Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT

Synergy Theatre Project is established to aid and assist with the rehabilitation of, and advance the education in the arts of prisoners, ex-offenders and youths at risk through theatre and related activities whilst placing the wider issues surrounding imprisonment in the public arena.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/05/23£456£434£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£433£401£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£431£405£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£506£502£4£42£136£1363.255
31/05/19£481£454£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£422£369£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£375£365£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£326£310£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£307£293£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£246£240£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13*£226£247£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£265£262£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/11£259£252£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/10£166£161£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/09£173£191£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/08£159£134£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/07£157£156£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/06£110£109£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05£74£77£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04*£49£48£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.synergytheatreproject.co.uk

info@synergytheatreproject.co.uk

020 3034 0787

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Mentoring and leadership support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund£286,577
Comic Relief£198,750
City Bridge Trust£136,585
BBC Children in Need£134,783
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
The Rayne Foundation£75,000
John Lyon's Charity£69,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£18,000 20/12/2023
An unrestricted grant of £18,000 for 3 years (This grant is renewable - year 2 of up to 3 years). Synergy Theatre Project deliver artistic programmes to reduce the risk of offending amongst young people, young offenders prisoners and ex-prisoners ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Synergy Theatre Company
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£35,000 17/11/2022
Synergy Secondary Schools Theatre Tour with accompanying Creative Projects
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Synergy Young Studio
£286,577 04/07/2022
The funding will be used to support Synergy Theatre Project to deliver a pathway into employment for young people involved or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system in the Lambeth area they are receiving £286577.00 over 3 years. ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£75,000 06/06/2022
Towards the salary of a Learning & Engagement Manager.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 11/02/2022
24
Synergy Studio: from prison to training, work experience and on to employment
Comic Relief - COMEBACK: Covid Recovery through Comedy for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners
£198,750 25/01/2022
Synergy Theatre Project will run COMEBACK: a two-year programme of comedy-focussed theatre productions, competitions and courses for prisoners and ex-prisoners in and near London, improving mental wellbeing, building resilience and nurturing ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£120,000 23/09/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing theatre-based training, work placements and employment for young people at risk or already involved with offending in South East London.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£99,883 10/08/2021
Arts projects for those excluded from mainstream education and at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Young people will have increased confidence, improved teamwork skills and a greater understanding of the consequences of crime.
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£34,500 14/07/2021
Secondary Schools Theatre Tour and Creative Projects
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£15,000 01/07/2021
An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Synergy Theatre deliver interrelated artistic projects to rehabilitate prisoners, ex-prisoners and vulnerable young people and develop their skills.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£66,530 15/12/2020
24
£66,530 over two further and final years (£32,000; £34,530) towards 25% of each of the full-time Artistic Director’s Salary and the General Manager’s salary and associated project costs of a creative programme to support ex-prisoners.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£34,400 30/11/2020
This project will provide online sessions in theatre and film production and accompanying workshops to young people who are or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. This will improve well-being and creative, social and transferable skills.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£38,830 13/08/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application for three courses with prisoners, two courses with ex-offenders, and to commission an open air performance
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Synergy Theatre Company
£6,000 23/07/2020
Grant to Synergy Theatre Company meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 19/06/2020
Synergy Studio
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£23,400 05/06/2020
£23,400 towards costs as outlined in your application over the next 3 months.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£10,000 26/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£7,825 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £7,825, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Synergy Theatre Company
£100,000 17/07/2019
36
This theatre company based in Brixton delivers arts interventions in prisons & schools to aid rehabilitation & reduce offending. Sector partners offer training & employment opportunities. Our funding is contributing to the charity's core ....more
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£150,000 02/01/2019
Synergy Young People’s Programme will reduce the risk factors that lead to young people falling into crime through a combination of bespoke theatre productions and follow up creative activity to promote awareness and behaviour change in ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£40,000 14/05/2018
24
Towards unrestricted core costs to support enhanced progression for participants and develop a more resilient business model.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£75,000 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' salary of the Head of Learning and Engagement at a project providing rehabilitative theatre programmes for ex-prisoners and at risk young people in south-east London
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£6,845 27/09/2017
12
Crowdmatch funding to create and tour a new piece of theatre in London working with ex-offenders.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£93,700 27/07/2017
36
£93,700 over three years (£30,400; £31,300; £32,000) towards 25% of the full-time Artistic Director’s Salary and the General Manager’s salary, and associated project costs of a creative programme to support prisoners/ex-prisoners.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£30,000 08/12/2016
36
Towards core costs to enable the development of a roleplay training initiative.
Comic Relief - Synergy Theatre Project
£40,000 30/11/2016
24
Synergy Theatre is a small theatre company working with prisoners, ex-prisoners and young people at risk of becoming involved in crime. It uses theatre as a way of building confidence, skills, and awareness of alternative life pathways. The model ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£97,953 11/10/2016
36
This project will provide theatre workshops to young people in Pupil Referral Units, Young Offenders Institutes and Looked After Children to help them to make better life choices, to express themselves and to improve their life skills and confidence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Synergy Theatre Company
£75,000 07/10/2015
36
towards the salaries of an Artistic Director and a General Manager, running costs and rent
National Lottery Community Fund - Synergy Studio
£500,000 09/03/2015
60
Not Available
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Synergy Theatre Project
£80,000 18/12/2013
Towards core costs to enable the organisation to develop and formalise progression routes for beneficiaries and extend its reach throughout the UK.
National Lottery Community Fund - Crime Prevention Programme
£499,609 09/06/2010
60
This is an ex-offender led crime prevention project for young people, youths at risk and young offenders. The aim of the project is to dissuade young people from becoming involved with crime and gang culture by empowering them to make informed ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-68
  • CLIONA ROBERTS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Publicist
  • DEBORAH SAMUEL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Womens Support Worker
  • GABRIELLE SUMNER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director Of Development
  • IHSAN RAHIM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Manager
  • KESHINA BOURI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • PAULA HAMILTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Learning
  • TYRONE PAUL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Production Co-Ordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2001, number: 1088692
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/05/2001, number: 04219146
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
  • 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; AR13: 49 days late, AR04: 48 days late,
Main office

G.1 Carlton Mansions
387 Coldharbour Lane
London
SW9 8GL

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO AID AND ASSIST WITH THE REHABILITATION AND CONTINUING SUPPORT OF AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS OF PRISONERS, THOSE ON PROBATION, EX OFFENDERS AND YOUTHS AT RISK THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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