Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period stsrt date
,' Period end date
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To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Wakefield Little Theatre
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
512988
Charity's principal address
Holdsworth Hall
New Road
Middlestown
Postcode
WF4 4NS
Names of the charlty trust68s who manage the charity
D4ts• xt•d if not for whole
Trustee nam•
Office (If any)
N•me of person (or body) ontitled
Int trustse
Helen Grace
Chair
Sue Rowley
Malcolm Trigg
Sheila Priest
Secretary
Treasurer
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trusteos for tho charity. if any. (for •xampl•, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
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January 2025

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation)
of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Constitution
Type of goveming document
How the charity is constituted
Association
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by other trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional inforniation)
The management of the Group is vested in an executive committee
consisting of a Chairperson, a Secretary, a Treasurer and 7 more other
members.
You may choose to include
additional infonnation, 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
The executive commrttee handles the day to day running of the charty.
The executive committee is approved at the AGM. The executive
commttee members come up for re*lection every two years at the AGM.
The chair, treasurer and secretary roles are elected annually at the AGM.
All trustees and members volunteer their time. There are no paid
members or trustees.
relationship wtth any ￿lated
parties.
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
The charity adheres to its policies including its thild protection policy
Section C
Ob
ectives and activities
The active promotion and advancement of the dramatic arts for (mainly)
adults of all ages and abilities in the Wakefield and surrounding areas.
Summary ofthe objects of the
charity set out In its
governing document
Provide the opportunty for members of all ages and abilities to perform
on stage, direct a production, see their own play performed, costumes,
prop and set building, front of house and technical aspects of theatre.
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January 2025

In deciding upon our activities, we fully adhere to the charities objectives.
We provide a platform for people new to theatre work or who have
experience, to work side-by-side.
We undertake most roles of the theatre such as directing, production,
acting, making costumes, seuprops design, stage management.
backstage and front of house.
We also provide a way for new scripts to be perfonned.
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)
All our productions are subject to open auditions and to differing abilities.
We produce three productions a year which are open for the public to
come and watch.
Addltlonal details of objectlves and activities (Optlonal Infonnatlon)
We are run by volunteers, and we are very grateful for the many hours of
work that the volunteers put in in-order to produce theatre productions to
an exceptionally high standard.
The day-to-day running and governance of the charity is down to an
executive committee who dedicate their time freely to ensure that the
charity adheres to its standards and commitments as well as to the
charity commissions regulations.
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking.,
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
Without people volunteering we couldn't continue to operate at such
high standard.
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January 2025

Section D
Achievements and performance
Autumn
We put on a production of the well-known television program 'The Vicar
of Dibley. at the Theatre Royal Theatre Wakefield. It was very well
received. and we had good audience numbers for the 5 performances.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
A profft of £7,100 was made after accounting for all production costs.
inter
We didn't do a Christmas production this year due to the requirements for
the spring production of Kes (see below).
rin
In March we put on a production of Kes in Bamsley. There were roles for
young and old.
It proved to be a wonderful platform for a number of young people to
perfomi on the stage for the first time. The leading actor being played by
a young man who was new to the stage.
A very demanding set was required and many costumes for the many
actors involved. The production was completely sold out for the 4-night
run.
A profrt of £4,680 was made after accounting for all production costs.
Summer
We attended a local street fayre to raise fund for the charity. We had a
tombola stall for the two days.
A total of £372 was raised for our funds.
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January 2025

Section E
Financial review
Cash in the bank as of 31 St March 2024 was £16,723 in unrestricted
funds. The charity has its own property which creates a risk, so we keep
£10K as a provision for the upkeep of the property.
Brief ststement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Not applicable
Further financial review detsils (Optional infonnation}
Our main funding is from profits made by the theatre productions. The
monies made is re-invested in future productions.
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
Next year we will see us returning to our three-theatre production model with a Christmas, spring and
autumn production.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full namels)
Po8ition (eg Secretary9 Chair,
etc)
fi((L>)IAa-r
Date
Z*l,ILS
TAR
January 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustses
Wakefield Little Theatre
On accounts for the year
ended
315¢ March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
512988
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024.
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth 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 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
I have no concems 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.
Pl88se delete the words in the br8ck8ts rf they do not 8ppIy.
Signed:
Date:
22-1-2
Namo:
14 .
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
(if any)..
Address:
0SS6ff ,
IER
Oct 2018

Give here brief detsils of
any items that the
examlner wishes to
disclose.
None to report
IER
Jan 2025

fvrt
Recei
tsand
ments accounts
CC16a
For the pgriod
from
01104r2023
3110312024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unr•strictad
funds
Ro6tricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total fund8
Last y•ar
to th• nMr•st £ to th• nuT•st £
to th• n•arn8t £
to th• nmmt £
to th• n•amt £
A1 Recol
RENT
MEMBERSHIP
INCOME FROM PRODUCTIONS
405
33.371
405
33.371
rass income
or
AR)
39.612
39,612
88et an
See table .
en
zzzz
39,612
A3Pa
ments
KAY-COTTAGE
PREMISES
MORTGAGE
UTILITY BILLS
PRODUCTION EXPENSES
OTHER
4933
3,353
511
21.597
21.597
Sub total
35.751
35.758
A4 Asset and Investment
Sub total
35,756
35.756
Net of recelpts/(payments)
AS Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds thi$ y￿r end
12,
16.7
16.724
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Categories
Detalls
81 Cash fund8
Cash in hand
973
Bank ba18n¢e
15,751
Total cash funds
16.724
lagree bal8ncaswith recdpts payment5
Unrestricted
funds
to nearnst £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to
•sJet bolon
Currnnt value
onal
Details
Cost (optlonall
Fund to which
asset belon
UnrestricbJ
Curront value
onal
180,000
Details
HOLDSWORTH HALL
Cost lopdonall
B4 Assets retsined for the
charity'8 own usg
Fund to which
rèlat•s
Amount dug
When duè
tional
Details
B5 Liabilities
Signed by on• or fv40 trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Signatu
Print Name
Date of
roval
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