Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 22

WISE CHILDREN LIMITED

Wise Children is a new theatre company conceived, created and led by multi award-winning director Emma Rice. Wise Children create landmark work with exceptional artists, challenge outmoded theatre touring models, train the next generation of creative practitioners, and discover the creative spaces of the future.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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
31/03/23	£2,827	£2,613	£214	£6	£1,291	£1,232	5.7	12
31/03/22	£2,025	£1,582	£443	£2	£1,078	£1,039	7.9	9
31/03/21	£954	£699	£254	£9	£635	£635	10.9	8
31/03/20	£1,901	£1,797	£104	£16	£380	£0	n/a	11
31/03/19	£1,642	£1,437	£205	£0	£205	£205	1.7	5

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

https://www.wisechildren.co.uk

office@wisechildren.co.uk

01173137640

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£173,598
Wolfson Foundation	£98,000
John Ellerman Foundation	£90,000
The Foyle Foundation	£59,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Wise Children
£98,000	06/12/2023	Refurbishment of Portway Methodist Church to create a new rehearsal and training facility in Frome, Somerset
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£90,000	26/01/2023	Core costs
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£39,000	29/11/2022	towards the costs of installing sustainable and cost-effective energy systems at Wise Children’s new home
Backstage Trust - Training Schemes grant
£10,000	02/06/2022	School of Wise Children professional development programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	11/03/2022	Wise Children's Wuthering Heights - our regional tour of the UK
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	28/04/2021	to purchase live broadcasting equipment for the theatre company (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Wise Children: transitioning back to sustainability
£173,598	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-70

KANE HUSBANDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Artistic Director Of The Pappyshow & Lecturer

YUKO THOMAS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investor Relations Executive

ANTHONY GAYLE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Sound Designer

CLARE REDDINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Creative Director, Other trusteeship: THE BRITISH COUNCIL,

JUDITH DIMANT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Theatre Producer

NICHOLAS JOHN ROGERS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: WILDSCREEN,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2018, number: 1178358
Registered at Companies House on 04/01/2017, number: 10547581

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

UNIT G1, TEMPLE 1852
(BRISTOL AND EXETER HOUSE)
TEMPLE CAMPUS
LOWER APPROACH ROAD
BRISTOL
BS1 6QA

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 2) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS GENERALLY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CREATING AND TOURING THEATRICAL WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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