Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

LIVERPOOL AND MERSEYSIDE THEATRES TRUST LIMITED 

The Trust manages two theatres, the Liverpool Playhouse and the Everyman Theatre. Both are producing theatres. The Everyman Theatre places an emphasis on the production of new work and new writers. Both theatres also host a programme of visiting companies presenting theatre and dance. A significant element of the theatres' work comprises outreach, education and writer development programmes.
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:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 24 years

www.everymanplayhouse.com

info@everymanplayhouse.com

01517083700

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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£5,798£6,483£-685£437£20,113£1,60632510
31/03/22£4,911£5,473£-562£203£20,798£1,6683.7810
31/03/21£4,514£4,187£327£69£21,360£1,2233.51700
31/03/20£6,052£6,510£-458£563£21,033£55512210
31/03/19£5,757£6,690£-933£628£21,491£54712200
31/03/18£5,406£6,038£-632£581£22,424£6571.31100
31/03/17£5,409£6,830£-1,421£575£23,056£4970.92220
31/03/16£6,028£6,993£-965£246£24,477£7411.31030
31/03/15£7,723£6,506£1,217£293£25,326£1,0341.91090
31/03/14£14,154£5,051£9,103£154£24,109£6031.4880
31/03/13£9,121£4,215£4,906£139£15,006£3751.1890
31/03/12£7,953£4,961£2,992£171£10,100£2560.6880
31/03/11£7,014£5,404£1,610£181£7,108£801080
31/03/10£5,059£4,621£438£186£5,499£-20-0.1880
31/03/09*£5,313£5,314£-1£202£5,061£-252-0.6920
31/03/08£6,608£4,529£2,079£136£5,062£-284-0.81310
31/03/07*£4,039£4,141£-102£135£2,984£-152-0.41280
31/03/06*£3,783£3,876£-93£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£4,644£3,806£838£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,025£3,050£-25£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 29%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 8%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 251 employees

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£1,056,766
Garfield Weston Foundation£390,000
Co-Op Foundation£40,343
The Foyle Foundation£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young Everyman Playhouse
£1,297 22/10/2022
We would like to develop the theatre skills of local young people, providing vocational skills and routes to employment.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£40,000 21/04/2022
to cover the salary of the Digital Producer and contribution to the digital artistic programme (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£283,599 27/10/2021
To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£390,000 05/03/2021
Weston Culture Fund
DCMS - Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust
£389,352 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust
£383,815 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Co-Op Foundation - STC Enhance
£40,343 06/09/2019
The grant will support increased opening hours so the community has greater access to the theatre. Funding will enable a partnership to develop with a health provider that offers social prescribing.
DCMS - Support towards development of long-term strategy
£50,000 01/04/2019
I am writing to offer you a grant of up to £50,000 towards A project which will provide intellectual challenge and provocation for the Board from external advisers offering a broad knowledge of ....more
DCMS - Business Plan Funding 20-22
£1,680,338 01/04/2019
Business Plan Funding 20-22, for further information see the Funded Organisations team
DCMS - Business Plan Funding
£1,649,977 01/04/2019
Business Plan Funding - for further information please contact the Funded Organisations team
DCMS - Business Change Funding
£63,159 01/04/2018
Business Change Funding
DCMS - Business Plan Funding
£549,993 01/04/2018
Business Plan Funding
DCMS - LMTT NPO 2018-22
£1,099,984 01/04/2018
LMTT NPO 2018-22
DCMS - LMTT NPO 2018-22
£412,494 01/04/2018
To support LMTT NPO 2018-22
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards establishing Playhouse residencies
£90,000 21/07/2016
36
Towards the costs of a new model, the Playhouse Residencies: a hub for visiting theatre companies to stay for a longer period, thereby creating a more in-depth and valuable experience.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Everyman & Playhouse, Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust)
£45,000 22/10/2014
Everyman & Playhouse (E&P)'s Young Directors and Young Producers programme
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Ltd
£250,000 15/09/2011
Towards a fund for new work and emerging artists.
National Lottery Community Fund - ENDZ (Engagement Programme)
£10,000 16/12/2010
12
This ia s project by a voluntary organisation in Liverpool. The group will use the funding to use technical theatre skills to work with young people. This will provide opportunities to learn new ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-62
  • ANDREA NIXON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • AMY CAUSLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Hr Policy And Employee Engagement
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2000, number: 1081229
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/07/1999, number: 03802476
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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 2 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 10 days late,
Main office

Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Tru
Trust Ltd
The Everyman Theatre
5-11 Hope Street
LIVERPOOL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE, ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRODUCING QUALITY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCING, SINGING AND MUSIC AND WITHIN SUCH OBJECTS MAKE PARTICULAR PROVISION FOR EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF MERSEYSIDE AND THE NATION AT LARGE AND TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, LIVERPOOL BEING A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERSEYSIDE AND THE NATION AT LARGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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