Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 1

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

BACKSTAGE TRUST

Primary focus are projects in live performing arts, mainly theatre. Main areas of support are: consultant advice to help with the professional development of small scale arts organisations, assisting live arts projects involving disadvantaged children and young people, feasibility studies for capital projects and consultant advice on fundraising/case for support/recruiting development staff.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs
05/04/23	*	£7,186	£4,222	£2,964	£0	£4,118	£0	n/a
05/04/22		£3,129	£4,398	£-1,269	£0	£1,154	£0	n/a
05/04/21		£4,472	£4,137	£335	£0	£2,423	£0	n/a
05/04/20		£4,204	£3,750	£455	£0	£2,088	£0	n/a
05/04/19	*	£2,191	£2,098	£94	£0	£1,634	£1,634	9.3
05/04/18		£2,230	£2,684	£-453	£0	£1,403	£0	n/a
05/04/17		£3,498	£2,671	£826	£0	£1,830	£0	n/a
05/04/16		£1,697	£7,154	£-5,457	£0	£1,004	£0	n/a
05/04/15	*	£4,456	£3,731	£726	£7	£6,461	£0	n/a
05/04/14		£4,181	£1,843	£2,338	£6	£5,735	£0	n/a
05/04/13	*	£4,544	£1,147	£3,397	£14	£3,397	£3,397	35.5

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

INFO@BACKSTAGETRUST.ORG.UK

02070724498

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards a grant-making programme
£1,000,000	27/06/2018	To support the Trust's grant-making programme in the area of live performing arts..
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards a grant-making programme
£1,000,000	27/06/2018	To support the Trust's grant-making programme in the area of live performing arts..
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards a grant-making programme
£1,000,000	19/07/2013	To support the Trust's grant-making programme in the area of live performing arts.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAME SUSIE SAINSBURY Appointed: 2012

DAVID WOOD Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST,

DOMINIC FLYNN Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DELFINA FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2012, number: 1145887

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR23: 28 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR15: 0 days late, AR13: 1 days late,

Main office

NORTH HOUSE
27 GREAT PETER STREET
LONDON
SW1P 3LN

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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