2024-06-30-accounts - Bebington Dramatic Society

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 July 2023 30 June 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Bebington Dramatic Society

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) ~~i~~ Charity's principal address The Gladstone Theatre, Greendale Road

Wirral Merseyside Postcode CH62 4XB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
David Oliver
Mike Jones
Gareth Jones
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) All trustees are elected at our annual group meeting. Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote the advancement of general education in relation to all aspects of Art and Drama and the development of public appreciation of such art. To this end membership is open to all interested parties and we stage three productions per season Sept - June.

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Bebington Dramatic Society had an excellent season. Lots of new members had taken part as well as some familiar faces. The three plays were Billy Liar, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Importance of Being Earnest. These were excellent productions and well received by very good audiences. We tried a new ticket scheme which seemed to work pretty well and did lots of online advertising. It also helped that we did three well know plays. David thanked Jane, Adam, James, Caroline and Gareth for directing the plays.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Next season we aim to maintain or increase audience levels. We intend to increase expenditure on marketing and seeing if we can receive a decent level of return from it.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We had a brilliant year that saw a 50% increase in turnover. Subscribers brought in an increase of £800. Ticket sales increased form £15,000 - £19,000. The investment accounts are now held in the savings account and has increased from £700 to £7000.

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Section E Financial review At the end of the year, Bebington Dramatic Society had reserves of Brief statement of the £57,178. This cash is unrestricted and will be used to allow Bebington charity’s policy on reserves Dramatic Society to continue operating. Details of any funds materially No funds in deficit. in deficit ~~—~~

Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:  the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. ~~_~~ Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) David Oliver Full name(s) Michael Jones Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer Chair etc) Date 11/03/2025

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Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
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A1 Receipts
Subscriber Sales	2,261	-	-	2,261	1,466
Ticket Sales	18,974	-	-	18,974	13,210
Programme Sales	417	-	-	417	364
CharityNight Sales	424	-	-	424	440
Memberships	926	-	-	926	502
Festival Income	-	-	-	-	25
Bank Interest	532	-	-	532	25
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	23,534	-	-	23,534	16,032
Stocks 4,889 - - 4,889 3,667 - - - - - Sub total 4,889 - - 4,889 3,667 Total receipts 28,423 - - 28,423 19,699 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——————~~
A3 Payments
PlayRoyalties	1,354	-	-	1,354	2,011
ProductionCosts	18,447	-	-	18,447	15,563
Donations	250	-	-	250	-
Website Costs	163	-	-	163	144
BankCharges	72	-	-	72	62
Subscriptions	459	-	-	459	440
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Sub total	20,744	-	-	20,744	18,220
Asset Purchases - - - - Asset Purchases - - - - 700 Sub total - - - - 700 Total payments 20,744 - - 20,744 18,920 Net of receipts/(payments) 7,678 - - 7,678 779 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 49,568 - - 49,568 48,790 Cash funds this year end 57,246 - - 57,246 49,569 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~ ~~SSSS=~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Bank Cash Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 57,039 - - 139 - 57,178 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Michael Jones David Oliver Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		Michael Jones	2/12/2025
		David Oliver

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectton A ndependent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Bebington Dramatic Society On accounts for the year ended 30" June 2024 Charlty no (if any) 500403 Set out on pages 3and4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examinatson of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of Ihe Act. I have completed my examinatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 'n connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs Statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable prop&r understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the br8ck8ts rf they do not 8ppIy. Signed: Dat8: Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): Address: IER October 2018