Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE ABBEY THEATRE TRUST (ST ALBANS) LIMITED 

Main activity staging of theatrical productions for public performance.Other activities include provision of production facilities to other organisations and training in drama and related skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/08/22£177£224£-47n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/08/21£101£138£-37n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/20£190£209£-19n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/19£230£251£-21n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/18£204£230£-26£0£0£0n/a0100
31/08/17£222£230£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£192£211£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£182£184£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£197£198£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£207£202£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£192£171£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£177£149£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£179£155£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£168£160£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£190£176£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£165£154£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£174£167£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£176£161£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£182£157£25£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

www.abbeytheatre.org.uk

manager@abbeytheatre.org.uk

07847712561

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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
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 80 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/06/1966, number: 247839
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/04/1966, number: 00877400
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 20 days late, AR05: 29 days late, AR04: 11 days late,
Main office

ABBEY THEATRE TRUST LTD
WESTMINSTER LODGE
HOLYWELL HILL
ST. ALBANS
AL1 2DL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF DRAMATIC ARTS, FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREOF PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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