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Side By Side Theatre Company Stourbridge.

Est. 1997. Charity Number 1202841

Multi-Award Winning Company of Learning Disabled Actors and Dancers.

Trustees Annual Report to August 31[st] 2024.

In line with our legal requirements, we submit our Annual Report along with the published Audited Accounts.

The address for correspondence: 49 Greyhound Lane, Norton, Stourbridge, West Midlands. DY8 3AD.

The trustees for this accounting period were: Susan Wallin, Derek Lidington, Mark Williams.

For this accounting period Susan Wallin acted as Chairpersonand Derek Lidington ,Vice Chairman/ Treasurere.

Our Objectives and Activities, as described in our Constitution, remain unchanged.

At the AGM held on Tuesday 8[th] April 2025 at The SideSpace, the Annual Accounts were presented to all the members who were present and were approved.

This was the first AGM since we converted Side by Side from an Unincorporated Charity ( 1113540) to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. ( 1202841 ).

We confirm that all paperwork connected with the changeover for Utilities, Bank Accounts and all assets etc. have been completed successfully.

!. Objectives and Activities.

As detailed in our Constitution, our objectives are ‘ to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public, in particular those people

with physical or learning disabilities, in the Arts generally and by the production of plays. The encouragement of the Arts, including ( by way of example only and not limitation ) the Arts of Drama, Mime, Dance, creative writing, Set design and Construction.

All our learning disabled actors continue to be fully engaged in helping to devise and then to perform in productions. Members of all abilities are valued equally and through this process their life chances are improved with enhanced social and work skills, generating self confidence and improved self esteem.

With the belief that our members and the public benefit enormously from engaging with each other, we expanded our participation in competing in Festivals and as well as Dudley Festival we also entered our members into the dance, music and drama classes at Worcester Arts Festival.

The Monday/ Tuesday Drama group were also invited to perform, once again, part of our main production ‘ Pirates of Stour Bridge ‘ at Moreton Hall Private School, this was then followed by the main production at Stourbridge Town Hall in June with great success.

We are pleased to report that The SideSpace is working very well for all our Groups and activities we undertake.

1. Future Capital Projects

We have two main projects planned for the summer break , one will be removal of the old organ remains and the general decorating of the space, building the new partition with the Chancel area and the general decorating of the whole area including the old Vestry.

The second project will be up-grading the under sized main boiler and all associated equipment.

1. Our general financial position has been stable and we were particularly delighted to receive the donation of £100k that is specific to maintaining/repairing our Grade 2 Listed building.

The Trustees declare that they approved the Trustees Report above.

Signed,

Derek Roland Lidington. Vice Chairman/ Trustee.

SIDE BY SIDETHEATRECOMPANY STOURBRIDGE CHARITY NUMBER.. 1202841 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST2024

IDE BY SIDETHEATRECOMPAIYY STOURBRIDGE EST. 1997 CHARITY IYO. 1202841 ACCOUNTANTS REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED31 AUGUST 2024 W¢ report on the accounts foT the period ended 31st August 2024. Resptctive re5porJsibilitie5 of Irll$tte5 sttountants As the Charity's trustses you are responsible for the pr¢paraiion of ihe finan¢i81 statements,. YO￿ consider that the audit requirements of section 43 121 of the Charitie5 Aci 2011 (the Acil does noi apply. li is our responsibility 10 State, on Ihe basis of procedures specified in the Qeneral Directions given by the Charity Commissionets linder section 43 171 Ib} of the Ati, whether particular mallers have come to our all¢DllOn. B$i$ of our report Our examinaiton carri¢d out in accgrdance with the Genernl Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An exaTnination include5 a rEvieiY of Ihe accounting records kepi by th¢ chariry and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual ilEms or disclosures in the accounis, and seeking explanations from you ￿ irusi¢es concerning such Inatters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be Tequited in an audit. and ¢onsequenily we do not express an audit opillion on iht vi¢w giv¢n by ihe accounts Reporting 2ccountant5' Statement In connection with OUT exatninalion, no matter has tome to our attention.. 111 which gives us reasonable cause to b¢li¢v¢ that in any m¢rial respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accoTdanEe ivith section 41 of the A¢i', and - to preptre a¢¢ounts in accord with the accouniing records and io comply with th¢ accounting requirements of the Act have not been m¢1: or 12) in which. in our opinion, attention should ￿ drawn in orderto enable PToper understanding of the accounts 10 be reached. Folke5 Worton LLP Chartered A£eoulltanls 15 & 17 Church Street Stourbridge West Midlands DY8 ILU Dale.. 17th Febrllary 2025 Page I

SIDE BI. SIDE THEATRE CONIP,INI' STOURBRIDGE E5T. 1997 C'IIAIiI I-I, YO. 1202841 FOR THF PF.RIOD F.IDED 31 AI'.C.IIST 2024 ILICOIIE A￿D EXPENDITLIRE Lnrc5trired Re5triittd Total Trund5 Fu￿￿ 2024 Inwme 50.549 118.66 169.209 Exppnditure 54.182 Exccb50f incom¢ oycrcxprnditurc 118.660 'unds broughi loNArd #i s18rt ofyear 2￿,767 28.373 288.534 Tra￿rerof fuiids {10.woi 110.0001 Funds c8trird Iorw8rd ai ertd of) 240.529 147.033

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SIDE BY SIDE THL4TRE COMPANY STOURBRIDGE ESI. 1997 HARITI. N 1202 OTES TO THF. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Improv rnenis t land ¥nd To￿1 proprry C051 254,969 10.806 DI5￿15alS At 3151 Augll512024 254.969 244.163 10.806 Charge for period Adjiisimeni re disposa15 Al 31st August 2024 Nèt bookvallle At 3151 August 2024 254.969 244. 163 10.806 {41 Annual subscripiions.. Monda)'l Tue5d&) classes Wednrsda) LIHssCS Thursday classes 14.879 6.985 DML 39.750 151 Town Hall produeiiort.. Income Tiekei sales Raffle inco 855 5.956 161 Sundry eX￿ndI￿re.. Mi5cellaneou5 1.922 Consulianc}' PLII) 240 171 Re51ri¢*d funds.. Fund5 have been collected forthe purchase and renovation of Saini John5 Church. Page ?