Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

RIDING LIGHTS

Productions, performances and special events - from small scale to major touring productions.Short filmsYouth TheatreResidential Summer SchoolSpecial education projectsDrama training and teaching

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 26 years

www.ridinglights.org

info@rltc.org

01904 655317

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
31/08/22		£370	£302	£67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/08/21	*	£321	£294	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/08/20		£574	£344	£231	£10	£574	£500	17.5	8	30
31/08/19		£404	£445	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/08/18	*	£475	£507	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/08/17		£586	£538	£48	£16	£388	£285	6.4	15	0
31/08/16		£581	£542	£39	£25	£340	£232	5.1	15	0
31/08/15		£528	£501	£27	£43	£301	£206	4.9	15	0
31/08/14		£498	£536	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£470	£483	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£464	£450	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£448	£480	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£555	£538	£17	£45	£344	£199	4.4	16	0
31/08/09		£443	£454	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£473	£449	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07	*	£695	£780	£-84	£82	£314	£171	2.6	19	0
31/08/06	*	£487	£490	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05	*	£438	£458	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04	*	£506	£465	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Religious Activities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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 Riding Lights Theatre Company
£40,507	01/03/2015	The project delivers a weekly youth theatre session for young people with additional needs to improve their creative skills and confidence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74

ANTONY DUNN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Arts Marketing

ANDREW JAMES BRADLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Council Transport Manager

DAVID JOHN LAMPITT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Barrister

JOHN EMMETT (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ST ALBANS CURSILLO,

MARTIN HANDS Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

OLIVER MARTIN BROWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Technical Manager, Other trusteeship: THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH THEATRE TECHNICIANS,

SEAN MICHAEL HOWARD CAVANAGH Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Theatre Designer

SALLY MADDISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Teacher

YVONNE PATRICIA LOUISE MORLEY-CHISHOLM, Occupation: Voice Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/1998, number: 1070142
Registered at Companies House on 02/06/1998, number: 03573945

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 14 days late, AR18: 3 days late, AR07: 217 days late, AR06: 79 days late, AR05: 88 days late, AR04: 27 days late,

Main office

Riding Lights Theatre Co
Friargate Theatre
Lower Friargate
YORK
YO1 9SL

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS BY PROVIDING AND PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES OF THEATRE OPERA OPERETTA BALLET MUSICALS CINEMA AND OTHER PERFORMANCES WHICH ARE OF EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY (B) TO TEACH TRAIN AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG ARTISTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC ARTS (C) TO EXPLORE PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE DRAMATIC ARTS THE RELEVANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO CONTEMPORARY LIFE AND ITS POTENTIAL TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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