Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

The principal activity of the company is the advancement of education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively the art of drama.
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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£519£556£-37£48£381£3617.890
31/03/22*£562£649£-87£0£419£3576.690
31/03/21£683£439£244£0£505£3609.890
31/03/20£594£663£-69£3£262£2624.7110
31/03/19£720£738£-18£250£330£3305.4110
31/03/18*£661£733£-71£19£348£3485.7100
31/03/17£978£684£293£6£419£4197.3100
31/03/16*£489£493£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£553£583£-30£8£130£1302.7100
31/03/14*£656£641£15£12£160£1603100
31/03/13£627£619£8£14£145£1452.8110
31/03/12£576£560£16£12£137£1372.9140
31/03/11£587£618£-32£13£121£1212.4150
31/03/10£591£559£32£12£153£1533.3140
31/03/09£528£522£6£11£122£1212.8120
31/03/08£487£473£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£608£610£-2£5£100£1002140
31/03/06£551£552£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£558£518£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£418£411£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 29 years
(37 years as a company)

www.forcedentertainment.com

fe@forcedentertainment.com

01142798977

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£19,005 09/12/2020
24
Forced Entertainment is an experimental theatre company based in Sheffield which tours productions to audiences across the UK and around the world. They work with young people in Sheffield and other cities help them develop creative skills, thinking ....more
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£254,091 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that 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 ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Subject To Change
£58,000 09/12/2019
24
To refine and evaluate a participatory approach for creating new performances with young people in Sheffield, via the deliver three longer-term projects in partnership with local community organisations.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£249,500 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£249,500 01/04/2018
National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£62,375 01/04/2018
To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-58
  • DR FRANCES BABBAGE, Occupation: Academic
  • DANIEL JOSEPH KOK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Arts Producer
  • DAVID MICKLEM (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Arts Consultant
  • DR THOMAS SAMUEL PAYNE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Lecturer (University)
  • INGA HIRST Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Creative Learning & Engagement
  • LAUREN NICOLE WHITTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artist
  • REENA KALSI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Producer
  • TIMOTHY NORWOOD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Software Engineer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/10/1995, number: 1049574
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/09/1987, number: 02170819
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 3 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LTD
THE WORKSTATION
15 PATERNOSTER ROW
SHEFFIELD
S1 2BX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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