Clwle8 Report
1 to 2
Rewrt olts TnMte88
3 to 5
Indgpandent EyAmkw* Report
StatemgTrt of Flnanthl
Statement of Flnandol Poglllon
Not89 to tho Flnandal Statmnts
9 to 18

Th[8 year1he commlttae has kn charw The onty ¢l*nge kn that dTrowr Blofeld. vh
ha8 twd to 8tsp down from tho 0)mmltte8 and h18 rol& as Bam Manager due to111 healllL I
would Ilke to say a formal thank you to Tr8vorarKI wl8h hlm all the be8t h18 health.
Carollne Mol(Nw ha8 tsken over a8 Bam M8n8gor. Th18 rdo 18 8 nOn¥0￿MIttee rrAe, but
Carollm ha8 been wothlro v•ry d(thly th8 cmmltte8 and already oVer8￿n aom8
major ￿¥1￿(and ¢hange8. Notsbly the Injtsllatlon of a n￿fire aafoty 8y8tem. dewlng and
organl8alton of tho 8knr• and hw and c%)ntscts I￿￿nUe6 to bo a hug•
as88t to us 811.
8am Manager- Canllne Mdon•y
Events- D8rf0 Recchla
Front of HoU￿- Hannah DougLq•
New Membern- Kaylalgh Pandry
Safeguardlng- Ch8rt0tt8 Alldr1dg￿￿l06 HaN6y
Bam HlrellT Support- sts￿rt Wam8r
M•mbw4hlp
On 31 Dec4fflber 20U the Partamth Playern corolthd of.
8 Vlco Pre81donts, 23 Lffe Member8, 23 Trr 1, 125 Tler 2 mwnbar4 8 A•*xSats memborn
and 12 Frf•nd8 of PortIm￿ Playw8.
FU￿rn Sho
We ￿rronty hm plonnod tho folltrhlng 8htrw8 for 2025.
L4•lly 8loAd•- Febwary 2025- KlnyTheatre-41re8ty complétqd.
The aood Uf•-June 2025-8•rn Studlo Theatr•
l love You• Yo￿re perf￿ Now ChanBe-July 2025- B•rn Studlo Theatre
Compny-O¢tobqr 2025-80rn Studlo Theatr•
A centsnary y08rofe￿. The gDJup h08 81arted hDrklng thh and txffventy th8 evenl8
In place are:
May- Centenary Gala- Klngs Theatre
June- Opon Day, A Calobratton of 100 y￿rn- The Bam
Juty- M18ca8t 2- Bam S￿dI0 Ttrffjatre
September- The Sound of Julle- 8am S￿dI0 Theatre
October- Show confirmed but to ba announ￿l- Thaotro Royal
Decomber- Centsnary Ball
Thg fa8t y￿r were plga88d to be abh to Produ￿ thrno
• Mlscast- March 2024- 8am Studlo Theatre
Farne-june 2024- Klngs Theatre
Rerrt-october 2024- Bam StudloTheatre

We wero part1￿jIarty 8ad to say goodbye In lo thre8 Vwy 8Po¢14l nmmkn. Roy Bry)￿, Pat
Roberts and lrfs Harrfs. All three were long 8tanthng aThl fflamhrs WI￿ trod th? boJrdB for
many yaar8. An anonymous donor tm8 bought a trophy to bo pra￿ed eath year in Pat Robert8
memory for rnembern under ￿ yeaTB ofage have shm Ihe moat prOM￿Nd dovdopment and
improvement a8 8 porfomw. Pat wa8 pfisknale abrrtrt devekwlng and PAKouraglTrJ young tslont and
th18 award wlll refiect th18 for yw8 to comg. Roy h88 a1801eft money to pOrt8m￿ Player8 In
h18 VAII, and we are hugdy gra1￿1 for h18
8o¢ld •V•b
Over lh8 p88t hava had 80n* fanta8llc ac¥oB8 the compgny and It8 been great tr) a
re and rnore people galtlrwJ In￿1ved. qulz rfghts ￿ fo8d¥* c*lgbrattrn 8tt•ndan¢* ha8
raolly plcknd up. and the 8UPPOrt ha8 been amazln
FIMIIY
Nona of tr*8e sho￿ •hould have happen•d *llhoth Lrfw p• Ilr•lo8dy
behlrKI tho Keno•. I would Ilko *• say a P￿￿1 thank you kn w•ry on• ofyou.
Beth l ¢low, I would I￿ to upthts yw on tho ongdrvJ ￿nKM￿￿krn PCC overtho Barn and
tho renewlng of the loa86. Wo l*ve been oxwllonallv lo￿Trate to havo th• wpport and hg•l ad¥k
from member Ben WhSte vtho ha8 help•J ui to tske thlng8 forw•d wllh PCC.
l am lrnrnengely proud to b• a momber ol Port8mth Player8 and l thank ytyj all for your ¢>)ntlnwl
support. My bIgg￿l thank you muot ao to tho exlraordlnary team that mako up ￿ur c4Jrnmliteo. Tho
work bley do cannot b• undor•BUma￿ tho Portwnoulh pla￿r￿ Ib oxlromoly lth t• hrn •
d•dlcat•d t•am.
Jo Alldrldg•
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Yèar En
TholN8tee8 pr88ent Ihelrreportvlth Ih8flnando18tst*n&tsof Ihertortyforlho yearendad
31 December2024. Thè InJ8taO8 have adoptsd tho prov18kn Acwjnilng and ReporUNJ
by Charltles: Ststement of RecA)mm8nded Practlc8 appllcabla tr) tharflles prep8rfng Ihelr
a)>Junts hi accordanea *llh Ihe Flnanclal Standard appltr4ble In tho UK and
Republlc of Ireland (FR8 11Y2) (effecllvo 1 Jarnwy 2019
ObJ•¢ts of th• ¢harlty
The prlndpal object of tho charty b to oducate th• pubk h) Iho tharnatlc and oparadc art•
and to further tho developmt of publlc appredakn and t* In tho 8ald aits. To athl
Juca hlgh quoNty mu8lcal woducth fmm profe8•lonal wrnt88 udrvj PTof08th1
•) co8tume8. 8cenery and dlrertor
produce a vartety ofopernlc and drarnttc art• In tho Por1W￿ area of a klnd that I
b) unllkely to ba brnugm to the ¢tty by knurfng Prof￿810n81 COMP￿16
8at compeouve ttrkel Prf￿ fi¥ all tt8 produdlon8
d) off6r mombothlp to a bmod raw0 01 people kn W In￿1¥*d In drnmallc arl&
ActIvItl￿ oeth• ¢harfty
Durtng the year the charfty w 8N• kn produco lJwo0 •hty￿. at tho Bam and on• at
Th9 Kkng8 Th09tr9.
Tho dwrSty alm8 kn appeal to a• many peopl• as PO￿lb￿ and to educato th• publlo In
dramatlc and op8rallc art8 and to furth•r th• dov*pmonl of wb#c appreclakn and ts8te In
the 8ald art8.
8o¢lal Inv••lm•iil•
The tru8te88 conllnn that thoy hm rafwrnd to gUkIon￿ rAJntslr*AI In tho Charfty
CommI88ton￿ gener81 guldance on publtc bongfft when re¥l￿1ng th• dwrW8 and
obJecllv88 and In plannlng fuiurn acllvldo8. The refer to banofft throughout
repo
The regultfortho syar h88 8hohm a defidl aclvlUe•of £38.153 (31.11￿. Defidt£102231
Th• abovo 108ults Indudo cajts whlch aro nece8sary Indudo wlth the Charftabl•
Athltles. The allo¢atton oftho •upwl wi bg •gen In Noto 710 tho accw
Inv•olm•nt pmr•
The chortty ha8 the pthyer t+ any InVaBtM￿ *filch tho lJ(otee8 809 fit
Ra8orv8s pollcy and rf8k managornont
Thetrusts98 aroconttnually monltorfng the level of raerv88 held bythe charlty. Thelru8*0#
con81der that the tharfty ng8d8 ts) rtaln a l•v81 d rB8erv88 approxlrnatsly equfvalent trj tho
(x)mplata loss on one major pr<xlucllon. The trustees c4nslder 1hat holdlng a
serve of approxlmately £50,(1(10 Is wffident for that purpose. At thè w and the total
ganernl roser￿S 8tood 01 £50,1r25 (31.1223: £802391

FUTURE PLAIIS
tt16 the Irrtantkn of the tru8te88 to produrA fwr8htM 21￿.
8TRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND faANAQEMEKr
Govornlng documorrt
The Portsmouth Player8 18 a rng18ttted dwty (regl8tr8Uon numlxr 279453). The L*arfty 18 811
Th8 ex￿U1Ve commlttee, meet rngularly a(knlthr Ih dwty.
The Commltteo 8tand8 for rtrotedjon at Annual Gomral Maetlng and any chang08 propoaed Iwo
to be made In wrlung ts tho Hon Seuetsry and havo a propw and a•rA)nder th•n to b• on at
the meellng.
Rl•k mthag•m•nt
The tru8tee8 arn con8tanty rwlthlng lthe ¢*arfty8 eXPOfjUrn to rlBk Thè portsn￿ pla￿ h
b80n managed by It marnborn for alm08t 100 yeor8 ar￿ durfng thli Ilrna a con8ldernble amount of
axperfen¢• ha8 been galned. The tru8te88 plan yoar to •Mure th8t th• dwrty l• not axpoged to
un-8C<*Ptablo rfik Eath yeartha tru8te88 ry8￿nt a balanco of pro￿(al0n8 to tho mamberBhlp whlch
wlll hopefully achleva 8 8tatU8 quo In th•18vel of ra8eN88 hokl. Htyrn, tn 8omo year8 It wlll excagd
th18 target If the producllon8 arn wall 8UPPOrtad but vthl bo balanced by leBB SUC￿••ful year&
Tho trU8t8￿ do Mt c¥Jn•ld•r thern kn b• any algnlknnt rt•k• lo tho 6twlty.
REFeRENceANDADMINrnTWE DrrAIL8
R•ql•t•rnd CIMrlty mmilxr
Prln¢lpal •ddr••8
Hamp8Nr•
P04 OU

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAIL8
Jo Alldrfdge
Charfle Fr8m8
Hannah Oougla8
Brfan Jotm8on
Katherlne Guthrf
FEona Morrf8
Beth Evan8
Sluart Wam•r
Mark Wlleon
Chalr
Hon Secretsry
8u8lne18 Manager
Hon Trnaourer
MembeT8hlp Secretsry
Publldty (Cmptsd)
Admln and Technokn
Fln8n¢o
Bank•r4
Natsvest Ple
89- 73 HW 8tr08t
¢￿hOM
Hampjh
P06 3DA
Appro￿￿ by orthrdth• brArd Of*￿1•88 Lyb 1@ Aprfi 2025 and ￿On@d ￿ It8 bohoirty.
Jo Alliirtdg•. Truth•

hé
1108pomlblllllM and l)ath of repoil
A8 the tharftyts￿teeS0I the Trust you ara re8porAIb￿(orthO pr•p8rntton of theaeeounts In aoxfdance
wlth tho requlrements of ts Charftt89 Act 2011 Cthe Art).
I report In rnspect of my examlnatlon of Tru8f8 arxounts caffled out under 8ecllon 145 of the Act
and In (¥rrylng out my exarnlnatlon I have follo￿[ all apptkabl• DI￿￿10￿8 ty the Charnty
Com￿on eeclton 145(5)(b) of Ihe A
IndapMd•nt •x•nlnof• •t•t•mont
I have compl8t8d my ex￿￿etIon. I rmllm that no matsrfal Thtter8 have come to my In
(x)nnecdon wlth tho examlnakn gfvlng ma cau8• kn bellwe that In any matetsl mpect
acix)untlng rewrd8 wore not kept In rwctofts Tn•t a8 r￿U￿ed by 130 ofth• k¢ or
the a¢￿Un￿ do not wllh the appllcabla req￿0￿ conc•mlng th• fomi arKI clthnt of
84>xunts 88t out In the Charftl88 {Acffjunts and Roports) Regulallon8 2008 other tr￿n any
roqulrnmont that lh8 acmunts glw a true and falr vlthv whid118 not a matter ￿rI￿ld0￿ a8 Pgrt
of an Indepandent eX8mlnallon.
attenllon •hcyJld bo dra￿ In th18 report In ordw to **b5• a propor und81stsndlng of tho accounts to be
r•achgd.
M G M80n FCCA
Dato: 15 Aprtl 2025

31 D8(*rnb8r
31.12.24
31.1123
Total
fund
fund8
fund8
INCOME AND ENDOWMENT8 FRO
Dmllona and legade8
12.1)49
12,049
13,015
Charttabh actlvldo•
Bam Stsmllo Producllon8
Farno
20.731
32.821
20,731
32,821
58,497
574
574
Total
176
88,175
98,995
IXPENDMJRE ON
Charliabl• actmtl
Bam Stsmllo Productlo
Fame
33,933
63,0￿)
38280
78,930
2.970
Tot*1
98,993
5P39 102,
116,190
N•t On￿¢0￿$) In￿StrA
e04
NEf INCOMEI{EXPENDmiR
130214>
{6Mg)
(38,163) (16223)
RECONCIUATION OF FUND8
T¢A•l fund• bro4hl foThvard
80.239 149,484
229,723
245,946

31.12.24
31.12.23
Tanglble as80ts
10
163,372
165,314
CURRENT A88Ef8
Debtor8
Inve8lment8
Cash at bank
11
12
13
13,468
1,416
812
49,387
70,249
Amounts falllng duo wlllth one >*ar
14
(9.190)
(5,840)
NEf cU￿￿E￿ir A88ET8
193,569 229,723
NET A88ET8
FUND8
Unre8trlct•d fund•
18
50.025
80,239
149
TOTAL FUND8
193 570 229 723
Tho flnandal slat￿10nts wore apprtr••J by th• Bowd dTruBtw and Sutr￿thd for l••u• on 15 Aprfl
2025 and wern 8Egnod ¢)n h bolwir ty.
i(1 Alldbidge. TruJts6
Brfan JolHwi. Tru8ts8

Ba818 of preparlng tho flnanclal •tat•m•nl•
The financl8181atsments of tho charfty, whlth18 8 publlcbonofft ￿ undor FR8 102, havo been
pr8pared In accordance vAth the Charltta8 SORP (FRS 102) 'fvm)unllng and Reporflng by
Chathle8: Staternent of Rec¥Jmrnended Pracll(* appll(*bl8 to ch8rNle8 prepartng Ih8lr au￿nts
In accordanca vAth the Flnan(lal Repordng Standard appllcable In the UK and Ropubllc of Irdand
(FRS 102) (effectlve 1 January 2019),, FlmKlal R8POrtlng Slandard 102 Tr Flnandal Reportlng
standard appllcablo kn the UK and Rowbltc of Ireland arKI the Ch8rltt89 Act 2011. Tha finandal
8tatemonts bogn prepred wuler the hl8frJrlcal c(*t (¥Jnventton.
Fln•n¢knl rnportlng •landar(1102. rndu¢•d dl•¢lo•ur• •x•rnpllon•
The d*rlty ha8 taken advarrt8go rf tr• followlng dl8do8ure exomplorn In proparlng th08e
ilnandel 8tatsmonts, 88 P8milited by FRS 11r2 Tr Flnancknl R•portlw Slandard appttth In
the UK and Republlc of IrelantT:
the requlremerts of Seclk)n 7 Slatemantof Cath FIM.
In¢om•
All Inwme18 reownl8ed In Statement of Flnancl81 AcOvllte8 once the tharfty ha8 enthlomeftt
to the fiJnd8, It18 probable Ihat the Incm vall be reLthd ard th8 amount can be rn88ured
rnllably.
U8bllltl88 are recogn180d a8 expend￿Tr 88 800n a8 there h a legal or con8tnJthe obllgallon
commmlng the to that éXP8ndltsTr, It ts PToboblo that a tran6for of ￿OrnI¢ benefits wlll
bo requlred In 8eltleThnt and tho anM)unt ofthe oulgalon can be me88ured rellably. Expendlture
ao>)untod for on an ac¢rual8 b8818 and h88 b88n da88ffied under hoadlng8 that aggregats ati
)8t rn18tad to tho category. Wh8ra c08ts ￿nn01 be dlrecty attrfbuted to partlryjlar headlng8 thoy
have been allocated to acd¥ltlo8 on 8 baBf8 con81stont wlth tho u88 of ruourco
Tanglbh fix•d a•••l•
Dapreclatton18 wovthd at the folknthg annual watsB In qxd•r to Mlte off oach amat ovor Its
08dmotad u*fvl Iir•.
Long lea8ehold
Fumllurn & Equlpment
In acMr¢ance wlth tho prop9rty lea80
25% on rndudng balanca, 20% on reduclrvJ balanw 1S% on
rgdudrrfJ belanlx and 10% 1)n redudng b818n
Fund a¢e•untlng
UnreBtrirted fvnds Gm bè In Ihe clwttabh oWthva8 at lh8 dl8¢rekn
R88tr1cted fvnds txn only be u￿d for pard￿lar restrtcted pu￿￿)￿ wtthln the objects of tho
thaTIty. Restrlclion8 8r188 then 8pedfted by Ih donor or are ralsed for pathilar

ACCOUIrnNQ POUCIE8. eonllnuad
Fund aeeountliig
Tha ?p8c4 W fund w88 ￿ed b) ra18e lknd8 for Ih Nafjwl L• ￿ppOrt￿ r6buld ol the
rehear8al ￿()M8.
DONATION8 AND LEGACIE8
31.1224
31.1223
Donatlom
Glft 81d
3,424
5,436
IiivesTMENT INCOIIE
31.12.24
31.12.23
531
43
812
41
574
853
I InW8th￿Tht Incom• l• dgrl¥*d from ￿1¥ hold In fv Unltod lQngdom.
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condnued...

8 to th8 Flnan
nded 31 De(￿nber
31.12.24
31.1223
Sludlo
Totsl
Farne actMtta8
Total
d(ot
Programm88 and prfn
Advertlslng r8vanu8
Refr88hments & marc￿ndIa0
14285
4&842
71,691
1,210
1,807
7,867
875
4,578
1.135
5.775
1.199
Dlrect
support
Costs (9￿ cots (eao
note 6)
note 7)
Total•
Bam 8trJdlo ProthKknn•
Fame
18,508
20,394 38,gfr2
DIRECT CO8T8 OF CHARITA8LE ACTMTIE8
31.1224
31.12.23
Th￿trO hlrn and royaltsj
Orche8tra, 8crfpts and 8C(Y81
Productlon fe8B and exp8n888
Scenery, Ilghttng, co8iume8 8nd propg
Prfntlng, advertlilng and maWng
M18cellaneou8 0xpen808
14,004
28.908
8.527
9,775
21,510
4,747
1.314
2,233
11,880
18.800
1,997
873
Pago11

8am Studlo PrrxluLth
Fame
13.858
The 8am
locatsd aqL￿￿ to prcrtlucknl
Support (%* Induded kn the above. aro a8 foll(v•M:
31.12.24
31.1223
Siudlo
Total
Totsl
1,407
2.815
3,658
475
2.815
2,614
Ught and heat
Telephone
Rap8lr8 and
237
31.1224
31.1223
Sknllo
Totsl
Postage and ststlonery
Sundry oxpen8e
sub8fxlpti￿H and I
Photo￿)P1ar (¥JBts
Insurance
Pthxmtancy arKI IE fe6
Mathllng and Y￿b$[to
Depredadon of tsnglble tsd a688ts
134
1,028
610
978
9,433
2.880
5,112
5.112
10,224
285
571
P¥12
contlnued...

to the Fln
31 D8cemb8
TRU8TEE8' REMUNERATION AND BENEFIT8
There waro no Irustees, remuneratlon fxothar benafftsfortha ywendod 31 Oerxnber 2024 nor
for the year endod 31 Decombor 2023.
TnNtsM' •xpon8•0
end8d 31 Do￿nber2023.
COMPARATIVE8 FOR THE 8TATEiiwf OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIE8
Unro8trlcted Ro8tr1(a8d
nd
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDIYIIIIElfrn FROIA
Donallon8 and legad88
13.015
13,016
Charttabl• aelMII
8am Sludlo Produdon8
scho￿ of Rock
28,830
58,49T
653
Tot•1
EXPENDITURE ON
Chorftablo actfvlll••
Bam Studlo Produ¢lbn•
35291
2,90
2,970
Not lo1• on Invo8tsiw
NEf INCOMW(EXPENDrruRE)
(10284)
(5,939) (16223)
RECONCIUATION PUND8
Totsl tsnd• brought forward
155.423
245.946
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
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I)￿nUed...

10. TANGIBLE FIXED A38Ers
Furn￿￿
1•48e1￿Id & Equlpnwrt TotA
Al 1 January 21Y24 8nd
296959 88188 385127
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024
Chargo for year
148,475
71,338
219,813
Al 31 December 2024
NEf BOOK VALUE
At 31 Dec￿nbOr 2023
11. DEBTOR8: AMOUNT8 FALUNG DUE OIIE YEAR
31.12.24
31.1223
Gm Ald recoveTth from HMRC
Futurn wodudlon experKllbJre
Prepakl overt￿ad expendI￿re
900
10,694
1,200
12. CURREpif A88Ef114VE8TMENT8
31.1124
31.1223
812
The above repro8ents the ¢h8rW8 hw68kn￿ h Bardap 8ank Pk 81wo& Tho moN*nMnt In
thg ya8r reprnsonts the unroa118ed galn or1088 du￿ng the year.
Paga 14

13. CASH AT BANK
31.1224
T￿al
fund8
31.1223
Totsl
13enwal Bursary
FuThl
Fund
31367
145
60.031
100
3,811
1,OlJO
Natw08t Genar81 Accfjunt
145
Natwest &N88ry Account
NatW88t Trkot Booklng
1,1]00
14 CREDITOR8: AMOUPIrn FALUNG DUEIThIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24
31.12.23
1& ANALY818 OF NEf A88Ef8 8EIWEWI FUND8
31.12.24
31.12.23
Total
furtd
fvnd8
10,828
48,387
142,545
1.000
153.373
49,387
185,314
70.249
Current 888et•
Current nablllts•
193 570 229 T23
1& MOVEMEMT IN FUNDS
At1.124
In fund•
31.1224
Genernl Fund
(30214)
50.025
Ra•trl¢tod fund•
'Space W Fund
Bursary Fund
148A84
{5.939)
142,545
TOTAL FUNDS
Pago 15

1& 1IQVEMEiif IN FUMDS. ¢•nllnuod
fund8
Unr••lrf¢tod fvnd•
Genernl FurKI
88.176
(Kg93)
(30,214)
°Spa¢•
(6,939)
(5,939)
TOTAL FUND8
175 102 932
Nat
At1.123
In fund
31.1223
en•ral FWKI
(10,284)
80,239
'Space W Fund
Burnw Fu
154.423
(5,939)
148,484
TOTAL FUND8
18
Pago 18
)Ilnugd...

Flnan
31 Decembor 2
1& MOVEMEiif IN FUNDS. contlnu
Comparatlve not moveThnt IrrJJded In Ihe abm aTe as follow8:
Incornlng R88ourc8s Galns and Mov8menl
In funds
Unr86tr1ctod fund8
G8noral Fund
{1(*261)
(28) (10284)
°Sp8ce W Fund
(&939)
(5.939)
TOTAL FUND8
28
A ojrrent year12 moTrU* end prtor yw 12 months comblned posknn Is as follow.
Net
At1.123
In fvnds
31.1223
Unro•lrf¢tsd fund8
General Fund
(10,284)
°Sp8ce gw FurKI
Burwy Fund
154.423
{5,939)
148.484
155
TOTAL FUND8
16
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1& MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. ￿nI1￿mI
A current year 12 rnonts 8rKI prfor yw 12 mMth8 ￿m￿bInod n* Induded
Inc¥Jmlry Resc￿￿& Galn8 and Movemw
In fun
Unro•trlct•d thnd•
Germd FurKI
98,995 (11ts251)
(102841
ce W Fund
(5,939)
(5,939)
TOTAL FUNDS
11
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