**THE SEAFORD DRAMATIC SOCIETY Registered Charity Number 294769** **Trustees’ Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024** ## **Seaford Little Theatre** **Steyne Road** **Seaford, East Sussex** **BN25 1HA** The theatre has had a culturally and artistically fruitful year as it has continued to present four major shows with the emphasis on creating a wide repertoire, whilst keeping a close eye on the accounts. The ever-popular comedies _See How They Run_ and _Chorus of Disapproval_ provided lighter flavours which together with the classic A Doll’s House and the dark comedy _Dinner_ produced a diverse range of theatre and we recorded an average attendance of 69%. These productions were all very well received locally by our audiences and in the local press reviews. The theatre has continued to be a popular resource to many local organisations as a meeting venue and activity centre. It is no surprise that the theatre, approaching as it is, in 2025, it’s 80[th] birthday, is a building that has year on year required large expenditure on maintenance. This reached a critical point at the beginning of 2024 when it became apparent that much of the roof was giving way to water leaks. With an estimated repair bill of £42,000 we have been able to employ local builders to address the repair project over a three-year period, thereby spreading the cost. Thus, at the beginning of the year the committee embarked on a major fund-raising project together with making a commitment to ring fencing up to £10,000 each year 2024-2026, if necessary. The fund-raising has led to our members and committee and supporters putting on at least 12 special social, musical, and general fund-raising activities. During 2024, we have made several successful applications for various grants and received donations from many local community organisations together with local authority gifts. The resulting £13,027 raised has enabled us to comfortably meet the cost in 2024 of £14,250 to fix the most urgent of needs and leaves us in a strong financial position to meet the anticipated costs of the on-going work in 2025 and 2026. This report would not be complete without giving special thanks to the generosity of our local Ukulele players, the Seaford Mayor Gift, Seaford’s Masonic lodge, The Rotary Club, the Chalk Cliff Trust and Seaford Town Council. The Theatre Trust too have committed to a grant payable during 2025. These are only a few however of the many individuals and organisations that have been putting in such efforts to support our ‘Raise the Roof’ campaign. In 2024 the committee began the process of preparing to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This on-going work has entailed consideration of the theatre’s constitution and its Health and Safety and its Safeguarding policies with a view to this process being completed early in 2025. **David Hallett Trustee** **Margaret Kennedy Trustee** ## **THE SEAFORD DRAMATIC SOCIETY (SEAFORD LITTLE THEATRE) STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **Income and Expenditure Account for the Year** |Income in pursuit of the Charities objects
Donations
Membership (2024) Subscriptions
Productions
Fundraising Activities
Social Events
Theatre Lettings
Other Income
**Total Income**
Direct Charitable Expenditure
Productions
Other Expenditure
Bank Charges
Donations & Gifts
Insurance
Photocopying & Stationery
Post & Phone
IT Software
Social Events
Sundry Expenses
Premises
Cleaning
Refuse Collection
Repairs
Roof Repairs - costs in year
less donations received
Utilities
Gas & Electricity
Water
Non Cash Items
Depreciation Charges
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Surplus for the Year**|14,250
13,027|**YE DEC 2024**
**YE DEC 2023**
102
718
499
570
23,628
19,343
24,229
20,631
1,181
536
7,206
6,594
1,586
1,844
9,973
8,974
**34,202**
**29,605**
6,248
5,803
112
117
105
116
3,369
2,929
67
84
560
496
158
139
23
94
1,811
1,898
6,205
5,873
450
225
369
345
1,364
2,272
1,223
-
3,406
2,842
6,852
3,610
483
293
7,335
3,903
3,878
4,538
**27,072**
**22,959**
**7,130**
**6,646**| |---|---|---| ## **THE SEAFORD DRAMATIC SOCIETY (SEAFORD LITTLE THEATRE) STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024** |Current Assets
Cash at banks
Cash in Hand
Prepayments
(2025 scripts and play licences, sets etc )
Inventory
(wine, ices etc)
Fixed Assets
Freehold Property
Cost Brought Forward
Additions in year
Depreciation - Accumulated prior years
Depreciation - Current year
Furniture, Fixtures & Fittings
Cost Brought Forward
Additions in year
Depreciation - Accumulated prior years
Depreciation - Current year
Stage Lighting & Equipment
Cost Brought Forward
Additions in year
Depreciation - Accumulated prior years
Depreciation - Current year
Creditors
Friends - seats
Other creditors
**Total Assets Less Current Liabilities**
**Accumulated General Fund**
Balance brought forward
Surplus for the year
**Balance carried forward**
**David Hallett**
**Trustee**|**YE DEC 2024**
**YE DEC 2023**
39,323
27,353
248
1,177
1,079
711
350
341
41,000
29,582
61,945
61,945
0
0
(26,343)
(25,104)
(1,239)
(1,239)
34,363
35,602
80,818
79,536
0
1,282
(70,876)
(68,391)
(1,988)
(2,485)
7,954
9,942
36,938
36,938
0
0
(33,682)
(32,868)
(651)
(814)
2,605
3,256
(1,096)
(331)
(15)
(370)
(1,111)
(701)
**84,811**
**77,681**
77,681
71,035
7,130
6,646
**84,811**
**77,681**
**Margaret Kennedy**
**Trustee**| |---|---| I have completed my examination and no material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe that accounting records are not kept as required by the Charities Act or the accounts do not accord with those records **S Fuller Hon. Examiner** Date