Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 6

Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Cambridge Arts Theatre aims to promote and develop a wide range of high quality performing arts, which are enriching, enjoyable and as accessible as possible.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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		£5,594	£5,544	£49	£115	£5,035	£3,090	6.7	46	89
31/03/22		£6,281	£4,163	£2,118	£80	£4,985	£1,698	4.9	35	75
31/03/21		£1,789	£1,798	£-9	£58	£2,868	£1,502	10	25	20
31/03/20		£4,874	£4,616	£258	£114	£3,266	£1,939	5	34	65
31/03/19		£5,323	£4,844	£479	£93	£3,008	£1,646	4.1	35	77
31/03/18		£4,910	£4,623	£287	£90	£2,566	£1,167	3	37	0
31/03/17		£4,632	£4,275	£357	£91	£2,279	£842	2.4	57	0
31/03/16	*	£4,455	£4,479	£-25	£77	£1,922	£597	1.6	52	0
31/03/15		£4,349	£4,375	£-26	£81	£1,947	£594	1.6	35	0
31/03/14	*	£4,937	£3,706	£1,231	£153	£1,972	£585	1.9	36	0
31/03/13		£4,366	£4,412	£-46	£136	£741	£515	1.4	37	0
31/03/12		£3,989	£3,871	£118	£57	£648	£648	2	35	0
31/03/11		£3,236	£3,213	£22	£64	£530	£527	2	34	0
31/03/10		£3,513	£3,408	£105	£16	£531	£518	1.8	34	0
31/03/09		£3,651	£3,355	£296	£218	£426	£401	1.4	33	0
31/03/08		£3,707	£3,299	£408	£309	£137	£100	0.4	23	0
31/03/07	*	£2,993	£2,815	£178	£310	£-124	£-133	-0.6	18	0
31/03/06	*	£2,984	£3,020	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,697	£2,595	£103	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£2,320	£2,313	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 61%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

finance@cambridgeartstheatre.com

01223 578933

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

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 works here?

46 employees
89 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
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Panto Wheels
£8,871	05/10/2023	to enable disadvantaged children and young people with diverse needs to see the Arts Theatre's annual pantomime
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£445,761	26/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
DCMS - Saving Cambridge Arts Theatre
£985,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Fighting for Cambridge Arts Theatre
£459,907	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 58-70

LEE DEAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Theatre Producer

ADAM MARTIN GLINSMAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Management Consultant

AMANDA JANE FARNSWORTH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Bbc Executive

DR KEITH CARNE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: First Bursar, Other trusteeships: THE CHURCH SCHOOLS OF CAMBRIDGE (THE OLD SCHOOLS), THE LITTLE GIDDING TRUST LIMITED, KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE,

IAN PHILIP MATHER (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Solicitor

JEFFREY MICHAEL ILIFFE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Finance Director

RUPERT CHRISTIANSEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Journalist

SIR RICHARD DEARLOVE KCMG OBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE CAMBRIDGE SECURITY INITIATIVE 2017,

ANDREW THOMAS SWARBRICK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE STRADIVARI TRUST,

SHAUN GRADY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Executive, Other trusteeship: PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/1998, number: 1069912
Registered at Companies House on 27/03/1998, number: 03536370

Gift Aid

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
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

20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR07: 245 days late, AR06: 751 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

The Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust Ltd
6 St. Edwards Passage
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 3PJ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION AND ELSEWHERE:3.1 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DANCE AND MUSIC AND ANY OTHER FORMS OF ART ALLIED TO THE SAME INCLUDING BY PROMOTING AND ARRANGING PERFORMANCES; AND3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DANCE AND MUSIC AND ALLIED ART FORMS THROUGH PROMOTING OR ARRANGING EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH THE TRUSTEES THINK APPROPRIATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING REGION AND ELSEWHERE

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