Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

ALIVE AND KICKING THEATRE COMPANY LTD

The purposes and aims of the charity are to advance education for the public benefit by promotion of the arts, in particular, the art of drama.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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
31/08/24		£59	£58	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/23		£53	£59	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22		£71	£66	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21		£50	£47	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20?		£99	£91	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18		£76	£71	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17		£58	£70	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16		£92	£92	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15	*	£116	£118	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14		£107	£102	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years
(17 years as a company)

www.aliveandkickingtheatrecompany.co.uk

aliveandkicking@ntlworld.com

01132958190

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bradford City, City Of Wakefield, City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£17,500
The Foyle Foundation	£10,000
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust	£7,500
Leeds Community Foundation	£4,730
Sir George Martin Trust	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	30/04/2024	towards ongoing work with children in schools over the next 12 months
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£7,500	01/11/2023	Funding enabled fun and creativity for children impacted by the pandemic, developing language, communication and confidence through drama.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	22/08/2023	Alive & Kicking Theatre Company
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Alive & Kicking
£2,500	07/11/2022	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Leeds Community Foundation - Alive & Kicking
£4,730	14/07/2022	To use drama to support children’s post-pandemic recovery and growth, whilst schools face ever-increasing financial pressures and the arts curriculum is under threat. Specifically, to deliver The Museum of Untold Stories, a cornerstone A&K ....more To use drama to support children’s post-pandemic recovery and growth, whilst schools face ever-increasing financial pressures and the arts curriculum is under threat. Specifically, to deliver The Museum of Untold Stories, a cornerstone A&K project, to 600 children (20 classes) in socially and economically disadvantaged communities, where the effects of the pandemic are particularly keenly felt; and at a subsidised rate.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	27/11/2020	Alive & Kicking Theatre Company
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	04/02/2020	towards expanding the schools programme
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Alive & Kicking
£3,000	28/06/2019	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Alive & Kicking
£3,000	28/06/2019	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Alive & Kicking Theatre Company Ltd
£17,085	17/11/2010 12	Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards core costs and for the structural reorganisation.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-86

ANDREW WILKINSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher

BENJAMIN EDWARD FROST Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Financial Planner

DANIEL BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Author, Theatre Maker And Educator

DR RICHARD PERKIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Educational Consultant

LEONIE REW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2013, number: 1152168
Registered at Companies House on 21/02/2007, number: 06121325

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR15: 24 days late,

Main office

3 LADYWOOD ROAD
LEEDS
LS8 2QF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF DRAMA, BY- PROVIDING INTERACTIVE THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL AGE RANGE- DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING LINKS WITH A RANGE OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY VENUES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CREATIVITY OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES- CREATING A SERIES OF REAL LIFE, REAL TIME ADVENTURES IN WHICH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE HEROES SUPPORTED BY PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PRACTITIONERS IN LIAISON WITH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY WORKERS

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