QMT | The Bancroft Players Annual Accounts 2025/26 

## **QMT** 

Queen Mother Theatre 

## **The Bancroft Players** 

Annual Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2026 

**Charity number** 283439 **Legal form** Unincorporated Association **Registered office** Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin, SG4 9SP **Status** Draft for AGM approval and independent examination 

The Bancroft Players, Charity Number 283439 



QMT | The Bancroft Players Annual Accounts 2025/26 

## **Trustees' Annual Report** 

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026. 

## **Purpose and activities** 

The principal activity is the education of the public in the arts, particularly the dramatic arts, and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts. 

## **Reference and administrative details** 

|**Item**|**Detail**|
|---|---|
|Charity name|The Bancroft Players|
|Charity number|283439|
|Registered office|The Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin, SG4 9SP|
|Bankers|Santander and Barclays Bank Plc|
|Independent Examiner|Christie Scott CA-Tally Accounting|



## **Independent Examiner's Report** 

I report on the accounts of The Bancroft Players for the year ended 30 June 2026. 

## **Respective responsibilities** 

The charity trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The independent examiner is responsible for examining the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity Commission Directions. 

## **Independent Examiner's statement** 

Independent Examiner to complete following review of the accounting records and supporting documents. 

## Signed: ___Christie SCott 

Name: Christie Scott CA - Tally Accounting 

## Date: __4[th] July 2026 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

Prepared on a receipts and payments basis. The 2024/25 comparative totals are taken from the Charity Commission register. Detailed 2024/25 category comparatives were not included in the workbook supplied and have therefore not been re-created. 

|**Receipts and payments**|**2025/26**|**2024/25**|
|---|---|---|
|Total income|£199,587.89|£183,707|
|Total expenditure|£182,665.80|£157,858|
|Net surplus for the year|£16,922.09|£25,849|



## **Cash and reserves movement** 

|**Cash movement**|**Amount**|
|---|---|
|Opening cash balance at 1 July 2025|£65,817.98|
|Net surplus for 2025/26|£16,922.09|
|Closing cash balance at 30 June 2026|£82,740.07|



The closing cash figure is calculated from the 2024/25 closing cash balance brought forward and the 2025/26 net cash movement shown in the workbook. 

The Bancroft Players, Charity Number 283439 



QMT | The Bancroft Players Annual Accounts 2025/26 

## **Balance Sheet / Statement of Assets and Liabilities** 

|**Assets**|**2025/26**|
|---|---|
|Fixed asset: Queen Mother Theatre building|£1,770,000.00|
|Cash at bank and in hand|£82,740.07|
|Total assets stated|£1,852,740.07|



No valuation has been included for bar stock or other stock because the workbook does not contain a closing stock valuation. Any prepayments, creditors or accruals should be added by the Treasurer before final sign-off if material. 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis from the charity cashbook/workbook and prior year filed information. 

## **Income recognition** 

Income is recognised when received. 

## **Expenditure recognition** 

Expenditure is recognised when paid. 

## **Fixed assets** 

The Queen Mother Theatre is built on land leased from North Herts District Council for a term of 99 years from 1983. The building value has been carried forward at £1,770,000, consistent with the previous filed accounts supplied. 

## **Depreciation** 

The Trustees discontinued depreciation in 2002, consistent with the accounting note in the previous filed accounts. 

## **VAT** 

VAT no longer applies. 

## **Independent examination** 

These draft accounts should be reviewed and signed by the Independent Examiner before filing. 

## **Approval** 

These accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: 

|**Signed**|M R Weatherbed|
|---|---|
|**Name**|Mark R Weatherbed|
|**Position**|Treasurer and Trustee|



Date: ___4[th] July 2026 

The Bancroft Players, Charity Number 283439