Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 16

BELARUS FREE THEATRE

Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) is a UK-based international award-winning theatre company founded on the principles of freedom of speech and artistic expression. The company works with both a permanent ensemble of actors based in Belarus and an ensemble made up of UK and international actors. Working across borders, BFT creates, advocates internationally for human rights, and educates.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/01/23		£1,459	£1,317	£143	£44	£1,431	£1,299	11.8	16
31/01/22	*	£1,841	£953	£888	£23	£1,288	£929	11.7	23
31/01/21	*	£827	£646	£181	£47	£400	£163	3	25
31/01/20		£591	£480	£111	£48	£220	£154	3.8	64
31/01/19		£492	£469	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/18		£376	£508	£-132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/01/17		£910	£1,027	£-117	£46	£218	£171	2	90
31/01/16		£793	£968	£-175	£41	£335	£214	2.7	68
31/01/15		£1,013	£882	£131	£55	£510	£346	4.7	47
31/01/14		£756	£506	£250	£43	£309	£23	0.5	38
31/01/13		£226	£167	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 16.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.belarusfreetheatre.com

info@belarusfreetheatre.com

020779222992

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Belarus, Lambeth,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£130,000	22/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
DCMS - Lifeline Support for Belarus Free Theatre
£95,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Phase 2: Reinforce and Reinvigorate
£47,500	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73

BARONESS HELENA KENNEDY QC Appointed: 2021

RT HON MARIA FRANCES LEWIS MILLER MP Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM BRANCH),

DAVID JUDE LAW Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Actor

LAURA WADE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Playwright

MICHAEL ATTENBOROUGH Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Theatre Director

MARK FOSTER BALL (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Creative Director

SAMUEL WEST Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Actor And Director

TANIA CLARK Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Accountant

ALISON STANLEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: THE IMMIGRANTS AID TRUST, PADDINGTON ARTS,

DAVID LAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED, Genesis Foundation, GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED,

JAMES BIERMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Theatre Producer, Other trusteeship: LIVERPOOL AND MERSEYSIDE THEATRES TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2012, number: 1147372
Registered at Companies House on 04/01/2012, number: 07897118

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR22: 119 days late, AR21: 51 days late,

Main office

YOUNG VIC THEATRE
66 THE CUT
LONDON
SE1 8LZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DRAMA

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