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LAMDA LIMITED for the Year Ended 31 July 2017 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 July 2017 LAMDA Limited (a company limited by guarantee) Company registered number 364456 Charity registered number 312821 WWW.LAMDA.AC.UK LONDON ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ART CONTENTS Legal and administrative information 1 Chairman’s introduction 2-3 Tribute to Anthony Gordon Lennox 4 Principal’s review of the year 5-6 Trustees’ report 7-27 Statement of trustees’ responsibilities 28 Independent auditors’ report to the members 29-30 Statement of financial activities 31 Group balance sheet 32 Balance sheet – LAMDA Limited 33 Cashflow statement 34 Accounting policies 35-36 Notes to the financial statements 37-50 15603_Annual Report_TXT_015.indd 1 08/12/2017 15:51 LAMDA Limited (Limited by guarantee) LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Status Auditor The organisation is a charitable company limited by haysmacintyre guarantee, incorporated on 20 December 1940 and 26 Red Lion Square registered as a charity on 3 March 1963. London WC1R 4AG Governing Document Bankers The company was established under the Articles of Barclays Association which established the objects and powers of Corporate Banking the charitable company (as amended by Special Resolution PO Box 13699 on 3 February 2015). Birmingham B2 2FS Board of Trustees/Directors C.Hoare & Co All members of the board, except as otherwise noted, 37 Fleet Street served throughout the year and to the date of this report and London EC4P 4DQ are considered to be independent and non-executive. Solicitors Chairman Harbottle & Lewis LLP Luke Rittner cbe (retired February 2017) Hanover House Rt. Hon. Shaun Woodward (from February 2017) 14 Hanover Square London W1S 1HP Matt Applewhite(2)(5) Olga Basirov(3) Bates Wells & Braithwaite Hugh Bullock frics frtpi frsa (retired June 2017) 10 Queen Street Place James Cane fca(1)(3)(6) (resigned October 2017) London EC4R 1BE Philip Carne mbe (4)(5)(6) Tom Chandos (appointed October 2017) Officers Mark Cornell (appointed October 2016) Principal Joanna Read Kevin Fitzmaurice(1)(6) (retired October 2017) General Manager Sheila Benjamin Sarah Habberfield(4) Head of Drama School Rodney Cottier Anthony Gordon Lennox (died October 2017) Head of Examinations John Lawton Joanne Hirst(2) (appointed June 2017) Clerk to the Governors Robin Graham Patricia Hodge obe (6)(7) Head of Finance Peter Nickals Richard Johnston(3) HEI Project Manager Sue Rivers Robert Noble(3) Head of Marketing Timothy Oakley(1)(retired October 2017) & Communications Richard Scandrett John Owen (appointed October 2017) Head of Academic Services Professor Sir Peter Scott(2)(4) and Development Ian Warren Sue Stapely fcipr frsa (retired October 2016) Head of Technical Training Rob Young Helen Wright(3) (appointed October 2017) Committee member: (1)Buildings (2)Examinations (3)Finance (4)Audit (5)Hardship (6)Nominations, Remuneration & HR (7)Campaign. Website: www.lamda.org.uk Patron HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy kg gcvo Twitter President @LAMDAdrama Timothy West cbe frsa Facebook Vice-Presidents www.facebook.com/LAMDAdrama Dame Janet Suzman dbe David Suchet cbe YouTube www.youtube.com/LAMDAchannel The President and Vice-Presidents are invited to attend board meetings in an advisory, non-voting capacity. Instagram www.instagram.com/lamdadrama/ Registered office 155 Talgarth Road London W14 9DA Company registered number 364456 Charity registered number 312821 Page 1 of 50 Page 2 of 50 15603_Annual Report_TXT_015.indd 1 08/12/2017 15:52 LAMDA Limited (limited by guarantee) CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION step in enabling LAMDA to award its own degrees. Over the coming months we will develop this very important next step for LAMDA. One of the greatest challenges facing all students today is the increasingly high levels of student debt. At LAMDA, we are determined to ensure that we will do our best to be able both to support students who may face financial difficulty, but also increasingly to offer more financial support and scholarships for future students. I am sure that in the coming years the demand for such support will increase significantly and we must do all we can to continue LAMDA’s proud record of attracting and offering full-time places to students regardless of their means, but on their talent and their ability. We will therefore give renewed emphasis to developing and building our financial resources to help students in the future. Apart from the work we undertake training our students in full-time LAMDA courses, we also continue to develop and grow LAMDA Examinations. These are respected around the world and this year attracted over 100,000 learners from the UK and abroad. Substantial investment has been made in staffing, operations and compliance; and a full review and revision of policies and procedures was undertaken throughout the year, following an independent audit of processes in the autumn. Significant investment has also been made in examiner numbers, with over 40 recruited and trained, increasing the examiner panel number from 98 to 144 by the end of this year. We were shocked and saddened to hear of the untimely death of our trustee Anthony Gordon Lennox in October This has been a hugely successful year for LAMDA, 2017. Anthony was a great supporter and friend to LAMDA; and one in which we moved into our new centre, we will miss his warmth, wit and wisdom and offer our with state-of-the-art studios and a 200-seat theatre, sincere condolences to his family and friends. It seems thereby uniting all LAMDA’s world-leading training appropriate therefore that the beautiful words written by facilities on one site. Luke Rittner, a very good friend of Anthony, should be included in this Annual Report. Our Gala Opening, in the presence of our Patron, HRH Princess Alexandra, fittingly celebrated the beginning of this A number of long-serving trustees retire this year. I would new chapter in LAMDA’s long and distinguished history. like to pay tribute to my predecessor Luke Rittner, who This extraordinary achievement was made possible through stepped down as trustee this year, and after nearly the vision and support of our many donors who enabled the twenty-five distinguished years as Chairman of LAMDA. dream to become reality. Luke has been an extraordinary figure in LAMDA’s history and we owe him the most enormous debt of gratitude for Having chaired the Act Now! campaign to raise the funding, his leadership and stewardship. We were therefore I was privileged to witness at first hand how extraordinarily especially delighted to see Luke awarded a CBE in the generous our donors have been. Many individuals made New Year Honours List. this possible, but it is fitting to acknowledge especially the support of Stewart Grimshaw and the trustees of The Likewise, I would like to thank other Trustees also retiring: Monument Trust; the Sainsbury Family Trusts; Philip and Sue Stapely and Hugh Bullock; and shortly Tim Oakley, Christine Carne; Manny & Brigitta Davidson and Roshan James Cane and Kevin Fitzmaurice, who will stand down Seth. To everyone who has supported us, whether by large after the Annual General Meeting. They have all been the donations or through sponsoring a seat in The Sainsbury most stalwart friends as well as great trustees. And such a Theatre, on behalf of the trustees, staff and students of moment also affords me the opportunity to congratulate our LAMDA, we give you our most sincere thanks. You truly fellow trustee and LAMDA alumna Patricia Hodge, who was have given LAMDA and its future students the best facilities awarded an OBE in the Birthday Honours List. in the world. We welcomed new trustees, Tom Chandos, Mark Cornell, During the year, LAMDA’s Board were united in deciding Joanne Hirst, John Owen and Helen Wright to the Board to apply for Higher Education Institution (HEI) status for and we look forward to them bringing their expertise and LAMDA in its own right. This will allow the Academy to experience to LAMDA as it moves into the next exciting receive funding directly from Government and is the first phase of its development. Page 2 of 50 15603_Annual Report_TXT_015.indd 2 08/12/2017 15:52 LAMDA Limited (limited by guarantee) CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION Finally, my thanks to our outstanding Principal Joanna Read, the Senior Management Team and all the staff, for overseeing and managing a fantastically demanding and exacting year. Our Development Department, led by Helen Protheroe, provided the most extraordinary support for the Act Now! campaign and we wish Helen well for her new career as she leaves LAMDA, having completed so successfully the Capital Campaign. That together we achieved so much and that the students continued to do so well says everything about our amazing team at LAMDA. LAMDA is a huge success story. We are consistently ranked as one of the top drama schools in the world, due to the quality of our training and our graduates’ success in the industry – on stage, on camera and behind the scenes as directors, technicians and stage managers. Our global reputation and the talent, enthusiasm and dedication of our trustees, our President Timothy West, Vice-Presidents David Suchet and Janet Suzman, staff and students make it a very special organisation. I am proud to be associated with LAMDA and I look forward to helping LAMDA continue to grow and thrive in the years to come. The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward Chairman Page 3 of 50 Page 4 of 50 15603_Annual Report_TXT_015.indd 3 08/12/2017 15:52 LAMDA Limited (limited by guarantee) TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY GORDON LENNOX The death of Anthony Gordon Lennox at the cruelly young age of 48 robs his beloved family of an adored son, brother and uncle. He leaves an army of friends bereft and grief- stricken and LAMDA has lost a loyal friend, an enthusiastic supporter and a hugely valued Board member.
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