STAN'S CAFE THEATRE Reg￿tered Number 03095751 (England and l•kdSes) Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2024 A18 OW10r2024 COMPANIES HOUSE #101 Chair's Report Stan's Cafe Theatre For the Year ending 31 March 2024 Overview The operating context of 2023- 24 for arts organisation5 like Stsn's Cafe was extrEmely challenging. Rising costs cornbined *ryth l¢)ng term stan&still fvnding made delivering the charity's obJects"ve5 harder than ever. The perilous silu*ion of arts centres and theatres in Bimingham and around the county has made touring more challenging than ever. The govemment's choice to undennine the place of arts in school (particularfy secondary). combined vlith schools budgets Conlinualty squeezed by unfunded pay rises for teachers, has ￿SUIted in the creative leaming markel contracting. Despite being faced by Ihese challenges Stan's Cafe was able to deliver an exI￿rne￿ busy and successful year. By ffllxin9 communty touring wlh prestsgious nats.onal and international presentations. Invenlive new shows were interspersed with numerous ￿VivalS from the portfolio. Creatr've Leaming work has conlinued to thrive. principally in schools around the West Midlands bul also online around the world. Behind the scenes the company has continued to broaden the diversity of its collaborators and lo support the local arts sector. particularEy through access to rehearsal space at Our Faciltty. All this has been achieved whilst keeping company finances in a good state and preparing to open a major new work early in 2024- 25. Professional Presentations After a successful community lour in Swing, AN Our Money, our shthv explaining Local Authority finances. visited the Greenbe￿ Festival in Suffolk. New Diorama in London and further venues in the West Midlands. We added a new edition to our documentary slorytelling series River Tours. Collaborating viith Springfield Community Centre. raised funds and ￿mMiSsiOned a young team of emerging playwright, actor and textile a￿st to create River Touffs.. The Indus V¥thich played lo audiences in cornmunity venues around Binningham. Mean4thite. River TOU￿." Tre Thames VAS revived and toured locations along The Thames. In partnership with The Arena. we recnjited Wolverhampton based artists to devise and present our fourth micro production Do You Read Me? These micro produ¢tions. short perforTnances made in just fi¥e days, are an opportunty to ty out new ideas with artists new to devising and the WO￿ of Stan's Cafe. This one explored object manipulation and the domestic •wortd seen as an alien landscape. Of All The People In AU Tre Worfd, our Ferf0M￿nCe installation built around human population statistics, continued to enjoy success wqth presentations al the Kennedy Center in dshinglon DC, Idylhm'ld Arts College in California and at The Royal Festival Hall, London where it was part of Planet Summer. their Climate Change feslival. The Commentator& had Iwo outings as an outdoor Vdlkabout a¢t, commentating on everyday lrfe at the Ukulele Festsval in Huddersfield afMI at the Vltsrcester Fringe festival. Pethaps the most spectacular pmject ofthe year was Ufrnooknn. a new one-off 2¢hour performance for a penlhouse in Birmingham's i￿niC Rotunda building. Produced in Ilaboration vAth Staying Cool apartments this pardlhealrical perfomiance featured trftlve guest perf0M￿r5 with heritage from around the world and was en}oyed ljoth by live audiences and those tuned in online to VKleo and audio feeds. It was an attempt to vrdt¢h the wthole wortd for a day. In preparation for nexl yearfs major new pmduction, Community ServKe, we gained 'Wndrush 75. funding to create Communty Service.. Oritjins ex￿10￿￿9 the experience of Black Police officers in the West Midlands in the 1980s. This one-off event look place al the Irish Centre in September and generated considerabk excitement for our forthcoming production. Creative Learnlng Creative Collaborative$, our Arts Counal England funded collabDralion V*ith the Elliol Foundation, is cu￿entlY supporting students and teathers auoss nine primary schools in the West Midlands. V4e have helped a Weekly Television News programme, shows aboul Bimingham's Blitz and the English Civil lfyèr. as well as creating an Ancient Greek market, a Exploration Project fusing history and Ictal geography and a series of exercises designed to develop imaginative thinking. Beyond Creative Collaboratives. we ￿￿rked *ith Yamfield Primary School to create a Vopekty radio programme and students al St. matthe￿ Prirnary School. made their own River Tour by researching the Tigris and EurA)rates. Once again. *D￿ed on Iwin produclions of Romeo and Juliet*qth 240 Year 8 students at Saltley Academy. performed bolh in school and at shakespea￿,$ New Place. We ¢ommissioned by Digital Theatre+ to create four vide05. including three bK)tkshops which be used by drama teachers around Ihe v￿rtd to help teach ther students devising techniques. Finalty, All Ourmoneywas reworked by Universty of ￿lw1￿< Theatre StUrf￿S ndergraduates with our Artistic DI￿￿or James Yafker as Education Inc. an explanation of Universty finances. Behind the s¢ene$ We are proud lo ha¥e contributed lo the West Midlands economy Ihis year by employing 47 artists and welcoming 16 local theatre and education companies to Our Fa¢ility for accessible and affordable rehearsal and meeting space. Feedback from our audiences. parb"cipants and partners tells us that Stan's Cafe is delivering highly imaginative, high quality artistic eXperien￿S and opportunities that are rewarding and life enhanang, helping them see the w)rtd in bold new ways. The Future In order to deliver more ambitrous *y>fks ￿ are planning further ahead than ever before, mixin9 ambitious innovative new productions such as Commurity SeTrice (2024). &9 Bmther Macbeth (2025) and In A Heartbaal (202714th revivals of F>opular portfolio shows e Cardinats (20261, RNer Touts (a new river each year). Of All The peo￿ In All The Worfd and The Commentators. A new micro-production each year wfil be one way keep re¢rutbng and developing new talent whilst worknng up new Ideas. A new pard-theatrical production eath year w¢ll be one way in which we continue to collaborate wÈlh new artists and partner organisations. We will continue to aim to gain a long terTll lease on Our Facilty as our office and rehearsal base, which will also be used to support other local artists, arts and educational organisations. Over the coming yearN*e ￿711 reappraise our Creative Leaming ambitions and offer to spond lo the experience we have gained in recent years and the needs of leamers. parttcularty in schools. We *ill do all this vthilst remaining financialty wudent and entrepreneurral. A vast amount of inf0m￿tion about our projects. people and ideas is available on our website slan's.cafe. Sanjay Mistry Chair StrUc￿re, Governance and management Stan's Cafe Theatre Ltd is a registered charity managed by a Board of Trustees vtho meet quarterfy. A finance sut￿cOMMittee supports this proces5. The CEO leads the day to day funning and gurdes the stralegic vision of the company. Reserves Policy Slan'$ Cafe holds reserves both to offer the company security in times of uisis and to invest in ambition. This amlilion will be pnmarily art5stic tmrt can cover Ofganisati¢Jnal development V4here it viill help the company deliver its chartlable mission. Reserves are split bet¥*een restricted and unreslricted funds. A close dovm ￿Serve, held in a high Inte￿$1 axount is calculated on the basis of three months noti￿ and redundancy payments for all staff plus adrfitional logistic￿ costs. un￿StrICted fvnds are purposefully allocated to future projects a$ seed fvnding. A Finance and Risk Committee supports this process. Risk Management The Board ￿vIewS the Companls risk register quartety and the Coryany is also assessed for nsk by its wncipal funder. the Arts Council of England. AN'S CAFE THEATRE Contents of the Financial Statements Company Information Chreetors. Report Profil and Loss Aeeount Balanee Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements Dètailed Profft and Loss Account 9-12 srAN'S CAFE THEATRE Company InfomatK)n for the year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 Directors BIDDULPH. Mwia BOOTH. Jacqueline Ame CLIFTON. Johanne Mica MISTIU. Sanjay Narottam RAJpuf. Dharrnesh RAMPAL. R¢)thi RIVETf. Al•n Callander SMITH. aare Louise Cornpny SeeYÈtsry SEFTON. David Webe R•gisl•red Address 20 Iwtheatsheal Road Bifmingham B16 ORY Registered Number 0309S751 (England and Wale5) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Stans Cafe Theatre For the yearended 31 March 2024 Independent ExarnineT'sReportto theTnstee50f Stan'sCafeTheatre i ￿pOrtt1)th¢C￿alltyty￿sleeS on mye￿I￿a￿.0n o[the￿A￿rtsof1hechaiityIOrthe ended 31 Marth2024wh¢chare setovt on pages 4t0 12. Respthislbllltlts•ndb￿$olreP0rt A% the charity'Strust￿Ytsu are responsibleforthe PreParat￿n ofthe accouThtsin accordancewith theTequirernEntsofthe Charitie5Act20LI IlheArt'I. 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I have no collcemsand havecome￿r£w.n0Other matthrs in connection vrtithtl* examination towhich attention Should be drawn in this rep¢Jrtin ordertoenablea pruperJJnderstandingoltsEaccouritstobe reèthed SI￿ed.. Sarah Powell 14MT Ansell MundenAssociates ￿mited Suite I Po*ntNorth Park Ha Heath Hayes WS1220E Date.. 24Septernber2024 Indept￿ntE￿ffjMff$Ae￿t l I USeM2U24 P•8ei¢fi srAN'S CAFE THEATRE Directors, Report The direetots wesent their report and the financial statements of the ¢ompany forthe year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024. The directors vkno served duiin9 the year were as foR0￿. 81DDULPH. Maya (Awointed 16 January 2024) 800TH, Jaequeline Anne CLIFTON. Johanne Mica MISTRY, Sanjay Narottam RAJPW. Dharmesh RAMPAL, Rothi RIVErr. Aan Callander <￿￿￿ted 12 January 2024) SMITH, Clare Louise JERVI&HILL. Sarah (￿Ointed t8 April 2023) COOK. Lindsey Anne (Resigned 12 January 2024) MOLSOM. Steven John {Resigned 12 January 2024) SILBEF￿, Roxana Aba {Resigned 21 Fel)TUary 2024> Principal activity The company's winrypal activity during the year continued to be tr￿atrE prothclion. Small ¢ompaniÈs regime The report ofthe directors has been Prepared tsking advantage of the small (x)mpanies exewions of Section 415A ofthe Companies Act 2006. e boa￿. MISTIV. Sanjay N Directof ottam 24 September 2024 srAN'S CAFE THEATRE Profft and Loss Account for the year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Turnover 137.440 199.697 (73,0371 (180.453 64,403 19,244 (247.427) 1223.005) 181,996 203.511 891 194 Cost of$ales Gross profit Administrative expenses Other operating In￿rne other interest receiv8Ne and Similar in¢ome Interest payable and similar tharges Lo$$ before tsxation {264) (401) 12,975 12,574 1240) 1296) 13.487 13,191 Pmlil forthe year srAN'S CAFE THEATRE Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024 Note5 2024 2023 Fixed assets Tan￿ble assets Investments 804 1,205 1.113 2.318 Currwtt a55e15 Debtors 101.669 227.n8 329.447 56,672 290.320 346.992 Cash #t bank and on hand Creditors aTh￿Unts falliry due wilh one year (28.308) 157.052) Net eurrent assets (liabilities) Totsl assets less CUnEnt Iwabili¢*s 301,139 301.943 301.943 289,940 292.258 292.258 Net assets Capital and reserves Called up share capital Other re5eTves 289,367 12.575 301.943 288.503 3.754 292,258 Profit and loss account Re5eThes The company was entirfed to exempts.on from aurrnab"on page. Statement of compliancft The financial statements have been prepwed in GoThpliance Tmth FRS 102 Se¢tion 1A as tt applies to the financial $tsternÈnts for the period and there were no material deparbJres from the reporting stsndacd. Turnover policy Tumo¥er is measured at Ihe fair value of IhÈ C£￿$1￿eratiOn received or receivable. net of (thscounts and value athled tsxes. Tumover indudes revenue eamed trom the sale of goods and from the rend¢rin9 01 services. Tumover from Ihe sale of goods is recognised the significant risks and rewards of ownership ofthe goods have transferred to the buytt. Turnover from the rendering ofservices is recognised by ieference to the slage of conyletion of the contrart. The $tsge of ¢ompleb"on tsfa contract is measured by ¢¢tmparing the costs incurred for *Y)rk peFformed to date to the total ests'mated ontract eosts. Revenue from sale of goods Tumover from the sale ofgood5 is re￿gnISed vthen the sbjnthcant risks and reward5 of ovme￿hlp of the good$ have transferred to the bjyer. Tumover from the rendwing of services is recognised by reference lo the stage ofcompletion of the contract. The stage ofCompleti￿ of a contra¢t is measured by Comparing the costs incuried for work Perfo￿ned to dat¢ to the total eslrmated contract costs. Employee benefrts Cgntrrbutions to defined contiibulion plans are expensed in Ihe period to whKh they relate. Foreign currency translation Transactions in foreign currenGie5 are inilialty reco￿lsed at the rale of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. At the end ol earb reptirtin9 period fore￿￿￿ ¢￿￿en￿ monetsry rlem5 are tran51aled at the closing rale of ex¢hange. Non-monetary iteThB that are measured at hi$tori¢al Cost are translated at the rate rulng at the date ofthe transaclion. AN ￿fferenCeS are tharged to pr¢)fft or loss. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Tangible fixèd assets are stated at C05t or vaiuat.on less deprecialbm. Depre¢iation is promded on all tangible fixed assets as follokns". Straight line (years) Fixbjres and ffttings srAN'S CAFE THEATRE Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024 Investments Investments in ￿bsId1aries. associates and joint ¥enbJres are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investrnents are measured al laif value vthere Ihe difference beh¥een cost and fail value is matwial. Unlisted investrnents are measuFed at fair value untes5 the value ¢annot be measuied reliabty. in I￿1¢h case they are measured at cost less any awjmulated iMpa￿Ment losses. Changes in fair value are induded fft the profft and loss aCco￿t Average nurnber of employees 2024 2023 Average number of employees (*Jring the ye Tangible fixed assets Total Cost or valvation At 01 April 23 At 31 Marth 24 145.955 145.955 Depr¢cia¢ion Wnpairn￿nt At 01 April 23 Charge for year At 31 Maich 24 144.750 401 145.151 Net I￿0k va￿e At 31 March 24 804 At 31 March 23 1,205 Fixed asset Investments Totsl Cost or valuatton At 01 April 23 DisposaL8 Net book va￿e 1,113 11.1131 At 31 March 24 At 31 March 23 1,113 srAN'S CAFE THE4TRE Notes to the Financial Staterr*nts (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024 Further inforniation regarding the cOmpan￿S financial position Debtors 8,079 - Trade debtors 24,483 - Show debtws 3.438-AccnJed income 52,694 - Prepayments 12.975- Theatre tax relief 101.669-Total Creditors 11.865- Acuuals 1.209- Defeffed Income 4.077-Taxation and Soc4al Security 205- Pension Fund 8,871- VAT Liability 2.081- Credit Card Liabil 28.308-Total R•seThes Analysis 35,000- Unrestricted bui de*￿ated- Arts Communty SeThice 30.000 - unre5tn.cted but de6iynated- Bleath 35,000 - Unrestricted but designated- Building Capslal Fund 87.000- Unrestricted but desiwated- C105e D¢)vm Costs 35.000 - unrestn.cted bLrt desiwated - Heart Project 5.000- Unrestricted but desi￿tated - microproducb.on 24r25 5.000- Unrestricted bul designated - MicToproduction 2sr26 5,000 - Unrestricted but des1￿}ated - Paratheatrical 24r25 5.000- Unrestsided b4rt design4t¢d - Parathealri¢al 25r26 10.000- Unrestricted but designated - Portfvh"o Investment 37.367- Unrestricted- Free Reserves 289.367-Tot