Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 15

OCTAGON THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE, EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 58 years

www.octagonbolton.co.uk

info@octagonbolton.co.uk

01204529407

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£3,348	£3,664	£-316	£437	£2,121	£1,998	6.5	82	50
31/03/22		£2,178	£2,672	£-494	£300	£2,155	£1,960	8.8	72	40
31/03/21		£2,629	£1,658	£971	£113	£2,518	£1,491	10.8	52	50
31/03/20		£1,950	£2,084	£-134	£171	£1,544	£935	5.4	67	50
31/03/19		£2,341	£2,543	£-203	£236	£1,587	£950	4.5	68	66
31/03/18		£3,671	£3,655	£16	£426	£1,668	£750	2.5	126	0
31/03/17		£3,043	£3,037	£6	£314	£1,652	£797	3.2	99	0
31/03/16	*	£2,690	£2,801	£-111	£300	£1,474	£503	2.2	87	0
31/03/15	*	£2,454	£2,625	£-171	£307	£1,470	£445	2	62	0
31/03/14	*	£2,831	£2,427	£404	£28	£1,569	£487	2.4	51	0
31/03/13	*	£2,164	£2,158	£6	£933	£1,164	£611	3.4	55	0
31/03/12		£2,156	£2,198	£-42	£1,036	£1,229	£605	3.3	57	0
31/03/11	*	£2,343	£2,376	£-33	£1,048	£1,272	£576	2.9	56	0
31/03/10		£2,123	£2,179	£-55	£1,049	£1,304	£537	3	56	0
31/03/09		£1,725	£1,773	£-49	£972	£1,360	£520	3.5	54	0
31/03/08		£1,995	£2,021	£-26	£1,046	£1,388	£475	2.8	56	0
31/03/07		£1,605	£1,663	£-58	£652	£1,378	£388	2.8	63	0
31/03/06	*	£1,732	£1,644	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,424	£1,289	£135	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,341	£1,321	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Bolton, Lancashire, Manchester City, Oldham, Salford City, Trafford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

82 employees
50 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£1,572,459
Garfield Weston Foundation	£395,000
Wolfson Foundation	£189,800
The Linbury Trust	£49,023

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Linbury Trust - Energy efficiency - Octagon Theatre
£49,023	13/12/2023	A grant for energy efficiency work towards LED light replacement.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Octagon Theatre Trust Limited
£49,800	07/12/2022	Installation of LED lighting in auditorium
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£123,600	27/10/2021	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 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 funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£320,000	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Octagon Theatre Trust Limited
£140,000	09/12/2020	WF Covid-19 Support Fund
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£54,768	29/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - Octagon Theatre Bolton
£625,359	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Octagon - future focused
£620,232	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Octagon - future focused
£148,500	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	15/10/2019	Octagon Theatre Bolton's bold artistic vision for the re-opening of the theatre
National Lottery Community Fund - ReACT
£93,346	18/02/2019 29	ReACT
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£9,820	20/12/2018	Trying to get young people engaged in the theatre, where they aren't currently represented in the audience. Developing a series of events in local areas and subsidising tickets
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Octagon Theatre, Bolton
£10,000	31/07/2018	Outcaste: Women, Recruitment & Censorship in British Colonial India during the First World War
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	29/01/2018	Octagon Reimagined - Capital Redevelopment 2018-19
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Octagon Theatre Trust Limited
£50,000	04/12/2017	Redevelopment
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Octagon Theatre Trust
£20,000	26/01/2015 12	Towards a creative project that empowers individuals who have experienced a mental health problem.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Octagon Theatre, Bolton
£10,000	07/10/2014	The Lancashire Boys
National Lottery Community Fund - Relaxing Theatre
£10,000	24/09/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-67

DARREN JOHN KNIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Chief Executive, Other trusteeships: LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, THE LOOP DRUG CHECKING SERVICE,

ESHWAR KUMAR ALLADI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor

FIONA LOIS NODEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive

HELEN BOWDUR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Arts Fundraiser

HELEN CLAIRE CRITCHLOW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Volunteer

IAN TABBRON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

JACK LEIGH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

SHARON ANN-MARIE GERMAINE-COX Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistant Vice Chancellor Organisational Change

STEPHEN ANTHONY YOUNG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Government Officer

STEPHEN DAVID PLANT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

TANIA ANNE LEWYCKYJ-WOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo Aducation Sector

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/1966, number: 248833
Registered at Companies House on 27/06/1966, number: 00882226

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 48 days late, AR14: 6 days late, AR13: 28 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

OCTAGON THEATRE
HOWELL CROFT SOUTH
BOLTON
BL1 1SB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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