Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 11

OPEN CLASP THEATRE COMPANY

We run issue based drama workshops with women and girls groups, using drama as a tool to empower, increasing participants self-esteem and confidence. We also create touring theatre informing wider debate of the issues covered.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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
The Board is completely female

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
31/03/23	£375	£362	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£385	£324	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£242	£227	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£290	£272	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/19	£327	£290	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18	£244	£224	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£205	£215	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£193	£215	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£230	£256	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£236	£181	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£175	£170	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£176	£179	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£196	£195	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£181	£174	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£178	£176	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£121	£116	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£137	£136	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£124	£131	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.openclasp.org.uk

info@openclasp.org.uk

01912724063

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£75,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£61,500
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£56,000
DCMS	£36,000
The Shears Foundation	£10,500
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Open Clasp Theatre Company
£10,000	09/10/2023	Purchase of digital projector equipment for a charity which works with vulnerable women and girls in the North East
The Shears Foundation - OPEN CLASP THEATRE COMPANY
£5,500	11/07/2023	Changing the World One Play at a Time
The Shears Foundation - OPEN CLASP THEATRE COMPANY
£5,000	29/04/2022	Changing the World One Play at a Time
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	22/04/2022	Core costs in 2022-23 / Changing The World One Play at a Time
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Open Clasp Theatre Co.
£10,000	17/03/2022	Core cost delivery of projects with young people across the North East of England
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Open Clasp Theatre Co.
£750	16/09/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The Newcastle-based theatre company’s work on women’s issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£20,000	27/05/2021	The Newcastle-based theatre company’s work on women’s issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Open Clasp Theatre Co.
£20,000	27/05/2021	The Newcastle-based theatre company’s work on women’s issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Open Clasp Theatre Co.
£30,000	29/04/2021	The organisation's charitable purposes for work in Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - core costs towards work from December 2020 - April 2022
£10,000	14/01/2021	core costs towards work from December 2020 - April 2022
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the organisation's charitable purposes
£750	14/01/2021	the organisation's charitable purposes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	27/11/2020	Core Funding
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - 40% Assistant Producer 60% overheads Year 3
£16,000	02/04/2020	40% Assistant Producer 60% overheads Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the development of two BAME actors from Newcastle as they take their real life story on tour.
£10,000	02/04/2020	supporting the development of two BAME actors from Newcastle as they take their real life story on tour.
DCMS - Open Clasp Theatre Company
£36,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/05/2019	Theatre, Women and the Criminal Justice System
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - 40% Assistant Producer 60% overheads - Year 2.
£18,000	01/04/2019	40% Assistant Producer 60% overheads - Year 2.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - 40% Assistant Producer 60% overheads Year 1
£20,000	04/01/2018	40% Assistant Producer 60% overheads Year 1
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Open Clasp Theatre Company
£67,318	28/08/2013	Towards developing the company's work with young women and creating opportunities for aspiring theatre-makers in the North of England.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Open Clasp Theatre Company
£16,000	31/05/2013	This Women Only Arts Theatre Group tackles some major social issues with hard to reach women groups across the North East, but principally in the West End of Newcastle by using drama to highlight ....more This Women Only Arts Theatre Group tackles some major social issues with hard to reach women groups across the North East, but principally in the West End of Newcastle by using drama to highlight difficult issues

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-57

CHARLOTTE BENNETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Joint Artistic Director/Ceo

FIONA MARGARET O'CONNOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Self Employed

HAYLEY CALVERT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Worker

LEANNE SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

FRANCESCA CROSS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Arts Project Manager

HELEN FERGUSON (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Freelance Arts Practitioner And Project Manager

JACQUELINE KELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Director, Other trusteeship: NORTH EAST THEATRE TRUST LIMITED,

LARA JONAH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Psychologist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2005, number: 1108000
Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2004, number: 05137687

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
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

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

OPEN CLASP THEATRE COMPANY
THE STEPHENSON BUILDING
173 ELSWICK ROAD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE4 6SQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY BY ENCOURAGING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO OFFER OTHER ARTS EXPERIENCES WHICH ASSIST IN DEVELOPING SELF AND SOCIAL AWARENESS, SELF CONFIDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN (INCLUDING YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN 12 AND 18 YEARS OF AGE) WHO LIVE IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THAT DENY COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION IN, THE LIVE ARTS..

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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