## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **1 April 2023 31 March 2024 From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details ³³ ## **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
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**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||T Cryan|Committee Member and
Chair since June 2024|||| ||S Ash|Treasurer|||| ||B Brittain|Committee Member|Deceased 16 July2024||| ||N Ellis|Committee Member|||| ||D Manning|Committee Member|||| ||M Harrision|Committee Member|||| ||J Grice|Committee Member|||| ||A Grice|Committee Member|||| ||C Tregellis|Committee Member|||| ||K Preston|Committee Member|||| ||J Backrath|Committee Member and
Chair until June 2024|||| ||D Carter|Committee Member|||| ||T Carr|Committee Member|Upto 1 January2024||| ||J Porter|Committee Member|||| ||P Ash|Committee Member|1 April 2024||| ||A Taddei-Davies|Committee Member|1 July2024||| ||||||| **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) 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 ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** (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** **TAR** 2 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. **TAR** 3 ## Section D Achievements and performance Activities for young people fully resumed, with 11 performances of the **Summary of the main** pantomime and with additional drama groups, including classes on **achievements of the charity** Musical Theatre. **during the year** **TAR** 4 ¹ ## **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** N/a **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 Full name** Sophia Ash **Position** Treasurer **Date** 12 January 2025 **TAR** 5 ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE- CHARITY No 503321 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AR ENDED 31STMARCH 2024 SJL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITY No 503321 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2024 2024 2024 2023 FIXED ASSEr AT WRITTEN DOWN VAL Leasehold Property & Bu￿dIng Stage Equipment Fi%tures, Fittings & Equipment 507 1316 507 1316 92329 92329 CURRENT ASSETS L.. Cash at Bank Cash in Hand 82117 20 7W20 20 82137 CURRENT LIABILrriES ReseNe Fund EXCESS OF CURRENT ASSET 75137 68040 £167.466 £1f•OA69 REPRESENTED BY: Balance Brought Forward Add. Excess of Income Over {Exwditure) 160369 7097 152294 ' 8075 £167N66 £160,369 AUDITORS REPORT ExpeThlsbJre and I confim thai Inwe and Eypendrture Acowrrt B in acoyc1an￿ tl*rv*7th aThJ FeprBsents a tnje and PXitb)n of Tr¥J•ig athl oflhe Exeeu ollr*