Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CROYDON YOUTH THEATRE ORGANISATION

Working locally with young people to develop physical and social skills primarily through the arts and in particular those involved in theatre. This is done through workshop sessions and productions on the charity's premises and through similar activities in other centres for young people i.e. schools, colleges and youth centres.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£89£84£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£58£56£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£53£49£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£40£52£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£40£56£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£97£69£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£49£80£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£104£58£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£39£48£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£43£45£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£52£52£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£61£50£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£45£43£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£52£52£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£59£62£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£73£65£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£58£55£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£52£57£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£44£43£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£37£43£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

david.davidpage@gmail.com

02086861550

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Croydon, Sutton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 19/02/2021
Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation - core costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation
£5,324 11/06/2020
£5,324 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-76
  • ANNA MARY SHIELDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Group Singing Leader
  • BIANCA BECKLES-ROSE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Actor
  • CHERYL YVONNE GOVAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Freelance Director/Writer
  • DAVID RICHARD SPENCER PAGE Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Solicitor
  • DONNA-MARIA CROOKES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Classroom Assistant
  • LAURA PERRY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Sales And Ticketing Manager
  • ROGER PHILIP WEEKS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/10/1999, number: 1077861
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/05/1998, number: 03572226
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 328 days late, AR08: 453 days late, AR07: 819 days late, AR06: 1184 days late, AR05: 1549 days late, AR04: 1914 days late,
Main office

3 THANESCROFT GARDENS
CROYDON
CR0 5JR

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN PERFORMANCE AND THE DRAMATIC ARTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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