Grove Park Theatre
Charity Number 505339
Accounts for the year ended 31st July 2025
David A. Hopkins Chartered Accountant 7 King Street, Wrexham, LL11 1HF Telephone (01978) 364331
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Indepepent Examiner's Report to the Members of Grove Park Theatre
| report on the Accounts for the Theatre for the year ended 31st July 2025.
Respective responsibilities of members of the Theatre and Examiner
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As members of the Theatre, you are reponsible for the preparation of Accounts. You consider that the audit requirement of section 43 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state on the basis of procedures specified in the general direction given by the Charity Commissioners whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Report
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My examination was carried out in accordance with the general direction given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes review of the accounting records kept by the Theatre anda comparison of the Accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the Accounts and seeking explanations from you as members of the Theatre . concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a audit and consequently | do not express and audit opinion on the view given by the Accounts.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:-
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material repect the requirements to keep accounting records and prepare Accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements have not been
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met,
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"2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the Accounts to be reached.
David A Hopkins
Chartered Accountant 7 Kind Street, Wrexham
Date |-—1o—2ory”
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Grove Park Theatre
Balance Sheet As at 31st July 2025
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|2025|2024|
|Note|£|£|£|£|
|Fixed|Assets|
|Freehold|Property|- Theatre|1|159,587|159,587|
|Leasehold|Property|-|Pentrefelin Warehouse|2|118,560|121,983|
|Fixtures,|fittings and equipment|3|22,182|27,727|
|300,329|309,297|
|Current|Assets|
|Stock on|hand|4|1,258|Li|ri7|
|Debtors|and|prepaymetns|5|8,652|8,064|
|*|Cash|at|bank and|in|hand|6|254,676|234,458|
|264,586|243,639|:|
|Current|Liabilities|
|Creditors|and|accrued|expenses|7|21,638|12,524|
|Net Current Assets|242,948|234,115|
|543,277|540,412|
|Represented|by:-|
|Accumulated|Fund|
|Balance|brought forward|540,412|512,237|
|Surplus|for the year|2,865|28,175|
|Balance|carried forward|543,277|540,412|
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Notes to the Balance Sheet As at 31st July 2025
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|2025|
|£|
|1|Freehold|Property|- The Theatre|
|Cost brought forward|and|carried forward|159,587|
|2|Leasehold|Property|-|Pentrefelin|warehouse|
|Cost brought forward|and|carried forward|203,838|
|Less|Amortisation|
|Brought forward|81,855|
|Charge for year|3,423|
|Carried|forward|85,278|
|Net|book value|
|,|118,560|
|At|31st July|2025|
|At 31st July 2024|121,983|
|The|above|property|is|held|on|a|99 year|lease which|commenced|on|11th September 1961.|
|Therefore the|proportion|of the|lease|purchased|by the Theatre|on|31st October|1991|is|being|
|amortised|over the|remaining|69 years|of|its|life|on|a|straight|line|basis.|
|2025|
|£|
|3|Fixtures,|Fittings|and|Equipment|
|Cost brought forward|412,111|
|Additions|-|
|Carried forward|412,111|
|Less|Depreciation|
|Brought forward|384,384|
|Charge for year|5,545|
|Carried|forward|389,929|
|Net|book value|
|At 31st July 2025|22,182|
|At 31st July 2024|27,727|
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Depreciation is charged at 20% of the net book value each year.
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|Notes|to the|Balance|Sheet|
|As|at 31st July|2025|
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|2025|2024|
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|4|Stock on hand|(at|cost)|:|
|Bar|1,000|846|
|Sweets and|ices|185|187|
|Catering|eft|84|
|1,258|4,117|
|5|Debtors|and|prepayments|
|Production|costs|(scripts and|royalties)|3,293|4,009|
|Other expenses|prepaid|5,359|4,055|
|;|8,652|8,064|,|
|6|Cash|at bank and|in|hand|
|Bank|balances|-|
|General|account|21,810|14,424|
|Bar account|3,545|21,446|
|Social|account|2,402|6,976|
|200 Club account|901|842|
|Savings account|224,960|190,371|
|253,618|234,059|
|Cash|in|hand|1,058|399|
|254,676|234,458|
|7|Creditors|and|accrued|expenses|
|Ticket sales|in|advance|-|Panto|6,712|5,961|
|Other creditors|14,926|6,563|
|21,638|12,524|
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Grove Park Theatre
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Income and Expenditure Account
For the year ended 31st July 2025
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|Note|£|E|£|£|
|Income|
|Productions|1|90,978|93,557|
|Less|Production|costs|2|(41,633)|(29,086)|
|49,345|64,471|
|Sale|of programmes|
|Sales|2,189|2,507|
|Cost|(1,888)|(2,004)|
|301|503|
|Net income from productions|~|49,646|~~|64,974|
|Other|income|
|Trading|profits|3|14,680|15,461|
|Full|membership|subscriptions|5,693|5,692|
|Youth|membership|subscriptions|1,400|1,020|
|200 Club|4|541|520|
|Hire|of Theatre/props/wardrobe|706|999|
|Interest|received|4,589|2,552|
|Donations|and|legacies|47|330|
|Rent for car park|9,720|8,060|
|Hoarding|and|advertising|1,000|1,000|
|38,376|35,634|
|88,022|100,608|
|Theatre|running costs|
|Establishment|5|56,107|45,668|
|Administration|6|12,131|7,953|
|Finance|charges|7|7,951|8,457|
|76,189|62,078|
|Net income|before|Depreciation|and|Amortisation|11,833|38,530|
|Less|
|Depreciation|5,545|6,932|
|Amortisation|of|lease|3,423|3,423|
|8,968|10,355|
|Net income for the year|2,865|28,175|
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Notes to the Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31st July 2025
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| £ | z | £ | £ | ||||
| 1 | Income from Productions | : | |||||
| Season tickets | 12,936 | 13,776 | |||||
| Pantomime tickets | 51,183 | 53,188 | - | ||||
| Pantomine sponsorship | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Ticketexchangefees | : | 123 | 113 | ||||
| 2024/2025 Season -Ticket sales | |||||||
| A Bunch ofAmateurs | 2210 | ||||||
| Educating Rita | 4465 | ||||||
| And Then There Were None | 5834 | ||||||
| Lovesong | 2705 | ||||||
| "The Little Mermaid | 8550 | ||||||
| My Family and OtherAnimals | 2472 | ||||||
| 2023/24 Season -Ticket sales | |||||||
| TheAddams Family | 5,634 | ||||||
| Sheila's Island | 2,974 | ||||||
| Frankenstein | 4,469 | ||||||
| Home, I'm Darling | 4,606 | ||||||
| Some Mothers Do 'Av'Em | 5,255 | ||||||
| Animal Farm | 3,042 | ||||||
| 26,236 | 25,980 | ||||||
| 90,978 | 93,557 |
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Notes to the Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31st July 2025
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| £ | ie | £ | £ | |||
| 2 | Production Costs | |||||
| Pantomime | haat | 6,381 | ||||
| 2024/2025 Season | ||||||
| A Bunch ofAmateurs | 685 | |||||
| Educating Rita | 826 | |||||
| AndThenThere Were None | 1,116 | |||||
| Lovesong | 1,080 | |||||
| The Little Mermaid | 3,753 | |||||
| My Family and OtherAnimals | 334 | |||||
| 2023/24 Season | ; | |||||
| TheAddams Family | 2,621 | |||||
| Sheila's Island | 487 | |||||
| Frankenstein | 1,846 | |||||
| Home, I'm Darling | 1,585 | |||||
| Some Mothers Do 'Av 'Em | 992 | |||||
| Animal Farm | 406 | |||||
| 7,794 | 7,937 | |||||
| Other Production costs | ||||||
| One Act Play Festival - Blue Remembered | Hills | - | 316 | |||
| Transport | 610 | 760 | ||||
| Scripts and Royalties | 7,899 | 7,026 | ||||
| Artistic Director | 673 | 542 | ||||
| Technical Director | 453 | 497 | ||||
| Technical repairs | 16,867 | 5,627 | ||||
| 41,633 | 29,086 |
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Notes to the Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31st July 2025
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| 3 | Trading Profits | ||||
| Bar: Sales | 14,754 | 16,031 | |||
| Bar: Costofsales | (7,017) | (7,089) | |||
| Bar: Net Profit | 7,737 | 8,942 | |||
| Sweets and Ices: Sales | 10,047 | 9,570 | |||
| Sweets and Ices: Cost ofsales | (4,665) | (4,678) | |||
| Sweets and Ices: Net Profit | 5,382 | 4,892 | |||
| Catering/Social: Sales | 2,238 | 2,324 | |||
| Catering/Social: Costofsales | (677) | (697) | |||
| Catering/Social: Net Profit | 1,561 | 1,627 | |||
| 14,680 | 15,461 | ||||
| 4 | 200 Club | ||||
| Income | 1,085 | 1,130 | |||
| Prizes and expenses | (544) | (610) | |||
| 541 | 520 | ||||
| 5 | Establishment Expenses | ||||
| Insurance | 6,678 | 6,545 | |||
| Ground rent | 184 | 184 | |||
| Rates, Waterand refuse | 4,887 | 2,939 | |||
| Heating and lighting | 20,256 | 27,612 | |||
| Repairs and renewals (Non-Technical) | 18,782 | 4,831 | |||
| Telephone and internet | 1,326 | 1,269 | |||
| House Director and cleaning | 3,994 | 2,288 | |||
| 56,107 | 45,668 |
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Notes to the Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31st July 2025
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| 6 | Administration | ||||||
| Publicity | 7,495 | 5,423 | |||||
| Subscriptions& licences | 1,583 | 1,074 | |||||
| Archive costs | 36 | 247 | |||||
| Accountancyfees | 420 | 150 | |||||
| Administration and miscellaneous | 4221 | 1,059 | |||||
| Youth Theatre costs | 1,376 | - | |||||
| Tit, | 7,953 | ||||||
| 7 | Finance costs | ||||||
| Box Office software and bookingfees | 5,131 | 5,443 | |||||
| Bankcharges | 2,820 | 3,014 | |||||
| 7,951 | 8,457 |