**Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield The Committee Members' Annual Report And Statement Of Side By Side Receipts And Payments Unaudited Accounts For The Year Ended 30th September 2024**
**Registered Charity Number 1201083**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Annual Report|2~3|
|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6|
|Notes To The Accounts|7|
## **Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield**
**Annual Report And Statement Of Receipts & Payments for the year ended 30th September 2024**
## **Legal and Administration Details**
## **Full Name**
## **Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield**
## **Committee Members and Office Bearers**
Tom Boydell Chair (co-opted 22/08/23 and elected 24/10/23) Jinan Rachid Trustee Victor Mujakachi Treasurer Paul Motley Trustee
## **Principal Address**
The Old Junior School South View Road Sheffield S7 1DB
## **Bankers**
Lloyds Bank
## **Independent Examiner**
Anderson Moyo MSc, MinstF (Cert) 4 Myrtle Springs Drive Sheffield S12 2RE
## **1- Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield Annual Report For The Year Ended 30th September 2024 Governance And Management**
Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield is a registered charity incorporated organisation CIO 1201083 operating on the basis of the constitution adopted on the 1st of October 2021 Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield is a registered charity incorporated organisation (CIO) 1201083. It is a voluntary sector charity composed of trustees elected at the annual general meeting after a three year period follows: The Chair presides over meetings and acts as the public face of the organisation at events and public meetings. The treasurer keeps accounts of monies received from grant funding, fundraising and donations.
The secretary prepares agenda for meetings and minutes them and also assists officers with administration in their roles.
## **2- Objects and Activities Of The Group**
We now run two distinct groups on different days that is Tuesdays and Fridays. In 2023/24, Side by Side Drama saw continued growth in both participation and creative ambition. Our mixed drama-for-wellbeing group expanded significantly, with over 20 performers devising Coast—our first-ever performance with a linear storyline. Previously, our shows were vignette-based, but this year participants explored a more structured narrative format, weaving together three interlinked stories: a mother waiting for her lost son, a shipwrecked crew integrating into a coastal community, and the complex realities of migration for both those arriving and those left behind. Coast was performed to wide acclaim at Sheffield’s Migration Matters Festival and in a special public showing. Participants developed new skills in storytelling, narrative structure, and ensemble performance, while continuing to build confidence, voice, and creative collaboration. In response to demand, we also launched a second women’s group focused on wellbeing, communication, and confidence. Across all groups, our holistic approach—grounded in food, safety, and community—remained central to our work.
## **THE TUESDAY GROUP**
**Objects of the group:** We offer drama and music as the springboard for a range of games and activities with the overall aims of alleviating discrimination and stigma. Our inclusive activities also improve converstional English, build self-confidence, increase wellbeing and reduce
social isolation. We promote intergration between distinct communities and with the broad UK population. Our sessions are carefully structured, starting with a shared meal. Each session begins with a simple meditation which help to create a safe space Our two facilitators Johanna Van der voort and Tom Rigby then work with physical and experimental theatre- including movement, dance, music and singing to encourage members with limited command of English and to encourage creativity. We have a variety of music and drama games, exercises and activ that lead to the creation of a performance.
**Activities of the group:** We performed this both as part of The Migration Matters Festival and The Together Too Festival at The Crucible Theatre, as well as performing various scenes from the play at other events including The Conversation Club AGM in December 2023. Our performances have been by far the most popular of our activities. Other activities have included eating together every week at the cafe on the premises where we meet, going to Chesterfield to see The Rock Choir, and a fundraiser in Totley where we collaborated with The Rock Choir.
## **THE WOMEN'S GROUP**
**Objects of the group:** These are the same as the aboveTuesday Group, but with the added element of creating a safe space for women who might otherwise not attend a mixed group for for cultural or religious reasons, and here have safe space to meet other women.
**Activities of the group:** The Side By Side Women's Group began in January 2023. They met on Fridays from 12:00hrs to 14:00hrs in The Sanctuary building which is a community hub in the centre of Sheffield that serves and supports people seeking sanctuary and refugees. Until
recently there was a regular attendance of about 25 with a further 10 or so who attend from time to time. Many of the members of The Women's Group have very limited proficiency in the English language, so we focus on activities involving learning English through drama games, speaking and listening exercises and singing. We also do meditation and welbeing exercises. We have been exploring the Seasons as we go through the year, thus providing a consistent and on going theme. The group is now really getting to know one another better, and Johanna our facilitator reports that, "this has been a joy to see." Due to popular demand we set up a second women’s group, so we now have 2 groups, 18 women in each.
## **3- Summary Of The Main Activities Undertaken For The Public Benefit**
Side By Side is a user-led community theatre group for adult asylum seekers, refugees and British/European members of the Sheffield community above the age of 18 years. Side By Side offers two hour weekly drama and music sessions. We also try have one promotional party/event per year to share our work with the community of Sheffield. At Side By Side we seek to use drama and music as a tool to increase community cohesion and strengthen bonds between different sections of the community.
Through our work (and play!) we aim to reduce social isolation and promote intergration. We use drama and music as the springboard for a range of games and activities and devising processes culminating in public performances and creative promotional events. We use Theatre to raise awareness about current issues, specifically those issues directly affecting our members, by exploring issues in workshops and devising one play a year which we show to public audiences. We also performed at local schools. During our weekly sessions, our members have the opportunity to have direct contact and experience with people they may not usually meet in their day-to-day life. This helps to alleviate discrimination and stigma as well as create opportunities for true intergration (many of our members have become firm friends and supported each other through difficult times such as visiting Side by Side members in detention). Our sessions give a safe regular meeting space where they can get to know new people and make friends in a safe and structured environment, as well as build on skills such as English, communication and confidence building. There is also focus on playfullness, well-being and creativity. The sessions are carefully structured to be gentle and inclusive beginning with a shared meal and conversation, creating space for members to make connections in a relaxed environment and practise conversational English. We then play games and do devising exercises. In this way we generate new material for our next play. Our facilitators encourage physical and experimental theatre, movement and dance in order to include memebrs with limited knowledge of English and to overcome language barriers as well as to challenge traditional theatre forms and encourage creative thinking. Our plays have so far explored current issues of discrimination and diversity, so our audiences have also had the opportunity to learn a great deal from seeing our work.
## **4- The Main Achievements And Performance During The Period**
- 1- Securing 2 years of funding from Reaching Communities Lottery Fund.
- 2- Performing at Migration Matters Festival
- 3- Performing at Together Too festival at the Crucible
- 4- Performing at the Conversation Club AGM
- 5- Collaborating with the Rock Choir and raising funds during this event too!
- 6- Starting a new and very successful Women’s group, which now has a regular attendance of some 30 women.
- 7- Growing membership of our Tuesday group- We are now at around 20 participants.
- 8- Going on a group outing to Chesterfield to see the Rock Choir
## **5- Financial Review**
Total receipts increased in the year under review, September 30th 2024, to £49236.70 from £23808.00 in the previous year. Side By side Drama Group Sheffield recieved funding during the year from The Brelms Trust, The Allen Lane Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund. Facilitator and travel costs went up in 2024 to £9700.00 and£12452.00
from £7910.00 and £8760.00 respectively in 2023.The increase in the above costs was occasioned by the fact that Side By Side is now running two workshops a week. The main workshop is on a Tuesday and the second one is a Women's Group run every Friday and is split into two, the morning and afternoon session of which both have a high turnout. Overally, expenditure rose to £33650.00 in 2024 from £23993.00 inn 2023.
## **6- The Group's Policy On Reserves**
We do not normally have any financial obligations and our only essential need is to pay the rent for our Tuesday and Friday workshops. Our reserve policy is that we should have enough funds to enable us to pay our rent for the next 6 months, which is under £1500 per annum. This would normally be found in a dedicated Restricted Fund topped up by the Unrestricted Funds if necessary.
Signed On Behalf Of The Charity's Trustees:
Signed:---------------------------------------------------Date:----------------------------------------
Name : Dr Thomas Boydell Position: Chair Of Trustees
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## **Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield**
Independent examiner's report on the accounts of Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield for the year 30th September 2024.
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## **Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield**
## **Receipts & Payments Account For The Year Ended 30th September 2024**
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**2024**
**2023**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants And Donations
**1**
10049
39,188
49,237
23,808
Bank Interest
0
0
**10049**
**39,188**
**49,237**
**23,808**
**Payments**
Rent and Venue Hire
2492
2492
177
Insurance
0
0
0
Facilitator's Fees
9700
9700
7910
Music Sessions
3630
3630
3708
Food For Tuesday & Friday Sessions
4237
4237
0
Travel & Internet Costs
12452
12452
8760
Printing Postage Stationery and Photocopying
91
91
90
Independent Examination
115
115
115
Charity registration fees
0
0
600
Sundries
143
143
0
Food For AGM & Parties
0
0
2414
Mugration Matters
0
0
0
Props
325
325
51
Parking Fee
0
0
16
Training
0
0
152
Zoom Payments
0
0
0
Website Development
465
0
465
0
**Total Payments**
**580**
**33070**
**33650**
**23993**
Net recipts/(payments) for the year
9469
6,118
15,587
-185
Total Funds brought forward 01 October 2023
4260
2,700
6960
7145
Transfers between funds
0
0
0
0
**Closing Balance As At 30 September 2024**
**13729**
**8,818**
**22,547**
**6960**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**2024**
**2023**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants And Donations
**1**
10049
39,188
49,237
23,808
Bank Interest
0
0
**10049**
**39,188**
**49,237**
**23,808**
**Payments**
Rent and Venue Hire
2492
2492
177
Insurance
0
0
0
Facilitator's Fees
9700
9700
7910
Music Sessions
3630
3630
3708
Food For Tuesday & Friday Sessions
4237
4237
0
Travel & Internet Costs
12452
12452
8760
Printing Postage Stationery and Photocopying
91
91
90
Independent Examination
115
115
115
Charity registration fees
0
0
600
Sundries
143
143
0
Food For AGM & Parties
0
0
2414
Mugration Matters
0
0
0
Props
325
325
51
Parking Fee
0
0
16
Training
0
0
152
Zoom Payments
0
0
0
Website Development
465
0
465
0
**Total Payments**
**580**
**33070**
**33650**
**23993**
Net recipts/(payments) for the year
9469
6,118
15,587
-185
Total Funds brought forward 01 October 2023
4260
2,700
6960
7145
Transfers between funds
0
0
0
0
**Closing Balance As At 30 September 2024**
**13729**
**8,818**
**22,547**
**6960**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**2024**
**2023**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants And Donations
**1**
10049
39,188
49,237
23,808
Bank Interest
0
0
**10049**
**39,188**
**49,237**
**23,808**
**Payments**
Rent and Venue Hire
2492
2492
177
Insurance
0
0
0
Facilitator's Fees
9700
9700
7910
Music Sessions
3630
3630
3708
Food For Tuesday & Friday Sessions
4237
4237
0
Travel & Internet Costs
12452
12452
8760
Printing Postage Stationery and Photocopying
91
91
90
Independent Examination
115
115
115
Charity registration fees
0
0
600
Sundries
143
143
0
Food For AGM & Parties
0
0
2414
Mugration Matters
0
0
0
Props
325
325
51
Parking Fee
0
0
16
Training
0
0
152
Zoom Payments
0
0
0
Website Development
465
0
465
0
**Total Payments**
**580**
**33070**
**33650**
**23993**
Net recipts/(payments) for the year
9469
6,118
15,587
-185
Total Funds brought forward 01 October 2023
4260
2,700
6960
7145
Transfers between funds
0
0
0
0
**Closing Balance As At 30 September 2024**
**13729**
**8,818**
**22,547**
**6960**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**2024**
**2023**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants And Donations
**1**
10049
39,188
49,237
23,808
Bank Interest
0
0
**10049**
**39,188**
**49,237**
**23,808**
**Payments**
Rent and Venue Hire
2492
2492
177
Insurance
0
0
0
Facilitator's Fees
9700
9700
7910
Music Sessions
3630
3630
3708
Food For Tuesday & Friday Sessions
4237
4237
0
Travel & Internet Costs
12452
12452
8760
Printing Postage Stationery and Photocopying
91
91
90
Independent Examination
115
115
115
Charity registration fees
0
0
600
Sundries
143
143
0
Food For AGM & Parties
0
0
2414
Mugration Matters
0
0
0
Props
325
325
51
Parking Fee
0
0
16
Training
0
0
152
Zoom Payments
0
0
0
Website Development
465
0
465
0
**Total Payments**
**580**
**33070**
**33650**
**23993**
Net recipts/(payments) for the year
9469
6,118
15,587
-185
Total Funds brought forward 01 October 2023
4260
2,700
6960
7145
Transfers between funds
0
0
0
0
**Closing Balance As At 30 September 2024**
**13729**
**8,818**
**22,547**
**6960**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**2024**
**2023**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants And Donations
**1**
10049
39,188
49,237
23,808
Bank Interest
0
0
**10049**
**39,188**
**49,237**
**23,808**
**Payments**
Rent and Venue Hire
2492
2492
177
Insurance
0
0
0
Facilitator's Fees
9700
9700
7910
Music Sessions
3630
3630
3708
Food For Tuesday & Friday Sessions
4237
4237
0
Travel & Internet Costs
12452
12452
8760
Printing Postage Stationery and Photocopying
91
91
90
Independent Examination
115
115
115
Charity registration fees
0
0
600
Sundries
143
143
0
Food For AGM & Parties
0
0
2414
Mugration Matters
0
0
0
Props
325
325
51
Parking Fee
0
0
16
Training
0
0
152
Zoom Payments
0
0
0
Website Development
465
0
465
0
**Total Payments**
**580**
**33070**
**33650**
**23993**
Net recipts/(payments) for the year
9469
6,118
15,587
-185
Total Funds brought forward 01 October 2023
4260
2,700
6960
7145
Transfers between funds
0
0
0
0
**Closing Balance As At 30 September 2024**
**13729**
**8,818**
**22,547**
**6960**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**10049**
**39,188**||**49,237**|**23,808**|
||2492
2492
177
0
0
0
9700
9700
7910
3630
3630
3708
4237
4237
0
12452
12452
8760
91
91
90
115
115
115
0
0
600
143
143
0
0
0
2414
0
0
0
325
325
51
0
0
16
0
0
152
0
0
0
465
0
465
0||||
||**580**|**33070**|**33650**|**23993**|
||9469
6,118
15,587
-185
4260
2,700
6960
7145
0
0
0
0||||
||**13729**|**8,818**|**22,547**|**6960**|
4101
136
4237
22683
22547
136
## **Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield**
Statement of assets and liabilities as at 30th September 2024
|Statement of assets and liabilities
as at 30th September 2024||
|---|---|
|**Cash Assets**
Bank and Cash
**Total**
**Liabilities**
Independent Examination|**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
£
£
£
£
13729
8818
22547
6960
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|
||**13729**
**8818**
**22547**
**6960**|
||115
115
100|
||**0**
**115**
**115**
**100**|
These Financial Statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Trustee's Signature: Dated: Print Name: Trustee's Signature: Dated: Print Name:
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30th September 2024
## **Side By Side Drama Group Sheffield**
## **1 Receipts and payments account**
Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. Cash therefore means, cash equivalents, for instance, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay debts when they fall due.
|**2 Grants And Donations**
The Allen Lane Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Brelms Trust
Other Donations
**Total**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5100
5100
0
29088
29088
5000
5000
10049
0
10049|
|---|---|
||**10049**
**39188**
**49237**|
## **3 Movement Of Restricted Funds**
|The Allen Lane Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Brelms Trust
**Total**|**Opening**
**Receipts**
**Payments Transfers Closing**
**Balalnce**
**Balance**
**1/10/2023**
**30/09/2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
5100
2348
0
**2752**
0
29088
29088
0
**0**
29088
8954
2700
5000
1634
0
**6066**
7145
8818
**2700**
**39188**
**33070**
**0**
**8818**
36233
136|**Opening**
**Receipts**
**Payments Transfers Closing**
**Balalnce**
**Balance**
**1/10/2023**
**30/09/2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
5100
2348
0
**2752**
0
29088
29088
0
**0**
29088
8954
2700
5000
1634
0
**6066**
7145
8818
**2700**
**39188**
**33070**
**0**
**8818**
36233
136|
|---|---|---|
|||**2700**
**39188**
**33070**
**0**
**8818**|
2212
136
2348