Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 8

HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL PRODUCTIONS LTD

FOUNDED IN 2007, HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE DISCOVERS AND DEVELOPS EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS, PRODUCING THEIR WORK IN AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN SUFFOLK AND THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDEST PUBLIC, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 16 years

www.hightide.org.uk

hello@hightide.org.uk

02075669765

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£391	£358	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22		£472	£555	£-84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£476	£300	£176	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£467	£536	£-69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/19		£673	£681	£-8	£0	£104	£104	1.8	5	10
31/03/18		£714	£693	£20	£0	£112	£112	1.9	11	0
31/03/17		£678	£712	£-34	£0	£92	£92	1.5	5	0
31/03/16		£572	£567	£5	£30	£126	£83	1.8	9	0
31/03/15?		£265	£246	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£702	£668	£35	£32	£102	£102	1.8	12	0
31/07/13		£588	£570	£19	£33	£68	£68	1.4	5	0
31/07/12		£571	£528	£43	£42	£49	£49	1.1	4	0
31/07/11		£499	£498	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£321	£303	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£319	£326	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

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

Esmee Fairbairn	£202,000
DCMS	£78,000
The Foyle Foundation	£25,000
Fenton Arts Trust	£9,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000	28/04/2023	towards the pilot year of a new writer development programme which will specifically support East of England aspiring, emerging and mid-career playwrights
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£6,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£60,000	07/09/2022	Towards unrestricted core costs hightide 22/23 outreach and artist development in the East of England
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to HighTide Theatre
£5,000	01/07/2021	Support two writers on HighTide Playwrights Cohort programme; providing financial support, mentorship, professional & artistic development.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£12,000	23/06/2021	Towards core costs from the Reinvent Performing Arts Fund
DCMS - HighTide Recovery Application
£78,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£124,000	31/03/2020 24	Towards core costs to support the development of a new organisational model working across the Eastern region.
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to HighTide
£4,000	06/06/2019	Support the development of Sonia Jalaly a female playwright of colour, to write a full draft of her play for production from 2020 onwards.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Connect
£2,840	04/04/2019 12	The project will use the funding to deliver weekly drama workshops aimed at young people, along with a work share for family and a final performance at the the annual 'Hightide' festival theatre ....more The project will use the funding to deliver weekly drama workshops aimed at young people, along with a work share for family and a final performance at the the annual 'Hightide' festival theatre event. This will enable young people to have access to activities and feel less isolated.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£60,000	27/07/2015 24	Towards the costs of expanding the Festival following the move to new venues in Aldeburgh.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£70,000	05/05/2011	Towards the salary of the manager.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HighTide
£49,988	17/12/2008 24	Towards Project costs Towards the production costs of eight new plays.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72

EMILY ANSTEAD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Trusts And Foundation

JULIET GILKES ROMERO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Playright, Other trusteeship: THE FILM AND TELEVISION CHARITY,

KATE LOUISE HARVEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Producer

LEAH ALISON SCHMIDT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Theatrical Agent

LIZ FOSBURY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

MR TIM CLARK (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Non Executive Director

MATTHEW DAVID WEBB Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

SARAH HOLMES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Theatre Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/06/2008, number: 1124477
Registered at Companies House on 27/07/2007, number: 06326484

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
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

15 returns made; AR23: 26 days late, AR20: 11 days late,

Main office

HighTide
24A St. John Street
LONDON
EC1M 4AY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BY ENCOURAGING, AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR , THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS GENERALLY, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE FIELD OF DRAMATIC ART, MUSIC AND CRAFT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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