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NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATEMErirs 31st ortober 2025 Registered Charity Numbw. 280786 A J SOLWAY UMITED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Truro

MEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31>t October 2025 CONTENTS PwJe Annual reF Independent Examinerfs reput Statement cl Financial ActiMt￿s Balan￿ sheet Notes to the accounts The following pages do not forni part of the statutory accounts Relenue ￿(￿nt AppeThJix I C*neral Accourt AprErklix 2 pr(M1￿￿On AccThJnt AppeTh1ix 3 Presklents Remarks Appendtx 4

NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT CONSTrnITION N￿qUaY (￿amatiC Society is rejistered with 0￿rity Comrnwor￿s {No. 280786). its prinopal address 15 Lane Theatre, N￿qUay, Cornwall, TR8 4PX. It is g￿n￿d by a constitution ad¢)pted in January 1998. The Fkldiw Trustees ￿ the Socth are.. ￿ Charty Commlss The managament of the Sodety is a Management Ccthmlttee (ManageM￿t Trustees) comwtslng.. President Eileen Real WKe pre￿dent Paul HibI￿rt Fklnorary Chairm retary Fk>rK)rary Treasurer Tratre Mana9er Publioty Offi Bar Manager Paul Hibtert Paul Sim Murray Sim Ann Masters Gary smith Paul Sim COMMTfTEE MEMBERS Members Secretary Newsletter Edrth Bocock Judith Fox Ccmmittee Munbers Andy Fox rirnrthy Manners Sue Trebikxx The C<xnrniit* and Offi￿[5 r￿fe annublty atthe ￿nUal General tyjt shall ￿ eligitAe for r￿e￿K OBJEcfs ORGANISATIONS AND ACllVrnES object5 Lrf the are to ￿￿c￿te the puLIK in the drarnatK and opEYatr arts and generalty to de PLblic appreciati(￿ and ts5te for areas. The oharity ￿ adrninistffd ty a Managemert Cornmiitee, L￿￿Ls￿￿g of ek(ted Offi￿[5 ar¥J memLEr5 of the SocEty. t￿￿'e5 IrKI￿ the w￿UCt￿)n of IkntriLtI Pr￿uctiOns, the hiring theatreand dthe SoKiLVs wardth. Pa￿1

MEWQUAY DRAMAllc SOUErY ANNUAL REPORT contlnued REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Firstly, our loyal and dedicated group of ￿lUnteerS never cease to ama￿ the and ener9y they devote to collectsvely contrlbute to the smcw)th runnlng of the TFatsE. No names but you all krnw wh) v arel Together with prod￿￿On5 by our very own NE￿quaY Drnmatic S((￿ty aThJ Newquay Stsge Company, we also continue to attract high qualrty trlbute ￿ts, plays by extemal groups. many other performing genres and Quarry ￿Spe[ O)urch. We are very mu(h regarded as a (ommuntty as%et. Lane Theatre contlnue5 to undergo refreshwEnt always lookSng to boost our profile both on and off stsge. have a very wide reach. We have undertaken major electrical works thisyear to brlng the theatre up to mcKJem standards and ÈxpÈthtions. Of course, this meant we had to go -dark- for flrst three months of the year. We continue to make improments with the irLStallation of xllar par*ls ￿di[¥) to fina￿la1 benefits and pro￿ding electTiC d￿rYing point5 for motorist5. This contri￿e5 to the Theatre ha¥Mng a greener ftKJ￿rnt. On a more kysonal note, I have had the pknLwe aTrJ trwJThJJr of trwjldlng the pos￿0￿ of Chalr slnce 2021. so. the [M)S￿On of Vice President for the past year. However, due to famity commitsnents I will be steppin9 down frryn both tw)gtion5 frorn rK)w. Of course, although I shall be in Wa￿5 I hope to keep in touch with my Theatre famlly aTrJ will remain as a Member for 2026 and I￿llY may frC￿ tlme to tlme. Thank y(MJ One arml MI FThANCES att￿d￿ fina￿181 state￿nIS st￿ the current 5tste of the fIr￿rKE5, which the Manwment Committs cc4v￿d￿ to be sound. The alar￿5 bankers a￿ LWS Bank plc. 7 P￿Xawen Street Trufo, Comwall. The Ind4)endait Examll￿r & A J Solway Umlted, Sherbum-In-Elrnet a firm of Chartered Accountan On behalf d the Managernent Committee Paul Hibbert Chairperso Date.._ Jan 14, 2026 Page 2

MEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY IMDEPENDENT EXAMINERS. REPORT Independent Examlners. report to the trustees on the unaudited finonn wa5 carr￿￿ Imjt in accordance byith the General Direct￿5 given by the Charity Commi55ion8r5. AD examinatv)n IrKlUd￿ a wiew of the accountirwj records Wt by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements pr￿￿ted wrth tPK>se remrds. It al￿ indude5 Ix)rNderatK)n of any unusual ite￿￿ or di￿losure5 in the financial staternents, and seekn.ng ex￿anat￿5 from the trustees concerning any such matters. The pr￿dureS undertaken do rK>t protride all the evidence that WOU￿ ￿ required in arh a￿lit, armj C{￿sequent￿ we (lo rM)t express an a¢Jdf( Opin￿ on the gi¥en by the fina￿la1 statements. Independent ExamIne￿% Statement In a)nnection Mth our examination, ￿ mter has c(Nneto ourattention whth gr¥es us rwasonalAe cAu5e to ￿lIeVe that In any material resFert the requlraments to keep aLrounbng rea)rd5 in aCC(￿darKe wtth secbon 41 of the Art,. and to prepare finaMal tements which accord with the aC￿Vn￿n9 records and to comply with the ￿cOUntIng requirements of the have not beer met,. or to which, in our opinion, attenth)n should be drawn in c￿r to enab￿ a UfKler5tanding d the financial 513tetnents to ￿ reathed. A J Solway tim￿ed Chartered Accountants 10 Hengist Vale Sherburn-In-Elrnet LEEDS North Yorkshire LS25 6QF Date: Jan 14, 2026 Page 3

NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIErY STATEMErif OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year end•d 31st October 2025 Accumulated Fund (unrestrlcted) Total 2025 2024 JKome Production5 Subscripti￿5 Donats'ons and Grants 31,525 2,139 27,605 23,B25 15.192 2.850 2,057 2,817 31,525 2,139 27,605 23,825 15,192 850 1057 1817 34,840 1,710 180 32,082 17,493 1,500 3,191 996 Rry)m hlre Gir Park hlre Raffles Interest recavable Total Incom• 108.010 104010 91.992 Dlrert tharftable expenses Producbon costs Theatre costs Deprecth'on Insurnn LKeKe and SubrAriptic￿S 7,708 146.451 5,296 3,535 2,896 7,808 146,451 5,296 3,535 1896 9,185 16,995 360 3,198 1,730 165.B86 165,886 31,468 Other eX￿nd1￿m N0n.Ctraritat￿e Irading c05t5 StatK)nery, FX)5tage and te￿p1K￿r Ac(ountanLy and indepetht exami Credit Card Sales Fee5 DonatK>n5 SurKJry EX￿r￿e5 8,542 765 695 8,542 765 695 10,617 702 670 320 171 10,080 10,080 12.568 Totsl Expendlture 175,966 175,966 44,036 Net leynd£tiJrellincome for the Fund balan￿S brought fO￿ard 167,9561 215,473 (67,956) 215,473 47,956 167,517 Fund balances carried fonyxd 147,517 147,517 215,473 The Sou"ety has no rec(*Jnised gains or losses other than the net outgoiThJIir￿ming resour￿ fcrf 2025 and 2024. There ￿re no rnovernwts on Unrestric￿ (unds durirvj the year e￿Ied 31st Octoter 2025. Page 4

NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY BALANCE SHEET •t 31st ortob¥ 2025 2025 2024 Flxed assets Tangib￿ Fixed Assets 87,510 73,C64 Cutrent assets Stocks 2,350 2,7S9 Other Debtcfs 9,(￿0 59,144 Cash at barhk arhd in ha 155,476 70,494 158,235 Current Ilabllltl•s Trade Creditors 9,812 675 IS,176 650 knruals 10,487 15,826 Met ￿rrent a55ets 60,007 142,409 147,517 21S,473 Represented by: Unrestricted PuumtsLited FuTrJ 147,517 215,473 Restricted Fund T¢)tal fvnds 147,517 215,473 The ￿teS on pages 6 at￿ 7 fom an irtegral part of these finar￿la1 statements. The financial siaternents on pages 4 to 7 approved by the In￿ee5 on Jan 14, 2026 S￿Jned C￿ its behalf by: and P Hibbert P&"m Page 5

NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIErY MOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31st October 2025 Accounlln9 pollcl•s Basis of accountiry The finanual staternents have been prepared under Ihe historical cost accounting rules and in accordance wrth a￿lCal￿e acrountirvj st8rKJard5 and 5trternwt of R&Yx)mrnerKled prac1￿ on knounting bv harths. Tangible fued assets DeycfiatKsn of flxed assets is cakukited to write off co* or valuaknon. th any rridual valLE over tha"r estimated u5efiJl INES as fc4kJws.' Lare Theatre- Freehold Land Lane Theatre- Freehold Property fixtures and fi￿rIJS 5% stnight lir 25% reducirvJ balan Tangible fixed amets r￿t￿re5 and Flttin9S Lane T(•tal isi M)vember 2024 128,863 57,rn 19,742 186.633 19,742 dib'ons 31st Oct(thr 2025 128,863 77,512 206,375 Deprecijtion 1st ￿>v￿nber 2024 56,8BO 113,569 5,296 Charge for ￿ ￿ar 5.296 31st Oct(thr 2025 56,880 61.985 118,865 Net book Jmount 31st Octdjer 2025 71,983 15,527 87,510 31st ortdjer 2024 71,9B3 I,oBi 73, Employees Remunerntlon Total remurthtM for the yeai arn￿￿nted to ENil (2024 . ÉNII). The average nurnber of pahd staff for the wwe.. Cleaning (part time) Page 6

MEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIErY MOTES ON FIP4ANCIAL STATEMENTS 31st ortober 2025 Trustees Remuneraiion and Exp￿se% No remunerabon was difKVy, or iThj￿eCtty, pawj, or payable, out of the fvnds for the year to ary t￿￿ or to any Ferson or persons known to be connected with any of them. Exwses amounting to £Nil12024: £Nill were reimbursed to trustee5 ManageTr￿Trt in respect of ￿nb"r￿J* postage, stati￿ery, offKe supplies and tra￿llIng. Page 7

Appenrfix I IIEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIEff REVENUE AccouKr forthe year ended 315t October 2025 1025 2024 Receipts General Account- Appendix 2 Producbon kcount- Appendix 3 criptKTrns and Patrons Grants DonatK>n5 46,741 31,525 2,139 27,￿)5 55,262 1,710 108,010 91,992 pa￿entS General Account 162,962 34,491 9,185 Production kcount 7,708 {170,6701 (43,676) Excess of Ivyments over receipls)Ireceipts over payments Freehokj depreciation ￿￿re5 and Fittirys Ilepwation {62,660) 48,316 5,296 15,296) 167,9561 I3￿) Surplus to Ac£umul•tsd Fund 47.956

AP￿diX 2 NEWQUAY DRAmA￿c soaErY GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31st October 202S 2025 2024 Receipts 23,82S 15,192 2.850 2,057 32,082 17.493 Ro￿7 Hire Car Park Hire 1,5CIJ 3,191 Raffles Costume sa￿ and Other Income Inter& Receivable 2,817 46.741 55,262 Payments Bar 8,542 656 10,617 1,149 5,607 628 Rate5 and water LKJht aTrJ heat Te￿p1K) Insurance 5,483 639 3,535 2,896 126 3,198 1,730 L￿En￿ subxriptKTr statk)nery and Ix)rtage C￿nIng and box offi Prerrises ex￿Se5 Repairs and rencwals AcccMJntarq fees Donations 74 1,962 133,072 4,8tsJ 695 7,814 463 670 88 Bank Charge4 SuTrJry &xpenses 320 171 {162.9621 (34,491) (Defklt)ISurplus for y•ar (116,221) 20,771

Appendlx 3 NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY PRODUCTION ACCOUNT for the year ended 31st October 2025 2025 2024 Out￿de PerforMar￿5 28,913 2,479 133 24,428 Dirty Dusb"ng The Ghost Train The Anniversary Chapter 2 Two One P£t Flays ight Chatrc 2,890 1,718 1042 3,028 31,525 Payments Dirty Dusiing Out of Order 141 603 182 The Ghost Train Fojr Haylets EntertainiThJ Angels Murdu in Little &imley Gave Us A Sign Ha[￿bagged The Anniversary Chapter Two Two One Act Pla 53 io 168 115 150 781 738 Ga￿Ight Chatroom 192 Fundraigro B(x)knng System F*s Adverb'sing 143 209 3.515 2.514 3,626 2,618 (7,708) 19,185) Surplus for the year 23,817 25,655

Ap￿￿1X 4 NewouAY DRAMAllC soaErY PRESIDENfs REMARKS forthe ￿r tndtd 31st Oct¢thtr 2025 As I come to the eNJ of my first term as Pr￿ent of Newquay Dramati¢ 5oaety, l hardly believe that the time has passed so quKkty. Lwkn"ng back on all the plays an(J hinngs it is iniw wdènt that we conlnue trj ￿ an Integral part of the theathcal map In Cornwall. I woJld like to thank all our members aTrJ visitors who continue to suppJrt us in all the events ￿ undertake throughout the year. You have all helped u5 to rnaintsin a thriving theatre. As Y(￿ will See from our endosed annual acc(MJnts a great deal of necessary work has been completed to en￿￿ the safe running of wr theatre. All is nearly accomplithed so many thanks to all those who manned the theatre when the work force carrted out the Improvements. The committee is always supportive aTrJ they fro￿ been tireL&y working towards obtainiThJ a grant. ThSs means that the sokr pand projett can go ahead. I must ntsw thank all those in tsjr Newquay Drarnatsc Se<iety who ha￿ providèj $L￿h excellent entertainment over the year. We have wekomed many rw younger MeMt￿ arKI they will certsinly be the future of our theatre. AJI our great artors have given us shows where we Complete￿ lose ourselves and become part of the act￿n. This year we have enjoyed "The Ghost Train," a great cksslc directed ty Sue Tre￿IcOCk. Then it was"Out of Order- directed by Andy Fox. What a wonderfijl comedy. This year we can lth)k forMrd to"Handbagged." It will be directed by sus￿ Bundy and it is in(Jeed a ￿aY to knk forward to. We can als01(K)k foThvard to some 0￿ acts in June, a thance to meet S(￿ ne￿ dirthrs and appre(i&e th￿r S￿115. At the CD.A. awards thi5 year we receNed nominatK*ns the hopefvl red￿￿ts trelng Sue Trebilcod( and Su5ie &Jndy. We feel very proud of them. Many thanks to all our ursung heroes who hdp to rnake our play5 so successful; we must also thank thcÉe who organise our hirings. espetialty Pdul Sim who alway5 gives us a wi(Je wdriety of shows. I hope that you all continue to supwt and en￿Y our ttr￿atre durlrrfj 2026. We look fofward to seeing all throughout the year. Eileen Real Pregdent