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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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2
3
4
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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)**|
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||KEITH SIDNEY
SHEPHERD|CHAIR|||
||CAROLINE
MIRANDA JANE
SHEPHERD|TREASURER|||
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**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
March **2012**
**TAR**
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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
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
TRUST
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
REAPPOINTED ANNUALLY AT AGM
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **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.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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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:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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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.
March **2012**
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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)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **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
March **2012**
**TAR**
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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
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 176,295 ] - - 176,295 161,076
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
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 - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 188,034 ] - - 188,034 139,748
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
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)
21/03/2026
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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**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,606**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**9,720**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Keith Shepherd|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of approval
16th March 2026|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
21/03/2026
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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** .
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
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:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
- the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
## **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** .
2
**October 2018**
**IER**