Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

TRUE COLOURS THEATRE

True Colours Theatre provides performing arts classes for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities aged 4 to 21 in the North East.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £504,313 available, equivalent to 37 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/23	£643	£164	£479	£25	£511	£504	36.8	0	25
31/10/22	£83	£32	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
02/11/21	£38	£30	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 36.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 4 years

www.truecolourstheatre.co.uk

mail@truecolourstheatre.co.uk

07386716759

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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

Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£8,853
National Lottery Community Fund	£6,736
Co-Operative Group	£1,908

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to True Colours Theatre
£2,477	01/03/2023	Towards the costs of delivering weekly inclusive performing arts and sensory classes in longbenton, north Tyneside, to children and young adults.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to True Colours Theatre
£1,500	10/11/2022	Christmas holiday activities for disabled children and young people living across north east england
Co-Operative Group - Grant to True Colours Theatre
£1,908	22/10/2022	We would like to enhance the experiences of non-verbal and pre-verbal children by providing digital communication aids and sensory toys at our performing arts classes.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to True Colours Theatre
£4,126	30/06/2022	Delivering a summer playscheme programme for disadvantaged children and young people in north Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to True Colours Theatre
£750	20/01/2022	Providing sensory toys and equipment for disabled young people
National Lottery Community Fund - Communication aids for children with additional needs
£6,736	19/02/2021 1	The funding will be used to purchase visual sensory interactive and digital communication devices to support their performing arts classes and services for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in the North East. This aims ....more The funding will be used to purchase visual sensory interactive and digital communication devices to support their performing arts classes and services for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in the North East. This aims to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTONIA BLAKEMAN Appointed: 2022

KIMBERLEY ELLIOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2023

MARIE CHRISTINE RENFORTH Appointed: 2021

NICOLA WARREN Appointed: 2021

PETER COLLINS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2020, number: 1192136

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

TRUE COLOURS THEATRE
SHAFTO STREET
WALLSEND
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE28 7AL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘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; 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).

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