Riverside Players
Annual Trustees’ Report
Name: Riverside Players Registration No: 293095 Reg. Address: 15, Eynsford Road, Farningham, Kent. DA4 0BD Trustees: Benjamin Newton Peter Nicholson Kirstie McMillan Ferne Haxby Committee: Kirstie McMillan (Chair) Ferne Haxby (Secretary) Peter Nicholson (Treasurer) Katie Aitchison Kirstie Atkinson Sarah Hill Michelle Hayes Sam Nicholson
Governance:
Trustees are recruited from the committee, typically chair, treasurer and secretary. They will normally step down as a trustee once their tenure on the committee ends.
The Committee will normally consist of 9 members.
Committee members are elected to serve for a 3-year term and can restand for a second term – after a second 3-year term, they are obliged to Registered address: 15, Eynsford Road, Farningham, Kent. DA4 0BD CC Registration No. 293095
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step down). Additional members may be co-opted to serve as the need arises – co-opted members serve until the next Annual General Meeting, when they can stand for re-election.
Management of Charitable Activities (Production of Shows):
The committee will select shows to be performed from proposals received from prospective directors.
Budgets will be agreed between the director, producer and the committee. Management of the show is then handed to the show team assembled by the director. A committee member will be designated as liaison between the show team and the committee, to provide support and oversight.
Production costs are either paid directly by the treasurer, or are submitted as expenses to the production secretary, who will then approve and pass them to the treasurer for reimbursement.
Once the show has been completed, the production secretary and/or treasurer will complete a Profit/Loss report for the committee.
Technical expenditure is agreed by the committee on recommendations from the groups technical team.
Activities and achievements for 2024-25
Our main focus for the 2024-25 year was our outdoor production of “The Sound of Music”. This was performed in the historic ruins of Eynsford Castle, by arrangement with English Heritage. A large, spectacular set was constructed over the ruins of the keep, with a 350-seat covered auditorium within the curtain wall for the audience. Music was provided by a live 16-piece orchestra located within the walls of the keep.
Registered address: 15, Eynsford Road, Farningham, Kent. DA4 0BD CC Registration No. 293095
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This was a first outdoor show for 11 years, and was extremely well received, with audiences comparing it very favourably with professional productions.
We then produced our annual pantomime in January 2025, which was Sleeping Beauty, complete with a live band and a 16-foot long dragon puppet – one of our most impressive constructions yet.
Our Youth Group has operated throughout the year, producing their own shows and providing two parallel youth casts for “The Sound of Music”
Our aim is to promote amateur drama to the public in this area – our shows this year have certainly achieved that objective.
Registered address: 15, Eynsford Road, Farningham, Kent. DA4 0BD CC Registration No. 293095
Riverside Players 25th May 2025
01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025
Accounts Summary as presented to AGM
| Main Group Income SOM funds - TX IN Membership Subs Donations Tech with Plugs Sound of Music 24 Sleeping Beauty Social Hire Fees SLOG Funds From Within concert Puss in Boots Card Total Income Expenditure Hall Hire Barn costs Admin Tech with Plugs Costume Maintenance Hall Maintenance Bar Revolut card funding Sound of Music 24 Sleeping Beauty Social My Fair Lady From Within Concert |
Member Account Income £13,971.12 Interest £541.50 Membership Subs £150.00 100Club subs £73,826.22 £12,689.43 £120.81 £750.00 £2,500.00 £972.57 £272.29 £105,793.94 Total Income Expenditure -£7,500.00 Hall Hire -£3,546.72 -£3,320.53 Admin -£1,576.86 Insurance -£1,764.00 £0.00 100 Club payments -£46.62 -£650.00 AGM Expenses -£70,966.32 -£3,075.86 -£40.00 -£500.00 -£553.26 -£93,540.17 Total Expenditure £12,253.77 P/L 24-25 £7,067.92 Opening balance £19,321.69 Closing balance £0.00 Discrepancy |
Youth Group Income £20.64 Membership £633.61 £1,392.00 Donatons Fwks £2,046.25 Total Income Expenditure Revolut Card Funds Wizard of Oz -£199.00 SOM Funding -£1,181.40 General Expenses Social -£110.00 -£1,490.40 Total Expenditure £555.85 P/L 24-25 £1,142.63 Opening balance £1,698.48 Closing balance £0.00 Discrepancy |
Oliver Savings Income £672.00 Interest £0.00 £672.00 Total Income Expenditure -£432.50 SoM Funding -£1,118.00 -£2,000.00 -£22.67 -£106.00 -£3,679.17 Total Expenditure -£3,007.17 P/L 24-25 £7,991.11 Opening balance £4,983.94 Closing balance £0.00 Discrepancy |
£67.34 £67.34 -£13,971.12 -£13,971.12 -£13,903.78 £15,349.96 £1,505.02 |
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| Total Expenditure P/L 24-25 Opening balance Closing balance Discrepancy |
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| Show Net Earnings Sound of Music Sleeping Beauty Puss in Boots (late) |
Cash in Hand -£1,017.82 Cash foat start £9,782.99 Cash foat end £272.29 Cash Surplus £9,037.46 |
Net Operatonal Spend £267.30 Hall Hire £7,500.00 Total spend £1,336.65 Barn £3,546.72 Total income £1,069.35 Costume Store £1,764.00 Cash Surplus Admin £3,320.53 Tech with Plugs £1,576.86 Bar Maintenance £46.62 P/L over all accounts Total: £17,754.73 |
-£112,680.86 £108,579.53 £1,069.35 -£3,031.98 |
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bpb Accountants RIVERSIDE PLAYERS INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
RIVERSIDE PLAYERS Bu•lness Drtal For The Year Ended 31 MARCH 2025 Charlty RIVERSIDE PLAYERS Charltles C¢)mmlsslon Number 293095 Trustees Benjamln Newton Peter Nicholson Kirstie Mcmillan Ferne Haxbv Commlttee Members Peter Nicholson Katie Aitchison Klrstie Mcmillan Ferne Haxbv Kirstie Atklnson Sarah Hill Michelle Hayes Sam Nichoison Actountants Brendan P Byrne & Co Ltd 12 Old 8exley Lane Bexlev Kent DAS 28N
AMRDE PLAYERS 8•l•nc¢ Sheot and Approval Statement FryThe Year Ended 31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Flxed assets 8.945 9,404 Current assets Prepaid costs 8,081 Bank and cash at hand 29,073 31.920 29.573 40.001 Current Ilabllltles Credltor5 falllnl due wlthln one year 12221 14021 Net current assets 29.351 39,599 MEf ASSErs 38.2% 49,003 General lund Unrestrlcted funds 38,296 49,003 38.2% 49.003 l approve these Income and Expendlture Accounts beh•ff af the C¢mmbttee Membus cl Rlvwslde Wayffs. l atknowled9e my respwslbllty for the accounts Indudlng the ffislon of all the Inf0mtI and explJnJUon5 nece55ary for the completlon. Iq/oi/ida6 Mrs Kltstle Mcmllian as Chalrper50n
ThERDE PLAYERS For The Ye•r Ended 31 MARCH 202S Report the prop•rntlon of the un•uOlted •ccourtg lor the For The Ye•r Ended 31 MARCH 2025 In accordance wlth the engagement letter dated we have prepared for your approval the financlal Infonnatyon of RJVERSIDE PL4YERS for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 which comwises of the Income and Expenditure report and any related notes from the your atcountln9 records and from and expIJnJtiOr you hJ¥e given us. As a prattlng member of the Associabon of Chartered Certrfied Accountsnts, we are subject to its ethical and other profes¥onal requlrements whlth we detslled at http.'Il•ccaglobèl.tomlenlmemberlprolesslonal-standardslfules-standardslacca- rulebook.html Thls report Is made solety to you lft attordance the terms ol our engagement letter dated 14 MAY 2024. (r WDrl¢ has been undertaken solety to Prepare for your approval the Itnanclal Informat6on of Rp4eftSlDe UVERS and stats those matters that We have agreed to state to you In thls report. To the fullest extent pumltted by law, we do not accept or assurne responslblllty to anyone other than RIVEASIDE PLAYERS our or for thts rewt. You have approved the finèndal Infomiètion ol RIVERSIDE IV4YERS for the yeèr ended 31 MARCH 202S and have acknovAedged your responslblllty for tt. for the apprwateness of the flnanckil reportlng framework J¢Jopted and for provk11ng all Informatyon arml explanatlons necessary lor Its Comp1bc. We hjve not been Instrurted to carry out an a11t or • revlew of these accwnts. For thls rebson, we have not vedfled the a¢curn¢y or completeness of the Jccountlng records or Inforni•bon and explanatsons you have gl¥en to us and we do not, therefore, express )ny oplnlon on the flnoncial Informatlon. Sloned Brendan P Byrne & Co Ltsl 12 Old aexley Lane Bexlev Kent DAS 28N
RThERDE PLAYERS Income •m1 Expendltsrn Accourt For The Ye•r Ended 31 MARCH 1025 2025 2024 INCOME: Donatlons and legades Voluntary donations 150 12 In¢ome from ¢h*rltable artlvltles Income from Performances Membershlp Subscrlptlons 87.881 19,637 1,847 1,276 Other tradln8 actl¥ftl•s Fundralslng events Other income 1.392 3.519 1,669 150 Investment In¢om¢ Interest 147 274 TOTAL INCOME 94.937 23,018 EXPENDFfuRE: Charltable actlvltles Delivering Performances Administration and support Costs 85.778 19.755 7,716 17,830 A•[6 lunds Fundralslng iio TOTAL EXPENDITURE 105.644 26.594 NEf INCOMEI{EXPENDrruRE) -10.707 -3.576 Total funds brou8ht foThvard 49.LMJ3 52,579 TiyfAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 38,2% 49,003