Leicester Theatre Trust Limited
Annual report and financial
statements for the year ended
31 March 2021
Registered number: 00772380
Charity number: 230708

Lelcester Theatre Trust Limit•d
Report of the Trustees for the year gnded 31 March 2021
Legal and administrative infomiation
ChaimBn'3 Staterr*nt
RgSY)rt of the Tru8te88 (incorporating the Stratoglc RgPOrtI for the year end•d
31 March 2021
Independent 8udWs report to the memb8rs of L¢l￿r Theatre Twst Llmll8d
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Consolldated gtsternent of financial activ￿0$ lindudlng Income and 8xp8ndi￿rO accounti
forthe ygar ended 31 Morch 2021
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Group and charitabl8 company balance sheets as at 31 March 2021
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Group statement of cashflow8 for the Year8nd￿ 31 March 2021
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Notes lo the financial slal8monts for the year ended 31 Mwrh 2tr21

L8icestsr Thoatre Trust Llmlt6d
Legal and adminlstrativo inforniation
RegISter￿ offlG•
Curve Theatre
Rudand Street
Leicester
LEI 1SB
Rtglstered numb•r 00772380
Charity numb•r 230708
Auditor
RSM UK Avdit LLP
Chartered A(￿Untsnts
Rwemead House
7 Lewts Court
Grove Park
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE19 1SD
Soli¢ito
Howes Percival
The 08rers
Busbntss Pa
Lekest8r
LE19 1DX
Bank•rs
Bardays Bank
14, H8ymarket Tower
L￿Cester
LE1 1WA
Senl¢x Management
Chief Executiva.. Chrisstafford
Artistic Director.. Nikolai Foster
Flnance Dlrector.. Llnda Dlxon
BulldSngs and Technlcal Dlrector.. Jay Brldges
HR and Oparations Dlrector. Julla Batss (until 21 October 2021)
Director of Audien￿$.. Cla1￿ Ward
HeadofFundraislng.' Su$l&Cattennolo {vnlil 17 April 2020}
HtradofHospitalityand Business Rdation8'. Dawd Ross
Executivè Producer Adan Grounds lunUI 19 March 2021}
Head of Leaming- Andy Reeves lunlil 13 August 2020)
Head of New Work.. Beth Shouler
Head of Production.. Andrew Nalm {1 March 2020 to 26 November 2020}

Lelcesler Theatre Trust Llmited
Rwrt of th• Trn8to9s {in¢orporallng th• Stratsglc Report)
for the yoar ended 31 March 2021
Chalrm•n's Stslement
Irs only for three ￿￿kS.. Ihey $aid. the night we closed The Phantom of lh8 Opera at Curve and headwj
into whal we all earnestly hoped would be lust tha( a short c(￿ec￿. a (arcutt-breaker before (x)ukl
get back lo nomality.
However. as we know. the fFghts did not on for some lime and as we he*d into lh8 autumn and
the Vbryntsr of 2020 r( boeamè clear how 8r(knrAJS a ioumey we 811 fac*d wilh our own rity of LeK*ster
being parlicularfy hard-hit. With another lockdoym announced In November our normaty exciiirb3 and
elat￿rate Christmas plans featutir¥J our own new producuon ot The ￿fjzard ol Oz were stopped ￿ thelr
tracks and the show PD8lpc￿8d now untll Christinas 2022.
We were. at th8 b8hest and support of Lglc8ster City Council. able to Ilght8n gk)om with a speci8lly
commissioned video to celebrate the &witch-on of the dty's Chiistmas1Sghts. In some ways that short and
chirpy fdm captured what was to become the essenrE of Curve's approach to making theatre a¥a￿able
through the pandemio The team al Curve saw our theatre as part of the Ws 'suNival pack., offering
access to en1￿￿1nMenI othernylse denled to our loyal audiences. And so we developed new sk&l$. new
abilities and new capacity enabltng us to pul Cutve'on-line. thjing $0 to an èxtent orn1 in 8 way we ha(i
never achieved before.
Prcduclng S￿alty c¥eatod v8rsk)n8 of our 2017 hlt prcthction of Andrew Uoyd Webberfs Sunset
B￿lov8rd3nd our lat8r success The ColorPuTpIg for on4ine gtreaming togethar with rnultiple oth8r on41ne
offers, In 12 mnths we achleved 650.000 on-tlne vlews, we emF4oyed 268 freelance artlsts ar￿ other
theatre wofes5ional$ and amassed more than Icil hours of wntenL The Iwo mu*cals recelved 35.￿0
views across 45 different ￿l￿ntrieS and took Curye's work furtherthan ever bglot8. We W8f8 delighte(l that
Danny Mac and ￿.8 Jonas were re•uniled in Sunset Boulevard. a pr￿u¢ll0￿ which The Daity Telegraph
described as 'a game-changer.,
That exercise also showed us the real potential of our unh]u8 SNI magn6ficent buildlng. Both musfjc81$ were
141med 'ln the mund, wtth the famous central. dniiding wall ralsed. bringlng together the spaces r￿MallY
descrlb8d as our 900 and 300 seal theatr8s. whole setting was enh8n¢ed by Sir Cameron Mackintosh
glving us the use of a revolvlng stage. We did feel. as The Daly Telegraph agth Sald. that w6 were
breaking new ground and the rnidsl of the grimness of the pandemic fIndw￿ new ways to work.
Wrlting in th8 8ulumn of 2021, we afe seeing audienc￿ beginning lo retum to Curve 88 we gear up for
Nikolal Foster's productlon of A Chorus ￿ne. this year's Christmas ¢)ffer and we can say that we made it
through. We did so with the Gontinuod backing ofArts Council England and LeieEster City Council and wilh
the help of tho Departmgnt of Digitsl. C￿tsjr6. Medla and Sporvs Culture Recov8ry Fund and the
Govemmerrt's Job Retenlion Stheme. Without all of whith the i)ulcome wo￿￿ have been very different for
us. We ended the flnandal year- as tha flguras damonstrata- strong and s8uJo.
We recognlse how drfficultthe last 18 M￿th5 have been for stsff and freelance colleagues. Even forthose
on furlwgh the times were challenging. Soma staff left us as we to make difficult dectsions to koep the
operation stable and in shape lo suNive the pandemic. The board thanks ev6ryone at Curve for their
commttment to the theatre and in particular w8 thank Chris Stafford, our Chief Executiv6. and Nikolai
Fosler. our Artlstic Director, for their leadership. Heartfelt thanks too to boanl colleagues who stayed true
and dedlcated through hours of on-llne Zoom meelngs. We look foThYard to being in the $8me room once
again.
Although we will 811 have trj wait another year to tske to the Ydlow Brick Road wlh Dorothy and her pals
as they search for the wtzard and- assumlng no further lockdowns or misadventure8- let's takè a leaf out
of her book and be confident that 'somewhere. over the rainbow, not only bluebirds but also Curve and al
its W(￿ wilt onco again fty.
lan SquiTOS Chalnnan
Dats 7th December 2021

Lelcester Theatre Trust Llmlted
Report of tho Tru8te•s (Incorporatlng the Slrateglc Report)
for the y•ar •nded 31 March 2021 (contlnu•d)
The Trustees (who are abo the dftctors for the purposes of company lawl submit their annual rfrport
Includlng the Strategrc Report. the Directors, Rèrort and the audrted consolidated financlal statements of
the ch8ritobk corryany llhe Gompanf) oTrJ its ¥ubsldi8ry undertaklrvJ8 Dhe group") for the year ended
31 March 2021.
Stru¢lur•. Gov•rnan¢o and Manag•m•nt
L8iC8Ster Theatre Tru81 Limited rthe Tru8fi 18 a company Ilmlted by guarantee Incorptsrated under thè
Companies Act wlth company no. 00772380 and Is govern￿ by the Arlcjès of Association of the company
last revlsed In Decen*er 2019.
The company18 al80 a reglstered cha￿ty In England and Wale8 (reglstered no. 2307081 and operates
on a not for proflt basls. Admlnlstratlve detalls for charlty tru8tee8 and advlsors can be found on page 1.
The ￿npanY operates under the trading name of'curve".
Board of Trustees
The Trust is governed by an unpaid board of trustees (the Toord") who 8re appointed in a￿nce wllh
the Fwvisions of the Articles of Associotion of the company. The trustees of the company are also Its
members.
The 8oard inc4ude¥ Iwo members nomlnated by Lakn8sl8r Clty COU￿1, and up lo tsvefvo Independendy
appointed members lo make fourteen, Ihe maximum pemiitted by the Articles of Asso￿a￿On. Durlng the
year there was ong rgtir9menl through rotation, ong rgsignetion four ngw appointrnentstotalThng thlrteen
regisiered members at year end.
Mgmbers of the Senlor Management Team and representatfves from the maln 8takahold8rs ar6 also
invited to attend Board mo8lings.1118 a condltion of member8hlp that members und8rtake lo contribute
such an amount. not èxceeding £1. as may b8 raqulr8d t¢)wards meeting the dobts and liabilities of the
Tnjst In the event of the Trust being wound up.
Organls•tlono1 Struetym
The Board mgets atlgast four times a year lor formal meetings. and once a year for an Infomal worksI￿p
to revlew str8tegles and where 8 range of subjects to ralse trustee awareness and und8r5taThJing in tho
womngs of theatre are discussed. In addilTon, there are four committees.. Finance and Resources IF&RI,
Heath and Safety IH&SI and Busines$ Development {BDI of which there ar8 UP to 4 meetings a year io
oversee and roview key policies. planning and performance, there is also a Goveinan¢x committee which
meets 4 timos a year.
The Board Is responslble for settlng overall wlley and strategy, scrutiny of corporate p8rformanco,
accounlabltrty to key stakeholders and regulators, and the appointment and oversight of senior
management.
Thè Senior Management Team and their roks are detailed on pago 1.
Trusteés Indèmnlty InsuraDc•
Trustees. Indemnity Insurance Is In force for the benefft of all trustees and the dire¢tots of its subsidiary
company.

Leicester Theatre Trust Limited
Report of th• Truste0$ {Incorporatlng the Stratoglc Roport)
for tho yaar ended 31 March 2021 l¢ontlnued}
Appolntm•nt and T•rnM of Olllce of Board Mom￿rn
Under the temis of the Arlcl8s of ASs￿latIOn. Board mambeis may b8 appointed for an Initlal tèmi of up
to three years. This first tenn may ba followed by an immodiats rg4ppointmenl for a furth6r portod of up lo
three years. An appointrn8nt for a third 18fm can be made provldlng thère is a gap of a year bth8en tho
ending of the second t6m), and the commencement of the thlrd term {under exc8Ptional c5rCumstan￿ a
nsecutive thlrd term may b8 811¢)wedl.
Trustse Inductlon and Tralnlng
I new twslees re¢8ivè an extonsrvo welcom8 Pack containing important infomiation on the Tnjst's work.
recent achievernents. copi8s of key documents including the Article$ of Association, organisation chart.
annual financial statements, and roPQrts together with a schedule of forthcoming meeting dates and tha
arbstic and education programmes for the n&xt season. Trustee5 are invited to an indudron day where they
meet with the Chlef Exoculve and other membgrs of thg Sgnior Managemgnt Team, and take 8 tour ofth8
th98tre.
R•lationship wlth Oth•r Oryanl$atlon$ and Rolatod Parti•
A wholty owned trading company. Curve Productions Limitod {'CPL'} is in operation to produc8 shows on
behalf of Curve. The results for CPL are irworated into these accounts.
Objèetlv•s and A¢tlvltlg4
Curve
Lelcesler Theatre Twst Limit¢d ¢)P9rotos ond manaqgs Curve, a State of tho art, modam theatre $itualed
In the heart of Lgi¢ester.
Cuno's Vljlon
To ba recognized as a Iheatre of national and intematlonal S￿n￿can¢è.
Cur¥•'$ Mls$l¢)n
Curve is aleading produ¢ing th&atr8 located in the he8rt of Leicester's Cuitural Quarter. We are dedicated
to making and programming wodd class p6rfornanc8s for everyone who lives. wotks and 18ams in our
unique city and beyond.
CuTh•'s Aims
The Trust is established lo promote, mainlain, improve and advance creativity and learning. esp￿101[Y
through the production and presentation of the perfomiing arts. The prin￿paI activity of the Trust is to adopt
an integrated approach to Theatre that produces work of the highest quality and professional standard.
r6ad)•$ out arKI 1$ rèlevant and representative of our communllles.
The Board. prinGipal stakeholders and the Senlor Management Team have established the following four
re aims..
Grow Curve's reputation a8 a leading prodLfcer of theatre And 8 spark to present wortd class
perfom18n¢oS.
Establish Curve on Tour as a major producer of national and inlem8tlonal touring work.
BuSld Curve's rol8 as an in¢ubalor for artist development, shaping the artistic lan(Jscape for
BAME piactiliongrs and tho$0 Irom haldor lo reach b8¢kgrounds.
Develop and deepen our reach by ensuring Curve remalns a place where everyone (an engage
with the arts.
Develop the dfv8rs￿ of our audlences and attract more visrtOTS to Curve.
Ensure people of all ages and ébllities can take part in artistic aotivilies .
Use dats. insight 8nd evaluation lo inform audience development plans and 8rtistie decis￿1n
making.

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Report of tho T￿￿te03 (In¢orporatlng th• Strateglc Report)
for tho y•ar onded 31 March 2021 {contlnuod)
strenglhon our Iln8nclal model with a flgxible approach to maximising income streams.
Develop a fundraising culture across the organisatic￿ and wth audlencgs ensuing yearwOn-
year growth on income targets and net contribution.
Inv8St in our buildings an¢Y 1o¢hni¢al faciltknes.
Build Curve's repLrtallon as a leader In both our clty and Industry.
Estsbllsh Curve as an excellent employer of choice.
Public Benefft Slatemenl
In developing the objgdives for the year and in plannlng actSvltles, the trustges have gNen Ca￿ful
consldeFation to the Charity Commission's gon8ral guidarK8 on public bgngfit arKI in particular to its
supplementary guldance on advancirvJ education for the public beneffiL
Siratsglc Roport
Int•mal Control. Princlpal Rlsks and Unurtalntl
The Board re￿ewS the effectivwe$s of all material internal controls, kndudlng operational. financial and
compliance conlrob and risk management systems. The intemal control systems are designed to meet tha
Tnjsl's partlcular n8&ls and lo manage those risks to whlch It Is exposed. The internal control systems also
prowde reas¢Mablo assurance against misstatemènt or108S.
rrustaes review and assess the rfsks to which the cryani88tion may be expo￿. Tho prooess Is
continuous and 18 analysed and considered in detail at each Financ8 and Resources committeè
meeting before being pr8sont8d to th& main Board. Actions IM9t t*en to mitigate risks arg
incorporated into the organis8tion's business plans and rafle¢ted In the risk matrix to facilitate
onsideratbn of th8 r8sldu81 r18ks that remaln.
The four main risks to the organis8tion are 8$ follows..
Buslngss intwruption due to COVID-19 result(ng in theatre dosure and GanGellalton of performanc88.
Government cul backs resulting in unexpected or sudden reductlons In revenue lunding from Arts
Council England I-ACE") andlor Leicester City Council I"LCC"I
Failure to mBet targots arouThJ sacondary Income streams antl fundrai81ng
As86t repkqcem6nt oblig81ion8 prove beyond our abl￿ty to serV￿e
The fo￿￿￿ng statements summarf6e the Trusfs pollGy in managing klgnllfigd foThs ofrisk..
Busln•ss Rlsk
The COVID-19 pandernlc Is a slgnlncant rlsk to the business. The Trust has o separate COVID-19 Risk
Register which monhors all rfsks around thè pandemic. In the event of sudden ctosure, ￿ntracts are in
place to minimize, wher8 possible, any polenti8110ss88. Funding from Le1￿ter City Council and Arts
CoLbncil England is in pL9ce and Se￿re for 2021122. The overhead and payroll costs of the bu$in&s$ have
been significantly ieduced in response to the ongoing pandemic to reflect tha possibility of a redudion in
88med Income in Ihe year ahead.
In the light of govemm8nt cutbacks to arts funding, th8 Trust has d8vebp8d a nUM￿r of strategic 4)ptions
to mibgale their impact and maintsin financial sustsinability. These option$ have been inc(YPOTated inlo 11$
long tarm busin8ss plan and ar& bel￿ adNety implemented.

Lelcester Theatre Trust Llmlted
Roport of th8 Trust••$ {In¢orpor•tlng tha Strat•glc R•port)
lor the year ended 31 March 2021 {¢ontlnuad)
Flnanclal Risk
Each year the Trust aims to athieve break*ven, or generate a small surplus, In respect of its unrestricted
funds. Financial perfomance is monitored fomially on a monthly b88i$, and 8dju$tsrents are made to
activities and expenditure in order to implement any changes necessary to brsng perfom8nce back on
budget Thg Trust is not gxposed to stgnrficant PTICO risk. nor do8S it 8nt8r into h8dging transactions. As
the majority of its incomg conws from ticket Sales (paid in aévanco of pgrfomian¢e$l and grants, the Trust
1$ not exposed to substantlal credlt rfsk through th8s8 are8S albeit there is cre<lil risk from agreements with
Covproducers. Sud) rtsk is minimized by the use of appropriate 18g81 advice upon signing co*roducing
contracts and by maintaining close working relationships wth Our commercial partners in this area.
Llquldlty Rlsk
The Trust has bornwings, and has a bng track record of runnlng as cash posltlve and will make use of
its overdraft facility rf required. Tho Trust is in a cash positive position and p￿CeS surplus funds on short
tomi deposit with more than one inslttution. To facililale best practice the Trust has implomented a trea8Ury
management pollcy.
To aid (yJrr8nt liquidity the Trust continues to secure additional grant fijnding wherever F*)ssible. This
in¢ludgs ¢ash from the governrr￿nt Job Retention Sthemo and the govemmenl Cultural Recovery Fund.
Inforniatlon and Communkatlon Technology I"ICT"l rf$k
Thè Trust is particularfy reliant on its ICT infrastructure lo mana9e ils core businèss processes and as such
is considerod to be al risk of any malicious or accidentsl disruption to its ¢omputsri$&d systems.
Accoréingty. it ha$ in place ¢ompr8h¢n$ive antivirus and disaster recovery mechanisms to counter any
potential kJ88 of ICT servlces.
A¢hlgvemonts and Perft4rn1anco
A8 the pandemlc tth)k hokl with natM?nal lockdowns and local restrfctlons, we were forcèd to cancel or
postpone all lfve perfomiances for the year. Amhough a full year of closure has been dev8$tatlng lor the
th8alre on many levels. we k)ok back on 2020121 wrth groat p￿￿8 In how Team Curve pulled lryelher and
found new and Innovativ8 ways of engaging and entertaining audiences and participants from across our
ity and around the world. Whllst we had previously d8monstratsd a firm Gommitrngnl to engaglng
aud￿nCeS onlina, this yoarwo significanty incrnas8d ourdigilal output and raach8d new audi8nc8s through
a nch. diverse ond ace£ssible programme of work.
Under our Made at Curve banner of produ¢ed work, we were delighted lo be able to share archNe
recordings of four productions online for auéiences lo enjoy free-of-chorge. Our productions of Memoiry6 of
an Asl8n Football Casual, What the Buttgr S8w. The Import8nce of Being Eamest and My 888ullful
Launderette were seen byover40.000 people across sixcontinersts, In addf(Son, our technical team merged
the Thèalrg and Studio to ¢ro8ts ons epic in-tha￿OUnd spacg which woukl act as Ihg backdrop and film
sludlo for spedally staged 'at home, producUons. Nlkolal Foslels critically acclaimed production of
Sunset Boulevard- at Home reunlled our 2017 ca51 and creatlve team and was seen by almost 15.000
péople lover 6.500 households) across 45 countries. Folk)wing the triumphant success ol Sunset. Tlnuke
Craig's award-winning production of Th8 Color Purple - at Home was also reconceived for a dlgltsl
audleneé. The Golor Purple once again proved te be a hil wrth auéiènces and was seen by ovar 20,000
people lover 8.500 households). Through producing fullwscale productions for streaming- 8 first for Curv8-
we wem able to develop the skllls of staff, empby freelancers and contlnue to engage audlences wllh high
quality muslcal thgalre. Whllst both produ¢llon$ required significant investment, we were able to moneuse
our digital offer for the first tlme and generated ov8r £185,1)00 in box office Income.

Leicester Theatre Trust Limitsd
Report of thg Trusteos {Incorporatlng the Strateglc Rw)ort)
for thg year ond•d 31 March 2021 Icontlnu•dl
Throughout Ihe y8arw8 continu&J lo find ways of 8UPPOrtlw and engaglng artists, cr9a1￿9$ and freelance
wort8rs. In addilKJn to employlng over 250 freelancers. we conttnued to remain wnnecled lo our artbt
communrty and graduates through regular onlln8 lown h811, meetlngs which were attended by ovèr 2000
peo￿e. W8 also appointed our ￿hOrt of Curve Resident Creatjves Including Bumt Lèmon Theatre,
Centre for Indian Classlcal Dance. Samson Hawkins and fina Hofman. The 16 Curve Resldanl Crea￿ve$
VAII be embedded in the Ilfe of the theatre and will be supported by us to create new work and develop
Èrtistic practlce In Lelcester. In addillon, we commissioned ov&r 250 origlnal onllne content Pi8ces indudlng
Tasha Tayk)r-Johnson who wrote the song fof the Leicgster Chrfstmas light swftCh￿n vid80 They C8nY
Can¢91 Chrlstrnas which was seen by ovgr40,000 P￿pIe. W8 also provided AssoryoteArtI8ts eXpe￿ene4ng
hardship ¥￿th discreet bursarig$ from the lan McK8llen restricted fund {as raksed In 2019} and we supported
Serendlpty In delivering projects as part of Black Htstory Month and Lays Dan¢8 Inlemational Frontiers.
We also contlnued to deliver a wide-ranging 8nd am￿li0u3 communty and joaming programme. Wg
redlr6cted our Curve Young 8nd Communlty Companles onlinè and delIV8r￿ almost 160 classes wa Zoom.
We also commSssioned a number of onllne engagem6nt projects including Jess Green's Nol Something
That othgrPgople DoNvhich engaged over 50 people from Ihg city, and communlty participants from across
tha county cam8 together lo perform Somgwher9 Over The Ralnl)ow online. In addition. we s&t-up a dalty
online Curv8 Classroom for pgopl& of all agas lo engage wrth creatNe content, and our bedtsme stories
serlos received over 30,000 views. Throughout the ￿r we continued lo collaborate wllh bading
companles focused on working wilh young p8opIo includlng NSDF and we collaboratgd wlth Mousetrap
Theatr8 Projects and the Theatre Royal Haymarket to offer discounted lid(ets for young people lo engage
with streamed performan¢8s. We also worked In partnership with Leicester YMCA, Pedestrfan. Age UK. B-
Insplrèd Befriending serv￿ and Outslde Edge Theatre company to provlde free Ilckets for The Color
Purple. In addltion, we contfnued to collaborate with De Monffort University on DMU Pride and we
commissioned Rob Vvard from Emmerson and Ward to produce Conversatlons, a new pi8c8 F)roi8tX
marklng LGBTQ history I￿nth.
During the year of cl(Isure we r&mained active and ￿mMitted to ensuring as many people as kx)ssible
could access the work of the theatre. In adtlition to prowding fr8e digital aclivilles and perfomanc85, all
onlin8 cont8nt wa¥ captioned. and both of our At Home productlons also included by Audio Described and
Captioned verswjns. Also. through the support of PPLPRS and De Montrort University we were able to Work
In partnarship vAlh our Community Ambassadors to provide free tickets for first-llme attenders lo view our
streamed productions. We also provided local NHS workers and T8ath8rs with fre8 household tickets lo
see The Color Pu￿18- at Home. Across both streamed productions over 3,300 pèople b8nefil8d from fra8
tlckets.
We continugd to celebrate dfversty across our theatr8 tKith on and off-staTr our staff toam 1$ 47% female
with 190A Id8nllfying as LGBTQ 8nd 25% of our Senior Management Team are from a working clas5
background. In 8ddilion, 39% of our Board identify as Black, Aslan or ethnic minority Ond 6VA identify as
famale. Although we recognise Ihgre ￿ mora work lo ba done around increasing the ethnic dlversty of our
workforce, over 50% of aciors across our Made at Curve produced Work idantlfy as 818d(, Ask4n or
elhnicalty dNerse. We also took a leadership role in the creation of a Black Liv&$ Matters framework for
Lelc88t8r8hire NPOS which will See a 8tep-d)ange in recrultrnènt practices and management strategies
across all NPOS in the county.
th¢Jugh wg Cglebrate the successes of the year. we re￿gnISe Tt was a very challenglng timè for the stsff
Igam. Unfortunately we needed lo place over 80% of our pemianenl staff on furfough for the m8jorty ofthe
year whilst th& rnsl of the team forJJsed on managing Ihe day4trday operation and online delivery.
However. we continued to engage with lurloughed staff throughout the year through sodals, onllne
rneetings and an extensive programme of training 8ThJ professional development. We delivar8d over 800
training opportunI￿e$ across the ygar including core sessKtrns for all stsff on Diversity, Indusion and
Belonglng 8rKI Anti-Racism. In add￿On. we conbnued to gUPPOrt zwothour workers through the
Coronawru$ Job Retention Schem& (CJRS) and a speclally created hardship fund sUpp￿ted by Next and
PPLPRS. Unfortunately. we had to tak& th8 drfficult do¢isK)n lo reduce payroll costs by bslng 23 roles
across the organisation- 13 roles were made redundant and 10 v8c8ncre3 were cancalled. W$ express our
slncera thanks to the teom member8 who have18ft us arKI we wlsh them very best wlshes for the future.

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for th• y•ar •ndod 31 March 2021 {contlnued)
Covld R•$pons8
We continued to oporato thrcwhoLtt the year with income frcrf)) our publlc funding grants, support from
CJRS and I￿1 busin￿ grants. In *Jdiiion, we se￿red £950k from the DCMS Culture R¢￿Very Fund
{CRF) to support our overhead costs and reflate reserves. We also secured £721 k from two fvrther CRF
grants to support the buslne88 operatlon In the 2021122 financial year.
In managlng the Immediate respon86 to the pandomK. wo established a COVID Response Team {CRTI
w￿h1n the B￿8[neSS Continuty Team struthire.
Tho COVID Respon68 Taam comprl$8s"
Chris Slafford- CEO {MIT Chalr)
Jay Bridges- Haad of Buiklings and Facilities ICOVID Response Man8gerl
Nlkol81 Foster- Artistic Director
Jonny LakJkfyw- Head of L￿htIng
Llnda Dlxon- FSnance Dlreclor
Julla Bales- HR & 0￿ratIonS Dlrector
Aidan Grounds- Exegjtive Producer
CLqire Ward- Dlrector ofAudiences
COVID r88pon#e remain5 a fix8d aganda item on all Board mo8tings anil Ihg CEO, Artistic Dirnctor, Chair
and Deputy Chalr met regularfy throughout the cbsure to disw8s bu8in88s stralegles, rl8k mitigation and
scenario planning.
In addltion to the OTganl$8tion Rlsk Register. a separate COVID Risk Register has been established. The
Risk Regisler is reviewed monthly by the SMT and quarterty by the Board. The primary risks at the time of
writing this revlew are identffjed as"
Financial management sy$tem$ ￿mproMISed dug to renN)te workingl reduced workforce resulting
In 8xposure to fraud and unpaid debts.
Local kxkdownl rgvisgd restricttons implemented rosuttlng In cancellation of perfomian¢es.
Company member tests posllfve resultlng In sh¢)W C8n¢ellation.
Probngetl ciosure and no eamed Income results in insolvency.
Fallure to meet ffinancial targets on productions due to rfjducod audie￿ attendarrh and
depressed market%)*e.
Key personnel become unwell or t8st positNe imp8cling on core buslness activitiesl managgment.
Full building dosure due to staff or ￿MpanY tesilng po$ltlve for COVID.
Fallure to devebp knng4em plans due to focusing on crisi$ manogomen( impacting on
ture buslness.
Supplier of key serviceslequipment wes ¢xrt of business.
Funding cuts from AGE or LCC impacling on abllty to rocover and rebulld from the pandemic.
The COVID response team 1$ also responsible for overseelrrfJ all areas of COVID Safety. In addition, a
comprehènslve COVID4afety Handbook has been created to provlde guld8nc8 for 811 stsff and artists on
?11 argas ol health and safety relalgd lo COVID. The handbook wcwks in conjunction wllh a thorough,
ojmpulsory stsff training pmgramm& and all processesl working practices are in-line with govemment
guidan￿, DCMS and UK Theatr8 guidelnes.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
we look lo Ihe year ahead. ourprlorftle8 remaln Ilmilyon Safety reopenlng the theatre, restoring audlencè
confidence and rebulldlng our buslnass. We plan to wa1￿M$ audlences back to Curve with a sodally
dlslanced season of work in our in-IhwcoJrKI auditorium with pro(Juotions including Aaskah Odedra's
Rising, 8 celebration of local talent Am Dram the Muslcal and The Musl¢ of Andrew Lloyd Webb8r. In
addition. as wè move OLrt of social distancing and into oparating at ftjll capacrties. we will continue to ¢urale
a dlver3e programme of vlsitlng work Incfudlng Tokyo Rose, Wathss, The Llon, The Wltch and The
W8rdrobe and M81th6w Bourne's The Midnight Bell. We wlll also continue to produc& a dynarnk slate of
work during thg year including Cal on a Hot rin Roof, A Choms Llne and B88ulrful. Curve on Tourwiu also
rewmmgn¢8 with national tours of Gr9ase and Halrsprny.

Lelcester Theatre Trust Limited
Report of the Trustsos Iln¢orporatlng the Stratogic R•port)
tor the y••r •nd•d 31 March 2021 (¢ontlnuodl
Th8 nwAy formed Creatlve Programme$ depariment will rewmmon￿ wilh in-person athtles Induding
restarting our Curve Youth and Community classes and we0￿Y sessions lad by our local Asswates
including Moving Together and Kalne Chotr. We recognise we have a key role to pLqy in supportrng our cty
lo recover fr(xn the Impact of lockdowns and w6 will dewse community programm8s and aCtivit￿S to
eng8ge IsoLaled indNidual$ and groups. We will aL80 embed cwr Curve Resident Creatlv6s In thelrfo of the
theatre and we will launch our Curve Connects schem for local artists. Altèr a knvo*ear break, we w511
once again c818br8t8 1hg work of10¢81 artists through the New Worf( Festival.
Lcoking ah98d, wo wil continug to ensure Equity, Diversriy and IrKlusivty (EDII runs across all our
business activllTes. We wll establi8h an advisory group. Voices for Change. comprised of truste88. staff
and extemal Individuals, who will act as crfllcal ffiends across our EDI activities and will help us progress
Wtlh key project8 and inttiatsves. We wrll also continue to focus on Increosing the diversity of our workforce
w￿h a spedfic focus on Black. Asian, ethnically diverse and working c4as$ individuals. In addilion, we wll
WO￿ In ￿llaboration with the Le￿¢stersh1re NPO group and key partners lo revlew recruitment
practw with 8 view to increasing applicalrons from indlv#Ju8ls from Black, Aslan and ethnirAlly diverse
backgrounds an¢J those from working class backgrounds. We will ￿ntinue to implement inclu8Ne caS￿ng
pr￿8$$8$ and creative team engagement across our WOTk with robust targets around Black, Asian and
ethnic divorse representation. In additron, we will develop work with diverse organisations and artksts sud)
GTaeoe. Akram Khan Company, Bamboozle and SldeKld( DarKe. We will also continue to offer work
placemonls and Inl8mships to WKlen access lo Curve and we will launch o technical theatre bursary
programme aimed at individuals undetrepresenbj in the arts in memory of our Head of Production Andy
N8im.
As we relyjild atterKlance, we will contlnu8 to ensure wa ftnd ways of reachlng new aUd￿nCeS and in thg
year head we vrill segk lo work with key partners including CharityLink and Age UK to increase access to
Curve. In addilKin to offering £10 I￿kOts for all shows and £1 public dress rehearsals, wo will seek
spOr￿OIShip to support our Communlty Amb883ador scheme. Through wcfking wlh our Communrty
Ambassadors we ￿11 be ats￿ lo bulkl and su81aSn re￿￿onship8 wlth individuals and groups currendy nol
engaging wtth our theatre.
Whllst we know the next few y&ar8 wlll be challenglng. we remaln ambitious ftjr our fLrture and d8ternitn8d
that Curve will conllnue to go from Strer￿h-tWtrength.
Flnanclal Revlew
In Ihe year 2020121 Covid reslrKtsons forced tho closure of the theatre, consequently no liv8 work was
pgrfomigd on our stage. Our total Income more than hafve¢J from £12.5m in 2019120 10 £5.2m In the year
under review. While in previLws years income from charftable actlvttles mad6 up approximatety 67% of
tot81 Income, th18 year 6t wa8 only 7%.
Our regular grant from Lelcester Ctty Councll (LCC) combined ￿th our Arts Councll England NPO funding
was supplemènted by the govemmerfs Coronavirus Job retention schemè grant 8nd Le1￿$ter Cty
Council's dlscretionary grant. The Gombinalion of this grant 1￿me lotals 90% of total Income. ccynpare
wSlh 20% In 19120.
Total costs f811 in 2020121 to £4.7m from £11.7m in 2019120. Th8 malorlty of th18 comprlsed saladas
and other ovèrhead fixèd costs.

Leicester Theatre Trust Limitod
Report of the Trustee8 {Incorporatlng the Stratègic R•port}
for th• year endod 31 March 2021 {continu•d)
Prfnclpal Fundlng Sour¢e*
The Trust is In its third yèar of a three year agreement wth the Arts Councll and the s8cond year of a
thre9 yeargrant aidfrom Lelcester Clty Council. In total during thefinancièl year. the stakeholders have
provided grants for general funding purposes that 8mounted to £2.3 million.
The finanual Support from Leicester Clty Councll and the Arts Council play a vital part in th8 Trust's
dellvery of artFstic excell&nce.
Ros•rv•s Policy
The need for reserves:
As per Charity Commission guid81in8s
th8 Trust is required lo 8n8ure the $uslalnablllty of the
organisation and maintain op&rating reserves to offset the impact of unforeseen 9vents and operating
cash flows. In addition, it requires longer term reserves In theform of an asset replacèment fund in order
to malntaln the technologiGal InfrastruGture of th& bullding. and therefore preservo Curve's reputatk)n
as one of the most high-lech theatres in the country.
The18vel of reserves..
In re¥￿￿￿￿ lh9 opproprlats th81 of unraslrlctsd operaflng rèserves. the tNstees have consldered the
amount that woulij enab￿ the charity to meet tha principal operating costs reL%ted to Its committed
programme of core artlstlc, craatfvè and So￿al objectivgs for a minimum period of 6 rnonth$ at 8 value of
£500k. which Is readity availabl8 in short lemi deposit accounls. The totsl reserves at year end were £3.3m
{2020: £2.8ml wllh unreslric18d r8seNes of £2.4m (2020: £2.4m), dgslgnated reserves of £400k (2020:
£197k) for asset replocemenl obl1gat￿￿s and restrlcled reserves of £510k12020.' £157k). the majority of
which 1$ for the Continuation of the seating project and to use furtherance to Cuttural Re￿ery Fund phase
1 agreements. Freè reserves. belng unrgstricted, Undes￿natsd funds that Bren't tied up In fixed assets
were £415k al the year end 12020.'£185k). Tho trustees and SenK*r Management Team monrtor reserve
lgvels through a rO￿st budgeting proc888 and are CDnfKlent that levels wlll Increase overthè coming years.
Inv•$lm•nt Pollcy
The Trust prepares detslled cash Ilow projectSons to klenufy the ￿Ve1 of working capital r8qutred lo support
the theatre's Pr￿JraMme$ of work. This amount is held as cash, whilst 8ny surplus b8lancgs are deposited
in premium reseNe accounts. offering compotitive rates of rgtum finked toftexib￿ access. Tho Fknance and
Resowces committee monrtor cash lev8ls on a quart&dy basis and agree limits that Gan be deposlted in
low risk a¢￿Unts in ling wrth Curve's Treasury Management policy to maximk80 levels of retum.
Tha trustees have consid&rod tha funding availab￿ to the chartsble group and the cash fl¢)w foreGasts for
thè 12 months from the date these financial statements wore apFffoved and have tsjncluded that the
aritable group is a going ￿1n¢0m.
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Lelcester Theatre Trusl Llmltsd
Roport of tho Trustses {Incorporatlng tho Strateglc Report)
for the yoar endod 31 March 2021 {GontlTrued)
Our Fundral$ing Practl¢•J
We always strlve for best pr8Ctlce In ourfundr8181ng and conllnualty revlew our methods of fundraising
ond communications. This ensure8 that we provide our donors with an excel￿nI 8UPPOrter experience.
and that we are Compliant with both best practice and legislation. As a smaller charlty, we have
¥oluntsrity become a member of the Fundralslng Regulator andfulty comply wlth all relevant laws.
Fundraising is carrled out by our employees vtho speak In person, on thè phon8 and via emall wlth our
current and prospectNe donor5. Employees ore trained to adhere to applicable 18ws and codes Indudlng
the Fundr8lslng Regulatols Code of Practlce and th6 Gener81 Data ProtectKJn Regulalton 2016. We ensure
that all our donors have a Fh)sitive gxperience and all supporters. Induding vulnerable people, are treated
faity. If our supporters or any members of the public are unhappy wlth any a8PeCt of our work, we
gncourage them lo provide feedback, and we take any ¢ompl8int or comment ralsed agaln$l Leicester
Theatre Trust very serlously. Leicester Theotre Trust Ltd hos no received M ￿mplaInts durfng thè year.
R•mun•r•tlon polky for Key Management Personnel
The key management Pers￿n$1 are referred to as the Sonior Management Team and the pay of these
posts is b¢n¢hmarked against nationd Theatres of the same size and strucluro as well as taking into
account locatKin and local market rates. Costof Ilvlng Increases may be g￿en annualty atthe solg di￿[81[9n
of th8 Trust and aro not guarante￿.
Trustees
Thetruslee8 serving durlng the yearand slnce the y8arend. togetherwlth meeting atténdance. were as
follows:
Attendad Me•ting8
lan Squires (Chairl
Liz Btyth
Gautam Bodlwala
Board F&R BD H&S Gov•manc•
Cllr Piara Singh Clair ILCC}
Miko Dakell ILCCI
Gary Drlon
Shobna Gulatl
Georglna Hall
Nichola Hurley
Sita Mclntosh
Savanna Patel
Cathy Ty80n (from 8th D8c8mb8r (20201
Vivien Waterfield
Donna Williams

Lol¢ester Theatre Trust Llmlted
R•port of the Trnstaes {In¢orporating the Strateglc Report)
for Ihe year ended 31 March 2021 {conllnu•dl
Stolement of Trustees. Responsiblllti•s
The trusteeg (who are also directors of Leicester Theatre Trusl ￿mIt9d for the purp08es of company lawl
are responsible for preparing the Report of the TnJste8¥ and the financsal statements in a￿ordanCe wlth
arplicable18w and regulations.
Company law requires the Ituslee5 to prepare financi81 $tst8ments fcy each financial year whlch gfva
and faSr view of the state of the affairs of th8 ch8rit8ble company and the group and of the In￿Ming
resour￿S and application of r8sourcos, including the income and expendllure of Ihe charitable group for
that FWKKI. In preparing these finaniial statew*nts, the trustees are required to:
• sel8GI suitable accounting policw and then appty ciffi818tentty:
observe the method$ and prlnciples in thg Charides SORP IFRS102)',
make judgmgnts and estimates that are re8$9nakAo and {￿dent.,
prepare the financial ststernerrts on th9 going eoncem basis u￿0$$ il is wwppropriate to presumg that
the charitable compBny and the gr<)up will ￿ntinue in busine5S.
The trustees are respon$ibio for keeping &Jequate accountry [wx￿8 that are sUff￿1ent to shw ar*J
explain the chari18ble company and the group's transactions and disdose with reasonable accuracy al any
IFme the financial posibon of the charltable company arKI the group and enalJe them to ensure that Ihe
financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are atso r8sponslble for safeguarding the
assets of the charltsble (x>mpany and Ihe group and henr* for t8khNJ rpa8onable steps for the prov￿110￿
and delecuon of fraud and other Irr¢gularllles.
trusl88s are responsible for the maintenance and Integrfty of the cLvporate 8nd financial inform8Uon
induded on the c*arilable group's website. Leglslathon in the United Kingdom goveming the preparation
and disseminallon ot financl81 statsments mèy Iliffer from legislation In otherjurlsdlcttons.
Stathment of D18clo8ure ot Informatlon to Audltor8
So far as each trustee Is aware, there is no relevant audit irrformat￿n of which the ch8ht8ble company and
group's audltor Is un8ware. Addllionally, each trustee has taken a51 the necessary steps that they ought t
have taken as trustees in order to make themselves all aware of any relevant audit information and to
establlsh thal the chaiitable company and groLtp's auditor is aware of that information.
Audltors
RSM UK Audit LLP h8ve indicated their willingngss to be reappointed for another term and appropriate
8irangements have been put in place for them lo be deemed reapFoint9d as auditors In the absence of an
Annual General Meeting.
The report of the trustees which incorporates the Slrategtc Report. was appro￿￿ by the board of trusteas
on 7th D8c8mber 2021 and slgned on Ms behar by:
I Squires
Chaim)an
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Limited
Ind•pendont audltorfs r•port to the mombern of Lelcastsr Th•atM Trnst Llmltod
Oplnlon
We have audtted the financial statem8nts of Leicester Theatre Trust ￿Mited lthe'par8nt charrtable company'l and 5t$
subsidiary Ilhe'group'l for the perknd ended 31 Ma￿h 2021 whlch Ih& Consolldated Statem8nt of Fin8nd81
Adv1￿85 (Ind￿J[n9 income and expendmure 8Ctountl. the Group and Ch#rit8tle Cornpany 8a18nce S￿. th• Group
stateTh￿nt ofcash Flows and not99 to tho fi￿nc￿1[ ststgrnents, induding slgnlflcant ac¢ounUng pol￿8$. Th$ flnandgl
r¥pc¥tln9 fram￿￿￿ that has baen applied In their pre￿ra￿on Is appllc8bb law and Unlted Klngdorn Acounling
St8ndards. Indudrng FRS 102 Tr Flrtandal R•portlng StandaNI appllcablo In thè UKand Republic of Ireland" {Unlted
lQngdom G¥ner$1￿ Accep￿ Ac(#Juntkng Practthl.
In our o￿nIon the finandal statomeni8:
give a twe and 181r￿•W ofthè stAt8 of Ihe group's and the pwent th8rhabb CA)mpanl$ affairs as at 31 March
2021 of Ihg group's irK¢)mlng re60wc66 and ap￿1(alOn of resowetrs. lrtludlrg rts IrKome and
èxpeThJllure, trtho year then ended;
hav8 t4¢n propety prepared In a￿rdance United Klngkn Gongrally ACCI￿nIng Pra¢U(*',
and
have been pMpar•d In a￿Vr￿m ￿th Ihe requlrements of lh& cC￿panieS Aet 201*.
Basis for Dpinion
W8 conducted our audlt in a¢(￿rdance wrth Intemthn81 Standard$ on Auditiry IUKI IISAS IUKII and appkablè lèw.
Our T95p￿sibIlitieS utvjer those slandards are further d8sryibgd in Ihg Auditorfs responslbllilles for tha audlt of lh8
financlal Staterfftnts sodon of ¢)ur repcrt W8 ar8 ind8pandent of th8 group and parent charrtabb wnpany in
accordance wlth the ethleal r8quiramènts thAt are rebv8nt to ouraudi( of the fthartial statem&nts in th8 UK. indudiro
the FRC'S Ethieal Standard and we have fvmued our other elNeaJ r8gponsibiiitlts kn accord8nr* wrth mese
quir&mgnts. We believe that the aud￿ ￿dence we have obtslnedls sUffic￿l￿nd appropriate to provSde a basi¥ for
our Op[n￿n.
Con¢lu$ions r•lating to golng ¢on¢ern
In aud¢ting th& finants81 Slaternenis. w8 hava o)nclLNYed that th61n￿le69. u86 of the going con¢8m t•Si6 0fac￿untr.ng
In the preparouon of the finarwl statements Is aF¢)ropiiale.
Ba3ed ¢￿1h6 W￿kWehave perS)m)ed. ￿ h&vè not Idèntifitd any material uncertalnues relalng toev8nts orconditio
that. indNKlualty or cdlectivety, rnay ca8t sigraficant doubt on the groups or pargnt Cha￿tab￿ companls abllity to
conJnue 88 a golng cC￿¢*M 8 pèriod ofat kgast lythe months from Wh￿ the financlal statèmants are authorised
fr)r L8SU2.
Our rèsptsr*ibilrtie$ and Ihe respOrts*bl￿ts ofthe truste•s resFttt to giing con¢em a￿ des£rfb￿ in th• r•Kwant
sg¢tion$ of IhLs report.
Oth•r 1rrf0rn￿0n
rh• other Information r￿p11￿&S ts Infcffladon Included In the Annual Report olherthan ihè rAwn¢￿ ststements and
our a￿dItarf8 report th8r80n. The trusteos ale res￿$1￿0 lortho Othor information ¢ontwned wfthSn the Anrwal Rgport
C*Jr op1n1￿ tsn the financ4al siatements does not cover the other informBtion and, gxcew to lh• •xt•nt 0thoThvi5e
oxpTrcrfy Btsted In our repor¢ ￿ do not 8xwès$ any ft)rn of8ssuranc8 concluskjn thereon.
Our resFai8lbllty18 to thè *)th•rlnfom)8llon In doing so. (z•n6ider whether the olher InfonnatkM ￿ m8t8riaNy
Incon￿Stant wth thè financial stal8m8nts or ourknowledge obtalned Sn Iho Course of the gudit or olherwbe appears to
bè materlally m5s8tated. If w8 hlenllfy such materlal Ir￿n8k8tenCles or apparenl mateii81 misstotements. we are
required to detemiine wh&th•r Ihts givès rise k) a material rnis5tat8rnent in the financ￿1 statemènts thgmsgfv95. 11,
based on the wort we have perfonnad, wo Co￿Vd9 that thsro16 a material misslatemènt olthis Lth8r infonnaoon. we
e wuired to reF¥xt1h#tfact.
W6 have nothlng to tèpNt In IN8 ￿gard.
Oplnlon¥ on other matteys Pr￿¢rtbOd by th• Compan1•¥ Act 21￿6
In ouropSnbn, based on Ihe und•rtak•n In tho courn& of tho audtt..
the Info￿ation glven In Trust•es' Réport, w￿ch nclud&s Ihe Dlrectors, Report and tha Strdtegic Report
prepared for thè purp0888 of cc￿panY law. for ts financkql yearfor vthkh the flnand81 st*ternents 8re prepared
1$ ￿￿￿(stent wNh thg financkgl statements: and
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Leicester Theatre Tntst Umlted
Ind•p•ndont auditorfs rnport to the m•mb•rB of L•ic•it•r Th•atr• Tnmt Llmlt•d (¢ontlnu•d)
tho Dlrectors. Report and Ihe Strala* Rewt knduded ￿1h1n the Truste88' R8port have prgporwd In
aety)rdarKe th applcable legal wu1rew￿nts.
Mattors ¢)n whl¢h w• af• r•qulr•d to r•port by •xc•pdon
In the I￿h101th$ knothlge and understsndlng ofthe group aThJ the parent charltabl6eompany end thelr envlronment
obtalnad In th8 course of Ihe audK we have not Ident￿ed matgfial m155tatem8nts ￿ Ih8 Directors. Report
StrÈtegie Roport Ineludthj ￿1h1n Ihe Truste8s' Report.
Wè hava Tr)thlr¥J to rnport In r09pact of lh8 follovAw mgtteTS whwe the Ccfflpanies Acl 2￿6 requlr8s us to report to
you if. n ourotMnion-
ad•Juale aryxjuntlng records have nol been k?pt by the pawnt coryany. sy r¢tttmg adsquato fr1
our audit have not been receNed Irom branthgs notvi8it8d ty us., or
the parent Charflabkn cOm￿Y fiTranc4￿ slatsments aro Th)1 In agr¢om0nl Yw a￿ou￿ng rKoTd6 8nd
rebJms,' or
Certaln dr8dowre8 oftnRtees' rgmuneralon spedfigd by Lqw4rB not rnade,. or
have not TeceNed all the infonnation and explan8li?nswè rèquir8 tor ourAudK.
R￿PonsIbl111[￿ of tru8t•••
As èxplainèd more lulty in thè Statement of Trnsto&s' re6ponslbillli86 Set out on pw 12, the trustees Iwho are a160
th8 dir8Ctots ol th$ ¢haritstAe company for th• wrpos•s of e1)mpany Lqwl are regponslble for the preparalon of the
ffinanrial St?tsn￿ts and fr)r being 88lisf8d that they grve a true and fair vièw. and for such interrAI contrd a5 the
trust889 detgmlne 1$ ne¢e88ary to enablg th8 pT8paratirffi of financ14 8tatarnents that am fre8 from rnat8ri81
misslatem& whethw due to fraud or error.
In prèparing lh8 financi&l st2tèmènt$, Iha trusta8s are r8sponsfok for assesslng the group's and parent eharftoble
company's ablltylo conynue as a golng con￿rn. dlsdoslng. as applicable. matters related to going concem arml using
the goiwJ concem b9￿$ of actxunting unless the tnffjtees either intend to Iquld#t• thè group or parent ¢harttable
)mpany or to (*ase oporatlons, or hav8 rK* realstlc altemative but to do so.
Audrtor's responsibilitles fortho autht of th• financial $tat•m•nts
Our obloth¢5 arg to obtain rewnabl* •ssur8neo ¥boLrt whather ts fina￿la1 statoments as a ￿018 freè from
matorfal mL%stat•ment, whether due to fraud or errw. and to 18SU8 an 8uditoffs report that indudes ow opin￿n.
Reasonabk as$uranea1$ 4 hèh lèvd olassurancè. but Is not a guare4*ee that an audit conducted In aetordanee ￿th
ISAS IUKI VAII amays detect a moterlal mLsstsiement when R exlsts. Mlsstatsments can atsg from fraud or errcf and
are consldered matsrlal if, In(Ivklually orln thgaggrggale, Iheyojubj reasonab￿ beexpoctsd to influ8nEetheeconDmtc
decisrons of ￿r$ tsken on the basis of these ftnandol statements.
Thg oxtgnt to whl¢h tho #udft wa$ ¢onsldBr•d eapabl• of d•t•¢ting Irr•Yularftl￿, Indudlng fraud
lffegul8rflle8 are Ir￿tanc£S of non-corn￿lar￿ wlth law6 Bnd wuktions. The oblectives of our audlt we to obtaln
Sufficknt appropriate audll ewdence regarrfing cornpliance vjrth Pdws and ragulat%)ns that hav• a dir8ct effect on tho
detemiination of material arnounts and dlsck78ur88 In tha finand81 statam$nt8. to perfom aud￿ proc£durès to halp
Idanty Instanc8s ol n0￿COmplIance with other laws and wulations that may have 8 rnateri81 effect on the fin8nci81
stalemontg, 8ThJ lo resp￿1 approprf8taly to Idarthfied orsu6Fecled nonacompNancawsth k3ws iegulations idendfied
uring the audit.
In relatlon to fraud, Iheobi8cli¥esof ouraudit areto identfy assèssthè riskof matsrial mlsstgtsmèntof the finantial
ststements du6 to fraud, to obtain $uffl¢kgnl appropriatg audit evid8nc8 r8g8rding 1he assessed risks of m8t8ri81
misstatamont due to ts8ud thKyJgh designing and imptementing appropriate reS￿nseS and to respond approwiately
to traud orswp8Ct8d fraud Klentif18d during Ihe audit.
How•v•r. itislho pnmary rasw)nsibilityofmanag•m•nt. wNhtheoverslghtofthoseeharg&Jwlth govemanee. tOe￿U
that the enW$ operalons are ¢onductsd In awdanc8 Mth thè proviswjns of law6 arKI regvTations and for thè
prevenuon and detection offraud.
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Lelcester Theatro Trust Limltèd
Independ•nt auditoes report to tho m•mborn of Lo1￿$1•r Thoatre frust Llmltsd {¢•nllnu•d)
In Ident￿ng and asses8ln9 rf9kg of m8t¢rfal ml8ststem8nt in respect of lYreguLq￿l$$. *K￿dIng frwjd, the group audit
enga90n￿nt team..
obtslned an uThJarst8ndkvJ of the natyre ofthe seetor. IrdudlrKJ Ihé lsg818nd regulatory framtrWC￿ that Ihg
group and parent chertsble wmpany operdte5 in gnd Ihg grwp and parent clwttable company
¢ompJylng tho bgal and regulatory frarnework..
inquired ￿ manag•mnt, and Ihose tharged wlth g)vamance, atK)ut thglr ¢hvn Id￿tif￿a￿On and as88ssmgnl
of the rtsks of Irregularflfes. Induding any known acbjal. SU$ped￿ or all¢9gd Instsnces of froud,.
dSscuss8d matt•r5 atsjut ngnpcornpl&ncé ¥￿th laws artd wulath)n$ and how fraud mlght ¢wr Indudlng
as98ssmant of how and where the finandal statwftonts may be susceptible to fraud.
As a wuli 01th￿? proc*wJwes we consld¢rlh• rno8I8￿nth¢aTrt laws and regulalorts that ha￿ 8 di￿1 impact on Ihe
financlal 8tstam8nts are FRS 102, Chariti88 SORP IFRS 102}, Companles Aet 2006, Chariti8s A¢t 2011, the parent
charitoble ¢ompanYg govgming d￿UmenL tax legL8Lqtlon and ChAritiag {Protoct￿n and Sodal Inveslmentl Ad 2016.
We p8rfonrnd audlt procedures to detect nonrfompllantss whith may hav8 8 materiel impact on th8 ffinandal
8tst•m•nts which irrduded revlthng th8 flnaneAal slat8ments Includi￿ the Trust8es' Report, remain1￿ 81&rt to new or
unusual tr8nwtK)ns w￿Ch may not be in 8rmrdan¢e w+th Ihe goveming dorjjments. Inspecting Correspc￿der￿ ￿th
tax authorftlos and •valuat￿g advlce re¢elvod from intomavgxtgmgj ad￿80[$.
The Tmst slgntfieant laws And r¥gukgt￿6 that have an Indirttt impact on th8 finandal Slatements ar• those in relallon
to UK Gonaral Dats Protedon Regulation (UK GDPRI. Wo perfomwd audltprocedures to inqulre of managen*nt and
those charged wlth govemaTrce whether the grrrtjp is in compl'ance vthh th8s8 Law and regulations and Inspa(*èd
corr8spond¢nce wth wujatory authorikne¥.
Thg group wdit eNJagem•ntttarn id8ntifi8d th8 rfskofmanag8m8ntovèrridè ofcontrobas the area wheTeth8finand81
61atsments mgst sus¢eptible to materi81 mlsstaternent dug to fraud. A￿lit procedures ￿rfO￿)ed but
wore not lknited to testirg manual ioumal entrlès and Olher adjustments, evaluatSng the buslnass rationale in relation
to sIgnffi￿nL unusual Iran5acbons arMltr8nsacllon6 entered Intooutsldotha normalMu￿¢0f busln8ss and ehallenglw¥
judgments esdmates.
A further d¢stYrplon of our responslblllkn for thè aud￿ of the fina￿l816￿ternents (8 pThhJed on th8 Fln8nel81
Rep￿.￿j Cou￿￿rI wobsite at http.'IAwM.frc.org.uklauditorsrespor6ibiliOts. This deso¥ipt¢on fr•nn8 part of our
audiiorfs r8pryL
USÈ of our Yeport
Thls report is mado to the charitatrAe cornpanY$ m￿bers. 8s a body, in accordance wlth Chaptér 3 of Part 16
of the Comp8nSes Act 2fA16. Our audit work has been und8rt8ken 50 Ih81 we might stale to tho charit8t49 compan￿$
member5 those matters we aro r8qulrèd to 51at8 to them in an audW8 report And for no tsthgr purFX)Be. To the lullast
ext9nl perynittgd by law. we (kn not 8eCéPt or 88$ume resKx)nslbllrty to anyom olher than thg th8ritabt8 company 8Th1
Ihe tharifablg ¢xJThynl8 m•Jrb8rs as a Wy. lor our audIt￿, forthls rgklyt. or for th? Opin￿n8 we hav8 fomi*J.
LSfyI UK I,I,è Jn
Gareth Jones (SOn￿r Statutw Audknr}
For on t*h8Jfof Fism UK Audrt LLP, Stotutory Audlt¢*
Chartered Accwntsnts
R￿ve￿r￿ad House
7 Le*ts Court
Grov0 Perk
L•ic8St*r
Lei￿SterShIr
LE19 1SD
Date 1711212021
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Lelcester Thoatre Trust Limlted
Consolldatsd stat•mgntof financlal4ctlvltl•s (Includlng Incomeand•xp•ndltyro 8¢count)
for tho year •ndtd 31 March2021
Totsl
2021
To
202Ct
fijnds fiJnd5
funds
Ints￿o From
and
3.858.182 952,rrtlO
4810.182
3.1x832
355,5fj4
3545e4 8A68,289
Qthertmdlng Actsiribè#.'
comm9￿181 Trading Or*¥a
42,830
1.019222
Inv•&thién18
11,779
Total
4,259.eth 952 000
11513 922
ndltur• On
l$lry l￿d8..
GenwatiNJ VO￿N￿ry Inr4)me
137,643
137,643
131A4S
CommwThalTTadlrvJ OFWa
140.114
140.114
10
4.014.552 376.982
4.391.534
10,376286
4,292,209 376.982
4669,191
11.706.WO
•x
nd￿re
l incom•
Tran8fw8 bots¥88n lund8
807,232
18.644 1221,7591 X13,115
Not movémÈnt In fund¥
113,9591 353259
203.115
042,416
007.232
RgDJncllalorb Llfvnd6
Totsl fuThJ8 ￿0￿ht1¢)Th￿r
2,449,546
156,813
196,885 2,804244
1.M112
Total frJTrJ8 carr1gdfor￿r￿
2.435.587
510,072
41XI.O(KI 3,344859
I￿&244
All of the above resums arose from continuing operations.
Therewere nooth8rgains or losses r8¢ogrusod in th8 year, oth8rthan ihos8hcluded above.
The notes on pag&s 21>34 fom) part of th￿e financlal ststemenls.
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Llmlted
Consolidated Statement of financial a¢tMll8s Iln¢ludlng Incom•and8xp•ndfturn a¢Gount}
for the year Ond￿ 31 March2020
funds
funds
2020
2019
InB¢m• From
Domtions le9OG
2,420,2* 704.333
41x6>
2.787,689
Ch8rflablè IL1th.Opernlb￿ ofThoatre
8.328.736 29.553
8,358909
7,S43.632
CoTh))erdal Tr8dlng Oporknm
1,019,222
1.019.22Z
931.456
11,779
11.779
9.181
Total
11,780.036 733 886
11271958
Ex
n11￿r* On
Genor3Ung VokJnl*ry Income
131.845
131,045
123,941
1.19B.580
1,198,360
1.246.163
char￿10 *£tkitks. afTh•atr•
10
10.339.212
37,073
11.37fj285
9,453,114
388.￿5
Tol41
11.669.617
37.073
11,700,
11,211,283
N•t Incomollexpendltur•l
Tran6f8rs betsv8en funds
110.419
696.813
540.(￿ 1540.0001
807232
60.675
Net movement In fvnd¥
6￿,419
156.813
807.232
fj0,675
Rettfficllatknn thffund#
Tola fvrth brwphtfomrd
1,799.127
196,885 1.M012
1.935.337
2.449,546 156,813
1￿.885 2,803.244
1,996,012
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Llmited
Group and charltable company balance shoets as al 31 March 2021
Company number 00772380
Grwp
Chathabl• Comp8Dy
2021
3)20
2021
2020
Note
Flxed ass•ts
Tarvjible 8$¥9ts
Currgnt a559t5
14
2,020,901
1264,3B3
2,020.901
2,26(383
1S
5,IKIO
5.000
5.1)00
18
871,1)04
971 J83
912.142
2.228.772
Cash 8t bank and in trrd
Total cuffent &85ets
2,516,582
2.639WS7
2.516.581
2.639,856
3.392,566
3,616240
3.433,723
4.873,628
12,067.82BI 13.077J791 ￿108.966) {4,334.7681
Creditors - amounts fallin9 due
within one
N•t current asset¥
Totsi 8¥set• lé$$ currentllobllltles
17
1,324,758
538.861
2,803,2
1,324.757
538.860
Th• lund6 dth• Charlty
Restricted FuTrJs
510.072
158,813
510.072
14813
Unrestricted Fund8
2A35.587
1449.Y6 2,435,586
449,545
Dèsignat8d FU￿1$
400,000
190.885
400,QOO
196,885
Total Charltsble Funds
20
3,345,659
2,603244
3.345.658
2.803243
As pemiitted by S408 Comp8ni8s Act 2006, the tharitable company has not presented tts own ststsment
of financaAI activities and related notes as tt prepared group accounts. The thariteble compan￿$ $urplLLS
for the year is £542,415 (2020.. £807,232}.
The financi81 ststemenls on pages 16to 34 weieapproved and aulhortsed for L%su8 bythe Board of
Trustee8 on 7th December 2021 and were slgned on its behalfby:
lan Squirgs
Chairman
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Leicestsr Theatre Trust Limitsd
Group statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2021
Ca$hfl¢)ws from oporatlng actMtI•$
2021
Nol•
N•t ush ly$•d Inll prwld•d by •P•Milni a¢tMiI•s
21
{1N255)
1,058,788
¢•¥h 110￿ from Inv••Ung XIMII
Im•rtsl rtoived
Purch88• of 18ngth fwl awts
N•t cnlh luud In) In¥•Jtlng actmd
Iwoi
1&0201
16a2821
1810,6031
Chany h Ixsh cash eqJl¥alerts
(a8h 8qufva0n18 atth8 818rtofth•y88r
1124275)
2.63•.857
448.288
2,191.511
Totsl ¢••h •qufv•lwbts at lh• •lth• y
1516,$82
2.639,857
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Leicestsr Theatre Trust Llmited
Note8 to the flnanclal stat•monts for the yoar ondèd 31 March 2021
1 Accounting poll¢l•s
Basls of pr8paratlon
The financial slatements are prepared in accordanc9 With: Accounting and Reporting by Chariti6S:
Slalement of Recommended Practi¢9 applicable lo Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with
the Financial Rewting Standard applicabkg li the Unlted Klngdom and Republlc of Irèland IFRS 102)
(Charities SORP IFRS 10211. the FinancSal R8POrtlng Stsndard applicable in the Unrted Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the requlrements of the Companies Act 2006 and UK GeneT81ty
Accepted Accounting Practice.
The fina￿la1 statements are prepared In sterllng, which is the funelional currency of the group. Monetary
amounts in these flnanclal statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The principal accounting policies adoptsd, judgem8nls and key sources of esttmation uncertainty in thg
pr8paratM of the finanaal statements ar8 s&t out below..
Leicester Theatre Tr￿￿t LinThled meets the definltlon of a publlc beneflt entlty under FRS 102. Assets arKI
riabilities are initially recognl8ed at hlslorlcal C￿$1 ortransaction value unless othèrwise stated in th8 relevant
accountirrfJ policy notes.
The Choritsble ¢ximp8ny has taken advantag05 of the gxemptions from the following information in its
charitable company onty accounts. as permltted by the reduced regime With￿ FRS 102.
Section 7-'Stat6mgnt ol Cash Flows'_ Prgsentatson 018 Statsm8nl of Cash Flow and related nofes
and disclosures.
Secllon 22 'Related Party Disdosure$'_ Conwen$ation forKey Managgmenl personnel.
Basls of con8olldallon
The group financial statements comprise the finan￿al statements of the d)aritablè cornpany and its
subsidiary made up to Ihe end of the finan081 peri¢)d arKI arè corksolidated on a lin8 by ling basis In
accordance with Ihe SORP. Ml intra-group balar￿e$ and transactlons are ellmlnated on consolidalk)n.
Accounting policies are consislenl throUg￿￿￿t the charitable group.
Charlt4ble company stat•m•nt of Ilnanclal actlvttl05
As pennitted by Section 408 of Comp8nles Act 2006, the charitable company has not presented its own
8tstemenl fin8ncSal actfv6tl88 or Inco￿ and expenditure acrA)unts 8$ It prepares group accounts. The
Charitab￿ compan￿S IndMdu81 balance sheet shows the Gharrtable company's net IncomSng rnsourcès for
tho ffinanckgl year.
Golng concem
Tho financial sL7temonls arg prepared on a golng conc8m ba818. The charltable group's obility lo retum to
prg pandemlc a￿[vIty levels Is dependent upon the financial success of futuro productions and on the
ntinu9d support of the granl-akjing bodies. The principal gTant4iding body (Arts Coundl of England) has
confiM￿￿ its support for the period to 31 March 2022 and so too has Lgicgstgr City Councll. The trustges
have undertaken an assessment of the golng concem of the group. This assessment consbjered, for a
pgriod In excess of tsvefvfr nKJnths from the date of approval of the flnan¢lal statements, Ihe Ilkefy Iradlng
condllions, the effect arHJ timing ofthe relaxalw of the presontpandemlc rgstrictions alongside slak8hold8r
support and expacled consumer appetite. Folbwlrtg considerallon of the Ilkety Iradlng conditions. and o
number of dlfferent adver8e scenarios and the ¢urrgnt cash roservgs, the tnjstses have concluded that the
group remains a golng concem and it therefore approprialo to prepare the finandal statements on a
golng ccttem basls.
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Llmited
Notes to the flnanclal Statements for the year •nd•d 31 March 2021 (continuadl
Tanglbl• flxod ¥$$ets and d￿ra¢18110n
T8￿[blo r￿ed as88ts are statsd at historic purchaso cost bss a￿uMUlated depreoatbn. Cost Inclu(188 th
0￿gInal purchase ￿¢è of the ass81 and the costs attrlbulable lo bilnging the asset to Its working conditK)n
for Its intended use. Ind￿idual fix8d assets Gosting £1,000 oi more are Cap￿alISed at cost. Depreciation is
calculated to vrrite ¢)ff the cost of all tanglble ftxed 888ets by equal monlhly instalments over their expected
US8ful Ilv89 as follows.
staUc Installed equlpment linc buildirvJ works)
Mechanlcal & Elethcal Equlpment (lo￿ fifespanl
Equipment vAlh emb8diJed elèctronic systems Ifirnwaro)
Mechanical & Electrical Equlpmenl (Short lifespan)
Equipment wlth an operating system Ilnc so￿are)
Mechanul & Electrical Equipmanl (High t￿ty Cycfe}
Client Facing Conferencing Equipment
25 years
15 years
10 years
10 y9ars
5 years
5 years
3 years
Impalm&nts offlxed assets
An assessment is rnade at 8￿h reporting date of whether there are indi￿110n$ thal a fixed asset may bè
Impaired oi that an impaiment10ss previousty recognlsed has fully or partlalty reversed. If such indications
exisL the charitable group estimates the recovarable amount of the asset.
Shortfalls belween the e8Trying value of fixed assets and Ih8ir recoverable amounts. belng the highèr of
fair value le5S Costs to sell and value-in-use. are recognised as Impalrmenl bsses. Impalmlents of revalued
assets are treated as a revaluatlon bss. Al other Impalrment losses are re(x)gnlsad In the stat¢Th￿nt of
financial aCtiv￿8S.
Recognised impaiment losses are reversed ff. and only rf. the reasons for Ihe impairnent bss have ceased
to apply. Reversals of impairnent losses are recognised in the statement of financial activities or. for
revalued assets, as a revaluation gain. On ravetsal of an imppirmenl loss, the depreoation Is adjusted to
alk)cate the asset's rtiwsed carrying amount (less any resldual value) over tts remalnlng useful life.
Investments
Charitabb company Shores in the trading subsldlary are Included In the financlal 8lalem8nts Initialty 01
cost and subsequently measured at cost ￿sS any accumul8tad Impalmianl losses,
stocks
Stocks held by Ihe charitable group represent c8terlng and bar 8upplles forre8ale. Al stock is valued at
the lower of cost and nel realisable value.
Income
Income Is r9cognisgd when the Char￿able group ha8 enthlemenl to the funds. any perfomance conditKJns
attached to the ilemls} of Incom& h8ve bean mel it is probable Ih8t thé income ￿11 be received and the
amount can b8 measured rellably.
In¢omg from donatlon and grants
Income from grants including capltsl grants, membgrshlp subscrlptlons and donallons are recognisgd on a
receNabl& basis in the appropriate furKI.
The bala￿9 of any granvs income recewod for speGifiG purposés but not gxpendod durkng the perfod Is
8hown In the relev8nt funds ¢Jn the balanc8 8hget. Whgro incomg is racoNad in advanco of me81ing any
performance-rdated corKlltlons there Is not unconditional entrtlement to the income and its re￿gnitIon is
d6ferr8d and Includèd in crèdttors as deferred income until the performance-related condhbns are met.
Wher8 èntiU&mant o¢cuTr bofore Inoome18 recefvgd, the Income Is accnAod.
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Leicoster Thoatre Trust Llmlted
Not•$ to the Ilnanclal statsm•nts for tho y•ar •ndod 31 March 2021 (Gontlnued)
Incorno from charllablè acllvlll
Incom8 from cwroducgrs 1$ aco)untsd for in thè pgrfod In thl¢h tha rgi8V8nl 8how takes pl8¢e.
Fundraising income18 accounted fcf in the pariod in whlch the fund8 re￿ved.
Box offtce ￿elpts have been ￿Unted for In the p8rf¢xI in which the ralevant show tskes place. Thè
charitabkw group has r8celv8d cultLJf81 oxempt status for value added tsx and consequentty box office
receipts are Thjt subi8Ct to vakne added tax. Any lickels sokl In advanGe arg InGluded In def8rr&J Income.
Prolect 8nd educational income is derived frorn a range of funders lor $pectfic programs relatgd to
Iclpatbn and leaming projects incomè is recognised upon complètion of &a¢h project.
Program and merchandise income is generated from the sale of show proaram$ and associated
merchandlse atKI recogni5ed at point of sale.
Sundry Income Is derived from a number of actlvltles rangkng from ted)nical ad¥￿e, consullancy. to prDP
and w5tume hire and recognlsed 8t point of sale.
Royalty Incom8 from produotion8 transfe￿&d to other theatres Is rewnised In the finandal statements only
to the exlenl that it relatss lo box office I￿ng8 whlch have beèn rec8rv8d by the balance sheet date.
Interest Is recognlsed on a r￿e1vable basis.
In¢omo from commerclal tradlng ¢)pgratlons
Thèatre hi￿ arKI events Incom8 is SC￿Untad for in the pori¢xl in wh￿h th8 relevant aclivty takos place.
Caterfng Income generated by Ihe bars 1$ r8¢ognisod in the period of rKgipL
Theatre tax relief income arlses from claims for theatre tax rel￿f Credlls under UKtax law. Tha credks relate
to productw)ns produced in the yoar by Curve Productions Limited, the wholly owned Subsidiary of Lei¢astsr
Th68tr6 Trust Limite(18nd are accounted for on an ?￿rU81.$ basis.
Exp•ndlturn
Exp8ndlture is recognised once there is a legal or constructNe obligation to make a payment to a thlrd
party, it is probablo that settlement wlll ba required and the amount of the c*Jllgatlon Can be measured
reliably.
Eypendhure Is included ￿ the Statement of Financial Actwities on an a￿ru¥1$ basls, Inclusrve of any vakno
added tsx whlch cannot be ￿cOVered.
Certaln expendrlure is dirnctty atmbutable to speafic activrfies and has been included in those ¢061
tegoiies. Certaln other ￿)sts. which are attributabl8 to more than one adNity. are apportiongd acro88
C)Ydt calegc*tes the basis of an 9$￿M818 of the proportion of time spent by $taff on those 8Ctfvili8$.
Costs of generating voluntary Income represents tho$8 costs attributable to maintaining arKI se￿ring
sponsorship and grants.
Expenditure ￿1¢h relat8s directly to the Trusfs charitat￿e objectives 18 analysed between.. self- produced
Shows. presented shows by lourlng companies. wmmunty and research and development projects.
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Limited
Nots8 to the Ilnanclal 8tatem•nts for the y•ar ended 31 March 2021 {eontinu•d)
Expendlturn {ContInu￿)
Pr&production expenditure incurred prlor to the openlng of a production 1$ defarred until the perlod In
which th8 production lakes place and charged agalnst the income forthat period.
Rgsourcos expgnded which relate to wmmercial Incomo are analysed botwaen: evants, and
b8rslc8tering activities.
Govem8nc6 costs represent the (%>sts ofthe Company Setretsry. Board expenses and a proportion ofthe
execut1￿ management team costs.
SupFKNt co818 rapresent dèpartm8ntsl overh88d8 that not alk>cated to spedfic operatlonal aC￿vItIes.
They are detalled In nots 11 to th6 fin#nei#l slotements.
Fund accounting
The charitable group has ￿Qu$ types of funds for which it 1$ responsible. thgse are a$ follow8.'
Reslricttsl frJnd8 have been wedomin8ntty provided by the kn Council of En9knd fcy specmc purposes
through their Grants for the Arts programme.
Dgslgnatod funds aro expondabla atthe dtsGrellon of the Board In fvlfilllng the recommendatlons ofthe
Capital Asset Management plan.
Unroslricted fvnd8 are expèndable at the dk8cretlon of th8 Board In dellverfng the object8 of Ihe charitable
group.
P•nslon s¢hom• arrang•m•nl•
SlntÈ l November 2000 the has operatod a group personal pgnsion sch8me, whlch 1$ 0 5tskgh0￿fjr
exempt scheme. Penslon costs ar8 accounlgd for on th8 basls of payments made lo the Schgmos. The
assets of the scheme$ are hold separatety from tho Trust.
In Juty 2014 the Trust dosed this scheme to new &mploy8es in favour of the Gov&mmenl Auto Enrolmgnt
scheme which went live in Juty 2014.
Ternilnatlon costs
TemilnaUon beneffts are m¢ognlsed immedlately as an expense when the company is demonslrably
mmllted lo temilnats the employment of an employee or to provlde lermlnatlon beneffts.
0￿ratIng19a$gS
Costs in respect ofoperaling leases are charged tothe Statement of FinanclalActlvStles on a stralghl fine
basis over the term of tho lease.
Flnancial instruments
The charflable group only has financial assets and financial liabilrbes of a knnd th8t quality 88 basic financial
Instruments. Baslc Ilnanclal instruments are Inldalty re￿￿nised al Iransaclion value and subsequenlly
asured at thelr settlemenl v8lue,
Dobtorts
Trade ond other debtors which are rec8Nabla within on9 year and whlch do not ￿nstitute a flnancing
transaction are In￿allY moasured at the transaction pri￿. Trado and olhor debtors are measured al
8mortised cosL being transaction price les8 Sett￿Ment amount dug after any trade discount offered.
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Leicester Theatre Trust Llmited
Not•B to tho financial statem•nts for th• ywr •nd•d 31 Mar¢h 2021 (Mntlnuod
Cash at bank and In h•rbd
Cash * bank and wh in hand inokjdes cgsh and shorttsmi highly liquid Inveslments with a slb)rt ms￿rty
of three months or less from the date of a¢qu￿1t￿ or openlng of the deposit OT similar account.
CrodStors and provlslons
CTedltors and provisions are recognlsed where the charftable group has a present ot4lgath)n r88ulting from
a p8St event that wlll probably resum In th8 transfer ol fvnds to a thlrd party and the amount due tr) selllo
the obllgalk)n can be mea8ured or estimatèd relièbty. Creditors and provistons are nomialty rocognised at
their Sett￿ment amount after allwrng for any trade dI$￿un￿ due.
Cfltlcal accountlng esllmale8 and area• of Judgement
Estimates and judgements are continualy evaluated and are based on histr)rical experience and other
factors. induding expe¢tations of future events that are believed to be reasonabl& underthe arcumstances.
Thero no GritiGal accounting estimates and areas ofludgement to note.
Legal Statui of the Trult
The Trust Is a reglstered dlarity (fegisterad number 2307081 and operdtes on a not for profft basls. Th
Trust Is a (*mpany Ilmlt8d by guarants6 Iregist8r8d numbor 00772380} and Is reglstorgd In England and
Wales. In the event of the Tntst being wound up, th9 Ilablllty In rgspgct of thg guaranlge Is limited to £1 per
member of the Trust.
The Trust reglslered offlce and prlnclpal place of buslness Is Curve Th&atr&. Ruuand Strget. LeI￿ster.
LE1 1SB
The group's princlpal objective18 operallng and managlng the CuNe. a state of the art modem theatre
8ltuat8d In the heart of Lelcastar.
The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
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Leicester Theatre Tnvdt Limited
Nots8 to thè tlnan¢lal stat•m•nts for lh• y￿r •nd•d 31 March 2021 {¢ontinued}
3 Donatlons aftd lfjgaGl•$ In¢om•
Unr&8trfded
funds
R￿trthd
Totsl
2020
2021
rants
or gfjngTal
ndlng purposes:
Arts Counal of England
Leice$tsr City Council
Donatlons
Coronavirus Job Relentlon Sfhme
1,949,242
428,$72
94,003
1,386,365
1,949,242 1,914.029
428.572 436.109
96,003
70,161
1,386,365
2,000
Grnnts for spe¢lnc purposgs:
Lelcestgr Clty CoU￿fI
John Elleman Foundatle
Governm8nt CuKural R6covery Fund 1
Other
680,CQO
16.000
950.000
950,000
8,333
Notes:
Arts Council of England and Leicester City Council continue to support the Trust, providing £2.4m of
revenue fvnding during the ye8r. The restrfcled Income of £952k Is predomlnanlty £95CI( funding from the
Cultural Recovery Fund pha88 1 to en8ur8 the continuing operation ol the theatré.
4 I￿orn4 from Charltablg AGtlvltl•s
Unrnstricted Resiricted Designated
funds
Funds
funds
Tatal
2021
Total
2020
Box OffiG9 receipts
208,131
208.131 5,940,172
Cwroductlon Income
34.607
34607
705,838
TechnKal recharges
1.008
1.008
500,976
Educatlonal Income
11.235
11,235
108,301
Fundralslng
85.245
85,245
303.707
progra￿ arKI Merchandi
88,641
Sundry In￿me
7,501
7,501
438,095
alre tax rellef
7.837
7,837
274,559
355.564 8,358,289
355,564
Notes".
Box offKe receipts were predominantly for 2 p￿juC￿l shows streamgd on line.
producthn Int￿me was received during the year for The Col¢y Purple and 8 Leicester Clty Coundl
Christma8 video.
Unrestrtcted SurKlry income 15 princtpally mad8 up of Booking foes and v•nue hire.
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Llmlted
Not•s to the financial stat•m•nts for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2021 (¢ontlnu•dl
5 Income from Other tradlng •ctiviti•s
Unroslri¢t8d Rè61ricted Designated
funds
Funds
fvnds
Total
2021
Total
2020
Catering {Bar & Café) In¢om6
777,360
Ev8nts Incom8
210,830
Other
42.830
42.830
42,830
31,032
42.830 1019.222
Other tradlng Income durlng the period comprised mainly of Insuran￿ roGeipt$ for ropair work.
6 Invgstm9nl Incom•
Unrestrict8d
funds
Restricted
funds
Totsl
2021
Totsl
2020
3,030
.77
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Leicestsr Theatre Trust Llmlted
Notes lo the flnanclal $Lthments for th• y•ar ondod 31 Mar¢h 2021 (¢ontrnu•d)
7 Op•ratlon8 of Tradlng Subsldlary
The ch8rit8bl& company has an investment of£1 In Its wholly owned tradlrwj subsldkry CuNe Prothtiu
Limite(F which is incorpor8ted in the Unlted lQngdom. Registered number 09288490 and reglslered offlce
Curve Theatre. Ruuand StreeL Lebcester, LE11SB.
These are the onty shares alk)tt8d. c8lbd up aThJ fijlty paid.
A summary of th8 results of th8 Ir&Jing subskllary, Curve Producllorts Llmlted, whose prfn(4pal a¢twlty 1$
the produdon and opèration of th8otriGal productions 18 set oui bah)w'.
Curve Productlons Llmlted - Profit and Loss
Total
2021
Total
2020
Incomè
EXp￿se8
41,138
1.257,389
(48.975) 11.533,798)
Oss on ordina
activiti&s before tsxatlon
ax on loss on ordinary athvitiès
esults
nanc
al Year
Curve Producllons Llmlted - Balance Sh••t
Total
2020
Total
2019
Curr•nl As$•ts
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Total assets
325.290
1,759.334
59.3
Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year
(325,290) 11,7S9,334)
Total IlabllltSe$
5,290
11,
Not current assots
Capital and Res•rvo$
Shar8 Gapltal
Total Capital and Reserves
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Leicester Theatre Trust Limited
Notss to th• finan¢lal statem•nts for the y•ar •nd•d 31 Mar¢h 2021 Icontinu•d)
8 c￿ts of G•n•ratlng Voluntary trbcom•
Unrestri¢l8d Rostricted Dgsignatod
funds
funds
funds
Total
2021
Total
2020
Support costs
137,543
137,543
131,845
137.54
Not•s.'
Thes& ¢o$ts have been apportioned actx)rdlng to a management revlew of resource8 88 detalled In
note 11.
9 Costs of Commorclal Tradlng Op•ratlo
Unrestricted Restricted Designated
funds
nds
nds
Total
2021
Total
2020
Bars & catering
Events
Support costs
9.809
9.809
289.701
94.213
814,646
130.305
130,305
140,114
140.114 1,198.560
Not•S:
Supptyt Costs hovg bogn opwtsoned accordlng to a Mana￿Ment rev￿W of resources 88 detailed in note
11.
10
Costs of Charllabl• Acllvltl•s
Unrostrlcted Restricted D88ign8tsd
Jnds
funds
fiJnd8
Total
2021
TrAal
2020
Produced shows
Pres9nled shows
Projects & Education
Ancillary activity
Fundraising
Support ¢osts
Govemance -8UPPOrt C08ts
Trustees, ex
nses
726,658
1,607
58,405
2,087
4,856
2,985,329
612,592
726.658 2.767,698
1.607 3.209,472
58.405
144.409
2,087
5D.473
4.856
24,787
2.985.329 3,721,366
612,592
457,912
168
391.534 10 376.285
4.391.534
The majority of the costs related to produced shows cover company so18ries and feos, set and costume
osts, marketing costs and tochnlcal fees.
Pr8s8nted shows Costs are pr6dominanlly guarante88 or splits pald to the vlsiting companle8.
Unrestricted project and educat￿n costs are made up of matarials and fw pa￿￿ to fr88lan¢e contractors
to enable the Successful dellvery of on line workshops. induding those for'curve Young Compan￿.
Fundraising costs ar6 prede(nin8ntly us8d to build 8xlfjmal rolalionships and encourage new Buslness
Club members.
Support costs have been ap￿tIoned according to a managgment r8vth¥ of resources as detsiled in not8
11.
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Leicester Theatre Trust Limited
N•)tes to Iho flnanclal statements for tho ￿ar •nd•d 31 March 20211¢ontinued)
11
Support Co•ts
Total
2021
Total
2020
VrJunt8ry
Gh8rltabl8 Gov8mance Commerclal
Chief ExecutNo
Flnance & Admln
Communicatlons
Artistic
Operallons
23.173
17,477
61,940
14,984
69.519
157.291
232.278
269,712
587,512
67.527
194.899
12,903
245,883
310.405
102,748
734.652
2,985.329
61.795
174.768
15.485
14,984
225,966
67,527
154.487
245,553
349,536
548.812
309.703
567.828
299,680
424,366
903,864 1.075.633
150.060
115.160
234,818
200,645
19.851
124.003
245.883
328,188
310,405
393,087
114.164
138,781
773,318
963,715
130,305 3.865.769 5,125.769
90,386
15.006
Dapreclalknn
Fundraislng
Customer Servrces
Tlcket Sales
ICT
Produclron
39.919
4,963
1.985
11,416
38,666
612,592
137.543
otg Suppcft costs represgnl the d9partmgnlal ovetheads. Includlng salarfes, that have been allocated lo
thg prinapal functions of the ¢h8ritabl8 group. The basis of allocation has been a management review of
the estimated use of resources, as per the following tsble.
Baslsof allocallon for Support ¢o$ts
Departmont
Voluntary Charitabl8 Govèmance Comm6rclal
Chief Executfve
Flnance & Admin
Communications
Artistic
Operalh)ns
Human Resources
DepreciatvJn
Fundraising
Cuslom8r Services
ricket Sa
ICT
Productbn
15%
40%
50%
45%
75%
90%
65°
45%
83%
65QA
100%
100%
90%
95•A
20%
5%
25%
4S%
10%
10%
17%
25%
10%
10%
S•A
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Leicester Theatre Trust Limited
Not05 to th• flnancial stat•monts for th• y•ar ondod 31 March 2021 (continuod)
12
Staff numbers and costs Includlng trustee's r•mun?r•tlon and •xpensgs, rel•tod party
transactloni and ¢o$t of key managom•nt powsonnol
The average numb9r of permanent empbyees, Includlng part-tlme empk)yees bLrt excthjdlng casual
employeos and trustees of th8 group 8nd charitable company during th8 year were a5 follows..
Totsl
2021
Total
2020
y activity
Execulivo Managoment
Adrnlnlslratlon
Production and Technical
11
67
22
22
2021
2020
Staff cosls (for the above personsl
Wag8s and salarias
Redundanw Go$ls
Social Security
Pension costs
2.016.905
24,019
168,895
56.697
2,266,516
2.449,448
232,871
68,593
2,750,912
Notss:
There was one employeè {2020." one}who 8am8d betsvean £60.000 and 270.000 and ong amph)y88 {2020:
on8) who earnad bakn8n £90,000 and £100.000. Th&ro were payments mado lo the dgflned contrlbuuon
pension scheme for these empbyeo$ of £6,746 {2020'. £6,746).
During the year the T￿￿*88S r8C£iV8d no remun8ratM. No expenses were re1mt￿rS8d to Tru8tees durfng
the year (2020: £168 reimbursed to one TTUStee In respect of travel expenses).
trustees consider that the Key Managgmgnl Parsonnel era deflnod as Iho Sanbr klanagemenl Team
list8d on page 1. Thg total employee b¢nofits {including employer national insuranL* and pension
contribulK)￿l of the Key Management Personnel was £573,881 (2020: £622,127)
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LelGester Theatre Trust Llmlted
N¢)tes to the financlal statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 (contlnued)
13 Nat Incoming rnsour¢•s
Not incomlng resources for the year ara staled after Gharging:
2021
2020
DeprgGiation of tangible frxed asFgts
Loss on disposal of tangibl8 fixed assets
Operating lease charges - Land and Buildings
Operating lease charges - Other
234.818 200,645
14,714
44.707
33.060
33,060
5,242
7.725
Notgs:
The operating lèase charge for land and buildir¥Js 1$ for the NCP basement which provides storage for
costumgs and props.
Fees payable net of VAT to RSM UK Audll LLP and Sts assodales In respect of audtt and n0fv8￿￿It
seryices are as follows..
2021
2020
Audlt serviGg$- $tatirtory audit of trust and consolldated
arKounts
Audrt services - Slatulory audit of the subsidiary COTnpany
All other non-audil services
28,850
28.325
1.550
3,500
33,375
7,000
37.400
14
Tanglbh *$s•ts
The Group and Charltable Company".
Fixlur•s. fitlings, •quipm•nt
Cost at 1 Aprll 2020
Addltbns
Assets written off in the ygar
3,255,193
6.050
{114,448)
ost at
arc
Accumulated Dewgclallon at 1 Aprll 2020
Charge for the year
Wrltten off In the year
990,810
234.818
199.734)
¢cumu
eprec
al
ona
arc
Net book value:
Al 31 Mar¢h 2021
2,020.901
At 31 March 2020
2,264,383
The Tnjsl slgned a 60 year lea88 In 2008 for Curve wth Lelcesl8T Clty CIMJncll at a pappgrcorn rent. In
71Jdition to th9 buikling. the leos8 includes all the nocessary thoatre oquipmenl, and fvmllur8 & flttlngs lo
ensure that Curve Is one of the most technically advan￿￿ thgatres in th& UK.
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Lelcester Theatre Trust Limlted
NotOS to lh• flnanclal 8tatements forlhe yèar •nd•d 31 M•rch 2021 l¢ontlnu•d)
15 Sto¢k
The Group and Charitable Company
2021
2020
Consumable
oods
5.000
5,000
5,000
16 Deblors
Group
2021
ChaTltablè Company
2021
2020
2020
Trade debtors
Amount due from 3ubsldlary undertskiNJ
Costg In advance
Prepayments and accrued incorne
Other debtors
80.518
118,673
80,518
325,290
37.090
431,463
118.673
1.759,334
68,193
222.508
60,064
37,090
715.615
37.781
68,193
724.453
60.064
871.004
971,383
912.142
2.228.772
Not08:
Cosis in adv￿ reiate to costs 88$￿atsd shows which 8re 8chedule(i to be helj in fvlure pgriods.
Prepayments and acLYued income ￿clUde amounts as8oclaled wlth the (J)st of produclng a new brochure,
(*et system licensing fee. insurances and annual stage m81ntenance $upwt. as wo11 as grant Income
confirmed but not recoiv8d at Ihg balanco sh801 date.
17 Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln on• y
Group
2021
Charltsblo Company
2021
2020
2020
Trade creditors
Amount due to subsldlary undertaking
Other tsxatlon and social security costs
Accfuals and deferred income
Other creditors
209.4T7
316,237
209.477
41,138
48.347
131.122
48.347
1,270.322 2.365.734
1.270.322
539.682
264.286
539,682
2.067,828
3,077,379 2.108.966
316,237
1,257,389
131.122
2.365.734
264,286
4.334,768
Notss:
Included w6th1n aCCn￿lS and deferred Inco￿ is ¥thanc8d ticket Income of £970k (2020: £1,574k).
18 Rg¢on¢lllatlon of deferrod Incom•:
Group and Charltabl• Cpmpany
2021
2020
Balance at 1 April 2020
Amount released lo income eamed from charitable actlvlues
Amount refund8d In the year
Amount deferred in ear
Balance at 31 Ma￿h 2021
1.574.238
1.868.398
{6.290,6261
1732.5031
128.237
969,972
5.996.466
1,574.238
32

Lelcester Theatre Trust Limlted
Not•¥ to th• finan¢lal stat•m•nts for th• y•ar ond•d 31 M¥r¢h 2021 (wntlnued)
19 Anatysls of n•tass•ts b•tw••n fund$
Grgup
Tangible Net current
fIX￿ assets
assets
Total
Designated funds
R8strict8d funds
Unrestricted funds
400.000
510,072
414,686
1.324.758
4(M),000
510,072
2,435.587
3.34S.659
2.020.901
2,020,￿1
Charltabl• Company
Tanglbl• N•t current
fLXOd assets
as$•ts
400,000
510,072
414.685
1,324.757
Total
Designated ￿ndS
Restrlcted funds
Unreslrided funds
400.000
510,072
2.435.586
3.345.658
2,020.901
2,020,901
20 Analys1• of n•t mov•m•nt In funds
Fund
Fund
balan¢¢$
carrlod
forward
31 Mar
2021
brought
forward
2020 Inc¢)me
Exp8ndltur•
Trnnsfer
Restricted Funds:
Leicester City Counc51
Cultural Recovery Fund 1
-Fundraisin
Total Rostrlctèd Funds
Deslgnatsd Funds
Unro$trl¢t•d Funds
Total
140.000
140,000
360.459
9,613
221.759
510,072
203,115
4DO,000
18,644 2.435.587
3,345,659
950,000
2,￿0
951000
1367,7821 (221,7591
{9,200}
376,982
16,813
156.813
196,885
2,449.546
2,803.244
4,259,606
5.211.606
4.292,209
4,669,191
Thg Dgslgnated Funds are hekj for the conllnuing roplac*m8nt of flxed assets.
The Restricted Funds were received through th8 govemmenl's CulbJral Recovery Fund lo assist with thg
overhead (x)sts of the theatr8.
The transfer of £221.759 from restricled fvnds to unrestricted fvnd$ wa$ the original amount agreed to be
used lo increase r8seNes %then the grant was awarded. Subsequent to the year end approval was given
to use the ba18nce of the grant to further Increa58 reserv8$. This will be refiected by way of a transf9r of
£360.459 from resIr￿d to unrostricted reserves kn the 202112022 flnandal statements.
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Lei¢8ster Theatre Trust Llmlled
Notes to the flnanclal gtatem•nis for th• y••r •nd•d 31 March 2021 (continu•d)
21 R•¢on¢lllatlon of n•t inGOrnO to ngt Gash flow from 0￿rnt1ng a¢tlvltlgS:
2021
2020
Nel irwme for the repo￿n9 period
Interest recelvable
Depreciation on t8nglble flxed assets
L05s on disposal of tanglblo fixed assets
Oecrease Sn sto¢k8
Deerease in debtors
Decrease
in cr8dilor8
Net cash
used in
vided b
542.415
(3.030)
234818
14714
807,232
(11,7791
200,645
44.707
19.4
708,127
709,633
1,058,789
100.379
1,009.551
120,255
eratin activities
22 Taxallpn
LeKxster Theatre Trust Limlted L8 a registered tharity and a8 such Is ent￿e￿ to eertain tax exeMp￿onS on
Income and proffts from investments and surpluses on 8ny tradlng 8CtNrlies cArrFed out in furtherance of
the tharitls primary objectives. rf the$0 profts and sury)Iu$6s arg apPl￿d $01gly for charltable purposes.
The trading subsidiary, Curve Productions Llmhed is taxable and gift ahjs any proffits annualty to Curve.
Curve PrOduGli￿s Llmltsd Is entitled to cL8im Theatre Tax Relief for Its FVodu￿I work.
23 Fln•n¢lal ¢ommltments
Al 31 March 2021 the company had total fvture commllmènts under nOn-G9￿811ab￿ Opern￿ng1easeS a$
fdlows:.
2021
Land &
BuildingB
2020
Land &
Bulldlngs
Olh•r
Other
Payable wiihin one year
able between hyo and flve
5.242
5,242
5,991
11,233
ars
5.991
The tnjstees ts)nfimi that there are no conllngent Ilabllities for the Trusl (2020.. rK)ne)
24 Pen#i¢)ns
The Trust makes a contributbn to a Group Personal Penslon Plan for permanent employ08$ signed up
prlor lo June 2014. From July 2014 all existing empbyees not In a pen5ron scheme along wilh new startors
are enrolled into the new govemment auto enrolment p8nsion scheme. The charge for the iwefve month
per￿ to 31 March 2021 was. as per note 12, £56.69712020-. £68.593).
25 Controlling party
Tha Leicester Theatre Trust Llmlted is a company Ilmmed by guaranteg and not having share capital. It is
incorporated under tho Companies Act and governed by the Memorandum and Artlcl83 of AssorAation of
the wmpany. The Tnjstees ofthg company ar8 elected memb8￿ and act as dIr&tO￿ ofthe company who
re deemed to be the controlllng party oflhe company therefore no ultimate conlrolling party is identrfiable.
It is a Gondition of membership that members undertake to contdbule such amount, not ex￿ediry £1. a8
may bg r8quired towards meeting debts end liabilities of the Trust In thè event of the Trust being wound
up.
26 R•latsd Partl•$
Otharlhan di$cbsed elsewhere in these financial statements there were no otherrelated party transactlons.