2023-07-31-accounts

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Reference and administrative information
Report ofthe Management Committee
Report ofthe Independent Examiner
Statement offinancial activities	12
Balance sheet	13
Notes to the financial statements	14

Management	Committee	Committee	/ Trustees:	Mr Phil Porter, Chairman/House	Mr Phil Porter, Chairman/House	Mr Phil Porter, Chairman/House		Manager	(Elected 2018)	(Elected 2018)	(Elected 2018)
				Mrs Valerie Galbraith,	Vice Chairperson/Wsbsite					(Elected 2018)
				Mrs Caroline Candler,	Hon Secretary (Elected 2021)
				Mrs Sandra Barfield, Chairman				of Drama	Committee		(Elected 2019)
				Mrs Maggie Hoiles, Public Relations (Elected 2019)
				Mr Nick Blessley, Hon	Treasurer			(Elected 2018)
				Mr John Perry (Resigned		27/11/2022)
				Mr Paul Simons, Membership			Secretary (Elected			2020)
				Mrs Sara Lacey (Elected		2021)
				Mr lan Tucker-Bell (Elected 2021)
				Mrs Kate Robbins (Elected 2021)
				Ex CWicror
				Mr Jason Lower, Youth	Theatre			Director (Appointed 2018)
				Mrs Jo Pierce, Wardrobe		Representative			(Appointed		2018)
				Co-Op/ed:
				Geoff Daniels, Technical		Director (2019)
				Mr John Hall, Chairman	ofthe		Art Group (2021)
Charity registered		number:		227035
Principal office:				The Gast Theatre
				London Road
				Tonbridge
				Kent
				TN10 3AN
Bankers:				HSBC Bank pic
				100High Street
				Tonbridge
				Kent
				TN9 1AN
Independent	Examiner:			A SHealey FCA CTA DChA
				Lindeyer Francis Ferguson		Limited
				North House
				198High Street
				Tonbridge
				Kent
				TN9 1BE

	2023	2022
	E	6
Income from:
Donations and legacies	8,756	5,508
Other trading activities	65,781	53,493
Charitable activities	61,600	58,527
Total income	136,137	117,528
Expenditure on:
Raising funds	18,754	11,010
Charitable activities	82,296	94,883
Total expenditure	101,050	105,893
Net income	35,087	11,635
Net movement in funds	35,087	11,635
Reconciliation offunds:
Total funds brought forward	1,132,908	1,121,273
Total funds carried forward	1,167,995	1,132,908

		Note	2023	2023	2022	2022
			6	6	6	6
Fixed assets
Tangible assets				1,032,979		1,038,174
Current assets
Stocks			31,010		31,062
Debtors		12	25,442		20,248
Cash at bank and in hand			96,030		66,349
			152,482		117,659
Current liabilities
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year	13	( 17,466)		( 22,925)
Net currant assets				135,016		94,734
Total net assets				1,167,995		1,132,906
The funds ofthe charity
Unrestricted funds				1,167,995		1,132,908
Total charity funds				1,167,995		1,132,908

4	Income from other	tradin	g activities
				2023	2022
				6	8
	Art section			19	65
	Barsales			16,355	14,723
	Coffee bar sales			1,952	1,175
	Icecream sales			2,823	3,039
	Hire income			8,441	5,788
	Subscriptions			12,914	14,074
	Wardrobe income			16,461	11,876
	Props and furniture	income		1,134	501
	Advertising			618	1,129
	100Club (see note 14)			1,060	1,123
	Fundraising and members'		events	3,954
	Other income			50
				65,781	53,493
5	Income from charitable		activities
				2023	2022
				8	8
	Operation oftheatre:
	Boxof5ce and season ticket income			61,600	58,527
6	Expenditure on raising funds
					2022
					6
	Barexpsnses			8,307
	Fundraising and members'		events costs	7,500
	Colfss bar expenses			1,165	1,057
	Icecream expenses			1,701	1,489
	Wardrobe expenses			81	525
				18,754

7	Expenditure	on charitable	on charitable	activities
					Direct	Support
					costa	costs	Total	Total
					2023	2023	2023	2022
					E	E	8	6
	Operation oftheatre				53,286	29,010	82,296	94,883
8	Direct costs
							2023	2022
							8	6
	Production expenses						14,305	16,766
	Premises costs including		insurance				16,069	10,063
	Rates							318
	Little Theatre	Guild					105	105
	Equipment repairs and maintenance						593	1,516
	Priniing						5,906	6,984
	Utilities						15,939	11,061
							53,286	46,813
9	Supportcosts
							2023	2022
							8	8
	Postage						745	906
	Telephone and internet						810	898
	Computer costs						2,563	1,633
	Depreciation						10,877	11,246
	Transaction	charges					596	996
	Legal and professional fess						960	1,825
	Loss on disposal offixed		assets					12,000
	Irrecoverable	VAT					7,449	12,449
	Fees for non-examination		services paid to examiner					3,340
	Independent	examination					3,325	1,575
	Other						1,685	1,202
							29,010	48,070

Tangible fixed assets
		Fixtures,
	Freehold	fittings 8
	propertyf	equipment 6	Total
Cost
At 1 August 2022	1,032,755	122,285	1,155,040
AddiTions		5,682	5,682
At 31July 2023	1,032,755	127,967	1,160,722
Depreciation
At 1 August 2022	7,672	109,194	116,866
Charge for the year	4,064	6,813	10,877
At 31 July 2023	11,736	116,007	127,743
Net book value
At 31 July 2023	1,021,019	11,960	1,032,979
At 31 July 2022	1,025,083	13,091	1,038,174
Debtors
		2023	2022
		6	6
Prepayments and accrued income		22,685	17,801
100Club debtor (see note 14)		1,060	1,123
Other debtors		1,697	1,324
		25,442	20,248

Creditors: amounts falling due within	one year
		2023 8	2022f
Trade creditors		1,977	1,083
Accruals and deferred income		8,979	10,842
VAT payable		1,306	5,192
Other creditors		5,204	5,808
		17,466	22,925
Deferred income comprises:
income deferred from the previous year		8,005	7,418
Released to the statement offinancial	activities	( 8,005)	( 7,418)
Arising during the current year		6,105	8,005
		6,105	8,005

100Club
		2023	2022
Balance sheet at 31July	2023	8	K
Assets
Cash at bank and in hand		2,282	2,153
Liabilities
Subscrlptions prepaid		( 1,222)	( 1,030)
Dus to Tonbridge Theatre	and Arts Club (see note 12)	1,060	1,123
		2023
Income snd expenditure	for the year ended 31July 2023	8
Income
Subscriptions		2,135	2,188
Expenditure
Prizes		( 1,030)	( 1,030)
Other expenses		( 45)	( 35)
Surplus for the year (see note 4)		1,060	1,123