## Newbald Live AGM 2026 Chair’s Report In our third year of operation, Newbald Live has continued to build a sustainable, wellsupported organisation which has presented a range of live events across a number of genres and with a wide appeal to the local community, manifested by healthy tickets sales. We have hosted a total of 13 ticketed events in 2025 and additionally, 2 popular music quiz nights which were successful in attracting new people. It is pleasing to report that the average audience has remained stable. Once again, several performances played to full houses. The music quizzes have supported our aims of widening participation and tackling social isolation in our rural community. Subsidising performances by a professional theatre group, similarly, was an attempt to open up the arts to a wider sector of our community. Where practical, we continue to offer local musicans the opportunity to play to a new audience by opening shows for more established artists, but this presents challenges in terms of financial viability and sourcing suitable performers. Attempts to forge links with local schools and 6th form colleges to offer performing and volunteering opportunities have not been successful. It has been a delight to see Newbald Village Hall transformed during 2025 with a full interior refurbishment and the addition of a bar extension. To support the cooperation between Newbald Live and the Hall trustees, we have been happy to donate to the new backdrop curtain and we continued to supplement our own technical (light/sound) equipment during the year. These changes have meant we are regularly complimented on what a lovely professional venue we have produced in a small village hall. We are grateful to the Sancton Hill Wind Farm Community Fund for a grant received towards the cost of storage trolleys - this together with the extension to the hall mean we now have our equipment securely and conveniently stored on site. We still have an excellent team of volunteers but we would always be welcoming to newcomers - the more the merrier! Our accounts show that we have maintained a healthy financial position, carrying forward a small surplus, while comfortably covering our costs and planning for the future including more free to enter events, continuing our aims of widening access to the arts and tackling rural social isolation. John Tomlinson Chair, 8th April 2026 Newbald Live Registered Charity Number 1200918 Annual Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2025 Independent Examiners Report I have examined, without undertaking an audtt, the attached accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025. from the books and records presented to me and from explanations and information provided by the Treasurer. In my opinion the attached accounts correctly reflect the transactions set out in the book5 and record5. David R Johnson BA 10 April 2026 Newbald Lfve Reg15tered Charlty Number 121K1918 Income and expenditure a￿oUnt For the year ended 31 December 2025 Year ended December Year ended t>ecember 2024 Income Ticket sales Grant from ERYCC Prize draw & sundry Income 15,903 450 326 19,524 230 Total Income 16.679 22,754 Expenditure Artists Ticket Commissions Hall Hire Sound Webslte Insurance Food and hotels Flyers & adverDsin8 Sundry Donatlon to Newbald Village Hall Depreciation 10.687 251 13,388 311 1,590 1,170 223 96 114 254 990 272 98 289 146 1,124 929 Total Expendlture 15.672 18A75 SurplusllDeficlt) forthe year IJX17 4,279 Newbald Llve Registered Charity Number 12110918 Balance sheet As at 31 December 2025 31.12.25 31.12.24 Flxed A55ets Equipment Cost Depreciation Net book amount 5.310 {2,0541 3.256 3.717 19291 2.788 Current assets Cash at bank Zettle account Prepayments 7.588 5.646 249 53 7.641 5,895 Current Ilabllltles Advance sales money received Creditors 1.653 150 496 l(K) 1,803 596 Net assets 8,087 Capltal and reserves Brought forward 8.087 3.808 Surplus for the year I.IX17 4.279 8,087