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Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE CHELSEA CENTRE LTD

Chelsea Theatre runs live art performances, programme of community events that included dance classes, art classes, fitness classes for the over 50s, a Silver Screen film club, youth activities and fellowship meetings.
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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £11,376 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • The latest accounts were qualified
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
?31/03/23*£684£935£-251£0£2,091£-11-0.11415
31/03/22£613£781£-169£0£2,342£330.5514
31/03/21£411£578£-167n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£465£505£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£3,090£442£2,648£0£2,717£230.633
31/03/18£481£509£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£513£549£-36£23£98£160.440
31/03/16£517£554£-37£23£134£80.250
31/03/15£447£521£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£458£437£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£422£394£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£422£396£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£389£435£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£483£457£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£419£437£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£332£314£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07?*£385£379£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£294£311£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£249£291£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -1%
Reserves/Spending: -0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 28 years

www.chelseatheatre.org.uk

admin@chelseatheatre.org.uk

02073521967

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kensington And Chelsea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£50,246
London Marathon Charitable Trust£48,440
Postcode Society Trust£17,806
Co-Operative Group£1,725
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
London Marathon Charitable Trust - World's End Dance
£48,440 21/03/2023
towards the delivery of a street dance project for children and young people at Chelsea Theatre
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Chelsea Theatre
£1,725 22/10/2022
We'd like to provide the community with opportunities that they are currently missing.
Postcode Society Trust - A BAME WINDRUSH storytelling Black History Month Celebration
£17,806 27/07/2022
Funding facilitated a BAME community centre Windrush storytelling Black History Month Celebration workshop series.
DCMS - Cultural Recovery Grant
£50,246 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 16/01/2019
Chelsea Theatre and Community Centre Capital Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-56
  • FABRICE ESSOMBA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fitness Professional
  • GABIN SINCLAIR-CONSTANCE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Community Partnerships
  • VERENA CORNWALL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Arts Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/01/1997, number: 1060460
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/12/1996, number: 03288617
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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 174 days late, AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 244 days late, AR05: 14 days late, AR04: 192 days late,
Main office

7 Worlds End Place
Kings Road
London
SW10 0DR

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION PARTICULARLY ARTS COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND BEYOND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND BEYOND.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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