Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    ALRA 

    The provision of high quality vocational training for the live performance, screen and audio industries
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

    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
    31/08/20£3,166£3,134£32£0£77£770.3420
    31/08/19£2,989£2,977£12£0£45£450.2820
    31/08/18£2,690£2,688£2£1,492£33£330.1800
    31/08/17£2,445£2,513£-68£0£31£310.1690
    31/08/16£2,283£2,382£-99£0£91£910.5680
    31/08/15£2,402£2,303£99£23£148£1090.6390
    31/08/14£2,309£2,172£137£78£53£100.1280
    31/08/13£2,299£2,284£15£91£-127£-127-0.7250
    31/08/12£1,979£2,034£-54£49£-142£-142-0.8210
    31/08/11*£1,618£1,711£-93£48£-88£-88-0.6250
    31/08/10£1,391£1,362£29£62£5£50170
    31/08/09£1,143£1,105£38£69£-24£-24-0.3170
    31/08/08*£1,135£1,262£-127£46£-62£-62-0.6120
    31/08/07£1,159£1,183£-23£61£65£650.7280
    31/08/06*£969£1,118£-149£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/05*£1,133£1,170£-37£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/04*£1,176£1,034£142£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 98%
    Liabilities/Income: 120%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.3
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 22 years

    www.alra.co.uk

    info@alra.co.uk

    020 8870 6475

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Wandsworth, Wigan,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 42 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Foyle Foundation - Learning
    £25,000 29/07/2020
    towards final two phases of capital improvement works to the Performing Arts Library for the North West based in the Wigan Life Centre

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 50-80
    • KEVIN SHAW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Theatre Director
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2002, number: 1090724
    • Registered at Companies House on 17/10/2001, number: 04306353
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    17 returns made; AR11: 25 days late, AR08: 9 days late, AR06: 24 days late, AR05: 24 days late, AR04: 103 days late,
    Main office

    ACADEMY OF LIVE & RECORDED ARTS
    ROYAL VICTORIA PATRIOTIC BUILDING
    JOHN ARCHER WAY
    LONDON
    SW18 3SX

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A SCHOOL FOR THE TEACHING OF ACTING ON THE STAGE OR FOR TELEVISION, FILM AND RADIO, STAGE MANAGEMENT, MUSICAL THEATRE AND DANCE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, AND THE TEACHING OF ALL OTHER SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES CONNECTED WITH THE THEATRE AND DRAMATIC AND RECORDED ARTS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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