Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SHAPESHIFTER PRODUCTIONS LTD

Shapeshifter Productions is a performing arts charity based in Waltham Forest. The object is to advance the arts for the public benefit by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the arts of drama and music. Our activities focus on delivering original, world class productions, reaching out and actively engaging local communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£134£134£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£92£87£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£129£116£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£97£95£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£90£89£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£63£78£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£87£76£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£65£72£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£74£70£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£74£68£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£12£21£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£22£12£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years
(17 years as a company)

www.shapeshifter-productions.com

info@shapeshifter-productions.com

02070971409

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent, Scotland, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£23,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£23,000
The Foyle Foundation£14,600
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£7,699
The Fore£4,528
Sussex Community Foundation£4,500
City Bridge Trust£3,950
London Catalyst£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 19/10/2023
24
Combatting Loneliness with The Smiling Sessions
London Catalyst - Shapeshifter Productions - 4
£3,000 07/02/2023
The Smiling Sessions- Smile Through Song for older people in care homes and sheltered housing
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 29/11/2022
towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions
£4,500 17/11/2021
8
Funding was provided to deliver participatory fun and engaging singing activities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£8,000 24/09/2021
The Smiling Sessions-Together Again
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions
£3,000 08/06/2021
The Smiling Sessions for older people
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£7,699 02/09/2020
7
Additional funding needed to support the different delivery model - through apps and materials which support care home providers to improve the wellbeing of their residents.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£23,000 11/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£9,600 29/07/2020
towards core costs over the next 12 months for the charity which has developed a remote digital singing service for the benefit and well-being of older people in care homes and social housing (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Shapeshifter Productions
£4,528 12/06/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Shapeshifter Productions, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
CAF - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions
£2,300 20/05/2020
Grant to Shapeshifter Productions to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions Ltd
£3,950 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £3,950, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions Ltd
£49,600 01/07/2019
36
£49,600 over three further and final years (£15,800, £16,600, £17,200) towards the running costs of The Smiling Sessions project.
London Catalyst - Shapeshifter Productions - 2
£2,900 07/05/2019
The Smiling Sessions: fun, participatory, high quality singing experiences for the elderly.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions
£36,391 06/12/2018
24
The Smiling Sessions - empowering older voices through music.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions Ltd
£23,400 30/03/2017
24
£23,400 over 2 years (£11,550; £11,850) towards running costs of The Smiling Sessions project
National Lottery Community Fund - The Smiling Sessions
£10,000 21/02/2013
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Waltham Forest. The group will use the funding to run a series of participatory music workshops in residential homes, culminating in performances. This will enable older people to share experiences ....more
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Shapeshifter Productions Ltd
£10,000 24/01/2012
Professional music sessions
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 59-68
  • ALISON LESLEY JONES DIRECTOR
  • EAMONN FLYNN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Operations Director
  • JO NOLAN (Chair), Occupation: Managing Director
  • LORRAINE COX Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant
  • MARK WILLIAM KENDRICK Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MANDY WORSTER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nhg Volunteer Programme Manager
  • MILICA MILOSEVIC Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Relationship Manager Diversity In Arts Practice
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/05/2011, number: 1141763
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/03/2007, number: 06142524
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

Shapeshifter Productions
Batten House
The Drive
London
E17 3BX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OFTHE ARTS OF DRAMA AND MUSIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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