Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

REACTION THEATRE MAKERS

Reaction Theatre Makers aim to promote mental well-being through drama and the associated arts by:Creating touring theatre work with an Arts & Health focus.Setting up and running arts projects within the community with a special focus on hard-to-reach groups such as those with learning disabilities or those with mental health difficulties.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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		£77	£72	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/12/21		£62	£66	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/20		£43	£34	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/19		£42	£47	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/12/18		£69	£74	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	22
31/12/17		£50	£43	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£60	£63	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£29	£30	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£46	£31	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.reactiontheatremakers.com

tiffyhosking@gmail.com

01684572072

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 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	£109,938
Department for Work and Pensions	£5,444
The Foyle Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - InterAct
£109,938	27/01/2022 36	The funding will be used over three years to continue their InterAct project delivering weekly life skills through drama workshops for people with learning disabilities and people living with mental ....more The funding will be used over three years to continue their InterAct project delivering weekly life skills through drama workshops for people with learning disabilities and people living with mental health issues.
Department for Work and Pensions - MRS BEANS
£5,444	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	20/09/2019	towards the 2019 FEAST (Festival of Equality in Arts and Society Through Theatre)
National Lottery Community Fund - Inter-Act
£77,694	14/12/2018 36	The aim of this project is to enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities through creative expression, whilst breaking down community stigmas. There will be two weekly drama sessions to ....more The aim of this project is to enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities through creative expression, whilst breaking down community stigmas. There will be two weekly drama sessions to develop life skills, tackle low confidence, create social networking opportunities and improve respite for carers. Participants will help to design activities through a focus group.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connectedness
£6,000	07/09/2018 12	This funding will be used to fund art and theatre sessions to bring people together and build strong connections with different people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inter-Act
£87,588	04/11/2015 36	A project to provide interaction, empowerment and developmental skills sessions for young people and adults with learning disabilities, such as Down Syndrome and Autism, and those with mental health ....more A project to provide interaction, empowerment and developmental skills sessions for young people and adults with learning disabilities, such as Down Syndrome and Autism, and those with mental health difficulties including depression, bereavement, anxiety and self harm.The scheme includes activities such as movement, group interaction, peer-to-peer support, film work, spoken word recordings and sensory experiences. The project, which will stage public performances in the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

VISHNI VELADA-BILLSON Appointed: 2013

GUY TOMLINSON Appointed: 2013

RACHEL NEYLAND CERT. ED Appointed: 2013

REBECCA GUNTON Appointed: 2014

SIMON MATTHEW BLAKEMAN Appointed: 2013

STEPHEN B WILLIAMS BSC, MSC (Chair) Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2014, number: 1155804

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 48 days late,

Main office

8 Cotswold Road
MALVERN
Worcestershire
WR14 2QE

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ART OF DRAMA.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ART OF DRAMA (INCLUDING TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN THEATRE SKILLS) AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH (INCLUDING RESEARCH IN THE ARTS AND PARTICULARLY THE ART OF DRAMA) AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ASSOCIATED MATERIAL CONNECTED TO THE ARTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE USE OF DRAMA AND THE ASSOCIATED ARTS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); LEARNING OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY.

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