CHARITY NUMBER:500483
Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
Financial Statements
30th June 2025
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Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
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| Report of the Trustees | 1-2 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4-5 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 6 |
Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
Report of the Trustees
for the year ended 30th June 2025
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2025.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The objectives of the charity are to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.
Hessle Theatre Company is a community organisation, a registered charity, and has been creating high quality theatre since it was founded in 1922 as Hessle Operatic and Dramatic Society.
Committed to appealing to modern day audiences and performers, the charity underwent a name change in 2005 and is now trading as the Hessle Theatre Company.
Achievements and Performance
The charity has enjoyed another successful season with two productions and the main contribution to income was £29.2k surplus in the financial year from our New Theatre production of ‘Legally Blonde’.
Other main sources of income came from our panto ‘Dick Whittington’ which generated £3.6k and it was good to be back with sold out audiences at the refurbished Hessle Town Hall.
In addition, income from membership subscriptions was £4.3k and our Lip Sync fundraising event raised £3.5k.
Financial Review
We are pleased to report a continued operating surplus with an overall surplus of £33k and overall the trustees are pleased to report that funds in hand have increased again this year, giving a total of £91,183.
The Trustees’ policy on retained funds is to maintain adequate reserves to fund the ongoing costs of the charity, the reserves we currently have enable us to perform at some of the region’s most prestigious venues, putting on quality, large scale productions with financial confidence.
The reserves policy will be reviewed at least annually after our year end.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
The charity operates by the guidelines of its constitution dated 1st December 1969.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number
500483
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Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
Report of the Trustees
for the year ended 30 June 2025
Trustees
N Wilson D Gillyon-Powell M Gillyon-Powell C Thompson R Foot R Carmichael (Hon. Treasurer) J Drury (Chair) J Pryboda M Beaumont (Hon. General Secretary) K Todman
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Independent Examiner S.T. Bramall, BSc., FCA. Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants Regent’s Court Princess Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8BA
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 19th September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
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R Carmichael – Trustee and Hon. Treasurer
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Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
Unaudited Financial Statements
for the year ended 30th June 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (“the Charity”) for the year ended 30th June 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
S.T. Bramall, BSc., FCA. Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants Regent's Court Princess Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8BA
19[th] September 2025
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Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ended 30th June 2025
| Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 30th June 2025 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Income | ||
| Subscriptions | 4,393 | 3,190 |
| Donations | 800 | 770 |
| Fundraising | 3,519 | 2,837 |
| Bank interest: | ||
| NatWest | 1,187 | 638 |
| Inland Revenue - tax recoverable | 1,095 | 1,036 |
| Sundries (net) | 260 | - |
| Sale proceeds | - | 3,208 |
| Hire | 425 | 825 |
| Production income | ||
| “Legally Blonde” | 82,938 | - |
| “Crazy for You” | - | 1,716 |
| “Grease” | - | 5,763 |
| “Dick Whittington” | 10,446 | 6 |
| ����� | ����� | |
| 105,063 | 20,048 | |
| ����� | ����� | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Marketing/website | 2,278 | 244 |
| Subscriptions – NODA | 150 | 245 |
| Insurance | 1,776 | 1,659 |
| Venue Hire – Meetings | 263 | 208 |
| Accountancy | 444 | 420 |
| Umber/St Marks – storage etc | 2,935 | 2,855 |
| Sundries (net) | 406 | 689 |
| Trophies | 154 | 50 |
| Production costs: | ||
| “Everybody’s Talking about Jamie” | 2,703 | - |
| “Our House” | - | 200 |
| “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” | 720 | - |
| “Legally Blonde” | 53,738 | 1,400 |
| “Dick Whittington” | 6,838 | - |
| ����� | ����� | |
| 72,405 | 7,970 | |
| ����� | ����� |
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Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
Receipts and Payments Account
for the year ended 30th June 2025
| Surplus for the year Cash funds brought forward Cash funds carried forward 32,658 58,525 ����� 91,183 ����� All amounts relate to unrestricted funds |
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| 12,078 | |
| 46,447 | |
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| 58,525 | |
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Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society Statement of Assets and Liabilities
at 30th June 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash funds | ||
| Bank balances | 9,320 | 5,669 |
| Business reserve | 50,791 | 22,670 |
| Liquidity manager | 31,072 | 30,186 |
| ����� | ����� | |
| Net Assets | 91,183 | 58,525 |
| ����� | ����� |
The above financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 19 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
………………………………………………………… J. Drury (Chairman) ………………………………………………………… R. Carmichael (Hon. Treasurer)
………………………………………………………… M. Beaumont (Hon. General Secretary)
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