Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

TAKING FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY

We make theatre productions with embedded access at start of the artistic process, employing teams of professional Deaf, disabled & non disabled creatives. We run workshops & training to upskill emerging disabled & non disabled creatives. We explore new methods- human and technological- of pushing the boundaries of creative access, and we share our learning through symposia & events.

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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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		£467	£474	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22	*	£465	£273	£192	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£229	£153	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20	*	£229	£228	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19		£289	£289	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/18		£322	£331	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£318	£331	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£288	£282	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15?		£243	£243	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£169	£156	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12	*	£20	£18	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11	*	£82	£80	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10	*	£48	£46	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.takingflighttheatre.org.uk

elise@takingflighttheatre.co.uk

02920230020

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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
6 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£136,685
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,900
DCMS	£3,040

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Taking Flight Theatre Company
£48,500	02/09/2022	This grant will empower children and young people in Cardiff to deliver Social Action in their communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Road to a Warmer Welcome
£9,900	26/08/2021	Taking Flight Theatre Company in Cardiff will use £9900 to support isolated deaf blind disabled and older people in Rhondda Cynon Taf to participate in community-focused inclusive arts activity.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	08/07/2021	towards core costs over the next 12 months
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Taking Flight Theatre Company
£3,000	02/06/2021	Towards core costs to create three Deaf performer-led (online) outdoor theatrical fully disability accessible interactive adventures.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Taking Flight Theatre Company
£3,040	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund training and technology to support D/deaf children and young people affected by isolation exacerbated by Covid-19. As a result they be better able to express ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund training and technology to support D/deaf children and young people affected by isolation exacerbated by Covid-19. As a result they be better able to express themselves.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,040	25/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Taking Flight Theatre Company
£85,145	26/06/2019 36	This project will provide theatre sessions for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing young people. They will improve their self-esteem, improve their communication skills, and improve their emotional literacy.
National Lottery Community Fund - You've Got Dragons building resilience & wellbeing in young children
£9,990	25/10/2017 12	This project will run workshops to raise awareness of mental health issues in children aged 4 to 10-years-old.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Tour of The Tempest
£5,000	22/06/2017 12	Taking Flight Theatre Company will use the grant to deliver inclusive art and craft activities throughout Wales for deaf, blind and disabled young people. The grant for £5,000 will provide sessional ....more Taking Flight Theatre Company will use the grant to deliver inclusive art and craft activities throughout Wales for deaf, blind and disabled young people. The grant for £5,000 will provide sessional staff, pay for participants access costs, craft materials and transport.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Taking Flight Theatre Company
£13,394	05/04/2011	Towards the costs of Twelfth Night, a series of workshops and a production that will feature a mixture of physically disabled, sensory impaired and non-disabled facilitators and performers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

LESLEY ROSSITER-ROBERTS Appointed: 2023

ALAN THOMAS-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

LISA DE BENEDICTIS Appointed: 2023

ROGER HUDSON Appointed: 2023

ANDREW TINLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Operations And Access Manager

BENJAMIN OWEN- JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Actor

HADLEY PAGE TAYLOR (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Production Assistant

MRS SARA MCKAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Regional Manager, S Wales

DR MARTA MINIER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate Professor Of Theatre, Media And Drama, Other trusteeship: SHERMAN CYMRU,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2009, number: 1131762
Registered at Companies House on 05/09/2008, number: 06690647

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR22: 27 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR17: 8 days late, AR12: 28 days late, AR11: 158 days late, AR10: 523 days late,

Main office

Chapter Arts Centre
Market Rd
Cardiff
CF5 1QE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF DRAMA AND THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY RUNNING WORKSHOPS, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, RESIDENTIAL OR OTHERWISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE DRAMA, FILM, SCRIPTWRITING, MUSIC, DANCE, PUPPETRY, MASK, PHYSICAL THEATRE AND DEVISING ACTIVITIES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO THE PERFORMING ARTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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