Charlty No:NIC108046 BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY ARTS THEATRE Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31st March 2024 Bulldln Brld es Communl Arts Theatre Contents Pages Reference and administrative detalls Trustees. Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Finanaal Activities: Re￿Ipts and Payments account Ststement of Assets and Liabilitles Bulldln Brld es Communl Arts Theatre Reference and admlnlstratlve detalls Mr Slmon Hylands (Cholrpersonj Ml55 Joanne Gillespie (Treosurer) Dr Ruth Abraham Mrs Kirsty Armstrong Mlss Clare Costa Mlss Eadaoin Donaghy Miss Jordon Ewart Ms Oorota Fafinska Mx Amie Martln Mr Mollie Haughian Miss Sarah Massey Mr Peter Mccormack Miss Rebecca McKni8ht Mr Patrick Mcmahon Mr Andrew Mollov Mr Alex Morrow Ms Clara Reid Miss Bethany Young Appointed 23.1.24 Appointed 24.5.23 Reslgned 27.3.24 Resigned 23.1.24 Appolnted 25.4.23 Reslgned 24.5.23 Appointed 24.5.23 Resigned 23.8.23 Appointed 24.5.23 Charity reglstered number NIC108046 Contart address 9 Knocknashane Park, Lurgan Craigavon BT66 7XY Bank•rs Ulster 8ank 20 Hi8h Street Portadown BT62 IHU l*nd•nt Examln•r A l McCullaBh Accountant & Independent Examiner 6 A8ars Road Llsburn BT28 2TQ Buildin Brld es Communl Arts Theatre Trustees, Annual Report Year ended 31" March 2024 PRINCIPAL AcnvmES AND OBJEcrs The principal attivities are the promotion of equality and diversity, the advancement of education and the advancement, improvement, production and promotion of arts, theatre and culture in particular in, but not exclusively, the Lurgan area and its environs. The direct benefits are the open and welcoming space we provide for all members of the community and the elimination of discrimination on the ground5 age, gender, sexual orientation. marital status, religlon, race, political opinion or disability. We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's gener318uidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objettives and are content that the objects of the tharity are being delivered in line with this guidance. No harm flows from the purposes of the charity and no private benefits ensue. GOVERNANCE The charity is governed by the Management Commlttee (who are the Charity Trustees) and the governing document is the constitution. TRusfEEY RESPONSIBILITIES The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial ststements of the charity in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting prattice. As the chariV5 income is less than £250,000 the Trustees have elected under Settion 64(3) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 to prepare Re￿Ipts and Payments Account and a Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufPicient to show and explain the tharivs transactions and disdose with reasonable accuracy. at any time, its financial position. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the tharity and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. REVIEW Achlevements and performance Our Kid's Orama Team worked on Matilda Jr and we welcomed many new faces to the Youth Theatre and Kld's Drama sessions wlth over 60 members performin8 at Lurgan Town H311 in June. A successful summer scheme ad Increased participant numbers meant that our concert, 'One Way To Broadwarf, attracted over 80 partlclpant5 who performed to a sold out audience at the Marketplace Theatre. Our play, 'Murder On The Nile,. was well received with a sold out performance at the stud50 Sn the Market Place Theatre and was also well attended at Lur8an Town hall and The Sanctuary Theatre in Belfast, Our final terrn of the year saw 8reat support for our performances at the Christmas Li8ht Switch-on and Twilight Market event, as well as for our first ever Chlldren's Showcase, held at our own studio. Buildin Brid es Communl Arts Theatre Trustees, Annual Report Icontlrtuedj Year ended 31" March 2024 Our Youth Theatre and adults performed to sold out audiences of our pantomime, 'Aladdin', which was again very well feceived. The New Year brought new challenges With our production of Yhe Wlzard of Oz,. We spent many evenings and weekends Putting set together and it really paid off with what was a spectacular show at the Marketplace Theatre. Over the year our LGBTQ+ projett contlnued to prosper with drop-ln sessions and skills workshops. Our reputation and presence in the community continues to grow, as do our numbers. and we are achievlng capacity, particularly with our Kid's Drama and Youth Theatre dasses. Attendees continue to comment on the calibre of our productions and we are delighted to be raising the bar for amateur performance in our community. Flnanclal revlew In the 2023124 financial year receipts were down 20.5% to £84,884 (2023: £106,804). of which 30.8% {2023: 47.2%) was from external funding support sources. After charitable attivity costs of £57,881 {2023: £55,066), running and overhead costs of £13,629 (2023: £12,446) and renovation and maintenance costs of £25,307 (2023: £13,353) the year ended with a deficit of £11,933 (2023: surplus of £25,939). The Trustees feel confident in the future of the or8anisation as a goin8 concern. Future plans Moving into the 2024/25 season, the group plans to continue with the artivitles we have carried out in 2023124. including Junior Musical, (which will be The Sound of Music- Youth Edition,), our annual concert 'One Way To 8roadway' scheduled for September, our first ever Terry Pratchett play The Wyrd Sisters,, our annual Pantomime in December. which will tske on a western theme for 'Jack and the Beanstalk. and then our musical 'Beauty and the Beasy in March 2025. We also plan to continue our LGBTQ+ outreach projett offerin8 Friday night dTOP-in, steps to SUC￿SS workshops and craft workshops as well as continuing to improve our studio space. By ordec of the Trustees Simon Hylands Chairperson th Approved by the Trustees on 6 January 2025