Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE ROUNDHOUSE TRUST

Providing an environment and facilities where young people can further their creative aspirations; developing a broad and mixed artisitc programme to be presented in The Roundhouse; looking after and keeping alive a Grade II* listed building; and operating an economical, sustainable and well-managed organisation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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£14,519£13,446£1,073£3,971£40,638£15,30413.7287127
31/03/22£14,461£9,884£4,577£2,947£39,609£11,45413.9217123
31/03/21*£8,116£7,680£436£2,151£33,495£6,79710.62960
31/03/20*£11,729£12,159£-430£3,742£32,183£6,2006.1296125
31/03/19£12,987£12,202£785£3,632£32,716£6,0485.9278136
31/03/18£11,982£11,993£-10£3,667£31,482£4,9104.92860
31/03/17£12,403£12,525£-122£3,873£31,265£3,7623.62900
31/03/16*£11,456£12,495£-1,040£3,600£30,453£3,14332590
31/03/15£12,277£12,520£-243£4,088£31,333£3,0642.91550
31/03/14£11,609£12,196£-587£3,613£30,891£2,8162.8910
31/03/13*£15,905£10,596£5,309£3,364£31,328£28,67432.5880
31/03/12£8,872£8,507£365£3,024£26,020£2,3223.3900
31/03/11£7,893£8,333£-440£2,593£26,487£1,8562.7870
31/03/10£7,812£7,208£605£2,403£27,736£1,9633.3650
31/03/09£7,225£7,063£162£1,972£27,900£1,3822.3630
31/03/08£7,004£7,205£-201£1,085£27,738£6871.1660
31/03/07?£17,504£7,058£10,446£1,575£27,939£5350.9470
31/12/05£7,569£1,578£5,991n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£6,082£1,303£4,778n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 45.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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£3,767,647
Esmee Fairbairn£357,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£325,000
City Bridge Trust£164,510
Wolfson Foundation£150,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£150,000 16/02/2023
£150,000 towards the costs of accessibility improvements to be achieved by the Roundhouse Trust’s proposed replacement seating structure.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£9,500 13/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 04/04/2022
The New Roundhouse Creative Centre
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£20,000 16/12/2021
to support specified work
Prudence Trust - Roundhouse community programme
£45,000 19/10/2021
Roundhouse's community programme, run in partnership with local organisations (Year 1 to focus on young migrants and asylum seekers in partnership with British Red Cross and Young Roots).
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to Roundhouse Trust, The
£3,000 01/07/2021
The Resident Artist Programme facilitates the development of outstanding emerging artists as they progress into the creative industries.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£40,000 23/06/2021
Towards core costs from the Reinvent Performing Arts Fund
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Roundhouse
£150,000 10/06/2021
Performance spaces within new campus building
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£50,000 11/02/2021
towards live-streaming equipment, diversifying the commercial music programme and relaunching the artistic programme (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£250,000 29/01/2021
The Roundhouse's Next Generation Plan
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£265,000 15/09/2020
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Towards Core costs Towards Project costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£14,510 19/05/2020
A grant of £14,510 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£42,500 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Youth Music - The Roundhouse Talent Development Programme
£99,525 24/04/2020
The Roundhouse Talent Development Programme
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£992,648 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
DCMS - Roundhouse Recovery
£775,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund
£499,999 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Roundhouse Recovery 2021
£1,500,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Thrive LDN - Out of Order
£10,000 16/03/2020
14. What is your project? (400 words) We are asking for support towards Out of Order, a project working with trans people (including non-binary, gender non-confirming and questioning) to improve wellbeing through theatre and the arts. The project ....more
Masonic Trust - Community Participation Programme
£90,000 21/02/2018
Education and training in music and spoken word for disadvantaged young people who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£255,000 14/09/2016
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Towards the annual programme of work providing creative opportunities for 11-25 year olds.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£72,700 03/03/2016
A digital celebration of 50 years of the Roundhouse
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Roundhouse
£30,000 11/06/2014
Performing Arts Traineeships Scheme
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to The Roundhouse
£15,000 01/03/2014
The Roundhouse helps disadvantaged young people discover and develop their potential through the performing arts, music, circus and multi-media.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to The Roundhouse
£15,000 01/03/2013
The Roundhouse helps disadvantaged young people discover and develop their potential through the performing arts, music, circus and multi-media.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£210,000 05/07/2012
Towards the cost of the creative programme for young people aged 11-25.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to The Roundhouse
£15,000 01/03/2012
The Roundhouse helps disadvantaged young people discover and develop their potential through the performing arts, music, circus and multi-media.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Roundhouse Trust
£150,000 26/03/2009
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Towards Core costs Towards core costs of the youth programme.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 19-70
  • ADEMILOLAOLUWA ASRIEL ADESOYE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Digital Product Designer
  • CASPAR JOE NORMAN Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Director
  • ELLA BENNETT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Hr Director
  • JACKIE FREEMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance Director
  • JOHNSON ETIENNE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Sound Producer
  • KENYA JUMA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Social Entrepreneur & Multidisciplinary Creative
  • KOJO OWUSU MARFO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Cultural Business Strategist
  • LEO WYNDHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Director
  • LORNA CLARKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Bbc Head Of Production Bbc Radio 2 & 6music
  • MARCUS JOHN DAVEY CBE
  • NICHOLAS DAVID ALLOTT OBE, Occupation: Theatre Producer
  • NADJA BELLAN-WHITE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Executive
  • RA'EESAH KAI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • RAJAY NAIK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo
  • ROSANNA AMY LUFF Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Government Affairs And Public Policy
  • SHERRY DZINOREVA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Policy Program Director
  • SIMON ERIC HUGH TURNER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Partner/Founder Of Private Equity Firm
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/09/1998, number: 1071487
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/05/1998, number: 03572184
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 39 days late, AR20: 33 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late,
Main office

The Roundhouse Trust
Chalk Farm Road
LONDON
NW1 8EH

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE; (11) TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE AND PROVIDE PUBLIC AMENITIES FOR USE IN THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC ESPECIALLY AT THE ROUNDHOUSE IN CAMDEN; (111) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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