Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

HEAD2HEAD THEATRE 

A volunteer-led charity dedicated to the special needs' community providing accessible, multi-sensory theatre for children/young people with learning & physical disabilities that they may enjoy with their families. We tour SE England & provide virtual & online activities throughout the UK. A Work Experience Programme is offered to students transitioning from UK special schools.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 9 years

http://www.h2hsensorytheatre.com

reception@h2hsensorytheatre.com

01883 725264

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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
05/04/23£181£179£2n/an/an/an/an/a22
05/04/22£237£145£92n/an/an/an/an/a25
05/04/21£152£135£18n/an/an/an/an/a15
05/04/20£135£77£58n/an/an/an/an/a34
05/04/19£90£76£14n/an/an/an/an/a38
05/04/18£91£55£36£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17£48£49£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£41£34£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 22 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£113,555
The Fore£65,000
Community Foundation for Surrey£22,286
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Sussex Community Foundation£13,249
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
DCMS£10,000
Rothschild Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Work Experience Programme
£4,500 15/01/2024
6.8387096774194
Funding for the work experience programme, providing opportunities for young people with disabilties to learn skills through the creative arts.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Head2Head Sensory Theatre
£1,031 21/10/2023
We would like to bring our multi-sensory pantomime to children and young people with special needs in Kent and Surrey. We will provide performances offering Makaton signing and interactive fun.
National Lottery Community Fund - Drewshearne Barn – Head2Head’s Community Hub
£9,955 15/09/2023
The funding will be used to make a community hub for local people with a disability and their families with a range of activities workshops and a café. This project aims to expand on the theatre ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000 20/09/2022
towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Community Foundation for Surrey - Specialist drama classes for Children & Young People with Special Needs
£2,000 29/07/2022
Funding for a Drama Facilitator to provide drama workshops for children and young people with disabilities to learn new skills and improve their wellbeing
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£5,000 27/05/2022
Funding would be used to present a production of Odie’s Odd Odyssey, a multi-sensory walkabout show for children with special needs at Booker Park Community School in Aylesbury.
National Lottery Community Fund - Odie's Odd Odyssey - a multi-sensory performance for children with special needs
£10,000 18/03/2022
The funding will be used to deliver four multi-sensory performances for children with special educational needs and their families at two special schools. The project aims to support participants ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 11/03/2022
A contribution towards Head2Head's Core Costs
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£5,000 11/03/2022
6
Funding was provided to support 21 performances of Odie's Odd Odyssey at special schools in seven areas of Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£3,249 17/11/2021
4
Funding was provided for production core costs for their new production of Odie's Odd Odyssey.
National Lottery Community Fund - Head2Head Capacity Building
£93,600 14/07/2021
The funding will be used to appoint some key members of staff and ensure that the charity can continue to respond to the needs of the SEN community. Head2Head Theatre Group established in 2006 helps ....more
The Childhood Trust - Head2Head?s Sensory Squad
£2,000 22/06/2021
Imagination knows no barriers. Using multisensory and interactive films and performances, Head2Head is making theatre accessible to all. Designed for families with special educational needs to ....more
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Head2Head Sensory Theatre
£5,000 02/06/2021
Towards project costs for a Sensory Squad YouTube video, which explores everyday settings and offers disabled actors work experience as guest presenters. The videos can be downloaded and watched at a ....more
Community Foundation for Surrey - Family Holiday Activities & Pantomime Programme for Children with Special Needs
£7,410 26/10/2020
11
Family Holiday Activities & Pantomime Programme for Children with Special Needs
True Colours Trust - Towards a theatre base for online theatre performances – COVID19 response
£5,000 06/10/2020
Towards a theatre base for online theatre performances – COVID19 response
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 01/09/2020
"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 ....more
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Head2Head Theatre
£5,000 22/04/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Head2Head Theatre, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£5,000 23/03/2020
8
Funding was provided for event costs of a tour around Sussex during 2020-21.
The Fore - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£30,000 01/08/2019
24
Head2Head Theatre (H2H) provides multi-sensory theatre experiences to children with a wide range of disabilities who are often excluded from cultural activities. Performances are based on puppetry, ....more
The Fore - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£30,000 19/07/2019
24
Head2Head will use The Fore's funding to diversify its income streams, and expand its core staff team, in order to significantly enhance the organisation’s long-term sustainability.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Disabled Student Volunteer Co-Ordinator
£8,376 14/05/2019
11
Student Volunteer Program Coordinator to support people with learning difficulties.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/12/2018
Head2Head Theatre
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Student Development Programme
£1,000 14/11/2018
Towards the Student Development Programme which gives budding actors with a disability the opportunity to receive support from a team of professional actors.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Production costs
£2,750 12/03/2018
6
Equipment and sets for a theatre company which provides interactive experiences for people with disabilities.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Head2Head Theatre
£8,000 01/11/2017
purchase of van for a charity which works with disabled people in Surrey
Community Foundation for Surrey - Holiday Activities for Children with Disabilities & their Families
£4,255 25/01/2017
8
Interactive, multi-sensory holiday activities throughout Surrey, tailored specifically for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities which can be shared with siblings and other family ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2015, number: 1161873
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Drewshearne Barn
Crowhurst Lane End
Oxted
Surrey
RH8 9NT

Objectives

3) The object of the CIO is to relieve the needs of persons of all ages with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by means of the arts, in particular but not exclusively the art of music, drama and dance. Where consistent with the aforesaid aims, the charity will also support local and disadvantaged communities.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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