Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

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

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 15

TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

To maintain and manage a theatre and arts centre and provide education facilities in the Arts for the benefit of the community of Tunbridge Wells and district.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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	*	£1,374	£1,617	£-243	£223	£981	£556	4.1	31	120
31/03/22	*	£1,243	£1,050	£193	£152	£694	£540	6.2	28	125
31/03/21		£674	£670	£4	£138	£467	£279	5	27	150
31/03/20		£1,449	£1,333	£116	£225	£462	£193	1.7	30	175
31/03/19		£1,180	£1,166	£14	£209	£346	£240	2.5	27	170
31/03/18		£1,075	£1,041	£34	£202	£332	£257	3	23	0
31/03/17		£959	£1,037	£-79	£199	£297	£255	3	27	0
31/03/16	*	£1,123	£1,117	£6	£197	£376	£336	3.6	26	0
31/03/15		£1,005	£986	£19	£232	£370	£354	4.3	20	0
31/03/14		£925	£914	£11	£192	£351	£350	4.6	15	0
31/03/13		£795	£798	£-3	£213	£340	£298	4.5	15	0
31/03/12		£740	£733	£8	£167	£343	£301	4.9	17	0
31/03/11		£589	£579	£10	£80	£335	£332	6.9	9	0
31/03/10		£519	£505	£15	£39	£326	£271	6.4	10	0
31/03/09		£561	£606	£-46	£60	£311	£256	5.1	8	0
31/03/08		£607	£649	£-42	£17	£357	£279	5.2	8	0
31/03/07		£598	£691	£-93	£17	£373	£295	5.1	11	0
31/03/06		£633	£715	£-82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£559	£644	£-85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£495	£576	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years

www.trinitytheatre.net

enquiries@trinitytheatre.net

01892678671

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

31 employees
120 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

DCMS	£359,850
Wolfson Foundation	£75,000
The Foyle Foundation	£25,000
Masonic Trust	£19,200
National Lottery Community Fund	£13,942

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£19,200	20/07/2023	Speech Bubbles - drama based initiative delivered in Kent schools for children with identified speech, language and communication needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Eurovision Celebration Tunbridge Wells
£4,192	04/04/2023	This project will celebrate Eurovision through running a series of events that will work with existing communities and those who don't engage with the organisation among the refugee community. The ....more This project will celebrate Eurovision through running a series of events that will work with existing communities and those who don't engage with the organisation among the refugee community. The project aims to bring people together in celebration.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Trinity Theatre & Arts Centre
£75,000	08/06/2022	Restoration and interpretation
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000	03/12/2021	towards the Transform Trinity capital project
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Trinity Theatre & Arts Centre
£10,000	03/12/2020 6	Restoring Trinity's rare and beautiful pre-Victorian stained glass window
DCMS - Saving Trinity; Inspiring new cultural engagement
£250,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Achieving sustainability
£109,850	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Ageing
£9,750	07/08/2019 12	Creative Ageing
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Trinity Theatre & Arts Centre
£532,900	21/11/2018	Open Trinity: repairing and revealing our Decimus Burton building
National Lottery Community Fund - Senior Cinema - a film club to bring older people together
£5,650	06/12/2017 12	This project will continue to run a monthly cinema club within the theatre for older people, with the aim of bringing people together and reducing social isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-69

AILSA MOLYNEUX Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Theatre Director

AMANDA LEWIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DAVID FITZSIMMONS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

JOCELYN CLAIRE CHEEK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

KATHRYN ADAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director

JONATHAN JAMES HILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Fund Manager

MARTIN WRIGHT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Group Property Controller

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/04/1996, number: 1054547
Registered at Companies House on 27/03/1996, number: 03179063

Gift Aid

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 risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR22: 7 days late, AR16: 25 days late,

Main office

Trinity Theatre
Church Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1JP

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE DRAMA MUSIC OTHER PERFORMING ARTS AND THE ARTS GENERALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD. (B) TO MAINTAIN, DEVELOP AND MANAGE A THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER BODIES IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR THE CARRYING ON OF ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE PROMOTED BY THE COMPANY IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS OBJECTS. (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE COMPANY SHALL OCCUPY THE BUILDING OF TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE CHURCH ROAD TUNBRIDGE WELLS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE OBJECTS SET OUT ABOVE, TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE SAID BUILDING BOTH FOR THE IMMEDIATE PURPOSES OF THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY AND FOR THE LONG TERM BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD.(D) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A HERITAGE ATTRACTION AND PROVIDE OTHER EDUCATIONAL OR CULTURAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE HERITAGE OF, AND THE HERITAGE OF ANY BUILDINGS IN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD

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