2024-07-31-accounts

THE GROUP THE MUSICAL

CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (C.I.O.) REGISTERED CHARITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES NUMBER: 1206698

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024

General and Administrative Information

Charity name: Charity Registration Number:

The Group the Musical C.I.O.

1206698[(England and Wales) ]

Trustees

Mrs H.J. Stokes Ms P.J. Francis Mr I.J. Nurser

Registered address

The Group the Musical Sundorne Youth and Games Centre 218 Sundorne Road Shrewsbury SY1 4RG

Contact details

Tel: [phone] Email address: [e-mail] Website: www.thegroupthemusical.org.uk

Bank Account

National Westminster Bank Western Avenue Waterside Court Chatham Maritime Chatham, Kent ME4 4RT

2024 Annual Return

The Aims and Objectives of the charity

The organisation is a registered charity (in England and Wales) which exists for the public benefit to advance the education of autism and disability through expressive arts, and the provision of an inclusive, accessible theatre to people with disabilities and the general community in Shropshire.

Services and Activities

The organisation operates from a community youth and games centre in the Sundorne area of Shrewsbury. We are extremely fortunate and grateful to benefit from the use of this wellequipped facility. The dance studio in the centre is the main room used for full group rehearsals and one-to-one and smaller sessions.

During our operational period within 24/01/2024 to 31/07/2024 we taught performing skills to our service users for the production of a specially written musical about Autism and disability. Our service users formed the cast and ensemble of a sung and narrated musical production which took place on 06/04/2024. Feedback we received from service users over the new skills they had learnt and acquired was very positive as were the views of other parents, carers and other stakeholders.

Our service users were adults mostly with a diagnosis of Autism and/or another disability. Priority was offered to adults with diagnoses of Autism within the community of Shrewsbury, although we aimed to extend beyond the local area of Shrewsbury and involve people with other disabilities or with other ways or skills to contribute, in line with our ethos of inclusion. We have aimed to keep the organisation and its class relatively small so some service users, particularly with Autism, do not find the class sizes too overwhelming.

We make the public aware of our activities by word of mouth and social media. We have also been fortunate as to have been invited to speak on the radio on several occasions.

Finance

Income

Income received during this period was mostly obtained from the cost of tickets sales for the performance and donations. We have also performed our music in a residential home where we received a very generous amount in cash donations from the residents present. We never charge service users or their families for participation, although optional contributions towards running costs are welcome.

Expenditure

The majority of the expenditure went towards running and administrative costs and the purchase of necessary promotional material for the show. We previously ran a website at a cost but were extremely fortunate to obtain a free charity hosting website package from another provider which eliminated the monthly costs of a website. Other expenditure also goes towards our insurance premium in small monthly instalments.

Structure and Leadership

The organisation is generally run by a Core Production Team (CPT) whose members all have specialism in one or more aspect of performing arts. We also endeavour to recruit people who

2024 Annual Return

have experlence of andlor training in workiryd wtth with Autism and disabiltties due to their needs and Characteristics. Safeguarding is also a key wiority and a membér of the team arKI one member of the bjard have responsibilty for safeguarding. The team are overseen by the board of tsitstees are responsible for its overall leadership, governance and compliance as a charity. Tr Trustees are kept well infomied of the organi8ation's 8CtivitN% and devèlopments and are consulted over income and exponditure. Board meetings are held by the Trustees at four times per year ar￿ tru8tees attended 811 meetings within Ihis Ferlc*Y. A member of thè Core Produdion Team also produces a prTrJre8S report before each board meeting aThJ Ixiefs the ol FW, actrvitie8 and other issues which may have aiisen belween meetings. Declarations The Board of Trustees declare that they havè approv&J the trustees. reF#Xt above. Signed on behalf of the toarrl of the charity's Trustees: Slgnatures Date: H.J. Stokes Trustee t)ate.. r. P.J. Franus Trustee 2024Annu81 R6￿M

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The Group The Musical		1206698
Receipts and payments accounts				CC16a
Period start date For the period from 24/01/2024	To	Period end date 31/07/2024

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 148 214 - - - - - - 362 - - - 362 27 95 127 134 - - - - - 383 - - - 383 - 21 - - - 21	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 148 214 - - - - - - 362 - - - 362 27 95 127 134 - - - - - 383 - - - 383 - 21		Last year to the nearest £
Donations	148					-
Ticket receipts	214					-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	362					-
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Total receipts A3 Payments
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Promotional Material	27					-
Refreshments	95					-
Administrative expenses	127					-
website set upand operation	134					-
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**Sub total **	383					-
A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

21/05/2025

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