Stage Beyond Theatre Company
Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024 Charity Number NIC104959
Stage Beyond Theatre Company Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2024_______
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees are pleased to present their report together with Receipts and Payments Accounts and the Independent examiners report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Reference and administration details
Charity Name Stage Beyond Theatre Company Other names known by Stage Beyond Charity Number NIC104959 Principal Address The Millennium Forum 6 Newmarket Street Derry BT48 6EB Independent Examiner Deborah O'Donnell Deborah O'Donnell Chartered Accountants Unit 36 Templemore Business Park Derry BT48 0LD Bankers Bank of Ireland 15 Strand Road Derry BT48 7BT Trustees Bernie Shiels Chair Sean Sheridan Treasurer Jennifer Ward Secretary Lisa Heaney Anne Marie Barr Cara McCartney Dr Jenn Goddard Catriona Hinds Marie McIvor
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Structure, governance and management
The charity is governed by its constitution and is constituted as a trust. Trustees are appointed and meet no less than 6 times per year.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are to advance the education, by developing the capacity and skills of adults and young people with a learning disability (the beneficiaries) primarily, but not so as to exclude those with a physical or sensory disability in Northern Ireland and its environs by the promotion of the arts among the beneficiaries and to promote capacity building among them and in particular;
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a) to promote the training and education of the beneficiaries in the arts of drama and its associated arts, skills and crafts connected with the theatre, and the performing arts;
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b) to promote capacity-building among the beneficiaries in an effort to increase their confidence, well-being, assertiveness, and so as to assist them to participate in the performing arts as amateurs, volunteers, students, trainees or employees and to lead a full and active life in the community and in society in general;
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c) to provide educational and recreational facilities in the interests of social welfare for the beneficiaries and so that their quality of life may be improved;
and ancillary to the foregoing to promote the accessibility of drama and theatre for people with disabilities in general and to educate the general public about the creative and artistic abilities of people with disabilities.
Achievements and performance
Stage Beyond had another very successful year. Apart from our outreach work we performed our show “Unstoppable” at St Columb’s Hall before a sold out house.
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Financial review
The charity had unrestricted reserves of £60,399 at 31 March 2024 (£60,399 – 2023).
The charity aims to hold 6 months running costs as reserves. This would be approximately £65,000.
Independent examiners
A resolution will be proposed at the AGM that Deborah O’Donnell Chartered Accountants be re-appointed as independent examiners to Stage Beyond Theatre Company for the ensuing year.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees by
Bernie Shiels 31 July 2024 (Chair)
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Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2024
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total funds | Last year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Receipts | ||||
| Arts Council | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | |
| Children In Need | 10,500 | |||
| Halifax | ||||
| WHSCT | 54,638 | 54,638 | 46,685 | |
| Box Office | ||||
| Members' Fees | 43,258 | 10,000 | 53,258 | 32,910 |
| Fundraising and Other Receipts | 3,080 | 3,080 | 3,362 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| 100,976 | 35,000 | 135,976 | 118,457 | |
| Payments | ||||
| Wages and Carers | 80,586 | 30,000 | 110,586 | 82,998 |
| Rent | 4,450 | 7,500 | 11,950 | 6,779 |
| Insurance | 644 | 1,100 | 1,744 | 1,652 |
| Show Expenses and Facilitators | 11,324 | 19,000 | 30,324 | 29,993 |
| Other Program Costs | 4,322 | 4,322 | 23,785 | |
| Travel | 1,032 | 750 | 1,782 | 2,140 |
| Postage, telephone and stationery | 43 | 750 | 793 | 1,309 |
| Accountancy | 750 | 750 | 750 | |
| Sundry Expenses | 66 | 2,500 | 2,566 | 2,904 |
| Depreciation | 551 | 551 | 559 | |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| 99,446 | 65,922 | 165,368 | 152,869 | |
| Net Receipts/(Expenditure) | 1,530 | (30,922) | (29,392) | (34,412) |
| Funds brought forward | 60,399 | 51,291 | 111,690 | 146,102 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Total Funds Carried Forward | 61,929 | 20,369 | 82,298 | 111,690 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | ||
| Computer | - | 551 |
| Current Assets | ||
| Bank Current Account | 74,667 | 105,246 |
| Lotto Bank Account | 8,759 | 6,987 |
| Other debtor | ||
| ______ | ______ | |
| 83,426 | 112,233 | |
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Accruals | 750 | 700 |
| PAYE and NEST | 378 | 394 |
| ______ | ______ | |
| Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) | 82,298 | 111,139 |
| ______ | ______ | |
| Net Assets/(Liabilities) | 82,298 | 111,690 |
| ______ | ______ | |
| The funds of the charity | ||
| Funds brought forward | 111,690 | 146,102 |
| Net Receipts/(Expenditure) | (29,392) | (34,412) |
| ____ | ____ | |
| Total charity funds | 82,298 | 111,690 |
| ____ | ____ |
Approved by the trustees on 31 July 2024 and signed on their behalf by
Bernie Shiels (Chair)
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Stage Beyond Theatre Company (charity number NIC104959) on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 set out on pages 3 and 4
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 65(3) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to
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examine the accounts under section 65 of the 2008 Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 65 of the 2008 Act), and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2008 Act
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have not been met; or
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- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date: 31 July 2024
Deborah O'Donnell Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Deborah O'Donnell Chartered Accountants 16 Lowry’s Lane Derry City BT48 0LS
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