Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

TAUNTON THEATRE ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

Taunton Theatre Association advances education for the public benefit through the promotion and encouragement of the performing arts, the creative arts and the visual arts primarily in, but not limited to, Somerset. It operates the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton and offers a wide programme of public performance, exhibitions and community engagement activities associated with performance and art.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 10 years

www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

info@tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

01823 283244

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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
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,289£1,288£2£0£121£830.821100
31/03/22£953£1,193£-240£0£120£1201.218100
31/03/21£625£498£126£0£360£2014.815100
31/03/20£1,476£1,436£40£0£217£2041.717100
31/03/19£1,252£1,376£-124£0£133£110116130
31/03/18£1,144£1,203£-59£0£257£2222.2140
31/03/17£857£880£-24£0£297£2132.9110
31/03/16£628£493£135£0£321£2776.760
31/03/15£315£196£119£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 75%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 68%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
  • 100 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Devon, Dorset, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

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£290,893
Garfield Weston Foundation£156,250
Somerset Community Foundation£2,630
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Providing a warm space to support those experiencing fuel poverty during the cost-of-living crisis
£1,000 15/11/2022
Grant to Taunton Theatre Association Ltd
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award
£136,250 19/02/2021
Weston Culture Fund
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Online art sessions for disadvantaged children and older people
£1,630 03/07/2020
Grant to Taunton Theatre Association Ltd
DCMS - Taunton Brewhouse Recovery Fund
£194,015 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Cultural Recovery Fund Round 2 - Taunton Theatre Association
£96,878 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 10/07/2019
TTA Revenue Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Futures Our Home
£6,406 15/02/2017
12
A dance and theatre show will be delivered with this funding, which will involve a variety of community groups. This will strengthen and bring together the local community, resulting in people ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Young People’s Capital Project
£10,000 14/06/2016
9
Equipping studio and creative hub
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • VICKY DAWSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Museum & Heritage Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2014, number: 1156472
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/08/2013, number: 08658085
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

TAUNTON BREWHOUSE
BREWHOUSE THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE
COAL ORCHARD
TAUNTON
SOMERSET
TA1 1JL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE CREATIVE ARTS AND THE VISUAL ARTS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL THINK FIT, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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