Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

PLAZA COMMUNITY CINEMA

We operate a 3-screen cinema, for leisure/entertainment and education/social activities. We improve quality of life for residents of South Sefton and surrounding areas by: -+?+?+? advancing education in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the art of film,+?+?+? providing recreational and leisure facilities, +?+?+? providing volunteering opportunities so improving employability.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

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:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,677,798 available, equivalent to 30 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 27 years

www.plazacinema.org.uk

manager@plazacinema.org.uk

01519313876

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		£743	£674	£69	£12	£1,678	£1,678	29.9	11	60
31/03/22		£747	£750	£-3	£8	£1,609	£1,609	25.7	10	70
31/03/21		£533	£423	£110	£4	£1,612	£1,612	45.7	11	80
31/03/20		£971	£957	£14	£7	£1,503	£1,503	18.9	13	80
31/03/19		£1,071	£882	£188	£14	£0	£0	n/a	10	80
31/03/18		£1,050	£960	£89	£16	£1,300	£1,300	16.2	10	0
31/03/17		£999	£741	£258	£21	£0	£0	n/a	8	0
31/03/16		£820	£701	£120	£13	£952	£952	16.3	7	0
31/03/15		£656	£477	£179	£15	£668	£638	16.1	5	0
31/03/14		£598	£469	£129	£15	£668	£638	16.3	4	0
31/03/13		£531	£450	£81	£13	£489	£448	12	4	0
31/03/12		£520	£393	£127	£15	£408	£336	10.2	6	0
31/03/11		£542	£413	£130	£16	£281	£254	7.4	6	0
31/03/10		£442	£499	£-57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£512	£459	£52	£23	£208	£203	5.3	8	0
31/03/08		£497	£540	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£510	£485	£25	£15	£199	£187	4.6	11	0
31/03/06?	*	£697	£760	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£463	£473	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 29.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 27.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Liverpool City, Sefton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
60 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Plaza Community Cinema
£14,750	27/07/2023	This grant will provide funding for a youth led film and creative media project for 30 children and young people affected by poverty and deprivation. It will empower and inspire young people and will ....more This grant will provide funding for a youth led film and creative media project for 30 children and young people affected by poverty and deprivation. It will empower and inspire young people and will lead to increased confidence and self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Everyday Life Stories: Film, Memory & Wellbeing
£6,530	27/03/2020 12	The funding will be used to create an oral history project based on the memories of people living with dementia. The project, a partnership between the cinema's dementia trained staff, Liverpool ....more The funding will be used to create an oral history project based on the memories of people living with dementia. The project, a partnership between the cinema's dementia trained staff, Liverpool university, dementia sufferers and their carers, will be a celebration of everyday life. It will also help delay the advance of dementia, raise self-esteem and enhance relationships between those living with dementia and their carers. It will also become a valuable resource for public and professionals that can be accessed via the University or public libraries.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Plaza Community Cinema
£30,000	15/03/2019 36	This project will provide a programme of film and creative media opportunities for young people from Bootle who are impacted by local poverty and deprivation. It will lead to team working skills, ....more This project will provide a programme of film and creative media opportunities for young people from Bootle who are impacted by local poverty and deprivation. It will lead to team working skills, reduced social isolation and increased confidence.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Plaza Community Cinema
£10,000	15/01/2013	Towards the salary of the education worker.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Plaza Community Cinema
£61,236	15/09/2009 36	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the education manager to enable the continued development of the education programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-78

COLIN JAMES FORSHAW Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Surveyor

COLETTE TULLY MRS Appointed: 2022

IAN HENDERSON TURNBULL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Volunteer And Hr Co-Ordinator

JAN DUNN (Chair) Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Vet Nurse

KIERAN OWEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Contractor

VAL ELSON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/1997, number: 1062570
Registered at Companies House on 29/04/1997, number: 03362182

Gift Aid

NOT 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; AR09: 13 days late, AR06: 16 days late,

Main office

7 LINDEN AVENUE
LIVERPOOL
L23 8UL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE: (A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF FILM AND (B) TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTH SEFTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH SEFTON AND SURROUNDING AREA

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