Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 12

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 21

20 STORIES HIGH

The charity's objects are: to provide or facilitate or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for the public at large; and to advance the education of the general public in the performing arts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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

Established: 14 years
(17 years as a company)

www.20storieshigh.org.uk

info@20storieshigh.org.uk

01517089728

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	£481	£496	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£470	£468	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/21	£477	£461	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£456	£451	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	£475	£496	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£448	£431	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£468	£444	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£301	£271	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£353	£326	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£308	£309	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£271	£281	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£217	£226	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£179	£150	£29	£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
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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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	£215,804
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£200,000
John Ellerman Foundation	£170,000
Backstage Trust	£20,000
The Foyle Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - We're requesting a ‘loosely restricted’ grant to support the artistic development and delivery of our national touring programme 2023-26.
£120,000	27/07/2023	We're requesting a ‘loosely restricted’ grant to support the artistic development and delivery of our national touring programme 2023-26.
Backstage Trust - Production grant
£20,000	10/03/2023	National touring show for young disabled audiences
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Delivering a new vision and mission
£200,000	18/07/2022	20 Stories High is a theatre company creating work for and with young people in theatre venues and community spaces. This grant will support them to implement a revised vision and mission and ....more 20 Stories High is a theatre company creating work for and with young people in theatre venues and community spaces. This grant will support them to implement a revised vision and mission and develop a renewed focus on wellbeing, activism and new leadership and voices. This includes delivering an ambitious and inclusive programme of work made with communities. Together they aim to embed Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity and Activism (EDIA) at the heart of their work; create more work with and for Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists, participants and audiences; and diversify their leadership through new associate roles.
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards core costs associated with commissioning new work
£50,000	30/07/2020 18	Towards core costs associated with commissioning new work
DCMS - 20 Stories High 2018-2022
£215,804	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£15,000	04/02/2020	towards a new piece of theatre created in collaboration with the Youth Theatre
National Lottery Community Fund - In the Mix Community Engagement Project
£9,810	03/08/2018 12	The organisation will deliver theatre activities and outreach for young parents and their children, with the aim of improving access to educational and training activities, reducing isolation and ....more The organisation will deliver theatre activities and outreach for young parents and their children, with the aim of improving access to educational and training activities, reducing isolation and improving health and wellbeing.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - State of Mind
£334,000	05/07/2018 48	20 Stories High is a theatre company and charity based in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. It aims to empower and improve aspirations and skills for young people, targeting the most marginalised ....more 20 Stories High is a theatre company and charity based in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. It aims to empower and improve aspirations and skills for young people, targeting the most marginalised groups. Through a four year programme of outreach, training, collaboration and evaluation, 20 Stories High will deepen its understanding of how access to and participation in the arts can impact positively on young people’s mental health.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	18/06/2018	In The Mix
BBC Children in Need - Grant to 20 Stories High
£81,030	09/02/2017 36	This project will fund salaries for workshop leaders/artists, supporting the organisation's participation programme, carrying out youth theatre sessions, workshops and other activities for young ....more This project will fund salaries for workshop leaders/artists, supporting the organisation's participation programme, carrying out youth theatre sessions, workshops and other activities for young people from a deprived area in Liverpool.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to 20 Stories High
£77,800	17/09/2015 36	towards three years' salaries of the Participation Coordinator and Participation Support Worker at a youth theatre project for disadvantaged young people in Liverpool

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-59

MANOKA MBOLOKELE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Student

DR PRIYANKA PRADHAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist

JENNIFER JOHN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Music Manager, Vocal Coach, Composer

KIERON GREGORY COLLINS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Television Producer

LISA ALLEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Co-Head Of Culture - Link4life

PETER GREGGS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Creative & Digital Producer

ROBENA SARAH HARRISON Appointed: 2021

ZOE MEGINS-DAVIES Appointed: 2022

CHARLIE TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Development

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2010, number: 1137255
Registered at Companies House on 09/06/2006, number: 05841963

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds 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

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

Toxteth TV
37-45 Windsor Street
LIVERPOOL
L8 1XE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. TO PROVIDE OR FACILITATE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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