BE.NCH THEATRE HAVANT'S VWN T$41ATrE COMPANY- SINCE 1969 BENCH THEATRE Statutory Accounts and Annual Report for the period 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025 Contents Trustees. Annual Report Independent Examinerfs Report Statèment of Financial AGtivltles Balance Sho81 Notes to the Accounts website - wvNI.benchtheatre.org.uk Email.. treasurer@benchtheatre.org. uk Registered Charity No: 291935 BE X(.-I I THEATRE Trustees. Annual Report 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025 Charlty Nam• Beneh Theatre Ro9lGt•rqd M￿nbo1 291935 prfndp•l addr955 The Swkng, 56 E¥sl Str9qt Havant H*npshire POI IBS Bankers: Th• Coweretive e•nk pjx.. 1 Balloon Street, M•nchos19r M4 4BE N4rng5 of th• cha1￿Y truste•s who rnanw th• ¢h*rlty Trustqe namo Olfice Ilf any) DaiES acted 11 not for v4holo y••r Tas H*f{￿d Chair P￿rOSe Andrew Ca Tr#asuf8r structure. Gov•manc• and Managem•nt D•s¢rlpllon of th? charl1￿5 Status Typ• ol Gov•rnlng Do¢umont Constitution- last rwL%ed and ￿r8ed in September 2001. Mnor. pwlir medthrations agree(l alth& AGM on 3 Septefflber2015. How th• tharity18 constitui•d An unintorpor8t8d 8ssociabon gs defit)ed In con$tiWtlon èthd lo office by the rnernbBr3hlp. Background Infonnation- the obl•¢t The 8ptKth Theatre established In February 1969 lthtrn bued The81￿ Uniwl arKI was sth)n after regi5tpRd as a ChariaFJg $￿iety. Th8 obj8¢t of the Bench Theatre ￿ 10 8dvance Ihe edutrkn of the public byfurthering tho dramalic arts. Th8 Bench T￿atro has no paid mgrnb6rs or pavJ executive. Summary of the maln acil¥lties In relatlon to that tsbleet The Banch Theat￿ has 8 regular wDgraMe offive Sh￿ each yew at The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre. AddIty￿allY It may tsk* shows lo ihe annual Totton Feslwal of Dr8ma. ChiGhg$tèr Fringe or olhw local f85twa Frorn timè io lime. the Bench may engage in other inibalwes such as ￿a￿ting cJJmpetitW5 and fuDd-raisng gcuwtias wch ag raffios, coslume $2lBs etc. Al 8ctivittes conduct8d ore In line Bènch's conslltuuon and Charit8￿e objert PAGE 1 How Our actlvllles d•liver publlc benefrt The Bench'5 Tnain adivity is lo advance the educat￿￿ of the wtlic aryj attr8Ct ff*mbers ano audiences mvJN nol olhamise have thg ¢pp)rtuntyto eYpBrienca or partlcipaie in the dramalr ¥t& Achi•v•ments and P•rfom)anrA In Financial Year 202412025the Bench performed the followlng m3in productions.. September 2024.."DearJatk. Oear Louise" Ken Ludwi8. 5 performances. November 2024.. ryense and Sen5ibility' by JaneAu5tin, adapted byjesyca Swale. 8 performances. February 2025..'The Possiblliiles" by Howard Barker. 5 p@rforrnèn￿s. April 2025..'As YOJ LSke It. byWilli3tn Shakespe3re. 8 perfoTmances. July 2025.."StEppin8 Out" by Richard Harris. 8 performance. A short cie-man perfDrmance of'A Child'5 Christmas wa￿5, by Dylan Thom35W35 pÈrfDrmed threetimes al The 5prinÈ Arts and Hentège Centre In Detember 2024. In addition The 8ench Theètre performed an extrart Irom 'The Posslblllties, at the Totton Dftma Festiv31 in March 2025. The Bench continued to retrlve loyal supportfrom its rnembersand its'Friends of the Bench.. FInanC￿ Review 8rl•l ¥tatoment of GharW8 policy ort M&efve8 The Bench Theatre's PDIicyi5to mair¢taln 5ufficieilt reserve5tofund 12 mofflth's of the4¢re remal whi15t rel￿ning SLrfficentworkinE capital foT day iodayoperatian This is In the event that all produttions are Cèmdledand noticket sales rewenue reeeived las retenily happenedthsiin8 the COVID pandÈTric hxkdownl Thecor*tract.*ith The SpringArts and Herbta8e tentre. iovErS tbe hiie of rehearsal spaceatwJthÈaire hirefof the charity's 5 mainyearly produciions?nd costs £25 4 ra5 of 3151 luty2025. Det•il8 ol any funds maierially in dèfieit NIL PrlnGlp4 Fundlng Sourees The principal fundins source5 forthe Bench are mpmbership sub5criptlons, ticket Sa￿S. pro8r3rntne sales, donations and. from time to time. fund rai>nE èctivities. Plèn8 lorfvtum porfod¥ The Bench plans to continu¢to pursue it5 ¢h3ritable objecL, retain and expand its mernbershlp. Friendsand aUdlert￿s, refresh its profile in the Havant area and beyond, all within the context of its£ontrad with The Sprin8 (see abovel. PAGE 2 Independent Examiner Fer the setond year in a row, thecharity's income is more than E25,LNJO, so èn indepEndenl exaMi￿tIOn has been 50ught. Note that the Bench Theatre'stru5tee5 have obtained independentexaminationof the accounts in prev5ous years, thou8h not tnandatcry, furthe purposes of good governantr. The report is below. Th• tru#tees declare that they have 4pprovgd tru$ts•$' r•port abow. Slgned on behall olthe charlty's trustees Andrew Caple. T￿8$U￿r Oavfjd Penrose, Secretary 18th A. st ZoZ£ Ind r4lent Examinets Re tothe Bench Theatre ive re ansibilitiesof the Trusthes and the examlner Thethariws trustees are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts. Thechzrity's trustees consider that an èudit is not required for this year ￿nderSeCt*¢n 144121 of the Choritie5 Act 2011 Ithe 201J Attl and thatan independentex•mination Is needed. Basls It is my responsibilityto.. - exarnine the 3c¢ounrs under5ection 145 of the 1011 Art.. - follow the pro￿dUleS lald down in the general ￿rertIOnS8Iven bytheCh3rity Corrmission undersertion 1451511bl of the 2011 Act,. and - state whether part￿UlaT matters have come to myattention. My examithauon was carried out in accordance with the generBI Directions yven bythe Charity Commission. An examlnation Includes a review of the accountin8 records kepr b¥the charityand a comparison of the accounts preset)red with those retOTds. It also includes consideration of anyunusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seekin8 explanationsfrom you as trustee5concernlngany such matter5. The procedures uridertaken do not provNle allthe Èvidence th*would be Tequired in èn audit and consequentty no opinlon Is given as to whether the 3c£ounts present a'trtse andlalr view, and the report is 1Imited to those mattersset our In the 5tstement below. Inde dent txamlner'5 5t•temert In connÈttion with Thy exaTnination, no matter has come to myattentlon.. 111 %Yhich gives me reasonable tsuse to believe that in any material respect the requiremEnts'. - to keep accountin8 records in atc¢rdance with seciion 130 of the 2011 Act,. and - to prepare aciounrs vlhich accDrd with rhe accountinÉ re£ords & COrn￿V with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been rnet,. or 121 towhich. In my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a propÈrunderstsndin8ofthe account5to be reached. Mf Royr May Independent Exèminer l Monks Hill, Westbourne. West Sussex POIO 8SX Date.. PAGÈ 3 Bench Theatre Statement of Financial Activities For tho Year Ended 31 July 2025 THEATRE Incorne & Exp￿dIture A￿OUnt ForTr Year Ended Note5 NON PRODLICTICW INCOME Inleiesi Subscnptions Merchandise Sales Donations iscdleneous su￿t01a1 £944.81 £5.787.58 £318.13 £1,417.01 £308.00 £704.11." £5.45527 £4￿).15 e890.72 £0. £8,775.53 £7.45th25 PRODUCTION INCOME Scripts Ticket Receipts Programme Sales Mi$cdlaneou3 Sub-total £47.96 £27.388.00 £1.286.70 £319.15 4,4Q3.50 £1.29).79 10 £29,041.81 £25.694.29 TOTAL INCOME NON PRODUCTION EXPENDITURE VarDus Adtnin Governance Costs Insurance Equipment & stsgino (Company SMI TounTh9 Rent Membwship Admin Iscdlaneous s￿￿t0￿1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 £10_79 £0.00 £409.26 £999.98 £26.00 £21.708.20 £20.40 £76.00 ElOO.C#) £40Y.36 :, £127.40 £19,82832 £19.60 £18￿00 £23250.63 711eO PRODUCllON EXPENDITVRE Perft)mian¢e R￿￿8 (Ha￿) Perf0m￿nCe R¢hts (Music) Scripts Prr*Jrammes Sets Props C0s￿m&S BaTrner5 Flyer5 And Posters Spring Bfcthura Plvjtos Spnng Ticket Levy Spring Card Fee Spring CDM Technician Hire su￿t01a1 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 £2,076.40 £92.55 £295.74 £0.00 £11. £136.80 £245.03 £42.00 £470. £825.( £9.00 £2,462.50 £8Sg.62 £326.25 £2.442.CK) t319.15 £0.00 £21A6 £213.02 £7.99 ÉODD £200.00 £481.61 £26.19 £2,158.00 £782.30 £0.00 £7.661.39 £7.1J1.72 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 30. .02 EXCESS OF INCOMÉ OVER EXPENtATURE £6,90&32 £530th22 PAGE 4 Bench Thgatro Balance Shgot as at 31 July 2025 2025 202S R6Bblcied VnTe51TK*ed Funds Fun0$ 2025 Note$ FIAqd A•s•¢¥ Tht¢*¥rty h88 no fix¢¢ £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £ox £O.tX) CurvenkA**els CuFreDI Account Sathgs Account COIF A¢eouni C88h In Hand Current Asse1• 27 2T £0.th1 £8,3Bg.$1 £o.(JI £4.Q80.34 £O.OD £23.195.11 £O.OD £22.47 £0.00 £35.687.467 £thO) £iQA03.0S £4.634.Q3 (YJ e13M).06 £D. £5.00 £00) £a7tt14 £28,71114 27 ,687.46 c[￿￿015 Prtr•sion ltrLiattilthes Total L￿￿•t1*S £thoo £D.OQ £0.00 £oi%J £D.00 QD 14ETCURRENT ASSETS £0.00 £35.687.46 E35,687.4 74114 TOTAL FUNDS 33.687. 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