## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/08/2020 Period start date To 31/07/21 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Studio Theatre**
## **Charity registration number: 253957**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To prepare, maintain, improve
purposes of the charity and advance the education of the
as set out in its public by their involvement in the
governing document production of plays and other
arts such as mime, dance, singing
and music.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Production of at least 5 plays per
1.19
activities in relation to year, with a minimum of 5
those purposes for the performances each, involving an
public benefit, in average of 50 volunteers. An
particular, the activities, additional play will be produced,
projects or services staged and acted by members of
identified in the the youth theatre section
accounts.
Hosting of activities of local
youth and arts groups
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All trustee’s have been made
whether the trustees aware of the guidance and have
have had regard to the all been asked to read the
guidance issued by the published guidance
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference
Studio Theatre does not make
Para 1.38 grants
Policy on grant making
Studio theatre did not make any
Para 1.38 investments for this accounting
Policy on social period
investment including
program related
investment
All positions within the Studio
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theatre are voluntary as we have
Para 1.38
Contribution made by no paid staff. All activities
volunteers performed by the theatre are
therefore subject to a
contribution of time made by the
volunteers
Nil
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The 2020-2021 period was tough
for studio theatre like many
theatres during this time the
Summary of the main theatre had to be closed and no
Para 1.20
achievements of the full productions were made in
charity, identifying the this period.
difference the charity’s
work has made to the The youth theatre was still able
circumstances of its to meet during some parts of the
beneficiaries and any year and carry on as close to
wider benefits to society normal as they could often using
as a whole. bubbles to maintain compliance
with the changing Covid
restrictions. The youth theatre is
a big part of supporting young
people in the community so it
was good to see this continue.
A Mock trial was once again
staged in the theatre allowing a
reduced audience to come and be
a part of history
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Nil
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Nil
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Nil
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
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other
## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Considering the state of the
financial position at the theatre industry following 15
end of the period months of pandemic I am content
that Studio Theatre is in a
comfortable place financially,
thanks to the help of grant
money we managed to make a
very modest profit over this
period.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 No formal policy. Sufficient cash
the policy for holding is held in the bank account to
reserves stating why cover 6 months of normal
they are held operations and costs
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 No formal policy. Sufficient cash
is held in the bank account to
cover 6 months of normal
operations and costs
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 No formal policy. Sufficient cash
reserves is held in the bank account to
cover 6 months of normal
operations and costs
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 None
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 None
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Plays carried out throughout the
year, normally 6 main shows
The charity’s principal Venue hire
sources of funds Para 1.47 Donations
(including any Fundraising
fundraising) Bequests
Studio Theatre currently does not
invest funds
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Coronavirus, we were very
vulnerable over the past 18
A description of the Para 1.46 months with the restrictions
principal risks facing the imposed by the government. The
charity biggest risk currently is further
restrictions
None
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Club status
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected by members at an Annual
methods including General meeting
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Nil
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
Nil
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Nil
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Nil
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Studio theatre
Other name the charity Nil
uses
Registered charity 253957
number
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Charity’s principal Studio Theatre
address Ashley Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 7TN
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Colin Hayman Chair Membership
2 Jill Redston Secretary Membership
3 Simon Smith Treasurer 22/10/20-Present Membership
4 Rachel Fletcher 01/08/20-22/10/20 Membership
5 Hugh Abel Membership
6 Paul Chalmers Membership
7 Sally Marshall Lettings 22/10/20 – present Membership
Brian Premises Membership
8
Waddingham
Anthony von 22/10/20 - present Membership
9
Roretz
Rowena Membership
10
Greenaway
11 Linda Hayman 01/08/20-22/10/20 Membership
12 Cath Burrows Treasurer 01/08/20-22/10/20 Membership
13 Oliver Gale 01/08/20-22/10/20 Membership
Kris Hamilton- 01/08/20-22/10/20 Membership
14
Brain
15
16
17
18
19
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity
Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements None for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**None**
## **Other optional information**
**None**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**
**Studio Theatre**
**253957**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
8/1/2020 7/31/2021 **To**
## **For the period from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
## **A1 Receipts**
**Unrestricted funds to the nearest £**
## **Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
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Grants & Donations 18,214 - - 18,214
Fund Raising 801 - - 801
Gift Aid - - - -
Ticket Sales - - - -
Bar - - - -
Programmes - - - -
Scripts - - - -
Sponsor & Programme Adverts
Membership Subscriptions 4,248 4,248
Lettings
Costume Hire
Global payment
Bank Interest - 26,000 - 26,000
Loans
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 23,263 26,000 - 49,263
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 23,263 26,000 - 49,263
A3 Payments
Royalties and Performance Licences 1,425 - - 1,425
Catering - - - -
Sets and Props 69 - - 69
Bar - - - -
Scripts 137 - - 137
Tickets - - - -
Sound and lighting - - - -
Programes - - - -
Publicity and advertising 3 - - 3
Print/statioary/postage 129 - - 129
Newsletter & View from the wings 11 - - 11
Fundraising 25 - - 25
Licences 160 - - 160
PR/ Advertising 40 - - 40
Little Theatre Guild 105 - - 105
Subs & Fees - - - -
Youth Theatre 52 - - 52
Repairs and maintenance 2,150 - - 2,150
Utilities 5,693 - - 5,693
Insurance 2,663 - - 2,663
Sundry Payments - - - -
Bank Charges - - - -
Suspense - - - -
Loan interest 100 - - 100
Professional Fees - - - -
Prepayments - - - -
Sub total 12,762 - - 12,762
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Building - - - -
Fixtures & Fittings
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Sound and lighting equipment - - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 12,762 - - 12,762
Net of receipts/(payments) 10,501 26,000 - 36,501
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 18,370 - - 18,370
Cash funds this year end 28,871 26,000 - 54,871
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
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|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|HSBC Current Account
HSBC Deposti account
**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**9,442**
**19,429**
**-**
**28,871**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**26,000**
**-**
**26,000**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|OK|OK||
|||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
|||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**
Building|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**||
|**charity’s own use**|Fixtures & Fittings
Sound & Lighting Equipment||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
Loans|**liability relates**|
|**26,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
bhlf f ll th tt|Signature|Print|Name||
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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CC16a
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## **Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**32,781 1,995 1,056 21,352 6,204 927 154 316 4,758 1,320 110 Ni 58 71,031**
**71,031**
**3,102 2,424 1,297 477 1,248 471 1,746 709 943 110 72 - 90 94 105 - - 3,316 4,156 2,758 299 - - 100 840 - 24,357**
**21,711 5,995**
**738 28,444 52,801 18,230 - - 18,230**
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
## OK
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional) 671,973 6,796 31,041 - - - - - -**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
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Charity no
(rf any)
>53?<7
Set out on pages
I rewrt to the trustees on my exarninats.on of the acrA)unts of the above
chartty nhe Trusv) for the year ended 3 1 /•7/>•
Responsibililies and As the (*arity trustees of the Tfust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the ac£ounts in acccrfdance wtth the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Acr).
I report in resFec* of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chaiity Commission
undec sechon 145(5){b) of the A(#.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention
") in connection with
the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in. any material
respect
accounting records tre not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no conrxns and have come across no ¢)ther matters in connection
with the examinats.on to which attention should be dravm in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be athed.
. Please delete the words in the bTrckets rfthey do not appty.
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
{rf any):
Address:
)4/r
Section B .
Dis"closurè' -
nlv :orn
..ers of concern (see CC32,
ar.¥ a&ts". directions and guidance for
exan:,'.iet5).
IER
October 2018