Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE GREENWICH THEATRE LIMITED 

Greenwich Theatre is one of Londons premiere Off-West End theatres, offering high-quality, accessible, affordable theatre to the many diverse communities of London and Kent. The theatre also operates an Artist Development Programme, working with people from around London and the UK to raise levels of aspiration, self-esteem, creativity and employment prospects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £14,095 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£1,129£1,036£93£0£-14£-14-0.22940
31/03/22*£983£1,108£-125£0£-107£-107-1.22420
31/03/21*£521£510£10£0£19£190.4200
31/03/20*£1,168£1,139£29£0£8£80.12110
31/03/19£1,149£1,147£2£0£-21£-29-0.32020
31/03/18£1,183£1,207£-24£0£-23£-34-0.3200
31/03/17£1,135£1,099£36£3£1£-51-0.6170
31/03/16*£1,276£1,261£15£0£-35£-43-0.4220
31/03/15£1,304£1,257£47£9£-51£-65-0.6150
31/03/14*£1,156£1,154£1£8£-98£-122-1.3360
31/03/13*£1,101£1,070£30£17£-109£-125-1.4360
31/03/12*£1,021£1,046£-26£15£-140£-162-1.9360
31/03/11£1,232£1,176£56£15£-114£-158-1.6360
31/03/10*£1,067£1,178£-110£20£-170£-214-2.2180
31/03/09£1,144£1,196£-52£18£-77£380.4360
31/03/08£1,223£1,196£27£20£-25£-72-0.7360
31/03/07*£1,398£1,355£43£27£-52£-108-1100
31/03/06*£1,396£1,503£-107£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1,150£1,156£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£1,210£1,130£81£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 104%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 57 years

www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk

s.francis@greenwichtheatre.org.uk

02088584447

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£103,375 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 ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-70
  • NAS ASGHAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pr Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/1967, number: 246186
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/10/1965, number: 00860847
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 37 days late, AR22: 49 days late, AR21: 59 days late, AR20: 116 days late, AR16: 22 days late, AR14: 40 days late, AR13: 47 days late, AR12: 29 days late, AR10: 82 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

CROOMS HILL
GREENWICH
LONDON
SE10 8ES

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, BALLET, CINEMA AND VISUAL ARTS GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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