Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Positive trading contribution: +2;Spending falling: -1

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH THEATRE TECHNICIANS

The association is dependent upon voluntary help in advocating high technical standards for theatres, publications, meetings, conferences, post-entry training, volunteer technical committees, visits, liaison with government and other organisations, research demonstrations, exhibitions, the provision of information and the exchange of ideas and address issues about theatre planning and safety.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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
31/12/22		£586	£549	£37	£0	£333	£333	7.3	3	70
31/12/21	*	£278	£277	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/20		£365	£385	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/19		£620	£619	£1	£352	£316	£316	6.1	3	70
31/12/18		£907	£867	£40	£605	£315	£315	4.4	3	70
31/12/17		£574	£570	£4	£306	£275	£275	5.8	3	0
31/12/16	*	£589	£575	£15	£336	£271	£271	5.7	2	0
31/12/15		£514	£532	£-18	£283	£256	£256	5.8	3	0
31/12/14		£669	£735	£-65	£497	£274	£274	4.5	3	0
31/12/13		£182	£191	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£409	£406	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£439	£491	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£687	£686	£1	£497	£398	£398	7	3	0
31/12/09	*	£380	£378	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£418	£373	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£165	£98	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£229	£108	£120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£157	£115	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£148	£112	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 19%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 43 years
(48 years as a company)

www.abtt.org.uk

office@abtt.org.uk

02072429200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Professional associations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

3 employees
70 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 - Post CV
£88,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-60

ANTON VINCENT WOODWARD OBE Appointed: 2020

BENJAMIN CHARLES STEPHEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Manager

DAVID JOHN PAUL EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Production

MATHEW PHILIP SMETHURST-EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Theatre Consultant

ALEXANDER CHRISTOPHER GRANT CANN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Client Relations Manager, Other trusteeship: WEST DEREHAM VILLAGE TRUST,

ANDREW MELVYN FRANKS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

EMMA LUCY WILSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Technical Operations Director

LOUISE ANN BIRCHALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Production Manager

MICHELLE ANGELA BURGESS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: University Teaching Fellow

OLIVER MARTIN BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Manager, Other trusteeship: RIDING LIGHTS,

ANETTE OLLEREARNSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Production And Digital Lab Manager, Other trusteeship: CURVINGROAD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/04/1981, number: 282069
Registered at Companies House on 30/10/1975, number: 01231725

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 54 days late, AR16: 6 days late, AR09: 109 days late,

Main office

Association of British Theatre Technicians
22 Charing Cross Road
LONDON
WC2H 0QL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE THEATRE AND THEATRICAL PRESENTATION AND THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF GOOD THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNICAL PRESENTATION OF THEATRICAL WORKS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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