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I"hc Ilcnilc), ()pcratlc ,S*nCiC'Iy F"Inaiirl41 lilAtI'iiicnli fnr thc )' Ar F'.riil( d I I d Ilarch 2(124 Tiiclcpcn(Icnt r.Icl111illLr's Rcport Rcpilrt (if thc TNstccs Inconic ancl I:.Ipcndimrc Accouni Biilance Slieet T.Iiigiblc Fixcd A.q.sets .Schcdulc page I pugc 2 pagc 3 page 4 pagc 4 Inde )cndcnt F.x2mlni'r's Rc nrt to Ihc Triislccs of Tlic HL'nilev O cratlc .Sociel I rcport on thc accounLs of thc Trust for thc year cndcd 3 ISI Nlarch 2024. W'hich arc .sct out on pascs J and 4. Rcspcctii'e rcsponsibililics of trustees And eiaminer TIIL cliarity's mL&tLYS orc ￿"S￿)nSibIC for Ilic ptLparntion of tlic accounts. Thc cliariry's tNstL"cs collsKlcr that an audit is not rLNiiifLx4 for diis ycar Iiiidcr ￿Ction 144 (-) of dic aiaritics Aci 2011 (thc 2011 Act), and that ,￿ indLFndcnt exaniinaLion is IlCLdcd. li is my rcsponsibilily ￿. Ex41niinc thc 41ccounLs undcr.scction 145 of thc 2011 Act. follow tlic proccdurL.s laid doii'n in thL Gcncrnl DirLftions givcn by thc Charity Commi&sion linder secuon 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act, and èitate whether particular mattcrs have come lo my altentioi). Basis of independent examiner's report My eXaMinat￿n M'as camed out in acmrdance with the General DitEctions gNen by the Charity Commissioners. .4n cxaminaiion inckndes a tEvKw of the accountmg reco￿lS keptby die clianty and a companson of the accounts pra$￿ted iith tlio¢£ reco￿s. It also includcs considcration of any unusual itans or disck)surcs in the accounts and S￿ing cxplanatK)ns f￿M you as tNstccs conccming any such matter& The pmcedurLS Und￿tak￿l do not prov￿￿ all the evidcncc diat would be ￿ quired in an audi¢ and conscquentty no opinion is giv￿ as to INthether the accounts pffsa]t a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to tliose matters set out in the statement below. Indepcndcnt eianiincrs, statcnicnt In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my atteniion: ,hich give.s me reasonable cause to believe tliaL in any niaterial respect, the requiremenL41 to kecp accounting rccords in accordancc ￿'7th section 130 of thL 201 l Act. and to prcpare accounLs which accord w]th thc accounting recor(Ls andcoinply with thL accounting rcquircincllts of thL2011 Act. havc not bccn nict. or to Ivhicli, in my opinion, attention should bc draivn in ordcr to enablc a proper understanding of thc accounts to bc reaclied. JohiinyColicn-Accountant 385 Woolton Road Livcrpuol L25 4S,X Signcd DatLd Appi'o lied by eipiail Isl July 2024

'1 IIL Llcn(Ic)' ()iii:i llilc ,S()ilcty Ilc, )ni I fpf Ilir I i-lislcqry fnr Ih(b '¢xr n(It(131" tsl:Irr.h 2011 1IIc ttii,%lcci qii.l)Iiiil Ilicir ollnu&l wixii1 niiil Ilie Iinniidilc(I finllrii illl slJicftieiiiJ fi)r the y¢¢ir en(led J i $1 March 2024. II¢Klsiereql C'IIAI"l¢!i N'iin_IhLI . 513Q113 Apartiiictit 2n, Ileymnld.sC()Iirt 22() Vale Rc)ud I,iVL'rp()()I NILrqcysiLle L25 711£ Independent fi IAmlncr: Joliiiiiy Colicii 38.5 W()c)It()n R()ad Livcrpuul L25 4SX Tr115tecs: Mr J R Craig (cliainiian) Nfrs 11 Cjallcy (,sccrctary) Miss P C,ottrcll (Ircasurcr) Mr E Tutt (vice cliairnian) ,Mr P Natliuhli.ii (<2.S,Sl,Stiint tl'Lc'l:surLr) Nlr N Allcock Mi,ss Y T3ciillic Mr M Gallcy mi.ss B O'Kccffe Striictiirc9 goi'crnancc and Iiianagcnicnt TIIC trust is an uninco￿Orated trust and is govcrned by its constitution adoptcd 24th May 1983 as amended 2nd Junc 1998, 8th June 1999, 29'May 2(X)2, 28th May 2018, and 21" June 2022 and is a registered charity, number 513983. Objectives, Activities and Public Benefit The objcctivc of tlic trust i.s to cducatc tlic public in thc opci.atic arts, to furthcr tlic devLlopmcnt ofpublic appreciation in tlie said arts. The trustees COnf￿M tliat they have referred to Charity Commission guidan¢£ oIi PublicBenefit when revieiving airns aiid objectives and when reviewing plans for the future. lain activities and achievements ThL financial ycar bcg￿l Ividi a succcssful Pll)duction of 'JosLph wid diL ￿llazIng Tcchnicobe Drcamcoat, at the Epstelll TheatsE betmeen 14ib and 171h June 2023. After our summer break, reliearsals began for our Autumn concert% which took place lll November. Two of whicli were for our oivn fuiids and oiie for die benefit of a Cl]urth Ive have a conncction with. Bctwccn 9th and I Ith February 2024, we put on a smalliscalc production of RLiddigore at IoLal N"enui The Company is now rchcarsing'oklahoma! Y which will be pcrfomiLxI at thc CapstoncTheatre. 24th. 29" JunL 2024. Financial Review The tnist has healthy res￿VeS as at 31 >t March 2024, wliich are suft-icient to meet the charity's objectives. Il'e are confident thcrcforc that we will conLinuL to OPLratc for the forcsccablL futurc. Tlie trustees declare tliat tliey have approved the trustees, report above. Sigmed 011 behalf of tlie ch(Irity's tnistees: J. R. Craig (chciirmaii P.-dC,(4 P. Cottre (trL'cisurer)

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I'lic Ilcnili,!. ()p('r;Ilic ,Sncii'l)' IIAI,I11('i. (ilii'i'¢ .1 I d Il•1 rc'li 20?.1 Unrc.striLLxl I i-()1.?4 UnrL,StriLtLxI I i-n.i-?3 iano Bank DLF)OSIt ,4LLC)uiII .211 C"urrLnt ,4LLount Cash in Iland tors ali 22,145 11,9_18 ,u,4 359 34 120 2,69 rcpa)'Iiiciits 27,002 25,016 CI',RREINI" LI,IIIILTIE.S: r¢ Itu ,97 ?5 ?03 19.041 F"J,NANCED BY: Accuinulatcd Fund 18,041 19,006 CAPITAL ACCOUNT: ces.s o xpen Iture Income £2).?03 £19.041 Taii(Jible FixL'd Assets ScliL'dule 31 St March 2024 Piano COST: At I"April 2023 Writtcn ot"f At 31" March 2024 1,013 (1,()13) DFI)IIECIATION: AI IAIA ril 20?3 Writteii ()t'r At 31 ?•( Marcli 2024 1,013 (1,013) NET BOOK I'AL,UE: arc At 31 Ibl MdfLh 2()23