Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL-TRUSTEES (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED 

The Trust is responsible for the upkeep and running of a grade 2* listed theatre and aims to celebrate that heritage.The New Theatre Royal promotes and presents a programme of both professional touring work and local amateur performances that includes theatre, music and dance. A comprehensive programme of workshops, classes and other work complete the educational and community portfolio.
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/03/23£1,716£1,233£483£0£646£6466.33350
31/03/22£639£793£-154£0£163£1632.52237
31/03/21£222£322£-100n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£1,064£5,349£-4,285£1£418£4180.92921
31/03/19*£1,056£1,378£-321£0£4,684£4,68140.82915
31/03/18£1,000£1,325£-324£5£4,989£4,98745.2340
31/03/17£1,113£1,370£-257£30£5,303£5,29346.3320
31/03/16£1,339£983£356£55£5,560£5,47066.8220
31/03/15£1,989£385£1,604£7£5,208£5,055157.750
31/03/14£1,484£403£1,081£41£3,599£3,464103.270
31/03/13£1,010£401£609£56£2,519£1,85055.460
31/03/12£795£523£272£71£1,910£1,58136.350
31/03/11£1,155£965£189£97£1,637£1,34416.750
31/03/10£962£898£64£83£1,448£1,37318.4170
31/03/09£552£540£11£24£1,540£-27-0.6150
31/03/08£490£518£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£514£485£28£26£1,557£-10-0.2150
31/03/06£478£598£-120£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,049£515£535£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£27£198£-171£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: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 39%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 48 years

www.newtheatreroyal.com

info@newtheatreroyal.com

02392649000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Portsmouth City, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 33 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to New Theatre Royal
£4,800 25/08/2020
COVID19 New Theatre Royal
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 02/10/2017
Core costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-68
  • BENJAMIN ROBERTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Finance And Operations (School Bursar)
  • JANET RAWSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ctor, Drama Based Training Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1976, number: 271976
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1976, number: 01266053
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
  • 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; AR19: 27 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

NEW THEATRE ROYAL
20-24 GUILDHALL WALK
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 2DD

Objectives

THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND THE CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TASTE IN DRAMA, OPERA, MUSIC, BALLET, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, CINEMA, LITERATURE AND OTHER ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PORTSMOUTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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