**Registered number: 00759557 Charity number: 231670**
## **REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **CONTENTS**
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|**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers**|1 - 2|
|**Trustees' Report**|3 - 9|
|**Independent Auditors' Report**|10 - 13|
|**Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities**|14|
|**Consolidated Balance Sheet**|15|
|**Company Balance Sheet**|16|
|**Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows**|17|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|18 - 38|
**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **Trustees**
Anna Fleischle-Marriott Stuart Griffiths OBE Tyrone Huntley Steve Pennington Toni Racklin James Reed (appointed 27 February 2021) Samantha Spiro Martin Wilkinson (appointed 3 September 2021)
## **Company registered number**
00759557
## **Charity registered number**
231670
## **Registered office**
Stage Door Gate Open Air Theatre Inner Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4NU
## **Joint chief executives**
Timothy Sheader William Village (to 4 April 2021) James Pidgeon (from 21 June 2021)
## **Independent auditors**
Nyman Libson Paul LLP Chartered Accountants 124 Finchley Road London NW3 5JS
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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **Advisers (continued)**
## **Bankers**
Coutts & Co. 440 Strand London WC2R 0QS
Aldermore 1st Floor, Block B Western House Lynch Wood Peterborough PE2 6FZ
Scottish Widows 67 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8YJ
## **Solicitors**
Harbottle & Lewis LLP 7 Savoy Court London WC2R 0EX
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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. Introduction**
The Trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) present their annual report and the audited consolidated financial statements of the charitable company and its subsidiary undertakings for the year ended 31 December 2021. The annual report and financial statements of the company and the group comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company and the group’s governing document and the provision of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015). Since the company and the group qualifies as small under section 383, the Strategic Report required of medium and large companies under The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 is not required.
## **2. Structure, Governance and Management**
## **2a. Trustees**
The Trustees of the charitable company who served during the year and up to the date of this report are disclosed in the reference and administrative details on page 1.
## **2b. Governing Document**
Regent’s Park Theatre Ltd is a charitable company limited by shares, incorporated on 1 May, 1963, registered in England and Wales (number 00759557) and governed by its memorandum and articles of association. The charity was registered with the Charity Commission on 13 January 1964 under charity number 231670. The shares are held exclusively by the charity Trustees and are relinquished on cessation of Trusteeship.
## **2c. Organisational Structure**
The Board of Trustees and its Sub Committees approve all strategic and financial decisions. They delegate the day-to-day running of the charity to the Artistic Director, Timothy Sheader and the Executive Director, James Pidgeon (from 21 June 2021) / William Village (to 4 April 2021). Both roles assume the responsibility of Joint Chief Executive and report to the Board. Neither roles are directors of the company or Trustees of the charity, though the Executive Director is a director of the charity’s trading subsidiaries.
## Trustee Recruitment
The Board of Trustees is made up of a maximum of 10 Trustees. Trustees are recommended for appointment to the Board by any serving Trustee based on the proposed Trustee offering a specific desired skill or experience. Following vetting, the appointment of a new Trustee is then proposed and seconded at a meeting of the Trustees and passed by a majority vote. The Trustees review the composition of the Board annually to ensure it consists of a broad range of appropriate skills.
When a new Trustee is appointed, they are provided with copies of the following:
- minutes of the last three Trustees’ meetings;
- the charity’s Governing Document;
- the charity’s Business Plan;
- the charity’s Governance Policies; and
- the Charity Commission’s document “CC3 Responsibilities of charity Trustees”.
- New Trustees will be asked to complete and sign:
- Companies House registration form;
- Trustee Declaration of Eligibility form; and
- Conflicts of Interest Statement form.
The charity’s approach to Trustee recruitment, appointment, induction and training will be reviewed throughout 2022.
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## Sub Committees
The charity had one Sub Committee during the year: Finance, on which Sir Peter Rogers, Stuart Griffiths OBE and Steve Pennington served. Each time a new Sub Committee is formed, the following terms of reference are documented and stored with the charity’s Governing Document in order to give a clear indication of what is expected and to whom the group is accountable: name of the committee; membership of the committee including their office and voting rights and who will be the Chairman; brief statement of why the committee exists; delegated authority: a description of its decision-making powers; frequency of meetings; person serving the committee; committee reporting line; and quorum.
## **2d. Senior staff remuneration**
The Trustees are solely responsible for setting and reviewing the remuneration of the Joint Chief Executives in line with their contractual entitlements. The remuneration of other senior staff is reviewed annually by the Executive Director and may be increased within the overall budgets approved by the Trustees to take into account inflation and individuals’ duties and performance.
## **2e. Charity Commission Governance Code**
The Trustees have had due regard for the code.
## **3. Objectives and Activities**
The charity’s object is the promotion of Arts and Culture primarily in the theatrical Arts but including any other media, and the promotion of any other purposes that is exclusively charitable pursuant to the law of England and Wales from time to time.
The principal activity of the charity is presenting summer seasons of plays and the provision of bar and catering facilities at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, together with producing plays elsewhere in the UK. The activities for the year related to the summer season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Ongoing government restrictions and industry-specific challenges relating to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic meant that this year’s summer season ran for just over 14 weeks (as opposed to 18) from Thursday 17 June 2021 to Saturday 25 September 2021, playing to socially distanced audiences at 50% of available seats for the first 5 weeks. The season consisted of in-house produced revivals of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and Rogers & Hammerstein’s Carousel; Anansi the Spider in a co-production with the Unicorn Theatre; Nicoll Entertainment’s production of Dragons & Mythical Beasts; and a number of Sunday concerts and one-off presentations.
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, at 1,240 seats, is one of London’s largest playhouses and usually welcomes over 130,000 people to its annual productions of plays and musicals. Although famed for its productions of Shakespeare’s work, the charity has expanded the repertoire to includes plays by other writers. The theatre’s outdoor setting, and the scale and ambition of its annual productions, make it unique in both the London and British theatre landscape. It is entirely unsubsidised with the vast majority of income generated at the box office.
The charity is passionate about producing first class theatre for and in its unique setting which inspires, challenges, educates and entertains people from all walks of life. The charity measures success by analysing box office sales, attendance, critical reception and audience feedback.
## **4. Public Benefit**
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
The charity receives no public subsidy with over 90% of our income generated from ticket sales. Nevertheless, it has maintained its lowest ticket price of £25 for nine years and has continued its BREEZE Membership scheme with those aged 18-25 able to get tickets for £10.
The charity is determined to: champion diversity and accessibility in everything that we do; ensure that our artists, our work, our workforce and our audience better reflect the city and country in which we live; and be an ever more inclusive organisation in which everyone feels listened to, valued, and able to be themselves.
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Encouraging a wide and diverse audience is one of the charity’s fundamental principles and, alongside its accessible productions, the charity runs schemes which provide discounted and complimentary tickets to those aged 18-25, school groups, teachers, under 18s, senior citizens, local residents and university students.
Whilst the charity’s equitable policy is to charge for all admissions at market rates, its most expensive seats remained considerably lower than its commercial competitors in London’s West End.
The charity is keen to meet the needs of audiences with specific disabilities. In addition to ticket discounts for those with disabilities and their carer, wheelchair spaces are available and headsets are provided free to the hearing impaired. There were also a number of assisted performances throughout the year’s summer season, including captioned, BSL interpreted, audio described, and low stimulus.
All aspects of the charity’s work continue to provide professional development for the creative and performing artists, technical and support staff working at the theatre.
## **5. Achievement and Performance**
## Produced Work
2021’s summer season opened on Thursday 17 June 2021 with **Romeo & Juliet** by William Shakespeare, directed by Kimberley Sykes. Initially the production played to a socially distanced audience of 641 per performance (50% of available capacity). Following a 10-day cancellation due to Covid self-isolation requirements within the acting company, the show re-opened on Wednesday 21 July 2021 to 100% capacity for its final 6 performances, closing on Saturday 24 July 2021. Overall, Romeo & Juliet played 32 performances to 20,371 people. The production was designed by Naomi Dawson, with movement by Ingrid Mckinnon, lighting by Ciaran Bagnall, and composition and sound by Giles Thomas.
_“Kimberley Sykes’s sizzling new production is a version that gets to the bruised heart of Shakespeare’s text with a refreshing urgency and vitality.” WhatsOnStage_
_“Breathless and joyful… this irresistibly giddy Romeo & Juliet surges with young lust.” Time Out_
_“The blind casting helps push the Shakespearean classic into a new era. There is something significant in seeing yourself and your friends represented on stage.” Afridiziak_
Our new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s **Carousel** opened on Saturday 31 July 2021, playing to full capacity throughout the entirety of its run. Directed by Timothy Sheader, the production was choreographed by Drew McOnie, with musical supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Tom Deering, set and co-costume design by Tom Scutt, costume design by Molly Einchcomb, lighting by Aideen Malone, and sound by Nick Lidster. Carousel played 64 performances through to Saturday 25 September 2021, to an overall audience of 53,098.
_“Phenomenal… a brave and powerful production.” Time Out_
_“Timothy Sheader’s staging wriggles free of sentimentality to find the darkness in the story, whilst still relishing the comedy and honouring the lush, haunting beauty of the score. Key to this are Tom Deering’s superb orchestration and Drew McOnie’s eloquent choreography.” Financial Times_
_“An adventurous, beguiling, resonant reinvention.” The Times_
## Co-Produced Work
Our first ever co-production with the Unicorn Theatre, **Anansi the Spider** , opened on the Picnic Lawn (a new performance space for the theatre) on Wednesday 7 July 2021 and ran for 24 daytime performances. Created and directed by Justin Audibert for ages 3-7, the production reached an audience of 2,206, 76% of whom were first time bookers at Regent’s Park. The production was designed by Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey, with movement originally by Lucy Cullingford, additional movement by Darcel Osei, and composition and sound by Duramaney Kamara.
_“We do love an immersive experience, so this was fantastic, Children and adults were captivated from beginning to end. It is one we would love to see again and again.” Audience Member_
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_“My boys were totally spellbound! So inventive and fun – a perfect summer day in the park.” Audience Member_
## Received Work
Nicoll Entertainment once again returned to Regent’s Park in 2021, this time with their new production, **Dragons & Mythical Beasts** by Derek Bond, with direction by Derek Bond and Laura Cubitt. Playing for everyone aged 3 and over, the production opened on Friday 13 August 2021 and played for 29 daytime performances to 20,515 people.
_“Spellbinding. Slick and funny… there are dazzling puppets but there’s also a childlike passion and a hopefulness that light up the show from within.” The Guardian_
_“The most visually impressive London kids’ show of the summer.” Time Out_
2021’s **MOREoutdoor** activity featured one-off presentations from Aisling Bea, Canned Laughter, Jimmy Carr, Paul Chowdhry, Mischief Movie Night, and Luisa Omielan, with Luna Cinema screenings of Moulin Rouge and The Shining. Total MOREoutdoor attendance was 7,368.
## Beyond Regent’s Park
Celebrating the musical’s 50th anniversary, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s multi-award winning production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical **Jesus Christ Superstar** , directed by Timothy Sheader, began a North American Tour on Tuesday 28 September 2021, opening at the Keller Auditorium in Portland, OR.
Winner of the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival and Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, the production sold out two consecutive engagements at Regent’s Park in 2016 and 2017, and played residencies at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2018 and London’s Barbican Theatre in 2019.
The tour is scheduled to end on Sunday 7 August 2022 at the Schuster Center in Dayton, OH.
## Awards & Recognition
We were delighted to win 5 **Black British Theatre Awards** this year, as follows:
- Best Choreographer – Ingrid Mckinnon for Romeo & Juliet
- Best Female Actor in a Play – Isabel Adomakoh Young for Romeo & Juliet
- Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play – Andrew French for Romeo & Juliet
- Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play – Aretha Ayeh for Romeo & Juliet
- Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical – Natasha May - Thomas for Carousel
Nicoll Entertainment’s Dragons & Mythical Beasts received a Best Family Show nomination for its run at Regent’s Park in the 2022 **Olivier Awards** .
## Engagement & Talent Development
Recognising the stories told in our productions of Romeo & Juliet and Carousel, the theatre highlighted the work of two charities: **Papyrus** , which provides confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and **Refuge** , a charity that supports over 6,500 women, children and men on any given day who are affected by domestic abuse.
In April 2021 we launched our new openly recruited **Creative Team Associates** programme, providing fully paid opportunities for mid-career freelance artists – particularly those with lived experiences that are underrepresented at Regent’s Park – to collaborate on our 2021 productions, broaden their experience of making work at scale, and receive support and mentoring from the season’s lead creatives. The Creative Team Associates for Romeo & Juliet were Christian Bravo (sound), Catja Hamilton (lighting), Fiona Kennedy (voice), and Darcel Osei (movement) and for Carousel, Annie May Fletcher (sound) and Simisola Lucia Majekodunmi (lighting).
## Food & Drink
The bar and catering areas (operated by the charity’s subsidiary, Regent’s Park Enterprises Ltd) initially operated at a reduced capacity in line with government Covid guidelines. The easing of such restrictions allowed for the reintroduction of Covered Dining and full Picnic and Luxury Hamper packages for Carousel.
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New for 2021 was the **Pizza Oven** , serving pizza, sausage rolls, soft drinks and sweet treats throughout the summer season. The new outlet proved a hit with audiences, with a total of 4,657 pizzas sold.
## Culture Recovery Fund
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank DCMS and Arts Council England for their support through the Culture Recovery Fund in 2021, with a Round 2 grant supporting the opening of our 2021 season, and a Round 3 grant allowing us to green light our 2022 productions.
## **6. Financial Review**
The year ended 31 December 2021 was another challenging year due to ongoing government restrictions, challenges and uncertainties relating to the outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19). However, when it came to the figures there was a marked improvement compared to 2020, with incoming resources increasing to £5,220,780 (2020: £1,847,000) and total funds increasing by £453,608 to £8,727,120 (2020: decreased by £1,446,996 to £8,273,512). Total funds have therefore decreased by £993,388 in the last two years since the pandemic began; this figure would have been £1,869,662 if it weren’t for vital support from the Culture Recovery Fund.
The charity’s wholly owned subsidiary Regent’s Park Enterprises Ltd operates the bar and catering facilities. The year ended 31 December 2021 saw income increase to £650,481 (2020: £132,742) and a profit for the year of £104,196 (2020: loss of £65,700).
The charity’s wholly owned subsidiary Regent’s Park Productions Ltd produces some of the productions staged at the theatre under a commissioning agreement. The year ended 31 December 2021 saw an increase in commissioning fees receivable from Regent’s Park Theatre Ltd to £2,105,512 (2020: £1,093,752) and an increase in theatre tax relief to £206,635 (2020: £115,091). Commissioning fees receivable are equal to the subsidiary’s costs less provision for theatre tax relief and as a result the subsidiary broke even in the years to 31 December 2020 and 2021.
The charity’s wholly owned subsidiary Regent’s Park Ventures Ltd operates the charity’s theatrical productions held externally to the theatre itself. During the year ended 31 December 2021 there were no external productions, resulting in box office income of £Nil (2020: £Nil), a reduction in theatre tax relief to £Nil (2020: £24,042), and loss before writing off financial liabilities of £5,761 (2020: loss of £171,765). Irrecoverable production funding provided by Regent’s Park Theatre Ltd of £5,761 has been written off (2020: £171,765).
## 7 **. Fundraising Activities**
The charity has a Head of Partnerships and a Marketing & Partnerships Officer whose work includes raising funds primarily from corporate entities and trusts. Individuals are also able to make donations. Funds are raised towards the ongoing activities of the charity as well as for specific projects such as major building works. The charity did not engage third parties to carry out fundraising activities on its behalf during the year. No complaints were received during the year by the charity about fundraising activity.
## 8 **. Plans for Future Periods**
At the time of writing, the charity is in the process of creating a new Strategy for the period 2022-27, employing a measured growth approach that builds on the success of the current business plan alongside embracing new opportunities for growth and development over the next 5 years and beyond. This process is being led by both the Artistic and Executive Directors, supported by Trustees, and undertaken in consultation with a range of key internal and external stakeholders.
As part of the charity’s Culture Recovery Fund Round 3 grant, we were awarded a restricted grant of £440,000 towards new projects, initiatives and approaches that will start to diversify the charity’s income streams. Activity over the next 12 months is currently focused on three key development areas: fundraising and contributed income; expanding onsite activity; and digital infrastructure and exploitation.
The Trustees intend to maintain their present policy of longer-term financial planning allowing for better investment and artistic breath in its produced and received productions, and greater risk at the box office for both commissioned and new work. The charity also intends to continue its fundraising towards capital and estate development projects, prioritising such projects that were halted in 2020 due to the pandemic.
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## **9. Risk Assessment**
The trustees carried out a Risk Assessment in 2021. This is reviewed and updated annually and details the systems which have been established to mitigate the major risks to which the charity is exposed.
## **10. Reserves**
The Trustees have a formal policy regarding reserves which is reviewed annually. Full details of current unrestricted, designated and restricted reserves can be found at notes 21 and 22 on pages 34 to 36.
Due to the financial impact of the pandemic, Trustees have, for the time being, agreed to reduce the charity’s free reserves target to 8 weeks of pre-Covid turnover (as opposed to 12). Total free reserves (which includes all unrestricted funds together with selected designated funds that could be released in an emergency, subject to Trustee approval) at the year ended 31 December 2021 sit just shy of this revised free reserves target.
## **11. Investment Policy**
Under the memorandum and articles of association, the charitable company has the power to make any investment which the Trustees see fit.
## **12. Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The Trustees are required by law to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the financial position of the charity and the group and of the financial activities of the group for the period then ended. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether the policies adopted are in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and with applicable
- accounting standards and statements of recommended practice, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
- charity company will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and charity legislation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **13. Going Concern**
Taking into account the ongoing pandemic, the charity has prepared prudent financial forecasts. After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the charitable company's financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.
## **14a. Statement as to Disclosure of Information to Auditors**
So far as each Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company’s auditors are unaware, and each Trustee has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a Trustee in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditors are aware of that information.
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## **14b. Independent Auditors**
In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that Nyman Libson Paul LLP be re-appointed as auditors to the charity will be put to the Annual General Meeting.
## **14c. The Report**
In preparing this report, the Trustees have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
This report, incorporating the Group Strategic Report, was approved by the Trustees, in their capacity as company directors, on 9 June 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
**Stuart Griffiths OBE** Trustee
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of Regent's Park Theatre Limited (the 'parent charity') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2021 set out on pages 14 to 38. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
## In our opinion the financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent charitable company's affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of the group's incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:
- the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or
- the Trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
## **Other information**
The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
We have nothing to report in this regard.
## **Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006**
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Trustees' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements.
- the Trustees' Report and the Group Strategic Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- the parent charitable company has not kept adequate and sufficient accounting records, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the parent charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of Trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the group's and the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the parent charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements**
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
We focussed on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, enquiries with management and review of accounting estimates. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud. As in all our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Paul Taiano (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
## **Nyman Libson Paul LLP**
Chartered Accountants Registered Auditors 124 Finchley Road London NW3 5JS 16 June 2022
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## **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|Note
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
6
Other trading activities
4
Investments
5
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4,7
Charitable activities
9,8,10
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure)**
**before transfers**
Transfers between funds
21
**Net income / (expenditure)**
**before other recognised**
**gains and losses**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
1,047,043
3,457,282
638,069
4,088
5,146,482
611,653
3,702,434
4,314,087
832,395
(759,126)
73,269
73,269
439,439
512,708|Restricted
funds
2021
£
74,298
-
-
-
74,298
-
74,298
74,298
-
-
-
-
-
-|Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
378,787
378,787
(378,787)
759,126
380,339
380,339
7,834,073
8,214,412|Total
funds
2021
£
1,121,341
3,457,282
638,069
4,088
5,220,780
611,653
4,155,519
4,767,172
453,608
-
453,608
453,608
8,273,512
8,727,120|Total
funds
2020
£
210,293
1,497,106
131,767
7,834|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||1,847,000|
||||||241,065
3,052,931|
||||||3,293,996|
||||||(1,446,996)
-|
||||||(1,446,996)
(1,446,996)
9,720,508|
||||||8,273,512|
A separate income and expenditure account has not been prepared as the information required by Companies Act 2006 is given in the above statement of financial activities and in the notes to the accounts.
All the above activities and amounts relate to continuing operations for both the current and prior year.
All recognised gains and losses are included in the above statement of financial activities.
The notes on pages 18 to 38 form part of these financial statements.
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## **REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED REGISTERED NUMBER: 00759557**
## **CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|Note
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
14
**Current assets**
Stocks
17
Debtors
18
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors:**amounts falling due within one
year
19
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Charity Funds**
Designated funds
21
Unrestricted funds:
Share capital
20
Unrestricted funds
21
Total unrestricted funds
**Shareholders' and Charity's funds**|£
30,421
476,177
4,072,749
4,579,347
(754,034)
8
512,700|2021
£
4,901,807
3,825,313
8,727,120
8,214,412
512,708
8,727,120|£
10,065
332,318
3,907,546
4,249,929
(1,250,936)
6
439,433|2020
£
5,274,519
2,998,993|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||8,273,512|
|||||7,834,073
439,439|
|||||8,273,512|
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 9 June 2022 and signed on their behalf, by:
## **Stuart Griffiths OBE**
The notes on pages 18 to 38 form part of these financial statements.
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## **REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED REGISTERED NUMBER: 00759557**
## **COMPANY BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|Note
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
14
Investments
15
**Current assets**
Stocks
17
Debtors
18
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors:**amounts falling due within one
year
19
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Charity Funds**
Designated funds
Unrestricted funds:
Share capital
20
Unrestricted income funds
Total unrestricted funds
**Shareholders' and Charity's funds**|£
5,596
516,621
4,034,471
4,556,688
(721,430)
8
498,957|2021
£
4,878,116
3
4,878,119
3,835,258
8,713,377
8,214,412
498,965
8,713,377|£
3,668
409,628
3,804,981
4,218,277
(1,186,124)
6
439,429|2020
£
5,241,352
3|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||5,241,355
3,032,153|
|||||8,273,508|
|||||7,834,073
439,435|
|||||8,273,508|
The company has taken advantage of the exemption allowed under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its own statement of financial affairs in these financial statements. The result of the charitable company for the year was net incoming resources of £439,869 (2020: net expenditure of £1,410,530).
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 9 June 2022 and signed on their behalf, by:
## **Stuart Griffiths OBE**
The notes on pages 18 to 38 form part of these financial statements.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|Note
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
23
**Cash flows from investing activities:**
Interest receivable
Proceeds from the sale of tangible fixed assets
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
**Net cash used in investing activities**
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward
**Cash and cash equivalents carried forward**
24|2021
£
166,570
4,088
617
(6,072)
(1,367)
165,203
3,907,546
4,072,749|2020
£
(276,247)|
|---|---|---|
|||7,834
-
(70,473)|
|||(62,639)|
|||(338,886)
4,246,432|
|||3,907,546|
The notes on pages 18 to 38 form part of these financial statements.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Regent's Park Theatre Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
The Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and Balance Sheet consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertaking. The results of the subsidiary are consolidated on a line by line basis.
## **1.2 Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the company and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the company for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. Accounting Policies (continued)**
## **1.3 Income**
All income is recognised once the company has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Box office income comprises the sale of tickets to both in house and third party productions held at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and are recorded before deduction of credit card and other charges. Box office receipts are initially recognised as deferred income and are recognised as income once the performance to which the advanced sale relates has taken place. The charity applies the Cultural VAT Exemption on applicable income.
Catering and merchandise income comprises sales of food, drink and merchandise at the theatre and are recognised at the point of sale.
Royalties received comprise amounts due from third parties for performances of the charity company's productions at venues other than Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Royalties are recognised once the performance to which the royalty relates has taken place.
Income arising from sponsorship, donations and grants are included in the statement of financial activities in the period in which they are applicable.
Arts Council England grants are accounted for as unrestricted funds as the funds are awarded for general use contributing towards the charitable activities of the charitable company without a specific restriction as to the charitable purposes for which they can be spent. Arts Council England grants are recognised in line with expenditure of the project funded.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants are accounted for as unrestricted funds as the funds are not received with restriction as to the charitable purposes for which they can be spent and are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities over the same period as the costs to which they relate.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. Accounting Policies (continued)**
## **1.4 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses including support costs and governance costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure headings.
Cost of raising funds represent the catering and other expenditure attributable to the trading activity of the group.
Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the group and include expenditure to develop and perform productions and the administration of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the company and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
The VAT on expenditure that is irrecoverable either partially (or wholly in the case of production costs) is aggregated and shown as one figure.
Costs of generating funds are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the company's educational operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the company apportioned to charitable activities.
## **1.5 Going concern**
The group meets its day to day working capital requirements through the utilisation of its own funds.
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the Coronavirus a pandemic. The UK government imposed restrictions to control the spread of Coronavirus, including the closure of theatres. The restrictions enforced during the pandemic were relaxed during 2021 but still impacted the 2021 season by delaying the opening of the season, cancellation of performances due to self isolation requirements and a reduction in capacity due to social distancing requirements. Management continue to adopt policies to ensure that the staff, cast and the general public remain as safe as possible whilst maximising capacity and tickets available for sale.
The remaining Coronavirus restrictions were removed in March 2022 and senior management are planning for an ambitious and full 2022 season which they are confident will prove to be popular and will result in the replenishment of cash and reserves.
Financial support has been received by way of coronavirus job retention scheme and Arts Council England grants. After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months. The Trustees therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the group's financial statements.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. Accounting Policies (continued)**
## **1.6 Basis of consolidation**
The financial statements consolidate the accounts of Regent's Park Theatre Limited and all of its subsidiary undertakings ('subsidiaries') as if they formed a single entity. All group companies have the same year end, apply consistent accounting policies and intercompany transactions and balances between group companies are eliminated in full.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption contained within section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 not to present its own Income and Expenditure Account.
## **1.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
All assets costing more than £500 are capitalised.
A review for impairment of a fixed asset is carried out if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Shortfalls between the carrying value of fixed assets and their recoverable amounts are recognised as impairments. Impairment losses are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
General building improvements - 20% on cost - Major building works (in year of Over the remaining course of the lease term completion) Technical & stage equipment - 15% on cost Office furniture & fittings - 20% on cost Box office software & equipment - 20% - 33% on cost Computer equipment - 33% on cost Catering fixtures & fittings - 20% on cost
## **1.8 Investments**
Investments are a form of basic financial instrument. Investments in subsidiaries are valued at cost less provision for impairment.
## **1.9 Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the company; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
## **1.10 Stocks**
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving stocks.
## **1.11 Debtors**
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. Accounting Policies (continued)**
## **1.12 Cash at Bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
## **1.13 Creditors and provisions**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
## **1.14 Financial instruments**
The group only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Financial assets in the charitable company's own balance sheet include amounts due from the subsidiaries which are repayable on demand.
## **1.15 Pensions**
The charity makes contributions to defined contribution schemes for certain staff which are administered by outside independent pension providers. Contributions payable for the year are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **1.16 Leasing**
The annual rentals of all operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **2. Significant judgements and estimates**
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that effect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the reporting date and the amounts reported for income and expenditure during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates.
The following are the group's key sources of estimation uncertainty:
## _Tangible assets_
Tangible assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending upon a number of factors. In re-assessing the assets' lives, factors such as technological innovation, theatrical production requirements and maintenance programmes are taken into account.
## _Impairment of debtors_
The group makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessing impairment, management considers factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing profile and historical experience.
## **3. Income from donations and legacies**
|Voluntary income (donations &
trusts)
Arts Council England Grants
Government grants
Sponsorship
Total donations and legacies
Total 2020|Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
38,652
876,274
63,832
68,285
1,047,043
50,466|Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
74,298
-
74,298
159,827|Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
funds
2021
£
38,652
876,274
138,130
68,285
1,121,341
210,293|Total
funds
2020
£
60,467
-
149,826
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
|||||||
||||||210,293|
|||||||
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## **REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**4.**
**Trading activities**
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
**Charity trading income**
Catering income
638,069
**Fundraising trading**
**expenses**
Catering expenditure
563,721
Net income/(expenditure)
from trading activities
74,348
**5.**
**Investment income**
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Interest received
4,088
Total 2020
7,834
**6.**
**Income from charitable activities**
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Theatre, rehearsal room and
prop hire
75,210
Programmes and
merchandise
55,415
Box office receipts
3,249,877
Royalties from external
productions
36,324
Friends subscriptions
40,456
3,457,282
Total 2020
1,497,106|Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-
Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
funds
2021
£
638,069
563,721
74,348
Total
funds
2021
£
4,088
7,834
Total
funds
2021
£
75,210
55,415
3,249,877
36,324
40,456
3,457,282
1,497,106|Total
funds
2020
£
131,767
195,121
(63,354)
Total
funds
2020
£
7,834
Total
funds
2020
£
27,794
3,156
1,355,419
46,419
64,318
1,497,106|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **7. Costs of generating funds**
|**Costs of generating funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Contribution to
administration salaries and
overheads
Total 2020|Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
47,932
45,944|Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-|Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-|Total
funds
2021
£
47,932
45,944|Total
funds
2020
£
45,944|
|||||||
## **8. Direct costs**
Costs of activities in furtherance of the charity's objects:
|Production costs
Catering subsidiaries
Programme and merchandise costs
Marketing and press
Box office, front of house and theatre rent
Wages and salaries
National insurance
Pension cost
Total 2020|Activities
£
842,829
12,123
20,278
209,776
372,147
1,569,514
87,852
41,540
3,156,059
2,236,942|Total
2021
£
842,829
12,123
20,278
209,776
372,147
1,569,514
87,852
41,540
3,156,059
2,236,942|Total
2020
£
507,669
33,432
7,138
120,602
257,091
1,191,137
86,532
33,341
2,236,942|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
Expenditure on direct costs was £3,156,059 (2020: £2,243,552) of which £3,081,761 (2020: £2,093,724) was unrestricted and £74,298 (2020: £149,826) was restricted.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **9. Support costs**
|Overheads, management and administration
Irrecoverable VAT
Salaries and national insurance
Depreciation and maintenance
Total 2020|Activities
£
177,349
355,325
4,074
381,343
918,091
743,356|Total
2021
£
177,349
355,325
4,074
381,343
918,091
743,356|Total
2020
£
159,074
128,102
9,937
446,243
743,356|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
Expenditure on support costs was £918,091 (2020: £743,356) of which £918,091 (2020: £733,355) was unrestricted and £nil (2020: £10,001) was restricted.
## **10. Governance costs**
|**Governance costs**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Auditors' remuneration
26,750
Legal and professional fees
670
Accounting
53,949
81,369|Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-|Designated
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-|Total
funds
2021
£
26,750
670
53,949
81,369|Total
funds
2020
£
25,500
9,837
37,296|
||||||
||||||
|||||72,633|
## **11. Net incoming resources/(resources expended)**
This is stated after charging:
||2021|2020|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Depreciation of tangible fixed assets:|||
|- owned by the charitable group|378,784|386,593|
|Auditors' remuneration - audit|26,750|25,500|
|Operating lease/licence (theatre and offices)|71,993|64,475|
Other than as disclosed in note 27, during the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses (2020: £nil).
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **12. STAFF COSTS**
The aggregate staff costs were:
|The aggregate staff costs were:|||
|---|---|---|
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension contributions
Total|2021
£
2,032,552
109,904
43,732
2,186,188|2020
£
1,362,332
96,477
34,893|
||||
||||
|||1,493,702|
The average number of persons employed by the charitable company during the year was 76 (2020: 41). During the year, the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding any employer pension costs, including any royalties and performance related benefits) for the reporting period fell within the following £’000 bands was: 60-70, 2 (2020: 2) ; 120-130, 1 (2020: 2).
## **13. Key management personnel**
Key management includes members of senior management and certain heads of department in the Group. The compensation paid or payable to key management for employee services was £492,687 (2020: £536,967).
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **14. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Group**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2021
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31 December 2021
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020
**Group**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2021
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31 December 2021
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020|General
building
improvement
£
126,573
-
-
126,573
108,281
9,621
-
117,902
8,671
18,292|Major
building
works
£
7,134,541
-
-
7,134,541
1,948,999
335,887
-
2,284,886
4,849,655
5,185,542|Technical
and stage
equipment
£
149,814
-
-
149,814
125,633
11,777
-
137,410
12,404
24,181
Computer
equipment
£
126,083
4,673
-
130,756
111,523
9,085
-
120,608
10,148
14,560|Office
furniture &
fittings
£
55,023
-
-
55,023
41,770
6,534
-
48,304
6,719
13,253
Catering
fixtures &
fittings
£
63,315
1,399
(6,625)
58,089
44,624
5,880
(6,625)
43,879
14,210
18,691|Box office
software &
equipment
£
3,035
-
-
3,035
3,035
-
-
3,035
-
-
Total
£
7,658,384
6,072
(6,625)
7,657,831
2,383,865
378,784
(6,625)
2,756,024
4,901,807
5,274,519|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **14. Tangible fixed assets (continued)**
|**Company**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2021
Additions
At 31 December 2021
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2021
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020
**Company**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2021
Additions
At 31 December 2021
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2021
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2020|General
building
improvement
£
126,573
-
126,573
108,281
9,621
117,902
8,671
18,292|Major
building
works
£
7,134,541
-
7,134,541
1,948,999
335,887
2,284,886
4,849,655
5,185,542|Technical &
stage
equipment
£
149,814
-
149,814
125,633
11,777
137,410
12,404
24,181
Computer
equipment
£
87,148
3,283
90,431
82,308
5,567
87,875
2,556
4,840|Office
furniture and
fittings
£
23,875
-
23,875
15,378
3,667
19,045
4,830
8,497
Catering
fixtures &
fittings
£
970
-
970
970
-
970
-
-|Box office
software &
equipment
£
3,035
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||3,035|
||||||3,035
-|
||||||3,035|
||||||-|
||||||-|
||||||Total
£
7,525,956
3,283|
||||||7,529,239|
||||||2,284,604
366,519|
||||||2,651,123|
||||||4,878,116|
||||||5,241,352|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **15. Fixed asset investments**
## **Company**
Shares in group undertakings £
## **Market value**
At 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021
3
## **16. Principal Subsidiaries**
|**Principal Subsidiaries**|||
|---|---|---|
||**Percentage**||
|**Company name**|**Shareholding**|**Description**|
|Regent's Park Enterprises Limited|100|Catering and bar services|
|Regent's Park Productions Limited|100|Theatre production|
|Regent's Park Ventures Limited|100|Touring theatre production|
## **Regent's Park Enterprises Limited**
|Turnover
Cost of sales
Administrative expenses
Other operating income
Profit for the financial year
Distribution
Retained earnings brought forward
Retained earnings carried forward
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Capital and reserves|2021
£
650,481
(189,687)
(377,019)
20,421
104,196
(90,454)
-
13,742
2020
£
23,688
38,352
(48,297)
13,743|2020
£
132,742
(48,102)
(150,340)
-
(65,700)
-
65,700
-
2019
£
33,167
76,333
(109,499)
1|
|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **Regent's Park Productions Limited**
|Turnover
Cost of sales
Administrative expenses
Theatre tax credit
Profit for the financial year
Retained earnings brought forward
Retained earnings carried forward
Current assets
Current liabilities
Capital and reserves
**Regent's Park Ventures Limited**
Turnover
Cost of sales
Administrative expenses
Theatre tax credit
Amounts written off financial liabilities
Profit for the financial year
Retained earnings brought forward
Distribution
Capital and reserves
Current assets
Current liabilities
Capital and reserves|2021
£
2,105,512
(2,303,473)
(8,674)
206,635
-
-
-
2021
£
226,515
(226,514)
1
2021
£
-
-
(5,761)
-
5,761
-
-
-
-
2021
£
9,880
(9,879)
1|2020
£
1,093,752
(1,197,232)
(11,611)
115,091
-
-
-
2020
£
134,440
(134,439)
1
2020
£
-
(119,362)
(76,445)
24,042
171,765
-
-
-
-
2020
£
38,149
(38,148)
1|
|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **17. Stocks**
|Finished goods and goods for resale|**Group**
**Company**
2021
2020
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
30,421
10,065
5,596
3,668|
|---|---|
## **18. Debtors**
|**Debtors**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income||**Group**
2020
£
14
-
236,928
95,376
332,318|2021
£
3,057
252,088
17,968
243,508
516,621|**Company**|
||2021
£
4,460
-
228,209
243,508
476,177|||2020
£
14
217,270
96,968
95,376|
|||||409,628|
## **19. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Other taxation and social security (see
below)
Deferred income (see below)
Other creditors
Accruals
**Other taxation and social security**
PAYE/NI control
VAT control||**Group**
2020
£
21,005
27,909
1,144,122
242
57,658
1,250,936
**Group**
2020
£
23,572
4,337
27,909|2021
£
86,583
24,512
568,482
9,769
32,084
721,430
2021
£
22,405
2,107
24,512|**Company**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||2021
£
87,537
24,512
585,118
9,771
47,096
754,034|||2020
£
20,359
27,909
1,097,737
246
39,873|
|||||1,186,124|
|||||**Company**|
||2021
£
22,405
2,107
24,512|||2020
£
23,572
4,337|
|||||27,909|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **19. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (continued)**
|**Deferred income**
Deferred income at 1 January 2021
Resources deferred during the year
Amounts released from previous years
Deferred income at 31 December 2021
**Share capital**
**Allotted, called up and fully paid**
8 (2020 - 6) Ordinary shares of £1 each|£
1,144,122
540,118
(1,099,122)
585,118|**Group**
£
625,211
1,144,122
(625,211)
1,144,122|£
1,097,737
523,482
(1,052,737)
568,482
2021
£
8|**Company**
£
602,809
1,097,737
(602,809)
1,097,737
2020
£
6|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **20. Share capital**
As stated in the trustees' report, shares are held exclusively by the charity trustees and are relinquished on cessation of trusteeship. Therefore, the number of allotted, called-up and fully paid ordinary shares at the year end is always the same as the number of trustees at the year end.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **21. Statement of funds**
## **Statement of funds - current year**
|Balance at 1
January
2021
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General funds
439,439
**Designated funds**
Depreciation on completed capital
building works
5,134,073
Potential effects of bad weather and
other negative effects on future takings
1,500,000
Repairs and renewals projects and
depreciation
200,000
Provision for at risk investment in
tours/transfers
-
Provision for forthcoming major building
works
250,000
General short-term cashflow purposes
750,000
Provision for future artistic projects and
commissioning
-
7,834,073
**Restricted funds**
Coronavirus job retention scheme
-
Total of funds
8,273,512|Income
£
5,146,482
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
74,298
5,220,780|Expenditure
£
(4,314,087)
(319,661)
-
-
-
(59,126)
-
-
(378,787)
(74,298)
(4,767,172)|Transfers
in/out
£
(759,126)
-
-
100,000
100,000
709,126
(400,000)
250,000
759,126
-
-|Balance at
31
December
2021
£
512,708
4,814,412
1,500,000
300,000
100,000
900,000
350,000
250,000
8,214,412
-
8,727,120|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **21. Statement of funds (continued)**
## **Statement of funds - prior year**
|General funds
**Designated funds**
Depreciation on completed capital
building works
Potential effects of bad weather and
other negative effects on future takings
Repairs and renewals projects and
depreciation
Provision for at risk investment in
tours/transfers
Provision for forthcoming major building
works
General short-term cashflow purposes
**Restricted funds**
Major building works
Accessibility improvements
Total of funds|Balance at
1 January
2019
£
219,793
5,370,098
1,500,000
200,000
900,000
1,330,617
200,000
9,500,715
-
-
9,720,508|Income
£
1,687,173
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,001
149,826
1,847,000|Expenditure
£
(2,673,941)
(319,661)
-
-
-
(140,567)
-
(460,228)
(10,001)
(149,826)
(3,293,996)|Transfers
in/out
£
1,206,414
83,636
-
-
(900,000)
(940,050)
550,000
(1,206,414)
-
-
-|Balance at
31
December
2020
£
439,439|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||5,134,073
1,500,000
200,000
-
250,000
750,000
7,834,073|
||||||-
-|
||||||8,273,512|
## **Summary of funds - current year**
|Balance at 1
January
2021
£
General funds
439,439
Designated funds
7,834,073
Restricted funds
-
8,273,512|Income
Expenditure
£
£
5,146,482
(4,314,087)
-
(378,787)
74,298
(74,298)
5,220,780
(4,767,172)|Transfers
in/out
£
(759,126)
759,126
-
-|Balance at
31
December
2021
£
512,708
8,214,412
-
8,727,120|
|---|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **21. Statement of funds (continued)**
## **Summary of funds - prior year**
|General funds
Designated funds
Restricted funds|Balance at
1 January
2019
£
219,793
9,500,715
-
9,720,508|Income
Expenditure
£
£
1,687,173
(2,673,941)
-
(460,228)
159,827
(159,827)
1,847,000
(3,293,996)|Transfers
in/out
£
1,206,414
(1,206,414)
-
-|Balance at
31
December
2020
£
439,439
7,834,073
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
||||||
|||||8,273,512|
## **22. Analysis of net assets between funds**
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current year**
|Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
Tangible fixed assets
52,152
Current assets
1,214,590
Creditors due within one year
(754,034)
512,708|Restricted
funds
2021
£
-
-
-
-|Designated
funds
2021
£
4,849,655
3,364,757
-
8,214,412|Total
funds
2021
£
4,901,807
4,579,347
(754,034)
8,727,120|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year**
|Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
Tangible fixed assets
220,541
Current assets
5,178,285
Creditors due within one year
(1,048,416)
4,350,410|Restricted
funds
2020
£
-
-
-
-|Designated
funds
2020
£
5,185,542
2,250,531
-
7,436,073|Total
funds
2020
£
5,274,519
4,249,929
(1,250,936)
8,273,512|
|---|---|---|---|
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **23. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities**
|Net income/(expenditure) for the year (as per Statement of Financial
Activities)
**Adjustment for:**
Depreciation charges
Gains on disposal of fixed assets
Interest receivable
Theatre tax relief recievable
(Increase)/decrease in stocks
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
Theatre tax relief received
**Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities**|2021
£
453,608
378,784
(617)
(4,088)
(206,635)
(20,356)
(76,357)
(496,902)
139,133
166,570|Group|
|---|---|---|
|||2020
£
(1,446,996)
386,593
-
(7,834)
(139,133)
9,345
235,406
202,520
483,852|
|||(276,247)|
## **24. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**
|**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**|||
|---|---|---|
|Cash in hand
Total|2021
£
4,072,749
4,072,749|Group|
|||2020
£
3,907,546|
|||3,907,546|
## **25. Pension commitments**
Pension costs totalling £43,732 (2020: £34,893) represent amounts payable to defined contribution pension schemes. The assets of the schemes are held separately from those o f the group in an independently administered fund. Contributions totalling £nil (2020: £nil) were payable to the funds at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.
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**REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **26. Operating lease commitments**
At 31 December 2021 the total of the group’s future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases was:
|**Group and company**
**Amounts payable:**
Within 1 year
Between 1 and 5 years
After more than 5 years
Total|2021
£
64,475
257,900
644,750
967,125|2020
£
64,476
257,900
709,225|
|---|---|---|
|||1,031,601|
## **27. Related party transactions**
The charity has taken advantage of the exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.
Fees totalling £1,500 (2020: £14,657) were paid to a company in which one of the Trustees is also a director. At the reporting date £1,500 (2020: £nil) was due to the company in respect of these fees.
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