Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

WATERS EDGE ARTS LTD 

We deliver high quality participatory theatre projects, predominantly for people who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. We create and programme relevant, accessible theatre which challenges and entertains. We run The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Manchester, as a resource for community and professional arts and The Dressing Room Cafe which trains learning disabled adults in hospitality & catering.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 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
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 15 years

www.edgetheatre.co.uk

info@edgetheatre.co.uk

01612829776

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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£453£454£-1n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/22£613£525£88£22£180£1383.2719
31/03/21?£282£140£142n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/08/20£312£311£1n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/19£323£317£5n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/08/18£307£309£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£262£292£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£262£293£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£314£210£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£120£134£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£102£110£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£111£113£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£40£37£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£32£31£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Salford City, Trafford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 17 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
DCMS£206,385
National Lottery Community Fund£194,881
Henry Smith Charity£126,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Manchester City Council£36,143
The Foyle Foundation£35,000
Co-Operative Group£9,904
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 28/11/2023
towards core costs over the next 12 months
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
£2,811 21/10/2023
We would like to develop our Community Arts Club with regular activities including singing, acting, dancing, writing, painting, ukulele, drawing, comedy and performance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
£2,916 22/10/2022
We hope to be able to create a Community Arts Club and pay artists and practitioners to lead activities such as: singing, acting, dancing, writing, painting, drawing, comedy and performance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Arts Club
£9,980 19/08/2022
The funding will be used to pilot a new Community Arts Club. This club will be specifically aimed at people who are unemployed or on restricted incomes and who are isolated live alone and feel ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000 18/02/2022
Support towards Core Costs of The Edge for 3 years
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to Waters Edge Arts more commonly known as The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
£22,233 01/04/2021
to run 6-month socially distanced drama workshops ‘Drama for Wellbeing’ for people affected by homelessness. Priority groups: Homeless
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
£126,000 18/03/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing a range of theatre workshops and performances for young people and adults with learning disabilities in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling Access Increasing Participation Changing Lives
£184,901 26/01/2021
48
A project that encourages and promotes involvement in theatre and related artistic and creative activities to people considered high risk or hard to reach. Funding will be used to make its venue ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
£4,176 24/10/2020
We want to empower young people & adults with Learning Disabilities to fulfill their potential and be an active part of the local community.
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 30/06/2020
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 30/06/2020
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 01/06/2020
Funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the Cultural Ambition
DCMS - Save Manchester's Theatre for Participation
£137,591 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Re-Open Manchester's Theatre for Participation
£68,794 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 07/02/2020
The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre - application for a contribution towards Core Costs
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£15,000 04/02/2020
towards the development and tour of 'Smith' to Northern venues
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£2,660 18/08/2019
Grant to increase the levels of engagement in local opportunities
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 17/03/2019
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Limited
£8,232 19/11/2018
We want to install an accessible point of sale system in our cafe which will help adults with learning difficulties complete traineeships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating The Edge Studio Space
£9,970 30/08/2018
11
The funding will be used to improve a performance space in this theatre and arts centre. This will make the space inclusive for everyone and enable the theatre to deliver projects for disadvantaged ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 01/04/2018
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 17/03/2018
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£3,750 17/03/2018
The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the Cultural Ambition
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre (charity name: Waters Edge Arts Ltd)
£4,525 29/11/2017
Help us deliver 20 creative writing sessions for unemployed adults, culminating in staged readings by professional actors in our theatre.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
£66,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing theatre workshops and performances for children and adults with learning disabilities in Manchester
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£60,000 14/11/2016
36
Towards a post to develop new audiences and engage new participant groups with The Edge venue in Manchester.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Training people with learning disabilities to work in the “Dressing Room”
£1,000 05/08/2015
Towards training people with learning disabilities to work in the “Dressing Room” Arts Café.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Waters Edge Arts
£20,400 29/05/2014
the charity delivers high quality participatory theatre projects aimed at engaging hard to reach and disadvantaged adults & young people with a view to enhance their skills
National Lottery Community Fund - The Edge Cafe
£205,763 27/03/2014
36
This new project will create a dedicated catering and restaurant training facility for learning disabled people, where they will have an opportunity to develop independent living skills and ....more
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Waters Edge Arts Ltd
£25,000 01/05/2012
Towards costs of the Artistic Director
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2009, number: 1128608
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2008, number: 06758847
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR10: 33 days late,
Main office

The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
Manchester Road
Chorlton Cum Hardy
MANCHESTER
M21 9JG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THEATRE, BY ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING INVOLVEMENT IN THEATRE AND RELATED ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES BY ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY THOSE DEEMED AS DISADVANTAGED, VULNERABLE OR HARD TO REACH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Data Sources

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