Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

PILOT THEATRE LIMITED 

Pilot Theatre is a National touring Theatre Company producing established work and new writing for young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,394£1,582£-188£0£506£4933.71410
31/03/22£950£667£283£0£694£446890
31/03/21*£558£494£64£0£411£41110190
31/03/20£737£743£-6£0£347£3475.6310
31/03/19£1,312£1,250£62£0£353£3533.4320
31/03/18£968£987£-19£0£291£2913.5270
31/03/17*£772£712£59£0£310£3105.2230
31/03/16*£716£620£96£0£251£2514.9110
31/03/15£710£670£39£251£155£1552.8180
31/03/14£587£590£-3£296£116£1162.3130
31/03/13*£618£682£-64£290£119£1192.1150
31/03/12*£376£376£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£673£656£16£223£183£1833.3220
31/03/10£440£353£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£814£798£16£2£79£791.2310
31/03/08*£584£613£-29£2£64£631.2250
31/03/07£509£570£-61£2£92£921.9270
31/03/06*£612£572£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£638£576£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£359£350£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 33 years
(38 years as a company)

www.pilot-theatre.com

info@pilot-theatre.com

01904635755

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Northern Girls
£9,140 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to support hard-to-reach/disadvantaged young women to develop short monologue plays through a series of workshops with professional writers. These workshops will offer young ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-76
  • TRACY MOSLEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
  • AMANDA SMITH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Producer And Chief Executive
  • JOANNA KILLEYA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Museum Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1991, number: 1003677
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/11/1985, number: 01956167
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 122 days late, AR13: 40 days late, AR12: 14 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR09: 11 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR06: 4 days late, AR04: 47 days late,
Main office

PRODUCTION OFFICE
The Guildhall
Coney Street
YORK
YO1 9QL

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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