GROWTHEATRE CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
08283866 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 September 2023

End date: 31 August 2024

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 August 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Current assets
Debtors: 3 2,234 3,179
Cash at bank and in hand: 4,824 3,200
Total current assets: 7,058 6,379
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 4 ( 5,535 ) ( 8,085 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 1,523 (1,706)
Total assets less current liabilities: 1,523 ( 1,706)
Total net assets (liabilities): 1,523 (1,706)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 1,523 ( 1,706)
Total members' funds: 1,523 (1,706)

The notes form part of these financial statements

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 August 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 13 January 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Rachel Newman
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances. Rendering of services Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably. Other grants Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income on a systematic basis over the periods in which the entity recognises the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate.

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

3. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 2,234 3,063
Other debtors 116
Total 2,234 3,179

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 August 2024

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 4,815 7,431
Accruals and deferred income 720 654
Total 5,535 8,085

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

GROWTHEATRE CIC

Company Number: 08283866 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 August 2024

Company activities and impact

This was our twelfth year of trading as Growtheatre CIC. We continue to run our outdoor youth theatre and it has expanded to run twice weekly during each school term. Participants are aged between 7 and 18 years and are drawn from Sheffield and North Derbyshire. In July 2024, at the end of the Youth Theatre year, we decided to reduce the age range to 16 years, this is because the age range of Senior Group 13 – 18 years was not working well for the younger members. We offered older members the opportunity to volunteer with us next year. We have continued our volunteering scheme with students from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University working with us all year. We continued to sit on Sheffield Community Makers Steering Group, which has been set up to provide volunteering opportunities in the cultural sector for marginalised people and, as such, have expanded our pool of volunteers. This was extremely rewarding and we worked with 6 new volunteers through this scheme. In addition, we participated in a range of projects aimed at children, young people and families: - Creative Family Adventures that we run in partnership with the J.G. Graves Woodland Discovery Centre are run in Ecclesall Woods, Sheffield in most school holidays. - We delivered HAF holiday activities across Sheffield. - We have continued to deliver creative projects in schools across South and West Yorkshire. All these projects offered local children, young people and families in Sheffield and beyond access to creative opportunities in different places and spaces. We ensure that in all our work, adult volunteers, children and young people have a voice and have the opportunity to steer the direction of our work. Student volunteers involved in the youth theatre have been consulted and mentored so that they feel that they have the opportunity to develop and learn about facilitation skills.

Consultation with stakeholders

The stakeholders are the youth theatre members aged 7-18 who meet weekly on Tuesday or Thursday evenings in term time. We also create opportunities to involve their families and have an open-door policy for parents and carers to develop a dialogue with us about their child’s involvement. We also work with volunteers as well as the staff and Rangers at the Woodland Discovery Centre site. We discuss and consult with them all about ongoing plans, in a variety of ways: - The youth theatre is run in a democratic manner, and we respond to the young peo-ple's needs and interests. They have been consulted about what they most want out of youth theatre, and we have shaped the sessions and term's focus according to these requests. - We listen to parents and carers wishes and concerns and respond accordingly - We consult with parents about things as they arise. -We have met with the Discovery Centre staff and responded to discussions about fu-ture plans for the site. -We work closely with the Sheffield Hallam University to ensure volunteering is mutu-ally beneficial to their students and us. - We liaise with University of Sheffield Volunteering Bureau to ensure that student vol-unteers are well-chosen and empowered to work with us. - We sit on Sheffield Community Makers steering group and work to make volunteering in the cultural an equitable process with access for all. Volunteers from this pro-gramme are supported and empowered to work with us. -We check in with all volunteers and ensure they feel supported and their training needs and other needs are met. Youth Theatre members are consulted regularly about their sessions and their future ambitions and we work hard to listen and respond. We incorporate their ideas into our planning, undertake training to ensure our skills are current and bring additional practitioners into occasional sessions and terms to teach new skills. The university students have to actively participate in sessions with us, so we share our planning with them, and include them in conversations about medium-term planning. We are continuing to collaborate on work with and develop work for the Discovery Centre site, including the Creative Family Adventures Programme. We have collaborated on several ventures and are looking for opportunities to develop this further. With our work in schools and with other community or creative organisations, we have developed our practice to ensure that children and young people (of all ages) can work outside and that we can offer opportunities for pupil voice and child-led learning. We have had a positive response to this.

Directors' remuneration

The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £17,553. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
13 January 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Rachel Newman
Status: Director