REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 0524J558 (England and Wal•sl
REGISTERED CHARrrY MUMBER: 1194001
for
2024
LO￿Se Rogers Llmlted
Columba Hou8•
Adastr81 Pwk
Malllesham Heath
IPS 3RE

Ged(o Theatre
ents of th financial slate
for the Ye
r Ended 31 Mar
2024
Introduction from the Chair of Tw8teè8
Rep￿ of the Trustees
2 to 8
Indeynlent Examlnerfs Report
Slalement of FInanCA￿ Aclivibes
10
Balan￿ Sheet
11
Cgsh Fl(vw Statement
12
Nolo8 lo the Cash FI￿ stst9m￿rt
13
Nol89 lo the Flnand81 SlatgmwrtS
14 10 21
Dètamed Ststement of Finandal ALtiMIi
22 10 23

Gecko Theatre
Intr￿aUctiOn fr
hech
irof
th Year Ende(1
1M ch2024
Th• creatN• secior is going through a peTiCrtI of great un￿rtAinty. and a8 we contknue to recoNw from the
impact of the pandern￿ and the subsequent eosl of l¥ing ￿s15. Gecko fac8d SLvn? Incredible highs over the
last year. as ￿17 as some th8llènges.
Our p&ns for a pemi8nenl creall￿ spa(* are Tr)t pro3reswg a8 Flanned at the moment, and our long and
protracted discussions wlh HMRC atoul theatre tsx uedTi were ev¢ntualty resolved- bul not befor8 the Arts
council lemporarty I￿￿eaSed our ilsk raling due to thè cashllfm we*Jlems the delay eau5ed. However, we
180 opened our latest incredible produdion. lfjn. #t The National and took it on a twr of the UK.
lQ"n has been a powerful 8xperfence for those that made r( and al have seen it. And, of only
part of our crnalive actmty and wtput as we c¢nlinue to engagè in the educat￿￿81 seclor and continue ￿th
our hugely populw resIdenc￿&
Th• trustees thank th8 tegm at GeL*o fty thek irb7edth harf work ov¢r the 18St year. during somè
challenging time8. and expres$ our thanks to our fijndgrs and to our 8udie1￿￿ and parts"dpants ar%065 the
UK and the world who support us and enjoy our work.
Jon Neal. Chaw
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Th8 trustees are also di￿0￿￿ of the charity for th• puW$ of thè Ccrfnpanies Act 20rffj. wesenl their
report wth the finanual ststements of the charty for the ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have
adopted the promsions of A￿oUnting and Reporting by Chanlies". Ststement of Recommended Pra¢tice
applicable lo chartbes preparing their &counts in aGcordanc¢ Imth the FinancHI Repor￿g sianoard
appli￿￿1* in the UK and Republ￿ of Irelwd IFRS 102) (effecti￿ 1 January 2019).
0bleetlv￿ ¥nd advitle•
Obl¥clIv￿ and aimi
Gecko is an awar&vAnning and crftK*lty &aimed physical theatrè company founded in 2001 by Musll
Dlrector Amft L8hav. Ged(o produces origingl, amtitiou$ th8atrÈ productyon5. films. S￿￿spec￿C wod(, 4)eoal
projeds, participatcry workshops and trwning.
We are committed to CTeaty"ng wotks of outstanding be8￿y, meaningfvl r•lationshiJs w*h partia'pgnts and
audiances whilst nU￿ring and develcying innovative arb.sts who can delNer bc4d creative ¢ngJg¢ment Gecko
work and in-tum become lomorrow's su¢ce881ul ort91gatss tyjth in the UK and globalty.
Our last produclions have focused on Amh's lamty mi￿&tiOn stories, h¢8 Je4¥i$h h8rit8ga and thè divwse Ilv8d
experiene* of the ensgmble. expressed Ihrough SyTnbJlism, geslure. movement, muslc and breath. The
meellng point of Ilghting. sound, te¢hnieal rigour And human expressi￿ makes Gecko a unloue ryealor in the
World of theatre and dance.
The company's works take F4ace IcKalty In Ipswth, aTrJ •round th* wofyj.
The object¥ lor whkh th? ¢harTty 1$ 8Stablish8d, 8$ Set rArt in our govemkng d￿Ment. and for the PLd)Ilc
benofit are to..
. adv8nca th& grts through the ￿ea￿On and performance of wti81ic works
- advance educauon In the ¥Ubl$)￿ of artistic p¢rfOrn$n￿, in paiti0j￿r Imrt nol gxths6¥ety by the ddlvery of
educational workshops. maglerdgsses. 8nd resldentkil cowse5
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Gecko
he
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for
24
OblecUYe8 and acllvltl•4
Slgnlll¢ant acuvltles
Achl¢vernvnts and P•rfomMnc•
202&24
Kkn UKTour
14 x performance8 of lfjn took rA8ce 8¢ regi￿01 UK Nwues (1 x Interprnw post shrm talk held #t each
venue}
16 x wY8paround wc￿ShOpS wlth refvgee and as)￿M¥S•$￿n9 woup8 ot each of the ￿nUeS lfjn toured to.
Kln Natlonal Thvtr•
19 x perfomiances ol lan Ic#Jk r4ac* at the Nati1x￿1 The8tre (2 x post show tths, lx eapts'onod show. lx
avdio described show with touch tour)
887 Students from 37 5thod$ partiopated in • School c￿rfrfW.
UK Work•hop•
5B in person workshop8 at 44 UK Uch￿48 with 1,028 students takirvJ pgrt in totsl.
6 CPD workshops comtAeted for 180 ieacheT5 across the UIL
A8 part of Wolsgy 550. 15 Wrykshcys re8ching 366 wlmary 8dK￿ Sludents ac1￿¥ Ip*Ach.
1 x dlgital a&A ¥Alh UK •tho
Int•rn•tlon*l WO￿*hOp￿
49 Intemallonal WorK8hop5 reathed 1,192 aludents, wrykni9 •yo•• 37 schooli Insblutton8.
3 Intern￿Onal CPD Work¥hops vAlh 44 teachers.
R••ld•ncl
4 x fivtrd8y r￿Ider￿l•S ww• hold with attende88. T*Ith 14 parfldpants re¢¢Mnq BurJarfe•
019ltal
Coniinulng relalonshlp wtth DlgH•fTheatre+ on a rollng ￿ntract Th• W•dding. Inktitsrta 4nd OUT MaklNJ Tolal
Theatre Documentsry are on Digttal Th￿tre+.
KID, a lu￿l￿gth cc*produ(*on was c(¥nmls8longd by the Thutre •nd pwforniod to pac*gd hous8$
during a thretrweek nm In January 2024.
• Kln was ¢omml8sloned for th• fir81 tlm¢ by ￿ Natknal Thèatr•.
Kln w8s seen by 18.340195% Gapaw)
. The Nationol Th•otr9'1 slud•nt conf•r8nc• WA8 8ttwdgd ty 867 youw people, drama Jlud•nlJ and
leachars.
. 73% of th• audlence sampl8 ral¢d lQn 'ex¢ellent' w ￿try gwl.,
. Kkn eX￿•ded awr40• pat1￿1•r￿f¢f und•r 35's and MalNIty audl8nces.
From H•r• On. 18 £￿T n•xt prc%luctl￿, a coll8borgtlM vAth Gotrj Chance Iwdk Iwth Amal) vthith invofvg8
over 2OJ young people perfornlng al tr•ln stations. harbour$ and ￿¥¢ho$ rètr8ryng Ihe Klndèrtransport roule
through Berlln, The Hagu•, Harwi¢h, Dover and London ILfverFooI Street •t•Uonl, and marks th• 8Slh
annlversary oftha lQndertT8n8POrt I￿g on 88fg pa88ag8.
Gecko h83 been gtanted projed lund8 of £165,Cth from NallM81 H￿1t•0• Lottery Fund lo dalhr From
Hgr• On In 202
The Gec*o core team and operallons art based In CoQ> Junlm wareh￿Se tsdllles kn Ipswkh wher• th•
company has access to rthearsal spaces aNI a large stsre rrrtmn f(ff Sets, props and costume8.
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ustees
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Stratègie report
Financlal r*vl¢w
The company is funded by Arts Counul England (ACE) and is a Nati¢)nal Portfolio Organisatlon INPO} with
funding pro￿ded across the th￿Y82r F4ri¢)d April 2ff23 lo March 2026. The company reports lo ACE
through quarterfy monlloring, and an annual ststi5tical 3UT¥W and report. We also receNe yeaty funding from
Ipswich Borough Council. lir*ed to fflairttsinng cuf Na￿al P￿￿0110 Or9anlsation 5tstus with ACE.
Our remaining funding is geneT*ed thrcxjgh Tru51 and Fwndatkns, IndMdu81 donation$, and In￿M• from
Intamational and national touring, c¥ealr¥e engagement acbMty ￿￿th schools 8nd I￿1*e$, professional
training and through ongag•ments.
Flninclal re•uft¥
Th$ Ccrfnppny made a small defiat of £16k ￿ the >*ar. Total reseffts thls were £401k with unspent
reSe￿S for the Creatlon Space at £180k Isee Creation Sp8¢e se(11￿1. £224k of Ihe rernaining reserves 81
year end we In Ihe form of iJela)*d Theatr& Tax Rdef rec8w8ble from HMRC. These fvnds were eventualiv
from HMRC ￿ May 2ff24.
Crnallon Sp*¢• (post bthnG¢ •he•l •v•nt
The Creation Sp8¢e whith WAS 81￿$89•d to house the company. lh8 Tehearsals and artisli¢ actimlies has
had lo be abandone(J. The Arts Gcund England, Ipswlth Borough Coun(¥l IIBCI and Gecko'8 Bo•rd ot
Trustees and senior leadefship, carne to a deJ"$ion not to proceéd Ihe dewélopmenl ol the Creauon
Space ￿ originaty •nM8aged.
Whlle Ihls Is very disappointing, espe￿01Y 88 the rAanning ￿liOd has spannod seven years. several rAIttsi
lactor8 hov• been tak•n into Cons￿erati￿ indudlng off￿d#b￿ - and the Impact of Inflation and Intere51
raleg whlch have In¢r8ase(J slgnKlcanlly slnGe the Incry￿On of Ihls pr4eGt
Iwg8id• •ito ¢on8tralnt8
induding a new •￿e whth was pmwded in error by IBC has taken timè to untsngle. As a result, the Arts
Counal ha8 had to withdraw a ¢oPital gr•nt £750,c￿l0 CA￿1 grant and Garfield Weston Foundation's pledged
grant of £150,OC(J h#8 baen relumod, lea￿n0 the wolecl Unathleva￿8 for the fr*e8etsable fulure.
Gecko Is looklng al other permittqd u¥e8 and Out¢>JM￿ fty the un$pant £30k rals•d throy9h tho mdhjnder.
Th88• ro$gNè8 wll rèmain rfnglenced In a s8parale accounl until a ded5bn Is made.
Golng Conc•m
Acroy the 2023r24 year, Gecko n8ed8d lo manage do8ety the unthe delay Sn 8Ottlemenl of
the TTR dalm by HMRC. Wrth the settlement of Ihe c4tstanding matter 2024, Gaeko ￿ld off oll
short-t•mi (aahllow lo•n• ¥nd mo¥•d to 4 ￿5￿•8￿ •¢ usua poli1￿.
Th8 Tru51eè8 hov8 rè¥lthYe(I Ihg clrcumstan¢e5 of th8 Company and conJld¢r that adequate re8oyrc08
onUnu• to be W￿￿LIbl¢ to fund th• *cbNibe$ of th• Company for tha forég•o8bl8 fLrtur•. For this ro8son, the
Trusle86 ¢onUnue to adopt the 901ry concem basls In wepwkng th• ffingnrAI •t•temMI•.
Prfndpal fundlng •our¢
The company 18 funded byArts Coun¢31 Engl8nd (AGE) andls o Natlongl Portfcth Orygnlsatlon. The company
report8 lo ACE through quartfjty monrtodng, an annu81 Statistical sumy and report. We 8180 fecelve yearly
fundlng fr￿ Ipswkh Borough Council, Ilnknd to mwntwnlig our N8u0n￿ Pothlio Organi8atA?n $tAtuB with
ACE.
Our remalnlng luThJlng 18 genwated through Trust and FO￿￿¥t10￿. and IrK<¥n• from inl•mallond and
naliongl louring, ueativti engagement acbW wfth school¥ and thges. prof8ssh)nal trilnuig and through
comm•rcial engagemenl8.
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Gecko Theatre
Re
ort of the trustees
for the Year End
Strat•glc rnport
Flnancial review
Inv•stmont pollcy
The majority of the companls avalabk cash reserve¥ are rè4uired to fin￿rA ils ongoing charitable
oblecllves and therefore me amounl OT Spare Teserves to Invest Is minimal. Any spare resetves an(J all
r85trict8d reserves are plac8d Sn an instsnt acc*ss deposit aeo)unl wih our existing banking pmMdèr. Th•
interest 8am8d on Ihese deposils wErn4ins rdati¥*ty low. Interest eamed i• reinve8ted into del￿ry of th*
companls core a￿￿1196.
Rgserv
Ged(D's policy is to maintain resenffts tl
- Ca8h re3er¥e8 £40k al all limes
- Gengral re59rves tsrget (r￿1 •ssets ex￿￿kng Tho•h Tox Cr8diL Tclal Fixed Assèts and Restricaed
Funds) is £60k 88 of 31 March oaeh ￿81
Given the unexpected and undve delay in receiving rrR funds Irom HMRC, the Bowd suspend￿ this polky
in December 2022. &nce receipt (rf the fvnds in May 2024, ho¥1)een r•podopt•d arKI th? Crynpany
18 compllant wrth tr￿ pollcy.
D¢•IgnAt￿ Fund¥
R8sèrv8s may be designeled by the B08rd to part ¢x ￿1 8xp9ndthJro for fuiurè sp8dfic prol8cts. Once
designal8d, On￿ the Board may release dellgnatlon purwse than th¢ projo¢t for whlth 11
W88 d&sign8lad. Am exampl• of Ivlvre spend ft*r wtk* d*81on81ion 18 8pproprial• may Indudo the
developm8nl of a show or th• futur8 purehas8 of a lary• 488•t.
Al Ihls Ilm&. Ged(o does not hold ary D¢s￿n•t8￿ Funds.
R••trl¢t•d Fund•
Restr1￿e￿ Reserves w￿1 be held vthere lunds ralsed for speafic purposes have not yel expended.
R8slrlcted funds were used costs incuThed durfng Ihe deveh)rMnenl rf the Gec*o Creation Space
warehou$0 8it•, vth d?819n woth ¢ompl¢l￿ durin9 thi8 pwiod tr8n8ferrad to deS￿an8 for the new Irt8 reCen￿Y
Idenlffied, lollowng a deuslon to swltth from conrt the wthuse to bulldlng from new, whkh Is
expected lo be morè cog1 effectiw.
At end of y••r. G•cko hc4d8 th• I￿1￿￿￿9 R•8trlct•d Fund•'.
- £179.S99 r8strid8d funds for us• on th$ G*¢ko Creation Spac• $•0 Sp4c• not•)
Flnanclal and rf•k manaq•m•nt obl•¢lfvM and poll¢l••
Geeko manag•8 it8 finAnciAI ri8k through a ri8k r8gi#t* IA updat•d and r8￿d by thè Board
qvarterly. Thls rfsk report ¢thi$lders both flnandal and $tr8tfjgl¢ rf$k$ to Gecko. Th1$ r¢glstef 1$ shared ￿th
Arts CJJndl England on 8 qU￿Y b88i&.
Detalled flnandal fcrfeca8ls are upJated quartety and presented lo the Board tog8ther wlth wrltten
ass•s8m•nt8 of lh• finaneial stalu$ of th• c￿partY #nd for prol•ctlon• fty th• n•xt 2-3 y•arn. Wh•r•
long-t•m proledions SndSc8te Bny risk lo the rese￿￿3 being 8theNpd, mitvJativg andlor correcllve
actlon IB plannfjd and IfflF4gmgrrtwJ.
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ort of the
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Str•tsgic r•port
Futurn plans
Gecko's Executive and Trustees arè ￿rrentrY Undertaki￿ a strategK reNi** *ith the aim of wothjung a
Goherent and sustainable business F4an and assoaated operatrbg model refieding recent changes in the
opfrraling en￿ronMent.
Gecko'5 major $tskeholders. Arts C(￿n¢1 England and Ips*ith Borwgh Counul, ha4t hen •upportw¢ of this
planned Tewcw and rtrneeti¢)n wod vthich is being led by an intsriffl Exe¢xtive DireclN.
The process exkns the risks opp￿￿11[e$ the o)mpany is expC￿ed to and map fArt a &>%ar
pathway that transthons away from the weMou$ making and tcwjring modd and exploiis a widèr vi8w of
Geckts's strengths and key opportunrbes. The rxjmpany ntèdg to Ixvot to meet three key obj'ectives..
To movè to th8 nèxt phase of Gecko's lilespan. re(wntslryJ the ￿9¢Y and artfonn importance of the
'Ga¢ko Mèthodoloo¥ and sealing tho practice of foundw Amrt Lahav a8 9n arli8t in n9tional gnd intomational
demand
To dtlw ACE slrat8glc otyecil4tt *ltrin a slandslil fiJnding envehy. whlth Is based ￿ Its 6Ca￿ in
2012 and does not Lmdèrwrilè a pure touring mod81 at Ihg Scale Gecko ncw oper8te8
3. P0S￿on the Creative Engagemenl prcrfjrarnme more centraty to th• companls sub5Klised ac*¥ity a
r¢$lllenl IMp￿ttU1 wfjy of delwhg 8tskeholder obhethw and 88cJJrfng G•c&o's long-temi leggcy
It Is réeognlsed that Gècko wlll need lo from 8 pro(lUcJC￿ & lourkng modd and PLrt Its èn•roy and
rèswrcès Into Craatlw Engag8rn8nt, the prOfeS￿or￿1 development of a￿$18, and bulldlng the Gecko
methodology ond brand nationalty 8nd intem8tionaty- The Staffing Stmcture of the org8ni8ation will al80 n••d
to gdapl lo reflect Ih8 rw4 focus. The new m(Mlel shoLld enable the company lo bulld up a m￿￿ sustaÈnabJe
ndraising po$thi)n, dgvekjp tha crèatr￿ Enoagèmènl programme and exFkne international partnerships, so
that by 2027 a ¥tsble Jnd buoy￿1 ¢ty• m¢)dd 81ts 8kng*d• Il•xibl• eapauty lor perf￿An￿ PTOjQCtJ and
assoclale shows.
StructUTe. gov•rnance and man•i•m•nt
Gov•mlng do¢um•nt
Th8 comp8ny Is 8 charty limrt8d by guarantoe. inoJrpor3t8d on 28 September 2(NM. amended by $F4dal
re801utkJn adopung new Arbdes of Assodation on 1 Aw'l 2021. #nd w8s enlerod tha R•gl$ter of Charflle$
on 8 Aprll 2021. Thè M•morandLtm of A8#odat￿ •8tablish•d th• oti8etsvès and Pty*￿1$ of th8 tharitBble
company and 18 govemed under Artl¢l88 of Assodaith. In the event of the company belng wound up,
members are requiied to contribute an amount not exc￿￿n9 £1. A full review ol the Memorandurn and
Artlcle$ of As$ociat¢on w•$ undwlakon during 2021 by $oliutors Birk•￿ LLP. on$uring IhAt tha G0￿MIng
document continu88 lo be fil for purpose.
R•¢rultsn•nt 4nd #ppolnlJn•nt ol n•w tru¥tM•
Tho 8klll8 of th• Board of TNst••8 8r• r•Nl•**d r•guW.
Wllh Giles Kerkh8m and Je8nelte Siddal standlng In M8rth 2023. Gecko appSnted Htslen Lannaghan
and Arny Vaughan a¥ Tru¥lge¥ lo thv Gharfty. Both come wlth a weath of experknnce and expertlse wrthln tho
sector, Helen as tjréctor of MIME London Ilormerty London Inlemat+onal Mlrne Fesllvall. and Amy 08
Execut￿t Directrr & Deputy CEO of 8attmea Arts Conlrn (aThJ pre¥iw8ty DirerAor of ChaThJe Programmes
and Tourk)g at ACE).
New Trustee8 are r•wbted ¥i• T￿￿t￿ sor￿or Man8gwn•nl Toam rK*ynMwNJali￿8. with tho Artisti
Dtreuor ana at leasi one Twslee meeltng Ihe PDlenUol carKJIUale pllor lo Wn9 Invlled 10 5naaow LK)ar
me81ings. Follcwing this. •M ¢andidat•$ #re vot•d uwn by ¢urr¢nt Tru$lo0s. On #ppoinlmenl, Twst•è6
are given the Company Memcmdwn and ￿tiCleS of As50caalion. Ihe most recent business plan, minut85,
and management accounts, along wllh access to fec(rted perf￿anCeS ol our th. New Ttuslees are also
Invrted lo rneel all the core GerJ(o team.
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Structur•* uovornance and M￿•gon￿nt
Organlsatlonal stru¢tur•
The Board of Truslees meet on average ev￿ quarter and 18 ￿rren￿Y made of 5 members. The quorum f
Trustees, rneelings cannot be kss than three tnjstees pRsenl in person, OT ¥ia digrtal conferendng or proxy.
l Trustees give their time vduntarity and receive no remuneraiion cff other benefft from the charty.
Trustees are responsible for the Strategic d¥ec*on olthe company. olor¥ wlth Its p¢llcl•s and for rnNiewing it8
financaal affairs. The da￿tTrdaY cyeration of the (x)mpany ddegaled to the Sgnior M8n89èm8nt Team, vtho
are responsible for ensuring the charity succes5fulty delrvers its charilable (￿le￿5 4nd meets Key
porf0rn1once indi¢ath. Al arti8ti¢ planning d•?sion8 srn made by th8 Artlsiic lJr•dN.
Each year the L¥mpany frtyn our freoEarKo team a paid rol8 obse￿(ng at our board
meetings to gain experience of how a board works arKI to rewesent the irnportance of our freelance I￿rn •t
the highe81 level of cwr company governanc•. The freelance board observer hos no votin9 right and Is

Gecko Thea
ort of the trustees
th
l March 2024
fo
R•fOrnn￿ and adm5nl8trntiv• dotsil•
Indop•nd•nt Examlnor
Louise Rogers Limitad
Columba Hou
Adaslral Park
Martlesham Heath
IP5 3RE
Sanior MafiAo•m•nt To•m
Arnil Lahav. Artistic Director
Paul Smelhurst, CreatNe Engagement PrLKlueer
steve Allman, Head ol Operations and DeveioFKnent Ileft May 20241.
Beth Cinamon. Head of Operations and Dahwent (J'oined May 2024).
Evonts 8lnce the end of th• y•ar
Infonnation rolaling to events Since the and of thg y6ar is gNen ui th• not8S to the financial 8t8tements.
ic report, epY￿ed by order of thè board of tru#tee8. as tha
. and wgned on the board's behalf b
R•port of the trustee8, i
company dIr￿10T$. on ......
J N¢•l- Tru8t••
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Inde
ndent examln
Gecko theatre
rfsre
the trustees of
Independent examlnerfs report to the tru$ttts of Gecko fthe ClKnpan￿l
I report to th• L*arity trust••s on my èxaminalicffl of th• y￿X￿JntS of the Company for the year ￿ded
31 March 2024.
R￿pOnsIbIl￿•S •nd baJl¥ of r•port
As Ihe charitys trustees of the Company (and glso its directOTS for Ihè purwse5 of rA>mpany law) you are
responsible for Ihe prewation of the ￿Unts wi xwdance with the requiremerls of the Companies Act
2006 llhe 20l￿ Ad).
Hawng satisfied mpelf that the a¢cwnts ol the Company are ncl required to ￿ audited under Part 16 of tho
2(YJ6 Act and Are ellolt4e I(￿ Indwdenl examinallon. I teF*Yt in respecl gf my examination of your Ghartws
accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Chorrbes Act 2011 Cthè 2011 Acfl. In carr￿Tr9 wt my
exarninatlon I have follow￿ the Direckns by Ihe Charly Commissitin under Sedon 14515) (b) of th&
2011 Act.
Ind•p•ndent ex8mln•e• statgm•nl
Since your charitys gr055 Income exceeded £250,0￿ )￿u[ examlner must be a rnember of a listed body. I
can confim thai l am qualrfted to undertake the examinati￿ because l am 8 member of thè ~ERROR
Tekvant profe88ional body mu8t be completod-. whith i¥ one of the li8t8d bodi•s.
I ho￿ comF4eted my •xamInati￿. I confirm that no Matt￿ haw eoffle to my att￿tion In ¢Onn•d1￿ with th•
examlnallon gmng me cause lo bell8¥e'.
¥¢¢ounllng rocord• ww• not k•pt kn res￿¢1 of th8 Comw)y ￿ required by Se￿on 386 of th0 21>J6
Ac£ OT
th9 8ccounti do not accord with thow r8ec*ts'. or
the accounts do nol CoM￿Y wth the awunllng requirements of Sec11￿ 3% of the 2006 Act other
than any requirement that the accounts give a true tffjd fair view whith 1$ not a m8tttrr eansidared 86
part ol en independent examingtion.. or
the accountB have noi b88n pr8pared In ￿C￿dar￿ wNh the methL*J8 k*fjndpl¢• of the sts18m￿l
of Recommended Pradlce for accounting and rewrDng by charitses (applicable lo chariligB weparing
their •¢¢ounl¢ in occord•1￿ *ilh tho Fin•nf4•1 R•pthng Standard •ppti¢•bla in tho UK and Rgpubllc
of Ireland IFRS 1021).
I have no rg)n¢•m8 and h8vg ¢4xn• acrom no othw mottws in conn•ditin lh8 •%amlnakn to
attentson •hOL￿d be drawn In thls r•ptyl kn order to 0￿ble 4 pr(yer und¢rnt•rrfllng of the ?￿ntS to be
reached.
Loui8• R
erg
Loulse Roger8 Llmtteil
Columba Hou$•
Adaslral Park
Martl8shom Huth
IP5 3RE
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statement f financial acttvilies
for th Year Ended 31 March
24
31.3.24
Totsl
funds
31.3.23
Total
funds
Unrestrid￿ Restricted
fund
fijnds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FR(AI
Donations and legaues
293.￿
99,165
392.770
260,46T
Charftabl• actlvlOe•
Production and parlirypdon ¢ost¥
324.427
29,283
353.690
3￿,420
Investment income
other Incorntr
14.811
3.748
14.811
3.746
144,672
Totsl
128.428
765.017
796,525
EXPENDITURE ON
Rai%ng funds
Charltabl• •ctlT4111••
Prod￿￿On and parbdpation cJ)sts
649.485
131.099
no.584
810,477
Total
649,533
131,Cp39
780.632
910,484
MEf INCOMEIIEXPENDrruREI
{12,9441
(2,8711
115.615)
{113,959)
REGONGILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fund8 broughl I0￿01d
184.132
252,572
418,704
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
151.188
249.bY)1
401,089
416,704
The note8 lom part of these ffin8nd￿ ¥tatemonts
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Balance sheet
31 March 2024
31.3.24
31.3.23
FIXED A8SETS
Tangible assets
12
84,755
90,010
CURRENT ￿SET8
Debtors
Cash al bank
13
254.851
210.859
282.414
198.028
465.710
480.442
CREoFfoRS
Amounts folling due within one y
14
(149.376}
{153,748}
NET CURRENT ASSET3
316,334
326.694
TOTAL ASSEf8 LESS CURRÉpir
LIABIL￿lEs
401.089
416.704
NET ASSEr3
401,089
416,704
FUNDS
unrestr￿ed funds
Restr￿8￿ funds
17
151.188
249.901
164 132
252,572
TOTAL FUND8
401.089
416,704
The Ch$ritab￿ ¢c¥npary i# •ntil￿d to 8xampknn from oudrt undér *iion 477 of th8 Compani8$ Act 2006 for
the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2024.
The members have rnt wuired the company to obtsin an audtt of 118 financial statements for the year ended
31 Mar¢h 2024 in acc￿ce with S￿t￿n 478 of the C￿panIeS 2008.
Thè trust88$ %knNl8doe their res￿n￿bIll￿$ lor
la)
ensuring that th8 charilaNe c￿p8￿Y k•gps acmmling recorfs Ihat compty wth Sections 386 and 387
of the Compan￿3 Act 21Th an¢
Ib) pr•parlng finanTh818tatèm•nt• whth o trua and fair viow of th• •¢•l• Of affoir• of th• charitabl
comp8ny as al the end ol each year and ol its surpkjs or dgficrt. for each fin8ncial year In
#ceordAnco vith the rwuirem8nl# of S8etionÈ 394 and 30S and which othaDwi8o Comply with t
T0quirom6nt$ of th& Companles Act 2006 rdattng to flnancial $tst•m•nts. g) tsr as appjtsbla to the
charitablé company.
Th
ci
statements wore approved by the Board of Tru•to8s •rKI aulhorisod for M8u8 on
.. 8nd WBTe syned on it8 beh811 by.
J Neal - Tru$lg9
The note5 fonn part of these Ilnanclal 51atements
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Cash flow statement
31.&24
31.3.23
Notes
Calh flows from op•rntlng acthiftles
Cash generate(l from opwatbns
Tax pald
(189,157)
(5,0461
Net ca$h provldgd byl{u¥ed in) operalvw acalwi￿s
1194,205)
Ca•h flow• from In¥￿ting activilio•
PuTcha5e of tangibk ftxed 85se15
Sa18 of tangible fLxgd 8$s&1$
Intere81 rece
(4.4461
112.780)
537
14,811
Nèt ¢ash provided byllused inl inve8ting aclimt
10.385
111.277)
Ca•h Ilov•8 from fln•n¢lng •CtfvttI
New loans in year
40.000
Net cabh provSd¢d 17nanring adi
40,000
Chango In cajh and c*•h oqulval•nts
In th• r•portlng p•rlod
Cash and ¢g•h equlv*l•nts atth•
beglnnlng of th• r¢portlng p•rlod
12.831
1165,482)
198.028
363,510
Cash and cash •qulv•l•nts *tth• •nd
olthe r•portSng p•rlod
210.859
198.028
The rw)tes fom part of these financl81 statements
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RECONCILIATION OF NEf EXPENDITURE TO 14eT CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTMnES
31.3.24
31.3.23
Net exynditure loi the rnporting period IM per the Ststem•nt
of Flnanclal Actlvrtleg)
AdJu8lm•nts for.
Depreciation charges
Interest recÈSved
D8cr8as￿Iineraa8&I in débtors
IDecreas&lnnu•ase In credilo
115,615)
{113,95Y)
9,700
114.811)
27,563
14,371)
8,835
1966)
{114.372)
31.505
N•t ea•h provld•d byllu••d Inl
{189,15n
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1.4.23
Cash flow Al 31.3.24
N•t rA•h
Cash at bank
198.028
12.831
210.859
198,028
12,831
210,859
O•bt
DelAJ tslllng due wthln 1 y
140.
I40.￿￿)
140.1
140,OCQI
Total
158.028
12.831
170,859
Th• note8 fom) part of th•w finanaal 8tat4nont•
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Notes to the financial statements
for the
r Ended 31 March 2
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Ba818 of preparfng the financlal statsments
The finandal statements of Ihe d￿rita￿s company. thich ks a public entity utM4or FRS 102,
have t)een prepared wi aGcordance wth the ChaTiiies SORP IFRS 102) 'A¢￿￿n￿n9 and Reporting by
Charities. Slalem8nt of R8(ximmended Pra(Jice a￿lCaLlE to thariljes wepathg thebr a(xounl¥ in
ccordance with the Finan￿81 Reporting Stsndard 8pplicatAe in the UK and Republlc ol Ireland {FRS
1021 (effective 1 January 20191,. Financaal Report"Fng Standard 102 The FIn￿claI Reporting Stsndard
appll¢8bl& In the UK 8nd Republic of Irglanrf and the Cc¥np8nies 21)J6. The financial statement8
hava been pffjpwed undw the hisloricab cost ¢C￿¥￿ti￿.
Golng Conum
The TTUSlees have ￿￿Sid￿ed the posth at the time of slwlThJ ts flnanc4al statements.
Atross thè 2023124 ￿#r. Gèekn n8#d￿ to ￿hlIN cw gr￿￿ tha unduo dday in
setuemenl of Ihe TTR clalm by HMRC. Wilh the settlement of the outslan¢ing matter in May 2024.
Gecko pald off 8hort-tem ¢a6hfiow loans and moved to a trAJsine88 a8 118U81 position.
The Trustees hav8 rem*￿ed the ciruJmstanc*s of the tharrty and consh48r that £dequBle re#oure•g
contlnue to te avallable to fund the aciithes of Ihe charty for the loresee8ble future, belng no K88S
than tr¥el￿ months from Ihe dat& of apkxowino these a￿nts.
For Ihls Teason, the TnJsle8S (￿tInue to ajoty the LKJkng 1x)n￿ basls In weparlng the flnandal
sl•t¢menls.
Inet)m•
l kncome 1$ recJ)gnlsed In the Statement of Flnandal Aclfvibes 01￿ the chaty has enlmlornent to th8
funds, K 1$ probabl? that th• Inwme will be recwved and th¢ amounl can b? rneasured rrtllably.
Exp•ndltu
Uabillles are recognised as expendftU￿ as S(￿ as there 18 a legal LY conslructlve oNlgatlon
commrtting the charity to that expenditurè. it is probl￿• that a transf8r of ¢¢£*)oml¢ beneffts will b
r•qulred in settlemenl and the amount of the obhgabon can be me8sured re￿ably. Expendituro is
accounted on an aGGruals basis has been dassified under headings thal aggregate all cost
r•lat•d to lh• eategory. Where costs cannol be diredy attributed to partic#JlaT headings ihey have bean
alkncaled to *Xl*Atl8s on A b#sls ccffl$knlgnl ￿ Ihg use of rejourca.
loc•tlon and *pp•rtlonm•nt of co•t•
Support co8ls are those function6 that assist wtvk of th• bul do not dlrncly
undertake ¢h¥rft#ble act￿lI1e5. Support costs Indude back office costs. financ•, p8rsonno1.
OU •nd 9p￿rnance costs whith 8UPPOrt the Tn￿ts arb'8tic progrommu 8nd
The¥e costs have been albcated in note 8.
Tinglbl• fSx•d ••••t•
0¢preda￿OnI1 ￿ded at thè fo1kfi￿ng rates lo t￿110 dfeath a88et over Its 8sUm8ted
U88ful IM9.
Plant and m8chlnery
FLxtures 8nd fitbng8
Cornpuler 8quipment
25% on ¢osl
25% on co$t
25% on ￿$1
Cre•llon epaG• ha# not been d¢predatod a3 theae are co•w In Itrt ¢swrne of dovelDpmenL
Tixatlon
Tho d￿rity 18 ex•mpt from ¢wotion tax on h ¢**arllabl• s*￿ti￿.
Fund accountlng
Unrestricted funds can be L$8ed In ￿)rd3￿r* tha thwttablo obJthM at the dlscsokn of th•
tru$tee8.
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Notes to the financlal statements- continued
for the Year En
31 March 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- conllnued
Fut7d a¢¢ountlng
Restricted funds ¢•n onty ￿ us•d for partIC￿ar re51riL*d puwposes within th• ot4ects of the charity.
Reslrictions ari88 speryfied by th• donor cr t￿A￿ fvndg ore r8i8gd for pa￿¢>jIAr rest￿ted
purF4Jsey.
Further explanalon of tho natwe 8nd purpD8e of eath fund i¥ In I￿ not￿ to th• finaw81
8t81ements.
Hlr• pur¢h•M and l•••lng ¢onYnltsn•nt•
Rentals p•d vnder opèrating leas￿ are tharged lo the Staternent of FIwid￿ ACaO￿leS on a 8tralghl
Ilne basis over the peric*Y of the lease.
P•n•lon ¢o•ts ¥nd oth•r po•t4•tiv•ment bon•fft•
The charitable company operates a defined contn"bub"on pension s(*eme. Contiibytions payatrAe lo the
tharita￿e Gompanlts p￿slOn SGhtrme are Ghar9¢d io tho Ststoment of Finanryal Actiwti¢6 in tho
period lo vknith tW rel8t•.
DONATIONS AND LEaACI&8
31.3.24
31.3.23
Donallons
Grants
7LYJ
392,070
2,080
258.387
392,770
280.467
Grants rt¢elv8d, bndudod kn lh& abov&. are as fr1¢￿$..
31.3.24
31.3.29
Arts Cwndl England East
Ip6wich B¢)rough Coundl
Magic Me
379.730
12,334
224,457
12,334
21,5
392,070
258,367
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.24
31.3.23
Interest T•cdvable. trad
14.811
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Notes to the financial statements- continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTivmES
31.3.24
31.3.23
Fe8S
Pmducli¢m #nd p#Itiupat*￿ C051s
Ctynmtsllons receivable Pr[*j￿{lr￿ and paIticA￿ costs
324,427
29,263
231.420
159,ClJO
353,690
390.420
RAISING FUNDS
Ral8lng donatlon5 and l•ga¢le•
31.3.24
31.3.23
Donation costs
48
CHARITA8LE AcTivrnES COSTS
Support
Direct (see
Costs
note n
Totals
Producllon and p8rtbdpatlon costs
717.920
780,584
SUPPORT COSTS
Govemance
costs
Totals
Produdion and p8rii(xp81ion costs
26,982
38.882
NET INC¢)MEIIEXPENDrruREI
Net incomel(expendituro) L8 Stalod aft8r th¥giWl¢yedlUng)'.
31.3.24
31.3.23
Dvwedatlon- vwned
Other Opera￿n9 leases
9,701
8.635
3,600
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATIOM AND BENEFrrs
There were no Irustoè$' r•mLmwallon or othor bonofft8 the ￿81 end8d 31 March 2024 nor lor the
ar ended 31 Mwch 2023.
Tru•tg••' •xp•n•
Th•r• w•r• no tru•¢•••' •xp•rw p•14 fvr th• y••r •nd•¢ 31 Marth 2024 nor for tho YOQT endod
31 March 2023.
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Notes to th fin
ements- c(mtinued
31 March 2024
10. STAFF COSTS
31.3.24
31.3.23
Wages and salaries
Scoal sa¢urty costs
Other pension costs
237,219
19,640
7.117
197,237
17,869
5.912
263,976
221,018
The average monthty number ofemploy8e6 durkng thg ywwa5 a5 folbw6.'
31.3.24
31.3.23
CTeati¥e
Support
The numbef of employpes 7hknose ¢M￿O￿le benems (exdudlng employer penslon costs) exceedod
£60.LXJO was:
31.3.24
31.3.23
L80.Cx)1- £70,C4)0
11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
Unr¢¥triGted RestriGled
fund
fvnds
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donalion8 and legacie•
257,467
280,487
Charftabl• acllvltl••
Produdon Jnd pjrt1ripjti￿ costs
390.420
39J,420
Inv8Stment income
144.672
144,672
Tot•1
793,52S
3.￿0
798,$25
EXPENDITURE ON
RaI￿n￿ funds
Gh•rltsbl• aGtlvlU
Product4￿ 4nd partlclp#tkn
7.984
2,493
910,4TI
907.$91
2.493
910,484
NET INGOMEIIExpeNLMTUREI
{114.4861
507
(113,959)
RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS
Tot81 fund$ brought forward
278.598
252,065
Pa98 17
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s to the financi
I tatementS-
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
nued
11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEIIENT OF FINAMCIAL ACTivmES- c(xrtlnu•d
Unrestr￿ted Restricted
fvnd
fijnds
Totsl
funds
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
164.132
252.572
416,704
12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
Fl>Aures
and c￿pUter
fittings &]uipment
C￿tion Plant and
Space machinwy
Totsls
Cost
At 1 Aprl 2023
AddbtK)ns
23.956
11.388
107.792
1.378
At 31 Marti 2024
23,956
1.378
14,456
112.238
D•prnclatlon
At 1 April 2023
Chorge for y8Br
12,226
5,558
3,488
17.782
9,701
223
At 31 2024
18,216
27.483
Not book v•lu•
Al 31 Mw¢h 2024
72,448
5.740
5,412
84.7S5
Al 31 2023
72.448
11.730
5,832
90.010
Creallon Spac• ¢omprf8•8 Ca￿11$•d C￿5￿ t￿￿rdI the do4￿0￿•nI of a creation space 4$
desC￿be￿ in the Twstees. Rep
13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIM ONE YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Trade debtors
Other debt
Theatr• tax rOl￿f
8,757
1.245
218.996
5.048
30.867
876
229,520
5,048
2,831
1,537
11,915
VAT
Pmpaym•nts and •cc4ued incp)me
Ac£ruals
20,805
254,851
282,414
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Year End&J
1 March 2024
14. CREDITOR8: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
Other ban81see note 14
Trade ueditors
VAT
Other tr•ditors
Accruals gnd deferTed Inct¥n•
40,000
82,172
1,760
1,313
24,131
94,241
19,507
149,376
153.748
11. LOANS
ofthe m¥turty rf loan8 Is betrK.
31.3.24
31.3.23
Amounts faI￿n9 due within one year on
Other10on*
40,OC
11. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSEfs BETWEEN FUNDS
31.3.24
Tolal
funds
31.3.23
Total
fund
fijnd
fund8
Flxad a88•t8
Current assets
Current liabilltie8
14,824
285.740
{149.376)
89,931
179,970
84.7SS
465.710
1149.376)
.010
480,442
11S3,7481
151.188
249,￿1
401.089
416.704
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
In fund8 At 31.3.24
Ai 1.4.23
Unr••tslct•d fund4
Generd luThl
184,132
112,944)
151,188
R••trfct•d fund•
Creaiion Space
ACE Capital Grants for Craakn Spa
AHF Capltsl Grant
AHFICiowdfund8r fcy Cro•tbon Spse•
Capll•l
MagiG Me- PHF
179,VJ9
37.288
2,082
179.969
37,268
1,OCO
<1,082)
31.664
1,589
31,684
(1.589)
252.572
(2.871)
249,901
TOTAL FUNDS
416,704
{15.815)
401,089
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Notes lo thé financial gtatemenlg-
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. contlnued
N•t mgvement in lund•, induded in th• 8bow #rè as folkm:
Inccrfning Resour￿ Movement
ources expended
in funds
Unmtrf¢tsd fund•
General fund
($49,533)
112.9441
Restrfcted lund¥
Touring
AHF Capital GT•nt
Magic Me- PHF
Sh￿￿ Cre#tion
Piiching Costs
99.165
199,165)
(1.082)
(1.589)
11,082)
11,569)
21.763
121,763)
128.428
1131,099)
12.0711
TOTAL FUNDS
785,017
(780,832)
115,8151
Gompantt¥M lor mov•m•nt In fvnd¥
Net Transfèrs
movement
bemeen
in funds
funds At 31.3.23
At 1.4.22
Unrn•trlct•d lund•
Gen•r81 fund
278.508
(114.4681
104,132
R••trlct•d fvnd•
Creolion Spaeè
ACE capit￿ Grants for Crealh)n Space
AHF Capital Grant
AHFICiowdfvnder for Cr••llon Spa
Caprt81
M89ic Me- PHF
19).749
37,288
3,164
(10.780)
179.969
37.268
2,082
11.082)
10.780
31,084
1,589
252.1￿5
507
252,572
TOTAL FUNDS
113,959}
418,704
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N les to the fin
ncial stalemen
s - conttnued
h Y ar Ended 31 M reh 2024
17. MOVEMENT114 FUNDS- Gonthu•d
Cornparativ8 nét movement in fvnds. indLth in th• abow 8r• ¥$ Id1￿￿..
Incomlng Resources Movement
resources expended
in funds
Unr•8trftt•d fvnd•
General fvnd
793,525
{W7,991) (114,466)
RMtri¢t•d fvnd•
AHF Capital Grant
Magic Me- PHF
11,0821
(1.411)
{1,0821
1,589
(2,493)
507
TOTAL FUNDS
1910,4a41
1113.959)
18. RELATED PARTY D&￿L03vR&8
Helen Bagoett IAssc¢i81e Director of GKko and p•d w a fr¢ofance b•￿8. partner of the ADI.. Palj
£13,420 for ser¥tes In wrKkshops and meeungs
POST BALANCE SHEET EVEiirs
Gecko's Truste85, Ips*ith 8orroJgh Courd ACE d8dd8d In $wnm8r 2￿24 that tha Cre8llon
proled as odginally In￿¥1)ne{l should not proGeed. Garf￿d We51cn slated that the £150k
pranl made for thè Sp￿ was not tran$fOfTaL4• and Ihwoftyo th0 £15Ok grantwB$ relumed.
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