Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

CHINA PLATE THEATRE LIMITED

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

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23		£950	£1,239	£-289	£0	£364	£326	3.2	8	7
31/03/22		£931	£658	£272	£0	£653	£358	6.5	10	1
31/03/21		£721	£412	£309	£3	£380	£61	1.8	18	0
31/03/20	*	£763	£751	£12	£0	£71	£71	1.1	14	0
31/03/19		£752	£700	£51	£0	£59	£59	1	8	0
31/03/18		£480	£473	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 7 years
(10 years as a company)

www.chinaplatetheatre.com

info@chinaplatetheatre.com

01217941769

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

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	£102,100
John Ellerman Foundation	£90,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£27,500
The Rayne Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Executive Director Salary and Artist development programme
£90,000	28/07/2022	Executive Director Salary and Artist development programme
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to China Plate Theatre Ltd
£20,000	12/04/2021	Towars a 1-year creative healthcare programme aiming to improve healthcare worker wellbeing and develop self and workplace compassion during and post the pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£102,100	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to China Plate
£27,500	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to China Plate
£220,000	26/04/2018 48	Towards the development of a new business model focused on national networks, building infrastructure in areas of low arts provision and increasing diversity of artists and audiences.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to China Plate
£119,804	16/07/2014	Towards core costs associated with increasing organisational capacity and sustainability in order to support the creation of new theatre productions.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-60

CERIAN EILES-MURRAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Arts Sector Consultant

CHRISTINA HICKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Arts Producer

INDRANEEL DATTA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

KAYA STANLEY-MONEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director

NADINE ELIZABETH ANNE LEWYCKY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Higher Education Administrator

PAUL HEWLETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Operations Officer

SARAH PREECE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2017, number: 1173766
Registered at Companies House on 01/05/2014, number: 09021628

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

6 returns made; AR20: 2 days late,

Main office

China Plate Theatre
Unit 228 ZELLIG
GIBB STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B9 4AT

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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