Festival Players Accounts
1[st] October 2024 to 30[th] September 2025
Account Breakdown
1. Main Account
| Income | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | £ 825.00 | NODA Insurance | £ 423.73 |
| Fundraising | £ 300.40 | NODA Membership | £ 299.99 |
| Bank Interest | £ 40.96 | Gifts1.1 | £ 135.00 |
| Website | £ 100.80 | ||
| Bank Charges | £ 60.00 | ||
| Subscriptions Refund | £ 45.00 | ||
| Total | £ 1,166.36 | Total | £ 1063.53 |
| . | . | ||
| Sum Profit 2024-25 | £ 102.83 |
- 1.1 – The £135 in Gifts was for NODA Dinner Tickets for individuals representing Festival Players
| 2. Little Shop of Horrors (LSOH) | 2. Little Shop of Horrors (LSOH) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Expense | ||
| Tickets | £ 21,858.30 | Theatre | £ 9,705.08 |
| Performance Fees | £ 760. 00 | Production - Rights | £ 4,485.34 |
| Programmes | £ 349.00 | Tickets | £ 2,360.71 |
| Merchandise | £ 255.00 | Production - Set | £ 1,375.26 |
| Rehearsals | £ 868.93 | ||
| Band | £ 540.00 | ||
| Production - Lighting | £ 300.48 | ||
| Production - Costumes | £ 244.45 | ||
| Merchandise | £ 240.02 | ||
| Programme | £ 225.08 | ||
| Publicity | £ 126.21 | ||
| Production - Sound | £ 100.75 | ||
| Total | £ 23,222.30 |
Total | £ 20,572.31 |
| Sum Profit 2024-252.1 | £ 2,639.99 |
2.1 – The Production Rights (£500) for Little Shop of Horrors (LSOH) were included in the 2023-24 accounts, resulting in an overall profit of £2,139.99 for the production.
3. Jesus Christ Superstar (JCS)
| Income Tickets £ 37,389.80 Performance Fees£ 1,000.00 Merchandise £ 568.00 Programmes £ 744.00 Rehearsals3.1 £ 50.00 Total £ 39,751.80 |
Expense Theatre £ 16,601.08 Production - Rights £ 6,214.96 Tickets £ 4,038.10 Rehearsals £ 1,407.00 Production - Set £ 973.73 Band £ 810.00 Production - Lighting £ 600.00 Production - Sound £ 595.40 Production - Costumes£ 464.05 Programme £ 330.50 Merchandise £ 485.32 Auditions £ 239.65 Publicity £ 162.65 Performance Fees £ 120.00 Penguins £ 20.00 |
|---|---|
Total £ 33,062.44 Sum profit 2024-253.2 £ 6,689.36 |
3.1 – Between the Bars paid Festival Players for a one-off Amelie Rehearsal at Newnham Scout Hut
3.2 - The Production Rights (£1230) for Jesus Christ Superstar (JCS) were included in the 2023-24 accounts, resulting in an overall profit of £5459.36 for the production.
4. Producers
Income Expense Rehearsals[4.1 ] £ 30.00 Production - Costumes £ 1110.39 Total £ 30.00 Total £ 1,110.39 Sum Loss 2024-25[4.2] £ 1080.39
4.1 – Return of deposit from Romsey Mill Trust Ltd. after use of rehearsal space.
4.2 - The Producers made a profit of £2,079.68 in the 2023-24 accounting period, resulting in an overall profit of £999.29 to-date.
5. Come From Away (CFA)
Income Expense Production - Rights £ 500.00 Total £ 0.00 Total £ 500.00 Sum loss 2024-25 £ 500.00
6. Touring Show
| Income | Expense | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions | £ 76.80 | |||
| Total | £ | 0.00 | Total | £ 76.70 |
| Sum loss 2024-25 | £ 76.80 |
CAF Cash Account Summary 2024-25
| Income | Expense | Balance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Account | £ 1,166.36 | £ 1063.53 | £ 102.83 | |
| Little Shop of Horrors | £ 23,222.30 | £ 20,572.31 | £ 2,649.99 | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | £ 39,751.80 | £ 33,062.44 | £ 6,689.36 | |
| Producers | £ 30.00 | £ 1,110.39 | - | £ 1,080.39 |
| Come From Away | £ 0.00 | £ 500.00 | - | £ 500.00 |
| Touring Show | £ 0.00 | £ 76.80 | - | £ 76.80 |
| Net Cashflow | £ 64,170.46 | £ 56,385.47 | £ 7,784.99 |
Festival Players’ Accounts Summary 2024-25
| CAF Cash Account CAF Gold Account Cambridge Building Society Total |
Opening | Closing | Net Cash Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ 19,448.30 | £ 27,233.29 | £ 7,784.99 | ||
| £ 4,926.06 | £ 5,028.59 | £ 102.53 | ||
| £ 13,735.28 | £ 14,323.93 | £ 588.65 | ||
| £ 38,109.64 | £ 46,585.81 | £ 8,476.17 |
This year’s accounts reflect two extremely profitable shows and a marvellous fund-raising contribution from the Musical Theatre Celebration Event organised by Suzanne Emerson, Cat Nicol and Emily Starr. Thank you to everyone who has given their time, energy and hard work to support the work of the Festival Players in putting on high quality performances of musical theatre and fostering a welcoming community for performers, creatives and behind-thescenes contributors. My particular thanks go to Katy Russell for all her work on the accounts and to Michael Darvell for kindly giving his time and expertise to audit this year’s accounts.
Frances J Watson Treasurer, Festival Players
I have examined the foregoing accounts and balance sheet dated 1/10/25, together with the books of Festival Players, Cambridge and certify the same to be correct in accordance therewith.
Michael Darvell