Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ST JOSEPH'S PLAYERS 

The charity's objects for the public benefit, to advance the dramatic arts through the provision of an amateur dramatics society in Leigh, Lancashire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/23£30,973£17,856£13,11745
30/06/22£2,720£1,117£1,6030
30/06/21£0£428£-4280
30/06/20£34,051£20,311£13,74022
30/06/19£24,807£25,904£-1,09740
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.stjosephsplayers.co.uk

stjosephsplayers1@gmail.com

07891947982

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 45 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/04/2018, number: 1177928
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 STRETTON HALL MEWS
HALL LANE
LOWER STRETTON
WARRINGTON
WA4 4NY

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE DRAMATIC ARTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN AMATEUR DRAMATICS SOCIETY IN LEIGH, LANCASHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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