Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

SAVVY THEATRE COMPANY

Savvy is an award-winning inclusive professional drama company working with young and old. We use mime, physical theatre, mask and improvisation, in a variety of physical spaces. This integrative learning method improves physical coordination, attention and communication, reduces isolation and provides foundation skills for employment within the theatre and production industry.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/08/23£164£127£36n/a
31/08/22£131£128£3n/a
31/08/21£110£108£2n/a
31/08/20£126£100£26n/a
31/08/19£116£89£27n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years
(17 years as a company)

www.savvytheatre.co.uk

admin@savvytheatre.co.uk

07748040614

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Sutton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
DCMS£79,939
Postcode Society Trust£24,870
City Bridge Trust£16,700
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Society Trust - Project Funding
£24,870 03/04/2023
Young SEN students could participate in a large multi-group performance of Pinocchio to celebrate Croydon's 2023 London Borough of Culture.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 07/10/2022
Thrive Programme
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£28,445 22/10/2021
To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£23,935 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Savvy Theatre Company
£16,700 22/05/2020
A grant of £16,700 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
DCMS - Jack & The Beanstalk - Streaming
£27,559 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 20/09/2019
towards a professional lighting desk and associated technical equipment
National Lottery Community Fund - Treasure Island Access Project
£5,150 22/08/2019
12
Treasure Island Access Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Strategic Analysis, Planning and Insight Development (Development Grant)
£38,780 20/03/2019
12
This project brings diverse groups of people together in shared theatre-making projects. The project offers inclusive theatre-based activities including mime, physical theatre, mask and improvisation. The project supports young people and adults ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-52
  • BRIAN JAMES ARIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer
  • FRANCES RUDGARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • MARK SARFO-KANTANKA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • MRIDULA KAUL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant
  • ROBERT MICHAEL WATT (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/08/2018, number: 1179492
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/08/2007, number: 06357764
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

SAVVY STUDIO
Fairfield Halls
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 1DG

Objectives

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PRODUCING, ENCOURAGING AND PRESENTING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, BROADCASTS, RECORDINGS, AND EXPLOITATION IN ANY OTHER MEDIA OF THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS;3.1.2 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT, OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY INCLUDING, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, TRAINING, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE THOSE PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS; AND (B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES OF THOSE PERSONS, AND ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS; AND3.1.3 TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY OR WITH PHYSICAL, SENSORY AND MENTAL DISABILITIES BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THAT PURPOSE,3.2 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 3, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN OR DEPENDENCY; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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