Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE TRUST

The objectives of the charity are to promote and improve the arts and stimulate public appreciation in such arts. The Trustees have sought to fulfill this objective through the promotion of high quality drama and entertainment centring on productions at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre itself. Such productions have gone on to tour nationally or run in the West End.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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
31/03/24£5,201£4,783£418£475£4,698£3,5218.83478
31/03/23£4,080£4,442£-362£395£4,186£3,83910.43084
05/04/22£4,140£3,510£630£267£4,377£4,0931426100
05/04/21£1,413£1,330£83£93£3,593£3,439312365
05/04/20?£4,264£4,280£-16£551£3,489£3,2489.1370
05/04/18£4,314£4,164£149£704£3,294£3,1569.1370
05/04/17£3,889£3,955£-66£486£3,098£3,0699.3360
05/04/16£3,557£3,800£-243£342£3,116£3,0919.8330
05/04/15£3,543£3,781£-238£185£3,279£3,17810.1350
05/04/14£3,486£3,470£16£174£3,479£3,11910.8340
05/04/13£3,880£3,790£90£164£3,463£3,1279.9330
05/04/12£3,583£3,525£59£164£3,373£3,09010.5320
05/04/11£3,513£3,296£216£100£3,314£3,05111.1350
05/04/10£3,099£3,102£-3£125£3,098£2,89711.2400
05/04/09£5,376£3,665£1,711£102£3,101£2,9179.5390
05/04/08£285£153£131n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£245£69£176n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06*£207£122£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05*£235£256£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£240£128£112n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 8.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 63 years

www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

info@yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

01483440077

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£100,000 28/11/2023
towards capital refurbishment to make the theatre accessible, sustainable and fit for purpose

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREW FRENCH
  • CHARLES GEFFEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lawyer
  • EMMA BRUNJES Appointed: 2021
  • MICHAEL MORE MOLYNEUX Appointed: 2015
  • PETER GORDON Appointed: 2015
  • ROGER BLACK MBE
  • STEPHEN BAMPFYLDE MA (Chair)
  • STEVEN LEE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Theatre Director, Author, Councillor
  • VIVIENNE MATHER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1961, number: 200500
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 11 days late,
Main office

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Millbrook
Guildford
GU1 3UX

Objectives

PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, OPERA, MUSIC AND THE CINEMA OR ANY OF THEM AND OF STIMULATIONG PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ARTS OR ANY OF THEM AND GENERALLY IN THE CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF PUBLIC TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS OR ANY OF THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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