Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 17

TRANSFORM THEATRE PROJECTS

Presenting festivals of performance from Leeds and internationally, whilst concocting projects with bold artists all year round, Transform presents theatre works everywhere from arts venues across Leeds, to city sites and outdoor spaces. Celebrating the independent and adventurous spirit of Leeds, we want to reflect the socially conscious and radical North, whilst connecting to the world.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Established: 9 years

transformfestival.org

info@transformfestival.org

0113 300 3383

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£308	£289	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£416	£367	£49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	44
31/03/21?	*	£95	£61	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/07/20		£185	£114	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/19		£343	£351	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/07/18		£108	£79	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£222	£220	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£71	£72	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Throughout England And Wales, United Arab Emirates, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£258,333
Esmee Fairbairn	£112,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Fenton Arts Trust	£3,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - TOP SECRETS - Transform & Leeds 2023
£10,000	06/04/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a series of performance workshops for young people from marginalised backgrounds to create a performance that will take place at a festival in Leeds plus digitally ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of performance workshops for young people from marginalised backgrounds to create a performance that will take place at a festival in Leeds plus digitally through a documentary film of the process. The project aims to build skills enhance wellbeing provide a platform for voices to be heard and provide progression routes into future employment.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Transform Theatre Projects
£7,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - The Collective at Transform Festival
£8,333	18/01/2023	Transform creates biennial festivals and citywide cultural takeovers from their base in Leeds city centre. This grant supports a three-year programme through which Transform will embed co-creation ....more Transform creates biennial festivals and citywide cultural takeovers from their base in Leeds city centre. This grant supports a three-year programme through which Transform will embed co-creation with young people into their organisational model and across their biennial festivals in 2021 and 2023. ‘The Collective’ will focus on creative and personal development for 16-21-year olds, offering resources and support to commission, curate and create their own projects through cross-art form cultural experiences.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Transform Theatre Projects
£105,000	31/08/2021 36	Towards project costs for a 3-year programme supporting diverse creatives in the Leeds City Region and wider North to develop as artists and change-makers.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	09/07/2021	The Collective
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to Transform
£3,400	11/03/2021	Next Wave' - commissioning fees and professional development for early career Northern artists, adapting to new models of performance.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - The Collective
£250,000	08/03/2021	Transform create biennial festivals and citywide cultural takeovers. This grant supports a three-year programme through which Transform will embed co-creation with young people into its ....more Transform create biennial festivals and citywide cultural takeovers. This grant supports a three-year programme through which Transform will embed co-creation with young people into its organisational model and across its biennial festivals in 2021 and 2023.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	11/02/2021	towards delivery of a six-month programme of artistic development (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to Transform
£2,900	01/11/2018	Commission fee and associated mentoring costs for emerging artists 70/30 Split to perform as part of Transform 19.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - FUTURE RADICALS
£60,000	14/05/2018 15	Transform is a producing company based in Leeds. Its programme includes large-scale participation projects made in collaboration with a range of individuals and communities, and its biennial festival ....more Transform is a producing company based in Leeds. Its programme includes large-scale participation projects made in collaboration with a range of individuals and communities, and its biennial festival presents work that spans performance, live and digital art. This grant will allow Transform to pilot a youth theatre programme that culminates in a youth takeover as part of its 2019 festival. It aims to create a more empowering, collaborative and diverse offer for young people that increases access and participation in theatre, whilst engaging young people to inform the organisation’s thinking, programming and priorities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-51

JANE BHOYROO (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Producer, Other trusteeship: ORIGINALPROJECTS;,

NADINE MARIELLE PATEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Creative Consultant

NICHOLAS MARK DYSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

RACHAEL DREW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director

TONI DEE PAUL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Artist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2015, number: 1162870
Registered at Companies House on 08/07/2015, number: 09676458

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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Internal risk management 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 133 days late,

Main office

TRANSFORM THEATRE PROJECTS
C/O LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
QUARRY HILL
LS2 7UP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THEATRE, PERFORMANCE, DANCE, VISUAL, MEDIA, MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS.

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