Bruiser Theatre Company
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
| Note Income and Endowments from: Charitable activities 3 Other trading activities Other income 4 Total Income Expenditure on: Raising funds 5 Charitable activities 6 Total Expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 15 Income and Endowments from: Charitable activities Other income Total Income Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Total Expenditure Net income Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds £ 20,663 - 14,238 34,901 (348) (11,481) (11,829) 23,072 17,519 40,591 109,633 150,224 Note 3 4 5 6 15 |
Restricted funds £ 202,291 2,800 13,973 219,064 (1,400) (262,792) (264,192) (45,128) (17,519) (62,647) 103,447 40,800 Unrestricted funds £ 4,300 35,695 39,995 (400) (23,261) (23,661) 16,334 (11,817) 4,517 105,114 109,631 |
Total 2025 £ 222,954 2,800 28,211 253,965 (1,748) (274,273) (276,021) (22,056) - (22,056) 213,080 191,024 Restricted funds £ 261,467 50,054 311,521 (6,769) (292,578) (299,347) 12,174 11,817 23,991 79,456 103,447 |
Total 2024 £ 265,767 - 85,749 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351,516 | ||||
| (7,169) (315,839) |
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| (323,008) | ||||
| 28,508 - |
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| 28,508 184,570 |
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| 213,078 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 265,767 85,749 |
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| 351,516 | ||||
| (7,169) (315,839) |
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| (323,008) | ||||
| 28,508 - |
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| 28,508 184,570 |
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| 213,078 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
The funds breakdown for 2025 & 2024 is shown in note 15.
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Bruiser Theatre Company
(Registration number: NI601058) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Tangible assets | 11 | 4,628 | 12,128 |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 12 | 4,229 | 3,895 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 286,254 | 257,837 | |
| 290,483 | 261,732 | ||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 13 | (104,087) | (60,782) |
| Net current assets | 186,396 | 200,950 | |
| Net assets | 191,024 | 213,078 | |
| Funds of the charity: | |||
| Restricted funds | 40,800 | 103,447 | |
| Unrestricted income funds | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 30,105 | 39,152 | |
| Designated Funds | 120,119 | 70,479 | |
| Total unrestricted funds | 150,224 | 109,631 | |
| Total funds | 15 | 191,024 | 213,078 |
For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements on pages 18 to 30 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 3 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Diana McKeown Trustee
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1 Charity status
The charity is a charity limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £Nil towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
2 Accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
Bruiser Theatre Company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.
The Trustees are aware that the Charity has lost its main funding, but remain hopeful that steps can be taken to ensure the organsiation continues with its activities. Steps have been taken by the Trustees to reduce non-essential costs to allow the Charity to regroup and source alternative funding.
Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement
The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements.
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Income and endowments
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
Raising funds
These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Support costs
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
Governance costs
These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees’s meetings and reimbursed expenses.
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets costing £0.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
Asset class Office Equipment
Depreciation method and rate 20% Straight Line
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the Statement of Financial Activities over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the charity has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees's discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Financial instruments
Classification
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the charity after deducting all of its liabilities.
Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the statement of financial position when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the charity intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, b) the charity transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the charity, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Fair value measurement
The best evidence of fair value is a quoted price for an identical asset in an active market. When quoted prices are unavailable, the price of a recent transaction for an identical asset provides evidence of fair value as long as there has not been a significant change in economic circumstances or a significant lapse of time since the transaction took place. If the market is not active and recent transactions of an identical asset on their own are not a good estimate of fair value, the fair value is estimated by using a valuation technique.
3 Income from charitable activities
| Charitable Activities | Unrestricted funds General £ 20,663 |
Restricted funds £ 202,291 |
Total 2025 £ 222,954 |
Total 2024 £ 265,767 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
4 Other income
| Box Office & programme sales | Unrestricted funds General £ 14,238 |
Restricted funds £ 13,973 |
Total 2025 £ 28,211 |
Total 2024 £ 85,749 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Expenditure on raising funds
a) Costs of generating donations and legacies
| Unrestricted funds Note General £ Marketing and publicity 348 6 Expenditure on charitable activities Unrestricted funds Note General £ Box Office & programme sales 11,459 Staff costs - Allocated support costs 7 22 Governance costs 7 - 11,481 |
Restricted funds £ 1,400 Restricted funds £ 79,402 154,184 26,346 2,860 262,792 |
Total 2025 £ 1,748 Total 2025 £ 90,861 154,184 26,368 2,860 274,273 |
Total 2024 £ 7,169 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total 2024 £ 168,549 112,327 31,975 2,988 |
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| 315,839 |
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
7 Analysis of governance and support costs
Charitable activities expenditure
| Unrestricted funds Basis of allocation General £ Rent & Rates - Telephone & Internet - Printing, Postage & Stationery - Legal & Professional - Insurance - Membership & Subscriptions - Software & IT Costs - Depreciation - Office/General Admin costs - Staff Welfare - Bank Charges 22 Advertising - Travel costs - Sundry Expenses - Repairs & Maintenance - Foreign Exchange Loss - 22 Governance costs Independent examiner fees Examination of the financial statements |
Restricted funds £ 10,253 488 328 120 1,667 912 864 7,500 1,137 400 42 173 1,953 610 120 - 26,567 Restricted funds £ 2,860 2,860 |
Total 2025 £ 10,253 488 328 120 1,667 912 864 7,500 1,137 400 64 173 1,953 610 120 - 26,589 Total 2025 £ 2,860 2,860 |
Total 2024 £ 9,220 1,633 468 2,013 1,781 200 907 7,638 - 1,279 199 38 2,263 4,126 32 178 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31,975 | |||
| Total 2024 £ 2,988 |
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| 2,988 |
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
8 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| The aggregate payroll costs were as follows: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2025 £ 142,226 8,262 3,696 154,184 |
2024 £ 103,481 5,840 3,006 |
| 112,327 |
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:
| Staff No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year. 9 Independent examiner's remuneration Examination of the financial statements |
2025 No 5 2025 £ 2,860 |
2024 No 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 £ 2,988 |
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
10 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
11 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2024 At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At 1 April 2024 Charge for the year At 31 March 2025 Net book value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 12 Debtors Trade debtors Prepayments 13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Other taxation and social security Other creditors |
Furniture and equipment £ 38,431 38,431 26,303 7,500 33,803 4,628 12,128 2025 £ 2,926 1,303 4,229 2025 £ 3,748 2,770 97,569 104,087 |
Furniture and equipment £ 38,431 38,431 26,303 7,500 33,803 4,628 12,128 2025 £ 2,926 1,303 4,229 2025 £ 3,748 2,770 97,569 104,087 |
Total £ 38,431 38,431 26,303 7,500 33,803 4,628 12,128 2024 £ 3,065 830 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38,431 | ||||
| 26,303 7,500 |
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| 33,803 | ||||
| 4,628 | ||||
| 12,128 | ||||
| 2025 £ 2,926 1,303 4,229 2025 £ 3,748 2,770 97,569 104,087 |
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| 3,895 | ||||
| 2024 £ 3,953 2,990 53,839 |
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| 60,782 |
14 Pension and other schemes
Defined contribution pension scheme
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to £3,695 (2024 - £3,007).
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
15 Funds
| Unrestricted funds General Designated Total unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Unrestricted funds General Designated Total unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2024 £ (39,154) (70,479) (109,633) (103,447) (213,080) Balance at 1 April 2023 £ (34,635) (70,479) (105,114) (79,456) (184,570) |
Incoming resources £ (34,901) - (34,901) (219,064) (253,965) Incoming resources £ (39,995) - (39,995) (311,521) (351,516) |
Resources expended £ 11,829 - 11,829 264,192 276,021 Resources expended £ 23,661 - 23,661 299,347 323,008 |
Transfers £ 32,121 (49,640) (17,519) 17,519 - Transfers £ 11,817 - 11,817 (11,817) - |
Balance at 31 March 2025 £ (30,105) (120,119) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (150,224) (40,800) |
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| (191,024) | |||||
| Balance at 31 March 2024 £ (39,152) (70,479) |
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| (109,631) (103,447) |
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| (213,078) |
16 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
Unrestricted funds General £ Designated £ 1,619 - 137,991 120,119 (104,087) - 35,523 120,119 |
Restricted funds £ 3,009 32,373 - 35,382 |
Total funds £ 4,628 290,483 (104,087) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191,024 |
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Bruiser Theatre Company
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
17 Analysis of net funds
| 17 Analysis of net funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| At 1 April 2024 £ Cash at bank and in hand 257,837 Net debt 257,837 |
Cash flow £ 28,417 28,417 |
At 31 March 2025 £ 286,254 |
| 286,254 |
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