## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date **1 April 2024 From To** Period end date **31 March 2025** ## 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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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|||| ||J Porter|Committee Member|||| ||P Ash|Committee Member|||| ||A Taddei-Davies|Committee Member|1 July2024||| ||||||| **TAR** 1 ## **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)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**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 - (eg. trust, association, company) (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. **TAR** 2 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** 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 with 11 performances of the pantomime and **Summary of the main** with additional drama groups, including classes on Musical Theatre and **achievements of the charity** regular shows for families of the members linked to the regular weekly **during the year** sessions. **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** 30 January 2026 **TAR** 5 ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE CHARITY No 503321 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ST YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 SJL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE- CHARITY No 503321 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025 2025 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS AT WRITTEN DOWN VALUE Leasehold Property & Building Stage Equipment Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment 90506 507 1316 90506 507 1316 92329 92329 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank Cash in Hand 42793 20 82117 20 42813 82137 CURRENT LIABILITIES Reserve Fund 7000 7000 EXCESS OF CURRENT ASSETS 35813 75137 £128,142 £167,466 REPRESENTED BY: Balance Brought Forward Les8, Excess of (Expenditure) over Income for Year 167466 -39324 160369 7097 £128,142 £167,466 AUDITORS REPORT I have oxamined thebooks and iecords of the Theatre and received s8tisf8Ctory explanation$ to all Income and Expenditure and I confim that the Income and Expenditur8 Account is in accordance Iherewilh and repres8nts a true and correct position of Trading and of the Exeess of (Exppenditurg} over Income for the Yeor Ended 3151 March 2025, and the Statement ofAssets al that d8te,and Li8bilrties is in accordance Iherewth. te AIFIPA inber 2nd Se Page 2 ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITY No 503321 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 2025 2025 2024 INCOME Plays & Productions Lettings Members Subscriptions Oonations Car Parking Excess Charges Miscellaneous Income 24230 5555 12690 3155 7020 21974 7147 8826 231 5990 1175 52650 45343 DEDUCT EXPENDIT RE Production Costs, Royalties etc Cleaning Water Sewerage & Surface Clearance Heating & Lighting Telephone Workshop & Youth Worker Wage8 Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Insurance Cover Cleaning Materials Council Tax Rates Repairs & Building Maintenance Theatre Licences - { incl DBS ) Special Events For Members Rubbish Removal Office Supplies, Stationery & Postages Non Recurring Costs - Principally Refurbishment of Heating Lighting, Sound & Maintenance Gardener 4202 2018 2552 7006 637 15300 1231 2278 60 345 7745 382 402 489 674 45390 425 4084 1911 2397 7049 485 11747 544 2509 180 3941 267 708 834 1590 91974 38246 EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME FOR YEAR ENOED 31ST MARCH 2025 39,324 £7,097 Page 3 ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE CHARITY No 503321 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ST YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 SJL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE- CHARITY No 503321 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025 2025 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS AT WRITTEN DOWN VALUE Leasehold Property & Building Stage Equipment Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment 90506 507 1316 90506 507 1316 92329 92329 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank Cash in Hand 42793 20 82117 20 42813 82137 CURRENT LIABILITIES Reserve Fund 7000 7000 EXCESS OF CURRENT ASSETS 35813 75137 £128,142 £167,466 REPRESENTED BY: Balance Brought Forward Les8, Excess of (Expenditure) over Income for Year 167466 -39324 160369 7097 £128,142 £167,466 AUDITORS REPORT I have oxamined thebooks and iecords of the Theatre and received s8tisf8Ctory explanation$ to all Income and Expenditure and I confim that the Income and Expenditur8 Account is in accordance Iherewilh and repres8nts a true and correct position of Trading and of the Exeess of (Exppenditurg} over Income for the Yeor Ended 3151 March 2025, and the Statement ofAssets al that d8te,and Li8bilrties is in accordance Iherewth. te AIFIPA inber 2nd Se Page 2 ALDRIDGE YOUTH THEATRE - CHARITY No 503321 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 2025 2025 2024 INCOME Plays & Productions Lettings Members Subscriptions Oonations Car Parking Excess Charges Miscellaneous Income 24230 5555 12690 3155 7020 21974 7147 8826 231 5990 1175 52650 45343 DEDUCT EXPENDIT RE Production Costs, Royalties etc Cleaning Water Sewerage & Surface Clearance Heating & Lighting Telephone Workshop & Youth Worker Wage8 Fire Extinguisher Maintenance Insurance Cover Cleaning Materials Council Tax Rates Repairs & Building Maintenance Theatre Licences - { incl DBS ) Special Events For Members Rubbish Removal Office Supplies, Stationery & Postages Non Recurring Costs - Principally Refurbishment of Heating Lighting, Sound & Maintenance Gardener 4202 2018 2552 7006 637 15300 1231 2278 60 345 7745 382 402 489 674 45390 425 4084 1911 2397 7049 485 11747 544 2509 180 3941 267 708 834 1590 91974 38246 EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME FOR YEAR ENOED 31ST MARCH 2025 39,324 £7,097 Page 3