ERII'H'I-HLA-fRE GUILD LIIllI'l'ED LITrII-I'LD BY The Conipany is a Regisiercd Cliai'ity No. 265765 REPORT A.ND A UN'fs 2025 COMPANY NUfvIBLII: 445825 YAGE Trustees Report Independent Examincrfy R¢pon Siaiemeni of Financial Aciiviiics Staicm¢ni of Fiiiancial Posirion N01¢5 10 the Accounts 8-13 'I'RVSTkES CHAIRMAN 'ICE- CHAIRMAN TREASURER SF.CRETAKY A. DAVIES J. FENTON A. HUILLETT D. l.1THAm J. IqjT(.'HLL D. LELS H. POCOCK N. SOHN C. BIILMLNGHAM CRL'E'ARY A REGIS'I'ERED FICE C BIRMINGHA4q 38-40 Eriih Hiblh Street tDA8L LNDEPENDLNT EXALINR M S Trinnis ACA Affirtia Sid¢klP Station Road Numenc Hoube 98 Siaiioii Rtiad Kent DAI 5 7B Y BAIIKLIIS Co-operativc Bank plc 01>gnpic lioiise 6 Olympic Court MoiiifoTd Sireei Sdlford M52
ERITH THLA"fKL GLILD LI,MITED LIMITED BY GLAR S, REPORT Th¢ Tru31¢¢S pr¢sLlit ilieir Rcport aiid uiiaudiied AL¢vunts i>f the C0111Pdliy for Ilic ycar elided 31st Augusi 2025. Th¢ Fiiisncial Ststeiiieiits coinply 'Ith IliL Charillts Aci 2011, the Cvinp&lliiLS Ail 2006, the Charitic% SORP FRS 102 and Ihe Cliarili&£ (accounts and rLVOrtsl RegulaiioD% 2008. Goi'ernin Docutnent Eriih Thcairc Guild 1% a company limiied by bTu3raiiic¢ Icoiiipany lluiiiber 4458251 and a registered cliariiy l¢har11y nunibLY 2657651. Tlie coiiipaiiy IiILvrpi)rJied ¢)11 28 Noveniber 1947 111id£r a M¢iiioi'aiiduiii of Association 'hiCh ¢si4blislied Ilie objecis 311d powers uf IliL' Lliatttahle ioinpan}' and I goi'cmed undcT lis Article of A5socialioll, as ainendLd 13 July 1950, 18 lun¢ 5969 and 12 DeLciiibLr 1973. Board of Trustees J Fenton A Davies N Sohn Withaiii Fl Pocock R Butler M BatL T Ilvpkiiis D Leese P Pearce C G Binnii)ghain (Resi¢ 101031?025) IRL'$i¥ii¢d 101031?0251 (Resised IOJ03120251 (Appuinied 10103P0251 (Appointed 10103120251 IAppuiniLxI 10103120251 Tli¢ Conipany 1$ Liiniled by Guaraniee and iherefoie nut have 1]Y Share Cayiwl. ointment of Members (bf tho Board of TTU5tees Thc Directors of ihc ¢haritable CLiinpany I"Ili¢ Chgrity'l arL Its Tru$iLes for ihe purposo (Trf Cliariiy Law aiid througlioul Iliis Repon are colleLliii¥ly refLrr&l lo as lh¢ M¢mbers of Ilie Board nfTruslees. A4 sel oui Iii Ihc Articles of Ass0¢iaiion. if tliere Is ai aiiy Iltne a iiaiaiicy in IhL Meiiiber$hip a ii¥*v Tni.£tee MJY bc yppi)IIIEed by the Trusiees in a General Meelilig. Inductl of Members af tljc Board f 'fru5tee5 Most now Ineiiibers of the Board ofTNslees are already f31iiiliai Iviih Ihe pr2ciir.al work vfthe cliarity, having been involved it for a nuinber Df years. They also uiid¢igo a sl?ort Irainiiig %L%SiOli ¥vliereby Ih¢y rt faniiliarised with: IhE ubligaiions of ilie BoaTd uf Trusiees. the main docuiiieiil% which set out the operaiii)nal framewurk oftlie cliariiy in¢luding ilie memoraiiduni aiid ariicle, Ili¢ currcni fiiljniial positioii and fiiture plziix attd obJLLYives. 2nd TrairLi eet5 the Ch#rltv Tlie chaTily'$ objective is to mainiJin. iinproiie Dnd adan¢¥ tyducalion. partiiularl J by ilie pri)duillOlI l)f music ld ciiiema particularly, bLIt WlLhoui in any w'ay iniposins a limithiioii. During tlie period the Coiiipatty's pi'iiicipal J¢tivity L'oiitlnu io he th&i of the und¢rtakin# of nciivilie% iiiiending to proiiiote the Arts vfthc TlieDtre. To Dcliiev¢ iheb¥ objeciives ilie theatr¥ hab been rented io Eriili Playhouse Liinii¢d for Ilie produ¢iir>n of the
ERI'liI fHEA'fR . UILD LII.IITED ITED BY GL'A TRLISI"EbS' RLPORT CONT..... Staterllent of Tru5tees' Re$ Coiiipany Law re4uires Ilie Trustees io prepare Financial Si3teinen15 for eauh fiiiaiici31 year ivlJicli give a te and fail view ofilie 8iaie of 3ffai13 uf Ilie Cviiipany alld of tlie Prvfil or of the CDittpany for that period. In prepBriIi8 Iliese Financial Sialernellls, the Tru$t¢¢$ are required to.. make judgiiienls 311d esliinales Ihai arc reasonablc and prlldcnt., Tht Trustees are re5pviisible for keeping piDp¢r 8CCOUtiling reLvrds ivhicli discl17L l<li reasonable aicuracy Loiiiply with Ihc Cvittpai)1es Ait 2006. Thoi arc also respoiisible for SafearrI71 and h¥i)i¥ for iaking reasonabl¢ steps for the prev¢ntiuii llnd deieclioii of frud the assets vfihe Coiiipany ,] oih¢r irregulariliL%. nisxtional Structure TIIL Iliariiy's Bvard vfTrusi¢e% is currellily lde up of10 IneiiibLr¥ who meet r.',.'alarly and are rebpvngible for There i.s a sch¢iiiL ofdelegaiiun In plaLL whci'eby the day io day responsihiliiy for ilie chariiy and Ili¢ r¢.Polis11171Y for ensurin¥ Ihe long Icnii objectiv¢8 arc iiiei rL%ls with thc ClIBirman, ViL¢ Chairimon. I'r¢a.£urer and Sc¢n%iary. Reviem, of Activiti05 1rtd Fiiture Del.10 ments operating al difficult tiiiies aiid luf Inaiiy seeing a $hoiV reiiuiiiis a luxury. We conliDllL to see a Siblf1¢8llt sliifi away fToin advai)ced bking5 Ivliieli IfAkes plaiining difficull. Tlic Eloard of Manag¥ip.¢ni continue 10 con£ider this wli¥? io keep the thL4tre ai a liigli siandard for boih our 1MC111bLrs and Judiciiccs. Tk.p .i'lrt in the rvof ¥¥'as repaiiEd aliLad of Ilie inv¢$imcllt in tlic Ilieatr¢ ard have plans in plaLe for Ilie neiv ycar to rcplEiC¢ LIIL ¢ompleie ilic refurbish of tlie foycr and 10 refurbish Ihc r¢hc3r£al ruoin. All (Trf L41.. Is only possiblc du¢ Li) ery gcii¢r(?uS bwuesis left io us by mciiibers ivho havt sadly passed aivay. There 15 a still a ghL'.I ii¢c(I to focus how ilie Iliealri ian reduce erter ¢osis going forward and SUL'h proje¢ts will be prioriiiscd after e$sL'iitial health and ssfety iVOTks. The Guild Playliousc has tsnc¢ bccn Rbl¢ io allo it5 duiir% lo oili¢r.IM% group5, 5uppvrliii& ollicr rg3nisation5. This year has seen slivw$ fTuin the Nicky B#ie School of DanLe. Ei &th OpeTaiiL Society. Th¢atre Bux and Paula GDsiiell Dance Scliool. Tli¢ Board ivishes io thank all metnbeys i%'lio have in ally way supporltd ilie iheatri ill'Lr tlie past ycar. We liiii'e $ccn wide variLly of sliows ivliiLh rcally isn't pu55iblL' Ill110t the Support ofour niL'mbcr% un slagc. otrsiage aiid front i)f liousv A$ always there 1s.slill a need for all iiiLmb¥Ys to pull logeihLY tts support th¢ Tliiaire 10 en.5urc t113t .¢ caD Lotttiiiue both run and enjoy ihis viial gssei Iv Ihe cornniunily. Voluiiteors Tlie eharlty Is iutslly dtpendani on the services of voluiiieers for all aspects of) illioing ihe charity.
ERITH THEATRE CVILD LI.MITED LIMITED BY CUAIL4INTF.E TRUS'I'KKS, IIEPORT Iiivestment Palici Reserve% Pollcv The unrestricted fund% arc expeiidable ai Ilic di51w%liOli of the Boaid of TIu51¢L tliat the charity ou¥lit to have. ReseThc5 are alsi) li¢ld io cover possibl¢ L'in¢rgLnc ilier ¢xpenditure. Workillg Capital Future repairs lo Ihe Tl1tr41r¢ preiiiises Investment in Ilie th¢atre preiiiises, stage equipineni and oilier 100.ooo 40,000 155,000 Totsl u11rtTi¢lCd Funds 295,000 Rlsk Poll¢ The B()ard ()fTNslees hav¢ r¢vi¢wed ihc Inajor risks wliich Ilie charity ig exp()%ed. Eriih Th¢air¢ fjuild Liniiied's inain source of incume is fruin the covtnaiii¢d su.'Ii'.us ¥enL'raicd aniiually by li's froiy ticket sale5 for Ilie 9 sliow% prLnIL irt Ili¢ Spring and Auluinn s¢asons ¥aL':i ycar. This Inioir¢ is suppl¢iii¢nt¢d by oilier trading aitivilies including bar and sweet kiu5k $aleg, the ifjrtunes of wliich aTe inevitsbly linked io the show5 thLy support.
ERITH TEIEATRE GUILD LI.III'I'ED LIMITED IIY GUAIL4NJ TEE TRUSTEES, REPVRT CO.¥4T.... Risk Polsc Cont.... salcs and relaitd luinvv¥i at tli¢ bar aiid Ilie kiosk, Ai Ili¢ saiiie lim¢ ¢xp¢ndilutL lirdY coiniiiiEled ILTr a production (with Ilie excepti¢)rt of lieeiice fees) could nnt he recouped. Because 4 )nie ihrec Sli0.5 are uiider preparation ai atiy one iiine, &nd Ihere is nu syst¢m of under8iudie5. it is ui)Iikely Iliai casi memb¢rs could be repl3LLd at sliori notice. Ihcr¢ would 31.£0 be a tall iii in¢om¢ in the cveiit Ilial Playhousc produclioiis ivere unpopular or badly prvoLlit¢d. This could result iii depr¢ssed tlLkel sales not only for ll specific PTDduciioii iirliicli fell belo, Ili¢ iie¢essary stmndard bul als0 in the naiure ora knock-on ¥ffeci later In the 5CaS1)ii. In otlier ivords Ihc thLgtre Aeenuntants M FiiiiiiE ACA of Messrs Alfinia Sideup Siaiion Road has indiidied hi.% williilb'lL'8S to rc-appuiilted nd o re501uliiii) io give effect Iv ihi* will he proposed hl tIiL Alliiual Gcn¢ral ML£iing uf ili¥ C01npaiiy. Y ORDEROFTHE BOARD H. POCOCK- Vl¢t ClJ&irma Dgted..15- 05- 2016
LKI I'H-I'HEAI"HE GUILD LI.11.1. L[ll-I'.D Bl. lJL'AKA.N'A'bL IndtpeThdellt bxamintsr's Report to the'l'ru5tee% Trf krlth 'l'heatre Cuild Llmlled I i¢pori on tlie accounts of the Company for thc year ended 31 si August 2025 whieb .'i)rni?rise the siaienjeni of financial aciiviiies. statement of financial posiiion and ihe reldted noi¢s. ResponsibllStle% And basis of report As ilie cliarity trustees of thc Triisi yoii ar¥ rcsponsible for the pTcpcraiion of tlie accounts in accordanc¢ w'ith the r¢quir¢ments of the Cliarilies ilct 2011 I'thc Acl'l. It is my ie5ponsibiliiy io.. examine ihe accounL% under section 145 of thc 201 I Aci., 2. to follow the procediir¢s laid down in the general Dii'eciions given by lh¢ Cliarity Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the 201 l Aci,. and 3. 10 stai¢ wheihei particular niaiicrs hgve conie 10 my ait¢n¢tion. I rcpoit in respect ofmy cx31nination of Ilic Tnist's accounts catried oiir under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in can-ying oul my cxaniination I have folloivcd all the api)licable Dir¢clions given by-'iiC Cliarity Commission under section 145151{bl of Ilie Aci. Lndependent examiTher's statement I have completed my examinaiion. I confirm Iliat no mateTial MaTS liave come to J,1y attention in ¢onnection ivitli tlie examinatiDn b)iviog mc cau5¢ to believe ihat in any nJ#ieri21 rcspect.. l. awountirtg records were kept in respeci of the Trubt us r¢quired b" scction 130 of the Act", or 2. the accounts do not accord willi those reeordg. OT 3. the accounts do iiol Comply wilh the applicablc rcquireDients conccming the form and ¢onlcnl of accoiints set out in lh¢ Charities IAe¢ount% aiid Rcports) Regu13tions 2008 other than an> requireinent that Ilie accounts give a 't¢ and fair view which Is not a matter considcred Rs part of an independeni examination. hati¢ no coiicerns and havc CQTne llcro88 no other matters in connection with ilie cxamination 10 wliich atientton should be drawn in thi5 report in order io enable a propel undcrsianding ofthe aeiiianis to be reacl)cd. M blnnls ACA Opass Billings Wilson & Hoiiey LLP NumLri¢ House 98 SEalioll Ktrad Sidcup Keni DA15 7BY IS-05-20 Dai¢
Ef41TH THEATRE CVIL ITKD LIMITKD BYCUARANTKE TATEMEN IAL ACTIVI HEY AR ENDED UCUST 2025 Capital Fund Goneral Total Fulld5 ZDZ5 2024 INCOME Doiiaiion5 aDd Ik8a¢ies Invesimenl Jnconie OEh¢r Inc01ne 21al 2(bl 2(t> 78,130 1,440 78.130 1,440 36.316 10.937 Totxl lu¢owe 89,881 89,881 49.063 EXPENDITUR ChDrifabl¢ activiiies 58,4: 58.454 53,844 Tvtxl ExpeDdSture 58.454 58,454 53,844 Not movtmrntin fvDdJ 31,427 TotRI Fulldi Brought Forward 1st 5eptEmber 2024 3.234 259915 263.149 267,930 I'otl Ftsrtd$ Corrled For*rd at 31Jt AuEu5t21I25 3,234 291.342 294,576 263.149
ERI H THFATRE C-.b'TLD LTIIITED LIIIITED BI. I-.UARANI TEE ST ATE.NIEST OF FIN..IJCIAL PQSITIQ 31ST IlLGL5I' 102 SLh¢Au 1024 D plSSET5 126.032 125.8SD CURRE AS- 22.977 605 Dcbior 3?5 6.423 VAT 1.034 CRkDI'fnRS.. AMOL%TS FA I)IIE II'ITHIN UINE Accrual% aiid DcfL'Trcd Jncomc 5,604 5,609 1.520 FT ASSETS 16%.544 137.299 TQTAL AS TS LESS CURRE T LIABILITIES 94.576 63.149 LAPITAL AND R RVE5 Capital Fund. Unre51ri¢ted lien¢ral Fund- Unrestriiiod 59.915 )94.-476 63,149 Conwaiiics Act 2006 Yel&tinb> to sinall ¢onlPBnje%. Trusitt¥ respott%ibilitit5'. Falcnwnts loy th¢ year in quEsli¢n ID cOrdanCe with (tIOn 476-. ljjl Thc tru51ee a¢knowlEJBC5 hi5 re5poii¥ibilitIJ for rDrtipl)ringi with the re4uir¢m¢nt olthc A¢1 t4ith resp¢¢t tD a¢¢ounrinky words and thc preparation offinèncjal skalLnlCIllS. T11¢5¢ finan¢iAI siaieiiiwllts wcrc appYo4ed by th¢ bDard ofiru4le¢& and auihorised fDT issue Eln...- ana aresigrted on behallofthe boArd by H. POCOCK Tr4. SOHN tcd CoinpJny RL'¥is¢ration NumbEr.' 445125
ERI'fH TII£A'fRE CUILD I.IfvII-I'F. I.11]TD BI, GUARAINTLE OTES TO I"IIE ACCOUIYTS 31ST AUGLIST 202 Acc()u,I'r1G POI.ICITr.S pplicd cottsisicnily ilirouylioul Lbe vear and in ilie predIng ycar. IIASIS &fAccountLll Ilie Coiiipznits Aci 211116 and the Siai¢incni ofkecoiiiiiieiidod Pr&ciiie.' Fils 102 SORP. b) Inco]nin% R¢sour¢Ès Incoiiic froiii cliatitable aclisilics ineludes tlientre rett1 inconi¢ wliich is iecosnis¢d wh1 tliere is aititlenienl, ¢ertsiniy of receipt and tht aiiiouni can be iiieasllred with suffiLitnL relinbility. Grllnt lllLome The company did not rtteeive any iiicoiiio frOil1 during ihe r. d) Re50urc¢s EApeD41td Expendiiure Is [ecognised .hen 3 Iiabilily is illiurred. Contrdciual arrJi'.¥'..'nenis and perlunlldn¥e r¢laLed Ltssis are MognisL.d as 1$ or s¢fviLL'% arL' suppli¥d. fjo¥rniance costs inLlude tliusc iiiiurtcd ill tlie 8oiananec ol Ilie tsliJTIt! ils as5¢ts artd 8Ye priinanly agSiJ¢iaicd wilh ¢Tr1istiluliollal and siJtuiOry requirements. D¢pT¢clutIo RAtC5 D¢pre¢iation is chArged to Thcalr¢ Expeiises oil ihc Coniwny's A55d% on ¢he followirts ba$i%'.- SLllsE L91p1)l¢l7t pi 15ryffi ilic r¢1¥ blnic of ihe A%sets. 1115) AuditoriuTn Rcfurbishnient On 5lraighi line hasis over 20 years. Ilvl Lease on 5traiBlit line basi5 60 year6. (v} Property Iniproveiiients 10 year siralt lin¢. Iii il}c upirtiDtt ofihe DireclDrs tli¢ Piofii aiiJ Logs A¥¢QUTrt fonnals requi1 by FDnl?ai l of s¢bedulE l io ih¢ 211118 reguiaiiDfiS IcoiiipaDie5 Acl 200612rc Inappwpria. and fair view ofilie Coinpany's rc%ults and ha% been adopied aLLUtLlin81y.
EIIITH THEATRE C ILD L1fv15TED LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 'OTES TO THE A COUIYTS JIST A ST 2025 Flnanclal Illstrumetsts sub5equeTrily Ineasure6 thcir setllemenl Nalue. bl Debtors D¢btors are initi4lly ieroid¢d #t foir vLlue and are È%%tsseO for inipirmetst at ea¢h year end date. If any impA2nnÈntg exigt Lbedebiors are rem¢asurtsl to tlie pre5¢lltvalue of tbe expected future easb inflows. Credltors Credi101s are Initially recorded ai fair value and are th¢n retnBasvred to the preseni valtse Ord expect fufvre Cash ouiflows.
rHEAlkE GUILD LIIIITED BI. GUARANTEE OTES TO THE CcouT5 31ST ALGUST2025 GertLffAI nd Totnl 202S 2024 INCOfvIE al Donatiolls aiid Ityri¢$ Donations 10.500 27.D77 Moink-rship Siib¢ription b) kii'e4niwnr incon Bank Intere51 Received 1,440 1.44Q l OthLr In¥Qlll¢ Renial inCrt Eriih Pla105B Litnited 6.000 0.000 3.557 Menibcrf5 Party [llC 10,937 rorAL INCOME 49.Trhl
F. KTRE C. LINIITED BY GUAFLINTEE TE5 TO ACCOUI%TS 31ST Ab6UST 2025 Fund tbedule 202 202 2024 ENPEND Tlieatre ReiTrl and Ra 1,464 ¥.=¥6 4.547 2X.47B 26.397 b) SuPrt ¢OSl$ 311o¢ated to actii'ities TLlephone Postagc and SttiorLery GenLral Expense$ 2.¥47 2.¥47 2,142 30 3,¥92 2.544 15.700 2.544 15.700 7.441 1.444 4.951 Govcrnanee L05 1.444 29,976 27.447 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5¥.454 53.X44 cl GovciiiaiiCe¢OS AccouThtanCy F¢c (Ov¢TIIUrtQet provision ofAc¢OUrtt&ncy foc SookkEcpins 125fj 344 ?20 239 1.444
TH THEATRE Cpll INIITED LIIIITED BI. GUARANfEE (ITES 1'(J TIIE ACCf)LNT 1ST Ab .UST 20Z5 2024 4. NET INCO ING RESOURCES IIR THE I'EAR This is $i&ted after cliaT&ing-. Dcpreciaiion 15.70LI 5. TANGIBLF ASSETS Lensehvld Proprrt! &. Im r•i'¢Jnents E u tluditnTiurn nd (051 Balantt Brought Forward 104 50.270 10.773 1¥2.31M 37¥.385 Addition5 3.92¥ 6.771 Balanct Carried forward 17,544 1¥2.3n4 B¥lRrtce Yrou&iht Fon4r 152.536 D¥prltIOD fDr year 15.7 BaiAllie Caled FortVArd 90.507 12.9x1 Et Book V41 5.800 5¥.323 12&.D32 5D,038 9.030 52 66.624 1?5.¥5r> 6. DEBT zo 024 Erith Pla1e tsd D¢htor5 VAT Prrpa)Iherti¥ 22.977 605 1.034 28.Yh7 325 6,423
ERITH THEATRE GUILD LIIIITED IITED BY Cui '(JTES TO THF ACLI)LIXTS .11.4T ALCLIST 202 zois 2fl24 7 CASH AT BknK INI HAND Baiik Qirr¢iii ALCOU11t Deposit A¢wovni uildin¥ So¢ieryALLouni 4?.713 43.769 45.209 8. CREDIT()RS.. AM(}uT8 FIL1.[G DL'L WITHIN ONE YE,IR ACC1815 Defcrr¢d Iiicomc oiher Cr¢4itDrs VAT i.mo 5.61J9 y. co 'TIINC-gliT LIABILITIL5 Liinited will br required io carry oul ltsriOUS illipToTrciIK'nt$ and rcpairs to Ilic propErty. LLED UP 5 E CAVTTA TheLoiKpany is Liiniied by Cjuarnntee noi IIoviDg a Sliare Capital. 'LATED PARTY TR NSAcrio During tli¢ ycar ihc rortipany rec¢ivcd £27.077 under Decd ofCoveR4nt from Frith Pla)thouse l.jinitcd. The ¢oJnpanies are related byvirtiie of theni bring under thc CDntrol of ihc knard of dirLLtor%.