Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE OXFORD PLAYHOUSE TRUST

Oxford Playhouse is a 600 seat presenting and producing theatre. The high quality programme includes drama, new writing, children's theatre, comedy, music, local student and amateur work, lectures, poetry and talks. The Playhouse manages the Burton Taylor Studio featuring student and professional shows. The theatre runs an extensive learning and participation programme in the local community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£4,188	£4,571	£-383	£320	£2,078	£710	1.9	29	61
31/03/22		£4,157	£3,863	£294	£283	£2,461	£1,046	3.2	37	25
31/03/21		£1,962	£1,688	£274	£238	£2,167	£771	5.5	39	17
31/03/20		£4,278	£4,430	£-152	£339	£1,893	£401	1.1	63	102
31/03/19		£4,474	£4,591	£-117	£294	£2,045	£398	1	64	112
31/03/18	*	£4,210	£4,462	£-252	£704	£2,122	£357	1	68	0
31/03/17		£3,914	£4,166	£-252	£115	£2,414	£520	1.5	52	0
31/03/16	*	£4,339	£4,164	£176	£609	£2,666	£596	1.7	52	0
31/03/15		£3,732	£3,713	£19	£562	£2,490	£671	2.2	52	0
31/03/14		£3,720	£3,622	£98	£539	£2,471	£783	2.6	51	0
31/03/13		£3,678	£3,726	£-48	£535	£2,373	£738	2.4	52	0
31/03/12		£3,249	£3,372	£-124	£498	£2,421	£744	2.6	50	0
31/03/11		£3,449	£3,529	£-80	£490	£2,545	£750	2.6	50	0
31/03/10		£3,828	£3,749	£79	£513	£2,621	£831	2.7	48	0
31/03/09		£3,287	£3,319	£-32	£526	£2,550	£684	2.5	48	0
31/03/08		£3,112	£3,132	£-20	£446	£2,571	£639	2.4	44	0
31/03/07		£2,858	£3,042	£-184	£442	£2,592	£582	2.3	44	0
31/03/06		£3,028	£3,194	£-166	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£3,141	£3,062	£79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£2,704	£2,523	£181	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 35 years

www.oxfordplayhouse.com

admin@oxfordplayhouse.com

01865305301

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Backstage Trust - Core grant
£75,000	28/06/2022	Organisational restructure at executive level
DCMS - Oxford Playhouse Culture Recovery Fund
£458,026	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - CRF 2
£1,056,596	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - : Oxford Playhouse Trust - Challenging Racism with Radical Change in Oxfordshire
£30,000	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 the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....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.
Oxford City Council - Grant to Oxford Playhouse
£24,000	21/12/2018	Funding awarded to raise awareness and appreciation of the arts through theatre, dance and music
Oxford City Council - Grant to Oxford Playhouse
£24,000	13/02/2018	Funding awarded to raise awareness and appreciation of the arts through theatre, dance and music
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Oxford Playhouse Trust
£7,000	01/12/2017	Towards a 'Playhouse Pop Up Tent' to deliver outreach threatre to communities across Oxfordshire
Oxford City Council - Grant to Oxford Playhouse
£24,000	09/02/2017	Funding awarded to raise public awareness and appreciation of the arts through theatre, dance and music.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-72

ADAM BOUGHTON KNIGHT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

ALBERT EDWARD RAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

DEBORAH BAKER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

DEBORAH JANE DANCE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

DR ALESSANDRA BUONFINO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

DR JASKIRAN KAUR BHOGAL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

ELEANOR CLAUGHTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Producer

GILLIAN AITKEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

JOSEPH CHARLES PILLMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

KATHERINE WILKES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MICAELA TUCKWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR GILLIAN CATHRYN ROSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Professor

SOS ANN ELTIS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: College And University Fellow

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/07/1989, number: 900039
Registered at Companies House on 21/06/1989, number: 02397373

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
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; AR18: 44 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

THE OXFORD PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
11-12 BEAUMONT STREET
OXFORD
OX1 2LW

Objectives

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, TO RAISE THE GENERAL STANDARD OF DRAMATIC PRODUCTION IN THE UK, TO EDUCATE PUBLIC TASTE, TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS OF DRAMA AND MUSIC, AND TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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