Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE COMEDY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST

The Charity through the medium of comedy provides funds and facilities, for producing sketches in schools mainly in the Greater London area, highlighting the dangers and illegality of carrying knives, and for training in social, life and communication skills in mental health institutions, prisons,and gangland, and for carrying out the objects of the Trust Deed.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/07/22		£13	£13	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/07/21	*	£10	£13	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/20		£17	£16	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/07/19		£41	£39	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/07/18	*	£24	£30	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/07/17	*	£15	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16	*	£33	£30	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£9	£1	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£14	£9	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£5	£13	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£28	£34	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£29	£17	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10	*	£16	£21	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09	*	£30	£25	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08	*	£9	£5	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.thecomedyschool.org

email@thecomedyschool.org

02074861844

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, North Yorkshire, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

DR P R RANDALL MBE Appointed: 2014

MR N R MULLARKEY

MS A F NOAKES

MS J JACOB Appointed: 2014

MR K A CHAPMAN Appointed: 2014

MR D BABU OBE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Non Executive Director, Other trusteeships: QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION, ARTICHOKE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2007, number: 1120951

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR21: 10 days late, AR18: 7 days late, AR17: 71 days late, AR16: 14 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 44 days late,

Main office

14-15 GLOUCESTER GATE
LONDON
NW1 4HG

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR AT RISK OF EXCLUSION OR WHO HAVE OFFENDED OR ARE AT RISK OF OFFENDING BY USING COMEDY AS A TOOL TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND BY ESTABLISHING A MENTORING PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT SO AS TO ASSIST IN THEIR REHABILITATION AND SETTLEMENT IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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