CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From Period start date 06104/2022 Period end date 05 / 0412023 Charity name: Centre Stage London Charity regi5tratlon number= 279647 Objectives and Artlvities Summary of the PUTposes of the charity as set out in Its govemini document The object of the Group sh311 be to educate the public in the dramatic and operat￿artS and to furtherthe developmentof public appreciation and taste in the said arts; and in furtherano of this object but not othen¥￿e the Group through its Commtttee shall have the following powers: Summary of the main aLtivittes in relatlon to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular. the activitiesi projects orSeThi￿$ identified in the atcounts. 11 to promote operas. operetta5 and otherdramaticand operdtic work5 of edU(?￿nal value ("Productions")." 12 to perform orshow anysuch Produrtions: 13 to purchase, acquire and obtsin interests in the copyright of. orthe rghtto perfomi, orshow any such Produttions,. 14 to purthase orotherwise acquire ptanL machinery, fumiture, f￿tUres. T￿ing5, s￿nery and all other ne￿sSary effects.. 15 to rdise funds and invite and receive contributions from anypersons whatsoeverbywayofsubsuiptions, donationsand otheNise,' provided that the Group shall not undertake any pemanent trading artwities in rdi%ing fund5- and Z6 to do all 5uth otherthings as shall furtherthe objects of the Group. Trnstees will have regard to the guidance issued bythe Charity Commission on public benefit. Statement confim7ing whether the tnistees have had re8ard to the guidance 1$5ued by the Charity Commission on public benefft The Trusteés confimi thatthe thartty's objertrves and oper4tions are forthe public benefrt with regard to the Charity Commissions guidan on publicbenefrt. At this time. Centre Stsge London has no ptans on making grants orspending on so(ièl investment programmes. Centre Stage London's board of trustee5are all unpaid volunteers and oversee the management and administration of the charity. Additionalty. the creatprfe teams forthe produttrons that are put on by cent￿ Stage London are also unpaid volunteers. Achlevements and Perfom)ance Summaryof the main athievements of Provided opportuni￿$ forcreatr¥e teams. technical crew, and the tharity. Identifying the dlffeyence perfomiers to take part in and present drarnat￿ and musical the charltys WO￿ has made to the perf0nnan￿S to the public induding: arcumstsn￿s of its benefiaaries and any wlder benefits to soaety as a whole. Centre Stage's Huge Stick of MusKzl Rock {Jul 221 Cinderella Enthanted (Nov 22) Financial Review Review of the thariVs financial position atthe end of the period Centre Stage made a k)ss on its 202V23 season {-l682}. Thetnjsteesare dosely monitoringfuture show expendrture to ensure we keep adequate reserves to maintain the charity. Centrestage hasended the yearwrth (ash in hand of 2L767, which the commtttee deemsto be sufficient reseNes to finan￿ the 23-24 season and beyond. Statement explainingthe pollcy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserve5 held Reserves are maintained at a level to alk)w adequate (Jsh flowfor a production and to protect the charrty against any major risks. £21,ITfJ Reasons for holding zero re5eryes nla Detalls of fund materlally in defitit The charity operates with onty one unrestr￿ted fund that is not in defKtt. Explanation of any Un￿rtaIntieS about The cost of all activrties due to infLAtion has made r( hard to budget for the charity continuing as a going future shows as costs are rising daily. The biggest increase in cost has concern been theatre hire, rehearsal Spa￿ and equipment hire. The trustees wlll keep a dose eye on budgets as these need to be constant adjusted forthese increasin8 costs. Wtth that said, the charity is still in a good finantial posttion. therefore the trustees believe the charity is a going concem. The chariws principal sour￿5 of funds Funds forthe thatity are raised primarily through ticket sale5, (Induding anyfundraising) participation and membership fees. and fundraising and donations. A descrlptlon of the winupol ri5k5 fadng the tharity The biggest risks to the charity are the ever-in￿eaS1Dg costs of putting on a show across the board due to inflation linduding increased theat rents, rehea￿a15pa￿ costs and sound/lightinghire)- The charity will try to offset these rising costs by increasing ourshow fees and fundraising more funds through cast events. Centre Stage London does not have any material 3mounts of cash to invest. therefore has no investment policy. Strurture. Governance and Management Description of tharitVs trnsts: Type of governing document Constitution Howls the tharity constltuted? Membershlp Group Trustee selertlon methods Indudlng detsils of any constitutional provislons Election at AGM by Members The indurtion of new tn15tees is carrted out by the trustees that are leaving and trustees that remaln on the board. Reference and Administrative details Charlty narne Other name the charity uses Reglstered tharity number Charltys prinapal address Centre Stage London 279647 Flat 2 Ki Jeff￿yS Road, London SW4 EQP Names of the charfty trustees who mana8e the charlty Trustee name OffKe (If￿¥1 Dales *ed Ifnot f wI￿le year Name of person lor body) entltled to appolni trusteè Ilf Alexis Rosè J¥mes-Lee Compbell John Hoaroy Katle Carter President Chalr Apr 22- Apf 23 Apr 22~Jan 23 Apr 22- AUÉ 22 Sep 22-Jan 23 Jul 22- Apr 23 Apr 22- Jul 22 Sep 22- Jan 23 Apr 22- Jan 23 Apr 22-Jan 23 Apr 22 -Jan 23 Apr 22-Apr 23 Apr 22-Apr 23 Apr 22- Jan 23 Apr 22 -Jul 22 Apr 22- Jan 23 Apr 22-Jul 22 Sep 22-Jan 23 Jan 23- Apr 23 Jan 23- Apr 23 Jan 23- Apr 23 ar23-Apr23 Jan 23- Apr 23 Jan 23- Apr 23 Mar 23- Apr 23 Jan 23- Apr 23 Centre Stage members Centre Sts8e members Centre Stage members Centre 5ta8e members Centre Sts8e members Centre St4e member5 Centre stage Tr￿Mbers Centre Stage member5 Centre Sta8e ￿￿rnberS Centre Stage members Centre Stsge members Cèntre Stage members CentrÈ Stsge members Centre Stage n)Èmber5 Centre Stage members Centre Sts8e ￿rnber$ Centre Stsge members Centre Sta8e members Centre Stage members Centre Stsge members Centre St3ge members Centre Stsge ff￿￿bers Centre Stage members Centre Stsge members Cerrtre Sts8e members Secretsry Secretsry Trea5Ufer Business Manager 8usine55 Manager BU￿neSS Grace Jenklns Emma Nèwman Kat Cooper Francols Vanhoutte Peter Stonnell Kaylen Rose Giusy Pappalardo Gia Benjarnin Rosie O'Rourke Wlll Hunkin Will Garrood Joseph Newport Adam brooks ZsDlti Szabo Miriam laffe Basil Zafiropou105 Sarolta Blanar Sonja Lrndemann Deborah Stanton Paolo Colella Tal Hewttt io Membership Events li Business leducatronl Markeiing Marketin8 Business 12 13 14 15 Artistic 16 Technical Technical Chair 17 18 19 Secretsry Busrnes5 Manager Box Office Mana8er Membership Events 20 21 22 23 24 Marketing Artistrt 25 26 Adam Brooks GÈneral Jan 23-Apr 23 Centre Stage members Centre Stsge London does not have any Corporate trustees. Centre Stage London does not have any trustees that hokl tttle to property beh)nging to the charity. Moreover. the charity doe5 not own any property. Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Centre Stsge London is not the ajstodian trustee of anyfunds orotherassets. Names of advisers Type of adviser Independent Examiner Name Amy Matthewson Exemption5 from disclosure Centre Stage London has drsdosed all key personnel Declarations The trustees ded*e thatthey have approved the trustee< report above. Signed on behalf of the charfrfstrustees Slgnature15) Full name{s) P05itlon leg Secrew, Chair. etc) air Zsolti Szabo Treasurer Chair Iilg129 Examined and Certified Independant Examiner Miss A Matthewson 17/06/2024 Centre Stage london Annual ACCI￿nts forthe year ended 05 *il 2022 Notesto t￿A(c￿￿$ on thEfaooltheRtr4pts￿d P•*l**u¢urtsASthErets*+wlur￿.the(th￿￿ha5￿*h￿lthd a rnoWnÈTrtofhknd5SQth￿. Totsl 2022hJ Tatsl202J122 1022 Nty1012 W102J ets 9254 14938 PaTUopati SponJorshw& Fundr•* 112 2391 4247 &Y5B Oar Ink Inwt5r aothniFundi¥15WINot•ll Other INpte61 447 7JO I7.￿1 Venup $14 45aJ 5thpt& score 451 L358 Props Wwdrobe Uthtknl 5wnd Transport fj.851 911 L3L4 2J70 620 414 827 I539 316 Mat￿nI ear Re￿al531¥enll 3A24 749 nrn 1793 StDra8e Noda InsuTrr Cknlhlnt FU￿r￿￿1￿￿8) OtherlNoiE71 U70 610 24S Jo 6i743 27Y647 Centre SWe London Annual ￿￿ounts forthe year 05 April 2022 Yo￿202v22 JI 2022 1tr42D22 *wr2023 n&ets fvoywnmes Pa￿dpa￿On Sporh$4rship& Don¥￿￿r￿ F￿r￿￿oI￿ne MembershSp 4St¢rd ear Bènk Intettst aothin8 FunthalslrylNoit81 Other INDth61 9JY 1gJ I4.3￿7 21393 6n 45J76 1331 Lrn zo ¥751 565 146 417 150 l¥p•n•tur• V•ue R￿￿1￿cenC• SuWt& Sco 7A75 7.749 I•95 4.175 (SIJ Props Wafdiobe Ulhllni 5wTrd Transport Prcvimme5 M4rket5ni 914 2>) 247 I070 9S9 1.314 1370 J$7 1145 LJ 125 074 U5Z iJJg Vmue 3J56 Web55to Ih5uranc• a0thln8Fundr*￿￿IH0tsal Other114ott ?) 293 169 937 TDtsI Expendkn Jy, 4 Pastshgwj 5 Futur•SP Huge StithofMu¥calRo Cindw*la IA27 Total ￿￿ltyn0.2?Y617 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Centre Stage London** I report to the trustees on my examina�on of the accounts of the ABY Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 05 April 2023. ## **Responsibili�es and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the prepara�on of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chari�es Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examina�on of the Trust’s accounts carried out under sec�on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examina�on I have followed all the applicable Direc�ons given by the Charity Commission under sec�on 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** connec�on with the examina�on giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accoun�ng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by sec�on 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other ma�ers in connec�on with the examina�on to which a�en�on should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Amy Ma�hewson None Address: Flat 2 The Oriels, SW193NB Date: 17.06.2024