Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

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

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE (ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS) LIMITED

The presentation of performances to a paid attendance of theatregoers.Performances comprised of Musicals, Pantomine, Variety, Ballet, Children's Theatre and Drama.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 31 years

www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk

FINANCE@BLACKPOOLGRAND.CO.UK

01253743300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£3,958	£3,945	£13	£269	£1,044	£975	3	56	40
31/03/22		£3,515	£3,374	£140	£179	£1,030	£845	3	54	0
31/03/21		£1,746	£1,370	£376	£66	£875	£489	4.3	50	0
31/03/20		£3,212	£3,122	£90	£214	£499	£285	1.1	48	0
31/03/19		£3,266	£3,249	£17	£241	£397	£342	1.3	48	0
31/03/18		£3,065	£3,283	£-218	£205	£380	£312	1.1	51	0
31/03/17		£3,452	£3,602	£-150	£112	£583	£315	1.1	49	0
31/03/16	*	£3,948	£3,556	£392	£124	£734	£415	1.4	36	0
31/03/15		£2,980	£3,016	£-36	£164	£342	£317	1.3	51	0
31/03/14		£2,964	£2,966	£-2	£167	£378	£317	1.3	37	0
31/03/13		£2,814	£2,914	£-100	£175	£381	£295	1.2	40	0
31/03/12		£3,024	£3,127	£-103	£199	£481	£382	1.5	40	0
26/03/11		£2,875	£2,942	£-68	£391	£583	£474	1.9	40	0
27/03/10		£3,400	£3,409	£-9	£383	£651	£538	1.9	40	0
28/03/09?		£4,826	£4,551	£275	£542	£660	£536	1.4	42	0
27/10/07		£3,147	£3,144	£3	£453	£384	£252	1	39	0
28/10/06		£2,542	£2,604	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/10/05	*	£3,191	£3,091	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/10/04	*	£3,128	£3,128	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Blackpool,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

56 employees
40 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support
£469,720	01/02/2022	This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted ....more This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted all other options for increasing their resilience.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Blackpool Grand Theatre (Arts and Entertainment) Ltd
£28,000	23/06/2021	Towards core costs from the Reinvent Performing Arts Fund
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Blackpool Grand Theatre (Arts and Entertainment) Ltd
£33,300	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Blackpool Grand Theatre (Arts and Entertainment) Ltd
£199,800	25/09/2019 36	Towards project costs to develop Story-led Resilience, the theatre’s creative social change model to strengthen the personal capacity and wellbeing of young people.
DCMS - National Portfollio Organiations 2018 22
£209,992	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - Blackpool Grand Business Review
£15,000	01/04/2018	Blackpool Grand Business Review
DCMS - National Portfollio Organiations 2018 22
£209,992	01/04/2018	National Portfollio Organiations 2018 22
DCMS - National Portfollio Organiations 2018 22
£52,498	01/04/2018	To support National Portfollio Organiations 2018 22
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Blackpool Grand Theatre (Arts and Entertainment) Ltd
£170,000	29/10/2015 36	Towards core costs to support the ongoing development of the theatre’s programming and learning and participation strand, following the opening of a new studio theatre and workshop.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-84

ANTHONY DEPLEDGE OBE, Occupation: None

ALISTAIR ARMIT (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solutions Architect

ANN ROYLE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDS OF THE GRAND,

GLENN BRYAN MASCORD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

JEANETTE POPE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

KAREN METCALFE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

MARTIN SCRAGG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

MICHELLE AMOS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

PHILIP WELSH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Local Government Officer

PETER AKROYD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN MAY KATHLEEN WALKER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Audio Describer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/06/1993, number: 1022754
Registered at Companies House on 08/06/1993, number: 02825229

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR05: 45 days late, AR04: 8 days late,

Main office

Grand Theatre Ltd
33 Church Street
BLACKPOOL
FY1 1HT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, ASSIST AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DESIGN, DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.)

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICTS

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