Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 11
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Grant maker support: +11

    THE CHICKEN SHED THEATRE TRUST 

    Chickenshed is established for the advancement of education in the fields of the arts, principally for the benefit of young persons including all who may require help with mobility, communication, behaviour or self-help skills or with social development with a view to educating them in such fields, integrate them into the community and assist them in their development as members of society.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • 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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
    Established: 32 years

    www.chickenshed.org.uk

    info@chickenshed.org.uk

    02082162712

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    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£3,940£3,450£490£557£4,170£1,5525.4102200
    31/03/22£3,861£3,197£663£612£3,680£1,1114.2104200
    31/03/21£3,351£2,918£433£733£3,016£3921.691200
    31/03/20£3,989£3,594£395£1,104£2,583£70103200
    31/03/19£3,558£3,772£-214£1,013£2,189£-314-1109200
    31/03/18£3,736£4,299£-563£1,187£2,402£-94-0.31180
    31/03/17*£3,783£4,366£-583£1,130£2,966£2820.81160
    31/03/16£3,947£4,052£-104£859£3,549£6311.91110
    31/03/15£3,809£3,652£157£912£3,653£7732.5960
    31/03/14£3,857£3,307£549£736£3,496£7052.6940
    31/03/13£3,042£3,026£15£685£2,947£1660.7890
    31/03/12£2,807£2,811£-5£664£2,931£2911.2790
    31/03/11£2,581£2,582£-1£529£2,936£2201710
    31/03/10*£2,667£2,740£-73£1,107£2,937£2391770
    31/03/09*£2,600£2,690£-91£469£3,010£1400.6700
    31/03/08*£2,490£2,767£-276£1,831£3,101£2561.1680
    31/03/07£2,603£2,680£-77£555£3,377£4031.8720
    31/03/06£2,662£2,570£91£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£2,335£2,163£172£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£2,250£2,233£17£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.6%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.1%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 8%
    Liabilities/Income: 9%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 4.2
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    Who works here?
    • 102 employees
    • 200 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Enfield, Kensington And Chelsea,

    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
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£248,810
    Greater London Authority£149,910
    DCMS£134,287
    National Lottery Community Fund£99,422
    John Lyon's Charity£87,000
    BBC Children in Need£49,328
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust
    £248,810 08/03/2023
    Echoes
    The Foyle Foundation - Arts
    £17,000 29/11/2022
    towards RISE – an inclusive professional development programme, cumulating in a festival, to support and enable under-represented artists to emerge into the performing arts industry
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Chickenshed Theatre Trust
    £49,328 02/09/2022
    A Youth Social Action project aimed at young people with Special Educational Needs in Enfield, focusing on advocacy and climate and environmental issues.
    The Childhood Trust - Voices and Choices
    £10,500 12/06/2022
    Voices and Choices is a child-led expressive arts strategy, supporting children aged 5-18years from all educational and social backgrounds to share their perspectives on issues they define as ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Space Between Us
    £99,422 12/08/2021
    The group is using funding to run the Space Between Us (SBU) programme working across London and the West Midlands. The group will continue to provide a source of immediate support to the increasing ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Children Connecting Communities
    £10,500 08/12/2020
    Chickenshed?s children and young people have articulated their over-riding feeling following lockdown is the sense of a loss of connection. Many of them already experienced disconnection. It is ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £27,984 29/07/2020
    "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
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Chicken Shed Theatre Trust
    £19,510 11/06/2020
    £19,510 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
    DCMS - xxx
    £106,303 01/04/2020
    To support Arts and Culture throughout England
    Greater London Authority - Chickenshed
    £149,910 01/01/2020
    Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
    The Childhood Trust - Every Child a Dreamer
    £10,500 10/12/2019
    The Right to be Heard is a core principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, yet children experiencing disadvantage and disability often go unheard. Every child?s ideas and dreams are ....more
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Chickenshed Theatre
    £15,000 20/11/2019
    12
    Young Creators Programme
    John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Chickenshed Theatre Trust
    £87,000 14/06/2019
    36
    Big Stories from the Little Box
    The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Chickenshed Theatre Company
    £262,076 08/03/2019
    36
    Research and Development: Targeted Creative Learning Toolkit for home and school to increase Early Years Language, Numeracy and Literacy Attainment
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
    £10,500 04/12/2018
    Every young person has a story to tell - we give them a platform to be heard. Our productions aim to give a voice to those who are excluded, and shine a light on how society could be positively ....more
    Joseph Levy Foundation - Lawrence Levy Bursary Fund for students with additional needs
    £100,000 06/07/2018
    36
    To establish the Lawrence Levy Bursary Fund which will support a total of approximately 80 young people with additional needs during their Higher Education, from Foundation Degree to their BA during ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Chickenshed. It's a big gift.
    £3,000 05/12/2017
    When children and young people come to Chickenshed, many are lacking confidence, struggling with insecurity or communication difficulties, or find it hard to form positive relationships. Chickenshed ....more
    The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Chicken Shed Theatre Trust
    £10,000 05/10/2017
    12
    Towards the Annual Gala evening - 2017
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust
    £29,716 10/08/2017
    36
    Funding for creative play sessions for 420 0-3 year olds experiencing local deprivation. The project aims to increase communication skills, confidence and reduce social isolation.
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Chickenshed Theatre
    £45,000 22/07/2015
    Young Creators training programme
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Chickenshed Theatre
    £16,000 01/05/2012
    Inclusive Educational Programme
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Chickenshed Theatre
    £10,000 18/01/2011
    Children's and Youth theatre Workshops
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (19)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 17/19 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 22-69
    • BRENDAN KERR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Chairman & Owner
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/06/1992, number: 1012369
    • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/1992, number: 02705172
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 18 days late, AR08: 69 days late,
    Main office

    290 CHASE SIDE
    SOUTHGATE
    LONDON
    N14 4PE

    Objectives

    (1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF FINE ARTS, HISTORY OF ART, ARCHITECTURE, DRAMA, OPERA, BALLET, MUSIC AND ANY OTHER PURELY CULTURAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED IT SHALL BE CHARITABLE PRINCIPALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PERSONS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE WHO REQUIRE HELP WITH MOBILITY, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOUR OR SELF HELP SKILLS OR WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A VIEW TO EDUCATING THEM IN SUCH FIELDS, INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ASSISTING THEM IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. (2)THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TRUST MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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