Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED 

We are a thriving, York based, community theatre and social hub, hiring out our space and facilities to groups and individuals, and providing a venue for social activities and meetings likely to benefit the communities we serve.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£227£173£54n/an/an/an/an/a160
31/08/21£91£113£-21n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/08/20*£168£127£41n/an/an/an/an/a170
31/08/19£197£166£31n/an/an/an/an/a170
31/08/18£150£134£17£0£0£0n/a0170
31/08/17£146£133£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£115£112£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£124£93£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£96£96£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£91£82£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£74£77£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£233£67£166£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£78£48£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£73£52£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£69£38£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£75£47£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£70£62£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£79£49£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£67£41£26£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.josephrowntreetheatre.co.uk

secretary@jrtheatre.co.uk

01904501935

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • City Of York, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 160 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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000 07/02/2023
towards installing LED light fittings to the main auditorium
National Lottery Community Fund - Asbestos Removal from Auditorium
£10,000 24/05/2018
12
The group will remove asbestos form their community theatre, with the aim of improving safety for people who access the facility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-78
  • MARIE DENNIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Counter Fraud Specialist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2003, number: 1098329
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2003, number: 04695301
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 28 days late, AR07: 18 days late,
Main office

HAXBY ROAD
YORK
YO31 8TA

Objectives

3. The Charity?s objects (the ?Objects?) for the benefit of the people of York and the surrounding areas (the ?Community?) are: 3.1 The advancement of the arts, education and community through the provision of a theatre and associated facilities and to be a venue for social activities and meetings likely to benefit the Community. 3.2 To facilitate the presentation of arts of all types both by and for the Community. 3.3 To advance the knowledge and understanding of the Community in all of the performing arts by enabling access to them. 3.4 To facilitate training and provide volunteer experience in all aspects of theatre operation and management.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF YORK AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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