Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

No PartB

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

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 6

BABBLING VAGABONDS LIMITED

Babbling Vagabonds are a storytelling theatre company based in Buxton, Derbyshire. We make theatrical experiences and deliver workshops for all the family. Our work is underpinned by the belief that live theatre and high quality participatory events have the power to create memorable, life-changing moments for everyone, regardless of age or experience.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
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

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/24		£115	£83	£32

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years
(23 years as a company)

https://babblingvagabonds.co.uk/

mark@babblingvagabonds.co.uk

07816870267

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-78

ELIZABETH JOY MCGREGOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

MATTHEW PETER VALE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Musician

RICHARD COGGINS (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

SUSAN CAROLINE ELIZABETH STONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

TARA JOY HORNSEY-SAUNDERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Artist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/10/2022, number: 1200574
Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2000, number: 04116275

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

UNIT 6 HERITAGE BUSINESS CENTRE
DERBY ROAD
BELPER
DE56 1SW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY), DRAMA, MIME, DANCE AND SIMILAR CHOREOGRAPHIC ARTS, SINGING AND MUSIC BY THEIR PRODUCTION, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE AND TRAINING.

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