Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED

A leading presenting theatre and music venue whose aim is to bring entertainment and inspiration to the North East through offering a programme of quality and diversity covering all major art forms.

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: 49 years

www.theatre.royal.co.uk

colin.johnston@theatreroyal.co.uk

01912442500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£17,282	£15,626	£1,656	£0	£6,355	£6,352	4.9	188	1
31/03/22		£7,339	£8,066	£-727	£44	£1,559	£1,556	2.3	158	1
31/03/21		£4,476	£4,015	£461	£0	£646	£-528	-1.6	150	1
31/03/20		£15,670	£15,289	£381	£0	£1,836	£146	0.1	192	1
31/03/19		£15,268	£15,501	£-233	£0	£2,765	£1,240	1	206	1
31/03/18		£15,126	£14,403	£723	£0	£2,418	£733	0.6	233	0
31/03/17		£16,012	£15,387	£625	£0	£1,656	£910	0.7	297	0
31/03/16		£11,478	£12,238	£-760	£0	£1,681	£1,112	1.1	111	0
31/03/15		£12,443	£12,000	£442	£11	£2,070	£1,630	1.6	51	0
31/03/14		£9,840	£9,070	£770	£11	£1,938	£1,643	2.2	51	0
31/03/13		£11,074	£10,678	£396	£10	£1,088	£708	0.8	53	0
31/03/12		£6,548	£7,203	£-654	£12	£913	£653	1.1	50	0
31/03/11	*	£8,110	£7,393	£717	£6	£1,967	£1,093	1.8	31	0
31/03/10		£8,121	£7,420	£701	£6	£1,290	£513	0.8	75	0
31/03/09		£7,170	£7,276	£-106	£8	£589	£260	0.4	80	0
31/03/08		£8,086	£8,026	£60	£9	£1,665	£1,665	2.5	82	0
31/03/07		£5,988	£6,068	£-80	£6	£1,605	£1,315	2.6	80	0
31/03/06		£6,422	£6,305	£117	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£6,315	£5,687	£628	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£6,164	£5,782	£382	£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: 1%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 56%
Liabilities/Income: 47%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Recreation

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

188 employees
1 volunteer

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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust
£10,000	24/06/2021	Core costs, Project A and Learning Team working with residents in Newcastle (uplift)
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust
£20,000	24/06/2021	Core costs, Project A and Learning Team working with residents in Newcastle
DCMS - NTRT CRF
£3,000,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-69

ALISON JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

DR BEN FLETCHER-WATSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Researcher

ANDREW ROBERTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Operations Director

JOHN CARVER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Finance Director

JULIE BLACKIE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director

LORNA EDWARDS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Secretary

NICHOLAS ROGER SWALES (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Stock Broker

SCOTT HOLLAND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sales Director

RAYMOND MILLS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: KEEP BRITAIN TIDY, REDHILLS CIO,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/08/1975, number: 504473
Registered at Companies House on 26/06/1975, number: 01217427

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
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 1 days late,

Main office

THEATRE ROYAL
100 GREY STREET
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 6BR

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 AND TO FORMULATE,PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDING THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

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