Childrens Theatre Bo'ness
Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Balances
Year ended 31 March 2025
Scottish Charity Number: SC029745
Reference and administration details
Charity name Childrens Theatre Bo’ness Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC029745 Charity’s principal address 33 Borrowstoun Place Bo’ness
EH51 0JG
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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Fiona Johnston | Treasurer/Secretary | ||
| Brian Laird | ||||
| Julie Arthur | ||||
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Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)
| Name | Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| Structure, governance and management | ||
| Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment |
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| The Trust was set up by William McDonald and Agnes McDonald and was recognised as a Scottish Charity with effect from 20 January 2000. The Trust is administered in accordance with the terms of the Trust constitution. |
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| Trustees are appointed on a year to year rolling basis. Appointment and removal is in accordance with the society constitution and bye laws which requires that appointment is approved by unanimous agreement of the existing trustees and removal of any trustee by the unanimous agreement of the others. |
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| Objectives and activities | ||
| Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects |
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| The object of the charity, as recorded in the constitution, is to educate the public in the Musical and Dramatic Arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said Arts. |
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| During the year, the charity produced and promoted the show “Frozen Jnr”. Preparations, including payment of royalties and other expenses, were made in anticipation of producing and promoting the play “Anastasia”, in the forthcoming year. |
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Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period
During the year, the charity produced and promoted the play “Frozen Jnr”. The production proved a success in terms of the society’s objectives which resulted in a significant deficit, with total expense exceeding total income by £2,933. This included associated and future costs of £1,268 incurred during the year. The deficit was mitigated by members donations of £8,440 and other donations of £200 from Scotmid Co-op and Provost Reid personally donated £60.
Fund-raising activities raised £2,468. There were no associated costs attributable to fund raising activities.
Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy The unrestricted funds represent income earned but not yet utilised in on reserves supporting charitable activities. At 31 March 2025 the charity held £22,759 at the bank and cash and the Trustees consider this to be appropriate to meet initial costs of the proposed production. Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)
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Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position Date
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Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from 01 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
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| Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total funds current period to nearest £ |
Total funds last period to nearest £ |
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| 8,763 - - 2,468 21,445 132 - 282 - |
11,840 | |||||||
| 1,325 | ||||||||
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| 14,978 | ||||||||
| - | - | - | 33,090 | 28,143 | ||||
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| Proceeds from sale of fixed assets | - - - |
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| Proceeds from sale of investments | ||||||||
| A2 Sub total | - | - | - | |||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 33,090 | 28,143 | ||||||
| Expenses for fundraising activities | - | - 24,378 - 2,879 - - - - - - - |
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| Gross trading payments | 24,378 | 24,945 | ||||||
| Investment management costs | ||||||||
| Payments relating directly to charitable activities |
2,879 | 2,901 | ||||||
| Grants and donations | - | - | ||||||
| Governance costs: | ||||||||
| Audit / independent examination | ||||||||
| Preparation of annual accounts | ||||||||
| Legal costs | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| **A3 Sub total ** | 27,257 | - | - | - | 27,257 | 27,846 | ||
| A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements |
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| Purchases of fixed assets | - | - - |
356 | |||||
| Purchase of investments | ||||||||
| **A4 Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | 356 | ||
| Total payments Net receipts / (payments) A5 Transfers to / (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for year |
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| - | - | - | 27,257 | 28,202 | ||||
| - | - | - | 5,833 | 59) ( |
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| 5,833 | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | 5,833 | 59) ( |
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Section B Statement of balances
| Categories B3 Other assets Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Investments B4 Liabilities B5 Contingent liabilities |
Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 16,926 5,833 |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
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| Cash and bank balances at start of year |
16,926 | 16,985 | |||||
| Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts andpayments account |
5,833 | 59) ( |
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| (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Cash and bank balances at end of year Details |
22,759 | - | - | - | 22,759 | 16,926 | |
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- asset belongs |
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| Market valuation to nearest £ |
Last year to nearest £ |
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| Details | Fund to which | asset belongs | Total Cost (if available) to nearest £ |
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| Current value (if available) to nearest £ |
Last year to nearest £ |
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| Equipment-at cost | Unres | tricted | |||||
| Laptop and bag | Unres | tricted | 449 | 449 | |||
| Speakers | Unres | tricted | 111 | 111 | |||
| Apple 10 (iPad) | Unres | tricted | 299 | 299 | |||
| Tea Urn | Unres | tricted | 57 | 57 | |||
| Unres | tricted | - | - | ||||
| Unres | tricted | - | - | ||||
| Unres | tricted | - | - | ||||
| Unres | tricted | - | - | ||||
| Unres | tricted | - | - | ||||
| Unres | tricted | - | - | ||||
| Details | Total Fund to which |
916 | - | 916 | |||
| liability relates | Amount due to nearest £ |
Last year to nearest £ |
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| Falkirk Council (rent) | unrest | ricted | 1,559 | 533 | |||
| Utopia Costums Ltd | 1,188 | ||||||
| Sundry creditors | 157 | ||||||
| Details | Fund to which | Total liability relates |
2,904 | 533 | |||
| Amount due (estimate) to nearest £ |
Last year to nearest £ |
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| Signature | Print Name | Total | - | - |
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| Date of approval |
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Additional analysis (1)
Analysis of receipts and payments
1 Donations
| 1 Donations | 1 Donations | ||||||||
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| Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
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| Membershipfees | 8,440 | 8,440 | 8,180 | ||||||
| Provost Reid | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||||
| The Robertson Trust | - | - | 2,500 | ||||||
| Miller Homes Limited(CommunityFunds) | - | - | 500 | ||||||
| Bo'ness Belles | - | - | 600 | ||||||
| Scotmid Co-op | 200 | 200 | |||||||
| Other donations | 63 | 63 | |||||||
| Total | 8,763 | - | - | - | 8,763 | 11,840 |
2 Grants
| 2 Grants | 2 Grants | |||||||
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| Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
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| Falkirk Community Schools Charity | - | - | - | 1,325 | ||||
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| Total | - | - | - | 1,325 |
3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities
| 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities | 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities | ||||||||
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| Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
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| Unit costs - Links Court, Bo'ness | 867 | 867 | 600 | ||||||
| Insurance | 808 | 808 | 1,086 | ||||||
| Postage, stationery& telephone | 131 | 131 | 134 | ||||||
| Advertising | 350 | 350 | 92 | ||||||
| Travel and subsistence | - | - | - | ||||||
| NODA subscriptions and fees | 508 | 508 | - | ||||||
| Annual members disco and events | - | - | 150 | ||||||
| Bank charges(credit card machine) | - | - | - | ||||||
| Other subscriptions and fees | - | - | 541 | ||||||
| Sundries | 215 | 215 | 298 | ||||||
| Total | 2,879 | - | - | - | 2,879 | 2,901 |
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Section C Notes to the Accounts
| C3a Trustee remuneration C4a Trustee expenses C1 Nature and purpose of funds(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets) C2 Grants C3b Trustee remuneration - details C4b Trustee expenses - details C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons C6 Other information |
All funds are unrestricted. | All funds are unrestricted. | |||
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| Type of activity or project supported | Individual / institution |
Number of grants made £ |
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| Total | - |
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| If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) |
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| Authority under which paid | £ | ||||
| If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b) |
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| Nature of transaction | Number of trustees |
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Transaction amount (£) |
Balance outstanding at period end(£) |
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