## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From**
**Period start date** 06 / 04 / 2024 **To**
**Period end date** 05 / 04 /2025
**Charity name:**
## **Centre Stage London**
## **Charity registration number:**
**279647**
## **Objectives and Activities**
**Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document**
The object of the Group shall be to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts; and in furtherance of this object but not otherwise the Group through its Committee shall have the following powers:
**Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.**
2.1 to promote operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works of educational value (“Productions”); 2.2 to perform or show any such Productions;
2.3 to purchase, acquire and obtain interests in the copyright of, or the right to perform, or show any such Productions; 2.4 to purchase or otherwise acquire plant, machinery, furniture, fixtures, fittings, scenery and all other necessary effects; 2.5 to raise funds and invite and receive contributions from any persons whatsoever by way of subscriptions, donations and otherwise; provided that the Group shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds; and
2.6 to do all such other things as shall further the objects of the Group.
Trustees will have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
**Statement confirming whether the** The Trustees confirm that the charity’s objectives and operations are **trustees have had regard to the** for the public benefit with regard to the Charity Commissions guidance **guidance issued by the Charity** on public benefit. **Commission on public benefit**
At this time, Centre Stage London has no plans on making grants or spending on social investment programmes.
Centre Stage London’s board of trustees are all unpaid volunteers and oversee the management and administration of the charity. Additionally, the creative teams for the productions that are put on by Centre Stage London are also unpaid volunteers.
## **Achievements and Performance**
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.**
Provided opportunities for creative teams, technical crew, and performers to take part in and present dramatic and musical performances to the public including:
- The Little Mermaid (Apr 24)
- The Wedding Singer (Jul 24)
- bare (Nov 24)
## **Financial Review**
**Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**
Centre Stage made a loss on its 2024/25 season (£5,337).
The trustees are closely monitoring future show expenditure to ensure we keep adequate reserves to maintain the charity.
Centre Stage has ended the year with cash in hand of £25,137, which the committee deems to be sufficient reserves to finance the 24-25 season and beyond.
**Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held**
Reserves are maintained at a level to allow adequate cash flow for a production and to protect the charity against any major risks.
£25,000 n/a
**Reasons for holding zero reserves** n/a **Details of fund materially in deficit** The charity operates with only one unrestricted fund that is not in deficit.
**Explanation of any uncertainties about** The cost of all activities due to inflation has made it 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 space and equipment hire. The trustees will keep a close eye on budgets as these need to be constantly adjusted for these increasing costs. With that said, the charity is still in a good financial position, therefore the trustees believe the charity is a going concern.
**The charity’s principal sources of funds** Funds for the charity are raised primarily through ticket sales, **(including any fundraising)** participation and membership fees, and fundraising and donations. **A description of the principal risks** The biggest risks to the charity are the ever-increasing costs of putting **facing the charity** on a show across the board due to inflation (including increased theatre rents, rehearsal space costs and sound/lighting hire). The charity will try to offset these rising costs by increasing our show fees and fundraising more funds through cast events.
Centre Stage London does not have any material amounts of cash to invest, therefore has no investment policy.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
**Description of charity’s trusts: Type of governing document** Constitution **How is the charity constituted?** Membership Group
**Trustee selection methods including** Election at AGM by Members **details of any constitutional provisions**
The induction of new trustees is carried out by the trustees that are leaving and trustees that remain on the board.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
**Charity name** Centre Stage London **Other name the charity uses Registered charity number** 279647 **Charity’s principal address** Flat 2 80 Jeffreys Road, London SW4 6QP
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if
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any)
1 Alexis Rose President Centre Stage members
2 Zsolti Szabo Chair Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
3 Tal Hewitt Chair Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
4 Navin Nair Treasurer Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
5 Stephen Hewitt Treasurer Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
6 Jin Sun Business Manager Apr 24 – Jun 24 Centre Stage members
7 Navin Nair Business Manager Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
8 Stephen Mitchell Secretary Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
9 Darcy Phillips Secretary Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
10 Giovanni Pillittu Box Office Manager Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
11 Rosie O’Rourke Box Office Manager Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
12 Emma Gemoli Membership Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
13 Hannah Hunter-Reid Membership Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
14 Tal Hewitt Artistic Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
15 Will Garrood Artistic Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
16 Deborah Stanton Events Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
17 Mickey Polon Events Sep 24 – Apr 25 Centre Stage members
18 Emma Recknell General Apr 24 – Sep 24 Centre Stage members
19 Lisa Crook General Sep 24 – Dec 24 Centre Stage members
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20 Deborah Stanton General Feb 25- Apr 25 Centre Stage members
21 Gia Benjamin Marketing Apr 24 – May 24 Centre Stage members
22 Cleo Powell Marketing Sep 24 – Nov 24 Centre Stage members
23 James-Lee Campbell Marketing Sep 24 – Dec 24 Centre Stage members
24 Maria Alexandrou Education Sep 24 – Dec 24 Centre Stage members
25 Claire Brewin Education Centre Stage members
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Centre Stage London does not have any Corporate trustees.
Centre Stage London does not have any trustees that hold title to property belonging to the charity. Moreover, the charity does not own any property.
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Centre Stage London is not the custodian trustee of any funds or other assets.
## **Names of advisers**
**Type of adviser Name** Independent Examiner Amy Matthewson
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Centre Stage London has disclosed all key personnel
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||
|---|---|
||Stephen Hewitt
Tal Hewitt
Treasurer
Chair|
||
Treasurer
Chair|
||
04.02.2026|
||
04.02.2026|
**Centre Stage London**
## **Annual Accounts for the year ended 05 April 2024**
|**Receipts and Payments Accounts**|**Receipts and Payments Accounts**||
|---|---|---|
||**2024/25**|**2023/24**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Receipts**|||
|Tickets|47,581|55,975|
|Programmes|1,027|1,276|
|Participation|8,240|9,620|
|Sponsorship & Donations|1,239|2,024|
|Fundraising|3,510|5,591|
|Clothing Fundraising (Note 8)|954|1,588|
|Membership|3,405|3,206|
|Bar|8,587|9,330|
|Bank Interest|216|199|
|Other (Note 6)|752|5,874|
|**Total Receipts**|**75,511**|**97,204**|
|**Payments**|||
|Venue|14,264|11,663|
|Rights / Licence|10,198|13,625|
|Script & Score|1,921|2,650|
|Band|9,199|9,672|
|Set|3,830|5,697|
|Props|1,119|1,345|
|Wardrobe|9,235|9,337|
|Lighting|4,361|4,451|
|Sound|7,605|8,572|
|Transport|2,276|1,279|
|Programmes|697|163|
|Marketing|1,193|1,388|
|Bar|1,588|2,493|
|Rehearsal Venue|7,606|9,534|
|Fundraising|1,140|2,042|
|Website|1,158|52|
|Noda|537|-|
|Insurance|-|520|
|Clothing Fundraising (Note 8)|627|1,578|
|Other (Note 7)|2,295|2,257|
|**Total Payments**|**80,848**|**88,507**|
||||
|**Total Cash Movement**|**(5,337)**|**8,707**|
|**Opening Cash Balance**|**30,474**|**20,767**|
|**Closing Cash Balance**|**25,138**|**30,474**|
Examined and Certified Independent Examiner Miss Amy Matthewson 04/02/2026
|**Statement of Assets and**|**Liabilities**|||
|---|---|---|---|
||**2024/25**|**2023/24**||
||**£**|**£**||
|**Assets**||||
|**Fixed Assets**||||
|(none)|-|-||
|**Current Assets**||||
|Current Accounts|10,383|16,704|(6,321)|
|Savings Account|11,540|11,324|216|
|PayPal Account|3,214|2,446|768|
|**Liabilities**||||
|(none)|-|-||
|**Net Assets**|**25,137**|**30,474**|**(0)**|
Charity no. 279647 - 1 -
**Centre Stage London**
## **Annual Accounts for the year ended 05 April 2024**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **1.1 Basic of preparation**
Centre Stage London is not a Charitable incorporated organisation and makes less than £250,000 annually. The charity therefore elects to prepare its accounts using receipts and payments accounting as outlined by the Charity Commission's Introductory Notes (June 2013) - although acrruals accounts are prepared within the notes.
All amounts are in pounds sterling, £, as stated on the face of the accounts. All amounts around rounded to the nearest pound.
## **1.2 Restriction of funds**
No funds received by Centre Stage London have been restricted, designated or relate to endowments. All funds are unrestricted therefore not split on the face of the Receipts and Payments Accounts. As there is only one fund, the charity has not included a movement of funds section.
## **1.3 Going concern**
There are sufficient reserves to maintain the activities of the charity. Due to inflation, costs across the board have increased and budgets need to be monitored very carefully going foward. There are sufficient funds in the bank accounts to fund future shows, therefore the trustees consider the charity a going concern.
## **2 Receipts and Payments Accounts - by Activity**
|**Income**
Tickets
Programmes
Participation
Sponsorship & Donations
Fundraising
Clothing Fundraising (Note 8)
Membership
Bar
Bank Interest
Other (Note 6)
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Venue
Rights / Licence
Script & Score
Band
Set
Props
Wardrobe
Lighting
Sound
Transport
Programmes
Marketing
Bar
Rehearsal Venue
Fundraising
Website
Noda
Insurance
Clothing Fundraising (Note 8)
Other (Note 7)
**Total Payments**
**Balance**|**The Little**
**Mermaid**
**The Wedding**
**Singer**
**bare**
**Past Shows**
**(Note 4)**
**Future Shows**
**(Note 5)**
**Central**
**Total 2024/25 Total 2023/24**
Apr 2024
Jul 2024
Nov 2024
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
19,196
12,527
15,858
-
-
-
**47,581**
**55,975**
460
186
247
-
134
-
**1,027**
**1,276**
266
2,990
2,775
-
2,209
-
**8,240**
**9,620**
14
13
34
1,079
-
100
**1,239**
**2,024**
430
961
1,388
-
465
267
**3,510**
**5,591**
335
285
334
-
-
-
**954**
**3,206**
-
-
-
-
-
3,405
**3,405**
**9,330**
8,587
-
-
-
-
-
**8,587**
**199**
-
-
-
-
-
216
**216**
**1,588**
456
150
124
-
-
21
**752**
**5,874**|
|---|---|
||**29,745**
**17,112**
**20,760**
**1,079**
**2,807**
**4,009**
**75,511**
**97,204**|
||4,253
2,596
3,708
-
3,708
-
**14,264**
**11,663**
3,186
1,905
758
-
4,349
-
**10,198**
**13,625**
1,216
705
-
-
-
-
**1,921**
**2,650**
4,500
2,050
2,415
-
234
-
**9,199**
**9,672**
2,207
202
1,422
-
-
-
**3,830**
**5,697**
615
245
219
-
40
-
**1,119**
**1,345**
6,488
707
631
-
1,408
-
**9,235**
**9,337**
1,200
2,000
971
-
190
-
**4,361**
**4,451**
3,103
2,388
2,114
-
-
-
**7,605**
**8,572**
1,098
475
703
-
-
-
**2,276**
**1,279**
-
-
697
-
-
-
**697**
**163**
630
370
-
-
140
53
**1,193**
**1,388**
1,373
-
-
-
-
215
**1,588**
**2,493**
242
2,282
1,000
-
4,082
-
**7,606**
**9,534**
-
387
214
-
463
76
**1,140**
**2,042**
-
-
-
-
-
1,158
**1,158**
**52**
-
-
-
-
-
537
**537**
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**520**
-
285
342
-
-
-
**627**
**1,578**
523
-
432
-
-
1,339
**2,295**
**2,257**|
||**30,633**
**16,596**
**15,626**
**-**
**14,615**
**3,379**
**80,848**
**88,507**|
|||
||**(888)**
**516**
**5,133**
**1,079**
**(11,808)**
**630**
**(5,337)**
**8,707**|
Charity no. 279647 - 2 -
**Centre Stage London**
## **Annual Accounts for the year ended 05 April 2024**
## **3 Accruals Accounts - for shows falling within the financial year 2024/25**
## **Central Total 2024/25 Total 2023/24**
|**Income**
Tickets
Programmes
Participation
Sponsorship & Donations
Fundraising
Membership
Bar
Bank Interest
Clothing Fundraising (Note 8)
Other (Note 6)
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Venue
Rights / Licence
Script & Score
Band
Set
Props
Wardrobe
Lighting
Sound
Transport
Programmes
Marketing
Bar
Rehearsal Venue
Fundraising
Website
Noda
Insurance
Clothing Fundraising (Note 8)
Other (Note 7)
Total Expenditure
Balance|**The Little**
**Mermaid**
**The Wedding**
**Singer**
**bare**
Apr 2024
Jul 2024
Nov 2024
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
19,196
12,527
15,858
-
**47,581**
**46,976**
460
186
247
-
**893**
**1,099**
266
2,990
2,775
-
**6,031**
**8,826**
14
13
34
100
**161**
**2,007**
430
961
1,388
267
**3,045**
**3,347**
335
285
334
-
**954**
**3,600**
-
-
-
3,405
**3,405**
**8,565**
8,587
-
-
-
**8,587**
**52**
-
-
-
216
**216**
**1,822**
456
150
124
21
**752**
**6,256**|
|---|---|
||**29,745**
**17,112**
**20,760**
**4,009**
**71,625**
**83,550**|
||4,253
2,596
3,708
-
**-**
**10,478**
3,186
1,905
758
-
**5,849**
**7,749**
1,216
705
-
-
**1,921**
**2,895**
4,500
2,050
2,415
-
**8,965**
**9,065**
2,207
202
1,422
-
**3,830**
**7,266**
615
245
219
-
**1,079**
**1,128**
6,488
707
631
-
**7,826**
**4,151**
1,200
2,000
971
-
**4,171**
**3,351**
3,103
2,388
2,114
-
**7,605**
**8,120**
1,098
475
703
-
**2,276**
**1,069**
-
-
697
-
**697**
**1,074**
630
370
-
53
**1,052**
**1,352**
1,373
-
-
215
**1,588**
**2,339**
242
2,282
1,000
-
**3,524**
**8,154**
-
387
214
76
**678**
**2,828**
-
-
-
1,158
**1,158**
**66**
-
-
-
537
**537**
**393**
-
-
-
-
**-**
**608**
-
285
342
-
**627**
**1,370**
523
-
432
1,339
**2,295**
**1,588**|
||**30,633**
**16,596**
**15,626**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,379**
**66,233**
**75,067**|
|||
||**(888)**
**516**
**5,133**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**630**
**5,392**
**8,482**|
- **4 Past Shows** Income received and expenditure incurred for past shows relates to Holiday Inn which was performed in November 2023
**5 Future Shows** Income for future shows relates to Head Over Heels April 2025. Expenditure for future shows relates to Head Over Heels, and rights costs for Jesus Christ Superstar December 2025 and Come From Away July 2026
## **6 Other Income**
Other Income relates to purchase of a show libretto, aftershow parties and programme advertising
## **7 Other Expenditure**
Other Expenditure relates to banking costs, paypal fees, gala expenses and the aftershow parties
|**8**|**Cast Clothing - overall**|**income/expenditure for past**|**and future periods**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Balance**|
||The Little Mermaid|335|-|**335**|
||Wedding Singer|285|285|**-**|
||bare|334|342|**(8)**|
||Head Over Heels|-|-|**-**|
||**Total**|**954**|**627**|**327**|
Charity no. 279647 - 3 -
Independentexaminer's reportto thetrustees of Centre Stage London
I report to the trustees on my exami nation of the accounts of the ABYTrust Ithe Trust) for the
year ended 05 April 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requi rements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act'l.
I report in respect of my exami nation of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carryingout my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given
by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Ind8pendentexaminer's statement
I have completed my exami nation. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect..
accounti ng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of
the Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this report i n order to enable a proper understandi nE of
the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: AMY MATTHEWSON
Relevant professional qu81ification or membershi p of professional bodies lif any1= NIA
Address.. FLAT 2 THE ORIELS, 146 KINGSTON ROAD,WIMBLEDON. SW193NB
Date: 4-FE8-2026