Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -4

THEATRE ABSOLUTE

The principal activity of the company is as a professional theatre company based in Coventry.The company established the UK's first professional 'Shop Front Theatre' space in Coventry city centre in 2009, giving access to theatre and the arts for all. It creates new theatre plays, as well as literacy and drama workshops for young people, community groups, older people and hard to reach groups.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 14 years
(29 years as a company)

www.theatreabsolute.co.uk

julia@theatreabsolute.co.uk

07799292957

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	£74	£131	£-57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£86	£96	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	£276	£158	£118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20	£159	£94	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19	£76	£76	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	£232	£226	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£72	£70	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£63	£61	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£63	£58	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£64	£65	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£42	£41	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£60	£62	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£88	£87	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Coventry City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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	£182,125
DCMS	£14,000
CAF	£1,200

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Theatre Absolute
£7,750	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£14,000	24/07/2020	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 ....more 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 on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Theatre Absolute
£19,375	28/04/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
CAF - Grant to Theatre Absolute
£1,200	28/04/2020	Grant to Theatre Absolute to support the organisation through COVID19
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Theatre Absolute
£155,000	26/02/2020 48	Towards Theatre Absolute's core costs, ensuring it can further develop activities and partnerships, make a substantial contribution to the Coventry City of Culture 2021 programme and maintain its ....more Towards Theatre Absolute's core costs, ensuring it can further develop activities and partnerships, make a substantial contribution to the Coventry City of Culture 2021 programme and maintain its presence and influence thereafter.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Shop Front Festival 2018 (pilot)
£5,000	26/10/2017 0	Grant to Theatre Absolute
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Theatre Absolute
£60,000	23/05/2016 36	Towards the continuation and development of the work of Theatre Absolute's accessible shop front theatre in Coventry.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Theatre Absolute
£30,000	28/04/2014	Towards core costs for this innovative organisation providing accessible, affordable theatre in ex-retail space in Coventry.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-73

CRAIG SHELTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Drama Teacher

FIONA ISABELLE SWANN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketer

MELANIE JAYNE SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Deputy Ceo

PETER WALTERS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Pr Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE COVENTRY SOCIETY,

PROFESSOR JONOTHAN NEELANDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: University Professor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/02/2010, number: 1134077
Registered at Companies House on 12/09/1994, number: 02966897

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o 59 Oldfield Road
COVENTRY
CV5 8FU

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS, BY INCREASING ACCESS TO THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PROVISION OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE PLAYS, AND ASSOCIATED PARTICIPATORY PERFORMANCE, LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DELIVERED PRINCIPALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHER PERSONSWHO REQUIRE HELP WITH LITERACY, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOUR OR SELF-HELP SKILLS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING, WITH A VIEW TO EMPOWERING AND EDUCATING THEM IN SUCH AREAS AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ASSISTING THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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