2023-12-31-accounts - By Jove Theatre Company

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 19 10 2022 31 12 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name By Jove Theatre Company Other names charity is known by Theatre of the Gentle Furies Registered charity number (if any) 1200747 Charity's principal address 10 Coleridge Close Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire Postcode MK16 8QF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Emma Cole			Board of Trustees
David Haines			Board of Trustees
John J Johnston	Chair		Board of Trustees
Siân Mayhall-Purvis		19/10/22-29/01/24	Board of Trustees
Christine Plastow	Steering Group Liaison	19/10/22-29/01/24	Board of Trustees
Elizabeth Schafer			Board of Trustees
Thomas Spurgin		19/10/22-31/12/22	Board of Trustees
Tzu-i Liao		17/08/23-present	Board of Trustees
Wendy Haines	Steering Group Liaison	29/01/24-08/03/24

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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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOCUSING PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ART OF DRAMA, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO RE-INTERPRETATIONS OF MYTH AND THE CANON; AND 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY

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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)	AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EDUCATING AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELEVANT TO WOMEN OR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF WORKS OF DRAMA BY WOMEN AND LGBTQ+PEOPLE.
	Several activities were undertaken by the CIO during this period for the public benefit in line with the objects of the charity. The first, in late 2023, was the production and release of a 4-episode podcast series named Mythcrashers. This podcast discussed storytelling and adaptation in relation to four distinct myths from different traditions. The podcast specifically engaged with retellings that centred women and/or LGBTQ+ people and showcased new writing by women. Also in late 2023, the CIO hosted Carbon Literacy Training for small theatre companies to increase the sustainability of theatre-making in the UK. In 2024, the CIO applied for and secured approx. £25,000 of funding from the Open University’s Open Societal Challenges scheme to pursue a new theatre project focusing on myth and the environment. Several workshops were held in the later part of 2024 to begin developing this work, including identifying key themes and participants, primarily women and LGBTQ+ artists. Throughout the period of this report, the CIO maintained a suite of free-to- access resources on YouTube and SoundCloud, including recordings of previous productions, companion podcasts, and discussion sessions. The CIO also maintained a social media presence on Twitter (now X) to continue engaging audiences with our content, and developed specific content for paying supporters on Patreon including behind-the-scenes updates and an exclusive supporters’ event in the form of a live play reading. Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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)

AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EDUCATING AND
INCREASING AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELEVANT TO WOMEN OR
LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY
PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF WORKS
OF DRAMA BY WOMEN AND LGBTQ+PEOPLE.

Several activities were undertaken by the CIO during this period for the
public benefit in line with the objects of the charity. The first, in late 2023,
was the production and release of a 4-episode podcast series named
Mythcrashers. This podcast discussed storytelling and adaptation in
relation to four distinct myths from different traditions. The podcast
specifically engaged with retellings that centred women and/or LGBTQ+
people and showcased new writing by women.
Also in late 2023, the CIO hosted Carbon Literacy Training for small
theatre companies to increase the sustainability of theatre-making in the
UK.
In 2024, the CIO applied for and secured approx. £25,000 of funding from
the Open University’s Open Societal Challenges scheme to pursue a new
theatre project focusing on myth and the environment. Several workshops
were held in the later part of 2024 to begin developing this work, including
identifying key themes and participants, primarily women and LGBTQ+
artists.
Throughout the period of this report, the CIO maintained a suite of free-to-
access resources on YouTube and SoundCloud, including recordings of
previous productions, companion podcasts, and discussion sessions. The
CIO also maintained a social media presence on Twitter (now X) to
continue engaging audiences with our content, and developed specific
content for paying supporters on Patreon including behind-the-scenes
updates and an exclusive supporters’ event in the form of a live play
reading.
Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

The charity’s biggest achievement in this period was the award of approx. Summary of the main £25,000 in grant funding from the Open University. This will facilitate the achievements of the charity creation of a new piece of theatre as well as a workshop programme, to during the year engage audiences with mythic storytelling, climate change, and specifically to promote new work created by women and LGBTQ+ people. This money will be awarded in several stages, including in the next financial year. Development of this project is underway and shows promise to engage audiences in the hundreds around the UK. The charity maintained a social media following of over 1400 followers on Twitter/X and over 250 followers on Instagram. Our presentation of Here She Comes , a poetic retelling of Euripides’ Bacchae by SJ Brady, has been played on YouTube and SoundCloud over 500 times. Episodes of the Mythcrashers podcast had been played over 130 times.

Section E Financial review

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The charity does not have a reserves policy. This is kept under review in Brief statement of the case the need to maintain reserves arises. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

	John J Johnston	Elizabeth Jane Schafer

	Chair	Trustee

	23 October 2024	29 October 2024

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TAR Maich 2012

	Charity Name By Jove Theatre Company	Charity Name By Jove Theatre Company	Charity Name By Jove Theatre Company	Charity Name By Jove Theatre Company	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 10/19/2022	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Regular donations(inc. Patreon) 1,284 One-off donations - Grants and creative funding 3,980 - - - - - 5,264 - - Sub total - Total receipts 5,264 A3 Payments Digital subscriptions (inc. web hosting) 694 Insurance 343 Creative fees 2,407 - - - - - - Sub total 3,444 - - Sub total - Total payments 3,444 Net of receipts/(payments) 1,820 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 2,123 Cash funds this year end 3,943 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details NatWest current account Details Details Details Costume items Details Creative fees Venue hire Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Open University Open Societal Challenges ~~Grant~~	to nearest £ 3,943 - - 3,943 OK to nearest £ 19,025 - - - - - Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - 17,525 2,660 - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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Creative fees	Unrestricted	17,525
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature #VALUE!	Print Name John J Johnston	Date of approval
#VALUE!	John J Johnston	28-Oct-24

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