Charity Number. 1202742 Company Number: CE032012
Page Trust8es'Annual Report Chairman's Report Statement of Financial Activities Statement ol Assets and Liabillties Notesto theAccounts Independent Examiner's Report 10
Charity Number". 1202742 Trustees: Andrew Knibbs -chair (appointed 17 April 20231 Olivia Dean-vice-chair lappointea 17 April 20231 Erica Dupuy- Secretary (appointed 17 April 20231 Philip Peters- Treasurèr (appointed 17 April 20231 Caroline Fitton- Public Relations lappointed 17 April 20231 Judith Grandi- lappolnted 17 April 2023: resigned 12 February 20241 Danusia Iwaszko CEO: Principal office.. 31 Garland Street Buryst Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HB Governlng documont The Hal Company CIO, {the Charity), was registered by the Charity Commlssion for England and W81es on 17 April 2023. It is regulated by Constitutlon dated 4 April 2022 wlth the objèctive of advancing the arts, partlcularly. but not exclusively, the art 01 drama. The Constitution states that there must be ne fewer than 3 an¢J no more than 12 Trust8es. Apart from the lirst Trustees. every appointed Trustee must be appointed for a term of 3 years. Appolntment of Trusiee8 Trustees are appointed by resolution of the existing trustee$ in accordance with the provisions of the Constltution and are selecte(J on the basis of having the appropriate skills experience needed Yor the effective administration of the Charity. knowledge and Organ18atlonal structure The rnanagement of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees. The Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. The Trustees meet on 8 regular b8SIS as required during the year. The day to day m8n88ement ofthe Charity is delegated to the CEO. The objectives of the Charity are to promote social inclusion of marginaiized groups who have little or no voice in society and who experience a lack of self-worth or self-confidence. by delivering a series of writing workshops. encouraging marginalized groups to express their sitU8tions and share their writing Wlth the general public and service providers: by passing on writing skills to workshop participants to facilitate self-expression and build confidence: by CO•creating plays with the participants to dlsseminate their stories to the general public. During the period the Charity has sought and secured funding for workshops scheduled to take place in the financial year ended 31 March 2025 and has planned for a national tour of "Penned Up" commencinE autumn 2025.
During the period. th8 Charity received grants and donations of £3,000 towards Penned Up procluction costs, a grant £3,500 towards workshops provision and donations of £1,650 towards general administration costs including £840 designated specifically forwebsite and logo design. Expenditure in the period related solely to general administrative costs including domain name registration and website running costs. £150. membership of the Independent Theatre Council and legal fees in connection with the formation of the Charity. At the end of the period the Charity had unrestricted rèserves of £222 and restricted reseNes of £7,340. It18 the intention of the trustees. over time, to set aslde sufficient free re5etves so as to be able to meet andlor smooth out any unexpected spikes in charttable expenditure or income, so providing a cushion against unforeseen contingencies. However. this is subject to any particular requirement to allocgte funds to specific projects. The Trustees h8ve had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and Ére satisfied that 811 of the activities undertaken by the Trust in pursuance of its objectives are for the benefit of the publlc. The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report 8bov8. signed by order of the Trustees Andrew Knibb8- Chalrman Date lo O&trkn( Loi
The Hal Company's mission is to work with under-pre$ented groups. deliverin8 playwritin8 workshops to help them find their voices and to get those voices heard. 202312024 was Year One forThe Hal Company. We were incorpoted as a charityon 17, April 2023. Our CEO Danusia Iwaszko is to be congratulated on successfully steering our organisation through this process. Our recently formed board of trustees is to be thanked for a committed twelve months, work, all having to learn their roles and become a team to develop the charity. We said goodbye to Judith Grandi at the end of the year who as a founder member played a key role in establi5hin8 the Hal Company. l am pleased to report that recruitment of new trustees 15 now being carefully and successfully implemented In the current financial year. HS8hliBhts from thi5 first year include the very successful second readin8 of 'Penned Up, at the West End Seven Dials Theatre in April. 'Penned Up,. the new play Danusia developed from prison writing workshops which received such acclaim and publicity from its first reading at the Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal in March, and whSch we hope to tour nationally in 2025. Our new website thehalcompany.org was developed and launched in Q4. Erica Dupuy Is to be applauded for her role in introducin8 and overseeing the creatton of such a dlstinctive identlty. Flnancially we moved from a practically Trro balance to a healthy £8k deposit at year end. We were grateful to ceIve funding from Drapers Foundation. Suffolk Community Foundation and Individual donors. Having sought advice from practlsed charity fundraisers we are now applyin8 to potentlal funding sources as a priority for 24125. An applicatlon to the Arts Council for match funding to facilitate the national tour of 'penned Up, is shortly to be submrtted. 24/25 promises to be the year we firmly establish the charity and develop partnerships. Enabling us to grow and deliver more writing workshops and stage theatre productions helping marginalised 8roup5 and raising awareness. Andrew Knibbs-chairman Date l o OLkulrtf
Unrestrlcted Restricted funds funds 2024 2024 Total funds 2024 Notè Income Grants and donations 810 7.340 8,150 Totallncome 810 7.340 8,150 Expendlture Ch8rit8ble actlvitie8 588 588 Total expendlture 588 588 Net Income 222 7.340 7,562 Total funds carrled forward £222 £7,340 £7,562
Note 2024 Current a$$et8 Cash at bank 8,000 £8.000 Current Ilablutles Creditors 438 £438 Total net as$ets £7,562 Charltyfunds Unrestricted Restrlcted Totalfunds 222 7,340 £7,562 Andrew Knibbg- Chairman Philip Peters- Treasurer Date lo O Lo
- Accounting poU¢ie8 a8is of preparatlon of accounts The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention 8nt1 In accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice -Accounting and Reporting by Charities ISORP 20191 and applicable UK Accounting standards. The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the accounts are set out below and have remained unchan8ed throughout the period. Incomlng resources Donatlon8 Donations 8nd gifts in klnd are recognised in the accounts when they are received. Donations received for the general purposes of the charity are included as unrèstricted funds- donations for activities restricted by the wlshes of the donor are taken to restricted lund$. Grant8 Grants are recognlsed in the accounts when they are received. Grants received for the general purposes of the charlty are included as unrestricted funds: grants for 8Ctivltl89 r88trlcted by the wishes of the grantor are taken to restricted funds. Legaclo$ Legacies are Tecognised onc& the charity has entttlement to the Income and it is certain the Income will be received. Volunteers The value Of s8rvlces proviaed by volunteers is not ineorpor8ted into these accounts. Resources expended Resources expended are accounted for on an accruals basis and include irrecoverable VATwhere applicable. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the Charity and are available as general funds. Designated funds are unrestricted funds eamarked by thè trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are donations and grants receivable lch are subject to restrictions imposed bythe donor. Credltors and provislons Creditors 8n(J provisions ale recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors an(i provisions are recognised at their settlement amount. Golng concern The financial statemènts have been prepared on a golng concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertalnties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising Ihese financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure Is sufficient with the level of rèserves for the Charty to be able to continue as a going concern. 2. Transactlons wlth Trustee8 The Charty's Tru8t8es do not receNe remuneration or expenses. Duringthe period, the Charty received donatlons 01 £800 from Trustees. 3. Grant8 and donatlons Unrestrlctod Re3trlcted tunds funds 2024 2024 Total fund8 2024 Donatlons General donations Donation for website design Donation for Penned Up productlon 810 810 840 1,000 840 1.000 Grants Suffolk Community Found8tion Drapers Charitable Fund 3,500 2.000 3.500 2.000 Total 810 7,340 8.150
- Charltable activities Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2024 2024 Total funds 2024 Legal expenses IndependentTheatTe Council membership Website costs 210 228 150 210 228 150 Total 588 588
- Taxotlon As 8 chÉrity, The H81 CompanyCIO is exempt from tax on income and gains falllng within part 10 of the Income Taxes Act 2007 and section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable G8ins Act 1992 to the extent that these ar8 applled to its charitable objects. No tax charg8s have arisen in the Charity.
- Credltors: Amount8 falllng due wfthln one year 2024 Creditors 438
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Statement of fund8 Balance at 17 April 2023 Balancè at 31 March 2024 Income Expendlture Unrestrlcted funds General funds 810 588 Total unre¥trlctod 810 588 222 Aestricted fund$ Donation for website design Donation for Penned Up production Suffolk Community Foundation Dr8pers Charitable Fund 1,000 3,500 2,000 3.500 2,000 Total restrlcted 7,340 7,340 Total otfunds 8.150 588 7.562
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Summaryotfunds Balance a117April 2023 Balance at 31 March 2024 Income Expendlture General funds 810 588 222 Restricted funds 7.340 7,340 Total funds 8.150 588 7.562
I reporttothe charitytrustees on myexamination oftheaccountsofthè charityforthe period 31 March 2024which are set out on pages 3 to 5. As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all of the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145151{b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination gNing me cause to believe that in any material respect'.- Accounting records were not kept In respect ol the charity as required by section 130 of the The accounts do not accord wilh these records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examlnation for which attention should be drawn in this repon in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to bé reached. Date: I t* October 2024 P M DOCLS Peter M Davi$ FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant 4 Maltings Garth Thurston Buryst Edmunds IP31 3PP io