## @2K Theatre Registered Charity Number 1194499 Unit 3, Taunton Station, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1QP ## Trustees Report for the year ending 30th September 2024 ## **Objectives** The objectives of the Charity are to promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the art of drama and the development of public appreciation of such art by giving performances in Somerset West and Taunton and neighbourhood. Our intention is to bring theatre to those communities to whom it would otherwise be inaccessible. ## **Activities undertaken for the public benefit** In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our committee/trustee meetings. Our main activity remains the staging of live theatrical events and outreach to the area of Somerset West and Taunton. ## **Review of activities** Since our last report in September 2023, our theatre performances have included the following Oct – Nov 2023 – The Good Life, performed at local theatre and village halls Mar 2024 – Three one act plays performed at a local one act play festival Apr 2024 – Touring of two one act plays to local village halls and our own venue July 2024 – Performance of one act play at local hall Nov 2024 – Lady in the van, performed at local theatre and village halls We have run several play reading evenings at our own venue, encouraging participation of members and other local groups. This has informed decisions on future productions as well as encouraging social activities and outreach to other local theatre groups. We hosted a lighting workshop, run by a local stage lighting company. We encouraged other groups to attend, a lively discussion was held where we learn how to operate lighting desks and how to mount and wire up stage lights. We have invested in extra staging and related equipment, this has enabled us to give audiences a better view of the stage, and also allowed us to extend stages in some of the smaller venues which we have visited. We have invested in some more lighting equipment, which has enabled us to light our shows more easily, and to create better lighting effects and eliminate shadows. ## **Financial Review** The reserves of the Charity are held in the form of unrestricted funds. At 30 September 2024 these amounted to £8,119 (2023 - £11,562). The drop in reserves was due to unavoidable spend on building repair and lighting equipment upgrades.It is the policy of the Trustees to retain sufficient liquid fundsto meet normal cash flow requirements and to fund capital projects. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Charity was formed on 17 May 2021 as an unincorporated association. The day-to-day management of the Charity is governed by the Constitution, agreed Nov 2022 Trustees are selected from the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is elected each year by the membership present at the Annual General Meeting, for a term of one year. Trustees holding office during this accounting period were: Nicholas Gibbons (Chair) Mark Scribbins Marcus Palmer Jason Bowie Nikki Court David Northey Jane Burt Alan Coles ## **Declarations** The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature _______________________________ __________________________________ Full name _Nicholas Richard Gibbons______________________________ __________________________________ Position __Chair of Trustees_____________________________ __________________________________ Date _______________19.7.2025________________ CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recel ts and ments accounts CC16a Forthe perFod 0111IY2023 To Section A Receipts and payments Un￿trICt¢d fund8 Endowm•nt lund$ lund8 Total fund8 Last y•ar A1 R•e Grants Donatyon 5,700 $77 1,801 1,585 mb8r Inl•ro81 on a￿￿jrts Insurance d8lm Fuid r•i•in ARJ 4576 2J,576 3J,812 80• tsbl• . Loon 28.8YI A3Pa ent• Show axwn8es 211 6,211 3,89& 8,002 sutr￿￿0n• Website MpThfl Repairs & malni8MrK* Roof Repair New Fl Fund raisin 216 109 1424 Slaiiowry NtrwWindo* 12J 2.8IT 123 Sub tot•1 28,328 A4 A88et and Inv•th•nt Sub tot•1 32.019 32,019 26.326 Net of rncelpts/{paymMts) AS Trnnsfer¥ between fvnd• A6 Ca•h lund8 last ye4r end Cash funds th18 yearend 3A$3 7.486 8.11 8.119 t1.$62 CCXX R18rxtyJnls ISSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre8triGtgd fun R￿trICtsd lund8 Endowment fund$ to rwT••t£ Categorlos Dotalls to 81 Ca•h fund• Total ¢uh fund* 8,119 fund¥ t• hwr••¢£ fund• Detsils t¢ FurKI towhkb Currnt)t ¥alu• Dètalls ¢0•¢ lOpt￿￿ri Fthj tst**l¢h CLmfiiv•lu• Details CfAt B4 A￿01• r•taln•d for th• ¢h•rity'• own Fund tot*1 Amount dL* Wh•n t1u• Details B6 Liabilities Ur¥wknthJ Svjned by one or trustees oft behatr of all th8 tru$ts¢$ Print Name Date ol roval fXL7 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustm members of On accounts lor th• y•ar ènded 30 September 2024 Charity no (rf any) 1194499 Sat out on pages 1&2 I report to Ihe trustees on my examination of the acojunts of the above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3010912024. Rosponslbllltlos and As the d￿rty trustees of the Trust, you are re8ponsible for the preparation basls of rnport of th8 accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities AGt 2011 (Iha Acf). I report in res[￿￿ of my examination of the Trust's accounts rarried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed th8 applicalk Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the A I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have cA)me to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in conneciion with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material resp8Ct.' accounting record8 were not kept in accordance with 8ection 130 of the Act or the accounts do rK)t a¢c(xd with the accounting record8 Indopendent •xaminer'8 8tatement I have no concems 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. ' Please delete the wDrds in the brackets rf they do not appty. SIgn￿. Dats: Name: LlhMOI fjodo Relevant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or body Ilf any): RRf li QA£L yllV.MJ,. , Addrom: knJeL4YLleft Orchord I CXLLILEC IER OCto￿r 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of COn￿M (see CC32, Indepermlent examirwtion of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 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