Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

CURIOUS SCHOOL OF PUPPETRY

Curious School of Puppetry's objects are to maintain, improve, advance and promote access to the education and appreciation of puppetry for the benefit of the public, in particular but not exclusively through the support of participatory activities, training and professional development.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£68,268	£56,814	£11,454	6
31/03/22	*	£96,335	£94,697	£1,638	5
31/03/21	*	£36,004	£49,151	£-13,147	5
31/03/20	*	£90,463	£79,676	£10,787	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years
(9 years as a company)

www.curiouspuppetry.com

curiouspuppetry@gmail.com

07976738450

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

School support organisations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-58

JEMIMA MEI LIEN YONG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Freelance Performance Maker And Photographer

CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH CROW Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Communications Consultant

MATTHEW WILLIAM ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Arts Development

MERVYN CHARLES HARTLEY MILLAR (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Theatre Director

SAMANTHA CLAIRE MORLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Arts Development

SARAH ELIZABETH WRIGHT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Puppet Director, Other trusteeship: THE LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/06/2019, number: 1183757
Registered at Companies House on 06/03/2015, number: 09476187

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
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

4 returns made; AR23: 64 days late, AR22: 27 days late, AR21: 10 days late, AR20: 3 days late,

Main office

The Barns Lamledra
Lamledra Hill
Gorran Haven
Cornwall
PL26 6JS

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, ADVANCE AND PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF PUPPETRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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