## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date 

Period end date 

**1 April 2021 31 March 2022 From To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

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**Charity name** Aldridge Youth Theatre 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 503321 

**Charity's principal address ³³** 

Noddy Park Road 

Aldridge Walsall **Postcode WS9 8NQ** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>20<br>21<br>22|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint**<br>**trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||T Cryan|Chair(upto June 2022)||||
||M Fowler|Secretary|Resigned September 2021|||
||S Ash|Treasurer||||
||B Brittain|Committee Member||||
||N Ellis|Committee Member||||
||D Manning|Committee Member||||
||M Harrision|Committee Member||||
||J Grice|Committee Member||||
||A Grice|Committee Member||||
||C Tregellis|Committee Member||||
||D Wyton|Committee Member|Resigned March 2022|||
||K Preston|Committee Member||||
||A Fisher|Committee Member||||
||J Backrath|Committee Member and<br>Chair from June 2022||||
||P Williams|Committee Member|Resigned March 2022|||
||D Carter|Committee Member||||
||T Carr|Committee Member||||
||J Porter|Committee Member||||
||J Fowler|Committee Member||||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Articles Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by committee 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** 

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Provide facilities for youth with regard to drama productions/theatre 

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

The Charity is focussing on how to reach out into the community, whilst continuing to fulfil its primary objective.  For example, through the selection of types of performance and facilitating the use of the theatre for Aldridge Cinema, a community cinema and being available for other community activities. 

**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)** 

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** 

Activities gradually resumed as the impact of COVID19 diminished.  The major annual event of the pantomime was delayed until March for this reason, and produced on a smaller scale than normal. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

The current reserves fund amounts to £7,000.  Further short-term **Brief statement of the** reserves are retained in recognition of risks of unexpected expenditure **charity’s policy on reserves** for the maintenance of the theatre and to finance expenditure in the event of any disruption to income. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

N/a 

## **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** 

The Theatre received funding through COVID-related grants that were very important to support the financial health of the Charity. 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature**||
|---|---|
|**Full name**|Sophia Ash|
|**Position**|Treasurer|
|**Date**|30 January 2023|



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ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE- CHARITY No $03321
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
SJL
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITY No 503321
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & UABIUTIES
AS AT 31ST MARCH 2022
2022
2021
FIXED ASSETS AT WRITfEN
WN VALU
Leasehold Propety & Buildir
Stsge Equipment
Fixtures. Fith'ngs & Equipment
905(A8
507
131
90506
507
92329
92329
RRENT
ss
TS
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
66945
20
64815
20
66*5
64835
CURRENT LIABILME
Reserve Fund
70CIJ
OFC
RRENT
59965
57835
£152,294
£160,164
Balanco Brought ForKard
Add, Exc￿$ of In(x]me Over IExF*ndibJre)
150164
2130
132491
17673
£152,294
£150,164
DIT
Ewendrture and I toTrfirn that Ihe IrK¢￿ aThl EXper￿rt￿le Attwnt i4 HI ar￿ repregen
a true and ccfftca posrtvjn ol Tradirg ofthè Exc•ss of IrKcffle for Iha Yw Eth131st Morr* 2022. •r*J
tts stat¢
AIFIPA

ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITh N 503321
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
20
Plays & Produ¢t*
Lettings
Members Subwiption•
Donatsons
Car P•rking EX￿$5 Charg•8
Mi8¢•llJn•ous Inwr
14005
1040
7626
8501
4580
100
22666
3844
832
35752
27442
Producti¢)n Costs. Royatt¢•s etc
Lighti'ng Sound & IAaintenanc
Gleaning
Woler S•werage & Surfw Cl•¥r•rK•
Heabng & Lights'n9
Telephone
Workshop & Youth W¢yker Wages
Fiffj Eknnguishef Maintenance
In$ur¥n¢* Cover
Cleaning Materials
Council Tax Ratès
Repairs & Building Maintenanr
Theatre Liwices- l ind DBS )
Sp8ewl Events For Members
Rubbish Remo¥81
Gardèner
Offic• SuFpli8s. Stabonw & Postag•$
Non R8Cu￿ln9 Costs
4862
1200
822
2168
221
2039
675
4772
324
1998
107
115
5328
484
216
1967
2393
220
4220
I I
397
423
255
1634
32
9769
EXCES
OF INCOIJJE OVER
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH
EXPEN
22
£2,130
£17.673
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ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE- CHARITY No $03321
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
SJL
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITY No 503321
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & UABIUTIES
AS AT 31ST MARCH 2022
2022
2021
FIXED ASSETS AT WRITfEN
WN VALU
Leasehold Propety & Buildir
Stsge Equipment
Fixtures. Fith'ngs & Equipment
905(A8
507
131
90506
507
92329
92329
RRENT
ss
TS
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
66945
20
64815
20
66*5
64835
CURRENT LIABILME
Reserve Fund
70CIJ
OFC
RRENT
59965
57835
£152,294
£160,164
Balanco Brought ForKard
Add, Exc￿$ of In(x]me Over IExF*ndibJre)
150164
2130
132491
17673
£152,294
£150,164
DIT
Ewendrture and I toTrfirn that Ihe IrK¢￿ aThl EXper￿rt￿le Attwnt i4 HI ar￿ repregen
a true and ccfftca posrtvjn ol Tradirg ofthè Exc•ss of IrKcffle for Iha Yw Eth131st Morr* 2022. •r*J
tts stat¢
AIFIPA

ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITh N 503321
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
20
Plays & Produ¢t*
Lettings
Members Subwiption•
Donatsons
Car P•rking EX￿$5 Charg•8
Mi8¢•llJn•ous Inwr
14005
1040
7626
8501
4580
100
22666
3844
832
35752
27442
Producti¢)n Costs. Royatt¢•s etc
Lighti'ng Sound & IAaintenanc
Gleaning
Woler S•werage & Surfw Cl•¥r•rK•
Heabng & Lights'n9
Telephone
Workshop & Youth W¢yker Wages
Fiffj Eknnguishef Maintenance
In$ur¥n¢* Cover
Cleaning Materials
Council Tax Ratès
Repairs & Building Maintenanr
Theatre Liwices- l ind DBS )
Sp8ewl Events For Members
Rubbish Remo¥81
Gardèner
Offic• SuFpli8s. Stabonw & Postag•$
Non R8Cu￿ln9 Costs
4862
1200
822
2168
221
2039
675
4772
324
1998
107
115
5328
484
216
1967
2393
220
4220
I I
397
423
255
1634
32
9769
EXCES
OF INCOIJJE OVER
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH
EXPEN
22
£2,130
£17.673
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