Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE LAWNMOWERS INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANY

Lawnmowers is a learning disabled-led company which provides rich and varied cultural training for people with learning difficulties. Programmes address social and educational issues, accessibility, sustainability, participation, enjoyment and building futures. All of our services relate directly to needs identified by learning disabled people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/24£314£280£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£245£272£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£330£341£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£296£284£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£370£349£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£259£299£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£246£292£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£292£301£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£351£312£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£342£298£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£276£307£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£379£311£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£254£253£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£272£289£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09?£193£334£-141n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£379£297£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£311£290£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£296£304£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£318£258£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.lawnmowerstheatre.com

hello@lawnmowerstheatre.com

01914789200

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Gateshead,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£320,000
DCMS£62,120
Esmee Fairbairn£15,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£6,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Lawnmowers Centre Stage Included
£120,000 19/07/2023
The funding will support the Lawnmowers Theatre Company to continue to grow and develop services and activities that reduce social isolation increase skills confidence and develop relationships and friendships for people with learning disabilities ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 22/03/2023
The Lawnmowers - Centre Stage Included
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company
£6,500 03/06/2021
Producer and film maker costs to adapt the theatre show RETAKE, REMAKE for film
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Lawnmowers
£15,000 12/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - Investing in Diversity
£62,120 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lawnmowers Centre Stage Revolution 2021-2023
£200,000 19/02/2020
35
The funding will provide a range of support, activities and campaigns centred around music and arts, for people with learning difficulties and disabilities. The aim is to increase confidence and self-esteem, help build relationships and make friends.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Lawnmowers
£90,000 06/03/2019
36
Towards unrestricted core costs for the strategic development of an arts programme led by and for people with learning difficulties.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company
£15,000 01/03/2019
12
Youth theatre/hip hop
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company
£10,000 11/12/2018
To make a film called "A Dead Good Life" led by older learning disabled artists.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company
£15,000 23/02/2018
12
Supporting youth theatre & hip-hop groups for those with disabilities
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Just Jam International Festival Inclusive Jam & Youth Exchange Collaboration
£6,000 16/08/2017
Just Jam International Festival Inclusive Jam & Youth Exchange Collaboration
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lawnmowers: Connect the Revolution
£285,745 25/01/2017
36
The project, which is run by and for people with learning disabilities, will enable them to explore solutions affecting the lives of their community. This will be done through accessible educational workshops, issue-based performances, booklets, ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Women on the Web
£2,768 09/11/2015
Towards Women on the Web
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Lawnmowers
£74,298 08/10/2014
Towards core salaries to sustain and develop cultural training for people with learning difficulties.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company
£14,000 29/10/2012
the salary and on costs of the Artistic Director
National Lottery Community Fund - Join the Revolution: The Lawnmowers Quiet Revolution Phase 2 (2012-15)
£290,303 17/10/2012
36
This Gateshead project aims to support people with learning disabilities integrate into mainstream society by providing access to vocational and volunteer opportunities, participate in cultural activities such as theatre and dance and become active ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company (Tyne & Wear)
£79,452 13/03/2012
Towards the core costs of the organisation which runs a theatre company for people with learning disabilities in Gateshead.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-74
  • DALEY JOHNATHAN BARBER-ALLEN Appointed: 2022
  • DR CHARLOTTE MARIE THOMAS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Doctor
  • HILARY PATRICIA FLOREK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • IAN LEONARD BRIGGS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBERT STEPHEN KITCHEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Music Service Manager
  • STEVE GILROY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Lecturer
  • VICKY STURRS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Learning And Civic Engagement
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2000, number: 1084229
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/05/2000, number: 03995521
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Formerly Pelaw Youth Centre
Shields Road
Pelaw
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE10 0QD

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF PLAYS AND DRAMAS IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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