Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

STOCKPORT PLAZA TRUST LIMITED

The Plaza's mission statement is "To protect, preserve and promote the Plaza Super Cinema as a fine example of 1930's architecture through modern viable use as a centre for performing arts and cinema serving local, regional and national communities"

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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
31/08/23		£1,363	£1,303	£59	£0	£2,463	£2,463	22.7	19	100
31/08/22		£1,245	£1,182	£63	£0	£2,403	£2,403	24.4	24	100
31/08/21	*	£640	£739	£-99	£0	£2,342	£2,342	38	18	100
31/08/20		£1,100	£1,138	£-38	£0	£2,441	£2,441	25.7	18	100
31/08/19		£1,269	£1,151	£117	£0	£2,478	£2,478	25.8	18	100
31/08/18		£1,190	£1,099	£92	£0	£2,361	£2,361	25.8	18	0
31/08/17		£1,145	£1,115	£30	£1	£2,270	£2,270	24.4	18	0
31/08/16		£1,005	£1,010	£-5	£0	£2,240	£2,240	26.6	14	0
31/08/15		£870	£942	£-72	£3	£2,245	£175	2.2	14	0
31/08/14		£1,461	£1,439	£22	£3	£2,317	£259	2.2	13	0
31/08/13		£1,436	£1,439	£-3	£2	£2,295	£670	5.6	14	0
31/08/12		£1,948	£1,239	£709	£3	£2,298	£672	6.5	11	0
31/08/11		£1,225	£1,183	£42	£4	£1,589	£-65	-0.7	9	0
31/08/10		£2,692	£2,831	£-139	£3	£1,547	£-144	-0.6	7	0
31/08/09		£2,030	£669	£1,361	£3	£1,687	£-150	-2.7	4	0
31/08/08		£943	£938	£5	£938	£326	£-43	-0.6	4	0
31/08/07		£633	£664	£-31	£664	£321	£-60	-1.1	5	0
31/08/06?		£554	£680	£-126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/05		£499	£539	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/04		£435	£429	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 48%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.stockportplaza.co.uk

boxoffice@stockportplaza.co.uk

0161 480 3818

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Stockport,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

19 employees
100 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
DCMS - Stockport Plaza
£213,611	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Stockport Plaza
£160,551	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-77

DAVID JONATHAN BLAKE Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Administrative Officer

LINDA WEEKES-HOLT Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

MELANIE SPOONER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Assistant Principal

MR CHRIS JEFFRIES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant

MATTHEW MALE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

NIGEL TERENCE ANDERTON (Chair) Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Solicitor

RICHARD JOHN HAMILTON GRAY DIP AD, Other trusteeship: THE CINEMA THEATRE ASSOCIATION,

TERRY CARNES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Development & Risk Management Director

DR CHRISTOPHER GORDON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Consultant Clinical Endocrinologist, Other trusteeship: CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1999, number: 1076494
Registered at Companies House on 17/06/1999, number: 03790941

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 55 days late,

Main office

Plaza Theatre
Mersey Square
STOCKPORT
SK1 1SP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, ASSIST AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE ARTS ( INCLUDING DESIGN, DRAMA, POETRY, THE SPOKEN WORD, LITERATURE, MIME, OPERA, MUSIC, DANCE, SINGING, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMATOGRAPHY) WHETHER PRESENTED BY LIVING PERSONS ON THE STAGE OR BY FILMS, BROADCASTS, TELEVISION OR OTHER FORMS OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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