.67
57152.13
PToductl¢n Exp•n$•¥
Band parts
Box Office Expenses
Chaptsrones
Choreographer
Costume8
First aid
Front ol House
In8uran
Lightinglwund
Make-up
Musical Oireclor
Orchestra
P*nist
Production Oireclor
Prornpl
Prop8rtte8
PublirJly
Rehearsal rooms
Royalties
Scenery
Scores & libs
Show refrashments
Stage Crew
Town Hall
Town Hall Display
Town Hall Staff
Video purd)ase
Total Produc￿0￿ Expènses
327.45
10.CKI
758.(KI
341.
93.01
870.CQ
240.27
30.00
708.00
809.50
2,672.77
582.23
123.01
1,578.00
1,309 50
4,356 02
0.00
90.00
886.87
7.600.00
2,040.
1,883.25
30.00
181.28
3.950,00
681.62
3,978.00
685 59
3.650 r
1.5(Kl.tsJ
4,670.00
1,51Y).CK)
3,5w rxj
l.s(￿ 00
3,SOO.00
3,(I)O.
7,000.00
1.fJ)).00
1.000.CQ
i.&)J 00
8.00
312.28
2.053.73
2,$02.35
3.953.99
3,783.71
294.67
2.000.00
38.00
506 82
4,075.28
5,127.07
9,021.35
6,573.71
764.23
361.20
2.911.37
2.838.10
3.382.66
1,807.(KJ
689.44
196.34
2.02f.55
2.624.73
5.067.36
2.790.CQ
11x1.00
S.W).(KJ
I￿.4x}
5,340 CQ
10000
5,736.CK)
0.00
200.00
11,076.00
0.00
000
33.366.55
0.00
65,889.89
32.914.74
32,523.35
ProflUIg88 on Production
11,910.1
1.318.89
7.418.88
8,737.76

MANOR MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
Fiddler &
Anything
Goes
2024
"pps
2025
Fiddlér An￿hIng Goes
2024
2024
Production
Con¢ert
In¢om•
Concert Doof TKkets
Concert rickets
Conesrt Night Raffle
Concert Night Refreshmènts
Concert Rehearsal Drink5
Concgrt Rehearsal Raffie
Donations lo concert
Totsl Concert Income
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Expenditure
Concert Box Office
Concert MD
Concert Publ
Concert Rehearsal RLN)ms
Concert Venue h¥
Totsl Coneèrt Expèndslur•
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
o_oo
0.00
0.00
Profltllos• c*n Cone•rts
0.00
0.00
Other Incorne
Charity collections
Bank Interest
Donations ReceNed
Patrons & VP Don*ions
HMRC refund- Theatre Tax Credil
Soual Funcaions
Totsl Other Income
0.00
0.00
000
28.W7.10
0.00
0.00
28.061.10
Othèr Expertditure
Archive
Bank Charges
Printing. postage & stationery
Donations
Miscdlaneous
NODA subscription
Patronslentertaining
Telephone & intemet
Bad debts
Audit fee
Website
Total Other Exp•nditure
763.16
{￿.COl
110.12
47.55
141.50
{179 201
0.00
150.00
245.74
374.21
150.C(I
235.16
659.82
0.00
Nèt non*roduction surpluslldefielt)
27A01.28
3.00
371.21
SurpluslD•ficit for Year
15
1.318.89
7.41S.88
9 108.97

MANOR MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET
YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
30.￿.25
30.(￿.24
Accumulated Funds brought forward
Surplusloeficil for year
Accumulated Funds carried foThvard
Chanty Special Reserve
19,354.32
15,491.11
34,845.43
435.73
28,463.29
9.108.97
19,354.32
285.73
35,281.16
19.640.05
Represented by".
HSBC CU￿nI Account
Debtors & Prepayments
Sundry Creditors
26,931.35
8,209.81
1100.00)
18.200.05
1.200.00
0.00
35,281.16
19.640.
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Manor Musical Theatre Company
Independent Examination of the Accounts for the Society
Year Ended 30 June 2025
En Lonjunction with bank slatements and other prime records, I have examined the
Accounts and associated working papers produced by the Company including any year
end adjustments necessarily made.
Accordingly, I am satisfied that the Income and Expenditure and Balance Sheet for the
year ended 30 June 2025 are in agreemenl with the underlying books and records of the
Company and with th¢ explanations given to me.
1¢
T Cyddman
31 July 2025