Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS

Community work, stage plays, short films and other educational projects with young people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 31 years

www.suddenproductions.co.uk

suddenproductions@yahoo.co.uk

07778335214

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
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/04/23		£114	£91	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/04/22		£49	£52	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/04/21		£34	£33	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
30/04/20		£52	£56	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
30/04/19		£59	£54	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
30/04/18		£57	£56	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17		£34	£34	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16		£28	£28	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£27	£28	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14		£34	£36	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/13		£17	£11	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/12		£19	£18	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/11		£30	£29	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/10		£30	£46	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/09	*	£77	£64	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/08		£97	£96	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/07	*	£85	£91	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/06	*	£72	£72	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/05		£32	£27	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/01/70		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£8,175
Garfield Weston Foundation	£4,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,000	31/10/2023	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - My grand-parents; my parents and I
£8,175	17/03/2023	The funding will be used to produce a stage production which will culminate in a public performance on 2023 Windrush Day at the Midlands Arts Centre and tour 6 schools and community centres across ....more The funding will be used to produce a stage production which will culminate in a public performance on 2023 Windrush Day at the Midlands Arts Centre and tour 6 schools and community centres across Birmingham. The project aims to enlighten audiences of the contribution of The Windrush generation to the nation as well as educate people about the Windrush story.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£4,000	22/05/2020	Fearful, a knife crime awareness drama project for young people
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards The Edge, a Teen Suicide awareness project
£750	15/11/2019	Towards The Edge, a Teen Suicide awareness project.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,500	31/01/2019	The Edge
Woodward Charitable Trust - Drama project "Lucy: young and homeless"
£750	10/11/2017	Towards a drama project "Lucy: young and homeless" with the object of helping the homeless know where to seek help.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000	23/10/2017	Lucy, Young and Homeless
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a young people’s performing arts project
£1,000	03/11/2016	Towards a young people’s performing arts project combined with awareness about mental health in Birmingham.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards “TRICKED”, a hard hitting energy drug awareness project
£1,000	05/08/2015	Towards “TRICKED”, a hard hitting energy drug awareness project for young people at risk.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards “Bullying Hurts”, a drama and film project
£1,000	31/07/2014	Towards “Bullying Hurts”, a drama and film project in Birmingham against bullying which targets children fighting cancer.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a drama project in Birmingham
£1,000	05/08/2013	Towards a drama project in Birmingham which raises awareness of girls “at-risk” of joining street gangs and the consequences of their involvement.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards 'The Exit' project
£1,000	01/02/2006	Towards 'The Exit' project - composed of a play based on the prevention of teenage suicide and a series of workshops

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Gender Split

CHRISTINE BRUETON

NEIL HALLETT (Chair)

STEPHEN BRADBURY Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/1993, number: 1018887

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR09: 112 days late, AR07: 287 days late, AR06: 281 days late,

Main office

THE WAREHOUSE
54-57 ALLISON STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B5 5TH

Objectives

A.PROMOTE,IMPROVE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DRAMA IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION IN PUBLIC OF PLAYS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.B.TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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