| Contents | Pages | |||||
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| Trustees Report (Including | Directors | Strategic Report) | 1 —15 | |||
| Auditors' Report |
16-19 | |||||
| Consolidated | Statement | of | Financial | Activities | 20 | |
| Comparative | Consolidated | Statement | of Financial Activities | 21 | ||
| Consolidated | Statement | of | Financial | Position | 22 | |
| Statement of | Financial PosiTion |
23 | ||||
| Consalidated | Cash Flaw | Statement | 24 | |||
| Notes tothe | Consolidated | Financial Statements | 25-42 | |||
| The following | pages do not | form part | ofthe statutory | financial | ||
| statements | ||||||
| Management | Information | 43 —49 |
| Registered | Charitable | Charitable | Company Northern Stage (Theatrical |
Company Northern Stage (Theatrical |
Company Northern Stage (Theatrical |
Company Northern Stage (Theatrical |
Productions) | Limited | ||||
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| Directors | RE Boggie | V Kumar | ||||||||||
| A Bonner | J Levick | |||||||||||
| N Blagburn | A Mann (Resigned | Oct 2022) | ||||||||||
| L Collier (Retired Sep 2022) | CSPenn | |||||||||||
| S Elliott (Chair) | J Robinson | (Appointed | Dec 2022) | |||||||||
| M S Iqbal | TR Smith | |||||||||||
| A Killey | D Treseder | |||||||||||
| Prof. J Sanders (Retired Dec2022) | C RThomas | |||||||||||
| Trustees | The Directors | |||||||||||
| Key Management | The board consider the | following to be Key Management | Personnel ofthe | |||||||||
| Personnel | charity and have delegated | the day-to-day management |
responsibilities: | |||||||||
| Joint Chief Executive | 8 | Artistic Director —Natalie | Ibu | |||||||||
| Joint Chief Executive | 8 | Executive Director —Kate | Denby | |||||||||
| Director ofCommunications | &Sales | —Amy Fawdington | ||||||||||
| Director ofDevelopment | &Strategic | Partnerships | —Zoe Hull (Joined Sep | |||||||||
| 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Director of Finance —Helen | Graham | |||||||||||
| Director ofParticipation | —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 Stage |
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| &Registered | Office | Barras Bridge | ||||||||||
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Auditor | Azets Audit Services | |||||||||||
| Chartered Accountants |
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| Regent Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Bankers | Natwest Bank Pic | |||||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| E | E | E | E | |||
| INCOME | ||||||
| Donations and grants |
3 | 62,374 | 9,550 | 71,924 | 120,177 | |
| Charitable activities |
4 | 2,940,270 | 63,775 | 3,004,045 | 2,413,781 | |
| Other income | 5 | 551,533 | ||||
| TOTAL INCOME | 3,002,644 | 73,325 | 3,075,969 | 3,085,491 | ||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||||
| Charitable activities |
6 | 3,668,373 | 135,123 | 3,803,496 | 3,516,484 | |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 3,668,373 | 135,123 | 3,803,496 | 3,516,484 | ||
| Net movement in |
funds | |||||
| before transfers | (665,729) | (61,798) | (727,527) | (430,993) | ||
| Transfers between |
funds | 7 | 313,640 | (313,640) | ||
| Net movement in |
funds | (352,089) | (375,438) | (727,527) | (430,993) | |
| Total funds brought | forward | 1,102,666 | 3,722,002 | 4,824,668 | 5,255,661 | |
| Total funds carried | forward | 750,577 | 3,346,564 | 4,097,141 | 4,824,668 |
| Comparative State |
ment ofFi | nancial Ac | tivity for the yea | r ended 31M lyi | arch 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Notes | Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||
| INCONIE | |||||
| Donations and grants |
3 | 44,705 | 75,472 | 120,177 | |
| Charitable activities |
4 | 2,302,068 | 111,713 | 2,413,781 | |
| Otherincome | 5 | 356,533 | 195,000 | 551,533 | |
| TOTAL INCOME | 2,703,306 | 382,185 | 3,085,491 | ||
| EXPENDITURE | |||||
| Charitable activiti es |
6 | 2,680,579 | 835,905 | 3,516,484 | |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 2,680,579 | 835,905 | 3,516,484 | ||
| Net movementin | funds | ||||
| before transfers | 22,727 | (453,720) | (430,993) | ||
| Transfers beIMeen |
funds | 7 | 313,640 | (313,640) | |
| Net movementin | funds | 336,367 | (767,360) | (430,993) | |
| Total funds brought | forvierd | 766,299 | 4,489,362 | 5,255,661 | |
| Total funds carried | formerd | 1,102,666 | 3,722,002 | 4,824,668 |
| Notes | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIXEDASSETS | ||||||||
| Tangible assets | 11 | 3,455,083 | 3,741,557 | |||||
| Investments | 12 | |||||||
| 3,455,083 | 3,741,557 | |||||||
| CURRENTASSETS | ||||||||
| Stocks and work in progress | 13 | 15,869 | 9,288 | |||||
| Debtors | 14 | 561,902 | 623,428 | |||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 458,982 | 956,720 | ||||||
| 1,036,753 | 1,589,436 | |||||||
| CREDITORS: Amounts | falling | |||||||
| due within one year | 15 | 394,695 | 506,325 | |||||
| 642,058 | 1,083,111 | |||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS | CURRENT | 4,097,141 | 4,824,668 | |||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| FUNDS | ||||||||
| Unrestricted and designated |
17 | 750,577 | 1,102,666 | |||||
| Restricted | 16 | 3,346,564 | 3,722,002 | |||||
| 4,097,141 | 4,824,668 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating | activities | |||||
| Net income/(expenditure) | (727,527) | (430,993) | ||||
| Adjustments for: |
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| Depreciation oftangible fixed |
assets | 352,680 | 348,122 | |||
| Loss on disposal offixed assets | 8,391 | |||||
| Changesin: | ||||||
| Stoclol | (6,581) | (3,018) | ||||
| Trade and other debtors | 61,526 | (293,575) | ||||
| Trade and other creditors | (111,630) | 261,651 | ||||
| Cash generated from operabons |
(431,532) | (109,422) | ||||
| Net cash from/(used in) operating |
activities | (431,532) | (109,422) | |||
| Cash flows from investing | activities | |||||
| Purchase oftangible assets | (66,206) | (93,330) | ||||
| Disposal oftangible assets | ||||||
| Net cash from/(used in) investing |
activities | (66,206) | (93,330) | |||
| Net increasei(decrease) in |
cash and cash equivalents | (497,738) | (202,752) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at beginning | ofyear | 956,720 | 1,159,472 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at end ofyear | 458,982 | 956,720 | |||
| Analysis ofchanges in net |
debt | |||||
| 1 | Apr 2022 | Cash flows | 31Mar 2023 |
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| R | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 956,720 | (497,738) | 458,982 | |||
| Borrowing s | ||||||
| Total | 956,720 | (497,738) | 458,982 |
| 3. | VOLUNTARY INCOME | VOLUNTARY INCOME | ||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds f |
Funds | 2023f | ||||
| Donations | and Grants | |||||
| North ofTyne Combined | Authority | 43,593 | 43,593 | |||
| Corporate | Donations | 2,900 | 2,900 | |||
| Individual | Giving | 13,881 | 13,881 | |||
| Trusts and Foundations | 2,000 | 9,550 | 11,550 | |||
| 62,374 | 9,550 | 71,924 | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds f. |
Fundsf | 2022f | ||||
| Donations | and Grants | |||||
| Newcastle | Ciiy Council | 7,502 | 7,502 | |||
| Corporate | Donations | 25,000 | 25,000 | |||
| Individual | Giving | 14,616 | 14,616 | |||
| Trusts and Foundations | 5,089 | 67,970 | 73,059 | |||
| 44,705 | 75,472 | 120,177 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Totai Funds | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundsf | Funds f |
2023 | 2022 f |
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| Grants | (see below) | 1,665,746 | 63,775 | 1,729,521 | 1,739,959 |
| Earned | income | 1,274,524 | 1,274,524 | 673,822 | |
| 2,940,270 | 63,775 | 3,004,045 | 2,413,781 |
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| E | 8 | K | |||||
| Grant Income | |||||||
| Arts Council —NPO |
Funding | 1,591,246 | 1,591,246 | 1,591,246 | |||
| Newcastle University |
50,000 | 50,000 | |||||
| Newcastle Culture |
investment | ||||||
| Fund | 20,000 | 20,000 | 37,000 | ||||
| National Lottery Development |
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| Grant | 23,333 | ||||||
| HAF (Street Games) | 30,845 | 30,845 | 83,230 | ||||
| Newcastle City Council |
—Youth | ||||||
| Fund | 15,450 | 15,450 | 5,150 | ||||
| Newcastle City Council— |
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| Winter Wellbeing | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Northurnbria Police |
17,480 | 17,480 | |||||
| Regional Theatre Young | |||||||
| Director's Scheme | 4,000 | 4,000 | |||||
| 1,665,746 | 63,775 | 1,729,521 | 1,739,959 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| E | 8 | K | |||
| Coronavirus | Job Retention | 49,533 | |||
| Scheme | |||||
| Cuiture Recovery Fund | |||||
| Round 2 | 195,000 | ||||
| Round 3 | 307,000 | ||||
| 551,533 |
| 6. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | EXPENDITURE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Costs | Depreciation | Other Costs | Total 2023 | ||||
| K | K | K | |||||
| Fundraising | costs | 26,351 | 7,634 | 33,985 | |||
| Promofion | ofdramatic | arts | 1,121,659 | 352,680 | 1,931,019 | 3,405,358 | |
| Support costs | 229,429 | 64,797 | 294,226 | ||||
| Governance | costs | 25,492 | 44,435 | 69,927 | |||
| 1,402,931 | 352,680 | 2,047,885 | 3,803,496 | ||||
| Staff Costs | Depreciation | Other Costs | Total 2022 | ||||
| K | K | ||||||
| Fundraising | costs | 11,783 | 18,273 | 30,056 | |||
| Promofion | ofdramatic | arts | 913,288 | 348,122 | 1,886,572 | 3,147,982 | |
| Support costs | 227,054 | 73,191 | 300,245 | ||||
| Governance | costs | 25,228 | 12,973 | 38,201 | |||
| 1,177,353 | 348,122 | 1,991,009 | 3,516,484 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other costs are made up as follows. | K | E |
| Production/presentation | 1,187,011 | 1,183,211 |
| Marketing | 226,769 | 289,659 |
| Operational | 203,423 | 106,189 |
| Theatre | 384,401 | 351,089 |
| Workshop | 46,281 | 60,861 |
| 2,047,885 | 1,991,009 |
| Governance | Support | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| costs | costs | Total | Total | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| 6 | 6 | |||||
| Recruitment | 26,918 | 26,918 | 5,276 | |||
| Training | 8,747 | 8,747 | 30,514 | |||
| Travel and Subsistence | 1,331 | 3,368 | 4,699 | 4,634 | ||
| Hospitality | 598 | 5,385 | 5,983 | 1,119 | ||
| Bank and Credit Card Charges | 3,453 | 3,453 | 12,217 | |||
| Audit and Accountancy | Fees | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | ||
| Legal and Professional | Fees | 33,701 | 33,701 | 2,938 | ||
| Contribution | To NGCV | 100 | 900 | 1,000 | 1,388 | |
| HR Costs | 387 | 3,487 | 3,874 | 6,874 | ||
| Licences and Subscriptions | 1,149 | 10,337 | 11,486 | 9,699 | ||
| Postage | 51 | 462 | 513 | 217 | ||
| Stationery | 118 | 1,062 | 1,180 | 3,925 | ||
| Sundries | 678 | 678 | 1,363 | |||
| Core Payroll | 25,492 | 229,429 | 254,921 | 252,282 | ||
| 69,927 | 294,226 | 364,153 | 338,446 |
| INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS AND EMP |
LOYEES | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| E | E | |
| Staff costs | ||
| Gross salaries | 1,282,019 | 1,079,882 |
| Pension costs | 25,385 | 18,428 |
| Social security costs | 95,527 | 79,043 |
| 1,402,931 | 1,177,353 |
| 1 April | Received | Released | 31March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | in year | in year | 2023 | ||||
| E | E | F | K | ||||
| Newcastle | Gateshead | Cultural | Venues | 19,856 | 10,200 | (2,764) | 27,292 |
| 19,856 | 10,200 | (2,764) | 27,292 |
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
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|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| E | K | |
| Net movement in funds is stated atter charging: |
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| Auditors remuneration equipment |
7,000 | 6,000 |
| Depreciation | 352,680 | 348,122 |
| Loss on disposal offixed assets | 8,391 | |
| Operating lease rentals: |
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| Land, buildings and |
63,000 | 78,000 |
| FIXEDA | SS | ET INVESTM | E | NTS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Charity | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| f | f. | f. | f. | ||||||||
| Investment | in subsidiary | undertaking | |||||||||
| Northern | Stage Enterprises | Limited | 100 | 100 | |||||||
| Ordinary | shares off1each | (100% | held) | ||||||||
| Northern | Stage Enterprises | Limited | was incorporated | on | 13October 2014 | and is incorporated and |
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| registered | in England. The | company | is a wholly-owned subsidiary |
ofthe charity and started | |||||||
| trading on 1 |
January 2023. | ||||||||||
| The profit | for the period of Northern | Stage | Enterprises | Ltd | was f1,996.The | aggregate | amount of | ||||
| capital and | reserves was E2,096. | ||||||||||
| STOCKS | AND WORK IN | PROGRESS | |||||||||
| Group | Charity | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| f. | f | f | f | ||||||||
| Stocks and | work in progress | comprise: | |||||||||
| Costumes, | materials and merchandise |
15,869 | 9,288 | 185 | 9,288 | ||||||
| Productions | in progress | ||||||||||
| 15,869 | 9,288 | 185 | 9,288 | ||||||||
| DEBTORS | |||||||||||
| Group | Charity | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | f | |||||||||
| Trade debtors | 31,049 | 215,090 | 31,049 | 215,090 | |||||||
| VAT | 31,599 | 22,531 | 31,599 | 22,531 | |||||||
| Prepaym | ents | 131,406 | 125,611 | 131,406 | 125,611 | ||||||
| Accrued | income | 42,371 | 139,698 | 68,450 | 139,698 | ||||||
| Other debtors | 325,477 | 120,498 | 347,421 | 120,498 | |||||||
| 561,902 | 623,428 | 609,925 | 623,428 |
| CREDIT | ORS: A | mounts | falling due within | one year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Charity | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Trade creditors | 111,524 | 107,832 | 107,127 | 107,832 | |||
| Taxation | and social security | 25,982 | 21,044 | 25,982 | 21,044 | ||
| Accruals | 69,328 | 90,060 | 68,762 | 90,060 | |||
| Deferred | income | (see below) | 14,015 | 148,823 | 14,015 | 148,823 | |
| Other creditors | 173,846 | 138,566 | 177,565 | 138,666 | |||
| 394695 | 506 325 | BB3,4&i | 506425 | ||||
| Group | Charity | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| E | |||||||
| Deferred | income | ||||||
| Deferred | income | brought | forward | 148,823 | 5,699 | 148,823 | 5,699 |
| Released | in the | year | (147,797) | (2,493) | (147,797) | (2,493) | |
| income deferred | in the year | 12,989 | 145,617 | 12,989 | 145,617 | ||
| Deferred | income | carried | forward | 14,015 | 148,823 | 14,015 | 148,823 |
| RESTRICTED FUNDS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2022 |
Inconing | Outgoing (including transfers) |
31March 2023 |
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| K | ||||||
| Capital Programme | 3,359,523 | (279,960) | 3,079,563 | |||
| Catherine Cookson |
16,651 | (1,387) | 15,264 | |||
| Capital donations | 332 | (28) | 304 | |||
| Foyle Foundation | 53,276 | (4,440) | 48,836 | |||
| Hedley Denton | 332 | (28) | 304 | |||
| Fidelity UK | 26,638 | (2,220) | 24,418 | |||
| Woifson Foundation | 33,297 | (2,775) | 30,522 | |||
| Trust House Foundation | 16,651 | (1,387) | 15,264 | |||
| Bond Dickinson | 33,297 | (2,775) | 30,522 | |||
| Backstage Trust | 16,392 | (16,182) | 210 | |||
| Community Foundation |
Cultural | |||||
| Encounters | 9,150 | (9,150) | ||||
| Culture Recovery Fund | (Round 1) | 79,515 | (13,140) | 66,375 | ||
| National Lottery Development |
Grant | |||||
| (20/21) | 4,537 | (4,537) | ||||
| Community Foundation |
European Theatre | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Esmee Fairbaim - Reinvent | 38,750 | (38,750) | ||||
| National Lottery Development |
Grant | |||||
| (21/22) | 6,883 | (6,883) | ||||
| Newcastle City Council |
- Youth Fund | 3,776 | 15,450 | (19,226) | ||
| Newcastle City Council |
—BEST | 6,002 | (1,500) | 4,502 | ||
| Theatre Trust | 16,000 | (4,000) | 12,000 | |||
| Community Foundation |
Creative Futures | 3,550 | (3,550) | |||
| HAF (Streetgam es) | 30,845 | (30,845) | ||||
| Joseph Strong Frazer | 1,000 | (1,000) | ||||
| Northurnbria Police |
17,480 | 17,480 | ||||
| The Shears Foundation | 5,000 | (5,000) | ||||
| 3,722,002 | 73,325 | (448,763) | 3,346,564 |
| Balance at | Expenditure | Balance at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | Income | (including | 31 March | |||
| Group | 2022f | transfers) f |
2023 | |||
| Designated | funds | |||||
| Capital refurbishment | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||
| Delayed activity | 150,000 | (150,000) | ||||
| Production | fund | 250,000 | (250,000) | |||
| Innovation | fund | 40,000 | 40,000 | |||
| General funds | 602,666 | 3,002,644 | (2,994,733) | 610,577 | ||
| 1,102,666 | 3,002,644 | (3,354,733) | 750,577 | |||
| 18.ANALYSIS | OF ASSETS | |||||
| Group | Fixed Assets f |
Net Current Assets f |
T I I2023 f |
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| Restricted | Funds | |||||
| Capital Programme | 3,244,997 | 3,244,997 | ||||
| Restricted | income funds | 82,877 | 18,690 | 101,567 | ||
| Designated | Funds | 140,000 | 140,000 | |||
| Unrestricted | Funds | 127,209 | 483,368 | 610,577 | ||
| 3,455,083 | 642,058 | 4,097,141 | ||||
| Fixed Assets |
Net Current Assets |
Total 2022 | ||||
| f | f | |||||
| Restricted | Funds | |||||
| Capital Programme | 3,539,997 | 3,539,997 | ||||
| Restricted | income funds | 101,517 | 80,488 | 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 |