Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

TRAM SHED THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

The Charity is a volunteer led charitable performing arts organisation offering opportunities to children and young people irrespective of their health, social development,ethnic diversity or ability.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/03/23*£102£109£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£87£94£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£100£76£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£62£64£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£62£72£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£66£78£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£71£81£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£83£59£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£65£58£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£57£56£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£41£42£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£28£40£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£34£33£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£24£25£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£28£25£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£42£45£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£25£21£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.tramshed.org.uk

tramshedtheatre@hotmail.co.uk

07852498427

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£58,000
BBC Children in Need£30,806
National Lottery Community Fund£19,776
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Hear Our Voice
£40,000 13/07/2023
Following a recent pilot project funded by KYN, TramShed would like to expand its artistic leadership, expand its inclusive training offer, grow its online offer of workshops etc. and reach isolated people through a befriending and mentoring ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Tram Shed Theatre Company Ltd
£3,000 27/06/2023
To engage with people aged 60+ in performing arts, confidence building, and sign language workshops. They will run weekly for 12 weeks followed by a celebratory showcase evening.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Inclusion Matters - Better Together
£15,000 07/02/2023
To extend the groups training to diversify content, including chid protection, safeguarding, BSL, neurodiversity awareness, and inclusion through the arts. This is in preparation offer a training programme including creative writing and 4 practical ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Tram Shed Theatre Company Ltd
£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 - Together We Can
£9,825 04/02/2022
The funding will be to create a theatre project creating an online and face-to-face inclusive arts programme to share digitally through social media channels online and via workshops. The project aims to support those with additional learning needs ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Tram Shed Theatre Company Ltd
£30,306 30/07/2021
This project will support children and young people with mental health issues through music, drama, and dance sessions. It will result in improved confidence, self-esteem, and peer relationships.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000 11/02/2021
to support 'Together We Can' an online Inclusive Performing Arts Workshops, Performances & Training (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Voice
£9,951 22/04/2020
12
The organisation will purchase equipment and training resources to improve individual learning skills around digital innovation within performing arts for people living with additional needs and disadvantaged backgrounds with the aim of increasing ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 31/03/2019
Together We Can
National Lottery Community Fund - Together We Can
£9,970 24/01/2019
12
The aim of the project is to ensure every person, irrespective of ability, disability or circumstances can take part in activities to improve confidence and self-esteem through performing arts, training and workshops. The funding will be used to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 02/10/2017
Colour My World
National Lottery Community Fund - 10 Inclusive Years
£9,800 08/03/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to purchase equipment to help people with additional needs take part in training and confidence building workshops. The project aims to make the organisation’s activities fully inclusive.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to TramShed Theatre Company
£28,200 01/02/2016
All the Fun of the Fair'
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to TramShed Theatre Company
£19,100 26/09/2013
My Old Man Said Follow the Tram'
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to TramShed Theatre Company
£4,800 25/08/2011
the salary costs of 3 Art Practitioners including theatre hire. projections, professional tickets and posters
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-56
  • BERNADETTE ASHWORTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Communication And Interaction Support Worker
  • DR MICHELLE HESTER PRETORIUS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Programme Leader And Senior Lecturer
  • JACK MICHAEL THOMAS TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Additional Needs Teaching Assistant
  • LEANNE JEANETTE HACKETT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • LUKE FOX Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Care Coordinator
  • PAUL WILLIAM PARKES (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Counter Terrorism Case Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2005, number: 1109987
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/2005, number: 05392620
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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; AR23: 9 days late, AR22: 14 days late, AR08: 131 days late,
Main office

Tramshed
PO Box 167
Leigh
WN7 9DE

Objectives

(A) (I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC, THEATRE, DRAMA AND DANCE; PRINCIPALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PERSONS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE WHO DO OR MAY REQUIRE HELP WITH MOBILITY, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOUR OR SELF-HELP SKILLS OR WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A VIEW TO EDUCATING THEM IN SUCH FIELDS, INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ASSISTING THEM IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.(II) THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TRUST MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE BLACKPOOL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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