Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

WASSAIL THEATRE COMPANY LTD

Wassail Theatre Company delivers its charitable aims through several core areas of work:- creating original professional productions inspired by Somerset's cultural heritage- supporting young & emerging artists with their professional development- running creative education activity for community groups across all walks of life in Somerset.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£114£128£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£148£180£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£141£132£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£76£71£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£110£101£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£83£61£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years
(10 years as a company)

www.wassailtheatre.org.uk

wasson@wassailtheatre.co.uk

01935509706

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Youth theatre sessions
£2,500 10/11/2020
9
To support children and young people, whose social, creative and educational experiences have been disadvantaged by coronavirus. This will be achieved through youth theatre groups.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Connecting care home residents to their communities across Mendip and South Somerset
£3,000 27/10/2020
4
Grant to Wassail Theatre Company
DCMS - Somerset Emergency Theatre round 2
£34,600 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Somerset Community Foundation - Over The Wall Picking Apples
£4,300 26/03/2019
2
Live theatre raising awareness around mental ill health for young people.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wassail Theatre Company
£10,000 11/07/2018
What would we fight for now?
National Lottery Community Fund - Langport Festival 2017
£6,700 12/07/2017
12
This group will use the funding to run an event at the Langport Festival, where they will provide a community choir, taster sessions and training in visitor safety and support for volunteers, some of whom have a wide range of abilities and needs. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JESSE BRITON (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • KATY TILLEY Appointed: 2024
  • ROSE SWIFT Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2017, number: 1171647
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/12/2013, number: 08802751
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Westland Entertainment Venue
Westbourne Close
YEOVIL
Somerset
BA20 2DD

Objectives

4.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. TO PROMOTE THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CEREMONIAL COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY THE DELIVERY OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND WORKSHOPS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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