Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -5

VOLTA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL LTD.

Volta International Festival premieres new international plays in the UK, producing a series of high-quality, ground-breaking productions as part of its annual new writing Festival in London. Alongside, we run a full programme of community and education projects designed to develop new audiences for theatre and provide meaningful opportunities for young people to engage with the Arts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/07/23	£20	£20	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/22	£20	£13	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/21	£18	£27	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/20	£25	£23	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/19	£14	£18	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/07/18	£31	£19	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17	£22	£18	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.voltatheatre.com

info@voltatheatre.com

07835985838

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

France, Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Throughout England, United States,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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	£16,850
DCMS	£9,450
Westminster Foundation	£9,450

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Lights 2023
£9,250	24/02/2023	The funding will be used to run wellbeing workshops for young people experiencing exam stress studying at university or seeking employment. The project aims to improve mental health through coping ....more The funding will be used to run wellbeing workshops for young people experiencing exam stress studying at university or seeking employment. The project aims to improve mental health through coping mechanisms including yoga fitness relaxation techniques and performance science.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,450	30/09/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
£9,450	21/07/2020 6	Bright Lights Workshop to raise aspirations in young people (covid-19).
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bright Lights Project 2019-20
£7,600	04/07/2019 12	The funding will be used to run revision classes for young carers and people in care. The project aims to help them manage anxiety and stress as well as be able to achieve their potential in exams.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bright Lights Project
£7,500	15/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to provide children with special education needs the opportunity to engage in meditation, yoga and relaxation techniques in order to better manage pressure and to build ....more The funding will be used to provide children with special education needs the opportunity to engage in meditation, yoga and relaxation techniques in order to better manage pressure and to build confidence during exam periods.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-50

AMY LOUGHTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Actors Agent

DANIEL EAGLETON (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Arts Administrator

STEPHANIE LANE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Actress

MICHAEL LEVY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Arts Administrator, Other trusteeship: POLYPHONIC COLLECTIVE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2016, number: 1169313
Registered at Companies House on 09/07/2015, number: 09678095

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Somerset House Exchange
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL PLAYS.

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