Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

BAMBOOZLE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

The objective of the charity is to advance the education of the public (particularly students) who have emotional,behavioural and/or learning disabilities, their parents, carers, teachers and others working with them by the provision ofsuch artistic and educational activities as the executive committee see fit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 14 years

www.bamboozletheatre.co.uk

info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk

0116 2552065

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		£717	£596	£121	£10	£739	£291	5.9	9	15
31/03/22		£605	£403	£203	£2	£618	£592	17.6	9	3
31/03/21	*	£393	£265	£128	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£585	£507	£78	£17	£273	£258	6.1	6	17
31/03/19		£569	£437	£132	£28	£195	£190	5.2	5	7
31/03/18		£396	£358	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£325	£368	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£360	£325	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£318	£307	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£210	£223	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£181	£183	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£223	£187	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 5.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

9 employees
15 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£457,610
Garfield Weston Foundation	£45,000
DCMS	£27,000
Henry Smith Charity	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - A Space to Be
£448,310	25/11/2022	The funding will be used by Bamboozle Theatre Company to provide their community of families with autistic and profoundly learning disabled children in Leicestershire with creative multi-sensory ....more The funding will be used by Bamboozle Theatre Company to provide their community of families with autistic and profoundly learning disabled children in Leicestershire with creative multi-sensory experiences opportunities to network and support each other and to build the capacity of the families to have their voices heard. The project is intended to build the confidence and resilience of these families and to provide meaningful and high quality experiences where their voices are heard. This will be achieved by providing outdoor creative experiences whole family support and training peer to peer events and an action research programme to develop “voices”.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award WCF award - COVID19 response
£30,000	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund to Regular Grant
DCMS - Bamboozle Theatre - Culture Recovery Fund
£27,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Bamboozle Family Experiences
£9,300	17/02/2020 4	The funding will be used to deliver multi-sensory theatre workshops to young people with profound disabilities and their families. The project aims to bring families together, allowing them access to ....more The funding will be used to deliver multi-sensory theatre workshops to young people with profound disabilities and their families. The project aims to bring families together, allowing them access to activities that they wouldn't normally be able to participate in.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bamboozle Theatre Company
£10,000	12/06/2019 12	towards one year's running costs of a project providing interactive theatre experiences for children with profound learning disabilities in Leicestershire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	29/05/2019	Dragons - A new touring show for children & young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bamboozle Theatre Company
£9,980	08/06/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a project in Leicestershire providing interactive theatre experiences for children with profound learning disabilities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bamboozle Theatre Company
£5,000	17/09/2015	towards one year's running costs of a project in Leicester that provides theatre activities for children with profound learning disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Focus
£121,810	02/07/2013 48	This is an existing project delivered by Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited across the East Midlands area. The aim of the project is to develop work with young adults with Profound and Multiple ....more This is an existing project delivered by Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited across the East Midlands area. The aim of the project is to develop work with young adults with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and sustain activities with families with a child who has PMLD or Autism. This will reduce their sense of social and emotional isolation, increase confidence, interaction, communication and self-esteem across the whole family.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bamboozle Theatre Company Ltd.
£75,000	22/02/2012	Towards core costs to provide multi-sensory, interactive workshops to children with learning difficulties.
National Lottery Community Fund - Multi-Sensory Magic
£38,134	12/10/2010 12	This project in Leicester provides a programme of activities using a variety of multi-sensory arts, for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties, their parents, carers and siblings. ....more This project in Leicester provides a programme of activities using a variety of multi-sensory arts, for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties, their parents, carers and siblings. The project offeres an opportunity for children, their parents, carers and siblings to take part in a variety of multi sensory activities based on a well-known children's story. The project will deal with problems such as social and emotional isolation, lack of self confidence and low self- esteem.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bamboozle Theatre Company Ltd.
£48,495	14/09/2010 12	Towards Core costs Towards a tour of multi-sensory interactive drama to children with learning difficulties.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bamboozle Theatre Company Ltd.
£25,000	05/08/2009 12	Towards Core costs Towards touring costs for a new interactive drama production.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-65

CORALLIE MURRAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

TRUSHA LAKHANI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Finance Director

CHRIS JOHN WHITE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Head Teacher

CORINNE ELIZABETH GALLOWAY BA MA Appointed: 2017

DOROTHY DAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Consultant

IONA NUNES-MAYO, Occupation: Case Manager

JAMES ANDREW HARTSHORNE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director

JAMES LEO HARRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

SANDRA POLLOCK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2010, number: 1136157
Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2010, number: 07193792

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR21: 22 days late, AR16: 8 days late,

Main office

UNIT 10
115 BURNMOOR STREET
LEICESTER
LE2 7JL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (PARTICULARLY STUDENTS) WHO HAVE EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, THEIR PARENTS, CARERS, TEACHERS AND OTHERS WORKING WITH THEM BY THE PROVISION OF ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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