Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

FACE FRONT INCLUSIVE THEATRE LIMITED

Working with disabled and non-disabled artists, producing professional, and challenging theatre. Its aims are to: Use the arts as a tool for social engagement in all aspects of society. Provide programmes that enable disadvantaged adults and children to participate in the arts.Develop productions that explore social issues, raise awareness and enable people to engage in the process of change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to 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

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£372£391£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£602£446£156£0£318£1534.120
31/03/21£234£206£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£264£258£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£212£215£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£258£245£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£270£261£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£198£198£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£202£203£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£203£256£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£284£305£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£264£248£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11?*£209£200£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10*£275£256£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£218£184£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£210£184£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07*£140£126£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years
(20 years as a company)

www.facefront.org

hello@facefront.org

020 8350 3461

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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
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
City Bridge Trust£131,150
John Lyon's Charity£117,800
People's Health Trust£48,688
The Foyle Foundation£15,000
Sussex Community Foundation£13,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,700
National Lottery Community Fund£9,684
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre Ltd
£2,400 04/03/2024
£2,400 (6 days) to provide an eco audit.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre Ltd
£120,000 29/10/2023
36
£120,000 over three years (£40,000, £40,000, £40,000) towards running costs of their Blue Sky Actors workshops, and the productions of It?s my move and It?s my choice.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£3,000 14/07/2023
Funding was provided towards their production 'It's My Move'. which will tour into special schools and colleges in Autumn 2023.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre Limited
£9,700 24/03/2023
25 years of Face Front Inclusive Theatre
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£15,000 07/02/2023
to support a one year programme for Blue Sky Actors Project
People's Health Trust - Broken Silence Group
£10,042 19/12/2022
24
This existing two-year project delivers a weekly performance art club for disabled adults living in the London Borough of Enfield. Participants meet each week for practice in improvisation, vocals, movement and fitness, and acting, as individuals ....more
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£3,800 05/12/2022
Cost-of-Living Uplift
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£2,668 22/10/2022
We would like to devise and create an inclusive musical for stage and screen that explores the issues around disability, love and the environment.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£5,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provide towards their 'My Move' performance production costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Blue Sky Actors
£9,684 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to support a theatre group featuring actors with disabilities host their own play and will also provide CV and career advice.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Face Front Inclusive Theatre - 07/10/21
£1,000 03/11/2021
Blue Sky Actors
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Broken Silence Theatre Group
£1,837 23/10/2021
We would put on an inclusive production providing a safe and creative environment where disabled people can learn skills, increase confidence, raise awareness and challenge negative attitudes.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£5,000 16/07/2021
5
Funding was provided to enable them to bring their play to 160 disabled young people and their parents/carers and teachers/TAs in Brighton.
People's Health Trust - Broken Silence Group
£38,646 03/02/2021
24
This two-year project continues to bring together and support a group of adults from Edmonton and surrounding areas in Enfield, London, who have a range of disabilities including learning difficulties, sensory impairments, physical disabilities, and ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£5,000 30/07/2020
installation of door and AV equipment for a charity that works with people with disabilities in London
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£2,643 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will help the project support disabled children and young people, isolated due to Covid-19, ensuring that the project will be ready to re-start once the lockdown restrictions are lifted and support young people with their ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,643 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre Ltd
£8,750 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £8,750, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£114,000 11/03/2020
36
Emotional Wellbeing Programme in Schools
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£29,895 19/11/2019
36
This project will support disabled children and young people through drama sessions during their transition from secondary education into adult life. They will develop essential skills, become more positively empowered and increase their self-belief.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£5,873 15/11/2019
We want funding to pay for venue costs, access workers, refreshments and transport for disabled participants in our community groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bounce Back
£9,720 12/09/2019
12
Bounce Back
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£39,153 26/06/2019
23
The development and performance of a new play called 'For Better, For Worse ' by established intergenerational group at Face Front Inclusive Theatre called InterAction.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 31/05/2019
It's My Move
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Connections
£219,750 20/03/2019
60
The project will use funding to run creative groups for disadvantaged people from the Edmonton/Ponders end area. The project aims to bring people together, building relationships, reducing isolation and creating support networks through creativity ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre Ltd
£70,000 31/01/2019
24
£70,000 over two further years (2 x £35,000) towards the salary of a full-time Artistic Director and associated running costs in order to provide multi accessible theatre and workshops for young disabled people in transition.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£40,000 07/12/2018
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£45,901 23/10/2018
36
Performing arts sessions for 36 disabled young people aged 11-18. Through participating in drama, dance and music young people will gain performance skills, improve their confidence and make new friends.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stepping Forward Together
£9,900 04/06/2018
12
The funding shall be used to provide a safe space for people with disabilities by facilitating weekly games, performing arts and leadership activities.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre Ltd
£99,000 26/11/2015
36
£99,000 over three years (£35,000; £32,000; £32,000) towards the salary of an Artistic Director and associated running costs to provide multi accessible theatre and workshops for young disabled people in transition.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Face Front Inclusive Theatre
£30,000 31/05/2013
The charity uses inclusive theatre to work with disabled & disadvantaged people and bring communities together. Their group called Broken Silence provides disabled people with new skills, new opportunities, reduced isolation and peer support.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 20-79
  • AYO OYEBADE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant
  • CATRIN THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Bsl Interpreters
  • CHRISTINE KING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: School Mentor
  • DR SIWAN THOMAS-GIBSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Doctor
  • JACQUELYN ELENA SHREEVES-LEE AFBPSS, Occupation: Lighthouse Psychology Service
  • MARY FERNANDES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • MESERET ZEKAI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Volunteer
  • MEVNA BULATHSINHALA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student
  • ROGER COWE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant
  • SEAN LANGFORD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Designer
  • SHAMIMA LUTFEE GAZI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Theatre Practitioner
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2006, number: 1116506
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/06/2004, number: 05154096
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR15: 77 days late, AR11: 81 days late, AR10: 16 days late, AR07: 136 days late,
Main office

52 MARKET SQUARE
EDMONTON GREEN
LONDON
N9 0TZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF THEATRE, DRAMA, POETRY, SINGING, DANCE, MOVEMENT AND MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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