Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

PASSION TRUST

The Passion Trusts' artistic activities focus on productions and performances of passion plays including community events, major city-wide productions and tours across the UK. Activities also include special educational events and training for directors, producers, actors and volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static and has little diversity in terms of age?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/07/23£54£54£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£44£45£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£11£29£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£70£61£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£98£91£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£88£92£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£66£61£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16*£18£23£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£100£87£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£49£65£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/13*£88£80£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12£154£148£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

passiontrust.org

alex@passiontrust.org

07710485264

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards local passion plays and a contribution towards an Education Officer post
£40,000 20/10/2023
24
Christian Media

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-64
  • ALEX STEWART-CLARK (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Manager
  • JAMES LEONARD BURKE-DUNSMORE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Theatre Director
  • SUZANNE LOFTHUS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Artistic Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2011, number: 1141493
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/07/2010, number: 07330034
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR13: 18 days late,
Main office

SINCLAIRE COTTAGE
PORTSMOUTH ROAD
RIPLEY
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU23 6EW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF EASTER PASSION STORY AND RELATED ARTISTIC EVENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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