Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 19

NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE TRUST LIMITED

Nottingham Playhouse produces theatre productions and education events that are presented in the theatre and tour regionally, nationally and internationally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 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

Established: 19 years

www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

rachela@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

07850084287

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£6,819	£6,634	£185	£4	£3,788	£1,869	3.4	127	0
31/03/22		£5,126	£4,573	£552	£1	£3,603	£1,726	4.5	106	0
31/03/21		£4,137	£3,271	£865	£1	£3,078	£989	3.6	103	0
31/03/20		£5,000	£5,082	£-82	£2	£2,212	£691	1.6	113	13
31/03/19		£5,434	£5,951	£-517	£2	£2,294	£798	1.6	126	12
01/04/18		£5,194	£4,834	£360	£2	£2,807	£831	2.1	113	0
02/04/17		£4,923	£4,822	£100	£2	£2,446	£861	2.1	125	0
03/04/16		£4,483	£4,250	£233	£17	£2,344	£686	1.9	123	0
29/03/15	*	£5,796	£4,632	£1,164	£712	£2,011	£-280	-0.7	121	0
30/03/14	*	£5,308	£5,381	£-72	£990	£854	£79	0.2	132	0
31/03/13		£4,792	£5,005	£-214	£1,006	£930	£102	0.2	126	0
01/04/12		£4,476	£4,689	£-213	£439	£1,142	£160	0.4	116	0
03/04/11		£4,170	£4,231	£-60	£518	£1,356	£165	0.5	113	0
04/04/10	*	£4,219	£4,179	£40	£484	£1,634	£207	0.6	109	0
29/03/09	*	£3,962	£3,957	£5	£19	£1,811	£176	0.5	112	0
30/03/08	*	£4,264	£4,168	£95	£440	£2,033	£193	0.6	110	0
25/03/07	*	£4,705	£4,883	£-179	£6	£2,133	£98	0.2	112	0
31/03/06		£3,041	£2,922	£119	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

127 employees

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

DCMS	£2,510,266
Garfield Weston Foundation	£290,750
The Clothworkers Foundation	£110,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£48,655

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Nottingham Playhouse Trust
£10,000	30/11/2022	Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': purchase a building for a charity supporting disadvantaged minority communities in Nottinghamshire
Backstage Trust - Project grant
£5,000	31/08/2022	Open House project to reduce barriers to accessing the performing arts
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Nottingham Playhouse Trust
£100,000	21/06/2022	purchase a building for a charity supporting disadvantaged minority communities in Nottinghamshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£290,750	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
DCMS - Nottingham Playhouse National Portfolio Application
£1,379,735	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 ....more 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 access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Nottingham Playhouse Recovery Grant
£789,011	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund
£22,282	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Nottingham Playhouse CRF 2
£319,238	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - In House Theatre
£38,755	30/01/2020 36	This project will support people who have experienced homelessness, substance misuse or mental health issues to take part in community theatre. They will be supported to work collaboratively to ....more This project will support people who have experienced homelessness, substance misuse or mental health issues to take part in community theatre. They will be supported to work collaboratively to create their own show, with the aim of sharing their experiences, reducing isolation and building confidence and self-esteem. At the end of the year, people will share their work with a group of up to 100 family, friends and stakeholders.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Project- Coram Boy
£9,900	26/04/2019 12	The funding will be used to stage a theatre production, which aims to build new social relationships and gain new skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 21-61

ALEXANDER BAYLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Director

AMANDA MARGARET FARR (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Mental Health Practitioner

AMANDA WHITTINGTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Writer

ANDREW BATTY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ANTHONY ALMEIDA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Theatre Director

CATHRYN SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Deputy Head Teacher

DANIELLE RUSSELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing, Relations And Development Professional

DAVID BARTER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Process Improvement Manager

HELEN KALSI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: City Councillor

MARK ALDRICH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

NATALIE GASSON-MCKINLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Manager

NEENA SHARMA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Director

ROGER HARCOURT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

ROSARIO RODRIGUEZ-FERNANDEZ Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Participation Assistant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/05/2005, number: 1109342
Registered at Companies House on 07/03/2005, number: 05384418

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
Investment
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

18 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 41 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 27 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR07: 6 days late,

Main office

Nottingham Playhouse Trust Ltd
Wellington Circus
Nottingham
NG1 5AL

Objectives

5 The Charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of education by: 5.1 The production of plays, ballets, operas, musicals, shows, digital content and other productions of artistic or educational value;5.2 The encouragement of artistic understanding and appreciation;5.3 The promotion of education and training in and about the arts; and5.4 The advancement of public knowledge and understanding of the artsParticularly (but not exclusively) in relation to drama, literature, music, singing and dancing.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BUT MAY EXTEND NATIONALLY.

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