Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

GUILDFORD SHAKESPEARE COMPANY TRUST LTD

To advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts in particular, but not exclusively, the art of drama and to foster and promote public taste in, though not exclusively, the works of William Shakespeare through productions and other associated events and educational and training activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 13 years

www.guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk

info@guildford-shakespeare-company.co.uk

01483301590

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

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
31/12/22	£472	£755	£-283	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/21	£499	£538	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/20	£467	£359	£108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/12/19	£485	£549	£-65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/12/18	£447	£520	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/12/17	£490	£483	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£500	£475	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£443	£404	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£266	£232	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£202	£205	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£171	£171	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£156	£147	£9	£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

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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	£130,593
Community Foundation for Surrey	£54,857
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Spirit of Youth
£7,500	16/01/2024 10.967741935484	Funding for a project to support a collaborative programme between school aged children and elderly residents of a local residential home.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Spirit of Youth
£5,000	13/03/2023	An intergenerational project that enhances people’s mental health through drama, by an organisation based in Guildford.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	29/11/2022	towards replacement touring van (£12K) and contribution towards core costs (£8K)
Community Foundation for Surrey - Spirit Of Youth
£5,000	17/10/2022	An intergenerational project that enhances people’s mental health through drama, by an organisation based in Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Together 2022
£5,000	11/07/2022	Funding for a week long holiday club during the Summer holidays for children with disabilities or neuro-diverse conditions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brave New World
£10,000	22/12/2021	The funding will be used to deliver drama therapy workshops for children with mental health needs and young people who are carers. The project aims to provide an opportunity to improve their ....more The funding will be used to deliver drama therapy workshops for children with mental health needs and young people who are carers. The project aims to provide an opportunity to improve their wellbeing and build social relationships.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Together
£5,000	23/07/2021 4	Funding toward a drama club to improve the mental health for disabled people aged between 12 – 19.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 Response - Disadvantaged Young People
£4,500	05/11/2020	Funding towards 3 projects supporting children, young people and older people through remote arts and drama projects to improve mental well-being and education amid the Coronavirus pandemic
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Mental Wellbeing
£5,000	12/05/2020	Funding toward the purchase of equipment and resource, for a theatre company based in Guildford, to offer an online course to those who suffer with mental health issues, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DCMS - World Without End
£87,093	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Once More Unto The Breach
£43,500	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Community Foundation for Surrey - With my Eyes
£13,857	07/01/2020 6	Funding for dramatherapy workshops for up to 8 Surrey teenagers with mental-health needs and their parents
National Lottery Community Fund - With My Eyes
£10,000	09/10/2019 12	With My Eyes
Community Foundation for Surrey - Spirit of Youth
£4,000	31/05/2019 7	Continuation of an Inter-generational drama project based on Shakespeare.
National Lottery Community Fund - With My Eyes
£9,520	03/08/2018 12	The project will deliver drama therapy workshops to children with mental health needs and their families.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Spirit of Youth
£3,200	12/06/2018 3	Inter-generational drama project based on Shakespeare.
Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
£10,000	06/06/2016	Zambia rural development
Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
£10,000	03/12/2014	Theatre production

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-61

CJ MITCHELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Stage Manager

DANA-LEIGH STRAUSS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

GAVIN THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Musician

JANE ALISON CARR SHEPPERD Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Theatrical Agent

JAZ BLAKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Telemarketing Agency

KARIN GABRIELLA ANN WALKER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor

PETER GORDON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE TRUST, YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2010, number: 1139526
Registered at Companies House on 02/12/2010, number: 07458841

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Guildford Shakespeare Co
Astolat Pavilion
Lido Road
GUILDFORD
Surrey
GU1 1FH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE ART OF DRAMA AND TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE PUBLIC TASTE IN, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THROUGH PRODUCTIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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