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ROUNDHOUSE ANNUAL REVIEW 2011/12 AN INSPIRATIONAL YEAR Christopher Satterthwaite Chairman, The Roundhouse Trust

It’s difficult to single out individual highlights over art creative spaces right beneath your feet to learn, share the last year. But have to say that my first glimpse and gain skills that will help them explore their creativity of Curtain Call, Ron Arad’s monumental summer beyond the walls of the Roundhouse. I’m always thrilled installation, is one of the most striking images of the to hear stories like that of Elise Cobain, who came along Roundhouse I have ever seen. Later, seeing the Main to one of our creative projects over the summer and Space transformed into a vibrant circus carnival for eventually joined Roundhouse Radio as assistant station Professor Vanessa’s Wondershow was unforgettable, manager. From there she progressed to a role at XFM and while the electric atmosphere at ’s five- she’s now gone on to what she describes as her dream night residency reminded us all that the Roundhouse job at Radio 1. I’m also delighted that she’s now one of is absolutely peerless when it comes to live music. my fellow members of the board of trustees and a brilliant ambassador for the work we do. For me, this is such But as you read this annual review, you’ll see that above a great of the way that young people can be all, we’re most proud of our ongoing work with 11–25 inspired to achieve so much if given the right tools. year-olds. Our work with young people is at the of the Roundhouse and what continues to inspire me most We couldn’t continue to do the work we believe in without is the way that this work runs through everything we do. the support we receive from our audiences, our funders From live performances in and around Curtain Call to a and our trustees. I’d like to take this opportunity to extend Main Space production conceived and performed entirely my thanks to all those who share our vision, not least the by 11–25 year-olds in The Fat Girl Gets a Haircut and Roundhouse staff team led by Marcus, whose dedication, Other Stories, the participation of young people is always creativity and entrepreneurial spirit is so important in an essential element of the Roundhouse experience. And these difficult economic times. You are all an inspiration. this is as much the case for the audiences who come and enjoy the work we present as it is for the young people who take part.

But it’s about more than just the work on stage. While you’re enjoying a show in the Main Space, every year thousands of 11–25 year-olds are using the state-of-the- Christopher Satterthwaite

The Fat Girl Gets a Haircut and Other Stories LOOKING AHEAD Marcus Davey OBE Chief Executive & Artistic Director

All eyes were on during the Olympics this year and So I’m incredibly excited that the Roundhouse is embarking I’m delighted that the Roundhouse was able to play a part on a new project that will give this work a global reach. Call in celebrating our city’s enviable reputation as one of the to Create is a visionary new initiative that will harness the most vibrant, diverse and creative places in the world. power of a network of like-minded organisations around the world joining together to co-produce quality art with young I’m particularly proud that artistic projects involving 11–25 people. As ever, the goal is to spark positive social change year-olds were central to our work around the Olympics. by promoting engagement in creative activity. There’s too much to mention everything here, but some personal highlights included the thrill of seeing huge crowds Working with young people in the fields of theatre, circus, gathered in the Olympic Park to enjoy performances from spoken word, radio, video, live and digital music, the over 200 young people from the Roundhouse, or listening members of this new network aim to create a movement for to the Roundhouse Radio team broadcasting live from a the creation and distribution of excellent art, culminating in canal boat in East London, not to mention the unforgettable a series of annual Call to Create projects. I believe that the sight of the Olympic flame departing from the Roundhouse potential is huge and I can’t wait to start seeing the first in the final stages of the torch relay. fruits of this incredibly promising network.

And of course there was The Dark Side of Love, a new Our international ambition doesn’t stop at our work with production co-commissioned by the Roundhouse and LIFT young people. In February 2013, the Roundhouse will in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company as a open the UK premiere of Playing Cards 1: Spades, a new centrepiece of the World Shakespeare Festival, one of the production from one of the world’s most influential theatre- most significant celebrations of Shakespeare ever staged makers, Robert Lepage. Commissioned by the Roundhouse and a mainstay of the London 2012 Festival. in association with our partners in the 360° network of European round venues, it’s one of the most ambitious Brazilian director Renato Rocha — famous for training the projects to date from this truly outstanding director. The actors in Fernando Meirelles’ iconic movie City of God— show has already made a huge impression on audiences directed an enormously talented cast of London teenagers in Europe and Canada and looks set to be an unmissable in a truly magical promenade production inspired by highlight of London’s arts calendar next year. Shakespeare’s most powerful and poignant moments. The superb performances in the show reminded us all just how Finally, I want to take this chance to echo our chairman amazing young people can be when given the opportunity. in thanking all our performers, our audiences, our board of trustees and my colleagues here at the Roundhouse for Watching The Dark Side of Love a year on from the London their ongoing support and dedication. This, coupled with riots, which saddened us all but also provided a bleak the generous support we receive from reminder of the unique challenges facing young people and our countless other funders, leaves me in no doubt in our society, I felt more proud than ever of our work with that the Roundhouse can look forward to an exceptionally 11–25 year-olds. I know that projects like The Dark Side bright future. of Love can make a real difference and I continue to hold firm in my belief that it is a key responsibility of arts organisations everywhere to inspire young people who have been marginalised and excluded to learn skills and build the confidence that will allow them to find ways back into education and employment. Marcus Davey Ron Arad’s Curtain Call, Cirque Mandingue at CircusFest 2012, Paul Weller OPEN ACCESS PROGRAMME IN THE CLASSROOM The Roundhouse continued to offer open-access termly We continued to strengthen relationships with local and holiday-time creative projects. In 2011–12, its schools and pupil referral units, developing curriculum- ROUNDHOUSE creative and artistic programmes became even more based programmes and after-school projects held in the closely aligned: emerging artists and project participants Roundhouse Studios. New streams of work included performed as part of Ron Arad’s Curtain Call, Circusfest a programme of ‘one to one’ sessions with nine young and Reverb, while live-blogging projects offered young people who have been excluded from mainstream 11–25 journalists the chance to cover the Roundhouse Rising school and now receive individual tuition with a local and Underage festivals. pupil referral unit. Weekly sessions at the Roundhouse “ The Roundhouse is a place to with professional artist-tutors form part of the students’ A new radio drop-in session for 14–19s has boosted the school timetable and include training in music meet like-minded creative people, numbers of younger broadcasters on Roundhouse Radio, production, drama and presentation skills. develop skills and experience using with a clutch of new pilots airing in Spring 2012. the right tools, and make industry NEXT STEPS contacts. It helped me get on the The Roundhouse also extended its opportunities for young During February and March 2012, the Roundhouse ladder to landing my dream job.” programmers. Young people curated a series of three ‘Call appointed freelance broadcast producer Hannah Bedford Elise, 25, Unit Assistant at BBC Radio 1/1Xtra to Create’ nights as part of Ron Arad’s Curtain Call, and to explore progression and development opportunities & Roundhouse alumnus the Roundhouse Rising new music programme was for advanced participants on its broadcast programme. extended to encompass monthly Rising nights produced 20 Roundhouse Radio producers and presenters were by emerging music programmers. matched with industry mentors as a result.

In Autumn 2011 the Roundhouse began hosting a Culture Roundhouse Radio’s traineeship scheme also continued, Squad 2012 Apprentice Producer in partnership with the with four young people benefitting from six-month GLA, offering an emerging producer the opportunity to traineeships as station managers in 2011–12. Of these, work on events as part of the London 2012 Festival. two have so far found permanent employment within the radio industry, with XFM, Radio 1 and independent IN THE COMMUNITY production company Somethin’ Else. Autumn 2011 saw the launch of OnTrack — a remixing and event promotion project for 18–25 year-olds not The Roundhouse also forged a partnership with the in education, employment or training. Supported by Camden branch of specialist sound engineering college Santander and the Lowy Mitchell Foundation, the SSR, which saw the launch of an annual full scholarship programme offered 16 participants the chance to work to its Audio Engineering Techniques and Technology on the launch of the 2011 Roundhouse 30/30 album, course, designed specifically to support Roundhouse either as producers remixing tracks from the album, or participants seeking to forge a career in the music as event promoters producing the album launch night. industry. Two Roundhouse participants were awarded The result was a sell-out launch night attended by a bursaries to study at the college, and commenced their public audience and guests. courses in September 2011.

The Roundhouse also extended its Street Circus The Roundhouse also launched an advanced street programme, the highlight of which was a performance by circus troupe, Funk Da Cirque, to offer a progression 35 young participants for an audience of 1500 people in route for Street Circus participants. The company a showcase preceding Circolombia’s contemporary circus launched with a sell-out performance at Circusfest production Urban in April 2011. Street Circus will now 2012, and now operates as a touring performance be a major project in the coming period, with targets to company managed by the new Roundhouse Street engage and work with hundreds of young people from Circus Co-ordinator. targeted groups.

Funk Da Cirque THE FAT GIRL GETS A HAIRCUT CIRCUSFEST 2012 AND OTHER STORIES Over 100 11–25 year-olds were directly involved in Two years in the making, this Main Space production delivering CircusFest 2012, from performing in shows created by theatre artist Mark Storor in collaboration with to receiving tent crew training. The festival also saw the a cast of 12–17 year-olds explored the world through the launch of our advanced street circus troupe, Funk Da prism of teenage years, with live music and 360-degree Cirque. Following sold-out performances at CircusFest, animation. The Roundhouse’s most ambitious the troupe went on to perform around the Olympic Park commission involving young people so far, its two-week and as part of the London 2012 Festival. CircusFest also run met with critical acclaim from , featured work created and performed by artists who and Time Out. have emerged from Roundhouse Creative Programme – Square Peg presented a new work as part of the festival, ROUNDHOUSE RISING AT while 15 of the 50 artists who performed as part of Professor Vanessa’s Wondershow were Roundhouse UNDERAGE FESTIVAL Emerging Artists. The Roundhouse’s first-ever festival platform, the Roundhouse Rising stage at the Underage Festival 2011 platformed the best new acts from the Roundhouse THE DARK SIDE OF LOVE Studios alongside ‘about to break’ acts including Mz Building on the success of The Fat Girl Gets a Haircut, Bratt and O Children, and offered festival-goers the in Autumn 2011 the Roundhouse recruited a group of chance to try their hands at DJing in free on-site 14–19 year-old performers for a new commission in workshops. A team of young Roundhouse journalists collaboration with LIFT and the RSC. The company went captured all the festival action live from the site in on to work with Brazilian Director Renato Rocha over 9 photo galleries, video, audio and blog posts for the months to create a devised, site-specific show about love, Roundhouse Rising and Underage Festival blogs. inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedies, and performed at the Roundhouse as part of the 2012 LIFT and World Shakespeare festivals. CURTAIN CALL: CALL TO CREATE Three emerging producers aged 16–25 each curated and produced a night of performance (one circus; one ROUNDHOUSE RADIO music; one spoken word) inside Ron Arad’s spectacular AWARDS SUCCESS installation in the Roundhouse Main Space. Following a nomination from BBC6 Music & Radio 1’s Lauren Laverne, Roundhouse Radio was recognised at the 2011 Smart Future Minds Awards, which celebrate 30/30 “ideas and innovation that will shape lives in cities of the The Roundhouse and EMI’s flagship recording future”, winning second prize in the Media & IT category. project for unsigned artists returned for a third year, Roundhouse Radio DJ Sarah Thompson (‘Filthy Disco’) with 30 emerging artists selected to spend a day in was also shortlisted in the ‘Rising Star’ category at the the studio recording their tracks with leading industry prestigious 2011 Sony awards alongside producers including Trevor Horn CBE, Steve Levene ’s Ronnie Wood, BBC Radio 1’s Matt and Guy Chambers. Edmonsdon and BBC Radio 5 Live’s Robbie Savage. A VERY GRIMM CHRISTMAS In an innovative collaboration with producers the Wireless Theatre Company, Roundhouse Radio produced six radio plays by emerging writers, which were performed and recorded in front of a live audience over three nights in the Dorfman Hub and subsequently released as podcasts.

The Dark Side of Love MY ROUNDHOUSE STORY

2011–2012 saw the commissioning of cabaret “ Before I got involved at the Roundhouse I was a shy artist and former creative programme participant local boy who’d been expelled from school and didn’t Scottee to produce a new show, Camp, as part of have a clue what I wanted to do, be or say. At first Roundhouse Circusfest 2012. Now a pioneer of I came to some of the weekend music workshops the London cabaret scene, Time Out’s Performer and later I signed up to a performing arts course. of 2010 recalls the role the Roundhouse played Eventually I was approached to chair the youth in shaping his career. board, which helped shape the Undercroft’s future to become the Roundhouse Studios.

During my time at the Roundhouse I was shown that the arts are for me too, and that my voice and politic were valid ones and ones that could be expressed, however I felt. The Roundhouse’s best distinction is that it not only enabled me to become a performer, but also encouraged me to develop and carve out a career for myself in the arts.”

Scottee in Camp FAT GIRL GETS A HAIRCUT AND RON ARAD’S CURTAIN CALL OTHER STORIES Ron Arad invited his favourite artists, musicians and Two years in the making, this Main Space production friends to create work for his 360° interactive installation created by artist Mark Storor in collaboration with a cast of in our Main Space. A vast curtain of 5,600 giant silicon 12–17 year-olds explored the world through the prism of rods formed a jaw-dropping canvas for some of the teenage years, with live music and 360-degree animation. biggest names in the art world, including Christan The Roundhouse’s most ambitious commission involving Marclay, David Shrigley, Mat Collishaw and many more. young people to date, its two-week run met with critical A ‘pay-what-you-can’ entry price — made possible by acclaim from the Guardian, The Times and Time Out. sponsorship from Bloomberg — ensured access for all, with visitor numbers reaching almost 17,000. The “ Wise, full of wonder… a joy” partnership with Bloomberg received the prestigious The Times Telegraph Arts and Business Innovation Award. CIRCOLOMBIA “A new way to see art” Following a sell-out run at CircusFest 2010, Circolombia BBC returned to the Roundhouse with a reworking of Urban. The show featured some of the best performers from Columbia’s national circus school, Circo Para Todos, the world’s first professional circus school for disadvantaged young people, which produces world-class performers. More than 13,000 people saw the show, of which over 72% were first-time attenders. “ A show with real attitude and a great night out.” Guardian

PERFORMING ARTS HIGHLIGHTS Circolombia, Ron Arad’s Curtain Call, The Fat Girl Gets a Haircut and Other Stories TALL STORIES: TWINKLE T WONKLE CIRCUSFEST 2012 Our Christmas production in the Studio Theatre was The third instalment of our biennial Circus Festival a great chance to build engagement with families delivered five weeks of the best in contemporary circus and younger audiences. Following a successful run from around the world, staged across all our spaces with of Pinocchio in 2010, this year we welcomed award- the addition of the Magic Mirrors spiegeltent on our winning children’s theatre company Tall Stories with terrace. Highlights included the outrageously talented their enchanting production Twinkle Twonkle, a delightful Guinean company Cirque Mandingue performing in show aimed at ages 4+, inspired by nursery rhymes and the UK for the first time, and the transformation of our the Big Bang. The show achieved an incredible 96% Main Space into a magical promenade circus carnival attendance across the run. experience for Professor Vanessa’s Wondershow. The festival further cemented our growing reputation as the “ An absolute joy to watch… London home of contemporary circus, with an opening children’s theatre at its best” week box office advance twice that seen in 2010 and an overall attendance of 88%. Broadway Baby “ C ircus is the sexiest of all the performing arts in Britain right now. For proof, look no further than CircusFest” The Times

Twinkle Twonkle, CircusFest 2012, Underman at CircusFest 2012 REVERB MUSIC GIGS This unique festival centred around a new wave of There were 124 Main Space gigs across the year, attended classical performers who have broken out of ‘traditional’ by over 240,000 audience members. Highlights included MUSIC concerts, abandoning many of the conventions Staff Benda Bilili, Queens of the Stone Age, Amon Tobin’s associated with the genre and bringing classical music to Isam show, Doom vs Ghostface, Belle & Sebastian, new audiences. Packed with visionary music, inspiring and a five-night run by Paul Weller. visuals and genre-defying collaborations, our Main Maverick Sabre, a past Roundhouse Creative Projects HIGHLIGHTS Space provided an electric atmosphere to enjoy participant, sold out the Main Space in March. performances from OAE Night Shift, Aurora Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra and Imogen Heap. ROUNDHOUSE RISING The festival achieved 94% attendance, drawing Our annual festival of emerging music returned following an audience of almost 4200, while a major media the success of its inaugural year in 2011, once again partnership saw the entire first weekend streamed celebrating the up and coming acts of tomorrow with live on the Guardian website. the support of STA Travel and PRS for Music Foundation. Eight sold-out performances in our Studio Theatre “ C lassical music is shaken out of its featuring artists from across the musical spectrum were pretty box to meet new audiences” live-streamed via the Roundhouse website. The festival The Times also included a day of talks, debates and interactive discussions in partnership with organisations in Columbia, with real-time online link-ups, all delivered in partnership with Unconvention.

Estonian Television Girls Choir at Reverb Festival, Aurora Orchestra at Reverb Festival, Natty at Roundhouse Rising VOICES NOW SHORT CIRCUIT Voices Now, presented in partnership with Making Music 2011’s Short Circuit festival, our second major and the BBC Singers, was a full day showcasing some of celebration of electronic music, was hosted by the UK’s best choirs, including the Roundhouse Choir, the seminal record labels Raster-Noton and Mute. following the success of the first Voices Now Festival A weekend packed with live performances, films, talks, in 2011. Over 1,600 singers took part on the day, which workshops and installations throughout our performance culminated in the premiere performance of Orlando spaces, studios and foyers delivered a vibrant festival Gough’s Making Music Overture, commissioned by experience. Highlights included techno auteur Richie Making Music as part of the London 2012 Cultural Hawtin, conceptual art-punks the Residents, industrial Olympiad, and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. stalwarts Nitzer Ebb, ragged noiserockers Liars, and 80s synth-pop legends Erasure. ITUNES FESTIVAL iTunes returned to the Roundhouse for another full month “ M asses of thrilling music to of brilliant live music, building on the huge success of reflect on and plenty to keep previous years. Chosen from the millions of hopeful fans making sparks” who applied for tickets, more than 60,000 audience Metro members enjoyed a star-studded line-up that included , Paul Simon, , Foo Fighters and many more.

Band of Skulls, iTunes Festival, Professor Green ROUNDHOUSE RADIO LIVE BROADCASTS Our in-house radio station is run by the talent of tomorrow, AND DIGITAL REACH all aged 25 or under. This year, Roundhouse Radio The Broadcast and New Media team worked on 33 received a Smart Future Minds Award, a significant productions, creating 98 broadcast and video projects recognition of the continuing success of the station, which delivered 400 opportunities for hands-on training which grew to encompass over 25 regular shows. aimed at emerging professionals aged 18–25.

In an innovative collaboration with The Wireless Theatre Live broadcast highlights included a partnership with the Company, the station produced A Very Grimm Christmas, Guardian, which saw the Reverb 2012 festival streamed a series of six original radio dramas performed for a live in HD to an online audience of over 20,000, as well live audience, while the station also teamed up with as former Roundhouse Emerging Artist Maverick Sabre Fuel Theatre to create the Everyday Moments and performing live from the Roundhouse to an audience that Body Pods podcasts. doubled the number in attendance at the Roundhouse on the night of the show. Meanwhile, our innovative Round 1, the station’s three-year Olympic and Paralympic Blackbox session with British Sea Power was nominated youth radio project, began its final year in the build-up to for the prestigious BT Digital Music Award. the Games. Providing a unique insight into the social, cultural and sporting issues surrounding the London 2012 Ron Arad’s groundbreaking digital installation Curtain Games from a youth perspective, the second year of the Call was supported by online videos and broadcasts project involved 14 youth partner organisations and over of live performances, while the team also produced 140 young people who gained skills and created radio a series of art films with director Mark Storor around content around the Olympics. The project was funded The Fat Girl Gets a Haircut and Other Stories, by the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. introducing the production to audiences online.

TV AND FILM PRODUCTION Overall, live broadcasts via the Roundhouse website The Roundhouse continued to provide unique training and other platforms attracted more than 72,000 views opportunities for emerging filmmakers progressing over the course of the year. Our YouTube channel, which through the Bloomberg Broadcast Volunteer Programme has focused on content created by the Roundhouse, has in live broadcast and video, which offers hands-on attracted over 300,000 video views to date. training in high-quality professional broadcasting. 17 students graduated from the programme this year, ONLINE FILM FUND completing 11 days of training and 80 hours of volunteer In 2011, 12 bursaries generously supported by the Ex “ The Roundhouse is a fantastic work on video and live broadcast projects. Animo Foundation were awarded to filmmakers as part place for young people to meet of the Online Film Fund. Filmmakers aged 16–25 and gain a whole host of technical received a £400 production budget, access to facilities skills which are simply unavailable and mentoring from the Roundhouse to make short or unaffordable elsewhere” films for online platforms. Bloomberg Broadcast Volunteer Programme participant BROADCAST & NEW MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Roundhouse Radio DJ Al Bankole, Bloomberg broadcast volunteers, Roundhouse Radio presenters Naomi Mihara and Kate Rolfe COMMERCIAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBILITY

PRIVATE HIRES DIVERSITY & EQUALITY VOLUNTEERING 2011–12 saw the Roundhouse play host to a number Further headway was made in developing and establishing Some 200 volunteers were registered during the year of high profile hires, reinforcing our reputation as one an organisation-wide diversity plan and promoting the to support the Roundhouse, primarily as ushers. Their of London’s leading events venues. Over 16,000 people Roundhouse to the widest possible audience as an dedication and shared enthusiasm for the organisation attended events including the UEFA Champions League engaging place to work. Recruitment processes were and the range of events we stage was vital in ensuring Celebration Party, BT Digital Music Awards, Professional overhauled to incorporate the use of social networks all our visitors enjoyed a warm welcome. Cricketers Association Awards, Business in the alongside more traditional advertising approaches to Community Big Society Event, House of Blues Save extend reach, and flexible working practices were explored STAFF the Children Charity Event and City & Guilds Lion as part of our recruitment process. Following a review of our front-of-house provision, teams National Awards. previously working across three departments were joined ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY to form Visitor Services, working collaboratively to provide MADE IN CAMDEN The Roundhouse launched a new environmental strategy a seamless ‘one-stop-shop’ operation for the wide range of The Roundhouse’s bar and dining room opened in October programme aimed at engaging the whole organisation visitors to the building. New roles were developed in this 2010 and quickly became established as a hit with in our commitment to reduce impacts and promote team which encouraged cross-skilling, while extensive local diners, pre-show audiences and post-gig revellers. sustainability. The initiative sought to audit each area training was provided to develop flexibility and It was awarded a place in the Guide’s “top of the business to develop an annual plan targeting transferable skills. ten places for brunch in London” and received a glowing reductions in environmental impact. A particular review in from AA Gill, who enjoyed focus will now be the reduction of energy consumption, In the summer of 2011, a large contingent of staff “as good and enticing a collection of robustly flavoured with specific projects being considered to address this, moved offices to a newly-developed floor of the building and stoutly made food as you could hope for”. including the replacement of our current stage lighting adjacent to the venue, providing a much-improved systems with those using LEDs. working environment. In 2012 we began the process of considering other catering opportunities with the aim of rolling out a series of pop-up offers to suit specific audiences and develop hospitality and event trade.

Made in Camden, Roundhouse Gala Dinner Curtain Call audience, volunteer usher CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2012 31 MARCH 2011 REPORT ACCOMPANYING £ £

Income of activities in furtherance of the charity’s objectives SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Roundhouse Creative Programme for 11–25s 1,168,281 1,882,780 Artistic Programme: Roundhouse Productions 2,289,695 2,001,412 Music Hires 946,893 803,268 Other Artistic Hires 386,510 393,294 Development Project 1,746 17,358

Activities for generating funds Income from Private Hire 955,715 647,939 Income from Bar and Catering operations 2,809,497 1,892,262 Other Trading Income 251,990 219,396 Investment income 63,449 52,228 REPORT BY THE T RUSTEES ON INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S THE SUMMARISED FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE T RUSTEES OF Total incoming resources 8,873,776 7,909,937 STATE MENTS THE ROUNDHOUSE T RUST The following summarised financial statements are We have examined the summary financial statements of Cost of activities in furtherance of the charity’s objectives Roundhouse Creative Programme for 11–25s 1, 871,171 2,033,169 extracted from the full statutory Trustees’ Annual Report The Roundhouse Trust for the year ended 31 March 2012. Artistic Programme: and financial statements of The Roundhouse Trust which The Trustees, who act as Directors for the purposes of Roundhouse Productions 1,816,214 1,821,364 were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf Music Hires 1, 20 2, 25 4 1,343,984 company law, are responsible for preparing the summary on 19 July 2012. The full financial statements, on Other Artistic Hires 431,366 413,241 financial statements in accordance with the Charities Depreciation 995,452 951,441 which the auditors Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP gave an Statement of Recommended Practice. Our responsibility unqualified audit report on 24 August 2012, will be Governance 10, 876 9,450 is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the submitted to the Charity Commission and to the summary financial statements with the full financial Cost of generating funds Registrar of Companies. Fundraising and Publicity 630,173 559,394 statements and the Trustees’ Annual Report. Costs of Private Hire 570,522 475,251 The auditors have confirmed to the Trustees that, in In our opinion, the summary financial statements are Costs of Bar and Catering operations 1, 812, 85 5 1,549,368 their opinion, the summarised financial statements are Loan Interest – 2,278 consistent with the full financial statements and the consistent with the full financial statements for the year Trustees’ Annual Report of The Roundhouse Trust for Total resources expended 9,340,883 9,158,940 ended 31 March 2012. the year ended 31 March 2012. These summarised financial statements may not contain Net incoming resources (467,107) (1,249,003) sufficient information to gain a complete understanding Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP of the financial affairs of the charity. The full statutory St. Bride’s House Fund balances brought forward 26,486,853 27,735,856 Trustees’ Report, financial statements and auditor’s report 10 Salisbury Square Balances carried forward at 31 March 2011 26,019,746 26,486,853 may be obtained from The Roundhouse Trust Finance London Department, 100A Road, London NW1 8EH. EC4Y 8EH GROUP BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2012 31 MARCH 2011 £ £ 28 September 2012 28 September 2012 Fixed Assets Tangible 24,833,076 25,680,403

ROUNDHOUSE ACTIVITY Current 1 APRIL 2011 TO 31 MARCH 2012 Debtors 1, 72 9, 615 1,453,732 Stock and Work In Progress 274,736 259,582 Artistic Programme Performances Audience Cash at bank and in hand 2,049,474 1,810,418 Music 124 241,830 Theatre 170 15,890 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (2,867,155) (2,717,282) Circus and Cabaret 115 69,607 Other 80 24,467 TOTAL 489 351,794 Net 1,186,670 806,450

Roundhouse 11–25 Projects/events Opportunities Total 26,019,746 26,486,853 Open access 72 918 Community outreach 48 738 Schools/PRUs 32 380 Funds and reserves Vocational/CPD 82 863 Unrestricted funds 2,321,633 1,855,892 Performances/events 55 1172 Restricted funds 194,067 294,521 TOTAL 289 4071 funds 23,504,046 24,336,440

Private Hires Events Attendance TOTAL 33 16,000 TOTAL FUNDS AND RESERVES 26,019,746 26,486,853 THANK YOU

SUPPORTERS CORPORATE MEMBERS Tim Hailstone PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT BOARD A New Direction Islington Arts and Media School, St Mary’s Youth Centre, Islington OF PROJECTS Company of Cooks Simon McGeary Sir Torquil Norman CBE Barry Clare (to Jun 11) Borough of Camden Islington St Marylebone School, AND CORE COSTS The Future Laboratory Abayomi Oyekoya Fraser Duffin Hut Youth Centre, Islington Islington Children’s Services City of Westminster Absolut Newedge Harold and Nicola Pasha VICE PRESIDENT Michael East Brady Arts Centre Islington Family Stonewall Housing Arts Council England Diana Platts Lloyd Dorfman CBE Tony Elliott Bridge Academy, Hackney Intervention Team Twyford CofE School, Ealing ASOS CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Ben Raumann Simon Farr The Bridge Youth Club, Acton Islington Youth Vital Regeneration The Atkin Foundation MEMBERS John Ruskin BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tim Hailstone Camden Connexions Services Offending Services WAC The Austin and Colin and Helen David Miles Thomas Nicholas Allott (Chairman to Sep 11) Camden Curriculum Jack Taylor School, Camden The Wallace Collection Hope Pilkington Trust Fraser Duffin Syriah Bailey James Henderson (from Jun 11) Enrichment Team Job Centre Plus Westminster City School Barco The Eden Charitable Trust ICON MEMBERS Anthony Blackstock Michael Kent Camden IteC Primary School, Westminster Kingsway College The Baskin Foundation The Hadley Trust Chris Beasley Kentaké Chinyelu-Hope Al Lukies (from Sep 11) Camden School for Girls, Camden Westside School, Bloomberg Olivia Harrison Sir Victor Blank Marcus Davey OBE Robin Price (from Oct 11) Camden Kilburn Festival City of Westminster The City Bridge Trust Nick Mason James Barber Tony Elliott Peter Radcliffe (from Oct 11) Camden Under 25s La Sainte Union Secondary William Ellis Secondary School, Colombia Foundation Fund Deborah Meaden Bucks Music Group Ltd Tim Hailstone Christopher Satterthwaite Advice Centre School, Camden Camden of the Capital Community Richard and Philippa Mintz Ross Clarke Alan Hodson (to Mar 12) (Chairman from Oct 11) Camden Youth Leyton Sixth Form College XLP Diageo Michael Palin CBE Simon Cornwell Grace Huber Rob Soning (from Apr 11) Offending Services Maiden Lane Youth Centre YWG The General Trust Simon and Midge Palley Luke Davis Wayne McGregor CBE Sanjay Wadhwani Capital City Academy Maria Fidelis Secondary School, Young People for Inclusion, EMI Paul and Sara Phillips Ectoo Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Andria Vidler (from Oct 11) Carlton Primary School, Camden Camden Camden Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Rubin Foundation Mark Edwards Deborah Meaden Castlehaven Community Music and Change Ex-Animo Foundation Charitable Trust Paul Fitzsimons Baroness Morris of Yardley AMBASSADORS Association National Portrait Gallery Fidelio Charitable Trust Christopher and Teresa Ellis Flyte Caspar Norman Lord Burns Catch 22 National Youth Theatre The Foundation for Sport Satterthwaite Liana Galassi Jesse Norman MP Guy Chambers City of London Academy, New Horizon Youth Centre and the Arts Tony Tabatznik Brendan Gallagher Peter Sands (to Mar 12) Ray Cooper Southwark One Housing Group Garfield Weston Foundation Tuixen Foundation Chris Georgiou Christopher Satterthwaite Ray Davies CBE Central School of Speech One Support Garrick Charitable Trust Lisa and Louis Halpern (Chairman) Lindsay Duncan CBE and Drama Only Connect The Golsoncott Foundation PRODUCING Alexander Ionides and Andria Vidler Ms Dynamite Centrepoint Pan Intercultural Arts Greene King CIRCLE MEMBERS Christine Pierce Sir Chalcot School for Boys, Parliament Hill Secondary The Henry Smith Charity Allen Austin-Bishop David Japp EX OFFICIO Terry Gilliam Camden Centre for Learning School, Camden Hogan Lovells Marisa Cassoni John, Christine and Henry Peter Roberts Trevor Horn CBE Children Schools and Families, Positive Learning InBev UK Colin and Helen David Dale Johnson Daniel Kaluuya London Primary School, The Idlewild Trust Fraser Duffin Titus Kendall COMPANY SECRETARY Kwame 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