Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

SPINNING WHEEL LTD

Spinning Wheel Theatre creates innovative productions and provides creative opportunities for rural communities in the East of England. We provide our audiences with the opportunity to experience high quality, vibrant and accessible theatre on their doorstep in order to boost cultural participation in some of the most rurally isolated areas in the East,

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/11/23		£48	£52	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/22		£41	£49	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/21		£46	£38	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/20		£41	£46	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/19		£58	£62	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/18	*	£51	£56	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/17		£55	£72	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years
(12 years as a company)

www.spinningwheeltheatre.com

becca@spinningwheeltheatre.com

07812130064

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	01/03/2024	towards 'Five Little Ducks' a new immersive theatre production for early years audiences for Christmas 2024
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spinning Wheel Ltd
£9,800	28/09/2023	Let's Make History!
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Generations
£10,000	15/08/2019 12	Creative Generations
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000	14/02/2019	towards a new touring production of The Velveteen Rabbit
Suffolk Community Foundation - Youth Takeover
£5,000	15/10/2018 9	Towards a Youth Takeover project.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Youth Takeover
£5,000	10/10/2017 8	To enable young people to create their own theatre performance for young children in the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMY POTTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Theatre Practitioner

BRIAN MANLEY Appointed: 2016

ELIZABETH DOWNIE Appointed: 2023

HARRIET BRILL Appointed: 2023

POLLY INGHAM-WATTS Appointed: 2020

ROGER STUBBS (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2016, number: 1170509
Registered at Companies House on 09/11/2011, number: 07841365

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 108 days late,

Main office

Old Post Office
The Street
Rickinghall
DISS
IP22 1EG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF DRAMA BY THE ORGANISATION AND PRODUCTION OF TOURING PLAYS AND ACTIVITIES IN RURALLY ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IN EAST ANGLIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 25