Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

DROYLSDEN LITTLE THEATRE

To promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the Art of Drama and the development of public appreciation of such Art
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/07/24£42£35£7n/a
31/07/23£36£39£-2n/a
31/07/22£29£27£2n/a
31/07/21£2£10£-9n/a
?31/07/20£0£0£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Forever Manchester - New Fridges
£1,000 13/09/2023
New fridges for the bar area in the community theatre in Tameside.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMY LOUISE EVANS Appointed: 2024
  • CLAIRE LOUISE WHITE (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • DANIEL COPE Appointed: 2024
  • GERARD FINNIGAN Appointed: 2024
  • JACQUELINE HALL Appointed: 2024
  • JAYNE SKUDDER Appointed: 2024
  • KATIE WALKER COPE Appointed: 2024
  • LORRAINE HALL Appointed: 2024
  • MICHELLE COOKE Appointed: 2024
  • TRACY JANE IRELAND Appointed: 2024
  • TRUDY LEIGH COLLINS Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2018, number: 1179390
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DROYLSDEN LITTLE THEATRE on 22/12/2021
Main office

Droylsden Little Theatre
Castle Close
Droylsden
MANCHESTER
M43 7AS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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