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(.'H￿LL
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 EXA￿LIN￿R
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'$i¥ii¢d 101031?0251
(Resis￿ed IOJ03120251
(Appuinied 10103P0251
(Appointed 10103120251
IAppuiniLxI 10103120251
Tli¢ Conipany 1$ 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 ad￿an¢¥ 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 t￿e
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 discl17￿L l&ltli reasonable aicuracy
Loiiiply with Ihc Cvittpai)1es Ait 2006. Thoi arc also respoiisible for Safe￿arrI71
and h¥i)i¥ for iaking reasonabl¢ steps for the prev¢ntiuii llnd deieclioii of fr￿ud
the assets vfihe Coiiipany
,] oih¢r irregulariliL%.
nisxtional Structure
TIIL Iliariiy's Bvard vfTrusi¢e% is currellily ￿l￿de up of10 IneiiibL*r¥ 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¢.￿Polis1￿1171Y
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 $hoiV reiiuiiiis a luxury. We conliDllL to see a Sib￿lf1¢8llt sliifi away
fToin advai)ced b￿king5 Ivliieli IfAkes plaiining difficull. Tlic Eloard of Manag¥ip.¢ni continue 10 con£ider this wli¥?
io keep the thL4tre ai a liigli siandard for boih our 1MC111bLrs and Judiciiccs. Tk.p .i'lrt in the rvof ¥¥'as repaiiEd aliLad of Ilie
inv¢$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 $ccn
wide variLly of sliows ivliiLh rcally isn't pu55iblL' I￿ll110￿t the Support ofour niL'mbcr% un slagc. otrsiage aiid front i)f liousv
A$ 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 u11r￿tTi¢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% pr￿LnIL￿ 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 lir￿dY 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 Ma￿TS 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'ot*l 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
F￿T 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¥ibilitI￿J 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.1￿1]T￿D BI, GUARAINTLE
OTES TO I"IIE ACCOUIYTS
31ST AUGLIST 202
Acc()u,I'r1￿G POI.ICITr.S
pplicd cottsisicnily ilirouylioul Lbe vear and in ilie pr￿edIng 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 rett￿1 inconi¢ wliich is iecosnis¢d wh￿1 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 L9￿1p1)l¢l7t pi 15ryffi ilic r￿￿¢1￿¥ b￿l￿nic 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 siral￿t 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 Ccou￿T5
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 inC￿rt Eriih Pla￿10￿5B 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) SuP￿rt ¢OSl$ 311o¢ated to actii'ities
TLlephone
Postagc and St*tiorLery
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 Fon4*r
152.536
D¥pr￿l￿tIOD fDr
year
15.7
BaiAllie Ca￿led FortVArd
90.507
1*2.9x1
Et Book V41
5.800
5¥.323
12&.D32
5D,038
9.030
52
66.624
1?5.¥5r>
6. DEBT
zo
024
Erith Pla￿1￿￿￿e 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(}u￿T8 FIL1.[￿G DL'L
WITHIN ONE YE,IR
ACC￿1815 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%.