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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ALNWICK DISTRICT PLAYHOUSE TRUST

The charity's objects and its principal activity continues to be that of the promotion of all aspects of artistic activities throughout the district of Alnwick. This is achieved through a broad programme of theatre, dance, music, film and exhibitions at the Playhouse itself, and an outreach programme that seeks to reach all corners of the rural community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly

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£1,333£1,112£221£13£2,113£1,42915.41550
31/03/22£590£693£-103£13£1,893£1,13719.71177
31/03/21*£438£371£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£647£459£188£21£1,929£1,11729.21070
31/03/19£1,005£508£496£29£1,741£1,10826.2973
31/03/18£844£620£224£16£1,244£1,04020.190
31/03/17£678£697£-19£10£1,020£9911780
31/03/16*£726£714£12£10£1,039£1,01717.190
31/03/15£631£680£-49£31£1,028£1,00317.790
31/03/14£580£622£-43£30£1,077£1,04420.170
31/03/13£590£534£55£31£1,119£1,05323.640
31/03/12£473£460£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£420£417£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£474£477£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£528£554£-25£15£1,051£1,05122.830
31/03/08£388£405£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£345£393£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£342£379£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£310£324£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£274£304£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 15.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years
(33 years as a company)

www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

info@alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

01665510785

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • 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
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Alnwick District Playhouse Trust
£2,500 15/12/2022
A review of the playhouse's work with local schools in alnwick and the surrounding areas of northumberland
DCMS - Alnwick Playhouse Culture Recovery Fund
£197,668 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Dunhill Medical Trust - Improvement of access and disability facilities at Alnwick Playhouse
£22,047 27/06/2019
12
Building grant: to improve the Playhouse facilities for auidence members who are older people and/or have access and disability needs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£80,000 26/04/2018
Alnwick Playhouse - a project to redevelop this Arts Centre from its current poor state of repair and limited facilities, to a totally re-purposed building, housing a theatre, studio, library and tourism facilities, restaurant/cafe and creative space
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Business Planning staff sessions for expansion and development
£4,000 19/07/2017
Business Planning staff sessions for expansion and development

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-79
  • CHRISTOPHER SAYERS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chairman
  • GORDON CASTLE MR Appointed: 2020
  • JANE EMBLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Director
  • LILIAN LYDIA HETHERINGTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • MARTIN ALLENBY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Headmaster
  • NORMAN LUKE, Occupation: Solicitor
  • PHILIP MARK STUCKEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant
  • ROGER STYRING Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/1993, number: 1020404
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/1990, number: 02567793
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 67 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Alnwick Playhouse
Bondgate Without
Alnwick
NE66 1PQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, FILM, MUSIC AND THE VISUAL ARTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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