Registered number
01839042
Bedford Players Trust
Report and Accounts
31 March 2024

Bedfonl Playern Tnmt
B Jathn
B Shah
JHB￿nI
K R S Hwpwi (m*ned 03.03.24)
J P Deaville {8pwuibJ 31.1023)
H Forth {8ppcinted 31.10.23)
L Knapp (aFV(knled 31.10.23)
S (apwirted 18.12.24)
A Lgvene (reshy￿d 03.04.24)
9 Goldingkn Rogd
Bedlord
MK40
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Naticffial We8thMn8ter P
81 HwJh Street
MK40 1NE
MK40 3DE
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Kate Sha
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Bedford Player5 Trust
Report of the Trustses (conlin
For th• ended 31 •Jlareh 2023
Stat￿ent of Trustoes. Responsibilities
COrdan￿ wilh ap￿￿aLle law arvj regulatms.
Ihal * the Trustees have ekcted to wepare the finar￿la] slaterrthts in accordan￿ *ith Unit&l
Khgthjn Generamy knepted P*mJntiThJ Ptactke Iunited IQngd￿Tr Pxwnting Stsndards
applkable law). Under company the T￿￿te65 must not 8pwove the financial statements unless
they are satisfied that them gNe a true arKI f* vivw of the state CA aff¥6 of the chwTty and of the
Surp￿$ or def￿ of ts ch*ity that p￿￿d. In these firwrfial stat￿, the Truste8S
are requlred to".
. select sullable ac())untiw pcAi¢ies and then appty them C[￿51$teD￿.
• rnake judgements and estimates ttwt are reasonable and wudent
• state whether appkable accouniry Standards have been follcvhed. subpct to any rnatwknl
departures disclosed * eX￿.ned in ts fina)clal slat•)￿ts.
' prepare the finarKaal statements ￿ a ¢C￿ern basis uthss It is kopwwiate lo wesume
thot the chwiiabk company *lll c£￿tinue
The Trustees wo rnswThible for keepwwJ *quate xcounting Tecords that we sufficient to sh(YhT
and expl•'n the chwitls tran&xtKTh arKI disch)se *lth reasonable axuracy * any time the
)an¢ial positlon of the chwity and enable them to ensure that the fmar#ial statements Mmpty ￿*th
the CiJmpani8s Pd 21Th. TW are also fesponsibb for safeguardkfj the assets of th8 charity and
small Ch•rftabh Comp•ry wovknlon•
Thi6 rewxt has been mmred in the of Part 15 of th
Cfympanies kt 2006 relatiry to small c(xnparM8S.
and signed ￿ ts￿r behall by
S Carpenter
DirKtor
Date: A [ILI 74*

Bgdforf Playern Trust
(xrt M pages 8 bj 13.
Trustee5 ctysklor that is fortris Se¢1K￿ 14412) 01
Charilie¥A¢l 20111tt* 2011 ar•J th* na•J•J.
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B••kn of In*•nd•nt •x•mlMrf• r•port
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T(d•l
Totsl
41156
42,156
32,103
79.408
83.256
n.414
Grarts
70.781
94.n9
70,n1
94.719
34.421
34.421
25,0
74719
i*.eeo
74.258
2(%1.581
31,389
74258
ZJg,615
74.719
314,334
720
1*279)
1.319
118.0221
13,5B7
31,e09
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Balance Sheet
as at 31 Mav¢h 2024
2023
TongiNe a5sots
11.923
Cash at bsnk t
31.032
32.317
13.526
Crndltorn: ¥mourts f•MlrwJ fk
T*lthln ono y•ar
(14.931)
112.671)
Not eurr•rt Oi•blMlle•y•sMts
(1.405)
19,646
Il•billtl••
a377
49,411
•ll•r on•
137050)
rJs,824}
Not Vl•blliliMyag•6ts
15.473
Genw81
Restrf¢ted fvThls
1.733
11.854
13.1n
15.473
13.587
Tho on PO￿ 10 to 13 fomi wt (rfttw frnrxifjl
477121 of the compa￿ ki 2(Th Clhe nwrnbws l)rn rewved the (>Jnpany to
¥1￿ d the state of a)Iws of the c(ryany as at 31 Marth 21r24 arvj of its rnsuti k¥ the year then
L)ate. 11114

Bedford Players Trust
Notes to the Accounls
for thè year ended 31 Ilaych 2024
Charthes.. StateM￿t of R￿ornmended Pr*ice appkable to Charthes preparing th￿ wunts in
artt wilh ts Financd Rewtng Standard apF*aNe wi the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS
11Y2) (effective 1 January 2015) - (chal￿e$ SORP (FRS 102}). the Fin¥wl Re￿￿ng Standard
applicable in the UK and Republr of Iteknd {FRS 102) avj Ccfflpanies Act 2LM)6. The principal
1.2 Donaticms and grants. ithlThJ Ca￿ grants. we the IncomirwJ resources vthon
fvnd.
Sh(xt tenn debtors are mpasured at lJansth F¥re (*1￿h is usualy the invow w}. less any
Impalrmentlosges for bad debts.
1.3 Management and adminiStratk￿ cr6ts of the charity relate to the cogts of runnlng tho chty, such a8
insurance. legal and rKofe5sional arKI b￿k chwges. Those have been a*)cated in full to other
1.4 The leasehokl Knwymnenls M The Pkn have been wita*d at cost wilh a depteclation rate of
4% per annum on a straight line basls. the buikliNJ enhar￿emwts wiu be depr￿thd pwdenty
¢yM 25 ye8r8 although the leA8e do88 not exphe unti 2041.
Fixbjres and fftiings hwe been Ca￿la￿j at cost a￿ dew*kted on stsuht ￿ne bas18 at 8 rate
of 25% per ￿num.
1.5 The chwty has klenlified the rnaior costs of govemm 88 beiThJ extemal costs related to th8
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Bedford Playe15 Trust
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 20
nd
2024 Total 2023 Total
Fundrdlslng and publlclty:
Markeling and wmtion
34.421
34.421
25.(NXI
Ulililies
14.475
14.475
5.983
4,(X)5
140.152
16.370
6.120
4.118
151.376
Repair5 and malntwrre
4.005
65,433
74.719
Other charft•bl• ex￿ndItUrn:
Bank charges
Insurance
SuThlries
3.931
3.931
3.625
4,019
12.096
74258
4.019
12,096
74.258
4,380
16.740
31.131
238
18.533
1.163
Entertalnment
W￿8$ and 8alarfes
Traini
18.995
18.995
239615
GO¥￿nanCe costs
no
720
720
285 203
2024
2023
IndeF*￿ent examY*s fees
720
720
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Bodford Players Trust
Notss to tho Accounts
for tho year ended 31 March 2024
T¢)t•l
Iwmdlng and Ilttlngs
As at 1 N)ri12￿23
Idibo
142.408
20,530
162.938
As at 31 March 2024
t*rnclalkni
4 at 1 Pw'l 2023
Charge year
113,148
5.696
20.02S
287
133,173
5,983
As at 31 March 21r24
N•t book valu•
As at 31 March 2024
218
As at 31 March 2023
29
505
2024
2023
Trade debkn5
Crndltorn: •mounts falllng duo wlthln OD• yar
2023
Bank loans and OV￿dIa￿
Trade ¢￿Ill0r5
530
7.337
5.276
4,111
3.284
Loans
14.931
12,671
12

at31 Ill￿1
42,ISry
70,781
94.719
(41156)
170.781)
4.71WI
(thr not •uets ￿￿1 tyfin1
)J79)
76,038 ￿74.719)
13,1n
T•tsl
781
8 £3.LW (207J'. Q772ly¥**ryn 8vJkYd Tho•¥¢ Tn*titt Thèth Trwl LhJ Trwt £NI
(2W23: £Nffj.
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