Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

THE WIMBLEDON CIVIC THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

WCTT provides theatre based educational and outreach projects for disadvantaged people living in the Merton area
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£75£104£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£76£42£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£69£92£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£40£58£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£108£49£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£79£9£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£79£58£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£105£151£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£117£151£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£128£141£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£185£198£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£157£120£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£133£87£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£90£440£-350n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£109£443£-334n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£78£405£-327n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£81£413£-332n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£39£396£-358n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1,642£847£795n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.wctt.org.uk

wcttrust@gmail.com

07816958187

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Merton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Wimbledon Foundation - Young Actors Company (YAC)
£5,000 03/06/2020
Our Young Actors Company caters to 60+ young people annually, providing high quality acting training for young people in Merton aged 11-18 and producing three major youth theatre productions per year.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2016
£10,000 02/12/2016
To broaden the diversity of our Young Actors Company, encouraging more young people in Merton who can't access the arts due to their Special Educational Needs or because of social and economic disadvantage, to join. We will improve access by ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
£10,000 18/12/2015
WCTT brings communities together through the arts. Our Summer Showcase engages young people from across Merton, giving opportunities to work with professional directors & choreographers. We will create a musical, engaging 300 Merton youngsters ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
£12,000 18/12/2014
In 2015, we will support ten groups of young people, many of whom are amongst the most disadvantaged in the borough, to create theatre and dance pieces which explore and address issues which they have identified as a greatest concern to them. All ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-63
  • ANNAMARIE MCALLISTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee
  • CLARE SHERIDAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Secretary
  • JOHANNA MICHAELA PAYTON SWAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Freelance Writer And Teacher
  • MATTHEW GRIFFITHS (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1992, number: 1011660
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/10/1991, number: 02651656
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 46 days late, AR04: 39 days late,
Main office

3 CARGILL ROAD
LONDON
SW18 3EF

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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