BRUVVERS_THEATRE_COMPANY - Accounts

The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).

The company is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, but we traditionally tour to the whole of Tyneside with occasional forays to Wearside, Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria.

The aim of the charity is to advance the education of the public by encouragement of the arts through the provision of theatrical and dramatic performance and in particular to promote the mental and moral development and improvement of young people through the provision of theatrical and dramatic performances in schools, youth clubs, church halls and other facilities used by young people.

We aim to foster and to promote the development of artistic taste and the understanding of the arts by making access to theatrical and dramatic performances available to persons who through their social or economic circumstances lack access to such performance.

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

Mia Frutta Ltd were given a rent window due to lockdowns relating to the impact of the pandemic. This was due to be reviewed by M. Mould but this did not happen, hence debt accrued but this is due to be resolved In the next financial year.

Michael Mould passed away on April 10th 2020.

Work halted on building work for the performance space.

No one was able to access the papers relating to the company due to the lockdowns and Michael's death and this led to the accounts being delayed.

Overall the charity recorded net income of £5,225 (2020: £14,108). At the end of the year the charity had unrestricted funds of £44,648 (2020: £39,423).

The trustees meet on a regular basis to consider the major strategic, operational and investment risks faced by the charity and act appropriately to mitigate those risks.

The charity is controlled by its Memorandum and Articles dated 19 July 1993 and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

New trustees are elected by the members of the charity annually at an annual general meeting, or co-opted by the existing board of trustees.

Changes in the trustee body are rare, but when this does occur, the new trustee is supplied with copies of the charities latest accounts and meeting minutes to bring them up to date with the work of the charity.

Bruvvers have been taking popular theatre to the community for more than 40 years. We’re based in Newcastle upon Tyne in North-East England, giving approximately 250 performances per year and playing to more than 40,000 people. Over the years, we estimate that more than a million people have seen a Bruvvers show! We’re an ensemble company with at least three plays in repertoire at any one time.

Our shows combine exciting stories with music, song and action suitable for all the family; we also help with workshops, festivals, conferences, teaching, enabling and passing on skills to all age ranges, but especially the disadvantaged inner-city dweller.

The performances take place in schools, community centres, nurseries, youth clubs, playscheme sites, pubs, clubs, village halls, church halls, day-centres, sheltered accommodation, care homes, hospitals, colleges - in fact, any space where an audience can gather. Bruvvers' shows are infinitely adaptable.

Our ‘house style’ is in-the-round, where the audience sit on all four sides of the action.

The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Bruvvers Theatre Company (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2021.

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

These financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statements 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in market value is transferred to a revaluation reserve.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

The investment property was valued at £100,000. The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at 2 October 2012 by Sanderson Weatherall Chartered Surveyors, who are not connected with the charity. The valuation was made on an open market value basis assuming vacant possession.

The trustees do not believe the current value of the property to be materially different to the balance in the accounts.

     Net movement    

     At 1.4.20     in funds     At 31.3.21

                     £         £         £

Unrestricted funds

General fund                39,423        5,225        44,648

TOTAL FUNDS                39,423        5,225        44,648

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement

resources expended in funds

£ £ £

Unrestricted funds        

General fund                 18,000 (12,775) 5,225

TOTAL FUNDS                 18,000 (12,775) 5,225

The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:

The above creditor is owed to Away With the Fog Limited, a company in which Mr M. Mould and Mr A. Mould are directors.

The charity is under the control of its trustees.