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2025-06-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod for theperiod for theperiod
From Period start date To Period end date
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name BRIGHTON THEATRE GROUP Other names charity is known by BTG, BTG YOUTH Registered charity number (if any) 258846 Charity's principal address 1 TANNERS FIELD GREEN ROAD, WIVELSFIELD GREEN HAYWARDS HEATH Postcode RH17 7QE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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6		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
KEITH SIDNEY
SHEPHERD		 CHAIR
CAROLINE
MIRANDA JANE
SHEPHERD		 TREASURER

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Keith Shepherd - Chairman

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

RULES ADOPTED 3 OCTOBER 1968

How the charity is constituted

TRUST

Trustee selection methods

REAPPOINTED ANNUALLY AT AGM

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote the advancement of general education in relation to all aspects of the arts of music, dancing, drama and the development of public appreciation of such arts.

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In shaping our objectives and planning our activities for the year, the Trustees have given consideration to the duties set out in Section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit and to the Charity Commission Guidance on public benefit. In particular, the Trustees have considered how the planned activities will contribute to the overall aims and objectives that they have set.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Trustees believe that the paragraphs, specifically on the "Objectives and Aims" and "Achievements and Performance" for the year, relate in detail to the benefit that the Charity provides to the public.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year: Continuing our unbroken, excluding the pandemic hiatus of 2020-2021, performance schedule to the city of Brighton & Hove during this reporting year the company remains strong and positive about its future and enjoyed the opportunity to present significant theatrical titles during this reporting year and is currently in rehearsal for the 40th anniversary celebratory of Les Miserables, which will include participation on the Royal Variety Performance in November 2025

This financial year has seen the production of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory in February 2025 at Theatre Royal Brighton and the audition and casting process for Les Miserables that will play at Theatre Royal Brighton in August 2025 for a two week run.

Extraordinary reviews were received for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, winning the NODA award for excellence in performance and raising the bar for amateur productions within Brighton & Hove, playing to capacity audiences at every performance. This continues to strengthen the mandate of the company in providing significant artistic opportunity to people of all ages.

The company remains proud to have been selected to stage one of only 11 amateur productions of Les Misérables at the invitation of Sir Cameron Mackintosh to stage a once in a generation adult production of the show as it celebrated a milestone 40 year unbroken run across the globe.

The company for 2026 is in rehearsal for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Theatre Royal Brighton, continuing it unbroken record for producing musical theatre for 58 years.

A successful year for the company in revenue, reputation and growth that will be further built upon in the years to come.

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Section E Financial review

The charity aims to make each production self-sufficient. There are no Brief statement of the plans to develop significant reserves, which are unnecessary as there are charity’s policy on reserves no significant running costs outside of productions.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Keith S Shepherd Full name(s) KEITH SIDNEY SHEPHERD Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 16th March 2026

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Charity Name No (if any)
Brighton Theatre Group 258846
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01-Jul-24 30-Jun-25
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 6,622 - - 6,622 290
Gift Aid on Donations 6,206 - - 6,206 1,614
Fundraising 3,001 - - 3,001 3,348
Show related income (including Gift Aid) 160,466 - - 160,466 155,824
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 176,295 ] - - 176,295 161,076
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 176,295 - - 176,295 161,076
A3 Payments
Show related costs 185,453 - - 185,453 138,244
Administration 2,581 - - 2,581 1,504
Fundraising costs - - - - -
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Sub total [ 188,034 ] - - 188,034 139,748
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 188,034 - - 188,034 139,748
Net of receipts/(payments) - 11,739 - - - 11,739 21,328
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 21,345 - - 21,345 508
Cash funds this year end 9,606 - - 9,606 21,345
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Keith S Shepherd
Details
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Costumes, Props etc (Insurance value)
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
9,606
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9,606
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OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
9,720
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
Keith Shepherd		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of approval
16th March 2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Brighton Theatre Group On accounts for the year 30 June 2025 Charity no 258846 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 / 06 / 2025 .

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: G N Shorter Date: 18.3.26 Name: Graham Neil Shorter Relevant professional FMAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 109 Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8TB

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October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of NONE any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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October 2018

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