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|Contents|||||Pages|
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|Trustees Report (Including|||Directors Strategic Report)||1 —15|
|Auditors'<br>Report|||||16-19|
|Statement of|Financial|Activities|||20|
|Comparative|Statement|of|Financial Activities||21|
|Balance Sheet|||||22|
|Cash Flow Statement|||||23|
|Notes to the|Financial|Statements|||24- 38|
|The following|pages do not||form part ofthe statutory|financial||
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|Management|Information||||39-45|





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|Reference|and Adminis|and Adminis|and Adminis|and Adminis|trative<br>De|tails|tails|||||||
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|Registered|Charitable||||Company|Northern<br>Stage (Theatrical||Productions)|||Limited|||
|Directors||||||S Elliott (Chair)||||V|Kumar|||
|||||||C Penn||||J|Levick|||
|||||||Prof. JSanders||||C|Thomas|||
|||||||L Collier||||D|Treseder|||
|||||||K M Proudfoot (Retired Dec|||2021)|A|Killey|||
|||||||TR Smith||||R|Boggie (Joined Dec2021)|||
|||||||N Blagburn||||A|Mann|(Joined Dec 2021)||
|||||||A Bonner||||S|Iqbal (Joined Dec 2021)|||
|Key Management||||Personnel||The board consider the following to be Key Management<br>Personnel<br>ofthe charity and have delegated<br>the day-to-day||||||||
|||||||management<br>responsibilities:||||||||
|||||||Joint Chief Executive|8 Artistic Director||||—Natalie||Ibu|
|||||||Joint Chief Executive|8, Executive Director-|||||Kate Denby||
|||||||Director ofCommunications|||&Sales|—Amy Fawdington||||
|||||||Director of Finance —Helen|||Graham|||||
|||||||Director of Participation —Jill Adamson||||||||
|||||||Head ofTechnical and Production —Chris Durant||||||||
|||||||Head of Commercial|and Operations|||—Peter||Robson||
|Secretary||||||H Graham||||||||
|Registered||Number||||02187213||||||||
|Charity|Number|||||700055||||||||
|Business||Address||||Northern<br>Stage||||||||
|&Registered|||Office|||Barras Bridge||||||||
|||||||Newcastle<br>upon Tyne||||||||
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|Auditor||||||Azets Audit Services,||||||||
|||||||Chartered<br>Accountants<br>and|||Statutory|Auditor,||||
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|Bankers||||||Natwest<br>Bank Pic||||||||
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||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
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|||Notes|Funds|Funds|2022|2021|
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|INCOME|||||||
|Donations<br>and grants<br>Chadtable<br>activities<br>Other income||3<br>4<br>5|44,705<br>2,302,068<br>356,533|75,472<br>111,713<br>195,000|120,177<br>2,413,781<br>551,533|517,296<br>1,947,420<br>826,263|
|TOTAL INCOME|||2,703,306|382,185|3,085,491|3,290,979|
|EXPENDITURE|||||||
|Charitable<br>activities||6|2,680,579|835,905|3,516,484|2,498,530|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|||2,680,579|835,905|3,516,484|2,498,530|
|Net movement<br>in <br>before transfers|funds||22,727|(453,720)|(430,993)|792,449|
|Transfers<br>between|funds|7|313,640|(313,640)|||
|Net movement<br>in|funds||336,367|(767,360)|(430,993)|792,449|
|Total funds<br>brought|forward||766,299|4,489,362|5,255,661|4,463,212|
|Total funds carried|forward||1,102,666|3,722, 002|4,824,668|5,255,661|





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|Comparative<br>Sta|tement o|fFinancia|l Activity for|the year ended|31u Sllarch 20|1|
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|||Notes|Funds|Funds<br>f|2021<br>f|2020<br>f|
|INCOME|||||||
|Donations<br>and grants<br>Charitable<br>activities||3<br>4|76,573<br>1,777, 614|440,723<br>169,806|517,296<br>1,947 420|200,557<br>3,191,787|
|Otherincome||5|432,704|393,559|826,263||
|TOTAL INCOME|||2,286,891|1,004,088|3,290,979|3,392,344|
|EXPENDITURE|||||||
|Charitable<br>activities||6|2,127,062|371,468|2,498,530|3,780,098|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|||2,127,062|371,468|2,498, 530|3,780,098|
|Net movement in <br>before transfem|funds||159,829|632,620|792,449|(387,754)|
|Transfers<br>between|funds|7|304,240|(304,240)|||
|Net movement in|funds||464,069|328,380|792,449|(387,754)|
|Total funds brought|forward||302,230|4,160,982|4,463,212|4,850, 966|
|Total funds camed|forward||766,299|4,489,362|5,255, 6S1|4,463,212|





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|Cash flows from operating|activities|||||||
|Net income/(expenditure)||||||(430,993)|792,449|
|Adjustments<br>for.<br>Depreciation<br>oftangible<br>fixed assets<br>Loss on disposal<br>offixed assets||||||348,122<br>8,391|350,218<br>102|
|Changesin:<br>Stocks<br>Trade and other debtors<br>Trade and other creditors||||||(3,018)<br>(293,575)<br>261,651|5,500<br>22,761<br>(114,045)|
|Cash generated<br>from operations||||||(109,422)|1,056,985|
|Net cash from/(used<br>in) operating|||activities|||(109,422)|1,056,985|
|Cash flows from investing|activities|||||||
|Purchase<br>oftangible assets<br>Disposal oftangible assets||||||(93,330)|(83,385)<br>250|
|Net cash from/(used<br>in) investing||activities||||(93,330)|(83,135)|
|Net increase/(decrease)<br>in <br>Cash and cash equivalents|cash and cash <br>at beginning|||equivalents<br>ofyear||(202,752)<br>1,159,472|973,850<br>185,622|
|Cash and cash equivalents|at|end ofyear||||956,720|1,159,472|
|Analysis ofchanges<br>in net|debt||||1 Apr 2021|Cash flows|31 Mar 2022|
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|Cash and cash equivalents|||||1,159,472|(202,752)|956,720|
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|3.|VOLUNTARY<br>INCOME|VOLUNTARY<br>INCOME|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|
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||Donations and Grants<br>Newcastle<br>City Council<br>Corporate<br>Donations<br>Individual<br>Giving<br>Trusts and Foundations||25,000<br>14,616<br>5,089|7,502<br>67,970|7,502<br>25,000<br>14,616<br>73,059|
||||44,705|75,472|120,177|
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||Newcastle<br>City Council<br>Corporate<br>Donations<br>Individual<br>GiVing<br>Trusts and Foundations||10,000<br>12,750<br>28,823<br>25,000|440,723|10,000<br>12,750<br>28,823<br>465,723|
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|Grants <br>Earned|(see below)<br>income|1,628,246<br>673,822|111,713|1,739,959<br>673,822|1,843,052<br>104,368|
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|4.|INCOME FROM|C|HARITABLE|ACTIVITIES (con|tinued)|||
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||Grant Income<br>Arts Council - NPO Funding<br>Newcastle<br>University|||1,591,246||1,591,246|1,591,246<br>50,000|
||Newcastle<br>Culture||Investment|||||
||Fund|||37,000||37,000|32,000|
||London Marathon||Trust||||1,000|
||National<br>Lottery<br>Grant|Development|||23,333|23,333|49,940|
||National<br>Lottery<br>Covid<br>Response<br>Fund<br>HAF (Street Games)<br>NCC Youth Fund||||83,230<br>5,150|83,230<br>5,150|84,775<br>34,091|
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|5.|OTHER INCOME|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
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||Coronavirus<br>Job|Retention||49,533||49,533|432,704|
||Scheme|||||||
||Culture<br>Recovery<br>Round<br>1||Fund||||393,559|
||Round 2||||195,000|195,000||
||Round 3|||307,000||307,000||
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||||Staff Costs<br>f|Depreciation<br>f|Costs<br>F|Tote I 2022<br>f|
|Fundraising<br>costs<br>Promotion<br>ofdramatic<br>Support costs<br>Governance<br>costs||arts|11,783<br>913,288<br>227,054<br>25,228|348,122|18,273<br>1,886,572<br>73,191<br>12,973|30,056<br>3,147,982<br>300,245<br>38,201|
||||1,177,353|348,122|1,991,009|3,516,484|
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||||Staff Costs<br>f|Depreciation<br>f|Costs<br>f|Tots I 2021<br>f|
|Fundraising<br>costs<br>Promotion<br>ofdramatic <br>Support costs<br>Governance<br>costs||arts|45,718<br>1 021 798<br>154,525<br>17,170|350,218|15,002<br>830,475<br>53,151<br>10,473|60,720<br>2,202,491<br>207,676<br>27,643|
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|ricted<br>expenditure<br>on Charitable<br>Actigties was F835,905|(2021: f371,468)||
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|Other costs are made up as follows:|2022<br>F|2021f|
|Production/presentation<br>Marketing<br>Operational<br>Theatre<br>Workshop|1,183,211<br>289,659<br>106,189<br>351,089<br>60,861|398,596<br>79,678<br>80,500<br>300,887<br>49,440|
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|INFORMATION<br>ON DIRECTORS AND EMPLOY|EES||
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|Staff costs|||
|Gross salaries<br>Pension costs|1,079,882<br>18,428|1,143,154<br>22, 162|
|Social security costs|79,043|73,895|
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|NET MOVEMENT<br>IN FUNDS|||
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|Net movement<br>in funds<br>is stated aRer charging:<br>Auditors<br>remuneration<br>Depreciation<br>Loss on disposal offixed assets|6,000<br>348,122<br>8,391|6,000<br>350,218<br>102|
|Operating<br>lease rentals:<br>Land, buildings<br>and equipment|78,000|78,000|





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||Leasehold<br>Improve-<br>ments|Fixtures<br>anti<br>Fittings|Plant and<br>Equipment|Computer<br>Equipment|Motor<br>Vehicles|Tote I|
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|As at 1 April 2021<br>Additions|8,174,573<br>4,792|682,926<br>53,947|646,404<br>26,298|98,249<br>8,293||9,602, 152<br>93,330|
|Disposals|(12,585)|||||(12,585)|
|As at 31 March 2022|8,166,780|736,873|672,702|106,542||9,682,897|
|Depreciation|||||||
|As at 1 April 2021<br>Charge for year<br>Disposals|4,288,415<br>299,319<br>(4, 194)|657,761<br>19,665|566,765<br>20,874|84,471<br>8,264||5597 412<br>348,122<br>(4,194)|
|As at 31 March 2022|4,583,540|677,426|587,639|92,735||5,941,340|
|Net Book Value|||||||
|As at 31 March 2022|3,583,240|59,447|85,063|13,807||3,741,557|
|As at 31 March 2021|3,886, 158|25,165|79,639|13,778||4,004,740|



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||Investment<br>in subsidiary<br>Northern<br>Stage Enterprises|undertaking<br>Limited|100|100|
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|Stocks and <br>Costumes,|work<br>in <br>materials||progress<br>comprise:<br>and merchandise||9,288|6,270|
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|DEBTORS|||||2022|2021|
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|Trade debtors|||||215,090|14,248|
|VAT|||||22,531|65,711|
|Prepayments<br>Accrued income<br>Other debtors|||||125,611<br>139,698<br>120,498|81,825<br>62,254<br>105,815|
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|Trade creditors|||107,832|134,307|
|Taxation and social security<br>Accruals<br>Deferred income (see below)<br>Other creditors|||21,044<br>90,060<br>148,823<br>138,666|17,978<br>40,195<br>5,699<br>46,595|
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|Deferred income<br>Deferred income<br>brought<br>forward<br>Released<br>in the year<br>Income defamed<br>in the year|||5,699<br>(2,493)<br>145,617|32,649<br>(27,318)<br>368|
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||1 April<br>2021|Incoming|Outgoing<br>(including<br>tran sfe rs)<br>f|31 March<br>2022|
|Capital Programme<br>Catherine<br>Cookson<br>Capital donations<br>Foyle Foundation<br>Hedley<br>Denton<br>Fidelity<br>UK<br>Wolfson<br>Foundation<br>Trust House Foundation<br>Bond Dickinson|3,639,483<br>18,038<br>360<br>57,716<br>360<br>28,858<br>36,072<br>18,038<br>36,072||(279,960)<br>(1,387)<br>(28)<br>(4,440)<br>(28)<br>(2,220)<br>(2,775)<br>(1,387)<br>(2,775)|3,359,523<br>16,651<br>332<br>53,276<br>332<br>26,638<br>33,297<br>16,651<br>33,297|
|The Shears Foundation<br>Backstage Trust<br>Ballinger<br>BBCChildren<br>in Need|10,000<br>16,392<br>12,000<br>7,000||(10,000)<br>(12,000)<br>(7,000)|16,392|
|Community<br>Foundation<br>Soul Food<br>Community<br>Foundation<br>Cultural<br>Encounters<br>Community<br>Foundation<br>Creative Futures 2021<br>Culture<br>Recovery<br>Fund (Round 1)<br>Esmbe Fairbairn - NORTH|7,350<br>9,903<br>2,000<br>212,586<br>30,000|1,720|(7,350)<br>(753)<br>(3,720)<br>(133,071)<br>(30,000)|9,150<br>79,515|
|Garfield Weston -Weston<br>Culture<br>Fund<br>National<br>Lottery<br>Development<br>Grant (20/21)<br>Community<br>Foundation<br>European<br>Theatre<br>Culture<br>Recovery<br>Fund (Round 2)<br>Esmee Fairbaim - Reinvent|320,000<br>27,134|1,000<br>195,000<br>44,250|(320,000)<br>(22,597)<br>(195,000)<br>(5,500)|4,537<br>1,000<br>38,750|
|HAF (Streetgames)<br>Joseph Strong Frazer<br>National<br>Lottery<br>Development<br>Grant (21/22)<br>Newcastle<br>City Council - Youth Fund<br>Newcastle<br>City Council -BEST<br>Theatre Trust||83,230<br>1,000<br>23,333<br>5,150<br>7,502<br>20,000|(83,230)<br>(1,000)<br>(16,450)<br>(1,374)<br>(1,500)<br>(4,000)|6,883<br>3,776<br>6,002<br>16,000|
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|ANALYSIS|OF ASSETS||||
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|||Assets|Assets||
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|Restricted<br>Funds<br>Capital Programme<br>Restricted<br>income funds||3,539,997<br>101,517|80,488|3,539,997<br>182,005|
|Designated|Funds||500,000|500,000|
|Unrestricted|Funds|100,143|502,523|602,666|
|||3,741,657|1,083,011|4,824,668|
|||Fixed|Net Current|Tots I 2021|
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|Restricted<br>Funds<br>Capital Programme<br>Restricted<br>income funds||3,834,997<br>64,894|589,471|3,834,997<br>654,365|
|Designated|Funds||346,200|346,200|
|Unrestricted|Funds|104,949|315,150|420,099|
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|||Buildings<br>F||f|
|Operating<br>leases which expire:<br>Within one year<br>Within 2-5 years<br>Over 5years||63,000<br>192,000<br>364,000|63,000<br>192,000<br>364,000|78,000<br>207,000<br>412,000|
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