aJpAR YOiITh MUSICAL THEATRE TRusfEES ANNUAL REPORT for the YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY, 2026
CUPAR YOUTH MUSICAL THEATrE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORTforthe YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY, 2026 Trustees Annual Report The Trustees hève pleasure in presenting their report tO8ether wtth financial ststements and the independent examlners retK>rt for the year endin8 28 February 2026. Reference and Admlnlstratfve Infomiailon Address: l Lorne Street. LadybanL Flfe, KY15 7NB IGr4ham Lumsden- CYMT Chairl Trustees (to February 2026) Graham Lumsden Chair Kelly Wilson Vlce Chair Karen James-Wi150n Secretary Cla1 Spittlehouse Treasurer Commlttee Members Graham Lumsden Ichair), Kelly Wilson Ivice Chair}, Kan James-wilson (Secretary), Clalre Spkttlehouse ITreasurer}. Claire McGarrie, Gail Imach. Alex Mitchell. Gareth Hopkins. Allison Lumsden, Nichola Hinck5, Karen Kin8, Delia Manson, Sandra Halley. magg Curry. Struan Mackenzle, Stephen Lees, Ron Smith. Sarah Cameron, Heidi Luke. Nicola Stewart. Laura Boyter, Dehra Sweet, Linzi Mackie. Katherine Mccann, K3tie Smith. Kayleigh Lundte, Lynsey Fraser, Vlcky Lothlan, Jude Bums. Alyssa Gowans, Kirsten Smith. Kay Stuart. Structure, Goy•rnan and Manwment Cupar Youth Musical Theatre Is an unincorpornted assoclatlon. It 55 8overned by Its constStutlon which was adopted in March 1989 (estimate) and last amended In Aprll 2022. CYMT was 8ranted charitable ststus by OSCR on 1° June 2010. Appolntment of Trustees The Commlttee, which nomially meets on a monthly basis from February/March to November, are the charities Trustees. Membership of the Committee Is open to all parents and guardians of the young people in the club. Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meetin8 which is normally held in March. Under the constitution the must be a minlrnum of four elected Trustees (Committee- 2 parents and 2 other; quorum of 4 for meetings). Management The Trustees are responsible fr)r the strntegic direciion and 8overnance of CYMT. They will appoint a Director. Musical Dlrector and Choreographer each year, all of whom are paid an honorarium, who will be responsible for organising rehearsals and preparing for a musical theatre production to be performed In November. There are volunteers who tske roles individually or co-ordinating teams of people to assist In the perforniance of the show leg. wardrobe. props, sta8e manager, front of house). The producer trin5 close communication links Wtth the secretsry to ensure there 15 exchange of relevant Infomiation. The Trustees are aware of their spOnsibl11t1es for Health and Safety. especially for the young people. Young people are never left alone with anyone. and the committee discourage anyone from being alone with children. The venues and actwtties are considered to try to prevent such 5cenario&
CUPAR YOLwfH MUSICAL THEATRE TrUSTEES ANNUAL REPORTfor the YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY, 2026 Objectlves and Artlvltles awrliable Purposes and Alms CYMT alms to provide the most professional muslcal theat experience p055ible to young people of senior school age from Cupar and the surrounding area to sing and perform, and where relevant, dance. and to participate in other theatre skills. rehearsing weekty from Februarylmarch to June and August to November, culminating in a serie5 Of perfonnances to the public.
CUPAR YOLwfH MUSICAL THEATRE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REI>ORTtorthe YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY. 2026 Cupar y¢th Muslcal Theatre annual report from the Chalr The Offldals a•MI Exeortfve Rehearsals commenced in Feb 25. with the AGM bein8 in March. Graham Lumsden - re-appointed a5 Chairperson, Kelty Wilson appointed as Chairperson, Karen James-wilson appointed as Secretary and clai Spittlehouse appointed as Treasurer. Allison Lurnsden will continue to tske the lead with the Wardrobe Team. Karen King will be our new Mlnute Secretary. Gail Imlach agreed to tske on the role of Fundraissrvd Co-ordinator. The role of Hair & Make Up was taken on by Kelty Wilson and Delia Manson. Kelly Wilson was allocated the role of being our Heah & Safety and Child Protection Officer. She also took on the role of PVG Co-ordinator. She proos5ed the applications ensurin8 Production Team and Chaperones were processed as a priortty. Kan Kin8 agreed to cOrdinate Chaperone Rotss for Rehearsals and Chaperones, Front of House Team etc for Show Week. Alex Mitcl*ll wa5 allocated as our First Aid Officer. Online Ticketing was set up again in June. Going LNe with ficket Sales in July. This ro was taken on by Vlcky Lothian. Karen James Wilson took on the role of compiling our Show Programme. The Show Productlon Tearn and Crnw We welcomed back. Alison Graham our Choreographer, our New Muslcal DSrector Mardn Tollkk and makin8 a return to CYMT our Creative Direciorjude Vandecastee CYMT performed Disney's The Llttle Mermald. Due to the popularlty of our 2024 Show It was agreed by Committee and Production Team to contlnue wtth 4 performances this year. This to Include a Saturday Matinee. Working with the Produrtlon Tearn this year was Struan MacKenzie as Stsge Manager. asslsted by Claire McGarrle and fellow sta8ehands. An exclttn8 additton to our Production thls year was the use of a Vldeo Wall. This was provided by Artlstic Solutlons and excellentty co-ordinated by Cralg Spence. Rennie Ritchie returned to provide our lightin8. Accent Audlo provlded us wlth our sound and the set pleces, props were again provided by John Urquhart. Alistair More took cast photographs during the dress hearSal and Illmed the l Nights Performance. Soundtracks were used this year. These were provided by the Llcence Holders ITRWI A special thanks must go to the Produrtion Team and the crew for their hard work and dedication to the group for puthn8 on this outstsndin8 Show. We were very sucSsful in sharing infomiation on our Social Media Platforms re Recruitment for our Auditron Workshops in late February. Followlng on from these Workshops- The Production Team We so impressed with the Talent that they were all invited to join the Cast. The cast worked extremely hard and guided by the expertise of existing cast members and the Production Team they put on an outstsnding show.
CUPAR YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE TrUSTEES ANNUAL REPORTforthg YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUAIIY, 2026 Advert15ing Our Posters and Prograrnn Cover Vre deslgned by our Secretary Karen James Wilson. We attended several local events where leaflets were handed out while we were fundraIn8. Cast members were given flyers to distribute locally and again we used our Facebook Page for show promotlon. The CketIng online again this year, and Vre able to open the Box Office in July. Hnanclal Dedslon$ Due to the costf-11vIng crisi5. and trying to keep a trip to the Theatre affordable for familles, the Committee decided to keep the membership fees and ticket pri$ unchanged again this year. The group does not see the membership fees as the primary Method of funding the group and aims to be as inclusive as possible. There are contributions from cast members and their families, not only flnanclal, but in the time aNI effort thty put into makln8 the group. the fundraIng and every perfomlance a success. There are also a number of local volunteers, who contrlbute so rnuch of thelr tSme and expertise to the success of our shows, Rennie Ritchie who gives up a huge omount of his tSme re the Lightlng and Our Video Wall Co-ordinator. Crai8 SperKe who spent hours sourcin8 Ima8es to use on the Wall and organlsln8 the hirin8, delNery etc. We a continulng to use Cupar Com Exchange for hearsalS and show venue. Thls has been booked for next year's rehearsals arKI show. FUndrnlsllPr0motloTh We were invited to take part in Cupar's Children's Gala (June) Graham Lumsden or8anised a Tombola Stall whlch was run by Grnham and a small Team ofcast and Parents. Grdham Lumsden or8anised CYMT'S 2 Fundrdising Silent Dlsco. This Event was very successful and well attended and enjoyed by our cast and theirfriends and families. We held another Coffee Momlng in Cupar Corn Exchange in September along wlth having a stall at the Cupar Market. These Events were organised by The Ex-committee and Vre very Successful. We were also invited to promote our show in Tesco in Cupar. This involved Committee member5/cast handing out show flyers, selling tickets and fund raisir*. We were invited to Tesco in Cupar again In December to do some Carol sinElng to Trise funds. Thanks to our Vice Chairperson, Kelly Wilson were very lucky to be allocated a slot with The Rotary santa Sleigh's Fundraising Team. This involved Cast and Parents working alongside the Rotary with their door-to-door collections. Thls was a very successful and enjoyable evening. A special thanks must 80 to Gail Imlach and her daughter Ashleigh Redpath for sourcing Prizes from Local Busine55's for our Raffle during the Vek of the Show. This was a huge succe5S. We also donated Complimentary rickets for our Show to our8ood friends at Age Concern. The Commlttee There were mary new faces WI ioined the Commiitee this year. This due to the evolving cast. new member5 joining the group etc. It can be quite dauntin8 for new parents to get involved. It was great
CUPAR YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REpoKffor the YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY. 2026 to see so many parents taking on roles and helping wrth Fundraisin& AdvertTsin81 ficket Sales, chaperonin& costume5, set building and lots of other support. CYMT Is a pant led charity and we are all part of providing this Pdntastic opportunity to our local young people. Thank you for all your help and support. We could not run it without you. Summary The Production Team and cast have worked tirelessF¥ to put on amthervery successful show. The Little Mermaid has had 4 very successfvl performances including a full House for our Matiree. There were fantastic reviews from audiences. An incredible achievement by all. We a now looking forward to our next Production. As a charity. CYMT should hold reser¥es to help the group to budget for unforeseen emergencles. unexpected bllls or other short-term c05ts. but not hold money unnecessarily. A reseThes level of £12,LKKI would be the maxlmum expected loss, should a show such as The Little Memiaid have to be cancelled immediately prior to the performance5. CYMT has bullt up large re5eNes over prevlous years (with 6 shows makin8 an average surplus of over £3,IXNJ. excluding the 2 covld years). Therefo CYMT should aim to dUCe the amount in the bank to around £12,OCQ over the next few years and review the reserves situation annualty. Trustees remuneratlon No remunerafjon was pald to any member of the Management Committee. Approved by the Management Committee and si8ned on their behalf. Graham Lumsden CYMT Chalr Date.. 2G
Cupar Youth Musical Theatre OSCR Rocoipts and pa ments accounts 2025 28 Section A Statement of rècèipts and payments T•i¥l fvnd¥ Totil l•t nd• nd L8qarAb8 Gr8n Rortutrcffil•TrJ & tlT¢S Gros5 roEefrorn oth Al Jub 11.104 17,50S 11,1ts4 17.JQ• 7AJ7 Qowinoncè 120 A3$ tothi 11.154 A4 P•>Thl• rf•llng k*4M•t4nd 27.$ 16.1$4 7115 l.JJ1 A5 Tran8f•rntoi knd•
r Youth Musl¢al Th•atr• Section B Statement of balances 1 fur•J• 37,011 P.7051 1,JJ1 Tts 110 D¢tJl T*1 13-o5-_
APPENDIX 3 Scoluth (hanty Re8uknor Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Report to the Chrty nan INsleeslmembers of CUPAR YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE R8glstor•d chatity SC041634 numbor On th• accounts of th8 charlty forthe perlod Period start date periJ end dale Month Y•w Yaor Set out on pages Respedive responsibilities of trustees and examiner The thantys twstees are reswnsltAe for the preparation ofthe accounts in accordance wllh Ihe tern of the Chatities 8nd Trustee InVestnI {ScolLgnd) 2005 A¢1 and the Charlties Accounts (So)Iland) Regulations 20C6. The charity trustees consKler that the audit requlrement of RwJul81ion 10(1 > (¢J) 01 the A¢counls Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility lo examine the accounts 8$ required under sedion 4411) (cl of thè i Act and to stale whether partular matter5 have o)me to my attentlon. Basis of indepgnd•nt My examination is eArried out in aewd•n¢¢ with Regulatn 11 ofthe Charitie8 oxamlnevs 8tslement Accounts (Scthland} RegulatKsns 2006. An examination includes a revsvw of Ihe 8C(untIrwJ records kept by the chanty and 8 comp8rlson of the accounts presented with | those records. It also includes conswJeratKJn of any unusu81 items or disdosures in the 8co)unts and seeks explanations from the trLLStees concerning any such matters. The oceoJur8s undertaken do not prowde all the evK1ence that wouhy be required in an audit and. corlsequentty. I do not ewess 8n audrt oplnion on the accounts. Independent examlnofs In the course of my examlnatlon. no matter has coma to my attentlon lother than Ihal slatement dlsclosed on the attached page1 whlch g15 me reasonatjle cause to that in any material rospect tho requlremerrts.. lo keep aontIng Cold$ In awfdance wrth section 44(1) (8) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 20C6 Accounts RegUlatn5, and to prepare accounts which accord with the aountIng records and compty wSth Regulatit)n 9 of the 20(b A(%nts RegulatrJn5 .' ha not been mel, or to whith, in opinion, tenn should be drnwn in Oler lo enable a propèr erstanding fthe accounts to be reathed. Signed: Name: Relevant professlonal qualrficationls) or body Irf any): Address: ' Fife Voluntary Action Caledonia House, Saltire Centre, Pentland Park. Glenrothes Susan Jack KY6 2AL 'Pse dekte x)Td$ fft lyaGk8ts rftw th) Th)t apply. r[I$l appty, set ¢xrtllw trove come to yow atr8nl)non tt* fo11r page.