Charity Number. 1202742
Company Number: CE032012

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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 incorpo￿ted 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

1. 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

4. 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
5. 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.
6. Credltors: Amount8 falllng due wfthln one year
2024
Creditors
438
7. 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

8. 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
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