Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE COMPANY

The Company is an arts organisation that works primarily through theatre, specialising in site-specific, site-responsive and community led projects. The Company also develops projects alongside small groups of people with different needs, creating plays that reflect the participants' lives and aspirations. The Company works in the south east of England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

www.thecompanyuk.com

stephen@thecompanyuk.com

0771 265 0568

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
31/08/22	£42	£78	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/08/21	£40	£16	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/20	£49	£43	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/19	£36	£41	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/08/18	£30	£26	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/08/17	£30	£17	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£51	£50	£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

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, Kent, West Sussex,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
23 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Company
£4,000	14/07/2017 9	The Company creates site-specific theatre in Kent and Sussex, with professional actors, community groups, and groups with different needs. Funding was provided towards the costs of running a project ....more The Company creates site-specific theatre in Kent and Sussex, with professional actors, community groups, and groups with different needs. Funding was provided towards the costs of running a project for young people experiencing mental health challenges.
National Lottery Community Fund - Working title: Supporting Mental Health - Theatre & Film Project
£4,992	14/06/2017 12	This project will run workshops for young people experiencing mental health challenges and develop a play about their experiences, which will be performed to staff in secondary schools, family and ....more This project will run workshops for young people experiencing mental health challenges and develop a play about their experiences, which will be performed to staff in secondary schools, family and mental health professionals. This will raise awareness of the issues young people face with the aim of better supporting them in the future. What Money is for : Documentary costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTOPHER SHEFFIELD Appointed: 2015

CHRISTOPHER GEOFFREY DIXON Appointed: 2022

MARY O'KEEFFE Appointed: 2022

SALLY ANN JAYASEKERA Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: ROTHER VOLUNTARY ACTION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2015, number: 1163093

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

WHITEHOUSE FARM
NOVINGTON LANE
EAST CHILTINGTON
LEWES
BN7 3AU

Objectives

TO IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF ART, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN PERFORMANCE ART INCLUDING DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, PERFORMANCE, LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS, THROUGH CREATING LIVE AND RECORDED PRODUCTIONS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS INCLUDING RELATED HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECTS.

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